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Home My WebLink About07-20-10U'Y LV' GV.v 6:00 PM Little Rock Board of Directors Meeting July 20, 2010 6:00 PM Little Rock Board of Directors Meeting July 20, 2010 6:00 PM The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, met in a regular meeting with Mayor Mark Stodola presiding. City Clerk Susan Langley called the roll with the following Directors present: Hendrix; Richardson; Cazort; Keck; Wright; Wyrick; Adcock; Vice Mayor Fortson and Mayor Stodola. Directors Hurst and Kumpuris were absent. Director Cazort delivered the invocation, which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. PRESENTATIONS Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Presentation: Auditors from BKD, Inc., provided an overview regarding the 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. National Night Out Update: Andre Bernard, Housing & Neighborhood Programs Department Director, gave an update regarding the activities that will be held at the various City Alert Centers in conjunction with National Night Out. ADDITIONS: M -1. MOTION: To approve the minutes of the Little Rock Board of Directors Meeting of June 1, 2010. M -2. RESOLUTION NO. 13,168: To award a contract to Hipskind Excavating, Inc., for a Department of Energy Grant Project, Taylor Loop Sidewalks; and for other purposes. (AMERICAN RECOVERYAND REINVESTMENTACT) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to enter into a contract with Hipskind Excavating, Inc., for the construction of Taylor Loop Sidewalk, Bid No. 2010 -248. M -3. ORDINANCE NO. 20,294: To authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Watershed Conservation Resource Center to restore Coleman Creek; and for other purposes. (2009 PARK REFUNDING BOND PROJECT) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with the Watershed Conservation Resource Center to restore Coleman Creek. Director Cazort made the motion, seconded by Director Adcock, to add Items M -1 and M -2 to the Consent Agenda and add Item M -3 to the Grouped Items. By unanimous voice vote of the Board Members present, Items M -1 and M -2 were added to the Consent Agenda and Item M -3 was added to the Grouped Items. 1 6:00 PM Little Rock Board of Directors Meeting July 20, 2010 6:00 PM CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1— 4; and Items M -1 and M -2) 1. MOTION: To approve the minutes of the Little Rock Board of Directors Meeting of May 18, 2010. 2. RESOLUTION NO. 13,165: To make appointments and reappointments to the Arkansas Arts Center; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Appointment of John Fletcher to a full three (3) -year term. Reappointment of Janet Alley to a second three (3) -year term. Reappointment of Barbara Hoover to a second three (3) -year term. Appointment of Steve Bova to an unexpired term. Appointment of Merritt Dyke to a full three (3)- year term. 3. RESOLUTION NO. 13,166: To authorize the City Manager, Mayor and City Clerk to execute any documents necessary and take other actions as needed to purchase a 7,920 square foot lot with improvements located at 5812 West 14t1i Street to be utilized for expansion of Oak Forest Park and to provide improved access to Oak Forest Park; and for other purposes. (2009 PAR%REFUNDING BOND PROJECT) Staffrecommends approval. Synopsis: A resolution to authorize the City Manager, Mayor and City Clerk to execute any documents necessary and take other actions needed to purchase a residential lot at 5812 West 24`" Street for park purposes. 4. RESOLUTION NO. 13,167: To authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute documents needed to convey a twenty (20) -foot wide strip of former alley lying within Block 17 between East 16th and East 17th Street, Original City of Little Rock, to Stephen L. LaFrance Pharmacy, Inc.; and for other purposes. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The resolution authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a quitclaim deed and any other documents necessary to transfer a twenty (20) -foot wide strip of former alley property lying in Block 17, Original City of Little Rock, between East 16" and East 17" Streets to Stephen L. LaFrance Pharmacy, Inc. M -1. MOTION: To approve the minutes of the Little Rock Board of Directors Meeting of June 1, 2010. M -2. RESOLUTION NO. 13,168: To award a contract to Hipskind Excavating, Inc., for a Department of Energy Grant Project, Taylor Loop Sidewalks; and for other purposes. (AMERICAN RECO VERYAND REINVESTMENTACT) Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: Authorizes the City Manager to enter into a contract with Hipskind Excavating, Inc., for the construction of Taylor Loop Sidewalk, Bid No. 2010 -248. Director Adcock made the motion, seconded by Director Cazort, to approve the Consent Agenda. By unanimous voice vote of the Board Members present, the Consent Agenda was approved. July LV, 4V1V F 00 PM Little Rock Board of Directors Meeting July 20, 2010 6:00 PM GROUPED ITEMS (Item 5 and Item M -3) 5. ORDINANCE NO. 20,291; LU10- 09 -01: To amend the Land Use Plan in the Interstate 630 District from Residential Low Density, Residential Medium Density, Office, Commercial, Public Institutional and Mixed Use to Office, Commercial, Public Institutional, Mixed Use and Mixed Use - Urban; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 10 ayes; 0 nays; and] absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: A Land Use Plan Amendment in the Interstate 630 Planning District along the 12 l Street Corridor from Residential Low Density, Residential Medium Density, Office, Commercial, Public Institutional and Mixed Use to Office, Commercial, Public Institutional, Mixed Use and Mixed Use - Urban. M -3. ORDINANCE NO. 20,294: To dispense with the requirement of competitive bids and to award a contract to Midwest Employers' Casualty Company to provide workers' compensation reinsurance coverage to the City; to declare an emergency; and for other purposes. Staffrecommendsapproval. Synopsis: The City's Self- Insured Workers' Compensation Programs is required by the State Worker's Compensation Program to purchase stop loss coverage to limit losses on individual claims. The incumbent provider has submitted a renewal proposal that appears reasonable. The ordinances were read the first time. Director Adcock made the motion, seconded by Director Cazort, to suspend the rules and place the ordinances on second reading. By unanimous voice vote of the Board Members present, the rules were suspended and the ordinances were read a second time. Director Adcock made the motion, seconded by Director Cazort, to suspend the rules and place the ordinances on third reading. By unanimous voice vote of the Board Members present, the rules were suspended and the ordinances were read a third time. By unanimous voice vote of the Board Members present, the ordinances were approved. By unanimous voice vote of the Board Members present, the emergency clause for Item M -3 was approved. PUBLIC HEARINGS (Items 6 — 7) 6. ORDINANCE NO. 20,292; G -23 -419: To abandon the sixty (60) -foot wide Bishop Street right -of -way, located between West 17 "' and West 18`h Streets, in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 10 ayes; 0 nays; 1 absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The adjacent property owner is requesting to abandon the sixty (60) -foot wide Bishop Street Right -of -Way located between West 17`h and West 181h Streets. 7. ORDINANCE NO. 20,293; G -23 -420: To abandon the sixty (60) -foot wide West 17a' Street right -of -way, located immediately east of Marshall Street and running for one and one -half blocks, in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and for other purposes. Planning Commission: 10 ayes; 0 nays; I absent. Staff recommends approval. Synopsis: The adjacent property owner is requesting to abandon the sixty (60) -foot wide West 17`h Stret right -of -way located immediately east of Marshall Street, and running for 1 -%: blocks. 3 Jury w, wiv R00 PM Little Rock Board of Directors Meeting July 20, 2010 6:00 PM The ordinances were read the first time. Director Adcock made the motion, seconded by Director Cazort, to suspend the rules and place the ordinances on second reading. By unanimous voice vote of the Board Members present, the rules were suspended and the ordinances were read a second time. Director Adcock made the motion, seconded by Director Cazort, to suspend the rules and place the ordinances on third reading. By unanimous voice vote of the Board Members present, the rules were suspended and the ordinances were read a third time. Mayor Stodola opened the public hearings and asked if there was anyone present that desired to speak to the issue. None being present, Mayor Stodola closed the public hearings. By unanimous voice vote of the Board Members present, the ordinances were approved. OTHER ITEM (Item 8) 8. REPORT: May Financial Report — Sara Lenehan, Finance Department Director. Ms. Lenehan reported that as of the end of May, the City had collected $53,828,466 in revenues; however, $53,934,075 had been budgeted. According to Ms. Lenehan, the June report for Sales Tax received in April 2010 was $5,284,794, which was a 1.23% increase over one (1) -year ago. Ms. Lenehan reported that as of the end of May, the City had budgeted for $51,712,422 in expenditures; however, as of the end of May, $51,630,392 had been expended. According to Ms. Lenehan, the City had spent $3.5 Million less than the same time one (1) -year ago. CITIZEN'S COMMUNICATION Annie Robinson, 9 Allyson Circle: Read a list of code violations and complaints that she had compiled regarding her neighborhood. Wally Waller, 13301 Kanis Road: Provided an overview of his Safe Ride Project. Kathy: Ms. Wells stated that she was the President -Elect of the Coalition of Little Rock Neighborhoods and that the Coalition was concerned with how City money was spent and with the recent cutbacks made to offset the revenue shortfall. Director Richardson asked if there was a written policy that addressed the involvement of Board Members with the individual City Departments and Divisions. Director Richardson stated that Board Members were elected officials and he didn't think it was appropriate for any Board Member to be giving directives or work orders to Department Directors, Mid - Managers or City Staff. City Manager Moore stated that there was a section within the Board Orientation Manual that was adopted in the mid- 1990's. rd July u 6:00 PM Little Rock Board of Directors Meeting July 20, 2010 6:00 PM Director Keck announced that he would not be seeking reelection as City Director for Ward 5. Director Keck stated that for the past seventeen (17) years, it had been his privilege to serve on the City of Little Rock Board of Directors, and would always be grateful to the citizens of Ward Five for allowing him to have to the opportunity to serve. Director Keck thanked the current and former Board Members that he had served with over the past seventeen (17) years. Director Adcock made the motion, seconded by Director Cazort, to adjourn the meeting. By unanimous voice vote of the Board Members present, the meeting was adjourned. ATTEST: lr'� usan a ley, City Clerk 5 APPROVED: Mark Stodola, Mayor