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Board of Directors Room
City Hall - 500 W. Markham
Little Rock, Arkansas
July 5, 1995 - 6:05 P.M.
The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas,
met in regular session with Mayor Jim Dailey presiding. (Note:
The meeting was rescheduled to Wednesday 7 -5 -95 due to the July
4th holiday on Tuesday.) City Clerk Robbie Hancock called the
roll with the following Directors present: Directors Sharp,
Mason, Kumpuris, Adcock, Wilson, Hinton, Hodges, Keck, Joyce and
Wyrick - total 10; Absent - None.
With a quorum being present, Mayor Dailey declared the Board
of Directors in session and the proceedings of the meeting are
recorded as follows.
The Invocation was given by Director Kumpuris, followed by
the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mayor Dailey read two Proclamations. The first one
proclaimed the month of July as Reconciliation Month in the City
of Little Rock. Mayor Dailey asked Rev. Hezekiah Stewart and
Judge Marion Humphrey to join him for the presentation. The
second one proclaimed July 5, 1995, as Stop the Violence Day in
the City of Little Rock. Mr. Bennie Johnson and representatives
of Radio Stations KLRG and HMZX -FM joined Mayor Dailey for that
presentation.
A short video of the New Life Center at Pankey Community
Park was shown to the Board of Directors and the viewing
audience.
Consideration was then given to the Consent Agenda, which
consisted of the following items:
(1) The Minutes of the Board of Directors regular meeting
held May 16, 1995 and the reconvened meeting held May 23, 1995.
(Deferred to July 18, 1995.)
(2) The Comparative Statement of Income Account of the
Little Rock Municipal Water Works for the month of May, 1995.
(To be received and filed.)
(3) A motion to set the date of hearing on the appeal of
the Planning Commission's denial of Zoning Case Z -5961 - the
Harrison Place Apartments Short -form Planned Development -
Residential located at the NW corner of N. Harrison and Evergreen
Streets. (Filed by James A. Metrailer.) (July 18, 1995 - Ark.
School for the Deaf Auditorium, Parnell Hall.)
(4) Resolution No. 91430, entitled:
A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 8,316, TO CHANGE
THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY'S NON -
UNIFORMED EMPLOYEES' PENSION PLAN; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
(5) Resolution No. 9,431, described as:
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT
BIDS AND AWARD A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF AGGREGATE, SAND AND
STONE FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
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and the third and last reading of the Ordinance ensued. A roll
call vote was taken on passage of the Ordinance, with the results
recorded as follows: Ayes - Directors Kumpuris, Adcock, Wilson,
Hinton, Hodges, Keck, Joyce, Wyrick, Sharp, Mason, and Mayor
Dailey - total 11; Noes - None; Absent - None. Whereupon, Mayor
Dailey announced that the Ordinance had PASSED.
At 7:50 o'clock P.M. the Board of Directors recessed to
Executive Session to consider appointments to various Boards and
Commissions.
When the Board of Directors reconvened at 8:20 o'clock P.M.,
Mayor Dailey presided, and the following Directors were present:
Directors Sharp, Mason, Adcock, Wilson, Hinton, Hodges, Keck,
Joyce and Wyrick - total 9; Absent - Director Kumpuris - total
1.
Resolution No. 9,440 was presented with the title being:
A RESOLUTION MAKING APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE
ARKANSAS ARTS CENTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES, HOUSING BOARD OF
ADJUSTMENTS & APPEALS, LITTLE ROCK INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION &
ENTERTAINMENT COMMISSION, LITTLE ROCK SANITARY SEWER COMMITTEE,
LITTLE ROCK PORT AUTHORITY, AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL.
(Arts Center - appointed Mary Manning, Letty McAdams, Charles
Dudley, Jack Fleischauer, Jr., Dr. Alonzo Williams and
reappointed William Clark and Harriet Stephens; Housing Board -
appointed Olan Asbury; Entertainment Com. - appointed Dexter
Doyne and reappointed Adele Berry, Marsha Camp, William Deloney,
Carla Koen; Port Authority - reappointed Lee Frazier; PIC -
appointed Christine McDonald and M'Lissa Gravelle and moved
Shirley Thomas to Education category; Sewer Com. - appointed
Aaron Davenport.)
and the Resolution was read in full. There was a motion by
Director Adcock, seconded by Director Joyce, to adopt the
Resolution, and the Resolution was unanimously adopted by the
Board Members present.
Mayor Dailey reminded Board Members and the viewing audience
that the next regular Board of Directors meeting on July 18,
1995, would be the second satellite meeting and would be held at
the Arkansas School for the Deaf Auditorium in Parnell Hall.
There being no further business to be presented, the Board
of Directors recessed at 8:25 o'clock P.M. to reconvene on
Tuesday, July 11, 1995, to consider additional appointments to
various Boards and Commissions.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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City Clerk Robbie Hancock ayor Jim Dailey
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(6) Resolution No. 9,432, with the title being:
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT
BIDS AND AWARD A CONTRACT TO SAM PHILLIPS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
FOR RENOVATION OF A HOUSE AT 2323 SOUTH HARRISON STREET, A CDBG
SAVE -A -HOME PROJECT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND
PLANNING. (Not to exceed $25,376.)
(7) Resolution No. 9,433, entitled:
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ALLOCATE
$100,000 FROM THE 1988 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BOND FUND FOR GROUND
IMPROVEMENTS, UTILITY UPGRADES AND PLANNING SERVICES AT
RIVERFRONT PARK.
(8) Resolution No. 9,434, described as:
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ALLOCATE
FUNDS FROM THE 1995 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BOND FUNDS FOR CLOVERDALE
DRAINAGE, ASCENSION ROAD DRAINAGE, LEAWOOD BRANCH DRAINAGE AND
COLEMAN CREEK DRAINAGE, A 1995 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BOND PROJECT.
(9) Resolution No. 9,435, with the title being:
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ALLOCATE
FUNDS FROM THE 1995 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BOND FUNDS FOR BRIDGE
PROJECTS ON ROOSEVELT ROAD, HILARO SPRINGS ROAD AND WRIGHT
AVENUE, A 1995 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BOND PROJECT. ($481,439 -
Roosevelt/CRIP RR bridge; $496,439 - Hilaro Springs; $529,439 -
Wright Ave.)
(10) Resolution No. 9,436, entitled:
A RESOLUTION SETTING THE DATE OF HEARING ON THE
PETITION TO VACATE AND CLOSE MONROE STREET BETWEEN WEST 11TH AND
WEST 12TH STREETS IN CUNNINGHAM ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LITTLE
ROCK, ARKANSAS. (July 18, 1995 - Ark. School for the Deaf
Auditorium, Parnell Hall.)
(11) Resolution No. 9,437, described as:
A RESOLUTION SETTING THE DATE OF HEARING ON THE
PETITION TO VACATE AND CLOSE THE ALLEY IN BLOCK 214, ORIGINAL
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. (July 18, 1995 - Ark. School for
the Deaf Auditorium, Parnell Hall.)
(12) Resolution No. 9,438, with the title being:
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, AND PULASKI COUNTY,
ARKANSAS, FOR A SERVICES CONTRACT FOR A GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
SYSTEM ANALYST; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
(13) Resolution NO. 9,439, entitled:
A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE DAYTIME CURFEW FOR MINORS
AND COMMITTING TO CONTINUE THE CURFEW FOR THE 1995 -96 SCHOOL
YEAR; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Upon a motion by Director Sharp, seconded by Director Keck, which
was unanimously adopted, the Consent Agenda was dispensed with as
follows: (1) the Minutes of the Board of Directors regular
meeting held May 16, 1995, and the reconvened meeting held May
23, 1995, were deferred until July 18, 1995, at the request of
City Clerk Robbie Hancock; (2) the Comparative Statement of
Income Account of the Little Rock Municipal Water Works for the
month of May, 1995 was received and filed; (3) the motion setting
the date of hearing on the appeal of Zoning Case Z -5961 for July
18, 1995 was unanimously adopted; and (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,
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12, and 13) Resolutions No. 9430, 9431, 9432, 9433, 9434, 9435,
9436, 9437, 9438, and 9439 were read in full and unanimously
adopted.
There was a briefing by City Manager Charles Nickerson
regarding administrative actions taken due to the Arkansas
Supreme Court ruling pertaining to the Jefferson County one cent
sales tax for general purposes. (See Tom Carpenter's report in
Minutes [pg. 1] of June 20, 1995.) Mr. Nickerson said he had
issued a freeze on filling vacant positions and non - critical
expenditures, as well as a delay in spending the AT &T funds.
At the time allotted to Citizen Communications, the first
speaker was Mr. Bennie Johnson, who said Little Rock does not
have a gang problem, the problem is black on black crime - blacks
killing blacks. He also objected to the attitude of Sgt. Mike
Sylvester.
The next speaker under Citizen Communications was Mr. Robert
"Say" McIntosh, who also spoke on the subject of black on black
crime.
Consideration was then given to Zoning Application 2- 3434 -A
filed by Mr. Freddie H. Reed to rezone 8623 Asher Avenue from
"C -3" General Commercial District to "C -4" Open Display
Commercial District. The reclassification was approved by the
Planning Commission on May 30, 1995. Ordinance No. 16,920 was
introduced, 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;
(Z- 3434 -A - To rezone 8623 Asher Avenue (long legal description)
from 11C -3" General Commercial District to 11C -4" Open Display
Commercial District.)
and the Ordinance was read the first time. There was a motion by
Director Adcock, seconded by Director Kumpuris, to suspend the
rules and place the Ordinance on second reading. The motion was
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being eleven 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 Adcock, seconded by
Director Joyce, to again suspend the rules and place the
Ordinance on third and final reading, and the motion was
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being eleven in
number and two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of
Directors - elect. Following the third and last reading of the
Ordinance, a roll call vote was taken on the question, Shall the
Ordinance Pass, with the following response: Ayes - Directors
Kumpuris, Adcock, Wilson, Hinton, Hodges, Keck, Joyce, Wyrick,
Sharp, Mason, and Mayor Dailey - total 11; Noes - None; Absent -
None. Therefore, the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
Zoning Application Z- 5549 -A, filed by Becky Kuykendall on
behalf of Metropolitan National Bank to rezone 4709 West 65th
Street from 11C -4" Open Display Commercial District to "C -3"
General Commercial District, was the next presentation. The
rezoning was approved by the Planning Commission on May 30, 1995.
Ordinance No. 16,921 was presented, described as:
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;
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(Z- 5549 -A - To rezone 4709 West 65th Street [Lot 3, Marvin Bass
Industrial Acres No. 2] from "C -4" Open Display Commercial
District to "C -3" General Commercial District.)
and the Ordinance was read the first time. There was a motion by
Director Adcock, seconded by Director Kumpuris, to suspend the
rules and place the Ordinance on second reading. The motion was
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being eleven 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 Adcock, seconded by
Director Joyce, to again suspend the rules and place the
Ordinance on third and final reading, and the motion was
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being eleven in
number and two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of
Directors - elect. Following the third and last reading of the
Ordinance, a roll call vote was taken on the question, Shall the
Ordinance Pass, with the following response: Ayes - Directors
Kumpuris, Adcock, Wilson, Hinton, Hodges, Keck, Joyce, Wyrick,
Sharp, Mason, and Mayor Dailey - total 11; Noes - None; Absent -
None. Therefore, the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
The next presentation was Zoning Application Z -5986 filed by
Terry Nagel for Gunnison, Inc. to rezone 6603 Asher Avenue from
"C -3" General Commercial District to "C -4" Open Display
Commercial District. The reclassification was approved by the
Planning Commission on May 30, 1995. Ordinance No. 16,922 was
presented, with the caption 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;
(2-5986 - To rezone 6603 Asher Avenue [long legal description]
from "C -3" General Commercial District to 11C -4" Open Display
Commercial District.)
and the Ordinance was read the first time. There was a motion by
Director Adcock, seconded by Director Kumpuris, to suspend the
rules and place the Ordinance on second reading. The motion was
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being eleven 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 Adcock, seconded by
Director Joyce, to again suspend the rules and place the
Ordinance on third and final reading, and the motion was
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being eleven in
number and two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of
Directors - elect. Following the third and last reading of the
Ordinance, a roll call vote was taken on the question, Shall the
Ordinance Pass, with the following response: Ayes - Directors
Kumpuris, Adcock, Wilson, Hinton, Hodges, Keck, Joyce, Wyrick,
Sharp, Mason, and Mayor Dailey - total 11; Noes - None; Absent -
None. Therefore, the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
Consideration was then given to Zoning Application Z -5990 to
rezone the 900 block of Autumn Road from "R -2" Single- family
District to 110-3" General Office District. The application was
filed by J. E. Hathaway, Jr. on behalf of Marian & Julian Genter
and W. F. and Kathleen McElroy, and was approved by the Planning
Commission on May 30, 1995. Ordinance No. 16,923 was introduced,
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;
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(Z -5990 - To rezone the 900 block of Autumn Road [long legal
description] from "R -2" Single- family District to 110-3" General
Office District.)
and the Ordinance was read the first time. There was a motion by
Director Adcock, seconded by Director Kumpuris, to suspend the
rules and place the Ordinance on second reading. The motion was
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being eleven 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 Adcock, seconded by
Director Joyce, to again suspend the rules and place the
Ordinance on third and final reading, and the motion was
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being eleven in
number and two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of
Directors - elect. Following the third and last reading of the
Ordinance, a roll call vote was taken on the question, Shall the
Ordinance Pass, with the following response: Ayes - Directors
Kumpuris, Adcock, Wilson, Hinton, Hodges, Keck, Joyce, Wyrick,
Sharp, Mason, and Mayor Dailey - total 11; Noes - None; Absent -
None. Therefore, the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
The next presentation was Ordinance No. 16,924, described
as:
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CITY LAND USE PLAN ( #16,222) IN
THE CHENAL DISTRICT, NORTHEAST OF CHENAL PARKWAY AND WEST OF ST.
CHARLES, RECLASSIFYING PROPOSED LAND USES, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES;
and the Ordinance was read the first time. There was a motion by
Director Adcock, seconded by Director Kumpuris, to suspend the
rules and place the Ordinance on second reading. The motion was
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being eleven 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 Adcock, seconded by
Director Joyce, to again suspend the rules and place the
Ordinance on third and final reading, and the motion was
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being eleven in
number and two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of
Directors - elect. Following the third and last reading of the
Ordinance, a roll call vote was taken on the question, Shall the
Ordinance Pass, with the following response: Ayes - Directors
Kumpuris, Adcock, Wilson, Hinton, Hodges, Keck, Joyce, Wyrick,
Sharp, Mason, and Mayor Dailey - total 11; Noes - None; Absent -
None. Therefore, the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
Introduced next was Zoning Application 2-5991 filed by
Ronald C. Tyne for Winrock Development Company, to rezone 39.4
acres west of St. Charles Addition at the end of Loyola Drive.
The reclassification was approved by the Planning Commission on
May 30, 1995. Ordinance No. 16,925 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;
(2-5991 - To rezone 39.4 acres west of St. Charles Addition at
the end of Loyola Drive [long legal description] from "R -2"
Single - family, "MD -6" Multifamily, "MF -12" Multi- family, 'IMF-1811
Multifamily, 110-1" Quiet Office, 110-2" Office & Institutional,
"C -1" Neighborhood Commercial, and "OS" Open Space Districts to
"R -2" Single- family, "NF -12" Multifamily, "MF -18" Multifamily,
110-1" Quiet Office, 110-2" Office & Institutional, and "C -1"
Neighborhood Commercial Districts.)
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and the Ordinance was read the first time. There was a motion by
Director Adcock, seconded by Director Kumpuris, to suspend the
rules and place the Ordinance on second reading. The motion was
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being eleven 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 Adcock, seconded by
Director Joyce, to again suspend the rules and place the
Ordinance on third and final reading, and the motion was
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being eleven in
number and two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of
Directors - elect. Following the third and last reading of the
Ordinance, a roll call vote was taken on the question, Shall the
Ordinance Pass, with the following response: Ayes - Directors
Kumpuris, Adcock, Wilson, Hinton, Hodges, Keck, Joyce, Wyrick,
Sharp, Mason, and Mayor Dailey - total 11; Noes - None; Absent -
None. Therefore, the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
Consideration was then given to Ordinance No. 16,926,
entitled:
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NUMBER 16,797 ( "THE 1995
BUDGET ORDINANCE ") TO TRANSFER BUILDING MAINTENANCE FUNDS FROM
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO THE GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT; AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES;
and the Ordinance was read the first time. There was a motion by
Director Adcock, seconded by Director Kumpuris, to suspend the
rules and place the Ordinance on second reading. The motion was
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being eleven 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 Adcock, seconded by
Director Joyce, to again suspend the rules and place the
Ordinance on third and final reading, and the motion was
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being eleven in
number and two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of
Directors - elect. Following the third and last reading of the
Ordinance, a roll call vote was taken on the question, Shall the
Ordinance Pass, with the following response: Ayes - Directors
Kumpuris, Adcock, Wilson, Hinton, Hodges, Keck, Joyce, Wyrick,
Sharp, Mason, and Mayor Dailey - total 11; Noes - None; Absent -
None. Therefore, the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
The next presentation was Ordinance No. 16,927, described
as:
AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $245,000 FROM THE CITY'S EXCESS
INTEREST EARNINGS ACCOUNT OF THE 1988 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BOND
FUND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS
PROJECTS;
and the Ordinance was read the first time. There was a motion by
Director Adcock, seconded by Director Kumpuris, to suspend the
rules and place the Ordinance on second reading. The motion was
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being eleven 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 Adcock, seconded by
Director Joyce, to again suspend the rules and place the
Ordinance on third and final reading, and the motion was
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being eleven in
number and two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of
Directors - elect. Following the third and last reading of the
Ordinance, a roll call vote was taken on the question, Shall the
Ordinance Pass, with the following response: Ayes - Directors
Kumpuris, Adcock, Wilson, Hinton, Hodges, Keck, Joyce, Wyrick,
Sharp, Mason, and Mayor Dailey - total 11; Noes - None; Absent -
None. Therefore, the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
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Introduced next was Ordinance No. 16,928, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 16,797 (THE 1995 BUDGET
ORDINANCE); REAPPROPRIATING FUNDS FROM THE SPECIAL PROJECTS FUNDS
TO THE PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT BUDGET FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAM; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES;
and the Ordinance was read the first time. There was a motion by
Director Adcock, seconded by Director Kumpuris, to suspend the
rules and place the Ordinance on second reading. The motion was
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being eleven 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 Adcock, seconded by
Director Joyce, to again suspend the rules and place the
Ordinance on third and final reading, and the motion was
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being eleven in
number and two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of
Directors - elect. Following the third and last reading of the
Ordinance, a roll call vote was taken on the question, Shall the
Ordinance Pass, with the following response: Ayes - Directors
Kumpuris, Adcock, Wilson, Hinton, Hodges, Keck, Joyce, Wyrick,
Sharp, Mason, and Mayor Dailey - total 11; Noes - None; Absent -
None. Therefore, the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
Ordinance No. 16,929 was the next presentation, with the
title being:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN
AGREEMENT WITH WISCONSIN PARTNERSHIP FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT,
INC. (WPHD) IN THE AMOUNT OF $76,337 TO DEVELOP AN ACTION PLAN
FOR A LAND BANK AUTHORITY, HOUSING PARTNERSHIP AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING REFERENCE MANUAL; REAPPROPRIATING FUNDS; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES;
and the Ordinance was read the first time. There was a motion by
Director Adcock, seconded by Director Kumpuris, to suspend the
rules and place the Ordinance on second reading. The motion was
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being eleven 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 Adcock, seconded by
Director Joyce, to again suspend the rules and place the
Ordinance on third and final reading, and the motion was
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being eleven in
number and two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of
Directors - elect. Following the third and last reading of the
Ordinance, a roll call vote was taken on the question Shall the
ordinance Pass, with the following response: Ayes - Directors
Kumpuris, Adcock, Wilson, Hinton, Hodges, Keck, Joyce, Wyrick,
Sharp, Mason, and Mayor Dailey - total 11; Noes - None; Absent -
None. Therefore, the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
Consideration was then given to Zoning Application Z -5987 to
rezone 10420 Helm Drive from "R -2" Single - family District to
"C -4" Open Display Commercial District. The application was
filed by Larry Morrow for Elton R. Morehart and approved by the
Planning Commission on May 30, 1995. At the request of Director
Adcock, Mr. Tim Polk, Assistant Director of the Department of
Neighborhoods and Planning, made a staff presentation. Mr. Polk
said staff recommended denial because the request in inconsistent
with the Land Use Plan in the Geyer Springs District. Director
Adcock said she had talked with Mrs. Kay Nutt, who is strongly
opposed to having an automobile repair shop in front of her
house. Director Kumpuris asked if a member of the Planning
Commission was present to give some insight into why the Planning
Commission approved the reclassification. Since no Planning
Commission member was present, there was a motion by Director
Kumpuris, seconded by Director Keck, to table the proposed
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Ordinance to rezone 10420 Helm Drive for two weeks (July IS,
1995). The motion was unanimously adopted by the following roll
call vote: Ayes - Directors Kumpuris, Adcock, Wilson, Hinton,
Hodges, Keck, Joyce, Wyrick, Sharp, Mason, and Mayor Dailey -
total 11; Noes - None; Absent - None. Therefore, the proposed
Ordinance was not presented.
Mayor Dailey asked City Manager Charles Nickerson to provide
Board Members with a written report on the status of the
recommendations of the Board of Directors to the Planning
Commission.
A public hearing had been scheduled for this time and place
by Resolution No. 9,416, adopted June 20, 1995, on the petition
to vacate and close an unplatted and unnamed street right -of -way
located in the south half of the SW 1/4, Section 31, T -2 -N, R -13-
W (north of Chenal Parkway and west of St. Charles Subdivision)
in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas. The petition was filed by
Ronald C. Tyne on behalf of Winrock Development Company, Chenal
Commercial Partnership, and John W. Shackleford. Attached to the
petition was a copy of survey Instrument No. 94 -06676 and a
letter from Beach Abstract & Guaranty Company, listing the last
apparent owners of record to abutting property. The abandonment
was approved by the Planning Commission on May 30, 1995. Notice
of hearing was duly published in the Daily Record on June 27,
1995 and July 4, 1995. Mayor Dailey declared the public hearing
open. There being no one present who wished to speak on the
abandonment, Mayor Dailey declared the public hearing closed, and
Ordinance No. 16,930 was introduced, with the title being:
AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND CLOSING AN UNNAMED STREET RIGHT -
OF -WAY LOCATED IN THE SOUTH HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF
SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 2 NORTH, RANGE 13 WEST IN THE CITY OF LITTLE
ROCK, ARKANSAS;
(A 90 ft. unnamed street right -of -way located in an undeveloped
area generally north of Chenal Parkway and west of St. Charles
Subdivision in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas.)
and there was a full reading of the Ordinance. The rules were
suspended to provide for the second reading of the Ordinance,
upon a motion made by Director Sharp, which was seconded by
Director Mason and unanimously adopted by the Board Members
present, being eleven in number and two - thirds or more of the
members of the Board of Directors - elect. There was a second
reading of the Ordinance, followed by a subsequent motion and
second by Directors Joyce and Wyrick, respectively, to again
suspend the rules and place the Ordinance on second reading. The
motion was unanimously adopted by the Board Members present,
being eleven in number and two - thirds or more of the members of
the Board of Directors - elect, and there was a third and last
reading of the Ordinance. A roll call vote was taken on passage
of the Ordinance, with the results recorded as follows: Ayes -
Directors Kumpuris, Adcock, Wilson, Hinton, Hodges, Keck, Joyce,
Wyrick, Sharp, Mason, and Mayor Dailey - total 11; Noes - None;
Absent - None. Whereupon, Mayor Dailey announced that the
Ordinance had PASSED.
The next presentation was Ordinance No. 16,931, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO PLACE A PERMANENT
BARRICADE ACROSS WEST 10TH STREET AT THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
GATE CROSSING BETWEEN JONES AND THAYER STREETS IN ROOTS AND COYS
ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
(See Minutes of June 6, 1995 and June 20, 1995, for first and
second readings of the Ordinance.) The first speaker was Mrs.
Anna Reed of Reed Machine Company, a manufacturer of nut
crackers. Mrs. Reed said she wanted to make one last plea to the
Board of Directors not to barricade the street. She expressed
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concern about the adverse impact the barricade would have on her
business by large tractor - trailer trucks making pickups and
deliveries being required to make detours and sharp turns at the
intersection of 12th and Woodrow Streets in order to reach Reed
Machine Company at 9th and Thayer. If the railroad crossing is
barricaded they would be surrounded by closed .streets. Mr.
Clarence Reed, Reed Machine Company, also spoke in opposition to
the barricade. Mrs. Annette Hunter, 1001 Woodrow, presented a
petition with 88 signatures of residents in the area of 10th and
Jones Streets that were strongly opposed to the barricading of
the railroad crossing. The Ordinance was then read the third and
last time. In response to a question by Director Keck regarding
accidents at that location, Public Works Director Chan Russell
stated there was not a history of accidents there. There really
is not a lot of vehicular traffic because trains are stopped on
the track so much. There was a lengthy discussion between Board
Members and staff. Mr. Larry Hatley, Union Pacific Railroad
Company, said if the crossing is not closed, it is just a matter
of time before someone is killed. Trains coming around the curve
are travelling at such a speed there is no way to stop suddenly.
Mr. James McMullin, an employee of Arrow Coach Company at 2715
West 10th Street, spoke in support of the closing, stating he has
seen children throw their bicycles under the stopped trains and
then crawl under to get across the railroad tracks. Mrs. Cleo
Eason, 9th & Appianway, objected to the closing, saying this is
the only through street in that area. A roll call vote was then
taken on passage of the Ordinance, with the results recorded as
follows: Ayes - Directors Kumpuris, Hinton, Hodges, Keck, Joyce,
Mason, and Mayor Dailey - total 7; Noes - Directors Adcock,
Wilson, Wyrick, and Sharp - total 4. Whereupon, the Ordinance
was declared PASSED.
Mayor Dailey
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asked City Manager Charles Nickerson to have
e area and the possibility of opening up a
to help the neighborhood.
was then given to Ordinance No. 16,932,
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN
AGREEMENT WITH COLLEGE STATION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
(CSCDC) FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF "APPLE BLOSSOM SUBDIVISION."
($117,627 from the AT &T surplus funds.)
Mr. Dexter Doyne, a board member of the College Station CDC,
explained the proposal. He said the CDC is asking the City of
Little Rock to contribute $117,627 to help finance construction
of streets and installation of water and sewer facilities for
Phase I of Apple Blossom Subdivision, five new single - family
homes toward a planned 58 units in the subdivision. The homes
will be in the price range of $55,000 to $60,000 and
approximately 1500 square feet in size. He then responded to
question by the Board. In response to a question by Director
Sharp, City Manager Charles Nickerson stated the money would come
from the AT &T funds allocated to residential street improvements.
Mrs. Wilma Walker, president of the Progressive League in College
Station, also spoke in support of the Ordinance, stating College
Station plans to annex to the City of Little Rock the part of
that community that is in the county so they can be a part of the
City and have codes. The Ordinance was then read the first time.
The rules were suspended and the Ordinance placed on second
reading by a motion made by Director Mason, seconded by Director
Adcock, which was unanimously adopted by the Board Members
present, being 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 to again suspend the rules and
place the Ordinance on third and final reading. The motion was
made by Director Mason, seconded by Director Adcock, and
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being two -
thirds or more of the members of the Board of Directors - elect,
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