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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-02-23-MinutesCouncil Member Sonia Gutierrez Ward 1 Position 1 Council Member D'Andre Jones Ward 1 Position 2 Council Member Mark Kinion Ward 2 Position 1 Council Member Matthew Petty Ward 2 Position 2 Mayor Lioneld Jordan City Attorney Kit Williams City Clerk Kara Paxton City of Fayetteville Arkansas Special City Council Meeting February 23, 2021 City Council Special Meeting Minutes February 23, 2021 Page 1 of 3 Council Member Sloan Scroggin Ward 3 Position I Council Member Sarah Bunch Ward 3 Position 2 Council Member Teresa Turk Ward 4 Position I Council Member Holly Hertzberg Ward 4 Position 2 A Special meeting of the Fayetteville City Council was held on February 23, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. in Room 219 of the City Administration Building located at 113 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas. Mayor Jordan called the meeting to order. In order to create social distancing due to the Coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic, Council Members Sonia Gutierrez, D'Andre Jones, Mark Kinion, Matthew Petty, Sloan Scroggin, Sarah Bunch, Teresa Turk, and Holly Hertzberg joined the meeting via online using a video conferencing service called Zoom. Council Member Jones and Council Member Bunch arrived after Roll Call. Mayor Lioneld Jordan, City Attorney Kit Williams, City Clerk Treasurer Kara Paxton, Chief of Staff Susan Norton, Chief of Police Mike Reynolds, Fire Chief Brad Hardin, Chief Financial Officer Paul Becker, and staff members from the IT Department were present in City Council Chambers while demonstrating recommended social distancing. Pledge of Allegiance Mayor's Announcements, Proclamations and Recognitions: Mayor Jordan: In light of the current health concerns, Fayetteville City Hall is closed to the public. This meeting is being held virtually. I am present in Council Chambers with a limited number of essential support staff. City Council Members, city staff, and the public are participating online or by phone. Other than those of us you see before you, the voices you hear during the course of this meeting are being recorded for public record and piped into the Council Chambers. Participation remains of the upmost importance to the City of Fayetteville. We have provided many ways to participate in the meeting, which includes contacting Council Members, City Clerk office 1 13 West Mountain Fayetteville. AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 www fayetteville-ar.gov City Council Special Meeting Minutes February 23, 2021 Page 2 of 3 or city staff prior to the meeting. The meeting can be viewed through Fayetteville's government channel online, YouTube, and joining the Zoom conference by smartphone, tablet or computer. To request to speak during the public comment period, you must raise your virtual hand to be recognized. If you are accessing the meeting through a smartphone, tablet or computer, please click the raised hand option to request to speak during the public comment period. If you are calling into the meeting by phone, please press, *9 to raise your virtual hand for public comment. When it is your turn to speak, please unmute your microphone. For instructions on how to use Zoom, please go to the City of Fayetteville website and type, Zoom Instructions, in the search bar. I will provide a longer than usual period of time for you to raise your virtual hand, so as to ensure time to be recognized. Fayetteville residents will be allowed to speak first. When recognized, please state your name and address for the record. Public comment shall be allowed for all members of the audience who have signed up prior to the beginning of the agenda item they wish to address being opened for public comment. Each speaker has one turn to speak. Each speaker is allowed five minutes to be broken into segments of three and two minutes, which staff will monitor. Amendments may receive public comments only if approved by the City Council by unanimous consent or majority vote. If public comment is allowed for an amendment, speakers will only be allowed to speak for three minutes. The City Council may allow both a speaker additional time and an unsigned -up person to speak by unanimous consent or majority vote. City Council Meeting Presentations, llenorts, and Discussion Items: None Agenda Additions: None New Business: 7Hills Homeless Center Sub -Recipient Grant Agreement: A resolution to authorize Mayor Jordan to sign a Sub -Recipient Grant Agreement with 7Hills Homeless Center to provide up to $50,000.00 in financial support for the COVID-19 Cold Weather Response Plan, and to approve a budget adjustment. Yolanda Fields, Community Resources Director gave a brief description of the resolution. Council Member Bunch: COC is Continuum of Care? Yolanda Fields: Yes. It is a process that's required by HUD to be able to receive funding through HUD on SNAPS, which is not the SNAP program, it's special needs programs. We were trying to come up with a plan for cold weather sheltering. Council Member Bunch: The COC is a group of Washington County and Benton County, which is required by both counties? Yolanda Fields: Right. The COC is made up of Benton, Washington, Carroll and Madison. The most active is Benton and Washington County. 113 West Mountain Fayetteville. AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 www fayetteville-ar gov City Council Special Meeting Minutes February 23, 2021 Page 3 of 3 Jessica Andrews, 7Hills Homeless Center CEO stated she is seeking support for the resolution. She stated there have been some really great things done and there is a lot more coming. Kara Paxton,1166 South Gentle Valley Drive: Thank you to Yolanda Fields, the COC, and 7Hills for everything you do for the City of Fayetteville. I worked in needs and income based programs for over 10 years, with supplemental security income and the housing choice voucher. Thank you for taking care of our citizens. I support everything you are putting forward to take care of individuals who are experiencing homelessness. Mayor Jordan: Thank you, Kara. Council Member Gutierrez: I reached out to Mr. Becker about our total funding that we've been working on with 7Hills. My understanding is that in 2020 we allocated $113,000 of support to 7Hills and we did that despite the challenges with the budget in 2021. This $50,000 will go above and beyond our 2020 budget number. This is a wonderful opportunity that we have to continue to support people in need. Council Member Gutierrez moved to approve the resolution. Council Member Bunch seconded the motion. Upon roll call the resolution passed unanimously. Resolution 68-21 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk Announcements: None Adjournment: 4:41 p.m. Lioncld .Iordan, Mayor Kara Paxton, City Clerk Treasurer 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 www fayetteville-ar.gov Council Member Sonia Gutierrez Ward 1 Position 1 Council Member D'Andre Jones Ward I Position 2 Council Member Mark Kinion Ward 2 Position I Council Member Matthew Petty Ward 2 Position 2 Mayor Lioneld Jordan City Attorney Kit Williams City Clerk Kara Paxton City of Fayetteville Arkansas Special City Council Meeting February 23, 2021 City Council Special Meeting Minutes February 23, 2021 Pagel of 3 Council Member Sloan Scroggin Ward 3 Position 1 Council Member Sarah Bunch Ward 3 Position 2 Council Member Teresa Turk Ward 4 Position I Council Member Holly Hertzberg Ward 4 Position 2 A Special meeting of the Fayetteville City Council was held on February 23, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. in Room 219 of the City Administration Building located at 113 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas. Mayor Jordan called the meeting to order. In order to create social distancing due to the Coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic, Council Members Sonia Gutierrez, D'Andre Jones, Mark Kinion, Matthew Petty, Sloan Scroggin, Sarah Bunch, Teresa Turk, and Holly Hertzberg joined the meeting via online using a video conferencing service called Zoom. Council Member Jones and Council Member Bunch arrived after Roll Call. Mayor Lioneld Jordan, City Attorney Kit Williams, City Clerk Treasurer Kara Paxton, Chief of Staff Susan Norton, Chief of Police Mike Reynolds, Fire Chief Brad Hardin, Chief Financial Officer Paul Becker, and staff members from the IT Department were present in City Council Chambers while demonstrating recommended social distancing. Pledge of Allegiance Mavor's Announcements, Proclamations and Recognitions: Mayor Jordan: In light of the current health concerns, Fayetteville City Hall is closed to the public. This meeting is being held virtually. I am present in Council Chambers with a limited number of essential support staff. City Council Members, city staff, and the public are participating online or by phone. Other than those of us you see before you, the voices you hear during the course of this meeting are being recorded for public record and piped into the Council Chambers. Participation remains of the upmost importance to the City of Fayetteville. We have provided many ways to participate in the meeting, which includes contacting Council Members, City Clerk office 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 www.fayetteville-ar.gov City Council Special Meeting Minutes February 23, 2021 Page 2 of 3 or city staff prior to the meeting. The meeting can be viewed through Fayetteville's government channel online, YouTube, and joining the Zoom conference by smartphone, tablet or computer. To request to speak during the public comment period, you must raise your virtual hand to be recognized. If you are accessing the meeting through a smartphone, tablet or computer, please click the raised hand option to request to speak during the public comment period. If you are calling into the meeting by phone, please press, *9 to raise your virtual hand for public comment. When it is your turn to speak, please unmute your microphone. For instructions on how to use Zoom, please go to the City of Fayetteville website and type, Zoom Instructions, in the search bar. I will provide a longer than usual period of time for you to raise your virtual hand, so as to ensure time to be recognized. Fayetteville residents will be allowed to speak first. When recognized, please state your name and address for the record. Public comment shall be allowed for all members of the audience who have signed up prior to the beginning of the agenda item they wish to address being opened for public comment. Each speaker has one turn to speak. Each speaker is allowed five minutes to be broken into segments of three and two minutes, which staff will monitor. Amendments may receive public comments only if approved by the City Council by unanimous consent or majority vote. If public comment is allowed for an amendment, speakers will only be allowed to speak for three minutes. The City Council may allow both a speaker additional time and an unsigned -up person to speak by unanimous consent or majority vote. City Council Meeting Presentations, Reports, and Discussion Items: None Agenda Additions: None New Business: 7Hills Homeless Center Sub -Recipient Grant Agreement: A resolution to authorize Mayor Jordan to sign a Sub -Recipient Grant Agreement with 7Hills Homeless Center to provide up to $50,000.00 in financial support for the COVID-19 Cold Weather Response Plan, and to approve a budget adjustment. Yolanda Fields, Community Resources Director gave a brief description of the resolution. Council Member Bunch: COC is Continuum of Care? Yolanda Fields: Yes. It is a process that's required by HUD to be able to receive funding through HUD on SNAPS, which is not the SNAP program, it's special needs programs. We were trying to come up with a plan for cold weather sheltering. Council Member Bunch: The COC is a group of Washington County and Benton County, which is required by both counties? Yolanda Fields: Right. The COC is made up of Benton, Washington, Carroll and Madison. The most active is Benton and Washington County. 113 West Mountain Fayetteville. AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 www fayetteville-ar gov City Council Special Meeting Minutes February 23, 2021 Page 3 of 3 Jessica Andrews, 7Hills Homeless Center CEO stated she is seeking support for the resolution. She stated there have been some really great things done and there is a lot more coming. Kara Paxton,1166 South Gentle Valley Drive: Thank you to Yolanda Fields, the COC, and 7Hills for everything you do for the City of Fayetteville. I worked in needs and income based programs for over 10 years, with supplemental security income and the housing choice voucher. Thank you for taking care of our citizens. I support everything you are putting forward to take care of individuals who are experiencing homelessness. Mayor Jordan: Thank you, Kara. Council Member Gutierrez: I reached out to Mr. Becker about our total funding that we've been working on with 7Hills. My understanding is that in 2020 we allocated $113,000 of support to 7Hills and we did that despite the challenges with the budget in 2021. This $50,000 will go above and beyond our 2020 budget number. This is a wonderful opportunity that we have to continue to support people in need. Council Member Gutierrez moved to approve the resolution. Council Member Bunch seconded the motion. Upon roll call the resolution passed unanimously. Resolution 68-21 as recorded in the office of the City Clerk Announcements: None �.�• GITy0•;`.gJ,G� -' � 'FAY • Kara Paxton, City Clerk Treasurer: ..,NsP.,.••461110 113 West Mountain Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 www,fayetteville-ar.gov