Special Called Board of Directors Meeting
Agenda
February 24, 2015
5:00 PM
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION: Director Doris Wright
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
City
of Little Rock Employee Retirement Recognition
Cliff Smith, Finance Department
Modifications
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DEFERRAL: |
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6.
RESOLUTION (Deferred until March 17, 2015, at staff’s
request) |
To transfer property by Quitclaim Deed under
the Land Bank Side Lot Program; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: In
an effort to convey underutilized parcels of property held in the City’s Land
Bank, Staff would like to transfer the property located at 2606 West 13th
Street to the neighboring homeowner at 2600 West 13th Street under
the Land Bank Side Lot Program. Property
Details: The property at 2606 West 13th Street is a 7,200
square-foot unimproved parcel with no structure that shares a common boundary
line on the east with the property at 2600 West 13th Street. (Located in Ward 1) |
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7.
RESOLUTION (Deferred until March 17, 2015, at staff’s
request) |
To transfer property to Jazmir Arkansas, LLC,
for development; to be used for Neighborhood Revitalization Programs; and for
other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: In
an effort to maximize the Land Bank’s revitalization efforts, the Land Bank
Commission would like to transfer the unsafe/vacant structure located at 3115
West 11th Street (Ward I) to Jazmir Arkansas, LLC, for
rehabilitation. (Located in Ward 1) |
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CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 15) |
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1. RESOLUTION |
S-1737:
To set April 7, 2015, as the date of hearing on
the petition to appeal the Planning Commission’s approval of variances
associated with a preliminary plat for property located at 10000 Old Arkansas
Road, Roland, Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Located outside the City Limits, but
within the City’s zoning jurisdiction) |
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2. RESOLUTION |
Z-8937-A:
To set April 7, 2015, as the date of hearing on
the petition to appeal the Planning Commission’s action in approving a
Conditional Use Permit to allow the construction of a wastewater treatment
system, a community pool and clubhouse located at 10000 Old Arkansas Road,
Roland, Arkansas; and for other purposes.
(Located outside the City Limits, but
within the City’s zoning jurisdiction) |
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3. RESOLUTION |
G-23-454:
To set March 17, 2015, as the date of hearing
on the request to abandon approximately 413 linear-feet of the undeveloped
31.74-foot wide Kirk Road right-of-way, located west of the current dedicated
Kirk Road (across Kirk Road from the Fellowship Bible Church development), in
the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Located in Ward 5) |
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4. RESOLUTION |
G-23-453: To set
March 17, 2015, as the date of hearing on the request to abandon the east 133
feet of the alley right-of-way, located within Block 7, Pfeifer’s Addition, being
adjacent to Lots 6 through 22, Block 7 Pfeifer’s Addition, in the City of
Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Located in Ward 3) |
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5. RESOLUTION |
G-25-215-A: To
change the name of Riley Drive, from John Barrow Road to where it becomes a
private street at the gate of Woodland Heights facilities, to CARTI Way; and
for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Central
Arkansas Radiation Therapy Institute (CARTI) is requesting that the name of
Riley Drive, from John Barrow Road to where the street becomes a private
street at the gate to the Woodland Heights facilities, be changed to CARTI
Way. (Located in Ward 6) |
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6. RESOLUTION |
To transfer property by Quitclaim Deed under
the Land Bank Side Lot Program; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: In
an effort to convey underutilized parcels of property held in the City’s Land
Bank, Staff would like to transfer the property located at 2606 West 13th
Street to the neighboring homeowner at 2600 West 13th Street under
the Land Bank Side Lot Program. Property
Details: The property at 2606 West 13th Street is a 7,200
square-foot unimproved parcel with no structure that shares a common boundary
line on the east with the property at 2600 West 13th Street. (Located in Ward 1) |
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7. RESOLUTION |
To transfer property to Jazmir Arkansas, LLC,
for development; to be used for Neighborhood Revitalization Programs; and for
other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: In
an effort to maximize the Land Bank’s revitalization efforts, the Land Bank
Commission would like to transfer the unsafe/vacant structure located at 3115
West 11th Street (Ward I) to Jazmir Arkansas, LLC, for
rehabilitation. (Located in Ward 1) |
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8. RESOLUTION |
To certify local government endorsement of
Laser Link, Inc., d/b/a National Custom Hollow Metal Doors & Frames, to
be located at 1701 East 22nd Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, to
participate in the Arkansas Tax Back Program (as authorized by Section
15-4-2706(D) of the Consolidated Incentive Act of 2003); and for other
purposes. Staff
recommends approval. (Located
in Ward 1) |
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9. RESOLUTION |
To
certify local government endorsement of Grandeur Fasteners, Inc., to be
located at 2200 145th Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, to
participate in the Arkansas Tax Back Program (as authorized by Section
15-4-2706(D) of the Consolidated Incentive Act of 2003); and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. (Located outside the City Limits) |
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10. RESOLUTION |
To certify local government endorsement of
FedEx Ground Package System, Inc., located at South Loop Road, Mabelvale,
Arkansas, to participate in the Arkansas Tax Back Program (as authorized by
Section 15-4-2706(D) of the Consolidated Incentive Act of 2003); and for
other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. (Located
in Ward 7) |
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11. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a
Grant Agreement with the Arkansas
Economic Development Commission for an Economic Infrastructure Fund Grant in
the amount of $250,000.00; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes
the City Manager to sub-award Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC)
Grant Funds and City of Little Rock matching funds to FedEx for the
construction of infrastructure at a new FedEx Ground Distribution Center for
a $52 million dollar economic development project and for the creation of new
jobs. (Located in Ward 7) |
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12. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a
contract with Clark Machinery Company, in the total amount of $431,613.00,
for the purchase of one (1) Trackhoe Excavator, for the Public Works
Department, utilizing the Houston-Galveston Area Council Cooperative
Purchasing Agreement; and for other purposes.
Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Approval
of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with
Clark Machinery Company for the purchase one (1) Trackhoe Excavator for the
Public Works Department. |
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13. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the use of eminent domain on the
Yarberry Lane Improvement Project; and for other purposes. 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 the Yarberry Lane
Improvement Project, Project No. 13-7-057.
(Located in Ward 7) |
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14. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into
Utility Relocation Agreements necessary to construct the 2013 through 2015
Street and Drainage Capital Improvement Program as authorized by Resolution
No. 13,699 (May 21, 2013); and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes
the City Manager to enter into Utility Relocation Agreements as necessary for
the construction of the 2013 through 2015 Street and Drainage Improvement
Program. |
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15. RESOLUTION |
Authorize the Mayor to issue a letter of
support to the Arkansas Development Finance Authority for the National
Community Development Renaissance Development Corporation to apply for
Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, to be used to contract a fifty (51)-unit
multi-family development for the elderly located at 36th Street
and Dover Drive; and for other purposes.
Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The
resolution would authorize the Mayor to sign a Letter of Support for the
applicant (National Community Development Renaissance Development
Corporation/dba CORE) to apply for Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC)
from the Arkansas Development Finance Authority. The Magnum Opus project is a fifty-one
(51)-unit multi-family development for the elderly located at 36th
Street and Dover Drive. (Located in
Ward 6) |
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PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ITEMS (Item 16) |
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16.
ORDINANCE |
Z-5667-B: 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: 8 ayes; 0 nays; and 3
absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The
owner of the 4.39-acre property located at the southeast corner of Interstate
30 and Otter Creek South Road is requesting that the zoning be reclassified
from R-2, Single-Family District, to I-2, Light Industrial District. (Located in Ward 7) |
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SEPARATE ITEMS
(Items 17 - 19) |
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17.
RESOLUTION |
To encourage the Arkansas Congressional Delegation to take steps to
permit the appropriate collection of Sales and Compensating Use Tax revenue
for Internet sales to Arkansas consumers; to help assure the continued local
funding of vital public services; and for other purposes. |
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18.
ORDINANCE |
To authorize the issuance and sale of Sewer Refunding Bonds; to
provide for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds; to
prescribe other related matters; to declare an emergency; and for
other purposes. |
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19.
ORDINANCE |
To amend Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code §5-33 (1988) to remove the
limitation on the ability of the Little Rock Ambulance Authority to finance
improvements and other matters; to declare an emergency; and for other
purposes. |
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EXECUTIVE
SESSION (Item 20) |
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20.
EXECUTIVE SESSION |
Appointments and Reappointments to various City of Little Rock Boards
and Commissions |
CITIZEN COMMUNICATION
Three (3) minutes are allowed to present a
specific item which has not previously been brought to the attention of the
Board by the speaker and is not already on the Agenda. This time is allotted for any person to
express a written or oral viewpoint, grievance, or other message to the Board
of Directors. A maximum of thirty (30)
minutes is allotted for citizen communications each meeting. No advance permission is required, but
persons wishing to address the City Board are required to fill out a yellow
card listing the specific subject to be addressed and hand it to the City
Clerk upon arrival. 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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Immediately following the Special Called Meeting, the February 24,
2015, Little Rock City Board of Directors Agenda Meeting will be held to set
the agenda for the March 3, 2015, Little Rock City Board of Directors Meeting.