Agenda
July 21, 2015
6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION: Director Doris Wright
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
2014 Audit Presentation
NUSA Presentation
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CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 13) |
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1. MOTION |
To accept the 2014 Audit. |
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2. MOTION |
To approve the minutes of the March 17, 2015, Little Rock City Board
of Directors Meetings. |
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3. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to award a contract to Township Builders,
Inc., in an amount not to exceed $958,287.00, for the Little Rock Bike
Connector; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to execute an
agreement with Township Builders, Inc., for Little Rock Bike Connector, Bid
#15-002, AHTD Project 061422. (Located in Ward 1) |
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4. RESOLUTION |
Of intent of the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas, in support of the strategies outline in the Jump Start 12th Street
Core Implementation and Action Plan; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: The 12th Street Jump Start Area
received a grant from Metroplan to help continue revitalization and economic
growth within the 12th Street Corridor. Project Boundaries: Northern - Interstate-630; Southern - 14th
Street; Western - Lewis Street; and Eastern – Maple Street. |
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5. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with M-B
Companies, Inc., in the total amount of $310,786.31, for the purchase of one
(1) Road Striping Truck for the Public Works Department, utilizing the
National Joint Power Alliance Contract; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Approval of a resolution authorizing the
City Manager to enter into a contract with M-B Companies, Inc., in the total
amount of $310,786.31 to purchase one (1) Road Striping Truck for the Public
Works Department. |
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6. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to award a contract to JCI Construction,
Inc., in an amount not to exceed $158,077.20, for Clarkson Street Improvements
from H Street to G Street; and for other purposes. (Funding from the 2012 3/8-Cent Capital
Improvement Sales Tax) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to execute an
agreement with JCI Construction, Inc., for improvements to Clarkson Street
from H Street to G Street, Project No. 13-3-093, Bid No. 15-015. (Located in Ward 3) |
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7. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to award a contract to JCI Construction,
Inc., in an amount not to exceed $200,440.80, for Overlook Drive Drainage Improvements;
and for other purposes. (Funding from the 2012 3/8-Cent Capital
Improvement Sales Tax) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to execute an
agreement with JCI Construction, Inc., for Overlook Drive Drainage Improvements
from Rebsamen Park Road to Timberlake Drive, Project No. 13-3-100, Bid No.
15-016. (Located in Ward 3) |
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8. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to award a contract to Wright Way
Construction Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $97,557.66, for
Northbrook Circle Drainage Improvements; and for other purposes. (Funding from the 2012 3/8-Cent Capital
Improvement Sales Tax) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to execute an
agreement with Wright Way Construction, Inc., for a Drainage Improvement
Project on Northbrook Circle, Bid No. 15-013. (Located in Ward 4) |
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9. RESOLUTION |
To authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with AT&T for
Central Office Based Phone Service for designated City facilities; and for
other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: To authorize City Manager to execute an
agreement with AT&T for Central Office Based Phone Service. |
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10. RESOLUTION |
To amend Resolution No. 14,120 (May 5, 2015) to read as follows: To authorize the City Manager to enter into
a contract in the total amount of $64,564.00, for the purchase of two (2) Ram
2500 Bi-Fuel Pick-Up Trucks from Red River Dodge Chrysler for the Housing
& Neighborhood Programs Department, utilizing the Arkansas State
Purchasing Contract; and for other purposes.
(Funding
from the 2012 3/8-Cent Capital Improvement Sales Tax) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Approval of a resolution revising
Resolution No. 14,120, authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract
with Red River Dodge for the purchase of two (2) Ram 2500 Bi-Fuel Trucks for
the Housing & Neighborhood Programs Department, revising the purchase
price to $64,564.00, increased by $887.00 per truck, for a total increase
amount of $1,756.00. |
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11. RESOLUTION |
To set August 4, 2015, as the
date of hearing on the petition to form the City of Little Rock Property
Owners’ Multipurpose Improvement District No. 2015-318 of Little Rock,
Arkansas (The Villages at Ison Creek); and for other purposes. |
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12. RESOLUTION |
To set August 4, 2015, as the date of hearing on the petition to form
the Center Street Multi-Purpose Improvement District of Little Rock,
Arkansas; and for other purposes. |
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13. RESOLUTION |
To appropriate $6,635,049.00 from the City’s 3/8-Cent Capital Sales and
Compensating Use Tax proceeds to the Central Arkansas Technology Park
Authority; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. |
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PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ITEMS (Items 14 - 17) |
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14. ORDINANCE |
MSP14-04: To amend the Master Street Plan; adding two (2) bike paths, eight (8)
bike lanes and several bike routes to the Master Street Bike Plan Map; and
for other purposes. Planning
Commission: 10 ayes; 0 nays; and 1
absent, and for Center Street, 9 ayes; 0 nays; I recusal; and 1 absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Master Street Plan Amendment (MSP14-04) to
upgrade and add eight (8) Bike Lanes, two (2) Bike Paths and several Bike
Routes to the Bike Plan Map. |
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15. ORDINANCE |
Z-8501-A: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned Commercial
District titled Stanton Optical Revised Short-Form PCD, located at 112 South
University Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of
the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning
Commission: 8 ayes; 0 nays; and 3
absent. Staff recommends
approval. Synopsis: The request is to reinstate a
previously-approved PCD, Planned Commercial District, to allow for the
construction of an optical clinic with retail sales. (Located in Ward 3) |
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16. ORDINANCE |
To condemn certain structures in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, as
structural, fire and health hazards; to provide for summary abatement
procedures; to direct City Staff to take such action as is necessary to raze
and remove said structures; to declare an emergency; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Nine (9) residential structures in a
severely dilapidated, deteriorated and/or burned condition causing a negative
environmental impact on the residential neighborhoods in which it is located. All Notices have been mailed in accordance
with Arkansas State Law. |
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17. ORDINANCE |
To dispense with the requirement of competitive bidding and authorize
the City Manager to enter into a Sole Source Contract with Aristotle.Net,
Inc., for the purchase upgrades, hosting and maintenance services for the
City’s website; and for other purposes.
(Funding
from the 2012 3/8-Cent Capital Improvement Sales Tax) Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: This ordinance waives competitive bidding
for the purchase of responsive website upgrade and thirty-six (36) months of
hosting and maintenance services for the City’s website. |
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PUBLIC HEARING
(Item 18) |
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18. ORDINANCE |
G-23-457: To
abandon the north 239 feet of the alley right-of-way, located within Block
40, Original City of Little Rock, Arkansas, being bounded by East 6th
Street, East Capitol Avenue, Rock Street and Cumberland Street, in the City
of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 9 ayes; 0 nays; and 2 absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The adjacent property owners propose to
abandon the north 239 feet of the alley right-of-way located within Block 40,
Original City of Little Rock, Arkansas.
The block is bounded by East 6th Street, East Capitol
Avenue, Rock Street and Cumberland Street.
(Located in Ward 1) |
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REPORTS (Item
19) |
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19.
REPORTS |
March & April 2015 Financial Report – Sara Lenehan, Finance
Department Director |
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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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