Board of Directors Meeting

Agenda

January 12, 2016, Agenda Meeting

4:00 PM

To set the agenda for the January 19, 2016, Board of Directors Meeting

6:00 PM

PRESENTATIONS

Government Finance Officers Association Excellence in Financial Reporting Award (January 12, 2016)

Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award (January 12, 2016)

Arkansas Government Finance Officers Association Finance Officer of the Year Award – Colleen Young (January 12, 2016)

30 Crossing – Jim McKenzie, Metroplan Executive Director (January 12, 2016)

Modifications

DEFERRALS:
19. ORDINANCES (Deferred at the applicant’s request until February 16, 2016)	Z-7500-E: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned Commercial District titled Cantrell West Re-Establishment and Revised Long-Form PCD, located in the 4600 Block of Cantrell Road, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Deferred from November 10, 2015, at the applicant’s request) Planning Commission: 1 aye; 10 nays; and 0 absent. Staff recommends denial. Synopsis: The applicant is appealing the Planning Commission’s denial of a Planned Commercial Development request to allow the development of three (3) buildings containing office and commercial uses. (Located in Ward 5)
20. ORDINANCES (Deferred at the applicant’s request until March 1, 2016)	Z-9048: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned Commercial District titled 719 North Spruce Street Short-Form PD-C, located at 719 North Spruce Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 5 ayes; 4 nays; and 2 absent. Staff recommends denial. Synopsis: The applicant is appealing the Planning Commission’s denial of a PDC, Planned Development Commercial, request to allow the rear-yard area of a single-family home to be used as parking for commercial businesses located along Kavanaugh Boulevard. (Located in Ward 3)

CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 7)
1. MOTION	To approve the minutes of the June 16, 2015, July 21, 2015, August 4, 2015, and August 18, 2015, Little Rock City Board of Directors Meetings.
2. RESOLUTION	G-23-438-A: To set February 2, 2016, as the date of public hearing on the petition to abandon the undeveloped portion of the forty-four (44)-foot wide Rose Street right-of-way, located between North Lookout Road and Kenyon Street, in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes.
3. RESOLUTION Board Communication	To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Dell Inc., for the purchase of thirty-two (32) Laptop Computers for the newly-purchased Patrol Vehicles for the Little Rock Police Department, in the total purchase price of $115,409.55, utilizing the Arkansas State Contract Purchasing Agreement; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Approval of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Dell Incorporated for the purchase of thirty two (32) Laptop Computers for the Little Rock Police Department. Total cost of this purchase is $115,409.55.
4. RESOLUTION Board Communication	To authorize the City Manager to execute a contract increase for Hawkins Weir Engineers, Inc., in the amount of $27,110.00, for additional improvements to Adams Street; and for other purposes. (Funding from the 2012 3/8-Cent Capital Improvement Sales Tax) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to execute a change order with Hawkins Weir Engineers, Inc., for Project No. 13-2-32D, for sewer line relocation work for the Adams Street Improvement Project. (Located in Ward 2)
5. RESOLUTION Board Communication	To authorize the use of eminent domain on the W Street Improvement Project; and for other purposes. (Funding from the 2012 3/8-Cent Capital Improvement Sales Tax) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes the City Attorney to use eminent domain to complete acquisition of right-of-way, temporary construction easements and land for improvements to W Street from Grant Street to University Avenue, Project No. 13-3-19k. (Located in Ward 3)
6. RESOLUTION Board Communication	To authorize the City Manager to purchase 2016 Little Rock Marathon Participant and Volunteer Shirts from Bluff City Sports, in the amount of $81,067.22; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager to purchase 2016 Little Rock Marathon participant and volunteer shirts from Bluff Sports for $81,067.22.
7. RESOLUTION	To seek analysis by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Commission of issues for the proposed 30 Crossing Project; and for other purposes.
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ITEMS (Items 8 - 15)
8. ORDINANCE Board Communication Write-Up Proposed Amendments	To amend Chapter 36 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, to provide for the modification of various procedures, definitions and land use regulations; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 11 ayes; 0 nays; and 0 absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Staff, through the Little Rock Planning Commission, is proposing a package of amendments to Chapter 36 of the Code of Ordinances, the Zoning Ordinance.
9. ORDINANCE Board Communication Write-Up Zoning Map 2 Land Use Plan 2 Zoning Map 3 Land Use Plan 3 Zoning Map 4 Land Use Plan 4 Zoning Map 5 Land Use Plan 5 Zoning Map 6 Land Use Plan 6 Zoning Map 7 Land Use Plan 7 Zoning Map 8 Land Use Plan 8 Zoning Map 9 Land Use Plan 9	LU15-01: To amend the Land Use Plan in the area north of Interstate 630 – Union Pacific Railroad, to Interstate 430; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 10 ayes; 0 nays; and 1 absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: In an effort to make the Land Use Plan more reflective of the existing and likely near future land use patterns, several changes are being proposed in the Land Use Plan in the area north of Interstate 630 from Interstate 430 to the Arkansas State Capitol. (Located in Wards 3, 4 & 6)
10. ORDINANCE Board Communication Write-Up Zoning Map Sketch	MSP15-02: To amend the Master Street Plan (Ordinance No. 20,117) to change the design standard for Kanis Road, from Walnut Grove Road to Chenal Downs Boulevard; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 7 ayes; 4 nays; and 0 absent. Staff recommends denial. Synopsis: To modify the design standard of Kanis Road from Walnut Grove Road to Chenal Downs Boulevard to two (2), 10.5 foot-lanes with no shoulder or sidewalk. (Located in the City’s Extraterritorial Jurisdiction)
11. ORDINANCE Board Communication Write-Up Zoning Map Land Use Plan Sketch	Z-3451-B: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned Office District titled Bennett Davis Group Short-Form POD, located at 1300 North Shackleford Road, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 10 ayes; 0 nays; and 1 absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The request is to rezone the property from R-2, Single-Family, with a Conditional Use Permit to allow a church to POD, Planned Office Development, to allow the use of the property for a printing, copying and graphic design business. (Located in Ward 4)
12. ORDINANCE Board Communication Write-Up Zoning Map Land Use Plan Sketch	Z-5817-F: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned Office District titled Little Rock Plastic Surgery Short-Form PD-O, located at 15104 – 15122 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 10 ayes; 0 nays; and 1 absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The request is a rezoning of the site from R-2, Single-Family, to PD-O, Planned Development Office, to allow for the construction of a new medical office clinic on the site. (Located in Ward 4)
13. ORDINANCE Board Communication Write-Up Zoning Map Land Use Plan Sketch	Z-6481-E: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned Commercial District titled K-Bird Restaurant Revised Short-Form PD-C, located at 600 North Tyler Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 9 ayes; 2 nays; and 0 absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The request is to amend the previously-approved PD-C, Planned Development – Commercial, to extend the hours of operation for the restaurant from a closing time of 6:30 PM to a closing time of 9:00 PM. (Located in Ward 3)
14. ORDINANCE Board Communication Write-Up Zoning Map Land Use Plan Sketch	Z-9092: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned Commercial District titled Bassett Short-Form PCD, located at 3211 – 3215 South Arch Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 11 ayes; 0 nays; and 0 absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicant is requesting a rezoning of the site from R-2, Single-Family, to PCD, Planned Commercial Development, to allow the reuse of this commercial building as a multi-tenant building utilizing C-1, Neighborhood Commercial District uses. (Located in Ward 1)
15. ORDINANCE Board Communication Write-Up Zoning Map Land Use Plan Sketch	Z-9096: To reclassify property located in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 10 ayes; 0 nays; and 1 absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The owner of the 0.4171-acre property located at 3800 Woodland Heights Road is requesting that the zoning be reclassified from R-2, Single-Family District, to O-3, General Office District. (Located in Ward 4)
PUBLIC HEARINGS (Items 16 - 20)
16. ORDINANCE	To establish and lay off Little Rock Municipal Property Owners’ Multipurpose Improvement District No. 20160-____; and for other purposes.
17. ORDINANCE Board Communication Write-Up Zoning Map Land Use Plan	G-24-049: To abandon an access easement and utility easement in the Magnolia Terrace Addition, located at 15104-15122 Cantrell Road, to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 10 ayes; 0 nays; and 1 absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicants are requesting the abandonment of a ten (10)-foot easement and right-of-way located in the southern portion of Lot 3, Phase 1, Gateway Town Center Addition; located at Bass Pro Drive and Interstate 30 North Frontage Road. (Located in Ward 5)
18. ORDINANCE Board Communication Write-Up Zoning Map Sketch	G-24-050: To abandon a utility easement, located in Lot 3, Phase 1, Gateway Town Center, in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicants are requesting the abandonment of a ten (10)-foot easement and right-of-way located in the southern portion of Lot 3, Phase 1, Gateway Town Center Addition; located at Bass Pro Drive and Interstate 30 North Frontage Road. (Located in Ward 7)
19. ORDINANCE Board Communication Write-Up Zoning Map Land Use Plan Sketch	Z-7500-E: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned Commercial District titled Cantrell West Re-Establishment and Revised Long-Form PCD, located in the 4600 Block of Cantrell Road, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Deferred from November 10, 2015, at the applicant’s request) Planning Commission: 1 aye; 10 nays; and 0 absent. Staff recommends denial. Synopsis: The applicant is appealing the Planning Commission’s denial of a Planned Commercial Development request to allow the development of three (3) buildings containing office and commercial uses. (Located in Ward 5)
20. ORDINANCE Board Communication Write-Up Zoning Map Land Use Plan Sketch	Z-9048: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned Commercial District titled 719 North Spruce Street Short-Form PD-C, located at 719 North Spruce Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 5 ayes; 4 nays; and 2 absent. Staff recommends denial. Synopsis: The applicant is appealing the Planning Commission’s denial of a PDC, Planned Development Commercial, request to allow the rear-yard area of a single-family home to be used as parking for commercial businesses located along Kavanaugh Boulevard. (Located in Ward 3)
REPORTS (Item 21)
21. REPORT	October 2015 Financial Report – Sara Lenehan, Finance Department Director (January 12, 2016)