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12-17-02Minutes: 12 -17 -02 MINUTES BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING City Hall — 500 W. Markham December 17, 2002 6:00 PM The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas met in regular session with Mayor Daily Presiding. The roll was called by City Clerk Nancy Wood, with the following Directors Present: Hinton, Pugh, Stewart, Graves, Keck, Adcock, Wyrick, Kumpuris, Lichty, and Vice Mayor Cazort. The invocation was given by Director Pugh, which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. With a quorum present, Mayor Dailey declared the Board of Directors in session and the proceedings of the meeting are recorded as follows: Mayor Dailey announced that there were modifications to the agenda. Director made a motion, seconded by Director Adcock, seconded by Vice Mayor Cazort to add the modifications as listed; and to add Item M -2 and Item 15 to the Consent Agenda. By unanimous voice vote of the Board members present, the modifications were made. MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGENDA: ADDITIONS M -1. PRESENTATION — Job Corp — Willie Jones M -2. RESOLUTION NO. 11,419 - To approve software maintenance contract with American Management Systems. Synopsis: American Management Systems is the supplier of the City's financial management software. Each year the City pays approximately $113,000 for a maintenance contract with AMS to provide software support for the product. As a cost savings measure, the AMS software maintenance is being phased out in 2003. This expenditure will provide one final year of software maintenance, enabling Finance and IT to prepare for cancellation of the contract next year. 1 s_: XI 13. ORDINANCE - Z -7280 — Approving a Planned Zoning Development and establishing a Planned Residential District titled White Short Form PDR located at 2812 South Ringo Street in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas amending the Official Zoning Map of Little Rock; and for other purposes. (Planning Commission: 0 yes, 7 no, 4 absent) Staff recommends denial. Synopsis: The applicant proposes to rezone the site from R -4 to PDR to allow the conversion of an existing duplex into a fourplex. (Defer to January 21, 2003 at applicants request.) PRESENTATIONS: Arkansas Teacher of the Year — Ms. Katherine Wright Knight A proclamation was read and presented to Ms. Knight declaring December 17, 2002, Katherine Wright Knight Day. Ms. Knight was also presented with a plaque of appreciation from the City of Little Rock. National Merit Scholars Presentation — Mayor Dailey asked students receiving the ward to come forward and identify themselves and what school they attend. M -1. PRESENTATION — Job Corp — Willie Jones. Mr. Jones gave an overview of accomplishments of the Job Corps for the year 2002. Mayor Dailey presented a plaque from the Board of Directors to Director Larry Lichty, the outgoing Little Rock Board of Directors member. Saying he was always highly respected in relation to ethics, integrity and has challenged and helped the city to fashion public policy dealing with specifics of land use as well as finance, and his mark would be left in a positive way as he retires from public office. Minutes: 12 -17 -02 CONSENT AGENDA (1 -7) I. MOTION - To approve minutes of regular Board of Directors Meetings: August 20, 2002, and Reconvened Meeting: October 8, 2002. 2. RESOLUTION NO.11,412 - To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with W. C. Looper Roofing Co., Inc. to perform construction in the animal holding areas of the Animal Services facility. Synopsis: To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with W. C. Looper Roofing Co., Inc. to perform construction in the animal holding areas of the Animal Services facility. Construction will include kennels, quarantine area and an adoption interaction area. 3. RESOLUTION NO. 11,413 - Authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract for Phase 1 of Mosaic Templars Rehabilitation Project. 4. RESOLUTION NO. 11,414 - To set the date of public hearing for January 7, 2003 on the petition to vacate and close a portion of Colonel Glenn Road and Lawson Road rights -of -way in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas. 5. RESOLUTION NO. 11,415 - To renew (1) operator permit and (125) taxicab operator permits for Greater Little Rock Transportation Service, LLC; operating Black and White Cab and Yellow Cab. Synopsis: The Department of Fleet Services is in the process of renewing taxicab operator permits from January 1, 2003 to December 31, 2003. Company requesting renewal of permits is Greater Little Rock Transportation, LLC (GLRT); operating Black and White and Yellow Cab. Greater Little Rock Transportation is requesting 125 permits. 6. RESOLUTION NO. 11,416 - To renew (1) operator permit and (100) taxicab operator permits for Pulaski County Transportation Service, LLC; operating Capitol Cab and Veterans Cab. Synopsis: The Department of Fleet Services is in the process of renewing taxicab operator permits from January 1, 2003 to December 31, 2003. Company requesting renewal of permits is Pulaski County Transportation, LLC (POTS); operating Capitol Cab and Veterans Cab. Greater Little Rock Transportation is requesting 100 permits. 7. RESOLUTION NO. 11,417 - To renew one (1) operator and one (1) vehicle permit for Dewey Worthey Taxi Company. Synopsis: The Department of Fleet Services is in the process of renewing taxicab operator permits from January, 2003 to December 31, 2003. The Company requesting renewal is Dewey Worthey Independent Cab Company. 15. RESOLUTION NO. 11,418 - Declaring a moratorium on the issuance of permits for the use of mobile homes or manufactured homes as storage facilities. Mr. Jim Lawson, Director of Planning and Development, stated the Board had asked him to notify the person who had the mobile home as a storage facility. Mr. Lawson stated this resolution would not affect this person's permit tonight that it would declare a moratorium for ninety days on issuing any more permits of this type. The Consent Agenda consisting of Items 1 -6, M -1, and Item 15 was read. A motion was made by Director Adcock, seconded by Vice Mayor Cazort for the adoption of the Consent Agenda. By unanimous voice vote of the Board members present, the Consent agenda was adopted. Mayor Dailey asked for the reading of the Grouped Items: 8 -12. S. ORDINANCE NO. 18,792 - Z- 5016 -A - Reclassifying property located in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, located at 5510 W. 65th Street; amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Planning Commission: 10 yes, 0 no, 1 absent) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The owner of the property located at 5510 W. 65`" Street requests to rezone a portion of the OS strip along the north and west property lines to C -4. 9. ORDINANCE NO. 18,793 - Fixing and imposing the aggregate amount of fees and _ charges to be paid to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas by Entergy and the method of payment therefore beginning in 2003; amending Section 9 of Ordinance No. 11,683, and for other purposes. 10. ORDINANCE NO. 18,794 - Levying Franchise Fees to be paid by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company for the year 2003; and providing for the payment thereof. 11. ORDINANCE NO. 18,795 - Amending in part Ordinance No. 11,366 to provide for levying a franchise fee to be paid to the City of Little Rock by Centerpoint Energy Arkla (Formerly known as Reliant Energy Arkla) for the year 2003; providing for the payment thereof. 2 Minutes: 12 -17 -02 12. ORDINANCE NO. 18.796 - Fixing and imposing the amount of fees and charges to be paid to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas by all companies that provide interstate or intrastate long distance telecommunication service; and all business incidental to or connected with the conducting of such telephone business in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; amending Section 3 of Ordinance No. 15,706; and for other purposes. The ordinances were read the first time. The rules were suspended by two - thirds vote of the Board members present to provide for the second and third readings of the ordinances. The ordinances were read the second and third times. By unanimous voice vote of the Board members present the ordinances were passed. Separate Items: 13 -19 13. ORDINANCE NO. Z -7280 — Approving a Planned Zoning Development and establishing a Planned Residential District titled White Short Form PDR located at 2812 South Ringo Street in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas amending the Official Zoning Map of Little Rock; and for other purposes. (Planning Commission: 0 yes, 7 no, 4 absent) Staff recommends denial. Synopsis: The applicant proposes to rezone the site from R -4 to PDR to allow the conversion of an existing duplex into a fourplex. (Item was deferred by applicant). 14. ORDINANCE NO.18,797 - Amending Chapter 30 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, providing for a waiver of Master Street Plan Construction and Right of Way Dedication for a men's dormitory located at 1200 South Valentine Street. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Applicant requests a waiver of City Ordinance and Master Street Plan for the construction of street improvements on two local streets intersection 120' Street. Applicant applied for a Building Permit for a 4500 square foot men's lodging house at 1200 S. Valentine Street and Maple Street to be constructed as minor commercial streets. The applicant would be required to widen each local street to result in a finished half street 15.5 feet from the centerline. and to dedicate right - of -way. Applicant seeks a waiver from these requirements. The ordinance was read the first time. Mr. Bob Turner, Interim Assistant City Manager, stated the original request was for a waiver of street improvements in the vicinity of 12'h Street and Valentine Street. He said staff generally supported the waiver due to the low volume of traffic on the side streets adjacent to the development. He said that has been a break with past tradition causing some concern as to a flat waiver of street improvements. He said Reverend Roberson, the developer of this, has agreed to a deferral. He said staff would support the deferral. Vice Mayor Cazort moved to amend the ordinance to delete the word waiver and insert the word deferral. Director Lichty seconded the motion, and by unanimous voice vote of the Board members present the motion was approved. Ms. Janelle Romandia and Robert Hooks spoke in opposition to the deferral, or a waiver. A motion was made by Vice Mayor Cazort, seconded by Director Keck to suspend the rules and place the ordinance on second reading. By two - thirds vote of the Board members present, the rules were suspended and the ordinance was read the second time as amended. A motion was made by Vice Mayor Cazort, seconded by Director Adcock, to place the ordinance on third and final reading. By two - thirds vote of the Board members present, the rules were suspended and the ordinance was read the third time. Mayor Dailey called for a voice vote. By unanimous voice vote of the Board members present, the ordinance was adopted as amended. 15. RESOLUTION NO. 11,418 - Declaring a moratorium on the issuance of permits for the use of mobile homes or manufactured homes as storage facilities. (See Consent Agenda). 16. ORDINANCE NO. 18,798 - Providing for and adopting the 2003 Budget for the City of Little Rock for the period beginning January 1, 2003 and ending December 31, 2003; appropriating resources and uses for every expenditure item and fund; declaring an emergency and for other purposes. Speakers against the proposed 2003 Budget were: Richard Brittain, Arlene Surber, Barbara Jones, Marion Elliott, Rose Austin, Mike Rose, Johnetta Davis, Mike Coulson, Edwin Bunten, Julie Bunten. These speakers were against the proposed cuts to Central Arkansas Transit, stating that the cuts would be detrimental to their lives, as they depend on the bus to get them to work, to church, to doctors and hospitals; that the bus is their only source of transportation other than cabs, which are unaffordable. There was a lengthy two and a half hour discussion regarding the budget; the primary focus being on the budget cut to the Central Arkansas Transit Authority. Topics of discussion concerning CATA were possible rate increases to compensate for the budget cut, reduction or elimination of some routes, and reduction in various levels of service, possible ways for CATA to look at their cost areas and to look at ways to bring in additional revenue. There was discussion on the elimination of a position at Animal 3 Minutes: 12 -17 -02 Services; and discussion regarding cuts to some of the arts programs. Director Stewart made a motion; seconded by Director Adcock to cut the funds for Wildwood Performing Arts and the Children's Museum and use that money to further fund CATA. A roll call vote was taken and recorded as follows: Directors Pugh, Hinton, Lichty, Cazort, Keck, Wyrick, Kumpuris, Graves, Mayor Dailey voted no. Directors Stewart and Adcock voted yes. The motion failed. . Holly Barrett spoke on the cut to the position at Little Rock Animal Services, saying it was a vital position to the City. Director Adcock made a motion, seconded by Director Stewart, to re- instate the position at Animal Services and take half of the funding for that position out of Wildwood and the other half of the funding out of the Children's Museum. Mayor Dailey stated he felt that in this form of government questioned whether personnel issues was something the Board should get involved in. A roll call vote was taken as follows: Directors Pugh, Hinton, Cazort, Lichty, Keck, Kumpuris, Graves, Mayor Dailey voted no. Directors Stewart, Adcock, -- and Wyrick voted yes. The motion failed. James Hagan spoke on the behalf of city employees; urging the City to give a minimum of 4% pay raises to its employees. Mayor Dailey stated that the City Manager embraced the idea of the 4% raise, with the caveat that 2% would come to the non -union employees in 2003 immediately, and it would be retro- active to the full 4% assuming the city is successful in the Use Tax Case, which he said, staff feels very comfortable with. The intent would be 4% across the board. The ordinance was read the first time. The rules were suspended to provide for the second and third reading of the ordinance. The rules were suspended by two - thirds vote of the Board members present, to provide for the second and third readings of the ordinance. The ordinance was read the second and third times. Director Lichty made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor Cazort to adopt the City of Little Rock 2003 Budget ordinance. A roll call vote was taken on the passage of the ordinance and the emergency clause and was recorded as follows: Directors, Pugh, Hinton, Lichty, Cazort, Keck, Wyrick, Kumpuris Graves, Adcock and Mayor Dailey vote in favor of adopting the ordinance and emergency clause; Director Stewart voted in opposition of the ordinance and the emergency clause. The ordinance and emergency clause were passed. 17. REPORT - City of Little Rock Board of Directors. No report. 18. REPORT - City Manager's Activity Report. 19. RESOLUTION NO. 11,420 - To make appointments to Various Boards and Commissions: (December 17, 2002) Synopsis: Animal Services Advisory Board -5 positions; Board of Adjustment — I position; Oakland Fraternal Cemetery Board - 1 position; Racial and Cultural Diversity Commission — 8 positions; Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission — I position. 20. INTERVIEWS - Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission (Interviews- 12- 17 -02) Candidates to be interviewed 12- 17 -02: Pat Marshal, Sharon Priest, Susan Smith, Robert Trevino, Mr. Bob Trevino was the only applicant to interview for the Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission position at the 12 -17 -02 meeting. The other applicants (Sharon Priest, Susan Smith, Pat Marshall) who were scheduled to interview, withdrew their applications. Director Lichty recused. Vice Mayor Cazort made a motion; seconded by Director Kumpuris to go into executive session to discuss commission appointments and the City Manager's position. By unanimous voice vote of the Board members present, the meeting was recessed at 9:35 PM. Mayor Dailey announced that the executive session would be done in two parts; that Director Lichty would be present for appointments to the Racial Cultural Diversity Commission, Oakland Cemetery Board, Board of Adjustment, Animal Services Advisory Board, and for the City Manager position. These appointments would be announced and then the Board would go back into executive session to discuss the Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission appointment, because Director Lichty was a candidate for that position. The meeting was reconvened at 10:35 PM. Mayor Dailey announced the Board had selected Mr. Bruce Moore as the City Manager. He stated Mr. Moore would receive a salary of $120,000 per year, all other benefits equal to the former City Manager's benefits, and in addition there would be a fund available to Mr. Moore to visit other cities as an educational component. A review would be performed in six to nine months, rather than waiting the full year for review for potential salary increases above the $120,000. Director Adcock made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor Cazort to approve the hiring El Minutes: 12 -17 -02 of Mr. Bruce Moore. By unanimous voice vote of the Board members present, the motion to hire Mr. Bruce Moore as City Manager was approved. Mr. Bruce Moore, City Manager, announced the nominations for appointments were as follows: Racial Cultural Diversity Commission, Edith L. Altheimer, Mark DeyMaz, Angelina Echeverria (Ward I) , Charles Spohn, Mayo Johnson, Lauara Miller, Trudie Reed, Walter Nunn. Oakland Cemetery Board, Barbara Rogers. Board of Adjustment, Terry Burruss, Animal Services Advisory Board, Nominees for Reappointment were Pam Adcock, Ward 7, Kaye Risser, Ward 6, Linda Waters, Ward 5, nominee for appointment: Kerri Daniels Director Adcock made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor Cazort to approve the nominations for appointments to the various Board and Commissions By unanimous voice vote of the Board members present, the appointments was approved. Vice Mayor Cazort made the motion; seconded by Director Adcock to go back into executive session to consider appointments to the Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission. By unanimous voice vote of the Board members present the meeting recessed at 10:40 PM. The meeting reconvened at 10 :45 PM. Mayor Dailey declared the meeting back in session. Mayor Dailey announced the candidate nominated for the Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission was Larry Lichty. Vice Mayor Cazort made the motion to approve the nomination, seconded by Director Adcock. By unanimous voice vote of the Board members present, the appointment was approved. CITIZENS COMMUNICATION: None Vice Mayor Cazort, seconded by Director Adcock made the motion to adjourn. By unanimous voice vote of the Board members present, the meeting adjourned at 10:50 PM. ATTEST: .7 Nan y Woo City Clerk APPROVED: J Dailey Mayor