Tuesday, December 3, 2024, Board Meeting
6:00 PM
INVOCATION: Director
Capi Peck
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
Joe
T. Robinson High School Band – Senator Sound
Marvin
Benton Retirement – Public Works Department
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ADDITIONS: |
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To authorize the use of $500,000.00, for
improvements at the Little Rock Port Authority; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. |
Agenda
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CONSENT
AGENDA (Items 1 – 15) |
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1. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the transfer of the City of Little
Rock’s matching funds to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the Section 208
– Stump Creek Clearing and Snagging Project; and for other purposes. (Funding from the Limited Tax General Obligation Capital
Improvement Bonds) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A
resolution to authorize the transfer of the City’s share of project funds to
the USACOE for the design, environmental clearance, and construction of the
Stump Creek project. (Located in Ward 2) |
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2. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Positive Results Lawn Services,
Inc., in an amount not to exceed $284,245.20, for the Durwood Road Drainage
Improvement Project; and for other purposes. (Funding from the Limited Tax General Obligation Capital
Improvement Bonds) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Positive Results Lawn Services,
Inc., for the Durwood Road Drainage Improvement Project. (Located in Ward 3) |
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3. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a
contract with Positive Results Lawn Services, Inc., in an amount not to
exceed $51,480.00, for the LaMarche Drive at Lucky
Lane Crosswalks Improvement Project; and for other
purposes. (Funding from the 3/8-Cent
Capital Improvement Sales Tax) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Positive Results Lawn Services,
Inc., for the LaMarche Drive at Lucky Lane Crosswalks Improvement Project.
(Located in Ward 5) |
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4. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with H.W. Tucker Company, Inc., in
an amount not to exceed $501,951.00, for the Reservoir Road Widening
Improvement Project; and for other purposes. (Funding from the Limited Tax General Obligation Capital
Improvement Bonds) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with H.W. Tucker Company, Inc., for
the Reservoir Road Widening Improvement Project. (Located in Ward 4) |
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5. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to utilize the
Arkansas Department of Transportation active list of suppliers and bid
prices, in an amount not to exceed $300,000.00, for the purchase of Asphalt
Concrete Hot Mix materials in bulk for the Public Works Department;
and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A
resolution authorizing the City Manager to utilize the Arkansas Department of
Transportation list of suppliers and bid prices for the purchase of asphalt
concrete hot mix materials as needed for a period of one year to be utilized
for pothole patching and street surface repairs. |
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6. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into an
agreement with the Tree Marshall, as a primary Contractor, and Looks Great
Services of Mississippi, Inc., as a secondary Contractor, in an amount not to
exceed $250,000.00, for tree removal and tree trimming services on an as-needed
basis within the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A
resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with The Tree
Marshall, as the primary contractor, and Looks Great Services of Mississippi,
Inc., as the secondary contractor, to provide the Public Works Department and
various other City Departments with contract services for Tree Removal and
Tree Trimming. The agreement will be
for one (1) year from date of award, with possible
annual extensions yearly for two (2) additional years, if agreed to by all
parties. |
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7. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Commercial Air, in an amount
not to exceed $229,325.87, plus applicable taxes and fees, for the purchase
and installation of two (2) boilers and one (1) domestic water heating system,
to be installed at the Central Fire Station; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Commercial Air to purchase and
install two (2) boilers and one (1) domestic water heating system at Central
Fire Station. |
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8. RESOLUTION |
To approve two (2) Operator Permits and sixty (60)
Taxicab Permits for WHC Little Rock, LLC, d/b/a Ztrip
and d/b/a Yellow Cab, for the period of January 1, 2025, to December 31,
2025; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to approve two (2) Operator Permits and sixty
(60) Taxicab Permits for WHC Little Rock, LLC, d/b/a Ztrip
and d/b/a Yellow Cab for the year 2025. |
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9. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to execute a lease
and maintenance agreement with AAA Business Systems, in an amount not to
exceed $152,425.35, plus applicable taxes and fees, to lease a Ricoh Pro
C5310 Copier for the City Print Shop; and for other
purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager to enter into a sixty-three (63) month lease and maintenance
agreement with AAA Business Systems, to lease a RICOH PRO C5310 Copier for
the City Print Shop. The current lease expires December 31, 2024. |
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10. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Doyne Construction, in an
amount not to exceed $178,901.00, plus applicable taxes and fees, for the
Track and Berm Project to be installed at the Little Rock Police Department
Training Facility; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Doyne Construction for the
Track and Berm Project to be installed at the Little Rock Police Department
Training Facility. |
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11. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute and documents necessary to accept the donation of
property from the Clifton Family Limited Liability Partnership, for the
purpose of adding land to expand Remmel Park; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A
resolution to authorize the Mayor and
City Clerk to execute any documents necessary to accept the donation of
property from Clifton Family Limited Liability Partnership, for the purpose
of adding additional land to expand Remmel Park and for other purposes. (Located
in Ward 1) |
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12. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the Director of Housing and
Neighborhood Programs to execute a conciliation agreement with the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as the administer of CFDA
Grant No. 14-421 for Pulaski, Faulkner, Saline, Lonoke, Perry, and Grant Counties; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. |
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13. RESOLUTION |
To require that the 2024 Audit be performed in
accordance with the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, Financial Reporting
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 2024 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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14. RESOLUTION |
To establish that Franchise Fees for the use of
Public Right-of-Way by utilities within the City of Little Rock, Arkansas,
will continue in the same amount in 2025; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. |
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15. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a
sixth amendment to a lease agreement between the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas and the Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park Board as
Lessors and the Little Rock School District as Lessee, to extend the lease
for one (1) additional term of one (1)-year effective January 1, 2025, and to
approve basic annual rent for the year 2025, in the amount of $13,800.00; 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 at 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, when the Mayor
drops the gavel. 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 16 - 21) |
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16. ORDINANCE |
Z-10041: Approving a
Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned District – Commercial
titled Hillcrest Group – STR-2 PD-C, located at 2923 Kavanaugh Boulevard
Suite G, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the official zoning map of the City
of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Planning Commission: 8 ayes; 0 nays;
2 absent; and 1 open position) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicant is requesting that the
0.31-acre property, located at 2923 Kavanaugh Boulevard Suite G, be rezoned
from C-3, General Commercial District, to PD-C, Planned Development –
Commercial, to allow one (1) unit of a strip mall to be utilized as a Short-Term
Rental (STR-2). (Located in Ward 3) |
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17. ORDINANCE |
Z-10047: Approving a
Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned District – Commercial
titled King (2) – STR-2 PD-C, located at 1200 Bryan Street, Little Rock,
Arkansas, amending the official zoning map of the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Planning Commission: 8 ayes; 0 nays;
2 absent; and 1 open position) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicant is
requesting that the 0.16-acre property, located at 1200 North Bryan Street,
be rezoned from R-2, Single-Family District, to PD-C, Planned Development –
Commercial, to allow a Short-Term Rental (STR-2). (Located in Ward 3) |
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18. 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 the
Little Rock, Ark., Ordinance No. 11,683 (December 8, 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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19. ORDINANCE |
To amend Little Rock, Ark., Ordinance No. 11,366
(March 4, 1963), as amended, to provide Levying a
franchise fee to be paid by Summit Utilities (formerly known as 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 Summit Utilities (formerly
known as CenterPoint Energy ARKLA).
This Franchise Fee should remain in effect until otherwise amended by
the Board of Directors. |
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20. ORDINANCE |
To levy franchise fees to be paid by all carriers
providing local access telephone service, 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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21. 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
2025. |
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SEPARATE
ITEMS (Item 22 - 23) |
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22. ORDINANCE |
Z-10046: Approving a
Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned District – Commercial
titled King (1) – STR-2 PD-C, located at 6415 R Street, Little Rock,
Arkansas, amending the official zoning map of the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Planning Commission:
8 ayes; 0 nays; 2
absent; and 1 open position) Staff recommends denial. Synopsis: The applicant is
requesting that the 0.13-acre property, located at 6415 R Street, be rezoned
from R-4, Two-Family District, to PD-C, Planned Development – Commercial, to
allow a Short-Term Rental (STR-2). (Located in Ward 3) |
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23. ORDINANCE |
Z-10048: Approving a
Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned District – Commercial
titled Providence Properties – STR-2 PD-C, located at 719 North Spruce
Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the official zoning map of the City
of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Planning Commission:
8 ayes; 0 nays; 2
absent; and 1 open position) Staff recommends denial. Synopsis: The applicant is
requesting that the 0.61-acre property, located at 719 North Spruce Street,
be rezoned from R-2, Single-Family Residential District, to PD-C, Planned
Development – Commercial, to allow a Short-Term Rental (STR-2), with a
maximum stay of twenty-nine (29) days. The structure will be rented as one
unit. The owner will not reside at the
residence. (Located in Ward 3) |
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Discussion (Item 24) |
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24.
DISCUSSION |
2025 Budget |
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Executive Session (Item 25) |
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25.
RESOLUTION |
Board
& Commission Appointments |
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