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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-28-98..1 Board of Directors Room City Hall - 500 W. Markham Little Rock, Arkansas April 28, 1998 - 4:04 P.M. The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, reconvened from the April 21, 1998 regular meeting with Mayor Jim Dailey presiding. In the absence of the City Clerk, Assistant City Clerk Vanessa Sykes called the roll with the following Directors present: Directors Hinton, Cazort, Keck, Joyce, Kumpuris, Kelly, and Adcock - total 7; Absent - Directors Wilson, Hodges, and Wyrick - total 3. With a quorum present, Mayor Dailey declared the Board of Directors in session and stated the purpose of the reconvened meeting was to consider a Resolution authorizing the sale of City property in Vernon Place Addition, and to authorize the City to participate in all State purchasing contracts. (Director Wilson enrolled at 4:10 P.M.; Director Wyrick enrolled at 4:12 P.M., and Director Hodges enrolled at 4:20 P.M.) The first presentation was Resolution No. 10,254, described as: A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE SALE OF 22 CITY OWNED VACANT LOTS IN VERNON PLACE ADDITION AND TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE A WARRANTY DEED TO NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN OUTREACH CHURCH. (LOTS 1, 3, 31, 32, 37, 38, 39, 40 THRU 46, AND 12 -19, VERNON PLACE ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS [FORMERLYREFERRED TO AS "SIN CITY"].) City Manager Cy Carney gave an update on the status of the lots, stating that the lots were to go back to the State on May 5, 1998, for delinquency related to the liens the City has on the lots. The New Life Christian Outreach Church had made an offer in excess of the delinquency amount and Staff recommends selling the property to the Church. Director Adcock stated the neighborhood, the church, and the business community had reached an agreement on the sale of the property. Director Adcock also requested that people (staff, news media, and citizens) stop referring to the property as "Sin City" in the City of Little Rock. Mr. Troy Laha expressed concern that the sale of the property was not formally bid and that Rev. Henson did not have a site plan or a sketch of his proposal. Mr. Laha said he was not opposed to the sale of the property, but the Land Use Plan would need to be changed. City Attorney Tom Carpenter said the City was free to dispose of City owned land virtually any manner it wants to, except any park land must be competitively bid, and this is not park land. There was some discussion about what happens to the land if Rev. Henson and the Church are unable to raise the money for the project. Director Adcock stated that Mr. Bobby Fuller, a business leader in Southwest Little Rock, has met with Rev. Henson and they have reached an agreement as to what happens to the property in case the Church is unable to fulfill its obligation. The neighborhood associations, the business community, and the Church supported the agreement. Mr. Oley Rooker, who owns the neighborhood shopping center across the street from this property, was in support of the project but said he would like to see the plans. Rev. Henson said he planned to build a church building, a family life center, and a daycare for youth and the elderly. The finances will come from private grants from foundations and the Christian community. The process will take approximately three to five years. Mayor Dailey suggested that Mr. Carpenter meet with the group for twenty minutes and draft language to add conditions. Mr. Carpenter, Director Adcock, Rev. Henson and others left the meeting at 5:05 o'clock P.M. They returned at 6:10 o'clock P.M. and Mr. Carpenter read the conditions as agreed: (1) the New Life Christian Outreach Church places $15,000 in escrow with the City by May 1, 1998; (2) the City pays the taxes due on the property by May 1, 1998; (3) the New Life Christian Outreach 1 Minutes April 28, 1998 Church, by May 31, 1998, files an appropriate petition to rezone the property for use as a church sanctuary, family life center, education center, and a children's and adult daycare center. The rezoning application will be made on behalf of the City, therefore the City will waive the filing fees. The revised Resolution with the conditions as stated was then read in full. Director Cazort moved for its adoption. The motion was seconded by Director Kumpuris and the Resolution was unanimously adopted. (Note: The following Resolution No. 10,255 was considered while the group was meeting as stated above to discuss the conditions for Resolution No. 10,254. The Board also recessed a few minutes [5:25 - 6 :10] to discuss the Agenda for the next meeting.) Introduced next was Resolution No. 10,255, entitled: A RESOLUTION TO AMEND RESOLUTION NO. 8,557 ( AUGUST 20, 1991) TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL STATE OF ARKANSAS PURCHASING CONTRACTS. Following the reading of the Resolution, Director Cazort moved for its adoption. The motion was seconded by Director Hinton, and the Resolution was unanimously adopted. There being no further business to be presented, the reconvened meeting was adjourned at 6:20 o'clock P.M. ATTEST: City Clerk Robbie Hancock 2 APPROVED: ayor Jim Dailey 169 p,f