257
9:00 AM
AGENDA
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT’S REPORT:
COMMISSION, COMMIITEE, AND AUTHORITY REPORTS:
1. Auditorium
Commission,
2. C.A.P.C.
Commission
3, Cemetery Commission,
4. Historic
District Commission.
5. Hospital
Commission,
6. Parking Authority
7. Parks
and Recreation Commission
8. Planning
Commission
9. Carroll County
Solid-Wastes Authority
10. Four-County
Solid-Wastes Management District
11. Eureka
Springs Solid-Wastes Advisory Committee
12. Tourism
Advisory Committee:
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
CITY
OF EUREKA SPRINGS
CITY
COUNCIL MINUTES, REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY,
March 25th, 1997
Mayor
Barbara A. O’Harris called the regularly scheduled City Council Meeting to
order at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, March 25th, 1997. The meeting was held in the jury
room of the Western District Courthouse.
PRESENT:
Mayor
O’Harris, and Alderpersons Jeffrey, Dickens, Freeland, and Watson. Alderpersons
Christman and Seratt were absent. Alderman Christman had triple by-pass heart
surgery and Alderwoman Seratt had a badly sprained ankle.
ALSO
PRESENT:
Earl
Hyatt, David McNeaI, Francie Miller, Lisa Liggett, Charles Fargo, Gayle
Larimer,
Donna Spitler, Jack Moyer, Pat Matsukis, Mr. & Mrs. Ernst
Schrader,
Jay Miner, Don Young, Don Matt and Clerk Lee.
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE:
Mr. Young
led in the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL
OF THE AGENDA:
The
motion was made and seconded to approve the agenda. All were in favor, 4/0/0.
APPROVAL
OF THE MINUTES:
The motion was made and seconded to approve the March
11th Council
Meeting Minutes. All were in favor, 4/0/0.
The
Council voted, 4/0/0, to postpone approval of the Special meeting minutes from
March 18th, two meetings, and March 20th, until the April 8th, 1997, Council
Meeting.
OLD
BUSINESS:
1. Ordinance
#1700A to amend Ordinance #1700, Zoning:
After
some discussion the motion was made and seconded to postpone
until the April 8th meeting, and discuss it again at
the Agenda-setting
Meeting.
The vote was 4/0/0.
2. Ordinance #1750, Parking, First Reading:
The
motion was made and seconded to place the ordinance on its first reading in its
entirety. The vote was 4/0/0.
Mr. Young
read it in its entirety.
The vote
was made and seconded to approve. After
a short discussion, the vote was 4/0/0, to approve the first reading.
258 CITY OF EUREKA SPRINGS
CITY
COUNCIL MINUTES, REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY,
March 25th, 1997
3. May
Fine Arts Festival:
The
Council voted on each item that the Festival Committee asked for:
#1.
Permission to set up a tented Art Show in the Epley & Epley parking lot,
Epley Abstract parking lot at 7 Pine St. and the front and side lawn of the
Eureka Springs Post Office, pending permission. The show would be on May 10th,
which is “Arts Are Elegant” weekend, from 10 am to 6 pm. The motion was made
and seconded that the Council approve. The vote to approve was 4/0/0.
#2.
Permission to close off Spring Street from Howell/German Alley to Main Street
for the “Arts Are Outrageous” Parade. It should take about an hour from start
to finish which will be about 10 am to 11 am and will be held Saturday, May 3,
1997.
#3. Goes
with #2 in that they are asking for a place between the Court House and the
Auditorium to park the a couple of the floats until 3 p.m., so that they can be
viewed by everyone.
The
motion was made and seconded to approve. The favorable vote was
4/0/0.
#4.
Permission for Festive decoration throughout the town to include inflated
balloons, festival banners, and strolling musicians, clowns and entertainers.
There are several ordinances involved in this request. Mr. Jeffrey said that
the Council has temporarily waived the ordinance banning banners in other
cases. Mr. Miner said the Council can waive the ordinance for a month if it so
desires. The general understanding was that Jay Miner would meet with Earl Hyatt
and decide whether or not some of these things can be done.
#5.
Permission to close off a portion of Center Street and so some refreshment
tents.~ There was some controversy because there are snack places within easy
walking distance.
The
motion was made and seconded to turn items 4 & 5 over to Jay and Earl to
work on and they will come back with a recommendation. The vote was 4/0/0.
#6.
Appropriation of funds to purchase pavilion tents for the City’s many events.
The City cannot, by law, purchase the tents. It was suggested at the
agenda-setting meeting that the idea be presented to the CAPC because they are
allowed to spend their money (or things that can promote Eureka Springs.
#7.
Purchase festival banners. The same answer applies. As far as placing them Jay
Miner and Earl Hyatt will research that.
4. Old
Police Building:
Plans are
not finished. We will keep it on the agenda.
5.
Ordinance #1752, Re-zoning part of the NE1/4 Section 22, Township 2 north,
Range 26 West, described as Tracts 1-5, From R-2 Contemporary Residential to
C-2 Contemporary Commercial, Wade Williams, second reading:
The
motion was made and seconded to suspend the rules and place Ordinance #1752 on
its second reading by title only. The vote was 4/0/0. Mr. Young read the
ordinance by title only.
The
motion was made and seconded to approve. The vote was 4/0/0.
The
motion was made and seconded to suspend the rules and place Ordinance #1752 on
its third and final reading by title only. The vote was 4/0/0
|
|
|
|
CITY OF EUREKA SPRINGS
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES, REGULAR
MEETING
TUESDAY, March 25th, 1997
Mr. Young read the
ordinance by title only.
The motion was made
and seconded to approve. Since nobody had come forward to oppose the re-zoning
and the Planning Commission had given it their blessing, the vote was 4/0/0.
Ordinance #1752 passed on its third reading.
6. Auditorium
restrooms:
Mr. Jeffrey made the
motion to give the Auditorium Commission $6000 to cover the cost of the
restrooms located on the outside of the building. Alderwoman Watson seconded,
and the vote was 4/0/0. It was also discussed that the city could possibly
provide 7 day janitorial service to those restrooms.
7. Ordinance
#1754, Amending the Public Works Budget, Third reading:
The motion was made
and seconded to suspend the rules and place
Ordinance #1754 on
its third and final reading by title only. The vote was
4/0/0.
Mr. Young read
Ordinance #1754 by title only.
The motion was made
and seconded to approve. With no discussion, the
ordinance passed,
4/0/0.
8. Authorization
for signage to Historical District at 23 North, Planer
Hill, Committee
Report:
There was no report.
The motion was made and seconded to postpone until
the April 8th meeting
and the vote was 4/0/0.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Trams
Appropriation, Mr. Jeffrey:
There was quite a
long discussion ab out ordering another tram now. Mr. Jeffrey believes that we
will need another tram before the year is out. Mr. Freeland says he still has
not seen any figures to show that we should buy another tram. Finally, the
Council asked that the Transit Department do a projection on how much money the
trams could make, based on what we already know. That will be brought to the
next Agenda-setting Meeting on April 1st. The motion was made and seconded to
postpone this item until the April 8th Council Meeting. The vote was 4/0/0.
There was no
Administrative Assistant’s Report.
The Mayor asked the
Tourism Advisory Committee to do consider a request by the Rosalie House
conflicting with Ordinance #1708A, the Large Vehicle Ordinance, and also, on
the Sidewalk Ordinance #1698. There are new products on the market that would
not be so cost prohibitive. Also, some of the organizations in town might work
with them.
The motion was made
and seconded to adjourn. All were in favor, 4/0/0. The City Council meeting was
adjourned at 10:02 a.m.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
Mary Ann Lee, City
Clerk -Treasurer