Board of Directors Agenda Meeting
November 19, 2019
6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION: Director Dean Kumpuris
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
NUSA Drawing
Modifications
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ADDITIONS: |
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M-1 RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with Pulaski County,
Arkansas, concerning the operation of the Pulaski County Regional Detention
Facility; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. |
Agenda
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CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 13) |
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1. RESOLUTION |
G-23-471:
To set December 3,
2019, as the date of public hearing to consider the abandonment of an
undeveloped, unnamed right-of-way located north of Kanis Road, east of
Embassy Suites Drive, in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. |
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2. RESOLUTION |
G-23-472:
To set December 3,
2019, as the date of public hearing to consider the request for the exclusive
right-of-way and easement abandonment of an undeveloped fifty (50)-foot
Scenic Boulevard right-of-way, located within the property at 55 Scenic
Boulevard, in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. |
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3. RESOLUTION |
To create the
Temporary Entertainment District – River Market Extension, for Saturday,
November 30, 2019; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: To create the Temporary Entertainment
District River Market Extension, for the period Saturday, November 30, 2019. |
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4. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with D&J Red Iron and Aggregates,
Ltd., in an amount not to exceed $51,243.85, for the 22nd Street
Drainage Improvement Project; 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 D & J Red Iron and Aggregates, Ltd. for 22nd
Street Drainage Improvements, Project No. 06-16-DR-234, Bid No. 664. (Located in
Ward 6) |
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5. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the use
of eminent domain on the Mabelvale Pike and Gamble Road Improvement Projects;
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
and City Attorney to use eminent domain to complete acquisition of
right-of-way, permanent and temporary construction easements for the
Mabelvale Pike and Gamble Road Improvement Projects. (Located in Wards 5 & 7) |
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6. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Burkhalter Technologies, Inc., in
an amount not to exceed $238,973.40, for the Bellemeade Drive Reconstruction
Project; 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
Bellemeade Drive Street Reconstruction, Project No. 06-15-ST-259, Bid No.
627. (Located in Ward 6) |
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7. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Positive Results Lawn Service,
Inc., in an amount not to exceed $54,548.40, for the Dailey Drive Improvement
Project; 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 Positive Results Lawn Service, Inc., for Dailey
Drive Improvements, Project No. 02-17-ST-67, Bid No. 663. (Located in Ward 2) |
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8. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Oakley Fertilizer, Inc., in an
amount not to exceed $300,000.00, for the purchase of Rock Salt in bulk for
the Public Works Department Operations Division; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a contract with Oakley Fertilizer, Inc., for the purchase of
Pre-Treated Rock Salt for adverse weather preparations for the Public Works
Department - Operations Division. |
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9. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into an annual contract with A Stitch of Class, in the
approximate amount of $70,000.00, for the purchase of Employee Uniforms for
the Public Works Department; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into an annual contract with A Stitch of Class to provide the Public
Works Department with Employee Uniforms. |
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10. RESOLUTION |
To express support for
the continuation of the Retail Compensation Policy for residential solar customers;
to transmit this support to the Arkansas Public Service Commission as it
considers Docket No. 16-027-R; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution in support of the continuation
of the current 1:1 “Retail” Compensation Policy for residential solar
customers as pertains to docket 16-027-R before the Public Service
Commission. |
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11. RESOLUTION |
Approval of a
resolution authorizing one (1) Operator Permit and seventy-five (75) Taxicab
Permits for Greater Little Rock Transportation Service, LLC, and approval of
one (1) Operator Permit and five (5) Taxicab Permits for Ken’s Cab, LLC, for
the period of January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019; and for other
purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Approval of a resolution authorizing one
(1) Operator Permit and seventy-five (75) Taxicab Permits for Greater Little
Rock Transportation Service, LLC, and approval of one (1) Operator Permit and
five (5) Taxicab Permits for Ken’s Cab, LLC, for 2020. |
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12. RESOLUTION |
To require the 2019
Audit be performed in accordance with the Guidelines and Format prescribed by
the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants and the
United States Government Accountability Office; and for other
purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The resolution requires that the 2019 Audit
be performed in accordance with guidelines and formats prescribed by the
Governmental Accounting Standards Board, the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants and the United States Government Accountability Office. |
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13. RESOLUTION |
To appropriate up
to $2,800,000.00 from the City’s 3/8-Cent Capital Sales and Compensating Use
Tax proceeds to the Central Arkansas Technology Park Authority; and for other
purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The City has received a request from the
Executive Director of the Little Rock Technology Park to disburse the City’s
3/8-Cent Capital Sales and Compensating Use Tax proceeds allocated to the
Technology Park Project (TS10A02) in two (2) installments, upon passage of
the resolution and by March 31, 2020, when all 2019 tax proceeds have been
received and accounted for. |
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GROUPED ITEMS (Items 14 - 22) |
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14. ORDINANCE |
Z-5963-G/S-1313-SS: To amend Ordinance No. 16,807 (June 20, 1995) revoking a portion of a
Planned Zoning District titled Brodie Creek Conceptual Long-Form PRD
reclassifying property located in 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 requests that a portion of
the Brodie Creek Long-Form PRD be officially revoked and the property revert
to its original R-2, Single-Family District, zoning to allow for the
development of Woodlands Edge Blocks 32 and 33 containing 118 single-family
lots on 89.97 acres. (Located in Ward 6) |
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15. ORDINANCE |
Z-9449:
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 1.360-acre property located at northeast corner of Lawson Road and
Beauchamp Road are requesting that the zoning be reclassified from R-2,
Single-Family District, to C-3, General Commercial District. (Located within the City’s Extraterritorial
Jurisdiction) |
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16. ORDINANCE |
Z-9457: 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 owner of the 0.12-acre property located
at 1700 South Cedar Street is requesting that the zoning be reclassified from
R-3, Single-Family District, to R-4, Two-Family District. (Located in Ward 1) |
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17. ORDINANCE |
LU19-11-02: To amend the Land Use Plan in
the Interstate 430 Planning District, northeast of Aldersgate Road and West
20th Street, from Residential Low Density to Residential Medium
Density; and for other purposes. Planning
Commission: 10 ayes; 0 nays; and 1
absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: To approve a Land Use Plan Amendment in the
Interstate 430 Planning District from RL, Residential Low Density, to RM,
Residential Medium Density. (Located
in Ward 6) |
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18. ORDINANCE |
Z-9458: 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 owner of the 0.96-acre property located
at the northeast corner of Aldersgate Road and West 20th Street is
requesting that the property be reclassified from R-2, Single-Family
District, to R-4, Two-Family District, (with conditions). (Located in Ward 6) |
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19. ORDINANCE |
To
fix and impose the aggregate amount of fees and charges to be paid to the
City of Little Rock, Arkansas, by Entergy Corporation and the method of
payment thereof; to amend Section 9 of Little Rock, Ark., Ordinance No.
11,683 (December 6, 1965); and for other
purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Approval of an ordinance levying a Franchise
Fee to be paid by Entergy Corporation.
This Franchise Fee should remain in effect until otherwise amended by
the Board of Directors. |
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20. ORDINANCE |
To
amend Little Rock, Ark., Ordinance No. 11,366 (March 4, 1963) as amended, to
provide for levying a Franchise Fee to be paid by CenterPoint Energy ARKLA;
to provide for the payment thereof; and for other
purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Approval of an ordinance levying a
Franchise Fee to be paid by CenterPoint Energy ARKLA. This Franchise Fee should remain in effect
until otherwise amended by the Board of Directors. |
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21. ORDINANCE |
To
levy Franchise Fees to be paid by all carriers providing Local Access
Telephone Services; to provide for the payment thereof; and for other
purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Approval of an ordinance levying a
Franchise Fee to be paid by all carriers providing local access telephone
service. This Franchise Fee should
remain in effect until otherwise amended by the Board of Directors. |
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22. ORDINANCE |
To
fix and impose the amount of fees and charges to be paid to the City of
Little Rock, Arkansas, by all companies that provide interstate or intrastate
Long Distance Telecommunication Services, and all business incidental to, or
connected with, the conducting of such telephone business in the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas; to amend Section 3 of Little Rock, Ark., Ordinance No. 15,706
(July 5, 1989); and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Approval of an ordinance levying a
Franchise Fee for companies providing Long Distance Telephone Service in
Little Rock for 2019. |
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SEPARATE ITEMS (Items 23 - 24) |
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23. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Ace Glass
Recycling of Little Rock, Arkansas, to perform Curbside Glass Recycling
Services within the corporate limits of the City; to authorize and additional
fee of $3.39 per residence to be assessed to each residence for such service;
to authorize any necessary amendments to the Solid Waste Bond Funds; and for
other purposes. |
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24. ORDINANCE |
To provide for and to adopt the 2020 Budget for the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas, for the period beginning January 1, 2020, and ending December
31, 2020; to appropriate resources and uses for every expenditure item and
fund; to declare an emergency; and
for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. |
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PUBLIC
HEARING (Item 25) |
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25. ORDINANCE |
To authorize the
issuance of Industrial Development Revenue Bonds under the Municipalities and
Counties Industrial Development Revenue Bond Law for the purpose of securing
and developing industry; to authorize the sale of the Bonds and the approval
of a Bond Purchase Agreement and a Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreement in
connection therewith; to authorize the execution and delivery of a Trust Indenture
securing the Bonds; to authorize and prescribe certain matters pertaining to
the project, the acquisition, constriction and equipping thereof, and the
financing thereof; to authorize the execution and delivery of a Lease
Agreement relating to the project; to
declare an emergency; 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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Note:
The November 19, 2019, Meeting will be recessed until November 26,
2019, in order for the Board to take action on the
2020 Budget Ordinance and Glass Recycling Resolution.