December 1, 2020
6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION: Director Kathy Webb
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
ROCK Academy Graduates
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CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 – 11) |
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1. RESOLUTION |
To set December 15,
2020, as the date of public hearing to establish and layoff Little Rock,
Arkansas, Municipal Property Owners’ Multipurpose Improvement District No.
2020-002 (Bear Den Mountain Project); and for other purposes. |
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2. RESOLUTION |
To approve one (1)
Operator Permit and seventy-five (75) Taxicab Permits for Greater Little Rock
Transportation, LLC, for the period of January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021;
and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Approval of a resolution authorizing one
(1) Operator Permit and seventy-five (75) Taxicab Permits for Greater Little
Rock Transportation Service, LLC. |
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3. RESOLUTION |
To transfer title
of the properties located at 3515 West 11th Street, 3519 West 11th
Street and 3911 West 11th Street, from the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas, to Myron R. Jackson, to be used for Neighborhood
Revitalization Programs; and for other purposes. (Land Bank Commission: 5 ayes, 0 nays and 3 absent) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: In an effort by the land bank to maximize
the City’s revitalization efforts, staff would like to transfer the
properties located at 3515 West 11th Street, a 9,800 square-foot
residential lot, 3519 West 11th Street, a 4,795 square-foot
residential lot, and 3911 West 11th Street, a 5,980 square-foot
residential lot, to Myron R. Jackson, for the construction of multi-family
duplexes. |
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4. RESOLUTION |
To express the
willingness of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, to partner with the
Arkansas Department of Transportation
for Job No.061706, Interstate 440 and Fourche Dam Pike Interchange
Improvements; and for other purposes. (A portion of the funding is from the
3/8-Cent Capital Improvement Sales Tax)
Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the Mayor, or his
designated representative, to execute agreements with the Arkansas Department
of Transportation for improvements to the Fourche Dam Pike and Interstate 440
Interchange. |
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5. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Smart Ford, for a total purchase
price of $167,220.00, for the purchase of five (5) Ford F-250 4x4 Crew Cab
Trucks for the Little Rock Fire Department; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a contract with Smart Ford for the purchase of five (5) 2021
Ford F-250 4x4 Crew Cab Trucks for use as Quick Response Vehicles by the
Little Rock Fire Department. |
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6. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Redstone Construction Group, Inc.,
in an amount not to exceed $218,110.00, for the Fleet Maintenance Facility
and Impound Storage Lot Asphalt Overlay Project; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a contract enter into an agreement with Redstone Construction
Group, Inc., for the Fleet Maintenance Facility and Impound Storage Lot Fleet
Services Department Asphalt Overlay Project. |
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7. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter increase the contract amount with American Structure,
Inc., in the amount $18,352.60, for completion of work on the Colobus/Serval
Habitat at the Little Rock Zoo; and for other purposes. (Funding from the 3/8-Cent Capital
Improvement Sales Tax) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to increase the contract amount for American Structure, Inc., to complete
work on the Colobus/Serval Habitat at the Little Rock Zoo. |
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8. RESOLUTION |
To authorize entry
into a contract with The First Tee of Central Arkansas to maintain and
operate a Youth Golf Program for the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for
other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. |
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9. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with Pulaski
County, Arkansas, concerning the operation of the Pulaski County Regional
Detention Facility; and for other purposes.
Staff recommends approval. |
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10. RESOLUTION |
To require the 2020
Audit be performed in accordance with the Guidelines and Format prescribed by
the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants and the
United States Government Accountability Office; and for other
purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The resolution requires that the 2020 Audit
be performed in accordance with guidelines and formats prescribed by the
Governmental Accounting Standards Board, the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants and the United States Government Accountability Office. |
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11. RESOLUTION |
To
express the willingness of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, to partner with
the City of North Little Rock and the Arkansas Department of Transportation
to relocate portions of the Rock Region Metro Streetcar Infrastructure; and for
other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City of
Little Rock to form a partnership with the Arkansas Department of
Transportation, Pulaski County and the City of North Little Rock in order to
assist with the required costs associated with relocating the infrastructure for
the Rock Region Metro Streetcar System. |
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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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GROUPED ITEMS (Items 12 - 18) |
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12. ORDINANCE |
To amend portions
of provisions of Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code Chapter 13, Article II, § 13-51
(E)(5) (1988), to provide for the adoption by reference of the February 26,
2021, Flood Insurance Study and Flood Insurance Rate Maps to be administered
by the City of Little Rock as the effective maps; to declare an emergency; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: An ordinance to adopt the February 26,
2021, Flood Insurance Rate Maps and Flood Insurance Study prepared by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency for Coleman Creek in Little Rock,
Arkansas. |
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13. ORDINANCE |
To declare it
impractical and unfeasible to bid; to authorize the City Manager to enter
into a contract with MidSouth Railroad Service, in an amount not to exceed
$247,983.00, for Railroad Equipment and Services for the Fourche Dam Pike
Widening Project; and for other purposes.
(A
portion of the funding is from the 3/8-Cent Capital Improvement Sales
Tax) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: An ordinance to authorize the City Manager
to waive competitive bidding and award a contract to MidSouth Railroad
Service for the Fourche Dam Pike Widening Project. |
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14. ORDINANCE |
To condemn certain
structures in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, as structural, fire and
health hazards; to provide for summary abatement procedures; to direct City
Staff to take such action as is necessary to raze and remove said structures;
to declare an emergency; and
for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Four (4) residential structures are in a
severely dilapidated, deteriorated and/or burned condition causing a negative
environmental impact on the residential neighborhoods in which they are
located. All Notices have been mailed
in accordance with Arkansas State Law. |
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15. ORDINANCE |
To
fix and impose the aggregate amount of fees and charges to be paid to the
City of Little Rock, Arkansas, by Entergy Corporation and the method of
payment thereof; to amend Section 9 of Little Rock, Ark., Ordinance No.
11,683 (December 6, 1965); and for other
purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Approval of an ordinance levying a
Franchise Fee to be paid by Entergy Corporation. This Franchise Fee should remain in effect
until otherwise amended by the Board of Directors. |
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16. ORDINANCE |
To
amend Little Rock, Ark., Ordinance No. 11,366 (March 4, 1963) as amended, to
provide for levying a Franchise Fee to be paid by CenterPoint Energy ARKLA;
to provide for the payment thereof; and for other
purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Approval of an ordinance levying a
Franchise Fee to be paid by CenterPoint Energy ARKLA. This Franchise Fee should remain in effect
until otherwise amended by the Board of Directors. |
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17. ORDINANCE |
To
levy Franchise Fees to be paid by all carriers providing Local Access
Telephone Services; to provide for the payment thereof; and for other
purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Approval of an ordinance levying a
Franchise Fee to be paid by all carriers providing local access telephone
service. This Franchise Fee should
remain in effect until otherwise amended by the Board of Directors. |
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18. ORDINANCE |
To
fix and impose the amount of fees and charges to be paid to the City of
Little Rock, Arkansas, by all companies that provide interstate or intrastate
Long Distance Telecommunication Services, and all business incidental to, or
connected with, the conducting of such telephone business in the City of
Little Rock, Arkansas; to amend Section 3 of Little Rock, Ark., Ordinance No.
15,706 (July 5, 1989); and for other
purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Approval of an ordinance levying a
Franchise Fee for companies providing Long Distance Telephone Service in
Little Rock for 2021. |
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SEPARATE
ITEMS (Items 19 – 20) |
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19. RESOLUTION |
To support a
Targeted Community Development Initiative to address the lack of development
in strategic sections of the City; and for other purposes. (Tabled from October 6, 2020)
(Sponsored by Directors Richardson and Wright) |
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20. ORDINANCE |
To permit Dockless
Mobility Technology within the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; to amend Little
Rock, Ark., Rev Code §§ 32-463; 32-494; 32-496 (1988); to permit the use of
Dockless Mobility Units on public streets in Central Business Districts, or
other designated areas; to establish certain standards for the use of such
technology; to establish a Business Licenses Fee and Franchise Fee for use of
the City right-of-way; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. (Deferred from
November 17, 2020) (1st & 2nd Reading held on
November 17, 2020) |
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PUBLIC HEARINGS (Items 21 - 22) |
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21. ORDINANCE |
Z-9500:
To approve a
Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned Commercial District,
titled Goodwin Manor Long-Form PCD, located at 3708 Garrison Road, Little
Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City
of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for
other purposes. (Planning Commission: 4 ayes; 5 nays; and 2 absent) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicants, Gary and Andrea Goodwin,
are appealing the Planning Commission’s recommendation of denial of the
Goodwin Manor Long-Form PCD located at 3708 Garrison Road. |
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22. ORDINANCE |
Z-9525:
To approve a
Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned Residential District,
titled Mountain Park PRD, located at the northeast and northwest corners of
North Taylor Street and P Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the
Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other
purposes. (Planning Commission: 4 ayes; 4 nays; and 3 absent) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicant, Forest Park Partners, LLC,
is appealing the Planning Commission’s recommendation of denial of the
Mountain Park Addition PRD, located at the northeast and northwest corners of
North Taylor Street and P Street. |
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SEPARATE ITEM (Item 23) |
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23. ORDINANCE |
To provide for and
to adopt the 2021 Budget for the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, for the
period beginning January 1, 2021, and ending December 31, 2021; to
appropriate resources and uses for every expenditure item and fund; to declare an emergency; and for
other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. |