Board of Directors Meeting

Agenda

February 16, 2016

6:00 PM

ROLL CALL

INVOCATION: Director Joan Adcock

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PRESENTATIONS

City of Little Rock Employee Retirement Recognition

Jim Bradshaw, Human Resources Department

Modifications

ADDITION:
M-1 RESOLUTION Board Communication	To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Nelson/Nygaard, in the amount of $75,770.00, plus contingencies, to work with the City of Little Rock Elected Officials and Staff to conduct a comprehensive review of the 30 Crossing Project and make recommendations regarding actions that the City should take with respect to the project; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract for Planning Consultants related to the 30 Crossing Project.
M-2 ORDINANCE Board Communication	To authorize the purchase of necessary MF Visual Cobol for Windows Compilers from Infor Public Sector; to waive competitive bids as impractical and infeasible; to declare an emergency; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: To allow for the purchase of additional equipment necessary for the City’s Lawson Computer System Upgrade.

CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 3)
1. RESOLUTION Board Communication	To authorize the City Manager to enter into contracts for Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA), in a total amount not to exceed $487,500.00, for one (1)-year, with the City’s option to renew the term for two (2) additional one (1)-year increments; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorization for City Manager to enter into contracts for the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) Funding Grant to the Arkansas AIDS Foundation and Northeast Arkansas Regional Aids Network in an total amount not to exceed $487,500.00 for one (1)-year, with the City’s option to renew the term two (2) times in one (1)-year increments with the right to terminate the agreement upon completion of the Federally-Funded Housing Programs.
2. RESOLUTION	To certify local government endorsement of Hillcrest Camshaft Svc, located at 5502 West 65^th Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, to participate in the Arkansas Tax Back Programs, (as authorized by Section 15-4-2706(D) of the Consolidated Incentive Act of 2003); and for other purposes.
3. RESOLUTION Board Communication	To authorize the City Manager to award a contract to Hydco, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $891,807.00, for the construction of the Clinton Island Pedestrian Bridge; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to execute an agreement with Hydco, Inc., for construction of the Clinton Island Pedestrian Bridge 2015, LR Project No. 14-5773, Bid No. 15-024. (Project is located in Ward 1)
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ITEMS (Items 4 - 5)
4. ORDINANCE Board Communication Write-Up Zoning Map Land Use Plan Sketch	Z-5258-B: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned Commercial District titled Service King Revised Short-Form PD-C, located at 12208 West Markham Street, 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 applicant is requesting to amend the previously-approved PD-C, Planned Development Commercial, to allow for the placement of an electric fence along the site’s northern, eastern and western perimeters. (Located in Ward 5)
5. ORDINANCE Board Communication	To condemn certain structures in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, as structural, fire and health hazards; to provide for summary abatement procedures; to direct the City Staff to take such action as is necessary to raze and remove said structures; to declare an emergency; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Five (5) residential structures in a severely dilapidated, deteriorated and/or burned condition causing a negative environmental impact on the residential neighborhoods in which it is located. All Notices have been mailed in accordance with Arkansas State Law.
SEPARATE ITEMS (Item 6)
6. RESOLUTION	To declare a twelve (12)-month moratorium on multi-family developments along Bowman Road, in order to determine traffic patterns and the impact on existing neighborhoods of current multi-family developments; to consider whether multi-family should be a part of the Land Use Plan on this road; and for other purposes.
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.

On Tuesday, February 16, 2016, at 5:00 PM, Little Rock School District Superintendent Baker Kurrus and Little Rock Police Chief Kenton Buckner will make a presentation to the Board of Directors.