Board of Directors Meeting
August 6, 2019
6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION: Director Erma Hendrix
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE
Modifications
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ADDITIONS: |
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M-1 RESOLUTION |
To express the
willingness of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, to participate in a cost
sharing agreement with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences for improvements
to Pine Street; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager,
or his designated representative, to execute agreements with the University
of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) for the construction of improvements
to Pine Street. |
Agenda
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CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 9) |
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1. MOTION |
To approve the
minutes of the May 7, 2019, and May 21, 2019, Little Rock City Board of
Directors Meetings; and the May 14, 2019, and May 28, 2019, Little Rock City
Board of Directors Reconvened Meetings. |
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2. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the Mayor
to accept for municipal purposes, Permanent Construction Easements,
Right-of-Way Dedications and Fee Simple Acquisitions, and the City Manager to
acquire Temporary Construction Easements as needed to complete the
construction of the 2019 – 2021 Street and Drainage Capital Improvement
Program; 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 Mayor to accept for
municipal purposes, Permanent Construction Easements, Right-of-Way
Dedications and Acquisitions, and the City Manager to acquire Temporary
Construction Easements as needed to complete for the 2019 - 2021 Street and
Drainage Improvement Program. (Located
in all Wards) |
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3. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Escamilla Excavating, LLC, in an
amount not to exceed $126,858.00, for Brookside Drive Sidewalk Improvements; 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 Escamilla Excavating, LLC, for Brookside Drive Sidewalk
Improvements, Project No. 16-4-SW-2, Bid No.
538. (Located in Ward 4) |
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4. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Boyles Construction, Inc., in an
amount not to exceed $1,504,187.14, for improvements to Kanis Road from
Bowman Road to Autumn Road; 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 Boyles Construction, Inc., for improvements to Kanis Road from
Bowman Road to Autumn Road, Project No. 13-B-5D-6A, Bid No. 547. (Located in
Ward 6) |
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5. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract for Engineering Services with
McClelland Consulting Engineers, Inc., in an amount no to exceed $122,500.00,
to provide Engineering Design and Survey Services for Markham Street, from
Kavanaugh Boulevard to Pine Street; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to execute an
agreement with McClelland Consulting Engineers, Inc., selected through a
Statement of Qualifications process, Bid Number No. 18179, to provide
Engineering Design and Survey Services for Markham Street Sidewalks from
Kavanaugh Boulevard to Pine Street. (Located
in Ward 3) |
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6. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to approve an increase to the authorized contract amount for
Pinnacle Consulting Management Group, in an amount not to exceed $400,000.00,
for Appraisal and Acquisition Services for the 2019 – 2021 Street and
Drainage Improvement Program; 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 an increase in the authorized
contract amount with Pinnacle Consulting Management Group for the acquisition
of easements for the 2019 - 2021 Infrastructure Improvement Program. |
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7. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Township Builders, Inc., in the
amount of $796,400.00, to complete ADA accessibility improvements at the
Little Rock Zoo; and for other purposes.
(A
portion of the funding will be from the 2012 3/8-Cent Capital Improvement
Sales Tax) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to execute a contract with Township Builders, Inc., to resurface specified
walking trails and complete ADA accessibility improvements at the Little Rock
Zoo. |
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8. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City
Manager to approve an amendment to the contract with Friday, Eldredge &
Clark, to provide Legal Counsel to represent the City of Little Rock before
the Civil Service Commission; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The City has a contract with Friday,
Eldredge & Clark to provide Legal Counsel to represent the City before
the Civil Service Commission. The
contract states that in no event shall total remuneration exceed the sum of
$45,000 per year unless the City and the Law Firm agree to an amendment to
the contract. Due to an unexpected
increase in Civil Service Commission appeals the Law Firm is requesting an
amendment to the contract. |
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9. RESOLUTION |
To express the
intention of the Little Rock City Board of Directors to determine the impact
on the City of items such as single-use plastic bags and other difficult to
recycle items or compost, such as plates, bowls, cups and utensils; to ask
the Sustainability Commission to study the appropriateness of regulations to
eliminate such single-use items within the City; to ask the Sustainability
Commission to recommend potential cost-effective replacement packaging that
does not require such items; to set December 19, 2019, as a date for the
Sustainability Commission to report its findings to the Board of Directors;
and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. |
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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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EXECUTIVE SESSION (Item 10) |
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10. RESOLUTION |
A resolution to make appointments and reappointments to various City of
Little Rock Boards and Commissions; and for other purposes. Synopsis: Ambulance Authority (4 positions); Arkansas
Arts Center Board of Trustees (8 positions); Civil Service Commission (1
position); Commission on Children Youth and Families (2 positions); Little
Rock Parks and Recreation Commission (1 position); Little Rock Port Authority
(1 position); Little Rock Water Reclamation (1 position); River Market
District Design Review Committee (3 positions); and Rock Region Metropolitan
Transit Authority Board of Directors (2 positions). |