City Council recap: March 3, 2015

A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council began at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, 2015 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*, John La Tour, Alan Long
Absent: None
* Alderman Schoppmeyer arrived at 5:38 p.m.

Presentations

1. Fayetteville Natural Heritage Association – Presentation of a $130,000 check to help partially reimburse the city for its recent land purchase to expand Gulley Park.

Consent

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

1. Approval of the Feb. 17, 2015 City Council meeting minutes.

2. Hazmat Services Revenue (PDF): A resolution to approve a budget adjustment recognizing hazmat services revenue received by the Fire Department from Washington County in the amount of $11,315.00 and increasing the related expense budget.
– Pass 8-0

3. Bid #15-19 Pig Trail Harley Davidson (PDF): A resolution to award Bid #15-19 to Pig Trail Harley Davidson of Rogers, Arkansas and authorize the purchase of three (3) 2015 Harley Davidson FLHTP motorcycles in the total amount of $59,742.00 for use by the Police Department.
– Pass 8-0

4. Bid #15-20 Truck Centers of Arkansas (PDF): A resolution to award Bid #15-20 to Truck Centers of Arkansas and authorize the purchase of two (2) Freightliner M2-106 trucks with Kann recycle bodies in the total amount of $340,852.00 for use by the Recycling and Trash Collection Division.
– Pass 8-0

5. Bid #15-18 Lewis Ford Sales, Inc. (PDF): A resolution to award Bid #15-18 to Lewis Ford Sales, Inc. of Fayetteville, Arkansas for the purchase of two (2) 2015 Ford F550 4×4 trucks with reading utility bodies in the amount of $91,407.52 for use by the Water and Sewer Operations Division.
– Pass 8-0

6. Oakland Avenue Right of Way Dedication (PDF): A resolution to approve the dedication of 22 feet of right of way from centerline for Oakland Avenue along the east side of 940 W. Maple Street as recommended by the Planning Commission.
– Pass 8-0

7. Williams Tractor of Fayetteville (PDF): A resolution to approve the purchase of four (4) Hustler Super Z Mowers from Williams Tractor of Fayetteville in the total amount of $47,857.00 pursuant to a state procurement contract.
– Pass 8-0

8. Williams Tractor of Fayetteville (PDF): A resolution authorizing the purchase of one (1) New Holland T6.155 4WD Cab Tractor with loader in the amount of $73,255.00 and one (1) New Holland Workmaster 55 4WD Tractor in the amount of $20,195.00 from Williams Tractor of Fayetteville, pursuant to the National Joint Powers Alliance Cooperative purchasing contract.
– Pass 8-0

9. Countryside Farm and Lawn (PDF): A resolution to authorize the purchase of a John Deere 6115D Cab Tractor with H340 Farm Loader from Countryside Farm and Lawn of Springdale, Arkansas in the amount of $68,607.76 plus any applicable tax pursuant to the National Joint Powers Alliance Cooperative purchasing agreement.
– Pass 8-0

10. Gametime c/o Cunningham Recreation (PDF): A resolution to authorize a contract with Gametime c/o Cunningham Recreation in the amount of $21,030.45 pursuant to a state procurement contract for the purchase and installation of playground equipment for Prism Education Center.
– Pass 8-0

11. Arkansas Recreational Trails Program Grant (PDF): A resolution to express the willingness of the City of Fayetteville to utilize federal-aid recreational trails funds and authorizing application for a 20% local match grant through the Arkansas Recreational Trails Program in an amount up to $75,000.00 for construction of three sections of boardwalk on the Lake Fayetteville Nature Trail.
– Pass 8-0

12. Crossland Construction Company, Inc. (Regional Park) (PDF): A resolution to award Bid #14-66 and authorize a contract with Crossland Construction Company, Inc. in the amount of $11,788,362.19 for construction of phase one of the Regional Park, to approve change order No. 1 to reduce the contract price by the amount of $2,358,997.27, to approve a project contingency in the amount of $528,000.00, and to approve a budget adjustment.
– Pass 8-0

13. Goodwin & Goodwin, Inc. (Regional Park) (PDF): A resolution to award Bid #15-15 and authorize a contract with Goodwin & Goodwin, Inc. in the amount of $707,007.50 for construction of a new 18-inch waterline for the Kessler Mountain/Regional Park waterline project, and to approve a project contingency of $70,701.00.
– Pass 8-0

14. Garver, LLC (Regional Park) (PDF): A resolution to approve amendment No. 1 to the contract with Garver, LLC to add construction phase services on the Kessler Mountain/Regional Park waterline project in an amount not to exceed $71,200.00.
– Pass 8-0

15. Lose and Associates, Inc. (Regional Park) (PDF): A resolution to approve amendment No. 2 to the agreement with Lose and Associates, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $322,137.00 for construction administration services for phase one of the Regional Park project, and to approve a budget adjustment.
– Pass 8-0

16. Grubbs, Hoskyn, Barton & Wyatt, Inc. (Regional Park) (PDF): A resolution to authorize a contract with Grubbs, Hoskyn, Barton & Wyatt, Inc. for construction materials testing for phase one of the Regional Park project in an amount not to exceed $91,000.00, and to approve a budget adjustment.
– Pass 8-0

Unfinished Business

1. RZN 14-4882 (east side of Rupple Road/Westside Village) (PDF): An ordinance rezoning that property described in rezoning petition RZN 14-4882, for approximately 21.63 acres, located on the east side of Rupple Road north of the Boys and Girls Club, from R-PZD, Residential Planned Zoning District R-PZD 06-1884 Westside Village, to NS, Neighborhood Services.
– Pass 8-0

2. RZN 14-4938 (N.W. Cross and Maine intersection/West End addition) (PDF): An ordinance rezoning that property described in rezoning petition RZN 14-4938, for approximately 2.5 acres, located at northwest corner of Cross and Maine streets from an expired R-PZD, Residential Planned Zoning District Markham Hill Cottages (R-PZD 09-3237), to RMF-24, Residential Multi Family, 24 units per acre.
– Pass 8-0*
* Amended to RMF-18 at the request of Alderman Long, who said 24 units per acre was too much for this neighborhood. The applicant said he would be happy to compromise with RMF-18.

3. Gulley Park Two Single-Family Lot Sale (PDF): A resolution to authorize Mayor Jordan to offer for sale approximately 1.25 acres of city-owned real property on Old Wire Road near Gulley Park.
– Pass 8-0

New Business

1. Rezoning Petition RZN 15-4942 (PDF): An ordinance rezoning that property described in rezoning petition RZN 15-4942, for approximately 4.84 acres, located at 3010 W. Old Farmington Road from R-A, Residential-Agriculture to RMF-8, Residential Single Family, 8 units per acre.
– Pass 8-0

2. Walton Arts Center Expansion (PDF): An ordinance to waive competitive bidding and approve a memorandum of understanding with the Walton Arts Center, CDI Contractors, LLC and Boora Architects, Inc. to spend not to exceed $6,323,515.00 of the 2014 HMR bond proceeds to partially pay for the Walton Arts Center expansion and enhancement project.
– Pass 8-0

3. New World Systems Corporation (software service and maintenance) (PDF): An ordinance to waive the requirements of formal competitive bidding and approve a two (2) year contract with New World Systems Corporation for software service and maintenance in the amount of $106,690.00 per year, plus any applicable sales taxes.
– Pass 8-0

4. 2015 Employee Compensation Adjustment (PDF): A resolution to approve a budget adjustment in the amount of $1,375,000.00 to fund the city-wide 2015 Employee Compensation Adjustment.
– Pass 8-0

Announcements

– The nomination deadline for the annual Historic Preservation Awards is March 27.

– Winter weather is expected on Wednesday morning.

– A judge’s ruling on Monday cleared the way for the Fayetteville Public Library to purchase the old City Hospital property from Washington Regional Medical Center for a future library expansion.

Adjourned

This meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m.