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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-04-02 - Agendas - FinalParks & Recreation Staff Connie Edmonston, Director Chase Gipson, Recreation Superintendent Byron Humphry, Maintenance Superintendent Alison Jumper, Park Planning Superintendent Carole Jones, Park Planner Melanie Thomas, Senior Secretary Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Grant Hodges Riley Mason Phillip McKnight Steve Meldrum John M. Paul David Proffitt Bill Waite, Jr. Phillip Watson Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting April 2, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. City Administration Building Room 111 113 West Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR AGENDA: 1. Approval of March 5, 2012 PRAB Meeting Minutes: PRAB Motion: 2. Arkansas Recreation and Parks Association Awards: The City of Fayetteville was honored to receive three awards at the Annual Conference of the Arkansas Recreation and Parks Association on March 15, 2012. • Therapeutic Program of the Year: Fayetteville Senior Activity and Wellness Center at Walker Park • Group Volunteer of the Year: Ozark Off -Road Cyclist for building and re -building over 2 miles of nature trails at Lake Fayetteville Park logging over 800 volunteer hours • Individual Volunteer of the Year: Rollie Friess for working over 375 hours on the habitat restoration project along Clabber Creek Trail. 3. Fayetteville Youth Baseball Update 4. Park Land Dedication: Development Name: Engineer: Owner: Location: Park Quadrant: Units: Total Acres: Land Dedication Requirement: Money in Lieu Requirement: Existing Parks: Developer's Request: John Long Alison Jumper, Park Planning Superintendent Deane Street Cottages Appian, Inc. Legacy Ventures, LLC South side of Deane Street east of the intersection of Lewis Avenue NW 5 Single family 1.02 acres 0.12 acres $4,800 Lewis Soccer Complex, Friendship Park Money in lieu April 2, 2012 PRAB Agenda 1 Staff Recommendation: Money in lieu Developer's Comments: Justification: Lewis Soccer Complex is within one half mile of the proposed development. Friendship Park is within one mile of the proposed development. The size of the required park land dedication is less than two acres. Annual Maintenance Cost: None PRAB Motion: 5. Recreation Program Report: Chase Gipson, Recreation Superintendent 6. Botanical Garden Society of the Ozarks Report: Phillip Watson, PRAB Representative 7. Other Business: 8. Adjournment: Upcoming City Council Items & Events: Apr 2 Adult Softball spring season begins Apr 5 The kick off of the First Thursday Fayetteville event begins at the Downtown Square. Music will be provided by local artist Tiffany Christopher and the Whiffenpoofs - a male a cappella group from Yale. Apr 5 Kid Crops Garden Program begins at Yvonne Richardson Community Center. Apr 5 Illinois River Watershed Partnership is having a Rain Garden Academy at the Fayetteville Town Center Dogwood Room from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and will include lunch and a tour of the rain garden at Wilson Park. IRWP will accept first 50 who register. Cost is $25 per person, $15 for students. Apr 7 Opening day of the Farmers' Market at the Downtown Square Gardens Apr 7 YRCC/Lifestyles Easter Egg Hunt at Walker Park located at 15 W. 15th Street at 11:00 a.m. Apr 11 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Mount Sequoyah Woods Trail Sign at the Happy Hollow Road and Paddock Road trail head at 1:30 p.m. Apr 14 Lake Fayetteville 2012 Spring Clean Up at the Environmental Study Center located at 511 E. Lakeview at 9:00 a.m. Apr 15 Annual Earth Day Celebration will be held at the World Peace Wetland Prairie located at 1125 Duncan Avenue from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Attachments: Agenda Items listed below: 1. March 5, 2012 PRAB Meeting Minutes 3. Deane Street Cottages Park Land Dedication April 2, 2012 PRAB Agenda 2 Reports: HMR Monthly Report April 2, 2012 PRAB Agenda 3 vfle tn�H'•M1' FAYETTEVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD Minutes for March 5, 2012 Opening: The regular meeting of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board was called to order by Steve Meldrum at 5:33 p.m. in Room 111 at the City Administration Building at 113 West Mountain Street in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Present: Parks and Recreation Advisory Board members Mason, Meldrum, Waite, Watson, and Paul were present. Thompson arrived later. McKnight and Hodges were absent. Staff members Edmonston, Humphry, Jumper, Gipson and Thomas were in attendance. AGENDA: 1. Approval of February 6, 2012 PRAB Meeting Minutes: Meldrum said he had a typo correction, but would address it to Thomas at the end of the meeting. The correction has been made. PRAB Motion: Watson motioned to accept the minutes, and Waite seconded it. Motion passed 6-0-0 by voice vote. 2. Park Land Dedication: Alison Jumper, Park Planning Superintendent Development Name: Engineer: Owner: Location: Park Quadrant: Units: Total Acres: Land Dedication Requirement: Money in Lieu Requirement: 1 Project Cleveland McClelland Consulting Engineers, Inc. Specialized Real Estate Group Northwest corner of Cleveland Street and Hall Avenue SW 222 Multi -family 2.65 acres 3.774 acres $150,960 Existing Parks: Developer's Request: Staff Recommendation: Lewis Soccer Complex, Wilson Park, Hotz Park, Scull Creek Trail Money in lieu Money in lieu Calculation: 222 multi -family units proposed X $680/per unit = $150,960 Credit for 4 existing single family units X $960/per unit -$ 3,840 Credit for 60 existing multi -family units X $680/per unit -$ 40,800 Developer's Comments: Justification: Annual Maintenance Cost: = $106,320 (balance) Lewis Soccer Complex, Wilson Park, Hotz Park, Scull Creek Trail are within one mile of the proposed development. The size of the proposed development site is less than the park land dedication requirement. None Jumper said the development name is Project Cleveland. It's on the northwest corner of Cleveland Street and Hall Avenue. It's in the southwest quadrant, and will have 222 multi -family units. The developer's request is money in lieu, as is the staff recommendation. They will receive credit for existing units on site. Meldrum asked if this was the site of the off campus smoking facility. Seth Mims, a representative from Specialized Real Estate Group, said yes. PRAB Motion: Waite motioned to accept the staff recommendation of money in lieu, and Mason seconded it. Motion passed 6-0-0 by voice vote. 3. Botanical Garden Society of the Ozarks Report: Phillip Watson, PRAB Representative Watson said that he went to orientation yesterday. Due to the warm weather, the Botanical Gardens are approximately two months ahead of schedule with their plantings. New members are coming in. 2 4. Ultimate Frisbee Report: Phillip Watson Watson is the president of the Disc Association. In 2011, there were 250 members, and each member paid $20. Watson said the $5,000 went to the City. They have two tournaments a year- the Harvest Moon, and the Dan Gabor tournament. The Harvest Moon tournament is their big fundraiser. They also have a winter and a summer league. They give money to traveling teams, which include high school, open teams, women's teams, co-ed teams, and Grand Master teams. They have an endowment for a permanent scholarship, as well as a disc program for kids. 5. Park Land Dedication Ordinance Update Presentation: Alison Jumper, Park Planning Superintendent Jumper said this year the parkland dedication ordinance is due to be updated. It comes before the board every two years. It was first updated in 2006. The formula has remained the same She said what needs to be considered is the current service level, the current cost per acre, and the current service area for neighborhood parks. The person per unit has changed from 2010. The numbers Parks uses come from the NWA Regional Planning Commission. Their data is updated every ten years. Jumper had a slide from the PowerPoint that showed the comparison between the current formula and what is proposed. Meldrum asked if it would have a negative impact on Parks ability to provide parks by changing the structure from single family to multi- family if what is being seen is mostly multi -family. Edmonston said that couldn't be helped. She said it's an impact fee, and that's how many people are living in single or multi -family housing. Meldrum said that it would be the persons per unit, not the actual cost structure. Edmonston said yes. She said there has to be some type of standard to go by. Mason said the numbers may include college kids. Edmonston replied that the dorms and student housing numbers aren't used. Mason said that sometimes student housing isn't easily identified. 3 Meldrum commented that if the data is averaged over a year, they are making their estimate. Edmonston said that she's not sure how the estimate is made. She added that the data and numbers are solid and many people use them. Jumper said all the parcels between June 15, 2010 and December 31, 2010 were looked at. The high and low were taken out, and the average stayed about the same. Only three parcels were added. Jumper added that Parks just wanted to provide the data to the board, and put it on the table. Meldrum asked how it would change if the parcels in the planning area were taken out. Jumper said it wouldn't change. Meldrum said that he feels that the way Parks has been doing the park land dedications is fine. Edmonston said this was how it was done in 2006, with five acres or larger. She added that no decision needed to be made until the board was comfortable with it. Jumper commented that the parcels under five acres are pulled out. Thompson said it needs to stay the same for two or three years so that the developers would know how to plan. Meldrum commented that he thought the methodology is fine. He said he wanted to see what was going on outside the city limits He added that PRAB needs to be flexible with it. Edmonston said once PRAB approves this, it will go to the Planning Commission and then to Council. Paul wanted to know why an open space policy wasn't being pursued. He said Austin, Portland, and other big cities are doing it. He said the City of Austin has talked about a fee per unit basis. He added that to be comparable to other cities, Fayetteville needs to be more progressive in the formula. 4 Meldrum commented that if someone bulldozed twenty units and put in two, there would be no impact on the City. He added that probably no one would do that, but it was an example. Edmonston said that in 2009, the City hired someone to evaluate impact fees. Paul said that he thought the City should look at open space impact fees. Edmonston commented that whether the development was spread out, or in tall apartment buildings, it's the same number of people to impact the parks. Meldrum said that Fayetteville's acre per person is very high. He wants to make sure that parks are being provided for people. Jumper said the current service level is much higher than the national level. Humphry said that Fayetteville's service level is becoming increasingly more difficult to maintain. Meldrum said he is receiving more comments about connectivity for the parks. He asked if that was true of other members. Several members said yes. Riley commented that the trail at his apartment complex doesn't connect. If it did, he said he'd use it more. Gipson added that more people are reluctant to allow their children to go to the park by themselves. Meldrum asked if this would help Regional Park. Jumper said the parks are still quadrant driven. Meldrum wanted to know when a decision needed to be made. Edmonston replied that it would be made when PRAB was comfortable with it. Aubrey Shepherd, a guest, said natural parks have rich, dark earth that is good for community gardens. Natural parks don't take the same level of maintenance as areas with playgrounds. 5 Thompson commented that the flexibility to use natural areas won't change. Meldrum asked if the members wanted to take a month to think about it. Waite said he was comfortable with it. PRAB Motion: Waite motioned to approve the staff recommendation of using the National Recreation and Parks Association standard formula for park dedication. Mason seconded the motion. Motion passed 6-0-0 by voice vote. 6. Other Business: Edmonston commented that the HMR went up in January. Meldrum read the upcoming events. 7. Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 6:28. Minutes taken by Melanie Thomas. 6 Fayetteville Parks and Recreation HMR Comparison 2008-2012 $250,000 W " W „is NL„do; smno f »m» e°'3- F. M r°°�— W „— '" e 00� m05'— „ a e„ m�-m $200,000 3 - o- aC ps a mm a= C» r rel. N�2"W° rwr — '^�� n` a 05 ��r" tl'r rr'rry 0 200 ■2009 0 201 $150,000 — — — — — ❑ 2011 ■ 2012 $100,000 — — — — — $50,000 >- >- 2 J >- W >- i— w W w W cc cc J m w w w w 0 z D D CO m CO CO Z DD 2 Q ' W 1- W DW Q CO Q a 0> w W w z 0 co Year to Date 2008 2009 Total Comparison $ 174,004 $ 166,214 $ 166,452 $ 179,546 $ 205,939 2010 2011 2012 YTD 2011-2012 14.7% YTD 2011-2012 $26,393 LEGACY VENTURES, LLC P.O. BOX 8216 FA YETEVILLE, AR 72 703 03/19/12 Parks and Recreation City of Fayetteville 1445 S. Happy Hollow Road Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 ATTN: Alison Jumper RE: Money In Lieu of Land I Deane Cottages Dear Alison, Please accept this letter as a written request to be placed on the PRAB agenda for the April 2nd meeting. We would like to provide money in lieu of land for our project located at 1637 Deane Street in Fayetteville. I have attached the site plan along with some renderings illustrating our intentions for thisro ert . The small p p y size of the project and the fact that the land actually adjoins the Asbell soccer fields seems like money in lieu of land is the logical choice. All cottages (except the one fronting Deane Street) will be oriented toward a common space which will essentially be a mini park like area encouraging residents to gather on this common green space. It will be a truly unique development and one that we are excited to get started. Please let me know if you need anything else from me. We appreciate your time and hope that you will give this proposal careful consideration. We are looking forward 'to completing this subdivision and together leaving our Legacy one Venture at a time. Sincerely, Tim Brisiel LEGACYqrpjpEs 1 I WProposed Development Site •� NIVERSITY JACKS BLVD w 01 OF ARKANSAS EXPERIMENTAL FARM lr� EACHTREE DR VAN GOO t -BEL -AIR DR IF DEANS STREET w PA AZ !IL -5M:: WELL DR . sr II DgVIS ELLY A¢ S MAXWELL DR �H• r..... ' �6� HENS A �� ,,,,,,,,,____I‹ • CARTER a LAWSON LAWSON W rye• ,� CEDAR 00� x �� �� / HOLLY ° DR ���P w ► HOLLY WEDINGTON DR� .�`1 o z z DRHid BERRY Ir DR ¢'�ow SWELL'9 ,.„ E ��P o o tw .O � 1 �� a ran��—_ -J .. w PROXIMITY MAP • �r�� Mme 5t Cottages Deane St. Cottages Development Legend �isr� 'fte��af __— Existing Pork Land -• Community Park Service Area jt •— r -t "'���� ; _ Neighborhood Park service Area �� I I Mini Park service Area 0 1/4 MILE 1/2 MILE 1 �14 PROPOSED SIDEWALK 15' B.S.P. & U.E. COTTAGE 1 LO 0.21 ACR CARPORT COTTAGE 2 BIKE RACKS EXISTING NONCONFORMING STRUCTURE 0 83 ACR BIKE RACK / COTTAGE 4 / COTTAGE 5 EXISTING PROPOSED OVERHEAD ELECTRIC PROPERTY LINE RIGHT OF WAY LINE EXISTING SEWER BUILDING SETBACK LINE CONCRETE CURB AND GUTTER. GAS METER STORMWATER MANHOLE EXISTING WATER SANITARY MANHOLE PROPERTY LINE SEWER LINE WATER UNE CONCRETE CURB AND GUTTER. INDEX CONTOUR MINOR CONTOUR TREE PROTECTION FENCE WATTLE STORMWATER DRAIN 0 10' 15' 20' iaViii8iaia /aiiA SCALE IN FEET OPEN SPACE AND PARKING 509 W. Spring St. Suite 260 Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 PH# (479) 200-7057 FAX# (479) 254 - 1023 DATE: 2/20/2012 SITE PLAN BLOWUP SCALE 1"=10' PAGE 2 OF 3 SUBMITTAL 2 CUP PERMIT PROJ. MNGR. EN DESIGN BY: EN DEANE ST. COTTAGES DEANE STREET FAYETTEVILLE, AR PRIVATE OPEN SPACE APPROX. COTTAGE 1 1,300 SF COTTAGE 2 1000 SF COTTAGE 3 720 SF COTTAGE 4 1,600 SF COTTAGE 5 1,140 SF EXISTING HOUSE 1,850 SF PUBLIC OPEN SPACE 3,860 SF APPROX. 772 SF/ HOUSE COVERED PARKING SPACES 10 SPACES UNCOVERED PARKING SPACES 2 SPACES "U" TYPE BIKE RACKS (2 EACH) 5 RACKS 509 W. Spring St. Suite 260 Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 PH# (479) 200-7057 FAX# (479) 254 - 1023 DATE: 2/20/2012 SITE PLAN BLOWUP SCALE 1"=10' PAGE 2 OF 3 SUBMITTAL 2 CUP PERMIT PROJ. MNGR. EN DESIGN BY: EN DEANE ST. COTTAGES DEANE STREET FAYETTEVILLE, AR E A NI E STREET COTTAGES SECTION THROUGH BIOSWALE HOUSE 3 AND CARPORT PERSPECTIVE THROUGH MAIN GREENSPACE PROPOSED ARCHITECTURE LUSH LANDSCAPING ARTICULATE DETAILING Prepared by Appian Inc. EAN E STREET COTTAGES Detention Area Bike Ra Lot 6 Parlrng aces Grav'I Pave . b • e� Private Open Space 5.1. Cottage 1- 1600 Cottage 2- 1090 Cottage 3- 1180 Cottage 4- 1700 Cottage 5- 1150 Lot 6- 1880 Public Open Space 4545 Squqre feet Public Open Space per Cottage 757.5 Squqre feet I Mr Typical Cottage Section Prepared by Appian Inc.