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Board of Directors Room
City Hall - 500 W. Markham
Little Rock, Arkansas
October 26, 1999 — 4:05 P.M.
The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, reconvened from the
October 19, 1999 regular meeting with Mayor Jim Dailey presiding. City Clerk Robbie
Hancock called the roll with the following Directors present: Directors Pugh, Lichty,
Cazort, Keck, Stewart, Wyrick, Kumpuris, and Adcock - total 9; Absent — Directors
Hinton and Kelly — total 2.
With a quorum present, Mayor Dailey declared the Board of Directors in session
and announced the purpose of the reconvened meeting was to consider a Resolution
authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with The First Tee for a
facilities agreement and licensing agreement, which had been deferred from October
19, 1999.
Resolution No. 10,677 was introduced, with the title being:
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE FIRST TEE FOR A FACILITIES
AGREEMENT AND A LICENSING AGREEMENT.
Following the reading of the Resolution, Director Adcock moved for its adoption. The
motion was seconded by Director Cazort, and the Resolution was unanimously adopted
by the Board Members present.
Mayor Dailey noted that Director Hinton had asked him to request that the City
Manager provide some sort of administrative action regarding the Ish House at 1600
Scott Street. Once home to prominent educator Jefferson Ish and doctor George Ish, the
two -story house is on a list of structures to be demolished by the City. Director Adcock
reported that Mrs. Alma Williams had faxed her a proposal for rehabilitation of the Ish
House, and she then faxed the proposal to Margi Gant, Director of Housing and
Neighborhood Programs. Mrs. Gant said the basic outline of the proposal addressed
those issues on the exterior of the house, but the interior is not addressed. It does not
include a cost estimate, an indication of whether the funds have been secured, or a time
line for implementation. City Manager Cy Carney stated that even though the proposal is
incomplete, it does bear merit and does warrant a sixty (60) day delay in demolition.
Director Keck noted that at the regular meeting on October 19, 1999, a motion
was made to hold on first reading the Chenal Valley/Wildwood Annexation
Ordinance, as requested by Director Kelly. Director Keck said he agreed to that because
he thought the second and thirds readings would occur on November 2, 1999, and the
vote would be taken at that time. However, the City Clerk has listened to the tape and
found that Director Kelly did not commit to that. He might want to extend it to the next
meeting for the third reading. Director Keck said he wanted to make certain that
everyone understood. Director Lichty reiterated what Director Keck said. His feeling
was that the second and third readings would occur on November 2, 1999, but the tape
proves otherwise. Director Stewart said her motion was to hold the Ordinance on first
reading, and she didn't understand the confusion. Mayor Dailey said he thought the
intention was to have the second and third readings at the next meeting but that was not
clearly stated. Obviously, it will take eight votes to do that. Director Keck asked that the
Minutes reflect that he was not supportive of leaving the Ordinance on first reading; he
was ready to go forward on all three readings. He did not make a motion, based on what
he thought Director Stewart's motion was. Director Lichty asked that the Minutes reflect
the same for him also.
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Director Adcock referred to the closing of Rivercrest /Candlewood Drive on
October 19, 1999. There is still one portion that has not been closed. The property owner
along that portion of Candlewood has requested that section be closed also. Director
Adcock asked that it be placed on the Agenda for November 2, 1999. Director Cazort
said he had no problem with bringing that directly to the Board, but wondered if City
Attorney Tom Carpenter had had a chance to look at the State Statute to see if that closing
could go directly to the Board or would have to go to the Planning Commission first.
Director Adcock said she had requested an opinion from Mr. Carpenter, and since she had
not received one, she assumed it was okay to proceed.
There being no further business to be presented, the reconvened meeting was
adjourned at 4:15 o'clock P.M. to meet again in regular session on Tuesday, November 2,
1999, at 6:00 o'clock P.M.
ATTEST:
City Clerk Robbie Hancock
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APPROVED:
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ayor Jim Dailey