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LIVE UPDATES: Fayetteville City Council recap: Nov. 7, 2017

By Todd Gill ·

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On the agenda

  • Renaming the Lake Fayetteville boat ramp after a longtime local fisherman.
  • An ordinance to allow companies to install small cell communication facilities.
  • Rezoning 1.73 acres on South Government Avenue.
  • Rezoning 3.29 acres on West Cleveland Street.
  • Selling a building on North Crossover Road to Central Emergency Medical Services.

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A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council began at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7, 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, Justin Tennant, Sarah Bunch, John La Tour
Absent: Sarah Marsh, Alan Long

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City Council Meeting Presentations, Reports and Discussion Items

1. Monthly Financial Report – Paul Becker, Finance Director

Consent

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

1. Approval of the Oct. 17, 2017 City Council Meeting Minutes
– Pass 6-0

2. Bid #17-50 JA Riggs Tractor Company (Details): A resolution to award Bid #17-50 and authorize the purchase of a Caterpillar 930M four-wheel drive articulated loader JA Riggs Tractor Company of Springdale, Arkansas in the amount of $175,962.00 for use by the Recycling and Trash Collection Division.
– Pass 6-0

3. Professional Turf Products, L.P. (Details): A resolution to authorize the purchase of a Toro Ground Master 4000D from Professional Turf Products, L.P. of Lenexa, Kansas in the amount of $65,156.88, pursuant to a National Joint Powers Alliance Cooperative Purchasing Contract, for use by the Parks and Recreation Department, and to approve a budget adjustment.
– Pass 6-0

4. Alamo Industrial (Details): A resolution to authorize the purchase of an Alamo Ridgerunner Remote Control Slope Mower from Alamo Industrial of Seguin, Texas in the amount of $48,220.66, pursuant to a National Joint Powers Alliance Cooperative Purchasing Contract, for use by the Parks and Recreation Department, and to approve a budget adjustment.
– Pass 6-0

5. MHC Kenworth (Details): A resolution to authorize the purchase of a 2018 Kenworth T800 truck tractor from MHC Kenworth of Springdale, Arkansas in the amount of $135,052.44, pursuant to a National Joint Powers Alliance Cooperative Purchasing Contract, for use by the Wastewater Treatment Division.
– Pass 6-0

6. Hazmat Services Revenue (Details): A resolution to approve a budget adjustment in the amount of $5,603.00 recognizing hazmat services revenue received from Washington County and increasing the related expense budget.
– Pass 6-0

7. 2017 Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Grant (Details): A resolution to authorize acceptance of a 2017 Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality grant through the Boston Mountain Solid Waste District in the amount of $8,000.00 for the purchase of food waste carts for the Composting Program, and to approve a budget adjustment.
– Pass 6-0

8. Campbell Bell Property Owners Association, Inc. (Details): A resolution to approve a lease agreement with the Campbell Bell Property Owners Association, Inc. for fourteen (14) parking spaces in Fayetteville Municipal Parking Lot 1, located at 160 W. Mountain Street, for an additional five (5) years at a monthly cost of $50.00 per parking space.
– Pass 6-0

9. Blocker & Wallace Service, LLC (Details): A resolution to authorize a service contract with Blocker & Wallace Service, LLC in the total amount of $31,355.18 for the repair of two mechanical blower units used at the West Side Water Resource Recovery Facility.
– Pass 6-0

10. RFP #17-06 Collection Bureau of America, LTD (Details): A resolution to award RFP #17-06 and authorize a one-year contract with Collection Bureau of America, LTD for account collection services with an option to renew for up to four (4) additional one-year terms.
– Pass 6-0

11. Arkansas Roofing Kompany Conway, Inc. Change Order No. 2 (Details): A resolution to approve Change Order No. 2 to the contract with Arkansas Roofing Kompany Conway, Inc. in the amount of $55,000.00 by expanding the project scope to include rehabilitation of the South Delta Aviation Hangar roof and installation of gutters on the Wings Avionics Hangar.
– Pass 6-0

12. Granicus, Inc. (Details): A resolution to approve the first amendment to the contract with Granicus, Inc. in the amount of $1,140.00 for the purchase of a virtual performance accelerator, and to approve an annual 10% project contingency for the purchase of software, maintenance, and licenses for the Granicus system.
– Pass 6-0

13. L.D. ’Abby” Abbiatti Boat Ramp (Details): A resolution to name the boat ramp at Lake Fayetteville the “L.D. ‘Abby’ Abbiatti Boat Ramp” in honor of the late L.D. Abbiatti.
– Pass 6-0

14. Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission (Details): A resolution to approve a one-year contract with the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission in the amount of $41,505.61 for a stormwater education program for 2018.
– Pass 6-0

Unfinished Business

1. Small Cell Communications Facilities (Details 1, Details 2): An ordinance to enact § 110.03 Small Cell Facilities and Networks into Chapter 110: Telecommunication Franchise, Billposting, and Small Cell Facilities and Networks.
– Tabled 5-0

Notes: Amended 5-0 (Tennant recused due to his employment by one of the carriers) to include some changes to Exhibit A (see change pages 1, 2, 3, 4).

Representatives from several carriers requested the item be tabled to allow more time to ensure the ordinance is to their liking.

Tennant also recused during the vote to table.

2. RZN 17-5925 (820 S. Government Ave./Barnes) (Details): An ordinance to rezone that property described in rezoning petition RZN 17-5925 for approximately 1.73 acres located at 820 S. Government Ave. from RMF-24, Residential Multi Family, 24 units per acre, MSC, Main Street Center, and I-1, Heavy Commercial & Light Industrial to I-1, Heavy Commercial & Light Industrial.
– Pass 5-1

Notes: Council member Petty said on Oct. 17 while the current proposed use is fine, he thinks the rezoning would be a mistake. He said it removes the ability to build residential by right, which longterm planning documents call for in this area.

Petty tonight said he still has reservations about the rezoning, and called it “dangerously close to spot zoning.” He was the only council member to vote against.

New Business

1. Bid #17-49 Diamond International Trucks, Inc. (Details): A resolution to award Bid #17-49 and authorize the purchase of five (5) International 7300 4×2 Recycling Trucks with Kann bodies from Diamond International Trucks, Inc. d/b/a Summit Truck Group of Lowell, Arkansas in the total amount of $845,500.00 for use by the Recycling and Trash Collection Division.
– Pass 6-0

2. Arkansas Crime Information Center Bid Waiver (Details): An ordinance to waive the requirements of formal competitive bidding through 2022, and to authorize payments to the Arkansas Crime Information Center for fees related to state computer and teleprocessing transactions in 2017.
– Pass 6-0

3. RZN 17-5933 (1324 W. Cleveland St./Arkansas Legacy, LLC) (Details): An ordinance to rezone that property described in rezoning petition RZN 17-5933 for approximately 3.29 acres located at 1324 W. Cleveland Street from RSF-4, Residential Single Family, 4 units per acre to NC, Neighborhood Conservation and RI-U, Residential Intermediate-Urban subject to a bill of assurance.
– Pass 6-0

4. Central Emergency Medical Services (Details): A resolution to approve the sale of the property and building at 833 N. Crossover Road to Central Emergency Medical Services for use as an ambulance station for $175,000.00 and to approve Mayor Jordan’s execution of a deed and any other necessary documents to effectuate this sale.
– Pass 6-0

Notes: Staff said there was another bid for $2,000 more, but selling the property to CEMS is preferred due to “compelling reasons” in “the interest of public safety.”

From a staff memo:
“Central EMS intends to continue this property’s original use as a substation for delivery of lifesaving emergency care and transport by ambulance. The property is an ideal permanent location for the ambulance serving southeast Fayetteville and surrounding areas which is currently in a leased facility one mile south of this property.”

The location, staff said, will maintain the benchmark response times established by the Washington County Regional Ambulance Authority of 9 minutes or less 85% of the time.

The other bidder spoke tonight and was upset about not being chosen as the purchaser. City Attorney Kit Williams said the Supreme Court has ruled that municipalities may accept a lower bid “if a public advantage will result” from the sale to the lower bidder.

5. VIP Club (Details): An ordinance to approve the application of Sami Ammar Haddaji, on behalf of VIP Club for a permit to operate as a Private Club in the City of Fayetteville at 326 N. West Ave. #6.
– Left on the first reading

Notes: Police Chief Greg Tabor said the area at West Avenue and Watson Street has been the site of many issues as the bars close at 2 a.m. He said the club in question would be operating in a building that was once home to another bar (Dickson Street Social Club), but the space has been vacant for a few months. During that time, Tabor said the issues have declined a bit. He said he’s concerned that if another bar opens in the location, the problems the area has seen (several fights, traffic issues, and a recent shooting) may worsen. He said he doesn’t believe any of the bars in question are individually at fault, but when put together in one block, the situation compounds.

Adjourned

This meeting was adjourned at 8:19 p.m.