February 7, 2023
6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION: Director Antwan Phillips
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE
Modifications
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ADDITIONS: |
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M-1 RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a Product and Service Contract with Insight Public
Sector Sled Center, in an amount not to exceed $215,793.75, plus applicable
taxes and fees, for the purchase of seventy-five (75) Falcon Cameras for the
Little Rock Police Department Real Time Crime Center; and for other purposes.
(Funding
from the American Rescue Plan Act) Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a Product and Service Agreement with Insight Public Sector Sled
Center for the purchase of an additional seventy-five (75) Falcon Cameras for
the Little Rock Police Department Real Time Crime Center. |
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M-2 RESOLUTION |
To amend Little
Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 15,858 (January 17, 2023), to authorize the City
Manager to amend the Cyber Liability Insurance Contract to provide additional
Cyber Liability Insurance Converge and to add an additional provider for a
one (1)-year term; and for other purposes.
Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to amend the Cyber Liability Insurance Contract to provide additional
coverage and add an additional provider for the period December 10, 2022, to
December 10, 2023. |
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M-3 RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Dell Technologies, in an amount
not to exceed $293,813.74, plus applicable taxes and fees, to purchase
servers and software for upgrades to the City Data Centers for the
Information Technology Department; and for other purposes. (A portion of the funding from the
American Rescue Plan Act) Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a contract with Dell Technologies to purchase servers and software
for upgrades to the City’s Data Centers. |
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M-4 ORDINANCE |
To permit the
placement of an authorized receptacle in a Fire Station that belongs to the
City of Little Rock, Arkansas, which can be used to voluntarily place a child
pursuant to Ark., Code Ann. § 9-34-202; to declare an emergency; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. |
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DEFERRALS: |
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26. ORDINANCE (Deferred until March 7, 2023, at staff’s
request) |
To establish a
Local Ordinance District for the Central High School Neighborhood Historic
District, in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: An ordinance to establish a Local Ordinance
District for the Central High School Neighborhood Historic District of Little
Rock, which roughly encompass the area east of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,
Drive, south of 12th Street, west of Jones Street and the South
Park Street below Wright Avenue and north of West Roosevelt Road. |
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27. ORDINANCE (Deferred until March 7, 2023, at staff’s
request) |
To amend Chapter
23, Article IV, § 23-97(A) of the Little Rock Revised Code of Ordinances
(1988); to increase the number of Historic District Commissioners from seven
(7) to nine (9); to declare an
emergency; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: An ordinance to increase the members of the
Historic District Commission from seven (7) to nine (9) to increase
representation on the Commission for owner-occupants of the Central High
School Neighborhood Historic District should a Local Ordinance District be
established. |
Agenda
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CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 24) |
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1. RESOLUTION |
To set February 21,
2023, as the date of public hearing to form and lay off Little Rock Municipal
Property Owners Improvement District No. 2023-001 (Edgewood Subdivision
Project); and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval |
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2. RESOLUTION |
To set February 21,
2023, as the date of public hearing to form and lay off Little Rock Municipal
Property Owners Improvement District No. 2023-002 (Edgewood Subdivision
Recreation District); and for other purposes.
Staff recommends approval |
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3. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Smart Automotive Group, in an
amount not to exceed $373,788.00, plus applicable taxes and fees, for the
purchase of two (2) 2024 International Model HV513 Chassis Trucks with Dump
Beds for the Public Works Department Street Operations Division; and for
other purposes. Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a contract with Rush Truck Centers of Arkansas for the purchase
of two (2) 2024 International Model HV513 Chassis Trucks with Dump Beds for
the Public Works Department Street Operations Division. |
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4. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City
Manager to enter into a contract with Smart Automotive Group, in an amount
not to exceed $1,158,300.00, plus applicable taxes and fees, for the purchase
of twenty-seven (27) 2023 Ford F-150 Police Responder Trucks for the Little
Rock Police Department; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a contract with Smart Automotive Group for the purchase of
twenty-seven (27) 2023 Ford F-150 Police Responder Trucks for the Little Rock
Police Department. |
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5. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Smart Automotive Group, in an
amount not to exceed $3,576,000.00, plus applicable taxes and fees, for the
purchase of eighty (80) 2023 Ford Police Interceptors for the Little Rock Police Department; and for other
purposes. Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a contract with Smart Automotive Group for the purchase of
eighty (80) 2023 Ford Police Interceptors for the Little Rock Police
Department. |
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6. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with LSC Environmental Projects, LLC, in
an amount not to exceed $107,820.00, plus applicable taxes and fees, for the
purchase of one (1) PSA-1000 Environmental Coatings Applicator for the Public
Works Department Solid Waste Division; and for other purposes. (Funding from the American Rescue Plan
Act) Staff recommends approval Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager to
enter into a contract with LSC Environmental Projects, LLC, for the purchase
of one (1) PSA - 1000 Environmental Coatings Applicator for the Public Works
Department Solid Waste Division. |
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7. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into an agreement to purchase aggregate in an amount
not to exceed $200,000.00, for the Public Works Department Solid Waste
Services Division; and for other purposes.
Staff recommends approval Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a contract to purchase aggregate for the City of Little Rock
Landfill, off of the Arkansas Department of Transportation Aggregate
Purchasing Contract No. H-23-228R. |
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8. RESOLUTION |
To transfer the
title of the property located at 4409 West 25th Street, from the
City of Little Rock, Arkansas, to the University District Development
Corporation; and for other purposes. (Land Bank Commission: 6 ayes; 0 nays; 2
absent; 1 abstention and 2 open positions) Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: In an effort by the Land Bank to maximize
the City’s revitalization efforts, staff would like to transfer the 6,620
square-foot lot located at 4409 West 25th Street, Little Rock,
Arkansas, to the University District Development Corporation. |
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9. RESOLUTION |
A resolution to
authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Michael Baker
International, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $294,634.00, for the Hilaro
Springs Bridge Replacement Project; and for other purposes. (Funding from the 3/8-Cent Capital
Improvement Sales Tax and the Limited Tax General Obligation Capital Improvement
Bonds) Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a contract with Michael Baker International, Inc., for
Professional Engineering Consultant Services for the Hilaro Springs Bridge
Replacement Project. (Located in Ward
2) |
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10. RESOLUTION |
A resolution to amend
Little Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 15,035 (August 6, 2019), to authorize the
City Manager to amend the contract with Pinnacle Consulting Management Group,
in a revised amount not to exceed $425,000.00, for Appraisal and Acquisition
Services for the Southeast Trail; and other purposes. Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to amend the contract with Pinnacle Consulting Management Group for the
acquisition of right-of-way and easements for the Southeast Trail. |
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11. RESOLUTION |
A resolution to
authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Redstone
Construction Group, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $463,431.48, for the 13th
Street and Pine Street Police Parking Lot; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to execute an agreement with Redstone Construction Group, Inc., for the 13th
Street at Pine Street Police Parking Lot, Bid No. 1846. (Located in Ward 1) |
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12. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a National Cooperative Contract with The
Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS USA); and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to execute a National Cooperation Contract with The Interlocal Purchasing
System (TIPS USA), pursuant to the authority granted, and in compliance, with
the provisions of the Interlocal Cooperation Act, Texas Government Code,
Section Texas Government Code, Section 2054.0565, or other applicable laws,
for out-of-state customers. |
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13. RESOLUTION |
A resolution to authorize
the City Manager to enter into a contract with Musco Sports Lighting, LLC, in
an amount not to exceed $97,075.00, for
Sports Field Lighting for two (2) Tennis Court Side-by-Side at Dunbar
Community Center; and for other purposes.
Staff recommends approval Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter a contract with Musco Sports Lighting, LLC, for Sports Field
Lighting for two (2) Tennis Court Side-by-Side at Dunbar Community
Center. (Located in Ward 1) |
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14. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a subaward with the Boys and Girls Club of Central
Arkansas, in an amount of $200,000.00, to provide facility improvements for
the Thrasher Boys and Girls Club; and for other purposes. (Funding from the American Rescue Plan
Act) Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
execute a subaward to the Boys and Girls Club of Central Arkansas to provide
recreational facility improvements to Thrasher Boys and Girls Club, located at
3301 South State Street. (Located in
Ward 1) |
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15. RESOLUTION |
To amend Little
Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 15,628 (February 15, 2022); to authorize the City
Manager to enter into a six (6)-month contract extension with Songbird
Multimedia, to provide Community Reduction Services and activities to the residents
of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, to reduce community violence and
increase public safety; and for other purposes. (Funding from the American Rescue Plan
Act) Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to execute a six (6)-month contract extension with Songbird Multimedia to
provide Community Violence Reduction Services and Activities to the residents
of the City of Little Rock. |
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16. RESOLUTION |
To amend Little
Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 15,627 (February 15, 2022); to authorize the City
Manager to enter into a six (6)-month contract extension with Big Brothers/Big
Sisters, to provide Community Reduction Services and activities to the residents of the City
of Little Rock, Arkansas, to reduce community violence and increase public
safety; and for other purposes. (Funding from the American Rescue Plan
Act) Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to execute a six (6)-month contract extension with Big Brother Big Sisters to
provide Community Violence Reduction Services and Activities to the residents
of the City of Little Rock. |
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17. RESOLUTION |
To amend Little
Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 15,625 (February 15, 2022); to authorize the City
Manager to enter into a six (6)-month contract extension with the Boys and
Girls Club of Central Arkansas, to provide Community Reduction Services and
activities to the residents of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, to reduce
community violence and increase public safety; and for other purposes. (Funding from the American Rescue Plan
Act) Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to execute a six (6)-month contract extension with the Boys and Girls Club of
Central Arkansas to provide Community Violence Reduction Services and
Activities to the residents of the City of Little Rock. |
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18. RESOLUTION |
To amend Little
Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 15,624 (February 15, 2022); to authorize the City
Manager to enter into a ten (10)-month contract extension with Restore Hope,
to provide Community Reduction Services and activities to the residents of
the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, to reduce community violence and increase
public safety; and for other purposes.
(Funding
from the American Rescue Plan Act) Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to execute a ten (10)-month contract extension with Restore Hope to provide
Community Violence Reduction Services and Activities to the residents of the
City of Little Rock. |
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19. RESOLUTION |
To amend Little
Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 15,621 (February 15, 2022); to authorize the City
Manager to enter into a six (6)-month contract extension with Unity Martial
Arts, to provide Community Reduction Services and activities to the residents
of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, to reduce community violence and
increase public safety; and for other purposes. (Funding from the American Rescue Plan
Act) Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to execute a six (6)-month contract extension with Unity Martial Arts to
provide Community Violence Reduction Services and Activities to the residents
of the City of Little Rock. |
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20. RESOLUTION |
To amend Little
Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 15,623 (February 15, 2022); to authorize the City
Manager to enter into a six (6)-month contract extension with Brandon House
Cultural and Performing Arts, to provide Community Reduction Services and
activities to the residents of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, to reduce community violence and
increase public safety; and for other purposes. (Funding from the American Rescue Plan Act) Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to execute a six (6)-month contract extension with Brandon House Cultural and
Performing Arts to provide Community Violence Reduction Services and
Activities to the residents of the City of Little Rock. |
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21. RESOLUTION |
To amend Little
Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 15,620 (February 15, 2022); to authorize the City
Manager to enter into a six (6)-month contract extension with the Arkansas
Community Dispute Resolution Centers, Inc., to provide Community Reduction
Services and activities to the residents of the City
of Little Rock, Arkansas, to reduce community violence and increase public
safety; and for other purposes. (Funding from the American Rescue Plan
Act) Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to execute a six (6)-month contract extension with Arkansas Community Dispute
Resolution Centers, Inc., to provide Community Violence Reduction Services
and Activities to the residents of the City of Little Rock. |
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22. RESOLUTION |
To amend Little
Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 15,622 (February 15, 2022); to authorize the City
Manager to enter into a ten (10)-month contract extension with the University
of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, to provide Community Reduction Services and
activities to the residents of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, to reduce community violence and
increase public safety; and for other purposes. (Funding from the American Rescue Plan
Act) Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to execute a ten (10)-month contract extension with the University of
Arkansas for Medical Sciences to provide Community Violence Reduction
Services and Activities to the residents of the City of Little Rock. |
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23. RESOLUTION |
To amend Little
Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 15,629 (February 15, 2022); to authorize the City
Manager to enter into a ten (10)-month contract extension with Lessons
Learned, to provide Community Reduction Services and activities to the residents of the City
of Little Rock, Arkansas, to reduce community violence and increase public
safety; and for other purposes. (Funding from the American Rescue Plan
Act) Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to execute a ten (10)-month contract extension with Lessons Learned to
provide Community Violence Reduction Services and Activities to the residents
of the City of Little Rock. |
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24. RESOLUTION |
To amend Little
Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 15,626 (February 15, 2022); to authorize the City
Manager to enter into a ten (10)-month contract extension with Our House, to
provide Community Reduction Services and activities to the residents of the City
of Little Rock, Arkansas, to reduce community violence and increase public
safety; and for other purposes. (Funding from the American Rescue Plan
Act) Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to execute a ten (10)-month contract extension with Our House to provide
Community Violence Reduction Services and Activities to the residents of the
City of Little Rock. |
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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 25 - 27) |
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25. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into an agreement with Pulaski County to provide Sewer
Service to The Housing First Village, located outside the City Limits of the
City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into an agreement with Pulaski County to provide Sewer Service to
the Housing First Village Project outside the City Limits without requiring
annexation. |
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26. ORDINANCE |
To establish a
Local Ordinance District for the Central High School Neighborhood Historic
District, in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: An ordinance to establish a Local Ordinance
District for the Central High School Neighborhood Historic District of Little
Rock, which roughly encompass the area east of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,
Drive, south of 12th Street, west of Jones Street and the South
Park Street below Wright Avenue and north of West Roosevelt Road. |
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27. ORDINANCE |
To amend Chapter
23, Article IV, § 23-97(A) of the Little Rock Revised Code of Ordinances
(1988); to increase the number of Historic District Commissioners from seven
(7) to nine (9); to declare an
emergency; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: An ordinance to increase the members of the
Historic District Commission from seven (7) to nine (9) to increase
representation on the Commission for owner-occupants of the Central High
School Neighborhood Historic District should a Local Ordinance District be
established. |
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PUBLIC HEARINGS (Items 28 - 30) |
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28. RESOLUTION |
To approve the
proposed amendments to the Consolidate Action Plan and sources and uses of
funds provided in the 2020 CDBG, HOME and HOPWA Funds from the United States
Government; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to approve the amended sources
and uses of 2020 CDBG, CDBG-CV, HOME Funds prior to submitting to the United
States Department of Housing and Urban Development. |
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29. RESOLUTION |
To approve the
sources and uses of funds provided in the 2023 CDBG, HOME and HOPWA Funds
from the United States Government; and for other purposes.
Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Approval of the sources and uses of
projected 2023 CDBG, HOME, and HOPWA Funds is required prior to completion of
the City’s Annual Plan. |
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30.
ORDINANCE |
G-24-062: To abandon a
ten (10)-foot wide gas easement, located at 126 White Oak Lane, within Lot
28, Wilton Heights Addition, in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for
other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Sylwester Pupkowski, the owner of Lot 28, Wilton Heights Addition,
requests to abandon a ten (10)-foot wide Gas Easement located within the
north one-half of Lot 28, Wilton Heights Addition, running approximately 156
feet from the west property line of Lot 28, Wilton Heights Addition to a ten
(10)-foot wide Sanitary Sewer Easement, along the east property line of Lot
28, Wilton Heights Addition. |
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REPORTS (Item 31) |
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31.
REPORT |
Legislative
Update – Emily Cox, Assistant City Manager
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DISCUSSIONS (Item 32) |
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32.
REPORT |
Big Country Chateau |