April 2, 2024
6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION: Director Andrea Lewis
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
National Community
Development Week Proclamation
University Park Historic
District Update
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ADDITIONS: |
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M-1
RESOLUTION |
To authorize the Mayor to enter into a
contract with the Jack Tyler Family, LLC, in the amount of $4,350,000.00,
plus associated closing costs, for the purchase of approximately 867 acres of
land, for use by the Little Rock Port Authority for Economic Prospect
Recruitment; and for other purposes. (Funding
from the Limited Tax General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis:
A resolution to authorize the Mayor to enter into a contract with the
Jack Tyler Family, LLL, for the purchase of approximately 867 acres at the
Little Rock Port. |
Agenda
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CONSENT
AGENDA (Items 1 – 11) |
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1. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a
contract with Dell Technologies, in an amount not to exceed $50,036.40, plus
applicable taxes and fees, for the purchase of forty (40) Dell OptiPlex Tower
Plus Computers for the Little Rock Fire Department;
and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a contract with Dell Technologies, for the purchase of forty
(40) Dell OptiPlex Tower Plus Computers for the Little Rock Fire Department. |
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2. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a
contract with Jackson Brown Palculict Architects, in an amount not to exceed
$156,975.00, for architectural services to build Fire Station No. 25, located
at the northeast corner of Arkansas State Highway 10 and Morgan Cemetery Road; and 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 Jackson Brown Palculict Architects, for
architectural services to build Fire Station No. 265, located at the
northeast corner of Arkansas State Highway 10 and Morgan Cemetery Road. |
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3. RESOLUTION |
To amend Little Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 15,711
(June 21, 2022), to authorize the City Manager to increase the contract with
FTN Associates, LTD, in an amount not to exceed $152,222.00, to provide
Engineering Consulting Services for the Little Rock Landfill;
and for other purposes. Staff recommends
approval. Synopsis: To amend Little Rock, Ark., Resolution No.
15,711 (June 21, 2022), to authorize the City Manager to increase the
contract with FTN Associates, LTD, for additional drilling to install Gas
Monitoring Probes at the City’s existing Class I Landfill. |
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4. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute
any documents necessary to accept the donation of property located at 7513
Fairfield Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Land Bank
Commission: 6 ayes; 0 nays; 3 absent; and 2 open positions) Staff recommends
approval. Synopsis: In an effort to increase the number of
properties held by the Land Bank and maximize the City’s revitalization
efforts, staff would like to accept the donation of the property located at
7513 Fairfield Drive, which is a 7,405 square-foot residential lot with no
structure. (Located in Ward 2) |
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5. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a
contract with TYMCO, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $313,090.00, plus
applicable taxes and fees, for the purchase of one (1) Model 600 TYCMO
Regenerative Air Sweeper 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 TYMCO, Inc., for the purchase of one (1) Model
600 TYMCO Regenerative Air Sweeper for Public Works Department Street
Operations Division. |
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6. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a
contract with Redstone Construction Group, Inc., in an amount not to exceed
$219,934.17, for improvements at the City of Little Rock Vehicle Storage Facility; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a contract with Redstone Construction Group, Inc., for
improvements at the Fleet Services Vehicle Storage Facility. |
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7. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a
contract with Utility Associates, Inc., for a total amount not to exceed
$63,000.00, plus applicable taxes and fees, for the renewal of the Rocket
Modems for the Little Rock Police Department; and
for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to execute a contract with Utility Associates, Inc., for Continued Remote
Configuration Management AVaiLWeb and Hardware Warranty & Software
Support for the Little Rock Police Department Rocket Modems. |
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8. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into an
Interlocal Participation Agreement between the City of Little Rock, Arkansas,
and the National Purchasing Cooperative BuyBoard;
and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to execute an Interlocal Participation Agreement with the City of Little Rock
and the National Purchasing Cooperative BuyBoard. |
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9.
RESOLUTION |
To authorize the Mayor to
enter into a contract with the Jack Tyler Family, LLC, for the purchase of
approximately forty-seven (47) acres of land, for use by the Little Rock Port
Authority for Economic Prospect Recruitment; and for other purposes. (Funding from the Limited Tax General Obligation Capital
Improvement Bonds) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the Mayor to enter into a contract with the Jack Tyler Family,
LLL, for the purchase of approximately forty-seven (47) acres at the Little Rock Port.
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10.
RESOLUTION |
To authorize the Mayor to
enter into a contract with Blue Stem LR, LLC, for the purchase of
approximately twenty-eight (28) acres of land, for use by the Little Rock
Port Authority for Economic Prospect Recruitment; and for other
purposes. (Funding from the Limited Tax General
Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the Mayor to enter into a contract with the
Blue Stem LR, LLC, for the purchase of approximately twenty-eight (28)
acres at the Little Rock Port. |
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11.
RESOLUTION |
To authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to enter
into an agreement with Lexicon, Inc., or its assignee, to sell approximately
five (5) acres of land and a 40,000 square-foot building, located at 7773
Sloan Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas, Pulaski County, Arkansas, by the City of
Little Rock, Arkansas, for the benefit of the Little Rock Port Authority; and
for other purposes. (Funding from the Limited Tax General
Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the Mayor and
City Clerk to execute an agreement with Lexicon, Inc., to sell approximately
five (5) acres and a 40,000 square-foot building, located at 7773 Sloan
Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas. |
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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 at 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, when the Mayor
drops the gavel. 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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GROUPED
ITEMS (Items 12 - 13) |
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12. ORDINANCE |
To declare it impractical and unfeasible to bid;
to authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Brycer, LLC,
for a one (1)-year pilot program for the Brycer Compliance Engine a
Third-Party Inspection and Reporting System for Fire Protection Systems
within the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; to
declare an emergency; and for
other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: An ordinance to
authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Brycer, LLC, for a
one (1)-year pilot program for The Compliance Engine, a Third-Party
Inspection and Reporting System for Fire Protection Systems inside the City
of Little Rock. |
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13. ORDINANCE |
To amend Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code, Chapter 12
(1988), Fire Prevention and Protection, by adding a new Article IV, entitled
“Third-Party Inspections and Reporting System” to provide requirements for
inspection, testing and maintenance reporting through a Third-Party
Inspection Reporting System; to
declare an emergency; and for
other purposes. Staff recommends
approval. Synopsis: An ordinance to amend
Chapter 12 of Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code (1988), Fire Prevention and
Protection, by adding a new Article IV entitled “Third Party Inspections and
Reporting System” to provide requirements for inspection, testing and
maintenance reporting through a Third-Party Inspection Reporting System. |
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SEPARATE ITEMS (Item 14) |
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14. ORDINANCE |
To declare it impractical and unfeasible to bid;
to authorize the City Manager to extend the existing contract with Waste
Management of Arkansas to provide Residential Curbside Recycling Services
within the corporate limits of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; for and
additional three (3) years on the contract until March 31, 2027; to
declare an emergency; and for
other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: An ordinance to authorize the City Manager
to execute a contract extension with Waste Management, Inc., for an
additional three (3)-years from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2027. |
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PUBLIC
HEARINGS (Items 15 - 16) |
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15. ORDINANCE |
Z-9894: To approve a
Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned Development -
Commercial titled Daladier STR-2 PD-C, located at 906 North Polk Street,
Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Planning Commission:
3 ayes; 5 nays; 0 absent; and
abstention (Baxter) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicant, Allison Jenkins and Matthew Daladier, are
appealing the Planning Commission’s recommendation of denial of the Daladier
STR-2 PD-C located at 906 North Polk Street.
(Located in Ward 3) |
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16. ORDINANCE |
Z-9908: To approve a
Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned Development -
Commercial titled Jensen 2 STR-2 PD-C, located at 1219 Marilyn Drive, Little
Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Planning Commission:
5 ayes; 5 nays; 0 absent; and 1 abstention (Baxter) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The
applicant, Andrew Jensen, is appealing the Planning Commission’s
recommendation of denial of the Jensen 2 STR-2 PD-C located at 1219 Marlyn
Drive. (Located in Ward 6) |
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EXECUTIVE
SESSION (Item 17) |
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