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03-05-02aaY Minutes: 3 -5 -02 MINUTES 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 Minutes: 3 -5 -02 .:t 3s 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. K Minutes: 3 -5 -02 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: " 01, N ncy W od City Clerk e%_., APPROVED: Ji ailey Mayor a3C0