August 12, 2025, Agenda Meeting
4:00 PM
To set
the agenda for August 19, 2025, Board of Directors Meeting
6:00 PM
Presentations:
Planning and Development – Troy
Laha Recognition (August 12, 2025)
Downtown Partnership
Presentation (August 12, 2025)
Age-Friendly Little Rock
Commission Action Plan Presentation (August 19, 2025)
Agenda
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CONSENT
AGENDA (Items 1 – 6) |
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1. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Garver,
LLC, in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000.00, for the I-30 Deck Park
Planning Study; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager
to execute a contract with Garver, LLC for the I-30
Deck Park Planning Study. (Located in Ward 1) |
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2. RESOLUTION |
To express the willingness of the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas, to utilize Federal-Aid Surface Transportation Program Funds
from Metroplan for Bowman Road Phase 2 Improvements; and for other purposes. (Deferred from August 5, 2025) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize
the Mayor or City Manager to apply for, and if received, execute grant
agreements with Metroplan and the Arkansas Department of Transportation for
Bowman Road Phase 2 improvements from Cherry Laurel Drive to Brodie Creek
Trail. (Located in Ward 6) |
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3. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Little
Rock School District for the sustainable implementation of the Community
School Model; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize
the City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of
Understanding with the Little Rock School District for the 2025-2026 School
Year for the sustainable implementation of the Community School Model. |
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4. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a
sub-award agreement with the Little Rock School District to administer a
grant to support garden educators at Community Schools; and for other
purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize
the City Manager to enter into a memorandum of
understanding with the Little Rock School District for the sub-award of Grant
Funds from the African American Mayors Association for Nutrition Access and
Education. |
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5. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to purchase the
property located at 3108 West 14th Street, Little Rock, Arkansas,
for facility-based housing using U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) Funds; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: In an
effort to maximize the revitalization efforts, the Housing and
Neighborhood Programs Community Development Division will purchase a
residential property in Ward 1 for affordable housing. |
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6. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a five (5)-year contract with Presidio
Networked Solution Group, LLC, in the amount of $546,436.60, plus applicable
taxes and fees, for the purchase and implementation of Cisco Webex Calling, a
cloud based unified communication and collaboration platform, to replace our
current on premises Cisco Phone System; and for
other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize
the City Manager to enter into a five (5)-year
contract with Presidio Networked Solutions Group, LLC, for
the purchase and implementation of Cisco Webex, a cloud-based unified
communication and collaboration platform, to replace our current on-premises
Cisco phone system. |
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PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ITEMS (Items 7 - 8) |
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7.
ORDINANCE |
Z-9121-B: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and to
establish a Planned District – Residential titled Honeysuckle Place – Phase 2
– Revised PD-R, located on the east side of Honeysuckle Lane (6800 Block),
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) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicant requests to rezone the
one (1) acre property from PD-R to Revised PD-R to allow an eight (8) lot single-family
residential development. (Located in Ward 7) |
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8.
ORDINANCE |
To establish clear standards for the development of accessory dwelling
units in compliance with Act 313 of 2025, to amend ordinances and city code
provisions of the Little Rock Revised Code of Ordinances (1988) accordingly, to
declare an emergency; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The ordinance will establish zoning
processes and development standards for by-right accessory dwelling units in
compliance with Act 313 of 2025. |
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SEPARATE ITEMS (Items 9) |
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9.
ORDINANCE |
To declare it impractical and unfeasible to
bid, to authorize the City Manager to enter into a sole-source agreement with
Pulaski County Imagination Library in an amount not to exceed $75,000.00, to
promote early childhood literacy; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: An ordinance to authorize the City
Manager to enter into a sole-source agreement with the Pulaski County
Imagination Library to promote early childhood literacy. |
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PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS (Items 10) |
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10.
ORDINANCE |
Z-10127: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned
Development - Residential titled Orndorff #2-PD-R, located at 1522 Hanger
Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the official zoning map of the City
of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Deferred from June 3, 2025) (Planning Commission:
0 ayes; 10 nays; and 1 open position) Staff recommends denial. Synopsis: The
applicant, Mike Orndorff, is appealing the Planning Commission’s
recommendation of denial of the Orndorff #2 – PD-R located at 1522 Hanger
Street. (Located in Ward 1) |