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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-01-18 Minutes13 MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council was held on Tuesday, January 18, 1994, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Room of the City Administration Building, 113 W. Mountain, Fayetteville, Arkansas. PRESENT: Mayor Fred Hanna; Aldermen Len Edens, Joe Box, Heather Daniel, Stephen Miller, Kit Williams, Conrad Odom, Woody Bassett, and Fred Vorsanger; City Attorney Jerry Rose; City Clerk Sherry Thomas; City Treasurer Glyndon Bunton; Administrative Services Director Ben Mayes; Planning Management Director Alett Little; Environmental Affairs Administrator Cheryl Zotti; members of staff, press, and audience. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Hanna called the meeting to order with eight aldermen present. CITIZENS COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD PRESENTATION Mayor Hanna presented the Community Service Award to Bill and Bootsie Ackerman for all of their work in improving Lake Fayetteville Park. They plan to continue their efforts with Lake Fayetteville as well as trying to make other city parks "user friendly." Mayor Hanna stated these are the type of people who make this City a nice place to live. STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS BY MAYOR FRED HANNA Mayor Hanna stated 1993 has been a good year, and he stated most of the goals he reported a year ago have been accomplished thanks to the help of the City Council and City Staff. Mayor Hanna stated some of the things that have been accomplished in 1993 were: - The sales tax lawsuit is over and finished. - The citizens voted in a new city sales tax primarily for the purpose of pay-as-you-go projects. - The first phase of the 42-36 inch water line from Beaver Lake has been completed. With five days of good weather, all of the gravel roads in the City will have been paved. The renovation of the completed. Police -Courts Building has been The number of juvenile police officers has been increased, and the crime rate is down more than 23% for 1993 and by more than 36% for the last two years. 14 January.18•, 1994 :. Thea•:Fire Department' responded;..to .more .than 1,300‘.emergency calls, including -=191 working:fires, and kept the fire loss in i the City to under $910,000. Therewas one fire death in:1999.'': The. City adopted a •new General`Land-Use Plansand is in the process of completing •the final.: drafts..of implementing ordinances for City Council -action. Tourism efforts have shownpositive results With the new Lights :of .the •Ozarks display and the new trolley. The City re-established good working relationships with the:' University of ,Arkansas and initiated a land'-swap/leae) arrangement that gives the City more acres for .use as soccer 'fields near Asbell:School and gives the University more land for parking and other improvements near the Bud Walton Arena. The City has made progress on rtransportation 'needs':by beginning the widening of 6th Street and the extension -of Razorback Road from Cato,Springs to 6th.Street. Plans are in :the works to widen.Wedington Drive form-Garland.:to the=Highway 71 Bypass. Pledges: have been:received froni•Hthe:Highway Department to- begin planning a four -lane Highway '265 from .Highway 16 to Highway 45; and maybe even totSpringdale. Improvements have been made to theparks., much with the help of volunteers. - ,..The- third -year .of the Management Training 'Program has `•been completed by supervisory City employees. The sewer rehabilitation project around Wilson Parks has been completed. Work in other areas of the City is continuing. - The -City is in the process of building a transfer -recycling center toL.serve .Fay;"ettevil'1e• and the four -county area ma'der possible by a $3.50,000' grant, :.-.;. I I:: The.City acquired the-old•Ozark Theater Building--on.College and will be converting it to a -parking area.. - Lineworkershavebeen:added•n'the publicworks:sectors, and the number of.employees has•been-•cut in the` Mayor's' office and other Administratide-Services.areas. .�y .. i. dei L. P' 1..♦ «K. iti..' 9. .. The number of City •owned.vehicles has been reduced, -and all City cars.are now marked with the City logo. -, PP:IVparking study'fordowntown Fayetteville has^been completed and should be available in about a'month. January 18, 1994 Mayor Hanna stated some of his goals for 1994 are as follows: To get the incinerator lawsuit behind the City and come up with ways to pay the outstanding debt on the bonds. - To complete an in-house overlay program that will improve 5 to 7% of City streets. - To begin the projects to widen Joyce Street from Old Missouri to Highway 265, build the Detention Center Road, and start work on Phase I of the Stubblefield Road improvements, if possible. To help the Adult Center build a new Senior Center on city - owned land north of Walker Park. - To make drainage and bridge improvements in the area southeast of the Old Courthouse. To build a solid waste processing/transfer center. To complete the City Maintenance Building near the existing Shop Building. To construct 2 community center/basketball court buildings -- one north of Walker Park and one in northwest Fayetteville near the proposed new elementary school. Mayor Hanna stated he and staff would be working harder to make the City more user friendly, and he is always open to suggestions. OLD BUSINESS REZONE R93-35 Mayor Hanna introduced consideration of an ordinance rezoning 5.3 acres located on the north side of Wedington and west of Shiloh Drive from R-2, Medium Density Residential, to C-2, Thoroughfare Commercial, as requested by Rick Osborne on behalf of Cheryl Miller and Geneva McFarland. The Planning Commission voted 5-4-0 to recommend the rezoning. The City Council left this ordinance on its firstreading at the January 4 City Council meeting. Alderman Vorsanger stated he appreciated receiving the letter from Mr. Osborne in advance of.this meeting. His letter clearly pointed out the differences in C-1 and C-2 zoning and why his clients prefer C-2. Alderman Daniel asked if perhaps a better way to handle this would be to consider granting variances on a case-by-case basis and only rezone to C-1. 15 16 • January 18, 1994 Alett Little:.stated variances are not issued for: zoning: matters, they are used only for things.like setbacks, lot sizes, etc. Osborne stated if the property is not rezoned to, C-2, .it could encourage more traffic on the bypass because people living in this area will have to travel to the mall or another area that offers :products and/or services they are needing. Alderman .shopping the uses ,overrule Williams stated center. He hopes for this zoning. this ordinance. he felt this was a. good area for a the Planning Commission reviews.some.of He asked if the sign ordinance would City Attorney Rose stated it would. Osborne stated his client intends to comply with the sign ordinance. City Attorney Rose read the ordinance for the second time. :Williams, seconded by Odom, made emotion to suspend'.the rules and place theordinanceon 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. Alderman Daniel stated she was concerned about the two areas on either side of. this. property that are..already zoned C-2 and what types of business that_could,go in there.. She stated..she was' pleased with the bill of assurance. A man from the audience addressed the Council and stated he.has lived in this area of town for most of his life. He too wants to keep the area pretty, and he thinks a shopping center there is a good idea. Dennis Cole stated he has lived in this area for the last 8 t69 years. There has been a lot of residentialdevelopment-in this; area., and the residents need some business support'for their neighborhoods. Upon roll call, the ordinance • ORDINANCE. 3758 AS RECORDED ON CONSENT AGENDA passed by a vote of 8 to 0. 4. /19 PAGE'OF ORDINANCE BOOK nevi/ • • Consideration: of •items which may .be- approved 'by•motion; or contracts and leases which can be approved by resolution, •arid which may be -grouped together and approved simultaneously under a' "Consent Agenda"::•. A. Minutes of the January 4, 1994 regular City,Council meeting. 17 January 18, 1994 B . A resolution awarding Bid 93-57 to IBM Corporation in the amount of $90,831.16 for additional disk storage for the IBM AS/400 computer system, and approval of a budget adjustment. The disk space on the computer is down to 28%. This upgrade will double the current disk storage space. RESOLUTION 8-94 AS RECORDED IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE C. A resolution awarding Bid 93-58 in the amount of $124,996 for Phases I and II to Aerial Data Service, Inc., for updated aerial photography and digital orthophotos, and approval of a budget adjustment. RESOLUTION 9-94 AS RECORDED IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE D . A resolution approving a Walton Arts Center lease agreement with the University of Arkansas. The lease will cost $1.00 and be for a term of 25 years beginning April 1, 1992 and ending March 30, 2017. It shall be automatically renewed for an additional 25 years. RESOLUTION 10-94 AS RECORDED IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE E . A resolution approving the Farmington sewer line and lift station maintenance contract. This is a renewal of the original contract that was approved in 1979. The proposed new agreement is much like the original except that it contains (1) provisions for pretreatment of industrial waste and (2) addresses the problems of infiltration and inflow. Item E was removed from the Agenda and not voted on. F. A resolution approving the payment of $19,594.65 in legal fees to the Niblock Law Firm incurred in the incinerator disengagement lawsuit. These are accumulated fees from April through November, 1993. RESOLUTION 11-94 AS RECORDED IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE G . A resolution approving Amendment No. 9 to the Tolling Agreement with Kutak Rock in conjunction with the incinerator disengagement lawsuit. This amendment extends the date of the agreement until June 30, 1994. RESOLUTION 12-94 AS RECORDED IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE 18 •Jainuary 18;,1994 Vorsanger, seconded by Miller, made a motion to approve..the Consent.: .Agenda. -Upon roll call, the motion passed by a vote ofr8 to 0. FIRE TRUCK Mayor Hanna introduced consideration of a resolution awarding a bid for the purchase of a Fire Pumper Truck to Pierce Manufacturing Company in the amount of $224,560.. The budgeted amount for this purchase is $229,000. There were four bids submitted, but Pierce had the lowest price and no exceptions to the bid specifications. Delivery of the new truck will be in .about 10 months. Alderman Miller asked what happens to the nearly $5,000 difference in the actual price and the budgeted amount. Ben Mayes stated the money goes back to the Sales Tax Fund, which is where it came from, to beapplied to other projects. Alderman Bassett stated the City needs this truck very badly. He thinks Chief Mickey Jackson is doing .an excellent job and has obtained the best equipment for the money for the City. He stated this City is extremely fortunate to have Mickey Jackson as its Fire Chief. Alderman Miller agreed and stated the Fire Department had a stellar performance last year.. In order. -to continue this type- of performance, more equipment and fire fighters are needed. 'Alderman Edens stated this will be replacing -a 1978 truck. Chief Jackson stated the truck this will be replacing is the one in the poorest condition. The City will.seli the 1978 truck: Alderman Daniel asked what is the life span of the new truck. Jackson stated the new trucks are much heavier and built to last longer than the older trucks. The expected life span is 15 years. The older truck probably-had.a life span of 6 to.7 years, and it has been in use in excess of 16 years.. Vorsanger, seconded by Edens, made a motion to approve the•purchase of a new fire truck. The motion passed by a vote of 8 to 0. RESOLUTION 13-94 AS RECORDED IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE NOMINATING COMMITTEE The Council Nominating Committee willmake nominations to fill vacancies on the.Airport Board and confirm therecommendation of the Advertising & Promotion Commission to fill the vacancy on that commission. 19 January 18, 1994 Alderman Edens stated the Nominating Committee had been unable to interview everyone for the Airport Board, so they will wait until after all interviews have been done before making a nomination for this committee. For the Advertising & Promotion Commission, the nomination of Linda McBride has been made. Edens, seconded by Odom, made a motion to approve the nomination of Linda McBride to the Advertising & Promotion Commission. Upon roll call, the motion passed by a vote of 8 to 0. Mrs. McBride stated she was excited about serving on this commission. Mayor Hanna stated Mrs. McBride served for several years on the Russellville City Council. OTHER BUSINESS ICY WEATHER Mayor Hanna stated the Street and Water & Sewer Departments have been working full time the last few days because of the bad weather. He stated they have done a great job with sanding the streets and taking care of the broken water mains due to the freezing temperatures. Alderman Bassett stated he has had several citizens comment about the good work of the Street Department. He has also heard from some Benton County residents who were in Fayetteville and commented on the good job. Mayor Hanna stated he has some citizens call and want to sponsor a barbecue for the people who have been working so hard on the roads and the water lines. INTEREST RATES Alderman Vorsanger stated interest rates have gone up some. He asked how the City has taken advantage of this increase. Ben Mayes stated they are investing in longer term investments to try and take advantage of the increasing rates. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m.