May 6, 2024
6:00 PM
INVOCATION: Director
Dean Kumpuris
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
National Drinking Water Week Proclamation
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CONSENT
AGENDA (Items 1 – 11) |
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1. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a
contract with R. Valadez Construction, in an amount not to exceed $82,773.84,
for the Heinke Road Cross Drain 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 R. Valadez Construction, Inc., for the Heinke
Road Cross Drain Project. (Located in
Ward 7) |
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2. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a
contract with Paragon Integrated Services, LLC, in an amount not to
exceed $615,955.20, for the Leachate Stormwater Pond Improvements at the
Little Rock Solid Waste Landfill; and
for other purposes. (Funding from the American Rescue Plan Act) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a contract with Paragon Integrated Services, LLC, for the Leachate
Stormwater Pond Improvements at the Little Rock Solid Waste Landfill. |
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3. RESOLUTION |
To amend Little Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 15,982
(May 16, 2023), to authorize the City Manager to extend a contract with Hope
Lawncare, in an amount not to exceed $121,693.11, for Right-of-Way Mowing and
Trimming, Phase I, within the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other
purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A
resolution to amend Little Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 15,982 (May 16, 2023),
to authorize the City Manager to extend the contract with HOPE Lawncare for
Right-of-Way Mowing and Trimming, Phase I, within the City of Little Rock for
one (1) additional year with a 3% increase in price for the additional
year. (Located in Wards 1 and 2) |
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4. RESOLUTION |
To amend Little Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 15,983
(May 16, 2023), to authorize the City Manager to extend a contract with Hope
Lawncare, in an amount not to exceed $80,810.79, for Right-of-Way Mowing and
Trimming, Phase II, within the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other
purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A
resolution to amend Little Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 15,983 (May 16, 2023),
to authorize the City Manager to extend the contract with HOPE Lawncare for
Right-of-Way Mowing and Trimming, Phase II, within the City of Little Rock
for one (1) additional year with a 3% increase in price for the additional
year. (Located in Wards 3, 4, 5, 6
and 7) |
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5. RESOLUTION |
To amend Little Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 15,984
(May 16, 2023), to authorize the City Manager to extend a contract with Hope
Lawncare, in an amount not to exceed $83,263.68, for Right-of-Way Mowing and
Trimming, Phase III, within the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other
purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A
resolution to amend Little Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 15,984 (May 16, 2023),
to authorize the City Manager to extend the contract with HOPE Lawncare for
Right-of-Way Mowing and Trimming, Phase III, within the City of Little Rock
for one (1) additional year with a 3% increase in price for the additional
year. (Located in Wards 2 and 7) |
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6. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a
contract with Musco Sports Lighting, LLC, in an amount not to exceed
$220,000.00, plus applicable taxes and fees, for the installation of new
sports lights at the West Central Sports Complex; and for other purposes. (Funding
from the American Rescue Plan Act) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A
resolution to authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Musco
Sports Lighting, LLC, for the installation of new sports lights at the West
Central Sports Complex. |
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7.
RESOLUTION |
To authorize the adoption of the Central Arkansas
Regional Safety Action Plan and a Vision Zero Policy, which includes reducing
traffic deaths and serious injuries by 40% by 2040, while working toward the
goal of eliminating all traffic deaths and serious injuries within the City
of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to adopt the Central Arkansas
Regional Safety Action Plan, as approved by the Metroplan Board of Directors
and to adopt a Vision Zero Policy, which includes reducing traffic deaths and
serious injuries by 40% by 2040, while working toward the goal of eliminating
all traffic deaths and serious injuries within the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas. |
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8. RESOLUTION |
To express the willingness of the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas, to apply for and utilize Federal-Aid Safe Streets for All
Funds with the U.S. Department of Transportation; to authorize the City
Manager to execute any and all necessary agreements and documents for its
administration; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to apply for a Safe Streets for All Implementation Grant for the improvement
of several streets and intersections located within the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas. |
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9.
RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a
contract with Scott Equipment, Inc., in an amount not to exceed
$221,775.00, plus applicable taxes and fees, for the purchase of one (1) Volvo L70H Wheel Loader
for the Public Works Department Street Operations Division; and for other
purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to enter into a contract with Scott Equipment, Inc., for
the purchase of one (1) Volvo L70H Wheel Loader for
the Public Works Department Street Operations Division. |
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10. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to appropriate
$375,000.00 from the City of Little Rock’s portion of the American Rescue
Plan Act Funds to the Museum of Discovery for new exhibit installations; and
for other purposes. (Funding
from the American Rescue Plan Act) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to appropriate a portion of the American Rescue Plan Act Funds to the Museum
of Discovery for new exhibit installations. |
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11. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to appropriate
$250,000.00 from the City of Little Rock’s portion of the American Rescue
Plan Act Funds to the to the Central Arkansas Technology Park Authority for
Infrastructure as Economic Development to the Little Rock Technology Park;
and for other purposes. (Funding from the American Rescue Plan Act) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager
to appropriate a portion of the American Rescue Plan Act Funds targeted for
Infrastructure as Economic Development to the Little Rock Technology
Park. |
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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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SEPARATE
ITEMS (Items 12 - 14) |
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12. ORDINANCE |
Z-7840-A: To approve a
Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned Development -
Commercial titled Robertson-Brown Seasonal Fireworks Sales PD-C, located at
21924 Highway 10, 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; and 2 absent) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The
applicant is requesting that the 1.39-acre property, located at 21924 Highway
10, be rezoned from R-2, Single-Family District, to PD-C, Planned Development
– Commercial, to allow for seasonal fireworks sales. (Located within the City’s Extraterritorial
Jurisdiction) |
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13. ORDINANCE |
Z-9827: To approve a
Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned Development –
Commercial titled Mindful Properties (2) STR-2 PD-C, located at 5131 Cantrell
Road, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of
Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Planning Commission: 7 ayes; 4 nays; and 0 absent) Staff
recommends denial. Synopsis: The applicant is requesting that the
0.16-acre property, located at 5131 Cantrell Road, be rezoned from R-2,
Single-Family District, to PD-C, Planned Development – Commercial, to allow
for the use of the property as a Short-Term Rental (STR-2). (Located in Ward 3) |
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14. ORDINANCE |
To authorize the construction of betterments and
improvements to the Water Reclamation System to the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas; to authorize the issuance of a Water Reclamation System Revenue
Bond, Series 2024, for the purpose of financing the cost thereof; to provide
for the payment of the principal and interest on the bond; prescribing other
matters relating thereto; and for other purposes. (Ordinance to be held on 2nd
Reading) |
May 6, 2024,
at 6:00 PM.