Present tonight (from left): Adella Gray, Sarah Marsh, Mark Kinion, Matthew Petty, Mayor Lioneld Jordan, Justin Tennant, Martin Schoppmeyer, John La Tour, and Alan Long.
Staff photo
On the agenda
- Honoring local musician Barrett Baber.
- A contract for a traffic signal at Van Asche Drive and Garland Avenue.
- A contract for a traffic signal at Mission Boulevard and Old Wire Road.
- Rezoning 0.53 acres at 812 South College Avenue.
- Modification of a Planned Zoning District at Persimmon Street and Mountain Ranch Boulevard.
A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council began at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016 inside room 219 of the City Administration Building, located at 113 W. Mountain St. 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
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Mayor’s Announcements, Proclamations and Recognitions
1. Barrett Baber Proclamation – Presented by Mayor Lioneld Jordan.
Consent
Consent items typically are approved in a single, all-inclusive vote.
1. Approval of the January 19, 2016 City Council Meeting Minutes
– Pass 8-0
2. Animal Services Donation Revenue ((Details)): A resolution to approve a budget adjustment in the amount of $21,573.00 representing donation revenue to Animal Services received during the third and fourth quarters of 2015.
– Pass 8-0
3. Lewis Automotive Group of Fayetteville (Details): A resolution to approve the purchase of a 2016 Dodge Ram 1500 Tradesman Quad Cab 4×4 from Lewis Automotive Group of Fayetteville in the amount of $22,995.00, pursuant to a state procurement contract, for use by the Engineering Division.
– Pass 8-0
4. Bid #16-18 Utility Service Company, Inc. (Details): A resolution to award Bid #16-18 and authorize a contract with Utility Service Company, Inc. in the amount of $1,133,510.00 for the Baxter and Mount Sequoyah tank rehabilitation improvements project, to approve a project contingency in the amount of $113,351.00, and to approve a budget adjustment.
– Pass 8-0
5. Environmental Consulting Operations, Inc. Amendment No. 2 (Details): A resolution to approve Amendment No. 2 to the contract with Environmental Consulting Operations, Inc. in the amount of $50,000.00 for wetlands mitigation site monitoring and management through 2016.
– Pass 8-0
6. Kee, LLC and Servpro of Fayetteville/Springdale (Details): A resolution pursuant to Fayetteville Code of Ordinances Section 39.10(c)(4) to authorize the mayor to pay the amount of $11,695.64 to Kee, LLC and $5,290.40 to Servpro of Fayetteville/Springdale for a wastewater damage claim arising at 620 N. Rockliff Road.
– Pass 8-0
7. Precision Rescue, LLC Donation Revenue (Details): A resolution to approve a budget adjustment in the amount of $200.00 representing donation revenue from Precision Rescue, LLC to the Fayetteville Fire Department for the annual employee service awards event.
– Pass 8-0
8. Fayetteville Firefighters Association Donation Revenue (Details): A resolution to approve a budget adjustment in the amount of $750.00 representing donation revenue from the Fayetteville Firefighters Association to the Fayetteville Fire Department for the annual employee service awards event.
– Pass 8-0
9. Grant Thornton LLP (Details): A resolution to approve a contract with Grant Thornton LLP in the amount of $97,500.00 to provide independent audit services to the City of Fayetteville.
– Pass 8-0
10. Pacific Vet Group-USA, Inc. (Details): A resolution to approve a budget adjustment for 2015 to appropriate the non-cash repurchase of approximately 24 acres in the Fayetteville Commerce District from Pacific Vet Group-USA, Inc.
– Pass 8-0
11. Frank Sharum Landscape Design, Inc. (Details): A resolution to award Bid #16-17 and authorize a contract with Frank Sharum Landscape Design, Inc. in the amount of $148,743.00 for the installation of trees and shrubs within the medians of Crossover Road and Van Asche Drive, and to approve a project contingency in the amount of $15,000.00.
– Pass 8-0
12. Ewing Signal Construction, LLC (Details): A resolution to approve a contract with Ewing Signal Construction, LLC of Nixa, Missouri in the amount of $100,041.50 for the construction of a traffic signal at the intersection of Van Asche Drive and Garland Avenue (Highway 112), and to approve a project contingency in the amount of $10,000.00.
– Pass 8-0
13. Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department (Details): A resolution to approve a payment of $359,587.42 to the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department for the design and construction of the Highway 45/Old Wire Road Signal and intersection improvements project.
– Pass 8-0
Unfinished Business
None
New Business
1. Gulf Coast High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Funding (Details): A resolution to approve a budget adjustment recognizing funding from the Gulf Coast High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area in the amount of $136,992.00 for the Police Department.
– Pass 8-0
2. In-house Pavement Improvements Project (Details): A resolution to approve a budget adjustment reappropriating funds in the amount of $500,000.00 from the Willow Bend development cost share project to the in-house pavement improvements project for 2016.
– Pass 8-0
3. Rescue Phone, Inc. (Details): An ordinance to waive the requirements of formal competitive bidding and authorize the purchase of a crisis response system from Rescue Phone, Inc. in the amount of $22,985.00 plus applicable taxes for use by the Police Department, and to approve a budget adjustment.
– Pass 8-0
4. RZN 15-5268 (North of 812 S. College Ave./Cameron) (Details): An ordinance to rezone that property described in rezoning petition RTZN 15-5268 for approximately 0.53 acres located north of 812 South College Avenue from NC, Neighborhood Conservation to RSF-18, Residential Single Family, 18 units per acre.
– Pass 7-0*
5. VAC 15-5277 (327 S. West Ave./Habitat for Humanity, Washington County) (Details): An ordinance to approve VAC 15-5277 submitted by Specialized Real Estate, Inc. for property located at 327 South West Avenue to vacate portions of street and alley rights-of-way.
– Pass 8-0
6. VAC 15-5279 (660 W. MLK Blvd./Walmart Neighborhood Market) (Details): An ordinance to approve VAC 15-5279 submitted by CEI Engineering Associates, Inc. for property located at 660 West Martin Luther King Boulevard to vacate portions of utility easements.
– Pass 8-0
7. VAC 15-5281 (1211 W. James St./Haven Campus Communities) (Details): An ordinance to approve VAC 15-5281 submitted by Blew and Associates, Inc. for property located at 1211 West James Street to vacate portions of utility and drainage easements.
– Pass 8-0
8. ADM 15-5270 (Southwest Corner of Persimmion and Mountain Ranch/Parkhill at Mountain Ranch PZD Modification) (Details): An ordinance to modify R-PZD, Residential Planned Zoning District 12-4284 (Parkhill at Mountain Ranch) to slightly reduce the total area and the number of lots and to replace an alley with shared driveways.
– Pass 8-0
Announcements
– A Ward 1 meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 4 at 6 p.m. inside the Fayetteville Senior Center.
– The city is still accepting public input about a new economic development plan.
Adjourned
This meeting was adjourned at 6:15 p.m.
