The North Little Rock City Council scheduled for Monday, April 11, 2022, will be conducted in person and 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 be able to call into the meeting or be present in the council chambers 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: 967 260 919 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. If you attend in person, please sign in with the City Clerk BEFORE the meeting convenes at 6:00 p.m.
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: 967 260 919. 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.
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“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 4-11-2022
DRAFT Minutes 3-28-2022
ADOBE PDF Meeting Pack 4-11-2022
COMMUNICATIONS
1. Anita Paul, Mayor’s Office memorandum re: grocery store wine, retail beer
off premises, small farm winery – retail permit – replacement/new owner for Casey’s#4250, 3300 Springhill Drive, by Robert Harris.
PRESENTATIONS
Mayor Hartwick presentations to North Little Rock High School Boys and Girls
Basketball teams.
SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING(S)
CITIZENS PUBLIC COMMENT ON NUMBERED LEGISLATION
INCLUDES ALL PUBLIC COMMENT
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
R-22-54 Mayor Hartwick
Reappointing Edward Nelson to the North Little Rock Waste Water Treatment Committee
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O-22-04 Council Member Taylor
Granting a Special Use to allow Large Vehicle and Implement Outdoor Storage in a C4 zone for property located at 1101 East Broadway (applicant: Ester Jackson)
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O-22-20 Mayor Hartwick
Redistricting the Wards within the City of North Little Rock
Draft Area 1
Draft Area 2
Draft Area 3
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O-22-25 Mayor Hartwick for consideration only
Repealing Ordinance No. 9004; revoking a Special Use for a Mobile Home in an R2 zone for certain real property located at 7001 Faulkner Lake Road
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CONSENT ITEMS
R-22-79 Mayor Hartwick
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an Electric Customer Assistance Services Agreement with Central Arkansas Development Council (CADC) for 2022
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R-22-80 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain City-owned items and other equipment as surplus; providing for auction thereof
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R-22-81 Mayor Hartwick
Authorizing the Mayor to enter into Exclusive Listings Contracts with IRealty Arkansas Sherwood to sell seven vacant lots in the City ($95,000.00)
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NEW BUSINESS
RESOLUTIONS
None filed.
ORDINANCES
O-22-27 Council Member Baxter
Vacating and abandoning a certain unused easement on property located at Fort Roots along Hill Road on behalf of the Central Arkansas Veteran Healthcare System (CAVHS) (applicant: Thomas Williams – CAVHS)
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O-22-28 Council Member Hamilton for consideration only
Waiving Section 9.11.A of the Subdivision Ordinance (Ordinance No. 7946) for property located at 4300 Stockton Drive to allow the waiver of sidewalk requirements (Bear Davidson – Davidson Engineering)
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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:
“Don’t tell me the sky’s the limit when there’s footprints on the moon.”
Paul Brandt
UPCOMING EVENTS!
Burns Park Annual Easter Egg Hunt – Saturday April 16, 2022
Registration opens at 9:00 a.m.
Egg Hunts start at 10:00 a.m.
Crafts, Door Prizes AND meet the Easter Bunny!
www.nlrpr.org or call 501-753-7307.
Ballet Arkansas Live on the Plaza – April 29 – May 1, 2022
Visit balletarkansas.org for more information.
Central Arkansas Heart Walk – April 30, 2022
Call Katie Bryson at 501-707-6600 for more information.
Great North Little Rock Cleanup – Saturday, May 7, 2022
Go to KNLRB.org to register.
The Becky Witcher Memorial Golf Scramble – May 14, 2022
Sign up at: thewildcatfoundation.com/duffersclassicsponsorship.
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.