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03-30-94574 Board of Directors Room City Hall - 500 W. Markham St. Little Rock, Arkansas March 30, 1994 - 1:35P.M. The Board of Directors of the City of Li- reconvened from the March 15, 1994, regular Mayor Dailey presiding. City Clerk Robbie roll with the following Directors present: Lewellen, Adcock, Hendrix, Keck and Joyce - Directors Priest, Roy, Mason, and Scheibner - ttle Rock, Arkansas, Board Meeting with Hancock called the Directors Sharp, total 6; Absent - total 4. With a quorum present, Mayor Dailey declared the Board of Directors in session and announced the purpose of the reconvened meeting was to consider the Resolution approving various CDBG projects and allocations, the Ordinance to establish minimum maintenance requirements for buildings within the Historic District, and the Ordinance condemning the Kramer School building at 715 Sherman Street, which were deferred at the March 15, 1994 regular meeting. The proceedings of the meeting are recorded as follows. There were five students from the Pine - Woodrow Neighborhood Association that addressed the Board of Directors regarding the kiddy tunnel at 8th and Brown Streets, and the bus stop at 11th and Brown Streets: Twanda Harris, Alison Starks, Courtney Wyatt, Jill Booth, and one other who did not register to speak. The dangerous tunnel was reported at the March 15th Board meeting, at which time Director Adcock requested that action be taken to prevent the children using the tunnel as a short cut to school. Ms. Twanda Harris (a sixth grader at Forest Park Elementary School) thanked the Board of Directors for closing up the tunnel so swiftly. She also reported that water stands all year round at the bus stop at 11th and Brown and asked that something be done to improve the drainage problem at that location. The other students also thanked the Board of Directors for closing the tunnel at 8th and Brown Streets. There was a brief discussion regarding Item 2 (minimum maintenance requirements) and Item 3 (Kramer School) . Mayor Dailey announced that since Director Adcock had stated she would not be voting to suspend the rules to place the two ordinances on second reading, there would not be the required eight votes to suspend the rules. Director Roy enrolled at 1:40 o'clock P.M. and was informed of the discussion. He then read a prepared statement regarding the Ordinance establishing minimum maintenance requirements for buildings within a historic district (Item 2) . He said the ordinance is bogus and is not needed. Director Roy then moved to table the Ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH MINIMUM MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES WITHIN AN OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED HISTORIC DISTRICT; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES." The motion was seconded by Director Keck and unanimously adopted by the following roll call vote: Ayes - Directors Roy, Sharp, Lewellen, Mayor Dailey, Directors Adcock, Hendrix, Keck and Joyce - total 8; Noes - None; Absent - Directors Priest, Mason, and Scheibner - total 3. Therefore, the Ordinance was TABLED. Director Adcock said she would like to see a committee formed to study the minimum maintenance requirements for buildings within an historic district and make recommendations to the Board of Directors. Directors Adcock and Hendrix volunteered to serve on the committee. City Manager Charles Nickerson will appoint the appropriate staff members. 1 Minutes March 30, 1994 Mayor Dailey announced that the proposed Ordinance (Item 3) 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" would be deferred until April 5, 1994. (Note: Ordinance was tabled on March 15, 1994.) Director Keck presented Honorary Citizen Certificates to visitors from South America as follows:. Alfredo Pablo Keegan - Congressman from Argentina; Mario Jose Esquivel - Congressman for Paraguay; Migual Velit - Congressman from Peru; and Sergio Chiesa - Mayor from Uruguay. On March 15, 1994, the Board of Directors held a public hearing on the projected use of the City's FY 1994 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds. Several citizens spoke during the public hearing (see Minutes of March 15, 1994), but the Board of Directors deferred until March 30, 1994, 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 20TH YEAR (FY 1994); APPROVING THE CDBG APPLICATION AND AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF THE APPLICATION FOR SUCH FUNDS." At 1:50 o'clock P.M. Mayor Dailey asked Mr. Tim Polk, Assistant Director of Neighborhoods and Planning, for a staff briefing on the CDBG projects and allocations. Mr. Polk explained the citizen participation process used in determining the projects to be recommended for funding, as mandated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). He stated that public hearings were held in the ten (10) CDBG Neighborhoods to elect area coordinators, which constitute the City -wide Citizen Participation Coordinating Committee to evaluate all requests and proposals and make recommendations to the Board of Directors. Proposals from the neighborhoods are submitted to City staff, reviewed by staff, and staff recommendations are made to the Coordinating Committee. The Coordinating Committee then makes its recommendation to the Board of Directors. The Staff recommendation (Exhibit A) is somewhat different than the Coordinating Committee recommendation (Exhibit B). (1) Staff recommendation deletes $25,000 for landscaping of the campus of Dunbar Junior High School and prorates that amount among the public facilities improvements; and (2) Staff recommendation allocates $50,000 more than the Coordinating Committee for public services through operation of the Nathaniel Hill Community Complex and adjusts downward allocations for rehab loans and the Save -A -Home project. Mr. Polk and Mr. Ed Stanfield (CDBG & Housing Programs Manager) answered questions from the Board. Mayor Dailey then allowed citizens to speak, even though most of them spoke during the lengthy public hearing which was held on March 15, 1994. The speakers were Mr. Ari Xerretazon, Ms. Annie Abrams, Mr. Odies Wilson, Ms. Lila Mae Hatch, Ms. Jeanette Booth, Mr. Adolphus Allen, Mr. Victor Warren, Ms. Kathy Wells, and Ms. Wanda Harris. Mr. Merretazon again asked the Board of Directors to reverse the decision of staff on priorities 1, 2, 3 and 4 submitted by the Stephens School Area CDBG Planning Committee, and emphasized that improvements to Maryland Street would benefit the community and not just the Trumpet in Zion Church which is located at 900 South Pine Street. Ms. Abrams asked the Board to respect the decision of the Coordinating Committee, saying staff recommendation should not take precedent over the Coordinating Committee. Referring to the request for improvements to Maryland Avenue, Mr. Odies Wilson said Maryland Avenue does not belong to Trumpet in Zion Church, it is a City street and the improvements would not just benefit the Church. Ms. Booth, Mr. Allen and Ms. Harris thanked the Board of Directors for the action taken to close the dangerous tunnel at 8th and Brown, which was being used by school children as a 2 575 576 Minutes March 30, 1994 shortcut. Following the lengthy discussion there was a motion by Director Adcock, seconded by Director Keck, to adopt the Resolution with staff recommendations (Exhibit A). Directors Keck and Sharp spoke in support of Exhibit "A" and Directors Lewellen, Hendrix and Roy spoke in support of Exhibit "B" (Coordinating Committee recommendations) . A roll call vote was then taken on the motion to adopt the Resolution with Exhibit "A" with the following response: Ayes - Directors Sharp, Adcock, Keck and Joyce - total 4; Noes - Directors Roy, Lewellen, Mayor Dailey, and Director Hendrix - total 4; Absent - Directors Priest, Mason, and Scheibner - total 3. Mayor Dailey announced the motion had FAILED. There was a subsequent motion by Director Roy, seconded by Director Hendrix, to adopt the Resolution with Exhibit "B" (Coordinating Committee recommendations.) A roll call vote was then taken on the motion to adopt the Resolution with Exhibit "B" with the following response: Ayes - Directors Roy, Lewellen, Mayor Dailey, and Director Hendrix - total 4; Noes - Directors Sharp, Adcock, Keck and Joyce - total 4; Absent - Directors Priest, Mason, and Scheibner - total 3. Mayor Dailey announced the motion had FAILED. The Board of Directors generally agreed to consider the proposed Resolution again on Tuesday, April 5, 1994 at the regular meeting. Mr. Stanfield made a point of clarification, stating Exhibit "B" is the recommendation of the City -wide 7 member Coordinating Committee, not the Stephens School CDBG area recommendation. Mr. Odies Wilson again spoke in opposition to the recommendations being considered, and asked for favorable consideration of the request made by the Stephens School CDBG Committee. There being reconvened meeting Board of Director April 5, 1994, at ATTEST: no further business to be presented, the was adjourned at 3:28 o'clock P.M., with the Directors to meet again in regular session on Tuesday, 6:00 o'clock P.M. CITY CLERK ROBBIE HANCOCK 3 AP ROVED: 4 ' YOR JIM DAILE