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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-01-19 MinutesF 42' r- LL< .i 5t MINUTES OF A MEETING OF TELE FAYETTEVILLE CITY COUNCIL t A regular meeting of the Fayetteville City Council was held at 6:30 p.m. on January 11, 1999, in Room 219 of the City Administration Building, 113 West Mountain, Fayetteville, Arkansas. ITEM CONSIDERED ACTION TAKEN Approval of Minutes Approved Water and Sewer Study Approved Res. 5-99 State of Arkansas Contract Approved Res. 6-99 Drug Law Enforcement Program Approved Res. 7-99 Hwy 16 Widening Approved Res. 8-99 Right-of-way Encroachment. Approved Res. 9-99 Trails Committee Report No Action Street Name Change Approved Ord. 4143 i PRESENT Mayor Fred Hanna Aldermen: Robert Reynolds Ron Austin Bob Davis = Trent Trumbo Heather Daniel Kevin Santos Cyrus Young Kyle Russell City Attorney City Attorney Jerry Rose City Clerk Heather Woodruff Staff Charles Venable, Public Works Director Don Bunn, Assistant Public Works Director Steve Davis, Budget Coordinator NrIEETING ADJOURNED: 7:10 p.m. ABSENT Kevin Crosson, Admin. Director n r2 v A MEETING OF THE FAYETTEVILLE CITY COUNCIL A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council was held on January 19, 1999, at 6:30 p.m, in the City I Administration Building, 113 West Mountain Street, Room 219, Fayetteville, Arkansas. PRESENT: Mayor Fred Hanna, Alderman Robert Reynolds, Alderman Ron Austin, Alderman Bob Davis, and Alderman Trent Trumbo, Alderman Heather Daniel, Alderman Kevin Santos, Alderman Cyrus Young, and Alderman Kyle Russell; City Attorney Jerry Rose, City Clerk Heather Woodruff, Stats, Press, and Audience. ABSENT: Kevin Crosson. Administrative Services Director CITIZEN RECOGNITION Mayor Hanna stated there were over one million students in the United States that took the SAT College entrance exams. He noted it was rare for a student to earn a perfect score of 1600, however, this year Fayetteville High School had achieved that remarkable goal. He congratulated and presented Mr. Joel Brown with a Certificate of Recognition for his outstanding achievement. He presented Miss Koziah Cook with a Certificate of Recognition for receiving a perfect score on both her SAT and ACT college entrance exams. He noted Miss Cook was only a junior in high school. CONSENT AGENDA , NATER AND SEWER STUDY Mayor Hanna introduced a resolution awarding a contract to Black and Veatch Consulting Engineering for the purpose of conducting a water and sewer study. RESOLUTION 5-99 AS RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE C177CLERK STATE OF ARKANSAS CONTRACT Mayor Hanna introduced a resolution accepting the State of Arkansas Contract award ST -99- 0157, item 493 1999 Ford Crown Victoria police pursuit sedan including option "10" and modifications to "ee" for fourteen units. RESOL UTION 6-99 AS RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE C177 CLERK DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM Mayor Hanna introduced a resolution renewing the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Formula Grant for the Drug Law Enforcement Program. 1?A'S0L U'170N 7-99 AS R1:CORDA'D 1N THI; OFFICE OF TH CITY CL1-.1?K I 1 .. .2 " '9 i City Council Meeting January 19, 1999 Alderman Trent Trunnho moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Alderman Young seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. OLD BUSINESS No Old Business NEW BUSINESS HWY 16 WIDENING W Mayor,Hanna introduced a resolution awarding a bid to Mobley Construction $2,880,042.40 in $, ,,connection with the widening of Highway 16 West, and approval of the necessary budget adjustment. - Mayor Hanna explained the total cost of the project was 3.8 million. The City was paying half of tt the cost and the Arkansas State Highway Department would be paying the other half. { ` ~ Alderman Trumbo explaineda portion of the road would be five lane with nice sidewalks. He added this improvement was needed very badly. Mayor Hanna stated the city had received a lot of complaints about the traffic congestion on Wedington Drive and he thought this would be a good use of city funds. Alderman Daniel commented that the green space between the highway and the sidewalk should make the area safer for pedestrians. Alderman Daniel moved to approve the.resolution. Alderman Bob Davis seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion carried unanimously. RESOLUTION 8-99 AS RECORDED IN THE CITY CLLRK'S OFFICE RIGHT-OF-WAY ENCROACHMENT Mayor Hanna introduced a resolution allowing Tom Terminella to construct a metal canopy 18 inches over the right-of-way at 24 E. Meadow Street (there will be no ground supports to the canopy). He explained this item had been taken off the last agenda to have more surveys done on the property. Mr. Jim Foster explained Tom Terminella was converting an abandoned car dealership into first class office space. They were requesting an 18 inch canopy to create lighting for the sidewalk to make the area saler at night. of City Council Meeting January 19, 1999 Alderman Trumbo thought it would improve the old building and help the downtown area Mayor Hanna added this was a part of the move to upgrade and rehabilitate the downtown area. In response to questions from Alderman Daniel, Mr. Foster stated there would be approximately 16,000 square feet in the building. There would also be some covered parking in the back of the building. Aldernran Russcll moved to approve the resolution. Alderman Daniel seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion carried unanincously. TRAILS COMMITTEE REPORT Mr. Chuck Rutherford, Sidewalk and Trails Coordinator, distributed several maps of Fayetteville. He explained the maps had two trails which ISTEA was funding: Errol Street and St. Paul. The St. Paul Trail was located south of town. The Errol Street Trail was located near Butterfield school. The third map was to illustrate the right-of-way which was being asked to be dedicated along Errol Street for the Trail. 7 L Mr. Rutherford gave a brief history of the Trail Committee which had been created in November of 1993. In 1994 the city had entered into an agreement with the Highway department for the , ISTEA funding for the railroad corridor for the two trails. The Melburger Firm had been hired in April of 1996 to design the plan for the two trails. He explained the trails had not been implemented, however, they had received an extension from the Highway Department. Alderman Daniel explained there was a danger of the City losing their funding if they kept putting off the trails. She added the city had been turned down for other grants because they had not been able to complete this trail. She noted there had been difficult problems, such as obtaining rights-of-way. She noted the project was taking a long time, but she believed it would happen. Alderman Santos noted the Errol Trail would save a lot of time for children and parents in the area who could use the trail to get to school. He questioned if they would be changing the name of the trail to match the street name. Mr. Venable noted the property owners wanted to rename the trail. Mr. Chuck Tranthum, attorney, stated the property owners had wanted the trail to be called Raven Trail and the street to be called Farr Lane or Street. Alderman Daniel stated she has asked only for the street name change tonight. They had not been able to make a decision at the last Trails Committee meeting. She explained the committee would , need to consult with the Police and Fire on the naming of the trail. She explained there had been 431 City Council Meeting January 19, 1999 ' sonic discussion at Agenda Session that Raven Trail might be confusing in an emergency situation because the city already had a Raven Lane. Mr. Venable thought they could call the trail whatever they wanted because the address would be off of Farr. Street. Ms. Little stated she had information from Jim Johnson, 911 Coordinator, who had expressed sonic concerns about confusion in an emergency situation. She added they had discussed waiting to name the trail until it was complete, then having a dedication. Mayor Hanna explained on the conditions of getting the land donated for the trail was to name the trail Raven Trail and to change the name of the street. He did not see a problem in doing that. . In response to questions, Mr. Rutherford explained they were concentrating around the schools. They had surveyed all the schools and the conditions of their sidewalks. They had started making improvements around Washington School. The worst sidewalks had been around Jefferson School. They had put them off until Community Development had completed their project, which was almost finished. They would be starting around Jefferson soon. Alderman Daniel asked why the new apartment complex around Cleveland had not been required ' to put in a sidewalk. Mr. Rutherford explained it was included in the widening of Cleveland Street and would only have to be replaced when they widened the street. i STREET NAME CHANGE Mayor Hanna introduced an ordinance changing the name of Errol Street to Farr Street. Mr. Jerry Rose read the ordinance for the first time. In response to questions from Alderman Daniel, Ms. Little explained there was one property owner who had two duplexes on Errol Street. She had personally called the property owner and her staff had hand delivered notices to the people living on Errol Street. She explained the name of the street would be changed all the.way through, which would allow it to be one street. Alderman Russell moved to suspend the rules and move to the second reading. Alderman Triunho seconrdd the motion. Upon roll call the »notion carried unanimously. A11r. Rose read the ordU7ance for the secaul lime. Alderinirn Danis moved to suspend the rales and ga to the second reading. '+ 6econuled the motion. Upoi_n roll col/ the motion carried e S Alderman Daniel P D 43N City Council Meeting January 19, 1999 Mayor Hanna called for the vole. Upon roll call the motion carried unanimously. ORDINANCE d 134 AS RECORDED IN ME OFF1CIs OF THE C11Y CLERK OTHER BUSINESS Alderman Truinho moved to give a Certificate of Appreciation for Frou Gallagher for her work on First Nile. Alderman Daniel seconded the motion. Upon roll the motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m. 6 1