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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-09-08 Minutesa. w'' 61. f J ti SPECIAL MEETING FAYETTEVILLE CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 8, 1998 A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council was held on Tuesday, September 8, 1998, at 4:30 p.m., in Room 326 of the City Administration Building, 113 W. Mountain, Fayetteville, Arkansas. PRESENT: Mayor Fred Hanna; Aldermen Trent Trumbo, Stephen Miller, Kit Williams, Heather Daniel, Cyrus Young; City Attorney Jerry Rose; City Clerk/Treasurer Heather Woodruff; Staff; Press; and Audience. ABSENT: Alderman Len Schaper and Alderman Donna Pettus Mayor Hanna called the meeting to order with'five aldermen present. OLD BUSINESS . f • .•+ LEASE AGREEMENT: Mayor Hanna introduced a resolution to approve a lease agreement between the City of Fayetteville and the Advertising and Promotion Commission for the Town Center. 1 ..- • • % City Attorney Rose read the changes and introduced Section 507. ; t , , • ; 1 Mr. Ben Mayes stated this was the fourth time the lease had been before the Council. He said all the changes had been incorporated into the lease with the exception of Section 507. Alderman Trumbo stated he thought the City Council and the A&P Commission had worked together to reach a good compromise. Alderman Williams agreed with Alderman Trumbo. However, he was still in favor of changing the terminology of 501-C3 non-profit groups to community non-profit groups. Alderman Miller asked Alderman Williams if it was just the language he wanted to change. Alderman Williams replied yes, he just wanted to make the lease more accessible to community non-profit groups. Alderman Daniel asked what defined a non-profit group. Alderman Williams suggested it be left up to the tenants of the Town Center to decide what was or was not a non-profit group. He stated the Center was not set up to be a monthly meeting place for non-profit groups. He further commented the groups would probably only hold yearly banquets in the Center. 323 Alderman Trumbo asked if the A& P Commission or the City of Fayetteville had a process for appealing a denial of non-profit status. Alderman Williams thought the A&P Commission should deal with appeals. He stated the City could comment at the Yearly Review Session. Mayor Hanna asked Alderman Williams if his amendment for Section 503 was to delete the 503- C3 and replace that with nonprofits. Alderman Williams replied non-profit community groups. City Attorney suggested non-profit community groups located in the City of Fayetteville. Alderman Williams said yes. Alderman Williams moved to amend Section 503 to delete 503-C3 non-profit groups and replace with non—profit community groups. Alderman Young seconded. Upon roll call the vote was 4-1-0. Alderman Daniel voted nay. Mayor Hanna was called upon to vote. The amenment passed with a vote of 5-1-0. Alderman Daniel voted nay. Alderman Trumbo moved to approve the Lease Agreement. Alderman Williams seconded the motion. Upon roll call the resolution passed 5-0-0. RESOLUTION 120-98 AS RECORDED IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE ADJOURNMENT AND COMMENTS The meeting adjourned at 5:10 p.m.