LIVE UPDATES: City Council recap: Feb. 3, 2015

On the agenda

  • A contract for new, energy-efficient lights along Dickson Street.
  • $160,000 in vehicle purchases for eight city divisions.
  • Accept grant money for the Sain Street extension project.
  • Establish training grounds for the Fayetteville Fire Department.
  • Rezoning requests for several properties around town.
  • Amend the Fayetteville Alternative Transportation and Trails Master Plan.

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A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council began at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 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*, Mayor Lioneld Jordan, Justin Tennant, John La Tour, Alan Long
Absent: Matthew Petty, Martin Schoppmeyer

* Kinion was not present for the roll call, but arrived before the first vote.


Consent items

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

1. Approval of the January 20, 2015 City Council meeting minutes.
Pass 6-0

2. Chevrolet of Fayetteville (PDF): A resolution to authorize the purchase of one (1) Chevrolet Equinox from Chevrolet of Fayetteville in the amount of $20,247.00 pursuant to a state procurement contract for use by the Parking Management Division.
Pass 6-0

3. Toyota of Fayetteville (PDF): A resolution to authorize the purchase of one (1) Toyota Prius from Toyota of Fayetteville in the amount of $22,627.00 pursuant to a state procurement contract for use by the Building Safety Division, and to approve a budget adjustment.
Pass 6-0

4. Lewis Ford of Fayetteville (PDF): A resolution to authorize the purchase of one (1) 2015 Ford F250 from Lewis Ford of Fayetteville, Arkansas in the amount of $22,427.00 pursuant to a state procurement contract for use by the Animal Services Division.
Pass 6-0

5. Chevrolet of Fayetteville (PDF): A resolution to authorize the purchase of one (1) 2015 Chevrolet Equinox AWD from Chevrolet of Fayetteville in the amount of $21,699.00 pursuant to a state procurement contract for use by the Utilities Director, and to approve a budget adjustment.
Pass 6-0

6. Landers Dodge of Benton (PDF): A resolution to authorize the purchase of one (1) 2015 Dodge Ram 1500 4×4 pickup truck from Landers Dodge of Benton, Arkansas in the amount of $20,193.00 pursuant to a state procurement contract for use by the Water and Sewer Division.
Pass 6-0

7. Landers Dodge of Benton (PDF): A resolution to approve the purchase of one (1) 2015 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck from Landers Dodge of Benton, Arkansas in the amount of $20,367.00 pursuant to a state procurement contract for use by the Police Department, and to approve a budget adjustment.
Pass 6-0

8. Henard Utility Products (PDF): A resolution to authorize the purchase of a Bandit chipper/shredder from Henard Utility Products in the amount of $32,522.25 plus applicable taxes pursuant to the National Joint Powers Alliance Cooperative purchasing agreement for use by the Parks and Recreation Department and Transportation Division.
Pass 6-0

9. Bale Chevrolet (PDF): A resolution to approve the purchase of one (1) 2015 non-motor pool replacement vehicle from Bale Chevrolet in the amount of $32,371.00 with options pursuant to a state procurement contract for use by the Police Department, and to approve a budget adjustment.
Pass 6-0

10. Washington County Jail Services Interlocal Agreement Amendment (PDF): A resolution approving an amendment to the jail services interlocal agreement with Washington County, Arkansas, continuing fees at $60.00 per booked prisoner for calendar year 2015.
Pass 6-0

11. Express the Willingness for Sain Street Connection (PDF):: A resolution to express the willingness of the City of Fayetteville to utilize federal-aid funds for the construction of the Sain Street connection from North Front Street to Vantage Boulevard.
Pass 6-0

12. SWEPCO / Dickson Street Lighting Agreement (PDF): A resolution to approve an agreement with Southwestern Electric Power Company to participate in an energy efficiency rebate program in the amount of $4,967.83, and to approve a budget adjustment.
Pass 6-0

13. SWEPCO of Fayetteville Utility Work Agreement (PDF): A resolution to approve a utility work agreement with SWEPCO of Fayetteville, Arkansas for utility relocations as part of the Highway 112 widening project between Razorback Road and Garland Avenue, with the amount to be paid by the City of Fayetteville not to exceed $91,878.59.
Pass 6-0

14. Grant Thornton LLP Contract (PDF): A resolution to approve a contract with Grant Thornton LLP in the amount of $87,500.00 to provide independent audit services to the City of Fayetteville.
Pass 6-0

15. Training Grounds for the Fayetteville Fire Department (PDF): A resolution to designate approximately 14.2 acres of city property as training grounds for the Fayetteville Fire Department.
Pass 6-0


Unfinished business items

1. RZN 14-4864 Koutroumbis Appeal (PDF): An ordinance rezoning that property described in rezoning petition RZN 14-4864, for approximately 0.26 acres, located at 232 West Ash Street from RSF-4, Residential Single Family, 4 units per acre, to RMF-24, Residential Multi-Family, 24 units per acre.
Fail 2-4
* Tennant and La Tour voted in favor. Kinion said he’s received calls from area residents who are in opposition to the rezoning because they’re concerned about possible increased traffic congestion the development of the property might cause on Ash Street. LaTour said he is bothered by regulation of private property, and he believes the property owners have a financial incentive not to upset the neighbors with whatever they choose to build. Long later said he’d changed his mind and motioned for a vote to reconsider the request. The motion to reconsider passed 5-1 (Marsh voted against). The new vote to approve failed 3-3 (Gray, Marsh and Kinion voted against. It required five affirmative votes to pass).

2. Repeal And Replace Title V Public Works And Amend Chapter 51 And Chapter 10 (PDF): An ordinance to repeal and replace Title V Public Works, Article III Discharge and Pretreatment Regulations; to amend § 51.137 Monthly Sewer Rates; to amend § 51.138 Definitions Pertaining to Water and Sewer Rates; to amend § 51.999 Penalty; and to amend § 10.99 General Penalty of the Fayetteville Code.
Left on the second reading

3. Enact Article III Procedure To Exercise Initiative And Referendum Rights Of Chapter 36: Elections (PDF): An ordinance to enact Article III Procedure to Exercise Initiative and Referendum Rights of Chapter 36: Elections into the Fayetteville Code to clarify the proper procedure for the citizens’ right of the initiative and referendum.
Tabled 6-0 until March 17
* This item will be discussed at the Feb. 18 Ordinance Review Committee meeting.


New business items

1. RZN 14-4882 (east side of Rupple Rd./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.
Left on the first reading
* Alan Long requested the item be tabled until March 3 to allow an opportunity to discuss the rezoning at the next Ward 4 meeting. Long’s motion to table failed 3-3 (Gray, Marsh, Kinion voted against) after Don Marr, the mayor’s chief of staff, noted that the item could be read three consecutive times at three separate meeting before a final vote was taken, leaving enough time for the Ward 4 meeting discussion.

2. RZN 14-4883 (Hwy 112 north of Truckers Drive/Parkwest) (PDF): An ordinance rezoning that property described in rezoning petition RZN 14-4883, for approximately 93.04 acres, located at Hwy 112 north of Truckers Drive from R-PZD 05-1796, Residential Planned Zoning District Park West, to RSF-8, Residential Single Family, 8 units per acre, and CS, Community Services.
Left on the first reading

3. RZN 14-4916 (956 Ray Avenue/Hodous) (PDF): An ordinance rezoning that property described in rezoning petition RZN 14-4916, for approximately 0.32 acres, located at 956 Ray Avenue from RMF-24, Residential Multi Family, 24 units per acre, to NS, Neighborhood Services.
Left on the second reading

* After suspending the rules and moving to the second reading (6-1 with Long voting against and Jordan voting for), Marsh motioned to suspend the rules again and move to the third reading, but that motion failed 4-2 (needed six votes, but Tennant and Long voted against).

4. R-PZD 14-4924 (South Shiloh Dr./Hawkins House at Shiloh Village) (PDF): An ordinance rezoning that property described in rezoning petition RZN 14-4924, for approximately 10.74 acres, located at South Shiloh Drive from RMF-24, Residential Multi Family, 24 units per acre, to R-PZD 14-4924, Residential Planned Zoning District Hawkins House.
Pass 6-0

5. Amend the Fayetteville Alternative Transportation and Trails Master Plan (PDF): A resolution to amend the Alternative Transportation and Trails Master Plan to clarify that separated bicycle and pedestrian trails are planned for the Interstate 49 interchanges at Garland Avenue (Highway 112), Wedington Drive (Highway 16) and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard (Highway 62), and to amend the master street plan to add a typical cross section for separated bicycle and pedestrian trails.
Pass 6-0


Adjourned

This meeting was adjourned at 6:43 p.m.