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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1959-09-28 Minutes430 Ordinance No. '1217 (Continued) rn- It is,therefore, declared that an emergency exists and this ordinance being necessary fox he immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety shall be in force and • ake effect immediately from and after its passage. PASSED: SEPTEMBER 24, 1959 APPROVED: TTEST: �d J. AUS IN PARI , MAYOR GEOFW J AVIS, CITY CLERK Resolu- #lderman Smith read a proposed resolution pertaining to the rerouting of certain State tion Fighways within the corporate limits of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas. Rerouting ¢Llderman Smith then moved that the resolution be adopted. ofi The motion was seconded by Alderman Lunsford and passed unm imously, whereupon the Mayor Hi ways. leclared the Resolution adopted. RESOLUTION 13-59 RESOLVED,•that the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, respectfully equest and urge the Arkansas State Highway Commission to give first priority to the rerouting of State Highway No. 16 through the corporate limits of the City of Fayetteville, yrkansas as set forth in the City's Master Street Planeand-tliat second•priority,be given to the rerouting of State Highway No. 112 through the corporate limits of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, as set forth in the Cit's Master Street Plan along the following route, to -wit: Highway No. 112 to approach from the North to Sycamore Street; thence east In Sycamore Street to intersect State and Federal Highway No. 71 just north of the eterans Facility. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be sent to State Senator Clifton Wade, Representatives Charles Stewart and David Burleson and Clarence Davis, hairman of the Highway Committee of the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce. APPROVED: • J. 1 PA , MAYOR ATTEST: 4 �it� & �-cterl)AV1S; CITY CLERK, Discussion. The Mayor, Members of the City Planning Commission, and others discussdd the Various Master hased of the Master Planning Program but no action was taken at this time. Planning. Program the purpose of the meeting having been accomplished, the Mayor dec]a red the meeting adjourned. APPROVED: J. AUSTIN PARISH, MAYOR TTEST: GEOXE&4fo DAV IS CITY CLERK The City Council of Fayetteville, Arkansas, met in regular session on Monday, September 2�, 11959, at 7:30 P. M. Present: Mayor J. Austin Parish, City Clerk George J. Davis, City Controller Albert J. Jones, City Attorney A. D. McAllister Jr., City Engineer W. C. Smith, Chief of Police Pearl Watts, (Fire Chief Burl Skelton, and Aldermen: Barnhart, Smith, Burgin, Lunsford, McClelland, - 4atfield, Kent, and Walker. Absent: None. The minutes of the regular session on Monday, September 14, 1959, and of the special ession on Thursday, September 24, 1959, were read and approved. Off-StreeJMr. Forrest Palmer appeared before the 8ounciJ in regard to the construction of an Off - Parking �treet Parking Lot on the Southeast corner of the intersection of Gregg Avenue and Dickson Lot on yStreet which the City had previously agreed to lease on or before January 1, 1960. Dickson r. Palmer reported that since an emergency exists, the merchants in the West Dickson St. St. area believed immediate action should be taken and that they had a bid to raze the two puildings on thins property and to do the blacktopping for the sum of $5600.00. e further reported that the merchants would arrange a loan to the City of $5600.00,:; ayable in six months from date of contract, provided the City would open this parking To lot immediately. Borrow le fter a long discussion, Alderman Lunsford moved to accept the loan of $5600.00 as offered $b600000 y the merchants and that the City open the parking lot immediately; also that 415000.00 for this transferred from the General Fund to the Off -Street Parking Fund to pay the cost of lot. asphalting and installing parking meters on the llickson Street Parking Lot, and that the appropriation in the General Fund Budget for the installation of anr'elevator in the City 4dministration Building is hereby released in the sum of J5000.00 to provide for the transfer to the Off -Street Parking Fund. �he motion was seconded by Alderman Smith and upon roll call the following vote was recorded: "Aye" Smith, Burgin, Lunsford, McClelland, Hatfield, Kent, and Walker. "Nay" Barnhart. There being seven "Ayes" and only one "Nay", the Mayor declared the Iotion passed. Shoffner Ittorney James Blair and Keith Shoffner appeared before the Council in regard to the pur- Property chase by the City of the Shoffner property at the Lake Sequoyah Lake Site. • di�seussed. r. Blair reported that he believed the Shoffner Family would accept an offer of $p50,000.00 for their property provided, the City would permit them to retain a tract of approximately 18 acres and that the Shoffner Family would agree to a "Flood Easement" or "Indemnity Agreement"to hold the City harmless from the flood damage to property retained by the S offners provided this would meet with the approval of the Arkansas State Board of Health ti - tr g 431 - land of the Water Conservation Commission; in the event the 18 acres were reduced,to a esser acreage, the offer would be correspondingly reduced. • o further action was taken at this time. - Ahe City Clerk read a proposed ordinance in its entirety entitled, Ordinance — iAN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING FISHING AND BOATING ON THE CITY WATER RESERVOIR KNOWN AS No. LAKE SEQUOYAH,PROVIDING FOR THE PROMULGATION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS AND FOR OTHER 1218 PURPOSES". Alderman Burgin moved that the ordinance be passed. The motion was seconded by Alderman Boating Walker and passed unanimously, vh ereupon the Mayor declared the ordinance passed. & I Alderman Kent moved that the emergency clause be adopted. The motion was seconded by Fishing on alderman Hatfield and upon roll call the following vote was recorded: "Ayb" Barnhart, Lake Sequoyah. McClelland, Hatfield, and Kent. "Nay" Smith, Burgin, Lunsford, and Walker. There being four "Ayes" and Four."Nays", the vote resulted in a tie and it became the duty of the Mayor to cast the deciding vote. The Mayor voted "Aye", thereby making the vote Five "Ayes" and Four "Nays", and the Mayor declared the emergency clause adopted. ORDINANCE N0. 1218 ' �1N ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING FISHING AND BOATING ON THE CITY WATER RESERVOIR KNOWN AS LAKE IEQUOYAH, PROVIDING FOR THE PROMULGATION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1. Subject to the rules and regulations to be adopted in the manner herein - r set forth, it shall be lawful to fish in the City reservoir called Lake Sequoyah located approximately five miles east of Fayetteville in Washington County, Arkansas; to operate boats on said lake. Section 2. Fishing and boating on said Lake shall be permitted at the time and in he manner hereafter authorized by motion or resolution of the City Council of the City f Fayetteville, Arkansas, having due regard for the rules and regulations of the Board f Health of the State of Arkansas and of the recommendations of the Arkansas State ame and Fish Commission. Section 3.The City of Fayetteville shall from time to time by resolution or motion ulgate all necessary rules and regulations in connection with the use of said Lake boating and fishing and all necessary rules and regulations with respect to the time may be taken and the types of boats which may be used on said Lake, and to provide other rules and regulations in cinnection with boating and fishing activities on sa: as may from time to time be desirable, including the fixing of permit fees and such r matters and things as the City of Fayetteville may deem advisable and proper. Section 4. This Ordinance being necessary for the public health, peace and safety, emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall be in full force and feet from and after its passage and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 28th day of September, 1959, APPROVED: Js AUSTAN PAHiSHs MAYOR ATTEST: A ORRATTEST: AVIS, CITY CLERK Rules referred to Alderman Burgin moved to refer the proposed rules and regulations to the Water Committee. Water Committee. The motion was seconded by Alderman Lunsford and passed unanimously. The Mayor reported that he had requests for four street lights to be installed. - Flderman Four Street Smith moved that the Mayor be authorized to have four street lights installed Lights I gas follows: Installed. One Street Light at Oakland Avenue and Berry Street. One " " " Palmer Avenue and Center Street. One " " on Prospect Street between College Avenue and Highland Ave. One " " " Vandeventer Ave, between North Street and Holly Street. The motion was seconded by Alderman Walker and passed unanimously. Myers, Scarbrough & Baker employed Alderman Kent reported that it was time to consider the employing of an accounting firm to do Cityl jtA do the City Auditing for the year of 1959 and that the firm of Myers, Scarbrough and Audit Work forBaker hdd been doing this work for the City for thepast several years. 1959. IlAlderman Kent moved that the firm of Myers, Scarbrough and Baker be employed by the City I Ito do the Audit work for the year of 1959. The motion was seconded by Alderman Burgin and passed unanimously. Tax Levy The Mayor reportedat some action should be taken at this time on the tax mill levy referred Ifor the year of lViy in order that the people would understand that their taxes would -to not be much higher for the following years if the contemplated bond issue was approved. Finance Alderman Smith moved to refer this to the Finance Committee for study and recommendation Committee. lat the next regular Council meeting. IThe motion was seconded by Alderman Walker and passed unanimously. Deed for ;Mr. Edd Connell appeared before the Council and reported that Mr. & Mrs. J. S. Hinton Sewer Line had requested that the City release a sewer easement located on the South side of Easement Dickson Street at the intersection of Gregg Avenue for their convenience,:.in return they made tol would grant the City another sewer line easement in a different location. • Mr. & Mrs. Alderman Burgin moved to grant the request. of Mr. & Mrs. J. S. Hinton and that the Mayor Joe Hinton land City Clerk be and they are hereby authorized to execute a^Quitclaim Deed transferrin the said Sewer Line Easement to Mr. & Mrs. J. S. Hinton. IThe motion was seconded by Alderman Lunsford and passed unanimously. .d 432 nge IThe City Engineer reported and explained two proposed"change orders" requested by ers in Marion L. Crist, Consulting Engineer for the Sewer Program for the 1958 Water & Sewer r Expansion Program. St. Change Order No.l: Would change the method of measuring the rock excavation on the 30 outfall sewer,only, from 34 inches in width to 54 inches in width. The Council decided to defer action on this "Change order" until a later date. hange Order No. 2. Would move a proposed severer from Highway 62 West between Garland Ave. nd Razorback Road from the Highway north approximately 200 feet. at the rear of the roperty facing the Highway; also would include the lowering of the mains andone.man-hole t Mission Boulevard and North Street in order to be in a position to sewer, in the futur low area in that vicinity.�The additional cost of Change order No. 2 would be approxims 7.279.00. Alderman Lunsford moved to accept the "Change Order'No. 2" for both items as recommended y the City Engineer and to authorize the Mayor to sign the order as autlined above, he motion was seconded by Alderman Walker and passed unanimously, re being no further business, Alderman Walker moved to adjourn. The motion was as Alderman Smith and passed unanimously, whereupon the Mayor declared the meeting a APPROVED: // /� , / / V. AVV111. lAl\i Vll, L1A1V3\ TEST: GEORGE IqrZ S, UITY CLERK Special The City Council of Fayetteville, Arkansas, met in special session on Tuesday, October Meeting. 1959, at 7:30 P. M, Present: Mayor J. Austin Parish, City Clerk George J. Davis, City Controller Albert �J. Jones, City Attorney A. D. McAllister Jr., City Engineer W.C. Smith, and Aldermen: Ralph Barnhart, Lynn Smith, Ellis Burgin, Bruce Lunsford, J. E. McClelland, Herbert Hatfield, Dale Kent, and Bryan Walker. _ Absent: None. Purpose ~ of The Mayor reported that the purpose of the meeting was to discuss problems in connectio Meeting. with the remodeling and building of the Mountain Inn and to appropriate funds for Airpo Engineering and that all members of the Council had been notified by U.S.Mail and by telephone. The Architects T. E. Shelton & Associates presented preliminary plans for the remodelin Mt. Inn and building additional buildings to, the Mountain Inn. Remodeling They explained that,according to the preliminary plans, the new building would require and new three corridors to extend across the present alley running jili1 West from College Building Avenue to a North-South Alley about midway of the block and that this extension could b discussed, made in either of three ways, Viz: 1. Close the Alley. 2. Lower the Alley and leave it open. 3. Extend building with three corridors across the alley as it now is, leavin approximately 5 feet clearance. Prelim- The City Engineer explained that the better solution would be to extend the building inary with three corridors across the alley, leaving a clearance of approximately 5 feet, whi Plans would permit access to=the utility lines running through the alley. approved This plan_was also recommended by a representative from each utility company, Viz: Light Co., Gas Co., and Telephone Co. After a long discussion, Alderman --Lunsford moved to permit the Mountain Inn Inc., to construct a building which would extend three corridors across the present East-West Alley between Center Street and Mountain Street and located directly in the rear of the present Mountain Inn; also to authorize the City Attorney to prepare an appropriate instrument agreement between the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, and The Mountain Inn I to permit said three corridors to extend across said alley in accordance with the 3/32" scale elevation drawing presented by the architects to the Council. The motion was seconded by Alderman Smith and passed unanimously. T` Hatfie Pay Alderman _ 19ved to appropriate $750.00 from the General Fund, Unappropriated Surpl Engineers to pay the Engineers for work on the Airport Project. for The motion was seconded by Alderman Smith and passed unanimously. Airport work T ere being no further business, Alderman Walker moved to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Alderman Kent and passed unanimously, whereupon the Mayor 'declared the meeting adjourned. APPROVED: Je N PAHiSHs ATTEST: OGEORGE RAVISS CITY CLERK I Y of, 0 C x m n U