April 4, 2017
6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION: Director Lance Hines
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE
Modifications
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ADDITIONS: |
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M-1 MOTION (Due to a scheduling conflict, the
applicant has requested to move the item from the May 16, 2017, agenda to the
May 2, 2017, agenda) |
Z-8170-C: To rescind the Little Rock Planning Commission’s action in denying a
Conditional Use Permit to allow a Wastewater Treatment Plan on the property
located at 25616 Highway 10; and for other purposes. Planning
Commission: 1 aye; 9 nays; and 1
absent. Staff recommends denial. (Deferred from September 6,
2016)(Deferred from December 6, 2016)(Deferred from March 7, 2017) Synopsis: The applicant, Rick Ferguson, through his
attorney Philip Kaplan, is appealing the Planning Commission’s action in
denying a Conditional Use Permit to allow a Wastewater Treatment Plant on the
property located at 25616 Highway 10. (Located in the City’s Extraterritorial
Jurisdiction) |
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M-2 RESOLUTION |
To confirm the
reappointment of a member to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas (Heifer
Project International) Public Facilities Board; and for other purposes. |
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M-3 RESOLUTION |
To restate and confirm the appointment and reappointment of members to
the City of Little Rock, Arkansas Residential Housing and Public Facilities
Board; and for other purposes. |
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M-4 RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to award a contract to James A. Rogers Excavation, Inc., in
amount not to exceed $216,794.50, for
improvements to the West Central Community Center Parking Lot; and for other
purposes. (Funding from the 2012 3/8-Cent Capital
Improvement Sales Tax) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to execute an
agreement with James A. Rogers Excavating, Inc., for the West Central
Community Center Parking Lot, Bid No. 17-004. (Located in Ward 6) |
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M-5 RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Global
Perspectives Consulting, LLC, in an annual amount not to exceed $58,000.00,
plus any applicable taxes, to provide and conduct a comprehensive Cultural
Diversity and Cultural Competency Training Programs for the Little Rock
Police Department; and for other purposes.
Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The Little Rock Police Department seeks
approval for the City Manager to enter into a Professional Services Agreement
with Global Perspectives Consulting, LLC, to provide the Department with
Cultural Diversity and Cultural Competency Training at the Little Rock Police
Department Training Division. |
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M-6 RESOLUTION |
To set April 18,
2017, as the date of public hearing on the amended uses of the 2017 CDBG
Entitlement Funds; and for other purposes.
Staff recommends approval. |
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M-7 RESOLUTION |
To amend Little
Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 13,118 (April 20, 2010) to ratify, modify and
extend the lease term between the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and the
Quapaw Quarter Association to operate Curran Hall as a Tourist Information
Center; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. |
Agenda
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CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 8) |
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1. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the Mayor
and City Officials to execute any necessary documents to enter into a Real
Estate Purchase Contract with Bartholomew and RBAR Farms to purchase approximately
308 acres of land for use by the Little Rock Port Authority; and for other
purposes. (Funding from the 2012 3/8-Cent Capital
Improvement Sales Tax) Staff
recommends approval. |
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2. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the Mayor
and City Officials to execute any necessary documents to enter into a Real
Estate Purchase Contract with Marcus Bryant to purchase approximately fifty
(50) acres of land for use by the Little Rock Port Authority; and for other
purposes. (Funding from the 2012 3/8-Cent Capital
Improvement Sales Tax) Staff
recommends approval. |
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3. RESOLUTION |
To authorize a
contract increase for Township Builders, Inc., in the amount of $390,000.00,
for the Wright Avenue Bridge Repair Improvements; and for other
purposes. (Funding from the 2012 3/8-Cent Capital
Improvement Sales Tax and the 2013 Limited Tax General Obligation Capital
Improvement Bonds) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to execute a
change order with Township Builders, Inc., for Wright Avenue Bridge Repairs,
Project No. B-01B, Bid No. 16006. (Located
in Ward 1) |
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4. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to award a contract to JCI Construction, Inc., in an amount not
to exceed $221,700.00, for Sidewalk Construction 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 execute an
agreement with the low bidder, JCI Construction, Inc., for sidewalk
construction within the City of Little Rock as part of the 2017 Sidewalk
Replacement Program. |
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5. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to award a contract to Contractor’s Specialty Service Company,
in an amount not to exceed $281,072.00, for Pavement Markings 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, Contractor’s Specialty Service Company, for
street pavement marking improvement in the City of Little Rock. |
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6. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to award a Construction Observation Contract to McClelland
Consulting Engineers, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00, for the
2017 Street Resurfacing 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 Construction
Observation Services of Asphalt Resurfacing within the City of Little Rock. |
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7.
RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into an agreement with Aimco
Equipment Company, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $48,822.77 as bid, to
demolish the existing Walk-In Freezer and to install a new Freezer and
Concrete Floor at the Little Rock Zoo Commissary; and for other
purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution authorizing the City Manager
to execute a contract with Aimco Equipment Company,
LLC, to perform demolition and installation of a new walk-in freezer and new
concrete floor for the freezer at the Little Rock Zoo. |
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8.
RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Bill’s
Fence Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $26,653.00, and Armor Fence
of Arkansas, in an amount not to exceed $41,251.00, to demolish and install
several necessary fences at the Little Rock Zoo; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: A resolution authorizing the City Manager
to execute a contract with Bill’s Fence Company, Inc., and Armor Fence of Arkansas
to perform demolition and installation of various fencing projects at the
Little Rock Zoo. |
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CITIZEN
COMMUNICATION Three (3) minutes are
allowed to present a specific item which has not been previously been brought
to the attention of the Board 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 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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GROUPED ITEMS (Items 9 - 10) |
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9. ORDINANCE |
To amend Chapter
36, Section 36-513 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas, to restrict the parking of certain motor vehicles in the
right-of-way in residential zones for a period exceeding twenty-four (24)
hours; and for other purposes. Planning
Commission: 9 ayes; 0 nays; and 2
absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Staff is proposing an amendment to Chapter
36, Section 36-513 to prohibit certain motor vehicles from being parked or
stored in the right-of-way in residential zones for a period exceeding
twenty-four (24) hours. |
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10. ORDINANCE |
Z-3459-J:
To approve a
Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned Commercial District titled
Little Rock School District – Southwest High School Long-Form PD-C, located
at 9715 Mabelvale Pike, at the intersection of Mabelvale Pike and Sibley Hole
Road, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of
Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning
Commission: 9 ayes; 0 nays; and 2
absent. Staff recommends
approval. (1st Reading
held on March 21, 2017) Synopsis: The request is a rezoning from C-3, General
Commercial District, R-2, Single-Family District and OS, Open Space District,
to PD-C, Planned Development - Commercial, to allow for the development of
sixty-one (61) acres with a new Little Rock School District High School
Campus. (Located in Ward 7) |
The April
4, 2017, Board of Directors Meeting will be recessed until April 11, 2017, for the
purpose of evaluating of the City Attorney.