September 15, 2020
6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION: Director Gene Fortson
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
Peace Week Proclamation
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CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 8) |
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1. MOTION |
To approve the
minutes of the August 18, 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 McLarty Ford, for a total purchase
prices of $61,880.92, for the purchase of two (2) Ford Transit Vans for the
Public Works Department Building Services Division; and for other
purposes. (Funding from the 3/8-Cent Capital
Improvement Sales Tax) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into an agreement with McLarty Ford for the purchase of two (2) 2020
Ford Transit Vans with up-fits for the Public Works Department Building
Services Division. |
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3. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with River City Hydraulics, Inc., in an
amount not to exceed $165,534.29, for the purchase of a Powertrack 1000
Thirteen (13)-Yard Rear Loader for the Parks and Recreation Department; and
for other purposes. (Funding from the 3/8-Cent Capital
Improvement Sales Tax) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into an agreement with River City Hydraulics, Inc., for the purchase
of one (1) Powertrak 1000 Thirteen (13)-Yard Rear Loader for the Parks &
Recreation Department. |
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4. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into an agreement with the Parks and Recreation
Foundation of Arkansas for the development of Mountain Bike Trails at River
Mountain Park and Two Rivers Park; and for other purposes. (Funding from the 3/8-Cent Capital
Improvement Sales Tax) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with the Parks and Recreation
Foundation of Arkansas to develop Mountain Bike Trails and Trail Amenities at
River Mountain Park and Two Rivers Park.
(Located in Ward 4) |
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5. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Noland Construction Incorporated,
in the amount of $73,000.00, for the repair of the Bill Clark Wetland
Pavilion Roofs; and for other purposes.
Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a contract with Noland Construction Incorporated for the repair
of the Bill Clark Wetland Pavilion Roofs.
(Located in Ward 1) |
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6. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
use of eminent domain on the 13th Street Drainage Project and the
Bowman Road Improvement Project; and for other purposes. (Funding from the 3/8-Cent Capital
Improvement Sales Tax) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: To authorize the City Attorney to use
eminent domain to complete acquisition of right-of-way, real property,
permanent and temporary construction easements for the 13th Street
Drainage and Bowman Road Improvements Projects. (Located in Wards 1, 5 and 6) |
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7. RESOLUTION |
To set October 6,
2020, as the date of public hearing to consider the issuance of a Port
Authority Revenue Bond in the maximum principal amount of $6,000,000.00, for
the purpose of financing capital improvements at the Industrial Park at the
Port of Little Rock; and for other purposes.
Staff recommends approval. |
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8.
RESOLUTION |
To set
October 6, 2020, as the date for a public hearing to form and lay off Little
Rock Municipal Property Owners’ Multipurpose Improvement District No. 2020-003
(LaMarche Village Project); and for other purposes. |
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EXECUTIVE SESSION (Item 9) |
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9.
RESOLUTION |
A resolution to make appointments and reappointments to various City of
Little Rock Boards and Commissions; and for other purposes. Synopsis: Americans with Disabilities Act Citizen
Grievance Committee (2 positions); Commission on Children, Youth and Families
(4 positions); Community Housing Advisory Board (3 positions); Historic
District Commission (4 positions); Land Bank Commission (4 positions); Little
Rock Water Reclamation Commission (1 position); and Oakland & Fraternal
Historic Cemetery Park Board (2 positions). |
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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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