June 5, 2018
6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION: Vice-Mayor Kathy Webb
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
Working Together in
the Community/Arkansas Driving Laws in Spanish Presentation
Housing
Study Update
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CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 – 12) |
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1. MOTION |
To approve the
minutes of the April 3, 2018, Little Rock City Board of Directors
Meetings. |
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2. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to execute a contract with Lumatec, Inc., in an amount not to
exceed $68,544.00, for the purchase of LED Light Fixtures to upgrade the
light fixtures along Interstate 630; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: Authorizes the purchase of LED fixtures,
for the 2018 Light Fixtures Upgrade Project for Interstate 630, Bid No.
18136. |
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3. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Attorney to use
of Eminent Domain on the Chateaus Lane Improvement Project; and for other
purposes. (Funding
from the 2012 3/8-Cent Capital Improvement Sales Tax) Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: Authorizes the
City Attorney to use Eminent Domain to complete acquisition of right-of-way, Permanent
and Temporary Construction Easements for the Chateaus Lane (Ward 7)
Improvement Project. |
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4. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to
award a contract to JCON Construction, Inc., in an amount not to exceed
$440,976.00, for the Wakefield Community Sidewalks Project; and for other
purposes. (Funding
from the 2012 3/8-Cent Capital Improvement Sales Tax) Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: Authorizes the
City Manager to execute an agreement with JCON Construction, Inc., for the
Wakefield Community Sidewalks Project, Project No. 16-2-SW-158, Bid No. 18-014.
(Located in Ward 7) |
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5. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to
award a contract to Burkhalter Technologies, Inc., in an amount not to exceed
$744,586.80, Whitmore Circle Street and Drainage Improvements; and for other
purposes. (Funding
from the 2012 3/8-Cent Capital Improvement Sales Tax) Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: Authorizes the
City Manager to execute an agreement with Burkhalter Technologies, Inc., for
Whitmore Circle Improvements, Project No. 16-6-ST-1, Bid
No. 18-013. (Located in Ward 1) |
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6. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to
execute a two (2)-year contract with ShotSpotter, Inc., (d/b/a SST, Inc.), in
a total amount not to exceed $290,000.00, for the purchase of a Wide Area
Gunshot Detection Services for the Little Rock Police Department; and for
other purposes. Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to enter into a
contract with ShotSpotter, Inc., d/b/a SST, Inc., for the purchase of a
Gunshot Detection System. |
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7. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to
allocate an additional $55,000.00 in Contingency Funds to complete a contract
with Morris Beck Construction Services for a total amount not to exceed
$1,552,883.05, for the renovation of the HVAC System and Exterior Porches of
the U.S. Arsenal Building located in MacArthur Park; and for other
purposes. Staff
recommends approval Synopsis:
Authorizes
the City Manager to allocate an additional $55,000 in contingency funds to
pay Morris Beck Construction Services for renovation of the exterior porches
and upgrade of the HVAC System at the City of Little Rock’s U.S. Arsenal
Building located in MacArthur Park. |
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8. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to
execute a contract with Casco Industries, Inc., for the total amount of
$125,075.00, for the purchase of twenty-five (25) Thermal Imaging Cameras for
the Little Rock Fire Department; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: The Little Rock Fire Department is
requesting approval to authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract
with CASCO Industries, Inc., for the purchase of twenty-five (25) Thermal
Imaging Cameras. |
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9. RESOLUTION |
To certify local
government endorsement of Georg Fischer Harvel,
LLC, a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Georg Fisher, LTD, located at 7777 Sloane
Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas, to participate in the Arkansas Tax Back Program
(as authorized by Ark. Code Ann. §
15-4-2706(D) of the Consolidated Incentive Act of 2003); and for other
purposes.
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10. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
payment of $20,373.89, to the Little Rock-Pulaski Drainage District No. 2, as
assessments for the operation, improvement and maintenance of a levee system
to protect various City properties; and to direct that the annual assessment
figure, which is currently $15,706.00, be made a part of the City Budget
beginning on January 1, 2019; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: To authorize payments of assessments and
fees for property owned by the City in Little Rock—Pulaski Drainage District
No. 2. |
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11. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to reimburse The First Tee of Central Arkansas, in an amount not
to exceed $115,000.00, for the cost of the HVAC System at the Jack Stephens
Youth Golf Academy; and for other purposes.
Staff recommends approval Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to reimburse
The First Tee of Central Arkansas for the cost of an HVAC System. |
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12. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the Mayor
to execute a Lease Agreement by and between Jefferson Comprehensive Care
Systems, Inc., and the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, for a maximum of twenty
(20) years, to provide a Medical Clinic to serve the homeless at Jericho Way,
the City’s Homeless Day Resources Center, located at 3000 Springer Boulevard;
and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a ten
(10)-year lease agreement, that may be extended for two (2) additional five
(5)-year periods upon mutual agreement of the parties, with Jefferson
Comprehensive Care Systems, Inc., for space at Jericho Way to be remodeled
and utilized as a Community Health Center site designated for the homeless.
The lease term will be May 11, 2018, through May 10, 2038. |
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CITIZEN
COMMUNICATION Three (3) minutes are allowed to present a specific
item which has not been previously been brought to the attention of the Board
and is not already on the Agenda. This time is allotted for any person to
express a written or oral viewpoint, grievance, or other message to the Board
of Directors. A maximum of thirty (30) minutes is allotted for citizen
communications each meeting. No advance permission is required, but persons
wishing to address the City Board are required to fill out a yellow card
listing the specific subject to be addressed and hand to the City Clerk upon
arrival. 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 13 - 15) |
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13. ORDINANCE |
To condemn certain
structures in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, as structural, fire, and
health hazards; to provide for summary abatement procedures; to direct City Staff
to take such action as is necessary to raze and remove said structures; to declare an emergency; and for
other purposes. Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: Six (6) residential structures are in a
severely dilapidated, deteriorated and/or burned condition causing a negative
environmental impact on the residential neighborhoods in which it is
located. All Notices have been mailed
in accordance with Arkansas State Law. |
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14. ORDINANCE |
To declare it
impractical and unfeasible to bid; to authorize the City Manager to extend a
one (1)-year Sole-Source Agreement with City Year, Inc., and the City Year
AmeriCorps, in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00, relative to the City’s
Educational Initiative for use by the Little Rock School District; and for
other purposes. Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: To authorize City Manager to enter into
an Agreement with City Year, Inc., to establish an educational program
whereby City Year AmeriCorps Members provide single-point solutions to
address a school or student’s needs and designed to meet students’ academic
and social-emotional needs by providing support at the individual student,
classroom, and whole-school levels and to create school-wide learning
environments. |
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15. ORDINANCE |
To amend § 1(2)
Little Rock, Ark., Ordinance No. 21,561 (March 20, 2018), to remove the
property located at 2901 Dr. Martin Luther King., Jr., Drive from the
Demolition List; to declare an
emergency; and for other purposes.
Staff recommends approval Synopsis: Amending Ordinance No. 21,561 removing the
structure located at 2901 Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive from the Demolition
List. |
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SEPARATE ITEMS (Item 16) |
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16. ORDINANCE |
To declare it the
policy of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, to make investigation, citation,
arrest or seizure of Misdemeanor Marijuana Offenses by Adults the lowest law
enforcement priority; and for other purposes.
(Sponsored by Director Ken Richardson) |
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PUBLIC HEARINGS (Item 17) |
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17. RESOLUTION |
To approve the
sources and uses of the projected 2018 CDBG, HOME and HOPWA Funds for
inclusion in the City’s Annual Plan; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: Approval of the sources and uses of
projected 2018 CDBG, HOME, and HOPWA Funds is required prior to completion of
the City’s Annual Plan, which must be submitted the United States Department
of Housing and Urban Development by July 20, 2018. |
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EXECUTIVE SESSION (Item 17) |
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18. EXECUTIVE SESSION |
A resolution to make appointments and reappointments to various City of
Little Rock Boards and Commissions; and for other purposes. Synopsis: Arkansas Arts Center Board of Trustees (7
Positions) and Commission on Children, Youth and Families (1 position). |