[1:46] Welcome, ladies and gentlemen. Oh,
that's a little bit loud. Okay. All
[1:49] right. Everybody uh everybody's awake
now. Uh I will call this uh Thursday
[1:54] August 20th 2026 full city council
meeting to order. At this point in time
[2:01] uh Mr. Alan George is on deck and he's
going to come and uh pray for us. If you
[2:06] would please remain standing uh after
the prayer for a 30 second moment of
[2:11] silence and then join me with the pledge
of allegiance.
[2:15] » All right, let us pray. Father God, we
thank you for the opportunity to come
[2:19] before you this evening in his community
service. We ask that you watch over
[2:25] these folks, council members that
represent the citizens of our our fine
[2:29] community. Ask that you be present in
their minds, their actions, their words
[2:32] as we move forward through the items we
plan to discuss tonight. Father, we ask
[2:37] you also watch over the citizens of this
wonderful town, state, and country. Uh
[2:41] bless us, guide us, lead us that we may
be a light to you in everything we do,
[2:44] everything we say. These things we pray
in your name. Amen.
[3:13] All
[3:26] right. Please join me for the pledge of
allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the
[3:31] flag
of America and to the republic for it
[3:35] stands one nation under God indivisibley
and justice for all.
[3:48] All right, Miss Skelton, can you give us
a roll call, please? And thank you.
[3:53] » Sure.
>> Mr. George
[3:55] » here.
>> Miss Wetszel
[3:58] » here.
>> Miss Young
[3:59] » here.
>> Mr. Olsen
[4:02] » Mr. Bradley
>> here.
[4:03] » Mr. Pearson
>> here.
[4:05] » Mr. Gray
>> here.
[4:06] » Mr. Keller
>> here.
[4:09] » Mayor Fred Teague
>> here.
[4:11] » Mr. Smith and myself. Do you have a
quorum?
[4:14] » Got a full house. That's awesome. Thank
you, ladies and gentlemen. All right. Uh
[4:20] if anyone has had the opportunity to
look over the minutes from July 16,
[4:24] 2026. I will entertain a motion.
>> Motion to approve.
[4:27] » Second.
>> I have a motion and a second to approve
[4:29] the minutes of July 16, 2026. All in
favor?
[4:32] » I.
>> Any opposed?
[4:35] All right. At this time, we'll turn our
attention to either the screen or the
[4:39] podium for Miss Britney Baker, our
financial director for our finance
[4:43] report.
>> Okay.
[4:46] General fund revenues for the month of
July total 2,357,432
[4:52] of which 1,24
1,200,400
[4:58] that's hard to say was sales tax and
state turnback 531,045
[5:03] was franchise fees and permits 625,987
was all other revenue.
[5:10] This is a tax revenue comparison. It's a
year-to-ate analysis. The city's half
[5:14] cent year to date total is 3,445,844
[5:20] and10 cents. The city's portion of the
county tax is 4,163,86738.
[5:27] Both of which are up from last year and
up above budget projections.
[5:32] General fund expenditures for July
totaled 1,66,704.
[5:37] Of that 1,119,375
were personnel related expenses. 487,329
[5:43] were utilities and other
street fund revenue total 910,117
[5:50] of that 592,618
was street sales tax 230,488
[5:55] was state turnback and aorum tax 85,511
was interest and 1500 was street cutting
[6:00] permits
tree fund expenditures for July
[6:04] operational expenses total $195,50
of that $147,328
[6:11] were personnel related. 47,722
were utilities and other. There were no
[6:16] capital expenses in street fund. Sales
tax spending total 1,61,315
[6:21] that was towards sidewalk connectivity,
drainage maintenance, pavement
[6:25] preservation, drainage projects,
downtown improvements, and the raise
[6:28] grant project. State turnback street
projects total $2,273.
[6:32] All of which was towards the AR Highway
7 project.
[6:36] Economic development funds for July
revenue total 472,275.
[6:41] Of that 152,655
was sales tax and rent. 300,000 was
[6:46] state grant revenue. That was for the
airport equipment shop. 19,620 was
[6:51] interest. July expenditures in the
economic development funds was 244,472.
[6:56] Of that 49,425 was for quarterly
expenses for the Arkansas Valley
[7:00] Alliance. 50,000 was infrastructure
development which was the Woodmont that
[7:04] was previously appropriated. 24,7 was
airport mower. 17,432 were for utilities
[7:10] that was the TCW fiber. 103,608 was
towards the recycling station.
[7:17] Below are the various balances of the
economic development funds. In totality,
[7:21] those three funds equal 5,783,90.71.
[7:27] capital asset fund July revenue total
$435 all of which was interest July
[7:32] expenditures total 13,854
these were capital miscellaneous there
[7:38] was public works HVAC unit in that
aquatic center HVAC repair aquatic
[7:42] center parking lot timer and wiring
repair also 3280 went towards iPad
[7:47] equipment replacement
below is a breakdown of the one cent
[7:52] sales tax and this is the one that
originally went to place in 2021 renewed
[7:56] this
what's been received, what's been spent,
[7:59] and the balances of all four. Those
total 20,866,6003
[8:05] at the end of July.
If there are no questions, that
[8:09] concludes the finance report.
[8:14] » Thank you so much, Miss Baker.
All right. Uh on the mayor's report, it
[8:20] does not show anything, but I do want to
take this opportunity to uh just say a
[8:24] genuine thank you to uh this week, we
got hit with a pretty rough storm. It
[8:30] was not very big, but man, we took a
took a little hit. Uh and as the
[8:34] Arkansas River Valley, uh we we took a
hit. So, I want to thank say thank you
[8:38] to all of our Russellville workers that
our parks and reccks, our public works,
[8:43] uh just uh our our PD, fire, EMS, Poke
County, all of their crews, and uh the
[8:51] utility locators uh for all of the
utilities, Energy did an incredible job.
[8:56] Shout out to Omar Clemens. I know he
does not want to be shouted out to, but
[9:00] that man is is amazing. is a great
partner to the city of Russellville and
[9:04] just he he was out late with me several
nights doing some things, but I
[9:08] appreciate all everybody that made it
work. Uh we uh we're blessed to live in
[9:12] such an amazing community. I know some
of you had to do without power a little
[9:17] bit longer than others. Uh and there may
be some pockets that are still without
[9:20] power. I know they're working on it. I
know. Uh thank you to Cards. I can't
[9:24] thank everybody. Cards who allowed us to
put some dumpsters over there for food
[9:29] food waste. And there's so many things
that go into that. Thank you to animal
[9:33] control that is waving the fees and
allowing dumping. It's going to make a
[9:36] lot more work on them, but appreciate
them doing all of that. So, it takes a
[9:39] community to do this, but uh thank you
to everybody that made it happen. And
[9:43] thank you to the citizens for your
patience and your grace for everyone
[9:47] that was uh helping us in making those
things happen. So, thank you.
[9:52] All right. We don't have a departmental
report this week. And we have a uh Mr.
[9:58] Gray, do you have anything personnel?
>> No report, mayor.
[10:01] » Thank you, sir. Mr. Keller, you got
anything?
[10:04] » Yes, sir. We've got a couple items
from our 5:30 meeting today. Uh, item
[10:11] one was an appropriation from the
economic development capital fund number
[10:15] 27 and the sum of $14,499
[10:19] is to fund the installation of a train
HVAC unit and new restroom duck work at
[10:24] the aquatic center. We present item one
as a motion to adopt.
[10:28] » Have a motion to adopt on item one. All
in favor?
[10:33] » Any opposed?
All right.
[10:38] Moving now to our 5:30 meeting last
Tuesday.
[10:43] Item one is consideration of a
resolution to accept the lowest bid
[10:47] responsible
uh lowest responsible bid to authorize
[10:50] the mayor and the city clerk treasur to
award the bid to Blackstone Construction
[10:55] LLC for the construction of the Russell
Municipal Airport apron. We present item
[10:59] one is a motion to adopt.
>> I've got a motion to adopt on the apron
[11:03] project Russville airport. All in favor?
>> I.
[11:06] » Any opposed?
Sir.
[11:09] Item two is an appropriation from the
parks and recck 1 cent sales tax fund
[11:14] number eight
in the sum of $85,28863
[11:19] cents to be used to fund the replacement
of the Illinois Bay Park boat dock. We
[11:25] present item two as a motion to adopt.
>> Have a motion to adopt for the boat dock
[11:30] at Illinois bio. All in favor?
>> Any opposed?
[11:37] » Items three and 3. Item three is
consideration of res consideration of a
[11:41] resolution authorized the city of
Russellville to accept the lowest
[11:44] responsible bid from Western Milight
Services and to authorize the mayor and
[11:48] city clerk treasure to execute a
construction agreement and associated
[11:52] paperwork with Western Mil right
Services for the construction of the
[11:55] Shiloh Park ADA restrooms a new score
booth and concession stand renovations.
[12:02] Item 3A is an appropriation from the
parks and recck 1 cent sales tax fund 08
[12:08] in the amount of $652,000
to fund that construction. We present
[12:14] items three and 3A is a motion to adopt.
>> Have a motion for to adopt on item three
[12:19] and 3A for the Shiloh uh improvements.
All in favor?
[12:23] » Any opposed?
[12:27] Item four is an appropriation from the
economic development capital fund number
[12:30] 27 in the sum of $10,812.98
to purchase fence screening for the
[12:36] public works building. We present item
four is a motion to adopt.
[12:40] » All right. I got a motion to adopt on
item four for screening at public works.
[12:44] All in favor?
>> Any opposed?
[12:48] Item five is consideration of a
resolution appropriate approving an
[12:52] engineering services agreement and
authorizing the mayor and the city clerk
[12:55] treasur to enter into set agreement with
I and S group for engineering services.
[13:01] We present item five is a motion to
adopt.
[13:04] » Got a motion to adopt item five for
engineering services. All in favor?
[13:08] » Any opposed?
[13:12] Item six is consideration of a
resolution accepting a bid from Western
[13:16] Milright Commercial Construction
Incorporated on the 2026 sidewalk
[13:20] maintenance for the city of Russellville
authorizing the mayor and the city clerk
[13:24] treasurer to enter into an agreement
with Western Milight Commercial
[13:28] Construction on the 2026 sidewalk
maintenance for the city of
[13:33] Russellville. We present item six is a
motion to adopt. have a motion to adopt
[13:37] for the 2026 uh sidewalk maintenance.
All in favor?
[13:41] » I.
>> Any opposed?
[13:47] » Item seven is a resolution authorizing
the mayor and the city clerk, treasure,
[13:50] finance director, parks and recreation
director and grants administrator to
[13:54] sign a grant application and associated
paperwork with the Arkansas Department
[13:58] of Parks, heritage and tourism for an
outdoor recreation matching grant to be
[14:03] used for renovations of Shiloh Park.
And uh to add more recreational
[14:09] amenities, we present item seven is a
motion to adopt.
[14:13] » Hey uh chairman, we need to amend that
motion uh the wording on that uh
[14:19] resolution or yeah on the resolution. Um
so I don't know how that process works.
[14:26] » Do was this have to to to
amend that? because we we are looking at
[14:34] potentially adding some more to that.
This is just for us to apply for the
[14:38] grant. This is not appropriating
anything. So,
[14:44] uh
>> what would you be adding?
[14:47] » Well, we're looking at some Go ahead,
Mr. Mr. Olsson. So it it says matching
[14:51] grant to be used for would remove
renovations of Shallow Park to add more
[14:57] recreational amenities at said park.
Replace that with matching grant to be
[15:02] used for recreational amenities and
connectivity along our citywide trail
[15:08] system and for other purposes.
[15:16] » So is that a motion for the amendment?
>> That is a motion. I second.
[15:20] » Have a motion and a second for amending
item seven.
[15:25] » Any discussion?
All in favor?
[15:29] » I.
>> Any opposed? Okay. So
[15:31] » So that was the amendment.
>> That was for the amendment. Now we have
[15:35] a motion. We would need a motion and a
second for the amended
[15:39] » motion to
>> Okay. So So we have a motion in a sec.
[15:42] Okay.
>> But Oh, we can amend it. Okay. Yeah.
[15:46] Okay. So we already Okay. Okay, I do
have a motion. Um, it's a as as amended.
[15:52] Okay. So, uh, all in favor?
>> I.
[15:55] » Any opposed?
>> Thank you, Mr. Parliamentary.
[15:58] » Thank Thank you, chairman.
>> Go team.
[16:03] Item n item eight is a line item
transfer in accordance with ordinance
[16:08] number 1783.
And this is to
[16:12] uh move $682 from the aviation gas fuel
purchase line to the overtime line for
[16:20] the airport in the sum of $682.
Uh
[16:26] we present item eight is a motion to
adopt.
[16:28] » Have a motion to adopt on the line item
transfer. All in favor? I.
[16:32] » Any opposed?
[16:36] » Items nine and 9A. Item nine is
consideration of a resolution to
[16:40] authorize the mayor and the city clerk
treasure to execute an agreement with
[16:44] Tenko Street Lighting Incorporated to
conduct a feasibility study related to
[16:48] street lighting infrastructure in the
city of Russellville. And item 9A is
[16:53] appropriation from the economic
development capital fund in the sum of
[16:56] $12,500
to fund that feasibility study. We
[17:00] present items 9 and 9A as a with a
motion to adopt.
[17:04] » I have a motion to adopt items 9 and 9A
for feasibility study. All in favor?
[17:09] » I.
>> Any opposed?
[17:14] Item 10 is consideration of an ordinance
approving the private club permit for
[17:19] Blackwood Sports Bar and Grill as
required by the state private club
[17:23] permit application for the Al Arkansas
Alcoholic Beverage Control Division per
[17:29] Arkansas code annotated 3-9-22.
[17:34] Move we
suspend the rules dispense with the
[17:37] reading requirement.
read the first of two readings by title
[17:43] only with short explanation.
>> Have a motion in a second uh to read by
[17:49] title only with a short explanation.
We'll suspend the rules. Read by title
[17:53] only with short explanation one of two
times.
[17:58] All right.
All in favor?
[18:02] » Any opposed?
Boards approving the city private club
[18:06] permit for backwoods sports bar and
grills required by state private club
[18:11] permit application Arkansas patrol board
division per ACA section 3-9-222
[18:18] as amended for other purposes. This
orders, if passed, would grant the
[18:22] required city permit for a private club
Backwoods
[18:28] Sports Bar and Grill at 115 East Herald
Drive as required before they can get a
[18:33] state license from ABCD.
[18:39] » Thanks, sir.
>> And item 11 is consideration of
[18:44] reimbursement request for Main Street
Russellville for the second quarter of
[18:48] 2026. in the amount of $15,000. We
present item 11 as a motion to adopt.
[18:54] » About item 11 for the motion to adopt.
All in favor?
[18:58] » Any opposed?
>> Mayor, that's the last item on our
[19:02] agenda. Give the floor back to you.
>> Thank you, chairman. We will now move on
[19:05] to unfinished old business. Item one is
going to be a consideration of an
[19:08] ordinance reasoning certain realy in the
city of Russville, Arkansas for other
[19:12] purposes submitted by Josh Spence. This
is unanimously recommended denial by
[19:17] planning commission. This is the third
of three readings.
[19:20] » Mayor, I move that the city council deny
this zoning re application based on
[19:26] findings and reasons that the planning
commission brought forward to deny. We
[19:31] need to read first.
>> We'll need a reading first I believe
[19:34] before we can deny either if I think
don't we have to read it and then you
[19:40] would either not make a motion or you
could let it die or you could make a
[19:44] motion to deny it. Am I correct, Mr.
Parliamentary? So,
[19:49] would you make a motion? Would you make
a motion for reading, Mr. uh Gray?
[19:54] » Because we have to read it before we
deny short read by title only with
[19:58] suspending rules.
>> I move that we suspend the rules and
[20:01] read uh this read this item by title
only with a short explanation.
[20:07] » Okay. For the last time,
>> for the third of three times.
[20:11] » Yes. Okay. All right. I have a motion
and did Mr. George, did you second that?
[20:15] I have a motion in a second to suspend
the rules read by the title only with a
[20:20] short explanation for the third
third of third three three ratings third
[20:26] [laughter] three reason I'm sorry all in
favor
[20:29] » any opposed sir ordained certain really
in the city of Russell Arkansas for the
[20:34] purpose of the past would reszone
property at 120 east main street from C1
[20:39] central business district to C2 highway
commercial
[20:44] mayor I move that the city council deny
this reszoning
[20:50] item based on the findings and reasons
of the planning commission and their
[20:53] unanimous denial of said item.
>> Have a motion in a second to deny this
[21:00] motion.
>> So would it be?
[21:03] » So any discussion have Okay. I
>> so I if uh I remember correctly from one
[21:12] of the trainings at a municipal
conference when uh we're talking about
[21:16] zoning and denying something that the
preference is instead of a yes vote
[21:23] being essentially denial. So, a yes
being a no and a no being a yes to
[21:29] actually phrase a motion either to just
vote on it or to or to phrase it for
[21:36] approval and then everyone vote no. So,
there's no confusion as to whether a yes
[21:40] is a no and a no is a yes.
[21:50] » Yeah.
>> And then
[21:51] » I'm clear either way, but if y'all want
to make a different motion, fine. We can
[21:56] do either way. I just would that that
was the that was
[22:02] » I think I think
>> Yeah.
[22:05] » Yeah. Or you if you do resend your mo if
you do resend your motion can Mr. Gray
[22:11] resend his motion and it die.
>> Well, I've got a motion and a second.
[22:19] » I made a motion to deny.
>> Okay. So if you're voting to deny if we
[22:24] if we state it
>> deny
[22:26] » you you vote.
>> Yeah. So because we've already got the
[22:29] motion out there. So and it's clearly
we'll state that voting yes is denial of
[22:35] this motion. Are you comfortable with
that Mr. If we if we make it clear
[22:39] » I'm perfectly fine. I'm just saying that
was the guidance from the municipal.
[22:42] » So next time we will we will try to
remember in future. Yeah. Okay. Due the
[22:47] fact that it's an ordinance I am going
to ask for a roll call. Miss uh
[22:50] » course
>> once again voting yes is to deny this.
[22:55] » Yes ma'am.
>> Mr. Gray
[22:57] » yes to deny
[23:01] » Mr. George.
>> Yes.
[23:03] » Miss Wetszel.
>> Yes.
[23:06] » Miss Young.
>> Yes.
[23:07] » Mr. Olsen?
>> Yes.
[23:09] » Mr. Bradley?
>> Yes.
[23:10] » Mr. Pearson?
>> Yes.
[23:11] » Mr. Keller?
>> Yes.
[23:13] » Got eight yeses to deny it.
>> [clears throat]
[23:17] » this uh consideration uh will fail. All
right, moving on. Item two,
[23:21] consideration ordinance approving the
private club permit for Mel's Mexican
[23:24] Grill Club Incorporated
[clears throat] required for the state
[23:28] private club permit application to the
to the Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage
[23:33] Control Division per Arkansas code
annotated 3-9-222.
[23:39] Okay, this will be the second of third
reading. Mayor, I move we suspend the
[23:45] rules. Dispense with the reading
requirement, read by title only with
[23:48] short explanation for the second and
final reading.
[23:53] » Okay. I have a motion and a second to
suspend the rules. Read by title only
[23:59] with a short explanation for this second
and final time.
[24:03] All in favor?
>> Any opposed?
[24:07] All right. Thank you.
>> Norris approving the private club
[24:11] permit.
Club permit for Morales Mexico Grill
[24:14] Club Incorporated required by state
private club permit application to the
[24:18] Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control
Division per ACA
[24:23] section 3-9-222 as amended. This
ordinance pass would approve the state
[24:28] permit for onremise alcohol consumption
at Morales Mexican Grill Club
[24:33] Incorporated located at 1310 East Main
Street, Russellville, Arkansas as
[24:38] required by the state law.
[24:44] Motion to adopt.
>> Second.
[24:47] » Have a motion and a second to approve.
>> All right, we'll have a roll call if you
[24:54] would, Miss Gman.
[25:01] » Mr. Keller,
>> yes.
[25:04] » Mr. George,
>> yes.
[25:06] » Miss Wetzel,
>> yes.
[25:08] » Miss Young,
>> yes.
[25:10] » Mr. Mlson.
>> Yes.
[25:11] » Mr. Bradley.
>> Yes.
[25:12] » Mr. Pearson.
>> Yes.
[25:14] » Mr. Gray.
>> Yes.
[25:15] » 8 Z. It passes.
>> All right. Thank you, Miss Gone.
[25:19] » Moving on to item three is consideration
ordinance approving the private co
[25:23] permit.
>> Nope. We did. Did we not? We did a
[25:26] motion in a second to adopt. That's what
you did the roll call.
[25:29] » Yeah. Correct.
>> Yes, we did a motion. Okay. So, where
[25:33] were you? You were sitting next to me.
Item three is a consideration of an
[25:38] ordinance approving the private club
permit for Heartland Pizza, also known
[25:41] as Pizza Hunt, uh required for the state
private club club permit application to
[25:46] the Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control
Division per Arkansas Code annotated
[25:49] 3-9-20202,
[25:54] sorry. And this be the second of three
readings. [clears throat]
[25:57] » I move we suspend the rules, dispense
with the reading requirement, read by
[26:01] title only with short explanation for
the second and final reading.
[26:06] Second.
>> Have a motion and a second to suspend
[26:10] the rules read by title only with a
short explanation for the second and
[26:14] final time.
>> All in favor?
[26:19] » Any opposed?
Sir
[26:22] North's approving the private city
private club permit for Hartland Pizza
[26:28] LLC is required by the state private
club permit application Arkansas alcohol
[26:32] alcoholic beverage control division for
ACA section 3-9-22 is amended for other
[26:38] purposes or if passed would approve a
city private club permit for Hartland
[26:44] Pizza LLC
located at 502 North Arkansas
[26:49] Russ, Arkansas is required by the state
law.
[26:54] » Motion to adopt.
>> Second.
[26:56] » I have a motion in a second to adopt.
Miss Skelton, if you'll give me a roll
[27:00] call.
[27:04] » Mr. Keller,
>> yes.
[27:06] » Mr. Gray,
>> yes.
[27:08] » Mr. George,
>> yes.
[27:10] » Miss Wetszel,
>> yes.
[27:11] » Miss Young,
>> yes.
[27:13] » Mr. Olsen,
>> yes.
[27:14] » Mr. Bradley,
>> yes.
[27:16] » Mr. Pearson,
>> yes.
[27:17] passes.
>> All right. Thank you. Miss Baker, if you
[27:22] would remind me to uh inform both of
those that we read those for the second
[27:26] and final reading instead of three
readings uh tomorrow when we get in the
[27:30] office. Thank you.
Yeah, she's back there.
[27:36] Consideration of an ordinance amending
the current Russville Historic District
[27:40] Commission Code for the city of
Russville, Arkansas, adopted by
[27:42] ordinance 2460.
Uh this submitted by the historic
[27:46] district commission. This second of
three readings.
[27:51] » May I move we suspend the rules dispense
with the reading requirement and read by
[27:55] title only with short explanation for
the second of three readings.
[28:02] » Have a motion and a second to suspend
the rules read by title only with a
[28:07] short explanation for the second of
three readings. All in favor?
[28:11] » Any opposed? Sir
amending the current Russville historic
[28:17] district commission code for the city of
Russell, Arkansas adopt number 2460 and
[28:23] for other purposes the sorts of pass
would make the amendments to the current
[28:28] code for the historic district in
Russville by adding a couple of sub
[28:34] subchapters or subsections that would
increase the fee to $100 and shift the
[28:41] burden of providing public notice to the
R to the Rustville Historic District
[28:46] Commission from the petitioner.
[28:51] » All right. Thank you, sir.
All right. [clears throat] Moving on. Uh
[28:54] item one in new business consideration
resolution to authorize mayor and city
[28:58] clerk treasury to execute an amendment
to the 99-year lease agreement with the
[29:03] Darnell Russellville Railroad
Incorporated to use certain land
[29:07] identifi certain identified lands owned
by the Darnell Russville Railroad
[29:11] Incorporated for trail construction and
trail use to complete and park the
[29:15] Rustville connected trail system as
approved by resolution 2320.
[29:23] Motion to adopt.
>> Second.
[29:26] » Have a motion and a second to adopt. Any
discussion?
[29:30] All in favor?
>> Any opposed? All right. Moving on to
[29:35] item two. This is consideration of
resolution setting a public hearing on
[29:40] the vacation of South Udica Avenue right
ofway between 2008
[29:46] East 2nd and 2,120
East 2nd Street. This is city of
[29:53] Russville. For other purposes, this is
submitted by Henderson Specialties on
[29:56] behalf of CNC Machinery.
[30:00] » Second.
>> Have a motion and second to adopt. All
[30:04] in favor? I
>> any opposed? All right. So, we have a
[30:07] public hearing next uh next month. Item
three will be a consideration ordinance
[30:13] reason earning certain realy in the city
of Russville, Arkansas for other
[30:17] purposes. This is submitted by Susan
Heinden.
[30:22] U if you gentlemen would you just tell
us the location of this and the location
[30:27] is not there so we have a
an idea. Don't have to tell us a lot but
[30:31] just the location.
>> Absolutely. Yes. This is at 150 South
[30:34] Tulsa Avenue. It's immediately east of
the uh existing Walmart neighborhood
[30:39] market.
>> Okay. So, oh, this is where Bartlett
[30:43] Dental Dental is. Yes, there is. We're
reszoning that. He has a he has a
[30:47] dentist office has a little bit of a
small parcel there that's R1 and he's
[30:51] just shoring up and cleaning up the the
zoning in that to make his his his piece
[30:56] of property all C4 if I'm No, C2. C4.
C4. C2. C4. Yes.
[31:01] » Yeah. It was a um a vacated alley. Yes.
>> Okay. And so he's just kind of shoring
[31:04] up and piecing squaring up that piece so
that it's all the same zoning. Correct.
[31:08] Cleaning. Doing some clean up. Okay.
Yeah.
[31:16] » Yeah.
>> Yes.
[31:17] » They're going to be here for the next
all of them because the rest of them
[31:22] » I was about to camp out up here. So
[laughter]
[31:26] » u So we can we get So that's good. We
get a motion on that if you guys are
[31:32] » do you do both? Okay. So, okay. Item
four. So, we do item four
[31:36] » is consideration ordinance reszoning
certain realy in the city of Russville
[31:39] other purposes. That's Carol Collins who
also has she has practiced there for 20
[31:44] years thinking she had a uh a C2
property and she found out when she was
[31:50] doing something it's an R1
>> and so it's it's R2 and so she uh
[31:55] » so it's currently R2 I guess um right
before she had purchased a property some
[31:59] 20 plus years ago um they had reszoned
it uh from C4 to R2. We can't really
[32:06] discern as to why that happened. Um, but
she was under the impression that it was
[32:10] a C4 property until about a month ago
when she discovered and we've been
[32:14] moving her through the process since
then.
[32:16] » And so that fits in line with everything
we've got going on. There's no issue.
[32:20] » Yep.
>> Fits the prescription. It works for for
[32:22] us.
>> Okay.
[32:28] » May I move we suspend the rules dispense
with the reading requirement on item
[32:32] three. read the first of three readings
by title only with short explanation.
[32:37] » You have a motion uh and a second from
Mr. Mr. Keller and Mr. Bradley to
[32:44] suspend the rules read by title only
with a short explanation
[32:48] uh for the first of three readings. Is
that what you said Mr. Keller? Okay. On
[32:52] item three. Yes, sir. All in favor?
>> Any opposed? All right. Thank you, sir.
[32:58] Nor is certain really in the city of
Russell Arkansas and for other purposes
[33:02] of pastries on a property located at 150
South Tulsa Avenue, Russell, Arkansas
[33:06] from R12C4.
[33:12] Mayor for item four, I move we suspend
the rule dispense with the reading
[33:15] requirement read for the first of three
readings by title only with short
[33:19] explanation.
>> Have a motion in a second for item four
[33:24] to suspend the rules. by title only with
a short explanation for the one f first
[33:30] of three readings.
[33:34] All right. All in favor?
>> Any opposed? Sir,
[33:40] an ordinance resing certain real city of
Russell Arkansas and for other purposes
[33:44] is ordinance if pass resone property
located at 2802 West Main Street,
[33:49] Russellville, Arkansas, currently from
R12C
[33:53] to highway commercial.
[33:57] All right, moving on to item five, which
is consideration for an ordinance
[34:00] resoning certain realy in the city of
Russville, Arkansas for other purposes
[34:04] submitted by Barrett Associates on
behalf of Janie and Laura Lee Morris
[34:08] Walker. I believe this is on Highway six
or it's on 16th Street right across from
[34:13] uh Hickey Park. There's a been a couple
buildings that have not been in use. Uh
[34:18] and we're grateful that these people are
wanting to buy that piece of property
[34:21] and put some mixeduse, possibly some
residential in there for us, which is
[34:25] much needed.
Is that 16th Street?
[34:29] » Yes. Right across from Hickey Park
there. I believe it's where I don't know
[34:33] if you're old enough to remember, but
I'm thinking that's where the
[34:37] » Well, no. I think it's the No, it's the
old uh Red Cross back in the day. It
[34:41] used to be the Red Cross right across
there, I believe. So,
[34:44] » do you remember that? I didn't know. I
>> I didn't I didn't know if you were old
[34:48] that old enough, Laura. I'm giving you
credit for being young. So, or
[34:51] Councilwoman Wessel. So, so that Yeah,
that's where this property is. and there
[34:55] wanted to do some uh mixeduse
residential there. So,
[35:01] » may I move we suspend the rules dispense
with the reading requirement read the
[35:04] first of three readings by title element
with short explanation.
[35:08] » I got a motion in a sec. Was the second
for Mr. Bradley? Yes, sir. I got a
[35:12] motion and a second uh reading uh
suspending the rules read by title only
[35:17] with a short explanation for the first
of three readings.
[35:24] All in favor?
>> Any opposed?
[35:27] Thank you, sir.
>> Reserve in certain rel Arkansas and for
[35:31] other purposes this past resort on
property located at 20 at 1311
[35:38] 1315 East 16th Street, Russellville,
Arkansas from the current zoning of C2
[35:44] High commercial to R2.
>> All right. Thanks, Sharon. Item six is
[35:50] cons consideration ordinance reszoning
certain realy in the city of Russville
[35:54] Arkansas for other purposes. This is
submitted by Barrett associates on
[35:56] behalf of real practices. This is the
property located at Parkway in Phoenix
[36:01] on the southwest corner. Uh there will
be a walk there real practices want to
[36:06] put in a walkable neighborhood there
which will definitely be good.
[36:10] » This is off of um Chesty Polar Drive um
right behind the um the St. Mary's
[36:15] Medical Complex.
>> Did you
[36:19] get any resolution on the the issue I
brought up like future facing 30 40 50
[36:25] years from now.
>> We did explore kind of what potential if
[36:29] there were potential improvements that
needed to be made to the overpass that
[36:33] is either if it had to had to shift left
or east or west. Um there would be move
[36:41] uh room likely to add another lane
without having to substantially shift
[36:46] the um shift the in a way that it would
damage the or or prevent the entry to
[36:52] chest polar that access. There's also
potentially future forward where the
[36:57] parking lot is at the um you have to
forgive me adjacent to the um both this
[37:03] property in question as well as the St.
Mary's Medical Complex for a potential
[37:07] future access. But again, if we're
talking in scale of moving the overpass,
[37:11] » I just brought up the fact that 50 years
from now, 40 years from now,
[37:15] » rebuild an overpass like this one. We it
to the east
[37:19] » probably going back to the west if
you're going to have to rebuild one. I
[37:22] just wanted to see just thinking that
because I didn't I'm sure plenty of
[37:25] people be cussing me 40 years from now
but
[37:28] » we will remember you fondly because I I
[laughter] don't I don't well actually
[37:31] none of us will probably be here 50
years from now.
[37:33] » I know if you sat [clears throat] in
this seat very long you some past
[37:36] counselors are like why did they do
that? So why didn't they think of that?
[37:39] So anyway I just wanted to bring it up.
It was a good concern.
[37:42] » Appreciate it.
>> I'll entertain a motion.
[37:44] Mayor, move we suspend the rules
dispense with the reading requirement.
[37:47] Read for the first of three readings by
title only with short explanation.
[37:52] » Got a motion in a second, Mr. Bradley.
There uh was uh suspend the rules. Read
[37:57] by title only with a short explanation
for one of three readings.
[38:03] All in favor?
>> Any opposed?
[38:07] North
certain really the city of Russell
[38:10] Arkansas and further purposes this north
pass would reszone property located at
[38:15] the 400 block of chester drive Russville
Arkansas from M2 to walkable
[38:21] neighborhood WM
[38:26] thank you for
we probably need to speak into our
[38:31] microphones uh for people at home if you
can
[38:35] people are Um item seven's consideration
ordinance amending the current zoning
[38:39] code for the city of Russville adopted
by ordinance 2443 for other purposes. Uh
[38:44] this submitted by the city of Russville.
This just um some things that have come
[38:50] through from long range planning and
planning commission.
[38:53] » You have that you should have those in
your packet.
[38:57] » May I move we suspend the rules dispense
with the reading requirement. Read the
[39:00] first of three readings by title only
with short explanation.
[39:05] Second.
>> All right. Thank you, sir. All right.
[39:08] I've got a um motion and a second uh to
suspend the rules. Read by title only
[39:14] with a short explanation for one of
three readings.
[39:18] All in favor?
>> Any opposed?
[39:21] » All right. An ordinance submitting the
current zoning code for the city of
[39:25] Russellville, Arkansas, adopted by
ordinance number 2443. And for other
[39:29] purposes, the sort and sift pass would
make amendments to the current Russell
[39:32] zoning code, which is adopted by 2443 by
amending articles on vehicle on
[39:38] premises, the standards of sidewalks,
off streetet parking requirements,
[39:42] minimum standards, and also in
administration enforcement and area
[39:48] requirements.
Have been asked to read the final
[39:53] hearing. to let everyone know that um
the finance committee meeting is coming
[39:58] up on Tuesday, September 8th in this
very room at 5:30. And then the full
[40:03] council meeting and uh other finance
meeting will be coming up on September
[40:08] 17th at 5:30 in this room. And we would
love to see any and all of you here.
[40:12] Thank you for joining us on YouTube,
Facebook, wherever. But we would
[40:16] definitely love to see you here. We love
it when people show up. I will entertain
[40:20] a motion.
A motion to adjurnn. We will adjourn.
[40:23] Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.