Agenda Highlights 5/16/23
At the Fort Smith Board of Director meeting scheduled for 5-16-23, the Board will vote on zoning changes for 7301 and 7323 Terry Street, 7300-7313, 7317, 7401, 7404, 7405, and 7412-7429 Buckhorn Street, 7300, 7305, 7312, 7402, 7412, 7428 Ellis Street, and 11821 Darby Street to allow for existing buildings (mostly former Fort Chaffee barracks buildings) to be used for a mix of uses including a wedding chapel, event hall, duplex, and hotel/motel. This issue was originally tabled at the 5-2-23 meeting because of a lawsuit against the city that was happening involving an adjacent property at 7820 Collier Street but that lawsuit has now concluded.
The Board will vote on a resolution requesting the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment authority to donate the property of Deer Trails Golf Course to the City of Fort Smith. The intention of the resolution would be to prevent the course from being sold and developed for a use other than a golf course.
The Board will vote on accepting a bid from Royal Ridge Construction for $2,035,955 for drainage improvements including adding box culverts on the 9800 block of Brooken Hill Drive and installation of a drainage channel on the 2100 Block of South 88th. Royal Ridge was the only bidder for this project.
The Board will vote on contracting with Schnabel Engineering for Phase 1 (of 3 phases) of the Lee Creek Probable Maximum Flood Plan for $151,503.
The Board will vote on whether to apply for grants of up to $500,000 from the Arkansas Recreational Trails Program and the Arkansas Transportation Alternatives Program to be used for building Segment 3 of the Chaffee Crossing trails project. Segment 1 of the project was awarded $500,000 from Arkansas Transportation Alternatives Program in 2016.
The Board will vote on renewing the lease with Sebastian County Aquatics Association for an additional 5 years with the option for a 5 year extension agreement for the operation of the diving well at the Creekmore Pool in the non-summer off-season. The SCAA would agree to maintain a heated dome cover over the well during the winter. The SCAA works with the Fort Smith Tideriders Swim Team and local public high school swim programs as well as facilitating training for scuba, military, police and fire, Red Cross, and Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts training programs and lifeguard training programs. The diving well at Creekmore is the only deep water facility in the area suitable for many training programs.
The Board will vote on whether to contract with Crafton Tull for $169,800 for engineering on the project to tear down the existing Creekmore pool bath house and replace it with a new one.
The Board will vote on whether to purchase a pre-built concrete restroom building to replace the existing one at Woodlawn Park from CXT for a cost of $110,793.10.
The Board will vote on whether to approve the purchase of a 30 cubic yard side loading CNG fueled garbage truck from Labrie Environmental Group. The total price of the truck would be $478,079, but $334,655 (70%) of that cost will be covered by a grant from the State because it is a CNG vehicle replacing a diesel vehicle.
