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Home My WebLink About03-01-05Minutes Little Rock Board of Director's Meeting March 1, 2005 6:00 PM MINUTES BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING City Hall — 500 W. Markham March 1, 2005 6:00 PM The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas met in regular session with Mayor Dailey presiding. City Clerk, Nancy Wood called the roll with the following Directors Present: Directors Pugh, Keck, Adcock, Stewart, Hurst, Wyrick, Cazort, Kumpuris, Hinton, Vice Mayor Graves and Mayor Dailey. Director Keck gave the invocation, which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Mayor Dailey asked the Board to consider the following modifications to the agenda. ADDITIONS M -1. RESOLUTION 11,926 - To set the date of public hearing for March 15, 2005 for the formation of the Municipal Improvement District (Brookside Park Addition) of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. M -2. RESOLUTION 11,927 - Awarding a contract to Cranford Construction Company for Street resurfacing within the City of Little Rock, Arkansas. Staff recommends approval. 2004 Bond Project. Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to execute an agreement with the low bidder, Cranford Construction Company, for asphalt resurfacing in all seven wards in the City of Little Rock. Director Keck made the motion add items M -1 and M -2 to the Consent Agenda. Director Hurst seconded the motion, and by unanimous voice vote of the Board members present, the modifications to the agenda were made. CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 -6) 1. RESOLUTION 11,928 - To authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute deeds for the sale of City owned vacant lots at 1524 South Cedar to Albert Hughes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Sale of weed lots described as Lot 13, Block 7, W. B. Worthen's Addition. CHAB approved. 2. RESOLUTION 11,929 - To authorize use of eminent domain on the Eagle Drive, Preston Drive, and Duval Circle Drainage Improvement Project. Staff recommends approval. 2004 Minutes Little Rock Board of Director's Meeting March 1, 2005 6:00 PM Bond Project. Synopsis: Authorizing use of eminent domain for up to ten parcels of land on the Eagle Drive, Preston Drive and Duval Circle Drainage Improvements Project. 3. RESOLUTION 11,930 - To authorize the use of eminent domain on the 28th Street (Commerce to Cumberland) and 291h Street (Fulton to Izard) Street Improvement Project. Staff recommends approval. 2004 Bond Project. Synopsis: Authorizing the use of eminent domain for up to six parcels of land on the 28th Street (Commerce to Cumberland) and 29th Street (Fulton to Izard) Street Improvement Project. 4. RESOLUTION 11,931 - To authorize the use of eminent domain on the Ludwig Street (42nd Street to Asher Avenue) Street Improvement Project. Staff recommends approval. 2004 Bond Project. Synopsis: Authorizing use of eminent domain for up to twenty -seven parcels of land on the Ludwig Street (42nd Street to Asher Avenue) Street Improvement Project. Director Stewart will be recusing from this item. 5. RESOLUTION 11,932 - To authorize use of eminent domain on the Allis Street (Asher Avenue to 27th Street) Street Improvement Project. Staff recommends approval. 2004 Bond Project. Synopsis: Authorizing use of eminent domain for up to nine parcels of land on the Allis Street (Asher Avenue to 27th Street) Street Improvement Project. 6. RESOLUTION 11,933 - To authorize the Police Department to purchase desktop and laptop computers through the State Cooperative Purchasing Contract in the amount of $90,179.76. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The police department is requesting approval to purchase new desktop and laptop computers to replace worn and outdated equipment. The Consent Agenda, consisting of Items 1 -6 and M -1 and M -2 was read. A motion was made by Director Adcock, seconded by Director Cazort to adopt the Consent Agenda. By majority voice vote of the Board members present the Consent Agenda was adopted. Director Stewart recused on Item 4. CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS There were no speakers for this portion of the meeting. GROUPED ITEMS (7 -8) 7. ORDINANCE 19,289 - Z -7739 - Approving a Planned Zoning Development and establishing a Planned Office District titled Markham Bank Short -Form PD -O - located on the north side of West Markham Street between Jackson and Monroe Streets, in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 9 ayes, 0 noes, 2 absent. Staff recommends approval. City Beautiful Commission voted approval of the landscape waiver request: S ayes, 0 noes, 3 absent. Synopsis: The applicant is proposing the development of the 0.57 acre parcel as a branch bank facility with two drive - through lanes and one ATM location. The request includes a reduction in the landscape strip along the eastern and western perimeters of the proposed driveway. 2 Minutes Little Rock Board of Director's Meeting March 1, 2005 6:00 PM 8. ORDINANCE 19,290 - To authorize the issuance of a Promissory Note to provide short- term financing under Amendment No. 78 to the Arkansas Constitution for the acquisition, construction, and installation of real and tangible personal property; providing for the payment of the principal of interest on the note; and prescribing other matters pertaining thereto; and declaring an emergency. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The ordinance authorizes the issuance of $5,205,000 of short -term notes and gives the Mayor, City Clerk, and Treasurer the authority to take the necessary actions to complete the issuance. The grouped items consisted of Items 7 and 8. The ordinances were read the first time. Director Adcock seconded by Director Cazort made the motion to suspend the rules and place the ordinances on seconded 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 second time. Director Adcock seconded by Director Cazort made the motion to suspend the rules and place the ordinances on third 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 ordinances passed. SEPARATE ITEMS (9 -11) 9. ORDINANCE 19,291 - Z -7769 - Approving a Planned Zoning Development and establishing a Planned Residential District titled Castle Investment Short -Form PD -R, located at 1715 Summit Street, in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 6 ayes, S noes, 0 absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicant proposes to rezone the site from R -3 to PD -R to allow the conversion of the existing structure into a duplex unit. Ms. Ethel Ambrose spoke in opposition to the development saying they would like their neighborhood to be kept residential, single family. Mr. Bruce Cook, the applicant, stated that he felt with his development, that this development would be an asset to the neighborhood because the home is now in disrepair and to turn the structure into a duplex was the most economical plan for them to do at this time. There was brief discussion. The ordinance was read the first time. Director Cazort made a motion seconded by Director Adcock to suspend the rules and place the ordinances on seconded 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 second time. Director Keck seconded by Director Adcock made the motion to suspend the rules and place the ordinances on third 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 ordinances passed. Minutes Little Rock Board of Director's Meeting March 1, 2005 6:00 PM 10. PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION 11,934 - Z -7682 — To rescind the Planning Commission's action in denying a Special Use Permit to allow a day care family home at 6709 Lantana Road. Planning Commission: S ayes, 4 noes and 2 absent. Staff recommends approval. History: The original public hearing took place on January 18, 2005. The Board of Directors vote was : 4 ayes (Stewart, Cazort, Kumpuris, Mayor Dailey) and 5 noes, (Keck, Wyrick, Hurst, Hinton, Adcock), 2 were absent (Pugh and Vice Mayor Graves). At the February 1, 2005 Board of Directors Meeting, Director Keck made a motion to reconsider the item. Director Stewart seconded the motion. The vote was 9 ayes (Keck, Stewart, Hurst, Cazort, Hinton, Kumpuris, Vice Mayor Graves, Mayor Dailey), 2 noes (Adcock and Wyrick). Synopsis: Ms. Eloise Goss appealed the Planning Commission's action in denying a special use permit to allow a day care family home on the R -2 zoned property at 6709 Lantana Road. Mayor Dailey opened the public hearing. Ruth Bell, spoke in favor of issuing the special use permit, that it meets state requirements and ordinance requirements. Those in opposition were Edna Schoemaker, Janet Berry, Troy Laha, Rosalie Walker. The opposition cited the reason for their opposition as: There are already too many daycare family homes in the area, there are several commercial day cares that have vacancy, and the want to keep their neighborhood strictly residential. The applicant Eloise Goss, asked the Board to grant the special use permit to let her continue to operate, that she felt she had met all state and city requirements. Mayor Dailey closed the public hearing. The resolution was read. A motion was made by Director Keck, seconded by Director Stewart for the adoption of the resolution. A roll call vote was taken and recorded as follows: Directors: Pugh, yes, Keck, yes, Stewart yes, Cazort, yes, Vice Mayor Graves, yes, Kumpuris, yes, Mayor Dailey, yes, Wyrick, no, Hurst, no, Hinton, no, Adcock, no. The resolution passed. 11. RESOLUTION 11,935 - In support of Central Arkansas Water's Watershed Protection Plan and the maintenance of high quality drinking water in Central Arkansas; to support the protection of Lake Maumelle for drinking water in order to maintain the public health and welfare; and in opposition to SB 230, the so- called "Water Quality Protection ACT of 2005" which would limit the ability of Central Arkansas Water to protect the public drinking water; and for other purposes. Synopsis: This resolution states the opposition of the City to SB 230 and directs the City Manager to take such action necessary to oppose it at the legislature. The resolution was read. Director Adcock made a motion for the adoption of the resolution, Director Cazort seconded the resolution and by unanimous vote of the Board members present, being two - thirds in number, the resolution was adopted. A motion was made by Director Keck, seconded by Director Cazort to adjourn. By unanimous voice vote of the Board members present, the meeting Adjourned at 6:55 PM. ATTEST: APPROVED: E Minutes Little Rock Board of Director's Meeting March 1, 2005 6:00 PM -��Zzo,-9 /,/,/ �� K cy Wo d, CMC Jfq Dailey City Clerk NUyor