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12-13-11Little Rock Board of Directors Reconvened Meeting December 13, 2011 4:20 PM Little Rock Board of Directors Reconvened Meeting December 13, 2011 4:20 PM The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, met in a reconvened session with Mayor Mark Stodola presiding. City Clerk Susan Langley called the roll with the following Directors present: Hendrix; Richardson; Hurst; Cazort; Hines; Wyrick; Fortson; Adcock; Vice Mayor Kumpuris; and Mayor Stodola. Director Wright was absent. GROUPED ITEMS (Items 1 — 6) 1. ORDINANCE NO. 20.510: To fix and impose the aggregate amount of fees and charges to be paid to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, by Entergy Corporation and the method of payment thereof; amending Section 9 of Ordinance No. 11,683; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. 2. ORDINANCE NO. 20.511: To amend in part Ordinance No. 11,366 to provide for levying a franchise fee to be paid by CenterPoint Energy ARKLA; to provide for the payment thereof; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. 3. ORDINANCE NO. 20,512: To levy franchise fees to be paid by all carriers providing local access telephone services; to provide for payment thereof; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. 4. ORDINANCE NO. 20,513: To fix and impose the amount of fees and charges to be paid to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, by all companies that provide interstate or intrastate long distance telecommunication service, and all business incidental to or connected with the conducting of such telephone business in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, amending Section 3 of Ordinance No. 15,706; and for other purposes. staff recommends approval. 5. ORDINANCE NO. 20,515: To provide for and to adopt the 2012 Budget for the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, for the period beginning January 1, 2012, and ending December 31, 2012; to appropriate resources and uses for every expenditure item and fund; to declare an emergency; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. 6. ORDINANCE NO. 20,514: To amend Chapter 9 of the Little Rock Revised Code of Ordinances to reflect the proper name of Oakland & Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: To change the name of the park to note the role that both Oakland Cemetery and Fraternal Cemetery played in the history of the City. The ordinances were read a first time. Director Adcock made the motion, seconded by Director Richardson, to suspend the rules and place the ordinances on second reading. By unanimous voice vote of the Board Members present, the rules were suspended and the ordinances were read a second time. Director Adcock made the motion, seconded by Director Richardson, to suspend the rules and place the ordinances on third reading. By unanimous voice vote of the Board Members present, the rules were suspended and Little Rock Board of Directors Reconvened Meeting December 13, 2011 4:20 PM the ordinances were read a third time. By unanimous voice vote of the Board Members present, the ordinances were approved. By unanimous voice vote of the Board Members present, the emergency clause for Item 5 was approved. PUBLIC HEARING (Item 7) 7. ORDINANCE: Z- 4411 -L: To approve a Planned Zoning Development and establish a Planned Commercial District titled Pleasant Ridge Town Center Revised Long -Form PCD, located on the southwest corner of Cantrell Road and Woodland Heights Road, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 0 ayes; 9 nays; 1 recusal (Commissioner Dillon); and 1 absent. Staff recommends denial. Synopsis: The request is an appeal of the Planning Commission's recommendation of denial of a request to amend the PCD in four (4) areas. The revisions consist of driveway realignment and openings in three (3) areas and to add additional parking in the southeastern portion of the site. City Manager Bruce Moore stated that staff had received a letter from legal counsel representing the applicant, stating that the applicant would like to revise the application. City Manager Moore stated that staff felt that the revision was a significant modification and had not had the opportunity to evaluate that portion of the application by itself. City Manager Moore stated that staff had visited with the applicant and had agreed that as a result of the significant change, the item should be referred back to the Planning Commission. Director Richardson made the motion, seconded by Director Hendrix, to refer the item back to the Planning Commission. By unanimous voice vote of the Board Members present, the item was referred back to the Planning Commission. Director Richardson made the motior reconvened meeting. By unanimous reconvened meeting was adjourned. , seconded by Director Adcock, to adjourn the voice vote of the Board Members present, the APPROVED: 7 Mark Stodola, Mayor 2