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Board of Directors Room
City Hall — 500 W. Markham
Little Rock, Arkansas
October 5, 1999 — 6:00 P.M.
The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, met in regular
session with Vice Mayor Wyrick presiding in the absence of Mayor Jim Dailey. City
Clerk Robbie Hancock called the roll with the following Directors present: Directors
Pugh, Hinton, Lichty, Keck, Stewart, Wyrick, Kumpuris, and Kelly — total 8; Absent —
Directors Cazort, Adcock, and Mayor Dailey - total 3.
With a quorum present, Vice Mayor Wyrick declared the Board of Directors in
session and the proceedings of the meeting are recorded as follows.
The Invocation was given by Director Hinton, followed by the Pledge of
Allegiance.
Item 2 on the Agenda Modifications was a proposed Resolution entitled: "A
RESOLUTION DECLARING THAT HALLOWEEN IN 1999 WILL BE
CELEBRATED IN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, ON
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 309 1999; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES." City
Manager Cy Carney explained that his office had received a number of calls from citizens
regarding this issue since October 31 falls on a Sunday night in 1999. Research has
revealed that in 1993 the Board of Directors adopted Resolution No. 9,015, declaring that
Halloween would be celebrated on Saturday, October 30, 1993. Staff is not
recommending that the date be changed; however, due to the number of inquires and
suggestions, this item was placed on the Agenda Modifications for Board consideration.
Director Pugh moved to place the Resolution on the Agenda, and Director Stewart
seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken on the motion as follows: Ayes —
Directors Pugh and Stewart — total 2; Noes — Directors Hinton, Lichty, Keck, Kumpuris,
Kelly, and Vice Mayor Wyrick — total 6; Absent — Directors Cazort, Adcock, and Mayor
Dailey — total 3. Vice Mayor Wyrick announced that the motion had failed; therefore,
the proposed Resolution was not placed on the Agenda.
Director Lichty moved to defer Item 18 on the Agenda until October 19, 1999, as
noted on the Agenda Modifications. Director Keck seconded the motion, which was
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present. Therefore, no action was taken on
the following:
(18.) RESOL RESOLUTION LITTLE ION NO. 10,054 (AUGUST 19,1 99) TO RESTORE IN
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORES ALL AUTHORITY OVER
ISSUES OF ANNEXATION; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
(Deferred to October 19, 1999.)
At the request of Director Hinton, Item 8 was removed from the Consent
Agenda and considered separately. (See Resolution No. 10,658 below following Citizen
Communications.)
(Director Adcock enrolled at 6:10 o'clock P.M.)
Director Lichty moved to add Item M -1 on the Agenda Modifications to the
Consent Agenda. The motion was seconded by Director Keck and unanimously adopted
by the Board Members present. (See Resolution No. 10, 657 in Consent Agenda.)
The Big Brothers/Big Sisters presentation was made by Sue Owens, President
of the Board of Directors of Big Brothers /Big Sisters of Central Arkansas. There are
currently over 270 children matched with a Big Brother or Big Sister. Approximately
10% of the annual budget of this organization is funded by the City of Little Rock
Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment Program. Those funds are in jeopardy due to a
newly re- written contract giving preference to site - based, after - school programs in
specific areas of the city. Ms. Yvonne Baldwin explained how having her son matched
with a Big Brother has benefited her as a single parent and her son who needed a roll
model. Leroy Harris, a former Little Brother who is now a Big Brother and has recently
been matched to a Little Brother, explained how he benefited both as a Little Brother and
as a Big Brother. Mr. Reggie Rogers, a Big Brother and a former Board Member of Big
Brothers /Big Sisters, gave some examples of how the organization helps children and
stated they do not have a site based facility because they have to go out to the homes of
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these children who do not have transportation. He urged the Board to change the way the
contract is written now, so that Big Brothers /Big Sisters would not be excluded from
receiving funds. Director Kelly explained that the language has been changed.
Consideration was then given to the Consent Agenda which consisted of the
following:
(1) Approval of the Minutes of the Board of Directors regular meeting held
June 1, 1999, and the reconvened meeting held June 8, 1999.
(2) The Firemen's Relief and Pension Fund Financial Statement for the year
ended December 31, 1998. (To be received and filed.)
(3) The Policemen's Pension and Relief Fund Financial Statement for the year
ended December 31, 1998. ('To be received and filed.)
(4) The Municipal Judges' Retirement Fund Financial Statement for the year
ended December 31, 1998. (To be received and filed.)
(1) Resolution No. 10,653, entitled:
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
INTO A CONTRACT WITH SCRUGGS EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. IN THE
AMOUNT OF $116,414 FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE (1) MECHANICAL
STREET SWEEPER FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
(6) Resolution No. 10,654, described as:
A RESOLUTION SETTING THE DATE OF HEARING ON THE
PETITION TO VACATE AND CLOSE RIVERCREST AND CANDLEWOOD
STREET BETWEEN CANDLEWOOD SUBDIVISION PHASE II AND 1300
FEET NORTH OF CANTRELL ROAD, CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKASNAS.
(October 19, 1999.)
(7) Resolution No. 10,655,with the title being:
A RESOLUTION APPROVING SUBMITTAL OF PROJECTS FOR
ARKANSAS TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.
(8) Removed from the Consent Agenda. (See Resolution No. 10, 658 below.)
(9) Resolution No. 10,656, entitled:
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CHANGES TO A WARRANTY
DEED FILED AS DEED NO. 94- 20724, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS; AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES. (Re: Oakland Cemetery /National Cemetery.)
(M -1) Resolution No. 10,657, described as:
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
ENTER INTO A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH JACK LANGSTON
EXCAVATING FOR OTTER CREEK PARK. ($71,841)
Upon a motion and second by Directors Adcock and Hinton, respectively, the Consent
Agenda was adopted by unanimous voice vote.
At the time allotted for Citizen Communications, the first speaker was Mr. Paul
Davis, 1617 North Tyler, who spoke about child safety at Forest Park Elementary
School. He referred to the incident last year when two school children were hit by a
passing car at the intersection of North Tyler and Cantrell Road. Since then Police have
increased patrol in the area. However, recently he witnessed an incident where a child on
the playground dashed across the street to chase a ball and was almost hit by a speeding
car on North Tyler. Speeders on North Tyler Street in a clearly marked school zone are a
chronic problem. He urged the Board to consider the installation of speed bumps on
North Tyler around Forest Park Elementary School. He also asked the Board to endorse
increased patrols along North Tyler Street.
The next speaker during Citizen Communications was Rev. Lawrence Gary,
acting coordinator for East Little Rock Neighborhood Association. He said there are two
abandoned houses on East 11th Street that have been declared for demolition. He
understood it takes $3,000 or so to demolish a house. He made a bid proposal two
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weeks ago to Mr. Moore's Office of $2,400 to demolish the houses, but he had not
received a response. Vice Mayor Wyrick asked City Manager Cy Carney to investigate.
Mr. Myer Marks, 1915 West Second St. #4, was the next speaker during Citizen
Communications. He addressed the Board regarding the improvement of Capitol
Avenue. He said he would like to see the alignment of Arkansas state flags along
Capitol Avenue from Broadway to the State Capitol because there are a lot of parades
and civic events along this major focal point. This would be a great enhancement for the
downtown area. He said he would also like to see an adopt -a -flag program. He asked
for the Board's endorsement and participation.
The last speaker during Citizen Communications was Ms. Vivian Davis, 14521
— Woodcreek, who said the Sierra Club's "Solving Sprawl" report has been headlined in
the news the last couple of days on CNN, ABC, NBC, and the Arkansas Democrat
Gazette. She said a year ago Little Rock was named as the fifth worst small city in
America for sprawl. This report, however, focuses on what states are doing because it is
recognized that controlling sprawl usually works best when campaigns extend beyond
local limits. Arkansas, unfortunately, was given the lowest score on every aspect of
transportation planning. She challenged the Board to read the Sierra Club report, to
review the book "Better, Not Bigger, " to pay special attention to the need for public
transportation options, be sure that any consultant you bring in is knowledgeable about
current studies and positive examples. We need a growth plan designed by a
representative group of people who are committed to public growth and willing to see
that it is implemented over time.
Vice Mayor Wyrick recognized Boy Scout Troop #329, whose members are
working on their Eagle Badge.
Consideration was then given to Item 8, which had been removed from the
Consent Agenda, being Resolution No. 10,658, entitled:
A RESOLTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXTEND
THE CONTRACT WITH JOYNER FORD BURKE CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY, IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,156,775 FOR FAIR PARK, ASHER TO
30TH STREET.
Following the reading of the Resolution, Director Hinton said he is working with
a group of people looking at living wage and a group making sure that the people the City
employs through its contracts have benefits and that we are not perpetuating welfare. Are
questions asked regarding pay scale and benefits? He asked if there is knowledge of this
company's background in dealing with minorities, payrolls, and benefits. Mr. Carney
said this contract involves federal dollars; therefore, we must abide by federal
regulations. Director Hinton then moved for adoption of the Resolution. The motion
was seconded by Director Keck, and the Resolution was unanimously adopted by the
Board Members present.
Introduced next was Ordinance No. 18,102, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE RECLASSIFYING PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE
CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 36 OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS; AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
(Z -6716 – To rezone property located at 7401 Mabelvale Cut -Off from 1111-2" Single
Family District to 11C -3" General Commercial District.)
and the Ordinance was read the first time. The rules were suspended to provide for the
second and third readings of the Ordinance by unanimous vote of the Board Members
present, being nine in number and two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of
Directors. A roll call vote was taken on passage of the Ordinance as follows: Directors
Pugh, Hinton, Lichty, Keck, Stewart, Kumpuris, Kelly, Adcock, and Vice Mayor Wyrick
– total 9; Noes – None; Absent – Director Cazort and Mayor Dailey – total 2.
Whereupon, the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
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The next presentation was Ordinance No. 18,103, described as:
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING MODIFICATION TO A PLANNED
ZONING DISTRICT AND PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A
PLANNED ZONING DEVELOPMENT TITLED SIPES REVISED SHORT -
FORM PCD (Z- 3117 -C), LOCATED AT 7415 ASHER AVENUE, IN THE CITY
OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 16,540 AND
CHAPER 36 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LITTLE
ROCK; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
and the Ordinance was read the first time. The rules were suspended to provide for the
second and third readings of the Ordinance by unanimous vote of the Board Members
present, being nine in number and two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of
Directors. A roll call vote was taken on passage of the Ordinance as follows: Directors
Pugh, Hinton, Lichty, Keck, Stewart, Kumpuris, Kelly, Adcock, and Vice Mayor Wyrick
— total 9; Noes — None; Absent — Director Cazort and Mayor Dailey — total 2.
Whereupon, the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
Consideration was then given to Ordinance No. 18,104, with the title being:
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAND USE PLAN (16,222) IN THE
GEYER SPRINGS EAST PLANNING DISTRICT FROM MULTIFAMILY TO
MIXED OFFICE COMMERCIAL AND COMMERCIAL; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES; (Re: 9100 block of Lew Drive.)
and the Ordinance was read the first time. The rules were suspended to provide for the
second and third readings of the Ordinance by unanimous vote of the Board Members
present, being nine in number and two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of
Directors. A roll call vote was taken on passage of the Ordinance as follows: Directors
Pugh, Hinton, Lichty, Keck, Stewart, Kumpuris, Kelly, Adcock, and Vice Mayor Wyrick
— total 9; Noes — None; Absent — Director Cazort and Mayor Dailey — total 2.
Whereupon, the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
Introduced next was Ordinance No. 18,105, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAND USE PLAN (16,222) IN THE
OTTER CREEK PLANNING DISTRICT FROM SINGLE FAMILY TO LIGHT
INDUSTRIAL; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; (For an area north of the railroad
and south of Crooked Creek including 128051 -30.)
and the Ordinance was read the first time. The rules were suspended to provide for the
second and third readings of the Ordinance by unanimous vote of the Board Members
present, being nine in number and two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of
Directors. A roll call vote was taken on passage of the Ordinance as follows: Directors
Pugh, Hinton, Lichty, Keck, Stewart, Kumpuris, Kelly, Adcock, and Vice Mayor Wyrick
— total 9; Noes — None; Absent — Director Cazort and Mayor Dailey — total 2.
Whereupon, the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
The next presentation was Ordinance No. 18,106, described as:
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LAND USE PLAN (16,222) IN THE
PINNACLE PLANNING DISTRICT FROM OFFICE AND COMMERCIAL TO
MIXED OFFICE COMMERCIAL; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; (17600 &
17900 Cantrell Road — at the intersection of Cantrell Road with Chenonceau Blvd. And
Ranch Blvd.)
and the Ordinance was read the first time. The rules were suspended to provide for the
second and third readings of the Ordinance by unanimous vote of the Board Members
present, being nine in number and two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of
Directors. A roll call vote was taken on passage of the Ordinance as follows: Directors
Pugh, Hinton, Lichty, Keck, Stewart, Kumpuris, Kelly, Adcock, and Vice Mayor Wyrick
— total 9; Noes — None; Absent — Director Cazort and Mayor Dailey — total 2.
Whereupon, the Ordinance was declared PASSED.
Item 15 on the Agenda was a proposed Ordinance entitled:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 31 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, PROVIDING
FOR A WAIVER OF MASTER STREET PLAN RIGHT -OF -WAY
REQUIREMENTS AND SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION FOR BROADMOOR
SHOPPING CENTER LOCATED AT 2900 UNIVERSITY AVENUE.
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Public Works Director Chandra Waller responded to questions by Director Keck and
Director Adcock regarding the requirement for right -of -way dedication and sidewalk
construction since this new building will be on the exact same footprint and Pizza Hut
doesn't even own the property. Mrs. Waller said frequently the developer is not the
owner, yet they are making improvements that require boundary street improvements in
conjunction. She cautioned that if the City should take the stance that we would not
require boundary street improvements if the developer were not the owner, we would see
more developments like that merely to avoid boundary street improvements. Staff looks
at boundary street improvements depending on what the improvement is. Director
Adcock referred to similar cases recently (U.S. Post Office and Harvest Foods) when the
Board did not require boundary street improvements. Mrs. Waller said the Board had
approved many cases that were similar situations when boundary street improvements
were not waived. Mr. Harry Hamlin, representing Pizza Hut, said the plans are to
rebuild almost the same footprint and almost the square footage. This would not impact
the proposed improvements to University Avenue. Mrs. Waller reminded the Board that
a waiver is forever. She said staff recommends denial of the waiver but will support a
deferral for future development. Director Adcock asked if this could be a conditional
waiver. Mrs. Waller said staff would accept an in -lieu contribution of 15% of the
building cost to pay for future improvement. Following the lengthy discussion, the
Ordinance was read the first time and left on the calendar for second reading on
October 19, 1999. Staff will check the records to see if there are waivers for other
businesses in the area and Mr. Carpenter will consider the language for a conditional
waiver.
Item 16 on the Agenda was a proposed Ordinance entitled:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 31 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, PROVIDING
FOR A WAIVER OF MASTER STREET PLAN RIGHT -OF -WAY DEDICATION
REQUIREMENTS AND STREET WIDENING FOR BROADMOOR SHOPPING
CENTER LOCATED AT 2900 UNIVERSITY AVENUE.
(See discussion related to Item 15 above.) The Ordinance was read the first time and left
on the calendar for second reading on October 19, 1999.
Consideration was then given to Resolution No. 10,659, with the title being:
A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING
THE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN LANDS. (November 2, 1999.) (11
unincorporated islands in the City of Little Rock.)
Mr. Charles Coleman, son of Mr. Buddy Coleman who owns 104 acres adjacent to
Fourche Creek/Mabelvale Pike, asked that this property be excluded from the annexation.
This property is unique and should not be part of the City of Little Rock. It is farm land
and has been owned by the Coleman family for 137 years. There is no need for City
services and the City will receive no benefit from this annexation. He asked that the
Resolution be amended to delete this island. Mr. Buddy Coleman emphasized that
nothing can be built on the property because it is in the flood plain. Director Adcock
said the problem with the property is the fireworks stands located on part of the property
which is being leased from Mr. Coleman. Vice Mayor Wyrick had a number of questions
regarding the economic impact. City Manager Cy Carney said the City has not done any
kind of impact study on the island annexations. Mr. Jim Lawson, Director of Planning
and Development, said that some of these small pockets are already receiving City
services such as fire and police because they are surrounded by the City limits. There
would be no additional costs because City services are already there in the areas
surrounding these islands. Following the lengthy discussion, the Resolution was read and
adopted by a voice vote of 8 ayes and 1 no (Director Keck) with 2 absent, upon a motion
and second by Directors Lichty and Kelly. (Vice Mayor Wyrick asked that the Board be
provided with any kind of economic impact regarding any of the I1 islands.)
Introduced next was Resolution No. 10,660, described as:
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
INTO CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE
SERVICES TO WELFARE TO WORK ELIGIBLE CLIENTS; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
There was a lengthy discussion from 7:30 o'clock P.M. to 8:30 o'clock P.M. Ms. Doris
Williams made a brief presentation, explaining that the City of Little Rock is the
recipient of a $5 million grant for a Welfare to Work Program. The objective of the
program is to assist those individuals who have been identified as harder to enter
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employment. Responding to Director Kelly's question regarding how long we have had
this contract, Ms. Williams said the original grant was approved in May of 1998. There
have been extensive revisions and it was recently approved in August 1999. We have a
time frame of December 1, 1999 of being fully implemented. Mrs. Dorothy Nayles,
Director of Community Programs, and Ms. Barbara Osborne responded to questions by
the Board regarding Item 6 - Pulaski Technical Collage for Education and Occupational
Skills Instruction because no dollar amount was listed. City Manager Cy Carney said it is
urgent that contract negotiations begin immediately; therefore, he asked the Board to vote
on the five items that have dollar amounts and to defer Item 6 on the list for two weeks.
Separate votes were taken on four of the five items (Central AR Substance Abuse
Programs, Goodwill Industries, Pulaski Technical College for Education Coordination,
Pulaski Enterprise Community) which were unanimously adopted. There was a lengthy
discussion regarding the contract with CATA for transportation coordination, during
which Mr. Keith Jones, Executive Director of Central Arkansas Transit, responded to a
number of questions by the Board. CATA has hired Ms. Shannon Torbett as Director of
the Jobs Access Program. Director Lichty said he understood there would be a central
facility for the Welfare to Work (WtW) program for job training, day care, parenting
skills, etc. Mr. Carney said that was the original concept in the competitive grant;
however, that has been modified and there will not be a central facility for all of those
services. There will be a variety of locations. Director Lichty felt that would complicate
the transportation program. Assistant City Manager Bruce More stated the Family
Development Center would be located on Shackleford Road, because our designated area
is west of University. These are TEA dollars designated for a Family Development
Center and will be separate from the Welfare to Work Program. Because the programs
are very similar, it did make sense to have the central WtW facility located downtown
and a satellite location in the Family Development Center. The child care services will
be located downtown in the old Union Bank Building on Fourth Street. A roll call vote
was then taken on the CATA portion of the Resolution as follows: Ayes — Directors
Pugh, Hinton, Lichty, Stewart, Kumpuris, Kelly, and Vice Mayor Wyrick — total 7; Noes
— Directors Keck and Adcock — total 2; Absent — Director Cazort and Mayor Dailey —
total 2. Following the lengthy discussion, Director Kelly moved to delete Item 6 —
Pulaski Technical College for Educational and Occupational Skills Instruction for
an undetermined amount. The motion was seconded by Director Kumpuris and
unanimously adopted. Whereupon, the Resolution, as amended, was read and Director
Keck moved for its adoption. The motion was seconded by Director Kumpuris and the
Resolution, as amended, was adopted by a voice vote of 8 ayes, 0 noes, 1 abstention
(Director Adcock), and 2 absent (Director Cazort and Mayor Dailey).
Item 20 on the Agenda was a proposed Ordinance entitled:
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND LITTLE ROCK CODE SECTION 2 -243
(1988) TO DECLARE GROWTH MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT A
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
and the Ordinance was read the second time, having been read the first time on
September 21, 1999. The rules were suspended to provide for the third and final reading
of the Ordinance by a vote of 8 ayes, 1 no (Director Kelly) and 2 absent (Director Cazort
and Mayor Dailey). Following the third reading of the Ordinance, there was a brief
discussion in which Director Kelly felt it was a bad idea to change the policy in order to
bring in Mr. Paul Tischler as an outside consultant for growth management. Director
Kumpuris urged the Board to move ahead on this issue. He said Director Kelly brought
up extraordinarily pertinent questions concerning annexation and its benefits to this
community. (See Minutes of August 3, 1999, August 17, 1999 and September 7, 1999.)
Some have the opinion that if Mr. Tischler had current information, his conclusions
would be different. Director Kumpuris suggested the committee (Letha Anthony, Dr.
John Dodson, Jane Dickey, Jim McKenzie, Dale Charles, Craig Berry, Richard
Downing, Jim Lynch, David Jones, Dickson Flake, City Directors Michael Keck and Paul
Kelly) in order to try to come to a resolution of this problem. Director Kumpuris then
called the question. A roll call vote was taken on passage of the Ordinance as follows:
Ayes — Directors Hinton, Lichty, Keck, Kumpuris, Adcock and Vice Mayor Wyrick —
total 6; Noes — Directors Pugh, Stewart, and Kelly — total 3; Absent — Director Cazort and
Mayor Dailey — total 2. According to City Attorney Tom Carpenter, a two- thirds vote
of the Board of Directors (8 votes) is required per State Statute regarding
professional services. Therefore, the Ordinance FAILED. Whereupon, Directors Keck
and Adcock changed their votes to "No" making a total of 4 ayes, 5 noes, and two absent.
At 8:45 o'clock P.M. Vice Mayor Wyrick declared a ten minute recess. The
Board of Directors reconvened at 9:05 o'clock P.M. with Vice Mayor Wyrick presiding
and 8 Directors present. (Director Cazort and Mayor Dailey were absent.)
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Item 21 on the Agenda was a proposed Ordinance described as:
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND LITTLE ROCK CITY CODE SECTION
2 -243 (1988) TO DECLARE ENTERTAINMENT PROMOTION AS A
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE;
and the Ordinance was read the first time and left on the calendar for second reading
on October 19, 1999.
Consideration was then given to Ordinance No. 18,107, with the title being:
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 22 -87 OF THE LITTLE ROCK
CITY CODE, 1988, TO CHANGE THE COMPOSITION OF THE ARTS AND
HUMANITIES PROMOTION COMMISSION; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
and the Ordinance was read the first time. Mr. Scott Carter, Executive Director of the
Arts and Humanities Promotion Commission, explained the specific change. When the
Commission was created in 1986, it was created with two members of the Board of
Directors serving on the Commission. In 1991 it was revised to two members of the
Board of Directors or their designees. Subsequent to that, the Board of Directors started
appointing City Directors as ex- officio members of various Boards and Commissions.
This will change the Commission membership to conform to that of other Boards and
Commissions and will provide for a commission of 9 members and one City Director as
ex- officio member. The rules were then suspended to provide for the second and third
readings of the Ordinance. A roll call vote was taken on the question, Shall the
Ordinance Pass, with the vote recorded as follows: Ayes — Directors Pugh, Hinton,
Lichty, Keck, Stewart, Kumpuris, Kelly, Adcock, and Vice Mayor Wyrick — total 9; Noes
— None; Absent — Director Cazort and Mayor Dailey — total 2. Whereupon, the
Ordinance was declared PASSED.
Director Kumpuris said that next Tuesday members of the Arkansas Game and
Fish Commission will be present to present some ideas on control of wild life in the City
limits.
City Manager Cy Carney gave his Activity and Project Report which consisted
of the following: (1) Comcast has advised it will increase the rates for all of its service
levels except for limited basic service beginning November 1, 1999; (2) alert center
responsiveness; and (3) the beginning of a piece of public art in the City Hall rotunda.
Two artists from the Kramer School Consortium, Donald Getsler and Charlotte Allison,
will begin a mural depicting early Little Rock and the River with the bridges in the
background.
Director Adcock asked City Attorney Tom Carpenter to prepare an Ordinance to
prohibit open slaughtering in the City Limits. (She had received a report from a
neighborhood of someone slaughtering hogs and goats and hanging the carcass in open
carports.)
There being no further business to be considered, the Board of Directors recessed
at 9:40 o'clock P.M. to reconvene on Tuesday, October 12, 1999, for an executive
session to reconsider an appointment to the Planning Commission.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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City Clerk Robbie Hancock Vice yor B. J yrick
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