August 4, 2020
6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION: Director Lance Hines
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE
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CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 6) |
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1. MOTION |
To approve the
minutes of the June 9, 2020, and June 16, 2020, Little Rock City Board of
Directors Meetings; and the June 3, 2020, Little Rock City Board of Directors
Special Called Meeting. |
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2. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Burkhalter Technologies, Inc., in
an amount not to exceed $741,598.56, for the Valentine Street Reconstruction
Project, from 8th Street to 12th Street; 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 authorize the City Manager
to execute an agreement with Burkhalter Technologies, Inc., for the Valentine
Street Reconstruction Project, No. 01-17-ST-57, Bid No. 921. (Located in Ward 1) |
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3. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into an annual agreement with Jedidiah Sawyer Tree
Service as primary contractor, and The Tree Marshall as secondary contractor,
for the purpose of providing Tree Removal and Tree Trimming Services on an as
needed bases for various City Departments; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to execute an agreement with Jedidiah Sawyer’s Tree Service, as primary
contractor, and The Tree Marshall as secondary contractor, to provide the
Public Works Department and various other City Departments with contract
services for Tree Removal and Tree Trimming.
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4. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
Mayor to enter into a contract with Stephen and Patricia Allison for the
purchase of approximately five (5) acres of land, for use by the Little Rock
Port Authority for Economic Prospect Recruitment; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. |
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5. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
Mayor to enter into a contract with the Randy W. Thomas Living Trust for the
purchase of approximately fifty-five (54) acres of land, for use by the
Little Rock Port Authority for Economic Prospect Recruitment; and for other
purposes. Staff
recommends approval. |
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6. RESOLUTION |
To appoint Lisa C.
Jones as 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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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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GROUPED ITEMS
(Items 7 - 8) |
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7. ORDINANCE |
Z-9501:
To approve a
Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned Commercial District titled
Pettaway Business District Short-Form PCD, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending
the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other
purposes. Planning
Commission: 11 ayes and 0 nays. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Staff recommends approval of the PCD
zoning. The Planning Commission voted
to recommend approval by a vote of 11 ayes and 0 nays. (Located in Ward 1) |
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8.
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 necessary to raze and remove said structures; to declare an emergency; and for
other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Seven (7) residential structures are in a
severely dilapidated, deteriorated and/or burned condition causing a negative
environmental impact on the residential neighborhoods in which they are
located. All Notices have been mailed
in accordance with Arkansas State Law. |
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SEPARATE ITEMS (Items 9 - 12) |
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9. RESOLUTION |
To strongly urge
owners and managers of residential rental property to cease current eviction
actions, and to delay future eviction actions pending a significant decrease
in unemployment due to the COVID-19 Pandemic; and for other purposes. (Deferred from July 7, 2020) (Deferred
from July 21, 2020) Staff
recommends approval. |
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10. ORDINANCE |
Z-9003-A:
To approve a
Planned Zoning Development and establish a Revised Planned Industrial
District titled Re-Nu Life Center Revised Short-Form PID, located at 7600
Enmar Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of the
City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning
Commission: 11 ayes and 0 nays. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicant is requesting that the
property at 7600 Enmar Drive be rezoned from PID, Planned Industrial
District, to Revised PID to add Parolee/Probationer Housing Facility as an
allowable use. (Located in Ward 2) |
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11. ORDINANCE |
To prevent the
storage of inoperable vehicles or other items in any backyard; to declare the
storage of such items to be a nuisance; to authorize the City to take
necessary and appropriate actions to abate such a nuisance; to declare an emergency; and for other
purposes. |
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12.
ORDINANCE |
To prevent
the storage of inoperable vehicles, boats or other items in any backyard that
does not have an appropriate and compliant privacy fence in place to block
the views of such items; to declare the storage of such items without a
privacy fence to be a nuisance; to authorize the City to take necessary and
appropriate actions to abate such a nuisance; to declare an emergency; and for other purposes. |