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and there was a first reading of the Ordinance. Director
Lewellen moved that the rules be suspended and the Ordinance
placed on second reading. The motion was seconded by Director
Scheibner and unanimously adopted by the Board Members present,
being ten in number and two - thirds or more of the members of the
Board of Directors - elect. Following the second reading of the
Ordinance, there was a subsequent motion and second by Directors
Mason and Scheibner, respectively, to again suspend the rules and
place the Ordinance on third and final reading. The motion was
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being ten in
number and two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of
Directors - elect. The Ordinance was read the third and last time,
followed by a roll call vote on passage of the Ordinance: Ayes -
Directors Joyce, Roy, Sharp, Lewellen, Mason, Mayor Dailey,
Directors Adcock, Hendrix, Scheibner and Keck - total 10; Noes -
None; Absent - Director Priest - total 1. Therefore, the
Ordinance was declared PASSED.
A public hearing had been scheduled for this time and place
by Resolution No. 9,144, adopted April 19, 1994, and notice
thereof duly published on April 26, 1994, and May 3, 1994, on the
petition to vacate and close all of an east west alley and a
portion of a north south alley in Block 3 of the Oak Forest
Addition to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and to abandon the
public utility easements located within those alley rights -of-
way. The petition was filed by Mr. Frank Riggins, Mehlburger
Engineers, on behalf of Charles J. Enderlin, Robert Wetzel, Bert
O. Miller, and Aline F. Miller. Attached to the petition was a
certified copy of the plat of Oak Forest Addition on file in the
Pulaski County Circuit Clerk's Office and a letter from Standard
Abstract & Title Company listing the last apparent owners of
record of abutting property. The right -of -way abandonment was
approved by the Planning Commission on April 5, 1994. Mayor
Dailey declared the public hearing open. Mr. Jim Hathaway
explained that this right -of -way abandonment is related to the
reclassification of the Walgreen's site at West 12th Street and
Fair Park Boulevard (see Ordinance No. 16,646). No one was
present to speak in opposition to the abandonment. Mayor Dailey
declared the public hearing closed and Ordinance No. 16,650 was
introduced, with the following caption:
AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND CLOSING ALL OF AN EAST WEST ALLEY
AND A PORTION OF A NORTH SOUTH ALLEY IN BLOCK 3 OF THE OAK FOREST
ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, AND TO ABANDON THE PUBLIC
UTILITY EASEMENTS LOCATED WITHIN THOSE ALLEY RIGHTS -OF -WAY;
and there was a first reading of the Ordinance. Director
Lewellen moved that the rules be suspended and the Ordinance
placed on second reading. The motion was seconded by Director
Scheibner and unanimously adopted by the Board Members present,
being ten in number and two - thirds or more of the members of the
Board of Directors - elect. Following the second reading of the
Ordinance, there was a subsequent motion and second by Directors
Mason and Scheibner, respectively, to again suspend the rules and
place the Ordinance on third and final reading. The motion was
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being ten in
number and two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of
Directors - elect. The Ordinance was read the third and last time
followed by a roll call vote on passage of the Ordinance: Ayes -
Directors Roy, Sharp, Lewellen, Mason, Mayor Dailey, Directors
Hendrix, Scheibner and Keck - total 8; Noes - Directors Joyce and
Adcock - total 2; Absent - Director Priest - total 1. Therefore,
the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
Consideration was then given to Zoning Application Z -5808
filed by Muskie Harris, applicant, on behalf of International
Paper Company to rezone 1.71 acres at Asher Avenue and Adams
Street from 11I -2" Industrial Park District to 11C -3" General
Commercial District for use as a private club and multi - purpose
special events center. The reclassification was approved by the
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Planning Commission on April 5, 1994. Ordinance No. 16,651 was
presented, with the title being:
AN ORDINANCE RECLASSIFYING PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS; AMENDING SECTION 36 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES;
(2-5808 - To rezone 1.71 acres at Asher Avenue and Adams Street
from 11I -2" Industrial Park District to 11C -3" General Commercial
District.)
and the Ordinance was read the first time. Mr. Muskie Harris,
applicant, explained this would be a multi - purpose special events
center /private club in the old Long Bell Lumber Company facility,
which was abandoned by International Paper Company about ten
years ago. Mr. Harris responded to questions by the Board of
Directors. Mr. Richard Brittain, 503 E. 6th Street, #309, said
this sounds like an attempt to come up with an illegal commercial
bingo hall. There was a motion by Director Keck, seconded by
Director Lewellen, to suspend the rules and place the Ordinance
on second reading. The motion was unanimously adopted by the
Board Members present, being ten in number and two - thirds or more
of the members of the Board of Directors - elect, and the second
reading of the Ordinance ensued. There was a subsequent motion
by Director Mason, seconded by Director Hendrix, to again suspend
the rules and place the Ordinance on third and final reading.
The motion was unanimously adopted by the Board Members present,
being ten in number and two - thirds or more of the members of the
Board of Directors - elect, and the Ordinance was read the third
and last time. A roll call vote was taken on the question, Shall
the Ordinance Pass, with the results recorded as follows: Ayes -
Directors Roy, Lewellen, Mason, Mayor Dailey, Directors Hendrix,
and Keck - total 6; Noes - Directors Joyce, Sharp, Adcock and
Scheibner - total 4; Absent - Director Priest - total 1.
Whereupon, the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
Consideration was then given to Ordinance No. 16,652,
described as:
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MASTER STREET PLAN, REDUCING THE
DESIGN STANDARD FOR CHENAL /FINANCIAL CENTER PARKWAY AND FOR OTHER
MATTERS.
(To require a four lane section and 100 foot right -of -way from
Kanis Road east to Shackleford Road; the divided principal
arterial (parkway) right -of -way is reduced to principal arterial
standard, with median reduced to 14 feet.)
The first speaker was Mrs. Ruth Bell, representing the League of
Women Voters of Pulaski County. Ms. Bell asked the Board to
undertake a plan to handle the tremendous traffic on Chenal
Parkway as it exists now and by 1996 will be gridlocking that
area. Mr. Ray Metzger, 11905 Desoto Forest Drive, spoke in
support of the Ordinance and gave a brief history of the planning
and development of Chenal Parkway, stating that the initial phase
of Chenal Parkway that was put together was a beautiful master
zoning plan, but the City destroyed the original connection
proposed by the Arkansas Highway Department that would have
dispersed the traffic off the Parkway. (See Minutes of April 17,
1994 for Mr. Metzger's comments under Citizen Communications.)
Mayor Dailey asked Mr. Metzger if he would be willing to serve in
some capacity working with staff on a traffic study of Chenal
Parkway, and Mr. Metzger agreed to do so. The Ordinance was then
read the first time. There was a motion by Director Roy,
seconded by Director Adcock, to suspend the rules and place the
Ordinance on second reading. The motion was adopted unanimously
by the Board Members present, being ten in number and two - thirds
or more of the members of the Board of Directors - elect, and the
second reading of the Ordinance ensued. There was a subsequent
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