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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-10-04Minutes Little Rock Board of Directors Reconvened Meeting February 10, 2004 4:00 PM BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING City Hall — 500 W. Markham February 10, 2004 4:00 PM The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas met in a reconvened session from February 3, 2004, with Mayor Dailey Presiding. City Clerk, Nancy Wood called the roll with the following Directors Present: Vice Mayor Hinton, Adcock, Stewart, Hurst, Wyrick, Cazort, and Mayor Dailey. Director Pugh was absent. Director Keck was absent at roll call, but enrolled at 5 PM. 1. RESOLUTION NO. 11,680 - To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with New Futures for Youth, Inc. to provide youth employability, technical assistance, and violence prevention services; and for other purposes. Synopsis: Funding available from FUTURE Little Rock Special Projects; Prevention Intervention and Treatment dollars. The term of the contract shall be January 28, 2004 through December 31, 2004. 2. RESOLUTION NO. 11,681 - To authorize the City Manager to enter into contracts with four organizations to provide Youth Neighborhood -Based Out of School Programs in targeted neighborhoods; and for other purposes. Synopsis: Funding available from FUTURE Little Rock Special Projects; Prevention Intervention and Treatment dollars. The contract shall be February 11, 2004 through December 31, 2004. 3. RESOLUTION NO. 11,682 - To authorize the City Manager to enter into contracts with five organizations to provide youth initiative project (YIP) Programs in targeted neighborhoods; and for other purposes. Synopsis: Funding available from FUTURE Little Rock Special Projects; Prevention Intervention and Treatment dollars. The term of the contract shall be February 11, 2004 through December 31, 2004. 4. RESOLUTION NO. 11,683 - To authorize the City Manager to enter -into contracts with two organizations to provide Neighborhood Support Center Services in targeted neighborhoods; and for other purposes. Synopsis: Funding available from FUTURE Little Rock Special Projects; Prevention Intervention and Treatment dollars. The term of the contract shall be February 11, 2004 through December 31, 2004. 5. RESOLUTION NO. 11,684 - To authorize the City Manager to enter into contract with Arkansas Department of Human Services, Bureau of Drug Abuse Prevention, to provide adult substance abuse treatment services; and for other purposes. Synopsis: Funding available from FUTURE Little Rock Special Projects; Prevention Intervention and Treatment dollars. The term of the contract shall be February 11, 2004 through December 31, 2004. 6. RESOLUTION NO. 11,685 - To authorize the City Manager to enter into contract with Little Rock Boys and Girls Club to provide Youth Neighborhood -Based Out of School Programs in the Central Targeted Neighborhood; and for other purposes. Synopsis: Funding available from Future - Little Rock Projects — Prevention, Intervention and Minutes Little Rock Board of Directors Reconvened Meeting February 10, 2004 4:00 PM Treatment dollars, the term of the contract shall be from February 11, 2004 through December 31, 2004. Director Adcock stated that the Children's Youth and Families Commission had met and reviewed Items 1 -6 and had a recommendation from the Chair Person of that Commission and asked the Board to adopt the resolutions. Ms. Wood stated for the record that in Item 1 the term of the contract was listed in the synopsis read as January 28th, and should be February 11, 2004. Items 1 —6 were read. A motion was made by Director Adcock to adopt resolutions (Items 1 -6), Vice Mayor Hinton seconded the motion, and by unanimous voice vote of the Board members present, the resolutions were adopted. 7. ORDINANCE LU03 -20 -01 — To amend the Land Use Plan (16,222) in the Pinnacle Planning District (Chenal Parkway north of Cantrell Road) from Single Family, Office and Multifamily to Commercial, Office, Park/Open Space and Multifamily; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 7 yes, 3 no, I absent. Staff recommends approval. 1St reading: 1- 20 -04, Second Reading 2 -3 -04. Synopsis: Land Use Plan amendments in the Pinnacle Planning District from Single Family, Office and Multi- family to Commercial, Office, Park/Open Space and Multi - Family for future development. Item was deferred to February 17, 2004 8. ORDINANCE NO. Z- 5099 -B — To reclassify property located within land surrounding the Northwest Territory Subdivision located near the intersection of Cantrell Road and Chenal Parkway from R -2, MF -18, O -2 and 0-3 to MF -6, MF -12, O -3 and C -3. Planning Commission: 10 yes, 0 no, I absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The owner of approximately 127 acres of undeveloped property located within and surrounding the Northwest Territory Subdivision near the intersection of Cantrell Road and Chenal Parkway is requesting to rezone the property from R -2, MF -18, O -2 and 0-3, to MF -6 MF -12, O -3 and C -3.. 1" reading: 1- 20 -04, Second Reading 2 -3 -04. Item was deferred to February 17, 2004. City Manager, Bruce Moore, asked Mr. Steve Beck, Interim Planning Director, to briefly update the Board on meeting coordinated between the applicant and those opposed to the proposed plan. Mr. Beck overviewed the project, saying that the project asks for the land to be rezoned from single - family residential use to multi - family. The land would be broken into five parcels with varying levels of density, ranging from six units per acre to twelve units per acre. The Planning Commission unanimously approved the developer's request. Mr. Beck stated that there had been hope that the two groups could come to a meeting of the minds, but that did not happen. A lengthy discussion followed. Mr. Mary Dornhofer, one of the opponents, stated there are three reasons that the Board should not approve this development. She stated the reasons are that the City does not want it, need it and cannot support it. Mr. Dornhofer reiterated points made at the January 20, 2004 meeting. Directors asked questions as to whether the area would have adequate fire protection and if the additional apartments would worsen the traffic problem, and requested additional information about fire service, traffic congestion, and police protection for the area and the current population density of the area. Mr. Tim Henley, Don Thompson, and Dr. John Dornhofer, spoke in opposition of the zoning, saying that they do not concur with the high- density use of the property, and wanted the preservation of the scenic corridor, and asked the Board to deny the request and retain current zoning, 2 Minutes Little Rock Board of Directors Reconvened Meeting February 10, 2004 4:00 PM which would reduce sprawl, density, congestion, and provide housing and add to city tax revenues. There was also concern regarding the city's ability to support the proposed plan, in fire protection, police protection, and water and sewer service. Mr. Gene Pheifer, applicant, handed out an exhibit with apartment concentrations at various spots in west Little Rock. He said the City has in the past supported concentrations of multi - family developments at a variety of places with up to six or seven different projects. He stated the almost all of this zoning is MF -18 or higher. Mr. Pheifer stated that many of the people opposed to this project are either in the extra - territorial area or out of the city. He stated that in the meeting with the group opposed to the project, it was very clear that these folks would oppose annexation to the city of Little Rock, as vigorously as they are opposing this project. Mr. Pheifer stated this project would increase the tax base of the city, and that water and sewer has been addressed with staff and does not present problems as outlined by the opposition. Mr. Pheifer stated there were currently no offers on the table for the property if it is rezoned. Mr. Pheifer stated he did not intend to develop all this property at one time that it would most likely be over several years. He stated that apartments were an acceptable form of housing for this county that one out of four people live in rental housing. He said apartments make fewer demands on local services. (See discussion of January 20, 2004). Board members asked for further evaluation of the fire departments ability to serve the area with the proposed density of the project and, to look at traffic issues, and an assessment by the fire department at the time this property was annexed. The items were held on the second reading, to be considered again at the regular meeting of February 17, 2004. Mayor Dailey called the meeting back in session at 7:20 PM. The meeting proceeded as follows: 9. EVALUATION - City Attorney Annual Evaluation. A motion was made by Director Hurst, seconded by Director Graves to recess the meeting for the purpose of going into to executive session to discuss the City Attorney's yearly evaluation, by unanimous voice vote of the Board members present, the meeting was recessed at 6:15 PM. Mayor Dailey called the meeting back in session and announced that Mr. Carpenter had received a wonderful review, and that he would be receiving a 2% raise that would be retroactive to January 1, 2004. Director Keck seconded by Director Hurst made a motion to accept the recommended action to increase the City Attorney's salary, and by unanimous voice vote of the Board members present the motion carried. A motion was made by Director Keck seconded by Director Hurst to adjourn. By unanimous voice vote of the Board members present, the meeting was adjourned at 7:25 PM. 3 Minutes Little Rock Board of Directors Reconvened Meeting February 10, 2004 4:00 PM ATTEST: Na cy Woo ,City Clerk J Dailey, Mayor m