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Home My WebLink About1974-03-19 MinutesMINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MARCH 19, 1974 The Board of Directors of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas met in regular session on Tuesday, March 19, 1974 in the Directors Room of the City Admin- istration Building at 7:30 P.M. PRESENT: City Manager Donald L. Grimes, Administrative Aide David McWethy, City Attorney Jim McCord and Directors Orton, Purdy, Noland, Utley, Murray, Cattson and Stanton. OTHERS PRESENT: Representatives of the news media dnd members of the audience. Normally at this time we have a review of the minutes of the previous meeting, but due to the inability to get them out, we will have to set them back until the next meeting. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE #1747 City Attorney McCord read a proposed Ordinance to authorize Tandem Lot Develop- ments. Director Utley moved that the rules be suspended and the proposed Ordinance be placed on second reading. Director Noland seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motthon passed unanimously. Director Utley moved that the rules be further suspended and the proposed Ordinance be placed on the third and final reading. Director Murray seconded the motion. City Attorney McCord read the proposed ordinance as amended for the third and final time, after which the Mayor asked the question, "Shall the Ordinance pass?". Upon roll call the following vote was recorded: "Ayes" Orton, Purdy, Noland, Utley, Murray, Carlson and Stanton. "Nays" None. Mayor Purdy asked if there was any dis- cussion from the Board. Director Orton wondered that if. on Subparagraph (g) if it shouldn't be in the Ordinance that there be a concrete garbage can holder with screening.alongside the street. Mayor Purdy asked Director Orton if she wanted to make it a motion. Director Stantthn suggested that the word "concrete" be changed to "masonary". Director Stanton seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion was passed unanimously. Mayor Purdy asked if there was any more dis- cussion from the Board. Director Utley suggested Subparagraph (b) be amended to read as follows: Each residential rear tandem lot shall have a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet of lot frontage abutting an improved public street and shall not reduce the frontage of the basic lot to less than that frontage required for the zoning enforced in that area. Director Carlson suggested that the wording in Section 21 be changed to read as follows: Tandem Lot, Development, the location of a lot which does not meet minimum lot frontage requirements behind another lot . which will meet such requirements after a twenty five (25) foot drive for the tandem lot is installed. Director Utley made a proposal that Section 21 be amended to that effect. Director Stanton seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion was passed unanimously. Director Carlson said that she enfisioned that people would be using the portion of the tandem lot utilized as a private drive and the hard sufface turn -around for a parking lot. City Attorney McCord suggested that Subparagraph (f) be changed to read as follows: No vehicles shall be parked at any time on that portion of a tandem lot utilized as a private drive or on the turn -around provided in Subparagraph (g). Director Carlson suggested that^thebword'!'perpendvbular" be deleted in Subparagraph (g). Director Carlson made a motion that Subparagraph (f) be amended to that effect, and that the word "perpendicular" be deleted in Subparagraph (g). Director Stanton seconded the motion. Upon roll call the two amendments were passed unanimously. Director 35 Orton made a motion that in Subparagraph (b) to delete the phrase "one-story or two-story dwelling" and just say "shall have a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet". Director Stanton seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion was passed unanimously. Director Carlson said many people had called her about this ordinance and none of them were in favor of having it in Fayetteville at this time due to the fact that Fayetteville is not that crowded yet. She said the People feared that it would have an adverse effect upon the quality of the quality of the neighborhoods. Director Murray said he didn't think a lot of people understood the problems that we have in many areas of Fayetteville with the vast thousands of square feet not being utilized, and that the crowding conditions are a lot worse than most people think it is. Director Utley said that this Ordinance was designed to take care of where there is an absolute geologi- cal impossibility to lay out a normal lot pattern. There being no more discussion the Mayor then asked the question, "Shall the Ordinance pass?". Upon roll call the following vote was recorded: "Ayes" Orton, Purdy, Noland, Utley, Murray, Stanton. "Nays" Carlson. There being six "Ayes" and one "Nay", the Mayor declared the Ordinance passed. *Ordinance No. 1993 appears on Page 83 of Ordinance and Resolution Book IV. ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY City Attorney McCord stated that we did not receive an appeal by five o'clock.(Leo Thomas) RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMUNITY APPEARANCE COMMITTEE CAC Chairman Stan Brown was at the meeting to request approval on the removal of the dead and dying elms and hedges in the median strip along Arkansas Ave- nue, and to replace them with concrete planters containing a variety of trees, shrubbery and grass. Director Murray asked if there were sufficient funds for the project. Stan Brown replied that Mrs. Lighton had donated about five thousand dollars and that he thought that it had been matched by the City. He said that the planters would cost approximately five thousand dollars and that the removal of the soil and trees would run approximately two thousand dollars. City Manager Grimes said that he would like to make a comment. Sev- eral years ago the Lighton family donated five thousand dollars and that the City has matched that amount. He said that he would like for the committee to go ahead and advertise for bids and get them in and see how close they come to the money that is available. If there isn't too much of an overrun, we will be coming back to the Board so that we can hopefully do the entire project all at one time. Director Orton made a motion to approve the conception and to adtbvtize for bids. Director Utley seconded the motion. Upon roll call the following vote was recorded: "Ayes" Orton, Purdy, Purdy, Noland, Utley, Murray, Carlson and Stanton. "Nay"s none. The motion passed unanimously. • AGREEMENT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES The Engineering Agreements were not in on time to go with the agenda. CORRESPONDENCE AND OTHER BUSINESS The Housing Authority case in Fort Smith has been decided by the Supreme Court that the procedure for filling vacancies and making reappointments for the Housing Authority has to be in compliance with the Housing Authority Act. City Attorney McCord said he would render a written opinion to the Board of Direc- tors as soon as he had an opportunity to read all of the opinion which should be out by the next Board meeting. 36 1 ti • • LEGALITY AND ADVISABILITY OF PRIVATE SECURITY GUARDS CARRYING FIRE ARMS City Attorney McCord said that there was some question in his mind about whether it only authorized a security guard who patrols a wide area to carry fire arms from one premise to the other. He said that an opinion was being mailed to him and as soon as he had a chance to go over it he would probaH y make an amendment to that effect on the city Ordinance. The Mayor declared the week of March 21 through April 6, 1974, as National Foster Children Week in the City of Fayetteville. The Naval Reserve and the Chamber of Commerce of Fort Smith are showing an exhibit of seventy-five paintings done by people who were involved in actual combat. This art exhibit will be at Central Mall starting March 20 through March 25. Viewing hours will be from 10:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. "Rip" Lindsey from Warner Cable explained some of the problems and some of the reasons for the problems of cable T.V. reception. There being no further business Director Utley moved the meeting be adjourned. Director Orton seconded the motion, which passed.unanimously, where- upon Mayor Purdy declared the meeting adjourned. ATTEST: Patric �'Tobi , Acting City Clerk 37 APPROVED: aR..s dIA Vti Russell T. Purdy, Mayor