12-11-07Little Rock Board of Directors Reconvened Meeting — Minutes — December 11, 2007
MINUTES
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
City Hall — 500 W. Markham
December 11, 2007 — 4:55 PM
The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas met in a reconvened session with
Mayor Stodola presiding. Nancy Wood, City Clerk, recorded the roll as follows: Directors
Hendrix, Richardson, Cazort, Keck, Wyrick, Kumpuris, Fortson, Adcock, Vice Mayor Hurst, and
Mayor Stodola were present. Director Wright was absent.
1. ORDINANCE — To amend Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances pertaining to Dogs; and for
other purposes. Staff recommends approval.
Mayor Stodola stated he had a request from a Board member to defer the request until more
information could be obtained. Director Adcock stated that the advisory board and staff were
here tonight, and they had worked long and hard on this ordinance and asked that the Board
consider voting on it at tonight's meeting. Director Hurst stated that she needed more
information before she could feel comfortable voting on the issue. She asked for information on
muzzling, and costs for enforcement, if the ordinance should pass. Director Wyrick stated she
needed information from cities that have complete bans of pit bulls, versus those cities that do
not and also felt more information was needed. Tracy Roark, Animal Services Manager, gave a
brief presentation and answered questions from the Board. Vice Mayor Hurst made a motion,
seconded by Director Keck, to defer the item until the first agenda meeting in January. A voice
vote was taken and recorded as follows: Hendrix, Richardson, Cazort, Keck, Wyrick, Kumpuris,
Fortson, Vice Mayor Hurst, and Mayor Stodola voted in favor. Director Adcock voted no.
Director Wright was absent. The item was deferred.
2. DISCUSSION: 2008 Budget.
Mayor Stodola and City Manager Moore gave an update on the progress being made in
balancing the 2008 Budget. Mayor Stodola announced that the A& P Commission would meet
tomorrow and that he would not have any details before then on that piece of the proposed
budget. The Board discussed looking at such things as raising parking fines, outside agency
contributions, wastewater and water rate increases, property taxes, parking deck rates, and
raising franchise fees as possible sources of revenue. They also discussed looking at each city
departments' budget for analysis of changes in departmental budgets for 2007 and 2008, and
asked the City Manager to put together some numbers before the next meeting.
Director Cazort, seconded by Director Richardson, made a motion to go into executive session to
make nominations for the various City Boards and Commissions. By unanimous voice vote of
the Board members present, the meeting was recessed at 5:10 PM. Mayor Stodola reconvened
the meeting at 5:55 PM.
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3. EXECUTIVE SESSION AND RESOLUTION NO. 12,619 — To make appointments to
various City of Little Rock Boards and Commissions.
Recommendations were read by Bruce Moore, City Manager, read as follows:
Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission: Jim Dailey (appointment);
Little Rock City Beautiful Commission: Walter Jennings (appointment), and Kay Tatum
(appointment);
MacArthur Military History Museum Commission: John R. Tatum (appointment);
Midtown Redevelopment District No. I Advisory Board: Elizabeth Donavan (appointment), and
Brock Martin (appointment);
Oakland Fraternal Cemetery Board of Trustees: Jerry Briggs (appointment), and Jeanne Kumpuris
Spencer (appointment);
Little Rock Sanitary Sewer Committee: Cindy Miller (appointment);
Little Rock Sister Cities Commission: Stephen M. Michell (appointment), and Nancy Rousseau
(appointment);
Little Rock Zoo Board of Governors: Lee Charles Johnson (reinstatement), and Robert D. Wright, III,
(reappointment).
A motion and second was made to accept the nominations as noted. By unanimous voice vote of
the Board members present, the nominations were approved and the above named citizens were
appointed.
Mayor Stodola announced he was calling a Special Meeting on December 21, 2007 to consider
the passage of the 2008 City of Little Rock Budget. The meeting was tentatively to be held at
3:00 PM, but the time would be confirmed in the next few days.
Jim Nichols, AFSME (non- uniform workers union) Representative, asked Bruce Moore, City
Manager, if the non - uniformed AFSME leaders could have time off to attend the Special
Meeting. Mr. Moore stated he would take the request under advisement.
Mayor Stodola announced public meetings on December 18 -20, 2007, would be held on the 2008
Budget in various communities around the City, and a press release would be coming forward to
announce the times and places; the notice would also be put on the website.
Director Cazort, seconded by Director Richardson, made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
By unanimous voice vote of the Board members present, the meeting was adjourned at 7:10
PM.
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ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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APPROVED:
Mark Stodola
Mayor