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Minutes
December 13, 2005
MINUTES
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
City Hall — 500 W. Markham
December 13, 2005
4:00 PM
The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas met in a reconvened session
with Mayor Dailey presiding. The meeting was reconvened from December 5, 2005, for
the purpose of discussing the budget for the City of Little Rock for the year of 2006, and
for establishment of permit fee schedules. Nancy Wood, City Clerk called the roll with
the following Directors present: Pugh, Keck, Hurst, Cazort, Adcock, Kumpuris, Vice
Mayor Graves, and Mayor Dailey. Directors Wyrick, Stewart, Hinton were absent.
1. Ordinance 19,458 - To amend Ordinance 18,617, which establishes permit fee
schedules for building, electrical plumbing, mechanical, and related work performed in
the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; which repeals all technical code ordinances and Code
of Ordinance provisions in conflict therewith; declaring an emergency; and for other
purposes. Staff recommends approval. 3rd Reading. 1 S` Reading: November 29, 2005;
2nd Reading: December 5, 2005. Synopsis: The Department of Planning and
Development is recommending across the board increases for construction related
permits. In addition, staff is recommending new fees for the residential plan review
and for temporary certificate of occupancy.
City Manager, Bruce Moore, explained that after meeting with the representatives of the
AGC, the projection for construction fee increase was estimated to meet a goal of
$350,000.00. He said that during the meeting, the AGC agreed on a percentage increase
that would allow this goal to be met. He also said that an agreement was made to form a
committee that would view these permit fees throughout the year, so that if there needs to
be an annual increase, it would be made, versus waiting for ten to fifteen years and then
drastically increasing the fees.
Director Cazort, seconded by Director Hurst made a motion to suspend the rules and
place the ordinance on third and final reading. By unanimous voice vote of the Board
members present, being two - thirds in number, the rules were suspended and the
ordinances were read the third time. By unanimous voice vote of the Board members
present, being two thirds in number, the ordinance (Item 1) was passed. An
emergency clause was passed for Item 1.
Little Rock Board of directors Meeting
Minutes
December 13, 2005
2. Ordinance 19,459 - Providing for and adopting the 2006 Budget for the City of Little
Rock for the period beginning January 1, 2006, and ending December 31, 2006;
appropriating resources and uses for every expenditure item and fund; declaring an
emergency; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. 3 "d Reading. 1 sr
Reading: November 29, 2005; 2nd Reading: December 5, 2005.
Director Adcock, seconded by Director Keck made a motion to suspend the rules and
place the ordinance on third and final reading. By unanimous voice vote of the Board
members present, being two- thirds in number, the rules were suspended and the
ordinances were read the third time. By unanimous voice vote of the Board members
present, being two thirds in number, the ordinance (Item 2) was passed. An
emergency clause was passed for Item 2.
A motion was made by Director Cazort, seconded by Director Adcock to adjourn.
By unanimous voice vote of the Board members present, the meeting was adjourned
at 4:05PM.
ADOPTED: January 17, 2006
ATTEST:
Na 4y Wood ity Clerk
APPROVED: (
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,'i lailey, Mayor