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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-11-16 MinutesMINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council was held on Tuesday, November 16, 1993, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Room of the City Administration Building, 113 W. Mountain, Fayetteville, Arkansas. PRESENT: Mayor Fred Hanna; Aldermen Heather Daniel, Stephen Miller, Kit Williams, Conrad Odom, Woody Bassett, Fred Vorsanger, Len Edens, and Joe Box,; City Attorney Jerry Rose; City Clerk Sherry Thomas; City Treasurer Glyndon Bunton; Administrative Services Director Ben Mayes; Planning Management Director Alett Little; Public Works Director Kevin Crosson; members of staff, press, and audience. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Hanna called the meeting to order with eight aldermen present. NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RESOURCE RECOVERY AUTHORITY Mayor Hanna introduced consideration of a resolution appointing seven members to the Northwest Arkansas Resource Recovery Authority. City Attorney Rose stated this is a resolution to appoint 7 members to the Northwest Arkansas Resource Recovery Authority. This is the agency that was responsible for issuing the incinerator bonds. The Authority's attorney, Jim Rose, has requested the aldermen appoint themselves or a representative to the Authority. Jim Rose has stated it is important to keep the Authority in existence to maintain the right to exercise options regarding the third party defendants. He stated he concurs with Jim Rose. Alderman Bassett asked Walter Niblock, the City's attorney for this appeal, to give a status report on the incinerator lawsuit. Niblock stated the appellants, represented by Ms. Barnhart, have filed their brief. The City and FGIC have filed the appellee's brief. The appellants have asked for more time to file their answer. They will have some time until late December to file their answer. Shortly after the first of the year, the case should be scheduled to be argued before the supreme court who will then render a decision. Alderman Bassett stated so either in late winter or early spring of 1994, Mr. Niblock feels the supreme court will decide on the case. Niblock stated that was correct. November 16, 1993 Alderman Bassett stated he feels if the City prevails on the appeal, the City Council will have to decide on several things. However, if the City loses on the appeal, he feels the City has no other choice but to pursue the third party claims. He asked Mr. Niblock if he felt this was the case. Niblock stated the City along with the Authority would have to pursue the third party claims. The Authority is the entity with privity of contract with the third party claimants and is the entity to pursue the third party claims. Alderman Bassett stated if the City wins, he feels it would be nonproductive to pursue third party claims. As Alderman Williams had discussed previously, Alderman Bassett asked if the Authority could assign its rights to the City Council or to someone else. Niblock stated not now because there is no Authority Board at this time. One of the problems the attorneys have had is that there has been no appellee brief filed on behalf of the Authority because there has been no Authority Board. The Authority Board will have to be in existence to be able to make an assignment. Alderman Williams asked if he saw a possible conflict of interest between the City and the Authority for the aldermen. Niblock stated this matter has been discussed many times. He stated there probably is a possibility of a conflict between the two entities. The boards of the Authority and the City have always been the same people. However, there are different interests involved contractually. Alderman Williams asked if there would be some conflict in appointing themselves that might conflict with the City Council. Niblock stated no, the statutory plan for the NWARRA contemplated this situation. So, there is no conflict because of Arkansas statutes. Alderman Williams asked if Mr. Niblock thought it would be proper to become members of the very board we may become in conflict with? Niblock stated in the wisdom of the legislature, they created this situation, and this is what we are all stuck with. Alderman Bassett stated if a conflict would arise, the members of the Authority could resign. Niblock stated this was true, and the entities that make up the Authority have the right to appoint anyone they want to serve. Jim Rose stated the Authority bylaws state the number of directors on the Authority shall be 9, of which 7 shall be Fayetteville Board November 16, 1993n of Directors, or individuals appointed by the said Board. The entire City Council would have to pick and approve the 7 representatives if they choose to go that route and not be on the Authority themselves. Rose stated he has not been able to think of any kind of conflict that would come between the City and the Authority because the Authority is a separate plaintiff in the lawsuit and a separate appellee. Alderman Williams asked if the other two members of the Authority, West Fork and Washington County, have not been to a meeting in two years, why do we still have the Authority? He stated he could see where a conflict of interest might occur. He stated the bonds have been sold. There might be a conflict because as amember of the City Council, he would not want the City taxpayers to have to pay off the bonds of the Authority. On the other hand, as a member of the Authority, he would want to see the bonds paid off. Alderman Bassett stated if the City loses the appeal, the Authority has to be in existence to follow through with third party suits. Jim Rose stated there are three third party suits filed and tolling agreements with 4 other parties. If the supreme court overturns the lower court's opinion, we may need to pursue the third party suits, and the Authority will have to be the one to do that.• Alderman Williams asked if the Council appointed -last year's members, could that group then assign the Authority's rights to the City Council? Alderman Bassett asked what kind of action the Council needs to take tonight. • City Attorney Rose stated the Council needs to appoint 7 members to the Authority. Alderman Bassett stated this whole thing bothers him, but if the City wins on appeal, that will put an end to the litigation. If the City loses, the third party suits will need to be filed. Even though he dislikes it as much as anyone, he feels the Council should appoint 7 of themselves to be responsiblefor this. Alderman Vorsanger stated he has been on the Authority Board, and he will continue to serve. vorsanger, seconded by Odom,made a motion to appoint 7 members of the City Council to the Northwest Arkansas Resource Recovery Authority. Upon roll call, the motion passed by a vote of 7 to 1, .with Williams voting no. • Mayor Hanna stated he will poll the City Council and appoint the 7 members. e' November 16, 1993 Jim Rose stated as soon as this was done, he would need to call a meeting of the Authority, and they would need to take an oath of office, and elect a chairperson and secretary. RESOLUTION 119-93 AS RECORDED IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE OLD BUSINESS Mayor Hanna introduced consideration of items that have been brought before the Council but were tabled or no decision made to allow further information to be presented. GENERAL LAND USE PLAN Mayor Hanna introduced consideration of a resolution approving the General Plan 2010. The Planning Commission voted to recommend the plan at their October 1, 1993 meeting. The Council tabled this item at their November 1 meeting to allow time for a public hearing. Alett Little stated this is the llth public meeting the City has held on the General Plan. This is a policy document and a basis for long term development and decisions. The document must be updated periodically and supplemented. It does recognize the need for additional land be added to the City for growth. It also recognizes the need for accessible and affordable housing, transportation, and environmental needs. City Staff is working on a summary document that will be available. Alderman Vorsanger stated he will vote for this plan. He stated the City has held public hearings on the plan, and he wants to know what Staff intends to do with the information received at these meetings. Little stated the suggestions were not incorporated in the document, such as the need for accessible housing. However, City Staff does intend to use the information gathered at these meetings in conjunction with the General Plan for development of Fayetteville. She has been in touch with Jan Simco, the Community Development Coordinator, and they are working on accessible housing issues. They plan on holding a seminar that will be open to the public and developers to address affordable and accessible housing. These will also be addressed in the revisions to the zoning ordinance. Alderman Daniel stated she was happy with the document which is an outline from which to start. Alderman Bassett commended Little and her staff who worked on the plan. He is interested in the information gathered at the last meeting, and he hopes the City Council will express to the people `.'November 1 61,1,79W Z and' the Planning' Commission that this is 'important to 'the community. • Mayor Hanna stated a number of years ago a greenspace ordinance was passed, and the City has the capability of passing a similar ordinance to provide for cuts in the cost of building permits, etc., to encourage affordable, accessible housing. Melanie Stockdell addressed the Council and stated she felt this is an excellent plan to guarantee a sustainable growth for Fayetteville. However, she feels the plan should be adopted by ordinance rather than by resolution to give it more weight. She feels it is important to vote it in as a law. She feels if it is adopted only as a resolution, it will be gutted ordinance by ordinance. Mayor Hanna stated when the Council passes this plan, the next step is to adopt a unified development ordinance. Everything will be taken from this plan in developing that ordinance. Stockdell stated she remembers the reason the Raby plan was not adopted a long time ago was because of heavy campaigning by developers who had monetary interests in the outcome. Mayor Hanna stated he agreed somewhat with that, but he felt internal reasons had delayed the adoption of a general plan. Alderman Williams stated he understands, and he also supports the plan. He expects to see ordinances to be adopted that will enhance the general plan. - Little stated staff discussed bringing this forth as an ordinance. They had included the master Street Plan as part of this, which had to be done by ordinance. She stated they had researched several state laws about general plans and adoption by resolution seems to be equally as effective. • Alderman Miller stated he shares Ms. Stockdell's concerns;.but he hopes the City passes an ordinance soon to deal with wetlands, soil types for zoning, etc. He will make sure the City keeps its environmental integrity. Alderman Vorsanger, General Plan 2010. 8 to 0. seconded by Edens, made a motion to adopt the Upon roll call, the motion passed by.a vote of RESOLUTION 120-93 AS RECORDED IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE . CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Hanna introduced consideration of items which may be approved by motion, or contracts and leases which can be approved by November 16, 1993 resolution, and which may be grouped together and approved simultaneously under a "Consent Agenda": A. Minutes of the October 26, 1993 special City Council meeting and the November 2, 1993 regular City Council meeting. B. A resolution designating the University of Arkansas as the sole operator of the City's Educational Access Channel through December 31, 1994. The City originally designated the University as sole proprietor on May 21, 1991. Approving this resolution will extend the current agreement with the University. RESOLUTION 121-93 A8 RECORDED IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE C. A resolution approving additional compensation in the amount of $9,070 for services provided by Hailey/Associates/Architects, P.A., on the City Library Expansion Project, and approval of a budget adjustment in the amount of $1,822. The additional compensation is being requested because of additional services provided as a result of lengthy delays in the Federal Review Process and the construction phase of the library expansion project. RESOLUTION 122-93 A8 RECORDED IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE Williams, seconded by Box, made a motion to approve the consent agenda. Upon roll call, the motion passed by a vote of 8 to 0. REZONE R93-45 Mayor Hanna introduced consideration of an ordinance rezoning 2.67 acres located south of Mt. Comfort Road and west of Porter Road from R-1, Low Density Residential, to I-1, Heavy Commercial -Light Industrial, as requested by Daniel and Reba Epperly. The Planning Commission voted 8-1-0 to recommend the rezoning subject to a Bill of Assurance restricting the use of the property to a greenhouse, garden center, and storage facility. Little stated this parcel of land already adjoins I-1 land to the south. The greenhouse has been in business on this land for about 35 years. City Attorney Rose read the ordinance for the first time. Odom, seconded by Edens, made a motion to suspend the rules and place the ordinance on its second reading. Upon roll call, the motion passed by a vote of 8 to 0. The City Attorney read the ordinance for the second time. Williams, seconded by Odom, made a motion to further suspend the rules and place the ordinance on its third and final r.. 1i '.November 16, 1993'et(L' - reading; Upon roll call, the motion passed by a vote of 8 to 0, and the City Attorney read the ordinance for the third time. Alderman Williams stated he understands none of the neighbors have any objections. Little stated there had been one neighbor, but once they understood that it will still be used as a greenhouse,there were okay. Alderman Vorsanger stated he had received a letter in opposition from Shawn West, and he 'read the letter to the Council. Alderman Miller stated there is a bill of assurance that they will only build greenhouses. If the Epperly's move on sometime down the road, what can be done with the land? Little stated the bill of assurance runs with --the land, and no one else could come in and build anything other than greenhouses or whatis allowed per the bill of assurance. . Upon roll call, the ordinance passed by a vote of 7 to 0 to 1, with Miller abstaining. ORDINANCE 3737 APPEARS ON PAGE' SI OF ORDINANCE' -BOOR X X VII SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE Mayor Hanna introduced consideration of an ordinance amending the Subdivision Ordinance sidewalk requirements. The amendment will require the developer to pay for sidewalk installation by placing the estimated cost into a City escrow account and enter into a contract to install sidewalks at or by the time that one-half of the lots or units in the subdivision have received building permits. Little stated this amendment is needed so that sidewalks will not be discontinuous as they are now in subdivisions. The sidewalks are now to be required at the time of development. So if only 85 to 90% complete, there willstill be continuous sidewalks.- The sidewalks are also to be set in 4 feet from the curb. Also, at the point the subdivision is 50% developed, the developer is responsible for getting the rest of the sidewalks installed. City. Attorney Rose read theordinancefor the first time. .Odom, seconded by Miller, made a motion to suspend the rules and place the ordinance on its second reading. Upon roll call, the motion passed by a vote of 8 to 0. The City Attorney read the ordinance for the second time. Miller, seconded by Williams, made a motion to further suspend the rules and place the ordinance on its third and final reading. Upon roll call, the motion passed by a vote of 8 to 0, and the City Attorney read. the ordinance for the third - time. Air November 16, 1993 Upon roll call, the ordinance passed by a vote of 8 to 0. ORDINANCE 3738 APPEARB ON PAGE 53 OF ORDINANCE BOOK kX ✓i/ WATER & SEWER SERVICE DEPOSIT REOUIREME_NTS Mayor Hanna introduced consideration of an ordinance amending the water and sewer service deposit requirements. He stated this will increase the service deposit from $37.50 to $50.00 but will also allow the $50 to be paid in 2 payments. City Attorney Rose read the ordinance for the first time. Williams, seconded by Miller, made a motion to suspend the rules and place the ordinance on its second reading. Upon roll call, the motion passed by a vote of 8 to 0. The City Attorney read the ordinance for the second time. Miller, seconded by Odom, made a motion to further suspend the rules and place the ordinance on its third and final reading. Upon roll call, the motion passed by a vote of 8 to 0, and the City Attorney read the ordinance for the third time. Upon roll call, the ordinance passed by a vote of 8 to 0. ORDINANCE 3739 APPEARS ON PAGE Sy OF ORDINANCE BOOK Xk Y// BID WAIVER Mayor Hanna introduced consideration of an ordinance waiving the requirements of competitive bidding for trolley/bus driver services for the operation of the Tourist Transportation Program and award a contract to Ozark Public Transit for operation of the program beginning the last week of November, 1993 and ending March 31, 1994. City Attorney Rose read the ordinance for the first time. Odom, seconded by Miller, made a motion to suspend the rules and place the ordinance on its second reading. Upon roll call, the motion passed by a vote of 8 to 0. The City Attorney read the ordinance for the second time. Box, seconded by Daniel, made a motion to further suspend the rules and place the ordinance on its third and final reading. Upon roll call, the motion passed by a vote of 8 to 0, and the City Attorney read the ordinance for the third time. Mayor Hanna stated this service will provide drivers for the downtown bus system that the City is hoping to have in use by the first of December. Alderman Williams stated he felt this bid waiver and contract made good sense since Ozark Transit has the experience and more drivers to handle the service. He also pointed out this is Advertising & Promotion money being used to fund this program. 4.November 16, 1993,,:.' Upon roll call, the ordinance passed by a vote of 8'to 0 ORDINANCE 3740 APPEARS ON PAGE S9 OF ORDINANCE BOOR XX V // UTILITY. EASEMENT VACATION V93-9 -Mayor Hanna introduced consideration of an ordinance vacating -the southern -15 feet of a 30 foot utility easement located on the north side of Lot 30 of the Hotz Addition. The Planning Commission voted 5-0-0 to recommend the vacation. Little stated there were no utilities in the easement area. This is a remnant from an old street which was vacated in 1954. .This vacation will allow the expansion of a single family home. City Attorney Rose read the ordinance for the first time. Miller, seconded by Box,made a motion to -suspend the rules•and place the ordinance on its second reading. Upon roll call, the motion passed by a vote of 8.to 0. The City Attorney read the ordinance for the second time. Vorsanger, seconded by Edens, made a motion to further suspend the rules and place the ordinance on its third and final reading. Upon roll call, the motion passed by a vote of 8 to 0, and the City Attorney read the ordinance for the third time. Upon roll call, the ordinance passed by a vote of 8 to 0. ORDINANCE 3141 APPEARS ON PAGE 6S OF ORDINANCE BOOR XX V// 4 PUBLIC ACCESS CHANNEL 1 Mayor Hanna introduced consideration of a resolution approving the Cable Board's recommendation for the City of Fayetteville to manage the operation of the Public Access Channel for a six-month trial period beginning January 1, 1994 and ending June 30, 1994. Mayor Hanna stated the Council had two choices --approve the Cable Board's recommendation or deny the recommendation and close the public access channel pending a new contract. Alderman Vorsanger asked what exactly was to be discussed.. He stated he did not want to open the discussion up for all of the past history of the access channel.- Vorsanger, seconded by Daniel, made a motion for the City not to run the public access channel and to disapprove the Cable Board's recommendation. • Woody Charleton, Chairman of the Cable Board, addressed the Council. -He stated the Cable Board was formed in 1991 to advise the City Council on the use of the PEG facility and channels. The ,public access. channel contract has been awarded to Access 4 Fayetteville (A4F)... There.has been dissatisfaction on -the part of the Cable Board and others with the development of the access November 16, 1993 channel. In January 1993, the Mayor urged the Cable Board to discuss the operations of the channel and get public input. The Cable Board looked at options: (1) for the City to take full responsibility for the access channel, (2) the access channel should move away from City funding, and (3) pay the public access provider to train and educate people. The Cable Board recommended a total of $50,000 ($10,000 grant and the balance in matching funds) be spent on public access and $20,000 on the government channel. This recommendation was accepted, and two bids were received. The selection committee awarded a contract to Access 4 Fayetteville on July 1, 1993. The first renewal is December 1, 1993, with up to 4 automatic, annual renewals. However, at this time, the Cable Board feels the City should run public access which would cost less than contracting out the project. In October, Access 4 Fayetteville refused renewal of the contract and stated they wanted a $75,000 grant and no matching fund requirement to operate public access. The Cable Board had to go back out for bids to see if some one would accept the $50,000 contract. A decision had to be made about the future of public access if no one would accept the $50,000 bid. The Cable Administrator provided the Cable Board with an estimate of what it would cost the City to run public access. That estimate to run both the access and government channels is less than what the other providers want to charge. Alderman Bassett asked if the Cable Board would be interested in renewing the contract with A4F if they had kept their budget at $50,000. Woody Charleton stated they would have been interested in renewing the contract. Alderman Edens asked what was the cost to run the government channel. Charleton stated it as about $20,000. Shea Crain's salary is not included in this figure. Shea Crain stated the 1994 proposed budget for her department is $141,000. Alderman Williams asked if Crain anticipates spending more of her own time on the job if the City runs the public access channel. Crain stated she did, she anticipates her time will increase from about 1/3 to over 1/2 spent on the access channels, which would probably mean expanding her 40 hour week. Alderman Vorsanger asked how much of the approximate $140,000 budget comes from franchise fees. November 16, 19931E Mayes'stated•the-City receives 5% franchise fee, or about $250,000- $260,000 per year. Alderman Bassett asked if the franchise fee collected by the City can be -spent for any lawful purpose. Rose stated they could be Alderman Vorsanger stated the last franchise agreement signed with Warner Cable increased the franchise fee from 3 to 5%. The -reason was this money would be used to support the PEG channels. He was told that the franchise fee could only be used to support the PEG channels:• Was that/wrong? • Rose stated he does not know, but the franchise fees can be used for any lawful purpose. Mayor Hanna stated when the contract was'awarded in July,11993, there were 2 bidders. The contract was awarded for the remainder of: 1993 with four annual renewals. If the contract terms are changed now, is that leaving the City liable? c f E>, . • . a. Rose stated yes; it would be better to re -bid rather than -re= negotiate•the contract. This would be giving an advantage'to a particular bidder. The contract does not need to be materially changed after the bid has been awarded. • Alderman Vorsanger stated the contract is up December 31, 1993.•=He asked if it was not the responsibility of the Council to act in good faith and offer the same contract to either A4F or CAT. Alderman Miller stated the Council has stated they do not want to second guess the Planning Commission, the'Parks & Recreation Advisory Board, etc.., so he did not want to be too quick to second guess the Cable Board. He is in favor of public access, and -he does not want to lose the facility. • Vorsanger and Daniel withdrew their motion and second. Marge-Zinke stated A4F received a contract on March 17, 1992 for =9 months at $5,555.55 per month. That contract could have been renewed for several years, but it was not. At the end of the 9 month period, the new City Council looked at thecontractand went out for bids again. A4F operated public access with the money they had earned, and operated on a month-to-month contract. This caused a- lot of stress for A4F, but they continued to improve public access during this -whole time. The Cable Board decided to renew the contract at $5,555 per month, with $10,000 to be paid up front. The A4F Board discussed this and decided to try it. They then ,heard- the contract had been cut to 6 months with only $5,000 up front. They had no way to earn any money forquite awhile. But, • they managed to survive. November 16, 1993 Zinke stated it will cost the City the same amount of money as it does A4F to run the public access channel. She stated the City's budget does not include many things their budget covers. In addition, she stated it was very difficult to derive the actual cost of running the access channel the way the City tracks the money. She stated there would be an appearance of censorship in the City runs the access channel. Alderman Miller asked how much matching funds have been acquired and how many school children have gone through training. Zinke stated they have raised $3,000 in six months. They have a possibility of obtaining a $5,000 grant. They are doing 1 to 2 workshops per day, and about 60-70 students have gone through them since September. Alderman Vorsanger asked if A4F has ever appeared before this Council and turned down an offer to operate the public access channel. Chaddick stated A4F did not appear before the Council, rather they appeared before the Cable Board in October and said they would not operate public access under the terms of the contract. They had a 6 month contract with a 4 year renewal. Zinke stated they had cut staff from 4 full time to 1 and cut the time of the part time people as well. They simply have not been able to meet the obligations of the channel. Crain stated the contract period had been changed because after negotiations, they were told the contract had to be on a fiscal year basis. The proposal is for the management of both the public access and government channels for $30,132 for 6 months. If the City operates the public access channel, Crain stated she plans to reduce the fees charged to the public, set up programs for low income people to use the facility, and to continue to provide workshops and programs with the schools. Alderman Williams asked if there are expenses that will be incurred that are not covered under the City's budget. Crain stated all expenses are included in the budget and cost of operating public access. She stated operating the public access channel would have no measurable impact on the City or on the cable department's budget. Zinke stated the Cable Administrator said these things apply because it is only a six month contract. Things will change when an annual contract is awarded. Charleton stated A4F wants $69,000 to run public access, and that only leaves $1,000 for government access operations. November 16, 1993 Richard Drake stated•he feels it is the producers of the shows that provide continuity to public access and improves the lifeof Fayetteville. He feels if Fayetteville loses the public access channel, a lot of what goes on in this City will not be known. Public access provides a forum for presenting a lot of ideas and sides other than commercial television, radio, and other media. He feels if A4F can't run the channel for $50,000, some one else can. He suggested getting volunteers to help. Jim Goodlander, manager of the public access channel, stated they do have volunteers who help with the computer classes, produce shows, and help with the workshop manuals. - Marion Orton stated the schools use public access every week. She read a letter from James Williams III, age 12, who has been taking production classes, and wants the channel to be operated by A4F. Alderman Bassett stated all of the people involved have good and honest differences of opinion. He feels anyone can make a compelling case and get a budget adjustment and/or get the City to spend more money. He believes in public access. He feels the government channel should be operated by the'City, who is doing an excellent job. However, he has a fundamental problem with the City operating public access because there would be an appearance'of censorship. He has tried to draft a resolution he hopes will address this issue. •s Alderman Bassett read his resolution to offer to extend the contract for one year with CAT, from January 1, 1994 through December 31, 1994, for $50,000, which does not include a requirement of matching funds. If CAT rejects the contract, close public access television on December 31, 1993 until a new bid and contract can be offered. 'He stated he does not believe the City should or could appropriate more than $50,000 for public access television. Bassett, seconded by vorsanger, made a motion to reject the Cable Board's recommendation and offer to extend the contract with CAT for $50,000 and give them until November 30, 1993, to accept. Alderman Miller stated he would like to see included in this motion provisions to offer access to lower income people and for school childrento be required to be trained in the workshops. • Alderman Williams stated he agrees with Alderman Bassett about the government running public access television. However, he disagrees on a -couple of points. He stated the City does have a Cable Board that has struggled for several months and that does not want CAT to run public access because CAT has turned down the contract. He stated an article in CAT's publication, Litter Box, they stated they were being forced in July to take a contract. Alderman Williams stated the City did not force them. He stated he did not November 16, 1993 know how much support was coming for public access television. He has only received a few calls about all of this. He stated he would support what the Cable Board has recommended, and he does not want to see public access television closed down. Alderman Bassett stated he was troubled by not following the Cable Board's recommendation. But, Woody Charleton stated they would have been in favor of awarding the contract to CAT if they had agreed to operate the channel for $50,000. Buddy Chaddick stated he has a problem with changing the contract that has been under negotiation. None of the Cable Board wants to run public access, but they saw no alternative except to shut it down for six months. He is concerned that with as little public input and interest that has been shown in public access, this $50,000 might be better spent for additional police officers, etc. They have had meetings after meetings on this contract. A4F could still agree to the contract for another year, and they could say yes, they will run public access. But, they said earlier there was no way to run the channel for this amount of money. He has received no calls in support of public access or for awarding a contract to A4F. Alderman Vorsanger stated by November 30, the City will know if CAT will accept the contract. After that, the Council has another decision to make. Upon roll call, the motion to deny the Cable Board's recommendation and approve Alderman Bassett's resolution passed by a vote of 5 to 3, with Williams, Odom, and Edens voting no. RUBOLUFION 123-93 AO RECORDED IN TAE CITY CLERIC'S OFFICE pot 04 ta, atrwKaa o hw..l...t+-.1/4. -' 4'd . Ater OTHER BUSINESS 1994 BUDGET Mayor Hanna stated a Council retreat meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, November 23 at 4:30-5:30 in Room 326 to discuss the 1994 budget. There will be a second retreat meeting on Tuesday, November 30 after the Agenda Session. Additional retreats and public hearings can be scheduled if needed. It is now planned to present the 1994 budget to the City Council for adoption at the December 21, 1993 meeting. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:17 p.m.