Council chambers, Fayetteville City Hall
A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council is set for 6 p.m. Feb. 21 in room 219 of City Hall, 113 West Mountain Street.
Below is a brief overview of what to expect at the meeting including links to PDF documents for each item.
Consent
There are nine items on the Consent portion of the agenda including the approval of the Feb. 7, 2012 City Council meeting minutes.
Consent items
| Item | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| McClelland Consulting Engineers Amendment #3 |  | A resolution approving Amendment #3 to the engineering services agreement with McClelland Consulting Engineers in the amount of $68,515 for construction phase services for the second phase of the Highway 265 Water and Sewer Relocation Project from Joyce Avenue to Albright Road, maintaining a project contingency of $20,000 and approving a budget adjustment. |
| Insituform Technologies, Inc. | | A resolution approving a contract extension with Insituform Technologies, Inc. and approving an authorization of $330,000 for scheduled lining services for cured-in-place sanitary sewer linings throughout the system and $185,595 for sewer rehabilitation in the vicinity of the Elkins outfall gravity sewer project. |
| Bid #12-17 MHC Kenworth of Springdale | | A resolution awarding Bid #12-17 and authorizing the purchase of one (1) tandem axle diesel spreader from MHC Kenworth of Springdale in the amount of $156,444 for use in the biosolids management wastewater project, and approving a budget adjustment. |
| Evans Construction and Remodeling | | A resolution approving a contract in the amount of $20,000 with Evans Construction and Remodeling for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) rehabilitation at 800 E. Pittman. |
| Ranger’s Pantry Donation Revenue | | A resolution approving a budget adjustment in the amount of $4,928 representing donation revenue to the Ranger’s Pantry Pet Food Bank through the Howliday Donation Drive, matching funds from an anonymous donor, donation revenue to the Senior Giving Tree Event, and expressing gratitude for the donations. |
| Animal Services Donation Revenue | | A resolution to thank the estate of Julia Hicks for a $25,000 donation to the Fayetteville Animal Shelter, to thank the other generous citizens for their additional donations of $23,220 to the Fayetteville Animal Shelter in the fourth quarter of 2011 and to approve a budget adjustment in the amount of $48,220 to recognize this revenue. |
| Watershed Conservation Resource Center (WCRC) Amendment No. 1 | | A resolution approving Amendment No. 1 to a memorandum of understanding with the Watershed Conservation Resource Center (WCRC) in an amount not to exceed $25,201 to repair portions of the Niokaska Creek Riparian Corridor through Sweetbriar Park and surrounding properties damaged in April 2011 floods, and approving a budget adjustment. |
| Repeal Resolution No. 117-00 | | A resolution to repeal Resolution No. 117-00 and to authorize the Administration to forgo requiring customers using a credit or debit card to pay a “convenience fee” for such usage. |
Unfinished Business
There are two items on the Unfinished Business portion of the agenda including an ordinance to allow red holiday lights to remain on an elm tree on the downtown square.
Unfinished Business items
| Item | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Amend 176.03 Exemptions | | An ordinance to amend section 176.03 Exemptions of the Outdoor Lighting chapter of the UDC to allow the lights to remain on a tree on the square and to allow accent lighting on restaurant and bar patios. This ordinance was left on the second reading at the Feb. 7 meeting. |
| Amend Chapter 151 Definition of “Family” | | An ordinance to amend the definition of “Family” found in Chapter 151 Definitions of the Unified Development Code to allow the City Council to authorize up to five (5) unrelated persons in some units of a Planned Zoning District. This ordinance was left on the first reading at the Feb. 7 meeting. |
New Business
There are four items on the New Business portion of the agenda including a resolution designating a portion of Joyce Boulevard as “Honorary Jack Luper Boulevard” and a resolution to approve a contract with Garver, LLC for preliminary site evaluation, design and construction administration of a downtown parking deck.
New Business items
| Item | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Honorary Jack Luper Boulevard | | A resolution designating Joyce Boulevard from College Avenue to Crossover Road as the honorary Jack Luper Boulevard. |
| Garver, LLC | | A resolution approving a contract with Garver, LLC in an amount not to exceed $235,900 for preliminary site evaluation, design and construction administration of a Downtown/Entertainment District Parking Deck, approving a $20,000 project contingency, and approving a budget adjustment. |
| Amend Ordinance No. 5294 | | An ordinance amending Ordinance No. 5294 waiving the requirements of formal competitive bidding and approving a contract between the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas and Wayest Safety, Inc. for unit prices indicated to provide replacement bunker gear (coat and pants) to the Fayetteville Fire Department through Nov. 14. |
| Arkansas & Missouri Railroad Reimbursement | | An ordinance waiving the requirements of formal competitive bidding and approving an agreement with Arkansas & Missouri Railroad for reimbursement of $297,258 for replacement of crossing panels and installation of railroad signal equipment affected by the reconstruction and widening of Cato Springs Road from Razorback Road to S. School Avenue, and approving a budget adjustment. |
Feb. 21, 2012 final agenda
