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Little Rock, Arkansas
June 9, 1993 - 3:47 P.M.
The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas,
met in special session with Mayor Dailey presiding. City Clerk
Robbie Hancock called the roll with the following Directors
present: Directors Roy, Sharp, Lewellen, Mason, and Adcock -
total 5; Absent - Director Priest - total 1.
(NOTE: The Special Meeting was called at 11:00 for 1:30
o'clock P.M.; however, Director Mason could not be present until
after 2:00. Therefore, the Special Meeting convened after the
Agenda Meeting.)
With a quorum present, Mayor Dailey declared the Board of
Directors in session and announced the purpose of the special
meeting was to consider an Ordinance to require a conditional use
permit for crematoria located in the City of Little Rock.
State Representative Phil Wyrick was present to address the
Board regarding a proposed crematorium to be located in Southwest
Little Rock at 8000 National Drive, which is very close to a
residential area. He stated that during the 1993 Legislative
Session, House Bill 1320 (now Act 365) was passed, making it
mandatory that a public hearing be held before construction of a
crematorium, that property owners within 250 feet of the location
be notified of the public hearing, and that notice be published
in the newspaper. However, the legislation did not have an
emergency clause; therefore, it does not become effective until
August 12, 1993, and will not apply to the proposed crematorium
in Southwest Little Rock. The Ordinance before the Board of
Directors deals with zoning and requires a conditional use permit
for crematoria, and the Ordinance does have the emergency clause.
(Note: The process for a conditional use permit includes a
public hearing before the Little Rock Planning Commission, notice
given to all property owners within 200 feet of the site, and a
notice must be published in the newspaper.)
City Attorney Tom Carpenter explained that the proposed
Ordinance changes crematoria from being an accessory or permitted
use to one that requires a conditional use permit, thereby,
giving control over the location. Following a brief discussion,
Ordinance No. 16,437 was presented, with the title being:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 36 OF THE LITTLE ROCK CODE OF
ORDINANCES TO REQUIRE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR CREMATORIA
LOCATED IN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES;
and the Ordinance was read the first time. There was a motion by
Director Roy, seconded by Director Adcock, to suspend the rules
and place the Ordinance on second reading. The motion was
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being six in
number and two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of
Directors - elect, and the second read of the Ordinance ensued.
There was a subsequent motion to further suspend the rules and
place the Ordinance on third and final reading. The motion was
made by Director Lewellen, seconded by Director Mason, and
unanimously adopted by the Board Members present, being six in
number and two - thirds or more of the members of the Board of
Directors- elect. The Ordinance was read the third and last time,
followed by an Aye and No Vote taken on the question, Shall the
Ordinance Pass, with the results recorded as follows: Ayes -
Directors Roy, Sharp, Lewellen, Mason, Mayor Dailey, and Director
Adcock - total 6; Noes - None; Absent - Director Priest - total
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The Emergency Clause contained in Section 6 of the foregoing
Ordinance was then read and adopted by the following roll call
vote: Ayes - Directors Roy, Sharp, Lewellen, Mason, Mayor
Dailey, and Director Adcock - total 6; Noes - None; Absent -
Director Priest - total 1. Therefore, the Ordinance, together
with the Emergency Section, was declared PASSED.
At the request of Director Mason, Resolution No. 8,932 was
presented, with the title being:
A RESOLUTION MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO THE PRIVATE INDUSTRY
COUNCIL;
(Appointed Shirley Thomas - Public Assistance Agency, Earl L.
Moore, Jr. - Community -based Agency, and Gary Dreher - Labor.)
and the Resolution was read in full. There was a motion by
Director Mason to adopt the Resolution. The motion was seconded
by Director Roy, and unanimously adopted by the Board Members
present. Therefore, the Resolution was adopted.
There being no further business to be presented, the special
meeting was adjourned at 4:15 o'clock P.M. with the Board of
Directors to meet again in regular session on Tuesday, June 15,
1993, at 6:00 o'clock P.M.
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK ROBBIE HANCOCK
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APPROVED:
MAYOR JIM DAILEY