HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-04-11 AGENDARick Elumbaugh, Mayor
Denise Johnston, Clerk
Timothy Meitzen, Attorney
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AGENDA
CITY OF BATESVILLE
CITY COUNCIL
500 EAST MAIN
BATESVILLE, AR 72501
April 11, 2023
5:30 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. INVOCATION
3. ROLL CALL BY CITY CLERK
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
6. COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None
COUNCILMEMBERS
Brittany Bennett
Thomas Bryant
Scott Fredricks
Julie Hinkle
Paige Hubbard
Fred Krug
Douglas Matthews
Chris Poole
8. NEW BUSINESS
A) Police Department Report
B) Engineer's Report
C) Fire Chief Report and recognition of department promotions
D) Parks Director Jeff Owens with a purchase request from the Perpetual
Maintenance fund
E) Ms. Crystal Johnson, Chamber CEO, with a quarterly A&P report
F) Consider an ordinance to amend the properties included in the Batesville
Commercial Historic District.
G) Executive Session for board appointment.
H) Financial report
9. COMMENTS FROM THE MAYOR
10. LIAISON REPORTS
11. COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS (by roll call)
12. ADJOURNMENT
"City of Hospitality"
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE PROPERTIES INCLUDED IN THE
BATESVILLE COMMERCIAL HISTORIC DISTRICT; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, it is the duty of the Batesville Downtown Historic District
Commission to safeguard the city's historic, aesthetic, and cultural heritage, as embodied
and reflected in such areas; and
WHEREAS, the Historic District Commission has the power to recommend to
the City Council the adoption of ordinances designating areas as having special historic
community or architectural value as "Historic District" and add these historic districts to
the provisions of this ordinances; and,
WHEREAS, the original boundary of the Batesville Downtown Historic District
conformed to the boundary of the National Register for said district, as per state law; and
WHEREAS, the boundary of said National Register has recently expanded,
therefore the Historic District Commission is recommending to the city that the Historic
District be expanded in order to conform with said Register; and,
WHEREAS, the City wishes the Historic District Commission's boundary to
remain in conformity with the National Register bounday.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: That Ordinance No. 2009-4-2, Sec 2., Titled "Batesville downtown
commercial Historic District", and Codified as 7.60.02 is hereby amended
as follows:
The Historic District shall consist of that area of the city shown on Exhibit 1,
which is attached hereto and made a part hereof. The downtown commercial Historic
District in Batesville, Arkansas is described as follows:
All properties facing Main and Central in Block 13; all properties facing
Main in Block 14; all of Block 15; all properties on Main in Blocks 16, 17, 18, 19,
and 20; and all properties fronting on Main on the north side of Block 21. On Block
35 bordered by College, Broad, Boswell, and Central, the half fronting on Broad,
more specifically the following parcels in the Old Town addition: Block 13, Lots 5-
10; Block 14, Lots 1-5; Block 15, Lots 1-10; Block 16, Lots 6-10; Block 17, Lots 5-8;
Block 18, Lots 1-4; Block 19, Lots 1-5; Block 20, Lots 6-10; Block 21, Lots 5-8; and
the one half of Block 35 facing Broad.
Section 2: That the City of Batesville Zoning Map shall be amended to reflect the
description of the Historic District contained in this ordinance.
Section 3: That all ordinances and parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 4:
If any portion or portions of this ordinance are deemed or held to be
invalid, such invalidity shall no
ordinance.
IT IS SO ORDAINED.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have set our hand
Attest:
Denise Johnston, Clerk
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