April 20, 2021
6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION: Director Capi Peck
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE
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CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 – 12) |
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1. RESOLUTION |
To set May 4, 2021,
as the date of Public Hearing regarding the sources and uses of funds
provided in the 2021 CDBG, HOME and HOPWA Funds from the United States
Government; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: As a regulatory requirement, a public
hearing must be conducted regarding proposed uses of 2021 CDBG, HOME and
HOPWA Funding, which the City expects to receive from the United States Department
of Housing and Urban Development. |
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2. RESOLUTION |
To approve the
implementation of the Land Bank Property Program for University of Arkansas
for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children’s Hospital Employees, and to
approve guidelines and policies for transfers under the program; and for
other purposes. (Land Bank Commission: 8 ayes and 0 nays) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: In an effort to increase home ownership,
stabilize property values, and promote neighborhood cohesion, the Land Bank
Commission would like to include UAMS and Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Employees in the program provided the City of Little Rock and Little Rock
School District Employees to receive properties at no cost from the Land Bank
to develop as their primary residence. |
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3. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Burkhalter Technologies, Inc., in
an amount not to exceed $1,598,769.60, for the Geyer Springs Reconstruction
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 the City Manager to execute
an agreement with Burkhalter Technologies, Inc., for the Geyer Springs Road
Reconstruction Project, Project No. 2-17-ST-90, Bid No. 1166. (Located in
Ward 2) |
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4. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with RP Power, in an amount not to
exceed $214,620.43, for three (3) Kohler Emergency Generators for various
City Departments; and for other purposes.
Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a contract with RP Power for the purchase of three (3) Kohler
Emergency Generators for various City Departments. |
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5. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Motorola Solutions, in an amount
not to exceed $140,196.52, plus applicable taxes and fees, for the purchase
of twenty-six (26) mobile Radio Systems for the Little Rock Police Department,
utilizing the Arkansas State Contract Purchasing Agreement; and for other
purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a contract with Motorola Solutions for the purchase of
twenty-six (26) Motorola Radios for the Little Rock Police Department. |
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6. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Motorola Solutions, in an amount
not to exceed $221,413.00, plus applicable taxes and fees, for the purchase
of twenty-six (26) WatchGuard Cameras and Accessories for the Little Rock
Police Department, utilizing the Arkansas State Contract Purchasing
Agreement; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a contract with Motorola Solutions for the purchase of
twenty-six (26) WatchGuard Cameras and Accessories for the Little Rock Police
Department. |
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7. RESOLUTION |
To authorize a five
(5)-year extension of the Interlocal Agreement for Ambulance Services between
the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and the City of Sherwood, Arkansas,
granting the Little Rock Ambulance Authority d/b/a Metropolitan Emergency
Medical Services and exclusive Franchise to continue to provide Ambulance
Services to the City of Sherwood; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to renew the agreement with
the City of Sherwood, Arkansas, for MEMS to have the exclusive jurisdiction
for Ambulance Services within the City of Sherwood. |
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8. RESOLUTION |
To authorize a five
(5)-year extension of the Interlocal Agreement for Ambulance Services between
the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and the City of North Little Rock, Arkansas,
granting the Little Rock Ambulance Authority d/b/a Metropolitan Emergency
Medical Services and exclusive Franchise to continue to provide Ambulance
Services to the City of North Little Rock; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to renew the agreement with
the City of North Little Rock, Arkansas, for MEMS to have the exclusive
jurisdiction for Ambulance Services within the City of North Little Rock. |
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9. RESOLUTION |
To provide funding
for LED Lighting Fixtures at the River Market Parking Deck, on behalf of the
Little Rock Advertising & Promotion Commission; to authorize the City to
receive Incentive Funds from the project; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City to
provide funding to upgrade the lighting fixtures in the River Market Parking
Deck to LED lights on behalf of the Little Rock Advertising & Promotion
Commission. Clear Results will give
the City Incentive Funds for upgrading to LED lights. |
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10. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with the Peter Damon Group to provide
Federal Government Relations and Consulting Services; and for other
purposes. Staff
recommends approval. |
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11. RESOLUTION |
To amend Section 2
of Little Rock, Arkansas, Resolution No. 14,296 (January 22, 2019), to note
the Closing Costs equaled $64,532.47; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. |
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12. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with L&M Office Furniture, a State
Contract Vendor, in the total amount of $569,305.88, for the purchase of
Office Furniture for the new Little Rock Police Department Headquarters,
located at 615 West Markham Street; and for other purposes. (Funding from the 3/8-Cent Capital
Improvement Sales Tax) Staff
recommends approval. |
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PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ITEMS (Items 13 -
22) |
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13. ORDINANCE |
LU2021-11-01:
To amend the Land
Use Plan in the Interstate 430 Planning District, west of Interstate 430 at
the north terminus of Colonel Glenn Plaza Drive, from Mixed Office Commercial
to Commercial; and for other purposes.
(Planning
Commission: 11 ayes; 0 nays; and 0
absent) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: To approve Land Use Plan amendment in the
Interstate 430 Planning District from MOC, Mixed Office Commercial, to C, Commercial. (Located in Ward 6) |
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14. ORDINANCE |
Z-3371-FFF: 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: 11 ayes; 0 nays; and 0 absent) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The owner of the 52.9-acre property
located along the east side of Bowman Road (4000 Block), west Interstate 430
and south of Brodie Creek is requesting that the property be reclassified
from C-2, Shopping Center District, and PCD, Planned Commercial District, to
C-4, Open Display District. (Located
in Ward 6) |
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15. ORDINANCE |
Z-2333-C: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned
Residential District titled Ellis Duplex and Accessory Building PRD, located
at 900 West 15th Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the
Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other
purposes. (Planning Commission: 11 ayes; 0 nays; and 0 absent) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicant is requesting that the
property located at 900 West 15th Street be rezoned from O-3,
General Office District, to PRD, Planned Residential District, to allow for a
two (2)-lot residential development. (Located in Ward 1) |
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16. ORDINANCE |
Z-5352-A: 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: 11 ayes; 0 nays; and 0 absent) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The owner of the 0.568-acre
property located at 6504 Mabelvale Cut-Off is requesting that the property be
reclassified from C-3, Shopping Center District, to C-4, Open Display
Commercial District. (Located in Ward 2) |
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17. ORDINANCE |
Z-9551: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned
Residential District titled Arium Development, LLC, PRD, located at 2204 West
10th Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning
Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Planning Commission: 11 ayes; 0 nays; and 0 absent) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicant is requesting that the
property at 2204 West 10th Street be rezoned from R-3,
Single-Family District, to PRD, Planned Residential District, to allow a five
(5)-lot single-family residential development. (Located in Ward 1) |
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18. ORDINANCE |
Z-9562: 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: 11 ayes; 0 nays; and 0 absent) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The owner of the 3.74-acre property
located at 5804/5808 Baseline Road is requesting that the property be
reclassified from R-2, Single-Family District, to C-3, General Commercial
District. (Located in Ward 2) |
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19. ORDINANCE |
Z-9565: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned
Commercial District titled Woodall Short-Term Rental PCD, located at 1805
East 3rd Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official
Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Planning Commission: 11 ayes; 0 nays; and 0 absent) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicant is requesting that the
property at 1805 East 3rd Street be rezoned from R-4, Two-Family
District, to PCD, Planned Commercial District, to allow for the construction
of a residential structure to be used as a short-term rental. (Located in
Ward 1) |
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20. ORDINANCE |
Z-9566: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned
Residential District titled Hat Properties, LLC, PRD, located at 300 South
Valentine Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of
the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Planning Commission: 11 ayes; 0 nays; and 0 absent) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicant is requesting that the
property at 300 South Valentine Street be rezoned from R-3, Single-Family
District, to PRD, Planned Residential District, to recognize the existing and
past use of the property as a four-plex. (Located
in Ward 3) |
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21. ORDINANCE |
To amend Little
Rock, Ark., Ordinance No. 21,729 (May 21, 2019), to authorize an increase to
the Service Agreement with Motorola Solutions, Inc., to include fees for the
upgrade of the extension of the Maintenance Agreement for the City’s Radio Infrastructure
Equipment utilized by the Communications Division; and for other
purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Approval of an amendment to Ordinance No.
21,729 to increase the amount of the first extension of the contract with
Motorola Solutions, Inc., for the
City’s Radio Infrastructure Equipment utilized by the Communications
Division. |
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22. ORDINANCE |
To declare it
impractical and unfeasible to bid; to authorize the City Manager to dispense
with the requirement of competitive bidding and enter into a Sole-Source
Contract with Socrata, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $94,963.00, plus
applicable taxes and fees, for the Annual Software Subscription and
Maintenance Renewal; and for other purposes.
Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: To authorize City Manager to dispense with
competitive bids and enter into a Sole-Source Contract with Socrata, Inc.,
for the Annual Software Renewal for the City’s Citizen Connect and Open Data
& Performance Site. |
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SEPARATE ITEMS (Items 23 – 29) |
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23. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
Mayor and City Clerk to execute any documents necessary to donate a City of
Little Rock Land Bank property, located at 3101 South Arch Street, to The
Village Place for use as a Community Garden; and for other purposes. (Land Bank Commission: 6 ayes and 0 nays) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: In an effort to increase the number of
properties held by the Land Bank and maximize the City’s revitalization
efforts, staff would like to donate property located at 3101 South Arch
Street to The Village Place for a Community Garden. The property is a 4,680 square-feet vacant
lot that was donated to the City in 2010. |
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24. RESOLUTION |
To declare the
extension of a Local Disaster Emergency as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic;
and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. |
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25. ORDINANCE |
Z-9552: 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: 11 ayes; 0 nays; and 0 absent) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The owner of the 0.16-acre property
located at 5424 West 33rd Street is requesting that the property
be reclassified from R-3, Single-Family District, to I-2, Light Industrial
District. (Located in Ward 2) |
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26. ORDINANCE |
To prohibit
vehicular trespass, the caravanning of vehicles and drag racing within the
City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. |
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27. ORDINANCE |
To declare it impractical
and unfeasible to bid for the selection of an entity to develop a Pilot
Project to address youth violence a crisis in the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas; to declare an emergency;
and for other purposes. (Sponsored by Director Doris Wright) |
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28. ORDINANCE |
To call a Special
Election in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, for July 13, 2021, on the
question of whether to levy a general 1% Sales and Compensating Use Tax
within the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, with which, to fund projects,
capital improvements and associated costs and expenses to improve and
“Rebuild the Rock”; to provide that collections will begin no sooner than
January 1, 2022; to prescribe other matters that pertain to the election; to declare an emergency; and for
other purposes. Staff recommends approval. |
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29. RESOLUTION |
To state the uses
of the 1% Rebuild the Rock Sales and Compensating Use Tax Funds upon approval
of the Tax Levy by the voters at an election to be held July 13, 2021; and
for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. |
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EXECUTIVE SESSION (Item 30) |
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30. RESOLUTION |
A resolution to make appointments and reappointments to various City of
Little Rock Boards and Commissions; and for other purposes. Synopsis: Arts & Culture Commission; City
Beautiful Commission; MacArthur Military History Museum Commission; and
Racial and Cultural Diversity Commission.
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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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