Board of Directors Meeting

 

April 2, 2019

6:00 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROLL CALL

 

INVOCATION:                  Director Kathy Webb

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

 

 

 

 

CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 4)

1.    RESOLUTION

Z-6535-A:  To set April 16, 2019, as the date of public hearing on the appeal of the Planning Commission’s denial of a Planned Zoning Development, titled Sky Bar Private Club Short-Form PD-C, located at 10305 Arch Street Pike, in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes.   

 

 

 

2.    RESOLUTION

Board Communication

To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Arkansas Regional Commission, in an amount not to exceed $90,000.00, for Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) for a one (1)-year term; and for other purposes.  Staff recommends approval. 

 

Synopsis:  Authorizes the City Manager to enter into contract for Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) Grant Funding to the Arkansas Regional Commission in a total amount not to exceed $90,000 for one (1)-year.  The City will have the option to renew the term two (2) times in one (1)-year increments with the right to terminate the agreement upon completion of the Federally-Funded Housing Programs.

 

 

 

3.    RESOLUTION

Board Communication

To authorize the City Manager to award a contract to Harris Construction Management in an amount not to exceed $265,248.00, for sidewalk construction within the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. 

 

Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to execute an agreement with the low bidder, Harris Construction Management, for sidewalk construction within the City of Little Rock.

 

 

 

4.    RESOLUTION

Board Communication

To clarify Little Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 14,897 (November 20, 2018) to establish a new date for an agreement between the City and First Tee of Central Arkansas as to the operations and funding of the Jack Stephens Youth Golf Academy; and for other purposes.   Staff recommends approval. 

 

Synopsis:  To extend the date for an agreement to April 30, 2019, and to allow a one-time $40,000.00 appropriation extension for First Tee operations for April 2019.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

GROUPED ITEMS (Items 5 - 6)

5.    ORDINANCE

Board Communication

 

To authorize the City Manager to dispense with the requirement of competitive bidding and enter into a Sole-Source contract with Socrata, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $94,404.00, plus applicable taxes and fees, for the annual software subscription and maintenance renewal; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. 

 

Synopsis: To authorize City Manager to dispense with competitive bids and enter into a Sole-Source Contract with Socrata, Inc., for the Annual Software Renewal for the City’s Open Data, Citizen Connect and Open Performance Sites.

 

 

 

6.    ORDINANCE

Board Communication

To dispense with the requirement of competitive bidding and to authorize the City Manager to enter into an Extension Agreement with Motorola Solutions, Inc., to combine the Cloud Hosting and Case Management of the 311 PremierOne Customer Service Reporting System, the Premier One Citizen Mobile Applications and the PremierOne CSR Mobile Application for Code Enforcement for a five (5)-year term in a total contract amount not to exceed $1,275,560.00, plus applicable taxes and fees, for the five (5)-year term; and for other purposes.  Staff recommends approval. 

 

Synopsis:  To authorize the City Manager to enter into a new five (5)-year sole-source agreement with Motorola Solutions, Inc., which will combine three (3) separate Motorola services into one agreement extension.  Services provided include Cloud hosting and case management of the 311 PremierOne CSR, PremierOne Citizen Mobile application and the PremierOne CSR Mobile application for code enforcement. Combining these three (3) service agreements creates a more streamlined billing and payment structure.   

 

 

 

SEPARATE ITEMS (Item 7)

 

 

7.    RESOLUTION

Board Communication

To authorize the Mayor, City Manager and City Clerk to execute all documents necessary to enter into an Agreement of Understanding between the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and the Arkansas Department of Transportation; and for other purposes.   Staff recommends approval. 

 

Synopsis:  Approval of a resolution authorizing the Mayor, City Manager and City Clerk to enter into an Agreement of Understanding between the City of Little Rock and the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) relative to the design and construction of ArDOT Job CA0602, Interstate 530 – Highway 67 (Widening & Reconstruction) (Interstate 30 & Interstate 40) in the City of Little Rock.

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION (Item 8)

8.    RESOLUTION

A resolution to make appointments and reappointments to various City of Little Rock Boards and Commissions; and for other purposes.  (Deferred from March 19, 2019)

 

Synopsis:  Americans with Disabilities Act Citizen Grievance Committee (1 position); Animal Services Advisory Board (1 position); Arts and Culture Commission (3 positions); Board of Adjustment (1 position); Civil Service Commission (4 positions); Midtown Redevelopment District No. 1 Advisory Board (5 positions); and Racial & Cultural Diversity Commission (3 positions).