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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-02-02M MINUTES BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING City Hall — 500 W. Markham January 2, 2002 6:00 PM The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas met in regular session with Mayor Daily Presiding. The roll was called by City Clerk Nancy Wood, with the following Directors Present: Directors: Hinton, Pugh Stewart, Graves, Keck, Adcock, Wyrick, Kumpuris, Lichty, and Vice Mayor Cazort, Director Lichty Absent. The invocation was given by Director Kumpuris, which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. With a quorum present, Mayor Dailey declared the Board of Directors in session and the proceedings of the meeting are recorded as follows: The modifications were as follows: Mr. Carney asked for Item 5 on the consent agenda to be deleted saying it would be addressed at a later time and to delete Item 17, because there was a right of way issue that had not been resolved. Director Adcock asked for Item 7 and 8 to be held off the Consent Agenda. A motion was made by Vice Mayor Cazort to make the changes to the agenda; the motion was seconded by Director Adcock, and by unanimous voice vote of the board members present, the modifications were made. Director Wyrick announced that the City Attorney had given her an ordinance on juvenile curfew with some changes that needed to be incorporated, and said she would like it added to the agenda. Director Adcock made the motion to add the ordinance; Director Keck seconded the motion; by unanimous voice vote of the board members present, the ordinance was added to the agenda. Mayor Dailey asked if there was anyone present to speak on Item 13, as it was also a public hearing and ordinance. He said he had cards but they only wanted to speak if called upon to explain or answer questions. There were no objections to adding the item to the list of Grouped Items. CONSENT AGENDA The consent agenda consisted of the following: 1. MOTION - To approve minutes from Regular Board of Directors Meeting: October 16, 2001 and Special meeting: October 9, 2001. 2. RESOLUTION NO. 11,207 — To set the date of Public hearing for January 15, 2002 on the petition to close, vacate and abandon south portion of South Katillus Street, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas. 3. RESOLUTION NO. 11,208 — Changing the name of that portion of Lee Avenue located west of University Avenue to Father Tribou Street. Vice Mayor Cazort stated he was pleased this item stayed on the Consent Agenda, and personally didn't know of anyone in the city that has had a greater impact, for the good, on a greater number of people over a longer period of time than Father Tribou. What he did is worthy of acknowledgement and recognition by the city. He said the tools the city has to honor someone is fairly limited, but could not think of a greater honor for Father Tribou than to have the portion of the street in front of Catholic High School re -named for him. 4. RESOLUTION NO. 11,209 — To authorize the purchase of an articulated dump truck for Public Works with Solid Waste Revenue Bond proceeds; and for other purposes. 5. RESOLUTION — To authorize a task force to study business licensing in the City of Little Rock. (Information forthcoming.) (Item pulled from the agenda.) 6. RESOLUTION NO. 11,210— Authorizing the extension of the contract with Arkansas Children's Hospital to provide adolescent outpatient and limited residential a0? substance abuse treatments to residents and students attending the Little Rock School District. 7. RESOLUTION NO. 11,216 — Authorizing the extension of the contract with New Futures for Youth to provide youth employability, evaluation and technical assistance and violence prevention services. 8. RESOLUTION NO. 11,212 — Authorizing the extension of the contract with the Arkansas Department of Health Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention to provide substance abuse treatment services in residential settings to Little Rock residents. 9. RESOLUTION NO. 11,213 — Authorizing the City Manager to extend contracts with four organizations to provide Youth Intervention Programs in targeted neighborhoods. 12. RESOLUTION NO. 11,214 & PUBLIC HEARING — To approve Little Rock Planning Commission's acceptance of a revised Conditional Use Permit to allow a 6 foot by 75 foot ground mounted sign to be erected on Lot 3, Hampton /Goff Subdivision located at 1219 S. Shackleford Road. The consent agenda was read. There was a motion by Director Keck to add to amend Item 12 by changing the title as listed below; the motion was seconded by Director Adcock, and by unanimous voice vote of the board members present, Item 12 was amended. Director Adcock asked why extensions were given in Items 7,8,9, &11, instead of re- bidding the contracts. Mr. Carney, City Manager, explained that in each of these cases there has been a three -year contract period; with the year 2002 being the final year of the contract period. He stated it is allowed to extend for the final year. Director Keck moved to add Item 12 to the Consent Agenda, as it has been amended; Vice Mayor Cazort seconded the motion. Mayor Dailey stated that Item 12 was listed as a public hearing, and asked Mr. Carpenter if he still needed to open and close the hearing. Mr. Tom Carpenter, City Attorney, said no, the Planning Commission would have approved the 6 x 75 ft sign, and as it is actually going to be accepted by the board; there is no appeal before the board, and those language changes would be included in the amendment. With a unanimous voice vote of the board members present, Item 12 was added to the Consent Agenda. A motion was made by Director Keck; seconded by Vice Mayor Cazort to adopt the Consent Agenda. By unanimous voice vote of the board members present, the Consent Agenda was adopted. The next consideration was Item 7, which Director Adcock requested to be held separate. 7. RESOLUTION NO. 11,211- Authorizing an extension of the contracts with two organizations to provide Neighborhood Support Center Services; and for other purposes. 8. RESOLUTION NO. 11,215 — Authorizing an extension of the contracts with nine organizations to provide Youth Prevention Programs for targeted neighborhoods. Director Adcock asked if any thought was given to extending this for only six months, until the new commission has a chance to look at the proposals and see what they would like to recommend. Mr. Carney answered that staff had examined each of the contracts and it was staff's belief that these should be extended for the allowed period of time. These contract amounts would be included in the 3.5 million dollars and then reduce the 3.5 million by the amount of these basic contracts. Ms. Dorothy Nayles, Director of Community Programs, stated there was some consideration given to a shorter time frame but there is a commitment to three years as long as there is an appropriation and there was one that covered each of these two contracts. She said what had been done in the past that is different this time, is that staff hasn't been as timely in getting these contracts before the board, and has carried over into the year as opposed to the first meeting of the year. They were trying to get the contracts in place so that the organizations know they have staff and can continue for the year. Director Adcock said her concern is that it appears that all the PIT money is being tied up, and didn't seem quite fair to the new commission. Ms. Nayles stated the budget they worked with actually decreased all of those by 10 %, and that included the PIT because they didn't have any carry -over money for PIT as there has been in the past. Director Adcock asked some questions related to N ♦, specific budget amounts for various entities. Mr. Carney stated there had been a lot of discussion at staff level about some of the questions being asked, and had met with the chairs and representatives of the various commissions and they had talked about this and did not think it fair or accurate to say there was specific plan related to the total amount of money. He stated as far as a specific budget amount for each of the functional areas, did not think there was any agreement about that. He felt that staff would come to the board with specific plans for this total package of money, and the items on the agenda tonight are what he called the "key boiler plate" contracts for the three -year program of services related to PIT. Beyond these contracts, there was no commitment at this point for specific dollars to the Education Commission, Domestic Violence Commission, or any others, and it has simply been discussion, and stated that staff would need to come back to the board shortly with a specific game plan. He sated that eventually staff wanted to come back to the board and ask for adoption of that consolidated task force group, and dissolve the other groups and move to this one consolidated group, but that is later into the year. Ms. Nayles stated Item 7 is the Neighborhood Support Centers; there are two as there have been for the last two years, one is the Step Up Center in southwest, and the other Black Community Developers in midtown. Director Adcock noted Little Rock Housing Authority East was listed for $95,000, and stated that facility was to close and did not think the capacity is even half full, and asked how many children were being served. Ms. Nayles stated that each of the sites (Male and Female) has to have at lest twenty youth. The East location both male and female, meets that minimum requirement at this time. Director Adcock stated that was $50,000 for twenty youth, and asked if that were not a lot to spend for twenty children. She asked what kind of programs the money was being spent on. Mr. Nayles replied that it was YIP Programs, Initiative Project Programs, which are anti -gang, antiviolence, and involves intensive work with a least one adult coordinator and a group of twenty youth who receive very intensive work based on the fact that it is designed to prevent them from entering or getting out of gangs. Director Adcock said there is another program (Our Club) serving these twenty youth in the same location. Ms. Nayles said that Our Club serves younger children, they are designed for children six to twelve and the YIP Programs are designed for people twelve to twenty. Director Adcock asked for more information on this program and who it is serving. The resolutions were read. A motion was made by Director Hinton; seconded by Director Pugh, to adopt the resolutions (Items 7 and 8). Director Kumpuris made a motion to amend Item 8 to authorize all the appropriations except for the Little Rock Housing Authority East, for two weeks; Director Adcock seconded the motion. Director Hinton asked what would happen to the contract if Director Kumpuris's motion passed. Mr. Bruce Moore, Assistant City Manager, said he understood the motion to be that all the YIP sites listed, except those two, be adfopted and the other two would come back by Friday with additional information and have it on the Agenda for January 15th. By a unanimous voice vote of the board members present, the amendment was adopted. By unanimous voice vote of the board members present, the two resolutions were adopted, as amended. CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS: Ms. Mollie Irwin,Carol Fuller, Mr. Pete Longinotti spoke to the board about the traffic signal on Barrow Road across from Henderson School at Cloverhill Rd. The safety of the school children, the problems the people in the neighborhood have getting in and out, and if there had been any contact with the School Board about assisting in payment of a light at this location. Mayor Dailey said that he and Mr. Carney would be meeting with the school board in the next few days and would put this item on their list to discuss it with them. Ms. Dee White said the new year was a chance for the people of Little Rock to rid themselves of corrupt administration, who are currently bankrupting the city. She encouraged young people with ideas and imagination to run for office this year. She said the last time she ran it did not cost her any money and she received 14,000 votes, so that was 14,000 reasons to run for Mayor. She said she knew many who were joining the call for the removal of City Manager, Cy Carney, and went on to criticize the overall management of Little Rock city government. 3 0. Mayor Dailey opened the public hearing on Item 13. There were none present in favor or opposition, but noted the applicant was present if there were any questions. Mayor Dailey closed the public hearing. Mayor Dailey stated if the board had no objection, he would ask the Clerk to read Items 13 —19 as Grouped Items. There was no objection. Item 17 was deferred. The curfew ordinance which was added at the beginning of the meeting was added to the Grouped Items. The City Attorney, Tom Carpenter, said this was a good news, bad news ordinance. The bad news being that the kids in city schools who wish to be truant during the daytime hours figured out the hours that were set in the original ordinance were generic and some of the schools either started later, or released themselves earlier, so the kids started walking off campus after the curfew expired. The good news is that the kids are thinking, even though it may not be the desired thing, so the ordinance has been modified to set the general hours to be 9AM to 3:45 PM and or the actual hours the school that the child is registered to attend is in session on a normal day. 13. ORDINANCE NO. 18,623 & PUBLIC HEARING — On the petition to vacate and close a portion of Glover Street, north of Biscayne Drive, in Belleview and Gibby Additions to the City of Little Rock, Arkansas. 14. ORDINANCE NO. 18,624 — Establishing a Planned Zoning Development and establishing a Planned Development Commercial titled Window Works, Inc. — Short Form PDC, located at 2410 Glover Street in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. 15. ORDINANCE NO. 18,625 — Reclassifying property located at The Ranch Addition, on the north side of Cantrell Road between Ranch Drive and Ranch Blvd. from C -2 (Shopping Center District) to C -3 (General Commercial District) and Tract D -2, The Ranch Addition, located on the west side of Ranch Blvd. 450 feet north of Cantrell Road from 0-2 (Office and Institutional district) to C -3 (General Commercial district) in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the Official Zoning map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. 16. ORDINANCE NO. 18,626 — To amend the Land Use Plan (16,222) in the Geyer West and Geyer Springs East District from Multi - Family, Single - Family, Area for Future Study, and Commercial Low Density Residential, Single Family, Public Institutional, and Mixed Use; and for other purposes. 17. ORDINANCE — Reclassifying property located at 7200 Geyer Springs Road from 0-3 (General office District) to 0-1 (Quiet office District) in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. (Item pulled from agenda due to Right Of Way issues that had not been resolved.) 18. ORDINANCE NO. 18,627 — To amend the Land Use Plan (16,222) in the Chenal Planning District form Single Family to Commercial; Suburban Office and Park/Open Space; and for other purposes. 19. ORDINANCE NO. 18,628 - Reclassifying property located at the east side of Chenal Parkway, south of Cantrell Road form R -2 (Single Family district) to C -3 (General Commercial district) in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas amending the official Zoning Map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. M -1. ORDINANCE NO. 18,629 - To amend portions of the juvenile curfew ordinance; declare an emergency; and for other purposes. The ordinances were read the first time. The rules were suspended to provide for the second and third readings of the ordinances by two - thirds vote of the board members present. By unanimous voice vote of the board members present, the ordinances and emergency clause was passed. 4 20. ORDINANCE — Approving a Planned Zoning Development and establishing a Planned Commercial District titled Rodgers — Short Form PCD located at 2408 South Wolfe Street in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. The ordinance was read the first time. Mr. Jim Lawson, Director of Planning and Development, gave an over view of the project, saying when this went before the Planning Commission, staff recommended denial and it was denied by the Planning Commission. The vote being 0 yes, 11 no. He said this property has been changed, zoned, rezoned and rezoned quite a few times. The main thing staff objects to, and this was the same thing objected to at the Planning Commission, was that they wanted to change this to put in a day care and put in commercial uses also, like a beauty shop. He said staff and the Planning Commission agreed there should not be commercial at this location. He said there was no problem with just a day care. The applicant was not present. Mr. Lawson said if the Mayor and board would like to leave this on first reading, they would re- notify the applicant. Director Stewart moved to bring the item up for 2nd reading in two weeks. Director Hinton seconded the motion, and by unanimous voice vote of the board members present the item was read once and deferred to February 5th for the 2nd reading. 21. REPORT: City Manager's Activity Report. Mr. Carney reminded the board that January was one of the unique months with five Tuesdays, and the 4th Tuesday, January 22, at 4:00 PM, was selected for the meeting with the three co- chairs of Vision Little Rock, at the Adult Leisure Center. Mr. Carney handed out a memo that outlined where the $120,000 that was determined that could be available to keep the alert centers open. Mr. Carney also announced at the next Agenda Meeting that the Chief of Police would make a presentation at 4:00 PM with a year -end report, and to answer questions, issues, etc. The board had requests for Mr. Carney to check into including speeding problems on Pleasant Forrest Drive, the possibility of having the alert centers manned with volunteers, the trash dumping in the Central High School area, TNEP funding issues, street repair problems at 36th Street from John Barrow to Romine Roads. Mayor Dailey suggested that the January 15th meeting be recessed, and have the Executive Session to evaluate the City Manager and the City Attorney. A motion was made by Director Hinton to adjourn, seconded by Director Stewart, and by unanimous voice vote of the board members present, the meeting was adjourned. ATTEST: Ll )Mai/ U2W Nan Wood f ity Clerk APPROVED: Ji ailey Mayor /(l