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BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
City Hall — 500 W. Markham
July 12, 2005 - 6:00 PM
The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas met in regular session with Vice
Mayor Graves presiding. City Clerk, Nancy Wood called the roll with the following Directors
Present: Pugh, Hinton, Keck, Stewart, Wyrick, Kumpuris, Adcock, and Vice Mayor Graves.
Mayor Dailey and Director Cazort were absent. Director Keck gave the invocation, which was
followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Director Hurst was not present at roll call but enrolled at
6:07 pm.
Vice Mayor Graves asked the Board to consider the listed modifications.
DEFERRALS:
PRESENTATION: NUSA — Director Adcock (July 26, 2005)
M -5. RESOLUTION - Deferred to July 26, 2005 - Approving the use of up to
$250,000 in 2004 Bond Capital Improvement Funds for Capitol Avenue Improvements.
Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes spending up to $250,000 for 2004
Bond Capital Improvement Program funds for improvements to Capitol Avenue
from Center Street to Main Street-.
ADDITIONS:
M -1. RESOLUTION 12,032 - Authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract
with Bell Construction Co., Inc. to perform renovation work on the Fire Training
building. Staff recommends approval. 2004 Bond Project. Synopsis: The work will be
funded from 2004 Bond Projects which will include funds from 311- 340 -FDO1, 311 -
340-RS17, 311 - 340 -GF17 and 311 - 340 -MR17.
M -2. RESOLUTION 12,033 - Authorizing the purchase of Contract Fuel System
Dispenser Equipment Replacement for all City of Little Rock Fueling sites, in the
amount of $69.394. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Items being purchased
through formal bid process on the existing Annual Purchase Order. Funds for these
purchases are to be allocated from the Fleet Services cash account. Total contract
amount is $69,394.00.
M -3. RESOLUTION 12,034 - Authorizing the use of eminent domain for up to twenty -
four parcels of land on the University Avenue (191h Street to Park Plaza Drive) Street
reconstruction project. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Local matching funds
for acquisition are available from the 1998 Capital Improvement Bond Program in
accounts 215- 220 -0645 and 304 - 220 -0916.
M -4. RESOLUTION 12,035 - Authorizing the entry into an agreement to issue bonds
for the purpose of assisting in the financing of industrial facilities within or near the City
of Little Rock, Arkansas, to be leased to Ring Container Technologies, Inc. pursuant to
the authority of the Laws of the State of Arkansas, including particularly Amendment 65
to the Arkansas Constitution and the Municipalities and Counties Industrial Development
Revenue Bond Law. Staff recommends approval.
M -5. RESOLUTION - Deferred to July 26, 2005 - Approving the use of up to
$250,000 in 2004 Bond Capital Improvement Funds for Capitol Avenue Improvements.
Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes spending up to $250,000 for 2004
Bond Capital Improvement Program funds for improvements to Capitol Avenue
from Center Street to Main Street.
M -6 — RESOLUTION 12,036 - To authorize the execution of a memorandum of
agreement between the City of Little Rock, and the cities of North Little Rock and
Conway, and Pulaski and Faulkner Counties, to combine resources and FY 03 Part I State
Homeland Security Grant Program Funding to coordinate and participate in full scale
WMD /Terrorism exercises to test equipment purchased under the grant program; and for
other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager
to sign a Memorandum of Agreement for Little Rock to participate in a joint
WMD /Terrorism exercise.
M -7. RESOLUTION 12,037 - To authorize the City Manager to enter into a
contract withy Little Rock Boys and Girls Clubs - Whetstone to provide a Youth
Initiative Project (YIP) Program in the Southwest Targeted Neighborhood; and for
other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Enter into a contract with one
(1) organization to provide a Youth Initiative Project (YIP) site for the targeted
Southwest neighborhood. The lowest responsible bidder was Little Rock Boys and Girls
Club- Whetstone (male) in the amount of $43,451.00.
Director Keck made the motion, seconded by Director Adcock to accept the
modifications to the agenda as listed, and to add M -1, M -2, M -3, M -4, M -6, and M -7 to
the Consent Agenda.
PRESENTATIONS:
Project Progress Committee — Nell Mock (July 12, 2005)
The Consent agenda consisting of Items 1 -5, Item M -1, Item M -2, Item M -3, Item M -4,
Item M -6, and Item M -7 was read.
CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 -5)
1. MOTION - To approve minutes of regular Board of Directors Meetings: January 4, 2005,
April 19, 2005,and May 3, 2005; Reconvened Meetings: April 12, 2005, and June 14, 2005
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2. RESOLUTION 12,038 - Authorizing the use of eminent domain on the Maryland Avenue
(Cedar to Brown) Street Improvements Project. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis:
Authorizing use of eminent domain for up to thirty -one (3 1) parcels of land on the Maryland
Avenue (Cedar to Brown) Street Improvements Project.
3. RESOLUTION 12,039 - Awarding a contract to Lasiter Construction, Inc. for Tyler Street
(H Street to Woodlawn Street) Street Construction Project. 2004 Bond Project. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to execute an agreement
with Lasiter Construction, Inc. for street reconstruction Tyler Street (H Street to
Woodlawn St.) Bid No.05 -257.
4. RESOLUTION 12,040 - Awarding a contract to Gene Summers Construction, Inc. for
Tatum Street (36th to 37th), 37th Street (Tatum to Boyd), Cobb Street (36th to 37th), and 381h Street
(Cobb to Boyd) Street Construction Project. 2004 Bond Project. Staff recommends approval.
Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to execute an agreement with Gene Summers
Const., Inc. for street reconstruction Tatum Street. (36th to 37th), 37th Street (Tatum to
Boyd), Cobb Street (36th to 37th) & 38th Street (Cobb to Boyd) Bid No.05 -266.
5. RESOLUTION 12,041 - Awarding a contract to Lasiter Construction, Inc. for 11th Street
(Johnson Street to Railroad) Street Construction Project. 2004 Bond Project. Staff
recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to execute an agreement
with Lasiter Construction, Inc. for street reconstruction 11th Street (Johnson St. to
Railroad), Bid No. 05 -265.
A motion was made by Director Hinton, seconded by Director Hurst, to adopt the Consent
Agenda. By unanimous voice vote of the Board members present, being two - thirds in number,
the Consent Agenda was adopted.
CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS
A limit of three (3) minutes per subject is allotted for any person to express a written or oral
viewpoint, grievance or other message to the Board of Directors, with a maximum of thirty (30)
minutes allotted for citizen communications. No advance permission is required, but persons
wishing to address the Board are requested to fill out a yellow card listing the subject to be
addressed and hand it to the City Clerk upon arrival. Citizen's communications will be
immediately following the Consent Agenda items on the first Tuesday and at the end of the
Agenda of the third Tuesday.
There were no citizens present for the Citizens Communications period of the meeting.
Vice Mayor Graves opened the public hearing for Item 6. There being no cards present to speak
for or against the item she closed the public hearing. A motion was made by Director Keck,
seconded by Director Hurst, to read group items 6, 7, and 8. By unanimous voice vote of the
Board members present, being two - thirds in number, the motion was accepted.
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The grouped items consisting of Items 6 — 8 were read the first time.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
6. PUBLIC HEARING & ORDINANCE 19,345 - To establish Promenade Municipal
Property Owners Multi- Purpose Improvement District No. 10 in the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas, declaring an emergency; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval.
OTHER BUSINESS
7. ORDINANCE 19,346 - To amend Little Rock, AR, 19,233 (November 9, 2004) to clarify the
language in section three of the ordinance in connection with the numbering of the buildings; to
declare an emergency; and for other purposes.
8. ORDINANCE 19,347 - Condemning certain structures in the City of Little Rock as
structural, fire and health hazards; providing for summary abatement procedures; directing the
City Attorney to take such action as is necessary to raze and remove said structures; declaring an
emergency. and for other purposes. Synopsis: To condemn fifteen residential structures in
dilapidated and /or burned condition causing a negative environmental impact on the
residential neighborhoods in which they are located.
Director Adcock, seconded by Director Hurst, made a motion to suspend the rules and place the
ordinances on second 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 Pugh, made a 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 (Items 6 — 8) were passed. Emergency clauses were passed.
A motion was made by Director Adcock, seconded by Director Hurst, to defer Item 9 to the
August 16, 2005 Board Meeting. By unanimous voice vote of the Board members present, being
two - thirds in number, the motion was accepted and the item was deferred.
9. ORDINANCE - Deferred to August 16, 2005 - To prohibit illegal laboratories, including
clandestine methamphetamine laboratories; to provide for the dismantling and cleanup of
illegal laboratories after notice to cease and desist; to provide for disposal of items involved in
and located within the immediate area surrounding the laboratories; and for other purposes. Staff
recommends approval.
10. REPORT - Bob Biles — Financial Report (July 12, 2005)
Director Keck made a motion seconded by Director Kumpuris to adjourn. By unanimous voice
vote of the Board members present, the meeting was adjourned at 6:40 P.M.
PASSED: SEPTEMBER 20, 2005
ATTEST:
ancy Nybod
ity Clerk
APPROVED:
m Dailey
Mayor