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Fayetteville, AR 72701
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Resolution: 12l-26
File Number: 2026-1528
A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE MAYOR RAWN TO CONVEY A UTILITY EASEMENT TO
SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY FOR THE RELOCATION OF ELECTRICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE SERVING THE AIRPORT TERMINAL
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS:
Section l: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby authorizes Mayor Rawn to convey a
utility easement to Southwestern Electric Power Company for the relocation of electrical infrastructure serving the
airport terminal.
PASSED and APPROVED on May 19,2026
Approved
Molly Rawn,
Attest:
Paxton, City C
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CITY OF
FAYETTEVI LLE
ARKANSAS
CITY COUNCIL MEMO
2026-1528
MEETING OF MAY 19,2026
TO: Mayor Rawn and City Council
THROUGH: Keith Macedo, Chief of Staff
Chris Brown, Public Works Director
Terry Gulley, Asst Public Works Director - Ops
FROM: Jared Rabren, Airport Director
SUBJECT: Drake Field - SWEPCO General Utilaty Easement
RECOMMENDATION:
The Aviation Division requests approval of a permanent utility easement agreement with Southwestern Electric
Power Company (SWEPCO) to allow for the relocation of electrical infrastructure serving the airport terminal.
BACKGROUND:
A private hangar development has identified existing underground utilities, including electrical infrastructure
serving the terminal, within the planned building footprint that will require relocation. To address this issue, the
City's Engineering Department has coordinated with SWEPCO to identify an alternative alignment for the
affected utilities. The proposed relocation shifts the electrical service to a new utility corridor adjacent to the
hangar site and generally parallel to the parking lot serving the airport terminal.
DISCUSSION:
Approval of this easement will grant SWEPCO a 20-foot-wide permanent utility easement in the area
necessary to construct, operate, and maintain relocated electrical infrastructure, as well as other compatible
underground utilities. The easement allows for typical utility uses, including underground electrical lines and
related infrastructure, while prohibiting above-ground wireless communication facilities. The City retains the
right to use the surface of the easement area for compatible purposes but will restrict the construction of
permanent structures within the easement boundaries.
Relocation of the existing utilities into this new corridor is necessary to remove current conflicts and allow the
hangar development project to proceed. Staff has worked closely with SWEPCO to ensure the proposed
easement location is efficient, minimizes future conflicts, and supports long-term airport operations and
development.
BUDGET/STAFF IMPACT:
None.
ATTACHMENTS: 3. Staff Review Form, 4. City to AEP-SWEPCO at Drake Field GUE
Mailing address:
113 W. Mountain Street
Fayetteville, AR 7270L
www.fayettevi I Ie-a r. gov
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City of Fayetteville Staff Review Form
2026-1528
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Submitted By Submitted Date
Action Recommendation:
Division I Department
The Aviation Division requests review and signature of the Mayor for a permanent utility easement for
Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) to facilitate the relocation of underground utilities at the airport.
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Approval Date:
The consideration first above recited as being paid to Grantor by Grantee is in full satisfaction of every right hereby
granted. All covenants and agreements herein contained shall extend to and be binding upon the respective heirs, legal
representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
It is hereby understood and agreed that the party securing this document in behalf of the Grantee is without authority
to make any covenant or agreement not herein expressed.
WITNESS the execution hereof on this 19 day of 2026
CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS,
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF ARI(ANSAS
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
BE lT REMEMBERED, that on this date, before the undersigned, a duly commissioned and acting Notary Public
within and for said County and State, personally appeared Molly Rawn and Kara Paxton, to me well known as the persons
who executed the foregoing document, and who stated and acknowledged that they are the Mayor and City Clerk,
respectively, of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, a municipal corporation, and are duly authorized in their respective
capacities to execute the foregoing instrument for and in the name and behalf of said City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, and
further stated and acknowledged that they had so signed, executed and delivered said instrument for the consideration,
uses and purposes therein mentioned and set forth.
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