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LIVE UPDATES: Fayetteville City Council recap: Aug. 1, 2017

By Todd Gill ·

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On the agenda

  • Appropriating bonds to fund the Library Improvement Project.
  • Clarifying that oil change businesses are included with gasoline service stations.
  • A lease agreement with Arkansas Fashion Week for a city airport hangar.
  • Various bid approvals for trucks, trailers and equipment.
  • Fence replacement at the Mount Sequoyah and Baxter Water Tanks.

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A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council began at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017 inside room 219 of City Hall, located at 113 W. Mountain St. in Fayetteville.

Listed below are the items up for approval and links to PDF documents with detailed information on each item of business.

Roll Call

Present: Adella Gray, Mark Kinion, Matthew Petty, Mayor Lioneld Jordan, Sarah Bunch, John La Tour, Alan Long
Absent: Sarah Marsh, Justin Tennant

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City Council Meeting Presentations, Reports and Discussion Items

1. Distinguished Budget Presentation Award – Presented to Finance Director Paul Becker by Mayor Lioneld Jordan

Consent

Consent items are approved in a single, all-inclusive vote unless pulled by an alderman.

1. Approval of the July 18, 2017 City Council Meeting Minutes
– Pass 6-0

2. Mount Sequoyah/Baxter Water Tank Fence Replacement (Details): A resolution to approve a budget adjustment in the amount of $10,000.00 to allow replacement of fences at the Mount Sequoyah and Baxter Water Tanks.
– Pass 6-0

3. Garver, LLC Amendment No. 3 (Details): A resolution to approve Amendment No. 3 to the contract with Garver, LLC in the amount of $76,970.00 for additional construction management services for the water and sewer relocations associated with Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department Project BB0414 – Porter Road-Highway 112/71B Widening and Interchange Improvements.
– Pass 6-0

4. Bid #17-41 Jack Tyler Engineering, Inc. (Details): A resolution to award Bid #17-41 and authorize the purchase of two (2) submersible wastewater pumps from Jack Tyler Engineering, Inc. in the total amount of $68,736.00 for use at the Noland Wastewater Treatment Plant.
– Pass 6-0

5. Bid #17-42 Truck Centers of Arkansas (Details): A resolution to award Bid #17-42 and authorize the purchase of two (2) Freightliner 114SD Dump Trucks from Truck Centers of Arkansas in the total amount of $251,208.00 for use by the Water and Sewer Operations Division.
– Pass 6-0

6. Bid #17-43 Kraftsman, Inc. (Details): A resolution to award Bid #17-43 and authorize the purchase of two (2) Kraftsman HP20T Low Boy trailers from Kraftsman, Inc. in the total amount of $32,310.00 for use by the Water and Sewer Operations Division and Transportation Services Department.
– Pass 6-0

7. Lewis Automotive Group (Details): A resolution to authorize the purchase of a 2018 Ford F150 crew cab 4×2 from Lewis Automotive Group of Fayetteville, Arkansas in the amount of $24,581.00, pursuant to a state procurement contract, for use by the Police Department.
– Pass 6-0

8. Hazmat Services Revenue (Details): A resolution to approve a budget adjustment recognizing hazmat services revenue received by the Fire Department from Washington County in the amount of $4,094.00 and increasing the related expense budget.
– Pass 6-0

9. B-Unlimited, Inc. (Details): A resolution to approve and certify the participation of B-Unlimited, Inc. in the Arkansas Tax Back Program and to agree to authorize the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration to refund city sales tax back to B-Unlimited, Inc. for qualified purchases.
– Pass 6-0

10. Garver, LLC Taxiway B Widening (Details): A resolution to approve Task Order No. 9 with Garver, LLC in the amount of $98,000.00 for design and bidding services related to the Taxiway B Widening and Rehabilitation Project at Drake Field.
– Pass 6-0

11. SurfCo Restoration and Construction, LLC (Details): A resolution to approve a three-year lease agreement with SurfCo Restoration and Construction, LLC for office space in the Airport Terminal Building at 4500 S. School Ave. for rent in the amount of $411.60 per month.
– Pass 6-0

12. Arkansas Fashion Week (Details): A resolution to approve a short-term lease agreement with Arkansas Fashion Week for the airport hangar at 4578 S. School Ave. for rent in the amount of $1,000.00.
– Pass 6-0

Unfinished Business

None

New Business

1. VAC 17-5867 (858 N. Jackson St./Puryear) (Details): An ordinance to approve VAC 17-5867 for property located at 858 N. Jackson Drive to vacate a portion of a water and sewer easement.
– Pass 6-0

2. Amend § 162.01(s) Unit 18 Gasoline Service Stations and Drive-in/Drive-through Restaurants (Details): An ordinance to amend § 162.01(s) Unit 18 Gasoline Service Stations and Drive-in/Drive-through Restaurants to clarify that oil change businesses are included with gasoline service stations.
– Pass 6-0

3. Library Improvement Bonds (Details): A resolution to approve a budget adjustment in the amount of $26,905,000.00 to appropriate proceeds from the 2017 Library Improvement Bonds to fund the Library Improvement Project.
– Pass 6-0

Notes: This is the final financial move needed to begin the 80,000-square-foot expansion of the Fayetteville Public Library. Voters last year approved a millage increase that was projected to provide $26.5 million to put toward the $49 million project. The bonds sold for $26.9 million, which will give the project about $400,000 more than expected. The next steps are to finalize an architecture contract and complete negotiations for demolition and construction. It could be early 2018 before construction begins.

Announcements

– There are two Gulley Park Summer Concert Series events remaining this year – Aug. 10 with Waylon Pierce and Aug. 17 with The Cruisers (US Navy Band). The free events begin at 7 p.m. at the Gulley Park pavilion.

Adjourned

This meeting was adjourned at 5:57 p.m.