Agenda
June 7, 2016
6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION: Director
B.J. Wyrick
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
Working Together in the
Community/Arkansas Driving Laws Presentation
Audubon Arkansas DrainSmart
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CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 7) |
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1. RESOLUTION |
Z-2993-B: To set the date of public
hearing for June 21, 2016, on an appeal of the Planning Commission’s
recommendation of denial for a requested Zoning District, titled SM
Investments Midtown, LLC, Short-Form PCD, located at 4520 West Markham
Street, Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. |
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2. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Redstone Construction
Group, Inc., in the amount of $2,704,812.00, for Street Resurfacing, 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, Redstone Construction Group, Inc., for asphalt
resurfacing in all seven (7) Wards within the City of Little Rock. |
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3. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to award a contract to Gene Summers Construction, Inc., in an
amount not to exceed $552,481.20, for the Ellis & Stevens Street Drainage
Improvement Project; 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 an
agreement with Gene Summers Construction, Inc., for the Ellis & Stevens
Drive Drainage Improvements, Project No. 13-B-4B, Bid No. 16015. (Located in Ward 4) |
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4. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to increase the authorized contract
amount for JCI Construction, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $604,344.00,
for the West 17th Street Improvement Project; and for other
purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to increase the
authorized contract amount with JCI Construction, Inc., for West 17th
Street Improvements from Brown Street to Woodrow Street, Project No. 13-B-1C,
Bid No. 15-004. (Located in Ward 1) |
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5. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Jane
Construction, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $169,050.00, for the dormitory
addition at Little Rock Fire Department Station 13; and for other purpose. (Funding from the 2012 3/8-Cent Capital
Improvement Sales Tax) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to execute an
agreement with Jane Construction, LLC, for dormitory addition at Fire Station
13, Bid No. 16113. |
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6. RESOLUTION |
To make appointment to the Little Rock Advertising & Promotion
Commission; and for other purpose. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Appointment of Rajesh Mehta to fill the
unexpired Industry Position term of Larry Carpenter, said term to expire on
May 1, 2017. |
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7. RESOLUTION |
To set June 21,
2016, as the date for a public hearing to consider the issuance of Sewer
Revenue Bonds for the purpose of financing betterments and improvements to
the City’s Sewer System; and for other purposes. |
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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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PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ITEMS (Items 8 -
14) |
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8. ORDINANCE |
To amend Chapter
8 of the Little Rock Code of Ordinances (1988) to eliminate Plumbing, Natural
Gas and Mechanical Inspections outside the City Limits of Little Rock,
Arkansas; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: For over (30) years the Building Codes
Division has performed Plumbing, Natural Gas and Mechanical Inspections
outside the City Limits of Little Rock.
Passage of this ordinance would eliminate the requirements for City Inspectors
to make inspections outside the City Limits. |
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9. ORDINANCE |
Z-4283:
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 0.81-acre property located
at 7825/7825-½ Stagecoach Road is requesting that the zoning be reclassified
from C-1, Neighborhood Commercial District, to C-4, Open Display District. |
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10. ORDINANCE |
LU-16-1101:
To amend the Land
Use Plan, along the west side of Shackleford Road, between Colonel Glenn Road
and 36th Street, from Residential High Density to Service Trades
District; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 11 ayes; 0 nays; and 0 absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Land Use Plan Amendment in the Interstate
430 Planning District, west of Shackleford Road between Colonel Glenn Road
and 36th Street from Residential High Density to Service Trades
District. |
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11. ORDINANCE |
Z-8142-B:
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 ten (10)-acre property
located on the west side of South Shackleford Road, approximately ¼-mile
north of Colonel Glenn Road, is requesting that the zoning be reclassified
from MF-18, Multifamily District, to O-2, Office and Institutional
District. The original application was
for 20.455 acres; however, the applicant amended the request to ten (10)
acres prior to Planning Commission action. |
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12. ORDINANCE |
To dispense with
the requirement of competitive bids, and to award a contract in the amount of
$60,550.25, to Environmental Video, LLC – Watchguard
Servers, for the purchase of two (2) Video Systems for Patrol Cars for use at
the Pankey Substation; to declare an emergency; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The Little Rock Police Department is
requesting approval to award a Sole-Source Purchase Order to Enforcement
Video, LLC, D/B/A/ Watch Guard Video, for the purchase of two (2)
Multi-Terabyte Servers to download and store in-car video from Police
vehicles. |
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13. ORDINANCE |
An ordinance to
amend Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code §5-68 (1988) to permit some Basic Life
Support emergency ambulance runs in accordance with Arkansas State Health
Department approval; to declare an
emergency; and for other purposes.
Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: To permit MEMS to conduct a pilot program
as to whether certain emergency ambulance runs can be done by Basic Life
Support Service (EMT) instead of Advanced Life Support Service (Paramedic). |
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14. ORDINANCE |
An 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: Six (6) 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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PRESENTATION
& DISCUSSION (Item 15) |
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15. PRESENTATION & DISCUSSION |
Master Plan for
Children, Youth and Families |