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(h) Resolution No. 9,152, with the title being:
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT
BIDS AND AWARD A CONTRACT FOR A SAVE -A -HOME PROJECT AT 1118 SOUTH
DENNISON FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND PLANNING. (Sam
Phillips Construction - not to exceed $36,951.)
(i) Resolution No. 9,153, entitled:
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A
CONTRACT WITH PROTECTIVE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY TO PROVIDE LONG
TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE FOR NON - UNIFORM CITY EMPLOYEES FOR A
TWENTY -FOUR (24) MONTH PERIOD EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 1994.
(j) Resolution No. 9,154, described as:
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE LITTLE ROCK FIRE
DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE FIRE SERVICE FOR ONE YEAR TO CERTAIN
BUSINESSES OUTSIDE THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK. (Koch Materials -
formerly Elf Asphalt - 601 Shamburger Lane; Levi - Strauss - 15000
Panatella 'Parkway; Sharper Image - 1100 E. 145th St.; Siemens -
Allis, Inc. - 14000 Dineen Dr.; and Wildwood Park - 20919 Denny
Rd.)
(k) Resolution No. 91155, with the title being:
A RESOLUTION SETTING THE DATE FOR HEARING ON A PETITION
TO VACATE A PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT ADJACENT TO THE NORTH LINE OF
PLOT "A", WOODLAND HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, AND LYING WITHIN WALTON
HEIGHTS, A SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
(May 17, 1994.)
(1) Resolution No. 91156, entitled:
A RESOLUTION TO SET A DATE FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON MAY
17, 1994, FOR DISCUSSION OF THE PROPOSED RENTAL INSPECTION
ORDINANCE.
(m) Resolution No. 91157, described as:
A RESOLUTION EXTENDING AN INVITATION TO THE INSTITUTE
IN BASIC LIFE PRINCIPLES TO CONSIDER LITTLE ROCK A SITE FOR THEIR
YOUTH PROGRAM; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
By a motion made by Director Roy and seconded by Director
Scheibner, which was unanimously adopted, the Consent Agenda was
dispensed with as follows: (a) The Minutes of the Board of
Directors regular meeting held March 1, 1994, and the reconvened
meeting held March 9, 1994, were approved as written and
distributed to the Board of Directors; (b) The Comparative
Statement of Income Account of the Little Rock Municipal Water
Works for the month of March, 1994 was received and filed; (c)
The Little Rook Wastewater Utility Financial Statement for the
years ending December 31, 1993 and 1992 was received and filed;
(d) The Little Rock Port Authority Audit Report for the years
ending December 31, 1993 and 1992, was received and filed; (e)
the motion setting the date for hearing for May 17, 1994, on
Zoning Appeal Z -5799 - Coulson Oil Company Long -form PCD was
unanimously adopted; and (f, g, h, i, j, k, 1 and m) Resolutions
No. 9,150, 9,151, 9,152, 9,153, 9,154, 9,155, 9,156, and 9,157
were adopted unanimously by the Board Members present.
Mr. Bryan Day, Administrative Operations Coordinator in the
City Manager's Office, gave a five minute briefing on the
Information Super Highway Grant Proposals.
The briefing on the subject "I'm Big on Little Rock" was
deferred.
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At the time allotted for Citizen Communications, the first
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speaker was Ms. Barbara Douglas, representing the le nwho
Community. Ms. Douglas introduced a group of young p eo p
thanked the Board of Directors for considering putting the park
and playground equipment in Pankey. (Alycea Wilkins - 4900
Derrick; Randy Douglas - 4801 Rightsell; and Karl Glover - 4800
Rightsell.) Mr. O'Dell Harris, Youth Director, also expressed
appreciation for the park in Pankey. (Note: Pankey Park was
part of the capital projects on the Agenda; however, the group
could not stay for the discussion on that item and asked
permission to speak at Citizen Communications time.)
Mr. Bill Hylton spoke on behalf of Ms. Alison Patton, owner
of the hazardous structure at 815 Rock Street, saying that she
has requested permission to demolish the structure, but the
MacArthur Park Historic District Commission has refused to grant
that permission. In 1990 City Building Inspectors condemned the
building as an unsafe structure, and Ms. Patton was willing to
have the building demolished but has been unable to get the
Historic District Commission to approve the demolition. She is
in a Catch 22 situation - demolition is the only option and the
Historic District and QQA want the structure saved.
Mr. Robert "Say" McIntosh addressed the Board regarding
black on black crime. He thanked the people in the Heights for
being willing to pay more taxes for police protection, stating he
had been trying to get the black community to do the same to
protect their own lives; there were a lot of killings last week;
parents should quit getting kids out of jail and back on the
street; kids need a job; kids need to put pressure on the City to
find them jobs.
The next speaker did not give his name but was a member of
ACORN. He expressed concern about vacant buildings in the Oak
Forest Neighborhood (Fair Park to Woodrow, I -630 to Asher) . He
said there is only one park in the neighborhood; the City has
$250,000 that should be appropriated to low income neighborhoods;
there are abandoned houses that are sound, but can't be rented
because of the problem of vacant buildings in the area; this is
an older neighborhood and the residents want to get something
done to bring moderate income people to the neighborhood. "Give
us something as a grant to help these low income neighborhoods."
Mrs. Rose Whitehead, 2520 Broadway, also a member of ACORN
representing the South End, said the residents want unsafe
structures torn down; they are tired of abandoned houses being
used for drug houses. Mayor Dailey asked the ACORN group to
write down the addresses of the vacant buildings and unsafe
structures and turn them in to the Board.
Mr. Jim Lynch, 16 Lenon Drive, invited the Board of
Directors and interested citizens to attend the Candidates Forum
to be held Saturday, May 8, 1994, at Dunbar for state and local
candidates. The Coalition of Little Rock Neighborhoods organized
the Forum and wants to query the candidates on issues such as
abandoned structures, declining housing, absentee landlords, more
accountability for parents and juveniles, etc.
Mr. William Anderson, 707 Apperson, addressed the Board of
Directors regarding flooding at 6th and Pepper Streets. He asked
the Board to consider some funding to alleviate the flooding
problem, stating there is no way to get emergency vehicles to the
area if there is a train on the tracks at 9th and Bond when 6th
and Pepper is flooded.
The last speaker under Citizen Communications was Ms.
Deborah Blackwell, 3701 Confederate Boulevard, who spoke about
the Watershed Get Ready Program. She said the program is in its
4th year and the last two years has been funded through the JTPA
program, and is in jeopardy of losing some of its funds. The Get
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