A contract was approved Tuesday night for design work on an extension to Frisco Trail.
Map: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer
A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council was held at 6 p.m. March 20 in room 219 of City Hall, 113 W. Mountain St.
Below is a brief overview of action taken at the meeting including links to PDF documents for each item.
Roll Call
Present: Brenda Boudreaux, Mark Kinion, Mayor Lioneld Jordan, Justin Tennant, Bobby Ferrell, Rhonda Adams, Sarah Lewis
Absent: Adella Gray, Matthew Petty
Presentations, Reports and Discussion Items
Nominating Committee member Bobby Ferrell presented the group’s recommended nominees for this quarter’s open board and commission seats. The following individuals were selected:
William Lyle – Advertising and Promotion Commission
Brian Hogue – Construction Board of Adjustments and Appeals
Joe Kieklak – Environmental Action Committee
Brenda Boudreaux – Fayetteville Public Library Board of Trustees
Susan Graham – Fayetteville Public Library Board of Trustees
David Proffitt – Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
Craig Honchell – Planning Commission
Porter Winston – Planning Commission
Ryan Noble – Planning Commission
Blake Pennington – Planning Commission
* No applications were received for open seats on the Animal Services Advisory Board, the Board of Adjustments, the Public Facilities Board and the Urban Forestry Advisory Board. Seats on the Civil Service Commission and Housing Authority Board of Adjustments were absent from the report, but are expected to be presented at the next City Council meeting.
Consent
All items on the Consent portion of the agenda passed unanimously including a resolution authorizing a $189,500 contract with Garver, LLC for engineering design services related to the Frisco Trail southern extension.
Consent items
| Item | Description | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Shelter Donation |  |
A resolution to accept $3,660 donated in the memory of Mary Osborne to the Fayetteville Animal Shelter. | Pass 6-0 |
| 2011 Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Recycling Grant | |
A resolution accepting an $18,500 2011 Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Recycling grant, through the Boston Mountain Solid Waste District, for recycling containers for the apartment/festival recycling programs. | Pass 6-0 |
| Bid #12-18 LJB Construction, Inc. | |
A resolution awarding Bid #12-18 and approving a $49,300 contract with LJB Construction, Inc. for the installation of a concrete barrier wall along Knapp Street above the Meadow Valley Trail. | Pass 6-0 |
| University of Arkansas – Oak Ridge Trail | |
A resolution recognizing $123,042 in revenue from the University of Arkansas for its cost-share portion of construction of Oak Ridge Trail. | Pass 6-0 |
| Frisco Trail Southern Extension | |
A resolution authorizing a $189,500 contract with Garver, LLC for engineering design services related to the Frisco Trail southern extension, accepting a 50% matching grant from the Walton Family Foundation, Inc., and recognizing $216,000 in revenue from the Walton Family Foundation, Inc. and the Home Depot Foundation. | Pass 6-0 |
| Bid #12-19 Peterbilt of Fort Smith | |
A resolution awarding Bid #12-19 and authorizing the purchase of three automated side-load solid waste trucks from Peterbilt of Fort Smith in the amount of $775,629 for use in the Solid Waste Division. | Pass 6-0 |
| Bale Chevrolet of Little Rock | |
A resolution approving the purchase of six Chevrolet Tahoes from Bale Chevrolet of Little Rock for $210,000, pursuant to a state procurement contract. | Pass 6-0 |
| Garver, LLC Amendment No. 5 | |
A resolution approving amendment No. 5 to the engineering contract with Garver, LLC in the amount of $21,679 to increase the fee for construction phase services related to the Mount Comfort Road Project. | Pass 6-0 |
Unfinished Business
There was no Unfinished Business on the agenda.
Public Hearing
A public hearing was held to discuss a resolution authorizing the city attorney to seek condemnation and possession of lands owned by Jey Investments, LTD., First State Bank, Benefit Bank, Alejandro Alban, Algis Martinez & Gina Alban, and Tim D. & Deeann B. Studebaker, needed for water and sewer relocations along State Highway 16. No public comment was offered.
Note: Following the hearing, this resolution was passed by the council 6-0.
New Business
There were four items on the New Business portion of the agenda including ordinances rezoning land on the north side of Martin Luther King Boulevard at the border between Fayetteville and Farmington and a portion of Abshier Heights behind Evelyn Hills Shopping Center.
New Business items
| Item | Description | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waive Competitive Bidding – IRWP | |
An ordinance waiving the requirements for bids and approving a $10,000 contract with the Illinois River Watershed Partnership for watershed education and planning services. | Pass 5-0* |
| RZN 12-4045 | |
An ordinance rezoning 1.14 acres on the north side of Martin Luther King Boulevard at the border between Fayetteville and Farmington from Residential Agricultural to Community Services. | Pass 6-0 |
| RZN 12-4028 | |
An ordinance rezoning 2.18 acres on Abshier Heights from Residential PZD to Residential Single-Family, 8 units per acre. | Left on first reading |
| ADM 12-4029 | |
An ordinance amending a 4.11-acre residential PZD on Abshier Drive. | Left on first reading |
* Alderwoman Lewis recused herself in light of her involvement with this item.
March 20, 2012 final agenda
