03-15-94Board of Directors Room
City Hall - 500 W. Markham
Little Rock, Arkansas
March 15, 1994 - 6:00 P.M.
The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas
met in regular session with Mayor Jim Dailey presiding. City
Clerk Robbie Hancock called the roll with the following Directors
in attendance: Directors Roy, Sharp, Lewellen, Mason, Adcock,
Hendrix, Scheibner, Keck and Joyce - total 9; Absent - Director
Priest - total 1.
Mayor Dailey announced that a quorum was present and
declared the Board of Directors in session. The proceedings of
the meeting are recorded as follows.
The Invocation was given by Director Hendrix, followed by
the Pledge of Allegiance.
Vice Mayor Mason presented a Certificate of Appreciation to
Mr. Eugene Broadway, for his contribution to the City of Little
Rock by providing an opportunity for young guys to become skilled
in the barbering business.
Mr. Bennie Johnson, founder of "Stop the Violence" Program,
honored Mr. Robert "Say" McIntosh for his efforts and
participation in Stop the Violence Project Black on Black Crime.
Mr. Johnson asked Directors Lewellen and Hendrix to present the
"Stop the Violence Man of the Year Award" plaque to Mr. McIntosh.
(Director Priest enrolled at 6:18 o'clock P.M.)
-- The Consent Agenda was then presented, consisting of the
following items:
(a) Approval of the Minutes of the Board of Directors
regular meeting held January 4, 1994, and the reconvened meeting
held January 12, 1994.
(b) The Comparative Statement of Income Account of the
Little Rock Municipal Water Works for the month of January, 1994.
(c) Resolution No. 9,122, entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK CERTIFYING LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENDORSEMENT OF ALLTEL
CORPORATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ARKANSAS ENTERPRISE ZONE
PROGRAM. (Located at One Allied Drive.)
(d) Resolution No. 9,123, with the title being:
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK CERTIFYING LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENDORSEMENT OF ARKANSAS
SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ARKANSAS ENTERPRISE
ZONE PROGRAM. (Located at 8901 Kanis Road.)
(e) Resolution No. 9,124, described as:
A RESOLUTION CHANGING THE NAME OF A PORTION OF SARATOGA
DRIVE TO RANCH RIDGE ROAD IN THE RANCH ADDITION. (Lying between
Lots 37, 52, 53, 114, 115 and 140.)
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(f) Resolution No. 9,125, entitled:
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT
BIDS AND AWARD ANNUAL CONTRACTS FOR STONE AND AGGREGATE FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS /OPERATIONS. (Mid -State of Little Rock
and Granite Mountain of Little Rock.)
(g) Resolution No. 9,126, with the title being:
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO
A CONTRACT WITH TRI -STAR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC., FOR
CONSTRUCTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AT PINE HILL HOMES SUBDIVISION.
(h) Resolution No. 9,127, described as:
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF .997 ACRES OF
OAKLAND FRATERNAL CEMETERY PROPERTY TO THE LITTLE ROCK NATIONAL
CEMETERY, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THE CONTRACT
OF SALE AND WARRANTY DEED, AND PRESCRIBING MATTERS RELATING
THERETO.
(i) Resolution No. 9,128, entitled:
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 1995 LITTLE ROCK ENHANCEMENT
PROJECTS TO BE SUBMITTED FOR INTERMODAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION
EFFICIENCY ACT ( ISTEA) ENHANCEMENT FUNDING AND SUBSEQUENT
SUBMISSION TO METROPLAN AND THE ARKANSAS HIGHWAY AND
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT FOR THE 1995 ISTEA ENHANCEMENT PROJECT
RANKINGS.
By a motion made by Director Sharp and seconded by Director
Adcock, which was unanimously adopted by the Board Members
present, the Consent Agenda was dispensed with as follows: (a)
The Minutes of the Board of Directors regular meeting held
January 4, 1994, and the reconvened meeting held January 12,
1994, were approved as written and distributed to the Board of
Directors; (b) the Comparative Statement of Income Account of the
Little Rock Municipal Water Works for the month of January, 1994,
was received and filed; and (c, d, e, f, g, h, and i) Resolutions
No. 9,122, 9,123, 9,124, 9,125, 9,126, 9,127, and 9,128 were read
in full and adopted by unanimous voice vote of the Board Members
present.
At the time allotted for Citizen Communications, the first
speaker was Mr. Robert "Say" McIntosh, who spoke on the subject
of black on black crime. He said the police need to be in charge
and responsible for everything - crime, drugs, etc., instead of
task forces, such as the Prosecuting Attorney's drug task force.
Several members of the Upper Baseline Neighborhood
Association asked the Board of Directors to consider that area
for a Neighborhood Alert Center. Mr. Herbert R. Louks, 3810
Bruno Road, said they had raised enough money to buy one bicycle
for the Alert Center. Mr. Carroll Strickland, 4107 Bruno Road,
presented a list of available sites for an alert center in the
area. Ms. Mary Jane Cheatham, 11409 Southridge, Principal at
Baseline Elementary School, offered space at the school for an
alert center, and presented a one -half gallon jar of coins raised
in one day to pay for a bicycle for an alert center. Mr. Rodney
Roberts, 8120 Doyle Springs Road, concluded with a plea to the
Board to help get an alert center in that area.
Ms. Kathy Wells was the next speaker under Citizen
Communications time. She said the Coalition of Little Rock
Neighborhoods strongly supports the opening of schools after
hours to provide supervised recreation and youth programs. She
also said there is a problem with the Task Forces that are
planning the expenditure of the new sales tax income. The
problem is they meet at 8:00 A.M. on work days when few citizens
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are free to attend and she recommended some night or weekend
sessions. She concluded by stating no Task Force has been
created to discuss allocation of the additional funds for police,
as requested a month ago.
Mr. John Walker, 1723 Broadway, spoke on the subject of
Future - Little Rock recommendations. (1) He said there surely
should be citizen participation on a task force to plan the
expenditure of six million dollars for police. (2) Southwest
Little Rock is in a state of transition, moving from white to
black, and the Board needs to create an effective race relations
commission. (3) The City must commit to having a fair employment
practices ordinance that affects everyone. (4) The Board must
consider enacting an anti -gun possession ordinance. Director
Priest advised Mr. Walker that the State has pre - empted the
Board's ability to do anything about gun control.
The last speaker was Mr. Jim Lynch, 16 Lenon Drive, who
spoke on the subject of Police expenditures. Mr. Lynch said the
Neighborhood Coalition is very much in favor of an ad hoc task
force for police expenditures. There needs to be a
police /citizen partnership that will make the six million dollars
an effective expenditure. The Coalition would like to help in
recruiting the 92 African - Americans that will be needed to meet
the quota for the additional police officers that will be hired.
Director Adcock requested that Agenda Items 1 and 2 be
considered after Items 8 and 9.
Consideration was then given to Zoning Application Z -5726,
filed by Mr. Jim Hathaway, agent for D. B. Davis Corporation, to
rezone property on Peach Tree Drive west of I -430 from 11R -2"
Single - family District to 110-3" General Office District. The
application was approved by the Planning Commission on February
22, 1994. No opposition was presented and Ordinance No. 16,610
was introduced, 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 -5726 - To rezone 0.75 acres on Peach Tree Drive west of I -430
from "R -2" Single - family District to 110-3" General Office
District.)
and the Ordinance was read the first time. There was a motion by
Director Lewellen, seconded by Director Sharp, to suspend the
rules and place the Ordinance on second reading. The motion was
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being eleven in
number and two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of
Directors -elect and the second reading of the Ordinance ensued.
There was a subsequent motion by Director Mason, seconded by
Director Lewellen, to again suspend the rules and place the
Ordinance on third and final reading. The motion was unanimously
adopted by the Board Members present, being eleven in number and
two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of Directors -
elect, and the Ordinance was read the third and last time. A
roll call vote was taken on passage of the Ordinance, with the
results recorded as follows: Ayes - Directors Hendrix,
Scheibner, Keck, Joyce, Priest, Roy, Sharp, Lewellen, Mason,
Mayor Dailey, and Director Adcock - total 11; Noes - None; Absent
- None. Whereupon, the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
Introduced next was Zoning Application Z -5785 filed by Mr.
R. F. Toll, president of Toll Corporation, to rezone 4800 South
Shackleford Road from 11R -2" Single- family District to "I -1"
Industrial Park District. The reclassification was approved by
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the Planning Commission on February 22, 1994. No opposition to
the rezoning was presented and Ordinance No. 16,611 was
introduced, described as:
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;
(2-5785 - To rezone 4800 South Shackleford Road from 11R -2"
Single - family District to "I -1" Industrial Park District.)
and the Ordinance was read the first time. There was a motion by
Director Lewellen, seconded by Director Sharp, to suspend the
rules and place the Ordinance on second reading. The notion was
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being eleven in
number and two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of
Directors -elect and the second reading of the Ordinance ensued.
There was a subsequent motion by Director Mason, seconded by
Director Lewellen, to again suspend the rules and place the
Ordinance on third and final reading. The motion was unanimously
adopted by the Board Members present, being eleven in number and
two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of Directors -
elect, and the Ordinance was read the third and last time. A
roll call vote was taken on passage of the Ordinance, with the
results recorded as follows: Ayes - Directors Hendrix,
Scheibner, Keck, Joyce, Priest, Roy, Sharp, Lewellen, Mason,
Mayor Dailey, and Director Adcock - total 11; Noes - None; Absent
- None. Whereupon, the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
The next presentation was Ordinance No. 16,612, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AND
ESTABLISHING A PLANNED COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TITLED
APPLETREE COMMERCIAL SUBDIVISION LONG -FORM PCD (Z -5787) AND
LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF BOWMAN ROAD AND CHENAL PARKWAY
IN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 36 OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES;
(2-5787 - Establishing Appletree Commercial Subdivision Long -Form
PCD, located at the NE corner of Bowman Road and Chenal Parkway.)
and the Ordinance was read the first time. There was a motion by
Director Lewellen, seconded by Director Sharp, to suspend the
rules and place the Ordinance on second reading. The motion was
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being eleven in
number and two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of
Directors -elect and the second reading of the Ordinance ensued.
There was a subsequent motion by Director Mason, seconded by
Director Lewellen, to again suspend the rules and place the
Ordinance on third and final reading. The motion was unanimously
adopted by the Board Members present, being eleven in number and
two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of Directors -
elect, and the Ordinance was read the third and last time. A
roll call vote was taken on passage of the Ordinance, with the
results recorded as follows: Ayes - Directors Hendrix,
Scheibner, Keck, Joyce, Priest, Roy, Sharp, Lewellen, Mason,
Mayor Dailey, and Director Adcock - total 11; Noes - None; Absent
- None. Whereupon, the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
Consideration was then given to Zoning Application 2-5793
filed by Mr. Bill McClard for Louisiana National Life Insurance
to rezone 1.84 acres at the southeast corner of Mitchell Drive
and Frenchman's Lane from 11I -2" Light Industrial District to
11C -3" General Commercial District to be used for GYST House, a
drug and alcohol rehabilitation program. The reclassification
was approved by the Planning Commission on February 22, 1994.
Attorney Phil Kaplin, representing GYST House, explained that the
issue before the Board of Directors is a zoning request, not a
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specific use request. The property around this location is 11C -3"
General Commercial and no residential property can be seen from
this property. And 11C -3" is clearly an appropriate use for the
property. The heart of the matter is, is the Board going to deny
the usage because it is GYST House and because it is a
rehabilitation center? Mr. Gene Gibbins, Director of GYST House,
spoke in support of the reclassification, stating if we are
collecting tax money to help people who are addicted to drugs,
how then are we to say "You can't treat them on this side of the
street." Others speaking in support of GYST House and the
rezoning were Robert "Say" McIntosh; James Culberson - 121 N.
Jackson St.; Rose Douglas - 2711 Chester St.; Rudy Bing -
President of the Board of Directors of GYST House; Rev. Bobby
Marshall - 1608 Rock Street; and Ken Richardson - 20 Pinto Point.
Speaking in opposition to the issue were: Gussie Miller - 6602
Japonica Dr.; J. K. Williams - 6424 Tulip (opposed to its
location because of its perception by children in the area); B.
J. Wyrick - 11001 Alexander Rd.; Bonnie Mohundro - 6112 Nova Lane
(190 ft. from GYST House - opposed to it being in back yard); Pam
Adcock, President of Cloverdale Neighborhood Association (not
against GYST House, but opposed to its location right across the
street from three day care facilities and two schools); Raymond
Shoptaw - 4 Kipling Ct.; Lottie Hammond - 3111 Lehigh Dr. (she
lived near GYST House and there were no problems, but she was
opposed to location until mind set is changed; she will help them
find a lot in John Barrow area because "we want them in John
Barrow ") ; Robert H. Los - 8305 Dreher Lane; Earlene Windsor -
10212 Judy Lane (expressed concern as a mall walker about
loitering in mall); Loyette Davis - 10400 Judy Lane. In response
to a question by Director Hendrix, Mr. Jim Lawson, Director of
Neighborhoods and Planning, explained the zoning and land use
issue. Responding to Director Adcock's question, "Can't the
Board approve or reject this ? ", City Attorney Tom Carpenter
stated this is an appropriate use in 11C -3" zoning and the
question before the Board of Directors is, "Is it appropriate to
go from 11I -2" to "C -3 11? Director Keck said there are no
incidents of crime associated with GYST House and implored the
Board to vote for the reclassification. Director Scheibner said
he didn't even know GYST House was in his neighborhood and asked
the Board to support the rezoning. Director Hendrix spoke in
support of the rezoning. Director Adcock said the people of
Southwest Little Rock feel like this will not benefit them. At
the request of Director Mason, Mr. Carpenter again stated the
issue is whether or not the Board wants to grant the zoning; the
question is not whether this is an appropriate use. Following
the lengthy discussion, Ordinance No. 16,613 was presented, with
the title being:
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 -5793 - To rezone 1.8407 acres at Mitchell Drive and
Frenchman's Lane from 11I -2" Light Industrial District to 11C -3"
General Commercial District - GYST House.)
and the Ordinance was read the first time. The rules were
suspended and the Ordinance placed on second reading by a motion
made by Director Lewellen and seconded by Director Keck, which
was unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being
eleven in number and two - thirds or more of the members of the
Board of Directors - elect. After the second reading of the
Ordinance, there was a subsequent motion to again suspend the
rules and place the Ordinance on third and final reading. The
motion was made by Director Lewellen, seconded by Director Keck,
and unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being
eleven 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. A roll call vote was taken on the question,
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Shall the Ordinance Pass, with the results recorded as follows:
Ayes - Directors Hendrix, Scheibner, Keck, Priest, Lewellen and
Mason - total 6; Noes - Directors Joyce, Roy, Sharp, Mayor
Dailey, and Director Adcock - total 5; Absent - None; Whereupon,
Mayor Dailey announced that the Ordinance PASSED.
The next presentation was Ordinance No. 16,614, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 31 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, PROVIDING FOR A WAIVER OF
THE REQUIREMENT TO CONSTRUCT A SIDEWALK ALONG COTTONDALE LANE AND
ALONG RIVERBEND ROAD IN RIVERDALE ADDITION;
(Z- 3709 -A - To waive the requirement for a sidewalk on Cottondale
Lane and Riverbend Road.)
(Directors Hendrix and Scheibner were excused at 8:30 P.M.)
and the Ordinance was read the first time. There was a motion
and second by Directors Sharp and Lewellen, respectively, to
suspend the rules and place the Ordinance on second reading. The
motion was adopted unanimously by the Board Member present, being
nine in number and two - thirds or more of the members of the Board
of Directors - elect, and there was a second reading of the
Ordinance. The rules were again suspended and the Ordinance
placed on third and final reading by a motion made by Director
Roy, seconded by Director Lewellen, and unanimously adopted by
the Board Member present, being nine in number and two - thirds or
more of the members of the Board of Directors - elect. Following
the third and last reading of the Ordinance, a roll call vote was
taken on passage of the Ordinance, with the results recorded as
follows: Ayes - Directors Keck, Joyce, Priest, Roy, Sharp,
Lewellen, Mason, and Mayor Dailey - total 8; Noes - Director
Adcock - total 1; Absent - Directors Hendrix and Scheibner -
total 2. Whereupon, the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
(Director Adcock was excused at 8:35 o'clock P.M.)
A public hearing had been scheduled for this time and place
by Resolution No. 9,112, adopted March 1, 1994, on the petition
filed by Robert Brown of Development Consultants, Inc. for
petitioners Raymond Smead, Sara Stephens, Ralph Brown, Carolyn
Schaufele, Donald Kirk, Larry Gamble, Elsie Smith and Ronald
Sessions to vacate and close Alamo Circle between Markham Pines
Addition and the south right -of -way line of Shadecrest Drive
abutting Lots 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12 and 13; and all of Shadecrest
Drive abutting Lots 13 and 14, all lying in Montclair Heights
Subdivision (Part II) of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas. The
notice of hearing was published in the Daily Record on March 8,
1994, and March 15, 1994. Attached to the petition was a
certified copy of the plat of Montclair Heights Subdivision (Part
II) on file in the Pulaski County Circuit Clerk's Office, and a
letter from Beach Abstract & Guaranty Company, listing the last
apparent owners of abutting property. The street closings were
approved by the Planning Commission on February 8, 1994. Mayor
Dailey declared the public hearing open. No opposition was
presented and Mayor Dailey declared the public hearing closed.
Ordinance No. 16,615 was then presented, described as:
AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND CLOSING PORTIONS OF ALAMO CIRCLE
AND SHADECREST DRIVE IN MONTCLAIR HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION (PART II) ,
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, PURSUANT TO THE ARKANSAS CODE
ANNOTATED SECTION 14 -54 -104 (MICHIE 1987);
and the Ordinance was read the first time. There was a motion by
Director Mason, seconded by Director Roy, to suspend the rules
and place the Ordinance on second reading. The motion was
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being eight in
number and two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of
Directors - elect, and the Ordinance was read the second time.
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There was a subsequent motion and second by Directors Mason and
Roy, respectively, to again suspend the rules and place the
Ordinance on third and final reading. The motion was unanimously
adopted by the Board Members present, being eight 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. A
roll call vote was taken on the question, Shall the Ordinance
Pass, with the response recorded as follows: Ayes - Directors
Hendrix, Scheibner, Keck, Joyce, Priest, Roy, Sharp, Lewellen,
Mason, and Mayor Dailey - total 10; Noes - None; Absent -
Director Adcock - total 1. (Note: Directors Hendrix and
Scheibner were enrolled before the final vote.) Therefore, the
Ordinance was declared PASSED.
A public hearing had been scheduled for this time and place
by Resolution No. 9,113, adopted March 1, 1994, on the petition
filed by Robert Brown of Development Consultants, Inc. for
petitioners Raymond Smead, Sara Stephens, Ralph Brown, Carolyn
Schaufele, Donald Kirk, Larry Gamble, Elsie Smith and Ronald
Sessions to vacate public utility and drainage easements (lying
north of Chenal Parkway and that part of Alamo Circle closed by
Ordinance No. 16,113 and retained as utility easement) in
Montclair Heights Subdivision (Part II) of the City of Little
Rock, Arkansas. The notice of hearing was published in the Daily
Record on March 8, 1994, and March 15, 1994. Attached to the
petition was a certified copy of the plat of Montclair Heights
Subdivision (Part II) on file in the Pulaski County Circuit
Clerk's Office, and a letter from Beach Abstract & Guaranty
Company, listing the last apparent owners of abutting property.
Mayor Dailey declared the public hearing open. No opposition was
presented and Mayor Dailey declared the public hearing closed.
Ordinance No. 16,616 was then introduced, with the title being:
AN ORDINANCE VACATING PUBLIC UTILITY AND DRAINAGE EASEMENTS
IN MONTCLAIR HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION (PART II), CITY OF LITTLE ROCK,
- ARKANSAS PURSUANT TO THE ARKANSAS CODE ANNOTATED SECTION 14 -54-
104 (MICHIE 1987);
and the Ordinance was read the first time. There was a motion by
Director Mason, seconded by Director Roy, 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 - elect, and the Ordinance was read the second time.
There was a subsequent motion and second by Directors Mason and
Roy, respectively, to again suspend the rules and place the
Ordinance on third and final 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 -
elect, 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 response recorded as follows: Ayes - Directors
Hendrix, Scheibner, Keck, Joyce, Priest, Roy, Sharp, Lewellen,
Mason, and Mayor Dailey - total 10; Noes - None; Absent -
Director Adcock - total 1. Therefore, the Ordinance was declared
PASSED.
A public hearing had been scheduled for this time and place
by Resolution No. 9,114, adopted March 1, 1994, on the petition
filed by Robert Brown of Development Consultants, Inc. for
Arkansas Children's Hospital, et al. to vacate and abandon the
public utility easements lying in that part of Maryland Avenue
(West 9th Street) between Battery and Marshall Streets, closed by
Ordinance No. 14,797, and in the south 50.47 feet of that part of
West 11th Street between Wolfe and Marshall Streets, closed by
Ordinance No. 11,777. The notice of hearing was published in the
Daily Record on March 8, 1994, and March 15, 1994. Attached to
the petition was a certified copy of the plat of Marshall &
Wolfe's Addition on file in the Pulaski County Circuit Clerk's
Office in Deed Book M -2, Page 625, and a letter from Beach
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Abstract & Guaranty Company listing the last apparent owners of
record of abutting property. Mayor Dailey declared the public
hearing open. No opposition was presented, and Mayor Dailey
declared the public hearing closed. Ordinance No. 16,617 was
then presented, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE VACATING PUBLIC UTILITY AND DRAINAGE EASEMENTS
IN MARSHALL AND WOLFE'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK,
ARKANSAS;
(The public utility easements lying in that part of Maryland
Avenue (West 9th Street) between Battery and Marshall Streets,
closed by Ordinance No. 14,797, and in the south 50.47 feet of
that part of Nest 11th Street between Wolfe and Marshall Streets,
closed by Ordinance No. 11,777.)
and the Ordinance was read the first time. There was a motion by
Director Mason, seconded by Director Roy, 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 - elect, and the Ordinance was read the second time.
There was a subsequent motion and second by Directors Mason and
Roy, respectively, to again suspend the rules and place the
Ordinance on third and final 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 -
elect, 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 response recorded as follows: Ayes - Directors
Hendrix, Scheibner, Keck, Joyce, Priest, Roy, Sharp, Lewellen,
Mason, and Mayor Dailey - total 10; Noes - None; Absent -
Director Adcock - total 1. Therefore, the Ordinance was declared
PASSED.
A public hearing had been scheduled for this time and place
by Resolution No. 9,115, adopted March 1, 1994, on the petition
filed by William B. Hernsberger, Inc. for F. Allen White, Jr. and
Afton C. White, his wife, to vacate and abandon a 10 foot
easement across the interior of Lot 240 -R of the Longlea VII -A
Addition. The notice of hearing was published in the Daily
Record on March 8, 1994, and March 15, 1994. Attached to the
petition was a certified copy of the plat of Longlea Addition
Phase VII -A on file in the Pulaski County Circuit Clerk's Office
and a letter from American Abstract & Title Company listing the
last apparent owners of record of abutting property. Mayor
Dailey declared the public hearing open. No opposition was
presented, and Mayor Dailey declared the public hearing closed.
Consideration was then given to Ordinance No. 16,618, described
as:
AN ORDINANCE VACATING A PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT IN LOT 240 -R
OF LONGLEA VIIA ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS;
and the Ordinance was read the first time. There was a motion by
Director Mason, seconded by Director Roy, 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 - elect, and the Ordinance was read the second time.
There was a subsequent motion and second by Directors Mason and
Roy, respectively, to again suspend the rules and place the
Ordinance on third and final 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 -
elect, 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 response recorded as follows: Ayes - Directors
Hendrix, Scheibner, Keck, Joyce, Priest, Roy, Sharp, Lewellen,
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Mason, and Mayor Dailey - total 10; Noes - None; Absent -
Director Adcock - total 1. Therefore, the Ordinance was declared
PASSED.
Introduced next was Ordinance No. 16,619, with the title
being:
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NUMBER 16,561 (THE 1994
BUDGET ORDINANCE) TO TRANSFER BUILDING MAINTENANCE FUNDS FROM
VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS TO THE GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT; AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES;
and the Ordinance was read the first time. There was a motion by
Director Mason, seconded by Director Roy, 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 - elect, and the Ordinance was read the second time.
There was a subsequent motion and second by Directors Mason and
Roy, respectively, to again suspend the rules and ;dace the
Ordinance on third and final 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 -
elect, 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 response recorded as follows: Ayes - Directors
Hendrix, Scheibner, Keck, Joyce, Priest, Roy, Sharp, Lewellen,
Mason, and Mayor Dailey - total 10; Noes - None; Absent -
Director Adcock - total 1. Therefore, the Ordinance was declared
PASSED.
The next presentation was Ordinance No. 16,620, with the
following title:
AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR A CONTRACT WITH A
CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE RENEWAL CONSULTANT; AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
(The firm of Arnold and Porter.)
and the Ordinance was read the first time. There was a motion by
Director Mason, seconded by Director Roy, 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 - elect, and the Ordinance was read the second time.
There was a subsequent motion and second by Directors Mason and
Roy, respectively, to again suspend the rules and place the
Ordinance on third and final 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 -
elect, 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 response recorded as follows: Ayes - Directors
Hendrix, Scheibner, Keck, Joyce, Priest, Roy, Sharp, Lewellen,
Mason, and Mayor Dailey - total 10; Noes - None; Absent -
Director Adcock - total 1. Therefore, the Ordinance was declared
PASSED.
At 8:45 o'clock P.M., Mayor Dailey declared a five minute
recess. When the Board of Directors reconvened at 8:50 o'clock
P.M., Mayor Dailey presided and the following Directors were
present: Directors Priest, Roy, Sharp, Lewellen, Mason, Adcock,
Hendrix, Scheibner, Keck and Joyce - total 10; Absent - None.
A lengthy 1.5 hour discussion then ensued regarding Chenal
Parkway. (Agenda Items 8, 9, 1 and 2 - see Ordinances No.
16,621, 16,622, 16,623 and 16,624.) The discussion centered on
whether Chenal Parkway should be four lanes or six lanes from
Shackleford Road to Kanis Road (at Denny Road) , whether or not
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developers should be required to build the additional lane, how
much right -of -way property owners should dedicate, traffic
problems resulting from increased traffic flow due to commercial
development along Chenal Parkway, etc. The first speaker was Mr.
John Walker, who asked the Board to consider the racial
ramifications of the proposal, and urged the Board of Directors
to reject the proposal to enlarge Chenal. Mr. Robert Shultz,
Chairman of the Board of Financial Center Corporation, spoke in
opposition to the plan to require additional right -of -way,
stating they built the first segment of Financial Center Parkway
with 100 ft. right -of -way. Mr. James Laslie, speaking on behalf
of ten property owners at Kanis and Kirk Roads, was opposed to
the expansion, stating they gave the 100 ft. as requested, "now
the staff wants us to tear out the curb and gutter we have
already paid for and build another lane and put in curb and
gutter again." Mr. John Flake, representing 5.68 acres east of
Bale Chevrolet on Chenal Parkway, which was part of the original
Chenal Improvement District, said the owner dedicated 120 feet to
the Improvement District and came into the District as 11C -3"
Commercial. Mr. Ray Metzger said he drew up the master plan for
the parkway and was opposed to the expansion of Chenal Parkway to
six lanes. Mr. Jim Lynch said the issue is this City doesn't
know where it's going; we don't have a plan; citizens are not
being well served. Other speakers were Mr. Don Woodbury, Ms.
Ruth Bell, Mr. Dickson Flake. Mr. Woodbury, representing the
developer/ applicant, said the request is for a variance from the
Master Street Plan in exchange for the agreement to build the
acceleration lane. Mr. Flake, representing the Catholic Diocese
of Little Rock, said they gave 100 ft. of right -of -way as
requested, and were willing to give 120 ft. if the assessments
(Improvement District #338) were re- evaluated. He referred to
those that were not participating in the Improvement District
(Bale Chevrolet, Wal -Mart, Best Buy, Home Quarters, etc.) as free
riders. Staff responded to questions by the Board of Directors.
Consideration was then given to Ordinance No. 16,621,
entitled:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 31 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, PROVIDING FOR A WAIVER OF
THE REQUIREMENT TO DEDICATE ADDITIONAL RIGHT -OF -WAY AND CONSTRUCT
AN ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC LANE ALONG CHENAL PARKWAY FOR CHENAL SQUARE
SUBDIVISION (S- 1004), LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF CHENAL
PARKWAY AND W. MARKHAM STREET;
(5 -1004 - Waive the requirement to dedicate additional ROW and
construct an additional traffic lane along Chenal Parkway for
Chenal Square Subdivision - S.E. corner of Chenal Parkway and W.
Markham Street.)
with the Ordinance being read the first time. (see discussion
above.) Mr. Jim Lawson, Director of Neighborhoods and Planning,
stated the request is to waive the requirement for an additional
10 ft. of right -of -way. The developer will install the turn lane
within the existing right -of -way and will put in sidewalk and
utilities on their private property. The rules were suspended
and the Ordinance placed on second reading, upon a motion made by
Director Adcock, seconded by Director Roy, and adopted by the
Board Members present (by a vote of 10 ayes and 1 no - Director
Keck), being eleven in number and two - thirds or more of the
members of the Board of Directors - elect. The Ordinance was then
read the second time, followed by a motion and second by
Directors Adcock and Roy, respectively, to suspend the rules and
place the Ordinance on third and final reading. The motion was
adopted by the Board Members present (by a vote of 10 ayes and 1
no - Director Keck), being eleven in number and two - thirds or
more of the members of the Board of Directors -elect and the
Ordinance was read the third and last time. A roll call vote was
taken on the question, Shall the Ordinance Pass, with the results
recorded as follows: Ayes - Directors Hendrix, Scheibner, Keck,
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Joyce, Priest, Roy, Sharp, Lewellen, Mason, Mayor Dailey, and
Director Adcock - total 11; Noes - None; Absent - None.
Whereupon, the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
The next presentation was Ordinance No. 16,622, with the
title being:
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MASTER STREET PLAN, ADDING SEVERAL
CROSS - SECTION DESIGNS AND MAKING CHENAL /FINANCIAL CENTER PARKWAY
A PARKWAY CLASSIFICATION AND FOR OTHER MATTERS;
and the Ordinance was read the first time. (See Ciscussion
preceding Ordinance No. 16,621.) The rules were suspended and
the Ordinance placed on second reading, upon a motion made by
Director Adcock, seconded by Director Roy, and adopted by the
Board Members present (by a vote of 10 ayes and 1 no - Director
Keck), being eleven in number and two - thirds or more of the
members of the Board of Directors - elect. The Ordinance was then
read the second time, followed by a motion and second by
Directors Adcock and Roy, respectively, to suspend the rules and
place the Ordinance on third and final reading. The motion was
adopted by the Board Members present (by a vote of 10 ayes and 1
no - Director Keck), being eleven in number and two - thirds or
more of the members of the Board of Directors -elect and the
Ordinance was read the third and last time. A roll call vote was
taken on the question, Shall the Ordinance Pass, with the results
recorded as follows: Ayes - Directors Hendrix, Scheibner, Keck,
Joyce, Priest, Roy, Sharp, Lewellen, Mason, Mayor Dailey, and
Director Adcock - total 11; Noes - None; Absent - None.
Whereupon, the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
Introduced next was Ordinance No. 16,623, described as:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 31 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS PROVIDING FOR A VARIANCE
- FROM THE MASTER STREET PLAN REQUIREMENTS FOR ST. MARGARET'S
EPISCOPAL CHURCH LOCATED AT 20901 CHENAL PARKWAY PERMITTING A
DEFERRAL OF CONSTRUCTION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (Z- 5773);
and the Ordinance was read the second time, having been read the
first time on March 1, 1994. (See discussion preceding Ordinance
No. 16,621.) There was a motion by Director Priest, seconded by
Director Adcock, to suspend the rules and place the Ordinance on
third reading. The motion was adopted unanimously by the Board
Members present, being eleven in number and two - thirds or more of
the members of the Board of Directors - elect, and the third and
final reading of the Ordinance ensued. A roll call vote was
taken on passage of the Ordinance, with the following results:
Ayes - Directors Hendrix, Scheibner, Keck, Joyce, Priest, Roy,
Sharp, Lewellen, Mason, Mayor Dailey, and Director Adcock - total
11; Noes - None; Absent - None. Therefore, the Ordinance was
declared PASSED.
Consideration was then given to Ordinance No. 16,624,
entitled:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 31 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS PROVIDING FOR A WAIVER OF
STREET IMPROVEMENT REQUIREMENTS TO CHENAL PARKWAY FOR ST.
MARGARET'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH LOCATED AT 20901 CHENAL PARKWAY (Z-
5773);
and the Ordinance was read the second time, having been read the
first time on March 1, 1994. (See discussion preceding Ordinance
No. 16,621.) There was a motion by Director Priest, seconded by
Director Adcock, to suspend the rules and place the Ordinance on
third reading. The motion was adopted unanimously by the Board
Members present, being eleven in number and two - thirds or more of
the members of the Board of Directors - elect, and the third and
final reading of the Ordinance ensued. A roll call vote was
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taken on passage of the Ordinance, with the following results:
Ayes - Directors Hendrix, Scheibner, Keck, Joyce, Priest, Roy,
Sharp, Lewellen, Mason, Mayor Dailey, and Director Adcock - total
11; Noes - None; Absent - None. Therefore, the Ordinance was
declared PASSED.
A public hearing had been scheduled for this time and place
by a motion adopted March 1, 1994, on the projected use of the
City's FY 1994 Community Development Block Grant Funds. Mayor
Dailey declared the public hearing open at 10:25 o'clock P.M.
Support and opposition were presented. Mr. Jack L. Gilbert, 4400
Foster, speaking on behalf of the National Dunbar Alumni
Association, asked the Board of Directors to donate funds to
improve the campus of Dunbar School. Ms. Jill Booth, 3500 West
10th Street, a young student, asked the Board to give
consideration to the tunnel at 8th and Brown Streets which is
used as a short cut by school children and is unsafe. Ms.
Jeanette Booth, 3500 West 10th Street, and Mr. Steve Caine, both
members of the Pine to Woodrow CDBG area, supported the staff
recommendations. Ms. Wanda Harris, 3400 W. 11th Street, showed a
video of the area and particularly the tunnel at 8th and Brown
Streets, and discussed the potential danger for children using
the tunnel as a short cut. (Director Adcock requested that
Public Works put a screen over the tunnel to keep children from
using it.) Mr. Richard Davis, 12601 Beckenham, counselor at
Dunbar Magnet Junior High School (formerly Dunbar High School -
1100 Wright Avenue), said the Dunbar Alumni Association is trying
to get a CDBG grant to work on Dunbar school grounds which are
deplorable, and asked the Board's favorable consideration. Dr.
Erma Glasco Davis, President of the National Dunbar Alumni
Association, requested CDBG funds to restore the campus grounds
of the historic Dunbar High School. Mr. Ari Merretazon, 2412
Broadway, representing Trumpet in Zion Church located at 900
South Pine Street, asked the Board to approve the original
priorities as submitted by the Stephens School Area CDBG Planning
Committee - Project Priorities 1 and 2 instead of 3 and 4 as
recommended by Staff: (1) To correct the street and drainage
problems on Maryland Avenue, with super - priority given to that
portion that is between Cedar, Pine, Oak and Maple. (2) To
correct drainage problem on 3700 block of West 16th Street,
between Oak and Maple. (3) To correct drainage problem on 8th
and Brown Streets. (4) To correct drainage problem on 11th and
Brown Streets. He urged the Board to look at the guidelines used
by staff and the criteria and rating schedule they use to make
decisions. Mr. Jim Lawson, Director of Neighborhoods and
Planning, explained that Mr. Merretazon had filed a complaint
with him that Staff didn't do right in making the
recommendations. Mr. Lawson investigated and found no problem.
Mr. Lawson said that Mr. Merretazon wants improvements to the
street where the Trumpet in Zion Church is located and staff does
not agree that the City should widen a street that just benefits
the church, since there are no houses on the street. Rev.
Lawrence Braggs, pastor of Trumpet in Zion Church, stated he felt
the church was misrepresented. The improvement of Maryland
Street will benefit the Pulaski County Health Department (3915 W.
8th St.), whose clients /patients use the church's parking lot.
(Ms. Artelia Wilson, 1700 Green Meadow Drive, has a rent house at
4105 West 21st Street. She has been asking for 10 years that
something be done about the water that stands in the street
there, where the City tore up the street. Mayor Dailey referred
her request to the City Manager.) Mr. Adolphus Allen, 3306 West
11th Street, asked that something be done about the problem of
water standing in the street at 11th and Brown. Mr. Sterling
Rogers, Mr. Carl Hines and Ms. Mary Swift all spoke in support
of funding for improvements to Dunbar Junior High School campus.
Ms. Daisy Long requested funding for the drainage problem at 3710
West 16th Street. Mr. Odies Wilson, 3944 Wood Dale Dr., spoke in
support of the request by Trumpet in Zion Church for improvements
to Maryland Street. Ms. Kathy Wells with the Coalition of Little
Rock Neighborhoods, addressed the Home Rehabilitation Loan
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Program element of the CDBG budget, expressing concern for the
rejection of the banking contract. At 12:15 o'clock A.M., Mayor
Dailey declared the public hearing closed, and the proposed
Resolution entitled: "A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE VARIOUS PROJECTS
AND ALLOCATIONS OF FUNDS AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE CITY OF LITTLE
ROCK'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM FOR THE
29TH YEAR (FY 1994); APPROVING THE CDBG APPLICATION AND
AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF THE APPLICATION FOR SUCH FUNDS." was
deferred until Wednesday, March 30, 1994, by general agreement of
the Board of Directors.
Consideration was then given to a proposed Ordinance
entitled:
AN ORDINANCE CONDEMNING THE STRUCTURE AT 715 SHERMAN STREET
IN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, FORMERLY USED AS KRAMER ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL AS A STRUCTURAL, FIRE AND HEALTH HAZARD; PROVIDING FOR
SUMMARY ABATEMENT PROCEDURES; DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO TAKE
SUCH ACTION AS IS NECESSARY TO RAZE AND REMOVE SAID STRUCTURES;
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
(Lengthy discussion from 12:15 o'clock A.M. to 1:30 o'clock A.M.)
There were several people present to address the Board of
Directors in opposition to the demolition of Kramer School
located at 715 Sherman Street, which is within the MacArthur Park
Historic District, and is owned by City Director Hamp Roy.
Director Roy excused himself from the Board of Directors platform
in order to speak from the podium as a citizen and owner of the
property at 715 Sherman Street. The first speaker was Ms.
Jeanette Krohn Heinbockel, 1715 Center Street, a member of the
Little Rock Historic District Commission. She asked, "Is Dr. Roy
above the law? He apparently thinks he is." She said he was
given all due consideration when he applied to the Little Rock
Historic District Commission for a Certificate of Appropriateness
in order the demolish the historic structure. If he was
dissatisfied with the ruling, he could have appealed to Chancery
Court, but he did not. Instead he circumvented the proper legal
procedure and went directly to the City to seek demolition. The
City Attorney has advised that an individual should not be
allowed to come direct to the City Board to seek demolition. If
you allow this demolition, you not only gut the authority of the
Historic District Commission, but you tell the citizens of this
City that the good of boy system is alive and well and that
results are achieved by going around the law. Have all avenues
to save this building been exhausted? It is the position of the
Historic District Commission that Dr. Roy's efforts to give the
building away have been a sham. She said several organizations
including Ballet Arkansas, the Museum of Science & History, and
the Greater Little Rock Revolving Fund, have expressed serious
interest in the building, but each time Dr. Roy has withdrawn his
offer. She concluded by urging the Board to vote against the
demolition of Kramer School. Ms. Martie Smith, 922 N. Spruce
Street, had a proposal for long term use of the building by the
National Association of Minority Contractors, which needed more
time to secure funds. She said funds are available to renovate
the building and asked the Board of Directors to postpone
demolition until this proposal can come together. Ms. Jayme
Landis, Executive Director of the Historic Preservation Alliance
of Arkansas, urged the Board of Directors to support the decision
and recommendation of the Historic District Commission and
prevent the historic building from being destroyed. Mr. Bob
Roddey, a member of the Historic District Commission, who lives
across the street from Kramer School, spoke in opposition to the
demolition, stating that next year will mark Kramer's 100th year
in the neighborhood. Mr. Tom Wilkes, 511 East 7th Street, said
Kramer School is vital to the area, and cited the Old State
House, the Arkansas Territorial Restoration, and the Capitol
Hotel as examples of structures that have been saved. He felt
the building should be "mothballed ", demolish the back area, and
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preserve the front area. He urged the Board to delay action so
we can come up with the funds. Ms. Cheryl Nichols, Executive
Director of the Quapaw Quarter Association, said that Kramer
School is one of the Historic District's most important
structures and the original structure is not beyond saving. She
asked that the Ordinance be deferred or left on first reading.
Mr. Randy Jeffrey, representing the Arkansas Historic
Preservation Program, urged the Board to take heed to the
dangerous precedent it would be setting by demolishing the school
over the objection of the Historic District Commission. There
are funds available through the certified local government
program administered by the Arkansas Historic Preservation
Program, should the building be donated to the Greater Little
Rock Revolving Fund or some other non - profit organization. His
agency is in the process of establishing a low interest revolving
loan fund which should be operational in about a year. He
concluded by asking the Board to table the decision on demolition
of Kramer School. Mr. John Bush, Chairman of the Little Rock
Historic District Commission, speaking in opposition to the
demolition, stated the owner applied to the Historic District
Commission for permission to demolish the struntnra anr7 wac
denied after a fair hearing. He then allowed this dangerous
situation to develop by willful neglect of the building. You
should recognize the owner is seeking a benefit from his own
deliberate neglect and is asking you to reward him for his
failure to act within the rules. Even if the building is
dangerous, the Historic District Commission and the City Manager
have agreed the building can be boarded and secured, so the issue
is not really safety. Mr. Bush urged the Board of Directors to
deny the demolition and to pass the Ordinance to establish
minimum maintenance standards. (Item #18.) He was opposed to
the City Attorney bringing an ordinance before the City Board on
an issue the Commission had already ruled on. The proper appeal
is to Chancery Court, not to the City Board. In response to
questions by Director Hendrix, City Attorney Tom Carpenter stated
that staff has declared the building a public nuisance, and
Director Keck stated that he had asked that the Ordinance be
placed on the Agenda, in conjunction with the minimum maintenance
standards ordinance. (Items 17 and 18.) Doctor Hamp Roy read a
prepared statement, in which he gave a brief history of his
ownership of the building which he bought in 1989 in order to
save it. He said he tried to sell the building, which is still
listed for sale; he tried to give it to the Arkansas Museum of
Science & History, the Arkansas Arts Center, the Library, Ballet
Arkansas, the City of Little Rock to be used either as a park or
a multipurpose center, and several other non - profits. The
Greater Little Rock Revolving Fund has agreed to accept Kramer
School and feels it can get a grant from the state to repair the
roof. However, Dr. Roy is unwilling to donate the structure to
this organization, because he felt that if given to the Greater
Little Rock Revolving Fund and "mothballed ", within several years
it would come back to the Board of Directors to make some type of
judgment on the building regarding public safety. He concluded
by asking the Board of Directors to declare Kramer School a
public safety hazard and permit the building to be demolished.
Dr. Roy said he would be willing to give reasonable time to
explore the option of the National Association of Minority
Contractors. To conclude the lengthy discussion, there was a
motion by Director Adcock, seconded by Director Keck, to table
the proposed Ordinance. The motion was adopted by the following
vote: Ayes - Directors Hendrix, Scheibner, Keck, Joyce, Priest,
Sharp, Lewellen, Mason, Mayor Dailey, and Director Adcock - total
10; Noes - None; Absent - Director Roy - total 1. (Note:
Director Roy was still in the audience.) Therefore, the proposed
Ordinance was TABLED. City Manager Charles Nickerson said the
City would proceed immediately toward boarding and securing the
building.
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The last item on the Agenda was a proposed Ordinance
entitled: "AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH MINIMUM MAINTENANCE
REQUIREMENTS FOR STRUCTURES WITHIN AN OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED CITY
HISTORIC DISTRICT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES" which was deferred
until Wednesday, March 30, 1994.
There being no further business to be presented, Mayor
Dailey declared the Board of Directors in recess at 1:33 o'clock
A.M. to reconvene on Wednesday, March 30, 1994, at 1:30 P.M. to
consider the Resolution approving the 1994 CDBG Program and the
Ordinance establishing minimum maintenance requirements for
structures within the City Historic District.
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