Council action

Bentonville’s City Council met Tuesday and approved:

• Appointing Aaron Kohn to the Public Art Advisory Committee. The appointment is to fill Position 4 vacated by Brittany Braithwaite because she moved outside the city. The term expires Oct. 31, 2021.

• A $187,518 budget adjustment for CARES Act money. Of that, $177,375 will go to city EMS employees. The other $10,143 will be used to offset the city portion of Medicare costs to the employees for the payments.

• An agreement with FTN Associates for work on the city drainage analysis.

• $150,000 to cover a work order for the city master drainage analysis.

• $975,000 for a reimbursable grant award from the Walton Family Foundation for construction of a tunnel for the Razorback Greenway as part of the Bella Vista Bypass project.

• Adjusting the terms of Lee Culpepper and Daniel Hintz on the Bentonville Advertising and Promotions Commission. It was discovered the terms should expire Dec. 31, 2023, instead of Dec. 31, 2024.

• A bid waiver for the city’s 2019-2020 portion of Benton County’s fiveyear contract with AT&T for enhanced 911 call-handling equipment. The payment to AT&T for the city’s 2019-2020 portion is prorated for seven months (about $21,329). In years two through five, the city’s portion will be about $36,570 annually.

• A bid award to Emergency Vehicle Specialist through participation in the HGAC Cooperative to purchase a self-contained breathing apparatus air compressor for Fire Station No. 7 for $42,558.