Board of Directors Meeting

 

Tuesday, April 14, 2026, Agenda Meeting

4:00 PM

 

To set the agenda for Tuesday, April 21, 2026, Board of Directors Meeting

6:00 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 - 4)

1.   RESOLUTION

Board Communication

To authorize the City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with Pulaski County, Arkansas, regarding Phases 8 & 9 of the Southwest Trail; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval.

 

Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Agreement with Pulaski County, Arkansas for the Southwest Trail, Phases 8 and 9.

 

 

2.   RESOLUTION

Board Communication

To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Ed’s Supply Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $139,991.33, plus applicable taxes and fees, for the purchase of HVAC equipment for the Jim Dailey Fitness and Aquatic Center and for the Dunbar Recreation Center; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval.

 

Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Ed’s Supply Company for the purchase of HVAC equipment for the Jim Dailey Fitness Center and the Dunbar Recreational Center.

 

 

3.   RESOLUTION

Board Communication

To amend Little Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 16,793 (September 2, 2025), to authorize the City Manager to enter into a one (1)-year contract extension with Hope Lawncare, in an amount not to exceed $138,772.20, for right-of-way mowing and trimming within the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval.

 

Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager to extend a contract with the low bidder, HOPE Lawncare for right-of-way mowing and trimming within the City of Little Rock.  

 

 

4.   RESOLUTION

Board Communication

To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with MCLRF, LLC d/b/a Mark McClarty Ford, in an amount not to exceed $150,655.00, plus applicable taxes and fees, for the purchase of five (5) 2026 Ford Maverick All Wheel Drive Super Crew Cab Trucks, for use by the Housing and Neighborhood Programs Department; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval.

 

Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with MNLRF, LLC d/b/a Mark McLarty Ford for the purchase of five (5) new 2026 Ford Maverick All Wheel Drive Super Crew Cab Trucks priced at $30,131.00 a piece for use by the City’s Department of Housing and Neighborhood Programs.

 

 

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ITEMS (Items 5 - 14)

5.   RESOLUTION

Board Communication

District Map

G-25-234: To extend the District at Breckenridge Temporary Entertainment District, for the dates of May 1, 2026, to August 31, 2026; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval.

 

Synopsis: The District at Breckenridge (Breckenridge Village) is requesting Board approval for the extension of a Temporary Entertainment District (TED).

 

 

6.   ORDINANCE

Board Communication

To amend various sections of Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code Chapter 36, regarding Short-Term Rentals; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval.

 

Synopsis: The ordinance will amend the regulations of Short-Term Rentals (STRs) to require inspections within 90 days of approval and to not allow STR-2’s to transfer with ownership.

 

 

7.   ORDINANCE

Board Communication

Write-Up

Zoning Map

Land Use Plan

Sketch

Survey

 

Z-8911-B: To approve and Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned Commercial Development titled De La Rosa – Revised PCD, located at 9123 Chicot Road, City of 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, 2 absent; and 1 open position) Staff recommends approval.

 

Synopsis: An Ordinance to rezone the 0.53-acre property from PCD to Revised PCD to allow continued use of the property for retail sales and mobile canteen units. (Located in Ward 2)

 

 

8.   ORDINANCE

Board Communication

Write-Up

Zoning Map

Land Use Plan

Survey

 

Z-10232-A: Reclassifying 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, 3 absent; and 1 open position) Staff recommends approval.

 

Synopsis: The applicant requests to rezone the 0.36-acre property from R-2 – Single Family District to R-4 – Two-Family District. (Located in Ward 7)

 

 

9.   ORDINANCE

Board Communication

Write-Up

Zoning Map

Land Use Plan

Sketch

Survey

 

Z-10239: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned Development – Commercial titled Miles #3 – STR-2-PD-C, located at 1908 S. Van Buren Street, 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, 3 absent; and 1 open position) Staff recommends approval.

 

Synopsis: An Ordinance to rezone the 0.36-acre property from R-2 – Single Family District to R-4 – Two-Family District. (Located in Ward 1)

 

 

10.  ORDINANCE

Board Communication

Write-Up

Zoning Map

Land Use Plan

Sketch

Survey

 

Z-10253: To approve and Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned Development - Commercial titled Perani – PD-C, located at 12223 Colonel Glenn Road, 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, 3 absent; and 1 open position) Staff recommends approval.

 

Synopsis: The applicant requests to rezone the 0.52-acre property from R-2 to PD-C to utilize the existing building on the site as a pool hall with food and drink service. (Located in Ward 7)

 

 

11.  ORDINANCE

Board Communication

Write-Up

Zoning Map

Land Use Plan

Sketch

Survey

 

Z-10258: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned Development – Commercial titled Tippen – STR-2-PD-C, located at 8024 West 33rd Street, 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, 3 absent; and 1 open position) Staff recommends approval.

 

Synopsis: The applicant requests to rezone the 0.30-acre property from R-3 to PD-C to allow a short-term rental. (Located in Ward 6)

 

 

12.  ORDINANCE

Board Communication

Write-Up

Zoning Map

Land Use Plan

Sketch

Survey

 

Z-10261: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned District – Residential titled Empire Development Group- PD-R, located at 12401 Kanis Road, 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, 3 absent; and 1 open position) Staff recommends approval.

 

Synopsis: The applicant requests to rezone the 0.12-acre property from C-3 to PD-R to allow a three-lot single-family residential development. (Located in Ward 6)

 

 

13.  ORDINANCE

Board Communication

Write-Up

Zoning Map

Land Use Plan

Sketch

Survey

 

Z-10262: To approve and Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned Commercial Development titled MC Capital Management Services Addition – PCD, located immediately south of 10500 Stagecoach Road, 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, 3 absent; and 1 open position) Staff recommends approval.

 

Synopsis: The applicant requests to rezone the 0.16-acre property from R-3 to PD-C to allow a short-term rental. (Located in Ward 3)

 

 

14.  ORDINANCE

Board Communication

Write-Up

Zoning Map

Land Use Plan

Sketch

Survey

 

Z-10263: To approve and Planned Zoning Development and to establish a Planned Development Commercial titled Sanchez – STR-2 – PD-C, located at 212 North Jackson Street, 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, 3 absent; and 1 open position) Staff recommends approval.

 

Synopsis: The applicant requests to rezone the 1.66-acre property from C-2 to PCD to allow a 3-lot commercial development. (Located in Ward 7)

 

SEPARATE ITEMS (Items 15 - 18)

15.  ORDINANCE

Board Communication

To authorize the demolition and removal of eleven unsafe and dilapidated residential structures, to declare an emergency, and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval.

 

Synopsis: Eleven (11) residential structures are 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.

 

 

16.  ORDINANCE

Board Communication

To declare it impractical and unfeasible to bid; to authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Siddons Martin Emergency Group, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $52,515.92, plus applicable taxes and fees, for repairs and towing related to wreck damage to Fire Truck Unit #25D202 for the City of Little Rock Fire Department, to declare an emergency; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval.

 

Synopsis: An ordinance to authorize the City Manager to enter into a sole-source contract with Siddons Martin Emergency Group, LLC for repairs and towing related to wreck damage to Fire Truck Unit #25D202 for the City of Little Rock Fire Department.

 

 

17.  ORDINANCE

Board Communication

To declare it impractical and unfeasible to bid; to authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T Enterprises, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $2,200,000.00, for AT&T Hosted Vesta 911 Service Telephone System Utilized by the City’s Emergency Communications Department, to declare an emergency; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval.

 

Synopsis: An ordinance to authorize the City Manager to enter into a ten (10)-year contract with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, d/b/a AT&T Enterprises, LLC (“AT&T”), for the purchase of the AT&T Hosted VESTA 911 Service Phone System, utilized by the City’s Emergency Communication Department.

 

 

18.  ORDINANCE

Board Communication

To amend Chapter 36, Article II, Division 1 § 36-54(e)(4) of the Little Rock Code of Ordinances (1988) to address the acceptance for residency of registered sex offenders in group homes; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval.

 

Synopsis: The proposed ordinance amends existing provisions governing special use permits for group homes and similar residential facilities by establishing additional reporting, monitoring, and compliance requirements when such facilities house individuals required to register as sex offenders under Arkansas law. The amendment is intended to enhance transparency, ensure regulatory oversight, and promote the health, safety, and welfare of surrounding neighborhoods while maintaining compliance with applicable state and federal regulations.

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION (Item 19)

19.   EXECUTIVE      SESSION

Annual Evaluation of the City Manager and City Attorney