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Board of Directors Chamber
Little Rock, Arkansas
August 4, 1992 - 6:10 P.M.
The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas
met in regular session with Mayor Priest presiding. City Clerk
Robbie Hancock called the roll with the following Directors
present: Directors Roy, Hollingsworth, Lewellen, Shackelford,
Dailey and Catlett - total 6; Absent - None.
With a quorum present, Mayor Priest declared the Board of
Directors in session.
The Invocation was given by Director Lewellen.
Mayor Priest presented Deputy City Manager Earl Paul with a
plaque in appreciation of his years of service with the City of
Little Rock from 1986 to 1992. (Mr. Paul was also employed with
the City from 1972 to 1977 as Assistant Finance Director.) Mr.
Paul has resigned effective August 8, 1992, to accept a job with
the Arkansas Baptist Medical System.
Consideration was then given to the Consent Agenda,
consisting of the following items:
(a) Approval of the Minutes of the Board of Directors
reconvened meeting held July 15, 1992, and the regular meeting
held July 21, 1992.
(b) The 1991 Annual Report of the Little Rock Municipal
Water Works.
(c) Resolution No. 8,754, entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK CERTIFYING LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENDORSEMENT OF PARKIN
PRINTING COMPANY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ARKANSAS ENTERPRISE ZONE
PROGRAM. (Located at 6005 Scott Hamilton Drive.)
(d) Resolution No. 8,755, with the title being:
A RESOLUTION SETTING THE DATE OF HEARING ON THE
PETITION TO VACATE AND CLOSE THE NORTH HALF OF ZION STREET
BETWEEN 40TH AND 41ST STREETS, ABUTTING BLOCKS 68 AND 93, JOHN
BARROW ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. (August
18, 1992.)
(e) Resolution No. 8,756, described as:
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ESTABLISH
INITIAL FEES FOR THE UNIVERSITY PARK ADULT CENTER.
(f) Resolution No. 8,757, entitled:
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT
BIDS AND AWARD CONTRACTS TO IBM CORP. AND NCR CORPORATION FOR
CITY MAINFRAME COMPUTER HARDWARE MAINTENANCE. (IBM in an amount
not to exceed $41,790.60; NCR in an amount not to exceed
$60,450.)
By motion from Director Dailey, seconded by Director Lewellen,
which was adopted by unanimous vote of the Board Members present,
the Consent Agenda was dispensed with as follows: (a) The
Minutes of the Board of Directors reconvened meeting held July
15, 1992, and the regular meeting held July 21, 1992, were
approved as written and distributed to members of the Board of
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Directors; (b) The 1992 Annual Report of the Little Rock
Municipal Water Works was received and filed; and (c, d, a and f)
Resolutions No. 8,754, 8,755, 8,756 and 8,757 were read in full
and unanimously adopted by the Board Members present.
At the time allotted for Citizen Communications, Mr. Steve
Rostenberg, 109 Ridgeway Drive, addressed the Board regarding
soccer fields in Little Rock. Mr. Rostenberg is a member of the
Central Arkansas Soccer Association (CASA) and Director of the
CASA field development. He read from a prepared statement in
which he reviewed the need for additional soccer fields and
establishment of a public /private partnership to build community -
accessible quality soccer fields. The Central Arkansas Soccer
Association is presently developing a 10 field CASA soccer
complex near the Little Rock Municipal Airport on 35 acres of
land donated by Arkansas Power and Light Company. He listed the
contributors to date with a total savings of $325,000 to Little
Rock and requested in exchange for this economic savings and
community benefits that the City of Little Rock pay for all
required watering of the just - seeded three (3) fields, as well as
for future soccer fields on an as -built basis and to provide
mowing and turf maintenance assistance with CASA purchasing all
needed seed and fertilizer. In response to a question from the
Board, he estimated the cost for watering the three fields for
one month to be $900 -$950. City Manager Tom Dalton will review
the estimated cost of the request and make a recommendation to
the Board of Directors at the next meeting.
Presented next was Zoning Application 2-5571 from W. L.
Huffstutlar for Southwest Property, Inc. to rezone 3.35 acres at
I -30 and Stanton Road from 11R -2" Single- family District to 11C -4"
Open Display Commercial District. The zoning reclassification
was approved by the Planning Commission on July 14, 1992. No
opposition was presented and Ordinance No. 16,253 was considered,
entitled:
AN ORDINANCE RECLASSIFYING PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, AMENDING SECTION 36 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES;
(Z -5571 - To rezone 3.35 acres at I -30 and Stanton Road from
11R -2" Single- family District to 11C -4" Open Display District.)
and after a first reading of the Ordinance, there was a motion by
Director Lewellen, seconded by Director Dailey, to suspend the
rules and place the Ordinance on second reading. The motion was
unanimously adopted by members of the Board of Directors present,
being seven in number and two - thirds or more of the members of
the Board of Directors - elect. There was a second reading of the
Ordinance followed by a subsequent motion by Directors Dailey and
Hollingsworth, respectively, to further suspend the rules and
place the Ordinance on third and final reading. The motion
received unanimous adoption by the Board Members present, being
seven in number and two - thirds or more of the members of the
Board of Directors - elect, and the third and last reading of the
Ordinance ensued. The Aye and No Vote taken on passage of the
Ordinance received the following response: Ayes - Directors
Lewellen, Shackelford, Dailey, Catlett, Mayor Priest, Directors
Roy and Hollingsworth - total 7; Noes - None; Absent - None. The
Ordinance was then declared PASSED.
Introduced next was Ordinance No. 16,254, described as:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 31 AND 36 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS PROVIDING FOR A
VARIANCE FOR SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS AND THE DESIGN OVERLAY
REQUIREMENTS ON HIGHWAY 10 FOR WESTERN HILLS BAPTIST CHURCH;
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(Z -5570 - Western Hills Baptist Church at 12418 West Cantrell
Road - Deferral of sidewalk improvements and design overlay
requirements until significant construction takes place on the
site.)
and after a first reading of the Ordinance, there was a motion by
Director Lewellen, seconded by Director Dailey, to suspend the
rules and place the Ordinance on second reading. The motion was
unanimously adopted by members of the Board of Directors present,
being seven in number and two - thirds or more of the members of
the Board of Directors - elect. There was a second reading of the
Ordinance followed by a subsequent motion by Directors Dailey and
Hollingsworth, respectively, to further suspend the rules and
place the Ordinance on third and final reading. The motion
received unanimous adoption by the Board Members present, being
seven in number and two - thirds or more of the members of the
Board of Directors - elect, and the third and last reading of the
Ordinance ensued. The Aye and No Vote taken on passage of the
Ordinance received the following response: Ayes - Directors
Lewellen, Shackelford, Dailey, Catlett, Mayor Priest, Directors
Roy and Hollingsworth - total 7; Noes - None; Absent - None. The
Ordinance was then declared PASSED.
The next presentation was Ordinance No. 16,255, with the
title being:
AN ORDINANCE DISPENSING WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF COMPETITIVE
BIDDING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT
WITH IBM CORP. FOR SOFTWARE SUPPORT FOR ONE YEAR ON THE CITY'S
MAINFRAME COMPUTERS;
and after a first reading of the Ordinance, there was a motion by
Director Lewellen, seconded by Director Dailey, to suspend the
rules and place the Ordinance on second reading. The motion was
unanimously adopted by members of the Board of Directors present,
being seven in number and two - thirds or more of the members of
the Board of Directors - elect. There was a second reading of the
Ordinance followed by a subsequent motion by Directors Dailey and
Hollingsworth, respectively, to further suspend the rules and
place the Ordinance on third and final reading. The motion
received unanimous adoption by the Board Members present, being
seven in number and two - thirds or more of the members of the
Board of Directors - elect, and the third and last reading of the
Ordinance ensued. The Aye and No Vote taken on passage of the
Ordinance received the following response: Ayes - Directors
Lewellen, Shackelford, Dailey, Catlett, Mayor Priest, Directors
Roy and Hollingsworth - total 7; Noes - None; Absent - None. The
Ordinance was then declared PASSED.
Consideration was then given to Ordinance No. 16,256,
entitled:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO CONSOLIDATE
FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY ORDINANCES 15,516 AND 15,980 INTO A SPECIAL
PROJECT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SOCCER FIELDS AT HENDERSON JUNIOR HIGH
SCHOOL;
and after a first reading of the Ordinance, there was a motion by
Director Lewellen, seconded by Director Dailey, to suspend the
rules and place the Ordinance on second reading. The motion was
unanimously adopted by members of the Board of Directors present,
being seven in number and two - thirds or more of the members of
the Board of Directors - elect. There was a second reading of the
Ordinance followed by a subsequent motion by Directors Dailey and
Hollingsworth, respectively, to further suspend the rules and
place the Ordinance on third and final reading. The motion
received unanimous adoption by the Board Members present, being
seven in number and two - thirds or more of the members of the
Board of Directors - elect, and the third and last reading of the
Ordinance ensued. The Aye and No Vote taken on passage of the
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Ordinance received the following response: Ayes - Directors
Lewellen, Shackelford, Dailey, Catlett, Mayor Priest, Directors
Roy and Hollingsworth - total 7; Noes - None; Absent - None. The
Ordinance was then declared PASSED.
Ordinance No. 16,257 was introduced next, with the title
being:
AN ORDINANCE RATIFYING THE ACTIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER IN
CONTRACTING WITH STALEY ELECTRIC CO. AND LITTLE ROCK ELECTRIC CO.
FOR INSPECTION OF ELECTRICAL WIRING AT CITY PARKS AND BALLFIELDS,
AND FOR MAKING NECESSARY REPAIRS; APPROPRIATING FUNDS; DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
and after a first reading of the Ordinance, there was a motion by
Director Lewellen, seconded by Director Dailey, to suspend the
rules and place the Ordinance on second reading. The motion was
unanimously adopted by members of the Board of Directors present,
being seven in number and two - thirds or more of the members of
the Board of Directors - elect. There was a second reading of the
Ordinance followed by a subsequent motion by Directors Dailey and
Hollingsworth, respectively, to further suspend the rules and
place the Ordinance on third and final reading. The motion
received unanimous adoption by the Board Members present, being
seven in number and two- thirds or more of the members of the
Board of Directors - elect, and the third and last reading of the
Ordinance ensued. The Aye and No Vote taken on passage of the
Ordinance received the following response: Ayes - Directors
Lewellen, Shackelford, Dailey, Catlett, Mayor Priest, Directors
Roy and Hollingsworth - total 7; Noes - None; Absent - None.
The Emergency Clause contained in Section 4 of the foregoing
Ordinance was then read and adopted by the following roll call
vote: Ayes - Directors Lewellen, Shackelford, Dailey, Catlett,
Mayor Priest, Directors Roy and Hollingsworth - total 7; Noes -
- None; Absent - None. The Ordinance together with the Emergency
Section was then declared PASSED.
A public hearing had been scheduled for this time and place
by Resolution No. 8,749 on the petition filed by Mr. J. Michael
Pickens for Gary Ekland, Ruth Adney and Robert Tice to vacate and
close portions of West 15th Street, West 16th Street, and Leander
Drive in Blankinship Addition and Josephine Pankey's Second
Addition. Notice of public hearing was duly published on July
28, 1992 and August 4, 1992. Attached to the petition was a
certified copy of the plat from the Pulaski County Circuit
Clerk's Office and a letter from Beach Abstract & Guaranty
Company listing the last apparent owners of record of abutting
property. Mayor Priest then declared the public hearing open and
with no one present to speak in opposition, Mayor Priest declared
the public hearing closed and Ordinance No. 16,258 was presented,
described as:
AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND CLOSING PORTIONS OF WEST 15TH,
WEST 16TH STREETS, AND LEANDER DRIVE, IN THE BLANKINSHIP AND
JOSEPHINE PANKEY (SECOND ADDITION) ADDITIONS IN THE CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK, IN PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS;
and the Ordinance was read the first time. The rules were then
suspended and the Ordinance placed on second reading by motion
from Director Dailey, seconded by Director Lewellen, which was
unanimously adopted by members of the Board of Directors present,
being seven in number and two - thirds or more of the members of
the Board of Directors - elect. Upon second reading of the
Ordinance, there was a subsequent motion made by Director Dailey
that the rules be further suspended and the Ordinance be placed
on third and final reading. Director Hollingsworth seconded the
motion which was adopted by unanimous vote of the members of the
Board of Directors present, being seven in number and two - thirds
or more of the members of the Board of Directors - elect. A third
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and last reading of the Ordinance ensued, followed by an Aye and
No Vote taken on the question, Shall the Ordinance Pass, with the
response being: Ayes - Directors Lewellen, Shackelford, Dailey,
Mayor Priest, Directors Roy and Hollingsworth - total 6; Noes -
None; Abstentions - Director Catlett - total 1; Absent - None.
Whereupon, the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
A public hearing had been scheduled by motion adopted July
15, 1992, for this time and place to consider the issuance of
Industrial Development Revenue Bonds in the principal amount of
$7,500,000 for the R &G Sloane Manufacturing company. (see
Minutes of July 15, 1992 when previous proposed Ordinance was
tabled.) Notice of hearing was duly published on July 24, 1992
in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Mayor Priest declared the
public hearing open. There was no one present who wished to
speak and Mayor Priest declared the public hearing closed and
Ordinance No. 16,259 was presented, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING PERMANENT
FINANCING FOR INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES; AUTHORIZING THE LEASING OF
SUCH FACILITIES TO R &G SLOANE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.;
AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF THE BONDS AND THEIR SECURITY; AUTHORIZING
AND PRESCRIBING OTHER MATTERS PERTAINING THERETO; AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY;
and the Ordinance was read the first time. The rules were then
suspended and the Ordinance placed on second reading by motion
from Director Dailey, seconded by Director Lewellen, which was
unanimously adopted by members of the Board of Directors present,
being seven in number and two - thirds or more of the members of
the Board of Directors - elect. Upon second reading of the
Ordinance, there was a subsequent motion made by Director Dailey
that the rules be further suspended and the Ordinance be placed
on third and final reading. Director Hollingsworth seconded the
motion which was adopted by unanimous vote of the members of the
Board of Directors present, being seven in number and two - thirds
or more of the members of the Board of Directors - elect. A third
and last reading of the Ordinance ensued, followed by an Aye and
No Vote taken on the question, Shall the Ordinance Pass, with the
response being: Ayes - Directors Lewellen, Shackelford, Dailey,
Mayor Priest, Directors Roy and Hollingsworth - total 6; Noes -
None; Abstentions - Director Catlett - total 1; Absent - None.
The Emergency Clause contained in Section 13 of the
foregoing Ordinance was then read and adopted by the following
roll call vote: Ayes - Directors Lewellen, Shackelford, Dailey,
Mayor Priest, Directors Roy and Hollingsworth - total 6; Noes -
None; Abstentions - Director Catlett - total 1; Absent - None.
The Ordinance together with the Emergency Section was then
declared PASSED.
The next matter to be considered was Resolution No. 8,758,
with the title being:
A RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT TO SAM PHILLIPS
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR RENOVATION OF THE BUILDING AT 2525 -1/2
EAST 6TH STREET AS A NEIGHBORHOOD ALERT CENTER;
and there was a complete reading of the Resolution. A motion was
made by Director Shackelford and seconded by Director Dailey,
that the Resolution be adopted. The Resolution was adopted by
unanimous voice vote of the Board Members present.
At 6:40 o'clock P. M. Mayor Priest announced that the Board
of Directors would recess to executive session in the Board's
Conference Room to consider appointments and reappointments to
various Boards and Commissions.
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When the Board of Directors reconvened at 7:30 o'clock P. M.
from executive session, Mayor Priest presided and the following
Directors were present: Directors Roy, Hollingsworth, Lewellen,
Shackelford, Dailey and Catlett - total 6; Absent - None.
Resolution No. 8,759 was then presented, with the title
being:
A RESOLUTION MAKING APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION, LITTLE ROCK
SANITARY SEWER COMMISSION, OAKLAND- FRATERNAL CEMETERY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS, AND THE PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL;
(Board of Adjustment - James Burt Taggart Jr. and Kirby Rowland
appointed; Historic District - John Bush reappointed, Julie
Wiedower appointed, and Carl Menyhart redesignated from QQA
member to architect position; Sanitary Sewer Commission - Robert
Lane reappointed; Oakland - Fraternal Cemetery Board - Jerry
Briggs, Rosalia Torrence, George Wittenberg, Jr. and A. J. Wrape
reappointed; Private Industry Council - Byron Dillard appointed.)
and the Resolution was read in full. A motion was made by
Director Lewellen and seconded by Director Shackelford, that the
Resolution be adopted. The Resolution was adopted unanimously by
voice vote of the Board Members present.
There being no further business to be presented, Mayor
Priest declared the meeting adjourned at 7:32 o'clock P.M., with
the Board of Directors to convene in regular session on Tuesday,
August 18, 1992.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk Robbie Hancock
APPROVED:
Mayor Sharon Priest
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