August 1, 2017
6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION: Director Capi Peck
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE
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CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 9) |
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1. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to execute a contract with Carelink, in an amount not to exceed $55,785.00,
utilizing the 2017 Community Development Block Grant Funds to provide Meals
on Wheels to eligible participants; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to execute a contract with Carelink to provide Meals on Wheels to the elderly
in the amount of $55,785.00. These vendors
will service low-income individual residing in the City of Little Rock. |
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2. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the Mayor
to execute a contract with CHI St. Vincent Medical Group, in an amount not to
exceed $152,509.00, utilizing the 2017 Community Development Block Grant
Funds to provide Health Care Services for low-income citizens; and for other
purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the Mayor to
execute a contract with CHI St. Vincent Medical Group for the provision of
health care services in the amount of $152,509.00. This vendor will service low-income
individuals residing in the City of Little Rock. |
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3. RESOLUTION |
To approve the amnded
sources and uses of fund provided in the 2017 CDBG, HOME and HOPWA Funds from
the U.S. Government; and for other purposes.
Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to approve the amended sources
and uses based upon the reported actual allocations for 2017 CDBG, HOME and
HOPWA Funds. |
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4. RESOLUTION |
To amend Little
Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 14,566 (May 16, 2017) to include Lofton Security
Services, Inc., to provide Security Services for the Little Rock District
Courts Building; to authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with
Lofton Security Services, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $47,960.00; and
for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: This resolution amends Little Rock, Ark.,
Resolution No. 14,566 (May 16, 2017) regarding security services to add
Lofton Security Services as the lowest bidder for the Little Rock District
Court Building. |
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5. RESOLUTION |
To appoint
Stephens, Inc., as Bond Underwriter for the proposed issuance of Capital
Improvement Bonds to refund the City’s outstanding Capital Improvement
Construction Revenue Bonds (Zoo, Parks and Recreation Projects), Series 2009A, Capital Improvement Refunding
Revenue Bonds (Zoo, Parks and Recreation Projects), Series 2009B, and Capital
Improvement Junior Lien Revenue Bonds, Series 2002; and for other
purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The City will require bond underwriters for
the proposed issuance of the Capital Improvement Bonds to Refund the City’s
Outstanding Zoo, Parks and Recreation Bonds, Series 2009A and Series 2009B,
and the City’s Junior Lien Bonds, Series 2002, authorized by Resolution No.
14,497 on February 7, 2017. |
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6. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to execute an extension to the prior agreement for renovations
of the historic “Over the Jumps” Carousel, in an amount not to exceed
$75,000.00 for the total project cost; to utilize Arkansas Historic
Preservation Grant Funds; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to the City Manager to execute an extension to the prior agreement for
renovations to the historic “Over the Jumps” Carousel. |
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7. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to apply for an Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism Outdoor
Recreation Grant to renovate the Civitan Amphitheater at the Little Rock Zoo;
and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the |
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8. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Oakley Fertilizer, Inc., in an
amount not to exceed $300,000.00, for the purchase of Rock Salt in bulk for
the Public Works Department Operations Division; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a contract with Oakley Fertilizer Incorporated for the purchase
of rock salt in bulk at $115.00 per ton for Beet Juice Treated Rock Salt and
$100.00 per ton for Untreated Rock Salt as needed for the Public Works
Department - Operations Division. |
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9. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into an agreement with Center for Youth and Families,
in the amount of $150,000.00, to provide Community-Based Intervention
Services; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a contract with Centers for Youth and Families, a non-profit
organization to provide Community-Based Intervention Services. |
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CITIZEN
COMMUNICATION Three (3) minutes are allowed to present a specific
item which has not been previously been brought to the attention of the Board
and 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. 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 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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GROUPED ITEMS (Items 10 - 16) |
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10. ORDINANCE |
LU17-24-01: To amend the Land Use Plan in two (2) areas between Granite Mountain,
College Station and Sweet Home, from Residential Low Density and Industrial
to Park/Open Space and Mining; and for other purposes. Planning
Commission: 8 ayes; 0 nays; and 3
absent. (Deferred from June 20,
2017) Staff recommends
approval. Synopsis: A Land Use Plan amendment in the College
Station-Granite Mountain Area, changing Residential Low Density, northwest of
the intersection of 38th Street & West Line Street, to
Park/Open Space and Industrial to Mining, east of State Highway 365 at King
Road. (Located in Ward 1) |
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11. ORDINANCE |
Z-9202:
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: 8 ayes; 0 nays; and 3
absent. (Deferred from June 20,
2017) Staff recommends
approval. Synopsis: The owner of 97.25 acres of property
located generally south of Interstate 440 and east and north of Springer
Boulevard is requesting that the zoning for 29.71 acres be reclassified from
R-2, Single-Family District, and R-3, Single-Family District, to OS, Open
Space District, and the zoning for 67.54 acres be reclassified from R-2 and
R-3 to M, Mining District. (Located in
Ward 1) |
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12. ORDINANCE |
To authorize the
City Manager to dispense with the requirement of competitive bids for the purchase
of thirty-one (31) Less-Than-Lethal Electronic Control Devices from AXON, in
an amount not to exceed $79,080.76, for the Little Rock Police Department 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 Axon, formerly
Taser International, as the sole manufacturer for Less-Than-Lethal Electronic
Control Devices and to purchase thirty-one (31) Less-Than-Lethal Electronic
Control Devices. |
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13. ORDINANCE |
To authorize the
City Manager to dispense with the requirement of competitive process and to
enter into a contract with APCO International, in an amount not to exceed
$56,940.00, to assist in the development of a Request for Proposals for the
replacement of the existing Computer-Aided Dispatch System for the Little
Rock Police Department to declare an
emergency; and for
other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Proposal to assist in developing a Request
for Proposal to replace the existing CAD System and to provide subject matter
experts to facilitate the review process for all responses. |
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14. ORDINANCE |
To authorize the
City Manager to dispense with the requirement of competitive bids and enter
into an agreement with Motorola Solutions, in an amount not to exceed
$936,724.20, for a Mach Alert Fire Station Alerting System for the Little
Rock Fire Department; and for other purposes.
Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: An ordinance authorizing the City Manager
to enter into a contract with Motorola Solutions as the sole-source provider
for a MACH Alert Fire Station Alerting System for the Little Rock Fire
Department. |
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15. ORDINANCE |
To amend Little
Rock, Ark., Ordinance No. 21,444 (July 5, 2017), to allow the City Manager to
enter into a contract with Baptist Health – Occupational Health, in an amount
not to exceed $125,000.00, to provide Pre-Employment Screenings, Random Drug
or Alcohol Testing and Post-Accident Drug or Alcohol Testing; and for other
purposes. Staff
recommends approval. |
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16. ORDINANCE |
To grant a
Franchise for the use of City right-of-way for the placement of restaurant
tables and other items for the exclusive use of Three Fold Noodles + Dumpling
Company, located at 611 Main Street; to require the creation of a passageway
consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act and acceptable to the
City as part of this franchise Agreement; to set the other terms and
conditions of this Franchise for the Franchisee and the adjacent property
owner; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The ordinance permits a Franchise for the
use of City right-of-way for the placement of outdoor dining tables and other
items in a fenced area for the exclusive use of Three Fold Noodles + Dumpling
Company, located at 611 Main Street, and to require compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act and with other terms and conditions required
by the City for right-of-way franchises. (Located in Ward 1) |
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PUBLIC HEARINGS (Item 17) |
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17. ORDINANCE |
G-23-465: To abandon various
rights-of-way and plats in the Chamber of Commerce Addition, the Granite Park
Addition and the Frisby Addition, located south of Interstate 440 and east
& north of Springer Boulevard, in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and
for other purposes. Planning
Commission: 8 ayes; 0 nays; and 3
absent. (Deferred from June 20,
2017) Staff recommends
approval. Synopsis: 3M Company, the property owner/abutting
property owner, requests to abandon parts of The Chamber of Commerce
Addition, Granite Park Addition and Frisby Addition to include lots and
rights-of-way, located generally south of Interstate 440, and east and north
of Springer Boulevard. (Located in Ward 1) |