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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-12-04 - Minutes - City Council Meeting Minutes December 4, 2024 Page 1 of 24 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 www.fayetteville-ar.gov City of Fayetteville Arkansas City Council Meeting December 4, 2024 A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council was held on December 4, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. in Room 219 of the City Administration Building located at 113 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas. Important message: At the November 12, 2024 Special City Council meeting the City Council voted to change the date of the December 5, 2024 City Council meeting to Wednesday, December 4, 2024. The meeting will begin at its regularly scheduled time of 5:30 p.m. Mayor Jordan called the meeting to order. PRESENT: Council Members Robert B. Stafford, Dr. D’Andre Jones, Sarah Moore, Mike Wiederkehr, Scott Berna, Sarah Bunch, Teresa Turk, Holly Hertzberg, Mayor Lioneld Jordan, City Attorney Kit Williams, City Clerk Treasurer Kara Paxton, Chief of Staff Susan Norton, Chief Financial Officer Paul Becker, Staff, Press and Audience. Pledge of Allegiance Mayor’s Announcements, Proclamations and Recognitions: Service Recognition for Council Member Holly Hertzberg - Mayor Lioneld Jordan Mayor Jordan presented Council Member Hertzberg with her Service Award plaque. He went on to speak of how great of a council member she had been and thanked her for all she had done. Council Member Hertzberg spoke of how her experience on the City Council had been very rewarding and fulfilling. She thanked City staff and the community for their support. Council Member Scott Berna Ward 3 Position 1 Council Member Sarah Bunch Ward 3 Position 2 Council Member Teresa Turk Ward 4 Position 1 Council Member Holly Hertzberg Ward 4 Position 2 Mayor Lioneld Jordan City Attorney Kit Williams City Clerk Treasurer Kara Paxton Council Member Robert B. Stafford Ward 1 Position 1 Council Member Dr. D’Andre Jones Ward 1 Position 2 Council Member Sarah Moore Ward 2 Position 1 Council Member Mike Wiederkehr Ward 2 Position 2 City Council Meeting Minutes December 4, 2024 Page 2 of 24 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 www.fayetteville-ar.gov City Council Meeting Presentations, Reports, and Discussion Items: Monthly Financial Report - Chief Financial Officer Paul Becker, Chief Financial Officer gave a brief description of the monthly financial report. He stated the City was down approximately 3% in revenue at this point in time, and that he anticipated sales tax to pick up a little for the remainder of the year. He then spoke of how at this point in the year end, the City ended up between $1.5 million to $2 million in total losses. He briefly explained the percentages in the other funds. Agenda Additions: None Consent: Approval of the November 7, 2024 City Council Meeting Minutes APPROVED Additional Parking Revenue (Budget Adjustment): A resolution to approve a budget adjustment in the amount of $68,200.00 recognizing additional revenue and associated expenses for certain parking facilities and services. Resolution 287-24 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk Rupple Road Trail Lighting (ARDOT Agreement of Understanding): A resolution to authorize an Agreement of Understanding with the Arkansas Department of Transportation for the Rupple Road Trail Lighting Project, and to approve a budget adjustment recognizing $315,193.00 in federal-aid funding. Resolution 288-24 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk Community Access Television, Inc. (Service Contract): A resolution to approve a contract with Community Access Television, Inc. d/b/a Your Media in the amount of $220,725.00 for the provision of public access television services and the operation of the public access television channel through 2025, contingent on approval of the 2025 annual budget and work program. Resolution 289-24 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk Certified Local Government Grant (Grant Application): A resolution to authorize the application for a certified local government grant from the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program for 2025 in the total amount of $70,356.00 for a city-wide windshield survey of historic properties and historic district commission training. Resolution 290-24 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk City Council Meeting Minutes December 4, 2024 Page 3 of 24 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 www.fayetteville-ar.gov I-49/Stephen Carr Memorial Blvd (Federal Aid Funds): A resolution to express the willingness of the City of Fayetteville to utilize federal-aid surface transportation block grant funds in the amount of $650,000.00 for the design and environmental phases of the I-49/Stephen Carr Memorial Boulevard Interchange Improvements Project, to approve a city match in the amount of $162,500.00, and to authorize the Mayor to sign an agreement of understanding with the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission and the Arkansas Department of Transportation for the project. Resolution 291-24 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk Peace At Home Family Shelter (Amendment #3): A resolution to approve Amendment #3 to the ARPA Subrecipient Agreement with Peace at Home Family Shelter to revise the scope of work and project allocation. Resolution 292-24 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk City And Watershed Conservation Resource Center (Conservation Easement): A resolution to authorize Mayor Jordan to sign a grant of conservation easement and declaration of covenants for 98 acres located on Dead Horse Mountain Road. Resolution 293-24 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk Arkansas Department of Transportation (Change Order No. 4): A resolution to approve Change Order No. 4 to the agreement with the Arkansas Department of Transportation in the amount of $4,804,799.30 for Interstate-49 MLK Interchange Improvements, and to approve a budget adjustment. Resolution 294-24 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk Wash Away (Service Contract): A resolution to approve a contract with Wash Away, LLC in the amount of $40,000.00 for the utilities financial services office renovations and expansion, and to approve a budget adjustment. Resolution 295-24 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk Milestone Construction Company, LLC. (Service Contract): A resolution to award Bid #24- 44 and authorize a contract in the amount of $1,583,718.71 with Milestone Construction Company, LLC for the City Hall HVAC improvements, to approve a project contingency in the amount of $300,000.00, and to approve a budget adjustment. Resolution 296-24 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk Fayetteville Fire Department (Administrative Policies Approval): A resolution to approve and adopt the Fayetteville Fire Department Prevention, Investigation & Public Education Policy. Resolution 297-24 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk City Council Meeting Minutes December 4, 2024 Page 4 of 24 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 www.fayetteville-ar.gov Council Member Berna moved to accept the Consent Agenda as read. Council Member Dr. D’Andre Jones seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed unanimously. Unfinished Business: Urban Forestry Management Plan (Approval): A resolution to approve and adopt the Urban Forestry Management Plan. Contact the Office of the City Clerk Treasurer for agenda item history from February 2, 2024 to November 7, 2024. At the November 7, 2024 City Council meeting this resolution was tabled to the December 3, 2024 City Council meeting. At the November 12, 2024 Special City Council meeting this resolution was tabled to the December 4, 2024 City Council meeting. John Scott, Urban Forester gave a brief description of the Urban Forestry Management Plan. He went on to explain how the plan included input from City plans, staff, public officials, various boards and committees as well as input from the community. He stated the City of Fayetteville scored 87 out of 100 in terms of tree equity and that the City’s 30 year goal was to reach 44.4% tree canopy coverage. He briefly outlined the goals summarized within the Urban Forestry Management Plan. He stated the City’s Urban Forestry Program stood out statewide for its commitment to preservation, programming, funding, maintenance and innovation. He was confident the City was on the right track, and that the plan would ensure the City stayed on course. The City Council received 7 public comments regarding this resolution. Council Member Turk thanked John Scott and those who had worked on the plan. She spoke of how the plan included a lot of great background information and details. She then noted how the data used for 2019 was incorrect and spoke of how the plan listed goals, but yet did not list implementation information. She believed the document was missing information and needed additional work, and did not feel as though it were currently sufficient. She believed a roadmap needed to be included within the proposed plan on how to achieve the goals it listed. Council Member Stafford questioned if the City Council could go back and amend or add to the document in the future. City Attorney Kit Williams stated the document could be reviewed and amended in the future by the City Council. He stated the plan would be kind of like a living document and that it could be changed as time progressed. Council Member Stafford would like to go ahead and implement the plan and as time progressed, the item could be brought back to the City Council for amendments. He spoke of how there were comments made during the public comment period regarding how the City needed to maintain the trees it currently had and how that was something that could potentially be added to the document in the future. Council Member Turk spoke of how busy everyone was and had concerns that if the City Council requested items to be addressed in the future, she was unsure if room would be made for that. City Council Meeting Minutes December 4, 2024 Page 5 of 24 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 www.fayetteville-ar.gov Council Member Wiederkehr asked if the tracking of canopy loss and gain was being done through GIS every few years. John Scott stated that was accurate and spoke of how GIS gave him data every two years. He stated the City would also be logging tree canopy loss and gain each month, and that that was something that could be shared with the Environmental Action Committee to measure canopy sequestration. He then spoke of how the calculated numbers for the year 2019 were in fact correct, and how it had been a snapshot of where the City’s tree canopy had been at that exact moment. Council Member Wiederkehr spoke of how he was under the understanding that the City would be using equity as a guiding principle in mapping the future planting of trees, and he believed that sufficient public work and input had gone into the plan. He would like to see the resolution be adopted. He stated that when the City got the next tree canopy report, they could review it to see how it was doing and what they might want to do differently. He thanked everyone for their work. Council Member Berna asked how long it might take staff to address Council Member Turks concerns. John Scott stated he did not have a specific timeline on that, and then spoke of how it depended on what information she needed. Susan Norton, Chief of Staff requested that John Scott clarify the relationship of the Urban Forestry Management Plan to the Climate Action Plan. John Scott briefly spoke of how he would be collecting data in 2025 and sharing that information with Environmental Action groups to use to measure sequestration and other ecosystem benefits. He then went on to speak of how the main focus of the Urban Foresty Management Plan was to collect information on carbon sequestration, which he believed would be very beneficial to city projects and staff. Council Member Turk stated she had sent staff a spreadsheet of numbers she had thought would be helpful, along with comments and requests. She was frustrated due to the wrong metric being used in the document and continued on to speak of how the plan had flaws. She then went on to speak of how the plan did not include information regarding where the City’s loss was with the trees, and how there was not a roadmap outlined to where new trees would be planted. She would like for the plan to come back to the City Council within a year for further edits and review. Council Member Moore thanked John Scott and the Urban Forestry Committee for their work. She believed that the work that had went into the plan gave the City direction and guidance and agreed that there were additional things that could be worked on in the future, but she believed that overall, it was a guiding document. Council Member Berna asked if an amendment could be added to the resolution to readdress the topic in a year and stipulate what Council Member Turk’s concerns were for staff to work toward. City Council Meeting Minutes December 4, 2024 Page 6 of 24 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 www.fayetteville-ar.gov Council Member Jones stated he had had the same thoughts, and that he would be supportive of that amendment. He believed it would be very wise and beneficial to the citizens to do so. Council Member Bunch believed the City was off to a good start with the proposed plan and believed it would be fair to come back in a year with an update. She would like for the City Council to get a better accounting of where the trees were, where the City was losing trees and where trees were being replaced. She would be in favor of moving forward on the plan tonight. Council Member Bunch moved to approve the resolution. Council Member Wiederkehr seconded the motion. Council Member Turk stated that if an amendment were made to the resolution to bring it back to the City Council in a year, she would be supportive. Council Member Stafford stated he would like to see the item again before a year passed so the City Council could get the changes made within a year. Council Member Turk believed that would be great. It was then discussed how John Scott would be receiving the 2023 GIS tree imagery data soon, and that he would have eight or nine months of reviewing that data before coming back before the City Council. John Scott stated he had no issues in giving the City Council tree accounting in eight months and how that was one of the main focuses of the proposed plan. There was a brief discussion amongst the City Council regarding how there was a current motion on the floor. City Attorney Kit Williams stated a motion to amend the resolution could be made now. Council Member Stafford moved to amend the resolution to add a new section that stated the Urban Forestry Management Plan would be reviewed at the first City Council meeting of September 2025. Council Member Dr. D’Andre Jones seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed unanimously. Council Member Bunch moved to approve the resolution. Council Member Wiederkehr seconded the motion. Upon roll call the resolution passed unanimously. Resolution 298-24 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk Appeal: Large Scale Development-2024-0011: (Southeast of S. Nelson Hackett Blvd & E. South St./Urban Lofts at Nelson Hackett, 523): A resolution to grant the appeal of City Council Member D’Andre Jones and deny Large Scale Development Application LSD-2024-0011. At the November 7, 2024 City Council meeting this resolution was tabled to the December 4, 2024 City Council meeting. Jonathan Curth, Development Services Director gave a brief description of the request, and stated the project was proposed to include 138 bedrooms, 120 on and offsite parking spaces, and 17 bicycle racks. He then gave specifics of the resolution, as well as it’s requested variances. Fire Chief Brad Hardin spoke of on street parking and the issues it caused, especially for large fire trucks accessing streets. He then spoke of how the development was at a .86 for parking, and that the City Council had set the bar at a .65, so the development was in excess as far as parking was considered. He then spoke of how the development was proposing to widen the streets to allow City Council Meeting Minutes December 4, 2024 Page 7 of 24 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 www.fayetteville-ar.gov on street parking and of how they were meeting the City’s parking standards. He stated the Fire Department had no issues with the request. Jonathan Curth stated staff recommended approval of the project, and that the Planning Commission had originally denied it, but it had been brought back for reconsideration when the project had reduced its original unit count and was then approved by the Planning Commission by a vote of 8-1. He briefly spoke of the codified reasons for why the City Council, now sitting as the Planning Commission, could deny a project. Parker Sitton, VP of Real Estate and Property Management for The Urban Loft Co. spoke of the meeting they had had with the neighbors in the area and of how he hoped they had been able to make the neighbors feel as though they would be good stewards of the investment they would be making in the area. He went on to speak of how a parking district had been discussed, and of how they would be in favor of that as well. Council Member Dr. D’Andre Jones stated the neighborhood meeting had been great and questioned what the biggest concern was that the developers had wanted to address. Parker Sitton spoke of how they had wanted to address the research they had put into parking. Council Member Dr. D’Andre Jones asked if there had been any more conversations with the neighborhood. Parker Sitton answered yes, and stated those conversations had centered around a parking district and how the development planned to move forward with utilizing their parking management plan. Council Member Turk requested the applicant speak to the Bill of Assurance they had offered. Parker Sitton clarified they had not offered a Bill of Assurance, that had been offered by the neighborhood. Allen Osner, Neighborhood Representative stated the neighborhood had had a very fruitful meeting with the developer. He spoke of the Bill of Assurance and how the neighborhood wanted it restated and supported by the City Council that the development would be limited to only what the project needed in terms of parking spaces. He then went on to state that if there was a parking district created, they requested that the City Council limit the membership of the development to the 28 on street parking spaces they had proposed they would need. He then went on to speak of how there were only 100 parking spaces available in their area and of how that number was not official, it was just from the neighborhood counting the available parking spaces. He explained how the neighbors were in favor of gentle density and that there had been discussion with the developer regarding the potential to place speed humps in the area. There was a brief discussion between Council Member Turk and Allen Osner regarding the 100 parking spaces Allen had previously stated. City Council Meeting Minutes December 4, 2024 Page 8 of 24 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 www.fayetteville-ar.gov Council Member Berna questioned if there was a way of putting language into the appeal that held the developer to the 28 parking spaces. Jonathan Curth stated that without a parking district in place, they would have to be reliant upon the property manager to ensure the tenants of the development were not moving beyond the parking spaces along the frontage of the project. There was then a brief discussion regarding how there were concerns from the neighborhood regarding the potential parking spillover from the development. The Wilson Park Parking District was then referenced. Council Member Stafford and City Attorney Kit Williams then went into a brief discussion on whether the City Council could include in the language of the resolution that upon the creation of a parking district for the neighborhood, the development would be limited to 28 on street parking spaces. City Attorney Kit Williams went on to clarify that the City Council could require the applicant to place on their approved large scale development plans and plat, a note that would say that not more than 28 parking passes would be allowed for the project if a parking district was created. Jonathan Curth then clarified that it would actually be 29 on street parking spaces for the development. He went on to describe how notating that on a plat could sometimes be overlooked in the event that none of the City Council members remained, the property exchanged hands or if Planning staff were gone when the development came to fruition. Council Member Stafford stated that if the other City Council members were amenable, that would be something he would like to see added. Council Member Dr. D’Andre Jones requested that Justin Clay come forward and describe how a parking district could be created. Justin Clay, Parking Manager stated the creation of a parking district was a collaborative effort that would take a lot of work to figure out the details and the specific goals of everyone involved. Mayor Jordan spoke of how the Wilson Park Parking District had taken several months to form. Council Member Berna questioned if the streets near the property were wide enough to accommodate fire apparatus while cars were parked. He had concerns regarding the streets. Fire Chief Brad Harden stated that according to the Fire Code, in order to park on one side of a street, it needed to be 26 feet in width, and that none of the streets near the property met that standard. He believed the parking district idea sounded like a viable option. There was then a brief discussion amongst Council Member Turk and Fire Chief Brad Hardin regarding street widths. Fire Chief Brad Hardin went on to explain how the streets in the area averaged 23 feet in width. Council Member Wiederkehr and Jonathan Curth then had a brief discussion regarding if the project reduced their parking spaces. Jonathan Curth went on to explain how that would be considered a major modification to the request and would require it to go back to public hearing and the Planning Commission. City Council Meeting Minutes December 4, 2024 Page 9 of 24 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 www.fayetteville-ar.gov The City Council received 11 public comments regarding this resolution. Council Member Stafford questioned if the developer would be giving transit vouchers to tenants of the development. Parker Sitton stated they had offered a Memorandum of Understanding in lieu of a Bill of Assurance that included the willingness for a parking district and the enforcement of their parking management plan. He then answered yes, Ozark Regional Transit had planned to put three spots on their development. Kara McElyea, Architect with Arch + Craft Design spoke of how the developer had been talking with Razorback Transit as well, but did not have a definite commitment from them. Council Member Stafford asked if the Memorandum of Understanding had been presented. Parker Sitton stated that document had been sent to the neighbors today. Council Member Berna asked if the City Attorney had seen that document and if it were binding. City Attorney Kit Williams stated a Memorandum of Understanding was a contract. He then questioned who the parties were within the document. Parker Sitton stated the document included their intent on behalf of the development group. City Attorney Kit Williams stated he had not seen the Memorandum of Understanding. He then questioned if the City Council was going to put the effort, time and money into creating a parking district when at this point in time, it was still unsure of what was going to happen when the project got developed. He stated the City Council would know more once the project was fully built and could review what problems the neighbors were facing at that point in time. Council Member Turk spoke of how she felt it was needed to have some kind of documentation reflecting that the development only got the 29 parking spaces. She moved that the City Council hold the item until a Memorandum of Understanding or assurance was sent to the City Attorney. Parker Sitton stated they would be happy to send that document over. He then spoke of how he had heard that was a condition that could be placed upon the plat, that upon approval of a parking district 29 spaces would be all they could take. Council Member Turk stated that it had also been heard that that would be hard to track on a plat as the City moved through the system, and therefore had hesitations. She believed the parking needed to be addressed and would like for the City to start work on a parking district immediately. Parker Sitton stated he shared those concerns. He then spoke of how their data reflected that there was only a 70% parking utilization of available spots, and that they were taking measures to ensure they had a walkable site developed to where people were attracted to car free living. He stated they City Council Meeting Minutes December 4, 2024 Page 10 of 24 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 www.fayetteville-ar.gov had discussed the use of rebate programs for E-Bikes and incentivizing that as a usage, and that the development did not believe parking would be an issue. Jeff Joyce, Attorney for the Developer reflected on the Memorandum of Understanding that had been discussed and spoke of how that would be a document between the neighborhood and developer and would not involve the City. He then spoke of the possibility of adding the condition of approval to the plat and how he believed that would be the better way to handle things. Council Member Turk questioned if there would be an issue with including the City as a part of the Memorandum of Understanding. City Attorney Kit Williams stated the City could be included as a party if they wanted to do so, but that it would ultimately be better to have it documented on the plat. He then spoke of how if it were documented on the plat, it would be filed at the courthouse as public record and would therefore not become lost. He then questioned that if it were put on the plat, was that something the developer agreed to do voluntarily in order to get the City Council to deny the appeal. Jeff Joyce, “Correct.” Council Member Berna applauded the developers and neighbors for meeting with each other and believed the request highlighted the fact that the City needed to address it’s parking ordinance. He then spoke of how he needed to hold the development to the rules that were outlined, and in this case, he believed they were following the rules. He went on to speak of how the ability to develop a parking district was a good compromise, and that he would be denying the appeal with the stipulation that the City add to the plat regarding the 29 parking spaces. Council Member Dr. D’Andre Jones spoke of how he appreciated the compromise between the neighborhood and the developer. He believed having the Memorandum of Understanding would give the neighborhood some comfort, and he would like for the item to be tabled until that was established. He questioned how long it would take to get that drafted. Jeff Joyce spoke of how the developer had had several meetings with the neighborhood, and that their biggest concern had been regarding the 29 parking spaces. He stated they were willing to put that as a condition upon the plat and that they would continue to work with the neighbors. He then went on to speak of how the Memorandum of Understand had already been drafted and had circulated to the neighbors that morning. City Attorney Kit Williams spoke of how having that condition outlined on the plat would be more enforceable than any agreement. There was then a brief discussion between Council Member Bunch and Jonathan Curth regarding the property’s current zoning and what would be allowed to be developed. Jonathan Curth then gave a brief outline of the history of the request. City Council Meeting Minutes December 4, 2024 Page 11 of 24 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 www.fayetteville-ar.gov Council Member Bunch stated she would be siding with the City Attorney on having the condition placed upon the plat and did not want to hold the item until a parking district was created, because that could take a lot of time. Council Member Moore stated she was in agreement with that as well and did not see reason to delay the request. She thanked the neighbors and the developer for meeting and having further discussion regarding the project. She stated there were more people coming to the community each and every day, seeking out a place to live, and that traffic was going to continue to increase. She spoke of how the City was talking about adding density to the 71B Corridor, and how these were the types of projects that had been asked of the development community to come forward with. She hoped the City Council could support the project tonight. Council Member Wiederkehr stated that as he looked at the potential reasons for approval or denial of the request and the individual variances, he did not feel that he had a ‘leg to stand on’ on anything except the on street parking, but he did not feel that the project had any grounds for him to deny it. He then briefly spoke of his concerns regarding the variance for the slip lane, but that if he denied that variance, he would be impacting the neighborhood with 10 additional parking stalls and spoke of how that would be 10 additional vehicles from the development within the neighborhood, and how that would be counterproductive. He then spoke of the 29 parking spaces that had been discussed, and how the development would not be guaranteed those spaces, it would be first come first serve, and that they would only be entitled to 29 parking permits if there was a parking permit program, but that those spaces would not be owned by the development. He agreed that housing was needed in that area, but the parking situation caused him concerns. Council Member Dr. D’Andre Jones spoke of how the last time the City Council had discussed the request, there were concerns expressed regarding the neighborhood and developers meeting, and he was glad they had now been able to meet and come to a compromise. He recognized the City was in a housing crisis but wanted to ensure they were doing things right. He appreciated the neighbor’s diligence and patience and looked forward to working on the parking district. Jeff Joyce referenced Council Member Wiederkehr’s previous comments regarding how the 29 parking spaces would be first come first serve. He stated the developer may need those 29 parking spots in the parking district, if it were created, and wanted to ensure they received those spots. City Attorney Kit Williams stated there could be different zones within a parking district, and he believed it would be feasible to have one zone in the parking district be zoned for the developments parking spaces, and that their parking passes would therefore only be good for that area. Jeff Joyce stated they were good with that. Council Member Hertzberg questioned what the proper procedure would be for the City Council to move forward with placing a note on the plat. City Attorney Kit Williams stated he had already drafted an amendment, assuming that the City Council might want to move forward with this option. He then briefly described the amended resolution language. City Council Meeting Minutes December 4, 2024 Page 12 of 24 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 www.fayetteville-ar.gov Council Member Hertzberg moved to amend the resolution to match the amended version that City Attorney Kit Williams had proposed. Council Member Moore seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed unanimously. There was a brief discussion amongst the City Council regarding what a yes or no vote would mean on approving the amended resolution. City Attorney Kit Williams clarified that the resolution had been amended to be a positive vote, which would deny the appeal on the condition that the developer agreed to add the language to the plat. Council Member Hertzberg moved to approve the amended resolution. Council Member Moore seconded the motion. Upon roll call the resolution passed 7-1. Council Member Moore, Wiederkehr, Berna, Bunch, Turk, Hertzberg and Stafford voted yes. Council Member Dr. D’Andre Jones voted no. Resolution 299-24 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk 2025 Annual Budget & Work Program (Adoption): A resolution to adopt the 2025 Annual Budget and Work Program. At the November 19, 2024 City Council meeting this resolution was tabled to the December 4, 2024 City Council meeting. Paul Becker, Chief Financial Officer gave a brief description of the 2025 Annual Budget & Work Program. He stated that the overall budget for operations was just over $254 million, which was up $12.5 million compared to last year. He then went on to state that within the General Fund, the City was requesting an increase of $4 million to take it from $73 million last year, to $77 million this year. He explained how 76% of that amount was due to personnel and salary increases. He then went on to explain how the City was looking to hire six people in the General Fund, five people in the Street Fund, eight people in the Water and Sewer Fund, one person in the Recycling and Trash Collection Fund and one new position at the Airport. He stated staff had prepared the budget as conservatively as possible. Council Member Moore made a motion to amend the budget to include $200,000 to the sales tax capital fund to fund an impact fee study to update the current amounts of water and sewer and police and fire impact fees. Council Member Turk had thought that had already been included within the budget. Paul Becker stated it had not been in the budget, but the City Council had discussed it. He stated he had planned to bring that forward sometime this year, but Council Member Moore had accelerated those plans by bringing it forth now. Council Member Turk spoke of the Water and Sewer Rate Study and questioned if this would be separate from that. Paul Becker, “They are separate.” City Council Meeting Minutes December 4, 2024 Page 13 of 24 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 www.fayetteville-ar.gov Council Member Turk questioned where the $200,000 would come from. Paul Becker spoke of how that would be taken out of some reserves the City had, and how the $200,000 was just an estimate, and that that could be more or less. He felt comfortable the City could fund that request with the reserves. Council Member Turk thanked Council Member Moore. Council Member Stafford thanked Council Member Moore as well. He had thought the impact fee study had already been in the works, and felt it was an important thing to get into the budget so the City could move forward on it as quickly as possible. Council Member Bunch questioned what time frame the City was looking at with the amendment. Paul Becker spoke of how the City had several things to work on as we moved into the new year, and that he anticipated the request would go out for proposal sometime in the first quarter. He then spoke of how the Police Department, Fire Department and the Water and Sewer Department would all have to work on capital plans and what they would need in the next few years. Council Member Moore moved to amend the resolution to add a $200,000 impact fee to the 2025 Budget. Council Member Stafford seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed unanimously. Council Member Moore spoke of how she had had a desire to have a different process for budget, and hoped that in 2025, the City could start the budget process earlier in the year, sometime during the summer months, and receive community feedback on the budget as it was shaped. She then went on to speak of how the City was in a housing crisis, but did not have a strategy or a focus on affordable housing, and believed the City needed to review and address having a comprehensive plan around that. She also had concerns about the City continuing to add spending in the Police Department, while there were additional needs that needed to be addressed in regard to health care and the response to crisis for individuals in the community who struggled. She would also like for the City to continue to look at a living wage for staff. Council Member Berna moved to approve the resolution. Council Member Turk seconded the motion. Upon roll call the resolution passed unanimously. Resolution 300-24 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk Rezoning-2024-0051: (W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd and S. Smokehouse Trl./D&B of Northwest Arkansas LLC, 595): An ordinance to rezone the property described in Rezoning Petition RZN 2024-51 for approximately 4.49 acres located southeast of the intersection of West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and South Smokehouse Trail in Ward 1 from RPZD, Residential Planned Zoning District to CS, Community Services. At the November 19, 2024 City Council meeting this ordinance was left on the first reading. City Council Meeting Minutes December 4, 2024 Page 14 of 24 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 www.fayetteville-ar.gov Council Member Turk moved to suspend the rules and go to the second reading. Council Member Moore seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed unanimously. City Attorney Kit Williams read the ordinance. Jonathan Curth, Development Services Director stated he only had one update on the request; that the developer had current plans with the City to extend the sanitary sewer line, with intent of connecting to it. He noted Gavin Smith was present as the applicant for the request. Gavin Smith, Applicant stated they had the sewer designed and that it was currently under review and submitted for approval. He explained how the sewer line would go straight down the road to the manhole that was under Smokehouse Lane. Council Member Turk questioned if the applicant was just waiting for the City to agree to the size and connection of the sewer. Gavin Smith briefly spoke of the easement and right of way on the property. He stated they had been working with their neighbor and had an agreement that was contingent upon approval of the sewer to get the easement space. Council Member Turk questioned if once the applicant got approval, everything would work out. Gavin Smith, “Yeah.” Council Member Wiederkehr moved to suspend the rules and go to the third and final reading. Council Member Moore seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed unanimously. City Attorney Kit Williams read the ordinance. Mayor Jordan asked shall the ordinance pass. Upon roll call the ordinance passed unanimously. Ordinance 6818 as Recorded in the office of the City Clerk New Business: Safe Streets and Roads for All Program (Grant Acceptance): A resolution to authorize acceptance of a Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Grant in the amount of $25,000,000.00, through the Safe Streets and Roads For All Program, to approve a grant agreement with the Federal Highway Administration, to approve two new full time staff positions to manage the federal-aid funding requirements, and to approve a budget adjustment establishing a new fund to account for the proceeds of the grant. City Council Meeting Minutes December 4, 2024 Page 15 of 24 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 www.fayetteville-ar.gov Chris Brown, Public Works Director gave a brief description of the resolution. He stated that in mid-2023, the City of Fayetteville and all of the other cities in the region, in concert with the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission, developed a Safe Streets for All Plan. He then went on to explain how the City was awarded $25 million dollars in December of 2023, and that a copy of the grant agreement had been included in the agenda packet for review. He went on to explain how the resolution was a request to approve the grant agreement, approval of a budget adjustment and approval of an additional position. He noted that the start date of the contract needed to be corrected to the date the City had signed the agreement. Council Member Berna moved to amend the exhibit within the resolution to the correct date. Council Member Hertzberg seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed unanimously. Mayor Jordan briefly spoke of how staff had competed against cities all over the United States, and that only one other City in the United Stated had gotten more money than the City did, and that had been New York City. He applauded staff for their work. Council Member Hertzberg moved to approve the resolution. Council Member Bunch seconded the motion. Upon roll call the resolution passed unanimously. Resolution 301-24 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk Stormwater Management and Water Quality Funding (Adoption): An ordinance to enact Chapter 52: Stormwater Management Utility Fee into the Fayetteville Code of Ordinances. City Attorney Kit Williams stated that before he read the ordinance, he would like the City Council to amend it by adding two new whereas clauses that staff had recommended, both of which he had sent to the City Council in a memo on November 26th. Susan Norton, Chief of Staff stated she had placed a copy of the amendments at City Attorney Kit Williams and Mayor Jordans seats. Council Member Hertzberg moved to amend the ordinance to include the new whereas clauses. Council Member Berna seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed unanimously. City Attorney Kit Williams read the ordinance. Chris Brown, Public Works Director gave a brief description of the ordinance. He went on to explain how the City was not meeting service expectations or providing equitable services for a lot of the citizens, due to newer parts of town having better storm drainage systems than older parts of town. He stated that citizens in newer areas of the City had better services, less flooding and less issues whereas older parts of town were seeing issues worsen. He stated that in 2018 the City began this study and then briefly explained the items timeline after that. He stated staff had been working on refining the impervious areas and getting the billing tool put together, and that citizens City Council Meeting Minutes December 4, 2024 Page 16 of 24 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 www.fayetteville-ar.gov could use the tool to input their address and see what their impervious areas were and what their proposed fees would be. He then briefly went on to explain the item in further detail. He spoke of how the program calculated how much impervious area you had on your property and that was therefore the basis of the fee. He gave a brief description of the tier levels within the program and of the monthly fees that would be billed to customers. He went on to explain how staff had also created a credit framework that reduced billing for certain activities, such as retrofitting properties to meet Green Stormwater Practices, compliance with industrial stormwater permits, shared parking and then the potential to have an educational component about water quality. He then touched on the highlights of the ordinance and spoke of how City Attorney Kit Williams had assisted in drafting an amended ordinance that included clarifying language and an appeal process. He stated if the City Council adopted the amended ordinance tonight, staff would have eight months to work on finalizing the billing database before billing started in August of 2025. There was a brief discussion between Council Member Stafford and Chris Brown regarding if rainwater catchment fit into a credit category. Chris Brown went on to explain that it could, but there would be parameters around that. He stated that if you had something large enough to accommodate a 1.2 inch storm, that would be meeting the water quality requirement. Council Member Stafford asked how often properties would be re-reviewed and re-assessed. Chris Brown stated that a lot of the City’s new impervious area would go through a permitting process, and once a certificate of occupancy was ready to be issued, the City would set up a process that the square footage be added to that sewer user. He then explained that for anything unpermitted, that would be reviewed when the City did its aerial photography. Council Member Stafford questioned if the ordinance would apply to users on septic systems. City Attorney Kit Williams spoke of how when the legislation had been created by the state legislature, it only applied to sewer customers. Council Member Stafford questioned if the ordinance would capture commercial properties and if it would exclude the University of Arkansas and any other government entities. Chris Brown stated that was correct, but that schools would be included. Council Member Hertzberg questioned if there was a process for surfaces that were not impervious, like a deck or a similar structure, to be stripped from the fee. Chris Brown stated those were more challenging and that the City would have to take a manual review of each request and that if staff found an effort, that error would be corrected. Council Member Hertzberg questioned if a swimming pool would be considered retrofitting if it were put in afterwards. Chris Brown stated the water surface area of the swimming pool would not be considered impervious, and if someone added a pool, the water surface area would be excluded. City Council Meeting Minutes December 4, 2024 Page 17 of 24 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 www.fayetteville-ar.gov Council Member Hertzberg, “Would that ever constitute a credit that could be added?” Chris Brown stated he would have to think about that. Council Member Moore requested that Chris Brown walk the City Council through what the process would look like for someone needing to make an adjustment, and how they would contact the City. Chris Brown stated individuals could contact the Engineering Division, and that Alan Pugh, the City’s Stormwater Engineer, would be available to field those questions as well. Council Member Moore referenced the credit program and asked how that process would work. Chris Brown stated there would be an application process that would be set up administratively, and that it would include staff members available to contact. Council Member Moore spoke of how the funding would allow the City to be able to work on infrastructure for storm water once every five years. She asked when that was anticipated to start. Chris Brown spoke of how a crew of five or six staff members would need to be established first and then equipment would need to be purchased, and that he anticipated having those staff members in place by the end of the year. Council Member Moore asked if the City still expected to hit something once every five years. Chris Brown answered yes, and stated the City would be able to inspect all of the storm drainage systems and clean them out. Council Member Turk thanked Chris Brown for his work. She believed having the GIS tool was great. She had concerns regarding trails and sidewalks not being excluded within the item and felt that needed to be fixed quickly. She questioned when that would be updated within the ordinance. Alan Pugh, Staff Engineer stated there were sidewalks shown in the document that were in the right of way but weren’t actually included in the calculations for that property and understood how that could be confusing. He then referenced her question regarding trails and other impervious surfaces and stated they were having discussions with the consultant on the project and could forward those answers to the City Council. Council Member Turk believed that would be helpful, and felt it was hard to pass the item when there were still issues with it. She then questioned if the City was prepared to give citizens a refund or credit if they were billed incorrectly. City Attorney Kit Williams stated he was sure the City would refund anything that should not have been charged. Council Member Turk hoped a process would be put into place before the City started to bill. City Council Meeting Minutes December 4, 2024 Page 18 of 24 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 www.fayetteville-ar.gov Chris Brown spoke of how they had an email system set up, and there was the potential to send citizens reminder emails letting them know billing would start soon and to review their information to ensure it was accurate and to reach out to staff if they had any questions or needed assistance understanding the process. Council Member Berna stated he had been contacted by senior citizens worried about the potential cost this would cause them. He questioned if there had been any consideration for giving senior citizens credits or to carve them out from the request. Chris Brown stated that the basic concept of the program was that impervious areas were creating an impact, and that every citizen had to pay based on that impact. He understood the income issues but believed if people started to be carved out of the request, the City would start to get outside of the bounds of the basic concept of the program. Council Member Berna briefly spoke of how there were older properties in the City with no storm water mitigation and newer properties that had that mitigation, yet those properties appeared to be viewed as the same type of property in the document even though the newer properties had paid for that mitigation already. Chris Brown explained how newer properties had more storm drainage systems and easements, which therefore made the operational cost of those systems higher than that in the older parts of town. He then briefly spoke of the factors that had went into the pay rate base. Council Member Bunch stated she had received comments from residents in Butterfield Trail who were not happy with the item, and that she had also received comments regarding sidewalks and trails being included and regarding disabled veterans who had requested a discount. The City Council received 10 public comments regarding this ordinance. Council Member Wiederkehr spoke of how a flat rate would be the simplest model to use, but the City appeared to be attempting to be more equitable. He stated that while this was not perfect, he believed it was an attempt to be fair to the majority of people within the City. He stated there were examples of properties that he believed individuals could work with Chris Brown to possibly negotiate a credit and receive a fair bill for their property. He then briefly spoke of his property and how it was not in a flood zone, but he still felt he needed to do his fair share, due to the potential for water to leave it and enter some form of a catch basin in the storm drain system, and that that would need to be managed as it traveled through Fayetteville. He felt the only way to give the clear signal for the request was to adopt the ordinance and have it go into effect in August, which would give staff the ability to start dealing with applications where people appeal. He felt this was the direction the City needed to go. Council Member Berna felt that the citizens understood that the City needed this ordinance and felt that the City needed to be fully transparent. He briefly spoke of how he had received comments that some individuals had not been notified of the ordinance, and did not feel it was fair to the community to pass something that still needed a lot of intricacies worked through. City Council Meeting Minutes December 4, 2024 Page 19 of 24 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 www.fayetteville-ar.gov Council Member Stafford agreed with his fellow council members. He was surprised at how little people showed for the item, due to hearing a lot of comments regarding it. He would like to leave the item on it’s first reading so that the City could hear any additional concerns and so the public could have the ability to learn more about the request. Council Member Turk briefly spoke of how long the City had been working on the item and of how very few cities did a proportional impervious to pervious scale. She then stated that since there would be an appeal process set up, citizens could demonstrate that they were not having run off from their property, and believed the structure of the plan was easier to implement. She then noted how the holidays were approaching and that she would like to leave the item on its current reading so there could be more conversation around the topic. Council Member Stafford spoke of how everyone in the City used the streets, sidewalks and trails, and of how those impervious surfaces create the runoff and added to the storm water problem. He noted the issue also effected water quality in the area and felt this was a serious issue that City needed to address. He acknowledged the additional fee, but did not feel as though it were exorbitant and felt it was fair. He believed the community needed to work together to solve these problems for the benefit of everyone. City Attorney Kit Williams stated that he had worked with Susan Norton, Chris Brown and Alan Pugh on a proposed amendment to the request, but he did not want the City Council to take action on that amendment tonight due to how late the meeting had run so far. He then went on to state that he would discuss the amendment further at the next City Council Agenda Session. Chris Brown stated that staff were committed to whatever meetings the City Council wanted to have to talk about the item further and to help everyone fully understand the program. Mayor Jordan brought forth a member of the audience to comment on the item. The member of the audience requested that the City make sure to get the word out on the item as they had been shocked to hear that billing would start in August and wanted to make sure the City communicated topics like that in the future. Council Member Berna spoke of how the item would come back to the City Council in two weeks if it were left on the first reading and questioned if that would be enough time for staff to get everything accomplished with the upcoming holidays. City Attorney Kit Williams believed it would be better to bring the item back to the City Council in two weeks due to how it would take a year for staff to try to get everything together for the credit system. He stated he would explain more during the next City Council Agenda Session regarding why August would be a good time to start. He stated that once the City Council approved the ordinance, staff had other work to do to finish the crediting situation and review issues. He did not suggest delaying the process for too long. Council Member Stafford believed the item should be left on the first reading so that as the public learned more about it, the City Council could get amendments added to the request and it would then be a more informed discussion. City Council Meeting Minutes December 4, 2024 Page 20 of 24 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 www.fayetteville-ar.gov Council Member Moore appreciated the feedback from the community. She then spoke of the residents who were experiencing flooding on their properties and how they had been looking forward to the item. She wondered if there was the possibility for the City to display details of the item in the City Hall lobby area and have staff present to inform citizens further. This ordinance was left on the First Reading. Chapter 111.30 - Retail (Amendment): An ordinance to amend § 111.30 Retail to authorize Sunday sales of alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption from 10:00 am until midnight and to enact an Emergency Clause. City Attorney Kit Williams read the ordinance. City Attorney Kit Williams stated he had brought the item forward due to it being the City’s legal duty to comply with what the citizens voted for. He stated that alcoholic beverages could be sold in the City after December 6th if the City Council passed an emergency clause, and that if anyone had questions regarding when it would be okay for the state, they would have to contact the Alcoholic Beverage Commission. There was a brief discussion amongst the City Council regarding the hours on Sunday that alcoholic beverages would be allowed to be sold. The days and times were listed within the ordinance. Council Member Wiederkehr moved to suspend the rules and go to the second reading. Council Member Moore seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed unanimously. City Attorney Kit Williams read the ordinance. Council Member Wiederkehr moved to suspend the rules and go to the third and final reading. Council Member Dr. D’Andre Jones seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed unanimously. City Attorney Kit Williams read the ordinance. Mayor Jordan asked shall the ordinance pass. Upon roll call the ordinance passed unanimously. Council Member Wiederkehr moved to approve an Emergency Clause. Council Member Dr. D’Andre Jones seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed unanimously. Ordinance 6819 as Recorded in the office of the City Clerk City Council Meeting Minutes December 4, 2024 Page 21 of 24 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 www.fayetteville-ar.gov Ordinance 6710 - Short Term Rental Sunset Clause (Amendment): An ordinance to amend Ordinance 6710 passed on November 21, 2023 to extend the Sunset Clause effective date to July 1, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. and to declare an emergency. City Attorney Kit Williams read the ordinance. Council Member Hertzberg spoke of how the Ordinance Review Committee had wanted to pause on making any changes to the ordinance for the next few months while the state legislature worked out additional details within state law. She recommended the Sunset Clause be extended to July 1st so it could be brought back with the changes needed at that point in time. Council Member Hertzberg moved to suspend the rules and go to the second reading. Council Member Berna seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed unanimously. City Attorney Kit Williams read the ordinance. Council Member Hertzberg moved to suspend the rules and go to the third and final reading. Council Member Bunch seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed unanimously. City Attorney Kit Williams read the ordinance. Mayor Jordan asked shall the ordinance pass. Upon roll call the ordinance passed 7-1. Council Member Dr. D’Andre Jones, Wiederkehr, Berna, Bunch, Turk, Hertzberg and Stafford voted yes. Council Member Moore voted no. Council Member Hertzberg moved to approve an Emergency Clause. Council Member Turk seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed 7-1. Council Member Dr. D’Andre Jones, Wiederkehr, Berna, Bunch, Turk, Hertzberg and Stafford voted yes. Council Member Moore voted no. Ordinance 6820 as Recorded in the office of the City Clerk Chapter 118.01 (E) - Short Term Rentals 1 & 2 (Amendment): An ordinance to amend § 118.01 (E)(1) and (2) of the Fayetteville Code to simplify and clarify the definitions of Short-Term Rental, Type 1 and Short-Term Rental, Type 2. City Attorney Kit Williams read the ordinance. Council Member Hertzberg spoke of how the ordinance had been brought forth to clarify the definitions of Short-Term Rental, Type 1 and Type 2. Council Member Turk thanked Kit Williams for sending out information to the City Council and then spoke of how she believed the amendment would be a major improvement. City Council Meeting Minutes December 4, 2024 Page 22 of 24 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 www.fayetteville-ar.gov Council Member Berna moved to suspend the rules and go to the second reading. Council Member Moore seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed unanimously. City Attorney Kit Williams read the ordinance. Council Member Berna moved to suspend the rules and go to the third and final reading. Council Member Dr. D’Andre Jones seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed unanimously. City Attorney Kit Williams read the ordinance. Mayor Jordan asked shall the ordinance pass. Upon roll call the ordinance passed unanimously. Ordinance 6821 as Recorded in the office of the City Clerk Vacation-2024-0025: (639 W. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd./University of Arkansas, 522): An ordinance to approve VAC-24-25 for property located at 639 West Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard in Ward 1 to vacate 0.08 acres of utility easement. City Attorney Kit Williams read the ordinance. Jonathan Curth, Development Services Director gave a brief description of the request. He stated the only issue staff had identified with the request was that the area had a waterline within it that was associated with a hydrant that was originally put in to serve 639 West Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. He stated staff recommended approval of the request, with the condition being that the building needed to be demolished prior to the easement being vacated and finalized, and that any damage or relocation to the existing facilities will be at the applicant’s expense. He noted Chase Henrichs was online as the applicant. Chase Henrichs, Applicant with DCI stated he was available for questions. Council Member Moore moved to suspend the rules and go to the second reading. Council Member Berna seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed unanimously. City Attorney Kit Williams read the ordinance. Council Member Moore moved to suspend the rules and go to the third and final reading. Council Member Dr. D’Andre Jones seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed unanimously. City Attorney Kit Williams read the ordinance. Mayor Jordan asked shall the ordinance pass. Upon roll call the ordinance passed unanimously. City Council Meeting Minutes December 4, 2024 Page 23 of 24 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 www.fayetteville-ar.gov Ordinance 6822 as Recorded in the office of the City Clerk Planned Zoning District-2024-0007: (8049 W. Wedington Dr./ Buffalo Leasing LLC, 432): An ordinance to approve a Planned Zoning District entitled PZD-2024-007 for approximately 3.85 acres located at 8049 West Wedington Drive in Ward 4. City Attorney Kit Williams read the ordinance. Jonathan Curth, Development Services Director gave a brief description of the request. He then spoke of how staff found the request to be compatible and that the properties tree preservation would remain the same. He stated the property did not have access to sewer and that it was likely the property had been developed with septic. He then briefly described the site’s topography and spoke of how it was relatively flat. He stated staff had received one piece of public inquiry on the item that was neither opposed or supportive of the request and the Planning Commission forwarded it to the City Council unanimously. He noted Mike Butler was present as the applicant for the item. Walter Potapov, Property Owner was available for questions. Council Member Wiederkehr moved to suspend the rules and go to the second reading. Council Member Dr. D’Andre Jones seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed unanimously. City Attorney Kit Williams read the ordinance. Council Member Wiederkehr moved to suspend the rules and go to the third and final reading. Council Member Dr. D’Andre Jones seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed unanimously. City Attorney Kit Williams read the ordinance. Mayor Jordan asked shall the ordinance pass. Upon roll call the ordinance passed unanimously. Ordinance 6823 as Recorded in the office of the City Clerk Announcements: Susan Norton, Chief of Staff announced that the Animal Services Department would be adopting pets for free throughout the month of December. She also announced that Experience Fayetteville would be hosting a parade tomorrow night. City Council Meeting Minutes December 4, 2024 Page 24 of 24 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 www.fayetteville-ar.gov City Council Agenda Session Presentations: Sales Tax Report - Chief Financial Officer and Energy Report - Environmental Director Housing Crisis Task Force Update - Susan Norton (Chief Of Staff) City Council Tour: None Adjournment: 10:40 p.m. __________________________________ _____________________________ Mayor Kara Paxton, City Clerk Treasurer