08-12-03Little Rock Board of Directors Meeting
August 12, 2003
6 P
MINUTES
Board of Directors Room
City Hall — 500 W. Markham
Little Rock, Arkansas
August 12, 2003
4:00 PM
The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas met in Special Session at
4:00 PM in the Little Rock Board of Directors Chambers located at 500 W. Markham
Street, Little Rock, Arkansas with Mayor Dailey presiding. Nataki Blocker, Assistant
City Clerk, called the roll with the following Board members present: Directors: Pugh,
Hurst, Cazort, Keck, Wyrick, Kumpuris, Graves, Adcock, Vice Mayor Hinton, and
mayor Dailey. Director Stewart was absent.
The meeting was called for the purpose of extending the citywide homeless moratorium,
approved by Resolution 11,545 on July 1, 2003.
1. RESOLUTION NO. 11,573, To continue until September 30, 2003, the moratorium
on the issuance of building permits and occupancy permits for residential treatment and
temporary housing facilities; to declare the intention of the Board of Directors to consider
the report submitted on August 12, 2003, by a committee of the Downtown partnership in
terms of facilities for the homeless; to declare the intention of the Board to seek
implementation of the appropriate guidelines and provisions of the report and other
information gathered by the city; and for other purposes. Mr. Carpenter, City Attorney,
gave a brief overview of the content of the resolution presented. Mr. John Pendleton, the
owner of CJ's Restaurant, was opposed to homeless shelters being built in the business
area. The resolution was read. Director Adcock, seconded by Director Pugh made the
motion to adopt the resolution. By unanimous voice vote of the Board members present,
the resolution was adopted. Director Cazort seconded by Director Adcock, mad a motion
to adjourn the meeting, by unanimous voice vote of the Board members present the
meeting was adjourned.
Mayor Dailey announced that the Union Rescue Mission has informed staff that they are
moving forward on the building at the old Dillard's location. A presentation was made
by the Downtown Partnership prior to the Special Meeting, which outlined the needs and
conditions of the homeless of the city, and outlined long and short-term recommendations
for the city to consider.
ATTEST:
i Clerk, ancy Wood
APPROVED:
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Alior, Jim Dailey