September 6, 2016
6:00 PM
PRESENTATIONS
City
of Little Rock Employee Retirement Recognition
Detective Bernard Bizzell,
Little Rock Police Department
Modifications
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ADDITIONS: |
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M-1 ORDINANCE |
To dispense with the requirements of competitive bids to bring the City
Grinder into working condition; to
declare an emergency; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Approval of a sole-source ordinance
authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Independent
Rebuild Specialist for the purchase of a new engine (built and installed) for
Unit No. 11H020 for the Public Works Department. |
Agenda
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CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 11) |
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1. MOTION |
To approve the minutes of the January 19, 2016, February 2, 2016, Little Rock City Board of Directors
Meetings; and the February 9, 2016, Little Rock City Board of Directors
Reconvened Meeting. |
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2. RESOLUTION |
To set September 20, 2016, as the date of hearing on the projected uses
of the 2017 CDBG, HOME and HOPWA Funding; and for other purposes. |
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3. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Crushing
Tigers, for a total cost of $227,000.00, for the purchase of a Track-Mounted
Portable Screen Plant for the Public Works Department; and for other
purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Approval of a resolution authorizing the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Crushing Tigers for the purchase
of a Track-Mounted Portable Screen Plant for the Public Works Department. |
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4. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to award a contract to Harris Construction Management, Inc., in
an amount not to exceed $55,728.00, for the Broadmoor Curb Repair Project;
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 Harris Construction Management, Inc., for Broadmoor Curb
Repairs, Project No. 13-6-9A, Bid No. 16024.
(Located in Ward 6) |
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5. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to award a contract to Harris Construction Management, Inc., in
an amount not to exceed $92,093.40, for Sandpiper Drive Sidewalks; 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 Harris Construction Management, Inc., for Sandpiper Drive
Sidewalks, Project No. 16-3-SW-101, Bid No.
16023. (Located in Ward 3) |
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6.
RESOLUTION |
To reject any and
bids for a Towing Contract; to continue the current contract to December 31,
2016, under the same terms for all companies that wish to do so and are on
the current contract; to allow other companies that qualify to enter into the
rotation under the current contract; to direct the creation of a new Towing
Contract that will allow entry by any qualified company upon proof of
qualifications; and for other purposes.
Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: To reject the current bid process and
establish an efficient procedure for the City’s towing and recovery contracts
for non-consent tows. |
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7. RESOLUTION |
To appoint
Stephens, Inc., as Bond Underwriter for the proposed issuance of Little Rock
Arkansas Capital Improvement Bonds for the purpose of financing a portion of
the cost of improvement of park facilities within MacArthur Park (The Arts
Center Bonds); and providing for other matters in connection with the
issuance of the Bonds; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The City will require bond underwriters for
the proposed issuance of the Arts Center Bonds. |
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8. RESOLUTION |
To authorize a
Contract for Engineering Services with McClelland Consulting Engineers, Inc.,
in an amount not to exceed $112,750.00, to provide Engineering Design and
Survey Services for a Water Quality Demonstration and Educational Program for
Main Street Little Rock, Phase II (Block 600 & 700); 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 No. 15031, to provide engineering
design and survey services for Water Quality Demonstration and Educational
Program for Main Street Little Rock, Phase II (Blocks 600 & 700) (Located in Ward 1) |
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9. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
Mayor and City Clerk to execute an agreement with Arkansas Children’s Hospital
to lease property located in the Southwest Community Park for a medical
clinic. |
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10. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to apply to the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism’s
Outdoor Recreation Grants Program for a $175,000.00 grant to construct a
restroom facility at the Two Rivers Park, with the City of Little Rock to
provide $175,000.00 as matching funds; and for other purposes. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the |
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11. RESOLUTION |
To make
appointment to the Central Arkansas Library System Board of Trustees; and for
other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Appointment of John Bush to his first three
(3)-year term, said term to expire on December 31, 2019. |
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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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PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ITEMS (Items 12
- 27) |
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12. ORDINANCE |
Z-5178-D: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned
Commercial District, titled Lot 1R West Markham Parkway Addition Revised
Short-Form PCD, located at 13401 Chenal Parkway, Little Rock, Arkansas,
amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and
for other purposes. Planning
Commission: 9 ayes; 0 nays; and 2
absent. Staff recommends
approval. Synopsis: The applicant is proposing to revise the
PCD, Planned Commercial Development, zoning to add a cross fit gym, open to
the general public for membership, to the currently-approved uses. (Located in Ward 5) |
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13. ORDINANCE |
Z-6323-W: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned
Commercial District, titled Lot 5 The Village at Rahling Road Revised Long-Form
PCD, located on the west side of Rahling Circle, between Rahling Road and 18
Rahling Circle, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of
the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning
Commission: 9 ayes; 0 nays; and 2
absent. Staff recommends
approval. Synopsis: The request is to allow the development of
this property containing 2.8 acres located at the southeast corner of Rahling
Road and Chenal Parkway with a five (5)-story hotel. (Located in Ward 5) |
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14. ORDINANCE |
Z-6973-G: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned
Commercial District, titled Lot 4 The Village at Colonel Glenn Road Revised
Short-Form PCD, located north of David O. Dodd Road, in the 13700 Block,
Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes.
Planning Commission: 9 ayes; 0 nays; and 2 absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicant is requesting a rezoning of
this site from PD-C, Planned Development Commercial, and O-3, General Office
District, to PCD, Planned Commercial Development, to allow a phased
development for automobile sales related activities including a sales office
and parking for new and used inventory.
(Located in Ward 7) |
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15. ORDINANCE |
Z-8009-B: To repeal Ordinance No. 21,087 (August 18, 2015), titled ALR Arkansas
Properties, LLC, PD-I, and revoke a Planned Zoning District; and for other
purposes. Planning
Commission: 9 ayes; 0 nays; and 2
absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The request is a revocation of the
previously-approved PD-I, Planned Development Industrial District, and the
restoration of the underlying I-1, Industrial Park Zoning District. (Located in Ward 7) |
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16. ORDINANCE |
Z-8170-D: To repeal Ordinance No. 19,720 (April 3, 2007), titled Pinnacle at
Maumelle Long-Form Conceptual PCD, and revoke a Planned Zoning District; and
for other purposes. Planning
Commission: 9 ayes; 0 nays; and 2
absent. Staff recommends
approval. Synopsis: The request is a revocation of the
previously-approved PCD, Planned Commercial Development District, and the
restoration of the underlying R-2, Single-Family District. (Located in the City’s Extraterritorial
Jurisdiction) |
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17. ORDINANCE |
Z-8233-B: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned
Residential District, titled Longleaf Cove Lot 24 Revised Short-Form PD-R,
located at 2 Longleaf Cove, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official
Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning
Commission: 9 ayes; 0 nays; and 2
absent. Staff recommends
approval. Synopsis:
The homeowner of Lot 24 is proposing
to revise the previously-approved PD-R, Planned Development Residential, to
allow for the construction of a room/covered porch and the future
construction of a pergola. Both
proposed structures are located within the rear-yard setback. (Located
in Ward 5) |
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18. ORDINANCE |
Z-8501-B: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned
Commercial District, titled Stanton Optical Revised Short-Form PCD, located at
112 South University Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official
Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning
Commission: 9 ayes; 0 nays; and 2
absent. Staff recommends
approval. Synopsis: The applicant is proposing to revise the
previously-approved PD-C, Planned Development Commercial, to allow for the
placement of a wall sign along the buildings southern façade. (Located in Ward 3) |
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19. ORDINANCE |
Z-8872-A: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned
Commercial District, titled 510 - 524 Main Street Revised Short-Form, PCD,
located at 510 – 524 Main Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the
Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other
purposes. Planning
Commission: 9 ayes; 0 nays; and 2
absent. Staff recommends
approval. Synopsis: The applicant is seeking approval of a
revision to an existing PCD, Planned Commercial Development, zoning for the
property located at 510 – 524 Main Streets to allow for flexibility in the
redevelopment of the three (3) buildings.
(Located in Ward 1) |
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20. ORDINANCE |
Z-9149: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned
Residential District, titled 15th and Park Lane Short-Form PD-R,
located at 515 – 519 East 15th Street, Little Rock, Arkansas,
amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and
for other purposes. Planning
Commission: 9 ayes; 0 nays; and 2
absent. Staff recommends
approval. Synopsis: The request is a rezoning from R-4,
Two-Family District, to PD-R, Planned Development - Residential, to allow for
the reconfiguration of three (3) existing lots containing four (4)
single-family homes into four (4) lots to recognize the existing conditions
of the site. (Located in Ward 1) |
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21. ORDINANCE |
Z-9150: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned
Commercial District, titled East Village Short-Form PCD, located in the 1200
– 1400 Blocks of East 6th Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending
the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other
purposes. Planning
Commission: 8 ayes; 1 nay; and 2
absent. Staff recommends
approval. Synopsis: The applicant is requesting a rezoning of
the site from UU, Urban Use District, to PCD, Planned Commercial Development,
to allow for the placement of a surface parking lot along East 6th
Street. (Located in Ward 1) |
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22. ORDINANCE |
Z-9151: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned
Commercial District, titled Porter Short-Form PCD, located on the southeast
corner of Highway 10 and Ferndale Cutoff Road, Pulaski County, Arkansas,
amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and
for other purposes. Planning
Commission: 9 ayes; 0 nays; and 2
absent. Staff recommends
approval. Synopsis: The request is to rezone the site from R-2,
Single-Family District, to PCD, Planned Commercial Development, to recognize
the existing commercial uses located on the site and allow C-3, General
Commercial District, uses as allowable future uses of the site. (Located in the City’s Extraterritorial
Jurisdiction) |
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23. ORDINANCE |
To amend Chapter 3, Article II, of the Little Rock Arkansas Revised
Code of Ordinances, False Alarms, to add certain criteria for improving the
processing of false alarms; to reduce fines for non-registration; to clarify
responsibility of registration; to extend the time to register alarm systems
and to extend time to appeal a false alarm; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: This ordinance will shift the
responsibility of registration from the alarm user and the installation
company to the monitoring company.
Alarm users will still be responsible for registering non-monitored
alarm systems. This ordinance reduces
fines to alarm users for non-registration.
This ordinance extends the time to register non-permitted alarm
systems. This ordinance also extends the time to both an alarm user and an
alarm monitoring company to appeal a decision by the alarm
administrator. |
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24.
ORDINANCE |
To dispense with
competitive bids; to award a Dark Fiber Connection Agreement to Windstream
Communications, in the amount of $420,000.00; and for other purposes. (Funding from the 2012 3/8-Cent Capital
Improvement Sales Tax) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: This ordinance waives competitive bidding
for the purchase of equipment and services to connect to a Fiber-Based
Telecommunications Network owned by Windstream Communications. |
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25. ORDINANCE |
To dispense with
competitive bids due to an exceptional situation; to authorize the City
Manager to enter into a Sole-Source Contract with IonWave Technologies, Inc.,
in the amount of $25,000.00, including applicable taxes, for the renewal of
the City’s current Bidding Software License Agreement for a (1)-year period;
and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The Sole-Source Ordinance waives the requirement
for competitive bidding and authorizes the City Manager to renew the City’s
Software License Agreement with IonWave Technologies, Inc., for one (1)-year
in order to complete the City’s transition to online bidding. |
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26. ORDINANCE |
To amend Little
Rock, Ark., Rev. Code §2-242 (a)(1988) to authorize the City Manager to
increase the maximum amount of time that bids may be received following the
date of invitation to bid if the complexity of the bid issues warrants such
an extension; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: This ordinance maintains the existing
thirty (30)-day limit to accept bids; however, in special circumstances it
permits an extension of this period of time. |
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27. ORDINANCE |
To amend Chapter
17, Article II of the 1988 Revised Little Rock Code of Ordinances to increase
the determinate of a part-time employee; to require written notification of a
business closure; to add and modify certain business classifications to the
scheduled of Business Licenses Fees; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The proposed ordinance adds or modifies
five (5) sections of the Business License Ordinance as described in the
background section below. |
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SEPARATE ITEMS (Items 28 – 31) |
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28. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to implement a Residency Incentive Program for new Full-Time
City Employees; and for other purposes.
Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to implement a
residency incentive program for new full-time employees. |
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29. RESOLUTION |
Z-9163: To authorize the temporary use of the R-6, High-Rise Residential, zoned property located on the east side of the 1600 Block
of Chester Street, for student housing for Philander Smith College; and for
other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Philander Smith College is requesting
approval for the temporary use of the R-6, High-Rise Residential, zoned
property located on the east side of the 1600 Block of Chester Street for
student housing. (Located in Ward 1) |
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30. ORDINANCE |
To authorize the
issuance of a Promissory Note to provide short-term financing under Amendment
No. 78 to the Arkansas Constitution for the acquisition of real property; to
prescribe other matters pertaining thereto; to declare an emergency; and for other purposes. |
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31. ORDINANCE |
To establish
residency within the corporate limits of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas,
as a requirement for employment of Police Officers with the City of Little
Rock; to provide for a ninety (90)-day period for new hires to establish
their residence within the City; to
declare an emergency; and for other purposes. |
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PUBLIC
HEARING (Item 32) |
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32. ORDINANCE |
To amend Little Rock, Ark., Ordinance No. 19,246 (December 7, 2004) to
add the September 2015 Capital Improvements Plan as additional projects to be
included in the original Project Plan dated December 7, 2004, including the
right to improve any and all roads located with the Port of Little Rock
Redevelopment District No. 2; to
declare an emergency; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. |