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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-06-18 MinutesMINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS JULY 18, 1972 , The Board of Directors of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas met in regular session on Tuesday, July 18, 1972 in the Directors Room of the City Administration Building at 7:30 P.M. Present: City Manager Donald Grimes, Administrative Assistant Sturman Mackey, City Attorney David Malone, City Clerk Helen Young, and Directors Orton, Purdy, McFerran, Starr, Lancaster and Utley. Others Present: Representatives of the press. Directors Absent: Stanton. Minutes of the July 5, 1972 meeting had been distributed to each Board member prior to the meeting. Director Orton noted that the By -Pass construction referred to in paragraph 4, page 61 of the July 5, 1972 minutes is the Highway 265 By -Pass construction. She requested that reference be made to Highway 265 in the minutes. The minutes of the July 5, 1972 meeting were unanimously approved as amended. Upon request of the Mayor, the City Attorney read a proposed resolution to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a contract for the sale of a two -acre tract of land in the Industrial Park to R and P Electroplating Company. The proposed sale price is $2,000 per acre. Attached to the agenda was a letter from the Industrial Park Committee recommending that the Board authorize this sale. Plats showing the location of the tract of land in the Industrial Park were also attached to the agenda. ' Director Lancaster moved the resolution be adopted. Director Purdy seconded the motion and upon roll call the following vote was recorded: "Ayes" Orton, Purdy, McFerran, Starr, Lancaster and Utley. "Nays" None. There being six "Ayes" and no "Nays" the Mayor declared the resolution adopted. *Resolution No. 32-72 appears on page 48 of Ordinance and Resolution Book 3. The next item on the agenda was consideration of a proposal to install racks on one refuse truck to conduct an experiment on collection of paper for recycling. A six-month report from Pollution Control Committee was attached to the agenda. A large group of citizens were present at the meeting to express support for the proposed experiment. Mr. Curtis Shipley spoke for the Pollution Control Committee and commented that the Pollution Control Committee is wil,ling to purchase the racks for the refuse truck for the proposed experiment. He encouraged the Board to authorize this experiment for a period of time set by the Board. Director Utley questioned what the cost of such an experiment would be in terms of man hours. Director McFerran concurred that the Board should be informed about what the cost of collection of paper for recycling would be, but he added that if racks must be put on a truck to find out what it will cost he will support the experiment. Mayor Starr made reference to the Board's action in the interest of ecology ' authorizing use of a sanitary landfill rather than the incinerator and stated that the Board may have committed the City to $150,000 over a two-year period. [7% Director Orton noted that one rack would cost about $100. She expressed confidence that if the used paper could be picked up at residences and delivered to the Recycling Center the amount of income of the Recycling Center could be doubled. A person from the audience commented that he would hate to see the City get involved in recycling on the basis of economics. He stated that the markets are being flooded now by recycled newsprint. Director Utley stated that he is not opposed to anything regarding ecology. He stated, however, that he had received correspondence which showed that it is not economically feasible to recycle newsprint. Mary Lillian Wilkes, a member of the Pollution Control Committee, presented three petitions with signatures of citizens who indicated they would be willing to bundle their used paper for pickup at the curb by the City sanitation crews. City Manager Donald Grimes stated that, in his opinion, the City ,would need to experiment as proposed to determine how much the proposal would cost the City. He stated that there are too many variables involved to figure the cost other- wise. Mrs. George Templeton of the Fayetteville Garden Club expressed support of the proposed experiment, stating that she felt there would be a lot more participation in the recycling effort if the paper were picked up at the curb. Director Lancaster stated that if the experiment were conducted and the recycling effort should prove not feasible, the City would be placed in the position of raising sanitation rates to help finance recycling. Director Orton moved that the City Manager be authorized to perform a three to six-month study of the economic feasibility of recycling, utilizing one refuse truck and one rack for the collection of recyclable paper. Director McFerran seconded the motion. Upon roll call the following vote was recorded: "Ayes" Orton, McFerran. "Nays" Purdy, Starr, Lancaster and Utley. There being two "Ayes" and four "Nays" the Mayor declared the motion failed. Mr. David Lashley introduced Bob Harlan from Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission who made a presentation of proposed Lake Fayetteville Recreation Development Project. Mr. Harlan displayed a map with proposed facilities marked and presented ball park figures for the proposed development. In answer to a question asked by Director Lancaster, Mr. Harlan stated that the plans are to develop one section of the area at a time as funds become available. Mayor Starr asked whether the construction of access roads to the area and parking lots in the area could be used as credit for the City. Mr. Harlan said that such work could be counted as credit. Mr. Lashley reported that the recommendation of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board is that the Board of Directors approve the plan as the general development plan for Lake Fayetteville and authorize the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board to proceed with plans to acquire funds for the project. Director Purdy moved that the plan for Lake Fayetteville Recreation Development Project be approved and that the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board be authorized to proceed with plans for acquiring funds for the project. Director Orton seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed unanimously. Upon request of the Mayor, the City Attorney read a proposed Ordinance entitled ' "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1747 AND ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS, APPROVED JUNE 29, 1970; TO REZONE CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM C-2, THOROUGHFARE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AND R-1, LOW-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO R-0, RESIDENTIAL OFFICE DISTRICT", said Ordinance affecting a 2.6 acre tract .V of land on the east side of College Avenue between Baxter Street and North , Street. The Planning Commission recommended the rezoning. Mr. Hugh Kincaid, Attorney, was present at the meeting to represent the petitioner. Mr. Kincaid reported that this rezoning request was to permit construction of a doctors' building to be known as Fayetteville Medical Towers. Director Purdy moved the rules be suspended and the Ordinance be placed on second reading. Director McFerran seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed unanimously. The City Attorney then read the Ordinance a second time. Director Lancaster moved the rules be further suspended and the Ordinance be placed on third and final reading. Director Purdy seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed unanimously, whereupon the City Attorney read the Ordinance a third time. Mayor Starr then asked the question, "Shall the Ordinance pass?" Upon roll call the following vote was recorded: "Ayes" Orton, Purdy, McFerran, Starr, Lancaster and Utley. "Nays" None. There being six "Ayes" and no "Nays" the Mayor declared the Ordinance passed. *Ordinance No. 1874 appears on pages 89 and 90 of Ordinance and Resolution Book 3. Attached to the agenda were maps showing the location of two tracts of land which are proposed annexations to the City of Fayetteville. One proposed annexation is located north of Highway 16 East; the other proposed annexation is located off Wilson Hollow Road. City Attorney Malone explained that this is an information item. The requests for annexation have been filed but have ' not been finally approved by the County Court at this time. He advised the Board to stop the annexation proceedings now if they objected to the annexations. Upon request of the Mayor, the City Attorney read a proposed resolution setting a public hearing on a petition to vacate a portion of an alley in Block 2 of Goff's Addition, and providing for notice of said hearing. Director McFerran moved the resolution be adopted. Director Lancaster seconded the motion and upon roll call the following vote was recorded: "Ayes" Orton, Purdy, McFerran, Starr, Lancaster and Utley. "Nays" None. There being six "Ayes" and no "Nays" the Mayor declared the resolution adopted. *Resolution No. 33-72 appears on page 49 of Ordinance and Resolution Book 3. The Preliminary Water and Sewer Budget for 1972-73 was attached to the agenda. The City Manager suggested that discussion of the Water and Sewer Budget be scheduled for the next meeting and that the Water and Sewer Committee review the Preliminary Water and Sewer Budget with the City staff prior to the next Board meeting. It was the will of the Board to postpone action on this matter until the August 1, 1972 meeting. Attached to the agenda was a notice of request made by downtown merchants to close the square on Saturday, July 29, from 7:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. for the purpose of a "sidewalk" sale by the merchants on the square. The request was authorized by the Board. Fire lanes and emergency traffic will not be closed I to the square area. 64 City Manager Grimes reported that night fishing on Lake Fayetteville has been successful and Mr. Gordon Mhoon, dock operator at Lake Sequoyah, has requested that the hours for fishing on Lake Sequoyah be changed to allow night fishing there. Director Purdy moved that the hours for fishing on Lake Sequoyah be changed to allow night fishing through October 1, 1972. Director Orton seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed unanimously. Director McFerran announced that the Nominating Committee wishes to.postpone the appointment of a new member to the Board of Adjustment until the next meeting of the Board. Mayor Starr reported that Mr. Al Witte has indicated his desire to resign from the Planning Commission. Mayor Starr requested that the appointment of a member to replace Mr. Witte on the Planning Commission be made at the next regular meeting of the Board. These being no further business, Director McFerran moved the meeting be adjourned. Director Lancaster seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed unanimously whereupon the Mayor declared the meeting adjourned. ATTEST; 65