Council chambers, Fayetteville City Hall
A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council is set for 6 p.m. March 20 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.
Presentations, Reports and Discussion Items
A representative of the council’s Nominating Committee will present their choice of nominees for this quarter’s open board and commission seats including the Advertising and Promotion Commission.
Consent
There are nine items on the Consent portion of the agenda including the approval of the March 6, 2012 City Council meeting minutes.
Consent items
| Item | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Shelter Donation |  | A resolution to accept $3,660 donated in the memory of Mary Osborne to the Fayetteville Animal Shelter. |
| 2011 Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Recycling Grant | | A resolution accepting an $18,500 2011 Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Recycling grant, through the Boston Mountain Solid Waste District, for recycling containers for the apartment/festival recycling programs. |
| Bid #12-18 LJB Construction, Inc. | | A resolution awarding Bid #12-18 and approving a $49,300 contract with LJB Construction, Inc. for the installation of a concrete barrier wall along Knapp Street above the Meadow Valley Trail. |
| University of Arkansas – Oak Ridge Trail | | A resolution recognizing $123,042 in revenue from the University of Arkansas for its cost-share portion of construction of Oak Ridge Trail. |
| Frisco Trail Southern Extension | | A resolution authorizing a $189,500 contract with Garver, LLC for engineering design services related to the Frisco Trail southern extension, accepting a 50% matching grant from the Walton Family Foundation, Inc., and recognizing $216,000 in revenue from the Walton Family Foundation, Inc. and the Home Depot Foundation. |
| Bid #12-19 Peterbilt of Fort Smith | | A resolution awarding Bid #12-19 and authorizing the purchase of three automated side-load solid waste trucks from Peterbilt of Fort Smith in the amount of $775,629 for use in the Solid Waste Division. |
| Bale Chevrolet of Little Rock | | A resolution approving the purchase of six Chevrolet Tahoes from Bale Chevrolet of Little Rock for $210,000, pursuant to a state procurement contract. |
| Garver, LLC Amendment No. 5 | | A resolution approving amendment No. 5 to the engineering contract with Garver, LLC in the amount of $21,679 to increase the fee for construction phase services related to the Mount Comfort Road Project. |
Unfinished Business
There is no Unfinished Business on the agenda.
Public Hearing
A public hearing will be held to discuss a resolution authorizing the city attorney to seek condemnation and possession of lands owned by Jey Investments, LTD., First State Bank, Benefit Bank, Alejandro Alban, Algis Martinez & Gina Alban, and Tim D. & Deeann B. Studebaker, needed for water and sewer relocations along State Highway 16.
New Business
There are four items on the New Business portion of the agenda including ordinances rezoning land on the north side of Martin Luther King Boulevard at the border between Fayetteville and Farmington and a portion of Abshier Heights behind Evelyn Hills Shopping Center.
New Business items
| Item | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Waive Competitive Bidding – IRWP | | An ordinance waiving the requirements for bids and approving a $10,000 contract with the Illinois River Watershed Partnership for watershed education and planning services. |
| RZN 12-4045 | | An ordinance rezoning 1.14 acres on the north side of Martin Luther King Boulevard at the border between Fayetteville and Farmington from Residential Agricultural to Community Services. |
| RZN 12-4028 | | An ordinance rezoning 2.18 acres on Abshier Heights from Residential PZD to Residential Single-Family, 8 units per acre. |
| ADM 12-4029 | | An ordinance amending a 4.11-acre residential PZD on Abshier Drive. |
March 20, 2012 final agenda
