HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-01-20 MinutesMINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
January 20, 1976
The Board of Directors of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas met in a
regular session on January 20, 1976 at 7:30 p.m. in the Directors Room
of the City Administration Building.
PRESENT: City Manager Donald Grimes; Administrative Assistant David
McWethy; City Attorney Jim McCord; City Clerk Darlene
Westbrook; and Directors Marion Orton, Ernest Lancaster, John
Todd, Paul Noland, Russell Purdy, and Morris Collier
ABSENT: Director Al Hughes
OTHERS PRESENT: Members of the Community Development Committee, members
of the audience, and representatives of the news media.
CALL TO ORDER AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES
84.1 Mayor Marion Orton called the meeting to order and, following a
brief moment of respectful silence, asked if there be any amendments to
the minutes of the January 6, 1976 meeting.
84.2 Director Todd requested the addition to paragraph 82.6 to reflect
that the City Manager had recommended passage of a resolution endorsing
enabling legislation. Director Todd stated that, in his opinion, the
recommendation was the only good reason for voting in favor of the
resolution. The addition met with approval of the Board.
84.3 There being no further additions or corrections, the Mayor declared
the minutes approved as amended.
PUBLIC HEARING - Community Development Committee
84.4 The public hearing regarded the Community Development Committee's pro-
posed allocations of 1976 Community Development Block Grant funds. The
Mayor opened the public hearing and yielded the floor to Mr. Lynn Wade,
Chairman of the CD Committee. With a quorum present, the Committee
approved a motion to utilize funds allocated for youth center roof repairs
to replace the youth center heating and cooling system as recommended by
engineers. Mr. Wade explained that the amount of funds allocated would
remain the same for the youth center improvements. The Committee also
approved a motion to include a $6,000 allocation for Ray Avenue sidewalks
and an additional allocation of $2,500 for parks and recreation purposes.
84.5 Mr. Wade then introduced Mr Chuck Hoffman, CD Administrator, who
presented a report of the 1975 program. Mr. Hoffman reported the status
of the programs scheduled in the 1975 program. In regard to an alloca-
tion of $50,400 for the West Center Street sewer project, Mr. Hoffman re-
ported that HUD now questioned the eligibility of the project and if they
decided it was ineligible, the funds would have to be reallocated.
84.6 In regard to street projects, Mr. Hoffman stated that some projects
had exceeded the estimated cost primarily due to the fact that the estimates
were originally drawn up two to three years ago. When asked by Director
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Todd how the cost overruns would be absorbed, City Manager Grimes replied
that some personnel and equipment costs could be absorbed in the Public
Works program or they could be offset by using funds allocated for projects
that might be deleted from the program. He expressed the need for remain-
ing aware of the deficits and that they would have to be alleviated. He
also indicated that cost estimates would be more accurate in the future.
Mr. Wade then presented the Committee's proposal for the allocation
of 1976 funds, noting that sewer and street project allocations were approved
by the Committee upon recommendations of a subcommittee. During a question
and answer period, Mr. Hoffman reported the activities and progress of the
grantsperson. He cited the successful completion of an Urgent Needs Funds
grant application, the drafting of an abstract for a solid waste Innovative
Project, assisting in preparation of application for parks and recreation
grants, and the grantsperson's investigation of possible matching funds
for the United Fund.
Director Todd then inquired about criteria used in determining which
streets would be included in the 1976 plan. Committee member Monroe
Harrison replied that factors involved were based upon need, use of the
street, population of the area, whether the street was arterial. He said
that the Committee had tried to tie all the projects in with the Master
Street Plan in order to provide organization and that the Committee was
careful not to give any one area of the City preference. Director Todd
cited the Birch and Florene Street projects and expressed his concern that
future projects might serve to benefit owners of apartments. He asked
if a property owner's ability to share a portion of the costs was con-
sidered as a criteria and whether incomes of property owners were veri-
fied. Mr. Hoffman replied that neither was considered as a criteria.
Director Todd, expressing his discontent with the lack of income
criteria, felt strongly that street projects should benefit private citizens
and should not be undertaken solely for the benefit of commercial invest-
ments. He felt the program should include verification of property
owners and their incomes so as to avoid subsidizing commercial ventures.
Committee member Alice Ludwick did not feel that persons should have to
endure poor streets due to the fact that rental property existed on a
particular street. Mayor Orton expressed a desire for the formation of
improvement districts, the costs of which would be shared by CD and the
property owners. She felt that improvement districts would allow more
extensive use of CD funds and would give property owners the opportunity
to share in the expense.
Director Todd then questioned if the sewer tap program was restricted
to home owners and whether the home owners shared in the tap expense.
Mr. Hoffman explained that, if the owner's income was sufficient, the
expense was borne by the home owner. However, if the owner was in a low
income bracket, the expense was borne by the CD program. Director Todd
questioned the rationale of not requiring cost sharing for sewer taps
if cost sharing were a basis for housing rehabilitation. Hoffman replied,
"My approach to implementation of the plan is based on the fact that this
is a federal grant and we can use the money as we wish. This is a point
I have made some time ago and felt it is acceptable. If not, it is time
to stop and reaffirm. When we belabored the question of what type of
financing...we got to the point where the Committee felt it should be
applied as a federal grant."
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86.1 In discussion of administrative costs, Mr. Hoffman explained that
the allocation reflected a 19 -month program. The City Manager felt
that an allocation of $18,300 to reimburse expenses borne by the
General Fund was deficient and reminded that the Board had instructed
that the general staff was not to absorb CD administrative expenses.
He suggested that 4 percent of the budgeted CD administrative allocation
would reflect a more realistic allocation and was of the opinion that
the allocation should be adjusted upward. Chairman Wade stated that
the Committee did not have sufficient information necessary to make a
decision concerning the adjustment of the allocation. Mr. Grimes
stated that it would be acceptable to continue with the basic program
as developed with adjustments being made at mid -year. The Committee
was not receptive to a suggestion by Hoffman to delete a sewer project
with the intent of using the allocated funds for administrative expenses.
The Committee did agree to re-examine the program at mid -year to make any
necessary adjustments, and also agreed to meet again on February 17, 1976
to consider increased administrative allocations. Mayor Orton requested
that members of the Committee be present at the time the recommendation
was presented to the Board.
86.2 Director Purdy mentioned the City's solid waste disposal problems
and stated that one solution under consideration could cost as much as
$3 million and that a portion of the cost could possibly be requested
by the Board to come from CD funds. Mr. Wade replied that the concensus
of the Committee was that sufficient information was not available to them
to take any action that would include allocating funds for a solid waste
disposal system.
86.3 Members of the Board praised the overall success of the CD program
and expressed appreciation to all involved. There being no comments
from either the audience or Board, the Mayor declared the hearing con-
cluded.
BID AWARD - Housing Rehabilitation
86.4 Purchasing Director Sturman Mackey reported that bids for seven
housing rehabilitation projects were opened January 19. He recommended
that the bids be awarded to the lowest bidder in each instance with
projects at 1768 Woolsey, 217 South Block, 525 Lytton, and 820 South
College to be awarded to T & S Construction; and, projects at 112 South
West, 1008 South Washington, and 37 East South to be awarded to Nelson
Construction.
86.5 Director Collier, seconded by Director Noland, moved that the recom-
mendation be accepted and the bids awarded accordingly. The recorded roll
call vote of the Board was:
"Ayes": Noland, Orton, Purdy, Collier, Lancaster, Todd
"Nays": None
Absent: Hughes
The motion was declared passed and the bids awarded as recommended.
ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY - R75-32 / Gordon Houston
86.6 The proposed ordinance, read the first time by the City Attorney,
would rezone a 2.42 acre tract located at the southeast corner of the
Porter Road/Deane Street intersection from R-1 Low Density Residential
to R-2 Medium Density Residential.
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Following the first reading, the Mayor invited comments from oppos- 87.1
ing property owners who were present in the audience. Mr. Allan Bridges,
spokesman for the group, presented the group's reasons for opposing the
rezoning request. Prime concerns of the group were that the rezoning would
not assure that only duplexes would be built, that no social benefit would
be derived from the rezoning, that existing dangers at the Porter Road
and Deane Street intersection would be compounded, that poor drainage
for the area existed, that lack of adequate water flow for fire fighting
purposes existed, that the introduction of as many as 120 additional
children would result in further crowding of the neighborhood school,
that the rezoning would constitute spot zoning in an area designated by
the general land use plan to remain R-1, and that the rezoning request
►f: had been denied in April, 1974 and to this date circumstances had not
GSI altered to justify granting the rezoning request at this time.
d' Mr. Bridges stated that the group did not feel that problems of the 87.2
Ca area could be solved by granting the rezoning but rather by retaining the
'at rezoning classification as it is now until progress was made towards solving
existing problems.
The floor was then yielded to those favoring the petition. Attorney 87.3
David Horne, representing Mr. Houston, stated that the area was most
ideal for a change to R-2 and explained that the area had a variety of
housing uses in existence including what he termed "predominantly rental
property." Mr. Horne stated that a buffer between the R-2 and R-1 would
be provided to the south by the petitioner. He stated that they did
not feel the R-2 would contribute to fire hazards; and, if the develop-
ment seemed to contribute to traffic hazards, stated that his client
would be willing to donate a portion of the northwest corner of the property
to provide acceptable access if potential problems existed. He also informed
that Mr. Houston would be willing to share as much as one-half the cost
for paving Porter Road. Mr. Horne, noting that the first petition to
rezone was denied partially because of lack of sewer facilities, stated
that sewer lines would soon be installed in the area. He stated that
Mr. Houston had told him that immediate plans for development of the
property did not include anything except the construction of duplexes
that would be well constructed, buffered, and set back so as to enhance
the area. In closing comments, Mr. Horne reminded the Board that the
City's Planning Consultant had recommended, and the Planning Commission
had unanimously approved, the rezoning request.
Director Noland noted that all contiguous land to the parcel in ques- 87.4
tion is R-1 and to the north is A-1 and that no R-2 zones existed near
the parcel. Due to this fact, some of the Directors felt the rezoning would**
Following slight further comment, Director Collier, seconded by 87.5
Director Todd, moved that rules be suspended and the ordinance placed on
second reading. The recorded roll call vote of the Board was:
"Ayes": Noland, Orton, Purdy, Collier, Lancaster, Todd
"Nays": None
Absent: Hughes
The motion was declared passed and the ordinance was read the second time.
Director Collier, seconded by Director Noland, moved that rules be 87.6
suspended and the ordinance placed on third and final reading. The record-
ed roll call vote of the Board was:
"Ayes": Noland, Orton, Purdy, Collier, Lancaster, Todd
"Nays": None
Absent: Hughes
The motion was declared passed and the ordinance was read the third and final
time.
**constitute spot zoning. Also discussed by the Board was the fact that the rezoning would
allow 12 duplexes to be constructed whereas -the present zoning classification would
allow construction of 7 duplexes.
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88.1 The Mayor then asked if the ordinance should pass. The recorded
roll call vote of the Board was:
"Ayes": Purdy
"Nays": Noland, Orton, Collier, Lancaster, Todd
Absent: Hughes
The Mayor declared the ordinance failed.
ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY - R75-33 / Homer McBroom, et al., petitioners
88.2 The proposed ordinance would rezone five parcels totaling 4.28 acres
located on the west side of Happy Hollow Road between 15th Street and Hunts-
ville Avenue from R-1 Low Density Residential to C-2 Thoroughfare Commercial.
The City Attorney read the ordinance the first time after which Director
Noland, seconded by Director Collier, moved that rules be suspended and
the ordinance placed on second reading. The recorded roll call vote of
the Board was:
"Ayes": Noland, Orton, Purdy, Collier, Lancaster, Todd
"Nays": None
Absent: Hughes
The motion was declared passed and the ordinance was read the second time.
88.3 Director Collier, seconded by Director Todd, moved that rules be sus-
pended and the ordinance read the third and final time. The recorded roll
call vote of the Board was:
"Ayes": Noland, Orton, Purdy, Collier, Lancaster, Todd
"Nays": None
Absent: Hughes
The motion was declared passed and the ordinance was read the third and
final time.
88.4 In discussion of whether the City could approve the rezoning with the
condition that any future large scale development would include the entire
tract, City Attorney McCord advised that a majority of other jurisdictions
have held contract zoning to be ultra vires and illegal; and, he stated
that he was not awareof any rulingof the Arkansas Supreme Court on the
issue and could not assure that contract zoning would be upheld in Arkansas.
88.5 Director Purdy expressed concern that should a developer want to con-
struct an LSD, some of the properties might not be big enough for other
developments thereby creating friction between property owners; or, that
a series of small developments might result. He indicated his preference
for having assurance that the property would be developed as one tract.
88.6 Mr. Ken Lazenby, representing the petition, stated that he could not
give assurance whether development would be large scale or individual, but
that the owners of the property would be agreeable to sell it as one tract
if a price could be negotiated. Mr. Lazenby reported that one lot contained
a house and would be difficult to sell with the remaining lots. He stated
that the owners requested that each lot be rezoned on its own merit.
88.7 Following slight further comment, the Mayor asked if the ordinance
should pass. The recorded roll call vote of the Board was:
"Ayes": Noland, Orton, Purdy, Collier, Lancaster, Todd
"Nays": None
Absent: Hughes
The Mayor declared the ordinance passed.
ORDINANCE NO. 2184 APPEARS ON PAGE 54 OF ORDINANCE & RESOLUTION BOOK V
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ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY - R75-35 / Leo Peel, petitioner
The ordinance, read the first time by the City Attorney, would rezone 89.1
a 1.79 acre tract located between Highway 71B South and Grandview Apart-
ments from 24th Street to 26th Street from C-2 Thoroughfare Commercial to
R-2 Medium Density Residential.
Director Collier, seconded by Director Noland, moved that rules be 89.2
suspended and the ordinance placed on second reading. The recorded roll
call vote of the Board was:
"Ayes": Noland, Orton, Purdy, Collier, Lancaster, Todd
"Nays": None
Absent: Hughes
lip The Mayor declared the motion passed and the ordinance was read the second
14 time.
TrDirector Noland, seconded by Director Todd, moved that rules be further 89.3
a suspended and the ordinance placed on third and final reading. The record-
ed roll call vote of the Board was:
"Ayes": Noland, Orton, Purdy, Collier, Lancaster, Todd
"Nays": None
Absent: Hughes
The motion was declared passed and the ordinance was read the third and
final time. There being no discussion, the Mayor asked if the ordinance
should pass. The recorded roll call vote of the Board was.
"Ayes": Noland, Orton, Purdy, Collier, Lancaster, Todd
"Nays": None
■ Absent: Hughes
The Mayor declared the ordinance passed.
ORDINANCE NO. 2185 APPEARS ON PAGE 55 OF ORDINANCE & RESOLUTION BOOK V
ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTY - R75-36 / City of Fayetteville, petitioner
The proposed ordinance would rezone parcels of 1and,on which are
located several public schools,from R-1 Low Density Residential to P-1
Public Institutional. The parcels involved: Ramay Junior High School
and Fayetteville High School West campuses, Asbell Elementary School
campus, and future site of a school to be located east of Crossover Road
and north of Mission Boulevard.
The ordinance was read the first time by the City Attorney after
which Director Collier, seconded by Director Todd, moved that rules be
suspended and the ordinance placed on second reading. The recorded roll
call vote of the Board was:
"Ayes": Noland, Orton, Purdy, Collier, Lancaster, Todd
"Nays": None
Absent: Hughes
The motion was declared passed and the ordinance was read the second time.
Director Collier, seconded by Director Lancaster, moved that rules
be suspended and the ordinance placed on third and final reading. The
recorded roll call vote of the Board was:
"Ayes": Noland, Orton, Purdy, Collier, Lancaster, Todd
"Nays": None
Absent: Hughes
The motion was declared passed and the ordinance was read the third and
final time.
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90.1 There being no discussion, the Mayor asked if the ordinance should
pass. The recorded roll call vote of the Board was:
"Ayes": Noland, Orton, Purdy, Collier, Lancaster, Todd
"Nays": None
Absent: Hughes
The Mayor declared the ordinance passed.
ORDINANCE NO. 2186 APPEARS ON PAGE 56 OF ORDINANCE & RESOLUTION BOOK V
ORDINANCE APPROVING LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT PLAN - Alan Beauchamp
90.2 The proposed ordinance would approve the LSD plan of Alan Beauchamp
for property located north of Old Wire Road and West of Highway 265 North
and would accept and confirm dedication of street right-of-way and/or
utility easements.
90.3 The City Attorney reported that a ten -foot dedication had been exe-
cuted as required by the Planning Commission and that the ordinance would
be conditioned upon the relocation of a proposed cul de sac and the provision
of city water in a manner approved by the City Engineer. The City Attorney
then read the ordinance the first time after which Director Noland, seconded
by Director Collier, moved that rules be suspended and the ordinance
placed on second reading. The recorded roll call vote of the Board was:
"Ayes": Noland, Orton, Purdy, Collier, Lancaster, Todd
"Nays": None
Absent: Hughes
The motion was declared passed and the ordinance was read the second time.
90.4 Director Collier, seconded by Director Todd, moved that rules be sus-
pended and the ordinance placed on third and final reading. The recorded
roll call vote of the Board was:
"Ayes": Noland, Orton, Purdy, Collier, Lancaster, Todd
"Nays": None
Absent: Hughes
The motion was declared passed and the ordinance was read the third and
final time.
90.5 There being no discussion, the Mayor asked if the ordinance should
pass. The recorded roll call vote of the Board was:
"Ayes": Noland, Orton, Purdy, Collier, Lancaster, Todd
"Nays": None
Absent: Hughes
The Mayor declared the ordinance passed.
ORDINANCE NO. 2187 APPEARS ON PAGE 57 OF ORDINANCE & RESOLUTION BOOK V
ORDINANCE APPROVING LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT PLAN - Farm Service Cooperative
90.6 The ordinance would approve the LSD plan of Farm Service Cooperative
for property located east of Beechwood Avenue, west of Razorback Road, and
north of Fifteenth Street. The ordinance would also accept and confirm
dedication of street right-of-way and/or utility easements. The City
Attorney reported that the required easements had been executed. He then
read the ordinance the first time.
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Director Noland, seconded by Director Lancaster, moved that rules be 91.1
suspended and the ordinance placed on second reading. The recorded roll-'
call vote of the Board was:
"Ayes": Noland, Orton, Purdy, Collier, Lancaster, Todd
"Nays": None
Absent: Hughes
The motion was declared passed and the ordinance was read the second time.
Director Lancaster, seconded by Director Noland, foved that rules be 91.2
further suspended and the ordinance placed on third and final reading. The
recorded roll call vote of the Board was:
"Ayes": Noland, Orton, Purdy, Collier, Lancaster, Todd
"Nays": None
Absent: Hughes
GQ The motion was declared passed and the ordinance was read the third and
final time.
Director Purdy expressed concern that the developers were not being 91.3
a required at this time to dedicate 40 feet of right-of-way for street
purposes and that the company might balk at making future dedications
as developments occur. Attorney Jim Dickson, representing Farm Service
Cooperative, stated, "Any further development will bring forth dedica-
tions."
There being no further comment or discussion, the Mayor asked if the 91.4
ordinance should pass. The recorded roll call vote of the Board was:
"Ayes": Noland, Orton, Purdy, Collier, Lancaster, Todd
"Nays": None
Absent: Hughes
The Mayor declared the ordinance passed.
ORDINANCE NO. 2188 APPEARS ON PAGE 58 OF ORDINANCE & RESOLUTION BOOK V
ORDINANCE APPROVING LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT PLAN - J. B. Hays
The ordinance would approve the LSD plan of Dr. J. B. Hays for property 91.5
located on the east side of North College Avenue between the Automotive
and the Western Sizzlin' Steak House; and would accept and confirm dedica-
tion of street right-of-way and/or utility easements. The ordinance was
conditioned upon the developer providing proper drainage to divert drainage
from North College Avenue.
The City Attorney read the ordinance the first time after which 91.6
Director Noland,seconded by Director Collier, moved that rules be suspended
and the ordinance placed on second reading. The recorded roll call vote of
the Board was:
"Ayes": Noland, Orton, Purdy, Collier, Lancaster, Todd
"Nays": None
Absent: Hughes
The motion was declared passed and the ordinance was read the second time.
Director Lancaster, seconded by Director Todd, moved that rules be 91.7
further suspended and the ordinance placed on third and final reading.
The recorded roll call vote of the Board was:
"Ayes": Noland, Orton, Purdy, Collier, Lancaster, Todd
"Nays": None
Absent: Hughes
The motion was declared passed and the ordinance was read the third and
final time.
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92.1 There being no further discussion, the Mayor asked if the ordinance
should pass. The recorded roll call vote of the Board was:
"Ayes": Noland, Orton, Purdy, Collier, Lancaster, Todd
"Nays": None
Absent: Hughes
The Mayor declared the ordinance passed.
ORDINANCE NO. 2189 APPEARS ON PAGE 59 OF ORDINANCE & RESOLUTION BOOK V
ORDINANCE REGULATING GARAGE AND WRECKER SERVICE PREMISES
92.2 The ordinance, left on first reading at the December 16, 1975 meet-
ing and tabled at the January 6, 1976 meeting, would regulate garage and
wrecker service premises with respect to appearance. City Attorney McCord
informed the Board that he had redrafted the ordinance to include amendments
to the ordinance previously considered by the Board.
92.3 The City Manager stated that the intent of the ordinance was to alleviate
unsightly conditions of those businesses which cannibalize vehicles and
allow them to be parked indefinitely along street right-of-way.
92.4 Attorney John Hawley, representing a client who would be affected
by the ordinance, stated that there was no fundamental disagreement with
the ordinance. After briefly reviewing the new draft, which he stated
he had not had the opportunity to study, Mr. Hawley suggested two amend-
ments -- one to substitute the word "wall" for the word "face" appearing
in Section 3 of the ordinance; another to add to Section 2 the phrase
"...notwithstanding any provision of Ordinance 1747..."
92.5 Director Purdy, seconded by Director Collier, moved that the amend-
ments, as drafted by the City Attorney, and amendments suggested by
Mr. Hawley, be incorporated into the ordinance. The recorded roll call
vote of the Board was:
"Ayes": Noland, Orton, Purdy, Collier, Lancaster, Todd
"Nays": None
Absent: Hughes
The motion was declared passed.
92.6 Director Lancaster, seconded by Director Todd, moved that rules be
suspended and the ordinance placed on second reading. The recorded roll
call vote of the Board was:
"Ayes": Noland, Orton, Purdy, Collier, Lancaster, Todd
"Nays": None
Absent: Hughes
The motion was declared passed and the ordinance was read the second time.
92.7 Director Collier, seconded by Director Lancaster, moved that rules
be further suspended and the ordinance placed on third and final reading.
The recorded roll call vote of the Board was:
"Ayes": Noland, Orton, Purdy, Collier, Lancaster, Todd
"Nays": None
Absent: Hughes
The motion was declared passed and the ordinance was read the third and
final time.
92.8 Commenting from the audience was Mr. Richard Mayes, local garage
operator, who stated that he personally could not see that the ordinance
would affect his operation and that he would continue to operate his business
as he had in the past.
92.9 The City Manager again stated the intent of the ordinance and added
that the ordinance would be administered with discretion.
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There being no further discussion or commeht, the Mayor asked if 93.1
the ordinance should pass as amended. The recorded roll call vote of
the Board was:
"Ayes": Noland, Orton, Purdy, Collier, Lancaster, Todd
"Nays": None
Absent: Hughes
The Mayor declared the ordinance passed as amended.
ORDINANCE NO. 2190 APPEARS ON PAGE 60-61 OF ORDINANCE & RESOLUTION BOOK V
RESOLUTION AMENDING CITY PERSONNEL POLICY - Grievance Committee
The proposed resolution would amend the City's Personnel Policy by 93.2
specifying a three-year term of office for members of the Employees Grievance
rt Committee. The City Attorney read the resolution, and there being no dis-
cussion, Director Collier, seconded by Director Purdy, moved adoption of
the resolution. The recorded roll call vote of the Board was:
0.01 "Ayes": Noland, Orton, Purdy, Collier, Lancaster, Todd
"Nays": None
Absent: Hughes
The Mayor declared the resolution passed.
RESOLUTION NO. 4-76 APPEARS ON PAGE 34 OF ORDINANCE & RESOLUTION BOOK V- --
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONDEMNATION - Old Wire Road
The City Attorney read a resolution authorizing the City Attorney to
initiate eminent domain proceedings for the condemnation of a sewer easement -
adjacent to Old Wire Road across property owned by Doris Ann Boyd. There
being no discussion, Director Collier, seconded by Director Purdy, moved
adoption of the resolution. The recorded roll call vote of the Board was:
"Ayes": Noland, Orton, Purdy, Collier, Lancaster, Todd
"Nays": None
Absent: Hughes
The Mayor declared the resolution passed.
RESOLUTION NO. 5-76 APPEARS ON PAGE 35 OF ORDINANCE & RESOLUTION BOOK V
OTHER BUSINESS
RESOLUTION EXPRESSING OPPOSITION TO PLANNED ANNEXATION TO CITY OF FARMINGTON
The resolution would express the Board's opposition to the plan of
the City of Farmington to annex lands north of Farmington's city limits
and included in the City of Fayetteville West Growth Area. Administrative
Aide David McWethy noted the area of the proposed annexation and that the
Farmington City Marshall had circulated petitions requesting the annexation.
In reply to questions from theBoard, the City Manager explained that
a contract for water services between the City of Farmington and the City
of Fayetteville did not exist but that negotiations for the contract were
being conducted. When asked by Director Collier what would prevent
Fayetteville from "cutting off their (Farmington's) water", the City
Manager replied, "Nothing." "Then we can negotiate," Collier commented.
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94.1 The City Manager said that Fayetteville did not want to prohibit
Farmington from growing but that Fayetteville did not want it's growth
prohibited by the annexation of the Growth Area to the City of Farmington.
He felt that the effect of the resolution would be to bring the two parites
together for discussion of the issue.
94.2 There being no further discussion or comment, Director Lancaster,
seconded by Director Noland, moved adoption of the resolution. The
recorded roll call vote of the Board was:
"Ayes": Noland, Orton, Purdy, Collier, Lancaster, Todd
"Nays": None
Absent: Hughes
The Mayor declared the resolution passed.
RESOLUTION NO. 7-76 APPEARS ON PAGE 37 OF ORDINANCE & RESOLUTION BOOK V
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
94.3 The City Manager informed the Board that an initial evaluation of
the solid waste disposal incinerator proposal would be available for
submission to the Pollution Control and Board Solid Waste Committees
at a joint meeting to be held "within the next few days."
YOUTH CENTER DONATION
94.4 The City Manager called the Board's attention to correspondence
received from Dr. and Mrs. Spencer Albright in regard to a donation
they made to the Youth Center and Boys' Club in honor of members of
the Board of Directors and in appreciation for "What (the Directors)
are doing to try to keep Fayetteville a strong city."
FINANCIAL TASK FORCE
94.5 Director Todd inquired as to the next step involved regarding
recommendations adopted by the task force studying the City's financial
crisis. The City Manager stated that written recommendations will be pre-
sented by the group. Director Noland stated that he would prefer a review
and recommendation from the Board Finance Committee concerning the task
force recommendations. Director Lancaster requested that information con-
cerning which groups were represented and by whom when the recommendations
were adopted.
ADJOURNMENT
94.6 There being no further business for the Board's consideration, the
Mayor declared the meeting adjourned.
ATTEST:
Darlene Westbrook, City Clerk
APPROVED:
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arson R. Orto , Mayor