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Home My WebLink About071525 Final Agenda ResultsCity Council Final Agenda Results July 15, 2025 Page 1 of 5 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479)575-8323 www.fayetteville-ar.gov City of Fayetteville Arkansas City Council Meeting July 15, 2025 A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council was held on July 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM in Room 219 of the City Administration Building Located at 113 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas. Meeting Information: 1.WEBINAR ID: 852 1962 3802 PUBLIC REGISTRATION LINK: HTTPS://US06WEB.ZOOM.US/WEBINAR/ REGISTER/WN_25S6JIMGS3GFRKX7A86DEQ#/REGISTRATION AGENDAITEMCOMMENT@FAYETTEVILLE-AR.GOV Call to Order Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance Mayor' s Announcements, Proclamations and Recognitions City Council Meeting Presentations, Reports and Discussion Items Proposed Agenda Additions Consent City Council Final Agenda Results July 15, 2025 Page 2 of 5 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479)575-8323 www.fayetteville-ar.gov A.1. APPROVAL OF THE JUNE 17, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES APPROVED. A.2. APPROVAL OF THE JULY 1, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES APPROVED. A.3. DRAKE STREET TRAIL CONNECTION: A RESOLUTION TO AWARD BID #25-36 AND AUTHORIZE A CONTRACT WITH GRANT GARRETT EXCAVATING, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,558,910.80 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DRAKE STREET TRAIL CONNECTION PROJECT; TO APPROVE A PROJECT CONTINGENCY IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000.00; TO AUTHORIZE A TRI-PARTY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY, NORTHWEST ARKANSAS REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION, AND THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO ACCEPT ADDITIONAL FEDERAL-AID TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $710,534.00; AND TO APPROVE A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT PASSED AND SHALL BE RECORDED AS RESOLUTION 159-25 A.4. MURAL SERVICE CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER: A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE CHANGE ORDER NO. 1 TO THE CONTRACT WITH AGAR, LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF $9,200.00 FOR THE CHANGE IN MURAL LOCATION – WEST AVENUE MURAL PROJECT PASSED AND SHALL BE RECORDED AS RESOLUTION 160-25 A.5. AIRPORT BUSINESS PLAN: A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE TASK ORDER NO. 12 WITH GARVER, LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF $49,983.48 FOR SERVICES RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN AIRPORT BUSINESS PLAN, AND TO APPROVE A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT PASSED AND SHALL BE RECORDED AS RESOLUTION 161-25 A.6. UNDERWOOD PARK IMPROVEMENTS: A RESOLUTION TO AWARD BID #25-38 AND AUTHORIZE A CONTRACT WITH LEGACY CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,628,930.66 FOR PHASE 1 CONSTRUCTION AT UNDERWOOD PARK, TO City Council Final Agenda Results July 15, 2025 Page 3 of 5 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479)575-8323 www.fayetteville-ar.gov APPROVE A PROJECT CONTINGENCY IN THE AMOUNT OF $250,000.00, AND TO APPROVE A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT – PARK IMPROVEMENT BOND PROJECT PASSED AND SHALL BE RECORDED AS RESOLUTION 162-25 A.7. BOND UNDERWRITER CONTRACT: A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH STEPHENS, INC. PURSUANT TO RFQ 25-05 FOR BOND UNDERWRITING AND RELATED SERVICES PASSED AND SHALL BE RECORDED AS RESOLUTION 163-25 A.8. INTENT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TOWARD ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS: A RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE CITY COUNCIL’S INTENT TO APPROPRIATE UP TO $450,000.00 FROM THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE TO SUPPORT INITIATIVES ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS AT THE JULY 15, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING THIS ITEM WAS PULLED FROM CONSENT TO NEW BUSINESS. PASSED AND SHALL BE RECORDED AS RESOLUTION 165-25 Unfinished Business B.1. VACATION-2025-0013: (3661 W. WEDINGTON DR.): AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE VAC-25-13 FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3661 WEST WEDINGTON DRIVE IN WARD 4 TO VACATE 0.95 ACRES OF TREE PRESERVATION AREA CONTINGENT ON THE DEDICATION OF A REPLACEMENT TREE PRESERVATION EASEMENT TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 2.3 ACRES AND OTHER CONDITIONS AT THE JULY 15, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING THIS ITEM WAS AMENDED AND PASSED. SHALL BE RECORDED AS ORDINANCE 6894 B.2. ESTABLISHMENT OF FAYETTEVILLE RENTERS COUNCIL: AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE RENTERS’ COUNCIL REPRESENTING THE INTERESTS OF RENTERS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE TO ADVISE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ON PUBLIC POLICY MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE TO RENTERS CITYWIDE IN CHAPTER 33 OF THE FAYETTEVILLE CITY CODE AT THE JULY 15, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING THIS ITEM WAS TABLED City Council Final Agenda Results July 15, 2025 Page 4 of 5 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479)575-8323 www.fayetteville-ar.gov TO THE AUGUST 5, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. New Business C.1. FAYETTEVILLE LOCAL POLICE PENSION AND RELIEF FUND CONSOLIDATION WITH A 3% COLA: AN ORDINANCE TRANSFERRING ADMINISTRATION OF RETIREMENT COVERAGE FOR ELIGIBLE MEMBERS OF THE FAYETTEVILLE POLICE PENSION AND RELIEF FUND TO THE ARKANSAS LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM (LOPFI) AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN IRREVOCABLE AGREEMENT WITH LOPFI PASSED AND SHALL BE RECORDED AS ORDINANCE 6895 C.2. RECYCLING AND TRASH DIVISION RATE STUDY: A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT AND ADOPT THE 2025 RECYCLING AND TRASH COLLECTION RATE STUDY PASSED AND SHALL BE RECORDED AS RESOLUTION 164-25 C.3. RECYCLING AND TRASH DIVISION RATE INCREASE ADOPTION: AN ORDINANCE TO ALIGN THE CITY’S RECYCLING AND TRASH COLLECTION RATES WITH THE RECENT RATE STUDY AND INCREASE THE RECYCLING AND TRASH USER FEE BY 9.5% FOR 2026 AND 7.5% FOR 2027 BY AMENDING § 50.40 (A) RATES FOR SERVICES OF THE FAYETTEVILLE CITY CODE AT THE JULY 15, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING THIS ITEM WAS TABLED TO THE AUGUST 5, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. C.4. REZONING (EAST OF 1228 S. WEST AVE./BATES-SIEMEK, 562): AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN REZONING PETITION RZN 2025-21 FOR APPROXIMATELY 0.12 ACRES LOCATED EAST OF 1228 SOUTH WEST AVENUE IN WARD 1 FROM RMF-24, RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY, 24 UNITS PER ACRE TO UN, URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD, SUBJECT TO A BILL OF ASSURANCE PASSED AND SHALL BE RECORDED AS ORDINANCE 6897 C.5. AMEND §167.04 TREE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION DURING DEVELOPMENT: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND § 167.04 TREE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION DURING DEVELOPMENT TO PROVIDE THE CITY COUNCIL City Council Final Agenda Results July 15, 2025 Page 5 of 5 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479)575-8323 www.fayetteville-ar.gov INCREASED POTENTIAL REQUIREMENTS WHEN AN APPLICANT SEEKS TO VACATE A TREE PRESERVATION EASEMENT AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY PASSED AND SHALL BE RECORDED AS ORDINANCE 6896 C.6. VAC-2025-0007 (APPEAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION DENIAL): AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE VAC-25-07 FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7 SOUTH UNIVERSITY AVENUE IN WARD 2 TO VACATE A PORTION OF AIRSPACE ABOVE AN EXISTING PLATTED ALLEY RIGHT-OF-WAY AT THE JULY 15, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING THIS ITEM WAS TABLED TO THE AUGUST 5, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. C.7. RZN-2025-0011 (APPEAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION DENIAL): AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN REZONING PETITION RZN 2025-11 FOR APPROXIMATELY 2.83 ACRES LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF WEST CENTER STREET AND NORTH UNIVERSITY AVENUE IN WARD 2 FROM RMF-40, RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY, 40 UNITS PER ACRE AND DG, DOWNTOWN GENERAL TO MSC, MAIN STREET CENTER, SUBJECT TO A BILL OF ASSURANCE AT THE JULY 15, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING THIS ITEM WAS TABLED TO THE AUGUST 5, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. City Council Tour Announcements Adjournment 8:29 p.m.