Russellville public meetings in 2022

Airport Commission

The record indicates that no meetings were held by the Russellville Airport Commission during October, November, or December 2022. No actions were taken.

City Council

The City Council approved updated zoning and land subdivision codes effective January 1, 2023. The council also passed 2023 budgets for special funds and the street fund, and updated water and wastewater service rates.

• Adopted revised City Zoning Code (6-0)
• Adopted revised Land Subdivision and Development Code (6-0)
• Approved 2023 Special Fund, EMS, Fire, and Street Fund budgets (6-0)
• Amended water and wastewater system rates and fees (6-0)
• Approved Guaranteed Maximum Price for Downtown Streetscape Project (5-2)
• Approved $110,500 appropriation for Municipal Airport fuel and sales tax (6-0)
• Approved appointment of Adam Anderson (City Corp), Larry Smith and Justin Cothren (Planning Commission), and Seth Lake (Airport Commission) (6-0)
• Tabled revised City Animal Control Code (6-0)

Oakland Cemetery Commission

The Commission approved the November 15, 2022, meeting minutes. Members reviewed the November financial report and scheduled interviews for mowing contract bidders to be submitted to the Finance Committee.

• Approved November 15, 2022 meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Scheduled mowing contract bidder interviews for December 16 and 19

Planning Commission

The Planning Commission approved the vacation of a 15-foot right-of-way at 805 E Parkway and a 10-foot utility easement at 103 Dawn Circle. A request to table a special use permit for an automobile wrecking yard was also approved.

• Approved request to table Special Use Permit for automobile wrecking/salvage yard at 4320 E Main St (Unanimous)
• Approved vacation of 15’ right-of-way at 805 E Parkway with a 15-foot Public Utility Easement for Summit Utilities (Unanimous)
• Approved vacation of 10’ utility easement at 103 Dawn Circle (Unanimous)

Airport Commission

The record indicates that no meetings took place in October, November, or December 2022. No decisions were made during this period.

Board of Adjustment

The Board of Adjustment approved variance requests for a home addition at 2274 S. Elmira Ave and an oversized accessory building at 1820 Marina Road. Two other variance requests were withdrawn, and one was tabled.

• Approved minutes from November 3, 2022 (unanimous)
• Tabled variance for addition and side yard setback at 1109 Parker Road (unanimous)
• Withdrew variance for front yard swimming pool at 2614 W 2nd Lane (unanimous)
• Approved variance for front yard setback remodel at 2274 S. Elmira Ave (unanimous)
• Approved variance for accessory building size and setback at 1820 Marina Road (unanimous)
• Withdrew variance for front yard setback at 208 N Cleveland (unanimous)

City Council

The City Council approved Resolution No. 2100, granting a special use permit for a utility substation. The project is located at 1412 W C Street.

• Approved Special Use Permit for utility substation at 1412 W C Street (5-0)

City Council

The City Council adopted the 2023 General Fund, Mayor's Office, Administration, and Street Fund budgets. The council also established new ambulance fee schedules and authorized the use of eminent domain for the Latimore Tourist Home site.

• Adopted 2023 budgets for General Fund, Mayor's Office, Administration, and Street Fund (7-0)
• Approved Ordinance No. 2437 establishing ambulance fee schedules (7-0)
• Approved Resolution No. 2098 for acquisition of property via eminent domain for Latimore Tourist Home site (7-0)
• Approved $5,756,754.50 transfer from Federal Stimulus Fund to General Fund (7-0)
• Approved $215,013.30 and $33,201.90 appropriations for 2022 stipends (7-0)
• Denied rezoning request for certain reality (7-0)
• Approved Special Use Permit for automobile sales and service at 1607 S. Knoxville Ave (7-0)
• Tabled ordinance to repeal ban on specific dog breeds until December meeting (7-0)

Oakland Cemetery Commission

The Commission approved the minutes from the October 18, 2022 meeting. Members reviewed the October 2022 financial report and discussed a recent conservation workshop. Ground maintenance bids were forwarded to the Finance Board and City Council for approval.

• Approved October 18, 2022 meeting minutes (unanimous)

Planning Commission

The commission approved a 45-unit multi-family complex and two special use permits for auto sales and a utility substation. A rezoning request for a residential property was denied, and several other applications were withdrawn or tabled.

• Approved 45-unit multi-family complex at 101 N Independence (unanimous)
• Approved Special Use Permit for auto sales and service at 1607 S Knoxville Ave (unanimous)
• Approved Special Use Permit for TCW utility substation at 1412 W C Street (unanimous)
• Denied rezoning from R-2 to R-3 at 1159 Jimmy Lile (unanimous)
• Withdrew rezoning at 128 E Main (unanimous)
• Withdrew billboard permit at 128 E Main (unanimous)
• Withdrew billboard permit at 2704 N Arkansas Ave (unanimous)
• Tabled salvage yard permit at 4320 E Main St and right-of-way vacation at 805 E Parkway (unanimous)

Board of Adjustment

The Board approved a variance for an 18-foot sound barrier for a cryptocurrency mining operation and a signage increase for River Valley Radio. A variance for an accessory building at 108 Riverstone was also approved. Requests regarding a pool and fence at 2614 W 2nd Lane and a variance at 1109 Parker Road were tabled.

• Approved 18-foot sound barrier fence at 615 Tyler Road with stipulation that fence be removed if business ceases operation (Unanimous)
• Approved signage variance for 224 total square feet at 2705 Parkway Drive (Unanimous)
• Approved accessory building variance for 1,615 square feet at 108 Riverstone (Unanimous)
• Tabled variance for addition and side yard setback at 1109 Parker Road (Unanimous)
• Tabled variance for swimming pool and fence height at 2614 W 2nd Lane (Unanimous)
• Approved October 6, 2022 meeting minutes (Unanimous)
• Approved changing December 2023 meeting date to November 28, 2023 (Unanimous)

Airport Commission

The record indicates that no meetings were held by the Russellville Airport Commission during October, November, or December 2022.

Russellville Historic District Commission

The Russellville Historic District Commission approved a Certificate of Appropriateness for a 2' x 3' sign for Shades Salon, as recommended by staff. The commission also discussed progress on the Latimer Tourist Home relocation and a planned neighborhood meeting for the Old Town Historic District. Meeting dates for November and December were set but may be canceled if no applications are pending.

• Approved Certificate of Appropriateness for 2' x 3' sign at Shades Salon, 114 S. Commerce Avenue (voice vote)
• Approved minutes of September 22, 2022 meeting as corrected (voice vote)
• Set November 15 and December 13 as meeting dates, with agreement to cancel if no COAs to review

City Council

The council approved a $1.35 million Brookside drainage improvement project and a $245,000 sewer line purchase from Dover. It also tabled a breed-specific dog ban ordinance for a work session and passed a revised zoning code on first reading. All financial reports and most resolutions passed 8-0.

• Approved $1,351,152 Brookside drainage improvement project (8-0)
• Approved $245,000 sewer line purchase from City of Dover (8-0)
• Approved $54,955 whitewater park feasibility study (8-0)
• Approved $43,500 for live fire training facility engineering (8-0)
• Approved $240,000 ACEDP grant for Phoenix Innovation equipment (8-0)
• Tabled breed-specific dog ban repeal for work session (7-1)
• Approved private club permit for River Valley Hospitality (7-1)
• Approved revised zoning code on first reading (7-1)