Agenda
May
19, 2015
6:00
PM
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION: Director
Ken Richardson
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Modifications
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ADDITIONS: |
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M-1 RESOLUTION |
To make re-appointment to the Little Rock Land Bank Commission; and
for other purposes. |
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M-2 RESOLUTION |
To make appointments and re-appointments to the Arkansas Arts Center
Board of Trustees; and for other purposes.
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CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 6) |
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1. MOTION |
To approve the minutes of the January 6, 2015, Little Rock City Board
of Directors Meeting; and the December 23, 2014, Little Rock City Board of
Directors Reconvened Meeting. |
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2. RESOLUTION |
G-23-456: To set June 2, 2015, as the date of hearing on the request to abandon
approximately 570 linear-feet of the Rock Creek Way right-of-way in the City
of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. |
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3. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to formalize an Architectural Agreement
with Roark, Perkins, Perry & Yelvington for additional work at the 12th
Street Station as to furnishings and other matters; and for other
purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The Little Rock Police Department is
requesting approval to allow the City Manager to amend the current contract
with the architectural firm of Roark, Perkins, Perry & Yelvington to
reflect their participation in the design, procurement and actual placement
of furniture for the 12th Street Station. |
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4. RESOLUTION |
To transfer property by Quitclaim Deed under the Land Bank Side Lot
Program; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: In an effort to convey underutilized
parcels of property in the Land Bank’s inventory, staff recommends
transferring the property located at 2114 West 10th Street to the
neighboring homeowner under the Land Bank Side Lot Program. Property Details: The property at
2114 West 10th Street is a 6,795 square-foot unimproved lot with
no structure. (Located in Ward 1) |
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5. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with
Roberts-McNutt, Inc., to provide exterior masonry work at Little Rock City
Hall; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to execute an
agreement with Roberts-McNutt, Inc., to provide exterior masonry work at City
Hall, Bid No. 15134. |
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6.
RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City of Little Rock to support a United States
Department of Transportation TIGER Grant by the University of Arkansas at
Little Rock’s University Avenue Corridor Revitalization Project which will
reconfigure the Asher and University Avenue intersection. Synopsis: Approval
of a resolution authorizing the City of Little Rock to support a United States
Department of Transportation TIGER Grant by the University of Arkansas at
Little Rock’s University Avenue Corridor Revitalization Project which will
reconfigure the Asher and University Avenue intersection. |
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GROUPED ITEMS (Items 7 - 10) |
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7. ORDINANCE |
7-8977-A: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned
Residential District titled South Bowman Apartments Long-Form PD-R, located
at 4212 South Bowman Road, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official
Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning
Commission: 11 ayes; 0 nays; and 0
absent. (Deferred from April 7, 2015) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The request is a rezoning from R-2,
Single-Family, to PD-R, Planned Development – Residential, to allow for the
development of 16.02 acres with 240 units of multi-family housing. (Located in Ward 6) |
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8.
ORDINANCE |
To dispense with competitive quotes due to an exceptional situation;
to award an agreement for a Communications Center audit by the Association of
Public Safety Communications Officials International, in the amount of
$22,100.00; to declare an emergency; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Waives the requirement for competitive
quotes and authorizes the City Manager to enter an agreement with the
Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) to audit the
Little Rock Communications Center’s compliance with APCO’s emergency dispatch
operational standards, previously adopted by the City. |
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9.
ORDINANCE |
To authorize the purchase of certain equipment for the Little Rock
Police Department; to dispense with the requirement of competitive bids; to
declare an emergency; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Waives the requirement for competitive bids
to purchase certain equipment. The
purchase is from the company which typically provides uniforms and equipment
to the Department through the competitive bid process. |
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10.
ORDINANCE |
To amend Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code § 35-103 (1988) to add a
section which names the Committee the Little Rock Water Reclamation
Commission; to declare an emergency; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: When the City created a semi-autonomous
sewer utility, it followed State Statute and chose the Sanitary Sewer
Committee form of organization. As a result, the board the City appoints is
known as the Little Rock Sanitary Sewer Committee. This ordinance recognizes
the name of the entity as the Little Rock Water Reclamation Commission. |
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SEPARATE ITEMS
(Items 11 - 12) |
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11.
ORDINANCE |
Z-9018: To reclassify
property located in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official
Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 11 ayes; 0 nays; and 0 absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The owner of the 2.25-acre property located
at 4700 South University Avenue is requesting that the zoning be reclassified
from I-2, Light Industrial District to C-3, General Commercial District. (Located in Ward 7) |
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12.
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 the 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: Seven (7) 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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DISCUSSION
(Item 13) |
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13.
DISCUSSION |
At-Large Board Seats – Director Erma Hendrix |
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CITIZEN
COMMUNICATION Three
(3) minutes are allowed to present a specific item which 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. Board
Members may ask questions of the speaker or make a relevant comment after the
presentation has been completed. 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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