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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1961-10-23 MinutesResignation of J.E.McClelland as Alderman. Reso Ame Grant Agre with 15 u I 971 The City Clerk read a letter of resignation of J. E. McClelland from the Council. No action was taken by the Council at this time toward appointing a successor'for Alderman McClelland. Letter of Resignation Fayetteville, Arkansas October 9, 1961 Honorable Mayor Guy E.'Brown and ---- Members of the Fayetteville, Arkansas City Council Gentlemen For ­the past several weeks my'responsibility as a City Councilman has imposed on my personal and business affairs. Now, to compound this situation, I find that I must attend a school'conducted under the U.-S.Army;Reserve program which meets on Monday Nigh Therefore, not only is it difficult to serve during times outside of regularly schedule meetings, but also, I will be forced to miss approximately 50% of these, since they occ on Monday nights'.- This ights':This creates an undesirable situation, -in that I am not able to fulfill my obliga- tion as a councilman nor am I able to give anytime to my family, Therefore, it is with extreme reluctance, and after careful and serious consideration, that I tender my resignation as Alderman from Ward No. 2, effective this date. Veit' truly yours, (s) J. E. McClelland whereuponThere being no -further business, Alderman Smith moved*to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Alderman Short and passed unanimously, meeting adjourned, APPROVED* el 4 ATTEST: /! . I� �• •n" •- • _ �` *- The City Council of Fayetteville, Arkansas, met in regular session on Monday, October 2 1961, at 7:30 P. M. Present: Mayor Guy E. Brown, City Clerk George J. Davis, City Controller Albert J. Jone City Attorney Bass'Trumbo, City Engineer W. C. Smith'. Chief of Police Pearl Watts, Fire Chief Burl Skelton, and Aldermen: Christie, Hatfield, Thomas, Burgin, Smith, and Short. Absent at roll call but later entering, Alderman Bryan Walker. The minutes of the regular meting on Monday, October 9, 1961, copies of which had been mailed to all members of the Sity Council, were approved. The City Attorney read -a letter from Consulting -Engineer John E. Mahaffey in which he recommended that'the Council pass a Resolution and accept'a proposed Amendment to The Grant Agreement with the FAA at the Municipal"Airport. After a lengthy discussion, the City Attorney read a proposed Resolution in its entiret to amend the Grant Agreement with the FAA, which also contained an emergency clause. Alderman -Hatfield moved that the 'Resolution be adopted- The motion was seconded by Alderman Smith and upon"roll call the following vote was recorded: "Aye" Christie, Hatfield, Thomas.' Burgin; Smithy and Short. "Nay" None. There being six "Ayes" and no "Nays", the Mayor declared the Resolution adopted. Alderman'Hatfield then moved to adopt the emergency clause. The motion was seconded by Alderman Burgin and passed unanimously, whereupon the Mayor declared the emergency clause adopted. RESOLUTION 13-61', ION ACCEPTING AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO GRANT AGREEMENT N0. FA2:-1461 IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. That the Mayor and Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, shall and they do hereby accept Amendment No. 1 to Grant Agreement No,. FA2-14610 heretofore accepted by said Mayor and Council on the 27th day'of June, 1960, that said Mayor and Council do hereby accept all the terins, conditions, and obligations therein and thereby imposed and by -their acceptance of same do hereby acknowledge this Amendment as a part of the Grant -Agreement heretofore entered into, and that such Amendment No. 1 shall be set forth hereinbelow. SECTION 2. That the Mayor of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, is hereby author- ized and directed to evidence said City's acceptance of'such amendment by affixing his signature to same, which is hereby executed in sextuple, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to impress the official seal of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, thereon and to attest said execution. SECTION 3. That the Grant Agreement No. 1, referred to hereinabove shall be as follows: Contract No. FA2-1461 Fayetteville'Municipal Airp Fayetteville, Arkansas Project No. 9-03-002-6003 AMENDMENT N0. 1 TO GRANT AGREEMENT WHEREAS, the Chief, Aviation Facilities Division, Southwest Region of the Federal Aviati'c Agency has determined it to be in'the interest'of the United States of America that the Grant Agreement between the Chief, Airports Division, -Region II of the Federal Aviation Agency, acting for and on behalf of the United'States, and the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas(hereinafter referred to as "Sponsor"),,accepted by said Sponsor -on the 27th day of June 1960, relating to the Fayetteville Municipal Airport, Project No. 9-03-002-6003,. be amended as hereinafter provided: 98 NOW. THEREFORE, WITNESSETH: That'in consideration of the benefits to"accrue to the parties"hereto, the United Stat of America on the one part, and the Sponsor, on the other part, do hereby mutually agr that the said Grant Agreement shall be and hereby is amended by revising the descripti of the project as set forth in the second paragraph, Page 1 of the Grant Agreement to read as follows: Acquire land (fee simple title or other property interests satisfactory to the Adminis- trator in and to those portions of Area,B as shown'on Map Exhibit "A" situated in they NEq of the�NW4 and in the Wz of the NEh, Section.9; T15N,-R3OW); strengthen existing N/S runway, construct and light 1200' x 100' extension to'N/S runway and construct parallel taxiway extension; perform -approach clearing to south approach; construct FSS Building quarters; construct perimeter fence; install obstruction lights .in the south appreach; relocate lighting controls. It is understood and agreed that the maximum amount of the obligation of the United Sta payable under said Grant Agreement shall not be increased by this Amendment. It is further understood and agreed that the term Chief,'Airports Division, wherever it may appear in the Grant Agreement or any other document constituting a part thereof is deemed to mean the Chief of the Aviation Facilities Division, Southwest Region of the F Aviation Agency, or the Chief, Aviation.Facilities Division, Southwest Region, as the c may be; and such documents and papers constituting a part of the Grant Agreement shall read as though so worded. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE parties hereto have caused -this Amendment to the said Grant Agre'e- nent to be duly executed as of the 23rd day of October, 1961, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FEDERAL AVIATION AGENCY By Chief', Aviation Facilitie Division Southwest:Region (SEAL) CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSA Attest: By. Title: Title CERTIFICATE OF SPONSOR'S ATTORNEY acting -as Attorney for the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas(here after referred o as"Sponsor"), do hereby certify: That I have examined the foregoing Amendment No. 1 to Grant -Agreement and the proceedin taken by the Sponsor relating thereto and find that the acceptance thereof by the Spons has been duly authorized, that the execution thereof'is in all respedta due and proper in accordance with the laws of the'State of Arkansas, and further that, in my opinion, Amendmerit to Grant Agreement constitutes a legal and binding obligation of the Sponsor accordance with the terms thereof. Dated at Fayetteville, Arkansas, this 23rd day of October, 1961. Title SECTION 4. For the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist by reason whereof this Resolution shall be in full force from and after its passage and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED this 23rd day of October, 1961 ATTEST: a APPROVED: GUY • BROWNo MAYOR IS t CITY CLE$i Authorize Alderman Hatfield -then moved to authorize-the'City Engineer to makea study of th futur City Eng. needs at the Municipal -Airport and make recommendations to the Council in order t at an to make I application may be made to the Federal Government for further Federal participation. study of The motion was seconded by Alderman Smith and futpassed unanimously. ure y lderman Walker"entered at this time and was noted by the Clerk. needs at" onsulting Engineer L`. M. McGoodwin appeared before the Council and gave an up-to-date Airpor report of the progress of the Beaver Water District and presented a map showing the i proposed location of an intake structure for the District. Beaver Mr. McGoodwin read a letter from Mr. Hardy Croxton, Chairman of the Board of Directors Water of *the Beaver Water District; in'which Mir. Croxton outlined the policy which the Board District believes will most nearly serve the needs and requests of all the cities involved. Project -The B6ard'&b61! eves that it is imperative to`proeeed at the earliest practical date to discussed finance the cost of the lands and right-of-ways, and the construction of the intake structure. Resolution Mr. Croxton further stated in his letter that the Board requested that the City Council adopted. of the City of Fayetteville, by resolution, express the city's intention to participate in this undertaking. After a long discussion, the City Attorney read a'proposed resolution expressing the City's intention in the Beaver Water District Project. Alderman Hatfield moved that the resolution be adopted. The motion was seconded by Alderman Short and passed unanimously. "RESOLUTION 14-61 0 9111k MOM RESOLUTION 14-61 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1. That the City Council of the City of.Fayetteville, Arkansas, hereby approves th6 preliminary plans -of the Beaver Water District for the purchasing of lands and the construction of an intake structure and the said City Council hereby agrees to participate in the financing of the project as, outlined by the Board of Directors of the Beaver Water District. PASSED AND APPROVED this 23rd day of October, 1961. ATTEST: APPROVED: Protest of Several p'er'sons appeared before the Council protesting the proposed increase do TV raising TV cable rates: cable rates. Along discussion was held but no further action was taken. Alderman Short gave a preliminary report from the Better Government Committee but no action was taken. The City Building Inspector reported that he had a request to rezone certain territory Rezoninglof Mt.Nord property in the Mt. Nord Addition: referred to After a brief discussion, Alderman Thomas moved to refer this to the Planning Committee. Planning Committee. The motion was seconded by Alderman Hatfield and passed unanimously. Bridge onl Alderman Smith reported that he had had several requests for a bridge across Skull Creel. Sycamore t, on Sycamore Street which would be a preliminary step toward opening Sycamore Street referred to St. through from U.S:Highway No. 71 to State Highway No. 112. Committee. After a long discussion, Alderman Ratfield moved to refer this to the Street Committee. I The motion was seconded by Alderman Burgin and passed unanimously.. Authorize Alderman Smith reported that the Wilson Lake Damsite was badly in need of repairs and City Eng.lto he believed the City should take steps to -make the repairs during the year of 1962. make survey of Former Alderman Bruce Lunsford appeared before -the Council and stated that he believed Lake Wilson the Arkansas Game'& Fish Commission would assist in restoring the Lake if the Council Repairs, etc, would make the request and he recommended this be -done. After a long discussion, Alderman Smith moved to authorize the -City Engineer and Mayor to make a survey of the needs and the estimated cost of the repairs at the Wilson Lake; also to prepare specifications for this work. The motion was seconded by.Alderman Burgin and passed unanimously. Mr. Board & Attorney James -R. Hale and Mr. H. E. Board appeared before the Council in regard to Attorney male property damage caused -by the overflow of White -River below Lake Sequoyah Dam and which before Council they claimed was due to the building of Lake Sequoyah Dam and the changing of the in regard to river channel below the dam. water ldamage A long discussion was held but no further action was taken. City to pay I The City Clerk read a letter from Mr. Glenn Zimmerman" Executivg-Director of the Municipal of Arkansas Municipal League, calling'attention to the Convention of the Arkansas Municip Leaguel League in Hot Springs; Arkansas, on November -13th and 14th. meetings. He noted that the regular meeting of the Fayetteville City Council would be on Monday, Convention. November and he'urged the -Council -to change the date of their meeting in order that as many of the City Officials could attend the Convention as possible. The City Clerk also callePlthe attention of the Council that the Fourth Monday in Council Meeting December would fall on'Christmas Day and'he recommended the changing of the dates of t dates changed for Council Meetings for both November and December at this time. City to pay Alderman' -Smith then moved that the City -pay all the necessary expenses of all'the City expenses of Officials who wished to attend the Municipal League Convention in Hot Springs, Arkansas officials) on November 13 and 14, 19616 . . -. .' attending The motion was seconded by Alderman Walker and passed unanimously. Convention. Alderman Burgin then moved to hold the regular Council meetings during the months of Council Meeting November and December, 1961s as follows: November 7 and 20, and December 4 and 18th'. dates changed for The motion was seconded by Alderman Short and passed unanimously. Nov. & Dec. I Cibil Defense Director Bert Whiteley appeared before the Council and presented a reques Civil Defense for three sirens for Civil Defense use within the corporate limits of the City of Sirens to be Fayetteville, at an estimated cost of $6,450.00 installed. placed in After a long discussion, Alderman Hatfield moved to refer this to the Finance Committee 1962 Budget. and request this be placed in the budget for the year of 1962. The motion was seconded by Alderman Burgin -and upon roll call the following vote was recorded: "Aye" -Christie; Hatfield, Thomas,'Burgin, and Short. "Nay" Wlker and Smith. There being five "Ayes" and only two "Nays", the Mayor declared the motion passed. There being no further business, Alderman Short moved to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Alderman Walker and passed unanimously, whereupon the Mayor declared the meeting adjourned. APPROVED: ATTEST: ! d� UUY he 13ROViNg MAYUR� GEuRGW•• , CITY UrMr' i