The North Little Rock City Council scheduled for Monday, August 23, 2021, will be conducted electronically.
The Mayor, City Clerk, City Attorney will be in the City Council chambers during the meeting and City Council Members will participate in the meeting via ZOOM.
Because of the current COVID-19 crisis, and in accordance with Act 2 of 2020 passed by the Arkansas General Assembly on April 16, 2020, and the recent new declaration of a state-wide health emergency, the City Council chambers will not be opened to the public, but the public may attend the meeting using electronic means. This meeting, as with all City Council meetings, is available for viewing on the internet at https://www.facebook.com/CityofNorthLittleRock/, on the City of North Little Rock’s website http://nlr.ar.gov/government/city_council, and on local access television.
Applicants on zoning related issues will need to call into the meeting to be available to answer any questions City Council members may have related to your application. Please call 501-500-0955 and enter the meeting ID: 149 511 1456 between 5:15 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. When prompted for the participant ID, press # or wait. A staff member will get your name. You will then be muted and participate in the meeting by listening until your application is called. If there are any questions about your application, you will be unmuted and given the opportunity to speak.
Any persons who wish to speak on any agenda items, during any scheduled public hearings, or during public comment may do so by either:
(1) Emailing the North Little Rock City Clerk’s office at [email protected], by 4:00 p.m. prior to the meeting. Emails sent to the City Clerk will be read at the meeting.
(2) Or, call 501-500-0955 between 5:15 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. Enter the meeting ID: 149 511 1456. When prompted for the participant ID, press # or wait. A staff member will get your name, address, telephone number and the item you wish to speak on, if applicable. You will then be muted and participate in the meeting by listening until the item you signed up to speak on is called, or until the public comment portion of the meeting. At that time, you will be unmuted and given the opportunity to speak.
“The City of North Little Rock welcomes people of diverse cultures and beliefs. Any religious viewpoint expressed during invocation, or at any other time during the meeting, reflects only the personal opinion of the speaker. It is not intended to proselytize, advance, or disparage any religious belief.”
Council Agenda 8-23-21
Adobe PDF Pack 8-23-21
DRAFT Minutes 8-9-21
COMMUNICATIONS
1. Anita Paul, Mayor's Office memorandum re: retail beer off premises permit - replacement/new owner for IGA Food Mart at 124 Eureka Garden Road by Alim Hemani.
2. Anita Paul, Mayor's Office memorandum re: microbrewery, native beer, restaurant mixed drink maximum permit - for BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse at 3941 McCain Boulevard by Hope Garrison.
3. Anita Paul, Mayor's Office memorandum re: Private Club A - wet county permit - for the Culture Cigar Club at 409 Main Street by Corey Nelson.
PRESENTATIONS
SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING(S)
CITIZENS PUBLIC COMMENT ON NUMBERED LEGISLATION 3 minutes
INCLUDES ALL PUBLIC COMMENT
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
CONSENT AGENDA (items R-21-106 thru R-21-115)
R-21-106 Mayor Hartwick
Reappointing Will Jones to the Rock Region Metropolitan Transit Authority Board of Directors
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R-21-107 Mayor Hartwick
Certifying local government endorsement of Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. to participate in the Tax Back Program as authorized by Section 15-4-2706(D) of the Consolidated Incentive Act of 2003
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R-21-108 Mayor Hartwick
Authorizing the North Little Rock Police Department to order patrol vehicles and equipment for delivery in 2022
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R-21-109 Mayor Hartwick
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Exclusive Listing Contract with Colliers International to sell approximately 0.27 acres of public land located at 3500 Camp Robinson. (Old Levy Fire Station No. 6)
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R-21-110 Mayor Hartwick
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Exclusive Right-to-Sell/Lease Agreement with iRealty, Sherwood, Arkansas to sell approximately 1.18 acres of public land located near Riverfront Drive and Smarthouse Way
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R-21-111 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain City-owned items and other equipment as surplus; providing for auction thereof
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R-21-112 Mayor Hartwick
Amending the 2021 Budget for the City to include additional revenues and expenses in certain departmental budgets
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R-21-113 Mayor Hartwick
Repealing Resolution No. 7007 which condemned property located at 118 East 19th Street
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R-21-114 Mayor Hartwick
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an Agreement to Rehabilitate Property for certain real property located at 4801 Atkins Street
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R-21-115 Mayor Hartwick
Accepting a FEMA grant for $98,154.55 under the FY2020 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program to purchase replacement turnout pants, coats and helmets; appropriating the City’s local share from Act 833 fund
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NEW BUSINESS
RESOLUTIONS
R-21-116 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 5124 Alpha Street to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance. (owner: Wilbur Coleman, Jr.)
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R-21-117 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 702 West 23rd Street to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance. (owner: Entropy c/o Imran Borah)
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R-21-118 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 810 West 23rd Street to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance. (owner: Johnnie Samuel Tyson)
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R-21-119 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 1403 Parker Street to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance. (owner: Jim Bell’s Country Seat LLC c/o Zelda Rembert)
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R-21-120 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 5419 Chiquito Road to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance. (owner: Nathaniel Williams, Jr. c/o Simmons Smith)
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R-21-121 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 5505 Chiquito Road to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said property; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance. (owner: Nathaniel Williams, Jr. c/o Simmons Smith)
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R-21-122 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 1724 Parker Street to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance. (owner: Cliff Jackson)
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R-21-123 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 1213 West Short 17th Street #C and D to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance. (owner: Cliff Jackson)
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R-21-124 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 4916 Candlewick Lane to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance. (owner: Sheila S. Chenault)
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R-21-125 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 4412 Rogers Street to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance. (owner: Rhonda K. Ramey)
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R-21-126 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 1415 West 20th Street to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance. (owner: CBC Real Estate Holdings LLC)
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R-21-127 Mayor Hartwick
Certifying the amount of a Clean Up Lien to be filed with the Pulaski County Tax Collector against certain real property located at 613 West 22nd Street. (owner: SFINITI Development, LLC - $5,015.94)
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R-21-128 Mayor Hartwick
Certifying amounts of Liens to be filed with the Pulaski County Tax Collector against certain real properties located in the City as a result of grass cutting expenses and abatement of other nuisances.
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ORDINANCES
O-21-73 Mayor Hartwick
Waiving formal bidding requirements and authorizing payment to Pinkley Sales Company for the purchase of a centralized traffic management system for the City. (amount: $23,950.00)
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O-21-74 Council Member Hamilton
Granting a Special Use to allow a Small Cell Wireless Antenna in a PI zone for certain real property located at 2400 Lakeview Road. (applicant: CMI Acquisitions)
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O-21-75 Council Member Baxter
Rezoning certain property located at 2300 Redding Lane from R3 to R4 zoning classification, by amending Ordinance No. 9263; adopting an amended Land Use Plan for the subject property. (applicant: Casey Clark)
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O-21-76 Council Member Hamilton
Rezoning certain property located at 417 West 34th Street from R1 to R3 zoning classification, by amending Ordinance No. 9263; adopting an amended Land Use Plan for the subject property. (applicant: Chris Lacey)
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O-21-77 Council Member Hight
Waiving Section 7.2.3.B of the Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 9263) for property located at 6801 John F. Kennedy Boulevard to allow the waiver of landscaping requirements. (applicant: Thomas R. Pownall – Thomas Engineering Company)
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O-21-78 Council Member Hamilton
Waiving certain sections of the Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 9263) for property located at 2100 Main Street to allow the waiver of screening and landscaping requirements. (applicant: Bear Davidson – Davidson Engineering, PLLC)
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PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
All persons wishing to speak must have completed a public comment card and return it to the City Clerk before this meeting is convened; speakers have 3 minutes to address their topic
Respectfully submitted,
Diane Whitbey, CAMC / MMC
City Clerk and Treasurer
Words to Live by:
“You must do the things you think you cannot do.”– Eleanor Roosevelt
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