June 9, 2020
4:00 PM
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION: Director Erma Hendrix
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 WatchGuard Video, Inc., for the
total amount of $759,999.23, for the purchase of Body Worn Cameras for the
Little Rock Police Department; and for other purposes. (Deferred from May 19, 2020) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to execute an agreement with WatchGuard Video, Inc., to purchase Body Worn
Cameras. |
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M-2 ORDINANCE |
To amend Little
Rock, Ark., Rev. Code § 5-72(a) (1988) to change the insurance requirements
of the Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: An ordinance to approve amendments to
Little Rock Code § 5-72(a) to eliminate the requirement that MEMS carry an
Uninsured Motorist Policy and to replace the requirement of a $1,000,000
Policy with $1,000,000 Aggregate Coverage. |
Agenda
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CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 7) |
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1. MOTION |
To approve the
minutes of the May 19, 2020, Little Rock City Board of Directors
Meeting. |
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2. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Redstone Construction Group, Inc.,
in an amount not to exceed $180,000.00, for the Loetscher Lane Drainage
Improvement Project; and for other purposes.
(Funding
from the 3/8-Cent Capital Improvement Sales Tax and the Limited Tax General
Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to execute an agreement with Redstone Construction Group, Inc., for Loetscher
Lane Drainage Improvements, Project No. 02-15-DR78, Bid No. 875. (Located in Ward 2) |
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3. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Cisneros Family Construction
Group, in an amount not to exceed $231,084.16, for the Janmar Drive Drainage
Improvement Project; and for other purposes.
(Funding
from the 3/8-Cent Capital Improvement Sales Tax and the Limited Tax General
Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to execute an agreement with Cisneros Family Construction Group., for Janmar
Drive Drainage Improvements, Project No. 07-15-DR-275, Bid No. 880. (Located in Ward 7) |
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4. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City
Manager to enter into contracts with the Arkansas Regional Commission and
Pulaski County Community Services for a one (1)-year term, in a total
combined amount not to exceed $78,780.00, for Housing Opportunities for Persons
with Aids;; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into contracts for Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS
(HOPWA) Grant funding to the Arkansas Regional Commission in a total amount
not to exceed $19,695.00 and Pulaski County Community Services in a total
amount not to exceed $59,085.00 for one (1)-year. |
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5. RESOLUTION |
A resolution to
certify local government endorsement of Arcturus, Inc., d/b/a/ Arcturus
Aerospace, located at 11225 Highway Interstate 30, Little Rock, Arkansas, to
participate in the Arkansas Tax Back Program, as authorized by Arkansas Code
Ann. §15-4-2706(D) of the Consolidated Incentive Act of 2003; and for other
purposes. Staff
recommends approval. |
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6. RESOLUTION |
A resolution to
certify local government endorsement of Infusion Centers of America, LLC,
d/b/a Alleviant, located at 10901 Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, Arkansas,
to participate in the Arkansas Tax Back Program, as authorized by Arkansas
Code Ann. §15-4-2706(D) of the Consolidated Incentive Act of 2003; and for
other purposes. Staff recommends
approval. |
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7. RESOLUTION |
A resolution to
certify local government endorsement of HMS Mfg., located at 6901 Lindsey
Road, Little Rock, Arkansas, to participate in the Arkansas Tax Back Program,
as authorized by Arkansas Code Ann. §15-4-2706(D) of the Consolidated
Incentive Act of 2003; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. |
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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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SEPARATE ITEMS (Items 8 - 10) |
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8. ORDINANCE |
Z-9503:
To approve a
Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned District – Residential
titled Cottages at the Manor Short-Form PD-R, located at the southwest corner
of Kanis Road and Labelle Drive, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City
of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning
Commission: 11 ayes and 0 nays. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicant is requesting that the
property at the southwest corner of Kanis Road and Labelle Drive be rezoned
from R-2, Single-Family District, to PD-R Planned District – Residential, to
permit the development of ten (10) duplex residential structures. (Located in Ward 6) |
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9. ORDINANCE |
To declare it
impractical and unfeasible to bid; to authorize the City Manager to dispense
with the requirement of competitive bidding and enter into a Sole-Source
Contact with SmartRay Vision, in an amount not to exceed $63,975.00 and that
is fully-funded by the State Homeland Security Grant Program, for the
purchase of one (1) SmartRay X-Ray System for use by the Little Rock Fire
Department; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: An ordinance to authorize the City Manager
to enter into Sole-Source Contact with SmartRay Vision for the purchase of
one (1) SmartRay X-Ray System for use by the Little Rock Fire Department. |
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10. ORDINANCE |
To declare it
impractical and unfeasible to bid; to authorize the City Manager to dispense
with the requirement of competitive bidding and enter into a Sole-Source
Contact with AgileMesh, in an amount not to exceed $65,105.50 and that is
fully-funded by the State Homeland Security Grant Program, for the purchase
of one (1) AgileMesh Camera Integration System for use by the Little Rock
Police Department; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: An ordinance to authorize the City Manager
to enter into Sole-Source Contact with AgileMesh for the purchase of one (1)
AgileMesh Camera Integration System for use by the Little Rock Police
Department. |