August 16, 2016
6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION: Director Ken Richardson
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE
Modifications
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ADDITIONS: |
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M-1 ORDINANCE |
To dispense with the requirement of competitive bids as being
impractical and unfeasible to allow the renewal of a Legal Research Agreement
with Thompson Reuters; to declare an
emergency; and for other purposes.
Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorization of the continuation of a
Digital Research Platform with Thomson Reuters. |
Agenda
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CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 9) |
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1. RESOLUTION |
Z-8170-C: To set September 6, 2016, as
the date of public hearing on an appeal of the Planning Commission’s action
in denying a Conditional Use Permit to allow a Wastewater Treatment Plant on
the property located at 25616 Highway 10; and for other purposes. |
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2. RESOLUTION |
To authorize a contract increase for Garrett Excavating Company., in
the amount of $210,500.00, for additional sewer improvements; and for other
purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to execute a
change order with Garrett Excavating Company, Inc., for sewer line relocation
work for the Adams Street Improvement Project. (Located in Ward 2) |
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3. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to award a contract to Burkhalter
Technologies, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $564,883.20, for the Pine Valley
Roundabout Improvement Project; and for other purposes. (Funding from the 2013 Limited Tax
General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to execute an
agreement with Burkhalter Technologies, Inc., for the Pine Valley Roundabout
Improvement Project, Project No. 13-B-3C, Bid No. 16021. (Located in Ward 3) |
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4. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to award a contract to Burkhalter
Technologies, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $170,284.80, for the Windamere
Phase 2B Drainage; and for other purposes.
(Funding
from the 2012 3/8-Cent Capital Improvement Sales Tax and the 2013 Limited Tax
General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds)
Staff recommends
approval. Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to execute an
agreement with Burkhalter Technologies, Inc., for Windamere Drive Drainage
Improvements, Phase 2b, Project No. 13-2-06B, Bid No. 16020. (Located in Ward 2) |
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5. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Little Rock
Wastewater Utility, in an amount not to exceed $102,030.84, for
rehabilitation of the City-owned Jim Dailey Fitness & Aquatic Center
Sewerage Outfall; 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 Little Rock Wastewater Utility for rehabilitation of the
City-owned Jim Dailey Fitness & Aquatic Center sewerage outfall. (Located in Ward 3) |
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6. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with North Point
Ford, in the total purchase price of $238,920.00, for the purchase of eleven
(11) Ford F-150 Extended Cab Pick-Up Trucks for the Housing and Neighborhood
Programs Department; and for other purposes.
(Funding
from the 2012 5/8-Cent Operational Improvement Sales Tax) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Approval of a resolution authorizing the
City Manager to enter into a contract with North Point Ford for the purchase
of eleven (11) Ford F-150 Extended Cab Pick-Up Trucks for the Housing &
Neighborhood Programs Department. |
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7. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with OPTIV
Security, Inc., in the amount of $93,667.80 plus tax, for the license renewal
and support for Next Generation Firewalls to support the security of the
City’s network locations; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: To purchase from OPTIV Security License
Renewal and Support for Next Generation Firewalls to support the security of
the City’s network locations. |
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8.
RESOLUTION |
To authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a deed for certain
property to the Central Arkansas Library System; to designate the parking
deck of the Main Branch as a “Project” for purposes of the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas Library Construction and Funding Bonds, Series 2015; and for
other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. |
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9.
RESOLUTION |
To make appointments to various City of Little Rock Boards and
Commissions; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Appointment of Dr. Frederick Fields to fill
the Little Rock School Board Representative term on the Commission of
Children Youth and Families.
Appointment of Reginald Merritt to fill the Little Rock School Board
Representative term on the Racial and Cultural Diversity Commission. |
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GROUPED ITEMS (Items 10 - 13) |
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10. ORDINANCE |
To correct Scribner’s errors in Ordinance No. 18,155 (1999), Ordinance
No. 15,998 (1991) and Ordinance No. 17,515 (1977); and for other
purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: To correct Scribner’s errors in three (3)
Annexation Ordinances. |
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11. ORDINANCE |
Z-8227-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: 10 ayes; 0 nays; and 1
absent. Staff recommends
approval. Synopsis: The owners of the 1.531-acre property
located at 12601 Interstate 30 are requesting that the zoning be reclassified
from I-1, Industrial Park District, to C-3, General Commercial District. (Located in Ward 7) |
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12. ORDINANCE |
Z-8764-A: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned Office
District, titled Arkansas Children’s Hospital Pediatric Clinic Short-Form
POD, located on the east side of the 9000 Block of Dailey Drive, Little Rock,
Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning
Commission: 10 ayes; 0 nays; and 1
absent. Staff recommends
approval. Synopsis: The applicant is requesting approval for a
rezoning from R-2, Single-Family District, to POD, Planned Office
Development, to allow Arkansas Children’s Hospital to construct a new one
(1)-story, 11,555 square-foot pediatric clinic on this site. (Located in Ward 2) |
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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: Five (5) residential structures 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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SEPARATE
ITEMS (Item 14) |
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14. ORDINANCE |
Z-9094: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned
Commercial District, titled Neil Short-Form PD-C, located at 1215 Dennison
Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City
of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning
Commission: 0 ayes; 10 nays; and 1
absent. Staff recommends denial. (Deferred from July 12, 2016) (1st
Reading held on July 5, 2016) (2nd & 3rd Readings
held on July 12, 2016) (Public Hearing opened & closed on July 5, 2016) Synopsis: The applicant is appealing the Planning
Commission’s denial of a request to rezone the site from R-3, Single-Family
District, to PD-C, Planned Development - Commercial, to allow for the use of
the lot as a parking lot for a commercial business located along West 12th
Street. (Located in Ward 1) |
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PUBLIC
HEARINGS (Items 15 - 16) |
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15. ORDINANCE |
LU16-03-01: To amend the Land Use Plan at
6100/6108 Cantrell Road in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, from RL,
Residential Low Density, to NC, Neighborhood Commercial; and for other
purposes. Planning
Commission: 0 ayes; 9 nays; 1 absent; 1 recusal. Staff recommends denial. Synopsis: The applicant, Quattlebaum,
Grooms & Tull, PLLC, is appealing the Planning
Commission’s denial of a requested Land Use Plan changes from RL, Residential
Low Density, to NC, Neighborhood Commercials.
(Located in Ward 3) |
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16. ORDINANCE |
Z-4816-B: 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: 0 ayes; 9 nays; 1
absent; and 1 recusal. Staff
recommends denial. . Synopsis: The
applicant, Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull, PLLC, is appealing the Planning Commission’s denial
for a requested rezoning from R-2, Single-Family District, to C-1,
Neighborhood Commercial District. (Located
in Ward 3) |
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CITIZEN COMMUNICATION Three (3) minutes are allowed to
present a specific item which 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. Board Members may ask
questions of the speaker or make a relevant comment after the presentation
has been completed. 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 it 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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