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06-19-01-7S Minutes Board of Directors Room City Hall — 500 W. Markham Little Rock, Arkansas June 19, 2001 6:00 P.M. The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, met in a regular session with Mayor Dailey presiding. City Clerk Nancy Wood called the roll with the following Directors present: Directors: Hinton, Pugh, Lichty, Cazort, Keck, Stewart, Graves, Kumpuris, Wyrick, Adcock. The presentations were: NUSA Special Olympics Summer Youth Program Highlights — LRSD- McClellan Community Education Interviews for the Planning Commission were conducted as the next order of business. The candidates were Mr. Andrew Francis, Mr. Norm Floyd, and Mr. Troy Lahay. Director Keck asked the board if of the re- appointment of Mr. Gary Barket to the Port Authority could be considered along with other appointments. There were no objections. 1. RESOLUTION NO. 11,074 - To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with SBC Communications to purchase network equipment from the state bid in the amount of $299,795.15. 2. MOTION - Z -7009 —To set the date of Public Hearing to July 3, 2001 to rescind the Planning Commission's approval of a Conditional Use Permit to allow a multi- sectional manufactured home at 3820 Foster Street. (Planning Commission: 6 yes, 2 no, 3 absent.) Staff recommends denial of the resolution, approval of the CUP. (Letters of opposition from Ward 6 are on file in the City Clerks Office). 3. RESOLUTION NO. 11,075 - Authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Wrecker Franchise Agreement with each company that responded successfully to the City's v Request for Qualifications; and for other purposes. 4. RESOLUTION NO. 11,076 - A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Township Builders in the amount of $127,417 for construction of sidewalks on Scott Hamilton, Avery to Baseline, an Enhancement Project. The consent agenda was read. (Items 1 -4). Director Adcock made the motion to adopt the consent agenda, Director Keck seconded the motion, and by majority voice vote of the board members present, the consent agenda was adopted. Director Wyrick recused on Item 1, due to employment with Southwestern Bell. 5. RESOLUTION - Recommending Year 2001 City of Little Rock Ward Boundary Changes based on year 2000 United States Census Data. (Deferred to July 3, 2001, Discussion only.) Director Pugh asked if public hearings would be held to discuss the proposed changes. Mayor Dailey stated it was his understanding that once the Board had made recommendations to the Election Commission, and then they in turn would hold a series of public meetings. Director Keck stated that he had been contacted by constituents in the Birchwood area voicing concern about being removed from Ward 5. He stated the neighborhood association also wanted to remain in Ward 5. Mr. Jim Lawson, Director of Planning and Development said they would be glad to go back and look at that area. He said the proposed changes were based on equalizing population in the wards, and that Ward 5 had too much, and Ward 6 had too little based on the latest census figures. He said the intent is to keep the ward population balanced. Mr. Lawson asked that the item be deferred so that they could go back and look at the proposed change, and how it would affect the other ward boundaries, and then come back to the board with maps, etc. to show the affect of the changes. Director Pugh and Director Lichty asked if street names could be incorporated as identifiers into the proposals to make looking at the changes more user friendly in interpreting where the boundary lines were. Director Adcock asked Mr. Lawson to look at the Pecan Lake area, to look at moving Pecan Lake to Ward 6 and Birchwood into Ward 5. Mr. Lawson stated they would be glad to do this, and asked for the item to be deferred for at least two weeks, and they would come back with the proposed changes, the effect of the changes on the other wards, and maps with street name identifiers, and they would do another presentation at that time. Director Lichty made a motion to defer the item for two weeks, for discussion only, to allow staff time to work out the proposed changes. Director Kumpuris seconded -7 to the motion, and by unanimous voice vote of the board members present the items was deferred. Ms. Kathy Wells, 2121 Gaines Street, asked that the Board give consideration to public hearings, or a comment period for items such as boundary changes to inform and receive input from the citizens affected by the changes. Mr. Boyd, a long -time Birchwood resident, asked the board to consider leaving Birchwood in Ward 5. 6. RESOLUTION NO. 11,077 - Authorizing the City Manager to enter into contract negotiations with Step Up Support Center and Greater Friendship, Inc. to provide Youth Prevention programs targeted for Youth in Southwest Little Rock. Ms. Barbara Osborn gave a brief staff presentation. Ms. Pat Bennett, Executive Director of Greater Friendship, Inc. and Ms. Marion Baldwin, representing the Step Up Support Center, were present and gave overviews of the programs and answered questions from the Board. Director Adcock had questions pertaining to funding going to neighborhood schools, if there was a duplication of services, and asked for an explanation of what the therapist position entailed. Ms. Bennett and Ms. Baldwin stated there were no duplications of services, and explained that the Therapist position was that of a facilitator, who would hold group sessions of students and they would discuss such things as anger management, death, dying, conflict resolution, etc. and they gave brief overviews of the funding. Mayor Dailey asked for the reading of the resolution. The resolution was read. Director Keck made a motion for adoption of the resolution, Director Kumpuris seconded the motion, and by majority voice vote of the board members present, the resolution was adopted. Director Adcock abstained. The vote was 10 yes, 1 abstention. Mayor Dailey asked for a motion to recess to executive session to consider the appointments to the boards and commissions. Director Cazort made the motion, with Director Keck seconding. By unanimous voice vote the meeting recessed to executive session at 8:10 P.M. 13. Interviews and Appointment to the Little Rock Planning Commission. and re- appointment of Mr. Gary Barket, Chairperson, Little Rock Port Authority Board. The meeting reconvened at 8:40 P.M. Mr. Bruce Moore, Assistant City Manager, announced the recommendations of Mr. Gary Barket for re- appointment to the Port Authority Board, and Mr. Norm Floyd, to the Planning Commission. Director Adcock made a motion to approve the appointments, Director Graves seconded the motion, and by unanimous voice vote of the board members present, the appointments were approved. (Directors Cazort, Wyrick and Stuart were not present for this vote.) Mayor Dailey asked for consideration of Item 9 to be next on the agenda. 9. ORDINANCE NO. 18,510 - To amend Master Street Plan Ordinance No. 15,519 for Kanis Road Required Pavement Width Reduction from Stuart Road to extraterritorial planning boundary. (Planning Commission: 7 yes, 0 no, 4 absent). Staff recommends approval. The Ordinance was read the first time. The rules were suspended to provide for the second and third readings of the Ordinance by unanimous vote of the Board members present. By majority voice vote, the ordinance was adopted. (Directors Cazort, Pugh, and Wyrick were not present for this vote.) The next item for consideration was Item 7. 7. RESOLUTION NO. 11,078 - Of support for the Little Rock Housing Authority Hope VI Application to replace Hollingsworth Grove. Mr. Lee Jones, Little Rock Housing Authority, gave a presentation and overview of the application project saying that the replacement of Hollingsworth Grove would be an opportunity, and a chance to replace with mixed income development of the area with, single family residential, senior - multi - family, and the project had the support of other organizations developing in the area. There were questions and comments from the board on the proposal including questions as to the type of developments and the design of the development considering the site location. Director Adcock disclosed that she had an office in Hollingsworth Grove, with the Hope Center. She stated that Mr. Carpenter, City Attorney, had advised that this information needed to be disclosed, but it would not be necessary for her to abstain in voting. Director Lichty asked Mr. Jones how definitive the plan had to be to receive the funding. Mr. Jones answered that the concepts are just concepts and they have the flexibility to be modified after the funding is awarded. Director Lichty asked if it would not add to the comfort level, if the wording in the resolution were strengthened to the extent to encourage stakeholder participation, and possible even name the stakeholders. Mr. Carpenter answered that was not a problem, but asked if the language would need to be a separate section, or put in the second recital, adding the phrase " which was also developed in cooperation of the "stakeholders" or people living within the community, but that it was an appropriate amendment. A motion by Director Lichty was made to amend the resolution to reflect the additional language. Director Kumpuris seconded the motion. By unanimous voice vote of the board members present, the resolution was amended. Director Kumpuris asked Mr. Jones if the Presidential Park and the Heifer Project strengthened the application. Mr. Jones stated that it did. Director Kumpuris made a motion for the adoption of the resolution as amended. Director Cazort seconded the motion. By unanimous voice vote of the board members present, the resolution was adopted as amended. 8. ORDINANCE NO. 18,509 - Z -6053 — Amending Chapter 31 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, providing for a deferral of Street Improvements to West Loop and Outer Loop and Lawson Road for the Crystal Hill Baptist Church located at 18824 Crystal Valley Road. Staff recommends approval. The ordinance was read the first time. Mr. Bob Turner gave a staff presentation and answered questions from the Board. One of the issues brought up was the dedication of right -of -way and the dollars the church would be held accountable for when the next phase of development or reclassification of property occurred. Reverend Ballard, representing Crystal Hill Baptist Church stated that 5 years ago the church was pressured into giving up church property in order to build the Christian Life Center. He said at that time they dedicated the right -of -way to save the property. He said the right of way dedication was on file at the County Court House, but was told it was not filed somewhere else (he could not remember where the county clerk said it had not been filed.). He said the church didn't mind dedicating the right -of -way, in fact he thought they had already done so, but would like to have a waiver of the $370,000 improvement cost. Director Lichty stated he was concerned about waiving anything, and cautioned against totally waiving the requirement. He stated there were other options. Mr. Tom Carpenter, City Attorney stated that what would be waived is the curb, gutter and sidewalk improvements, not the right -of -way dedication. He stated the church would still have to dedicate the right -of -way. Mr. Carpenter suggested the way to amend would be to substitute the word Waiver in the title for the word deferral. Director Lichty said he was concerned about what was filed at the courthouse. Mayor Dailey stated that if what was filed was not an acceptable dedication, then "there is no deal ". A motion was made by Director Wyrick to amend the ordinance as stated by Mr. Carpenter. Director Cazort seconded the motion. By majority vote the motion to amend passed. Director Lichty voted no. Director Wyrick made a motion. The ordinance was read the second time as amended. The rules were suspended by majority vote and the ordinance was read the third and final time as amended. By majority voice vote, the ordinance was adopted as amended. Directory Lichty voted no. The vote was 10 yes, 1 no. 10. ORDINANCE - Z -7004 — Reclassifying property located at 10902 Kanis Road from C -2 (Shopping Center District) to C -3 (General Office District) amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Planning Commission 10 yes, 1 absent.) Staff recommends approval. (Deferred to July 3, 2001) Mayor Dailey opened the Public Hearing. There were no speakers either for or against the issue. Mayor Dailey closed the Hearing. The ordinance was deferred to July 3, 2001.) 11. ORDINANCE & PUBLIC HEARINING - To abandon and close street right of ways between East 3'd Street and I -30 Access Ramp and Alley in Block 9, of the Original City of Little Rock, Arkansas. (Public Hearing held, ordinance deferred to June 26, 2001, reconvened meeting.) Ms. Doris Wright spoke during Citizen Communication giving a brief history of Mr. John Barrow. Ms. Wright stated that their neighborhood was named in his honor and she wanted to learn more about him and share the history she obtained. 12. REPORT - City Manager's Activity Report — Mr. Bruce Moore, Assistant City Manager gave the Manager's report reporting announcing the Boards planned tour of the Little Rock Police Department Training Facility, a tour of the C.O.P. offices at the Neighborhood Resource Center and a tour of the Old VA Hospital. He also reminded the Board of the Little Rock municipal league Conference that was to be held June 27, 28, and 29`}'. Director Keck made a motion to recess until June 26, 2001 to consider an Ordinance to abandon and close street right of ways between East 3'd Street and 1 -30 Access Ramp and Alley in Block 9, of the Original City of Little Rock, Arkansas. Director Cazort seconded the motion. By unanimous voice vote the meeting was recessed at 10:20 P.M. ATTEST: City Clerk N cy Wood APPROVE: $44k /,#-, &&Z,6-7 M or Jim Dailey 77