Agenda highlights
- Overnight and weekend operation of a UA parking lot off West Avenue
- Changes to the city’s paid parking program
- Regulations on door-to-door solicitation
- A contract for foundation removal at the former Tyson Mexican Original plant
- Rezoning 6.9 acres north of Wedington Drive and west of Rupple Road.
A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council was held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2013 inside room 219 of the City Administration Building, located at 113 W. Mountain St. in Fayetteville.
Listed below are the items up for approval, action taken and links to downloadable PDFs for more information on each item of business.
Roll Call
Present: Sarah Marsh, Mark Kinion, Matthew Petty, Mayor Lioneld Jordan, Justin Tennant, Martin Schoppmeyer, Rhonda Adams, Alan Long
Absent: Adella Gray
Consent
1. Approval of the June 18, 2013 City Council meeting minutes. – Pass 7-0
2. Bid #13-31 General Construction Solutions, Inc. (PDF): A resolution awarding Bid #13-31 and authorizing a contract with General Construction Solutions, Inc. in the amount of $71,980.00 for the construction of Improvements to Mount Sequoyah Gardens, and approving a project contingency of $7,198.00. – Pass 7-0
3. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Grant (PDF): A resolution authorizing acceptance of an American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Grant in the amount of $2,500.00 for the purchase of dog food for the Ranger’s Pantry Pet Food Bank, and approving a budget adjustment. – Pass 7-0
4. Ranger’s Pantry Pet Food Bank Donation Revenue (PDF): A resolution approving a budget adjustment in the total amount of $651.00 representing citizen donation revenue for the Ranger’s Pantry Pet Food Bank. – Pass 7-0
5. 2013 Curbside Value Partnership Recycling Marketing Grant (PDF): A resolution authorizing acceptance of a 2013 Curbside Value Partnership Education Recycling Marketing Grant in the amount of $10,000.00, and approving a budget adjustment. – Pass 7-0
6. 2013 Keep America Beautiful/Waste Management Grant (PDF): A resolution authorizing application for a 2013 Keep America Beautiful/Waste Management Grant in the amount of $10,000.00. – Pass 7-0
7. Assistance to Firefighters Grant (PDF): A resolution authorizing acceptance of an Assistance to Firefighters Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the amount of $120,736.00, and approving a budget adjustment. – Pass 7-0
8. Meadow Street Municipal Parking Deck Revenue (PDF): A resolution approving a budget adjustment in the total amount of $8,000.00 to recognize additional revenue generated through operation of the Meadow Street Municipal Parking Deck. – Pass 7-0
Unfinished Business
1. Enact §116.02 Door to Door Solicitation at Private Residences (PDF): An ordinance to enact §116.02 Door to Door Solicitation Regulations for Private Residences into the Fayetteville Code. Left on Second Reading on June 18. – Pass 7-0*
* Amended to add a five-year good behavior limit on the background check review period, to allow solicitors to work until 9 p.m. at the request of the Northwest Arkansas Times circulation sales department, and to exempt children (up to high school seniors) from needing a permit or a background check.
Public Hearing
1. Highway 16 East Condemnation (PDF): A resolution authorizing the City Attorney to seek condemnation and possession of certain lands owned by Jay Stanley Baird, Robert N. and Linda J. Clay, McDonald, LLC, and Turn-Key Homes of Northwest Arkansas, LLC, needed for water and sewer improvements along State Highway 16 near the West Fork of the White River Bridge. – Pass 7-0
New Business
1. Bid #13-33 ARCO Excavation and Paving, Inc. (PDF): A resolution awarding Bid #13-33 and authorizing a contract with ARCO Excavation and Paving, Inc. in the amount of $434,945.00 for the demolition of the foundation and concrete slab at the former Tyson Building on Huntsville Road, approving a project contingency of $43,000.00, and approving a budget adjustment. – Pass 7-0
2. RZN 13-4384 (1315 N. Rupple Rd./Leisure Homes) (PDF): An ordinance rezoning the property described in rezoning petition RZN 13-4384, for approximately 6.89 acres, located at 1315 North Rupple Road from RSF-7, Residential Single-Family, 7 units per acre, to RSF-8, Residential Single-Family, 8 units per acre and RMF-12, Residential Multi-Family, 12 units per acre.- Pass 7-0
3. VAC 13-4385 (867 N. College Ave./Pine Tree/Beacon Flats (PDF): An ordinance approving VAC 13-4385 submitted by Civil Design Engineering for property located at 867 North College Avenue to vacate two utility easements, a total of 2,489 square feet. – Pass 7-0
4. Amend §97.070 Recreational Activities (PDF): An ordinance to amend §97.070 Recreational Activities at Lakes Fayetteville, Sequoyah and Wilson of the Fayetteville Code to allow extended hours, reduced fees for Veterans and other changes. – Pass 7-0
5. U of A West Lease Agreement (PDF): A resolution approving a lease agreement with the University of Arkansas for City operation of the University’s West Annex parking lot as a revenue producing off-street parking lot upon adoption and inclusion of the lot within the Dickson Street Entertainment District.- Pass 7-0
6. Amend §72.58 Off-Street Parking Facilities; Rules and Rates (PDF): An ordinance to amend §72.58 Off-Street Parking Facilities; Rules and Rates (H) City parking lots and paid on-street parking spaces within the Entertainment District Parking Zone of the Fayetteville code to add the West Annex Parking Lot 53 located at 346 West Avenue leased from the University of Arkansas and to approve a budget adjustment. – Pass 7-0
7. Amend Chapter 72 (PDF): An ordinance to amend several sections of Chapter 72 Parking Regulations of the Code of Fayetteville to clarify parking districts, enforcement times and fines. – Pass 7-0
