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Votes at a glance: Conway City Council, Feb. 10, 2025
Summary
Summary of motions, ordinances and resolutions the Conway City Council adopted or considered at the Feb. 10 meeting, with outcomes and key details.
At its Feb. 10, 2025 meeting the Conway City Council approved multiple ordinances, a resolution and other measures. Key outcomes:
- Waive three readings for ordinances on tonight's agenda (motion): Passed, 7-0.
- Resolution R-25-03: Adopt condemnation and demolition for property at 1001 McNutt Road, Trailer 201. Passed, 7-0. Staff reported emergency response, animal removals (2 dogs and 23 cats) and building-inspector findings that the unit was unsafe.
- Ordinance O-25-17: Appropriate funds (~$130,000) for fiber-optic installation and equipment on Dave Ward Drive traffic-signal corridor. Passed, 7-0.
- Ordinance O-25-18: Appropriate funds for computer technology and security equipment at the Transportation Department's new location (transcript: "800 South Park Riot"). Passed, 7-0. Staff said the move is expected in April and that IT inventory was completed; exact appropriation amount was not read into the record at the time.
- Ordinance O-25-19: Annex property of 43.05 acres on Sturgis Road, with initial R-1 zoning. Passed, 7-0. Planning commission review occurred in January and applicant provided right-of-way dedication letters for 1,100 feet of Sturgis Road.
- Ordinance O-25-20: Appropriate proceeds (sale of old battery backup system components) back into building maintenance for the Conway Emergency Operations Center. Passed, 7-0.
- Order O-25-21: Accept Arkansas Department of Public Safety grant funds for the Conway Police Department to purchase two additional drones (to provide one per shift plus crime suppression team). Passed, 7-0.
- Ordinance (unnumbered in transcript for this line, emergency clause noted): Appropriate $500,000 from the pay-as-you-go fund for Conway Police Department vehicle purchases (police vehicles). Passed with emergency clause, 7-0.
- Minutes of the Jan. 28, 2025 meeting: Approved, 7-0.
All votes noted above recorded as unanimous among voting members present; Councilmember Grimes was absent due to a medical procedure. Where the transcript did not specify exact appropriation amounts for some items, the vote summary notes that the amount was "not specified."
