HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-10-17 - Minutes -Meeting:Neighborhood Interest Forum
Date:October 17, 2019
Location:City Hall, Room 219
Attendants:Will Dockery, Lisa Orton, Robin Devine, Lucas Regnier, Donna Daniels, Rick
McKinney, Sarah Harrell
Will Dockery called the meeting to order at 5:31 pm.
1.Minutes from 09/19/19 were approved.
2.Membership discussion
a.Rules (rules passed unanimously)
i.No more than 3 members per ward
ii.Three absences with no communication will result in removal from the
board
iii.Open to all Fayetteville residents
iv.Officers will serve a term of 1 year
b.Membership Make-up
i.Try to bring in variety of residents regardless of housing status
ii.Try to bring in members from all wards
3.Neighborhood News Roundtable
a.From Rick McKinney
i.Drainage is an issue in the Scull Creek area. Recent rainfall pushed rats
out of the woods.
ii.Deer still a nuisance - recent count showed 48 herds at Mt. Sequoyah
iii.Still seeing “backpack” theft - one lady had the cable on her bike cut and
her bike stolen.
iv.Some of the older neighborhoods could use better lighting
v.Seeing issues of people parking on sidewalks
b.From Donna Daniels
i.School traffic flow on the east side still an issue
ii.Appears to be an increase in crime along Salem and Wedington
c.From Lisa Orton
i.Has received emails about issues from people in her area asking what
can be done
ii.NIF group discussed the extent of our responsibility in resolving issues
that are handled by other city groups. It was decided that we would
provide the contact information or other guidelines for the person to use
to follow up on their issue. We won’t follow up for them.
d.From Will Dockery
i.Upcoming Raven development will bring in more traffic
ii.Gas station possible on the corner of Mt. Comfort
e.From Robin Devine
i.Her neighborhood was rezoned a year ago and development has been
welcomed within the guidelines established during rezoning
ii.Was unable to access the city survey for water run-off. Will said that the
third round should be opening for input soon
iii.Roundabout at Beechwood not yet fully open but appears to be too small
for big rigs
iv.Due to a work conflict, she will be resigning her position on the board
f.From Lucas Regnier
i.Improvements on Old Wire are almost done
ii.Working on protected crosswalks
iii.The area is well lit, including the broad trail
iv.Curious about the future of Rolling HIlls
1.Armadillos were part of a traffic test and should be coming out
soon
4.General Discussion
a.Driveway ordinance - new construction driveways have of a minimum of 10 ft up
to 20% of lot. Garages can face the street but can’t block the front door.
b.Entertainment District - tabled indefinitely
c.Historic Preservation Ordinance - meeting was in session at the same time. No
zoning regulations previously, just Historic in name. Rick is following up on this.
d.Parking by historic train station
5.Committee Business
a.Next meeting is scheduled for November 21, 5:30 pm, room 219.
b.Agenda for November
i.Discuss strategies to get information about meetings to increase
attendance (Stacy from NWA Gazette)
ii.Sustainability - Lisa O
iii.Discuss town hall type meetings once a quarter. Each town hall meeting
would revolve around a specific ward.
iv.Voting in new members
v.Round table
Will Dockery adjourned the meeting at 6:54
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