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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-05-16 MinutesMINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE FAYETTEVILLE CITY COUNCIL MAY 16, 2000 A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council was held on May 16, 2000 at 6:30 p.m. in Room 219 of the City Administration Building located at 113 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas. 4 PRESENT: Mayor Fred Hanna; Aldermen Robert Reynolds, Ron Austin, Bob Davis, Trent Trumbo, Heather Daniel, Kevin Santos, Cyrus Young and Kyle Russell; City Attorney Jerry Rose; City Clerk Heather Woodruff; Staff; Press; Audience.} Charles Venable, Public Works Director, presented Ms. Lisa•Paschal with an Employee of the Month Award. Ms. Paschal is a horticulturist with the Parks & Recreation Department. Mr. Venable stated the City tried to recognize employees for ideas which would save the City money.; Ms. Paschal has proposed to plant certain types of ground cover to replace some of the grass areas which need to be mowed. Lisa has recognized seven park areas in which the city is going to try and restore or create meadow habitats. These seven parks include: Routh Park, Buddy Hayes Park, Red Oak Park, Ridgeway View Park area, Combs Park, as well as undeveloped wetlands in Bryce Davis Park and Salem Village. She is also working with Adopt -A -Park groups at Bridgeport and Red Oak Park to restore natural areas. -These areas are pobbw•,difficult to mow and maintain. She is also going to plant . is, shrubs, trees, and flowers that areynative to the area. Permanent plant labels will also be used to identify one plant from another. She also has identified five city streets for a Native Meadow and Habitat Plan. Certain sections of Gregg Street;: Mtn Comfort Road, Wedington Drive and Deane Street have been identified. Based on our records last year's mowing records, it was anticipated that the City will save. approximately $800.00 an acre for following this plan. Mayor Hanna presented Lisa Paschal with a certificate and a check, and thanked her for her , - recommendations and hard work. Ms. Lisa Paschal thanked Connie Edmonston, Parks & Recreation Superintendent, and Terry Gulley, Turf and Facility Coordinator, for their encouragement and support. Mayor Hanna stated the only item on the agenda was the Consent Agenda. CONSENT AGENDA • APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of the minutes of the May 2, 2000 City Council meeting. MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT: A resolution approving a mutual agreement with Arkansas Rural Water Association and identifying the Mayor or his designee as the authorized representative. RESOLUTION 60-00 AS RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK SEWER REHABILITATION: A resolution approving Change Order Number 2 for the construction contract with Insituform Technologies, Inc. for citywide sewer rehabilitation construction, in the amount of $388,158.50, and approval of a contingency of $39,000. This is a change order for a second term of a previous bid, approved and executed term contract. RESOLUTION 61-00 AS RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK TRACT #44 GAS EASEMENT: A resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign a 30 -foot easement across property designated as Tract #44 containing approximately 2400 square feet for 16 -inch high pressure gas lines for the Arkansas Westem Gas Co. The property is the Fayetteville Fire Station on Highway 265. RESOLUTION 62-00 AS RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK TRACT #3X: A resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign a 30 -foot easement across property designated as Tract #3X containing approximately 5700 square feet for 16 inch high pressure gas lines for the Arkansas Westem Gas Co. The property is located at 897 N. Crossover Road. RESOLUTION 63-00 AS RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS: A resolution approving a cost share agreement with Lindsey - Green Commercial Properties for drainage improvements between Millsap and Highway 71. The cost share will not exceed $23,452.50 (one-half of the estimated $46,905.00 costs) without further approval. RESOLUTION 64-00 AS RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERIC PHYSICAL FITNESS: A resolution adopting the revised Physical Fitness for Law Enforcement Officers Policy. RESOLUTION 65-00 AS RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK T -HANGAR: A resolution approving an amendment to Task Order No. 2 to the agreement with McClelland Consulting Engineers, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $7,935.00. The amendment provides for the design and construction oversight for a second T -hangar unit during the next construction phase of growth for general aviation at the Airport. 1 1 t .- 4 RESOLUTION 66-00 AS RECORDEDIN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK': OZARK REGIONAL TRANSIT: A resolution approving a budget adjustment increasing the transfer to Ozark Regional Transit, an additional $20,000. RESOLUTION 67-00 AS RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK 6th STREET EXTENSION: A resolution approving a construction contract and project contingency funds for 6th Street extension road construction and 6th Street/S. School Avenue mtersection improvement. RESOLUTION 68-00 AS RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK BID 00-39: A resolution awarding Bid 00-39 to Roofing Systems, Inc. for replacing the roof at the Engineering Building (formerly TCA Cable), 125 W. Mountain at a cost of $38,605.00, and a 10% contingency of $3,860.00. RESOLUTION 69-00 AS RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERIC BID 00-40: A resolution awarding Bid 00-40 to Franklin and Son, Inc. for replacing the roof at Parks Complex, 1455 S. Happy Hollow Road at a cost of $26,140.00 RESOLUTION 70-00 AS RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK BID 00-43: A resolution awarding Bid 00-43 to Airworks, Division of MCC for HVAC at the Engineering Building located at 125 W. Mountain Street at a cost of $55,455.00 with a 10% contingency of $5,545.00. RESOLUTION 71-00 AS RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK Alderman Ron Austin made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. He wanted to point out to the public that there was thorough involvement of many staff members to bring the Agenda to this point. The Building Maintenance staff, the business people, the grant writers and adnunistrators, the Airport Board and staff, the Parks & Recreation people, the Street Division people, the Water & Sewer people, the Engineering Department, and he was sure he Left some out. All of them have worked very hard on these items. It seems the Council shouldn't just pass the items on through just because they are on the Consent Agenda. He just wanted to recognize all of those people, of which some of them were here tonight. The other Aldermen agreed with Alderman Ron Austin. Alderman Kevin Santos seconded the motion. • • Mayor Hanna stated that the Council had a motion and second to approve the Consent Agenda. He asked the City Clerk to call the roll. Alderman Ron Austin made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Alderman Kevin Santos seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed unanimously. ANNOUNCEMENTS Alderman Kevin Santos stated there would not be an Environmental Concerns Committee meeting. The committee normally met on the third Wednesday of every month at 5:30 p.m., but their speaker for this month had a scheduling conflict and would not be there. Their next meeting would be the third Wednesday in June at 5:30 p.m. m Room 326. Alderman Ron Austin announced there would be two Ordinance Review Committee meetings. May 30th, immediately following the Agenda Session. They would be discussing the use of sales tax and permits and grading, stormwater and stormwater management. The second meeting would be June 27t. They were going to take up the tree preservation ordinance. Alderman Trent Trumbo mentioned the City needed additional volunteers for Meals -On -Wheels. Explaining there was shortage of drivers during the summer months. If anyone was interested, please call Betty Turner, Council of Aging. Alderman Cyrus Young asked if the Ordinance Review Committee was going to take up the tree ordmance? Alderman Ron Austin replied he had been asked to put it on the agenda. Adding he put every item on the agenda that he had been asked to and he had announced every one of them in public. Alderman Cyrus Young stated the Ordinance Review Committee seemed like the wrong committee to be reviewing the Tree Ordinance. Alderman Ron Austin replied he didn't know if they needed to change the ordinance, but some people seemed to think that they did The Ordinance Review Committee, he assumed, was the proper place for review before it was referred to Council, but no one else was precluded from dealing with it. Meeting Adjourned at 6:40 p.m.