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12-01-15 Little Rock Board of Directors Meeting December 1,2015 6:00 PM Little Rock Board of Directors Meeting December 1, 2015 6:00 PM The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, met in a regular meeting with Mayor Mark Stodola presiding. CityClerk Susan Langley called the roll with the 9 9 Y followingDirectorspresent: Hendrix; Richardson; Webb; Cazort; Wright;ort, Wyrick; Kumpuris; Adcock; Vice-Mayor Hines and Mayor Stodola. Absent: Fortson. Director Brad Cazort delivered the invocation, which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. PRESENTATIONS City of Little Rock Employee Retirement Recognition Captain Ronnie Hudson, Little Rock Fire Department JCA Walk for Community Departmental Trophy Presentation Latino Driving Class Graduates CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 —7) 1. RESOLUTION NO. 14,246: To authorize the City Manager to enter into a Public Agency Service Agreement to provide fleet maintenance, repair and fueling services for Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau vehicles and equipment; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager to execute a Public Agency Service Agreement with the Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau to provide fleet maintenance, mechanical repairs, body work and fueling service for their fleet of six (6)vehicles. This agreement will have a term of one(1)-year,with the option to renew for two(2)additional one(1)-year terms. 2. RESOLUTION NO. 14,247: To authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Furball Wear, LLC, as the primary vendor of Employee Uniforms for the Public Works Department; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Request for approval to enter into an annual contract with Furball Wear, LLC, to provide the Public Works Department with Employee Uniforms. The contract will be for one (1)-year from date of award,with possible extensions yearly for two(2)additional years, if agreed by all parties. 3. RESOLUTION NO. 14,248: To increase the contract award to Cranford Construction Company for street resurfacing within the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to increase the do not exceed contract amount with the 2014 Street Resurfacing Program low bidder, Cranford Construction Company to resurface additional streets in all seven (7)Wards within the City of Little Rock. 4. RESOLUTION NO. 14,249: To certify local government endorsement of Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., located at 4001 North Rodney Parham Road #2, Little Rock, Arkansas, to participate in the Arkansas Tax Back Programs (as authorized 1 Little Rock Board of Directors Meeting December 1,2015 6:00 PM by Section 15-4-2706(D) of the Consolidated Incentive Act of 2003); and for other purposes. 5. RESOLUTION NO. 14,250: To adopt policies and procedures related to the issuance of Municipal Bonds; and prescribing other matters relating thereto; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. II 6. RESOLUTION NO. 14,251: To authorize the purchase of a property offered for sale to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, to be used for Neighborhood Revitalization Programs; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. 9 p p Synopsis: Staff has identified a parcel of property which has been offered for sale that is located within the Land Bank Focus Area in Ward 1 and is contiguous to two (2) Land Bank-owned properties. Property Details: The parcel is a 5,250 square-foot vacant lot with no structure. 7. RESOLUTION NO. 14,252: To make an appointment as a Commissioner on the Little Rock Housing Authority Board of Commissioners; and for other purposes. Synopsis:Appointment of Louis Jackson,said term to expire on September 30, 2020. Director Adcock made the motion, seconded by Director Cazort, to approve the Consent Agenda. By unanimous voice vote of the Board Members present, the Consent Agenda was approved. CITIZEN COMMUNCATION Leta Anthony, 1014 Hughes Street: Policies & Procedures. GROUPED ITEMS (Items 8 - 11) 8. ORDINANCE NO. 21,136; Z-5304-A: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned Residential District titled Nuage Residential Contracts Short- Form PD-R, located at 5817 Big Oak Lane, 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 rezone the property from C-3, General Commercial District, to PD-R, Planned Development - Residential, to allow for the construction of a new single-family home on this currentlyvacant lot. (Located in Ward 2) 9. ORDINANCE NO. 21,137; Z-6532-G: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned Residential District titled Lot 2 Chenal Heights Long-Form PD- R, located at 16400 Chenal Heights Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for otherur oses. Planning P Commission: 11 ayes;0 nays;ays;and 0 absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The request is to allow a revision to the previously-approved PD-R, Planned Development —Residential,to allow for the development of 208 units of age restricted housing located within 104 buildings constructed in multiple phases. (Located in Ward 5) 10. ORDINANCE: To dispense with the requirements for competitive selections and to award contracts for a period of ten (10) months to PIT providers; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. 2 Little Rock Board of Directors Meeting December 1,2015 6:00 PM Synopsis: Authorizing the City Manager to move forward with 2016 ten (10)-month contract extensions for Prevention and Intervention Neighborhood-Based Afterschool/Out-of-School Time Programs; PIT Neighborhood-Based Afterschool/Out-of-School Time Expanded Program Services, Youth Intervention Programs (YIP); Management Information System Services, Citywide Enhancement Programs and Services; Re-Entry Services; and Technical Assistance Services. 11. ORDINANCE NO. 21,139: To authorize the City Manager to purchase a 'Ticker Tape' Sign for the Creative Corridor's Main Street Mall Building; to dispense with competitive bids; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to purchase a "ticker tape" sign for the Creative Corridor's Main Street Mall building and dispense with the competitive bidding requirement. The ordinances were read a first time. Director Adcock made the motion, seconded by Director Cazort, to suspend the rules and place the ordinances on second reading. By unanimous voice vote of the Board Members present, the rules were suspended and the ordinances were read a second time. Director Adcock made the motion, seconded by Director Richardson, to suspend the rules and place the ordinances on third reading. By unanimous voice vote of the Board Members present, the rules were suspended and the ordinances were read a third time. Director Webb Asked for the Board to take a separate vote on Item 10. Director Richardson stated that he would have to recuse from voting on Item 10 as the agency that employed him was included among those listed in the contracts, and would have to leave the Board Chambers for any discussion. Director Richardson left the Board Chambers. Director Webb stated that she had not completed reviewing the proposed contracts and asked if would be detrimental to the contracts to hold the item for two (2) weeks. City Manager Bruce Moore stated that there was a timing issue in that once the Board approved the contracts, the City Attorney's Office had to develop the contracts and in the past there were gaps in time between the times the contracts were approved and executed. Director Webb made the motion, seconded by Director Adcock to table Item 10 for two (2) weeks. By roll call vote, the vote was as follows: Ayes: Webb; Wrights; Wyrick; Kumpuris; and Adcock. Nays: Hendrix; Cazort; and Vice-Mayor Hines. Abstention: Richardson. Absent: Fortson. By a vote of five (5) ayes, three (3) nays, one (1) abstention and one (1) absent, the motion failed. Director Webb stated that she had received some concerns from individuals in the industry regarding several of the organizations that were included in the contracts and she would like to explore those concerns to determine if they were valid or not. Director Webb stated that if the concerns proved to not be valid, she would whole-heartedly support the ordinance. Director Kumpuris made the motion, seconded by Director Wright, to recess the meeting until December 8, 2015, in to review the contracts. By unanimous voice vote of the Board Members present, the motion was approved. 3 Little Rock Board of Directors Meeting December 1, 2015 6:00 PM Director Richardson returned to the Board Chambers. By unanimous voice vote of the Board Members present, ordinances 8, 9, & 11 were approved. SEPARATE ITEMS (Items 12— 15) Mayor Stodola stated that he had received cards from individuals wantingto speakon p all four (4) items and since they were all related, Items 12 — 14 could be read together and voted on separately. 12. ORDINANCE No. 21,140: To levy a third 1% tax upon the gross receipts or gross proceeds of hotel, motel, bed and breakfast or short-term condominium or apartment rental accommodations in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; to prescribe the purposes for which revenues derived from the collection of the tax may be used; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. 13. ORDINANCE No. 21,141: To levy a fourth 1% tax upon the gross receipts or gross proceeds of hotel, motel, bed and breakfast or short-term condominium or apartment rental accommodations in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; to prescribe the purposes for which revenues derived from the collection of the tax may be used; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. 14. ORDINANCE No. 21,142: To call a Special Election for February 9, 2016, in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, on the question of issuing Bonds under Amendment No. 62 to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas for the purpose of financing a portion of the cost of capital improvements; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. The ordinances were read a first time. Director Adcock made the motion, seconded by Director Richardson, to suspend the rules and place the ordinances on second reading. By unanimous voice vote of the Board Members present, the rules were suspended and the ordinances were read a second time. Director Adcock made the motion, seconded by Director Wright, to suspend the rules and place the ordinances on third reading. By unanimous voice vote of the Board Members present, the rules were suspended and the ordinances were read a third time. 15. RESOLUTION NO. 14,253: To express the intent of the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, on the use of any funds from a third 1% tax upon the gross receipts of gross proceeds of hotel, motel, bed and breakfast or short-term condominium or apartment rental accommodations in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and from a fourth 1% tax upon the gross receipts or gross proceeds of hotel, motel, bed and breakfast or short-term condominium or apartment rental accommodations in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, in excess of the amounts needed for the payment of debt service on a proposed Capital Improvements Bond Issue; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval Director Richardson made the motion, seconded by Director Cazort, to approve Item 15. 4 Little Rock Board of Directors Meeting December 1, 2015 6:00 PM Bobby Tucker, 5225 Edgewood Road: Stated that he the Chairman of the Arkansas Arts Center Foundation and provided an overview of the services that the Arkansas Arts Center provided to the citizens and community. Dr. Todd Harmon: Stated that the he was the Executive Director of the Arkansas Arts Center and provided the Board with a brief history and needs assessment of the Center. Ron Fuller, 8 Braeburn Court: Stated that he was a member .of the Arkansas Arts Center Foundation and thanked the Board for their continued support. Stephen McAteer: Stated that he was Museum Manager of the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History and provided the Board with information regarding programing and capital needs. Skip Rutherford: Stated that he was the Dean of the Clinton School of Public Service and urged the Board to support the passage of the ordinances and resolution related to the levying of the third and fourth 1% tax. Sybil Jordan Hampton, 1409 South Arch Street: Stated that she was a past President of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation and that Governor Rockefeller had been a big supporter of the Arkansas Arts Center. Ms. Hampton asked that the Board support the funding for the museums. Brittney Hodges: Stated that for the past two (2) years, her daughter had participated in the Junior Arts Academy at the Arkansas Arts Center and asked that the Board support the funding for the Arts Center. Virmarie DePoyster: Stated that she was a professional artist and a teacher at the Arkansas Arts Center and asked that she support the funding for the Arts Center. Heather Larkin: Stated that she was with the Arkansas Community Foundation and provided information regarding the correlation between the Arts and economic development. Ms. Larkin asked that the Board support the funding for the Arts. By unanimous voice vote of the Board Members present, Item 12 was approved. By unanimous voice vote of the Board Members present, Item 13 was approved. By unanimous voice vote of the Board Members present, Item 14 was approved. . By unanimous voice vote of the Board Members present, Item 15 was approved. Director Cazort made the motion, seconded by Director Richardson, to recess the meeting until December 8, 2016, for the purpose of voting on the PIT Contracts. By unanimous voice vote of the Board Members present, the meeting was recessed. ATTES APPROVVD: Sus wiry, City Clerk Mark Stodola, Mayor 5