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Board of Directors Room
City Hall - 500 W. Markham
Little Rock, Arkansas
May 23, 1995 - 4:10 P.M.
The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas,
reconvened from the May 16, 1995 regular meeting with Mayor Jim
Dailey presiding. In the absence of City Clerk Robbie Hancock,
Assistant City Clerk Vanessa Sykes called the roll with the
following Directors present: Directors Sharp, Mason, Kumpuris,
Adcock, Hinton, Hodges, Keck, Joyce and Wyrick - total 9; Absent
- Director Wilson - total 1.
Mayor Dailey announced that a quorum was present and
declared the Board of Directors in session.
The first presentation was Resolution No. 9,393, which did
not appear on the Agenda but was introduced by Mayor Dailey, with
the title being:
A RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING THE LITTLE ROCK BOARD OF DIRECTORS
COMMITMENT TO QUALITY LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE SUCCESSFUL
CITIZEN /CITY GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP TO FIGHT CRIME AND DIRECTING
THE CITY MANAGER AND POLICE CHIEF TO PURSUE CHANGES AND EQUITY IN
REPORTING CRIME STATISTICS;
(Directing City Officials to meet with the FBI and U.S. Attorney
General to vigorously work for improvements to crime reporting to
achieve equity in crime reporting statistics in all communities.)
Mayor Dailey stated the Resolution was in response to an FBI
report released Sunday which ranked Little Rock first among U.S.
cities in aggravated assaults per capita for the second
consecutive year and among the top 10 in three other categories
of serious crime. According to Police Chief Lou Caudell, the
Little Rock Police Department reports crime in the precise
methods required by the Uniform Crime Report (U.C.R) guidelines
and definitions, whereas other cities report crime inaccurately
by not including some misdemeanors or incidents that don't result
in prosecutions. Chief Caudell stated that overall crime in
Little Rock decreased 12.6 percent over the 12 month period
ending in April, compared to the preceding year. Following the
lengthy discussion, Director Adcock moved to send a delegation
(Mayor Dailey, City Manager Charles Nickerson, Police Chief Lou
Caudell, and Director Hodges) to Washington to talk to Attorney
General Janet Reno regarding this matter. After further
discussion, City Attorney Tom Carpenter suggested revising
Section 9 of the Resolution to state that staff and
representatives of the Board of Directors are directed to meet
with the FBI, U.S. Attorney General, and others to work for
improvements to crime reporting. He also suggested that City
officials work through the National League of Cities, the
Conference of Mayors, and other such groups to achieve equity in
crime report statistics. There was a motion by Director Keck,
seconded by Director Joyce, to adopt the Resolution as revised,
and the Resolution was unanimously adopted by the Board Members
present.
(Director Wilson enrolled at 4:55 P.M.)
Before consideration was given to the two Resolutions
regarding contracts with Waste Management, Inc. to provide
garbage collection and recycling services, Director Sharp
introduced and distributed a proposed Resolution entitled: "A
RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO ASSURE THAT NO INCREASES IN SANITATION
CHARGES ARE IMPOSED UPON THE PUBLIC FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS;
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.1° Director Sharp said he wanted to assure
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citizens they would not have to pay any increases occasioned by
garbage or recycling services provided by Waste Management, Inc.
for at least two years. Director Mason asked for comments from
City Manager Charles Nickerson. Mr. Nickerson responded that the
City is obligated to maintain rates sufficient to retire the
bonds (referring to the $17,450,000 Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds,
Series 1993) and to take care of the bond indebtedness and
operating costs. He suggested dealing with this as part of the
budget process, a two year budget cycle, versus doing it without
fully analyzing the implications and where the funds would come
from. Director Joyce questioned taking action on such short
notice at a reconvened meeting and suggested discussing the
Resolution in the Agenda meeting following the reconvened
meeting. Director Keck asked City Manager Nickerson how long it
would take for staff to prepare a summary of the impact of this
Resolution; could that be ready by the regular meeting on June 6,
1995. Mr. Nickerson said he would need to look at it carefully.
City Attorney Tom Carpenter noted that the contract does not
start immediately. Waste Management will have up to one year and
a minimum of six months to begin the service. The Resolution
could be changed from a mandate of assurance to an intent to try
to assure that there will not be a rate increase for two years.
Director Sharp said he had talked about this a number of times,
so it is no surprise, and that he could not support the Waste
Management contracts without assuring the citizens there will be
no fee increase. He then agreed to pull the Resolution and wait
for the report from Mr. Nickerson, stating he hoped the
Resolution would be considered on June 6, 1995 before the
contracts with Waste Management, Inc.
Mayor Dailey then called for discussion of the two
Resolutions related to the contracts with Waste Management, Inc.
Mrs. Chandra Russell, Director of Public Works, presented a list
of questions that have been posed regarding the contracts with
Waste Management to provide garbage collection and recycling
services. She reviewed the list of questions and answers and then
responded to questions by the Board of Directors. The two
proposed Resolutions titled "A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE ENTRY INTO A
CONTRACT WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. TO PROVIDE GARBAGE
COLLECTION SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK AND THE PULASKI
COUNTY REGIONAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT; AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY DOCUMENTS NECESSARY; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES" and "A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE ENTRY INTO A CONTRACT
WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. TO PROVIDE RECYCLING SERVICES FOR THE
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK AND THE PULASKI COUNTY REGIONAL SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY
DOCUMENTS NECESSARY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES" were never read and
were deferred until June 61 1995.
Item 1 on the Agenda was a proposed Resolution titled: "A
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN
AGREEMENT WITH IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING, INC. TO PROVIDE EDUCATION,
TRAINING, AND COUNSELING TO LOW- INCOME, POTENTIAL HOME BUYERS."
City Manager Charles Nickerson asked that the Resolution be
withdrawn. He advised that the proposal would go through the
formal competitive bidding process. Therefore, the Resolution
was withdrawn from the Agenda.
(Director Wilson was excused at 5:45 P.M.)
The last matter to be considered was Resolution No. 9,394,
with the title being:
A RESOLUTION APPOINTING W. MORRIS PARKER AS A COMMISSIONER
OF OAKLAND- FRATERNAL CEMETERY BOARD;
and the Resolution was read in full. There was a motion by
Director Mason, seconded by Director Sharp, to adopt the
Resolution, and the Resolution was unanimously adopted by the
Board Members present.
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There being no further business to be presented, the
reconvened meeting was adjourned at 5:50 o'clock P.M. with the
Board of Directors to meet again in regular session on Tuesday,
June 6, 1995, at 6:00 o'clock P.M.
ATTEST:
City Clerk Robbie Hancock
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APPROVED:
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