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Board of Directors Room
City Hall — 500 W. Markham
Little Rock, Arkansas
March 5, 2002
6:00 PM
The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas met in regular session with
Mayor Dailey presiding. The roll was called by City Clerk, Nancy Wood, with the
following Directors present: Hinton, Stewart, Graves, Lichty, Kumpuris, Keck, Adcock,
Wyrick, and Mayor Dailey. Director Pugh was absent.
Director Hinton gave the invocation, which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
Modifications included the following:
A motion was made by Director Adcock; seconded by Vice Mayor Cazort, and by
unanimous voice vote of the board members present, the modification was added.
M -1. ORDINANCE NO. 18.652 — To amend Little Rock Arkansas Rev. Code 2 -242
(1988) to increase the amount at which the city has to engage in formal competitive
bidding to $25,000; to declare an emergency; and for other purposes.
PRESENTATIONS:
Little Rock School District — Athletic Director Johnny Johnson did the presentation.
He introduced, Central High Basketball Coach Finley, and Parkview High School,
Basketball Coach Flannigan and J.A. Fair High School, Basketball Coach Charlie
Johnson representing state finalist in the State Basketball Championship Finals being
held in Pine Bluff, Arkansas on March 9, 2002.
Tree City USA was presented by Mr. Bryan Day, Director of Parks and Recreation,
announced that the City of Little Rock had become certified as a Tree City USA by the
National Arbor Day Foundation. The certification recognized the community's
dedication to urban forestry management and tree care. The criteria for becoming a Tree
City USA included having an Urban Forestry Department, a tree care ordinance, a
budgeted Urban Forestry Program, and an annual Arbor Day observance.
Vision Little Rock Workgroups were presented at the end of the meeting.
The consent agenda consisted for the following items (1 -3).
1. RESOLUTION NO. 11,237 - To authorize local government endorsement of St.
Jude Packaging and Specialties, Inc., located at 6200 Scott Hamilton Drive, to
participate in the Advantage Arkansas Program; and for other purposes.
2. RESOLUTION NO. 11,238 - G -24 -007- To set the date of public hearing for March
19, 2002 on the abandonment of a 10 foot sanitary sewer easement over Lot 56, Replat of
Plot "C" Wingate Subdivision, filed in the City Clerk's office on January 29, 2002.
3. RESOLUTION NO. 11,239 - To authorize the City Manager to enter into an
intergovernmental police service agreement with the Board of Trustees of the University
of Arkansas regarding the Little Rock Police Department and the University of
Arkansas at Little Rock's Department of Public Safety voluntarily aiding and
assisting each other by the interchange of law enforcement services when emergencies
occur.
The resolutions were read. A motion was made by Vice Mayor Cazort; seconded by
Director Adcock to adopt the consent agenda. By unanimous voice vote of the board
members present, the Consent Agenda was adopted.
CITIZENS COMMUNICATION Ms. Jennifer Rauls, 1800 S. Fillmore was the first
speaker. Ms. Rawls stated that on September 26, 1986, while trying to cross John
Barrow Road in front of Henderson Middle School, a car struck her. She said she was
present as a reminder of the importance of putting a traffic light there. She said after her
accident, she was rushed to the hospital, where she spent almost two months the first
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time, and has undergone over forty surgeries under general anesthetic, some of it
involving reconstruction work. She stated the cost has been immeasurable, and not just
the monetary cost but the emotional, physical and psychological costs. She stated she
just hoped there was some way the board could find the money to put a light at this
location because the safety of the kids there is so important. Mr. Stan Spangler, #6
Summerland Ct., spoke regarding the inefficiencies of trash pick up and asked the board
if they could address the problem which involves trash pickup when someone moves. He
said he was told unless the pickup is scheduled and put on a list for pickup, the trash does
not get picked up until then. He felt there was a lack of efficiency with this method,
because a lot of times a truck is already in the area, but can't pickup because it is not on
their list.
Ms. Mollie Irvin, 507 Deerbrook Road, spoke on the traffic light problem at Barrow
Road in front of Henderson Junior High School, citing the safety issues involved. Ms.
Dee White, 204 Barton, announced the establishment of a new non - profit account for the
purchase of vital equipment for the Little Rock Fire Department. She said it was opened
at Superior Federal on Asher Avenue, and anyone wishing to donate toward the purchase
of Thermal Imaging Equipment for the Little Rock Fired Department should contact the
Branch Manager at Superior Federal on Asher Avenue or e-mail Superior Federal.com.
Ms. White also spoke on violence occurring in an unsafe venue at the River Market. She
said she was told the Police Sub - station there is not manned on weekend nights, which
resulted in a fight not being able to be dealt with by the police. She thought it important
that the board members know that if the sub - station is there it was important to man it on
weekend nights. She voiced her concern about the violence in the Little Rock Public
Schools saying our children in her neighborhood had to pull out of Central High School
because of continuing violence by the East End Posse. She also asked the board to
continue letting them do venues on city property for Fire Department fund raising efforts.
Mr. Carney stated he would find out the details on the manning of the sub - station; that
possibly they were out patrolling the area and not located specifically at the sub - station.
4. ORDINANCE NO. S- 1329 -A — Granting a variance from various lot development
standards of Chapter 31 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas
providing for a variance of minimum lot width and a variance of minimum lot width and
a variance of minimum platted side building line adjacent to a collector street for
Covenant Cove — preliminary plat, located at the southwest corner of Rutgers Drive and
Lehigh Drive. (Planning Commission: 6 yes, 4 no, 1 absent). Staff recommends
approval. (1St reading was held on February 19, 2002.)
5. ORDINANCE - Z -7113 — Approving a Planned Zoning Development and establishing
a Planned Residential District titled Covenant Cove Long Form — PD -R located at the
southwest corner of Rutgers Drive and Lehigh Drive in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas,
amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and for other
purposes. (Planning Commission: 6 yes, 4 no, 1 absent). Staff recommends approval.
(I" reading was held on February 19, 2002.)
The ordinances (Item 4 and Item 5) were read the second time. Mr. Carney stated there
was a successful meeting between the developer and the neighborhood representatives
last week, including three board members, Director Graves, Adcock and Stewart.
Director Stewart made the motion to have the second reading tonight, and defer the items
for two weeks. Vice Mayor Cazort seconded the motion, and by unanimous voice vote of
the members present, the motion to defer the two items for two weeks passed.
6. ORDINANCE NO. 18,650 - To amend the Land Use Plan (16,222) in the West Little
Rock Planning District from Commercial and Office to Mixed Use; and for other
purposes. (Planning Commission: 10 yes, 0 no) Staff recommends approval. The
ordinance was read the first time. The rules were suspended by two thirds of the board
members present to provide for the second and third readings. The ordinance was read
the second and third time and by unanimous voice vote of the board members present,
the ordinance was passed.
Mayor Dailey asked the board if Items 7 and M -1. could be grouped and read
together. There were no objections.
7. ORDINANCE NO. 18,651 - Waiving the provisions of Section 36 -342.1 (c) (11) of
the Code of Ordinances of the City of Little Rock to permit a ground mounted sign to be
installed on the Urban Use zoned property located at 820 S. Louisiana in the City of
Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes.
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M -1. ORDINANCE NO. 18.652 — To amend Little Rock Arkansas Rev. Code 2 -242
(198 8) to increase the amount at which the city has to engage in formal competitive
bidding to $25,000; to declare an emergency; and for other purposes.
The ordinances were read the first time. The rules were suspended by two thirds of the
board members present to provide for the second and third readings. The ordinances
were read the second and third time and by unanimous voice vote of the board members
present, the ordinances and emergency clause were passed.
8. REPORT - Little Rock Board of Directors — Director Kumpuris stated the Parks
Advisory Board met last Thursday and are going over a number of issues and talking
about how to further their agenda, but no conclusions have been made as of yet.
Director Lichty announced that the Central Arkansas Water rate study on the impact fee
was concluded two weeks earlier than expected and the recommendation is in the
process of being made, and believed it would be approved by the Central Arkansas Water
Commission. Director Adcock announced they now had the applications for those
wishing to go to the Neighborhood USA Conference in May, and the applications could
be obtained by calling her or the City Manager's office, and needed to be returned by the
10th of March.
9. REPORT - City Manager's Activity Report — Mr. Carney, City Manager had no
report.
The presentations by Vision Little Rock Workgroups. The presentations were on the
Environmental and land Use Issues, Housing, Parks and Recreation. Each group gave a
thirty- minute presentation outlining the Vision process, what tasks each group had
identified and was charged with accomplishing and their recommendations for
improvements to the City of Little Rock. There was brief discussion by the board with
each of the workgroups.
Vice Mayor Cazort made a motion to adjourn; seconded by Director Keck. By
unanimous voice vote of the board members present; the meeting adjourned at 8:05 PM.
ATTEST:
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N ncy W od
City Clerk
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APPROVED:
Ji ailey
Mayor
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