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02-09-94537 Board of Directors Room City Hall - 500 W. Markham St. Little Rock, Arkansas February 9, 1994 - 1:30 P.M. The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, reconvened from the February 1, 1994, regular Board Meeting with Mayor Dailey presiding. City Clerk Robbie Hancock called the roll with the following Directors present: Directors Priest, Roy, Sharp, Mason, Hendrix, Scheibner, Keck and Joyce - total 8; Absent - Directors Lewellen and Adcock - total 2. With a quorum present, Mayor Dailey declared the Board of Directors in session and announced the purpose of the reconvened meeting was to consider a Resolution changing the name of Inez Street and an Ordinance approving a water service agreement with the City of Shannon Hills. The first presentation was Resolution No. 9,097, entitled: A RESOLUTION CHANGING THE NAME OF INEZ STREET TO J. L. HAWKINS STREET FROM EAST 8TH STREET TO EAST 12TH STREET; and the Resolution was read in full. There was a motion by Director Priest, seconded by Director Roy, to adopt the Resolution, and the Resolution was adopted unanimously by the Board Members present. (Director Lewellen was enrolled at 1:32 P.M. before the vote was taken.) Director Hendrix stated that a special presentation would be made on Sunday, February 13, 1994, at 2:30 on Inez Street. While waiting for City Attorney Tom Carpenter to arrive to - explain the Shannon Hills water service agreement, Director Keck asked Police Chief Caudell to answer questions regarding police overtime hours. Chief Caudell stated that since December 23, 1993, there have been an additional 19 officers per day on the street to supplement regular forces, primarily in the evening hours. He will provide Board members with a written report about February 15, 1994, on the first full month of the curfew ordinance and the truancy program as well as the additional police officers. (Director Adcock enrolled at 1:37 P.M.) Mr. Harold MacIntire, Mayor of the City of Shannon Hills, responded to questions by Board Members regarding the water service agreement. Mayor MacIntire stated that those residents of Little Rock that are being provided water by Shannon Hills will be turned over to Little Rock as part of the agreement. Mr. Bruno Kirsch, Assistant Manager of Little Rock Municipal Water Works, responded to questions by Director Priest regarding the ability to provide water service to Shannon Hills now but not previously. Mayor MacIntire added that the problem was with the Shannon Hills Water, Sewer & Fire Protection Improvement District, which is not a part of the City of Shannon Hills. It is a suburban improvement district in Saline County which was formed prior to the incorporation of the City of Shannon Hills. The Improvement District owned the rights -of -way and would not give access to them to the City of Little Rock. Under the agreement the rights -of -way will be deeded to the City of Little Rock. City Attorney Tom Carpenter apologized for not having copies of the Ordinance for the Board of Directors. Mr. Carpenter reviewed the provisions of the agreement for the sale of Little Rock water to the City of Shannon Hills and explained the two major provisions. (1) Shannon Hills will have one year to connect 1 538 Minutes February 9, 1994 to the Little Rock Sanitary Sewer System and come into compliance with regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Pollution Control & Ecology. If so, the contract will be for 20 years; if not, the contract will expire at the end of that one year. (2) Imposed conditions about the growth of Shannon Hills. Mayor Dailey recessed the reconvened meeting at 2:00 o'clock P.M. and the Board of Directors heard an Agenda Meeting presentation (CATA) , while waiting for copies of the Ordinance and agreement to be made and distributed to the Board of Directors. When the Board of Directors reconvened at 2:25 o'clock P.M., Mayor Dailey presided and all of the Directors were present. Consideration was then given to Ordinance No. 16,592, described as: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK APPROVING AN AGREEMENT FOR THE SALE OF LITTLE ROCK WATER TO THE CITY OF SHANNON HILLS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. City Attorney Tom Carpenter distributed copies of the Ordinance and Agreement and explained that one of the conditions on the sale of water was that if water consumption by Shannon Hills increased because of density that was okay, but if water consumption increased due to annexations, the annexations would be at risk without further action by the Little Rock Board of Directors. (Directors Roy and Sharp were excused at 2:27 o'clock P.M.) The Ordinance was then 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 Mason and unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being nine in number and two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of Directors - elect, and the Ordinance was read the second time. There was a subsequent motion by Director Priest, seconded by Director Adcock, to again suspend the rules and place the Ordinance on third and final reading. The motion was adopted unanimously by the Board Members present, being nine 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. (Director Sharp re- enrolled at 2:30 P.M.) A roll call vote was taken on the question, Shall the Ordinance Pass, with the results recorded as follows: Ayes - Directors Priest, Sharp, Lewellen, Mason, Mayor Dailey, Directors Adcock, Hendrix, Scheibner, Keck and Joyce - total 10; Noes - None; Absent - Director Roy - total 1. The Emergency Clause contained in Section 3 of the foregoing Ordinance was then read and adopted by the following roll call vote: Ayes - Directors Priest, Sharp, Lewellen, Mason, Mayor Dailey, Directors Adcock, Hendrix, Scheibner, Keck and Joyce - total 10; Noes - None; Absent - Director Roy - total 1. Therefore, the Ordinance, together with the Emergency Section, was declared PASSED. There being reconvened meeting Board of Directors February 15, 1994, ATTEST: no further business to be presented, the was adjourned at 2:30 o'clock P.M., with the to meet again in regular session on Tuesday, at 6:00 o'clock P.M. CITY CLERK ROBBIE HANCOCK 2 APPROVED: 0 O R JIM DAILEY