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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-01-23 - Minutes -CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE ARKANSAS MEETING MINUTES TOWN AND GOWN ADVISORY COMMITTEE Jan. 25, 2023 1 3:00 p.m. Virtual Meeting Via Zoom Members: CITY COUNCIL & COMMUNITY CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE STAFF UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MEMBERS REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES • Teresa Turk 0 Susan Norton 0 Laura Jacobs City Council Member Chief of Staff Chief of Staff/Committee Co- • Vacant Committee Co -Chair Chair U of A Student - Off Campus 0 Lisa Thurber 0 Mark Rushing • Jack Avery Director of Communications Assistant Vice Chancellor, Community Citizen at Large and Marketing University Relations • Annie Dowling 0 Jonathan Curth 0 Scott Turley Community Citizen at Large Director of Development Associate Vice Chancellor, • Megan Duncan Services Facilities Associate Superintendent of 0 Lauren Loften Schools President, Associated Student STAFF RESOURCES WILL BE Government CALLED UPON AS NEEDED 0 Dana McGee President, Graduate Professional Student Congress Meeting Video: http://reflect-favetteville-ar.cablecast.tv/CablecastPublicSite/show/3345?channel=1 1. Call to Order Laura Jacobs called the meeting to order at 3:03 p.m. 2. Roll Call In attendance: Teresa Turk, Jack Avery, Annie Dowling, Megan Duncan, Susan Norton, Lisa Thurber, Jonathan Curth, Scott Turley, Lauren Loften, Dana McGee Absent: none 3. Approval of Minutes Curth moved and Avery seconded approval of the Oct. 25, 2022 meeting minutes. The minutes were unanimously approved. 4. Approval of Meeting Agenda Turley moved and Duncan seconded approval of the Jan. 23, 2023 meeting agenda. The agenda was unanimously approved. Jacobs added a "walk on" item to be included in Old Mailing Address: 113 W. Mountain Street www.fayetteville-ar.gov Fayetteville, AR 72701 Business. 5. Old Business: Rushing summarized concerns and discussion from the October 2022 meeting related to fraternities living in the Arkansas Ave. area. Parice Bowser, Assistance Vice Chancellor for Greek Life and Associate Dean of Students for University of Arkansas, added detail on how reported incidents have been handled by the University's Conduct Office, along with requirements for providing advance notification of events to neighbors. 6. New Business a. Introduce Council Member Teresa Turk Norton invited Turk to introduce herself to the committee. Turk has replaced Mark Kinion as the City Council representative to the committee. She represents Ward 4 and lives near campus. b. Childcare Assistance Program Yolanda Fields, City of Fayetteville Community Resources Director and Equity Officer, provided details on this new program, which is funded through the City's ARPA funding. Fields indicated the likelihood that additional funding will be needed based on the number of applications that have been requested so far. c. U of A Windgate Studio and Design Center building update Jacobs gave an overview of this new facility, which opened in mid -January 2023. Additional buildings are planned for this area, including the Anthony Timberlands Center. d. Rights -of -way vacation proposal Curth introduced several proposed vacations by the City that would allow for further work on streetscapes in and around campus. Turley provided historical background on collaboration and coordination for similar efforts over the years. Chris Brown, City of Fayetteville Public Works Director, further explained how the vacations work in terms of ownership and ongoing maintenance. Turley outlined next steps for moving forward on this proposal. Turk asked that the University notify campus neighbors of work or activities that might generate noise or create disturbances. She suggested using neighborhood list-servs along with trying to observe noise and lighting ordinances. 7. Public Comment/Other Discussion: Dowling noted a safety concern near the intersection of Cleveland and Gregg, where a guardrail is missing. Curth clarified that the area in question is the intersection of Douglas and Gregg. Brown indicated that the City has requested funding to make longer -term improvements to that area, but no plans are currently in place for short term improvements; however, he said the City would look at what could be done for short-term improvements. 8. Next Meeting and Adjourn The Q2 2023 Town and Gown Committee meeting will take place on April 24, 2023. The meeting was adjourned at 3:53 p.m.