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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-04-02MINUTES Board of Directors Room City Hall — 500 W. Markham Little Rock, Arkansas November 4, 2002 6:00 PM The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas met in regular session with Mayor Dailey presiding. The roll was called by City Clerk, Nancy Wood, with the following Directors present: Hinton, Pugh, Stewart, Lichty, Kumpuris, Keck, Adcock, Wyrick, Vice Mayor Cazort and Mayor Dailey. Director Graves was absent. Director Adcock gave the invocation, which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. MODIFICATIONS: M -1. RESOLUTION NO. 11,395 — Awarding a contract to McV, Inc. for streetscaping improvements along 4th and Ferry Street. Mr. Bob Wilson stated he could not find this job on the list of projects that were referenced in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette. He stated that most of this project was for frills, and did not think it was a good way to spend the city's money. Mayor Dailey stated that the Board by resolution had made a commitment to do this project, and was apart of the Agreement with Axiom, and ties in to the Cities' livability federal funding program. Mr. Moore, Interim City manager stated that was correct, and in regard to the article Mr. Wilson referred to, there was a mistake in the print, it stated that the downtown streetscape was from 3rd to University, and that was a misprint. Mayor Dailey asked that a deferral of Item 2 to December 3, 2002, be considered as a part of the modifications. Director Keck made the motion, seconded by Vice Mayor Cazort to add Item M -1 to the consent agenda and defer Item 2 to December 3, 2002. By unanimous voice vote of the Board members present, the modifications were made. PRESENTATIONS: Little Rock School District. A clarinet quartet from Parkview High School was presented. Public Safety Initiative — Chief Johnston — Little Rock Fire Department, Chief Johnson, Little Rock Police Department, and Mr. Dorothy Nayles, Director of Community Programs, gave informational synopsis of the City's Initiative Tax proposal that is on the November 5th ballot. Amendment 3 — Mr. Berry Travis, urged citizens to vote against Amendment 3 citing the level of harm the loss of revenue would be to cities in Arkansas if Amendment 3, which is an initiative to cut the tax on food. CONSENT AGENDA (1 -6) 1. RESOLUTION NO. 11,396 - To approve the 2003 Annual Action Plan for CDBG, HOME, and ESG Funds; to authorize the City Manager to submit the Action Plan for consideration by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and for other purposes. (Resolution forthcoming). Synopsis: The Annual Action Plan delineates the uses of the CDBG, HOME, AND ESG entitlements for the 2003 Program Year (January 1, 2003) — December 31, 2003). This Board action approves the submission of the Action Plan to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 2. RESOLUTION To authorize the City Manager to accept property from the Little Rock Boys and Girls Club for use as a public park, and for other purposes. (Deferred from 10- 15 -02) Synopsis: Little Rock Parks and Recreation is the recipient of an Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Grant in the amount of $543,400. The grant is dependent upon donation of land (approx. 13. S acres) from the Little Rock Boys and Girls Club. The grant will enable Parks and Recreation to construct a new park, (joined with Swaggerty Creek Park) that will serve the citizens of the South End neighborhood and neighboring communities. 3. RESOLUTION NO. 11,398 - Awarding the banking services contract to Metropolitan National Bank for calendar years 2003 and 2004 with the option to extend the contract through December 31, 2006. . 4. RESOLUTION NO. 11,399 - To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with John Wright Construction Company in the amount of Seventy -eight thousand five hundred dollars ($78,500) to build an affordable home at 1200 West 33`d Street; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: John Wright Construction Co., Inc. submitted the lowest responsive bid to construct a new affordable home at 1200 West 33rd Street. The funding of $78,500 is available from HOME Investment Partnership Program funds. 5. RESOLUTION NO. 11,400 - To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with John Wright Construction Company in the amount of Seventy -nine thousand dollars ($78,000.) to build an affordable home at 3205 Ringo Street; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: John Wright Construction Co., Inc. submitted the lowest responsive bid to construct a new affordable home at 3205 Ringo Street. The funding of $79,000 is available from HOME Investment Partnership Program funds. 6. RESOLUTION NO. 11,397 - To set November 19, 2002, as the date for a public hearing on whether to issue up to twenty -five million dollars ($25,000,000.00) in taxable industrial development revenue bonds for the Raytheon Aircraft Company Project; and for other purposes. The consent agenda consisted of Items 1,3,4,5,6, and M -1. A motion was made by Director Adcock to adopt the consent agenda; seconded by Director Kumpuris; by unanimous voice vote the consent agenda was unanimously adopted. CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS Speaker: Troy Laha Topic: Vicious Animals at large Speaker: Janet Berry Topic: Sexually oriented Businesses in Southwest Little Rock. Speaker: Major Shawn Smith Topic Pulaski County Tax Initiative Speaker: Trenika McCoy Topic: Pulaski Count Tax Initiative to support Pulaski County Technical College Speaker: Ed Jaros Topic: Public Safety Tax Initiative — In support. Speaker: Charles Hathaway Topic: Amendment 3 Speaker: Mike Coulson Topic: Committee for Today's heroes Speaker: Sandra Brown Topic: Committee for Today's Heroes Speaker: Ellen Hammond Hagood Topic: Transients and Weed Lots in her Neighborhood (1407 Cantrell Road) Speaker: Dee White Topic: Comments on the Election process 2 Grouped Items: 7 -11 7. ORDINANCE NO. 18,768 - An ordinance to amend the Land Use Plan (16,222) in the I -430 District from Single Family to Low Density Residential along Lehigh Court; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 9 yes, 0 no. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Land Use Plan Amendment in the I -430 District from Single Family to Low Density Residential along Lehigh Court. 8. ORDINANCE NO. 18,769 - An ordinance to amend the Land Use Plan (16,222) in the Boyle Park District from Single Family, Multifamily, Office and Commercial to Low Density Residential, Multifamily Office, Commercial and Mixed Office Commercial, northeast of Kanis — John Barrow Road Intersection; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 9 yes, 0 no. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Land Use Plan Amendment in the Boyle Park District from Single Family, Multifamily, Office and Commercial to Low Density Residential, Multifamily, Office, Commercial and Mixed Office Commercial to the northeast of John Barrow /Kanis Road intersection. 9. ORDINANCE NO. 18,770 - To disperse with the requirement for competitive bids, and to award a contract in the amount of forty six thousand and thirty four dollars ($46,034) to the Central 'Arkansas Area Agency on Aging for CareLink; and for other purposes. Synopsis: Authorize waiver of competitive bidding process, declaring CareLink as the sole source provider and recipient of $46,034 in CDBG funds, to provide meals for the elderly. 10. ORDINANCE NO. 18,771 - To amend Chapter 17 Article I of the Little Rock Code, 1988, to simplify the calculation of Business License Inventory Fees; amending existing business classifications; declaring an emergency; and for other purposes. Synopsis: Since the last business license ordinance was adopted, staff has become aware of three recommended changes. They include changing the inventory fee calculation, changing the due date to January 31, 2003, and correcting the classification for financial consultant service. 11. ORDINANCE NO. 18,772 - To amend Little Rock, AR, Rev. Code 2 -194 (3) (1988) to increase the collateral required to secure City deposits and to broaden the collateral that may be used by banks to provide depository security therefore; and for Other purposes. Synopsis: The ordinance broadens the collateral that maybe used by banks to provide depository security on the City's deposits with the bank and requires collateral to exceed that 104% of the City daily balance with the bank. The grouped items (7 -11) were read the first time. The rules were suspended to provide for the second an third readings of the ordinances by two - thirds vote of the Board members present. The ordinances were read the second and third times, and by unanimous voice vote of the Board members present, the ordinances were passed. 12. RESOLUTION - To authorize the creation of an Infrastructure Improvement Review Committee and for other purposes. Director Adcock stated she felt that this committee should be composed of members of the Vision Little Rock Committee. Director Keck felt it was premature to vote on the item this evening. Director Lichty stated this establishes a committee to basically oversee the public works department; and felt it opens up the possible for bickering and dissention between the committee and public works as to the priority of spending those dollars, which could hinder the process rather than expedite it an improve it. Mr. Turner stated he did not have the feeling this would become more of an advocacy committee as opposed to this committee looking over Public Works shoulder. Mr. Bruce Moore stated he did not see this committee as being able to override a professional engineers recommendation, but rather saw Public Works and this committee working very closely in an advocacy roll with staff. Director Kumpuris stated this was something that needed to be looked at, and tweaked, and made the motion, seconded by Director Lichty to table the resolution for one week. By unanimous voice vote of the Board members present, the item was tabled to be discussed again in one week at the November 12, 2002, Reconvened Meeting. Director (Tabled until November 12, 2002). 13. REPORT - City of Little Rock Board of Directors — No report. 14. REPORT - City Manager's Activity Report — No report. 3 Director Keck made the motion to recess the meeting; seconded by Vice Mayor Cazort and by unanimous voice vote of the Board members present. The meeting was recessed, to reconvened again on November 12, 2002 for the purpose of making appointments to various Boards and Commissions. ATTEST: APPROVED: Cler Mayor Il