Agenda Highlights 12/14/21

At the Fort Smith Board of Directors Meeting to be held 12-14-21, the Board will vote on amending the current ordinance about entertainment districts to add language that clarifies that it is the City Administrator who will approve cups and wristbands that allow alcoholic beverages to be taken outside establishments in the designated entertainment districts (downtown, Chaffee Crossing, and the HUB). The current ordinance says that cups and wristbands must be approved by the city but doesn’t specify exactly who is responsible for that approval.

The Board will vote on whether to approve for Kopco to take part in the state tax back program that will allow them to receive a refund on sales taxes paid on building material, new equipment, and other construction/expansion expenses related to their expansion of their machine shop/fabrication facility. Their total spending on the expansion is estimated to be between $500,000 and $1.5 million.

The Board will vote on whether to accept bids from River Valley Quarries and APAC to allow for the purchase of aggregates, sand, concrete, and asphalt concrete material.

The Board will vote whether to approve an additional $24,400 in spending for the new backup electrical power generator project in progress at the Transit Department Headquarters. The extra expense is due mostly to unforeseen wiring and electrical costs and adding a panel to connect to the CNG fueling station power supply.