Board of Directors Meeting

May 16, 2017

6:00 PM

ROLL CALL

INVOCATION: Director Gene Fortson

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Modifications

ADDITIONS:
M-1 RESOLUTION	To amend Little Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 13,329 (June 7, 2011), to expand the current area for a Non-Exclusive Agreement with the Arkansas Research and Education Network (AREON); to permit further expansions upon review by the City Manager; and for other purposes.
DEFERRALS:
4. ORDINANCE (Deferred until June 6, 2017)	To amend Chapter 8, of the Revised Code of Ordinances of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, to adopt the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code for Residential Structures with amendments herein; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The State of Arkansas adopted the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code, but deleted the standards for testing. This adoption would put the standards back in place for new residential construction.

Agenda

CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 3)
1. RESOLUTION Board Communication	To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with J.A. Riggs, in an amount not to exceed $51,070.80, for a Caterpillar Model 249D, utilizing the National Join Powers Alliance; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Approval of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with J.A. Riggs for the purchase of a Caterpillar Model 249D for the Little Rock Parks and Recreation Department.
2. RESOLUTION Board Communication	To authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Superior Protection Services Corporation d/b/a Advert Group USA, in an amount not to exceed $216,500.00, to provide Security Services for City Structures; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Bid No. C17128 for Security Services was issued on March 8, 2017. The lowest qualified contractor was Superior Protection Services Corporation, d/b/a Advert Group, USA, of Little Rock, Arkansas.
3. RESOLUTION	To set a moratorium on the approval of any Conditional Use Permit for a residential development in the extraterritorial jurisdiction that intends to use a package plant as the Waste Water Treatment Plant, until the existing studies on sewer service to such an area, and the provision of service to such an area is complete; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval
GROUPED ITEMS (Items 4 - 6)
4. ORDINANCE Board Communication	To amend Chapter 8, of the Revised Code of Ordinances of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, to adopt the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code for Residential Structures with amendments herein; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The State of Arkansas adopted the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code, but deleted the standards for testing. This adoption would put the standards back in place for new residential construction.
5. ORDINANCE Board Communication Write-Up Zoning Map Land Use Plan Sketch	Z-7091-A: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned Office District, titled Presbyterian Village Revised Short-Form POD, located at 510 Brookside Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 11 ayes; 0 nays; and 0 absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicant is requesting to revise the previously-approved PD-R, Planned Development - Residential, and to rezone the site to POD, Planned Office Development, to allow for the construction of a chapel along the Brookside Drive face of the building for the residents. (Located in Ward 4)
6. ORDINANCE Board Communication	To dispense with the requirement of competitive selection and to authorize the City Manager to renew a contract with INFOR (US), Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,303,974.65, plus any applicable taxes, for software maintenance for the City’s Enterprise Resource Planning System; to declare an emergency; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Approval of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to renew the Sole-Source Software Maintenance Agreement with INFOR (US), Inc., for up to five (5) additional annual periods.
SEPARATE ITEMS (Items 7 - 8)
7. RESOLUTION Board Communication	To approve one (1) Operator Permit and seven (7) Taxicab Permits for Ken’s Cab, LLC, for the period from Janaury 1, 2017, to December 31, 2017; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Ken’s Cab, LLC, requests the grant of one (1) Operator’s Permit, and seven (7) Taxicab Operator Permits.
8. ORDINANCE	To limit Large Group Feeding in Parks and Recreation facilities owned or controlled by the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. (1^st Reading Only) Staff recommends approval.
PUBLIC HEARINGS (Items 9 - 10)
9. ORDINANCE Board Communication Write-Up Zoning Map Sketch	G-24-051: To abandon a twenty (20)-foot wide Access and Utility Easement, located in the southern portion of Lot 204 Sandpiper Addition, in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The owner of the vacant R-2, Single-Family District, zoned lot, located at 2301 Peachtree Drive (Lot 204, Sandpiper Addition to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas) is requesting the abandonment of a twenty (20)-foot wide Access and Utility Easement, located in the southern portion of the lot. (Located in Ward 6)
10. ORDINANCE Board Communication Write-Up Zoning Map Land Use Plan Sketch	Z-5936-O: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned Residential District, titled Tract 75 Chenal; Valley Long-Form PR-R, located on the northwest corner of Champagnolle Drive and Rahling Road, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 4 ayes; 5 nays; and 2 absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicant, Deltic Timber Corporation, is appealing the Planning Commission’s recommendation of denial for a Planned Residential Development located on the Northwest corner of Champagnolle Drive and Rahling Road. (Located in Ward 5)
CITIZEN COMMUNICATION Three (3) minutes are allowed to present a specific item which has not been previously been brought to the attention of the Board and 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. 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 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.