February 7, 2017
6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION: Director Ken Richardson
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
Welcome to Vice-Mayor Lee Jong Soo and the Hanam City Delegation
Agenda
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CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 10) |
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1. MOTION |
To approve the
minutes of the November 7, 2016, Little Rock City Board of Directors
Reconvened Meeting; and for other purposes.
Staff recommends approval. |
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2. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to award a contract to Burkhalter Technologies, Inc., in an
amount not to exceed $1,167,125.28, for Chicot-Mabelvale Pike Roadway
Improvements; 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 Burkhalter Technologies, Inc., for the Chicot Road and
Mabelvale Pike Roadway Improvement Project, Project #13-B-7B, Bid
#16032. (Located in Ward 7) |
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3. RESOLUTION |
To approve the
City Manager and City Attorney to use eminent domain to complete acquisition
of right-of-way and Temporary & Permanent Construction Easements
necessary for the construction of the Kanis Road Improvement 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 and City
Attorney to use eminent domain to complete acquisition of right-of-way and
Permanent & Temporary Construction Easements for the Kanis Road
Improvement Project (Shackleford to Gamble), Project No. 13-B6a and No.
13-B5d. (Located in Ward 5) |
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4.
RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
offering of Capital Improvement Bonds to refund the City’s outstanding
Capital Improvement Construction Revenue Bonds (Little Rock Zoo, Parks &
Recreation Projects), Series 2009A, Capital Improvement Refunding Revenue
Bonds (Little Rock Zoo, Parks & Recreation Projects), Series 2009B and
Capital Improvement Junior Lien Revenue Bonds, Series 2002; prescribing other
matters relating thereto; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The purpose of the resolution is to
authorize the refunding of the outstanding Parks and Recreation and Zoo
Bonds, Series 2009A and refunding revenue bonds 2009B, and the Capital
Improvement Junior Lien Bonds, Series 2002 in order to achieve debt service
savings. The new bonds will be secured
by a pledge of the City’s franchise fees.
In addition, the resolution approves the selection of Friday Eldredge & Clark, LLP, as Bond Counsel through a
competitive request for qualifications process and authorizes the offering of
the bonds by Underwriters to achieve an acceptable level of debt service
savings. |
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5. RESOLUTION |
To amend Section
1 of Little Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 14,494 (January 17, 2017), to add
Bridge 2 Success as a City-Wide 2017 Positive Prevention Program; and for
other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: To add one (1) additional provider
inadvertently omitted from the previous resolution to fund the 2017
Prevention, Intervention and Treatment Contracts. |
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6. RESOLUTION |
To transfer title
to University District Development Corporation, In-Affordable Housing, Inc.,
and Better Community Development, Inc., by Warranty Deed for property donated
by the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, to be used for Neighborhood
Revitalization Programs; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: In an effort maximize the Land Bank’s
revitalization efforts, the Land Bank would like to donate properties to be
used for the construction of single-family housing with HOME Investment
Partnerships Program (HOME) Funds by local Community Housing Development
Organizations (CHDO). Property
Details: All properties are vacant
lots. |
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7. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter a contract with Rhythm Engineering, LLC, in an amount
not to exceed $93,805.00, to provide technical consulting services for the
University Avenue Traffic Signal Adaptive Control System; and for other
purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to execute an
agreement with Rhythm Engineering, LLC, to provide technical consulting
services for University Avenue Adaptive Traffic Signal Control System, AHTD
Job No. 061468, Federal Aid Project No.
STPR-9253(74), Bid No. 16022. |
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8. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City Manager to enter into an agreement with Vermeer Mid-South, in an amount
not to exceed $95,000.00, for Vermeer Equipment Parts for the Fleet Services
Department; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Approval of a resolution authorizing the
City Manager to enter into a contract with Vermeer Mid-South for Vermeer
Equipment Parts. This APO is for one (1) year, with an option to renew each
year up to two (2) additional years. |
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9. RESOLUTION |
To set February 21, 2017, as the date of hearing
to hear the petition to form Little Rock Municipal Property Owners’
Multipurpose Improvement District No. 2017-324 (Kanis Ridge Estates Project);
and for other purposes. |
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10. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the
City to enter into a subaward with the Little Rock School District to make
certain repairs to Little Rock Central High School pursuant to an
African-American Civil Rights Grant; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution authorizing the City Manager
to enter into a sole-source subaward with the Little Rock School District as
owners of Little Rock Central High School to make certain repairs to the
school as provided in a Federal Grant award.
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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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GROUPED ITEMS (Items 11 - 13) |
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11. ORDINANCE |
A-329:
To accept the 3M
Company Three (3)-Tract Annexation, to add certain lands to the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas; to initiate M, Mining District, zoning for Tract 2 of the
Annexation; and for other purposes. Planning
Commission: 9 ayes; 0 nays; 1 absent; and 1 open position. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The annexation of some 114.4 acres in three
areas: 1 Tract 1 generally in the
3000-3200 blocks of Frazier Pike; Tract 2 generally the 5600-5900 blocks of
State Highway 365; Tract 3 in the
western edge of College Station, generally northwest of the intersection of
East 38th and West Line Streets.
The initial classification of Tract 2 on State Highway 365 to M,
Mining District (Z-9188). (Located in
the City’s Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) |
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12. ORDINANCE |
Z-9187:
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: 9 ayes; 0 nays; 1 absent; and 1 open position. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The owner of the 0.32-acre property located
at 2011/2015 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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13. ORDINANCE |
To amend Section
3(a) of Little Rock, Ark., Ordinance No. 21,329 (November 15, 2016) to more
accurately reflect the terms of agreement as to the groundwater on the
impacted properties; to declare an
emergency; and for other purposes.
Staff recommends approval. |
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PUBLIC
HEARINGS (Item 14) |
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14. ORDINANCE |
Z-4923-R:
To approve a
Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned Commercial District titled
Shackleford Crossing Lot 1 – Cracker Barrel – Short-Form PCD, located at 2618
South Shackleford Road, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning
Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning
Commission: 1 aye; 9 nays; 0 absent; and 1 open position. Staff recommends denial. Synopsis: The applicant is appealing the Planning
Commission’s denial of a request to revise the previously-approved PCD,
Planned Commercial Development, to add temporary storage on the Cracker Barrel
site via a storage module. (Located in Ward 6) |
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EXECUTIVE SESSION (Items 15 - 16) |
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15. EXECUTIVE SESSION |
Appointments to various City Boards and Commissions. Synopsis: Americans with Disabilities Act Citizen’s
Grievance Committee (2 positions); Animal Services Advisory Board (6
positions); Arts & Culture Commission (1 position); City Beautiful
Commission (2 positions); Civil Service Commission (1 position); Historic
District Commission (1 position); Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission (1
position); Little Rock Parks & Recreation Commission (2 positions);
Little Rock Zoo Board of Governors (3 positions); Racial & Cultural
Diversity Commission (1 position); River Market District Design Review
Committee (2 positions); and Sister Cities Commission (2 positions). |
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16. EXECUTIVE
SESSION |
Annual Evaluation of the City Manager and City Attorney (February 7,
2017) |