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Board of Directors Room
City Hall — 500 W. Markham
Little Rock, Arkansas
April 25, 2000 — 4:30 P.M/
The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas reconvened from the April
18, 2000 regular meeting, with Mayor Dailey presiding. City Clerk Nancy Wood called
the roll with the following Directors present: Directors: Pugh, Lichty, Cazort, Keck,
Stewart, Kumpuris, Kelly, and Adcock — total 9. 2 absent, Vice Mayor Wyrick, Director
Hinton.
Director Hinton enrolled at 4:20 P.M.
With a quorum present, Mayor Dailey declared the Board of Directors in session and
stated the purpose of the reconvened meeting was to consider Item 1. A Resolution to
authorize entry into an agreement between the City and B.G. Excelsior Limited
Partnership entitled "Amended, Restated, and Substituted Lease and Concession
Agreement ". To authorize an escrow agreement by and between Beach Abstract and the
City; to authorize the mayor and City Clerk to execute all documents necessary to enter
into the lease and escrow agreement; to repeal any prior lease agreements for any of this
same property; and for other purposes. Director Cazort made a motion to add Items M -1
and M -2 to the reconvened meeting agenda, Director Keck seconded the motion. By
unanimous voice vote the items were added.
The items added were:
M -1. ORDINANCE — To authorize a contract with Arkansas Public Administration
Consortium to provide computer software training for police officers; to declare that it is
impractical and unfeasible to bid; to declare an emergency; and for other purposes.
Item M -2. ORDINANCE — To authorize the City manager to award a contract to PRC
Public Sector, Inc. for modifications to the Computer -aided Dispatch System; to waive
competitive bidding; and for other purposes.
ITEM 1. . A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE ENTRY INTO AN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY AND B.G. EXCELSIOR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
ENTITLED "AMENDED, RESTATED, AND SUBSTITUTED LEASE AND
CONCESSION AGREEMENT ". TO AUTHORIZE AN ESCROW AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN BEACH ABSTRACT AND THE CITY; TO AUTHORIZE
THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS
NECESSARY TO ENTER INTO THE LEASE AND ESCROW AGREEMENT;
TO REPEAL ANY PRIOR LEASE AGREEMENTS FOR ANY OF THIS SAME
PROPERTY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
The lease had not been finalized at the time of the reconvened meeting, and was deferred
until May 2, 2000; at 4:00 P.M. Director Kumpuris made a motion to defer Item 1 to
May 2, 2000. Director Keck seconded the motion, by unanimous voice vote by the
members present the item was deferred..
ITEM M -1. ORDINANCE NO. 18,265— TO AUTHORIZE A CONTRACT WITH
ARKANSAS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION CONSORTIUM TO PROVIDE
COMPUTER SOFTWARE TRAINING FOR POLICE OFFICERS; TO
DECLARE THAT IT IS IMPRACTICAL AND UNFEASIBLE TO BID; TO
DECLARE AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. The Ordinance
was read the first time. The rules were suspended to provide for the second and third
readings of the Ordinance by unanimous vote of the Board members present, being ten in
number and two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of Directors. By unanimous
voice vote, the ordinance was adopted.
ITEM M -2. ORDINANCE NO. 18,266— TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER
TO AWARD A CONTRACT TO PRC PUBLIC SECTOR, INC. FOR
MODIFICATIONS TO THE COMPUTER -AIDED DISPATCH SYSTEM; TO
WAIVE COMPETITIVE BIDDING; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. The
Ordinance was read the first time. The rules were suspended to provide for the second
and third readings of the Ordinance by unanimous vote of the Board members present,
being ten in number and two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of Directors.
By unanimous voice vote, the ordinance was adopted.
Mr. Carney presented the City Manager's Activity Report. Mr. Carney distributed two
items to the Board of Directors, (1) a press release issued from the headquarters of the
National Civic League in Denver, Colorado, announcing the award of a competitive
nationwide grant to four cities, Little Rock was one of the four. This was awarded to the
city on the basis of the Vision Little Rock Program, which the city is now about to enter.
The idea is to allow, with professional help form the national Civic League to develop
performance measures beyond what has been done to this point, as the goals and
objectives are developed for the future and how to obtain them. This will allow the team
to develop the benchmarks and the performance measures to measure how the project is
progressing. Mr. Carney stated Mr. Bob Trevino, of the city staff, with the joint venture
of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, helped to win the grant.
Mayor Dailey announced the Memorial for Ms. Daisy Bates, which was to be held April
27 form 10 A.M. to approximately 11:30 A.M.
Director Keck, seconded by Director Cazort, made a motion to adjourn to an Executive
Session to Discuss Vision Little Rock appointments, by unanimous voice vote the
meeting was adjourned at 5:00 P.M. The meeting reconvened at 6:40 P.M. at which time
Mayor Dailey made a motion to act on the appointments at the May 2 "d meeting. There
being no other business to consider at the reconvened meeting, a motion was made by
Director Lichty, seconded by Director Kelly to recess the meeting until May 2, 2000 at
4:00 P.M., all Board members present were in favor of the motion.
The meeting was recessed at 6:50 P.M.
ATTEST:
City Clerk Nancy Wood
F VED:
P It
Mayor Dailey