November 21, 2023
6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION: Director Dean Kumpuris
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE
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CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 – 14) |
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1. RESOLUTION |
To amend Little
Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 16,007 (June 6, 2023), to authorize the City
Manager to modify the Construction Contract with Carson & Associates,
Inc., to provide additional funds of $86,058.17 needed to complete the
project for a revised contract amount not to exceed $420,933.17, for the
rehabilitation of the Jericho Way Day Resource Center, located at 3000
Springer Boulevard, utilizing Emergency Solutions Grant Match Investment
Partnership Program Funds; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to amend the Construction Contract with Carson & Associates, Inc., for
the rehabilitation of the Jericho Way Day Resource Center, located at 3000
Springer Boulevard. |
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2. RESOLUTION |
To approve the use
of HOME CHDO Set-Aside Funds to Better Community Development, Inc., for the
development of three (3) affordable single-family housing units for sale
within the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Staff proposes utilizing HOME Investment
Partnership Program Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO)
Set-Aside Funds to produce affordable housing units. Better Community
Development, Inc., was one of the approved CHDO’s that returned proposals to
receive 15% Set-Aside HOME Funds under the Federal requirement. The funds will be used to develop three (3)
affordable single-family units for sale at 4118 West 11th Street;
3723 West 8th Street; and 1409 South Pine Street. |
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3. RESOLUTION |
To approve the use
of HOME CHDO Set-Aside Funds to the University District Development
Corporation, Inc., for the development of five (5) affordable housing rental housing
units for sale within the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other
purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Staff proposes utilizing HOME Investment
Partnership Program Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO)
Set-Aside Funds to produce affordable housing units. The University District
Development Corporation, Inc., was one of the approved CHDO’s that returned
proposals to receive 15% Set-Aside HOME Funds under the Federal
requirement. The funds will be used to
develop five (5) affordable rental housing units in the City of Little
Rock. |
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4. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City
Manager to enter into a contract with Fleming Controls and Power, in an amount
not to exceed $55,445.70, plus applicable taxes and fees, for the
installation and powering of lighting poles and various equipment at the
Little Rock Zoo; and for other purposes.
Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: To authorize the City Manager to enter into
a contract with Fleming Controls and Power for the installation and powering
of lighting poles and various equipment at the Little Rock Zoo. |
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5. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Landscape Structures, Inc., in an
amount not to exceed $200,000.00, for the construction of a custom playground
at Kiwanis Park; and for other purposes.
(Funding
from the Limited Tax General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution authorizing the City Manager
to execute a contract with Landscape Structures, Inc., for the construction
of a custom playground at Kiwanis Park. (Located in Ward 6) |
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6. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Landscape Structures, Inc., in an
amount not to exceed $170,000.00, for the construction of a custom playground
at Pankey Park; and for other purposes.
(Funding
from the Limited Tax General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution authorizing the City Manager
to execute a contract with Landscape Structures, Inc., for the construction of
a custom playground at Pankey Park. (Located in Ward 4) |
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7. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with ACS Playground Adventures, in an
amount not to exceed $60,000.00, for the construction of a pavilion located
at Pankey Park; and for other purposes.
(Funding
from the Limited Tax General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution authorizing the City Manager
to execute a contract with ACS Playground Adventures for the construction of
a pavilion located at Pankey Park. (Located in Ward 4) |
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8. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with HYDCO, Inc., in an amount not to
exceed $2,100,000.00, for the construction of the Jim Dailey Fitness &
Aquatics Center HVAC Natatorium Replacements and Improvements; and for other
purposes. (A portion of the funding from the Limited
Tax General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: To authorize the City Manager to enter
into a contract with HYDCO for construction of the Jim Dailey Fitness &
Aquatics Center HVAC Natatorium Replacements and Improvements. (Located in Ward 3) |
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9. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with GameTime, in an amount not to
exceed $90,000.00, for the construction of shade structures at Southwest
Community Center Pool; and for other purposes. (Funding from the American Rescue Plan Act) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: To authorize the City Manager to enter
into a contract with GameTime for the construction of shade structures at
Southwest Community Center Pool.
(Located in Ward 2) |
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10. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Colonel Glenn Church of Christ, in
the amount of $150,000.00, for the purchase of the property located at 7001
Colonel Glenn Road, to be used as park property for the future development of
the Tri-Creek Greenway; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: To authorize the City Manager to enter
into a contract with Colonel Glenn Church of Christ, to purchase the property
located at 7001 Colonel Glenn Road, to be used as park property for the
future development of the Tri Creek Greenway. (Located in Ward 6) |
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11. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Sprung Instant Structures, in an amount
not to exceed $424,068.25, plus applicable taxes and fees, and including a
15% contingency, for the purchase of a Signature Series Structure for the
temporary Fire Station No. 9, located at 1509 Green Mountain Drive; and for
other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: To authorize the City Manager to enter into
a contract with Sprung Instant Structures to purchase a Signature Series
Structure for the temporary Fire Station No. 9, located at 1509 Green
Mountain Drive. (Located in Ward 4) |
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12. RESOLUTION |
To amend Little
Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 16,133 (September 19, 2023), to correct, clarify
and authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Symetra
Financial as the selected provider for Hospital Indemnity Insurance for City
employees and their dependents for the period of January 1, 2024, to December
31, 2024; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a contract with Symetra Financial, for Hospital Indemnity
Insurance for City employees and their dependents for the period of January
1, 2024, to December 31, 2024. |
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13. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
execution of an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas, and Grant County, Arkansas, granting the Little Rock Ambulance
Authority, d/b/a Metropolitan Emergency Ambulance Services (MEMS) to Grant
County, Arkansas; and for other purposes.
Staff recommends approval. |
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14. RESOLUTION |
G-23-489: To set December 5, 2023, as the
date of public hearing on the request to abandon the sixty (60)-foot wide
excess Cooper Orbit Road Right-of-Way, located between Panther Branch Drive
and Kanis Road, in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other
purposes. |
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GROUPED
ITEMS (Items 15 - 20) |
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15. ORDINANCE |
Z-9761:
To approve a
Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned Commercial Development
titled McGrath1 STR-2 PCD, located at 407 Van Buren Street, Little Rock,
Arkansas, to amend the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Planning Commission: 7
ayes; 0 nays; 2 absent; and 2 open positions) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The
applicant is requesting that the 0.16-acre property, located at 407 North Van
Buren Street, be rezoned from R-4, Two Family District, to PCD, Planned
Commercial Development, to allow for one (1) unit of a tri-plex to be used as
a Short-Term Rental (STR-2). (Located
in Ward 3) |
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16. ORDINANCE |
Z-9762:
To approve a
Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned Commercial Development
titled McGrath2 STR-2 PCD, located at 710 Beechwood Street, Little Rock,
Arkansas, to amend the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Deferred from October 17, 2020)(Planning Commission: 9
ayes; 0 nays; 0 absent; and 2 open positions) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The
applicant is requesting that the 0.17-acre property, located at 710 Beechwood
Street, be rezoned from O-3, General Office District, to PCD, Planned
Commercial Development, to allow for a Short-Term Rental (STR-2). (Located in Ward 3) |
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17. ORDINANCE |
Z-9830:
To approve a
Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned Development –
Commercial titled Jo Investments STR-2 PD-C, located at 1323 Cumberland
Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, to amend the Official Zoning Map of the City
of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Planning Commission:
7 ayes; 0 nays; 2
absent; and 2 open positions) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The
applicant is requesting that the 0.16-acre property, located at 1323
Cumberland Street, be rezoned from R-4A. Low Density Residential District, to
PD-C, Planned Development – Commercial, to allow for the use of the property
as Short-Term Rental (STR-2). (Located
in Ward 1) |
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18. ORDINANCE |
Z-9832:
To approve a
Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned Development –
Commercial titled Hold Fast Homes STR-2 PD-C, located at 2608 West 6th
Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, to amend the Official Zoning Map of the City
of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Planning Commission:
7 ayes; 0 nays; 2
absent; and 2 open positions) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The
applicant is requesting that the 0.15-acre property, located at 2608 West 6th
Street, be rezoned from R-3, Single-Family District, to PD-C, Planned
Development – Commercial, to allow for the use of the property as a
Short-Term Rental (STR-2). (Located in
Ward 3) |
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19. ORDINANCE |
Z-9836:
To approve a
Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned Development –
Commercial titled Freeman STR-2 PD-C located at 14515 Jerome Drive, Little
Rock, Arkansas, to amend the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Planning Commission: 6
ayes; 0 nays; 3 absent; and 2 open positions) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The
applicant is requesting that the 0.93-acre property, located at 14515 Jerome
Drive, be rezoned from R-2, Single-Family District, to PD-C, Planned
Development – Commercial, to allow for the use of the property as a
Short-Term Rental (STR-2). (Located in
Ward 4) |
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20. ORDINANCE |
Z-9838:
To approve a
Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned Development –
Commercial titled Infinity Homes STR-2 PD-C located at
321 North Pierce Street, Little Rock,
Arkansas, to amend the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Planning Commission: 7
ayes; 0 nays; 2 absent; and 2 open positions) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The
applicant is requesting that the 0.14-acre property, located at 321 North
Pierce Street, be rezoned from R-2, Single-Family District, to PD-C, Planned
Development – Commercial, to allow for the use of the property as a
Short-Term Rental (STR-2). (Located in
Ward 3) |
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SEPARATE ITEMS (Items 21 - 24) |
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21. ORDINANCE |
Z-9839:
To approve a
Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned Commercial Development
titled Allen Mixed-Use located at 2219 Wilson Road, Little Rock, Arkansas, to amend the
Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other
purposes. (Planning Commission: 7
ayes; 0 nays; 2 absent; and 2 open positions) Staff
recommends denial. Synopsis: The
applicant is requesting that the 0.32-acre property, located at 2219 Wilson
Road, be rezoned from R-2, Single-Family District, to PCD, Planned Commercial
Development, to allow for the use of the property as a pottery studio, music
studio and urban garden site for disadvantaged youth. (Located in Ward 6) |
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22. ORDINANCE |
To amend Chapter
23, Article IV, Division 3, § 23-115 of the Little Rock Revised Code
of Ordinances (1988), to provide for a revision of the purposes and
procedures concerning Certificates of Appropriateness; and for other
purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: An amendment to Little Rock Code § 23-115
to revise purposes and procedures concerning Certificates of Appropriateness. |
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23. ORDINANCE |
To amend Chapter
36, Article V, Division VI, §36-342.1, of the Little Rock Revised Code of
Ordinances (1988), to provide for the modification of various procedures and
land use regulations related to the UU, Urban District, Zoning
Classification; and for other purposes.
(Planning Commission: 7
ayes; 0 nays; 2 absent; and 2 open positions) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: An
ordinance to amend the UU, Urban Use District, Zoning Classification with
respect to ground-mounted signs and building height. |
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24. ORDINANCE |
To declare it
impractical and unfeasible to bid; to authorize the City Manager to extend
the contract with Arkansas Municipal League Municipal Vehicle Program, at a
total cost of $1,300,000.00, to administer a Self-Insurance Program for the
City of Little Rock’s Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance; and for other
purposes. Staff recommends approval Synopsis: An ordinance authorizing the City Manager
to enter into a contract with Arkansas Municipal League Municipal Vehicle
Program to administer a Self-Insurance Program for the City of Little Rock’s
motor vehicles. This allows coverage
for Liability, Compensation and Collision Insurance for City Vehicles. |
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EXECUTIVE SESSION (Item 25) |
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25. RESOLUTION |
To make appointment
to City of Little Rock Boards & Commissions. Synopsis: Rock Region Metropolitan Transit Authority
Board of Directors (1 position) |
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DISCUSSIONS (Item 26) |
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26. DISCUSSION |
2024 Budget |
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CITIZEN COMMUNICATION Three (3) minutes are allowed to present a
specific item that is not already on the Agenda. This time is allotted for
any person to express a written or oral viewpoint, or other message to the
Board of Directors. A maximum of thirty (30) minutes is allotted for citizen
communications each meeting.
Individuals wishing to address the City Board during Citizen
Communication will be required to submit a yellow card to the City Clerk
prior to the official start of the meeting.
Citizen Communication Cards are available on the table in the hallway
located outside of the Board Chambers.
Citizen Communication will be held immediately following the Consent
Agenda items on the first Tuesday and at the end of the printed Agenda on the
third Tuesday. |
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