LIVE UPDATES: City Council recap: Dec. 2, 2014

A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council began at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014 inside room 219 of the City Administration Building, located at 113 W. Mountain Street in Fayetteville.

Listed below are the items up for approval and links to downloadable PDFs for more information on each item of business.

Roll Call

Present: Adella Gray, Sarah Marsh, Mark Kinion, Matthew Petty, Mayor Lioneld Jordan, Justin Tennant, Martin Schoppmeyer, Rhonda Adams, Alan Long
Absent: None*
* Alan Long left the meeting after the second item on the unfinished business agenda.

Consent items

1. Approval of the November 18, 2014 City Council Meeting Minutes
– Pass 8-0

2. Bid #14-62 Compost grinder from Rotochopper, Inc. – $490,143 (PDF): A resolution to award Bid #14-62 and approve the purchase of a horizontal compost grinder from Rotochopper, Inc. of St. Martin, Minnesota in the amount of $446,600.00 plus applicable taxes for use by the Recycling and Trash Collection Division.
– Pass 8-0

3. Donation revenue for Animal Services Division – $21,320 (PDF): A resolution to approve a budget adjustment in the total amount of $21,320.00 representing donation revenue to Animal Services for the second and third quarters of 2014.
– Pass 8-0

4. Recycling and Trash Collection office expansion (Amendment) – $47,527 (PDF): A resolution to approve Amendment No. 2 to the agreement with McGoodwin, Williams and Yates, Inc. for design services associated with the Recycling and Trash Collection Division Office building expansion and site improvements in an amount not to exceed $47,527.00.
– Pass 8-0

5. FNHA terms for Mount Kessler Reserve (PDF): A resolution to agree to the terms of the Fayetteville Natural Heritage Association’s letter of October 9, 2014, proposing how it will invest and pay to the city $300,000.00 for the purchase and preservation of Mount Kessler Reserve.
– Pass 8-0

6. Conservation easement for Mount Kessler Reserve – $50,309 (PDF): A resolution to authorize an agreement with the Northwest Arkansas Land Trust in the amount of $50,309.00, which will be paid by the Fayetteville National Heritage Association, to begin the process of establishing a conservation easement for the preservation of Mount Kessler Reserve.
– Pass 8-0

7. Donation revenue for Yvonne Richardson Community Center – $22,529 (PDF): A resolution to approve a budget adjustment in the total amount of $22,529.00 representing donation revenue to the Yvonne Richardson Community Center for October 2014.
– Pass 8-0

8. Lease for Senior Activity and Wellness Center – $1 (PDF): A resolution to approve a one year lease with option to renew for seven years with the Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Arkansas with consideration for the lease of $1.00 per year, the provision of public recreation services to Fayetteville senior citizens and upkeep and maintenanance of the Walker Park Senior Activity and Wellness Center located at 945 S. College Avenue.
– Pass 8-0

9. Contract extension with Community Access Television, Inc. – $105,000 (PDF): A resolution to approve the annual extension of the contract with Community Access Television, Inc. d/b/a Your Media in the amount of $105,000.00 for the provision of public access television services and the operation of the public access television channel through 2015, contingent on approval of the 2015 annual city budget and work program.
– Pass 8-0

* Consent items are typically approved in a single, all-inclusive vote.

Unfinished business items

1. 2015 Annual budget and work program (PDF): A resolution to adopt the 2015 annual budget and work program. (Tabled on Nov. 18)
– Pass 8-0

2. RZN 14-4850 – Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard – Walmart (PDF): An ordinance rezoning that property described in rezoning petition RZN 14-4850, for approximately 4.96 acres, located along the north side of Martin Luther King Boulevard between Government and Hill avenues, from I-1, Heavy Commercial/Light Industrial, to C-2, Thoroughfare Commercial. (Tabled on Nov. 6)
– Left on the second reading

3. Razing and removal at 909 W. Eagle St. (PDF): A resolution to order the razing and removal of a dilapidated and unsafe structure owned by Kenneth C. and Wanda L. Easterling located at 909 W. Eagle Street in the city of Fayetteville, Arkansas, and to approve a budget adjustment.
– Tabled 6-0*
* Tabled until March 2015 (staff are working with owner to resolve issue). Schoppmeyer and Long were absent during the vote.

New business items

1. Purchase of John Deere backhoe – $85,500 (PDF): A resolution to authorize the purchase of a John Deere backhoe loader from Stribling Equipment of Springdale, Arkansas in the amount of $85,500.00 pursuant to the National Joint Powers Alliance Cooperative purchasing agreement for use by the Water and Sewer Division.
– Pass 6-0*

* This item was pulled from the Consent Agenda at the request of Ward 3 Alderman Martin Schoppmeyer. Both Schoppmeyer and Ward 3 Alderman Justin Tennant asked for an explanation as to why this piece of equipment was purchased at a higher price from a Springdale business than the New Holland backhoe that was offered at a lower price from a Fayetteville business. Transportation Director Terry Gulley explained that his department looked at the overall cost of the equipment – including operating costs and resale value – and determined that the John Deere backhoe was about $8,000 less than what the Fayetteville company offered. Adams and Long were absent during the vote.

2. RZN 14-4589 – Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard – Mixed-use (PDF): An ordinance rezoning that property described in rezoning petition RZN 14-4859, for approximately 1.9 acres, located at the 300 & 400 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard from NC, Neighborhood Conservation, to DG, Downtown General.
– Tabled 7-0*
* Tabled until the first meeting in January at the request of aldermen who want more time to look into the request. Long was absent during the vote.

3. RZN 14-4867 – 2269 N. Henbest Dr. – Adventure Subaru (PDF): An ordinance rezoning that property described in rezoning petition RZN 14-4867, for approximately 4.17 acres, located at 2269 North Henbest Drive from CS, Community Services, to C-2, Thoroughfare Commercial.
– Pass 7-0*
* Long was absent during the vote

4. RZN 14-4868 2030 S. Morningside Dr. – Prism Education Center (PDF): An ordinance rezoning that property described in rezoning petition RZN 14-4868, for approximately 10.59 acres, located at 2030 South Morningside Drive from I-2, General Industrial, to I-1, Heavy Commercial/Light Industrial.
– Pass 7-0*
* Long was absent during the vote.

5. Ch. 159.01 Fees of the Unified Development Code (PDF): An ordinance to amend Ch. 159.01 fees of the Unified Development Code pursuant to the user fee cost recovery policy.
– Pass 7-0*
* Long was absent during the vote.

6. Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Arkansas contract – $84,514 (PDF): An ordinance to waive the requirements of formal competitive bidding and approve a contract between the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas and the Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Arkansas in the amount of $84,514.00 to provide public recreation services for the senior citizens of fayetteville for 2015, contingent on approval of the 2015 annual city budget and work program.
– Pass 7-0*
* Long was absent during the vote.

7. Fayetteville Youth Center, Inc. contract – $215,175 (PDF): An ordinance to waive the requirements of formal competitive bidding and approve a contract between the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas and Fayetteville Youth Center, Inc. in the amount of $215,175.00 to provide public recreation services for the youth and citizens of Fayetteville for 2015, contingent on approval of the 2015 annual city budget and work program.
– Pass 7-0*
* Long was absent during the vote.

Announcements

– The Fayetteville Animal Shelter will hold its annual holiday open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6. Santa Claus will visit from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. for photos with pets. Adoption fees will be reduced to $10 for dogs and cats.

Adjourned

This meeting was adjourned at 8:52 p.m.