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Fayetteville council approves TAP grant, grant applications, budget moves and school contract signature
Summary
The board approved accepting a $500,471 TAP grant (with a required city match), authorized several grant applications and budget actions, approved opening an animal control escrow account and authorized signatories, moved fire truck funds into a CD, and granted the mayor permission to sign an $8.91 million school contract.
The Fayetteville Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Jan. 13 approved several funding and administrative measures, including acceptance of a Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant and permission for the mayor to sign a large school contract.
The council voted to accept a TAP grant of $500,471; the board noted this represents 80% of the project and that the city will provide a required match (recorded in the packet as $125,117.75). Alderman Keenan moved to accept the grant; Alderman Alder seconded. The roll call recorded Aye votes from Alder, Bradford, Keenan and Faulkner and No votes from Allen and Small; the motion carried. Finance staff said the match is expected to come from the general fund or existing grant funds under review.
The board also granted permission to apply for an Office of Outdoor Recreation grant and a Community Development Block Grant (both motions carried), approved an easement for a driveway access on 4th Avenue, adopted a budget calendar for the spring budget cycle and approved Budget Amendment No. 8 (Ordinance 2026‑02) to make adjustments across multiple sections.
Separately, the council approved opening a separate animal control escrow bank account to hold fines, donations and adoption fees and authorized the mayor, Vice Mayor Bradford, City Administrator Kevin Owens and the finance director to be signatories for that account. The board voted to move $500,000 reserved for a fire truck into a certificate of deposit while the vehicle is awaited; the finance director recommended a 12‑month CD at Bank of Lincoln County at 3.6%.
On a separate item, the board granted the mayor permission to sign the Fayetteville City Schools demolition/project contract totaling $8,912,768.90 after state hazard mitigation staff (Shannon Ball) confirmed the state account and an extension for cost overrun had been approved. Ball explained the difference between a federal/state‑qualified safe room and a shelter and said the school board typically finalizes an operations and maintenance plan at project closeout. The motion to permit signature passed.
What’s next: Several items (grant applications, budget amendments, and the mayoral signature authorization) passed and will move to implementation by staff; the TAP grant acceptance requires the matching funds to be identified in upcoming budget or grant accounts.
