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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF SILOAM SPRINGS, BENTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS, HELD OCTOBER 1, 2019 The Board of Directors of the City of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, met in regular session at the City of Siloam Springs Administration Building on October 1, 2019. The meeting was called to order by Mayor John Turner. Roll Call: Smiley, Burns, Hunt, Rissler, Coleman, Carroll— Present. Sappington— Absent. City Representatives Present: Phillip Patterson, City Administrator; Jay Williams, City Attorney; Renea Ellis, City Clerk; Major Geoff Lewis, Police Department; Chief Jeremey Criner, Fire Department; Ben Rhoads, Sr. City Planner; and Don Clark, Community Development Director. Opening prayer was led by Director Smiley. A copy of the September 17, 2019, minutes of the regular meeting had previously been given to each Director. A motion was made by Smiley and seconded by Coleman to approve the minutes. Turner called for a voice vote. Motion passed unanimously. Public Input: No one came forward. 1 Item A: Ordinance 19- 19/ 3' Reading/ Amending Section 102- 21 of the City Municipal Code/ Rezoning from R-2 to G- I/ 927 S. Oak Hill and 900 S. Elm Street. Ben Rhoads briefed the item. A Motion to place Ordinance 19- 19 on its third reading, suspending the rules and reading title only, was made by Smiley and seconded by Carroll. Motion passed unanimously. An ordinance entitled: An Ordinance Amending Section 102- 21 of the Siloam Springs Municipal Code City Zoning Map); Rezoning( From R-2 to G- I) the Property Located at 927 S. Oak Hill Street and 900 S. Elm Street; was read on its third reading. A motion to adopt Ordinance 19- 19 was made by Smiley and seconded by Coleman. Motion passed unanimously. Item B: Ordinance 19- 20/ 3' Reading/ Annexation of 19. 94 acres/ 15000 Block of Stephens Rd. Ben Rhoads briefed the item. A Motion to place Ordinance 19- 20 on its third reading, suspending the rules and reading title only, was made by Burns and seconded by Carroll. Motion passed unanimously. An ordinance entitled: An Ordinance Accepting the Annexation of Certain Territory to the City of Siloam Springs, Arkansas and Assigning Same to a Ward; was read on its third reading. A motion to adopt Ordinance 19- 20 was made by Smiley and seconded by Burns. Motion passed unanimously. a Item C: Ordinance 19- 21 / 2° Reading/ Amending City Code Chapter 6/ Alcoholic Beverages. Phillip Patterson briefed the item. A Motion to place Ordinance 19- 21 on its second and third reading, suspending the rules and reading title only, was made by Smiley and seconded by Burns. Motion passed unanimously. Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Page 12 September 17, 2019 An ordinance entitled: An Ordinance Amending Section 6- 31 of the Siloam Springs City Code to Amend the License Fees for Microbrewery- Restaurants, Small Breweries, Nano Breweries, and Retail Native Beer Permits; was read on its second and third reading. A motion to adopt Ordinance 19- 21 was made by Smiley and seconded by Burns. Motion passed unanimously. 2nd Item D: Ordinance 19- 22/Reading/ Vacation of Right- of-Way in the Teague' s Addition/ 324 and 400 E. Twin Springs Street/ Jason and Anna Mitchell& RAM Vision Group Assets. Ben Rhoads briefed the item. A Motion to place Ordinance 19- 22 on its second and third reading, suspending the rules and reading title only, was made by Carroll and seconded by Burns. Motion passed unanimously. An ordinance entitled: An Ordinance Vacating and Abandoning a Certain Portion of South Madison Street Right-Of-Way Within the Teague' s Addition, City of Siloam Springs; was read on its second and third reading. A motion to adopt Ordinance 19- 22 was made by Smiley and seconded by Coleman. Motion passed unanimously. 21' d Item E: Ordinance 19- 23/ Reading/ Vacation of Right- of-Way in the Carl' s Addition/ 111 S. Oak Hill St. and 110 S. Garrett Street/ Gary and Kimberly Goranson& Kathryn and William Bergthold. Ben Rhoads briefed the item. A Motion to place Ordinance 19- 23 on its second and third reading, suspending the rules and reading title only, was made by Smiley and seconded by Coleman. Motion passed unanimously. An ordinance entitled: An Ordinance Vacating and Abandoning an Unimproved Alleyway Running North- South, Adjacent to Lots 1, 2, 3, 10, 11 and 12 of Block 8 of the Carl' s Addition, City of Siloam Springs; was read on its second and third reading. A motion to adopt Ordinance 19- 23 was made by Carroll and seconded by Smiley. Motion passed unanimously. 1St Item F: Ordinance 19- 24/ Reading/ Annexation of 39. 963 acres/ 3901 E. Kenwood Street. Ben Rhoads briefed the item. Following brief comments from the Board, a motion to place Ordinance 19- 24 on its first reading, suspending the rules and reading title only, was made by Burns and seconded by Rissler. Motion passed unanimously. An ordinance entitled: An Ordinance Accepting the Annexation of Certain Territory to the City of Siloam Springs, Arkansas and Assigning same to a Ward; was read on its first reading. Item G: Resolution 33- 19/ Establishing Rates for Taxi Car LLC. Don Clark briefed the item. Following comments and questions from the Board, a Motion to approve Resolution 33- 19 was made by Coleman and seconded by Smiley. Motion passed unanimously. Item H: August Financials. Patterson pointed out each Director had received a copy and instructed, if there were any questions, to contact him or Christina Petriches. Administrator' s Report. Patterson expanded on the presentation of John Wilkerson in the workshop presented before the Board meeting. He announced the Block Party for the East Kenwood Street residents would be October 3' d from 6- 7 pm behind Auto Zone; that Fire Station# 2 would hold a Grand Reopening 9th 21st; on October at 4 pm; Fall Clean- Up would be the week of October reported an expenditure in the  Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Page 1 3 fire department in the amount of$20,732.97 to Willtech Enterprises, Inc. to complete the alarm system at Fire Station# 2; and reminded the audience that there would be budget work sessions before the next four board meetings. Directors' Reports: Mayor Turner the Boys& reported Girls Club would be holding a ribbon cutting October 3' at 5pm for the Tech Center; and that the Outstanding Leadership banquet, honoring Wayne Mays, would be held at 6 pm in the Simmons Great Hall on the campus of John Brown University. Hunt said she was happy for the new taxi service coming to town; that she had heard good things about the Homegrown Festival; that John Brown has celebrated its 100- year celebration last weekend; thanked Director Carroll for presenting the Proclamation; and congratulated Wayne Mays and thanked him for his service. Burns congratulated JBU on its centennial celebration; said the Homegrown Festival was great; pointed out two events had been held at the Chautauqua Amphitheatre over the weekend; pointed out the number of small businesses on East Main Street; and asked for patience as the city moves forward with the upcoming work on East Main. Rissler thanked Wayne Mays for his work with the Chamber; and asked that the City look at its fireworks ordinance with the upcoming new year. Carroll said he would be attending the Kenwood Street celebration; congratulated Mays; said he looked forward to the grand reopening of Fire Station# 2; and the open house at fire station# 1 on October 12th; said he was proud of the" show- casing" the community did last weekend; was happy about the annexation on E. Kenwood and with the progress on Lake Francis Drive. Smiley congratulated Mays; said she was happy with the grading and resurfacing work at the parking lot on Mt. Olive across from city hall; pointed out the shelter had several animals available for adoption; asked everyone to spay and neuter their pets; and pointed out the Farmer' s Market was still open. Coleman congratulated John Brown University on its centennial celebration; and encouraged everyone to attend the Outstanding Civic Leader dinner honoring Wayne Mays Thursday. 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