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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-18-06Little Rock Board of Directors Meeting — Minutes - July 18, 2006 MINUTES BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING City Hall — 500 W. Markham July 18, 2006 6:00 PM The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas met in a regular session with Mayor Dailey presiding. Nataki S. Blocker, Assistant City Clerk, called the roll with the following directors present: Pugh, Keck. Hurst, Stewart, Hinton, Adcock, Kumpuris, Wyrick, Vice Mayor Graves, and Mayor Dailey. Director Cazort was absent. Director Pugh gave the invocation, which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Mayor Dailey asked the Board to consider the listed modifications. ADDITIONS: PRESENTATION - Juneteenth Celebration Committee, Power 92, and Watershed DEFERRED: 1. MOTION - Deferred until July 31, 2006 - To approve minutes for the regular Board of Directors Meeting: June 20, 2006, and June 27, 2006. Director Keck made the motion, seconded by Director Adcock, to accept the modifications to the consent items of the agenda. By unanimous voice vote of the Board members present the modifications were approved. Item 8 was held separate at the request of Vice Mayor Graves. Mayor Dailey made comments acknowledging the death of Winthrop Paul Rockefeller. PRESENTATIONS: Proclamation - Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc - Dan O'Byrne, Little Rock Visitors and Convention Bureau PRESENTATION - Juneteenth Celebration Committee, Power 92, and Watershed — Reverend Hezekiah Stewart CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1 —10) 1. MOTION - Deferred until .hfll 31, 'roc, - To approve minutes for the regular Board of Directors Meeting: June 20, 2006, and June 27, 2006. 1 Little Rock Board of Directors Meeting — Minutes - July 18, 2006 2. MOTION - G -23 -365 — To set the date of public hearing for July 31, 2006, on a petition to abandon a public right -of -way, located in Blocks 13 and 14 Hicks Interurban Addition. Planning Commission: 10 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicant is requesting a portion of West 16`h Street located in Blocks 13 and 14 Hicks Interurban Addition be abandoned as public right -of -way but be retained as a utility and drainage easement. 3. MOTION - G -23 -363 — To set the date of public hearing for July 31, 2006, on a petition to abandon a public right -of -way, located in Block 16 Hicks Interurban Addition. Planning Commission: 10 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicant is requesting a portion of alley located in Block 16 Hicks Interurban Addition be abandoned as public right -of -way including the abandonment of the area as a utility and drainage easement. 4. MOTION - G -23 -364 — To set the date of public hearing for July 31, 2006, on a petition to abandon a public right -of -way, located in the South '/2 of Block 11, Centennial Addition. Planning Commission: 10 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicant is requesting a portion of alley located in the South '/2 of Block 11, Centennial Addition be abandoned as public right -of -way but be retained as a utility and drainage easement. 5. MOTION - G -23 -366 — To set the date of public hearing for July 31, 2006, on a petition to abandon a Public Right of Way, located in Blocks 161 and 162 John Barrow Addition. Planning Commission: 10 ayes, 0 nays, I absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicant is requesting a portion of West 43rd Street located in Blocks 161 and 162 John Barrow Addition be abandoned as public right -of- way but be retained as a utility and drainage easement. 6. MOTION - Z -8008 — To set the date of public hearing for July 31, 2006, on an appeal of the Planning Commission's decision of denial on the Planned Commercial District titled Keyes — Short-Form PCD, located north of Lawson Road and west of Devall Road, Pulaski County, in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, Extraterritorial Planning Jurisdiction; amending the official zoning map of the City of Little Rock; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 5 ayes, 6 nays, 0 absent. Staff recommends denial. Synopsis: The applicant is appealing the Planning Commission's recommendation of denial for a rezoning request to rezone this site from R -2 to PCD zoning to allow a contractor's office and storage yard to locate on the site. 7. RESOLUTION 12,315 - G -25 -194 — To change the name of that portion of Preston Drive located between Chicot Road and Adkins Street to Vernon Estates Drive and to change the name of Adkins Street between Preston Drive and Cameron Street to James M. Henson Drive. Planning Commission: 7 ayes, 0 nays, 4 absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The owners of the majority of the properties abutting Preston Drive and Adkins Road are requesting that the street names be changed to Vernon Estates Drive and James M. Henson Drive. 9. RESOLUTION 12,317 - Authorizing the Finance Administrative Coordinator, Budget Analyst, and Pension Technicians to execute wire transfers from City bank accounts held by Metropolitan National Bank in order to transact City business and to effect securities transactions, with prior written approval of the City Controller or Finance Director, to make, execute, and deliver all written instruments necessary or proper to effectuate the authority herby conferred; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The resolution authorizes certain Finance staff members to execute transfer from Metropolitan National Bank. 10. RESOLUTION 12,318 - To ratify appointments to the Arkansas Arts Center Board of Trustees; and for other purposes. 2 Little Rock Board of Directors Meeting — Minutes - July 18, 2006 A motion was made by Director Adcock, seconded by Director Keck, to adopt the Consent Agenda (Items 1 -7, and 9 -10). By unanimous voice vote of the Board members present, being two - thirds in number, the Consent Agenda was adopted. Director Adcock voted no on Item 7. End of Consent Agenda Bruce Moore, City Manager, made comments in regard to Items 16, 17, and 18. He stated that staff had no objection to these items at this time. The Mayor requested that Items 16, 17, and 18 be added to the grouped items. GROUPED ITEMS (11- 15) 11. ORDINANCE 199549 - Z- 2393 -D — Approving a Planned Zoning Development and establishing a Planned Residential District titled Reservoir Heights Revised Long Form PD -R, located on Reservoir Heights Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the official zoning map of the City of Little Rock; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 10 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent. Staff recommends approval. 12. ORDINANCE 19,550 - Z- 4343 -T — Approving a Planned Zoning Development and establishing a Planned Commercial District titled The Ranch — Saddle Creek Phase 2 Short-Form PCD, located on the northeast corner of Cantrell Road and Ranch Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the official zoning map of the City of Little Rock; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 10 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent. Staff recommends approval. 13. ORDINANCE 199551 - Z -8049 — Establishing a Planned Zoning District titled South Shackleford Storage Long -Form PCD, located on South Shackleford Road, just north of Col. Glenn Road. Planning Commission: 10 aves, 0 nays, / absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicant is requesting a rezoning of the site to PCD to allow the development of a mini - warehouse facility. 14. ORDINANCE 199552 - To amend Chapter 30 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, providing for a deferral of Master Street Plan Construction requirements for West 31St Street and reduced street standards for West 32nd Street. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes a deferral of street improvements required under the Master Street Plan for five (5) years or until adjacent property is developed for John Barrow Appearance Center Short -Form PCD located at the NE corner of West 32 "d Street and John Barrow Road. Authorizes a reduction of the street standard required under the Master Street Plan for West 32nd Street for the John Barrow Road Appearance Center Short -Form PCD located at the NE corner of West 32nd Street and John Barrow Road. 15. ORDINANCE 199553 - To amend Little Rock, Ark. Ordinance No. 19,459 (December 139 2005), to adjust the fiscal year 2006 Budget ordinance to note expenditure adjustments for rollover of encumbrances, street costs, property tax revenues, personnel costs, personnel savings, property insurance, and other adjustments; to declare an emergency; and for other purposes. Synopsis: Eight (8) adjustments need to be made to the FY06 budget to adjust for known changes. 3 Little Rock Board of Directors Meeting — Minutes - July 18, 2006 SEPARATE ITEMS (16 - 18) 16. ORDINANCE 19,562 - LU06 -10 -01 - To amend the Land Use Plan (16,222) in the Boyle Park District from Single Family to Mixed Use and Public Institutional; and for other matters. Planning Commission: 9 ayes, I nay, 0 absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A Land Use Plan amendment in the Boyle Park District from Single Family to Mixed Use along the east side of John Barrow Road from 31't to 32nd Street and Single Family to Public Institutional along the west side of John Barrow Road from 30 to 32nd Streets. 17. ORDINANCE 19,565 - Z -8037 — Approving a Planned Zoning Development and establishing a Planned Commercial District titled John Barrow Appearance Center Short-Form PCD, located on the northeast corner of West 32nd Street and John Barrow Road, Little Rock, Arkansas; amending the official zoning map of the City of Little Rock; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 10 ayes, 0 nays, I absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicant is proposing a rezoning of this site from R -2 to PCD to allow the construction of a carwash facility. 18. ORDINANCE 19,566 - Z -8032 — Approving a Planned Zoning Development and establishing a Planned Industrial District titled Freeze Short -Form PD -I, located at 1112 Jones Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, amending the official zoning map of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 10 ayes, 0 nays, 0 absent, I recusal (Commissioner Laha). Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The applicant is proposing the rezoning of this site from R -4 to PD -I to allow the construction of a warehouse building. The ordinances were read the first time. 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 Hurst, 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 11 - 18) were passed. The emergency clause for Item 15 was passed. The Mayor requested that the City Manager give a report on the status of Item 8. He allotted 5 minutes per side for those present to speak for approval and in opposition of this item. The City Manager called upon Steve Haralson, Director of Public Works, to add comments in regard to this item. Mr. Haralson answered questions from the Board of Directors regarding definitions of curb and gutter work and fiscal impact of this item. Annie Abrams spoke for the approval of this item sighting that the City of Little Rock needs some technical assistance with our Planning. Keith Wingfield, National Association of Home Builders, was present to speak in opposition of the item. He stated that he had been given additional information by the Vice Mayor, City Manager, and Public Works Director. He said that he wanted to make sure that street development fees and impact fees were defined separately. He stated that his organization was supportive of the item since they had discovered that it was not regarding impact fees. rd Little Rock Board of Directors Meeting — Minutes - July 18, 2006 The resolution was read. 8. RESOLUTION 12,316 - To award a contract to Duncan and Associates for consulting services to prepare a street development fee report. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to execute an agreement with Duncan & Associates, for preparing a report on potential implementation of a Street Development Fee system. A motion was made by Director Adcock, seconded by Director Hurst, to adopt Item 8. By unanimous voice vote of the Board members present, being two - thirds in number, Item 8 was adopted. The Mayor asked the City Manager and City Attorney to give a report on any new information relevant to Item 19. The City Manager stated that he concurred with the City Attorney on the language changes. Tom Carpenter, City Attorney, discussed the changes that had been made to the ordinance since the first reading. Director Adcock asked questions about areas to be served in the agreement and any other changes. She also asked questions in regard to the development of the agreement. The City Attorney restated that he would prefer a franchise agreement and stated that this was the closest that all parties could come to an agreement. A motion was made by Director Keck, seconded by Director Hurst, to amend Item 19 as indicated by the City Attorney. By unanimous voice vote of the Board members present, being two - thirds in number, Item 19 was amended. The Board of Directors asked more questions about the agreement. The Mayor allotted fifteen (15) minutes per side in opposition and in favor of Item 19. Eddie Drilling (ATT Arkansas, Inc), Henry Lee (1501 W. Twin Lakes Drive), Ericka N. Mays (2 Ardmore Drive), Joyce Raynor, Sharon Welch -Blair (President of Neighborhood Association — 2120 Louisiana Street), and Crystal Bryant (Student — UCA) spoke in favor of the ordinance. Reasons sighted for voting in favor of the ordinance included providing options and competition to Comcast, and possibly bringing prices down for the services offered by both companies right now. Mike Wilson (Comcast), Scott Trotter (Perkins and Trotter of Arkansas), and Representative Linda Pondexter Chesterfield spoke in opposition of the ordinance. Reasons sighted for voting in opposition ordinance included ATT's refusal to commit to a franchise agreement and other items that Comcast believes they must adhere to, there may be illegal exaction issues, and the roll -out plan for ATT has not been defined. Ed Skinner, spoke by request of Mike Wilson, regarding the illegal exaction issue. His views were that there were no issues. I Little Rock Board of Directors Meeting — Minutes - July 18, 2006 Also present from Comcast, but did not speak, were Ronnie Calvin, Vice President and General Manager of Arkansas, and Tim Gauge, Vice President of Government Affairs from the division office in Atlanta, Georgia. The Board of Directors asked more questions to the City Attorney and representatives from both ATT and Comcast regarding the agreement. OTHER BUSINESS 19. ORDINANCE 19,567 - To authorize the Mayor to enter into an agreement with AT &T Arkansas, Inc. for use of the City rights -of -way to provide IP Enable Video Service, and similar alternative services, within the corporate limits of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. 2"d reading. (I" reading held on July 11, 2006.) The ordinances were read the first time. Director Keck, seconded by Director Hurst, 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 second time. Director Adcock voted no. A roll call vote was taken as follows: Directors Pugh, Hinton, Hurst, Keck, Stewart, Wyrick, Kumpuris, Vice Mayor Graves, and Mayor Dailey voted yes. Director Adcock voted no. The ordinance (Items 19) was passed. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION Speakers: Erma Hendrix, Sarah Facen, and Judy Green Topic: Concerned with the election of officers at the Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association. Speakers: Erma Hendrix Topic: Concerned about CDBG funds as related to the Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association. The Mayor requested that the City Manager give a report at the July 31, 2006 meeting to update the Board on the issues at the Martin Luther King Heritage Center. Directors Adcock and Keck made some comments regarding the Pulaski County Jail situation. The mayor requested that a discussion item be added at the next agenda. 20. REPORT -City of Little Rock Financial Report for May (July 18, 2006) -Because of technical difficulty the financial report was deferred to the next meeting. Director Stewart thanked City staff for their help with the Our Way housing situation and press event. She also reported that Patrick Oliver would be on CSPAN on Saturday at 1:00 PM to talk about his work and experiences in Little Rock. n r Little Rock Board of Directors Meeting — Minutes - July 18, 2006 A motion was made by Director Keck, seconded by Director Kumpuris to adjourn. By unanimous voice vote of the Board members present, the meeting was adjourned at 8:20 PM. ADOPTED: ATTEST: AdAA w /)J i,� � (-� - Nan y Woo ,City Cler 7 APPROVED: Jinifiailey, Mayor