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Due to City Hall elevator renovation which prohibits ADA access to second floor Board'
Room, the Board of Directors meetings will be held in the Robinson Center across the
street from City Hall.
Robinson Center - Room 102
W. Markham & Broadway
Little Rock, Arkansas
February 10, 1998 - 4:15 P.M.
The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, reconvened from the
February 3, 1998 regular meeting with Vice Mayor Michael Keck presiding. City Clerk
Robbie Hancock called the roll with the following Directors in attendance: Directors
Wilson, Hinton, Hodges, Cazort, Joyce, Wyrick, Kumpuris, Kelly, and Adcock - total 9;
Absent - Mayor Dailey - total 1.
With a quorum being present, Vice Mayor Keck declared the Board of Directors
in session and stated the purpose of the reconvened meeting was to consider
amending a franchise to Capitol Avenue Development Company for a skywalk at
Sixth and Spring Streets.
City Attorney Tom Carpenter explained that the original franchise to Capitol
Avenue Development Company did not provide for the assignment or transfer of the
franchise right. Capitol Avenue Development Company is in the process of refinancing
its real property and improvements which are benefited by the franchise; therefore, it is
necessary to clarify the rights granted under the franchise. Three franchises are involved
for a skywalk, parking deck, and air rights in Block 93, Original City of Little Rock -
Sixth and Spring Streets. (See Ordinances No. 17,670, 17,671, and 17,672 below.)
Consideration was then given to Ordinance No. 17,670, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RESTATING A FRANCHISE TO
CAPITOL AVENUE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, A LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP, AND ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, FOR AIR RIGHTS
ABOVE THE NORTH /SOUTH ALLEY IN THE NORTH ONE -HALF OF
BLOCK 93, ORIGINAL CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING, ERECTING, MAINTAINING, OPERATING,
ALTERING AND REPAIRING A PARKING DECK;
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. Following the second reading
of the Ordinance, Director Adcock again moved for the suspension of the rules to provide
for the third and final reading of the Ordinance. Director Joyce seconded the motion,
which 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 the question, Shall the
Ordinance Pass, with the vote recorded as follows: Ayes - Directors Wilson, Hinton,
Hodges, Cazort, Joyce, Wyrick, Kumpuris, Kelly, Adcock and Vice Mayor Keck - total
10; Noes - None; Absent - Mayor Dailey - total 1. Whereupon, the Ordinance was
declared PASSED.
Minutes
February 10, 1998
The next presentation was Ordinance No. 17,671, with the title being:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RESTATING A FRANCHISE TO
CAPITOL AVENUE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, A LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP, AND ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, IN AND TO
CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE NORTH /SOUTH ALLEY IN
BLOCK 93, ORIGINAL CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, AND IN PART
OF THE RIGHT -OF -WAY OF SOUTH CENTER STREET LYING ADJACENT
TO LOTS 10, 11 AND 12, BLOCK 93, ORIGINAL CITY OF LITTLE ROCK,
ARKANSAS ALL FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING, ERECTING,
MAINTAINING, OPERATING, ALTERING AND REPAIRING A PARKING
DECK;
and the Ordinance was read the first time. There was a motion by Director Adcock 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. Following the
second reading of the Ordinance, Director Adcock again moved for the suspension of the
rules to provide for the third and final reading of the Ordinance. 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 third and last reading of the Ordinance ensued. A roll call vote was taken on the
passage of the Ordinance as follows: Ayes - Directors Wilson, Hinton, Hodges, Cazort,
Joyce, Wyrick, Kumpuris, Kelly, Adcock and Vice Mayor Keck - total 10; Noes - None;
Absent - Mayor Dailey - total 1. Whereupon, the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
Introduced next was Ordinance No. 17,672, described as:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RESTATING A FRANCHISE TO
CAPITOL AVENUE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, A LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP, AND ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, TO USE AIR SPACE
ABOVE PART OF THE RIGHT -OF -WAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF WEST
SIXTH AND SPRING STREETS, CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, FOR
THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTION, ERECTION, MAINTENANCE,
OPERATION AND REPAIR OF AN ENCLOSED SKYWALK;
and the Ordinance was read the first time. There was a motion and second by Directors
Adcock and Joyce, respectively, to suspend the rules and place the Ordinance on second
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
second reading of the Ordinance ensued. Director Adcock again moved for the
suspension of the rules to provide for the third and final reading of the Ordinance. The
motion was seconded by Director Joyce and 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. Following the third and last reading of the Ordinance, 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, Joyce, Wyrick, Kumpuris, Kelly,
Adcock and Vice Mayor Keck - total 10; Noes - None; Absent - Mayor Dailey - total 1.
Whereupon, the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
Also on the Agenda was a report regarding additional appraisal services for
the Clinton Presidential Library, which was withdrawn by City Manager Cy Carney
before the meeting. (See Resolution No. 10,199 adopted on February 3, 1998.)
There being no further business to be presented, the reconvened meeting was
adjourned at 4:20 o'clock P.M. with the Board of Directors to meet again in regular
session on Tuesday, February 17, 1998 at 6:00 o'clock P.M.
ATTEST:
City Clerk Robbie Hancock
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APPROVED:
Vice Mayor Michael" Keck
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