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LIVE UPDATES: Fayetteville City Council recap: May 15, 2018

By Todd Gill ·

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On the agenda…

  • The raze and removal of a house on North College Avenue.
  • A cost share agreement for a water main on Oxford Bend Road.
  • Rezoning about 24 acres at 4005 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
  • Re-appointing members of the Off Street Parking Improvement District Board.

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A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council began at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, 2018 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*, Mayor Lioneld Jordan, Justin Tennant, Sarah Bunch, Kyle Smith
Absent: Sarah Marsh, Matthew Petty, John La Tour

* Kinion arrived at 5:41 p.m.

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Agenda Additions

1. Yvonne Richardson Community Center Donation (Details): A budget adjustment to recognize revenue in the amount of $15,000 from the Friends of Yvonne Richardson Community Center for a donation received from Jane Hunt Meade and Dr. Benjamin Meade (administered by the Arkansas Community Foundation) to expand the YRCC Summer Fun4Kids Program.
– Pass 5-0

Consent

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

1. Approval of the May 1, 2018 City Council Meeting Minutes
– Pass 5-0

2. Off Street Parking Improvement District No. 1 (Details): A resolution to appoint or reappoint the following owners of property within the Off Street Parking Improvement District No. 1 of Fayetteville as commissioners on the Off Street Parking Improvement District Board: Greg Lee, Evelyn E. Brooks, George Niblock, Jr., Don Stroessner and Chris Baribeau.
– Pass 5-0

3. Waste-Away, LLC d/b/a White Line Waste Agreement (Details): A resolution to approve an agreement with Waste-Away, LLC d/b/a White Line Waste for the hauling of solid waste and recyclable material generated from construction and demolition activities in the City of Fayetteville.
– Pass 5-0

4. RFP #18-03 Ahnimisha Consulting, LLC (Details): A resolution to award RFP #18-03 and authorize a one-year contract with Ahnimisha Consulting, LLC for organizational development consulting services as needed with an option to renew for up to four (4) additional one-year terms.
– Pass 5-0

5. RFP #18-03 Illuminative Strategies, Inc. (Details): A resolution to award RFP #18-03 and authorize a one-year contract with Illuminative Strategies, Inc. for organizational development consulting services as needed with an option to renew for up to four (4) additional one-year terms.
– Pass 5-0

6. ADM 18-6167 (1436 S. Duncan Ave./Swifty Properties) (Details): A resolution pursuant to § 166.04(b)(2) of the Fayetteville Unified Development Code to approve the dedication of a reduced amount of right of way along West Fifteenth Street by approximately 276 square feet to account for a portion of an existing home at 1436 S. Duncan Avenue and to reduce the Master Street Plan right of way dedication for this portion of West Fifteenth Street by 276 square feet.
– Pass 5-0

7. Bid #18-25 J.R. Stewart Pump and Equipment, Inc. (Details): A resolution to award Bid #18-25 and authorize the purchase of a pump rebuild kit and critical spare parts for the Hamestring Lift Station on Sunshine Road from J.R. Stewart Pump and Equipment, Inc. in the amount of $46,994.40 plus applicable sales taxes.
– Pass 5-0

Unfinished Business

1. Raze and Removal ATR Properties, LLC (Details): A resolution to order the razing and removal of a dilapidated and unsafe structure on property owned by ATR Properties, LLC located at 1946 N. College Ave. in the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, and to approve a budget adjustment of $11,678.00.
– Pass 5-0

Notes: This item was tabled on May 1. The structure is a single-story, 2,295-square-foot home that sits behind the former Chuck’s Mini Golf property next to Formosa Chinese Restaurant. City staff said the property has shown obvious signs of vagrant activity including 10 occasions that required the structure to be secured from forced entry. Staff also said the property owner has been unresponsive as to any intentions for abatement.

Here’s a map:

Some photos (more images in the agenda details):

Council member Marsh said on May 1 she would like to table the request to allow time for someone to consider historical preservation of the property.

Marsh was absent on May 15, but sent an email to city staff indicating that she has not heard from anyone interested in preserving the property.

New Business

1. Oxford Bend Waterline Cost Share (Details): An ordinance to waive the requirements of formal competitive bidding and approve a cost share agreement with Bob Weaver for the installation of water main along a 370-foot portion of Oxford Bend Road, with the estimated amount to be paid by the City of Fayetteville not to exceed $6,535.00, and to approve a project contingency in the amount of $1,307.00.
– Left on the first reading

Notes: Property owner Bob Weaver has requested water service for a single-family home being constructed. He’ll be responsible for installing the main extension. City staff said based on his projected usage, Weaver only needs a 4-inch water main. However, city officials anticipate future growth in that area and will instead require Weaver to install an 8-inch line, but the city will pay the difference in cost.

2. RZN 18-6152 (4005 W. MLK Blvd./Duggar) (Details): An ordinance to rezone that property described in rezoning petition RZN 18-6152 for approximately 23.76 acres located at 4005 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard from R-A, Residential Agricultural to UT, Urban Thoroughfare.
– Left on the first reading

Notes: The property parcel contains 30.90 acres, however only 23.76 acres is proposed for rezoning. Both city staff and the Planning Commission are in favor of the request.

Here’s a map:

Adjourned

This meeting was adjourned at 6:06 p.m.