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RESOLUTION NO.129-03 -
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF
THE OZARKS MASTER PLAN.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas
hereby approves the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks Master Plan. A copy of the
Master Plan marked Exhibit "A" is attached hereto and made a part hereof.
PASSED and APPROVED this 2nd day of September 2003.
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By:
SONDRA SMITH, City Clerk
APPROVED:
DAN COODY, Ma
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Staff Review Form w/attachments
draft resolution
memo to Mayor/City Council
memo to Mayor/City Council
minutes of PRAB 8/4/03
minutes of PRAB 2/3/03
copy of email to Tracie Evans
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09/04/03
memo to Connie Edmonston
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STAFF REVIEW FORM — NON—FINANCIAL OSLIIPTION
XX AGENDA REQUEST
For the Fayetteville City Council Meeting of: September 2, 2003
FROM:
Connie Edmonston
Name
Parks and Recreation Operations
Division Department
ACTION REQUIRED: A resolution accepting the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks, Inc., Master Plan.
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF
THE OZARKS MASTER PLAN.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Fayettevile, Arka
hereby approves the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks Master Plan.?p
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Master Plan marked Exhibit "A" is attached hereto and made.a p ereo
PASSED and APPROVED this 2nd day of Septembert00g
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BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY OF THE OZARKS, INC.
• P.O. Box 3079 • Fayetteville, Arkansas 79702-3079 • 479-443:6638 • info@bgso.org
TO: Mayor Dan.Coodyand the Fayetteville City Council
FROM: Botanical Garden Society of the Ozarks
DATE: August 6, 2003
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SUBJECT: Approval of Master Plan and Phase IA of the Master Plan for the Botanical
Garden Society of the Ozarks
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The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks would like to request approval of the Botanical Garden of
the Ozarks Master Plan and Phase, IA of the Master Plan which is a preliminary development
stage that is designed to establish a BGO presence on the site and allow us to begin offering site-
based programs to the public. The timber frame workshop/studio building will be a multi-
purpose facility which will provide office space, as well as a venue for lectures, functions, events
and rest rooms until and during implementation of the overall master plan.
This development does not preclude the overall master plan, but is a meaningful first step to that
end, which is more readily understandable by the community than the daunting task of funding
the entire master plan from inception. Your support will be greatly appreciated as we move
forward with this exciting project.
Sincerely.
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President, BGSO, Inc.
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FAYETTEALLE
THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE. ARKANSAS
TO: Mayor Coody and City Council
THRU: Gary Dumas, Director of Operations
FROM: Connie Edmonston, Parks & Recreation Director
DATE: August 11, 2003
SUBJECT: Botanical Garden of the Ozarks Master Plan
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Background
The City leases 82.16 acres of land at Lake Fayetteville Park to the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks, Inc.
(BGSO), for the purpose of"...the establishment and operation of a botanical garden where diverse
collections of plants will be displayed utilized, and preserved for educational, environmental, recreational
and scientific purposes, thereby promoting public awareness of the vital and unlimited roles that plants
perform." This lease agreement was established in 1997. 136S0 created a Master Planning Committee
comprised of engineers, architects, building contractors, horticulturists, landscape architecture students and
others from the area. The Portico Group from Seattle, Washington, was selected in 1999 to develop a
master plan. Several workshops were held to accumulate a wealth of ideas and information from the
community to shape this master plan.
Current Status
Parks and Recreation Advisory I3oard approved 13GSO's Master Plan February 3, 2003 with the attached
Parks and Recreation recommendations as follows:
> The service drive should be separate from active recreation on the trail.
> The bike trail is currently marked for bike use only. Pedestrian use should also be
permitted.
> The trail crossing over the garden entryway creates potential pedestrian and vehicle
conflicts. The design of these areas needs to be approved by the Parks Landscape
Architect.
> Trail alignment must be approved by the Parks Landscape Architect.
> Trails must be constructed according to Parks and Recreation trail standards.
> Recommend storm water management plan and ground water management plan to protect
the lake.
BGSO's Master Plan strives to promote and enhance the natural and diverse beauty of our community and
surrounding environment. Their interest in strengthening and diversifying our local economy is also
apparent in the Master Plan. On August 4, 2003, PRAB approved for BGSO to build Phase IA of the
Master Plan consisting of a timber frame workshop/studio building which would allow BSGO to offer site
based programs in addition to establishing a presence on the site. This building would be a multi-purpose
facility for office space, as well as a venue for lectures, functions, events and restrooms until and during
implementation of the overall master plan.
Recommendation
Parks and Recreation Stall -and Parks and Recreation Advisory Board recommend approval of the BGSO
Master Plan as required by the current Land Lease Agreement. A proposed revised Land Lease Agreement
will also be presented at the September 2, 2003 meeting.
Attachments:
I3otanical Garden of the Ozarks Master Plan
PRAB February 3, 2003 Meeting Minutes
PRAB August 4, 2003 Meeting Minutes
BGSO Letter from President Bair Johanson
WEST MOUNTAIN 72701 479-444-3471
FAX 479-521-7714
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PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD
Meeting Minutes
August 4, 2003
Opening:
The regular meeting of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board was called to order at 5:30 p.m.
on August 4, 2003 in Room 326 of the City Administration Building located at 113 West
Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas by Wade Colwell.
Present:
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board members Wade Colwell, Gail Eads, Bob Shoulders, Mike
Hill, Craig Mauritson, Kristin Pawlik-Holmes, Jerry Bailey; City Staff Edmonston, Coles,
Hatfield. Hesse, Ohman, Wright; and Audience.
3. Botanical Garden Society of the Ozarks, Inc. Phase IA Request:
The Society requests approval to construct a timber frame building for a Studio
Workshop. This structure will contain an office, workshop, and educational and meetings
space.
Parks and Recreation staff recommends approving the construction of the timber Game
structure. The designated public trail and service drive are to be separated as approved at
the March 3, 2003 meeting. The Society must abide by policies and procedures as
required by the Planning Commission.
Totemeier discussed that their goal was to "get on-site" at the Botanical Garden. This
building will be the first step in achieving a presence on site and will allow them to start
programs. A completed building will provide the credibility for the Botanical Gardens
and give them the opportunity to raise the funds to develop the Master Plan. A workshop
to construct the timber frame building will be held. The proposed building will provide
space for future workshops, wedding receptions, and ultimately will become the
maintenance building for the Gardens.
Edmonston emphasized that the scenic drive and trail must be separate from the structure
even though the graphic did not represent the change. Totemcier concurred that the trail
and service drive would be separate.
MOTION:
Colwell moved to approve Phase IA of the Botanical Carden Society Master Plan
with the conditions that the trail and service drive would be separate and BGSO
would abide by the policies and procedures required by the Planning Commission
Pawlik-Holmes seconded the motion.
Upon roll call, the motion was approved 7-0-0.
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8. Botanical Gardens Society of the Ozarks Annual Report and Master Plan
Presentation
Interim Executive Director, Carl Totemeir, President, Blair Johanson and Eden
Price presented the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks master plan. The plan,
completed in October 2001, provides a framework for the physical and interpretive
development of the garden. Stressing education, conservation, and recreation
goals, the society illustrated plans for plant collections, architectural elements,
trails, and other amenities.
Ozark Off Road Cyclist President, Don West, expressed concern with trail issues
involving mountain bikes. OORC, an International Mountain Biking Association
affiliated club, has performed many hours of trail maintenance at Lake Fayetteville.
David Justice also voiced concerns about trail usage.
Parks and Recreation Staff recommend the following suggestions for the master
plan:
> The service drive should be separate from active recreation on the trail
• The bike trail is marked for bike use only. Pedestrian use should also be
permitted.
• The trail crossing over the garden entryway creates potential pedestrian
and vehicle conflicts. The design of these areas needs to be approved by
the Parks Landscape Architect.
> Trail alignment must be approved by the Parks Landscape Architect.
> Trails must be constructed according to Parks and Recreation trail
standards.
• Recommend storm water management plan and ground water
management plan to protect the lake
MOTION:
Mr. Hill moved to approve the Botanical Garden Society of the Ozarks, Inc.
Annual Report attached as Exhibit A and made a part hereof required by
Resolution No. 83-97.
Mr. Colwell seconded the motion.
Upon roll call, the motion was approved 5-0-0 with Pawlik-Holmes absent for
the vote.
Ms. Eads reported for the record that Pawlik-Holmes was in favor of approving the
annual progress report.
MOTION:
Mr. Colwell moved to approve the Botanical Garden Society of the Ozarks,
Inc. Master Plan with Staff recommendations as stipulated.
Mr. Shoulders seconded the motion.
Upon roll call, the motion was approved 5-0-0 with Pawlik-Holmes absent for
the vote.
February 3, 2003
Sondra Smith - Botanical Garden Master Plan Page 1
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From: "Maryetta Carroll" <maryetta@dicksonstreet.com>
To: "Tracie Evans" <tevans@ci.fayetteville.ar.us>
Date: 8/8/03 8:O6AM
Subject: Botanical Garden Master Plan
Tracy,
Would you send me the City Clerk's e-mail address so that I can remind her
that we need as many of the Master Plan's back (after the City Council
Meeting) that we can get - because we use them for fundraising purposes.
Thank you.
Maryetta
Original Message
From: "Tracie Evans" <tevans@ci.fayetteville.ar.us>
To: <maryetta@dicksonstreet.com>
Sent Monday, August 04, 2003 9:48 AM
Subject: Re: Agenda
> No, just the board meeting. Thanks, Tracie
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The Botanical Garden Society of the Ozarks has requested
return of their Master Plan after your review, if possible.
Please return the plan to the City Clerk's Office If you
wish to keep this plan for an extended amount of time,
please notify the BGSO at 443-6638. This Master Plan is
included on the Parks and Recreation web page at
www.accessfayetteville.org listed under Parks and
Recreation/Advisory Board/Resources for Advisory Board/
Botanical Gardens Master Plan.
Thank you!
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FAYETTEVILLE
THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
DEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE
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TO: Connie Edmonston
Parks and Recreation
FROM: Sondra Smith
City Clerk
DATE: 09/04/03
SUBJECT: Botanical Garden of the Ozarks
Master Plan
Attached is a signed copy of Resolution No. 129-03. The original resolution will be microfilmed
and filed with the City Clerk.
Thanks!
Sondra Smith
City Clerk
cc: Nancy Smith, Internal Auditor
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Botanical Garden of the Ozarks
MASTER PLAN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Founder / Executive Director
Donna Porter
Board of Directors
Blair Johanson, President
Robert Womack, Vice President
Patrick Rush, Secretary
Martha Ward, Treasurer
Cathy Bass
Wade Colwell
David Glasser
Stephen Jeffus
Tom Larkin
Debra Lewis
Joyce Mendenhall
Lisa Paschal
Anoland Sullivan
Stephen Sutton
Melissa Terry
Master Planning Committee
Nannette Bhaumik
Maryetta Carroll
Janet Coleman
George Cowen
Jonathan Formanek
David Glasser
Angela Hamilton
Stephen Jeffus
Clancy McMahon
Kad Miller
Ralph Odom
Donna Porter
Eden Price
Cad Totemeier
Planning Team
The Portico Group, Landscape Architects & Interpretive Planners, Seattle, WA
Kathleen Day, ASLA
Michael Hamm, ASLA
Becca Hanson, FASLA
Catherine Kenyon, Reasearch/Interpretive Planning
Sara Myhre, ASLA
AldrichPears Associates, Interpretive Planners, Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
Phil Aldrich
Scot Medbury, Director, Strybing Arboretum & Botanic Gardens, San Francisco, CA
Dean Runyan & Associates, Economic Feasibility Consultants, Portland, OR
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Botanical Garden of the Ozarks
MASTER PLAN, October 2001
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION
History
Location
Geology, Climate and Growing Conditions
Site Analysis
Site Analysis Plan - East
Site Analysis Plan — West
Existing Site Section
The Master Planning Process
II. MISSION AND GOALS
III. INTERPRETIVE THEME
Primary Theme
Sub -themes
Messages
IV. PLANT COLLECTIONS
Collections Planning
Horticultural Mission and Vision
Goals in Support of the Mission
Vision for 2015
Collections Development
Native Plants / Natural Areas
Core Collections
V. MASTER PLAN
Conceptual Organization
Physical Design Goals
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Visitor Experience Narrative
Land Use Zone Diagram — East
Land Use Zone Diagram — West
Illustrative Plan
Circulation Plan — East
Circulation plan — West
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Architectural Elements and Site Features
Garden Descriptions
Core Collections Garden Plan
Core Garden Section
VI. GARDEN IMPLEMENTATION
9 STRATEGIES
1. Cost Estimates
2. Phasing Strategies
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VII. BIBLIOGRAPHY
VIII. APPENDIX
1. Site History
2. Site Opportunities and Constraints
3. Botanical Garden History and Future
4. Thematic Approach Development
5. Market and Financial Analysis: Dean Runyan.
6. Photo Credits
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The Master Plan for the Botanical Garden of the
Ozarks provides a framework for the physical and
interpretive development of the Garden. This plan
incorporates the mission of the Botanical Garden of
the Ozarks Society through visitor opportunities for
interpretation and education, while communicating
the importance of conservation and environmental
awareness.
HISTORY
Donna Porter, a 1986 graduate of the University of
Arkansas' Horticulture Program, with the support of
the first Garden Board of Directors, founded The
Botanical Garden Society of the
Ozarks in 1993. Her vision was to
create a place of unparalleled
beauty in northwest Arkansas: one
that would offer the benefits of
horticultural activity, and a place
that would inspire visitors to
understand the natural world
and their place within it. The
organization was incorporated
as a 5o1(c)(3) non-profit corporation
by March of 1994 with the
following mission.
The Society's mission is to establish
and operate o botanical garden in
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northwest Arkansas, where diverse collections of
plants will be displayed, utilized and preserved for
educational, environmental, recreational and scientific
purposes, thereby promoting public awareness of the
vital and unlimited roles that plants perform.
Immediately following incorporation, the Society
launched its first membership drive, which generated
over too financially -supportive members by the end
of the organization's first year. Through the Society's
early years, the idea of creating a public garden
primarily for educational benefit began to take
shape in the hearts and minds of the organization's
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Board, its members, and its volunteers. As early as
1995, the Society began sponsoring innovative
educational projects and programs to demonstrate
the types of activities that could be offered on a
more regular basis once the garden was in
operation. These included:
• Publication of The Tree Trail Guide that
corresponds with 6o labeled, native trees
along the 1 1/2 -mile trail on Lake
Fayetteville's south shore. 1995
• Presentation of "Landscaping with Native
Wildflowers" and "Landscaping with Native
Trees" by former Victory Garden host lim
Wilson. 1996
• Presentation of "Herbs in the Ozarks" by
medicinal plant and herb specialist Steven
Foster. 1997
• Implementation of "Plants and the Native
Americans," a hands-on learning program
for children. 1997
• Presentation of "A Garden in the Making," a
three-part lecture series. 2000
The Search for the Garden's Site
The challenging search for a
desirable site began in September
1993. Following four years of
negotiations with the Fayetteville
City Council, and after evaluating
eight possible sites for the Garden
with the Fayetteville Parks and
Recreation Advisory Council, the
partnering organizations agreed on
a site. The Society signed a 25 -
year renewable land lease in
September 1997 for use of loo
acres of city property on Lake
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Fayetteville. Easy access, availability of lake water
for irrigation, desirable soil conditions, diverse
topography and existing plant life were
advantageous features that favored the selection of
this site for botanical garden development.
LOCATION
The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks site is situated
on a loo -acre stretch of land that is composed of
rolling woodlands, and an open field and meadow
along the south shores of Lake Fayetteville. It is
centrally located between the cities of Fayetteville
and Springdale, in the northwestern part of
Arkansas. Highway 265 marks the property boundary
to the east, and provides vehicular access to the
site. Veterans Memorial Park shares the property
line to the west, and the Lake Fayetteville
Environmental Study Center site is the neighbor to
the north. Property to the south is held in private
ownership. Access to Highway 265 is less than 4
miles off Interstate 540, and less than 2 miles off
Highway 71B.
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GEOLOGY, CLIMATE AND
GROWING CONDITIONS
The geological sequence of sedimentation
and erosion in the Ozark region of the state
has created an area of hills, bluffs, valleys
and caves. These variations in terrain create
microclimates optimal for horticultural trials
and gardening opportunities.
Northwestern Arkansas is a plateau of rock
that is constantly being eroded by weather
and water. For millions of years, this region was a
shallow seabed. Layers of sediment settled on the
bottom of this sea. Through the ages, the types of
sediments changed — some becoming harder rock
and some softer. When the continents collided, the
Ozarks were once again lifted above sea level.
Erosion through the hard and soft layers of
sedimentary rock has created the unique geologic
features in the region today — and it continues to
sculpt the land.
Microclimates in the area have resulted from the
geologic activity. Having such a variety in climates
provides growing conditions conducive to a Targe
selection of native plants and introduced species.
The United States Department of Agriculture has
devised a map that divides the country into to
zones based on average minimum temperatures The
zones run from north to south and indicate the
general limits of plant hardiness. The Ozarks are
located in USDA Zone 6, with minimum temperatures
ranging from —io°F to o°F.
The American Horticultural Society indicates there
are between 6o and 90 days per year of
temperatures over 86°F. Temperatures drop during
the cold season, with repeated occurrences of frost,
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but there is no prolonged cold season. The region
has year -around precipitationwith the least rainfall
0-2 inches in January and August. The remainder of
the year the rainfall ranges between z-6 inches per
month, with the average rainfall approximately
45 inches.
SITE ANALYSIS
The botanical garden site, with its undulating
topography, is representative of the upland character
of northwest Arkansas. This changes to a riparian
habitat on a portion of the lake edge. The dominant
plant community is oak -hickory. However, there is a
diverse representation of other deciduous trees (26
species are identified in the Tree Trail Guide), in
both the upland and riparian habitats. Some of the
species represented are:
Black Cherry Black Walnut
Eastern Redbud Dogwood
Green Ash Bitternut Hickory
Persimmon Sassafras
Mulberry Hackberry
Red Cedar Sugarberry
American Sycamore Silver Maple
Black Gum Black Willow
Slippery Elm
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