December 7, 2021
6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION: Director Joan Adcock
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
R.O.C.K. Academy Graduation
Modifications
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ADDITIONS: |
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M-1 RESOLUTION |
To set City Ward
Boundaries within the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, to be modified as a
result of the 2020 Federal Decennial Census; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. |
Agenda
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CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 11) |
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1. RESOLUTION |
To
set December 21, 2021, as the date of public hearing regarding the sources
and uses of funds provided in the 2021 CDBG, HOME and HOPWA Funds from the
United States Government; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: As a regulatory requirement, a public
hearing must be conducted regarding the proposed uses of 2022 CDBG, HOME and
HOPWA Funding, which the City expects to receive from the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development. |
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2. RESOLUTION |
To
set December 21, 2021, as the date of public hearing regarding the proposed
uses of the HOME-ARP “American Rescue Plan Act of 2021” Funding and the
amended sources and uses of funds provided in the 2021 CDBG, HOME and HOPWA
Funds from the United States Government; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: As a regulatory requirement, a public
hearing must be conducted regarding the proposed uses of HOME-ARP “American
Rescue Plan Act of 2021” Funding, which the City expects to receive from the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and to amend the sources and
uses of 2021 HOME Funds. |
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3. RESOLUTION |
To
authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with J.A. Riggs, in the
total amount of $175,104.21, plus applicable taxes and fees, for the purchase
of one (1) Caterpillar Excavator for the Parks & Recreation Department; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a contract with J.A. Riggs for the purchase of one (1)
Caterpillar Excavator, Model No. 317GC for the Parks & Recreation
Department. |
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4. RESOLUTION |
To
authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with J.A. Riggs, in the
total amount of $127,496.00, plus applicable taxes and fees, for the purchase
of one (1) Caterpillar Dozer for the Parks & Recreation Department; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a contract with J.A. Riggs for the purchase of one (1)
Caterpillar Dozer, Model No. D2-XL-AAG for the Parks & Recreation
Department. |
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5. RESOLUTION |
To
authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Clear Creek Golf Car
& Utility Vehicles, in the total amount of $72,218.75, plus applicable
taxes and fees, for the purchase of seven (7) Club Car Utility Carts for the
Little Rock Zoo; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A
resolution to authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Clear
Creek Golf Car & Utility Vehicles for the purchase of seven (7) Club Car
Utility Carts for the Little Rock Zoo. |
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6. RESOLUTION |
To require that the
2021 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 2021 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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7. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
use of Omnia Partners as an option for the acquisition of Commodities and
Services for the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorization to allow the City of Little
Rock to access contracts with Omnia Partners that are already competitively
bid, thus saving time and money during the procurement process. |
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8. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
use of National Purchasing Partners as an option for the acquisition of
Commodities and Services for the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other
purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorization to allow the City of Little
Rock to access contracts with National Purchasing Partners that are already
competitively bid, thus saving time and money during the procurement process. |
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9. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
Mayor and City Clerk to execute a Third Amendment to the Lease Agreement
between the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and the Oakland & Fraternal
Historic Cemetery Park Board as Lessors, and the Little Rock School District
as Lessee, to extend the Lease for one (1) additional one (1)-year term and
to approve the basic annual rent for the Year 2022 in the amount of
$13,800.00; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. |
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10. RESOLUTION |
A resolution to
authorize the City Manager to enter into a five (5)-year contract with Axon
Enterprises, Inc., utilizing the
National Purchasing Partners Cooperative Purchasing Program, in an
amount not to exceed $1,205,545.50, plus applicable taxes and fees; for the
purchase of 360 Taser-7 Devices and related equipment for the Little Rock
Police Department; and for other purposes.
Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into an agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc., for the purchase of
360 Axon Taser 7 Devices and related equipment for the Little Rock Police
Department. |
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11. RESOLUTION |
To appoint
Commissioners for the Quapaw Central Business Improvement District No. 5 of
the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. |
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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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SEPARATE ITEMS (Items 12 – 20) |
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12. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
Mayor and City Manager to enter into a Public Service Agreement with the
unincorporated town of Cammack Village to provide 911 Emergency Dispatch
Services; and
for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Approval of a resolution authorizing the
Mayor and City Manager to enter into a Public Services Agreement with Cammack
Village to provide 911 Emergency Dispatch Services for a period of six (6)
years with an option for two (2) renewal terms of one (1)-year each. |
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13. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into an Intergovernmental Police Services Assistance
Agreement with the unincorporated town of Cammack Village to provide Law
Enforcement Services; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to execute an agreement with Cammack Village for each party to provide Law Enforcement
Services to each other and to assist each other in the event of emergencies. |
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14. ORDINANCE |
To declare it
impractical and unfeasible to bid; to authorize the City Manager to extend
the contract with the Arkansas Municipal League Municipal Vehicle Program, at
a total cost of $950,000.00, 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 to authorize 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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15. ORDINANCE |
To provide for and
to adopt the 2022 Budget for the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, for the
period beginning January 1, 2022, and ending December 31, 2022; to
appropriate resources and uses for every expenditure item and fund; to declare an emergency; and for
other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. |
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16. 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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17. 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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18. 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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19. 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 2022. |
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20. RESOLUTION |
To declare it the
Policy of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, to assure that City Officials
are notified any time a public meeting is held to discuss City topics, and
such meetings are convened by the City, hosted by the City or involve City
Officials, or Employees; to provide that public notice of such meetings shall
be timely posted on the City’s Website; and for other purposes. (Sponsored by Director Wright) |
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PUBLIC HEARINGS (Items 21 - 22) |
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21. ORDINANCE |
G-23-479:
To abandon that
portion of the West 2nd Street and alley partial right-of-way,
located adjacent to, and within, Block 5, Union Depot Addition, immediately
east of the West 2nd Street & South Battery Street
intersection in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other
purposes. (Planning
Commission: 10 ayes; 0 nays; 0 absent; and 1 open position) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicant requests to abandon the fifty
(50)-foot wide West 2nd Street right-of-way between South Battery
Street and the alley right-of-way within Block 5, Union Depot Addition, and
the south ninety-one (91) feet of the fourteen (14)-foot wide alley
right-of-way within Block 5, Union Depot Addition, immediately east of the
West 2nd Street & South Battery Street intersection. (Located in Ward 3) |
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22. ORDINANCE |
G-23-480:
To abandon a
portion of the Polk Street right-of-way adjacent to 5424 Country Club
Boulevard, in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other
purposes. (Planning
Commission: 10 ayes; 0 nays; 0 absent; and 1 open position) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicant of the residence located at
5424 Country Club Boulevard requests to abandon the east fifteen (15) feet of
the Polk Street right-of-way (fifteen (15) feet by 140 feet) located adjacent
to Lot 8, Block 9, Newton’s Addition to the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas. (Located in Ward 3) |
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EXECUTIVE SESSION (Item 23) |
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23. RESOLUTION |
A resolution
to make appointments and reappointments to various City of Little Rock Boards
and Commissions; and for other purposes.
Synopsis:
Americans with Disabilities Act Citizen Grievance Committee (1
position); Board of Adjustment (1 position); Community Housing Advisory Board
(4 positions); Little Rock Citizen’s Review Board (2 positions); Little Rock
Municipal Airport Commission (1 position); MacArthur Military Museum (3
positions); Museum of Discovery Board of Trustees (4 positions); and Racial
and Cultural Diversity Commission (2 positions). |