HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-10-28 - Minutes - TOWN AND GOWN ADVISORY COMMITTEE Oct. 28, 2024 | 3:00 p.m. Virtual Meeting Via Zoom Members: CITY COUNCIL & COMMUNITY MEMBERS REPRESENTATIVES • Teresa Turk City Council Member • Vacant U of A Student - Off Campus • Jack Avery Community Citizen at Large • Annie Dowling Community Citizen at Large • Alan Wilbourn Exec. Dir. Of Communications, Fayetteville Public Schools CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE STAFF REPRESENTATIVES • Susan Norton Chief of Staff Committee Co-Chair • Lisa Thurber Director of Communications and Marketing • Jonathan Curth Director of Development Services STAFF RESOURCES WILL BE CALLED UPON AS NEEDED UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS REPRESENTATIVES • Jeremy Battjes Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs/Committee Co-Chair • Mark Rushing Associate Vice Chancellor, University Relations • Scott Turley Associate Vice Chancellor, Facilities • Mason Berres President, Associated Student Government • Kolade Olatunde President, Graduate Professional Student Congress Meeting Video: https://reflect-fayetteville-ar.cablecast.tv/CablecastPublicSite/show/8617?site=1 1. Call to Order Susan called the meeting to order at 3:01 p.m. 2. Roll Call In attendance: Teresa Turk, Max Emery, Jack Avery, Annie Dowling, Alan Wilbourn, Susan Norton, Lisa Thurber, Jonathan Curth, Jeremy Battjes, Mark Rushing, Mason Berres, Kolade Olatunde Absent: Scott Turley 3. Approval of Minutes Curth moved and Turk seconded approval of the July 2024 meeting minutes. The minutes were unanimously approved. 4. Approval of Meeting Agenda Turk moved and Curth seconded approval of the October meeting agenda. 5. Old Business: None MEETING MINUTES 6. New Business a. Welcome and introduction to Jeremy Battjes, new Committee co-chair Norton welcomed Jeremy Battjes, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and new co-chair replacing Laura Jacobs for the Town and Gown Advisory Committee. Battjes gave a brief overview of his role at the University. b. Welcome to new and returning Committee appointees Norton welcomed one new committee member (Emerson) and one returning committee member (Avery). Both members briefly addressed the group. At Norton’s request, all committee members introduced themselves. c. University of Arkansas Natural Gas Pipeline Drew Watzke, Communications Manager for Facilities Management – University of Arkansas, shared an overview of the natural gas pipeline and reviewed the annual process for communicating this information to the University and larger Fayetteville community. Turk inquired on how much of the University’s energy needs are met by the pipeline; Watzke said that a large portion of its needs are met by the pipeline. d. Rescheduling Q1 2025 (January) meeting Thurber advised that the January 2025 meeting will be scheduled two weeks earlier than normal because of several scheduling conflicts. 7. Public Comment/Other Discussion Turk requested that the January agenda include an update on the number of incoming first year students at the University. Dowling asked for updates on a new sorority house being built at the corner of Wilson and Maple. Avery asked for an update on the Mayor’s Housing Task Force findings; Emerson added that the housing topic was a factor in his interest in joining this committee. 8. Next Meeting and Adjourn: The Q1 2025 Town and Gown Committee meeting will take place on Jan. 13, 2025, via Zoom. The meeting was adjourned at 3:20 p.m.