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April 3, 2014
MINUTES WEST MEMPHIS CITY COUNCIL APRIL 3, 2014 A regular meeting of the West Memphis City Council was held on Thursday, April 3, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 205 S. Redding, West Memphis, Arkansas. Invocation was given by Reverend David Moseley of First United Methodist Church. Mayor Johnson called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. Phillip Para, City Clerk called the roll. Those present were: Mayor William H. Johnson, City Attorney David Peeples, City Treasurer Frank Martin and Councilors: Tracy Catt, James Pulliaum, Ramona Taylor, Marco McClendon, Willis Mondy, Melanie Hutchinson, and Lorraine Robinson. Absent: Councilmen: Herman Coleman, James Holt, and Taz Tyrone. Quorum being present, Mayor Johnson proceeded with the meeting. BID OPENINGS Bids for the West Memphis Utilities-water line improvements— Worthington Park were opened at 1:00pm and copies of the bid tally sheet were given to the City Council. Councilwoman Taylor made a motion, seconded by Councilwoman Robinson to accept the bids and refer to the Utility Commission for final disposition. Upon voice vote, the voting was unanimous. (Copy attached) Bids for Planning&Development—Demolition were opened April 2, 2014 at 1:00pm and copies of the bid sheet were given to the City Council. Councilwoman Taylor made a motion, seconded by Councilwoman Robinson to accept the bids and refer to Planning & Development for final disposition. Upon voice vote, the voting was unanimous. (Copy attached) PROCLAMATION Mayor Johnson read and presented a Proclamation proclaiming April, 2014 as Fair Housing Month in West Memphis, Arkansas. Paul Luker, Director of Planning & Development accepted the Proclamation. MINUTES Councilman Catt moved, seconded by Councilwoman Taylor to dispense with the reading of the minutes of March 20, 2014 City Council meeting and approve them as submitted. Upon voice vote, the voting was unanimous to approve. OLD BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS 0-1 AN ORDINANCE FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE,2014 EDITION, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF SUCH REGULATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Councilwoman Taylor made a motion, seconded by Councilman Pulliaum to table Ordinance 0-1 indefinitely. Upon voice vote, the voting was unanimous to approve. Councilwoman Robinson made a motion, seconded by Councilman Pulliaum to suspend the rules and read title only of 0-2 and 0-3. Upon voice vote, the voting was unanimous to approve. 0-2 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE ARKANSAS FIRE PREVENTION CODE, 2012 EDITION,VOLUMES 1, 11, 111, PROVIDING FOR REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, REMOVAL, DEMOLITION, EQUIPMENT, USE AND OCCUPANCY, LOCATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES City Attorney Peeples read the Ordinance for the First time. 0-3 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 500 WEST BROADWAY ALLOWING A CLIMATE CONTROLLED STORAGE FACILITY IN A C-1, COMMERCIAL DISTRICT City Attorney Peeples read the Ordinance for the First time PERMISSION REQUESTS Councilwoman Taylor made a motion, seconded by Councilman Pulliaum to approve the Planning Commission recommendations as presented. Upon voice vote, the voting was unanimous. (Copy attached) Councilman Pulliaum made a motion, seconded by Councilman McClendon to distribute Southland Gaming & Racing funds in the amount of$70,467.23 divided four(4)ways to the LR Jackson Girls Club, Wonder City Boys Club, West Memphis Boys Club and the JW Rich Girls Club. Upon voice vote, the voting was unanimous. Councilwoman Taylor made a motion, seconded by Councilman Mondy to distribute Southland Gaming & Racing disaster relief funds in the afnount of$8,198.65 with 50% going to the Good Neighbor Center and 50%going to the Delta Neighborhood Action Committee. Upon voice vote, the voting was unanimous. Counnpijwoman Taylor made a motion, seconded by Councilman Pulliaum to distribute Sq-thiand Gan1117 & Ricing charity day's funds in the amount of$4,099.32 divided eleven (11)ways between the City Council end the Mayor. Upon voice vote, the voting was unanimous. Tracy Catt distributed charity day funds from last year in the amount of$599.70 to Families in Transition. Ramona Taylor distributed $400.00 to CRH Foundation, $100.00 to MSCC Foundation, $50.00 to Boy Scouts of America, $50.00 to Families in Transition, $100.00 to Main Street-West Memphis, $100.00 to American Legion Auxiliary and $56.09 to Child Advocacy Center. James Pulliaum distributed $100.00 to Delta Neighborhood Action Committee, $100.00 to Boys Scouts of America, $200.00 to Families in Transition and $456.08 to Northside Redevelopment. Councilman McClendon made a motion, seconded by Councilman Mondy to approve the distributions. Upon voice vote, the voting was unanimous. COMMITTEE REPORTS Public Works Committee - Councilwoman Taylor reported the rear loading Sanitation truck has been ordered and also the tractors for the Street Department were ordered May 7th. The paperwork on the first storm declaration is almost finished and the City is looking at approximately$43,000 in storm related claims. Mr. Sorrell reported that the estimate on the second storm declaration is around $200,000. The Sanitation Department has been working on picking up the debris from the storm and has hauled over 300 truckloads of debris to the county shop. The county is helping us out by being in charge of burning the debris that is staged on their site. The Utility Department is also helping out by having their chipper trucks help out with the debris pick up. Recycling total for February was 8580 lbs. and the check from RockTenn was$128.70. The public is excited to have recycling back. Southland Drive Phase 2 is on schedule. Completion date has been set for June. Tilden Rogers Walking Trail overlay project will be bid May 1st and the project is funded through an 80/20%transportation alternative program grant with 20% project match from the city. The City has met with the Arkansas Highway&Transportation Department to try to alleviate the traffic congestion problems caused by the interstate backup problem. The Code Enforcement Officer reported he is now working on policing of yard sale signs. No offsite yard sale signs are allowed in the city. Keep West Memphis Beautiful—Councilwoman Robinson said the city clean-up-blitz is still scheduled for May 3rd with a rain date of May 17th. There will also be an E-Waste Trailer on site for clean-up day for citizens to get rid of electric devices such as coffee makers, cell phones, televisions, microwaves, printers, calculators, etc. CITIZENS REQUESTS Von Inman, 1008 Lehr. He owns 9 trailers and 14 lots in Broadway Trailer Park. He received a letter the city was going to tear down 7 of the 9 trailers. He requested permission to keep one trailer at 2718 S Grove to use for storage and to keep his fishing boat. Lengthy discussion was held on whether outside storage is allowed there and that the trailer was unoccupied and needed to be brought up to code. Mr. Inman was referred to Paul Luker, Director of Planning &Zoning Department to determine whether this was allowable. ANNOUNCEMENTS Councilman Pulliaum reported the Job Fair held at the Civic Center was a big success. Mayor Johnson announced the Arkansas' Musical Passion Play"The Witness" is coming to the West Memphis Civic Auditorium Saturday, April 19, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Having no further business to come before the City Council, Councilman Pulliaum moved, second by Councilwoman Robinson to adjourn. Upon voice vote, the voting was unanimous. The meeting adjourned at 2:00 p.m. PASSED and APPROVED this 17th day of April, 2014. WILLIAM H. JO SON, MAYOR ATTEST: 04,p1L4 ,A.ts.; kip-4641A— PHILLIP PAF , CITY CLERK Minutes prepared by: Cindy Greenwood, Sr. Deputy City Clerk N. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT i 2014 DEMOLITION BIDS (Page 1) ADDRESS Enviro Rom. Hulbert Johnson Sherman Jones Roy Parker Inc. Construction Construction Wrecking Co. Trucking •d 812 Arlington / r-, j, ( V© 2 )2GD tic 1,0 t--1-,b95- ' 5,D00•66 2800 Beatty 4 A i gI'D b t4c-5- oo 5-00 o`) 311 Cedar 4,g SD 1 `(�,a) o0 316 Cedar J , g 5. ' iC J\c7 eLO 2904 Dickson ", gpp a 'S ,"D 1-!-P O.°6 2909 Dickson 3, 50, 31`'8 s- °° L}-,> •°`' 2763 Elm Cv I SSD o(-) S)5TO C 2767 Elm Cv J i g50 I) B to 1 )jQ °o 2779 Elm Cv f , 950 1 ,°`' a cco•`° 2785 Elm Cv i l g 60 r '�•co ,400 2786 Elm Cv g / 9 SS,°' 4c0,00 2787 Elm Cv J j g 5d gg5 .Oo 1500,c6 350 Front cQ , P.CIO 15,°v fl5Zj •Q° 76 S. Grove Dr I 1 S 56 t t0R's °x cfl 5.a° 77 S. Grove Dr a i g 5,6 l ,C)q ,('`' BoO.c4) 2675 S. Grove f j g 5() a, -35,c)(.) l p-co°`) 2679 S. Grove J j g 50 I , ( FN .C)() $CC,•(t' 2680 S. Grove J i g 5e)p (D' b° wdo 2682 S. Grove 1 , SSD LDS.' 2697 S. Grove ii g.5.4) L I R 5 •`') s co.°`J 2702 S. 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Hulbert Johnson Sherman Jones Roy Parker Inc. Construction Construction Wrecking Co. Trucking 409S. 10 3 ! d /i ' /i 54e, Ks (3I`) 1 , ,a) : =C(9.`) 429 S. 10 i Q, 1 i 595,ate a t3cC• ° 120 S. 21 .375e) c-,%9j,°`' 3,00D•c° 624 S. 13 0.1 g,e),e) k , riS5,cu 3Fto,°p 111S. 17fP� a,3ci 5,°� _;53 up 5') 300 S. 173� 21 .4) a,3 5,c� '.- 1 j,°° 313S. 17 .,Jc 5 l , nS5,ct' \DOC cD 501 S.25 .50a k 1 SB5,a' 3,0cO•° 404 N.34 J 'RAW 3, Ci5,CI) 31900•`' .19y y CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS West Memphis, Arkansas 72301 Planning and Development Ph.#(870)732-7520 MEMO TO: Mayor William H. Johnson and City Council Members FROM: Christine Byrd, Planning Commission Coordinator DATE: March 28, 2014 RE: Recommendations from the regular scheduled Planning Commission meeting held on Wednesday, March 26, 2014,to the Mayor and City Council, on Thursday, April 3, 2014. I. PUBLIC HEARING: A. Special Use Permit, Climate Controlled Storage Facility,500 W. Broadway -Application, Case#SUP-01-14 —This case was presented by the property owners Meadowbrook South, LLC, represented by Mr. Eric Everett, for the property located at 500 W. Broadway. This property is Zoned C-1, Commercial. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the Special Use Permit request, to allow a Climate Controlled Storage Facility, subject to the following criteria: 1. No outside storage or display. 2. The loading dock at the rear of the building must be used for loading and unloading. 3. Repair pot holes in the southern most driveway on Avalon. (Ordinance Prepared.) BID TABULATION WATER LINE IMPROVEMENTS WORTHINGTON PARK SUBDIVISION CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS,ARKANSAS APRIL 3,2014 CONTRACTOR TOTAL AMOUNT BID 1 B &B UTILITY CONTRACTORS MARION,ARKANSAS r( 6 Z r �-� 2 CRITTCO CABLE&FIBER JONESBORO,AR OD ITV 1?i- 3 REESE CONSTRUCTION FORREST CITY,AR b y 4 4 WATER&WASTEWATER SRVS MARION,AR 10 -4- g80 , 0 C3 5