August 2, 2022
6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION: Director
Doris Wright
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Modifications
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DEFERRALS: |
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3. ORDINANCE (Deferred until August 16, 2022, at the
applicant’s request) |
Z-9691:
To approve a
Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned Development –
Commercial, titled National Properties Holdings, LLC, Self-Storage PD-C,
located at 14508 Kanis Road, 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 open position) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicant is requesting that the
2.82-acre property, located at 14508 Kanis Road, be rezoned from R-2, Single-Family
District, to PD-C, Planned Development – Commercial, to allow for a
Mini-Storage Development. (Located
within the City’s Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) |
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6. RESOLUTION (Deferred until August 16, 2022, at staff’s
request) |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Escamilla Excavating, LLC, in an
amount not to exceed $183,542.40, for the Madison Valley 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 Escamilla Excavating, LLC, for the Madison
Valley Drainage Improvement Project, Bid No. 1720. (Located in Ward 5) |
Agenda
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CONSENT AGENDA (Item 1) |
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1. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into an agreement with Baptist Health – Occupational
Health to provide Pre-Employment Screenings, random Drug or Alcohol Testing
and Post-Accident Drug or Alcohol Testing; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to execute and agreement with Baptist Health – Occupational Health as the
provider for all Pre-Employment Screenings, as well as random testing and
Post-Accident Screenings. |
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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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GROUPED ITEMS (Items 2 - 5) |
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2. ORDINANCE |
Z-7069-C:
To approve a Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned
Development – Commercial, titled Tisdale Properties Self-Storage PD-C,
located at 8500 West Markham Street, 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
open position) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicant is requesting that the
1.95-acre property, located at 8500 West Markham Street, be rezoned from O-3,
General Office District, to PD-C, Planned Development – Commercial, to allow
for an existing office building to be converted to a Climate-Controlled
Self-Storage Facility. (Located in
Ward 4) |
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3. ORDINANCE |
Z-9691:
To approve a
Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned Development –
Commercial, titled National Properties Holdings, LLC, Self-Storage PD-C,
located at 14508 Kanis Road, 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 open position) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicant is requesting that the
2.82-acre property, located at 14508 Kanis Road, be rezoned from R-2, Single-Family
District, to PD-C, Planned Development – Commercial, to allow for a
Mini-Storage Development. (Located
within the City’s Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) |
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4. ORDINANCE |
To declare it
impractical and unfeasible to bid; to authorize the City Manager to issue a
sole-source purchase order to J.A. Riggs, in an amount not to exceed
$250,000.00, for an annual contract for Caterpillar Parks and Service for the
Fleet Services Department; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Approval of a Sole-Source Ordinance
authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with J.A. Riggs for
Caterpillar Parts and Service. |
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5. ORDINANCE |
To Little Rock,
Ark., Rev. Code §34-1 to §34-14 (1988), to amend the Little Rock
Transportation Code; to declare an
emergency; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: An ordinance authorizing the amendment to
Transportation Code Chapter 34. |
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SEPARATE ITEMS (Item 6) |
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6. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Escamilla Excavating, LLC, in an
amount not to exceed $183,542.40, for the Madison Valley 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 Escamilla Excavating, LLC, for the Madison
Valley Drainage Improvement Project, Bid No. 1720. (Located in Ward 5) |
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PUBLIC HEARINGS (Items 7 - 11) |
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7. ORDINANCE |
To establish and
lay off City of Little Rock Property Owners’ Multipurpose Improvement
District No. 2022-002 (Gibralter Heights); to declare an emergency; and for other purposes. |
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8. ORDINANCE |
To establish and
lay off City of Little Rock Property Owners’ Multipurpose Improvement
District No. 2022-003 (Parkland Heights); to declare an emergency; and for other purposes. |
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9. ORDINANCE |
G-23-484:
To abandon the
portion of West 19th Street right-of-way between Lot 12, Block 8
and Lot 7, Block 5 Blankenship Addition, immediately north of 1901 Leander
Street, in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Planning Commission: 9 ayes; 1 nay; and 1 open position) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The adjacent property owner requests to
abandon a portion of West 19th Street right-of-way, located
between Lot 12, Block 8 and Lot 7, Block 5, Blankenship Addition. |
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10. ORDINANCE |
Z-7965-A:
To approve a
Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned Commercial Development,
titled Hayes Properties Enterprises PCD, located at 1417 South Park Street,
Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes.
(Planning
Commission: 0 ayes; 9 nays; 1 recusal and 1 open position) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicant, Trishmonisha
Blagdon, is appealing the Planning Commission’s
recommendation of denial of the Hayes Properties Enterprises PCD, located at
1417 South Park Street. (Located in
Ward 1) |
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11. ORDINANCE |
Z-9672:
To approve a
Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned Development –
Commercial, titled CozySpot Rentals Short-Term Rental PD-C, located at 319
North Summit Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map
of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Planning Commission: 4 ayes; 4 nays; 2
recusals and 1 open position) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicant, Ashish Tikotekar,
is appealing the Planning Commission’s recommendation of denial of the
CozySpot Rentals Short-Term Rental PD-C, located at 319 North Summit
Street. (Located in Ward 3) |
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EXECUTIVE SESSION (Item 12) |
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12. RESOLUTION |
To make
appointments and reappointments to various City of Little Rock Boards and
Commissions; and for other purposes. Synopsis: Animal Services Advisory Board (5
Positions); City Beautiful Commission (2 Positions); Historic District
Commission (1 Position); Little Rock Parks & Recreation Commission (1 Position);
Little Rock Port Authority (1 Position); Little Rock Sustainability
Commission (1 Position): Little Rock Zoo Board of Governors (1 Position);
Little Rock Water Reclamation Commission (1 Position); MacArthur Military
History Museum Commission (2 Positions); Oakland and Fraternal Historic
Cemetery Park Board (2 Positions); Racial & Cultural Diversity Commission
(2 Positions); River Market District Design Review Committee (5 Positions);
and Rock Region Metropolitan Transit Authority Board of Directors (1
Position). |