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Municipal Center City of Jonesboro 300 S. Church Street Jonesboro, AR 72401 Council Agenda City Council Tuesday, July 21, 2026 5:30 PM Municipal Center, 300 S. Church PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING AT 5:00 P.M. Council Chambers, Municipal Center 1. CALL TO ORDER BY MAYOR HAROLD COPENHAVER AT 5:30 P.M. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION 3. ROLL CALL (ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE) INITIATED AND CONFIRMED BY CITY CLERK APRIL LEGGETT 4. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 5. CONSENT AGENDA The Consent Agenda is a meeting method to make City Council meetings more efficient and meaningful to the members of the audience. All matters listed within the Consent Agenda have been distributed to each member of the Jonesboro City Council for reading and study, are considered to be routine, and will be enacted by one motion of the City Council with no separate discussion. If a separate discussion is desired, that item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed on the Regular Agenda by request of a member of the City Council. MIN-26:060 MINUTES FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON JULY 7, 2026 Attachments: CC Minutes 07072026.pdf RES-26:073 RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, TO PLACE A MUNICIPAL LIEN ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2612 CRAWFORD, PARCEL 01-144273-02300, OWNED BY RANDY/ALEY CRAWFORD IN THE AMOUNT OF $275 Sponsors: Code Enforcement and Finance Attachments: 2612 CRAWFORD_COUNCIL NOTICE_261474.pdf 261474_VIOLATION LETTER_2612 CRAWFORD.pdf 262805_BILLING REQ_2612 CRAWFORD.docx 262805_INVOICE_2612 CRAWFORD.pdf Legislative History 7/14/26 Finance & Administration Recommended to Council Council Committee City of Jonesboro Page 1 Printed on 7/16/2026 City Council Council Agenda July 21, 2026 RES-26:076 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF JONESBORO TO SUBMIT A NOTICE OF INTENT FOR THE FEMA FLOOD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE (FMA) GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE NORTH MAIN STREET DETENTION POND PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS Sponsors: Grants and Engineering Legislative History 7/14/26 Finance & Administration Recommended to Council Council Committee RESOLUTIONS NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA RES-26:075 A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS TO ENTER INTO A FACILITY USAGE AGREEMENT WITH JONESBORO JETS, INC. Sponsors: Parks & Recreation and Finance Attachments: JETS Swim contract resolution .docx Legislative History 7/14/26 Finance & Administration Recommended to Council Council Committee RES-26:077 A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS TO ENTER INTO A FACILITY USAGE AGREEMENT WITH SHARK WAVE AQUATICS TEAM FOR YEAR 2026 Sponsors: Parks & Recreation and Finance Attachments: SWAT 2026 Agreement final(BC.signed).pdf Legislative History 7/14/26 Finance & Administration Recommended to Council Council Committee RES-26:078 A RESOLUTION TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE ABANDONMENT OF A 15’ ALLEY LOCATED BETWEEN 1810 HENRY STREET AND 1812 HENRY STREET LOCATED ON PLAT OF DAVID CLIFFT AS REQUESTED BY DAVID CLIFFT. Attachments: Opinion Letter Abandonment Plat AT&T CWL Optimum Ritter Summit Publication Receipt 6. NEW BUSINESS ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING City of Jonesboro Page 2 Printed on 7/16/2026 City Council Council Agenda July 21, 2026 ORD-26:020 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX 7 OF THE STORMWATER DRAINAGE DESIGN MANUAL Sponsors: Engineering Attachments: ARR150000 Permit 2026.pdf Legislative History 7/7/26 Public Works Council Recommended to Council Committee ORD-26:022 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 117, ARTICLE III, KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, PROVIDING FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING BOUNDARIES FROM C-3 GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO RM-12 LUO MULTI FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT WITH LIMITED USE OVERLAY FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2038 NORTH CHURCH STREET, JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, AS REQUESTED BY NK & SONS INVESTMENT Attachments: rezoning application signed 2038 N Church Rezoning Plat Kumar Rezoning-Certified Mail Receipts Staff Summary RZ_26_09 rezoning information MAPC Minutes 06.23.26 Publication Receipt ORD-26:025 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 117, KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR CHANGES IN ZONING BOUNDARIES FROM R-1 TO C-3 LUO FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1400 SOUTHERN RIDGE BLVD. AS REQUESTED BY FISHER ARNOLD Attachments: Cover Letter - Rezoning Rezone Application_signed Plat FA_Rezoning Property Owner Notification Letter COJ_Rezoning Notification certified mail receipt Staff Summary RZ_26 MAPC Minutes 07.14.26 Publication Receipt 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING ORD-26:017 AN ORDINANCE MODIFYING ORDINANCE 24:037 WHICH ESTABLISHED AND CONSOLIDATED SPECIAL TRAFFIC PATTERNS NEAR JONESBORO PUBLIC SCHOOL CAMPUSES Sponsors: Engineering City of Jonesboro Page 3 Printed on 7/16/2026 City Council Council Agenda July 21, 2026 Legislative History 6/16/26 Public Safety Council Recommended to Council Committee 7/7/26 City Council Held at one reading ORD-26:019 AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF JONESBORO TO PLACE VARIOUS TRAFFIC SIGNS AT DESIGNATED LOCATIONS AS DETERMINED BY THE TRAFFIC CONTROL COMMITTEE Sponsors: Engineering Legislative History 6/16/26 Public Safety Council Recommended to Council Committee 7/7/26 City Council Held at one reading ORD-26:021 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 117, ARTICLE III, KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, PROVIDING FOR CHANGES IN ZONING BOUNDARIES FROM R-3 TO C-3 FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2911 BROWNS LANE Attachments: 26139 -ORD-RZ.doc Browns Lane Rezoning.pdf 26139 Hasley Brown39s Lane Rezone Packet.pdf Staff Summary RZ_26.pdf 26139 - Halsey Brown's Lane Mail Receipts.pdf associated.pdf Legislative History 7/7/26 City Council Held at one reading ORDINANCES ON THIRD READING ORD-26:018 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 117, KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR CHANGES IN ZONING BOUNDARIES FROM R-1 TO PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1004 N. CARAWAY ROAD AS REQUESTED BY DAVID TAPP Attachments: Staff Summary RZ_26-08 Rezoning-Application 1004 N Caraway Plat Certified Letter Receipts MAPC Approved Rezoning 6.9.26 Minutes 1004 n caraway receipt Legislative History 6/16/26 City Council Held at one reading 7/7/26 City Council Held at second reading 8. MAYOR'S REPORTS City of Jonesboro Page 4 Printed on 7/16/2026 City Council Council Agenda July 21, 2026 9. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS 10. PUBLIC COMMENTS Public Comments are limited to 5 minutes per person for a total of 15 minutes. This time is allotted for items that are not on the agenda. 11. ADJOURNMENT City of Jonesboro Page 5 Printed on 7/16/2026