HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-12-15 - Minutes - ArchiveMINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF THE HOUSING ,AUTHQRITY
OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
The Housing Authority of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas met in
Regular Session at 8;30 o'clock. a.m. Wednesday, December 15, 1982, in
the office of the Authority, #1 North School Avenue, Fayetteville,
Arkansas.
Mr. Shreve, Chairman, called the meeting to order.
Upon roll call, the following members were present:
Commissioners Present: Shreve, Morgan, Windham, Seaton
Commissioners Absent: Endress
Others Present: Bromo Wilson, Pat Donat, Dr. Laura Koehn, Toady Edwards
There being a quorum present, the following business was transacted:
The minutes of the October 20, 1982 Regular Meeting were approved by motion,
seconded and carried unanimously.
The October Financial Statement was approved by motion, seconded and carried
unanimously.
The November Financial Statement was approved by motion, seconded and carried
unanimously.
Loyd Seaton ask that the Dumpster fences on Site C be removed since individual
trash pick up is being used. Bromo said he would take care of it.
Loyd Seaton asked about the fenceing plan that Don Fronning, Arch. was suppose
to be working on, Bromo said because of HUD's previous unfavable reaction to
individual fences that he hadn't pursued the matter. Loyd said he thought
we should still try to get individual fences installed. Bromo said he would
get the Arch. to finish the fencing plan for Board Approval and submission
to HUD in a Formal request.
The Commissioners approved the use of the Community Building at Lewis Plaza
for the Good News Club. If other organizations wish to use the building they
will have to be approved by the Housing Authority.
Action on a request to expand.a playground area at Willow Heights was tabled
and Bromo was asked to have representative of the Head Start program present
at the next meeting to answer questions. Jim Shreve asked Commissioners to
look at the site before making a decision.
Commissioners ask that a maintenance man be assign to each site in the after-
noons. This could help to alleviate some of the maintenance problems.
The low bid of four bids for a pick-up truck was awarded to Lewis Ford Motor
Co. at the cost of $7,449
Report on new housing project rentals, at this time 32 have been rented, one
unit available at Lewis Plaza and five at Willow Heights.
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There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
THE NOUS NG AUTHO Y OF THE
CITY OF AYETT V . ARKANSAS
ATTEST:
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RMAN
THE EAR, NOSE, THROAT
& ALLERGY CLINIC, LTD.
2100 GREEN ACRES ROAD
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS 72701
TELEPHONE 621.3383
GLEN FINCHER, M.D.
DIPLOMATE AMERICAN BOARD OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY
LAURA KOEHN, M.D.
DIPLOMAT!( OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF
ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
Mr. David McWethy
City of Fayetteville
P.G. Drawer F
Fayetteville, AR 72701
MARTHA HUTSON, M.D.
DIPLOMATE OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF PEDIATRICS
DIPLOMATE OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF
ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
PRACTICE LIMITED TO GENERAL ALLERGY
November 1, 1982
Dear Mr. McWethy: I
This letter is to•follow up our telephone conversation of 11/1/82
regarding repair of the community room at Lewis Plaza. I would
appreciate your consideration of this matter and your letting me
know your decision at your earliest convenience. I can be reached
at my office at 521-3363 at 2100 Green Acres Road,or at my home at
521-1381 at Route 9, box 127, Fayetteville.
Our church, The Fayetteville Bible Church, began working with the
children at Lewis Plaza aboutthree years ago in a Protestant
Christian Interdenominational Program in cooperation with Child
Evangelism Fellowship. This program consists of a weekly meeting
called the Good News Club. In this meeting we tell bible stories,
missionary stories, teach choruses and play games with the child-
ren. In our work with the Lewis Plaza children we have modified
the program somewhat to meet their unique needs. Our modifications
have included trying to have at least one adult for eachfive
children present and preferably one for every two with a particu-
lar emphasis on having men present at our meeting and to play with
the children because we feel that these children have a great need
for male role models. •In addition to this we have tried to add
some enrichment projects and these have included a trip to McDonald's
Playland, a caroling party with supper at our church, a skating
party and a swim party at Lake Wedington. Currently we are working
on plans to take the children on a train ride.
Our work there has been hampered by the fact that we have had no
regular place to meet. We have met in vans, trailers, on the ground
or whereever else the weather would permit us to meet I have talked
with IiUD on several occasions about the possibility of using the
community room but because of its state of disrepair and recurrent
vandalism by members of the community there they really didn't wish.
to try to repair it again. They also indicated that they had no
money in their budget for.repair. Mr. Wilson also indicated to me
that he was only willing to work for getting this repaired 11 some-
body would go in with an ongoing program as there have been several
groups that have tried to establish a program at Lewis Plaza and it
Mr. David McWethy
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November 1, 1982
has not worked. He did allow us to go in and look at the room and
see what kind of shape it was in and if it will be useable for our
services if it were cleaned up and some repair work was done. He
indicated that the financial responsibility for maintenance was the
city's of Fayetteville. He suggested that I talk with you about
this. Our pastor, Reverend Virgil Etchison, a carpenter from our
church, Les Carroll, and I did look the building over. We made a
list of what was needed to make this building useable. I have en-
closed this list with the approximate cost of materials. We would
be willing to supply the labor if the city could provide the ma-
terials for us. I have divided these materials into an essential
and nonessential list. In addition to this list there are some
cabinet doors missing which we do not feel would need to be re-
placed for our purposes but if you want them replaced and are will-
ing to provide the materials I could talk with Mr. Carrdli and see
if he would be willing to replace those also. The plexiglass win-
dows have been cracked but are in place and the room is useable
without replacing them. There are two light fixtures which are
missing and I feel those exposed wires are hazardous and those are
on the list of essential to be replaced. There was not a stove and
refrigerator in the room when we checked it and I do not know
whether those have ever been available there or not but they are
not necessary for our purposes. There is a storage room which is
being used by EOA to store paper goods. I believe this room is
large enough to store both the chemicals that are currently in
the main room and the paper goods if we could be given permission
to organize this and move the chemicals in there. The lock is
broken on that door and the door is torn so that the lock could
not be replaced without replacing the door. Our suggestion on this
would simply be to put a hasp and padlock on it but if it is your
wish to replace the door and the lock we will be glad to do that.
Specifically our plans for fixing this room up would be to replace
some of the sheet rock that has been broken, patch the smaller holes
and dents in it, and paint the room. We also would need to replace
one light receptacle cover and one switch cover as well as the two
previously mentioned light fixtures. The light covers would be nice
but they are not essential. Once the room was repaired there is a
major clean up job to bedoneand members from our church would be
willing to pitch in and help do this as well as involving the youth,
children, and parents of the Lewis Plaza community in doing this.
Our feeling is that if the people there are involved in cleaning
this up and helping repair it they will be less likely to destroy
it and will be more likely to take pride in it. As far as the
vandalism problem is concerned, I do not think it will be a problem
while we are there. .When we first went to Lewis Plaza these child-
ren were entertaining themselves by throwing rocks at one another
and smashing kittens brains out against the brick walls. There has
been no problem with rock throwing since our first visit there and
these children have behaved well on the outings that we have taken
them on. On our caroling party we had them in our church for supper
and had no problem with vandalism. I transported them to and from
Lake Wedington in our van and they did a lot better job of taking
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November 1, 1982
care of it than the junior and senior highers from a larger afflu-
ent church in our area. In summing this up we were asking if you
would be willing to provide a part or all of the materials needed _
to get this room into useable condition and allow us to use it for
our Good News Club. We will be glad to provide labor and 'will pick
up the material if you will defray the expense. We appreciate your
consideration of this matter and appreciate any help you can give
us.
Sincer�yours,
(T. / J
Laura J. Koehn, M.D.
LJK:da
cc: Mr. Bromo Wilson
Housing Urban Development
1 North School
Fayetteville, AR 72701
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ESSENTIAL
1 Hasp
1 padlock
1 ivory receptacle
plate
1 ivory 3 toggle
switch plate
1 gas outlet cap
1 light fixture
1 BR fixture
TOTAL
DESIRABLE
$1.56.
6.39
. 4o
. 74
. 96
11.00
8.00
$29.05
2 sheets 1" sheet rock each $3.29
5# plaster
2 gal. paint each $6.99
5 light covers each 12.80
TOTAL
NICE
- it6.58
2.30
13.98
64.00
$86.86
2 sheets 4' X 4' plexiglass each $56.00 - $112.00
GRAND TOTAL --$227:91--
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MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT POLICY
WORK ORDERS
1. All Maintenance work performed from prenumbered work orders.
2. Requests from tenants are taken in office or by phone. No requests
are taken by maintenance personel. Office staff gathers as much
information as possible when taking a request as to the exact nature
of the problem. The more detail obtained when writing up the work
order makes it easier for the maintenance staff to know what tools
& materials are needed.
3. Work orders are written up in duplicate. The white orginal is picked
up by the maintenance staff. The yellow copy remains in the office.
4. After Completion of the work order the following distribution is made:
(a) White orginal returned to office with explanation of the repair
along with the labor & material charges computed ( this is done
only when there are to be charges put on tenant's account)
(b) Copies are made of completed work order & distributed as' follows:
(1) Copy to tenant file
(2) Copy to tenant if repairs are to be charged to tenant.
(3) Copy to Unit files which are kept in Maintenance Dept.
(A file is et up for each unit so as to keep up with
everything that has been done to that unit)
(4) Orginal completed White copy is matched up with yellow copy
and filed in Office by numbers.
At any one time the unfiled yellow copies in office or the unfiled
white copies in maintenance department will indicate how many work
orders have not been completed.
PRIORITY OF WORK ORDERS
1. Emergency Repairs (major water leaks, heating units, water heaters,
gas leaks ect..)
2. Repair of Vacant units.
3. Preventative maintenance.
4. Non -Emergency repairs (within at least 3 working days after received)
WORK ORDER ASSIGNMENTS
Work orders assignments are assigned by the Maintenance foremam with
grouping to a site as much as possible. The nature of the repair dictates
if more than one person is needed to make the repair.
INSPECTIONS
1. Move in inspection performed by office staff within few days after
tenant is moved in. Tenant is present and move in inspection form
gone over by staff & tenant as to the exact condition of unit and
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form signed by tenant. If repair is needed -staff writes up work order.
2. Move out inspection performed by office staff and foreman. Move out
inspection form filled out by office staff andwork order written up
by maintenance foreman.
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3; Annus,l inspections- are per 'ormed by` office staff. Each unit will
hate a annual inspection.and are scheduled so as the tenant knows
a ,Pelt: days: ahead of time. and will lie present when inspection is made.
The inspection form is gone:over with:the tenant and any repairs
are t ritten up by' of fi`,ce. staf, - f there is any' housekeeping problems
tt ey:• are dis>cus<sed at this time also.
Pest control is performed by maintenance staff monthly in the family
units and semi-monthly in the Hi Rise. During these visits by the
maintenance staff, there is noted any poor housekeeping, pets, unusual
situations ect... and reported back to office. .
AFTER HOURS CALLS
1. After hours calls are answered by the night watchmen: If it is from
a family unit, he has a list of numbers to call starting with the
Maintenance foreman down thru the office personel. The foreman decides
whether it is a request that can wait till next working day or whether
it needs immediate attention and acts accordingly. He handles any
call from the Hi -rise the same way if he cannot take care of it himself.
There are very few calls of this nature.
PAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
OFFICE OF CITY MANAGER
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l -lave you ever wondered just how the City of Fayetteville goes about selecting
persons to serve on its citizen advisory groups?
The City Board of Directors has adopted a "policies and procedures" statement
in order to (1) provide a broad cross-section of qualified individuals for service on the
appointed bodies; (2) provide an opportunity for participation in city affairs by interested
citizens; and (3) provide a means for full Board involvement in the selection process.
To implement this policy statement, a file of prospective appointees is kept by
the City Manager's Office for future appointments, and these applications come from two
principal sources:
1. Periodic paid news advertisements, which always
appear on page 2 of an edition of the Northwest
Arkansas Times. These are generally placed at
least two weeks in advance of appointments, and
they request that individuals notify the City Manager's
Office of their interest in being considered for
appointment. Each applicant fills out a short form
which gives them an opportunity to specify why they
think they're especially qualified for appointment to
a particular group.
2. Board members, city staff members, and interested
organizations and individuals who know of qualified
persons often encourage them to apply for appoint-
ment.
Once the filled ;out application forms are received, the City Manager's Office
circulates copies to each City Director and the Board members submit preferences to the
four -Director Board Nominating Committee prior to their meeting. The Nominating Committee
meets in open session and recommends to the entire Board a limited number of people for
each appointment. The City Board, again in open session, makes the final selection.
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What are the qualifications for serving on a City committee? According to a
policy adopted by the Board on January 7, 1975,
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The following criteria should generally be considered in
making appointments. Because of differences in the
appointive bodies, however, the relative importance
assigned to the various criteria will vary with different
appointments. For example, the Planning Commission
appointments would normally emphasize experience and
expertise in the subject matter. Besides the general
criteria below, special consideration (such•as being an
organizational representative),may be important for some
appointments.
1. Expertise and experience in the subject matter.
2. Interest in the subject matter.
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3. Balance' of appointive'body in 'terms of personal
characteristics such as occupation, age, sex,
and sections of the,city residence.
. 4. Individual's ability to attend meetings of the
appointive body..
5. Willingness to serve.
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Have you ever wondered just how the City of Fayetteville goes about selecting
persons to serve on its citizen advisory groups?
The City Board of Directors has adopted a "policies and procedures" statement
in order to (1) provide a broad cross-section of qualified individuals for service on the
appointed bodies; (2) provide an opportunity for participation in city affairs by interested
citizens; and (3) provide a means for full Board involvement in the selection process.
To implement this policy statement, a file of prospective appointees is kept by
the City Manager's Office for future appointments, and these applications come from two
principal sources:
1. Periodic paid news advertisements, which always
appear on page 2 of an edition of the Northwest
Arkansas Times. These are generally placed at
least two weeks in advance of appointments, and
they request that individuals notify the City Manager's
Office of their interest in being considered for
appointment. Each applicant fills out a short form
which gives them an opportunity to specify why they
think they're especially qualified for appointment to
a particular group.
2. Board members, city staff members, and interested
organizations and individuals who know of qualified
persons often encourage them to apply for appoint-
ment.
Once the filled -out application forms are received, the City Manager's Office
circulates copies to each City Director and the Board members submit preferences to the
four -Director Board Nominating Committee prior to their meeting. The Nominating Committee
meets in open session and recommends to the entire Board a limited number of people for
each appointment. The City Board, again in open session, makes the final selection.
What are the qualificationszfor serving on a City committee? According to a
policy adopted by the Board on jantary 7, 1975,
The following criteria should generally be considered in
making appointments. Because of differences in the
appointive bodies, however, the relative importance
assigned to the various criteria will vary with different
appointments. For example, the Planning Commission
appointments would normally emphasize experience and
expertise in the subject matter. Besides the general
criteria below, -special consideration (such as being an
organizational represerative) may be important for some
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appointments.
1. Expertise and experience in the subject matter.
2. Interest in the subject matter.
3. Balance of appointive body in terms of personal
characteristics such as occupation, age, sex,
and sections of the city residence.
4. Individual's ability to attend meetings of the
appointive body.
5. Willingness to serve.
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OFFICE OF CITY MANAGER
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[lave you ever wondered just how the City of Fayetteville goes about selecting
persons to serve on its citizen advisory groups?
The City Board of Directors has adopted a "policies and procedures" statement
in order to (1) provide a broad cross-section of qualified individuals for service ort the
appointed bodies: (2) provide an opportunity for participation in city affairs by interested
citizens: and (3) provide a means for full Board involvement in the selection process.
To implement this policy statement, a file of prospective appointees is kept by
the City Manager's Office for future appointments, and these applications come from two
principal sources:
1. Periodic paid news advertisements, which always
appear on page 2 of an edition of the Northwest
Arkansas Times. These are generally placed at
least two weeks in advance of appointments, and
they request that individuals notify the City Manager's
Office of their interest in being considered for
appointment. Each applicant fills out a short form
which gives them an opportunity to specify why they
think they're especially qualified for appointment to
a particular group.
2. Board members, city staff members, and interesceu
organizations and individuals who know of qualified
persons often encourage them to apply for appoint-
ment.
Once the filled -out application forms are received, the City Manager's Office
circulates copies to each City.Director and the Board members submit preferences to the
four -Director Board Nominating Committee prior to their meeting. The Nominating Committee
meets in open session and recommends to the entire Board a limited number of people for
each appointment. The City Board, again in open session, makes the final selection.
What are the qualifications for serving on a City committee? According to a
policy adopted by the Board on January 7, 1975,
The following criteria should generally be considered in
making apppointments. Because of differences in the
appointiv&bodies, however, the relative importance
assigned to the various criteria will vary with different
appointments. For example, the Planning Commission
appointments would normally emphasize experience and
expertise in the subject matter. Besides the general
criteria below, special consideration (such as being an
organizational representative) may be important for some
appointments.
1. Expertise and experience in the subject matter.
2. interest. lit tile subject ',klutz.
3. Balance of appointive body in terms of personal
characteristics such as occupation, age, sex,
and sections of the city residence.
4. Individual's ability to attend meetings of the
appointive body.
5. Willingness to serve.
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FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
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OFFICE OF CITY MANAGER
72701 (5011 521-7700
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(a) Member, Fayetteville Planning Commission (resignation effective Der. 31. 1981)
(b) College training in Urban Planning & Development
(c) Expertise in: financial markets & institutions to include obtainment of funds
through bond issuance; housing cost effectiveness; and land valuation
(d) As a minority, I understand the housing needs of the unprivileged and unfortunate
(e) Military Planning Officer - 7 years.
1 -lave you ever wondered just how the City of Fayetteville goes about selecting
persons to serve on its citizen advisory groups?
The City Board of Directors has adopted a "policies and procedures" statement
in order to (1) provide a broad cross-section of qualified individuals for service on the
appointed bodies; (2) provide an opportunity for participation in city affairs by interested
citizens; and (3) provide a means for full Board involvement in the selection process.
To implement this policy statement, a file of prospective appointees is kept by
the City Manager's Office for future appointments, and these applications come from two
principal sources:
1. Periodic paid news advertisements, which always
appear on page 2 of an edition of the Northwest
Arkansas Times. These are generally placed at
least two weeks in advance of appointments, and
they request that individuals notify the City Manager's
Office of their interest in being considered for
appointment. Each applicant fills out a short form
which gives them an opportunity to specify why they
think they're especially qualified for appointment to
a particular group.
2. Board members, city staff members, and interested
organizations and individuals who know of qualified'
persons often encourage them to apply for appoint-
ment.
Once the filled -out application forms are received, the City Manager's Office
circulates copies to each City Director and the Board members submit preferences to the
four -Director Board Nominating Committee prior to their meeting. The Nominating Committee
meets in open session and recommends to the entire Board a limited number of people for
each appointment. The City Board, again in open session, makes the final selection.
What are the qualifications for serving on a City committee? According to a
policy adopted by the Board on January 7, 1975,
The following criteria should generally be considered in
making appointments. Because of differences in the
appointive bodies, however, the relative importance
assigned to the various criteria will vary with different
appointments. For example, the Planning Commission
appointments would normally emphasize experience and
expertise in the subject matter. Besides the general - - criteria below, special consideration (such as being an
organizational representative) may be important for some
appointments.
1. Expertise and experience in the subject matter.
2. Interest in the subject matter.
3. Balance of appointive body in terms of personal
characteristics such as occupation, age, sex,
and sections of the city residence.
4. Individual's ability to attend meetings of the
appointive body.
5. Willingness to serve.