Board of Directors Meeting

Agenda

March 1, 2016

6:00 PM

ROLL CALL

INVOCATION: Director Erma Hendrix

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PRESENTATIONS

City of Little Rock Employee Retirement Recognition

Louise Drayton, Finance Department

Henry Alexander Award Recognition – Vontia Mitchell

National Merit Scholars Presentation

Arkansas Business City of Distinction Award

Ken Goodson, AmeriCorps Southwest Regional Director, AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps

CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 6)
1. RESOLUTION Board Communication	To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Lose & Associates, in the amount of $150,000.00, for the purpose of updating the 2001 Master Parks Plan; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to enter into a contract with Lose & Associates to update the 2001 Master Parks Plan.
2. RESOLUTION Board Communication	To authorize the City Manager to accept by deed the title to a parcel of land located north of Tanya Drive and west of John Barrow Road in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, needed to contract the Tanya Drive at Barrow Road Traffic Signal; and for other purposes. (Funding from the 2013 Limited Tax General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorize the City Manager and Mayor to acquire title to property located north of Tanya Drive and west of Barrow Road for the construction of the Tanya Drive at Barrow Road Traffic Signal Project, a part of the Barrow Road Streetscape Project, Project No. B-6b. (Located in Ward 6)
3. RESOLUTION Board Communication	To authorize a contract increase for Gene Summers Construction, Inc., in the amount of $54,624.00, for additional improvements to Sherrill Road; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to increase the current authorized amount of the construction contract with Gene Summers Construction, Inc., for sewer line relocation work, Project No. 13-C-010, for the Sherrill Road Street & Drainage Improvement Project, Bid No. #14-165. (Located in Ward 3)
4. RESOLUTION Board Communication	To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with P. Jeff Hoggard, P.A., to provide Governmental Affairs and Consulting Services; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A Request for Qualifications was issued for Legislative Consultant Services. After reviewing three (3) submissions, candidates, the Selection Committee identified P. Jeffrey Hoggard, P.A. as the top candidate.
5. RESOLUTION Board Communication	To amend Little Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 14,168 (August 4, 2015) to substitute Napa Auto Parts for Summit Truck Group to have the Annual Purchase Contract for Motor Vehicle Batteries; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Approval to amend Resolution No. 14,168 to authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Napa Auto Parts for the purchase of batteries for City’s vehicle and equipment fleet. This APO is for one (1)-year, with an option to renew each year up to two (2) additional years with an annual budget not to exceed of $60,000.00.
6. RESOLUTION Board Communication	To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Mid-Ark Roofing, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $109,009.00, for new roofing for nine (9) buildings at the Little Rock Zoo; and for other purposes. (Funding from the 2012 3/8-Cent Capital Improvement Sales Tax) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The resolution authorizes the City Manager to enter into a contract with Mid-Ark Roofing, Inc., for the installation of new roofs on nine (9) buildings at the Little Rock Zoo.
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.
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ITEMS (Items 7 - 11)
7. ORDINANCE Board Communication Write-Up Zoning Map Annexation Map	A-326: To accept the Kanis Ridge Annexation, to add certain lands to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 7 ayes; 0 nays; and 4 absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The annexation of some 9.4 acres in the 14600 block of Kanis Road to the City of Little Rock for waste water and water service to a proposed single-family subdivision. (Located in the City’s Extraterritorial Jurisdiction)
8. ORDINANCE Board Communication Write-Up Zoning Map Land Use Plan Sketch	Z-6526-C: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned Commercial District titled Parker Lexus Shackleford West Long-Form PCD, located on the northwest corner of Shackleford West Boulevard and Shackleford Road, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 7 ayes; 0 nays; and 4 absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The request is to rezone the site from OS, Open Space District, C-2, Shopping Center District, and O-3, General Office District, to PCD, Planned Commercial Development, to allow for a phased development of an automobile dealership. (Located in Ward 6)
9. ORDINANCE Board Communication Write-Up Zoning Map Land Use Plan	Z-9102: 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: 7 ayes; 0 nays; and 4 absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The owner of the 0.32-acre property, located at 2216 Perry Street, is requesting that the zoning be reclassified from R-2, Single-Family District, to R-4, Two-Family District. (Located in Ward 6)
10. ORDINANCE Board Communication Write-Up Zoning Map Land Use Plan	Z-9103: 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: 7 ayes; 0 nays; and 4 absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The owner of the 2.62-acre property, located at 10115 Rodney Parham Road, are requesting that the zoning be reclassified from R-2, Single-Family District, to O-3, General Office District. (Located in Ward 4)
11. ORDINANCE Board Communication	To amend Little Rock, Ark., Ordinance No. 21,139 (December 1, 2015) to extend the size of the Ticker Tape Sign for the Creative Corridor’s Main Street Mall Building; to declare an emergency; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: This amends Ordinance No. 21,139, passed December 1, 2015, and will authorize the City Manager to purchase a longer ‘Ticker Tape’ Sign for the Creative Corridor’s Main Street Mall Building and will dispense with the competitive bidding requirement. This will add an additional five (5) feet on the sign that was approved in the earlier ordinance and will cost an additional $8.000.00.
SEPARATE ITEMS (Items 12 - 15)
12. RESOLUTION Board Communication	To authorize the Mayor to issue a letter of support to the Arkansas Development Finance Authority for rehabilitation and conversion of an existing structure located at 2020 Vance Street to a multi-family complex designated for elderly residents in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The resolution would authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of support for the applicant to apply for Low Income Housing Tax Credit Funds from the Arkansas Development Finance Authority.
13. ORDINANCE	To create an Independent Citizens Commission to recommend salaries for the Mayor, Members of the Board of Directors, City Manager and City Attorney; and for other purposes.
14. ORDINANCE	To amend Little Rock, Ark., Ordinance No. 18,846 (May 1, 2001); and to amend Little Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 7,739 (March 17,1987); and to amend Little Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 7,753 (April 7,1987); to approve an assignment of the franchise for airspace above the 100 block of East 7^th Street, between Scott and Main Streets, from the George W. Donaghey Foundation to Lake Hamilton Corporation, and further to authorize the assignment from Lake Hamilton Corporation to LRMU, LP; to declare the franchise is in full force and effect; to assure that any future assignment will be subject to the approval of the City Board of Directors; to declare an emergency; and for other purposes.
15. ORDINANCE Board Communication Write-Up Zoning Map Land Use Map Sketch	Z-8503-D: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned Residential District titled Herrick Heights Long-Form PD-R, located on the west side of South Bowman Road between Brodie Creek Subdivision and The Pointe at Brodie Creek Apartments, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Deferred from February 2, 2016) Planning Commission: 7 ayes; 4 nays; and 0 absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicant is requesting to rezone the site from R-2, Single-Family, to PD-R, Planned Development – Residential, to allow for a multi-phase development to include single-family, multi-family and office uses. (Located in Ward 6)