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Board of Directors Room
City Hall - 500 W. Markham
Little Rock, Arkansas
August 25, 1994 - 2:15 P.M.
The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas
met in special session with Vice Mayor Jesse Mason, Jr.
presiding. City Clerk Robbie Hancock called the roll with the
following Directors present: Directors Priest, Sharp, Lewellen,
Adcock, Hendrix, Keck and Joyce - total 7; Absent - Mayor Dailey,
Directors Roy and Scheibner - total 3.
With a quorum present, Vice Mayor Mason declared the Board
of Directors in session and stated the purpose of the special
meeting was to consider a Resolution endorsing Southwest Airlines
company to participate in the Arkansas Enterprise Zone Program
and a Resolution of intent to rezone property at Fourche Dam Pike
and Kellett Road for Southwest Airlines Company. The
"Certificate of Receipt of Notice or Waiver of Notice and Consent
to Special Meeting" was filed with the City Clerk.
Vice Mayor Mason welcomed Mr. Herb Kelleher, President of
Southwest Airlines, and Mr. John Flake, Chairman of the Little
Rock Airport Commission. Mr. Flake stated that the Airport
Commission had met earlier in the day and adopted a Resolution
expressing its intent to enter into a ground lease with Southwest
Airlines for approximately 10 acres at the northeast corner of
Fourche Dam Pike and Kellett Road, and requesting the City of
Little Rock to rezone the property from "I -1" Industrial Park
and "OS" Open Space Districts to 110-3" General Office District
for the location of Southwest Airlines reservations center.
(NOTE: Rezoning applications cannot be approved until a certain
notice period has been completed; therefore, the rezoning cannot
be considered until the September 6, 1994, Board of Directors
meeting.)
Mr. Bill Flowers, Acting Airport Manager, displayed a map
showing the location of the property and the proposed
reservations office.
Consideration was then given to Resolution No. 9,221
entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE
ROCK, ARKANSAS, CERTIFYING LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENDORSEMENT OF
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ARKANSAS
ENTERPRISE ZONE PROGRAM; (Located at 5510 Fourche Dam Pike.)
and there was a full reading of the Resolution. Director Priest
moved that the Resolution be adopted. The motion was seconded by
Director Keck, and the Resolution was adopted by the following
roll call vote: Ayes - Directors Priest, Sharp, Lewellen, Vice
Mayor Mason, Directors Adcock, Hendrix, Keck and Joyce - total 8;
Noes None; Absent - Mayor Dailey, Directors Roy "and Scheibner -
total 3.
Introduced next was Resolution No. 9,222, with the title
being:
A RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO REZONE PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS TO "0-3" GENERAL OFFICE FROM "I -1"
INDUSTRIAL PARK AND "OS" OPEN SPACE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
(Z- 5157 -A - Fourche Dam Pike and Kellett Road - for Southwest
Airlines Reservations Center.)
and the Resolution was read in full. There was a motion by
Director Keck, seconded by Director Sharp, to adopt the
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Resolution, and the Resolution was adopted by the following roll
call vote: Ayes - Directors Priest, Sharp, Lewellen, Vice Mayor
Mason, Directors Adcock, Hendrix, Keck and Joyce - total 8; Noes
- None; Absent - Mayor Dailey, Directors Roy and Scheibner -
total 3.
Vice Mayor Mason read a letter written by City Manager
Charles Nickerson to Mr. Gary Kelly, Vice President Finance and
CEO of Southwest Airlines, pledging the support of the City of
Little Rock for the project.
There being no further business to be presented, the Board
of Directors adjourned the special meeting at 2:25 o'clock P.M.
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK ROBBIE HANCOCK
PPROVED:
V CE MAYOR JESSE MASO JR.
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