August 19, 2025, Agenda Meeting
6:00 PM
INVOCATION: Director
Joan Adcock
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE
Presentations:
Age-Friendly Little Rock
Commission Action Plan Presentation
Modifications
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To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Stephens Inc., to serve as a
financial advisor and provide analytical services regarding the issuance of
future debt obligations; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contractual agreement with Stephens, Inc. for
financial advisor services. |
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To amend Little Rock, Ark. Rev Code § 17-131 to address a public safety
limitation on the pedestrian use of certain medians within the City Limits; to
declare an emergency; and for other purposes. |
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Agenda
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CONSENT
AGENDA (Items 1 – 10) |
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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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7.
RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Utility Associates, Inc., in an
amount not to exceed $79,000.00, plus applicable taxes and fees, to renew
Polaris Software Subscription Services and Hardware Warranty for Rocket
Mobile Modems outfitted in 225 Little Rock Police Department Vehicles; and
for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A
resolution to authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with
Utility Associates Inc., to renew services to support Rocket mobile modems
with Remote Configuration Management,
Polaris Software and hardware warranty coverage services for the 225 LPRD
patrol vehicle equipped with this equipment, to provide internet
connectivity, system access to MVR, and GPS for the period of one year from
October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. |
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8.
RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a
Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Subaward Agreement with MetroPlan,
in an amount not to exceed $340,000.00, to purchase twenty-nine (29)
electrical vehicles to replace vehicles; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A
resolution authorizing the City Manager enter into a
subrecipient agreement with MetroPlan to accept
$340,000.00 in funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”)
Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (“CPRG”), to convert the City’s Fleet of
internal combustion engines (“ICE”) vehicles to electric alternative vehicles
by taking advantage of grant provision of EV Fleet Transition subprogram
rebates. |
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9.
RESOLUTION |
To authorize the Mayor to
accept grant funds from the National Education Association Foundation, in an
amount not to exceed $80,000.00, to support the City Community Schools
Initiative with the Little Rock School District; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
or Mayor to accept $80,000 from the National Education Association Foundation
for a social worker at the Chicot Elementary School for the 2025-2026
school year. |
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10. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to execute a change
order to the Little Rock Zoo Café Africa Roofing Project for the purposes of
termite removal and treatment for the Café Africa roof replacement project;
and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A
resolution to authorize an additional amount not to exceed amount of $105,000
to an established Purchase Order (2419977) between the Little Rock Zoo and HD
Roofing and Construction for the purpose of emergency termite repair on the
Café Africa Roof. |
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GROUPED ITEMS (Items 11 - 13) |
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11.
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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12.
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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13.
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 14) |
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14.
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) |
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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 at 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, when the Mayor drops the gavel.
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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