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The Board of Directors had a work session on bonding from 5:00 to 6:00 o'clock P.M.;
therefore, the regular meeting did not begin until 6:20 P.M.
Board of Directors Room
City Hall - 500 W. Markham
Little Rock, Arkansas
June 3, 1997 - 6:20 P.M.
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 Robbie Hancock, with
the following Directors present: Directors Wilson, Hinton, Hodges, Cazort, Keck, Joyce,
and Kelly - total 7; Absent - Directors Wyrick, Kumpuris, and Adcock - total 3.
With a Quorum 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 Wilson, followed by the Pledge of
Allegiance.
Vice Mayor Keck presented Certificates of Appreciation to CPR/First Aid
Volunteers who participated in the American Red Cross first aid and CPR training at
UALR on May 17, 1997.
Mayor Dailey recognized Boy Scout Troop 335 that was in attendance.
(Directors Wyrick, Kumpuris, and Adcock enrolled at 6:25 o'clock P.M.)
The presentation on the MEMS Annual Report was deferred.
Mr. James Barron announced the Little Rock Task Force Power Jam Friday on
June 6, 1997, and presented T -shirts to the Board of Directors.
There was a motion by Director Adcock to defer Agenda Items 14 and 15 until
June 17, 1997. The motion was seconded by Director Kelly and unanimously adopted.
Therefore, the following Ordinances were deferred until June 17, 1997:
(14) AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 14 OF THE LITTLE
ROCK CODE TO ADD REGULATIONS OF THE USE OF TOBACCO
PRODUCTS BY MINORS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES;
(15) AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH AN OCCUPATIONAL TAX
FOR BUSINESSES THAT SELL TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO ADULTS;
TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
The first presentation was Item 11 on the Agenda, being a proposed Ordinance
entitled:
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING STANDARDS AND
SPECIFICATIONS FOR RESTORATION OF EXCAVATION AND CUTS IN
STREET OR ALLEY RIGHTS -OF -WAY; PROVIDING FOR A PERMIT
PROCESS AND FEES FOR MAKING EXCAVATION AND CUTS WITHIN THE
RIGHT -OF -WAY; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND
ENFORCEMENT OF SAME; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
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and the Ordinance was read the second time, having been read the first time on April 15,
1997, with the second reading having been deferred from May 6, 1997, and May 20,
1997. The Ordinance was left on the calendar for third and final reading on June 17,
1997.
Item No. 7 on the Agenda was the second reading of a proposed Ordinance
accepting the Chenal Valley - Duquesne Community Annexation. Director Keck
moved to hear reports regarding water, sewer and Central Arkansas Transit, and
then defer the second reading of the Ordinance until June 17, 1997. Director Wilson
offered a substitute motion that the Board vote on the Ordinance at this meeting, but the
motion died for lack of a second. Director Keck's motion was adopted by a voice vote of
10 ayes and 1 no (Director Wilson). (Seepage 7 for further discussion.)
In order to formalize the action taken in the bonding work session immediately
preceding the Board of Directors meeting, there was a motion to review the ability to
issue revenue bonds on Options 1, 2 and 3 (to seek revenue sources for infrastructure
from utility franchise fees and business licenses and other permits) and to take all steps
necessary. The motion was made by Director Keck, seconded by Director Cazort, and
unanimously adopted. There was a subsequent motion to pursue assessing rents or
other permissible charges to City utilities and the airport to fund Capital
Improvement Bonds. The motion was again made by Director Keck, seconded by
Director Cazort, and unanimously adopted. (See related motion by Director Hodges
on page 6.)
At the request of City Attorney Tom Carpenter, Items 9 and 13 were deferred
until June 17, 1997, upon a motion by Director Keck, seconded by Director Adcock, and
unanimously adopted. Therefore the following items were deferred to June 17, 1997:
(9) A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF
FUNDS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO HISTORIC BUILDING FACADES
AS APPROVED IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT. (Rayjohn, Inc.
at 114 Pulaski Street; and Historic Investment Solutions Team for Kramer School
at 715 Sherman Street.)
(13) AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE LITTLE ROCK HISTORY
COMMISSION; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Item 1 on the Agenda was a public hearing on the use of CDBG Section 108
Loan Funds for the 1997 Infrastructure Investment Program. The public hearing had
been scheduled for this time and place by Resolution No. 9,986, adopted May 6, 1997.
Mayor Dailey declared the public hearing open at 6:25 o'clock P.M. No one was present
who wished to speak on the issue and Mayor Dailey declared the public hearing closed.
(See Ordinance No. 17,495 below.)
Consideration was then given to Ordinance No. 17,495, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE PROJECT LIST AND
APPROPRIATING CDBG FUNDS FOR THE 1997 INFRASTRUCTURE
INVESTMENT PROGRAM; (Highland Court Phase I; Swaggerty Branch: Roosevelt
Road to Wright Avenue; Black Roads: Cantrell Road to Pankey Avenue; Maryland:
Brown to Cedar, and Brown: 11th to Maryland - total $3, 000, 000)
and the Ordinance was read the third time, having been read the first time on May 6,
1997, and the second time on May 20, 1997. A roll call vote was taken on passage of the
Ordinance as follows: Ayes - Directors Wilson, Hinton, Hodges, Cazort, Keck, Joyce,
Wyrick, Kumpuris, Kelly, Adcock, and Mayor Dailey - total 11; Noes - None; Absent -
None. Whereupon, the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
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At 6:40 o'clock P.M. City Attorney Tom Carpenter made a presentation regarding
the Economic Development Services Request for Proposals (RFP). Mr. Carpenter
stated that the Board adopted Ordinance No. 17,405 on February 18, 1997 that would
have allowed a sole source contract between the City of Little Rock and Arkansas
Regional Minority Supplier Development Council and the National Council of
Contractors Association for small business assistance services, for a total amount of
$262,000 and anticipated participation from other public entities. That has changed
dramatically because the outside interests are not going to contribute, and the money is
not available. The City is now in the posture of looking at a contract just for the types of
services that may be subject to competitive bidding, and has drafted a RFP that will be
given to various entities that are impacted by it and ask for their responses, then it will be
redrafted and we will move forward as soon as possible. Director Cazort then moved
that the City Attorney prepare an Ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 17,405 to be
considered on June 17, 1997. The motion was seconded by Director Adcock and
adopted.
(Mayor Dailey was excused at 6:45 o'clock P.M. and Vice Mayor Keck
presided for the remainder of the meeting.)
At the time allotted for Citizen Communications, the first speaker was Mrs. Joa
Stafford - Humphrey, who read a prepared statement regarding the proposed Clinton
Presidential Library and selection of MacArthur Park as one of the proposed sites in
Little Rock for the location of the Library. She expressed strong opposition to that
proposal, and stated the deed from the U.S. Government states that the land "forever
exclusively shall be a park for the citizens of said city." Director Adcock asked that
Parks Director Bill Bunten give his view of the impact in the loss of MacArthur Park in
the inner city should that site be selected for the Presidential Library, and an opinion from
City Attorney Tom Carpenter as to the statement in the deed. Vice Mayor Keck asked
City Manager Charles Nickerson to provide that information.
The next speaker during Citizen Communications was Mr. Randy Bowling,
President of Beverly Hills Neighborhood Association in west Little Rock. He was
opposed to variances from the Zoning Code that would allow radio and TV towers
on property backing up to Beverly Hills Subdivision (184 ft. tower at #1 Shackleford
Drive). The Board of Adjustment approved a height variance from 75 feet to 140 feet.
He was disappointed that Mr. Jim Lawson, Director of Planning and Development, did
not stand up for the City laws, and thought he should be replaced. He said the only
option now is for the Association to appeal to Circuit Court. City Manager Charles
Nickerson said he supported Mr. Lawson. Director Wyrick stated the neighborhood is
not opposed to the tower, but is concerned with the health and safety of the
neighborhood. She asked for a report on whether or not the tower is safe, and asked if
there are any measures to invoke fines if people do this without permits.
(Mayor Dailey re- enrolled at 7:00 o'clock P.M. but did not preside.)
Mrs. Kathy Wells, 2121 S. Gaines Street, was the next speaker during Citizen
Communications. She read a prepared statement regarding the nuisance activity at 615
West 23rd Street, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Mackey, Sr. She asked that City
officials check the criminal records of the Mackey sons, and stated that this house is not a
suitable candidate for the CDBG program.
The last speaker during Citizen Communications was Mr. Charles King,
Director of the Arkansas Regional Minority Supplier Development Council. Mr.
King stated the Board awarded the contract on February 18, 1997, but no good faith
efforts have been made by the City of Little Rock to finalize that agreement. Tonight the
City Attorney reversed that action by recommending a new action be taken. Mr. King
said the contract was on the City Attorney's desk four months before being voted on in
February and should have been reviewed and the issues worked out before Board
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approval. He said he could not be competitive under the RFP that was based on his
proposal submitted eight months ago and will not bid under the new process. (See page 3
for presentation by Mr. Carpenter.)
Introduced next was Ordinance No. 17,496, described as;
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CITY MASTER PARKS PLAN
(ORDINANCE 14,517), ADDING A PROPOSED PARK NORTH OF FOURCHE
CREEK SUBDIVISION ALONG STAGECOACH ROAD, AND FOR OTHER
MATTERS;
and the Ordinance was read the first time. There was a motion by Director Cazort,
seconded by Director Adcock, 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, and
the second reading of the Ordinance ensued. There was subsequent motion and second
by Directors Cazort and Adcock, respectively, to again suspend the rules to provide for
the third and final reading of the Ordinance. 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, and the Ordinance was read the third and last time. A
roll call vote was taken on the question, Shall the Ordinance Pass, with the vote recorded
as follows: Ayes - Directors Wilson, Hinton, Hodges, Cazort, Keck, Joyce, Wyrick,
Kumpuris, Kelly, Adcock and Mayor Dailey - total 11; Noes - None; Absent - None.
Whereupon, the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
The next presentation was Ordinance No. 17,497, with the title being;
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CITY LAND USE PLAN (16,222) IN
THE 65TH STREET WEST DISTRICT EAST OF MARIGOLD DRIVE FROM
COMMUNITY SHOPPING TO SINGLE FAMILY AND SOUTH OF ASHER
AVENUE FROM SINGLE FAMILY TO COMMERCIAL; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES;
and the Ordinance was read the first time. There was a motion by Director Cazort,
seconded by Director Adcock, 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, and
the second reading of the Ordinance ensued. There was subsequent motion and second
by Directors Cazort and Adcock, respectively, to again suspend the rules to provide for
the third and final reading of the Ordinance. 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, and the Ordinance was read the third and last time. A
roll call vote was taken on the question, Shall the Ordinance Pass, with the vote recorded
as follows: Ayes - Directors Wilson, Hinton, Hodges, Cazort, Keck, Joyce, Wyrick,
Kumpuris, Kelly, Adcock and Mayor Dailey - total 11; Noes - None; Absent - None.
Whereupon, the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
Consideration was then given to Ordinance No. 17,498, described as;
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
AND ESTABLISHING A PLANNED DISTRICT COMMERCIAL TITLED
CENTRAL ARKANSAS MARKETPLACE LLC. SHORT -FORM PD -C (Z -6296)
LOCATED AT 14502 CANTRELL ROAD IN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK,
ARKANSAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 36 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
and the Ordinance was read the first time. There was a motion by Director Cazort,
seconded by Director Adcock, 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, and
the second reading of the Ordinance ensued. There was subsequent motion and second
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by Directors Cazort and Adcock, respectively, to again suspend the rules to provide for
the third and final reading of the Ordinance. 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, and the Ordinance was read the third and last time. A
roll call vote was taken on the question, Shall the Ordinance Pass, with the vote recorded
as follows: Ayes - Directors Wilson, Hinton, Hodges, Cazort, Keck, Joyce, Wyrick,
Kumpuris, Kelly, Adcock and Mayor Dailey - total 11; Noes - None; Absent - None.
Whereupon, the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
Introduced next was Ordinance No. 17,499, entitled;
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR A CONDITIONAL WAIVER OF
BOUNDARY STREET IMPROVEMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 31 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR LOTS
1 AND 2, TRACT 19, CHAMBERS ADDITION LOCATED AT 13 & 17 SHEILA
LANE;
and the Ordinance was read the first time. There was a motion by Director Cazort,
seconded by Director Adcock, 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, and
the second reading of the Ordinance ensued. There was subsequent motion and second
by Directors Cazort and Adcock, respectively, to again suspend the rules to provide for
the third and final reading of the Ordinance. 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, and the Ordinance was read the third and last time. A
roll call vote was taken on the question, Shall the Ordinance Pass, with the vote recorded
as follows: Ayes - Directors Wilson, Hinton, Hodges, Cazort, Keck, Joyce, Wyrick,
Kumpuris, Kelly, Adcock and Mayor Dailey - total 11; Noes - None; Absent - None.
Whereupon, the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
The next presentation was Ordinance No. 17,500, described as;
AN ORDINANCE DISPENSING WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF
COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH ADVOCATES FOR BATTERED WOMEN,
INC. TO ADMINISTER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO LITTLE ROCK
WOMEN, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
and the Ordinance was read the first time. There was a motion by Director Cazort,
seconded by Director Adcock, 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, and
the second reading of the Ordinance ensued. There was subsequent motion and second
by Directors Cazort and Adcock, respectively, to again suspend the rules to provide for
the third and final reading of the Ordinance. 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, and the Ordinance was read the third and last time. A
roll call vote was taken on the question, Shall the Ordinance Pass, with the vote recorded
as follows: Ayes - Directors Wilson, Hinton, Hodges, Cazort, Keck, Joyce, Wyrick,
Kumpuris, Kelly, Adcock and Mayor Dailey - total 11; Noes - None; Absent - None.
The Emergency Clause contained in Section 3 of the foregoing Ordinance was
read and adopted by the following roll call vote: Ayes - Directors Wilson, Hinton,
Hodges, Cazort, Keck, Joyce, Wyrick, Kumpuris, Kelly, Adcock and Mayor Dailey -
total 11; Noes - None; Absent - None. Whereupon, the Ordinance, together with the
Emergency Clause, was declared PASSED.
(Director Cazort was excused at 7:20 o'clock P.M.)
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Consideration was then given to Ordinance No. 17,501, with the title being;
AN ORDINANCE TO GRANT A FRANCHISE TO ALLTEL
COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AS A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
PROVIDER WITHIN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS;
PERMITTING USE OF CITY RIGHTS -OF -WAY AND AIRSPACE;
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
City Attorney Tom Carpenter added a sentence to the Agreement in Section 1.4 - "This
Agreement does not give the Company any right to use or occupy any public rights -of-
way controlled by a City utility unless agreed to by such utility." There was a motion by
Director Adcock, seconded by Mayor Dailey, to amend the Ordinance and Agreement
as stated by Mr. Carpenter. The motion was unanimously adopted, and the Ordinance,
as amended, was then read the second time, having been read the first time on May 20,
1997. There was a motion and second by Directors Adcock and Hinton, respectively, to
suspend the rules to provide for the third and final reading. The motion was unanimously
adopted by the Board Members present, being ten in number and two- thirds or more of
the members of the Board of Directors, and the third and last reading of the Ordinance
ensued. A roll call vote was taken on passage of the Ordinanceas amended, as follows:
Ayes - Directors Wilson, Hinton, Hodges, Keck, Joyce, Wyrick, Kumpuris, Kelly,
Adcock, and Mayor Dailey - total 10; Noes - None; Absent - Director Cazort - total 1.
The Emergency Clause contained in Section 3 of the foregoing Ordinance was
read and adopted by the following roll call vote: Ayes - Directors Wilson, Hinton,
Hodges, Keck, Joyce, Wyrick, Kumpuris, Kelly, Adcock and Mayor Dailey - total 10;
Noes - None; Absent - Director Cazort - total 1. Whereupon, the Ordinance, together
with the Emergency Clause, was declared PASSED.
Introduced next was Ordinance No. 17,502, described as;
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8 OF LITTLE ROCK, ARK.
REV. CODE (1988), ADDING A DEFINITION OF RENTAL HOUSING UNIT;
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
and the Ordinance was read the first time. Director Adcock moved to suspend the rules
and place the Ordinance on second reading. The motion was seconded by Director Joyce
and unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being ten in number and two -
thirds or more of the members of the Board of Directors, and the second reading of the
Ordinance ensued. There was a subsequent motion by Directors Adcock and Joyce,
respectively, to again suspend the rules and place the Ordinance on third and final
reading. The motion was unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being ten
in number and two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of Directors, and the
Ordinance was read the third and last time. A roll call vote was taken on passage of the
Ordinance as follows: Ayes - Directors Wilson, Hinton, Hodges, Keck, Joyce, Wyrick,
Kumpuris, Kelly, Adcock, and Mayor Dailey - total 10; Noes - None; Absent - Director
Cazort - total 1. Whereupon, the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
At this time Director Hodges referred back to the action taken by the Board
earlier in the meeting regarding the issuance of revenue bonds (see Page 2), and moved
to go forward on Option 1 to look at the issuance of $16,000,000 Revenue Bonds -
just do the one bond issue, escrow the funds and shorten the process and go forward with
the Bond Issue, if it meets with judicial agreement. City Attorney Tom Carpenter
explained this is directing the staff to prepare the RFQ for the bond council and the RFQ
for underwriter. The motion was seconded by Mayor Dailey and unanimously adopted.
(Director Cazort re- enrolled at 7:25 o'clock P.M.)
Item 16 on the Agenda was a discussion of the Police Pension Board's request
to extend health insurance to dependents of employees that are killed in the line of duty.
The specific question involves the two dependent children of Police Officer Fisher and
whether the City should pay for their health insurance until each child reaches the age of
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18 ($28,000). City Manager Charles Nickerson stated there are a number of issues that
should be decided in the administrative arena rather than the political arena because of
emotional issues, and this is one of those issues. He said he had looked at this issue and
did administratively make changes to allow coverage to be continued as long as
dependents paid the insurance premiums ($143.01 per month each), which was a fair
solution. However, the Police Pension Board disagreed and asked that the issue be placed
on the Board's Agenda. The benefits now being received are: Workers compensation tax -
free monthly benefit of $1,170 until they reach age 18, or 25 years if they are going to
school; LOPFI benefit of $1,280 until they reach age 18; $64,000 from the city's life
insurance program; $100,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice, $100,000 from the
State Claim Commission; and $2,000 funeral benefit from the city. In summary the
children have received $266,000 in cash, plus combined monthly benefits of $2,450 or
$29,400 per year. He reiterated his recommendation made in the memorandum dated
May 22, 1997, that the Board of Directors not consider adding further financial burdens
to our health and medical insurance coverage. Mr. Ed Adcock, attorney representing the
Board of Trustees of the Police Pension and Relief Fund, stated the children receive a
monthly benefit of $2,100 and $300 out of that for insurance is a big chunk. The
remaining money is in trust for education. The City of Little Rock has not been out a
tremendous amount of money as of this date. Sure, this is setting a precedent, but it is the
right thing to do to provide insurance benefits for these two daughters of a City employee
killed in the line of duty. This is not $28,000 up front, but $300 per month. He
concluded by asking the Board to do the right thing and pay this insurance premium.
Director Adcock moved to pay the dependent coverage. Director Wilson seconded the
motion. Mayor Dailey was troubled by some of the issues, saying this is a policy issue.
City Attorney Tom Carpenter said the Board doesn't have anything to vote on because
this is an expenditure of public funds, a change in the budget ordinance, and is really
setting a policy for all city employees. Director Cazort said if we are going to set a
precedent, let's do it. He then asked Mr. Nickerson to come back in two weeks and let us
know if there are any other current children of employees killed in the line of duty. In
response to a question by Director Kelly, City Attorney Tom Carpenter said if there is an
across the board procedure, it will cover all employees in the future. Director Hinton said
he would like to see what other cities have done. Director Kumpuris said we need to
define what is meant by "killed in the line of duty" and Mr. Carpenter said that has
already been done. He also recommend that any policy the Board adopts have an "out" to
it because there may come a time when the City does not provide health care coverage;
therefore, he recommended including the phrase, "as long as the City provides insurance
to other employees." At the request of Director Adcock, the Board agreed to recess this
meeting and reconvene on Tuesday, June 20, 1997, to consider the Ordinance to be
prepared by Mr. Carpenter regarding payment of insurance premiums for dependent
children of employees killed in the line of duty.
At 8:00 o'clock P.M. Vice Mayor Keck declared a ten minute recess. When the
Board of Directors reconvened at 8:20 o'clock, Vice Mayor Keck continued to preside
with Mayor Dailey and eight Directors present. (Director Kumpuris was absent.)
Item 7 on the Agenda was a proposed Ordinance described as;
AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE ANNEXATION OF LAND TO THE
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, WHICH PROPERTY IS MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS A PORTION OF SECTIONS 15, 16, 17, 22,
AND 23.
(Chenal Valley Annexation - Duquesne Community)
(See motion on page 2 to hear reports and leave the Ordinance on the calendar for
second reading on June 17, 1997. See Minutes of May 20, 1997 for first reading) City
Manager Charles Nickerson commented on the westward growth of the City, stating that
during the FUTURE- Little Rock Study, westward growth was a key issue and one of the
questions was did annexation pay for itself and were the annexations creating
disinvestment in other parts of the City. The report of Tischler and Associates, a
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nationally recognized planning firm, stated that the growth and expansion in the western
part of the city was in fact paying for itself, and actually produced net revenue that could
then be exported back to other areas of the community to provide needed services in the
central core of the community. We are doing everything we can to enhance the core
growth of the City. There must be a balance of development. We have been working
with developers over a long period of time. He concluded by stating he hoped the Board
would deny not this annexation. (Director Kumpuris re- enrolled at 8:30 o'clock P.M.)
Mr. Jim Harvey, Manager of Little Rock Municipal Water Works, explained what the
Water Works has done in anticipation of this annexation. Water Works has used the
City's extraterritorial land use plan in conjunction with its own distribution master plan as
guides for planning. Both of those have shown that the growth will be in western Pulaski
County. The Water Works master plan shows that by the year 2000, it should have the
one million gallon storage tank that has been proposed. He then presented slides that
showed the annexed area and the 16,000 acres that the tank will supply, 5,400 acres of
which belongs to Deltic Farm and Timber Company, which is about a third of the
property and Deltic has agreed to pay 33% of the tank. Mr. Harvey responded to
numerous questions by the Board. Mr. Reggie Corbett, Manager of Little Rock
Wastewater Utility, stated that policies that apply to the annexation are that service from
Little Rock Wastewater Utility is restricted by City ordinance to areas within the City or
that have a pre - annexation agreement with the City and that developers pay for all
necessary improvements. If pump stations are involved, the developer pays for the pump
station and ten years of projected operation and maintenance expenses. He also
responded to a number of questions by the Board of Directors. Mr. Keith Jones,
Executive Director of Central Arkansas Transit Authority (CATA), stated that CATA has
no plans for bus service to the Chenal area. He then responded to lengthy questions by
Board Members. Mr. Jim Lawson, Director of Planning and Development, distributed to
the Board of Directors copies of the Annexation/Growth Management Report prepared by
the Planning staff and reviewed the report page by page. He said there are two major
policy issues connected with annexation and growth management: (1) building new
infrastructure, and (2) maintaining current infrastructure. He reviewed the revenues and
costs related to the two existing areas of Chenal Valley and those projected for the 712
acres proposed to be annexed. Director Kelly felt it was time for the City to have a
growth management plan. Mr. Jack McCray, representing the developer Deltic Timber
Corporation, asked the Board of Directors to support the annexation. Mr. Jim Lynch, 16
Lenon Drive, said Jim Lawson did not answer any important questions, particularly off
site impact. He never addressed the widening of Chenal Parkway. The City needs to
make sure the financing of new development is fair and to consider impact fees, open and
fair share housing projects, and housing assistance policies. Mrs. Ethel Ambrose,
President of the Coalition of Little Rock Neighborhoods, and President of the Central
High Neighborhood Association, was concerned about the development of mixed income
housing in newly developed areas and asked the Board to consider in depth the
infrastructure and services impact as well as the impact on schools. Vice Mayor Keck
asked Director Kelly to define growth management policy. Director Kelly stated that a
growth management plan means what is our plan for future growth and the development
of adequate infrastructure, a financial analysis that takes into consideration off site
infrastructure costs, how growth impacts schools, plans for fair share housing, etc. He
said there was a long range growth management plan developed back in 1970, which has
been ignored. There was no action taken on the proposed Ordinance after the lengthy two
and one -half hour discussion. The Ordinance was left on the calendar for second
reading on June 17, 1997.
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There being no further business to be presented, the Board of Directors recessed
at 10:50 o'clock P.M. to reconvene on Tuesday, June 10, 1997, at 4:00 o'clock P.M. to
consider the Ordinance regarding payment of health care insurance premiums for
dependents of employees killed in the line of duty.
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
('-�Z Aa--.ecL,- City Clerk Robbie Hancock JY10r Jim Dailey
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