July 2, 2024
6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION: Vice-Mayor Kathy Webb
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
Downtown Little Rock
Master Plan
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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 Travelers Insurance Company, in the amount of $2,156,582.00, for
Property and Casualty Insurance for City Buildings and Structures;
and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to
authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Travelers Insurance
Company to provide Property Insurance for City Facilities for the term of
July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. |
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2.
RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a
contract with Safety National Casualty Corporation, for Excess Workers’
Compensation for one (1)-year, effective July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to
authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Safety National
Casualty Corporation to provide Excess Worker’s Compensation Insurance for
July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2025. |
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3.
RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a
contract with R. Valadez Construction, Inc., in an amount not to exceed
$63,027.67, for the Kavanaugh Boulevard & University Avenue Drainage
Improvement 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
Kavanaugh Boulevard & University Avenue Drainage Improvement Project.
(Located in Ward 3) |
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4.
RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a
contract with R. Valadez Construction, Inc., in an amount not to exceed
$73,432.80, for the David O. Dodd Drainage Improvement 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 David O.
Dodd Drainage Improvement Project. (Located in Ward 7) |
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5.
RESOLUTION |
To amend Little Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 15,708
(June 1, 2022), to authorize the City Manager to increase the contract with Redstone
Construction Group, in an amount not to exceed $65,000.00, for the Swaggerty
Branch Drainage Rehabilitation Project; and for other purposes. (Funding from the 3/8-Cent
Capital Improvement Sales Tax) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A
resolution to amend Little Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 15,708 (June 1, 2022),
to authorize the City Manager to increase the contract with Redstone
Construction Group, Inc., for the Swaggerty Branch Drainage Rehabilitation
Project. (Located in Ward 1) |
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6.
RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a
contract with the Little Rock School District to continue a School Resource
Officer Program, for the 2024-2025 school year beginning July 1, 2024, and
ending June 1, 2025; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A
resolution to authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with the
Little Rock School District to continue a School Resource Officer Program for
the 2024-2025 School Year. |
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7.
RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a
contract with the Pulaski County Special School District to continue a School
Resource Officer Program, for the 2024-2025 school year beginning July 1,
2024, and ending June 1, 2025; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A
resolution to authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with the
Pulaski County Special School District for a School Resource Officer Program
at Joe T. Robinson Middle and High Schools, for the 2024-2025 School Year. |
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8.
RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a
contract Doyne Construction Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed
$1,500,000.00, for the construction of the Little Rock Micro Home Village
Community Center, to be located at 3405 West Roosevelt Road; 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 Doyne
Construction Company, Inc., for the construction of the Little Rock Micro
Home Village Community Center, to be located at 3405 West Roosevelt
Road. |
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9.
RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a
contract with Carson & Associates, in an amount not to exceed
$700,000.00, for the renovation of the Southwest Community Center;
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 Carson
& Associates for the renovation of the Southwest Community Center. |
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10. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a
contract with RPPY Architects to provide Architectural Services for the
Little Rock District Courts Building and Little Rock Police Department
Property Room Project, to be located at 700 West Markham Street; 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 RPPY
Architects to provide Architectural Services for the Little Rock District
Court Building and Little Rock Police Department Property Room Project, to be
located at 700 West Markham Street. |
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11. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a
contract extension with The Peter Damon Group, in an amount not to exceed $24,000.00,
to provide Federal Government Relations and Consulting Services;
and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A
resolution to authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract extension
between the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, the Bill and Hillary Clinton
National Airport, the Little Rock Port Authority, Little Rock Water
Reclamation Authority, Rock Region METRO and The Peter Damon Group for
Federal Government Relations and Consulting Services. |
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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 (Item 12) |
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12. ORDINANCE |
To grant a Franchise to Fourteen 24 on Main, LLC,
for the use of the right-of-way, located at 1424 South Main Street, Suite
101, for an outdoor dining area; and for other
purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: An ordinance to authorize the granting of a
Franchise Agreement for encroachments into the right-of-way for Fourteen 24
on Main, LLC, in order to erect railing and gate and the placement of tables
and chairs for outdoor dining on the sidewalk directly in front of 1424 South
Main Street, Suites 101. The adjacent
property is owned by Fourteen 24 on Main, LLC. |