June 20, 2023
6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION: Director B.J. Wyrick
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE
Modifications
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ADDITIONS: |
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M-1 RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Safety National Casualty
Corporation, for Excess Workers’ Compensation Coverage for one (1)-year
effective July 1, 2023; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a contract with Safety National Casualty Corporation to provide
Excess Worker’s Compensation Insurance for the term of July 1, 2023, to July
1, 2024. |
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M-2 RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Travelers Insurance Company, in
the amount of $1,607,314.00, for Property and Casualty Insurance for City
Buildings and Structures; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a contract with Travelers Insurance Company to provide Property
Insurance for City Facilities for the term of July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024. |
Agenda
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CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 – 13) |
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1. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with R. Valadez Construction, Inc., in
an amount not to exceed $58,098.00, for the G Street at Monroe Street Drainage
Improvement Project; and for 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 R. Valadez Construction, Inc., for the G Street
at Monroe Street Drainage Improvement Project. (Located in Ward 3) |
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2. RESOLUTION |
To approve the
amended Land Bank Policies and Procedures, Goals and Mission Statement as
Guidelines for the acquisition and disposal of properties; to include the
Policies and Procedures, Goals and Mission Statement in the Land Bank
Commission By-Laws; and for other purposes. (Land
Bank Commission: 6 ayes; 0 nays; 2 absent; 1 abstention; and 2 open positions) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to revise the Land Bank’s
Priorities and Policies for Property Acquisition and Disposition. |
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3. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to execute a lease agreement with Ben Nelson Golf and Utility
Vehicles, LLC, in an annual amount of $898,022.40, for the Golf Cart Leases
for various types of carts, both electric and gas, for use at First Tee and
Rebsamen Golf Courses; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution authorizing the City Manager
to enter contract with Ben Nelson Golf and Utility Vehicles, LLC, for the
Golf Cart Leases for various types of carts, both electric and gas, for use
at First Tee and Rebsamen Golf Courses.
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4. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Vine and Village, in an amount not
to exceed $180,000.00, to provide Homeless Outreach Services within the City
of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a contract with Vine and Village to provide Homeless Outreach
Services within the City of Little Rock, Arkansas. |
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5. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with J.A. Riggs, in an amount not to
exceed $189,250.27, plus applicable taxes and fees, for the purchase of one (1)
Caterpillar Model 313GC 9TB Excavator with a thirty-six (36)-inch Bucket
& Hydraulic Thumb for the Parks & Recreation Department; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a contract with J. A. Riggs for the purchase of one (1)
Caterpillar Model 313GC 9TB Excavator with thirty-six (36)-inch Bucket &
Hydraulic Thumb for the Parks & Recreation Department. |
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6. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with J.A. Riggs, in an amount not to
exceed $119,990.00, plus applicable taxes and fees, for the purchase of one (1) Caterpillar
Model 299DXE DM2 Skid Steer for the Parks & Recreation Department; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a contract with J. A. Riggs for the purchase of one (1)
Caterpillar Model 299DXE DM2 Skid Steer for the Parks & Recreation
Department. |
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7. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Deere & Company, in an amount
not to exceed $119,990.00, plus applicable taxes and fees, for the purchase
of one (1) John Deere Model 5090E Cab Tractor
with Bucket & Flex Wing Bushhog for the Parks & Recreation
Department; and for other
purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a contract with Deere & Company for the purchase of one (1)
John Deere Model 5090E Cab Tractor with Bucket & Flex Wing Bushhog for
the Parks & Recreation Department. |
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8. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Jerry Pate Turf & Irrigation,
in an amount not to exceed $102,783.91, plus applicable taxes and fees, for
the purchase of one (1) Toro Greensmaster Triflex 3400
for the Parks & Recreation Department; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a contract with Jerry Pate Turf & Irrigation for the
purchase of one (1) Toro Greensmaster Triflex 3400 for the Parks &
Recreation Department. |
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9. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Jerry Pate Turf & Irrigation,
in an amount not to exceed $147,053.50, plus applicable taxes and fees, for
the purchase of one (1) Toro Greensmaster 4700 for the
Parks & Recreation Department;
and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a contract with Jerry Pate Turf & Irrigation for the
purchase of one (1) Toro Greensmaster 4700 for the Parks & Recreation
Department. |
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10. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Doggett Freightliner of Arkansas,
in an amount not to exceed $159,390.00, plus applicable taxes and fees, for
the purchase of one (1) Freightliner CA126DC (Cascadia
PRL-27K) Tractor Truck with Lowboy Trailer for 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 Doggett Freightliner of Arkansas, for the
purchase of one (1) Freightliner CA126DC (Cascadia PRL-27K) Tractor Truck
with Lowboy Trailer for Public Works Department Street Operations
Division.
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11. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Smart Auto Group, in an amount not
to exceed $171,080.00, plus applicable taxes and fees, for the purchase of eight (8)
2023 Chevrolet Malibu for the Little Rock Fire and Housing & Neighborhood
Departments; and for other
purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a contract with Smart Auto Group for the purchase of eight (8)
2023 Chevrolet Malibu for the Little Rock Fire and Housing & Neighborhood
Departments. |
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12. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Sasaki Associates, Inc., in an
amount not to exceed $745,000.00, for Consulting Services and the preparation
of the Downtown Little Rock Master Plan; and for other purposes. (Funding
from the American Rescue Plan Act) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter a contract with Sasaki Associates, Inc., for Consulting Services and
preparation of the Downtown Little Rock Master Plan. |
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13. RESOLUTION |
G-23-488:
To set July 11,
2023, as the date of hearing on the request to abandon the east fifteen (15)
feet of the Polk Street Right-of-Way, located adjacent to Lot 7, Block 20,
Newton’s Addition in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other
purposes. Staff recommends approval. |
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GROUPED ITEMS (Items 14 - 21) |
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14. ORDINANCE |
Z-3748-A:
To approve a
Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned Commercial Development,
titled Parham Place Revised PCD, located at 300 South Rodney Parham Road,
Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes.
(Planning
Commission: 6 ayes; 0 nays; 4 absent; and 1 open position) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The
applicant is requesting that the three (3)-acre property, located at 300
South Rodney Parham Road, be rezoned from PCD, Planned Commercial
Development, to Revised PCD, to allow C-3, General Commercial District,
permitted uses for an existing commercial development. (Located in Ward 6) |
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15. ORDINANCE |
Z-4213-K:
To approve a
Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Revised Planned Office
Development, titled Brandon House Event Center Revised POD, located at 12120
Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map
of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Planning Commission: 6 ayes; 0 nays;
4 absent; and 1 open position) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The
applicant is requesting that the 10.36-acre property, located at 12120
Colonel Glenn Road, be rezoned from POD, Planned Office District, to Revised
POD to allow for the addition of an event center use. (Located in Ward 6) |
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16. ORDINANCE |
Z-5502-K:
To approve a
Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned Development –
Commercial titled West Kanis Storage 2 PD-C, located west of 17301 Kanis
Road, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of
Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Planning Commission: 6 ayes; 0 nays;
4 absent; and 1 open position) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The
applicant is requesting that the 8.28-acre property, located west of 17301
Kanis Road, be rezoned from R-2, Single-Family District, to PD-C, Planned
District – Commercial, to allow for a mini-warehouse development. (Located within the Extraterritorial
Jurisdiction) |
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17. ORDINANCE |
Z-9074-A:
To approve a
Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned Development – Office
titled Life Skills for Youth PD-O, located on the north side of Baseline
Road, approximately 200 feet west of Stagecoach Road, Little Rock, Arkansas,
amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and
for other purposes. (Planning Commission: 6 ayes; 0 nays;
4 absent; and 1 open position) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The
applicant is requesting that the 6.82-acre property, located west of on the
north side of Baseline Road, approximately 200 west of Stagecoach Road, be
rezoned from PCD, Planned Commercial Development, to PD-O, Planned
Development – Office, to allow a new school use. (Located in Ward 7) |
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18. ORDINANCE |
Z-9775:
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: 6 ayes; 0 nays;
4 absent; and 1 open position) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The
owner of the 0.156-acre property located at 3512 East 39th Street
is requesting that the property be reclassified from R-3, Single-Family
District, to R-7A, Manufactured Home District. (Located within the Extraterritorial
Jurisdiction) (Located in Ward 7) |
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19. ORDINANCE |
Z-9778:
To approve a
Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned Development –
Commercial titled Caliber Collision Auto Body Shop PD-C, located at 10302
Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map
of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Planning Commission: 6 ayes; 0 nays;
4 absent; and 1 open position) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The
applicant is requesting that the 4.95acre property, located at 10302 Colonel
Glenn Road, be rezoned from R-2, Single-Family District, to PD-C, Planned
Development – Commercial, to allow for auto body shop facility. (Located in Ward 6) |
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20. ORDINANCE |
To amend Little
Rock, Ark., Rev. Code § 2-330.41 (1988), to increase the timeframe for
completion of the Development Site Plan; and for other purposes. Staff recommends
approval. Synopsis: The Land Bank Commission recommends the
timeframe for the completion of a Development Site Plan to increase the time
frame based upon input from Developers regarding delays in building supplies,
COVID-related issues, etc., in an effort to ensure that properties conveyed
by the Land Bank are developed in a reasonable period of time, thus ensuring
quality work. |
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21. 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 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: Two (2) residential structures are in a
severely dilapidated, deteriorated and/or burned condition causing a negative
environmental impact on the residential neighborhoods in which they are
located. All Notices have been mailed
in accordance with Arkansas State Law. |
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SEPARATE ITEMS (Item 22) |
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22. ORDINANCE |
To amend the Code
of Ordinances of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, to provide for the
modifications of various procedures and definitions; and for other purposes. (Deferred from September 6,
2022)(Deferred from September 20, 2022)(Deferred from October 18,
2022)(Deferred from November 15, 2022)(Deferred from January 17,
2023)(Deferred from February 21, 2023)(Deferred from February 21,
2023)(Deferred from March 7, 2023)(Deferred from April 11, 2023) (Deferred
from May 16, 2023) (Planning Commission:
10 ayes; 0 nays; and 1 open position)
Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: To approve an ordinance regulating
Short-Term Rentals within the zoning area of the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas. |
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PUBLIC HEARINGS (Items 23 - 24) |
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23.
ORDINANCE |
To amend
Little Rock, Ark., Ordinance No. 19,531 (May 2, 2006), to annex Lots 57A, 57B
and 57C, Block 2 of Taylor Park Subdivision, Phase III, an addition to the City
of Little Rock Multipurpose Property Owners’ Improvement District No. 27; and
for other purposes. |
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24.
ORDINANCE |
To establish
and lay off City of Little Rock Property Owners’ Multipurpose Improvement
District No. 2023-003 of Little Rock Arkansas (Carter Lane Improvement
District); to declare an emergency; and
for other purposes. |
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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 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. |
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Date Change: The 1st Board of
Directors Meeting in July will be held at 4:00 PM on July 11, 2023, and the
Agenda Meeting to set the July 18, 2023,
Board of Directors Meeting Agenda will be held immediately
following.