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Minutes from the special called City Council meeting on February 13, 2006
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SPECIAL CALLED CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - February 13, 2006
The Jonesboro City Council met Monday, 13, 2006, at 12:00 noon for a special called meeting. Members present were: Mayor Doug Formon, City Clerk, Donna K. Jackson, City Attorney Crego and eleven council members. Those members were: Farmer, Province, Hargis, Moore, Perrin, Street, Johnson, Dover, Furr, McCall and Ashley. Councilwoman Williams was unable to attend.
Mayor Formon stated the purpose of the meeting was for approval of a contract with Mr. Jim Maddox Architects, Inc for architectural services related to the immediate repair of the Justice Complex; and approval of a contract with Environmental Enterprise Group, Inc. to perform an asbestos/indoor air quality survey of the fire department facilities located at 316 W. Washington.
Mr. Maddox provided a presentation of what was needed to comply with the recommendations of Dr. Tom Parsons of A.S.U. who did a structural analysis of the Justice Complex. Giving a history of the Justice Complex from its origination as a grocery store (Safeway), Mr. Maddox read a paragraph from a letter sent to Mayor Brodell on October 23, 1995, whereby the consulting engineer at the time, Mr. Fred Hegi, recommended immediate evacuation of the building. He explained this letter was sent after the roof collapsed, and an additional $100,000 was spent for repairs. Mr. Maddox stated the recommendation of Dr. Parsons calls for the installation of seven columns in order to reduce the stress on the roof, but explained it will not solve the seismic requirements for a public safety type facility. He explained for Police facilities and Fire facilities the seismic requirements are 50% percent greater, and given this fact the Justice Complex cannot be corrected according to code. When asked if it would be better to remove the building and build a new facility it was explained the building once it has b...
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