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Home My WebLink About2014-05-20 MinutesMayor Lioneld Jordan City Attorney Kit Williams City Clerk Sondra E. Smith CITY OF Tay1e ARKANSAS City of Fayetteville Arkansas City Council Meeting May 20, 2014 City Council Meeting Minutes May 20, 2014 Page 1 of 5 ALDERMEN Ward 1 Position 1- Adella Gray Ward 1 Position 2 - Sarah Marsh Ward 2 Position 1- Mark Kinion Ward 2 Position 2 - Matthew Petty Ward 3 Position 1- Justin Tennant Ward 3 Position 2 - Martin W. Schoppmeyer, Jr. Ward 4 Position 1- Rhonda Adams Ward 4 Position 2 - Alan T. Long A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council was held on May 20, 2014 at 5:30 PM in Room 219 of the City Administration Building located at 113 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas. Mayor Jordan called the meeting to order. PRESENT: Alderman Adella Gray, Sarah Marsh, Mark Kinion, Matthew Petty, Martin Schoppmeyer, Rhonda Adams, Alan Long, Mayor Lioneld Jordan, Assistant City Attorney Blake Pennington, Deputy City Clerk Lisa Branson, Staff, Press, and Audience. Absent: Alderman Justin Tennant Pledge of Allegiance Mayor's Announcements, Proclamations and Recoenitions: Mayor Jordan asked the students from Ms. Shay Hopper's Woodland Junior High School 9th Grade government class to stand and be recognized. City Council Meetiniz Presentations, Reports and Discussion Items: Bi -Monthly Report on Public Transit in Fayetteville Joel Gardner, Executive Director of Ozark Regional Transit gave a report on public transit in Fayetteville and thanked the Council for their support they have provided over the years. He stated they have been able to make some changes to Ozark Regional Transit. He stated they have improved services, timeliness, and expanded the system as much as they can within the boundaries Mailing Address: 113 W. Mountain Street www.fayetteville-acgov Fayetteville, AR 72701 City Council Meeting Minutes May 20, 2014 Page 2 of 5 of their current financial guidelines. He stated new technology has been implemented and will enable Ozark Regional Transit to monitor buses. Alderman Marsh: Have you restored Saturday service? Joel Gardner: No. Saturday service was originally funded through a federal grant that was only supposed to go on for about a year. It carried on for another couple of years at the expense of some other services that could have been provided. It was wholly supported by the agency itself. On a Saturday we were giving only a dozen or two people a ride at the tune of about $60,000.00 a year. It was not a profitable venture. If we do Saturdays again, we will need the support of the entire community of Northwest Arkansas to do that. Mayor Jordan: Thank you. You all do a great job. Agenda Additions: None Consent: Approval of the May 06, 2014 City Council meeting minutes. Approved Garver, LLC: A resolution to approve a professional engineering services agreement with Garver, LLC for design services for Kessler Mountain water main improvements in an amount not to exceed $105,600.00, and to approve a budget adjustment. Resolution 99-14 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk. Highway 16 Bridge Project: A resolution to authorize the conveyance of utility easements to the City of Elkins for water and sewer line relocations for the Highway 16 bridge project. Resolution 10044 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk. Community Resources Division Budget Adjustment: A resolution to approve a budget adjustment in the total amount of $8,926.00 representing citizen donation revenue for 2013 and 2014 and an ASPCA Grant for the Ranger's Pantry Pet Food Bank; donation revenue from the Fraternal Order of Police for the Senior Giving Tree Event; and CDBG program income received from a housing program lien payoff and taxi refund. Resolution 101-I4 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk. Alderman Petty moved to accept the Consent Agenda as read. Alderman Long seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed 7-0. Alderman Justin Tennant was absent. Mailing Address: 113 W. Mountain Street www.fayetteville-ar.gov Fayetteville, AR 72701 City Council Meeting Minutes May 20, 2014 Page 3 of 5 Unfinished Business: None Public Hearin¢: Stroud Investment Properties, LLC: A resolution to order the razing and removal of a dilapidated and unsafe structure owned by Stroud Investment Properties, LLC located at 540 North Betty Jo Drive in the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, and to approve a budget adjustment. Jeremy Pate, Director of Development Services requested the public hearing to be tabled for two weeks. Alderman Adams: Can you tell us what the process is after the red signs are posted for a public hearing? Jeremy Pate: When we post a site, it is for public notice. We post those for Planning Commission meetings. For these purposes, we are posting it for the property owner, neighbors and anyone else who might be interested. We post the date and time of the meeting. It will give contact information. A discussion continued about the process of tabling an item for a public hearing. Alderman Long moved to table the resolution until the June 3, 2014 City Council meeting. Alderman Petty seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed 7-0. Alderman Justin Tennant was absent. Tabled to the June 3, 2014 City Council Meeting. New Business: VAC 14-4674 (Moore Lane in the Pines at Springwoods S/D): An ordinance approving VAC 14-4674 submitted by Jorgensen & Associates for property located at Moore Lane in the Pines at Springwood to vacate utility and access easements. Assistant City Attorney Blake Pennington read the ordinance. Jeremy Pate, Director of Development Services gave a brief description of the ordinance. Planning Commission voted 8-0 in favor of this request. Alderman Kinion moved to suspend the rules and go to the second reading. Alderman Adams seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed -7-0. Alderman Justin Tennant was absent. Assistant City Attorney Blake Pennington read the ordinance. Mailing Address: 113 W. Mountain Street www.fayetteville-ar.gov Fayetteville, AR 72701 City Council Meeting Minutes May 20, 2014 Page 4 of 5 Alderman Mnion moved to suspend the rules and go to the third and final reading. Alderman Marsh seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed 7-0. Alderman Justin Tennant was absent. Assistant City Attorney Blake Pennington read the ordinance. Mayor Jordan asked shall the ordinance pass. Upon roll call the ordinance passed 7-0. Alderman Tennant was absent. Ordinance 5688 as Recorded in the office of the City Clerk VAC 14-4685 (Shiloh Dr. and Foxglove/Springwood C-PZD): An ordinance approving VAC 14-4685 submitted by Jorgensen & Associates for property located at Shiloh and Foxglove Drive to vacate a portion of a utility easement. Assistant City Attorney Blake Pennington read the ordinance. Jeremy Pate, Director of Development Services gave a brief description of the ordinance. Staff is recommending approval. Planning Commission voted 8-0 in favor of this request. Alderman Gray moved to suspend the rules and go to the second reading. Alderman Long seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed 7-0. Alderman Justin Tennant was absent. Assistant City Attorney Blake Pennington read the ordinance. Alderman Petty moved to suspend the rules and go to the third and final reading. Alderman Gray seconded the motion. Upon roll call the motion passed 7-0. Alderman Justin Tennant was absent. Assistant City Attorney Blake Pennington read the ordinance. Mayor Jordan asked shall the ordinance pass. Upon roll call the ordinance passed 7-0. Alderman Tennant was absent. Ordinance 5689 as Recorded in the office of the City Clerk City Council Agenda Session Presentations: Annual Report from CH2M Hill — Billy Ammons & Duyen Tran Woolsey Homestead Historic Assessment Report — Don Marr, Chief of Staff Mailing Address: 113 W. Mountain Street www.fayetteville-ar.gov Fayetteville, AR 72701 City Council Meeting Minutes May 20, 2014 Page 5 of 5 City Council Tour: None Announcements: Alderman Gray: We have Board and Committee openings. May 23, 2014 is the final day for citizens to submit their applications. There are a lot of good openings. Alderman Marsh: The Fayetteville Forward Historic and Heritage Resources Action group will meet May 22, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. at the Fulbright building at 217 East Dickson. The Fayetteville Forward Green Economy Group will meet June 6, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. at the Chamber of Commerce. They will be discussing Sustainable Transportation in Northwest Arkansas. A discussion followed about location of voting polls and encouraging citizens to go vote. Don Marr, Chief of Staff: The city will be closed on Monday, May 26, 2014 for Memorial Day. I want to remind citizens who have trash service on Monday, it will run as regularly scheduled. The Wilson Park pool will open on June 6, 2014. It will be our first dive in movie of the season and it is free admission for the pool opening. May 23-25, 2014 is the Weekend of Champions. The Arkansas State Athletics Association will have their state soccer, baseball and softball championships here in Fayetteville. The 2"d annual Memorial Day Run will be on May 26, 2014 at 7:30 a.m. at Veterans Park in Fayetteville. The Recycling & Trash Division Compost Facility has moved to its summer hours. We are open every Tuesday and Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and the first two Saturdays of each month from 8:00 a.m. to noon. Sondra E. Smith, City Clerk/Treasurer Mailing Address: 113 W. Mountain Street www.fayetteville-ar.gov Fayetteville, AR 72701