HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-01-21 - Minutes -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
Mayor Molly Rawn
City Attorney Kit Williams
City Clerk Treasurer Kara Paxton
City of Fayetteville Arkansas
City Council Meeting
January 21, 2025
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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 Min. Monique Jones
Ward 4 Position 2
A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council was held on January 21, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. in Room
219 of the City Administration Building located at 113 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville,
Arkansas.
Mayor Rawn called the meeting to order.
PRESENT: Council Members Robert B. Stafford, Doctor D'Andre Jones, Sarah Moore,
Mike Wiederkehr, Scott Berna, Sarah Bunch, Teresa Turk, Minister Monique Jones, Mayor
Molly Rawn, City Attorney Kit Williams, City Clerk Treasurer Kara Paxton, Interim Chief
of Staff Keith Macedo, Chief Financial Officer Paul Becker, Staff, Press and Audience.
Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor's Announcements, Proclamations and Recognitions: None
City Council Meeting Presentations, Reports, and Discussion Items:
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Brotherhood Award Presented by City Attorney Kit Williams
City Attorney Kit Williams presented the award to former City of Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld
Jordan and gave a brief acknowledgment of his achievements and recognitions.
Lioneld Jordan, Former City of Fayetteville Mayor stated receiving the award had been a great
honor. He briefly spoke of his personal life and of how impactf it hearing Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. speak had been for him. He believed everyone needed to love, serve and take care of each other.
He thanked everyone for their service and for the award.
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Agenda Additions: None
Consent:
Approval of the January 7, 2024 City Council Meeting Minutes
APPROVED
Northwest Arkansas Regional Mobility Authority's (Revenue Recognition): A resolution to
authorize the Mayor to accept the transfer of the Northwest Arkansas Regional Mobility
Authority's 2023 Transportation Alternatives Program award in the amount of $144,000.00 to
construct a side path for Highway 112, and to approve a budget adjustment.
Resolution 38-25 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk
Surdex Corporation (Service Contract): A resolution to approve a contract with Surdex
Corporation in the amount of $99,020.00, pursuant to a Federal GSA Advantage Cooperative
Purchasing Contract, for aerial photography services, and to approve a budget adjustment.
Resolution 39-25 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk
Funding Pension of Former Mayor Lioneld Jordan (Budget Adjustment): A resolution to
approve a budget adjustment in the total amount of $79,893.00 to the 2025 Budget to fund the
statutorily authorized pension of former Mayor Lioneld Jordan.
Resolution 40-25 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk
Possible Changes to Provide the City and Citizens Use of the Porter Warehouse (Resolution):
A resolution to request that Mayor Rawn discuss with the Walton Arts Center possible changes to
the long-term lease to provide the City and citizens some use of the Porter Warehouse.
Resolution 41-25 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk
Council Member Bunch moved to accept the Consent Agenda as read. Council Member
Berna seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed unanimously.
Unfinished Business: None
New Business:
Arts and Culture Plan (Approval): A resolution to approve and adopt the Fayetteville Arts and
Culture Plan.
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Joanna Bell, Arts & Culture Director gave a brief description of the plan and gave thanks and
recognition to all who had advocated for it. She went on to speak of how the plan reflected the
voices, insights and aspirations of over 1,250 artists and community members. She introduced Jill
Stilwell and Kendall Peterson, both of which had assisted in the creation of the plan.
Jill Stilwell, Founder of Stilwell Cultural Consulting stated it had been a pleasure to work on the
plan. She introduced Kendall Peterson to begin the presentation.
Kendall Peterson, Project Manager of ThereSquared stated they had visited Fayetteville
periodically over the past year to understand the City's uniqueness and to ensure the plan reflected
the arts and culture ecosystem that was present. She went on to state that they had hosted multiple
events, interviews and surveys with the community to see what needed to be included in the plan
to ensure it reflected those inputs and values.
Jill Stilwell briefly spoke of how arts and culture impacted local economies. She stated that when
they were creating the plan, they reviewed what existed within Fayetteville to build upon and help
grow over time. She went on to explain the social good that arts and culture did for communities
and stated they had conducted a survey where 92% of the respondents had agreed that arts and
culture was very important in their day to day life.
Kendall Peterson explained how in the research they had conducted, they had been able to
generate an assessment that identified needs within the creative ecosystem of Fayetteville. She had
heard concerns that creatives were being priced out of their homes, as well as their creative spaces.
She went on to explain how if they were identified as an economic sector, then they would be able
to receive workforce development the same way other economic sectors would. She then described
how the plan included aspirations and visions for Fayetteville's future.
Jill Stilwell gave more details regarding the plan, including its goals, strategies, action steps and
community priorities. She went on to explain how they were fortunate to have the Economic
Vitality Plan available to review how they could pair that with the Arts and Culture Plan when
moving forward in achieving economic goals and arts and culture sector goals.
Kendall Peterson went on to explain how one of the community priorities revolved around
creative spaces. She continued with details around the plan and how they wanted to make high
quality spaces where people felt safe. She stated they believed Fayetteville was poised to become
a leader for arts and culture throughout the Northwest Arkansas region, as well as the state.
Jill Stilwell briefly spoke of how the last part of the plan included details around its
implementation. She spoke of the role the City had within the plan and how there were various
opportunities for different City departments to come together and work toward some of its
strategies. She noted that the plan also included details around investing and looking toward
increasing funding for the arts and culture division and establishing a formalized public art fund.
Kendall Peterson went on to speak of how the plan could become implemented and that she hoped
the City would continue the efforts that had been made already on socializing the plan and ensuring
everyone felt excited about it and identifying themselves within the plan. She wanted to ensure
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everyone felt comfortable with changing the plans goals and implementation measures according
to the needs of the community and opportunities that became available.
Mayor Rawn thanked the presenters and acknowledged the hard work that had went into the plan.
Council Member Min. Jones spoke of how accessibility had been included in the plan, but she
did not see any strategic goals to collaborate with local transportation, or any time making space
for marginalized community members. She questioned how they planned to connect that.
Kendall Peterson stated that she had hoped there would be some sort of pool of funds available
to assist in those types of activities and hoped there would eventually be a strategic support fund.
She then went on to explain how a component of the plan would be allowing 24/7 access and that
there had been a lot of discussion around that topic and hoped it could be something that would
evolve over time.
Council Member Min. Jones stated she would like to see that in advance, as accessibility was the
biggest barrier. She would also like to see partnerships with the City's current transportation
system. She stated that if they were not going to talk about this in advance, then they were already
planning to exclude the community.
Jill Stilwell spoke of how everyone in the community wanted the ability to participate and have
access, and that transportation had come up time and time again as a major barrier. She went on to
explain how that needed to be addressed through funding and partnerships.
Kendall Peterson stated that public art, and public spaces like the Ramble, were something they
had discussed with Joanna Bell in regard to making those spaces available to individuals for free
for performances. She then went on to speak of free creative spaces being outdoors.
Jill Stilwell stated there had been mention around creating outdoor performance spaces to bring
the arts to the community as opposed to bringing the community to the downtown area and
dispersing that out into neighborhoods.
Council Member Min. Jones stated that as they continued to use the word accessibility, she
wanted them to think about differently abled individuals as they created those spaces.
Council Member Dr. Jones appreciated Council Member Min. Jones for bringing forth that topic.
He questioned if that could be put into the plan regarding accessibility and the DEI component.
He went on to speak of how he had noticed in Fayetteville that minority groups were often having
to do events that were not considered within the main spaces. He then asked if there was a
partnership within the plan with the University of Arkansas.
Jill Stilwell spoke of how they had spent a significant amount of time speaking with the University
of Arkansas around creating more access to spaces and sharing resources. She stated the plan was
approximately 70 pages long and that further details and recommendations would be up to staff to
work on going forward in establishing a work plan and partnerships. She believed what Council
Member Dr. Jones had asked for was step two and would be staff s work plan going forward.
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Council Member Dr. Jones questioned how marginalized communities would be reached out to,
as he believed it hadn't been as intentional as it should be in terms of reaching out to marginalized
communities, especially when it came to art.
Jill Stilwell stated it was very important that every citizen in the community be reached out to,
and she believed that was an important part around formalizing the plan and ensuring that it was
across the City in equitable distribution.
Council Member Dr. Jones thanked Jill Stilwell and briefly spoke of the Arkansas MLK
Commission as well as areas in south Fayetteville.
Council Member Moore thanked the presenters as well as Joanna Bell, she was excited about the
plan. She then questioned what their outlook was federally for potential funding streams as well
as their thoughts around other programs that existed for funding.
Jill Stilwell briefly spoke of how things were uncertain at the federal level currently. She went on
to explain how Fayetteville was a leader within the state, and that forming some advocacy
coalitions and identifying key areas where funding was needed could help Fayetteville bring other
communities together to do some advocacy work. She then spoke of their work with the Economic
Vitality Department.
Kendall Peterson believed that if Fayetteville started pushing and making the case for the
economic development side of things, that could convince individuals to fund the arts.
Council Member Moore referenced page 28 within the plan and how it spoke to youth under 21.
She went on to explain how brains were not fully developed until the age of 25, and that once
people hit the age between 12 to early 20's, there were less creative outlets available. She was
hoping the language within the plan could be expounded more to address that.
Jill Stilwell stated the under 21 language was in reference to the individuals within the downtown
areas of Fayetteville, which had a very decidedly 21 and up culture. She believed the spirit of the
plan was to be welcoming to all ages and that a facility study could be conducted to look more
carefully at third spaces to equitably distribute access to spaces creatively across the City.
The City Council received 5 public comments regarding this resolution.
Mayor Rawn stated that she appreciated and heard the comments from those who had spoken
tonight regarding the plan. She went on to state that the plan was not the finish line, it was a first
step, and she believed it would set the stage for all of the wonderful things the City would do
related to arts and culture.
Council Member Bunch agreed with Mayor Rawn and stated she wanted the public to understand
that the plan was just a broad concept of the route the City would go in, and that it overlapped with
other plans, including transportation, parks, etc. She appreciated the comments tonight and the
hard work that had went into the plan.
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Council Member Berna echoed Council Member Bunch and Mayor Rawn's comments. He stated
the plan was step one for the City and was not a finished product. He recognized the importance
of the arts and believed the plan gave the City a starting point. He would be supportive.
Council Member Stafford thanked Jill, Kendall, the Fayetteville Arts Council, the public
advisory group, Alison Jumper, the community as well as Joanan Bell for their work. He went on
to explain how this was a broad plan and was not specific, it was a starting guide for the City to
implement. He went on to explain how investing into the arts would always pay off and that he
was impressed with the plan and the amount of work and input that had been put into it. He then
committed to working with Joanna Bell and the Fayetteville Arts Council so that as the plan was
fleshed out, he would ensure that all parts of the plan would guarantee equal accessibility to all.
He would be in support of the plan.
Council Member Moore acknowledged the comments that had been made and the concerns raised
regarding housing. She went on to speak of the plan and how artists not only needed housing, but
adorable spaces to do their crafts. She then spoke of the funding mechanisms mentioned in the
plan and how she was open to exploring funding streams. She spoke of how people traveled to
Fayetteville and were looking for unique experiences and she wanted to ensure there was a funding
stream in place for artists so they could be dignified with the wages they needed. She then spoke
of how she was excited regarding the mention around the square gardens and building upon those
areas for all kinds of populations to see. She was excited about what she had found within the plan
and believed it strived to create greater equity in Fayetteville.
Council Member Min. Jones stated she had found on page 27 that one of the top three concerns
of Fayetteville artists and creators were regarding housing affordability and being priced out. She
acknowledged that research had been done on that and included in the survey. She spoke of her
involvement in placemaking grants and how there needed to be a measurable impact inclusivity
and connection to community, and she would like that to be considered, especially since an impact
survey had been received from the community. She would like the comments around the increase
of quality of life and livability to be addressed as plans were made going forward.
Council Member Wiederkehr thanked Alison Jumper, the Fayetteville Arts Council and the 1250
individuals who had provided input on the plan. He went on to speak of how he saw the plan as a
compass and not a road map. He understood the talk around housing and cautioned that as housing
was spoken about for one sector, to also consider other sectors. He then briefly spoke of the funding
listed in the plan and how he appreciated the vision and the need for it beyond taxpayer funding.
He went on to speak of how he loved the accessory dwelling unit idea for housing and that it would
take time for all of the things listed. He would be in support.
Council Member Berna moved to approve the resolution. Council Member Stafford
seconded the motion. Upon roll call the resolution passed unanimously.
Resolution 42-25 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk
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Planning Commission (Subdivision Committee Elimination): An ordinance to amend Chapter
33 Departments, Boards, Commissions, and Authorities; Chapter 157 Notification and Public
Hearings; Chapter 166 Development; and Chapter 167 Tree Preservation and Protection of the
Unified Development Code to eliminate the Planning Commission Subdivision Committee.
City Attorney Kit Williams read the ordinance.
Britin Bostick, Long Range Planning/Special Projects Manager gave a brief description of the
history around the Subdivision Committee and its establishment. She went on to explain how the
Subdivision Committee had been created to do a lot of the technical work that City staff now did
and that it effectively no longer served the purpose it had served originally. She continued on to
describe the types of proposals the Subdivision Committee reviewed, and how many of those items
continued forward to the Planning Commission anyways for further review and approval. She
stated the item had a unanimous recommendation to forward from the Long Range Planning
Committee to the Planning Commission and that the City had received five comments in favor of
the proposal from members of the development community. She stated staff recommended
approval of the request and the Planning Commission forwarded it to the City Council
unanimously. She would be available for any questions.
Council Member Stafford 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 Berna 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 Rawn asked shall the ordinance pass. Upon roll call the ordinance passed
unanimously.
Ordinance 6833 as Recorded in the office of the City Clerk
Vacation-2024-0017: (1006 N. Marvin Ave/ Mcever Laundry, 440): An ordinance to approve
VAC-24-17 for property located at 1006 North Marvin Avenue in Ward 4 to vacate 0.26 acres of
utility easement.
City Attorney Kit Williams read the ordinance.
Jonathan Curth, Development Services Director gave a brief description of the ordinance. He
spoke of how the Water and Sewer Department had wanted to ensure there was adequate easement
remaining on the property, and that the applicant had worked in accommodating that request. He
stated that no other franchise utilities expressed any concerns, and that staff recommended
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approval with the two conditions outlined in the ordinance. He noted either Jake Chavis or
Matthew McKeever were present as the applicant for the item.
Council Member Berna moved to suspend the rules and go to the second reading. Council
Member Turk 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 Turk seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed unanimously.
City Attorney Kit Williams read the ordinance.
Council Member Moore acknowledged that the letter stated the request was for a laundry mat.
She then questioned if laundry mats would have impact on water and sewer capacity in the City.
Jonathan Curth stated the City's Water and Sewer Department had not expressed any concerns,
and he was not aware of any water pressure issues or sewer capacity issues in the area.
Council Member Moore stated she would follow up with the Water and Sewer Department.
Mayor Rawn asked shall the ordinance pass. Upon roll call the ordinance passed
unanimously.
Ordinance 6834 as Recorded in the office of the City Clerk
Annexation Appeal-2024-0002: (1777 N. Sunshine Rd./Leavitt, 359): An ordinance to annex
that property described in Annexation Petition ANX 24-002 submitted by Watkins, Boyer, Gray
& Curry for property located at 1777 North Sunshine Road adjacent to Ward 4 containing
approximately 3.0 acres.
City Attorney Kit Williams read the ordinance.
Jonathan Curth, Development Services Director gave a brief description of the ordinance and
displayed an image of the property in question for the City Council's review. He stated the property
was approximately three acres of land and included a single family dwelling and several
outbuildings. He referenced City Plan 2040 and how a guiding principal within that plan related
to boundaries and making them efficient, and that in considering the request, staff found that the
annexation would exacerbate one of the boundaries. He stated another item for consideration was
that the City needed to strive to annex environmentally sensitive areas, and that when staff
evaluated the property, they did not find any environmentally sensitive areas on the property. He
stated that neither the Fire nor Police Department had expressed any concerns over the request. He
then went on to describe the concerns staff had when evaluating the request for water and sewer
services. He acknowledged that staff also had concerns regarding annexing the property and
aggravating any administration of the public streets, whether that be in terms of paving or plowing
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them moving forward. He noted there had been public comment received on the request, with a lot
of it revolving around concerns regarding infrastructure availability and drainage that might occur
from the result of developing the property and some comments perceiving the request to be a
piecemeal development that could lead to unintended or undesirable consequences. He stated staff
recommended denial of the request, and the Planning Commission had a failed motion to forward
it to the City Council by a vote of four to four, and that the item was currently at the City Council
on appeal. He noted Will Kellstrom was present as the applicant for the item.
Council Member Min. Jones requested that Jonathan Curth elaborate on staff s concerns
regarding exacerbating boundary issues.
Jonathan Curth stated that over the years, Fayetteville had created a number of peninsulas and
islands while performing annexations, which impacted the provision of City services. He stated
staff determined that due to the properties location on the other side of Sunshine Road, it would
exacerbate it's boundary issues.
Will Kellstrom, Attorney with Watkins Boyer Gray & Curry PLLC gave a brief description of the
proposal. He stated the property had access to water and that there was a sewer in the adjacent
neighborhood that the developer could tie into. He went on to describe how the property was on
top of an existing peninsula, and that incorporating it into Fayetteville would create a more logical
boundary. He then briefly explained how the property would be developed in the future, whether
by county standards or by the City's standards if annexed, and explained that if it were by the
county's standards, the lots would be developed with septic, no sidewalks, less tree preservation
and less storm water regulations than what the City required, and that if it were annexed into the
City, it would allow more housing to be placed upon the property, there would be sidewalk, city
utilities, more tree preservation and more regulations overall. He went on to speak of City Plan
2040 and how he believe the proposal had met a good number of the plans guiding principles. He
also acknowledged how City Plan 2040 had been approved in 2020, which was before the City
found itself in its current condition of housing. He then briefly explained how the property was
perfectly suitable and would add to housing in the City without coming with a giant infrastructure
burden. He was available for questions.
Council Member Turk spoke of how the area was a mess in terms of where the borders were and
questioned how that could be squared up in the future.
Jonathan Curth gave a brief explanation of the ways annexations could happen statutorily. He
then stated that an election may be one of the only opportunities to close an area as described.
City Attorney Kit Williams spoke of how the City had not had very many annexation elections.
He went on to speak of the few annexations that had occurred during his time as City Attorney.
There was then a brief discussion between Council Member Turk and Jonathan Curth regarding
the history of the annexations in the area in question.
Council Member Min. Jones questioned if the City had to cover the costs of utilities,
infrastructures and public service for the annexation.
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Jonathan Curth stated that if the property were to be annexed, the developer would be expected
to bear the cost of extending lines. He then briefly spoke of cost shares and how the City incurred
costs of maintaining water and sewer lines into the future, and that if it occurred for lower density
housing, it could begin to make the City less fiscally solvent.
Council Member Min. Jones referenced an earlier comment regarding proper characterization of
sprawl and questioned if the applicant considered the request dense.
Jonathan Curth stated he could not speak to the applicant's assertion, and went on to explain
how the terms sprawl and infill allowed an element of subjectivity. He stated the property had 2 to
five attributes on the infill score table, which staff found to not constitute infill and oftentimes the
inverse of infill, which was sprawl.
Council Member Min. Jones requested the applicant come forth to answer her question.
Will Kellstrom stated Jonathan Curth had made a fair characterization of what was and wasn't
sprawl, and that it could be subjective. He stated his characterization of sprawl were properties
that did not have existing infrastructure, were outside fire response times and required massive
increases in the amount of infrastructure present that the City would then have to maintain. He
believed the property was not sprawl because it had water available and because sewer that the
City already had the burden of maintaining was extremely close.
Council Member Wiederkehr asked if the City Council could question the applicant on whether
or not they envisioned selling the property.
City Attorney Kit Williams stated the City Council had tremendous discretion in annexations,
and therefore he would allow that question.
Council Member Wiederkehr thanked City Attorney Kit Williams and stated that it would be a
question he would like for the owners or their representative to answer.
Will Kellstrom stated the property owners planned to sell the property to a developer.
There was then a brief discussion between Council Member Bunch and Jonathan Curth regarding
the area and which parts were in the County and which were in the City.
Council Member Bunch questioned where the sidewalks would go and how far the sewer would
have to run to connect to the property if it were annexed.
Jonathan Curth stated there was a sidewalk connection at the county subdivision to the north. He
went on to state water was available on Sunshine Road, and that there were two options for sewer
connection; acquiring easement from houses to the east to make the sewer connection or extend
the main line that was located to the north of the property.
Council Member Bunch asked if the easements would need to go through existing property.
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Jonathan Curth stated that was the initial evaluation, but staff had not seen development plans
so they were uncertain to what that might look like. He stated the Water and Sewer Department
had a strong preference that sewer lines be gravity flow, and that with the topography in the area,
it was unclear if gravity flow would work for the property.
Council Member Bunch stated that it seemed as though all of the City's past annexations had
been for larger portions of property. She questioned if Jonathan Curth knew of any smaller
annexations the City had had.
Jonathan Curth stated he could not think of one this size, but believed there had been one or two
small cases where a property owners septic system had failed, and they could be connected to
sewer by annexing into the City.
Council Member Bunch stated Council Member Turk had just told her of one instance on Salem
Road a couple of months back. She then spoke of how she considered if a property were large
enough when annexed in to put enough housing to create a significant enough tax base to make
the annexation more appropriate or sustainable for itself.
Council Member Moore questioned if there was a report on what the sewer capacity looked like
on that edge of town and its potential upgrade needs.
Jonathan Curth stated the Engineering Division had not identified any capacity issues in the area.
The City Council received 7 public comments regarding this ordinance.
Council Member Turk appreciated those that had come forth and voiced their opinion, and the
family for framing the context of why the item was currently before the City Council. She had
concerns regarding the site's topography, having to build another lift station and not being able to
use gravity feed into the sewer system and how that would be a large expense for the City. She
also had concerns regarding the small scale of the proposal. She did not believe she would be
supportive of the annexation.
Council Member Moore thanked Council Member Turk and echoed her comments. She stated
that as the City talked about sprawl and reviewed long term infrastructure investments, she believe
the City would have to start planning the areas in the County with more depth, because she had
concerns with septic and long term maintenance. She also had concerns with the low density of
housing and how that would not be a great deal for taxpayers to bear the burden. She spoke of how
once the property was annexed, it was then required for all city services, including trash trucks,
police and other things. She would not be supportive of the request.
Council Member Bunch agreed with comments from the previous council members. She went
on to speak of the rezoning on the property and how the City would not have the certainty of what
might be developed on the site, and that it could just be two houses, and would therefore not be
cost effective for the City. The low density of the proposal gave her pause.
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Council Member Berna spoke of how this was a difficult and complicated issue. He believed the
concerns that staff had presented were valid, and he would not be supporting the appeal.
Council Member Min. Jones stated that in listening to the community members present and
reviewing the boundary map, she could see an adverse impact of storm water runoff that could
affect neighbors, as well as sewer issues. She would not be in agreement to cause issues for the
neighbors that were already residing in the area.
Council Member Stafford thanked Jonathan Curth, Will Kellstrom, fellow council members as
well as the public for their comments. He spoke of how when reviewing an annexation, he had to
look at the City's growth in a 15 to 20 year lens. He stated that if the property were built under
what the county allowed, the houses would not be to Fayetteville's standards, and he viewed that
as causing more sprawl than less.
Council Member Turk 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 Turk moved to suspend the rules and go to the third and final reading.
Council Member Dr. Jones seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed
unanimously.
City Attorney Kit Williams read the ordinance.
Mayor Rawn asked shall the ordinance pass. Upon roll call the ordinance failed 2-6. Council
Member Stafford and Dr. Jones voted yes. Council Member Berna, Bunch, Turk, Min.
Jones, Moore and Wiederkehr voted no.
This ordinance failed.
Rezoning Appeal-2024-0057: (1777 N. Sunshine Rd./Leavitt, 359): An ordinance to rezone the
property described in Rezoning Petition RZN 2024-57 for approximately 3.0 acres located at 1777
North Sunshine Road in Ward 4 from R-A, Residential Agricultural to RSF-4, Residential Single -
Family, Four Units Per Acre.
Mayor Rawn asked for clarification on whether the item was still on the table for consideration
since the previous appeal had failed.
City Attorney Kit Williams stated the Mayor would still need to read the title of the item only,
and that a motion to table it indefinitely would be in order.
Mayor Rawn read the title of the ordinance.
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Council Member Berna moved to table the ordinance indefinitely. Council Member Turk
seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed unanimously.
This ordinance was tabled indefinitely.
Announcements:
Keith Macedo, Interim Chief of Staff stated there would be an Ordinance Review Committee
meeting immediately following the City Council meeting.
City Council Agenda Session Presentations: None
City Council Tour: None
Adjournment: 7:57 p.m.
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Molly Rawn, Mayor
Kara Paxton, City Clerk Treasurer
113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 www.fayetteville-ar.gov