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Resolution: 162-20
File Number: 2020-0438
CITY PARKS CONTRIBUTIONS:
A RESOLUTION TO REQUEST MAYOR JORDAN HAVE HIS STAFF PREPARE A
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO SELECT A PROFESSIONAL FUND RAISING COMPANY
TO SECURE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR OUR CITY PARKS
WHEREAS, the City Council several years ago enacted §97.088 (d) Facility Naming of the
Fayetteville Code to encourage donors by providing donor recognition naming rights and signs on
park facilities; and
WHEREAS, a professional fund raising company could increase the amount of donations for those
naming rights.
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 requests that Mayor
Jordan have his staff prepare a Request For Proposals to select a professional fund raising company
to secure increased contributions for our city parks.
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File Number: 2020-0438
Agenda Date:6/2/2020 Version: 1 Status: Passed
In Control: City Council Meeting File Type: Resolution
Agenda Number:C. 13
CITY PARKS CONTRIBUTIONS:
A RESOLUTION TO REQUEST MAYOR JORDAN HAVE HIS STAFF PREPARE A REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS TO SELECT A PROFESSIONAL FUND RAISING COMPANY TO SECURE
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR OUR CITY PARKS
WHEREAS,the City Council several years ago enacted§97.088(d)Facility Naming of the Fayetteville
Code to encourage donors by providing donor recognition naming rights and signs on park facilities;and
WHEREAS,a professional fund raising company could increase the amount of donations for those naming
rights.
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 requests that Mayor Jordan have
his staff prepare a Request For Proposals to select a professional fund raising company to secure increased
contributions for our city parks.
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AGENDA REQUEST FORM
FOR: Council Meeting of June 2d, 2020
FROM: Council Member Matthew Petty
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION TITLE AND SUBJECT:
A RESOLUTION TO REQUF,T MAYOR JORDAN HAVE HIS STAFF PREPARE A
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO SELECT A PROFESSIONAL FUND RAISING
COMPANY TO SECURE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR OUR CITY PARKS
APPROVED FOR AGENDA:
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City Attorney it Williams Date
Approved as to form
Williams, Kit
From: Matthew Petty- Fayetteville Ward 2 <citycouncil@matthewpetty.org>
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2020 9:24 AM
To: Williams, Kit
Subject: Re:City Council Timer
C=1UT ON:This email originated from outside of the City of Fayetteville.Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize
i the sender and know the content is safe.
This looks good,thank you, Kit.Can this email acknowledgement suffice for my signature to add this to the agenda?
On Wed, May 13,2020 at 10:06 AM Williams, Kit<kwilliams@fayetteville-ar.gov>wrote:
Matthew,
The change to red and yellow lights for the timer is really an administrative move that I do not think needs to
be in your Rules to be achieved. The time limit remains five minutes. How this is shown on the timer is administrative,
and I believe that the Mayor will have his staff accomplish this without changing your Rules. If this does not happen,
we can draft a Rule change. I will change the Rule about how a speaker is given more time.
Attached is a resolution, agenda request form and my memo discussing fundraising for parks. Please let me
know of any changes or additions you would like to see.
Klt
From: Matthew Petty- Fayetteville Ward 2 <citycouncil@matthewpettv.org>
Sent: Monday, May 11,2020 1:01 PM
To: Macedo, Keith<kmacedo@fayetteville-ar.gov>;Williams, Kit<kwilliams@favetteville-ar.gov>; Paxton, Kara
<kapaxton@fayetteville-ar.gov>
Subject:Re:City Council Timer
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the sender and know the content is safe.
Keith,thank you for reaching out proactively.
Kit, please draft the proposal to do go yellow at 2 minutes and red at 3 minutes.When do you expect you will return a
draft to me to review prior to distribution to the committee?
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Kara,would you please 1)see this email distributed to each of the members of the ordinance review committee and 2)
communicate my request to the chair that we have a third and final meeting to review the language Kit's office and I
will have drafted for their review?
Thank you all,
Matthew
On Mon, May 11, 2020, 12:20 PM Macedo, Keith<kmacedc fayetteville-ar.gov>wrote:
I read the newspaper article this morning about the ordinance review committee and wanted to let you know what
we can configure with our existing software (that Susan currently runs).
We have a preset 2:00, 3:00,and 5:00 minute button that can be selected when someone begins to speak.
The timer counts down until zero.You can configure the color to change based upon the values we enter in the below
form:
We could easily configure it(30 seconds to make the change)to have a 5:00 min timer that changes to Yellow at the
2:00 min mark(3 minutes expired) and red at 15 seconds.
At this time we do not have any existing software/timer solution that would allow us to have a timer that counts
minus/plus minutes.
I would be happy to discuss options with you.
Keith Macedo, CGCIO
Information Technology Director
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DATE: May 13, 2020
RE: Fund Raising Company
When the Parks and Recreation Department sought to enact the Facility
Naming code section with attached policies for Donor Recognition Signs and
Recognition for Parks and Trails Facilities,I ensured that the final decision would
always be the City Council's. As Fayetteville's elected policymakers, City Council
Members should always maintain your authority over city property,especially for
the naming rights of City facilities. Therefore, the City Council should be able to
opt to name a park facility using your collective best judgment regardless of the
Naming Park Facilities Policy. That is why I drafted the last clause in the last
sentence of Facility Naming as follows:
"Naming of the facilities should meet the Naming Park Facilities
Policy attached as Exhibit'B', unless otherwise determined by City
Council resolution."
This gives the City Council great authority to agree with various types of
donor agreements for naming rights regardless if such agreement might not fit
precisely into the Naming Park Facilities Policy. I am sure any professional fund
raising company that might be hired would appreciate that flexibility when
negotiating with potential donors. The proposed Resolution by Council Member
Petty asks the City to make a second attempt to find an appropriate and competent
firm to solicit more donations for our city parks. The City's first Request for
Proposals for a fund raising company years ago was not successful.
Branson, Lisa
From: CityClerk
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2020 2:00 PM
To: Bolinger, Bonnie; Pennington, Blake;CityClerk; citycouncil@matthewpetty.org; Eads,
Gail; Roberts, Gina; Batker,Jodi;Johnson, Kimberly; Rogers, Kristin;Williams, Kit;
Branson, Lisa;Jordan, Lioneld; Paxton, Kara; Mulford, Patti; Norton, Susan;Thurber, Lisa;
Gutierrez, Sonia; Marsh, Sarah; Kinion, Mark; Scroggin, Sloan; Bunch, Sarah;Turk, Teresa;
Smith, Kyle
Cc: ptt@prodigy.net; pete012639@yahoo.com
Subject: FW: City Council Agenda Session, May 26, 2020
Kara,
Please distribute these comments on the draft Agenda for the City Council Meeting next Tuesday,June 2, 2020,to the
Mayor, City Attorney and City Council Members:
1. Unfinished Business Item B.1 (Regulation of Single Use Disposable Bags)should be deferred until normal public
comment and discussion are possible. More importantly,given the present COVID-19 contagion,single-use bags may be
cleaner and safer than re-useable bags brought in from cars and homes. Again, ultimately I support strong restrictions
on all plastic waste that is not readily biodegradable, but this is not the time to implement a broad-ranging policy with
minimal public comment, particularly one which may be less safe for the public.
2. Unfinished Business Item B.2 (Amend Rules of Order and Procedure) should also be deferred until normal public
comment and discussion are possible. This is COMPLETELY unnecessary at this time. I watch the City's meetings on
Zoom and I have heard no more than two comments on any one item, and NO comments on the vast majority of items.
Zoom is enough of a disincentive/obstacle to public involvement during the COVID-19 contagion. On the one occasion
where I wanted to comment I was not able to do so. More importantly, public comment is a fundamental and critical
issue in the public interest, one which should be addressed only after normal procedures are in place allowing in-person
public involvement.
3. New Business Item C.10 (Boundaries for an Entertainment District) and Item C.11 (First Outdoor Refreshment Area)--
These are issues which are hardly critical at this time, but which by their nature will affect the public generally. These
can wait until normal City Council procedures are in use.
4. New Business Item C.12 (Professional Fund-Raising Company for City Parks). This smells like hiring another
consultant, as though we need to spend even more tax dollars on yet another"Beltway Bandit",especially when City
revenues are no doubt already depressed. Parks are a core City function. Public parks should be funded under the
general budget from general revenues. They no doubt could be if so much money were not being squandered on artsy-
fartsy extravagances,which should be funded by charitable donations from patrons of the arts and user fees. The City
government has this backwards, contrary to the public interest. Acknowledge the current crisis: Defund the froofroo,
and pay for parks without wasting tax money on another middle-man.
Thank you.
Pete Tonnessen
3500 Hearthstone Drive
Fayetteville,AR 72764
Cell 719-338-7329