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Board of Directors Room
City Hall - 500 W. Markham
Little Rock, Arkansas
May 11, 1994 - 1:35 F.M.
The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas
reconvened from the May 3, 1994 regular meeting with Mayor Dailey
presiding. City Clerk Robbie Hancock called the roll with the
following Directors in attendance: Directors Roy, Sharp,
Lewellen, Adcock, Hendrix, Scheibner, and Keck - total 7; Absent
- Directors Priest, Mason and Joyce - total 3.
With a quorum present, Mayor Dailey called the meeting to
order and stated the purpose of the reconvened meeting was to
consider an Ordinance transferring and appropriating monies for
departmental capital needs and to make appointments to various
Boards and Commissions. Mayor Dailey announced that the
Ordinance related to the sale of the Camelot Hotel would be
deferred until the Special Meeting to be held Monday, May 16,
1994.
Mr. Dick Herget, Vice President of Governmental Affairs of
the Greater Little Rock Chamber of Commerce, introduced Ms.
Loretta Alexander, who has agreed to serve as the Chair Person of
the Local Government Committee of the Greater Little Rock Chamber
of Commerce. Ms. Alexander pledged to work with the City on
community issues and asked the Board of Directors to consider
nominating persons to serve on the Chamber's Local Governmental
Affairs Committee.
(Director Joyce enrolled at 1:40 o'clock P.M.)
Consideration was then given to a proposed Ordinance
entitled:
AN ORDINANCE TRANSFERRING FUNDS AND APPROPRIATING MONIES FOR
DEPARTMENTAL CAPITAL AND OTHER NEEDS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
The Board of Directors continued the discussion of the various
capital projects and appropriations (see pages 14 and 17 of
Minutes of May 3, 1994 for previous lengthy discussion).
Directors Roy, Adcock, Lewellen, Hendrix and Sharp were opposed
to spending $250,000 to tear down the jail and had various
recommendations for use of the $250,000, such as: street
improvements, golf course improvements, parks repairs, playground
equipment and landscaping at the Southwest Little Rock Community
Complex, return to twice a week garbage pickup, street sweeping,
etc.
(Director Mason enrolled at 1:50 o'clock P.M.)
Director Keck questioned where the funds would come from to
maintain the jail and meet federal mandates, if the City doesn't
get out of the jail business. City Attorney Tom Carpenter
reminded the Board that the City had represented to the Federal
Courts that our intention is to demolish the jail as soon as the
Pulaski County jail opens. City Manager Charles Nickerson urged
the Board to reserve funds to tear down the jail. Staff would
have to come back to the Board to award contracts, etc. Keep
that option open until we have a much broader discussion on what
to do about the jail. In terms of bond issues, Mr. Nickerson
said one option would be to restructure the bond issue and move
the ten year cycle to a five year cycle. Finance Director John
Pryor said staff has not recommended that the Board set an
election; that is a possibility. What we discussed is a bond
issue (1) to provide money to retire existing bonds early, and
(2) to provide additional funds for new capital needs. Money
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from the 1988 Bond Issue is 75% spent. The 1988 bonds are to
retire in 25 years in the year 2013. Director Roy asked why the
Stephens Company is involved. Mr. Pryor responded that staff
needs the advice of professional experts to evaluate the
advantages and disadvantages of even pursuing a new bond issue.
He also explained that the tax millage would be the same, there
would be no tax increase, and pointed out that bond issues are
for capital projects, not for operational programs that have to
be funded year after year. The Ordinance was then read the first
time. Director Adcock moved to amend the Ordinance to
appropriate $50,000 for golf course improvements, $100,000 for
parks repairs and $150,000 for SWLR community complex equipment
for a total of $300,000, which would be taken from the $250,000
for jail demolition and $50,000 for roof replacement and move the
$250,000 and $50,000 to potential AT &T funding items. The motion
died for lack of a second. There was a motion by Director
Lewellen to table the Ordinance until the next meeting, so that
Board Members can be provided with a written copy of Director
Adcock's proposal. The motion was seconded by Director Hendrix
and adopted by the following roll call vote: Ayes - Directors
Roy, Lewellen, Mason, Hendrix, Scheibner and Joyce - total 6;
Noes - Director Sharp, Mayor Dailey, Directors Adcock and Keck -
total 4; Absent - Director Priest - total 1. Therefore, the
proposed Ordinance was tabled and left on the calendar for second
reading on May 17, 1994.
There was a motion by Director Sharp, seconded by Director
Keck, to set the date for a public hearing on June 7, 1994 on
Zoning Appeal Z- 4103 -C. (Mrs. Jody L. Williams appealed the
Planning Commission's approval of a Conditional Use Permit for an
office, showroom /warehouse at 1400 South Garfied Drive for United
Wholesale Florists, Inc. The CUP appeal process requires a 15
day notice.) Director Scheibner objected to the date and asked
that it be held June 21, 1994, because the person that filed the
appeal is scheduled to be out of town on June 7, 1994. The
motion was adopted by the following roll call vote: Ayes -
Directors Roy, Sharp, Lewellen, Mason, Mayor Dailey, Directors
Hendrix, Keck and Joyce - total 8; Noes - Directors Adcock and
Scheibner - total 2; Absent - Director Priest - total 1.
Therefore, the public hearing date was set for June 7, 1994 on
the appeal of the Conditional Use Permit for United Wholesale
Florists at 1400 South Garfield Drive (Z- 4103 -C). Director Sharp
expressed concern that one person can file an appeal and delay
development at great expense, and asked that the policy be
discussed sometime in the near future.
Director Hendrix asked for an Executive Session at the end
of the Agenda Meeting to discuss a personnel matter. Mayor
Dailey noted that the Board of Directors would not be in session
at that time. City Attorney Tom Carpenter reminded Board Members
that if the purpose of the Executive Session is to discuss a
personnel matter, the Board must notify the City Manager, the
Department Head, and the person being discussed, who has the
right to be present.
At 2:30 o'clock P.M., the Board of Directors recessed to
Executive Session to consider appointments to various Boards and
Commissions.
When the Board of Directors reconvened at 2:50 o'clock P.M.,
Mayor Dailey presided and the following Directors were present:
Directors Roy, Sharp, Lewellen, Mason, Adcock, Hendrix,
Scheibner, Keck and Joyce - total 9; Absent - Director Priest, -
total 1.
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Resolution No. 9,160 was then introduced, with the following
captions:
A RESOLUTION MAKING APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE
ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION COMMISSION, ARKANSAS ARTS CENTER BOARD
OF TRUSTEES, MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION COMMISSION, OAKLAND -
FRATERNAL CEMETERY BOARD, AND THE PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL;
(A &P - W. K. "Bill" Franke reappointed; Arts Center - H. Watt
Gregory, III and Ruth Herts reappointed and Terri Erwin, June
Freemon, Mark Lee, Monty Scott and Curt Bradbury appointed;
Motion Picture & TV - Dave Eldridge, Brenda Fulkerson, Judy
Green, Gary Jones, Rays Rogers reappointed; Oakland - Fraternal
Cemetery - Lillian Vaughn and Charles Shelton reappointed and
Arnold Jernigan appointed; PIC - Ken Hiegel, Beatrice Reed and
David Massery reappointed.)
and the Resolution was read in full. There was a motion and
second by Directors Sharp and Scheibner, respectively, to adopt
the Resolution and the Resolution was adopted unanimously by the
Board Members present.
Mayor Dailey announced that the Board of Directors would
evaluate the City Manager and the City Attorney during a
reconvened meeting to be held just prior to the Agenda Meeting on
June 15, 1994.
There being no further business to be presented, the Board
of Directors adjourned the reconvened meeting at 3:52 o'clock
P.M. to meet again in regular session on Tuesday, May 17, 1994,
at 6:00 P.M.
ATTEST:
City Clerk Robbie Hancock
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APPROVED:
Ma or Jim Dailey