By MONROE ROARK
mroark@TheCitizenNews.com

The Fayetteville City Council has once again decided that it is unnecessary to conduct a workshop prior to its regular meeting.

The workshop scheduled for tonight has been cancelled due to a lack of agenda items, City Clerk Judy Stephens said Monday. The regular meeting will be Monday at 7 p.m. at City Hall.

The other workshop scheduled for this month, set for Aug. 2 before the Aug. 7 regular meeting, was called off for the same reason.

The only item likely to be voted on Monday is a contract with the state Department of Transportation for the construction of Jeff Davis Drive turn lanes from Lanier Avenue to Jimmy Mayfield Boulevard. The contract is expected to amount to $224,357.70.

The remainder of the $550,000 total cost will be picked up by the impact fee fund, according to a city staff memo. City officials expect to bid the project within two months.

Public hearings are on the agenda concerning the annexation and rezoning request for the proposed Deer Pointe development on the west side of town, but those will not be ruled on because the Planning and Zoning Commission has not yet voted on the development plan and is expected to table it for another month at Tuesday's regular meeting.