Saturday, May 31, 2008

June 1-7, 2008 schedule for government channel. Later in the week, look for the updated program guide in the Cable Administration section at

FAYETTEVILLE CITY16
GOVERNMENT CHANNEL PROGRAM GUIDE
June 1-7, 2008

SUNDAY, June 1
1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. Message Board
5:00 a.m. Fire Training Video
6:00 a.m. Washington/Madison County Drug Court
7:00 a.m. Addiction & Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Combating Co- Occurring Disorders
8:00 a.m. Community Events Calendar
8:30 a.m. City Council: May 20
2:00 p.m. Ward 4 Meeting: May 19
3:51 p.m. Park Gazebos
4:00 p.m. Community Events Calendar
4:30 p.m. City Council Agenda: May 27
6:30 p.m. Planning Commission: May 27
9:30 p.m. City Council: May 20

MONDAY, June 2
3:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. Message Board
5:00 a.m. Fire Training Video
6:00 a.m. Washington/Madison County Drug Court
7:00 a.m. Snowbirds Air Show
8:00 a.m. Community Events Calendar
8:30 a.m. Dogwood Walk 2008
9:00 a.m. Subdivision Committee: May 29
Noon 2008 Fayetteville Public Schools' Volunteer Banquet
1:30 p.m. Affordable "Green" Homes: Yes It's True
2:37 p.m. Arkansas Rock Art
3:40 p.m. B.G.O. Founders' Garden
4:00 p.m. Community Events Calendar
4:30 p.m. Fire Training Video
5:30 p.m. Green Building Roundtable Discussion
6:30 p.m. Subdivision Committee: May 29
9:30 p.m. Ward 4 Meeting: May 19
11:21 p.m. Sustainability Spotlight On O.M.I.
12:03 a.m. Green Building Roundtable Discussion

TUESDAY, June 3
1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. Message Board
5:00 a.m. Fire Training Video
6:00 a.m. Washington/Madison County Drug Court
7:00 a.m. Waste Water Treatment Plant Tour
8:00 a.m. Community Events Calendar
8:30 a.m. David Lashley Park
9:00 a.m. City Council Agenda: May 27
11:00 a.m. Board Of Adjustments: June 2
Noon Noon @ FPL: Baseball Goes To The Movies
12:58 p.m. USGBC Energy Efficiency: The Starting Point For A Strong America
2:08 p.m. FPL In Focus Series: Artist Tony Tiger 1482/76
3:25 p.m. South Pass Development Co.LLC Community Park
3:49 p.m. Bike To Work 2008
3:54 p.m. Park Gazebos
4:00 p.m. Community Events Calendar
4:30 p.m. 2008 Fayetteville Public Schools' Volunteer Banqust
6:00 p.m. City Council-LIVE
10:00 p.m. Board Of Adjustment: June 2
11:00 p.m. Law Day 2008
12:03 a.m. Noon @ FPL: Tracing The History of Cookbooks

WEDNESDAY, June 4
1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. Message Board
5:00 a.m. Fire Training Video
6:00 a.m. Washington/Madison County Drug Court
7:00 a.m. Kid's Bike Safety Rodeo 2008
7:31 a.m. David Lashley Park
8:00 a.m. Community Events Calendar
8:30 a.m. Animals That Need Homes Now!
Farmers Market
9:00 a.m. City Council: June 3
1:00 p.m. Law Day 2008
2:04 p.m. ICLEI Climate Conference: America Speaks: Envisioning Effective National Policy & Conference Closing
2:49 p.m. Noon @ FPL: The Secret Life of Tomatoes
3:56 p.m. Bike To Work 2008
4:00 p.m. Community Events Calendar
4:30 p.m. Fire Training Video
5:30 p.m. David Lashley Park
6:00 p.m. Animals That Need Homes Now!
Farmers Market
6:30 p.m. City Council: June 3
10:30 p.m. Fayetteville Executive Airport Honors Dr. Noah Fields Drake
10:42 p.m. Planning A Physically Active Community
11:42 p.m. 2008 Fayetteville Public Schools' Volunteer Banqust

THURSDAY, June 5
1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. Message Board
5:00 a.m. Fire Training Video
6:00 a.m. Washington/Madison County Drug Court
7:00 a.m. Green Building Roundtable Discussion
8:00 a.m. Community Events Calendar
8:30 a.m. Kid's Bike Safety Rodeo 2008
9:00 a.m. Parks & Recreation Advisory Board: June 2
10:30 a.m. FPL: Buffalo Creek Chronicles With Don House & Gary Lantz
10:32 a.m. Bike To Work 2008
10:37 a.m. Fayetteville Executive Airport Honors Dr. Noah Fields Drake
10:49 a.m. Law Day 2008
12:53 p.m. Dale Messmer -- Make the Smart Choice
1:45 p.m. Planting Fayetteville: Daffodil Capital Of Northwest Arkansas
1:57 p.m. Waste Water Treatment Plant Tour
2:57 p.m. Noon AT FPL: Plants Suited For Fayetteville With Jon Lindstrom
3:50 p.m. Park Gazebos
4:00 p.m. Community Events Calendar
4:30 p.m. Bike To Work 2008
4:35 p.m. Kid's Bike Safety Rodeo 2008
5:06 p.m. Taking Back Our Trash. Putting Waste To Work
5:36 p.m. Multicultural History Mural
6:00 p.m. CAT Board-LIVE
7:00 p.m. Parks & Recreation Advisory Board: June 2
8:30 p.m. Best Management Practices Plan Training: May 27
10:30 p.m. Solid Waste & Recycling: Presentation By Brian Pugh
11:10 p.m. Library Brown Bag Lunch Discussion: Planning A Wedding Without Breaking The Bank.
11:57 p.m. Planting Fayetteville: Daffodil Capital Of Northwest Arkansas
12:09 p.m. Dale Messmer -- Make the Smart Choice

FRIDAY, June 6
1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. Message Board
5:00 a.m. Fire Training Video
6:00 a.m. Washington/Madison County Drug Court
7:00 a.m. Medication Assisted Therapies Providing A Whole Patient Approach
8:00 a.m. Community Events Calendar
8:30 a.m. Grinders Skate Park
9:00 a.m. CAT Board: June 5
10:00 a.m. Solid Waste & Recycling: Presentation By Brian Pugh
10:40 a.m. Understanding Energy Consumption In Multi-Family Housing
11:54 a.m. Butterfield Trail Elementary: Trees are Terrific
12:17 p.m. Planning A Physically Active Community
1:17 p.m. David Lashley Park
1:46 p.m. Grinders Skate Park
2:14 p.m. Light Rail Transit System: Economic Development Opportunities
3:03 p.m. Tree Rings: Recorders of Fayetteville's Environmental History
4:00 p.m. Community Events Calendar
4:30 p.m. Fire Training Video
5:30 p.m. USGBC Energy Efficiency: The Starting Point For A Strong America
6:40 p.m. Fayetteville Police Dept @ The Library
7:00 p.m. Washington/Madison County Drug Court
8:00 p.m. City View: Trails
8:23 p.m. Law Day 2008
9:27 p.m. Bike To Work 2008
9:32 p.m. Fayetteville Executive Airport Honors Dr. Noah Fields Drake
9:44 p.m. Affordable "Green" Homes: Yes It's True
10:51 p.m. Best Management Practices Plan Training: May 27

SATURDAY, June 7
1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. Message Board
5:00 a.m. Fire Training Video
6:00 a.m. Washington/Madison County Drug Court
7:00 a.m. Planning A Physically Active Community
8:00 a.m. Community Events Calendar
8:30 a.m. David Lashley Park
9:00 a.m. City Council: June 3
1:00 p.m. Subdivision Committee: May 29
3:00 p.m. Board Of Adjustment: June 2
4:00 p.m. Community Events Calendar
4:30 p.m. CAT Board: June 5
5:30 p.m. Parks & Recreation Advisory Board: June 2
6:30 p.m. Dale Messmer -- Make the Smart Choice
7:22 p.m. Law Day 2008
8:26 p.m. Bike To Work 2008
8:31 p.m. David Lashley Park
9:00 p.m. Grinders Skate Park
9:28 p.m. Light Rail Transit System: Economic Development Opportunities
10:17 p.m. Affordable "Green" Homes: Yes It's True
11:24 p.m. FPL In Focus Series: Artist Tony Tiger

Look for the updated program guide in the Cable Administration section at
http://www.accessfayetteville.org

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette questions administrative take over Government Channel

Replay of most recent Telecommunications Board meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. today at Cox Cable channel 16, known as City 16, in Fayetteville.

EDITORIALS : Shut up, she explained
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition
Posted on Saturday, May 31, 2008
URL: http://www.nwanews.com/adg/Editorial/227285/
LAYING DOWN fair rules for free

speech can cause government to

go bonkers. Such seems to be the case in Fayetteville, where the city administration has managed to shut down some public forums that have long had their place on the city’s Government Channel. A lot of the channel’s programming involves broadcasts of governmental meetings—a worthy undertaking in itself. But the channel has also produced public forums, in which members of the community discuss topics of interest that often involve controversy. After all, it’s Fayetteville, where a comment on the weather can start an argument.

What are some hot topics in Fayetteville these days ? Perhaps the future location of the high school. Or what’s going to become of the Walton Arts Center on Dickson Street.

Those subjects are getting a lot of talk in the papers, over the air, and in countless conversations in coffee shops and on street corners. But you won’t find them being discussed in forums on the Government Channel these days. The city’s would-be propaganda minister, Susan Thomas, has decided otherwise. The public forums have been dismantled.

Ms. Thomas’ actual title is public information officer. Right now she’s busy limiting public information. It seems she agrees with the latest word from the city attorney. Kit Williams has opined that the forums on the Government Channel might be an illegal use of the channel. So Susan Thomas now has a rationale for killing the forums. Or as she put it in pure doublespeak, she didn’t really cancel the forums. She just announced that planning them had been stopped. Another distinction without a difference. Censors have a million of ’em.

The decision bothered the chairman of the city’s Telecommunications Board, which was originally created to put a buffer between the channel and an overzealous city administration. Richard Drake, the board’s chairman, was stunned to hear that the city had stopped planning the forums—without checking with the board. There was no need, according to Susan Thomas. The city council, she said, makes policy decisions on matters like public forums.

Not so fast there, Ms. Thomas. Your decision to stop planning for the forums amounts to setting policy. Which is not your prerogative.

This is just the latest flare-up between the city’s administration and the Government Channel. Earlier, the city fired its cable administrator, Marvin Hilton, for reasons that have yet to be adequately explained. At the latest meeting of the Telecommunications Board, Ms. Thomas presented the administrator’s report that used to be given by Mr. Hilton. And she said she expected to continue giving the report at future meetings. The term for it is power grab.

What’s going on here ? Why the city administrator’s sudden interest in programming on the Government Channel ? And why, after all these years, are the public forums on the channel deemed illegal ? These issue forums have long been done remarkably well. They’re balanced. Every side is heard.

One suggestion has been to move the forums to the community access channel. That channel would probably do a good job on the forums. But there’s no requirement on the community access channel that all sides be heard. A producer could decide to leave out one or more of the sides. That would be a step down from the practice long used by the Government Channel.

The bigger concern is that the administration’s latest intrusions open the door to further meddling in programming on the Government Channel. Some future administration might be inclined to tamper with the policies even more. The programming could become just what it was designed not to be: a tool to put the current administration in the most favorable light.

Nancy Allen, an alderman, wants the city council to look into this flap over the Government Channel. It’s a good idea. Maybe the city council can get to the bottom of the administration’s growing interest in what can and cannot be said in public forums on the channel.

We’d especially like to hear something unequivocal from Dan Coody, the mayor. He’s notoriously touchy about public information that doesn’t come out the way he thinks it should. What’s his role in this flap ? Does he support undermining the independence of the Telecommunications Board ? And Susan Thomas’ fiddling with programming ? Good questions. Answers are needed.

The board also deserves to know where it stands with this administration. Does the board set policy for the Government Channel, or is the board just there to do the bidding of others—in this case, the city administration ?

The public forums on the Government Channel have been a good source of information about various topics of community interest. To undermine that success—for whatever reason—is a mistake. The city council needs to get to the bottom of this. Soon. Before silence becomes standard operating procedure. Even in once free-speaking Fayetteville.

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Friday, May 23, 2008

Drake recommends caution on policy changes at City 16

 
Chairman says don’t change the channel
BY MARSHA L. MELNICHAK Northwest Arkansas Times
Posted on Friday, May 23, 2008
URL: http://www.nwanews.com/nwat/News/65451

A cessation in planning for two forum discussions on Fayetteville’s Government Channel opens the door to too much government control of that channel’s content, the chairman of the Telecommunications Board said Thursday.
“ I don’t think (city staff ) realize they can create a situation in which some loony tunes administration might come in here which might want to just gut the Government Channel of all kinds of things, ” Richard Drake said as he chaired the panel’s regular meeting at the City Administration Building.
Planning for forums about the location of Fayetteville High School and the future of the Walton Arts Center were stopped as Mayor Dan Coody’s administration and City Attorney Kit Williams expressed discomfort with the Government Channel’s use for such televised issuesbased discussions in effect being sponsored by the city.
For Drake and others, it is the role and function of the Government Channel that is in question, and concerns about city government influencing Government Channel programming.
“ The Telecom Board was specifically set up to buffer the channels from the city, ” said Jim Bemis of Fayetteville, a frequent board meeting visitor and telecommunications advocate.
Ironically, it was on an April 30 forum on the Government Channel that City Attorney Kit Williams identified issues about what he sees as the illegality of public forums being produced on the Government Channel. Such forums to discuss issues ranging from the state’s Freedom of Information Act to contemporary community issues have taken place for years.
Susan Thomas, the city’s public information officer and policy advisor, explained at the Telecommunications Board meeting Thursday that plans for all issue forums were stopped following Williams ’ advice.
“ So we’ve actually canceled these without waiting for any sort of policy decision from the Telecom Board ?” Drake asked Thomas.
“ It was very clear to me, from the city attorney, that we were doing something we knew we shouldn’t do, and we should stop immediately, ” answered Thomas.
She said the forums weren’t canceled, but the planning was stopped. It is up to the City Council to make the policy decision about the forums, Thomas said.
Drake argued that Wil- liams and Thomas had set policy by stopping the planning because that in turn stopped the forums.
“ They’re creating a situation, they’re making it possible for any city administration coming down the road to change the rules as it suits them, ” Drake said.
Bemis brought a list of complaints and requests related to the forums to Telecom meeting. He was among those who requested the forum on issues forums, and one of his requests Thursday was to continue discussion of those issues and questions. Another was to allow production of the two forums that were in the planning stages.
He also said he wants a public discussion about restaffing for the Public Education and Government channels, including further efforts related to changing policies and procedures. The city recently fired Cable Administrator Marvin Hilton.
Once he gets a formal response, he intends to appeal the decision to stop the forums to the City Council.
Before that, Ward 2 ’s Nancy Allen has asked that the topic be discussed at the next council agenda session. In the meantime, Drake said he has plans to start requesting that past issue forums be played on the Government Channel.
Thomas gave the cable administrator’s report and indicated she would be doing so in the future.
In the past, that report was given by Hilton.
Thomas said that while no final decisions had been made, it was likely that employee Ric Delahoussaye will be named immediate supervisor and will handle day-to-day operations of the cable administration office.
She said she is taking employees comments to heart and taking a team approach to restructuring the duties of the department.
Thomas said they will not refill Hilton’s position for at least the remainder of this year.
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Thursday, May 22, 2008

Council holds off decision on Hill Place/Aspen Ridge project until June 3, 2008


May 20 City Council meeting archived video

Below photos of the wooded wetland on the Aspen Ridge site that used to be the Town Branch floodway.
Below that, read my notes that I wasn't allowed to read at Tuesday's meeting because a couple of other irate neighborhoods were waiting to talk against inappropriate developments in their neighborhoods.



Redraw the curb connection in front of our house so that we will continue to be able to back out of the driveway somewhat safely.

PROTECT the riparian corridor as is. Listening to the replay of our Ward/Neighborhood meeting from May 15 on TV16 the final time, I heard Todd say that they would remove shoreline understory vegetation "so that people could enjoy the creek." That would, of course, heat up the water so the fish can't enjoy it! And it would go against the resolution passed a few months ago by this council to protect our riparian zones.

Between the removal of riparian vegetation upstream on the UA campus, several construction projects there and the current condition of Hill Place as it was abandoned by Aspen Ridge, the water quality as decreased exponentially. It is shallower when there is no rain and deeper (rises higher) and a greater flood risk when rain is falling.

Grade down the land north of the Moody property along South Hill to the same as the Moody property and eliminate the unjust, uncomfortable situation now facing the Moody family. They lost the majority of mature trees along the north edge of their property because the people working on Aspen Ridge piled that mass of dirt for their buildings and parking area that the roots were covered and cut and, one day, they moved the silt fence over against those trees and destroyed even more roots.

Finally, the land south of the walking bridge on the east side of the Town Branch should have all infrastructure and fill dirt removed and be restored as a natural stormwater retention garden for the eastern portion of the complex.

That would be the only change that could provide anything approaching the level of stormwater protection that land this provided in the past.

See photos of that wooded wetland taken before it was dredged and filled for Aspen Ridge. It was a natural storm garden that allowed the Town Branch to spread and reduced downstream flooding. In dry weather, there was no standing water, only flow areas fed by upstream springs.

Both timbered and grassy or brushy wetland must be spared from development wherever it is found if water quality and flooding problems are to be reduced in the Beaver Lake watershed.


May 20 City Council meeting archived video

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Town Branch neighbors meet with developers of Hill Place student apartments at 6 p.m. tonight. City Council Agenda below Part 4 unfinished business

4. R-PZD 08-2915 (Hill Place): An ordinance establishing a Residential Planned Zoning District titled R-PZD 08-2915, Hill Place, located at the southwest corner of 6th Street and Hill Avenue; containing approximately 27.10 acres; amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Fayetteville; and adopting the Associated Master Development Plan. This ordinance was left on the First Reading at the May 6, 2008 City Council meeting.


Council Agendas


Monday, May 19, 2008

Final Agenda for May 20, 2008

Final Agenda
City of Fayetteville Arkansas
City Council Meeting
May 20, 2008

A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council will be held on May 20, 2008 at 6:00 PM in Room 219 of the City Administration Building located at 113 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Call to Order

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Mayor's Announcements, Proclamations and Recognitions:

Presentations, Reports and Discussion Items:

1. Wastewater System Improvement Project - David Jurgens, Water Wastewater Director

Agenda Additions:
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A. 1. - A. 11.

A. Consent:

1. Approval of the May 6, 2008 City Council meeting minutes.

2. Bid # 08-39 Insituform Technologies, Inc: A resolution awarding Bid # 08-39 and approving a contract with Insituform Technologies, Inc. in the amount of $330,000.00 for 2008 sanitary sewer main line and service lateral lining, cured in-place pipe method.

3. Bid # 08-42 Southwest Trailer & Equipment: A resolution awarding Bid # 08-42 and approving the purchase of one (1) light weight steel dump trailer from Southwest Trailer and Equipment in the amount of $36,518.00 for use by the new Wastewater Treatment Plant; and approving a budget adjustment in like amount.

4. Bid # 08-43 Wiese Planning and Engineering: A resolution awarding Bid # 08-43 and approving the purchase of one (1) forklift from Wiese Planning and Engineering in the amount of $24,803.00 for use by the new Wastewater Treatment Plant; and approving a budget adjustment in the amount of $24,878.00.

5. Bid # 08-44 Arkoma Playgrounds and Supply: A resolution awarding Bid # 08-44 and approving a contract with Arkoma Playgrounds and Supply in the amount of $34,214.00 for construction of a pavilion, sidewalk, and picnic tables at Gary Hampton Softball Complex; approving a project contingency in the amount of $4,106.00; and approving a budget adjustment in the amount of $50,000.00.

6. RJN Group, Inc: A resolution approving an Engineering Services Contract with RJN Group, Inc. in the amount of $395,109.00 for a detailed sanitary sewer evaluation study in south Fayetteville and the City of Greenland; and approving a 5% contingency in the amount of $19,800.00.

7. Fayetteville Public Schools Contribution: A resolution approving a budget adjustment in the amount of $150,000.00 to the Fixed Assets Account and recognizing like revenue from the Fayetteville Public Schools for the installation of traffic signals at the intersections of Garland Avenue/Sixth Street and Starr Road/Mission Boulevard.

8. Pinkley Sales Company: A resolution approving the purchase of twelve (12) traffic signal preemption devices from Pinkley Sales Company in the amount of $40,586.00; and approving a budget adjustment in the amount of $12,000.00.

9. Movies in the Park Program: A resolution to approve a budget adjustment to recognize $22,000.00 from the Community Development Block Grant Program for the Yvonne Richardson Center and $2,500.00 from the Fayetteville Firefighters Association for the Parks Department "Movies in the Park" program.

10. Bid # 08-48 Video Production Switcher - Jim Lively & Associates: A resolution awarding Bid # 08-48 and approving the purchase of one (1) video production switcher from Jim Lively and Associates in the amount of $30,548.83 for use by the Peg Center.

11. South Industrial Park Lot 28E: A resolution to accept approximately one acre from Lot 28E of the South Industrial Park to be attached to Lot 29E.

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B. 1.

B. Unfinished Business:

1. Hiring Freeze: Hiring Freeze Appeals:

One Police Officer - Police Department

One Part Time Court Clerk - District Court

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B. 2.

2. Amend Chapters 151, 152 and 166: An ordinance amending Title XV: Unified Development of the Code of Fayetteville to amend Chapter 151: Definitions, Chapter 152: Administration and Chapter 166: Development in order to prohibit or regulate decentralized sewer systems within the city limits. This ordinance was left on the First Reading at the April 1, 2008 City Council meeting. This ordinance was left on the Second Reading and then tabled at the April 15, 2008 City Council meeting to the May 20, 2008 City Council meeting.

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B. 3.

3. RZN 08-2934 (Newell/Morton): An ordinance rezoning a portion of property described in rezoning petition RZN 08-2934, for approximately 0.37 acres, located at 1141 Hendrix from RSF-4, Residential Single Family, 4 units per acre, to RSF-8, Residential Single Family, 8 units per acre. This ordinance was left on the First Reading at the May 6, 2008 City Council meeting.

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B. 4.

4. R-PZD 08-2915 (Hill Place): An ordinance establishing a Residential Planned Zoning District titled R-PZD 08-2915, Hill Place, located at the southwest corner of 6th Street and Hill Avenue; containing approximately 27.10 acres; amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Fayetteville; and adopting the Associated Master Development Plan. This ordinance was left on the First Reading at the May 6, 2008 City Council meeting.

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B. 5.

5. Bridgedale Plaza Appeal: An ordinance establishing a Commercial Planned Zoning District titled C-PZD 08-2904 Bridgedale Plaza, located at the southeast corner of Highway 16 East and River Meadows Drive, containing approximately 15.95 acres; amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Fayetteville; and adopting the Associated Master Development Plan. This ordinance was left on the Second Reading at the May 6, 2008 City Council meeting.

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C. 1.

C. New Business:

1. RZN 08-2968 (Lazenby): An ordinance rezoning that property described in rezoning petition RZN 08-2968, for approximately 0.49 acres, located at 3390 West 6th Street from R-O, Residential Office to C-1, Neighborhood Commercial.

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C. 2.

2. VAC 08-2969 (Quality Lane Apartments): An ordinance approving VAC 08-2969 submitted by Crafton, Tull, Sparks & Associates for property located northwest of Quality Lane and Gregg Avenue to vacate a portion of a utility easement within the subject property.

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C. 3.

3. Forest Hills PZD Rezone Appeal: An ordinance establishing a Residential Planned Zoning District titled R-PZD 07-2793 Forest Hills, located at Wedington Drive, south of Salem Road, containing approximately 82.38 acres; amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Fayetteville; and adopting the Associated Master Development Plan.

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C. 4.

4. Forest Hills Master Street Plan Amendment Request: A resolution for R-PZD 07-2793 Forest Hills amending the Master Street Plan, realigning Golf Club Drive, a proposed north-south collector street, as described and depicted in the attached maps.

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C. 5.

5. Hiring Freeze Amendment: A resolution to amend Resolution No. 07-08 concerning the Hiring Freeze.

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C. 6.

6. Fayetteville Arts Festival Funding: A resolution to request the Advertising and Promotion Commission to fund the Fayetteville Arts Festival.

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D. 1.

Announcements:

1. City Council Tour: West Side Wastewater Treatment Plant

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Friday, May 2, 2008

Final Agenda for May 6, 2008

Final Agenda
City of Fayetteville Arkansas
City Council Meeting
May 06, 2008

A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council will be held on May 06, 2008 at 6:00 PM in Room 219 of the City Administration Building located at 113 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Call to Order

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Mayor's Announcements, Proclamations and Recognitions:

Presentations, Reports and Discussion Items:

1. Confirmation of the Advertising and Promotion Commission appointment.

2. Quarterly Report of Financial Condition of the City.


Agenda Additions:
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A. 1. - A. 15.

A. Consent:

1. Approval of the April 15, 2008 City Council meeting minutes.

2. 2008 Community Development Block Grant: A resolution approving a budget adjustment in the amount of $20,047.00 to reflect a like reduction in the 2008 Community Development Block Grant Revenues.

3. Farmington Cost-Share Agreement - Farmington Lift Station: A resolution to approve a cost share agreement with Farmington in which Fayetteville pays $482,078.52 (with credit to be given for some equipment), Farmington pays $1,215,802.48, and Fayetteville authorizes a $30,000.00 contingency for the Farmington Lift Station.

4. Oscar Renda Change Order # 3: A resolution approving Change Order # 3 to the contract with Oscar Renda Contracting, Inc. in the amount of $115,749.41 for construction of the gravity sewer lines from Gregg Avenue to the Hamestring Lift Station, WSIP Subproject WL-4.

5. Black & Veatch Corporation Amendment No. 2: A resolution approving Amendment No. 2 to the agreement for professional engineering services with Black & Veatch Corporation in the amount of $36,000.00 for construction phase services of Fayetteville Existing 36-Inch Water Transmission Line - Rehabilitation Study.

6. TIF District Interest Income: A resolution to approve a budget adjustment in the amount of $20,119.00 to recognize interest income from the TIF Project Fund and allocate it to sidewalk improvements in the TIF District.

7. Anaconda Sports: A resolution to award a bid to Anaconda Sports in the amount of $22,043.00 with a contingency of $3,000.00.

8. Arkansas Department of Aeronautics Grant: A resolution to approve an application for Federal Assistance and an Arkansas Department of Aeronautics matching grant to help fund Task Order # 3 in the amount of $128,337.00 of the total task order cost of $158,700.00 and to accept the grants when awarded.

9. Arkansas Recreational Trails Grant: A resolution approving an Agreement of Understanding with the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department for the acceptance of an Arkansas Recreational Trails Grant to utilize $33,600.00 in federal-aid funds to replace the Mud Creek Trail Bridge near Front Street; and approving a budget adjustment in the amount of $69,320.00.

10. Thompson Culvert Company: A resolution approving the purchase under Bid # 08-15 of one (1) prefabricated weathering steel pedestrian bridge for Mud Creek Trail from Thompson Culvert Company in the amount of $44,320.00 plus $4,099.60 in sales tax.

11. Kinco Contractors, LLC Change Order # 1: A resolution approving Change Order # 1 to the contract with Kinco Contractors, LLC in the amount of $37,000.00 for the installation of one (1) trail bridge for Mud Creek Trail; and approving a 15% project contingency in the amount of $5,550.00.

12. Arkansas Historic Preservation Program Grant: A resolution approving an amendment to the 2007-2008 Certified Local Government Grant to increase the amount by $300.00 to fund travel and training for the Fayetteville Historic District Commission; and approving a budget adjustment recognizing the increased grant revenue.

13. PetSmart Grant: A resolution authorizing the Fayetteville Animal Services Division to accept a grant from PetSmart Charities in the amount of $10,000.00 to cover costs associated with pre-adoption spay/neuter surgeries; and approving a budget adjustment to recognize the grant revenue.

14. BNSF Railway Co.: A resolution approving the purchase of approximately 6 acres of real property from BNSF Railway Co. in the amount of $73,180.00 plus associated closing costs for the Scull Creek Trail.

15. Gordon Backhoe and Dozer Service Inc.: A resolution to approve a bid contract with Gordon Backhoe and Dozer Service, Inc. in the amount of $17,068.00 with a contingency of $2,000.00 and to approve a budget adjustment in the amount of $19,068.00.

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B. Unfinished Business:

1. Hiring Freeze: Hiring Freeze Appeals:

Information Technology - One Database Administrator Position

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B. 2.

2. RZN 08-2937 (Mountain Ranch Ph. III): An ordinance rezoning that property described in rezoning petition RZN 08-2937, for approximately 26.9 acres, located south of Mountain Ranch Phase I and Persimmon Street, east of the future extension of Rupple Road, from RSF-4, Residential Single-Family, 4 units per acre to RSF-8, Residential Single-Family, 8 units per acre. This ordinance was left on the Second Reading at the April 15, 2008 City Council meeting.

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B. 3.

3. C-PZD 08-2894 (Park Centre): An ordinance establishing a Commercial Planned Zoning District titled C-PZD 08-2894 Park Centre, located at the northeast corner of Zion Road/Veterans Park Entry Drive, containing approximately 8.58 acres; amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Fayetteville; and adopting the Associated Master Development Plan. This ordinance was left on the Third Reading and then Tabled at the April 15, 2008 City Council meeting.

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C. 1.

C. New Business:

1. Fayetteville Municipal Property Owners' Improvement District No. 28 - Legacy Heights, Phases 2 and 3 Subdivision Infrastructure Project: An ordinance to establish and lay off Fayetteville Municipal Property Owners' Improvement District No. 28 Legacy Heights, Phases 2 and 3 Subdivision Infrastructure Project.

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C. 2.

2. Fayetteville Municipal Property Owners' Improvement District No. 29 - Ruskin Heights Subdivision Infrastructure Project: An ordinance to establish and lay off Fayetteville Municipal Property Owners' Improvement District No. 29 - Ruskin Heights Subdivision Infrastructure Project.

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C. 3.

3. Northwest Arkansas Naturals - City of Springdale Congratulations: A resolution to congratulate the City of Springdale for building the Arvest Ballpark and acquiring the Northwest Arkansas Naturals.

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C. 4.

4. RZN 07-2708 (Fire Stations): An ordinance amending Ordinance Number 5074 to attach the correct Hansen Number to the exhibits of said ordinance.

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C. 5.

5. RZN 08-2934 (Newell/Morton): An ordinance rezoning a portion of property described in rezoning petition RZN 08-2934, for approximately 0.37 acres, located at 1141 Hendrix from RSF-4, Residential Single Family, 4 units per acre, to RSF-8, Residential Single Family, 8 units per acre.

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C. 6.

6. R-PZD 08-2915 (Hill Place): An ordinance establishing a Residential Planned Zoning District titled R-PZD 08-2915, Hill Place, located at the southwest corner of 6th Street and Hill Avenue; containing approximately 27.10 acres; amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Fayetteville; and adopting the Associated Master Development Plan.

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C. 7.

7. VAC 08-2951 (Shoppes at Wedington): An ordinance approving VAC 08-2951 submitted by McClelland Consulting Engineers for property located west of the intersection of Wedington Drive and Salem Road, to vacate a utility easement on the subject property, a total of 5,997 square feet.

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C. 8.

8. Amend Chapter 97 Parks and Recreation: An ordinance to amend §97.070 of the Fayetteville Code to provide exemption of fees for use of Lake Fayetteville, Lake Wilson and Lake Sequoyah for juveniles within an approved government rehabilitation program.

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C. 9.

9. Repeal and Replace §158.03 Maintenance: An ordinance to repeal §158.03 Maintenance of the Unified Development Code and to enact a replacement §158.03 Maintenance.

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C. 10.

10. Repeal and Replace Chapter 168: Flood Damage Prevention Code: An ordinance repealing and replacing Chapter 168: Flood Damage Prevention Code of the Unified Development Code, Fayetteville Code of Ordinances.

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C. 11.

11. Downtown Off-Street Parking Improvement District: An ordinance to codify Ordinance No. 2292 of December 7, 1976, with amendments proposed by The Board of the Downtown Off-Street Parking Improvement District.

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C. 12.

12. Pratt Place Inn Appeal: An ordinance amending a Commercial Planned Zoning District entitled C-PZD 05-1670, Pratt Place Inn, located at 2115 W. Markham Road, containing approximately 72.00 acres, to allow a monument sign in Planning Area 2 in-lieu of a sign in Planning Area 3, as described herein.

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C. 13.

13. Bridgedale Plaza Appeal: An ordinance establishing a Commercial Planned Zoning District titled C-PZD 08-2904 Bridgedale Plaza, located at the southeast corner of Highway 16 East and River Meadows Drive, containing approximately 15.95 acres; amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Fayetteville; and adopting the Associated Master Development Plan.

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D. 1.

Announcements:

1. City Council Tour: May 05, 2008 - 4:30 PM - R-PZD 08-2915 (Hill Place)

Adjournment:

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Friday, April 25, 2008

Tentative Agenda for May 6, 2008

Tentative Agenda
City of Fayetteville Arkansas
City Council Meeting
May 06, 2008

A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council will be held on May 06, 2008 at 6:00 PM in Room 219 of the City Administration Building located at 113 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Call to Order

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Agenda Session Presentations:

1. Site Approval and Inspection Process - Steve Cattaneo, Building Safety Inspector - Informational Only.

2. Discussion of First Quarter Operating Results - Paul Becker, Finance Director

Mayor's Announcements, Proclamations and Recognitions:

Presentations, Reports and Discussion Items:
1. Quarterly Report of Financial Condition of the City

Agenda Additions:
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A. 1. - A. 15.

A. Consent:

1. Approval of the April 15, 2008 City Council meeting minutes.

2. 2008 Community Development Block Grant: A resolution approving a budget adjustment in the amount of $20,047.00 to reflect a like reduction in the 2008 Community Development Block Grant Revenues.

3. Farmington Cost-Share Agreement - Farmington Lift Station: A resolution to approve a cost share agreement with Farmington in which Fayetteville pays $482,078.52 (with credit to be given for some equipment), Farmington pays $1,215,802.48, and Fayetteville authorizes a $30,000.00 contingency for the Farmington Lift Station.

4. Oscar Renda Change Order # 3: A resolution approving Change Order # 3 to the contract with Oscar Renda Contracting, Inc. in the amount of $115,749.41 for construction of the gravity sewer lines from Gregg Avenue to the Hamestring Lift Station, WSIP Subproject WL-4.

5. Black & Veatch Corporation Amendment No. 2: A resolution approving Amendment No. 2 to the agreement for professional engineering services with Black & Veatch Corporation in the amount of $36,000.00 for construction phase services of Fayetteville Existing 36-Inch Water Transmission Line - Rehabilitation Study.

6. TIF District Interest Income: A resolution to approve a budget adjustment in the amount of $20,119.00 to recognize interest income from the TIF Project Fund and allocate it to sidewalk improvements in the TIF District.

7. Anaconda Sports: A resolution to award a bid to Anaconda Sports in the amount of $22,043.00 with a contingency of $3,000.00.

8. Arkansas Department of Aeronautics Grant: A resolution to approve an application for Federal Assistance and an Arkansas Department of Aeronautics matching grant to help fund Task Order # 3 in the amount of $128,337.00 of the total task order cost of $158,700.00 and to accept the grants when awarded.

9. Arkansas Recreational Trails Grant: A resolution approving an Agreement of Understanding with the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department for the acceptance of an Arkansas Recreational Trails Grant to utilize $33,600.00 in federal-aid funds to replace the Mud Creek Trail Bridge near Front Street; and approving a budget adjustment in the amount of $69,320.00.

10. Thompson Culvert Company: A resolution approving the purchase under Bid # 08-15 of one (1) prefabricated weathering steel pedestrian bridge for Mud Creek Trail from Thompson Culvert Company in the amount of $44,320.00 plus $4,099.60 in sales tax.

11. Kinco Contractors, LLC Change Order # 1: A resolution approving Change Order # 1 to the contract with Kinco Contractors, LLC in the amount of $37,000.00 for the installation of one (1) trail bridge for Mud Creek Trail; and approving a 15% project contingency in the amount of $5,550.00.

12. Arkansas Historic Preservation Program Grant: A resolution approving an amendment to the 2007-2008 Certified Local Government Grant to increase the amount by $300.00 to fund travel and training for the Fayetteville Historic District Commission; and approving a budget adjustment recognizing the increased grant revenue.

13. PetSmart Grant: A resolution authorizing the Fayetteville Animal Services Division to accept a grant from PetSmart Charities in the amount of $10,000.00 to cover costs associated with pre-adoption spay/neuter surgeries; and approving a budget adjustment to recognize the grant revenue.

14. BNSF Railway Co.: A resolution approving the purchase of approximately 6 acres of real property from BNSF Railway Co. in the amount of $73,180.00 plus associated closing costs for the Scull Creek Trail.

15. Gordon Backhoe and Dozer Service Inc.: A resolution to approve a bid contract with Gordon Backhoe and Dozer Service, Inc. in the amount of $17,068.00 with a contingency of $2,000.00 and to approve a budget adjustment in the amount of $19,068.00.

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B. 1.

B. Unfinished Business:

1. Hiring Freeze: Hiring Freeze Appeals:

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B. 2.

2. RZN 08-2937 (Mountain Ranch Ph. III): An ordinance rezoning that property described in rezoning petition RZN 08-2937, for approximately 26.9 acres, located south of Mountain Ranch Phase I and Persimmon Street, east of the future extension of Rupple Road, from RSF-4, Residential Single-Family, 4 units per acre to RSF-8, Residential Single-Family, 8 units per acre. This ordinance was left on the Second Reading at the April 15, 2008 City Council meeting.

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B. 3.

3. C-PZD 08-2894 (Park Centre): An ordinance establishing a Commercial Planned Zoning District titled C-PZD 08-2894 Park Centre, located at the northeast corner of Zion Road/Veterans Park Entry Drive, containing approximately 8.58 acres; amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Fayetteville; and adopting the Associated Master Development Plan. This ordinance was left on the Third Reading and then Tabled at the April 15, 2008 City Council meeting.

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C. 1.

C. New Business:

1. RZN 07-2708 (Fire Stations): An ordinance amending Ordinance Number 5074 to attach the correct Hansen Number to the exhibits of said ordinance.

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C. 2.

2. RZN 08-2934 (Newell/Morton): An ordinance rezoning a portion of property described in rezoning petition RZN 08-2934, for approximately 0.37 acres, located at 1141 Hendrix from RSF-4, Residential Single Family, 4 units per acre, to RSF-8, Residential Single Family, 8 units per acre.

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C. 3.

3. R-PZD 08-2915 (Hill Place): An ordinance establishing a Residential Planned Zoning District titled R-PZD 08-2915, Hill Place, located at the southwest corner of 6th Street and Hill Avenue; containing approximately 27.10 acres; amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Fayetteville; and adopting the Associated Master Development Plan.

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C. 4.

4. VAC 08-2951 (Shoppes at Wedington): An ordinance approving VAC 08-2951 submitted by McClelland Consulting Engineers for property located west of the intersection of Wedington Drive and Salem Road, to vacate a utility easement on the subject property, a total of 5,997 square feet.

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C. 5.

5. Amend Chapter 97 Parks and Recreation: An ordinance to amend §97.070 of the Fayetteville Code to provide exemption of fees for use of Lake Fayetteville, Lake Wilson and Lake Sequoyah for juveniles within an approved government rehabilitation program.

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C. 6.

6. Repeal and Replace §158.03 Maintenance: An ordinance to repeal §158.03 Maintenance of the Unified Development Code and to enact a replacement §158.03 Maintenance.

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C. 7.

7. Repeal and Replace Chapter 168: Flood Damage Prevention Code: An ordinance repealing and replacing Chapter 168: Flood Damage Prevention Code of the Unified Development Code, Fayetteville Code of Ordinances.

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C. 8.

8. Downtown Off-Street Parking Improvement District: An ordinance to codify Ordinance No. 2292 of December 7, 1976, with amendments proposed by The Board of the Downtown Off-Street Parking Improvement District.

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C. 9.

9. Pratt Place Inn Appeal: An ordinance amending a Commercial Planned Zoning District entitled C-PZD 05-1670, Pratt Place Inn, located at 2115 W. Markham Road, containing approximately 72.00 acres, to allow a monument sign in Planning Area 2 in-lieu of a sign in Planning Area 3, as described herein.

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C. 10.

10. Bridgedale Plaza Appeal: An ordinance establishing a Commercial Planned Zoning District titled C-PZD 08-2904 Bridgedale Plaza, located at the southeast corner of Highway 16 East and River Meadows Drive, containing approximately 15.95 acres; amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Fayetteville; and adopting the Associated Master Development Plan.

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D. 1.

Announcements:

1. City Council Tour: May 05, 2008

Adjournment:

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Friday, April 11, 2008

Final Agenda for April 15, 2008

Final Agenda
City of Fayetteville Arkansas
City Council Meeting
April 15, 2008

A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council will be held on April 15, 2008 at 6:00 PM in Room 219 of the City Administration Building located at 113 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Call to Order

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Mayor's Announcements, Proclamations and Recognitions:

Presentations, Reports and Discussion Items:

Agenda Additions:
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A. 1. - A. 9.

A. Consent:

1. Approval of the April 01, 2008 City Council meeting minutes.

2. Bid # 08-33 Professional Turf Products: A resolution awarding Bid # 08-33 and approving the purchase of one (1) multi-deck mower from Professional Turf Products in the amount of $41,562.00 for use by the Parks & Recreation Division.

3. Bid # 08-34 Truck Centers of Arkansas: A resolution awarding Bid # 08-34 and approving the purchase of one (1) tandem-axle truck tractor from Truck Centers of Arkansas in the amount of $85,038.00 for use by the Transportation Division.

4. Bid # 08-35 Williams Tractor: A resolution awarding Bid # 08-35 and approving the purchase of one (1) compact track excavator from Williams Tractor in the amount of $26,264.00 for use by the Water & Sewer Division.

5. Bid # 08-36 Warrior of Arkansas: A resolution awarding Bid # 08-36 and approving the purchase of one (1) compact tractor backhoe from Warrior of Arkansas in the amount of $30,798.00 for use by the Parks & Recreation Division.

6. Bid # 08-38 Wayest Safety: A resolution awarding Bid # 08-38 and approving the purchase of one (1) breathing air station from Wayest Safety in the amount of $30,523.00 for use at the new fire station #3.

7. Arkansas Recreational Trails Program Grant: A resolution expressing the willingness of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas to utilize federal-aid funds.

8. OMI Agreement: A resolution approving an out-of-scope agreement with OMI in the amount of $65,000.00 for WSIP West Side Cutover/Tieover Actions, WSIP Subproject WL-9; and approving a 5% contingency in the amount of $3,250.00.

9. Cherokee Nation: A resolution approving a budget adjustment in the amount of $500,000.00 to the Solid Waste Fund and recognizing like revenue from the Cherokee Nation for reimbursement of costs associated with operation of the Transfer Station.

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B. 1.

B. Unfinished Business:

1. Hiring Freeze: Hiring Freeze Appeals:

City Prosecutor - One Hot Check Program Clerk

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B. 2.

2. ADM 07-2712 Amend Chapters 151, 159, 161, 162, 163 and 164: An ordinance amending Title XV: Unified Development Code of the Code of Fayetteville to amend Chapter 151: Definitions, Chapter 159: Fees, Chapter 161: Zoning Regulations, Chapter 162: Use Units, Chapter 163: Use Conditions and Chapter 164: Supplementary District Regulations in order to make accessory dwelling units a permitted use in all residential zoning districts contingent upon Planning Division administrative approval. This ordinance was left on the First Reading at the March 18, 2008 City Council meeting. This ordinance was left on the Second Reading at the April 1, 2008 City Council meeting.

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B. 3.

3. Amend Chapters 151, 152 and 166: An ordinance amending Title XV: Unified Development of the Code of Fayetteville to amend Chapter 151: Definitions, Chapter 152: Administration and Chapter 166: Development in order to prohibit or regulate decentralized sewer systems within the city limits. This ordinance was left on the First Reading at the April 1, 2008 City Council meeting.

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B. 4.

4. Repealing and Replacing § 51.137: An ordinance repealing and replacing § 51.137, Monthly Sewer Rates, of the Fayetteville Code of Ordinances. This ordinance was left on the Second Reading at the April 1, 2008 City Council meeting.

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C. 1.

C. New Business:

1. Fayetteville Municipal Property Owners' Improvement District No. 25 - Falcon Ridge Subdivision Infrastructure Project: An ordinance to establish and lay off Fayetteville Municipal Property Owners' Improvement District No. 25 - Falcon Ridge Subdivision Infrastructure Project.

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C. 2.

2. RZN 08-2936 (Mullins): An ordinance rezoning that property described in rezoning petition RZN 08-2936, for approximately 0.2 acres, located at 2846 South School Avenue from RSF-4, Residential Single-Family, 4 units per acre, to R-O, Residential Office.

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C. 3.

3. RZN 08-2937 (Mountain Ranch Ph. III): An ordinance rezoning that property described in rezoning petition RZN 08-2937, for approximately 26.9 acres, located south of Mountain Ranch Phase I and Persimmon Street, east of the future extension of Rupple Road, from RSF-4, Residential Single-Family, 4 units per acre to RSF-8, Residential Single-Family, 8 units per acre.

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C. 4.

4. C-PZD 08-2894 (Park Centre): An ordinance establishing a Commercial Planned Zoning District titled C-PZD 08-2894 Park Centre, located at the northeast corner of Zion Road/Veterans Park Entry Drive, containing approximately 8.58 acres; amending the official zoning map of the City of Fayetteville; and adopting the Associated Master Development Plan.

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C. 5.

5. Amend Chapter 96 Noise Control: An ordinance to amend Chapter 96: Noise Control of the Code of Fayetteville to enact §96.09 to restrict the use of a compression release engine brake also known as "Jake Brake."

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C. 6.

6. R.W. Beck, Inc: A resolution approving a contract with R.W. Beck, Inc. in the amount of $110,700.00 to conduct a recycling study for the City of Fayetteville; and approving a budget adjustment in the amount of $10,700.00.

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C. 7.

7. Fayetteville Municipal Airport Name Change: A resolution adopting the recommendation of the Airport Board and renaming the Fayetteville Municipal Airport.

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D. 1.

Announcements:

1. City Council Tour: None

Adjournment:

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Friday, April 4, 2008

Tentative Agenda for April 15, 2008

Tentative Agenda
City of Fayetteville Arkansas
City Council Meeting
April 15, 2008

A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council will be held on April 15, 2008 at 6:00 PM in Room 219 of the City Administration Building located at 113 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Call to Order
Roll Call
Pledge of Allegiance

Agenda Session Presentations: Anti Graffiti and Tagging Presentation - Sergeant Gabbard

Mayor's Announcements, Proclamations and Recognitions:

Presentations, Reports and Discussion Items:

Agenda Additions:
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A. 1. - A. 8.

A. Consent:

1. Approval of the April 01, 2008 City Council meeting minutes.

2. Bid # 08-33 Professional Turf Products: A resolution awarding Bid # 08-33 and approving the purchase of one (1) multi-deck mower from Professional Turf Products in the amount of $41,562.00 for use by the Parks & Recreation Division.

3. Bid # 08-34 Truck Centers of Arkansas: A resolution awarding Bid # 08-34 and approving the purchase of one (1) tandem-axle truck tractor from Truck Centers of Arkansas in the amount of $85,038.00 for use by the Transportation Division.

4. Bid # 08-35 Williams Tractor: A resolution awarding Bid # 08-35 and approving the purchase of one (1) compact track excavator from Williams Tractor in the amount of $26,264.00 for use by the Water & Sewer Division.

5. Bid # 08-36 Warrior of Arkansas: A resolution awarding Bid # 08-36 and approving the purchase of one (1) compact tractor backhoe from Warrior of Arkansas in the amount of $30,798.00 for use by the Parks & Recreation Division.

6. Bid # 08-38 Wayest Safety: A resolution awarding Bid # 08-38 and approving the purchase of one (1) breathing air station from Wayest Safety in the amount of $30,523.00 for use at the new fire station #3.

7. Arkansas Recreational Trails Program Grant: A resolution expressing the willingness of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas to utilize federal-aid funds.

8. OMI Agreement: A resolution approving an out-of-scope agreement with OMI in the amount of $65,000.00 for WSIP West Side Cutover/Tieover Actions, WSIP Subproject WL-9; and approving a 5% contingency in the amount of $3,250.00.

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B. 1.

B. Unfinished Business:

1. Hiring Freeze: Hiring Freeze Appeals:

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B. 2.

2. ADM 07-2712 Amend Chapters 151, 159, 161, 162, 163 and 164: An ordinance amending Title XV: Unified Development Code of the Code of Fayetteville to amend Chapter 151: Definitions, Chapter 159: Fees, Chapter 161: Zoning Regulations, Chapter 162: Use Units, Chapter 163: Use Conditions and Chapter 164: Supplementary District Regulations in order to make accessory dwelling units a permitted use in all residential zoning districts contingent upon Planning Division administrative approval. This ordinance was left on the First Reading at the March 18, 2008 City Council meeting. This ordinance was left on the Second Reading at the April 1, 2008 City Council meeting.

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B. 3.

3. Amend Chapters 151, 152 and 166: An ordinance amending Title XV: Unified Development of the Code of Fayetteville to amend Chapter 151: Definitions, Chapter 152: Administration and Chapter 166: Development in order to prohibit or regulate decentralized sewer systems within the city limits. This ordinance was left on the First Reading at the April 1, 2008 City Council meeting.

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B. 4.

4. Repealing and Replacing § 51.137: An ordinance repealing and replacing § 51.137, Monthly Sewer Rates, of the Fayetteville Code of Ordinances. This ordinance was left on the Second Reading at the April 1, 2008 City Council meeting.

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C. 1.

C. New Business:

1. RZN 08-2936 (Mullins): An ordinance rezoning that property described in rezoning petition RZN 08-2936, for approximately 0.2 acres, located at 2846 South School Avenue from RSF-4, Residential Single-Family, 4 units per acre, to R-O, Residential Office.

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C. 2.

2. RZN 08-2937 (Mountain Ranch Ph. III): An ordinance rezoning that property described in rezoning petition RZN 08-2937, for approximately 26.9 acres, located south of Mountain Ranch Phase I and Persimmon Street, east of the future extension of Rupple Road, from RSF-4, Residential Single-Family, 4 units per acre to RSF-8, Residential Single-Family, 8 units per acre.

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C. 3.

3. C-PZD 08-2894 (Park Centre): An ordinance establishing a Commercial Planned Zoning District titled C-PZD 08-2894 Park Centre, located at the northeast corner of Zion Road/Veterans Park Entry Drive, containing approximately 8.58 acres; amending the official zoning map of the City of Fayetteville; and adopting the Associated Master Development Plan.

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C. 4.

4. Amend Chapter 96 Noise Control: An ordinance to amend Chapter 96: Noise Control of the Code of Fayetteville to enact §96.09 to restrict the use of a compression release engine brake also known as "Jake Brake."

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C. 5.

5. R.W. Beck, Inc: A resolution approving a contract with R.W. Beck, Inc. in the amount of $110,700.00 to conduct a recycling study for the City of Fayetteville; and approving a budget adjustment in the amount of $10,700.00.

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C. 6.

6. Cherokee Nation: A resolution approving a budget adjustment in the amount of $500,000.00 to the Solid Waste Fund and recognizing like revenue from the Cherokee Nation for reimbursement of costs associated with operation of the Transfer Station.

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C. 7.

7. Fayetteville Municipal Airport Name Change: A resolution adopting the recommendation of the Airport Board and renaming the Fayetteville Municipal Airport.

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D. 1.

Announcements:

1. City Council Tour: April 14, 2008

Adjournment:

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Thursday, March 27, 2008

Final Agenda for April 1, 2008

Final Agenda
City of Fayetteville Arkansas
City Council Meeting
April 01, 2008

A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council will be held on April 01, 2008 at 6:00 PM in Room 219 of the City Administration Building located at 113 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Call to Order

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Mayor's Announcements, Proclamations and Recognitions:

Presentations, Reports and Discussion Items:

Agenda Additions:
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A. 1 - A. 3.

A. Consent:

1. Approval of the March 18, 2008 City Council meeting minutes.

2. Bid # 08-25 Golden Circle Ford: A resolution to award Bid # 08-25 to Golden Circle Ford of Jackson, TN in the amount of $26,593.00 to purchase a heavy-duty, 4X4 regular cab pickup truck for use by the Fire Department.

3. Bid # 08-37 Landers McLarty Ford: A resolution awarding Bid # 08-37 and approving the purchase of one (1) crew cab chassis with reading utility body from Landers McLarty Ford in the amount of $42,493.73 for use by the Transportation Division.

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B. 1.

B. Unfinished Business:

1. Hiring Freeze: Hiring Freeze Appeals:

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B. 2.

2. ADM 07-2712 Amend Chapters 151, 159, 161, 162, 163 and 164: An ordinance amending Title XV: Unified Development Code of the Code of Fayetteville to amend Chapter 151: Definitions, Chapter 159: Fees, Chapter 161: Zoning Regulations, Chapter 162: Use Units, Chapter 163: Use Conditions and Chapter 164: Supplementary District Regulations in order to make accessory dwelling units a permitted use in all residential zoning districts contingent upon Planning Division administrative approval. This ordinance was left on the First Reading at the March 18, 2008 City Council meeting.

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C. 1.

C. Public Hearing:

1. Public Hearing for Monthly Sewer Rate Ordinance.

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D. 1.

D. New Business:

1. WG Land Company LTD: A resolution approving a Memorandum of Understanding concerning annexation and zoning of certain real property with WG Land Company LTD Partnership.

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D. 2.

2. RZN 07-2889 (Cooper): An ordinance amending ordinance number 5114 to correct the legal description for the 0.64 acre parcel rezoned by said ordinance located at the southwest corner of North College Avenue and East Cleburn Street.

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D. 3.

3. VAC 08-2930 (Wilmoth/Wellsley Place): An ordinance approving VAC 08-2930 submitted by Dave Jorgensen for property located at 1609 Wellsley Place to vacate a portion of the utility and drainage easements on the subject property, containing a total of 643 square feet.

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D. 4.

4. ADM 08-2941 (Hoskins Parkland Variance): Submitted by Tracy Hoskins, requesting a variance from the parkland dedication contribution formula, relative to the land trade between Hoskins and the City Council as referred to in Resolution No. 149-06.

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D. 5.

5. Amend Chapters 151, 152 and 166: An ordinance amending Title XV: Unified Development of the Code of Fayetteville to amend Chapter 151: Definitions, Chapter 152: Administration and Chapter 166: Development in order to prohibit or regulate decentralized sewer systems within the city limits.

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D. 6.

6. Repealing and Replacing § 51.136: An ordinance repealing and replacing § 51.136, Monthly Water Rates, of the Fayetteville Code of Ordinances.

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D. 7.

7. Repealing and Replacing § 51.137: An ordinance repealing and replacing § 51.137, Monthly Sewer Rates, of the Fayetteville Code of Ordinances.

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D. 8.

8. Repealing and Replacing § 51.138: An ordinance repealing and replacing § 51.138, Definitions pertaining to Water and Sewer Rates, of the Fayetteville Code of Ordinances.

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D. 9.

9. Repealing and Replacing § 51.139: An ordinance repealing and replacing § 51.139, Users Outside City Limits with a new § 51.139, Reviews of Water and Sewer Rates, Notification to User of the Fayetteville Code of Ordinances.

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D. 10.

10. Repealing and Replacing § 51.144: An ordinance repealing and replacing § 51.144, Filling Water Tanks on Commercial Trucks; Rates, of the Fayetteville Code of Ordinances.

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D. 11.

11. Amend §157.05 and §171.05: An ordinance to amend §157.05 Vacations of Streets, Alleys, Rights-of-Way and Easements and §171.05 Procedure for Closing Utility Easements and Street Rights-of-Way.

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E. 1.

Announcements:

1. City Council Tour: NONE

Adjournment:

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Friday, March 21, 2008

Tentative Agenda for April 1, 2008

Tentative Agenda
City of Fayetteville Arkansas
City Council Meeting
April 01, 2008

A meeting of the Fayetteville City Council will be held on April 01, 2008 at 6:00 PM in Room 219 of the City Administration Building located at 113 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Call to Order

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Agenda Session Presentations:

1. Web Streaming Demonstration - IT Division

Mayor's Announcements, Proclamations and Recognitions:

Presentations, Reports and Discussion Items:

Agenda Additions:
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A. 1. - A. 3.

A. Consent:

1. Approval of the March 18, 2008 City Council meeting minutes.

2. Bid # 08-25 Golden Circle Ford: A resolution to award Bid # 08-25 to Golden Circle Ford of Jackson, TN in the amount of $26,593.00 to purchase a heavy-duty, 4X4 regular cab pickup truck for use by the Fire Department.

3. Bid # 08-37 Landers McLarty Ford: A resolution awarding Bid # 08-37 and approving the purchase of one (1) crew cab chassis with reading utility body from Landers McLarty Ford in the amount of $42,493.73 for use by the Transportation Division.

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B. 1.

B. Unfinished Business:

1. Hiring Freeze: Hiring Freeze Appeals:

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B. 2.

2. ADM 07-2712 Amend Chapters 151, 159, 161, 162, 163 and 164: An ordinance amending Title XV: Unified Development Code of the Code of Fayetteville to amend Chapter 151: Definitions, Chapter 159: Fees, Chapter 161: Zoning Regulations, Chapter 162: Use Units, Chapter 163: Use Conditions and Chapter 164: Supplementary District Regulations in order to make accessory dwelling units a permitted use in all residential zoning districts contingent upon Planning Division administrative approval. This ordinance was left on the First Reading at the March 18, 2008 City Council meeting.

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C. 1.

C. Public Hearing:

1. Public Hearing for Monthly Sewer Rate Ordinance.

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D. 1

D. New Business:

1. WG Land Company LTD: A resolution approving a Memorandum of Understanding concerning annexation and zoning of certain real property with WG Land Company LTD Partnership.

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D. 2.

2. RZN 07-2889 (Cooper): An ordinance amending ordinance number 5114 to correct the legal description for the 0.64 acre parcel rezoned by said ordinance located at the southwest corner of North College Avenue and East Cleburn Street.

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D. 3.

3. VAC 08-2930 (Wilmoth/Wellsley Place): An ordinance approving VAC 08-2930 submitted by Dave Jorgensen for property located at 1609 Wellsley Place to vacate a portion of the utility and drainage easements on the subject property, containing a total of 643 square feet.

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D. 4.

4. ADM 08-2941 (Hoskins Parkland Variance): Submitted by Tracy Hoskins, requesting a variance from the parkland dedication contribution formula, relative to the land trade between Hoskins and the City Council as referred to in Resolution No. 149-06.

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D. 5.

5. Amend Chapters 151, 152 and 166: An ordinance amending Title XV: Unified Development Code of Fayetteville to amend Chapter 151: Definitions, Chapter 152: Administration and Chapter 166: Development in order to prohibit or regulate decentralized sewer systems within the city limits.

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D. 6.

6. Repealing and Replacing § 51.136: An ordinance repealing and replacing § 51.136, Monthly Water Rates, of the Fayetteville Code of Ordinances.

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D. 7.

7. Repealing and Replacing § 51.137: An ordinance repealing and replacing § 51.137, Monthly Sewer Rates, of the Fayetteville Code of Ordinances.

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D. 8.

8. Repealing and Replacing § 51.138: An ordinance repealing and replacing § 51.138, Definitions pertaining to Water and Sewer Rates, of the Fayetteville Code of Ordinances.

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D. 9.

9. Repealing and Replacing § 51.139: An ordinance repealing and replacing § 51.139, Users Outside City Limits with a new § 51.139, Reviews of Water and Sewer Rates, Notification to User of the Fayetteville Code of Ordinances.

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D. 10.

10. Repealing and Replacing § 51.144: An ordinance repealing and replacing § 51.144, Filling Water Tanks on Commercial Trucks; Rates, of the Fayetteville Code of Ordinances.

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E. 1.

Announcements:

1. City Council Tour: March 31, 2008

Adjournment:

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Friday, May 16, 2008

Five aldermen attend Town Branch Neighborhood Association meeting

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To read The Morning News story click on
Town Branch neighbors review student-housing project


Council members attending the Ward One Town Branch meeting with developers on May 15, 2008, were Adella Gray and Brenda Thiel of Ward One, Nancy Allen of Ward Four and Lioneld Jordan and Shirley Lucas of Ward Four. The proposed Hill Place student-apartment development on the failed Aspen Ridge townhouse project site south of Sixth Street, North of Eleventh Street and west of Hill Avenue in inside Ward one, but is separated from Ward Four to the north only by Sixth Street and from Ward Four only by the railroad.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Everyone will be welcomed!

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Old U.S. Geological Survey maps of Town Branch Neighborhood area

Please click on images to ENLARGE. Scroll down to see recent FEMA map after 30 acres was cleared for Aspen Ridge project where proposed HIl Place project would appear. Scroll further to see photos of the area before wetland overflow area east of the Town Branch was cleared and filled with non-absorbent material. The word TOWN on the USGS map appears on the part of the stream running between South Ellis Avenue and South Van Buren Avenue.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Build Hill Place right or don't build it

The maps based on aerial photos below are reasonably new, and people who live in some houses along the Town Branch of the West Fork of the White River between Eleventh Street and Fifteenth Street who are paying on mortgages on their homes now have to pay for flood insurance.
A close look at the maps reveals that FEMA now acknowledges not only that many buildings in that stretch are either IN or immediately adjacent to the acknowledged flood plain but also that much of the infrastructure for the failed Aspen Ridge site was built in the flood plain between Sixth and Eleventh streets west of South Hill Avenue.
People who have lived in the neighborhood a long time know that the actual floodplain is much wider in places than the FEMA map shows.
While the developers of the Hill Place project are being required to remove a sewer line and blocks much of the flow under the bridge at Eleventh Street, they have not been told to build their proposed traffic bridge higher than the current walkiing bridge. In fact, they are proposing to build the traffic bridge LOWER than the walking bridge built in 2005 or 2006 across the stream. Because federal agencies will barely even look at the plans, the city must make the decision on this further construction in the floodplain.
In 2003 and 2004, the developers claimed that FEMA maps did not show floodplain in the area. Neighbors pointed out that the Town Branch FLOWED OVER much of that land frequently even though the government had not designated it as floodplain and that, not only did the stream flow over the bridge at Eleventh Street but sometimes flowed over the bridge at Fifteenth Street.
Just another example of NIMBIES being ignored in favor of developers and builders who don't care what harm their projects might do as long as they are able to reach the density level required to make a huge profit. People who say "Not in my backyard" in this neighborhood have seen the water there (and some have seen it in their houses or flowing in front of their houses); so they aren't talking about a trivial problem.
The lowest portion of the former wooded wetland at the southeast end of the project must be dug out and structured to pre-Aspen Ridge grade or lower to reapproach the historical flood-prevention capacity of that land.
No further paving should be done southeast of the existing walking bridge and the impervious fill dirt should be removed and water again should be allowed to soak into appropriate organic soil.
Developers claim their right to build as long as their project doesn't send more water off their land than flowed off there before.
They use voodoo mathematics that ignore overflow from the Town Branch and that ignore the nearly 100 percent permeability of the surface of the area before it was cleared and filled with rocky dirt and red clay.
They rely on the fact that water has threatened the downstream homes a little more each year during the decades the University of Arkansas has filled similar land on the campus and covered or dredged absorbent soil on the campus in favor of non-absorbent, non-organic soil and concrete.
Now is the time to begin to require developments to DECREASE downstream flooding, not aggravate it and blame the university for its building practices. Multiple wrong decisions don't add up to a right decision.

Monday, May 12, 2008

FEMA floodplain map of Aspen Ridge/Hill Place and streets downstream

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Monday, May 5, 2008

Fayetteville City Council to visit Town Branch Neighborhood development sites at 4 p.m. today. Everyone welcome.

The mayor and members of the Fayetteville City Council are to gather at the failed Aspen Ridge town-house construction site near W. Sixth Street and S. Hill Avenue at 4:30 p.m. today (Monday, May 5, 2008 ) to view the 30-acre parcel from which nearly all the trees and topsoil have been removed. The rich, fertile, stormwater-absorbing, water-purifying soil has been either dredged out and hauled away or buried under tons of less-absorbent rocky soil.

Tuesday at 6 p.m., the council is to evaluate a plan that has been brought forward by Hank Broyles, who sold his share of the Aspen Ridge property to his partner in that venture, Hal Forsyth, soon after it was approved in 2005, but who bought the whole parcel after Forsyth's development ended with hundreds of low-income residents displaced but nothing built on the property.

Slimy, yellow silt-laden muddy water has overflowed from the failed Aspen Ridge site onto the north end of World Peace Wetland Prairie ever since that 30 acres' vegetation was removed and the soil replaced with non-absorbent soil. The Hill Place student apartment plan and the Summit Place plan must manage silt and stormwater properly or both WPWP and the Town Branch will be further damaged.

Broyles' new plan is to sell the property to
Place Properties, limited partnership
, which develops and manages apartment complexes for college students in several states. The sale, apparently, is contingent on Broyles' getting the student-apartment plan approved by the council.

Please see
Summit Place, Hill Place maps and photos
with first plans for Summit Place that were submitted to the Fayetteville planning department early this year.

Please see
Hill Place/Aspen Ridge plans, maps and photos
with concept drawing from January 2008.

Town Branch neighbors are asking that the Summit Place plan be evaluated by the council before the council approves the Hill Place plan. Water from the eastern slope of Summit Place on Rochier Hill will increase erosion and further exacerbate the stormwater problems created by the Aspen Ridge land clearing and now the problem of the Hill Place project. Appian Design Center
Hill Place/Summit Place plan designers
is planning both projects. Hank Broyles and John Nock reportedly own the Summit Place property.

The Summit Place project west of the Arkansas and Missouri Railroad is in Ward Four, while the Hill Place project is in Ward One.
As in the case of many adjacent projects, these are separate but the upstream work will have a bearing on the downstream project's success in protecting people further downstream on the Town Branch of the West Fork of the White River from flooding as well as an effect on the quality of water entering Beaver Lake, the water supply for most of Northwest Arkansas.
For details, please call 479-444-6072.