The North Little Rock City Council scheduled for Monday, November 8, 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 have the option to 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, Council Members will have the option of participation in the meeting via ZOOM. The Council Chambers will be open to the public, however all attendees are asked to social distance and consider wearing a mask at all times when not actively speaking.
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:
(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.
(3) Attend the meeting in person (masks and social distancing encouraged) and sign in with the City Clerk 5 minutes before the meeting is convened at 6:00 p.m.
“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 11-8-21
Adobe PDF Pack 11-8-21
DRAFT Minutes 10-25-21
COMMUNICATIONS
1. Anita Paul, Mayor’s Office memorandum re: application for Grocery Store Wine,
Retail Beer off Premises, Small Farm Winery – Retail Permit – Replacement/New
Owner, for Fill & Chill, 4614 East Broadway, by Mantej Singh.
2. Patricia Brewer, letter to Mayor and City Council re: Central Arkansas Water Customer Service complaint.
3. Amy Beckman-Fields, City Attorney, memorandum re: Risk Management Quarterly
Report (Q3, FY 2021).
PRESENTATIONS
SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING(S)
CITIZENS PUBLIC COMMENT ON NUMBERED LEGISLATION 3 minutes
INCLUDES ALL PUBLIC COMMENT
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
CONSENT ITEMS
None.
NEW BUSINESS
RESOLUTIONS
R-21-168 Mayor Hartwick
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an Agreement to rehabilitate property for certain real property located at 5124 Alpha Street
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R-21-169 Mayor Hartwick
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Exclusive Listing Contract with iRealty Arkansas Sherwood to sell approximately 8 acres of public land located on West 38th Street (amount: $260,000.000)
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R-21-170 Mayor Hartwick
Waiving formal bidding requirements and authorizing the North Little Rock Electric Department to enter into a Collection Services Agreement with ONLINE Information Services, Inc. for collection of debt
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R-21-171 Mayor Hartwick
Approving and certifying amounts of Liens to be filed with the Pulaski County Tax Collector against certain real properties in the City as a result of grass cutting expenses and abatement of other nuisances
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ORDINANCES
None filed.
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:
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” John Fitzgerald Kennedy
For more information, visit our website at www.nlr.ar.gov.
To view council legislation, exhibits, etc., go to the link above, then click on the Government Tab, then select Council Agenda.
Upcoming events:
November 9: Christmas Tree Lighting, 6 pm at The Plaza
November 11: City Offices closed for Veteran’s Day
(Sanitation routes will not run Thursday – Thursdays pick up will be Friday and Fridays pick up will be Saturday).
November 20: Northern Lights & Holiday Market at The Plaza
November 25 & 26: City Offices closed for Thanksgiving Holidays
(Sanitation routes will not run Thursday – Thursdays pick up will be Friday and Fridays pick up will be Saturday).
December 5: 2021 Christmas Parade
December 9: Justice Building Open House