Agenda
November 7, 2016, Agenda
Meeting
4:00 PM
To set the agenda for the November 15, 2016, Board of
Directors Meeting
6:00 PM
PRESENTATIONS
City Beautiful Commission Landscape Awards (November 7, 2016)
Shawn Bakr, Central Arkansas Officer of the Year and Officer
of the Year for the State of Arkansas (November 15, 2016)
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CONSENT
AGENDA (Items 1 - 11) |
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1. MOTION |
To approve
the minutes of the June 7, 2016, June 21, 2016, July 5, 2016, Little Rock
City Board of Directors Meetings and the minutes of the June 28, 2016, and
July 12, 2016 Little Rock City Board of Directors Reconvened Meetings . |
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2. RESOLUTION |
Z-8170-C: To set
December 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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3. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a
contract with Scott Equipment, in the amount of $162,017.00, for the purchase
of a Wheel Loader 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 Scott Equipment for the purchase of a Wheel Loader for the
Public Works Department. |
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4. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to extend the contract
with the Arkansas Municipal League – Municipal Vehicle Program, in the amount
of $329,144.33, to administer a Self-Insurance Program for the City of Little
Rock’s Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance, including compensation and
collision for current vehicles; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Approval of a resolution authorizing the
City Manager to extend a contract with Arkansas Municipal League - Municipal
Vehicle Program to administer a Self-Insurance Program for the City of Little
Rock’s Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance including Compensation and Collision
Insurance for current vehicles. |
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5. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the Mayor, City Clerk and City
Manager to execute a Temporary Construction Easement located at Kanis Park,
to the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department as a part of the
project to widen Interstate 630 from Baptist Health Drive to University
Avenue; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis:
Authorizes the Mayor, City Clerk and City Manager to convey a
Temporary Construction Easement to the Arkansas Highway and Transportation
Department for a project to widen Interstate 630 from Baptist Health Drive to
University Avenue. |
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6. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the Mayor and the Board of Directors
of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, to certify City Liens attached on
private property for work performed on private property and to forward to the
Pulaski County Treasurer’s Office for inclusion in the property owners’
annual tax bill; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis:
On occasion, the City attaches liens for work it performs on private
property. This lien information must
then be compiled and sent to the Pulaski County Treasurer’s Office for
inclusion in the annual owner’s tax bill.
This is an effort to recoup some of the costs for that work which the
City performs. The City is seeking to
certify 393 liens for a total amount of $114,151.75. |
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7.
RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a
contract with Joe Selz, Trustee for the Thibault Land Agreement, in the
amount of $1,346,691, for the purchase of approximately 152 acres of land for
use by the Little Rock Port Authority; and for other purposes. (Funding
from the 2012 3/8-Cent Capital Improvement Sales Tax) |
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8. RESOLUTION |
To approve submission of the 2017 Annual Action
Plan for CDBG, HOME and HOPWA Entitlement Funds to the U.S. Department of
Housing & Urban Development; to authorize the City Manager to submit the
Annual Action Plan for consideration by 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
Entitlement Funds for the 2017 Program Year (January 1, 2017 - December 31,
2017). This Board action approves the
submission of the Action Plan to the Department of Housing and Urban
Development. |
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9. RESOLUTION |
To approve the use of HOME CHDO Set-Aside and HOME
Program Income Funds to choose the University District Development
Corporation to provide three (3) affordable housing units within the City of
Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis:
Staff proposes utilizing HOME Investment Partnership Program Community
Housing Development Organization (CHDO) Set-Aside and HOME Program Income
Funds to produce affordable housing units. The University Development District
Corp. (UDDC) was one of three (3) CHDO’s that returned proposals and that
were qualified to receive 15% Set- aside HOME Funds under the Federal
requirement. UDDC will receive
$400,000. The funds will be used to develop three (3) affordable housing
units in the City of Little Rock.
These costs include acquisition, developer’s fees and construction
costs. |
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10. RESOLUTION |
To approve the use of HOME CHDO Set-Aside and HOME
Program Income Funds to choose the Better Community Development, Inc., to
provide four (4) affordable housing units within the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis:
Staff proposes utilizing HOME Investment Partnership Program Community
Housing Development Organization (CHDO) Set-Aside and HOME Program Income
Funds to produce affordable housing units. Better Community Development,
Inc., (BCD) was one of three (3) CHDO’s that returned proposals and that were
qualified to receive 15% Set-Aside HOME Funds under the Federal
requirement. BCD will receive
$400,000. The funds will be used to develop four (4) affordable housing units
in the City of Little Rock. These
costs include acquisition, developer’s fees and construction costs. |
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11. RESOLUTION |
To approve the use of HOME CHDO Set-Aside and HOME
Program Income Funds to choose the IN Affordable Housing, Inc., to provide
three (3) affordable housing units within the City of Little Rock, Arkansas;
and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis:
Staff proposes utilizing HOME Investment Partnership Program Community
Housing Development Organization (CHDO) Set-Aside and HOME Program Income
Funds to produce affordable housing units. IN Affordable Housing, Inc., (IAH)
was one of three (3) CHDO’s that returned proposals and that were qualified
to receive 15% Set-aside HOME Funds under the Federal requirement. IAH will receive $400,000. The funds will
be used to develop three (3) affordable housing units in the City of Little
Rock. These costs include acquisition,
developer’s fees and construction costs. |
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PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ITEMS (Items
12 – 14) |
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12. ORDINANCE |
Z-4441-A: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and
establish a Planned Commercial District, titled Student Housing Campus,
Washington Barber College, Short-Form PCD, located at 6400 Lancaster Road,
Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes.
Planning
Commission: 9 ayes; 1 nay; 0 absent;
and 1 open position. Staff recommends
approval. Synopsis:
The request is a rezoning of the site from R-2, Single-Family
District, to PCD, Planned Commercial Development, to allow for the
development of the site with student housing associated with the adjacent
barber college. (Located in Ward
2) |
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13. ORDINANCE |
Z-8738-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; 0 absent; and 1 open position. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis:
The applicant is requesting to rezone the site from UU, Urban Use
District, to PCD, Planned Commercial Development, to allow the use of the
“top” floor of the building as a private club with a closing time of 2:00
AM. (Located in Ward 1) |
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14. ORDINANCE |
Z-9167: 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; 0 absent; and 1 open position. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis:
The owner of the 0.320-acre property located at 2007-2009 Wilson Road
is requesting that the zoning be reclassified from R-2, Single-Family
District, to R-4, Two-Family District.
(Located in Ward 6) |
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SEPARATE ITEMS (Item 15 - 18) |
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15. ORDINANCE |
To dispense
with the requirement of a competitive selection process and authorize the
City Manager to enter into a Sole-Source Professional Services Agreement with
Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc., for Technical and Consulting
Services related to the 30 Crossing Project; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis:
To authorize the City Manager to dispense with a competitive selection
process and to enter into a sole source Professional Services Agreement with
Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc., for Technical and Consulting
Services related to the 30 Crossing Project. |
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16. 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,
construction and installation of real property and tangible personal
property; prescribing other matters pertaining thereto; to declare an emergency; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis:
The City has a need to fund construction of the Southwest Little Rock
Fire Station and vehicles and equipment for the Fire Department as identified
during the 2016 Budget process. |
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17. ORDINANCE |
To amend
Little Rock, Ark. Ordinance No. 21,156 (December 15, 2015), to adjust the
Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Ordinance to reflect revenue and expenditure
adjustments for the General, Street and Waste Disposal Funds; and for other
purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis:
Eight (8) adjustments need to be made to the 2016 Budget to adjust for
changes in anticipated revenues and expenditures. |
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18. ORDINANCE |
To prohibit
the withdrawal and use of groundwater on certain lands in Little Rock,
Arkansas, so long as the City retains the ability to provide adequate safe
water supplies to these properties; to
declare an emergency; and for other purposes. |
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PUBLIC HEARINGS (Items 19 – 20) |
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19. ORDINANCE |
Z-5151-B: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish
a Planned Commercial District, titled West Markham-North Monroe Short-Form
PCD, located at 4908 West Markham Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the
Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other
purposes. Planning Commission: 5 ayes; 5 nays; 0 absent; and 1 open position. Staff recommends denial. Synopsis:
The applicant is appealing the Planning Commission’s denial of a
request to rezone the site O-3, General Office District, and C-3, General
Commercial District, to PCD, Planned Commercial District, to allow for the
redevelopment of the site as a restaurant with drive-through service. (Located in Ward 3) |
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20. RESOLUTION |
Z-8629-B: To rescind the Little Rock Planning Commission’s
action in approving a Conditional Use Permit to allow a Conditioned
Mini-Warehouse facility on the C-3, General Commercial District, zoned
property, located at 102 South Rodney Parham Road; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 8 ayes; 1
nays; and 2 absent. Staff recommends
denial of the resolution to rescind. Synopsis: A record objector is appealing the Planning
Commission’s approval of a conditional use permit to allow a three (3)-story,
conditioned mini-warehouse facility on the C-3, General Commercial District, zoned property located at 102 South Rodney Parham
Road. (Located in Ward 6) |
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REPORTS (Item 21) |
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21. REPORT |
August 2016
Financial Report – Sara Lenehan, Finance Department Director (November 7, 2016) |
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EXECUTIVE SESSION (Item 22) |
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22. EXECUTIVE SESSION |
Appointments
to various City of Little Rock Boards and Commissions. Synopsis: Americans with Disabilities Act Citizen’s
Grievance Committee (2 positions); Animal Services Advisory Board (6
positions); Central Arkansas Water (1 position); Little Rock CENT Committee
(2 positions); City Beautiful Commission (4 positions); Community Housing
Advisory Board (4 positions); Construction Board of Adjustment and Appeals (4
positions); Historic District Commission(2 positions); Housing Board of Adjustment
and Appeals (3 positions); Land Bank Commission (1 position); Little Rock
Planning Commission (3 positions); Little Rock Zoo Board of Governors (1
position); MacArthur Military History Museum Commission (1 position); River
Market District Design Review Committee (2 positions); and Sister Cities
Commission (1 position). |
NOTE: The Agenda Meeting to set
the agenda for the November 15, 2016, Little Rock City Board of Directors will
be held on Monday, November 7, 2016, immediately following the Reconvened
Meeting of the Little Rock City Board of Directors Meeting, which will be held
at 4:00 PM.