Board of Directors Meeting
July 17, 2018
6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION: Director
B.J. Wyrick
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
City of Little Rock Employee
Retirement Recognition
Kevin ‘Bart’ Simpson, Little Rock Police Department
Southwest Community Center Cardinals Baseball Team, 2018 Arkansas Amateur Baseball Association Junior A State
Champions
2017 Audit Presentation
Modifications
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ADDITIONS: |
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M-1 RESOLUTION |
To appoint a new
Commissioner to the Board of Improvement for the Twin Lakes Recreation
Improvement District No. 1 of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for
other purposes. |
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DEFERRALS: |
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3. RESOLUTION (Deferred at the applicant’s request until
August 7, 2018) |
To allow for
acceptance of an In-Lieu Cash Contribution from Central Arkansas Radiation
Treatment Institute (CARTI) to the City of Little Rock Tree Restoration for
Environmental Enhancement (TREE) Fund as found in Section 15-37(b)(1) for
replanting trees in accordance with the TREE Credit Chart as found in Section
15-52(b); and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: Authorizes the acceptance of an in-lieu
cash contribution to the City of Little Rock Tree Restoration for Environmental
Enhancement (TREE) Fund as found in Sec. 15-37(b)(1)
for replanting trees in accordance with the TREE Credit Chart as found in
Sec. 15-52(b) where it has been determined that the planting of trees is not
obtainable without undue hardship on the responsible party. |
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13. ORDINANCE (Deferred at staff’s request until September
4, 2018) |
To declare it
impractical and unfeasible to bid; to authorize the City Manager to
appropriate $90,000.00 to CareLink Fitness and Wellness Center, to provide
certain services for older adults in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; to
declare an intent to continue this matter as a part of the 2019 Budget; to declare an emergency; and for
other purposes. (Deferred from July 2, 2018) |
Agenda
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CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 – 10) |
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1. MOTION |
To accept the 2017
Audit. |
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2. RESOLUTION |
G-23-469:
To set August 7,
2018, as the date of public hearing to consider the abandonment of all that
part of the North Katillus Road Right-of-Way, located in the NE ¼, SW ¼,
Section 13 T-2-N, R-14-W, in the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas;
and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval |
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3. RESOLUTION |
To allow for
acceptance of an In-Lieu Cash Contribution from Central Arkansas Radiation
Treatment Institute (CARTI) to the City of Little Rock Tree Restoration for
Environmental Enhancement (TREE) Fund as found in Section 15-37(b)(1) for
replanting trees in accordance with the TREE Credit Chart as found in Section
15-52(b); and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: Authorizes the acceptance of an in-lieu
cash contribution to the City of Little Rock Tree Restoration for
Environmental Enhancement (TREE) Fund as found in Sec. 15-37(b)(1) for replanting trees in accordance with the TREE
Credit Chart as found in Sec. 15-52(b) where it has been determined that the
planting of trees is not obtainable without undue hardship on the responsible
party. |
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4. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to execute a contact with Burns & McDonnell, in the amount
$55,000.00, to conduct a Solid Waste Rate Study for the Public Works
Department; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to enter into a
contract with Burns & McDonnell for a Solid Waste Rate Study for the
Public Works Department. |
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5. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to execute a contract with Township Builders, Inc., in an amount
not to exceed $716,670.00, for Plantation Drive Sediment Removal; and for
other purposes. Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to execute an
agreement with Township Builders, Inc., for improvements to Plantation Drive
Sediment Removal, Project No. 13-B-1D, Bid No. 18-018. (Located in Ward 1) |
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6. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to approve a contract increase for Gene Summers Construction,
Inc., in the amount of $29,515.00, for additional improvements to 18th
Street, from Peyton Street to Washington Street; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to increase the
current authorized amount of the Construction Contract with Gene Summers
Construction, Inc., for sewer line relocation work for 18th Street
Improvements, Project No. 16-1-ST-8.
(Located in Ward 1) |
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7. RESOLUTION |
To amend Little
Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 14,733 (March 6, 2018), to establish that the
correct source for the purchase of one (1) Skid Steer Loader with a 4-in-1
Loader Bucket is Clark Equipment Company d/b/a Bobcat Company; and for other
purposes. Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: To amend Little Rock, Ark., Resolution No.
14,733 (March 6, 2018) to accurately reflect the vendor for the purchase of
equipment by Fleet Services Department. |
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8. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Altec Industries, Inc., in the
amount of $185,105.00, for the purchase of an Eighteen (18)-Ton Crane Truck
for the Public Works Department; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to enter into a
contract with Altec Industries, Inc., for the purchase of an Eighteen
(18)-Ton Crane Truck for the Public Works Department. |
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9. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to execute a contract with Clark Machinery, for a total repair
cost of $135,392.50, for the repair of a Link Belt Trackhoe for the Public
Works Department; and for other purposes.
Staff recommends approval Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to enter into a
contract with Clark Machinery for the repair of a Link Belt Trackhoe for the
Public Works Department. |
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10. RESOLUTION |
To appoint Ellen
Frank, Vice-President and General Counsel of Red Development, LLC, and Linda
Hinton as General Manager of the Promenade at Chenal Shopping Center,
Commissioners of The Promenade Multipurpose Improvement District No. 10 of
the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. |
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SEPARATE ITEMS
(11 - 15) |
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11.
RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to submit the approved 2018 Annual Action Plan for CDBG, HOME
and HOPWA Entitlement Funds to the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban
Development; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval Synopsis: The Annual Action Plan delineates the uses
of the CDBG, HOME and HOPWA Entitlements Funds for the 2018 Program Year
(January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018).
This Board action approves the submission of the Action Plan to the
Department of Housing and Urban Development. |
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12. 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: Three (3) 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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13. ORDINANCE |
To declare it
impractical and unfeasible to bid; to authorize the City Manager to
appropriate $90,000.00 to CareLink Fitness and Wellness Center, to provide
certain services for older adults in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; to
declare an intent to continue this matter as a part of the 2019 Budget; to declare an emergency; and for
other purposes. (Deferred from July 2, 2018) |
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14. ORDINANCE |
An
ordinance to grant a Franchise to ExteNet Systems,
Inc., as a fiber optics provider within the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; to
permit the use of City rights-of-way and City property and airspace; and for
other purposes. Staff
recommends approval |
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15.
ORDINANCE |
Z-8278-A: To approve a Planned Zoning
Development and establish a Planned Commercial District titled The District
at Midtown Long-Form PCD, located at 600 South University Avenue, or the
northwest corner of Interstate 630 and University Avenue, 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 request is a rezoning of the site from
C-3, General Commercial District, and PCD, Planned Commercial Development, to
PCD, Planned Commercial Development, to allow for the redevelopment of the
site as a mixed-use development.
(Located in Ward 3) |
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PUBLIC HEARINGS (Item 16) |
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16. ORDINANCE |
G-24-054: To abandon a number of
easements and covenants located within the Little Rock Land Company and Medical
and Commercial Park bounded by South University Avenue, Midtown Avenue,
McKinley Street and Interstate 630 in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and
for other purposes. Planning
Commission: 8 ayes; 0 nays; and 3 absent.
Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Little Rock Midtown Limited Partnership,
owner of the Little Rock Land Company Medical and Office Park, located within
the boundaries of South University Avenue, Midtown Avenue, South McKinley
Street and Interstate 630, is requesting abandonment of various easements and
covenants within the property.
(Located in Ward 3) |
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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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