Agenda
June 16, 2015
6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION: Director
Brad Cazort
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Modifications
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DEFERRALS: |
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9.
ORDINANCE (Deferred back to the Planning Commission at
staff’s request) |
Z-6532-G: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned
Residential District titled Lot 2 Chenal Heights Long-Form PD-R, located east
of Chenal Parkway and south of Chenal Heights Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas,
amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and
for other purposes. Planning
Commission: 10 ayes; 0 nays; and 1
absent. Staff recommends approval. (Deferred from February 3, 2015) (Deferred from June 2, 2015) Synopsis: The
applicant is requesting to amend the previously-approved PD-R, Planned
Development – Residential, for Arkansas Teachers Retirement Community and
approve a site plan to allow for the development of 229 units of age
restricted housing. (Located in Ward
5) |
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CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 6) |
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1. MOTION |
To approve the minutes of the February 3, 2015, Little Rock City
Board of Directors Meeting; and the January 27, 2015, Little Rock City Board
of Directors Reconvened Meeting. |
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2. RESOLUTION |
G-24-047: To set July 7, 2015, as the date of hearing on the request to abandon
a private ingress-egress easement adjacent to Lot 10, High Circle Addition;
located at 10 Circle High Drive, in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and
for other purposes. |
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3. RESOLUTION |
To approve construction of four (4) new single-family dwellings as part
of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP2); and for other
purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Approval to allow the City Manager to enter
in to contracts with contractors to develop Neighborhood Stabilization
Program II (NSP2) units. |
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4. RESOLUTION |
To transfer property by Quitclaim Deed under the Land Bank Side Lot
Programs; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: In an effort to convey underutilized
parcels of property in the Land Bank’s inventory, staff would like to
transfer the property located at 1701 Dennison Street to the neighboring
homeowner under the Land Bank Side Lot Program. Property Details: The property at
1701 Dennison Street is a 7,000 square-foot unimproved lot with no structure.
(Located in Ward 1) |
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5. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with the Pulaski
County Fire Protection District No. 2 for Fire Protection Services and
Hazardous Materials Incident Response for Cammack Village for a term of ten
(10) years; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to execute a Fire Protection Services Agreement with the Pulaski County Fire
Protection District Number 2 for fire protection services and hazardous
materials incident response for Cammack Village for a term of ten (10) years. |
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6. RESOLUTION |
To award a contract to Heiple Wiedower Architects Planners for an
Architectural Services Contract for the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and
for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorize the City Manager to enter into a
contract with Heiple Wiedower Architects Planners to perform
architectural/engineering work on an as-needed basis. Most projects will be small in nature and
will be performed on a predetermined hourly basis for a one (1)-year period
of time with the option for two (2), one (1)-year extensions. |
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SEPARATE ITEMS (Items 7 - 11) |
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7. ORDINANCE |
To condemn certain structures in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, as
structural, fire and health hazards; providing for summary abatement
procedures; directing the City Manager 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: Three (3) commercial structures in a
severely dilapidated, deteriorated and/or burned condition causing a negative
environmental impact on residential and commercial properties in which it is
located. All notices have been mailed
in accordance with Arkansas State Law. |
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8. ORDINANCE |
Z-4411-N: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned Commercial
District titled Pleasant Ridge Towne Center Revised Long-Form PCD, located at
11525 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map
of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning
Commission: 8 ayes; 2 nays; and 1
absent. Staff recommends denial. Synopsis: The applicant is proposing to revise the
previously-approved PCD, Planned Commercial District, to allow a second
access to the shopping center. (Located
in Ward 4) |
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9. ORDINANCE |
Z-6532-G: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned Residential
District titled 2 Chenal Heights Long-Form PD-R, located east of Chenal
Parkway and south of Chenal Heights Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending
the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other
purposes. Planning
Commission: 10 ayes; 0 nays; and 1
absent. Staff recommends
approval. (Deferred from April 7,
2015) Synopsis: The applicant is requesting to amend the
previously-approved PD-R, Planned Development – Residential, for Arkansas
Teachers Retirement Community and approve a site plan to allow for the
development of 229 units of age restricted housing. (Located in Ward 5) |
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10. ORDINANCE |
Z-8700-A: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned Office
District titled Markham and Tyler Revised Short-Form POD, located on the
northeast corner of West Markham and Tyler Streets, Little Rock, Arkansas,
amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for
other purposes. Planning
Commission: 10 ayes; 0 nays; and 1
absent. Staff recommends
approval. (Deferred from June 2,
2015) Synopsis: The request is to amend the
previously-approved POD, Planned Office Development, to allow for the
creation of two (2) lots and the construction of a new building on each of
the newly created lots. (Located in
Ward 3) |
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11. ORDINANCE |
To establish residency within the Corporate Limits of the City of
Little Rock, Arkansas, as a requirement for employment of Police Officers with
the City of Little Rock; to provide for a ninety (90)-day period for new
hires to establish their residence within the City; to declare an emergency; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends denial. |
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PUBLIC HEARING
(Item 12) |
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12.
ORDINANCE |
G-23-456: To abandon
approximately 570 linear-feet of the undeveloped sixty (60)-foot wide Rock
Creek Way right-of-way, which runs north from West 36th Street,
approximately 700 feet east of Bowman Road, in the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 10 ayes; 0 nays; and 0 absent. Staff recommends approval. (Deferred from June 2, 2015) Synopsis: The adjacent property owners propose to
abandon approximately 570 linear-feet of the undeveloped sixty (60)-foot wide
Rock Creek Way right-of-way. The
right-of-way runs north from West 36th Street, approximately 700
feet east of Bowman Road. (Located in
Ward 6) |
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EXECUTIVE
SESSION (Item 13) |
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13.
EXECUTIVE SESSION |
Annual Evaluation of the City Manager & City Attorney. |
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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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