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City of Fayetteville Arkansas
City Council Meeting
February 17, 2026
A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council was held on February 17, 2026 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, D’Andre Jones DHA, Sarah Moore, Scott Berna,
Sarah Bunch, Teresa Turk, Minister Monique Jones, Mayor Molly Rawn, City Attorney Kit
Williams, City Clerk Treasurer Kara Paxton, Chief of Staff Keith Macedo, Chief Financial Officer
Steven Dotson, Staff, Press and Audience. Absent: Council Member Mike Wiederkher.
Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor’s Announcements, Proclamations and Recognitions: None
City Council Meeting Presentations, Reports, and Discussion Items: None
Agenda Additions: None
Consent:
Approval of the February 3, 2026 City Council Meeting Minutes
Approved.
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
Mayor Molly Rawn
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
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Recognition of Funds Paid into Tree Escrow: A resolution to approve a budget adjustment in the
amount of $46,474.00 to transfer a tree escrow balance for the planting of mitigation trees in
various locations throughout the City of Fayetteville.
Resolution 46-26 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk
New HVAC from Elite Building Solutions for YRCC: A resolution to approve the purchase and
installation of a 10-ton HVAC system in the amount of $79,797.50 from Elite Building Solutions
for the Yvonne Richardson Community Center, pursuant to Resolution 265-21, and to approve a
budget adjustment.
Resolution 47-26 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk
2026 Budget Re-Appropriation Request: A resolution to amend the 2026 Adopted Budget by re-
appropriating $187,993,330.00 in bonded or ongoing capital projects and outstanding obligations
and grant funded items.
Resolution 48-26 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk
Approval of a Contract with Forvis Mazars, LLP to Execute External Audit: A resolution to
approve the fourth one year contract with Forvis, LLP for auditing services for the 2025 Audit in
an amount not to exceed $169,756.00, with an option to renew for up to one additional one year
term.
Resolution 49-26 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk
Water Sewer Work Truck Replacement through Rush Truck Center: A resolution to approve the
purchase of an International utility body truck from Rush Truck Centers in the amount of
$99,084.40, pursuant to a Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Contract.
Resolution 50-26 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk
Water Sewer Work Truck Replacement through River City Hydraulics Inc.: A resolution to
authorize the purchase of a Jetter truck from River City Hydraulics in the amount of $224,609.01,
pursuant to a Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Contract.
Resolution 51-26 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk
Water Sewer, Transportation and Solid Waste Equipment Replacements through JA Riggs Tractor
Co.: A resolution to authorize the purchase of one Caterpillar Skid Steer and four Caterpillar
Excavators from J.A. Riggs Tractor Company for the total amount of $682,012.81 plus any
applicable surcharges, freight charges, and delivery fees, pursuant to a Sourcewell Cooperative
Purchasing Contract.
Resolution 52-26 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk
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Approve an Agreement with Waste Corporation of Arkansas: A resolution to approve an
agreement with Waste Corporation of Arkansas, LLC d/b/a GLF Environmental for the hauling
and disposal of solid waste in the City of Fayetteville for a period of 2 years with automatic
renewals for two additional 2 year terms.
Resolution 53-26 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk
Calara Land (AR), LLC Cost Share Agreement: A resolution to waive formal competitive bidding
and approve a cost share agreement with Calara Land (AR), LLC for upgrades to the Owl Creek
Sewer Lift Station with a refund to be paid by the City in an amount not to exceed $898,746.95,
to approve a project contingency in the amount of $44,937.35, and to approve a budget adjustment.
Resolution 54-26 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk
RJN Group, Inc. Engineering Services Agreement: A resolution to approve a Professional
Engineering Services Agreement with RJN Group, Inc., pursuant to RFQ #25-01 Selection #13, in
an amount not to exceed $843,610.00 for Phase I of the 2026 Wastewater Collection System
Master Plan, to approve a project contingency in the amount of $160,380.00, and to approve a
budget adjustment.
Resolution 55-26 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk
516 North Fallin Avenue Sewer Damage Claim: A resolution pursuant to §39.10(C)(4) of the
Fayetteville City Code to authorize a payment of $100,000.00 to Chris Skrocki for a sewer damage
claim arising at 516 North Fallin Avenue.
Council Member Stafford pulled this item off Consent.
Application for a Federal Aid Grant through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage
Development (BUILD) Grant Program: A resolution to authorize an application for an 80/20
federal-aid grant through the US Department of Transportation Build Grant Program in an amount
not to exceed $800,000.00 for a Comprehensive Transportation Planning Study of the Wedington
Corridor.
Resolution 56-26 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk
Council Member Berna moved to accept the Consent Agenda as read. Council Member
Moore seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed 6-0. Council Member Stafford,
Dr. Jones, Moore, Berna, Bunch, and Turk voted yes. Council Member Min. Jones was
absent when the vote was called. Council Member Wiederkehr was absent.
516 North Fallin Avenue Sewer Damage Claim: A resolution pursuant to §39.10(C)(4) of the
Fayetteville City Code to authorize a payment of $100,000.00 to Chris Skrocki for a sewer damage
claim arising at 516 North Fallin Avenue.
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Council Member Stafford explained that he would like to table the item since Mr. Skrocki was
not available to attend.
Council Member Stafford moved to table the resolution to the March 5, 2026, City Council
meeting. Council Member Berna seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed 6-0.
Council Member Stafford, Dr. Jones, Moore, Berna, Bunch, and Turk voted yes. Council
Member Minister Jones was absent when the vote was called. Council Member Wiederkehr
was absent.
This resolution was tabled to the March 5, 2026 City Council meeting.
Unfinished Business:
RZN 2025-0050 West Michael Cole Drive: An ordinance to rezone the property described in
Rezoning Petition RZN 2025-0050 for approximately 7.67 acres located at 5901 West Michael
Cole Drive in Ward 4 from R-A, Residential-Agricultural to RI-12, Residential Intermediate, 12
Units Per Acre and CCR, Conservation, Cultural, and Recreation subject to a conservation
easement. At the January 6, 2026 City Council meeting, this ordinance was left on the first reading.
At the January 20, 2026 City Council meeting, this ordinance was amended and left on the second
reading. At the February 3, 2026 City Council meeting, this ordinance was left on the third and
final reading, and tabled to the February 17, 2026 City Council meeting.
Jonathan Curth, Development Services Director, briefly summarized the applicant’s request,
concurred that the item was left on the third and final reading during the last council meeting, and
noted that city staff and Planning Commission recommended approval of the rezone request.
Dirk Thibodeau, Swope Consulting, applicant’s representative explained that the applicant is
currently working with their consulted engineer. The applicant’s hope is to remove the requirement
for the detention pond and work toward water quality.
Council Member Moore asked the applicant if he could provide a timeframe of when he would
receive the report.
Dirk Thibodeau explained that he only recently requested to remove the pond within the detention
area but did not have an estimated timeframe of when he would receive the report.
Council Member Moore directed her next question to city staff. She asked how often the City
approves requests to remove the requirement for a detention pond and only manage the water
quality.
Justin Bland, City Engineer stated, “that question has come up occasionally. Basically, what the
drainage manual requires is that if you don’t do the on-site stormwater detention, you have to do
a flood study showing that, basically, that’s not going to make anything worse.” “So, you have to
prove that you’re not going to encroach downstream or make anything worse downstream.”
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Council Member Moore asked, “if we were to approve tonight, the way it stands, the plan that
has been looked at as they’re doing detention within the CCR. Is that correct?”
Justin Bland, stated “we only looked at preliminary plans, so nothing is set in stone at this point.”
Council Member Moore referenced a previous question asked by Council Member Turk.
Ultimately, Council Member Moore was concerned that approving the item, as is, might set a
precedent in creating a Conservation, Cultural, and Recreational (CCR) District.
Jonathan Curth explained that the piece of property being discussed was open pasture and
typically plantings are associated with drainage ponds that could improve the vegetation in the
area.
A brief discussion occurred between Council Member Stafford, Justin Bland and Jonathan Curth.
Mr. Curth explained that city staff has only seen preliminary drawings.
A brief discussion occurred between Council Member Turk and Jonathan Curth. Mr. Curth
responded and explained the applicant would be the appropriate person to ask the question
regarding how long it takes to obtain a drainage report. Mr. Curth went on to explain what happens
once the drainage report is submitted to city staff. He estimated the timeframe of about two weeks
for a typical first review opportunity for the city’s engineering staff to review a drainage plan.
Dirk Thibodeau again explained that he has not received an estimated timeframe of when he will
receive the report.
A brief discussion occurred between Council Member Turk and Dirk Thibodeau about the
floodplain area on the property. Mr. Thibodeau explained that he was hesitant to say yes to her
request to move the zoning lines. He went on to say that the CCR is located in the lowest portion
of the development. He also explained if detention was required it would encroach into the other
zoning area.
Council Member Turk voiced her concerns of setting a precedent with CCR, floodplain area
within the RI-12 zoned area, and creating a detention pond within the CCR area. She finalized her
comment by suggesting the item be tabled until May since the applicant did not have a timeframe
for when the report would be completed.
Council Member Turk motioned to table the ordinance to the first council meeting in May
of 2026. The motion died due to a lack of a second.
Council Member Moore explained that she initially had the same concerns that Council Member
Turk had voiced. She went on to explain that the city had an additional review process in place
that alleviated her concerns and she did not want to hold up the project longer than necessary.
A brief discussion occurred between Council Member Stafford, Jonathan Curth, and City Attorney
Kit Williams. Mr. Curth again referenced that he had only seen the preliminary drawings but that
the preliminary drawings did match what the applicant had explained earlier, which would place
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the detention pond within the lowest portion of the site. City Attorney Kit Williams explained it
would be difficult to set a precedent when dealing with land. City Attorney Williams finalized his
comments by explaining that the council will be responsible for reviewing each individual request
to create a CCR and determining what areas are appropriate for the newly created CCR zoning
district.
Council Member Turk asked if the applicant would consider redrawing the zoning lines so that
the detention pond would not be located within the area zoned CCR.
Phil Swope, Swope Consulting, answered the question by saying the applicant is open to
redrawing the lines. He finalized his comments by explaining the detention pond would be placed
at the lowest point on the site.
Council Member Turk motioned to amend zoning areas by redrawing lines so that the CCR
portion would not include the detention pond. Council Member Minister Jones seconded the
motion. Upon roll call the motion failed 2-5. Council Member Stafford, Dr. Jones, Moore,
Berna, and Bunch voted no. Council Member Turk and Min. Jones voted yes. Council
Member Wiederkehr was absent.
Council Member Stafford called for a point of clarification regarding the zoning lines in
reference to the detention pond.
City Attorney Kit Williams explained that the city would require the applicant to provide a legal
description detailing the information regarding the placement of the detention pond.
Council Member Berna stated, “I’m a little uncomfortable with trying to come up with the spirit
of the law when the ordinance and zoning described doesn’t mention that. That’s an error on our
part, and we should probably go back and revisit it. I don’t think that doing it now is appropriate,
and especially with what we’ve just be told about not having a legal description.”
Mayor Rawn asked shall the ordinance pass. Upon roll call the motion passed 5-2. Council
Member Stafford, Dr. Jones, Moore, Berna, and Bunch voted yes. Council Member Turk
and Min. Jones voted no. Council Member Wiederkehr was absent.
Ordinance 6975 as Recorded in the office of the City Clerk
PZD 2025-0005 North Crossover Road & East Zion Road: An ordinance to approve a Planned
Zoning District entitled PZD-2025-005 for approximately 9 acres located at North Crossover Road
and East Zion Road in Ward 3. At the February 3, 2026 City Council meeting, this ordinance was
left on the first reading.
Mayor Rawn explained that the applicant had requested to table the ordinance to the March 5,
2026, City Council meeting.
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Jonathan Curth, Development Services Director, verified that the city had received the request
to table from the applicant.
Council Member Berna motioned to table the ordinance to the March 5, 2026, City Council
meeting. Council Member Dr. Jones seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed
7-0. Council Member Stafford, Dr. Jones, Moore, Berna, Bunch, Turk, and Min. Jones voted
yes. Council Member Mike Wiederkehr was absent.
There was a brief discussion between Council Member Min. Jones and Jonathan Curth. Mr. Curth
explained that there were two primary reasons the applicant requested to table. First, the applicant’s
representative was not available to attend the meeting and second, the applicant needed additional
time to respond to the questions raised by council during the last meeting.
This ordinance was left on the first reading and tabled to the March 5, 2026 City Council
meeting.
New Business:
Renaming of City Hall Annex Building: A resolution to rename the City Hall Annex to the Lioneld
Jordan Municipal Annex.
Council Member Dr. Jones read the resolution. Dr. Jones also explained that Solomon Birchfield,
representative of the Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.
Solomon Birchfield, member of the Delta Omicron Omega Chapter, provided a summary of the
history of the Delta Omicron Omega Chapter of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity. He explained that the
fraternity is a historically African American social services fraternity founded on September 19,
1963, at Morgan State College, now known as Morgan State University. The fraternity is the fifth
largest, predominately African American fraternity focusing on scholarship, leadership,
citizenship, fidelity and brotherhood with over 30,000 members and hundreds of chapters
nationwide. Former mayor, Lioneld Jordan, was initiated into the fraternity in 2024. He finalized
his comments referencing due to Lioneld Jordan’s commitment and service to the community,
identifying the fraternity was proposing to rename the City’s annex building to the Lioneld Jordan
Annex.
Council Member Dr. Jones requested Mr. Birchfield to explain the reasons that the annex
building was selected as the building to be renamed to honor the former mayor.
Mr. Birchfield listed the reasons why the annex was selected. He explained that the former mayor,
Lioneld Jordan, lead the renovation of the building in his last term as mayor. He explained the
building has a historic significant meaning to since Officer Stephen Carr was killed while on duty
at this location. He finalized his comments by explaining the building currently houses the
Geographic Information Systems, Human Resources, Community Resources, Parks and
Recreation Department and the city’s gym.
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Council Member Berna asked, “Council Member Jones, do you know if the city has a policy
about how we go about naming trails, benches, and buildings?”
Council Member Dr. Jones explained that if there was a policy in place he would have followed
that policy prior to bringing the item before the City Council.
Keith Macedo, Chief of Staff, stated, “We currently do not have a policy on city building
renaming. That’s something the mayor and I worked on a little bit, and we’ve asked a couple other
cities in the region how they handle that. We do have policies on renaming streets, and we have
policies on renaming parks, but we do not have one currently on city facilities. But we definitely
have benefited from those other two from parks and streets, so it’s something that we worked on
a little bit on, trying to provide some guardrails for the City Council going forward”.
The City Council received 3 public comments regarding this resolution.
Council Member Stafford, expressed his gratitude to Council Member Dr. Jones for bringing the
resolution forward. He expressed his hesitance in approving the item due to feeling that the annex
building lacked significance in stature to recognize the work the former mayor completed.
Council Member Min. Jones asked for an estimation of what the total costs were for rebranding
to honor the former mayor, Lioneld Jordan.
Mr. Macedo estimated the cost for additional signage around the building would be around $1,500
Council Member Berna echoed Council Member Stafford’s statements.
Council Member Moore commended Dr. Jones for bringing the item forward. Council Member
Moore referenced the fact that February is Black History month and the appropriateness of the
item being discussed around brotherhood being elevated and brought forward. She finalized her
comments by explaining she had concerns with council pausing the item when there is no policy
in place regarding the topic of renaming buildings honoring past leaders of the City of Fayetteville.
She felt that since the cost was so minimal at this time, she hoped to honor former mayor, Lioneld
Jordan and approving the item.
Council Member Bunch echoed the comments made by Council Member Stafford and Council
Member Berna. She expressed her appreciation of the former mayor’s dedication he had shown to
the community. She referenced her longtime friendship with the former mayor expressing her
thoughts of the former mayor, identifying him as a workhorse of the Fayetteville community.
Council Member Turk agreed with the accolades that Council Member Bunch had referenced.
However, Council Member Turk felt it was important to pause the item and create a renaming city
building’s policy.
Council Member Dr. Jones summarized the due diligence that he and the fraternity had taken
when considering bringing forward the item to rename the annex building to honor former mayor,
Lioneld Jordan. He explained that Mr. Jordan had not sought to have the building renamed, it was
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quite the opposite. He explained Mr. Jordan was humbled and very grateful to the City Council for
considering renaming the annex to honor his commitment to the community.
A brief discussion occurred between Council Member Stafford and City Attorney Kit Williams.
City Attorney Williams explained that subcommittees can be formal or informal as long as the
final decision is left with the City Council.
Council Member Min. Jones stated, “Dr. Jones, thank you for bringing this forward in our
meeting this past weekend with the NAACP. Our theme was for such a time as this, I am about
right now doing things because we don’t know what tomorrow will hold. I am grateful that you
and the fraternity were thoughtful in bringing this forward. He deserves it. He put in a lot of work.
He is an epitome of what services to Fayetteville and why would we wait to honor him? I think we
move forward, honoring him and still setting up an ad hoc committee, moving forward. But what
will change if we have a committee? What will change if we have a policy? Will he be around to
see it? I’m just saying for such a time as this is it’s right, right now to go ahead and honor him. So
thank you again.”
Council Member Dr. Jones thanked Council Member Min. Jones for her comments. He went on
and summarized the community’s support to bring this item forward. He detailed the work that
former mayor, Lioneld Jordan completed during his time as mayor for the community.
Council Member Min. Jones motioned to approve the resolution. Council Member Dr. Jones
seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed 7-0. Council Member Stafford, Dr.
Jones, Moore, Berna, Bunch, Turk, and Min. Jones voted yes. Council Member Wiederkehr
was absent.
Resolution 57-26 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk
RZN 2025-0074 South Morningside Dr. & East McClinton St.: An ordinance to rezone the
property described in Rezoning Petition RZN 2025-74 for approximately 0.23 acres located at
1023 South Morningside Drive and 691 East McClinton Street in Ward 1 from NC, Neighborhood
Conservation to UN, Urban Neighborhood.
City Attorney Kit Williams read the ordinance.
Jonathan Curth, Development Services Director, gave a presentation and explained the request
of the applicant. He explained that city staff found the request to be compatible from a land use
standpoint since the UN Zoning District allows for a wide variety of uses at a moderate scale. He
went on to explain the allowances under the zoning code to include but not limited to apartments,
services, single family homes, and duplexes. He also stated that the request was consistent with
the city’s long-range plans and finalized his comments by explaining the Planning Commission
recommended approval of the item.
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A brief discussion occurred between Council Member Turk and Jonathan Curth. Mr. Curth
referenced the building code standards that dictate how far apart detached units must be from
each other.
Council Member Moore motioned 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
7-0. Council Member Stafford, Dr. Jones, Moore, Berna, Bunch, Turk, and Min. Jones
voted yes. Council Member Wiederkehr was absent.
City Attorney Kit Williams read the ordinance.
Mayor Rawn asked shall the ordinance pass. Upon roll call the motion passed 6-1. Council
Member Stafford, Dr. Jones, Moore, Berna, Bunch, and Min. Jones voted yes. Council
Member Turk voted no. Council Member Wiederkehr was absent.
Ordinance 6976 as Recorded in the office of the City Clerk
RZN 2025-0071 South Willow Avenue: An ordinance to rezone the property described in
Rezoning Petition RZN 2025-71 for approximately 1.80 acres located at 416 South Willow
Avenue in Ward 1 from NC, Neighborhood Conservation to UN, Urban Neighborhood and RI-U,
Residential Intermediate, Urban.
City Attorney Kit Williams read the ordinance.
Jonathan Curth Development Services Director gave a presentation and explained the request of
the applicant. Mr. Curth highlighted several details during his presentation and explained that city
staff found the request to be compatible with the Walker Park area. He finalized his comments and
stated the request was consistent with the future land use map, if approved would reduce the tree
preservation requirement from 20% to 15%, and verified that the Planning Commission
recommended approval of the item.
Wes Bates, co-applicant, gave a presentation explaining his request. Mr. Bates explained that he
and his co-applicant had a difficult time deciding where to draw the line to distinguish the zoned
areas. Mr. Bates also explained that his co-applicant owned land adjacent to the land that they have
requested to rezone and that ultimately caused difficulties in deciding where the line should be
drawn. He finalized his comments by asking for the City Council to leave the ordinance on the
first reading. He explained he needed time to obtain legal descriptions of the property, and he also
wanted to have time to talk with city staff.
This ordinance was left on the First Reading.
RZN 2025-0067 South Crossover Road: An ordinance to rezone the property described in
Rezoning Petition RZN 2025-67 for approximately 2.42 acres located at 660 South Crossover
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Road in Ward 1 from RSF-4, Residential Single-Family, Four Units Per Acre and C-2,
Thoroughfare Commercial to UT, Urban Thoroughfare.
City Attorney Kit Williams read the ordinance.
Jonathan Curth, Development Services Director, gave a presentation explaining the applicant’s
request. Mr. Curth went on to explain that if the property was rezoned it would change the tree
preservation requirements to 15% for the total area as opposed to the initial split zoning where one
area had a tree preservation requirement of 25% and the other had a requirement of 15%. Mr. Curth
finalized his comments by verifying city staff and the Planning Commission recommended
approval of the item.
Council Member Turk shared her concerns of a lack of intermediate zoning.
Jonathan Curth, addressed the concerns voiced by Council Member Turk. He explained that city
staff felt that there was a natural buffer in place due to the larger lots that exist on Crossover.
A brief discussion occurred between Council Member Turk and Jonathan Curth regarding a future
item that may come before City Council that mirrors this request.
A brief discussion occurred between Council Member Stafford and Jonathan Curth. Mr. Curth
answered yes to Council Member Stafford’s question of if the future request was like the 2040
plan for the intersection for Crossover and Huntsville Rd that is considered like a tier one or tier
two node.
Council Member Moore referenced the wide variety of uses that fall under UT. She went on to
ask if the applicant would be open to striking out specific uses.
Mr. Curth explained that the council could not amend to strike certain uses. He explained that
only the applicant had the right to offer a bill of assurance.
City Attorney Kit Williams reminded the council that only the applicant, not council, had a right
to offer a bill of assurance.
Mayor Rawn asked for Council Member Moore to provide clarification on what 17 and 18 were.
Council Member Moore explained that 17 is transportation, trades, services and car wash
stations. She went on to identify that 18 is gasoline service stations, drive-ins, and drive through
restaurants. She finalized her comments by bringing attention to past discussions regarding use 17
and 18 and the saturation of these uses.
Philip Davis, stated he was the applicant, spoke and explained that he had originally requested to
rezone the property to C-2 but the Planning Commission recommended the property to be rezoned
to UT to fit future growth plans.
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Council Member Stafford gave his final comments and referred to the area as a tier center and
stated it should be treated and developed as a tier center. He finalized his comments stating that
the request was appropriate and matched the city’s future land use plans. He voiced that he was in
support of the ordinance.
Council Member Berna motioned to suspend the rules and go to the third and final reading.
Council Member Stafford seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed 7-0. Council
Member Stafford, Dr. Jones, Moore, Berna, Bunch Turk, and Min. Jones voted yes. Council
Member Wiederkehr was absent.
City Attorney Kit Williams read the ordinance.
Mayor Rawn asked shall the ordinance pass. Upon roll call the ordinance passed 7-0. Council
Member Stafford, Dr. Jones, Moore, Berna, Bunch Turk, and Min. Jones voted yes. Council
Member Wiederkehr was absent.
Ordinance 6977 as Recorded in the office of the City Clerk
RZN 2025-0073 South West Avenue: An ordinance to rezone the property described in Rezoning
Petition RZN 2025-73 for approximately 0.30 acres located at 1149 South West Avenue in Ward
1 from RMF-24, Residential Multi-Family, Twenty-Four Units Per Acre to RI-U, Residential
Intermediate-Urban.
City Attorney Kit Williams read the ordinance.
Jonathan Curth, Development Services Director, gave a presentation explaining the applicant’s
request. During his presentation he provided a description of the property and explained that a
dilapidated house was recently removed from the property. He went on to explain that city staff
recommended approval since the RI-U Zoning District allows single, two, three and four family
dwellings. He also identified the other uses within RI-U that would promote a diversity of housing
types with access to transit services. He finalized his comments by verifying that city staff and the
Planning Commission recommended approval of the item.
Council Member Stafford stated, “this is in ward one, and I was a little surprised I hadn’t heard
anything from the public, so I was proactive and reached out to a neighbor I know a couple doors
to the south, and she was familiar with the rezoning request and in favor of it. So, I just wanted to
share that I do think it is an appropriate request.
Council Member Stafford motioned to suspend the rules and go to the 3rd and final reading.
Council Member Dr. Jones seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed 7-0.
Council Member Stafford, Dr. Jones, Moore, Berna, Bunch, Turk and Min. Jones voted yes.
Council Member Wiederkehr was absent.
City Attorney Kit Williams read the ordinance.
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Mayor Rawn asked shall the ordinance pass. Upon roll call the ordinance passed 7-0. Council
Member Stafford, Dr. Jones, Moore, Berna, Bunch Turk, and Min. Jones voted yes. Council
Member Wiederkehr was absent.
Ordinance 6978 as Recorded in the office of the City Clerk
Announcements:
City Clerk Treasurer Kara Paxton announced that the city was currently accepting applications
for board, committee, and commission vacancies and that the deadline to file was 5p.m. on Friday,
February 20, 2026.
Keith Macedo, Chief of Staff announced that the Environmental Action Committee was accepting
nominations for the 2026 mayor’s environmental stewardship award through March 1, 2026. He
also announced that the city is accepting nominations for its 2026 Historic Preservation Awards
through April 3, 2026. His final announcement was that the originally scheduled City Council
meeting on March 3rd, 2026 has been moved to March 5th, 2026 due to the March 3rd, 2026
elections.
City Council Agenda Session Presentations: None
City Council Tour: None
Adjournment: 7:05p.m.
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Molly Rawn, Mayor Kara Paxton, City Clerk Treasurer