Council chambers, Fayetteville City Hall
A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council was held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2 in room 219 of City Hall, 113 W. Mountain St.
Below is a brief overview of action taken at the meeting including links to PDF documents for each item.
Roll Call
Present: Adella Gray, Brenda Boudreaux, Mark Kinion, Matthew Petty, Mayor Lioneld Jordan, Justin Tennant, Bobby Ferrell, Rhonda Adams, Sarah Lewis
Absent: None
Consent
There were four items on the Consent portion of the agenda including the approval of the Sept. 18, 2012 City Council meeting minutes.
Consent items
| Item | Description | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callie’s Prairie |  | A resolution naming the Lake Fayetteville Prairie Restoration Area “Callie’s Prairie” in honor of Callie Henson, an early pioneer and land owner. | Pass 8-0 |
| Arkansas Forestry Commission Urban and Community Forestry Program Grant | | A resolution authorizing acceptance of an Arkansas Forestry Commission Urban and Community Forestry Program 50/50 matching grant in the amount of $7,500 to provide for construction of parking lot improvements north of the City’s Development Services Building, and approving a budget adjustment recognizing the revenue. | Pass 8-0 |
| CDBG Public Facility Program | | A resolution to approve a contract with GRR Land Company, LLC in the amount of $19,162.37 to use Community Development Block Grant Funds to rehabilitate a city building at 1932 S. Garland for charitable services for Fayetteville citizens. | Pass 8-0 |
Pulled from Consent
One item was pulled from the Consent portion of the agenda at the request of Alderwoman Sarah Lewis.
Pulled items
| Item | Description | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garver, LLC | | A resolution approving an amendment to the contract with Garver, LLC for additional professional engineering services associated with the extension of Frisco Trail in an additional amount not to exceed $26,500. | Pass 8-0 |
Unfinished Business
There were two items on the Unfinished Business portion of the agenda.
Unfinished Business items
| Item | Description | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|
| §92.01 Definitions of the Animals Chapter & §92.35 Managed Care of Feral Cats | | An ordinance to enact new definitions into §92.01 Definitions of the Animals Chapter of the Fayetteville Code and enact §92.35 Managed Care of Feral Cats. This ordinance was left on the Second Reading at the Sept. 18, 2012 meeting. | Pass 6-2* |
| 2012 Millage Levy | | An ordinance levying a tax on the real and personal property within the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas for the year 2012 fixing the rate thereof at 1.3 mills for General Fund operations, 0.4 mills for the Firemen’s Pension and Relief Fund, 0.4 mills for the Policemen’s Pension and Relief Fund and 1.0 mill for the Fayetteville Public Library; and certifying the same to the County Clerk of Washington County, Arkansas. This ordinance was left on the first reading at the Sept. 18, 2012 meeting. | Pass 8-0 |
* Alderman Kinion and Alderwoman Adams voted against
New Business
There were seven items on the New Business portion of the agenda.
New Business items
| Item | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bid #12-60 Advance Tire, Inc. | | A resolution to award Bid #12-60 to Advance Tire, Inc. for the purchase of four solid tire and wheel assemblies for the solid waste wheel loader in the total amount of $21,100. | Pass 7-0* |
| Amend §97.086 Vending and Peddling | | An ordinance to amend §97.086 Vending and Peddling of the Code of Fayetteville to expand the number of days per week that the Farmers’ Market can operate at the Botanical Gardens. | Pass 8-0 |
| REO Holdings 1, LLC | | An ordinance waiving the requirements of formal competitive bidding and approving a cost-share agreement with REO Holdings 1, LLC in the amount of $31,712 for the construction of an eight-inch water main near Bridgewater Lane. | Tabled until next meeting |
| Neal Hefner Construction Company, Inc. | | An ordinance waiving the requirements of formal competitive bidding and approving a cost-share agreement with Neal Hefner Construction Company, Inc. in the amount of $41,072.69 for the construction of extra-wide sidewalk to accommodate a future trail extension. | Pass 8-0 |
| VAC 12-4198 (5439 Maywood Dr./Win) | | An ordinance approving VAC 12-4198 submitted by Alan Reid and Associates for property located at 5439 Maywood Drive to vacate a portion of a utility easement, a total of 477 square feet. | Pass 8-0 |
| VAC 12-4199 (2864 N. Prince William Dr./Cooper) | | An ordinance approving VAC 12-4199 submitted by Alan Reid and Associates for property located at 2864 North Prince William Drive to vacate a portion of a utility easement, a total of 9.26 square feet. | Pass 8-0 |
| VAC 12-4205 (21st Amendment/Dickson St.) | | An ordinance approving VAC 12-4205 submitted by John Starnes, AIA for property located at 404 & 406 West Dickson Street to vacate a landscape easement, a total of 0.10 acres. | Pass 8-0 |
* Alderman Petty was absent from the chambers during the vote
Oct. 2, 2012 agenda
