Agenda
March 17, 2015
6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION: Director Dean Kumpuris
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE
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CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 9) |
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1. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Landers
Ford, in the amount of $62,718.00, to purchase three (3) Ford F150 Trucks for
the Public Works Department Building Services Division, through the State
Purchasing Contract; and for other purposes. (Funding from the 2012 5/8-Cent Operational
Improvement Sales Tax) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Approval
of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with
Landers Ford in the amount of $62,718.00 to purchase three (3) Ford F150
Trucks for the Public Works Department Building Services Division. |
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2. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to award an Engineering Inspection
Contract to McClelland Consulting Engineers, in an amount not to exceed
$300,000.00, for the 2015 Street Asphalt Overlay Program; and for other
purposes. (Funding from the 2013 Limited Tax General
Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes
the City Manager to execute an agreement with McClelland Consulting
Engineers, Inc., for inspection services of asphalt resurfacing in all seven
(7) Wards within the City of Little Rock.
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3. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to award a contract to Redstone
Construction Group, Inc., in the amount of $6,251,035.76, for the 2015 Street
Asphalt Overlay Program; and for other purposes. (Funding from the 2013 Limited Tax General
Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes
the City Manager to execute an agreement with the low bidder, Redstone
Construction Group, Inc., for asphalt resurfacing in all seven (7) Wards
within the City of Little Rock. |
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4. RESOLUTION |
To transfer property to Jazmir Arkansas, LLC, for development, to be
used for Neighborhood Revitalization Programs; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. (Deferred from February 24, 2015) 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 to Jazmir
Arkansas, LLC, for rehabilitation.
(Located in Ward 1) |
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5. RESOLUTION |
To transfer property by Quitclaim Deed under the Land Bank Side Lot
Program; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. (Deferred from February 24, 2015) 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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6. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Blue
Water Pools, in the amount of $70,960.00, for replacing the sand filters and
installing an Acutrol Chlorine Feeder at the Jim Dailey Fitness and Aquatic
Center; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into an contract with Blue Water Pools for replacing the sand
filters and putting in an Acutrol Automated Chlorine Feeder at the Jim Dailey
Fitness and Aquatic Center in the amount of $70,960.00. |
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7. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the use of eminent domain on the Florida Street Improvement
Project; and for other purposes. (Funding from the 2012 3/8-Cent Capital
Improvement Sales Tax) 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 Florida Street
Improvement Project, Project No. 13-3-18. (Located in Ward 3) |
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8. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the use of eminent domain on the Asher Avenue
Improvement Project; and for other purposes. (Funding from the 2013 Limited Tax General
Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds) 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 Asher Avenue Improvement Project, Project No.
13-B-1A. (Located in Ward 1) |
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9. RESOUTION |
To express the willingness of the City of Little Rock to utilize
Federal Emergency Management Aid Funds for flood studies of selected stream
reaches within the City of Little Rock, Arkansas ; and for other
purposes. (Funding from the 2012 3/8-Cent Capital
Improvement Sales Tax) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to apply for a
grant and to execute agreements with the Arkansas Natural Resources
Commission for funding of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Grant Study Project along Rock Creek, Grassy Flat North Creek, Colony West
Creek and State Capitol Drain. |
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GROUPED ITEMS (Items 10 - 12) |
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10. ORDINANCE |
LU14-02: To amend
the Land Use Plan in the area east of Union Pacific Rail Line/Interstate 530; and
for other purposes. Planning
Commission: 8 ayes; 1 absent; and 2
open positions. Staff recommends
approval. Synopsis: A
Land Use package of amendments in the area west of the Union Pacific Rail
Line/Interstate 530. (Areas located in
in Ward 1 and outside the City Limits, but within the City’s zoning
jurisdiction) |
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11. ORDINANCE |
Z-4175-I: To repeal
Ordinance No. 18,497 (June 5, 2001) titled Arkansas Hospice Long-Form POD and
revoke a Planned Zoning District; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 7 ayes; 1 nay; 1 absent; and 2 open
positions. Staff recommends approval. (Deferred from March 3, 2015) Synopsis: The
owner of the 9.69± acre tract located at the north end of Dover Drive is
requesting that the current zoning of Arkansas Hospice Long-Form POD be
revoked and the property returned to its underlying zoning of MF-18,
Multi-Family. (Located in Ward 6) |
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12. ORDINANCE |
To amend Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code § 2-243 (a)((2)(w) (1988) to
allow greater flexibility for the purchase of broadband equipment and
services; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: This
ordinance permits the City Manager, in appropriate situations, to allow bids
for a City broadband package to consist of both professional service bids,
and price bids. |
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SEPARATE ITEMS
(Item 13) |
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13. 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: Five
(5) residential structures in a severely dilapidated, deteriorated and/or
burned condition causing a negative environmental impact on the residential
neighborhoods in which it is located.
All notices have been mailed in accordance with Arkansas State Law. |
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PUBLIC
HEARINGS (Items 14 - 16) |
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14.
ORDINANCE |
G-23-453: To abandon the east 133 feet of the alley right-of-way, located
within Block 7, Pfeifer’s Addition, which is adjacent to Lots 6 through11,
Block 7, Pfeifer’s Addition, in the
City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 8 ayes; 0 nays; and 3 absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The
adjacent property owners propose to abandon the east 133 feet of the alley
right-of-way located within Block 7, Pfeifer’s Addition. The portion of the alley requested to be
abandoned is adjacent to Lots 6 through 11, Block 7, Pfeifer’s Addition. The west portion of the alley was
previously abandoned. The block is
bounded by West Markham, ‘A’, Van Buren and Harrison Streets. (Located in Ward 3) |
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15.
ORDINANCE |
G-23-454: 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, in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 8 ayes; 0 nays; and 3 absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The
adjacent property owners propose to abandon approximately 413 linear-feet of
the undeveloped 31.74-foot wide Kirk Road right-of-way. The area of abandonment is located west of
the current dedicated Kirk Road (across Kirk Road from the Fellowship Bible
Church development). (Located in Ward
5) |
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16.
RESOLUTION |
To authorize the issuance of a Capital Improvement Revenue Bond by
the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, Emergency Medical Health Care Facilities
Board (Little Rock Ambulance Authority); and for other purposes. |
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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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