HomeMy WebLinkAbout16-20 RESOLUTION113 West Mountain Street
Fayetteville, AR 72701
(479) 575-8323
Resolution: 16-20
File Number: 2019-0892
CULTURAL ARTS CORRIDOR PROJECT:
A RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE CITY COUNCIL'S INTENT TO SEEK OPPORTUNITIES TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL BENEFITS INCLUDING HOUSING, ARTS PRODUCTION FACILITIES,
AND OTHER USES THAT FURTHER THE CITY'S EXPRESSED PRIORITIES
WHEREAS on December 18, 2018, the City Council passed Resolution 250-18 to assure voters
that up to that $10,000,000.00 would be reserved from the Cultural Arts Corridor Project, which
voters later approved as Question 8 of the 2019 Sales Tax Bond Ballot on April 9, 2019, to fund new
public parking spaces to replace all spaces lost or removed from the West Avenue parking lot; and
WHEREAS on December 18, 2018, the City Council also passed Resolution 276-18 contracting Garver
Engineering, LLC to perform a preliminary site analysis to determine the most viable locations for
new parking structure(s) to replace parking lost to the construction of the Civic Plaza portion of the
Cultural Arts Corridor; and
WHEREAS Garver Engineering delivered their report on March 8, 2019, identifying three viable
options, each with its own unique benefits and challenges:
• Option 1 - "Depot Lot - Partial Site" (NW corner of West/Dickson intersection)
o The property is privately owned.
o Clear line of sight to the west entrance to the WAC.
o Limits visibility of Arsaga's at the Depot; proximity to iconic Bank of Fayetteville train.
o Growing public concern regarding this location.
• Option 4 - "East Lot - Partial Site" (across School from Spring St parking deck)
o The land is publicly owned by the City of Fayetteville.
o Farthest walking distance to WAC entrance.
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o Very close to residential structures on Shipley Alley.
o Concentration of parking structures dominates a single city block.
• Option 5 - "Nadine Baum Studios Site" (West Ave between Meadow St and Spring St)
o The land is publicly and jointly owned by the City of Fayetteville and the University of
Arkansas.
o Proximity to planned development at the south end of the civic plaza.
o Loss of existing on-site parking is minimal.
o Removal of the existing 20,000 square foot Baum Studios structure and relocation of
current tenants.
o Large additional mixed-use development opportunity with frontage on West Avenue,
Meadow Street, and Spring Street along the established Cultural Arts Corridor; and
WHEREAS the City Council and Staff are in the final stages of adopting a revised comprehensive City
Plan 2040 with Goals, Objectives, and Action Items that include:
• Goal 1: We will make appropriate infill and revitalization our highest priority.
o Converting commercial corridors to mixed-use centers by adding residences.
(Objective 1.3)
o Promoting the density of development around logical future transit stops. (Objective
1.4)
o Encourage new development that supports and complements the unique
characteristics and economic values around downtown and the U of A...
(Objective 1.7)
• Goal 6: We will create opportunities for attainable housing
o Increase housing choices by encouraging a mixture of housing types and sizes
dispersed throughout the city and in proximity to transit and active transportation
networks. (Objective 6.1)
o Establish partnerships with non-profit and private entities to facilitate the
development of attainable workforce housing. (Objective 6.3)
• Housing Policy Action Items:
o Identify opportunities for the creation of affordable housing on publicly -owned
land and develop partnerships with developers to provide flexible, affordable
workspace and housing. (Chapter 6); and
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WHEREAS the Fayetteville Housing Authority has been an active partner in planning for development
of nearby portions of West Avenue and on October 21, 2019, the FHA Board of Directors unanimously
approved Resolution 1193 recognizing the impact such development could have on parking at Hillcrest
Tower; authorizing their Executive Director to negotiate a land sale to the City of Fayetteville;
encouraging the City of Fayetteville to consider locating replacement parking at the corner of West and
Meadow for the mutual benefit of area residents and guests; and expressing their desire to partner in the
development of new residential and commercial space connected to that parking.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas encourages the Mayor to seek
opportunities for partnerships and funding sources that might enhance a replacement parking project at
any location with complementary features or amenities that provide additional benefits to the area
surrounding the Cultural Arts Corridor including, but not limited to, workforce housing, arts production
facilities, or other uses that further City priorities as expressed in the adopted City Plan 2030 or draft
City Plan 2040.
PASSED and APPROVED on 1/7/2020
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(479) 575-8323
Text File
File Number: 2019-0892
Agenda Date: 1/7/2020 Version: 1 Status: Passed
In Control: City Council Meeting File Type: Resolution
Agenda Number: B. 3
CULTURAL ARTS CORRIDOR PROJECT:
A RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE CITY COUNCIL'S INTENT TO SEEK OPPORTUNITIES TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL BENEFITS INCLUDING HOUSING, ARTS PRODUCTION FACILITIES,
AND OTHER USES THAT FURTHER THE CITY'S EXPRESSED PRIORITIES
WHEREAS on December 18, 2018, the City Council passed Resolution 250-18 to assure voters that up to
that $10,000,000.00 would be reserved from the Cultural Arts Corridor Project, which voters later approved
as Question 8 of the 2019 Sales Tax Bond Ballot on April 9, 2019, to fund new public parking spaces to
replace all spaces lost or removed from the West Avenue parking lot; and
WHEREAS on December 18, 2018, the City Council also passed Resolution 276-18 contracting Garver
Engineering, LLC to perform a preliminary site analysis to determine the most viable locations for new parking
structure(s) to replace parking lost to the construction of the Civic Plaza portion of the Cultural Arts Corridor;
and
WHEREAS Garver Engineering delivered their report on March 8, 2019, identifying three viable options, each
with its own unique benefits and challenges:
• Option 1 - "Depot Lot - Partial Site" (NW corner of West/Dickson intersection)
o The property is privately owned.
o Clear line of sight to the west entrance to the WAC.
o Limits visibility of Arsaga's at the Depot; proximity to iconic Bank of Fayetteville train.
o Growing public concern regarding this location.
• Option 4 - "East Lot - Partial Site" (across School from Spring St parking deck)
o The land is publicly owned by the City of Fayetteville.
o Farthest walking distance to WAC entrance.
o Very close to residential structures on Shipley Alley.
o Concentration of parking structures dominates a single city block.
• Option 5 - "Nadine Baum Studios Site" (West Ave between Meadow St and Spring St)
o The land is publicly and jointly owned by the City of Fayetteville and the University of
Arkansas.
o Proximity to planned development at the south end of the civic plaza.
o Loss of existing on-site parking is minimal.
o Removal of the existing 20,000 square foot Baum Studios structure and relocation of current
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tenants.
o Large additional mixed-use development opportunity with frontage on West Avenue, Meadow
Street, and Spring Street along the established Cultural Arts Corridor; and
WHEREAS the City Council and Staff are in the final stages of adopting a revised comprehensive City Plan
2040 with Goals, Objectives, and Action Items that include:
• Goal 1: We will make appropriate infill and revitalization our highest priority.
o Converting commercial corridors to mixed-use centers by adding residences. (Objective 1.3)
o Promoting the density of development around logical future transit stops. (Objective 1.4)
o Encourage new development that supports and complements the unique
characteristics and economic values around downtown and the U of A... (Objective 1.7)
• Goal 6: We will create opportunities for attainable housing
o Increase housing choices by encouraging a mixture of housing types and sizes dispersed
throughout the city and in proximity to transit and active transportation networks. (Objective
6.1)
o Establish partnerships with non-profit and private entities to facilitate the development
of attainable workforce housing. (Objective 6.3)
• Housing Policy Action Items:
o Identify opportunities for the creation of affordable housing on publicly -owned land
and develop partnerships with developers to provide flexible, affordable workspace
and housing. (Chapter 6); and
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WHEREAS the Fayetteville Housing Authority has been an active partner in planning for development of
nearby portions of West Avenue and on October 21, 2019, the FHA Board of Directors unanimously
approved Resolution 1193 recognizing the impact such development could have on parking at Hillcrest Tower;
authorizing their Executive Director to negotiate a land sale to the City of Fayetteville; encouraging the City of
Fayetteville to consider locating replacement parking at the corner of West and Meadow for the mutual benefit
of area residents and guests; and expressing their desire to partner in the development of new residential and
commercial space connected to that parking.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas encourages the Mayor to seek
opportunities for partnerships and funding sources that might enhance a replacement parking project at any
location with complementary features or amenities that provide additional benefits to the area surrounding the
Cultural Arts Corridor including, but not limited to, workforce housing, arts production facilities, or other uses
that further City priorities as expressed in the adopted City Plan 2030 or draft City Plan 2040.
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AGENDA SESSION WALK ON 12/10/19
Legistar ID No.: 2019-0892
AGENDA REQUEST FORM
FOR: Council Meeting of December 17, 2019
FROM: Council Member Kyle Smith
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION TITLE AND SUBJECT:
A RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE CITY COUNCIL'S INTENT TO CONSIDER ALL
THREE POTENTIAL REPLACEMENT PARKING SITES AS PART OF THE CULTURAL
ARTS CORRIDOR PROJECT, AND TO ENCOURAGE THE CITY TO SEEK
OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL BENEFITS INCLUDING HOUSING, ARTS
PRODUCTION FACILITIES, AND OTHER USES THAT FURTHER THE CITY'S
EXPRESSED PRIORITIES
APPROVED FOR AGENDA:
Attorney Blake Pennington
(as to form)
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Date
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE CITY COUNCIL'S INTENT TO CONSIDER ALL
THREE POTENTIAL REPLACEMENT PARKING SITES AS PART OF THE CULTURAL
ARTS CORRIDOR PROJECT, AND TO ENCOURAGE THE CITY TO SEEK
OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL BENEFITS INCLUDING HOUSING, ARTS
PRODUCTION FACILITIES, AND OTHER USES THAT FURTHER THE CITY'S
EXPRESSED PRIORITIES
WHEREAS on December 18, 2018, the City Council passed Resolution 250-18 to assure voters
that up to that $10,000,000.00 would be reserved from the Cultural Arts Corridor Project, which
voters later approved as Question 8 of the 2019.Sales Tax Bond Ballot on April 9, 2019, to fund
new public parking spaces to replace all spaces lost or removed from the West Avenue parking
lot; and
WHEREAS on December 18, 2018, the City Council also passed Resolution 276-18 contracting
Garver Engineering, LLC to perform a preliminary site analysis to determine the most viable
locations for new parking structure(s) to replace parking lost to the construction of the Civic Plaza
portion of the Cultural Arts Corridor; and
WHEREAS Garver Engineering delivered their report on March 8, 2019, identifying three viable
options, each with its own unique benefits and challenges:
• Option 1 — "Depot Lot — Partial Site" (NW corner of West/Dickson intersection)
o The property is privately owned.
o Clear line of sight to the west entrance to the WAC.
o Limits visibility of Arsaga's at the Depot; proximity to iconic Bank of
Fayetteville train.
o Growing public concern regarding this location.
• Option 4 — "East Lot — Partial Site" (across School from Spring St parking deck)
o The land is publicly owned by the City of Fayetteville.
o Farthest walking distance to WAC entrance.
o Very close to residential structures on Shipley Alley.
o Concentration of parking structures dominates a single city block.
• Option 5 — "Nadine Baum Studios Site" (West Ave between Meadow St and Spring St)
o The land is publicly and jointly owned by the City of Fayetteville and the
University of Arkansas.
o Proximity to planned development at the south end of the civic plaza.
o Loss of existing on-site parking is minimal.
o Removal of the existing 20,000 square foot Baum Studios structure and relocation
of current tenants.
o Large additional mixed-use development opportunity with frontage on West
Avenue, Meadow Street, and Spring Street along the established Cultural Arts
Corridor; and
WHEREAS the City Council and Staff are in the final stages of adopting a revised comprehensive
City Plan 2040 with Goals, Objectives, and Action Items that include:
• Goal 1: We will make appropriate infill and revitalization our highest priority.
o Converting commercial corridors to mixed-use centers by adding residences.
(Objective 1.3)
o Promoting the density of development around logical future transit stops.
(Objective 1.4)
o Encourage new development that supports and complements the unique
characteristics and economic values around downtown and the U of A...
(Objective 1.7)
• Goal 6: We will create opportunities for attainable housing
o Increase housing choices by encouraging a mixture of housing types and sizes
dispersed throughout the city and in proximity to transit and active transportation
networks. (Objective 6.1)
o Establish partnerships with non-profit and private entities to facilitate the
development of attainable workforce housing. (Objective 6.3)
• Housing Policy Action Items:
o Identify opportunities for the creation of affordable housing on publicly -
owned land and develop partnerships with developers to provide flexible,
affordable workspace and housing. (Chapter 6); and
WHEREAS the Fayetteville Housing Authority has been an active partner in planning for
development of nearby portions of West Avenue and on October 21, 2019, the FHA Board of
Directors unanimously approved Resolution 1193 recognizing the impact such development could
have on parking at Hillcrest Tower; authorizing their Executive Director to negotiate a land sale
to the City of Fayetteville; encouraging the City of Fayetteville to consider locating replacement
parking at the corner of West and Meadow for the mutual benefit of area residents and guests; and
expressing their desire to partner in the development of new residential and commercial space
connected to that parking; and
WHEREAS the City of Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas have a long-standing close
partnership in the massively successful Walton Arts Center that has transformed Dickson Street
for the better, and the City hopes to recommit to that history of bold leadership through the next
generation of improvements by ensuring the Walton Arts Center patrons and community have
access to the most suitable facilities to meet the arts and culture demands of a growing community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas requests any presentation of
replacement parking options submitted by the Mayor and staff include an equal analysis of the
Nadine Baum study location, with comparison of the public benefits, challenges, land costs,
parking construction costs, and cost to replace any existing uses on each potential site.
Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas encourages the Mayor to
seek opportunities for partnerships and funding sources that might enhance a replacement parking
project at any location with complementary features or amenities that provide additional benefits
to the area surrounding the Cultural Arts Corridor including, but not limited to, housing, arts
production facilities, or other uses that further City priorities as expressed in the adopted City Plan
2030 or draft City Plan 2040.
PASSED and APPROVED this 17th day of December, 2019.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
M.
LIONELD JORDAN, Mayor KARA PAXTON, City Clerk -Treasurer
113 West Mountain Street
Fayetteville, AR 72701
(479) 575-8323
Resolution: 250-18
File Number: 2018-0764
CULTURAL ARTS CORRIDOR PROJECT:
A RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE CITY COUNCIL'S COMMITMENT AND INTENTION TO USE
WHATEVER IS NECESSARY TO COMPLE'T'E THE CULTURAL ARTS CORRIDOR PROJECT, AS
FINALLY APPROVED BY THE FAYETTEVILLE CITY COUNCIL, UP TO $21,685,000.00 AND TO
FUND WHATEVER IS NECESSARY FOR REPLACEMENT PARKING WITHIN REASONABLE
PROXIMITY TO THE WALTON ARTS CENTER UP TO $10,000,000.00 IF THE ARTS CORRIDOR
IMPROVEMENT BONDS ARE APPROVED BY THE FAYETTEVILLE VOTERS AND TO MAKE JOB
TRAINING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TOP PRIORITIES FOR ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT BONDS
WHEREAS, the City Council wants to assure Fayetteville voters that, if they approve Question 8 of the
Sales Tax Bond Ballot to fund the Cultural Arts Corridor Project, the City Council will use whatever
funds are determined to be necessary to construct what the City Council approves as the best design and
plan for the Cultural Arts Corridor up to $21,685,000.00 in bond funds; and
WHEREAS, the City Council further assures the Fayetteville voters that, if they approve Question 8
of the Sales Tax Bond Ballot to fund the Cultural Arts Corridor Project, the City Council will use whatever
funds are determined to be necessary to furnish or make available new public parking spaces in
reasonable proximity to the Walton Arts Center to replace all public parking spaces lost or removed
from the Walton Arts Center (a/k/a West Avenue) parking lot up to $10,000,000.00 in bond funds; and
WHEREAS, the City Council expresses its intention to make job training and workforce development
it highest priorities for bond funding if the Fayetteville voters approve Question 6 of the Sales Tax Bond
Ballot for Economic Development Project Bonds.
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Ordinance: 250-18
Fife Alumber: 2018-0764
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby expresses its commitment and
intention to use Arts Corridor Improvement Bonds revenue if approved by the Fayetteville voters as
follows:
(A) To fund the construction of the City Council approved Cultural Arts Corridor Project up to
$21,685,000.00; and
(B) To fund the construction or otherwise make available to the public new public parking in
reasonable proximity to the Walton Arts Center to replace all public parking spaces lost or
removed from the Walton Arts Center parking lot in an amount of up to
$10,000,000.00; and
(C) To use any bond funds not needed to construct the Cultural Arts Corridor for replacement
parking or not needed for replacement parking for the Cultural Arts Corridor construction.
Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby expresses its commitment and
intention to use the Economic Development Project Bonds revenue, if approved by the Fayetteville voters,
with highest priorities given for job training and workforce development.
PASSED and APPROVED on 12/18/2018
Attest:
Sondra E. Smith, City C1{ctifiE<;ltr�l��
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113 West Mountain Street
Fayetteville, AR 72701
(479) 575-8323
Resolution: 276-18
File Number: 2018-0699
GARVER, LLC:
A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH GARVER, LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF $19,800.00 FOR THE PRELIMINARY SITE ANALYSIS
OF A DOWNTOWN PARKING DECK, AND TO APPROVE A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE,
ARKANSAS:
Section 1; That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby approves a professional
engineering services agreement with Garver, LLC in the amount of $19,800.00 for the preliminary site
analysis of a downtown parking deck.
Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby approves a budget
adjustment, a copy of which is attached to this Resolution.
PASSED and APPROVED on 12/18/2018
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Cultural Arts Corridor
Parking Deck Site Evaluations
• Deck Total Parking Spaces
• Existing Parking Spaces On -Site Lost
• Net Gain of Parking Spaces
• Number of Parking Deck Levels Required to Meet Objectives
• Existing Property Ownership of Site
• Total Square Footage Area of Liner Buildings
• Walking Distance from Deck Entrance to Nearest WAC Entrance
• Parking to Be Located Within 1,000 -ft. Radius of the Nearest WAC Entrance
• Existing Structures On -Site Required to Be Demolished or Relocated
• Additional Development Potential Remaining on the Site
3.0 Site Description Narratives
On January 8, 2019, Garver met with City Staff from Sustainability, Parking, and Facility Management
to discuss the locations that would be evaluated for the feasibility of a parking deck. The locations
chosen to be evaluated were the East Lot, Depot Lot, the Nadine Baum Studios Site, and the Hillcrest
Tower Site. One alternate location was discussed at the City Public Parking Lot 55. In a subsequent
meeting on February 7, 2019 with City Staff, Garver presented early concept sketches. After
discussion of each site and the alternate site, a joint decision was made to further evaluate the East
Lot, Depot Lot and the Nadine Baum Studios Site, including one additional variation for the Depot
Lot and East Lot. Ajoint decision was also made to not further evaluate the Hillcrest Tower Site and
City Public Parking Lot 55. More discussion on each site is included on the following pages.
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3.1 Option 1 - Depot Lot - Partial Site
Cultural Arts Corridor
Parking Deck Site Evaluations
This site is located at the NW corner of the West Avenue and Dickson Street Intersection and is
situated on the northern half of the site as shown in Figure 2 below and in full detail in Figures Al
A2 in Appendix A.
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The site is currently used as a parking area for
Arsaga's Coffee Shop, Chipotle Mexican Grill, the
Rendezvous Hookah Lounge, and the Bank of
Fayetteville (Train). The topography of the site
slopes gently up from Dickson Street to the north
with about 4 -ft. of elevation gain from the
southwest parking deck entrance to the northeast
parking deck entrance. The property is privately
owned.
The proposed layout of the parking deck in
Option 1 is in a north -side orientation with
vehicular entrances from West Avenue at the
northeast corner of the deck and from Dickson
Street through the existing surface parking lot at
the southwest corner of the deck. The eastern and
western bay of the parking deck will contain ramp
up/down as identified by the U and D arrows.
Pedestrian entrances are located on West Avenue
at the northeast and southeast corners of the
deck.
A 2- story 3,800 square foot liner building
measuring 15 -ft. deep is located along the West
Avenue fa4ade of the deck. The liner building is
proposed to be an independent structure to the
parking deck. To gain additional parking spaces the
deck includes an off -shoot flat deck structure in the
northwest corner. Access to the existing surface
parking spaces northwest of the parking deck is
maintained through the ground floor level. Option
1 displaces 105 existing on-site spaces, which
requires a 4-1/2 level deck consisting of a total
parking space count of 434, to achieve a net gain of
329 parking spaces.
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Advantages of Option 1:
Cultural Arts Corridor
Parking Deck Site Evaluations
• South end of lot remains open for potential future development.
• No existing structures within the footprint of the deck are required to be removed or
relocated.
• Option 1 is in close proximity walking distance to the west entrance to the WAC.
Disadvantages of Option 1:
• Existing location of dumpster between existing buildings to the west of the parking deck is
blocked by the parking deck and will require relocation to an accessible location.
• The property is privately owned.
• Number of levels is 4-1/2, which places the top of the deck above existing adjacent
structures.
• Visibility of Arsaga's Coffee Shop is limited.
• Off -shoot parking deck area in the northwest area of the lot has dead-end traffic circulation
pattern, decreasing parking efficiency.
• Parking for the Bank of Fayetteville (Train) is impacted requiring reconfiguration of the
entrance drive.
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3.4 Option 4 - East Lot - Partial Site
Cultural Arts Corridor
Parking Deck Site Evaluations
This site is located at the NE corner of Spring Street and School Avenue and occupies the northern
portion of the site as shown in Figure 5 below and in full detail in Figures A7 - A8 in Appendix A.
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As with Option 3, the site is currently used as a City
owned and operated surface parking lot. The site's
topography slopes up quickly from Spring Street to
the north until about mid -way through the site and
then slopes down gently to the north. This variation
in existing topography allows for entrances into
multiple levels of the deck.
The proposed layout of the deck in Option 4 is in a
north -south orientation with vehicular entrances
from Shipley Alley on the southeast corner and from
School Avenue in the northwest corner of the deck.
The deck contains internal ramps on the eastern and
western sides as identified by the U and D arrows.
Pedestrian entrances are located at the southeast
corner of the deck off Shipley Alley and at the
northwest corner off School Avenue.
One 1 -story 15 -ft deep liner building with 1,115
square feet is located along School Avenue. The
existing residential structures and bike shop on the
south end of the site would remain as liner buildings,
but could also be reconfigured or replaced with new
complimentary development on the privately owned
property. Option 4 displaces 59 existing on-site
spaces, which requires a 4 -level deck consisting of a
total parking space count of 389, to achieve a net gain
of 330 parking spaces.
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Advantages of Option 4:
Cultural Arts Corridor
Parking Deck Site Evaluations
• Existing bike shop on the corner is retained which serves as a liner building.
• The parking deck takes advantage of the existing East Lot terrain offering entrances onto
different levels.
• Two existing residential structures on the south end of the site east of the bike shop remain.
• The property is owned by the City.
Disadvantages of Option 4:
• The parking deck will be 4 levels in order to meet parking space objectives.
• Option 4 is the furthest walking distance from the nearest WAC entrance as compared to the
other locations.
• Residential structures are located along the east of Shipley Alley.
• Entrance/Exit on east side is onto one -lane alley.
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3.5 Option 5 - Nadine Baum Studios Site
This site is located at the NW corner of the Meadow Street and West Avenue Intersection and is
bounded by Spring Street on the north. The parking deck occupies the south end of the site as
shown in Figure 6 below and in full detail in Figures A9 - Al 0 in Appendix A.
The site is currently jointly owned by the City and the University of Arkansas. The Walton Arts Center
(WAC) operates a Community Creative Center in a portion of the existing 20,000 square foot Baum
Studios structure. Theatre5quared occupies the remainder of the existing structure and performs
shows in a 175 -seat studio type theater. As of this report Theatre5quared is in the process of
constructing a new facility located east across West Avenue at the southeast corner of Spring Street
and West Avenue, opening later this year.
Figure 6 - Option 5 Nadine Baum Studios Site
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Cultural Arts Corridor
Parking Deck Site Evaluations
The site's topography variation of 6 to 10 -ft. allows for multi-level entrances from the southwest
corner from Meadow Street and the northeast corner from West Avenue. The parking deck is
oriented east to west along the southern portion of the site. The deck contains internal ramps on
the north and sounds sides as identified by the U and D arrows. Pedestrian entrances are located at
the southwest corner of the deck off Meadow Street and at the northeast corner off West Avenue.
One independent 1 -story, 15 -ft. deep, 2,790 square foot liner building is located along Meadow
Street. A 1 -story, 15 -ft. deep, 1,490 square foot liner building is situated inside the deck and is
located along West Avenue. The northern portion of the site remains open for future potential
development. Option 5 displaces 22 existing on-site spaces, which requires a 4-1/2 level deck
consisting of a total parking space count of 338, to achieve a net gain of 316 parking spaces.
Advantages of Option 5:
• The parking deck takes advantage of the existing terrain offering entrances onto different
levels.
• The property is jointly owned by the City and the University of Arkansas.
• Liner building space is provided along Meadow Street and West Avenue.
• Large potential development site on north end of lot.
• Existing on-site loss of parking spaces is minimal.
Disadvantages of Option 5:
• The parking deck will be 4-1/2 levels in order to meet parking space objectives.
• Removal of the existing 20,000 square foot Baum Studios structure.
• Non-traditional layout of parking deck levels, decreasing efficiency of traffic circulation.
Garver Project No. 19T21 o00 Page 14
CARVER
CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE
ARKANSAS
4.3 Nadine Baum Studios Site Alternate Concept
Cultural Arts Corridor
Parking Deck Site Evaluations
For the Nadine Baum Studios Site an alternate concept was initially evaluated. This alternate would
position the parking deck to parallel the Razorback Greenway and provide 2 -story liner buildings
along West Avenue and a 1 -story liner along Meadow Street. The total square footage of liner
buildings as shown below in Figure 9 is equal to 35,340 S.F., resulting in a Net Gain of 15,340 S.F.
after accounting for removal of the existing 20,000 S.F. building. This layout required a 4 -level 362 -
space parking deck to offset an on-site loss of 22 spaces, to achieve a net gain of 340 spaces. This
layout was superseded with Option 5 due to its more efficient use of space on the site resulting in
the large potential development site on the north side of the site.
Figure 9 - Nadine Baum Studios Site Alternate Concept
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GARVER
CITY or
FAYETTEVILLE
ARKANSAS
5.0 Site Evaluation Matrix
Cultural Arts Corridor
Parking Deck Site Evaluations
The evaluation criteria bring the potential decision-making factors together for a comprehensive comparison and are
presented in matrix form below:
Site Evaluation Matrix
Cultural Arts Corridor Parking Deck Site Selection Study
Criteria:
Deck Total Spaces:
Option I -
"Depot Lot -
Partial Site"
434
Option 2 -
"Depot Lot -
Full Site"
436
Option 3 -
"East Lot -
Full Site"
390
Option 4 -
**East Lot -
Partial Site"
389
Option 5 -
**Nadine Baum
Studios Site"
338
Existing Spaces On -She Lost:
105
113
59
59
22
Net Gain of Spaces:
329
318
331
330
316
Number of Lewis:
412
31/2
312
4
41/2
Existing Property Owner.
Private
Private
City / Private
City
City / U of A
Total S.F. of Liner Buildings:
3,800 S.F.
9,740 S.F.+ Train
4.925 - Bike
3,810 S.F.
4,235 S.F.
SS.FF.
Walking Distance from Deck Entrance to West WAC Entrance:
516-11.
441-11.
605-11.
605-0.
700-0.
Meets the Within 1,000-n. Radius of WAC Nearest Entrance Criteria:
V
v
V
V
V
Yes - Relocate Train
-
yea -Demo 2
Yes- D m Existing
Ver Demo Existing
Existing Structures On -Site: (Yes/No) 6 (Demo or Relocate)
No
es Liner. Demo Bank
Residential 6lrocturas
No
ute
Ddw Thru
Additional Development Potential (S.F.)
26,900 S.F.
_
PossibleeBed Buut privately
24,250 S.F.
Summary:
5
4
3
4
Green - Meets or Exceeds Criteria /Definitive Site Advantage
6
Yellow- Meets Criteria
3
5
Red- Unsatisfactory Condition
4
6
3
3
2
-
1
1
1
Preferred Option
✓
Note: All proposed parking deck options comply with the Citys Height and Zoning Regulations for the Downtown Overlay Planning District.
Garver Project No. 19 T2 1000
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February 7, 2019
Mr. Peter Nierengarten
City of Fayetteville
113 West Mountain Street
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Subject: Fayetteville Cultural Arts Corridor
Civic Space Underground Parking Garage Study
Thank you for the opportunity to provide a rough order of magnitude of this parking option. Nabholz has evaluated the
costs that would be incurred to provide an underground parking garage below the proposed civic space at the existing
Walton Arts Center parking lot. Pricing has been based on providing a one level, 300 stall, below grade parking garage
with the civic space to be constructed atop the parking structure. It is anticipated that an approximate range of $19,500,000
- $21,500,000 can be expected to construct the parking structure.
The following items should be noted:
1. No design documents have been provided for this pricing exercise.
2. Pricing does not include design costs.
3. Extensive re-routing of existing storm sewer infrastructure will be required.
4. A previous assessment of the site provided by Garver dated 11/16/2012 has identified the presence of
anticipated rock excavation as well as the presence of groundwater.
5. The presence of an existing spring as well as the previously discovered groundwater will require a dewatering
pumping system.
6. Rock excavation has been anticipated for roughly 1/3 of the overall excavation due to the findings in the
previous Garver site assessment. The amount of rock excavation is based on the limited information
provided. A more thorough subsurface investigation would need to be performed to verify the rock
excavation needed.
7. This scope of work has been priced as a stand-alone project above and beyond the established pricing for the
Civic Space scope of work for the Cultural Arts Corridor. As such, the pricing includes fee, general
conditions and general requirements, as well as appropriate contingencies.
We greatly appreciate the opportunity to assist in this evaluation and ask that you do not hesitate to contact us should you
have any questions or comments.
Sincerely,
James Monhollon
Nabholz Construction Services
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Job Phase Nabholz
Cost Opinion
PROJECT NAME
FCAC Civic Space Parking Garage Study
PROJECT LOCATION
Fayetteville, AR
REVIEW DATE
2/7/2019
ESTIMATED DURATION
11 mo
Job Phase Nabholz
Description
Takeoff Quantity
Grand Total
Oil
Building Costs
03-0010
Parking Structure
16,308,232
General Liability
ParkingStructure Allowance
300.00 sill
12,195,197
Builder's Risk
03-0010 Parking Structure
300.00 sill
95,197
31.0000
Earthwork and Site Pre
Insurance & Bonds
Structured Soil
879.00 cuyd
107,196
Inflation Contingency
Select Fill
9,110.00 cuyd
129,615
Estimate Contingency
Relocate Box Culverts
700.00 Inft
853,664
Construction Contingency
De -watering Allowance
1.00 Isum
101,627
Contingency
Rock Excavation Allowance
22,223.00 cuyd2,258,449
Construction Manager Fee
31-0000 Earthwork and Site Prep
300.00 stli
3,450,550
Contractors Fee
01 Building Costs
300.00 stlI
15,645,746
02
General Condtitions
20,156,879
01-2410
General Conditions
General Conditions
11.00 meth
662,486
01-2410 General Conditions
300.00 sill
662,486
02 General Condtitions
300.00 stil
662,486
Estimate Totals
Cost of Work
16,308,232
16,308,232
Building Permit NIC
Building Permit NIC
16,308,232
General Liability
171,333
Builder's Risk
22,173
Performance Payment Bond
93.823
Insurance & Bonds
287,329
16,595,561
Inflation Contingency
1,161,689
7.000 %
Estimate Contingency
887,863
5.000 %
Construction Contingency
403.138
2.000 %
Contingency
2,452,690
19,048,251
Construction Manager Fee
1.108,628
5.500 %
Contractors Fee
1,108,628
20,156,879
Total
20,156,879
PROJECT CONFIDENTIAL
Property of Nabholz Construction Corporation Not for Duplication or Distribution
This document includes data that is deemed trade secret or proprietary to Nabholz and prepared in
conjunction with the Project. This document is shared with the Project team solely for use on this Project
consistent with the responsibilities of the Project team. The Recipients shall not duplicate, use, or disclose,
in whole or in part, to any person, entity, or party outside the Project team without Nabholz' prior written authorization.
RESOLUTION NO. 1193
RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE PURCHASE AND SALE OF
WEST AVENUE PROPERTY
WHEREAS, the City of Fayetteville has set goals and development guidelines including making
appropriate infill and revitalization the highest priority; making compact, complete, connected
development the standard; and creating opportunities for attainable housing,
WHEREAS, the Fayetteville Housing Authority has set strategic priorities to add density at each of its
existing properties,
WHEREAS, the Fayetteville Housing Authority has considered an offer by the City of Fayetteville to
develop a portion of the Hillcrest Towers property along West Avenue that would allow the City to add
sidewalk and Fayetteville Housing Authority to add residential and commercial density,
WHEREAS, a considerable concern with this density location would be a loss in parking,
WHEREAS, selling the land to FHA Development, Inc. then selling a portion to City of Fayetteville
increases flexibility of financing options,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Fayetteville Housing Authority board authorizes the
Executive Director to negotiate terms of the sale of land to FHA Development, Inc. with proper HUD
authorization with final contract to be approved by the board of commissioners,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Fayetteville Housing Authority board authorizes the
Executive Director to begin to negotiate terms of the sale and development of the property with City of
Fayetteville officials with final contract to be approved by the board of directors of FHA Development,
Inc.,
FURTHERMORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Fayetteville Housing Authority board encourages the City of
Fayetteville to consider adding the replacement parking at the corner of West Ave. and Meadow Ave.
and to consider allowing Fayetteville Housing Authority to partner in the development of residential and
commercial space in liner buildings to create a connected development central to the Cultural Arts
Corridor.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS DAY OF OCTOBER, 2019.
ATTEST:
THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE
CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
CHAIRPERSON
DEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE
OFFICE OF THE
CITY ATTORNEY
TO: Mayor Jordan
City Council
CC: Don Marr, Chief of Staff
Paul Becker, Finance Director
Susan Norton, Communications Director
Peter Nierengarten, Sustainability Director
FROM: Kit Williams, City Attorney
DATE: December 10, 2019
Kit Williams
City Attorney
Blake Pennington
Assistant City Attorney
Jodi Batker
Paralegal
RE: Legal Issues Prevent City's Use of Nadine Baum Property for Parking Deck
Attached please find my memo to you of October 25, 2019 in which I explained
that the City cannot do anything to use the Nadine Baum property without the express
written agreement of the University of Arkansas and Walton Arts Center Council, Inc.
Neither have consented to allow us to build our parking deck, much less tear down the
Nadine Baum Center (without building a $5-10 Million replacement). Please also see
the attached copy of Peter Nierengarten's email of October 24 to Melissa Terry
explaining why the City cannot consider the Nadine Baum Center property a
reasonable option.
If we cannot come to a reasonable accommodation with the Depot lot owner, we
will be left with building the parking deck on the current School Avenue lot as our only
feasible option to allow us to tear up the Walton Arts Center Parking Lot for the
Cultural Arts Plaza.
Kit
From: Nierengarten, Peter
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2019 5:11 PM
To: melissa terry; Angela Belford; Ali Thurmand Quinlan; Norton, Susan; Marr, Don; Jordan,
Lioneld
Cc: Williams, Kit
Subject: RE: Parking options
Hi Melissa — As 1 have said, the City is no longer pursuing Nadine Baum Lot for the replacement parking. There seems to
be confusion on this topic and on the multiple reasons why it is not a feasible site for replacement parking:
1. Property Ownership: The City and the University of Arkansas jointly own the Nadine Baum property and
building, as such, both parties would have to agree to redevelop the site. The Mayor has discussed this with the
University and they are not interested in participating in a property redevelopment. Without University consent
and participation as a joint property owner, the City cannot redevelop or substantially alter the site or building.
2. Current Lease: The property and building are currently leased to the Walton Arts Center for the next 20
years. WAC also has sub -leases with the Community Creative School and the University of Arkansas Theatre
Department for the building.
3. Building Replacement Cost: The estimated cost to replace the existing building is $8M —The Voters only
allocated $10M for replacement parking and there is no additional funding available for replacement of the
building, much less the other uses that you have identified.
Therefore as I have said, we only continuing to pursue the School Ave Lot and the Depot Lot for replacement parking.
What we need to know from FHA is whether or not you are interested in pursuing development along West Ave in
partnership with the City's proposed improvements along West Ave?
Peter Nierengarten, PE
Environmental Director
City of Fayetteville, Arkansas
479.575.8272
From: melissa terry <melissaterry@yahoo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 11:57 PM
To: Nierengarten, Peter <pnierengarten@fayetteville-ar.gov>; Angela Belford <angela@fayettevilleha.org>; Ali
Thurmand Quinlan <atq@flintlocklab.com>; Norton, Susan <snorton@fayetteville-ar.gov>; Marr, Don
<dmarr@fayetteville-ar.gov>; Jordan, Lioneld <Ijordan@fayetteville-ar.gov>
Subject: Re: Parking options
Dear Peter et al,
On Monday night, the Fayetteville Housing Authority Board of Commissioners passed a unanimous resolution requesting
the City's formal consideration of the NBS site as a viable & multifunctional location for the parking deck.
DEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE
OFFICE OF THE
CITY ATTORNEY
TO: Mayor Jordan
City Council
CC: Don Marr, Chief of Staff
Paul Becker, Finance Director
Susan Norton, Communications Director
Peter Nierengarten, Sustainability Director
FROM: Kit Williams, City Attorney
DATE: October 25, 2019
RE: Nadine Baum Property
Kit Williams
City Attorney
Blake Pennington
Assistant City Attorney
Jodi Batker
Paralegal
In April of 1994, McBride Distributing Company deeded its former beer
distributing location encompassing about 1.34 acres to the Walton Arts Center Council,
Inc. (Deed attached) This is the Nadine Baum Center property. In June of 2001, the
Walton Arts Center Council, Inc., deeded this same parcel to the Board of Trustees of
the University of Arkansas and the City of Fayetteville. (Deed attached) Therefore the
University and City of Fayetteville jointly own this 1.34 acres.
Nothing can be done with the Nadine Baum property without the agreement of
both the University and the City of Fayetteville. The University and City jointly leased
the Nadine Baum Center property to the Walton Arts Center Council, Inc. by a similar
long term lease as we did for the Walton Arts Center itself. We have no legal right to
unilaterally cancel such lease of the Nadine Baum Center.
Most importantly, the City has no legal power or authority to do anything with
the Nadine Baum Center property unless we obtain approval by the University of
Arkansas. Mayor Jordan has explicitly informed me that the University's Chancellor has
unequivocally rejected any use of the property for a city parking deck. The City cannot
attempt a condemnation against the University of Arkansas which cannot even be sued
in Arkansas Courts because of its constitutional immunity.
"The State of Arkansas shall never be made defendant in any of her courts."
Arkansas Constitution, Article 5, Section 20.
The Arkansas Supreme Court has held that the above doctrine of constitutional
sovereign immunity bars any claim or litigation against the University of Arkansas and
its Board of Trustees. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences v. Adams, 354 Ark, 21,117
S.W. 3d (2003). This, of course, means the City of Fayetteville has zero legal power to
force the University of Arkansas to do anything regarding the Nadine Baum Center
property.
Therefore, the Nadine Baum Center cannot be an optional site for the
replacement parking deck. It is simply beyond the City's power to locate a parking deck
or do anything on this property without the University's agreement which has been
repeatedly rejected.
RECEIVED
DEC 16 2019
For: Mayor Lioneld Jordan and the Fayetteville, AR City Council CITY OF FAW EVILLE
CITY CLERICS OFFICE
From: Jerry B. Hogan, 1984 N. East Oaks Dr. #2, Fayetteville, AR, 479-521-5314, jbhogan22@hotmail.com
Topic: Proposed Parking Garage Near Historic Frisco Depot, 550 W. Dickson St.
Summary: Historic information about the Frisco Depot
The historic Frisco Depot on W. Dickson Street was built in 1897 and remodeled in 1925 (I believe it has
had a refurbishing again sometime in the last 5-10 years). It is unique in that it was done in the Mission
Revival/Pueblo Revival Style which is rare in our area.
The Frisco Depot was approved and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 8, 1988.
Attached to this note are five pages from the NRHP listing which give greater detail about the depot.
This packet is for historic information purposes.
Thank you.
Jerry B. Hogan
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United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
National Register of Historic Places
Registration Form
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and areas of significance, anter pray the categories and subcategories listed in the Instructions. For additional space use continuation $hem
(Form 10•g00a). Type all entries.
3. Clessiflcation
Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property
M private ® building(s) Contributing Noncontributing
❑ pubfic.tocat 0 district 1 buildings
❑ publicStnts [] site sites
Q public -Federal structure structures
object objet
1 Total
Name of related multiple property Gating: Number of oontribufing resources pravlously
NIA listed in the National Register N/A
4. Ste%/Federal Agenty Cerlifflcatlon
As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, I hereby certify that this
® nomination ❑ request for determination of eligibility meats the dorxtmer>ation standards for registering properties in the
National Register of Hist Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part W.
Inin the property ❑ oes n9t meet the National Register crtteds. ❑Sea co tFrruatlon sleet.
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Signature of g otf�l Dat.
Arkan$a9 'stork Pres'c �tion Program
Bute or Federal agency and bureau
in my opinion, the property D meets ❑dose not meet the Netidnal Register criteria. ❑baso oontirwe m areas.
N/A
Signature of conhrnsrhting or other oMctal Data
S ata or Federal agency and bureau
5. National Park SerWoe Certf caftn
I, hereby, certify that this property is:
❑entered In the National Register.
❑tilesoohhtinustiorl mom
Q datemrined eligible for the National
Register. ❑ see comtnuew sheet.
❑ determined not eligible for the
National Rspister.
[]removed from the National Register.
❑ottler, (explain:)
of the Keeper data of Action
Historic Functions (enter categories from inauuctions)
Transportation; rail_ -related
Current Functions (enter catep ries from t wVWions)
Vacant/not in use
T. Description
Architectural Classification Materials (enter categories from instructions)
(eater categories from instructilm)
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walls hrick -
Stuct'la
roof Qrami c tile
other
Deecrfbe Ye" and historic physical appearance.
The Frisco Line Station, built in 1897, and remodeled in 1925, is located on
Fayetteville's Dickson Street. This area serves as a link between the University.
of Arkansas to the west and the central business district to the east, and as 1
such was the center of traffic in the pre -automobile era. The building is simple
in plan but unusual in style, as it is one of the only Mission Revival/Pueblo
Revival -style buildings in the area.
ELABORATION
The Fayetteville Depot is a long, one-story rectangular building in the Mission
Revival/Pueblo Revival style. In plan, there is a hierarchy of function along a
north -south axis parallel with the railroad line. At the south end is a porte-
cochere (covered porch), giving access to the passenger area. The north end of
the building is the freight zone. The vest side of the building lies along the
actual railroad line and -represents the embarkation zone.
The building is of stuccoed brick. Upper portions of the exterior are painted a
neutral tan with a wainscot of exposed brick from the brick paving surface to a
height of 3'6". Above the brick are simple, unadorned flat surfaces, with the
exception of ornamental projecting roof beams, or "vigas", and a sine row of
soldiered brick above each of the double -hung, wood sash windows.
the roof over the passenger area is a red, Spanish -tiled gable roof with Mission -
style, finial -topped campanllle gable ends. Roofs of the Porte-cochere and
freight areas are flat, surfaced with tar and gravel built-up roofing.
On the west facade, theconical-roofed ticket office "totter" of the original
station has been replaced by a tiled roof dormer and facade which echoes the
north and south gable erds.
Mw interior of the -passenger area features the waiting roam for whites at the
south end, separated from the "colored" waiting area at the north end by the
ticket office. A narrow hall runts along the east side of the ticket office and
connects the two waiting areas. Auxitlarp rooms (offices, rest roans) are loaded
along the east side of the waiting room and corridor.
® See continuation sheet
official has considered the significance of this property in relation to other properties:
❑ nationally ❑ statewide ❑ locally
Appite 5le Nationet Regiester criteria ®A CIO ®C ❑o
Criteria Considerations (Exceptions) ❑ A CIS ❑ C CIE) ❑ E ❑ F [—]G
Area of Signiflcanoe (enter categories from Instructions)
Transportation_
Architecture
Pa. of Slori artoe Signifioent Oates
1925 1925
Cutturd Affft ion
N/A
SignificaN/Ant Person Architect/Builder
Stats slgntflcarm of property. and 1us1Ny cruor criteria consideratlons. and areas and periods of signifcance noted above.
The Frisco Depot in Fayetteville is significant in the area of transportation
because it represents the heyday of rail traffic in this university town.
Architecturally, the depot is significant as a rare example in the state of a pure
Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival Style building used in the cotitext of quasi -
official, corporate architecture. The depot was a focal point for the community,
and it symbolizes the economic and cultural development of Northwest Arkansas
during the 1920's.
ELABORATION
The first passenger train arrived at Fayetteville on July 4, 1882. Its arrival
marked an end to geographical isolation of the Ozark region of Northwest Arkansas.
The city of Fayetteville, the largest and most affluent population center in the
region and location of the University of Arkansas since 1871, had outbid other
towns for the railroad by raising $8,000 for promotion and another $2,500 for the
construction of a depot. The first depot had burned in 1897, and the present
structure was built soon after on the same site.
The depot was totally remodeled and enlarged in 1925, as a result of pressure on
the Frisco Line from the Fayetteville City Council. At the height of its use, the
station handled six passenger trains a day. The old station was considered
inadequate, old-fashioned, and ugly by the day's standards. Construction of the
new station paralleled an unprecedented program of expansion at the University of
Arkansas at Fayetteville; it Wes needed to handle the influx of new students and
increasing use of the facilities by the general population. A larger railroad
depot serving Fayetteville was seen as needed by the local government to keep pace
with the growth of both the city and the University.
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United ate: Department of the lnterlor
National Park Service
National Register of Historic Places
Continuation Sheet
Section number 8 Page _ _ -1
The resulting expansion of the railroad depot vas less than the City Council hoped
for, however. A forty percent drop in passenger ticket sales in 1925, due to an
increase in automobile travel, forced the Frisco line to cut back on the plarnpd
square footage of the expansion. After World War II, the advent of air travel and
paved highways in Northwest Arkansas caused a drastic decline in railroad travel..
The last passenger train left Fayetteville on September 18, 1965.
Architecturally, the Frisco depot's Spanish Colonial Revival design is unique for
a Fayetteville commercial building. The style was one adopted by the railroad
during the post World War I years as a vehicle for promoting travel to California,
where Spanish Colonial Revival us enjoying great popularity and with which
buildings of that general appearance vere associated in the minds of the average
American. Frisco used the style as an unofficial trademark for new depots during
this period, so it %-as logically chosen for the remodelling of the Fayetteville
facility in 1925.
The Fayetteville Depot, abandoned today, once served as an important metaphor of
community, formed around the cam n interest of travel and transportation. Today,
it serves as an important visual focal point along Dickson Street, one of
Fayetteville's busiest thoroughfares. Dickson Street serves and has served as an
axial link between the University and the central business district of the city.
In the spring of 1987, the property catereornered to the depot Was proposed as
the site of the planned Fayetteville performing arts center, and the depot itself
Is the target for renovation by local business interests.
The Frisco Depot In Fayetteville is being noadnated under Criterion A for its
representatian of the railroad as a significant facet of the city's transportation
history. (Although rail traffic continued to be important through the World
War II years, its major significance pre -dates that era.) The depot is also
being nominated under Criterion C as an unaltered example of the Spanish Colonial
Revival style.
B. Maim 81bliofaraphkal References
Weitz, Karen, California's Mission Revival, Henonesy and Ingalls, Inc., Los Angeles,
1984.
13 March 1925, "Fayetteville Democrat", 'Let's Take What Depots We Can Get', p.l.
25 May 1925, ibid., 'Frisco Railroad to Resubmit Depot Plans', p.l.
27 Hay 1925, ibid., 'Frisco Ready to Begin Work', p.l.
8 .bine 1925, ibid., 'Frisco's Plains for Station Endorsed.._', p.l.
26 August 1925, ibid., 'Freight Station Contract Let...', p.l.
11 March 1925, ibid., 'Frisco to Let Bids...', P.I.
9 June 1925, "Fayetteville Democrat", 'City Accepts Frisco Plan— % P.I.
2 September 1925, ibid., 'New Passenger Station Plans...', p.l.
®1900 Corttlnuatbn sheet
Previous documeMatlon on file (NPS): N/A
�] preliminary determination of Individual luting (3s CFR
has been requested
previously listed in the Nations! Register
❑ previously determined eligible by the National Register
❑designated a National Mistoric Landmark
[]recorded by Historic American Buildings
Survey e
L] recorded by Historic American Engineering
Record x
Primary !cation of additional date:
M State historic preservation oitice
QOther State agency
Q Federal agency
❑ Local government
❑ University
❑ other
Specify repository:
10. Geographical Data
Acreage of property Less t
UTM References
A1L5J 1,319! 510,0,0[ 13,919,117,7,01 g 1 1 J LI �_,,�,I
Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing
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Verbal Boundary Description Beginning at the intersection of the sidewalk on the northern
side of Dickson Street with a perpendicular line bordering the western elevation of
the building, proceed northerly along said line to intersection with perpendicular
line bordering the northern elevation of the building, thence proceed easterly along
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Boundary iuslokoiafihese boundaries include all of the property historically associated
-with this building's function as a local railroad transportation center.
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DEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE
OFFICE OF THE
CITY ATTORNEY
RE: Legal to purchase private land using bond revenue for replacement parking
deck
There were a few confused comments Tuesday night that the City might not be
able to purchase private land with bond revenue upon which to build the replacement
parking deck. The Arkansas Supreme Court has consistently held that the ballot
language from the bond ordinance as the last thing presented to and seen by the voters
controls how bond revenue can legally be spent. I sent everyone a memo on December
13, 2018 with a copy of the proposed Cultural Arts Center bond language which was
then adopted and passed by the City Council. I have attached that memo and the ballot
language used in the bond ordinance and on the ballot for the voters to read.
As you see, the bond ordinance ballot language for the "Arts Corridor
Improvement Bonds" authorized many expenditures including "land and easement
acquisition." The bond ballot language expressly referred to "These replacement public
parking spaces must be within reasonable proximity to the Walton Arts Center which
would include any public parking deck spaces at the City's School Avenue Parking Lot
or on the currently privately owned land north of Dickson Street, west of West
Avenue, east of the railroad tracks and south of Lafayette..." Therefore, the bond
ordinance and ballot clearly anticipate and legally authorize use of bond revenues to
purchase land (if needed) from the bank and depot lot.
Kit Williams
City Attorney
TO: Mayor Jordan
Blake Pennington
City Council
Assistant City Attorney
CC: Don Marr, Chief of Staff
Jodi Batker
Paralegal
Paul Becker, Finance Director
Susan Norton, Communications Director
Peter Nierengarten, Sustainability Director
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FROM: Kit Williams, City Attorney ( L
DATE: December 19, 2019
RE: Legal to purchase private land using bond revenue for replacement parking
deck
There were a few confused comments Tuesday night that the City might not be
able to purchase private land with bond revenue upon which to build the replacement
parking deck. The Arkansas Supreme Court has consistently held that the ballot
language from the bond ordinance as the last thing presented to and seen by the voters
controls how bond revenue can legally be spent. I sent everyone a memo on December
13, 2018 with a copy of the proposed Cultural Arts Center bond language which was
then adopted and passed by the City Council. I have attached that memo and the ballot
language used in the bond ordinance and on the ballot for the voters to read.
As you see, the bond ordinance ballot language for the "Arts Corridor
Improvement Bonds" authorized many expenditures including "land and easement
acquisition." The bond ballot language expressly referred to "These replacement public
parking spaces must be within reasonable proximity to the Walton Arts Center which
would include any public parking deck spaces at the City's School Avenue Parking Lot
or on the currently privately owned land north of Dickson Street, west of West
Avenue, east of the railroad tracks and south of Lafayette..." Therefore, the bond
ordinance and ballot clearly anticipate and legally authorize use of bond revenues to
purchase land (if needed) from the bank and depot lot.
Please note that the purposes of the Arts Corridor Improvement Bonds do not
include any reference to public housing. I believe this would legally prevent any use of
bond funds to purchase land, including costs to replace buildings, pay moving and
temporary relocation costs, etc. so that the land could be partially used for public
housing.
In the late 80's/ early 90's, the Fayetteville Board of Directors sought to help our
Fayetteville School District as well as to fund several City public infrastructure projects
using a City sales tax $31 Million bond. The Fayetteville School District had just lost a
large millage increase election which would have enabled the School District to build
needed new school buildings. Unfortunately, attorneys had cautioned that state law
did not authorize a city to provide such financial bond aid to a school district. Despite
that warning, the Fayetteville Board of Directors determined to "do the right thing" and
proposed the tax and bond to the voters who approved both the tax and the bonds.
Since the law did not authorize this use of bond revenue, the Supreme Court
ruled against the City and required the City to pay the attorney who had sued us.
Neither the City nor School District received any bond revenue for their planned
projects, but we had to pay the Springdale attorney who sued us $2.7 Million. This
cavalier rejection of legal warning was a major impetus for the citizen -led initiative to
change our form of government from City Manager/ Board of Directors to
Mayor/ Council in 1992. I believe those citizens who successfully brought this change
of form of government initiative to the Fayetteville voters did so partially to remove all
of the Fayetteville Board of Directors from office. They succeeded with only one of the
seven former Directors successfully running for the new City Council.
No matter how much the City Council may like and want to support public
housing, Arts Corridor Improvement Bonds may not be used for this purpose. Please
also remember that the Supreme Court has often held that a government may not do
something indirectly which it cannot do directly. Therefore, the City should not try to
finesse our lack of authority to use this bond revenue to support public housing.
I do note one proposed aspect of the offer by Greg House to sell us land for the
parking deck is legally questionable. As I understand his proposal, it would have us
buy land from the bank which looks like would include the area for the proposed liner
building along West Avenue that Mr. House wants conveyed to him. I do not think we
can (or should) purchase bank property to be conveyed to Mr. House. If Mr. House
desires this property, he should purchase it himself while the City purchases only the
property we will actually need to own and build the parking deck upon. Liner
buildings usefully screen parking decks, but create complex and difficult issues if
financed by bond revenue when not intended for purely governmental purposes and
uses. All such proposals would need to be examined and approved by our bond
counsel before bond expenditures could be used.
OFFICE OF THE
CITY ATTORNEY
DEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE
TO: Mayor Lioneld Jordan
City Council
CC: Don Marr, Chief of Staff
Paul Becker, Chief Financial Officer
FROM: Kit Williams, City Attorney
DATE: December 13, 2018
Kit Williams
City Attorney
Blake Pennington
Assistant City Attorney
Rhonda Lynch
Paralegal
RE: Proposed Ianguage to require replacement parking if all or most public parking
. is removed from the Walton Arts Center parking lot
I have already provided you language for the Ballot wording that would ensure
that before substantial public parking was removed or lost from the Walton Arts Center
Lot (a/k/a West Avenue Lot), new net replacement public parking spaces in proximity
to the Walton Arts Center would be available for the public. After the second reading of
the ballot ordinance has been accomplished, a City Council Member needs to move to
amend the ordinance, section 4, Question 8 to what has been provided to you earlier and
will be provided to you at the meeting and attached to this memo. Once this amendment
is on the floor (before it is voted upon), any part of it is subject to further amendment if
desired by the City Council.
After your work session on the ballot, I believe you may decide to amend my
proposed language with either a further walking distance (more than 11/z times) or do an
actual distance in feet from some point which I still believe would be best understood by
the voters and agreeable to the Dickson Street merchants and the theaters if a main
entrance of the Walton Arts Center would be that measuring point. Please keep any
proposed change as simple, direct and clear as possible to keep this ballot language easily
understood by the voters.
As I have already informed you, we discovered two typos in question 8's ballot
language (Gregg Avenue lacked its second "g" and Cultural Arts Corridor was
misidentified as "center' rather than "corridor"). Regardless whether the City Council
decides to support any changes to the Ballot language to require replacement parking,
we need to amend this ordinance to fix those two typos.
There is submitted to the qualified electors of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, the question of
the issuance of capital improvement bonds in principal amount not to exceed $3,170,000 (the "City
Facilities Improvement Bonds") pursuant to the Local Government Bond Act (as defined in
Question One) for the purpose of financing all or a portion of the costs of renovating and
refurbishing certain City buildings and grounds, which may include building envelope and roof
improvements, window replacement, insulation, lighting and HVAC system upgrades and certain
renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. If the issuance of the City Facilities
Improvement Bonds is approved, the City Facilities Improvement Bonds shall be secured by a
pledge of and lien upon all of the receipts of a special citywide sales and use tax at the rate of one
percent (1.00%) levied pursuant to the Local Government Bond Act (the "Sales and Use Tax").
Vote on the question by placing an "X" in one of the squares following the question, either for or
against:
FOR the issuance of City Facilities Improvement Bonds in principal amount not to exceed
$3,170,000......................................................................❑
AGAINST the issuance of City Facilities Improvement Bonds in principal amount not to exceed
$3,170,000 ....................................... .................... ❑
Question Eight:
There is submitted to `the qualified electors of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas (the "City"), the
question of the issuance of capital improvement bonds in principal amount not to exceed
$31,685,000 (the "Arts Corridor Improvement Bonds") pursuant to the Local Government Bond
Act (as defined in Question One) for the purpose of financing all or a portion of the costs of
acquisition, design, construction and equipping of certain Cultural Arts Corridor improvements,
within or near an area bordered by Dickson Street on the north, School Avenue on the east, Prairie
Street on the south, and Gregg Avenue on the west, and which may include street, sidewalk,
boardwalk, trail, pedestrian signal and control, bicycle facilities, curbing, guttering, drainage,
lighting and landscaping improvements, plaza, civic and performance space, art installations,
overlooks, stream restoration, pavilions, structure and other buildings, new and/or replacement
parking facilities, and land and easement acquisitionEPrior to the removal or loss of twenty+five
{ or more pu is parking spaces from the alton Arts Center Parking Lot, a/k/a West
Avenue Parking Lot, due to any development of or construction on such lot related to the
Cultural Arts Corridor, the City must ensure the availability of sufficient net new public
parking spaces to fully replace all public parking spaces removed, lost or likely to be removed
or lost within the near future from the Walton Arts Center Parking Lot and not planned to
be promptly replaced below, upon or above the current parking area. These replacement
public parking spaces must be within reasonable proximity to the Walton Arts Center which
would include any public parking deck spaces at the City's School Avenue Parking Lot or
on the currently privately owned land north of Dickson Street, west of West Avenue, east of
the railroad tracks and south of Lafayette or on any other parking lot or facility in which
all replacement parking spaces are within one thousand (1,000) feet of the Walton Arts
Center's west public a ranee a �ssua e s orn or mprovement Bonds is
L -%approved, the Arts Corridor Improvement Bonds shall be secured by a pledge of and lien upon all
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HOUSING AUTHORITY
December 20, 2019
To: Mayor Jordan & City Council
Dear Mayor Jordan,
We are in receipt of City Attorney Kit Williams' memo regarding legal issues around purchasing
private land using bond revenue for replacement parking deck, dated December 19, 2019 and,
based on what we read, this seems like a great opportunity to clarify some misconceptions.
The Fayetteville Housing Authority's mission statement is to provide safe, quality, affordable
housing as a basic human right to build community resilience, improve intergenerational public
health outcomes, and increase equitable opportunities.
We are engaged in this discussion as both a policy making body and as an anchor institution
that occupies an entire city block in the middle of the proposed Cultural Arts Corridor.
We first entered the Cultural Arts Corridor conversation at the request of the City in the context
of a request to purchase an easement on the West Avenue and Meadow Street sides of our
Hillcrest Tower property. As the discussion evolved, the Garver Engineering recommendations
for possibly locating the CAC parking garage at the Nadine Baum Center came to our attention
and, therefore, we agreed to take a broader look at whether our institution could possibly bring
any additional resources to help our community and the City leverage resources to maximize
our public investments on public lands for public benefit.
The Fayetteville Housing Authority is in a unique position to use our non-profit, FHA
Development, Inc. to bring low cost capital and innovative mixed income housing infill
opportunities to the Cultural Arts Corridor. We are proposing to work with our institutional
partners in the context of a ground lease on the West Avenue portion of the Nadine Baum
Studios lot. On that portion, we would create liner buildings that would have commercial space,
creative maker space (ideally for Community Creative Center), and 52 mixed -income housing
units, not public housing.
It is critically important as this conversation moves forward that we all understand that the
Fayetteville Housing Authority is neither suggesting nor requesting that the City of Fayetteville
use any bond revenue to support public housing. "Public housing" is a very specific program
definition within the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD will
not allow creation of new public housing so it is neither applicable nor allowed in this scenario.
To be very clear, we are offering to take the burden of replacing the NBS building out of the
equation for the City's consideration of the deck location. We would use the revenue generated
from the commercial and residential space to repay the debt used to build the building.
1 NORTH SCHOOL AVE., FAYETTEVILLE, AR 72701-5928
479.521.3850 1 FAX:479.442.6771 I TDDY: 1.800.285.1121
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FAYETTEVI LLE
HOUSING AUTHORITY
We hope this clarifies any confusion about our position and we look forward to working with all
of our partners as this conversation moves forward. We are encouraged by your request for a
public meeting with the University of Arkansas, City of Fayetteville, Fayetteville Housing
Authority, and the Walton Arts Center to discuss this issue further.
Last year our organization faced the bleak situation at Willow Heights, with your support and
encouragement, we witnessed how the community working together in collaboration to create a
tremendous opportunity to make Fayetteville stronger. We want to leverage that spirit of
collaboration for the best possible scenario for the Cultural Arts Corridor.
Warm regards,
Angela Belford
Executive Director
On Behalf of the Board of Commissioners
1 NORTH SCHOOL AVE., FAYETTEVILLE, AR 72701-5928
479.521.3850 I FAX:479.442.6771 I TDDY: 1.800.285.1121
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www.FayettevilleHousingAuthority.org
City of Fayetteville, AR
Cultural Arts Corridor Project
Parking Deck Site: Input Meeting
January 6, 2020
Purpose I Participants I Agenda
Meeting Purpose: Input meeting in response to Fayetteville Housing Authority and Citizen inquiry on the
site location for replacement parking and the specific desire to expand the Nadine Buam building to a
multi-purpose facility
Participants:
• City of Fayetteville Staff (Jonathan Curth, Susan Norton, Wade Abernathy, Peter Nierengarten)
• Fayetteville City Council (Kyle Smith)
• Fayetteville Housing Authority (Angela Belford, Melissa Terry, Evelyn Stafford, Kristen Bensinger)
• Walton Arts Center (Peter Lane, Wendy Riggs)
• University of Arkansas Arts Department (Gerry Snyder)
• University of Arkansas (Laura Jacobs, Mike Johnson)
• University of Arkansas Architecture Department (Peter MacKeith, Steve Luoni)
• Theatre Squared (Joanna Bell)
• Fayetteville Citizen (Andrea Fournet)
Agenda:
1. City Plan 2040 — Land Use and Housing Strategies
2. Cultural Arts Corridor— Bond Obligations and Construction Timelines
3. Housing within Cultural Arts Corridor
4. Vision for Housing and the Parking Deck
5. Walton Arts Center Futures
6. UA School of Art Update
Meeting Outcomes (B.L.O.T. — bottom line on top)
1. Relative to Nadine Baum site for multi -use (parking) facility....
a. City Staff — key issue in meeting the bond obligations
b. Walton Art Center—to utilize the site for parking will tie WAC hands relative to future
expansion, vision and goals
c. UA — use of site needs to remain consistent with current plan/utilization
d. FHA — desire to leverage opportunities for conversation early in the process on a go -forward
basis; to contribute expertise and create synergies to meet common goals; keen desire to
give back to the City
2. Verbal Commitment for an intentional partnership between City and FHA; initiate conversations
early in the process to align with restrictions
3.. Suggestion that the group participants agree to ongoing meetings to facilitate proactive
collaboration
4. Collaboration Opportunities -Desire to proceed with eye toward future potential; view City projects
with a "full -scope" lens
Parting Comments (offered by UA School of Architecture) -
- Think like a City; think collaboratively to solve for complexity
- Any site (such as Nadine Baum) represents the opportunity to fulfill the vision of solving for
complexity
Meeting Detail: Participant Input
City Staff
Overarching Objective: to work in "intentional partnership" with key stakeholders to achieve the City
Plan stated goals
Requirement: meet the overall goals of the City Plan while operating within the guidelines set out by the
approved bond; Greatest strength to accomplish goals and support multiple interests is economic
development
City Plan -Goals
1. Infill
2. Reduce Sprawl
3. Incent Biking
4. Affordable Housing
5. Connected/Complete/Compact Neighborhoods
6. Enduring Green Network
Tools to Accomplish Goals
1. Zoning
2. Capital Infusion
3. Partnerships (Public/Private)
4. Reduce Regulatory Barriers
Key Constraints: Replacement Parking Timeline and Bond Restrictions
1. June 1—Phase 1 bond sales $22.2M
2. Bond funds are specific with $10M designated for replacement parking
3. 85% must be spent by August 2022
4. Financial impact of delays= $45k -$90k per month
Fayetteville Housing Authority
Overarching Objective: demonstrate "Affordable Housing" by providing input and insights to help invest
for the Highest and Best purpose; Look for the "Yes ... And" scenario that will facilitate opportunities to
collaborate with key players to achieve collective goals
Key Points
1. Parking deck is an opportunity that is being presented today
Cultural Arts Corridor Project: Meeting Input Page 2 of 4
a. Housing would be for "productive foundational' members of the workforce; affordable
workforce housing, as a differentiation from low-income housing
b. Benefit of such housing extends to UA, Walton Arts Center, and City of Fayetteville staff as
well as retail and restaurant service employees
c. Components include
i. FHA and City partnership
ii. Leverage established incentive afforded FHA, i.e. cheaper capital
iii. Parking deck
iv. Housing (FHA can provide expertise relative to affordable housing)
2. Consider creative design for "other" sites, i.e. sites under consideration other than Nadine Baum
a. Components include
i. FHA and City partnership
ii. Require developer to incorporate housing into design
iii. Leverage accountability of FHA
3. Make FHA agenda go further
a. Leverage synergies
b. Create greater momentum toward common goals
c. Collaboration without detrimental impact
d. Create innovative partnership, i.e. explore "and then what" scenarios
4. FHA being a good neighbor
a. Understand the value FHA brings to the equation
Walton Arts Center
Overarching Objective: Create a place where Arts and Culture can thrive; developed in a spirit of
cooperation and community
Characteristics I Attributes I Goals
1. Ensure region has access to world class Arts and Art Education
2. World class financial structure, i.e. 70/30 funding scenario (70% organic / 30% external)
3. Pillars of Purpose
a. World Class Programing
b. Education Programs
c. Anchor for Community Services and Community Growth
d. Festivals
4. History of support to City (land and $$ for parking garage)
5. Relative to Nadine Baum property
a. Would need to make the building/site "as good as or better than it is today"
b. Need to maintain focus on growth of Arts & Culture on the plaza
c. Growth can only happen if facilities remain available
d. Parking garage on the site handcuffs ability to grow
6. Walton Arts Center is an Anchor Institution, and the unencumbered use of current facilities is a
necessity
7. The Cultural Arts Plan is important; the absence of which leads to reactive conversations
8. Utilizing Nadine Baum property will hamper the Walton Arts Center future plan
Cultural Arts Corridor Project: Meeting Input Page 3 of 4
UA School of Art
1. Program Update: Creating a "Arts Campus" operational in Summer 2020
2. A facility for design and studio programs in one location
3. Key focus is to get students into the community
Cultural Arts Corridor Project: Meeting Input Page 4 of 4
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From: Denele Campbell <denele@windstream.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2020 8:36 AM
To: CityClerk
Subject: re: arts corridor and parking garage
Categories: Forwarded
Please distribute to council members:
I know this decision about a parking garage location is difficult, but there should be every consideration to
Fayetteville entrepreneurs who have built successful businesses in historical buildings on West Avenue. The
Arsagas and the Berquists should not be surrounded by a big ugly parking garage that will negatively impact
their businesses. They used their own money and sweat equity to remodel those historical buildings and don't
deserve the kind of treatment that's being contemplated by the city.
I recognize it is problematic to relocate current occupants/leaseholders at the Nadine Baum Center, but that
building space was there before the WAC took it from McBride Distributing. The remodeling was not at the
expense of Fay'vl entrepreneurs. Using this space would be far less impactful and less insulting to the
businesses on West and Dickson.
HOWEVER, the School Street location is the best choice. It's not in visual contact with the commercial areas of
Dickson, and thus does not block businesses and historical buildings. It's across the street from the Spring
Street parking garage, so it's in the right 'zone.'
Please keep in mind that the more you infringe on the historical entertainment district (such as the
Arsaga/Berquist properties), the more you destroy the atmosphere that makes the district so appealing.
Thank you,
Denele Campbell (not a resident, but owner of commercial real estate across the street from Nadine Baum)
Denele Campbell
13251 Green Road, West Fork AR 72774
Home 479-839-2475 / Cell 479-466-6316
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CityClerk
From: Rebecca Harrison <rihdinc@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2020 9:13 AM
To: CityClerk
Subject: City Council meeting tonight
Categories: Forwarded
Dear Council members,
Please consider the following concerning tonight's city council meeting.
I think the City and the University should work with the Fayetteville Housing Authority to create affordable housing for
artists and the workforce that sustains the district.
I believe that the public Should retain ownership of the land (don't sell or trade pieces to developers) to retain public
control over the corridor and protect the right of assembly and free speech in the public commons.
Include a broad spectrum of local, independent artists and creatives (including the Fayetteville Arts Council) in decision
making, management, and programming the Corridor.
Minimize outsourcing to consultants. Hire staff with appropriate expertise to manage the Cultural Arts Corridor project
and execute creative economy related action items from adopted City plans.
Leverage the Cultural Arts Corridor to grow our creative economy to the benefit of local artists and creatives. Measure
and report the impact on our economy.
Thank you for all your hard work.
Rebecca Harrison
Rebecca Harrison, GG
Rebecca Harrison Designs
1011 N. College Avenue, Ste 201
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479-521-6760 office
479-313-3047 cell
CityClerk
From: Betsy Finocchi <betsyfinocchi@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2020 10:57 AM
To: CityClerk
Subject: parking deck objection
Good morning,
I'm emailing my objection to the parking deck being proposed that will be built by the depot at the corner of West and
Dickson street. This is a horrible idea and I'm really sick and tired of this administration over -building and RUINING the
character of Fayetteville.
I feel very discouraged that any objection will be heard or cared about because this administration seems intent upon
development and destruction of everything that makes Fayetteville what it once was - full of history and character, kind
of funky and very LOCAL - but it's worth a try.
Please distribute this to the city council for their consideration.
Thank you,
Betsy Finocchi
19t
CityClerk
From: Derek Van Lynn <dvanlynn@co.washington.ar.us>
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2020 11:14 AM
To: CityClerk
Subject: email for City Council meeting 1/7/20
Categories: Forwarded
Council Members:
I object to the trading of the Arts Corridor to a private developer to build a parking deck near the depot area.
I believe more parking areas could be built near the School St. / Spring St. area, where there are already decks, and less
historical buildings.
Thank you.
Derek Van L-
ynn
Deputy Circuit Clerk
2SO N College Ave Suite 302
Fayetteville AR 727'01
479-444-1535
CityClerk
From: Molly Carman <mollymcarman@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2020 2:02 PM
To: CityClerk
Subject: Re: Parking deck
Categories: Forwarded
Please forward to city council members.
Thank you,
Molly Carman
Dear Fayetteville City Council,
I am writing to express my opposition to the Cultural Arts Corridor plan to build a parking deck on
the private lot next to Arsaga's. I think a much better plan is the FHA one to build a mixed-use
development on the Nadine Baum site.
I think it is a bad idea to put this big project in private hands, on private land. The Fayetteville
Housing Authority's plan is much better aligned with our city's downtown goals of affordable housing,
and access to the arts. Such a development would allow us to "leverage the Cultural Arts Corridor to
grow our creative economy to the benefit of local artists and creatives." (Sarah Marsh said that, and I
agree.)
This is a big chance to do something cool and exciting, and to steer the Corridor in a direction that will
feel very "Fayetteville." We can address affordable housing, and parking, and public access to the arts,
all in one fell swoop, and we can do it with public land, so why outsource all this to a private
developer? We'd be using our money better if we just hired city staff with the training and expertise
needed to bring this Corridor into being, in a way that is coherent and in line with our city's long-term
goals.
Thank you for your consideration,
Molly Carman
440 S Locust Ave
Fayetteville, AR 72701
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27 December 2019
Fayetteville City Council
113 W. Mountain St.
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Honorable City Council Members:
I am writing to support the continuation of the Nadine Baum Studios in its current location and to support
its ongoing development as an educational resource to our community.
Art is not a spectator sport with a glass window that divides viewers/audience from the experience of an
art form; it inspires participation. The Community Creative Center (CCC) is a perfect compliment in the
corridor of performing and visual arts. It offers our community both young and old opportunities to
participate in the arts, as well as the education to develop skills and creativity
In keeping with original visions of our Fayetteville mothers of the arts, such as Helen Walton, we strive to
develop the artistic appreciation and expression of each member of our community and to usher the birth
of new local artists by providing them with the opportunities needed to learn and grow.
This can be accomplished by developing and adding to the programs already offered by the CCC and
expanding its vision to utilize its current facility to add even more programs and opportunities for our
youth and adults. Its potential is enormous.
Artists and budding artists require space, facilities, resources that are not always economically feasible to
them individually. Collective approaches, such as the CCC, offer a great way to support local talent.
Demolition of the current facilities in such an ideal location to build a parking lot that has other viable
location options is not a good message to give our community. It reinforces a lack of belief in our own
citizens' potential to become artists in their own right. It devalues their potential and takes away, rather
than expands opportunities to learn and grow.
Please consider new ways to develop our CCC rather than demolish this wonderful addition we already
have to the Art Corridor of Fayetteville.
Thank you for your thoughtful consideration and support.
Yours truly,
Cynthia A. Curatalo
cc: Lioneld Jordan, Mayor of the City of Fayetteville
Barbara Putman, Executive Director, Community Creative Center