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Home My WebLink About2013-03-15 - MinutesFFEAC Council Meeting Notes Meeting Facilitator Susan Norton Meeting Scribe Colleen Pancake Meeting Date March 15, 2013 Meeting Start Time 9:OOam Location Fayetteville City Hall, Meeting End Time 10:30am Room 326 Attending Stephen Smith, Damon Dux, Peg Hart, Tom Sawyer, Jamie Rene, Colleen Pancake, Mayor Lioneld Jordan, Lindsley Smith, Dede Peters, Susan Norton Topics Lead by... Action Groups and Other Reporting Historic Heritage Action Group — Steve Smith a) Historic sites inventory, identification process b) Historic marker program, plaques for houses c) Looking at becoming non-profit 501-C3 d) Overtures to Mayor and city council to see about possibly retaining services of a city historical coordinator e) Intergrated GIS map for historic walking tour Inclusion Group — Jamie Rene a) Inclusion cube, put people's dreams together, popular at spring fest, Acrylic tube with a shredder b) Facebook page, working on compassion website 1 c) Flyers complete SusanNorton d) Some members of inclusion group are working with Civil right round table with members in Springdale, Rogers, Siloam Springs e) Compassion Fayetteville had first meeting on Feb 23 with 51 people participating f) Margo coordinated survey that generated interest from participants g) Project on aging, Alicia Ferguson working for the university until recently. h) Next Compassion Fayetteville meeting on March 30 Green Economy Group — Damon Dux a) Last meeting was at the new time 4-6 of First Thursday of the month, had 20 in attendance b) Next month may revise meeting time to Wednesday due to conflicts with Arkansas sustainability c) 501-C3 waiting for paperwork to come back. d) Webpage is being worked on in the next couple of months. FFEAC Council Meeting Notes e) Michael Lolley needs help with Earth day activities. f) Professor from NWAC, Alex Statagacas, spoke about corporate sustainability and the commonplace overwork of people up to 80 hour work weeks g) Greening of the MLS (Multiple Listing Service), met with MLS board to incorporate and spread education of sustainability features, other areas in the country have done it successfully h) Fundraising goal almost met for website i) Quinn Montana is new Scribe Tom Sawyer, Representative for those seeking employment a) Attending Workforce, addressing the "you are too experienced" problem b) Writing article with options (without actual names of businesses) in response to this situation, anticipated to be published in April or May Research and Technology Park — Peg Hart a) John English, new Dean of Engineering, is returning employee, was director of Genesis from 1999-2001 b) Leadership Arkansas toured the Technology Park c) Phil Stafford visited in Little Rock to their proposed Technology Park d) Pi Day was celebrated with Pie at 1:59 and a good time was had by all Creative Economy — Colleen Pancake a) Kiva Zip kick-off with Bill Clinton event today in Little Rock attended by 3 CEAG members b) FFEAC video recap to be coordinated with Government Channel staff through Colleen c) Elections for group facilitator next month Update from Mayor Jordan a) Old Tysons building in the process of being sold by the city, metal in the building sold separately b) Historic Bridge Restoration Funds have been approved c) Mayor in contact with Missouri/ Arkansas railroad, to discuss possible Lioneld passenger train line from Van Buren to Crystal Bridges, possible cost share Jordan of expense of purchase of two train cars d) Finalizing Sidewalk plan, set to triple production in the next 3 year upon council approval e) Finalized the Mag Study for assuring wages are at market value and the FFEAC Council Meeting Notes pay f) Urban/ Agri. resolution begins study to ensure food security for Fayetteville citizens presented to council soon, is a resolution of intent g) Appleseed's, Feed Fayetteville, Local Food Group working with Mayor to provide study and see what can be done to allow to promote food security for Fayetteville residents h) A&P decision to recommend $6.5 million go into the Walton Arts Center expansion will go to City council i) $3-3.5 million ready to go into regional park, Have 4.5 million now for 200 acre regional park j) People must vote to determine budget, possible up to $8 million in regional parks k) Road expansions, 265/Cato Springs Road 1) Van Asche Road connection will have a trail next to it, anticipated building this Fall m) 2015-2016 anticipated extending Rupple Road from Walmart store to Wedington n) Parking deck is starting soon o) Flyover will be built within a year and a half Lindsley Smith Municipal League (members from all the cities in Arkansas) met at their annual conference in January, and a main speaker provided information about how to find Lindsley 3 and maintain the unique historic quality of cities, which helps on economic Smith development and tourism and avoids a city looking like anywhere USA. Smith reviewed the detailed notes of that presentation. Housekeeping - All a) Susan asked question of where a FFEAC list -serve should be stored b) Inclusion of all on List -serve is essential c) Need to update Fayetteville Forward contact information — Dede Peters will Susan maintain updated list Norton d) Community link for Fayetteville Forward, needs to be redone to be more accessible open and usable e) Get with Dede about Directory for each action group