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REVISED COUNCIL AGENDA 9-24-18
DRAFT MINUTES 9-24-18
ADOBE PDF PACK 9-10-18
COMMUNICATIONS
1. Jason Carter, Attorney at Law memorandum re: Risk Management Committee
Quarterly Report (Q2, FY18)
2. Joyce Brewer, North Little Rock Resident, email re: Recycling price rise.
PRESENTATIONS
John Pflasterer, North Little Rock Fire Marshal – recognizing Mr. Deronda Bryant for lifesaving efforts.
SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING(S)3 minutes
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CITIZENS PUBLIC COMMENT ON NUMBERED LEGISLATION 3 minutes
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INCLUDES ALL PUBLIC HEARINGS
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None
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CONSENT AGENDA
None filed
NEW BUSINESS
RESOLUTIONS
R-18-184 Mayor Smith
Declaring certain City-owned items and other equipment as surplus; providing for auction thereof
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R-18-185 Mayor Smith
Accepting a FEMA Grant for $180,773.00 under the FY 2017 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program to fund and purchase physicals and cancer screenings for firefighters, automated external defibrillators, cardiac monitors, and respirator fit testing equipment; appropriating the City’s local share from Act 833 funds.
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R-18-186 Mayor Smith
Approving the proposal of Waste Management of Arkansas, Inc. to renew contract for residential recycling curbside pick-up services; authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an agreement between the Regional Recycling and Waste Reduction District, City of North Little Rock, City of Little Rock, City of Sherwood, and Waste Management of Arkansas, Inc. for residential recycling curbside pick-up services.
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R-18-187 Mayor Smith
Declaring certain buildings, houses, and other structures located at 4604 Atkins Street in the City of North Little Rock, Arkansas to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owners to abate said nuisance. (owner: Entropy Inc. c/o Imran Bohra)
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R-18-188 Mayor Smith
Declaring certain buildings, houses, and other structures located at 4904 Haywood Street in the City of North Little Rock, Arkansas to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owners to abate said nuisance. (owner: Daverho 3, LLC)
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R-18-189 Mayor Smith
Declaring certain buildings, houses, and other structures located at 3324 Burks Avenue in the City of North Little Rock, Arkansas to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owners to abate said nuisance. (owner: Saima Butte)
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R-18-190 Mayor Smith
Declaring certain buildings, houses, and other structures located at 1901 East Washington Avenue in the City of North Little Rock, Arkansas to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owners to abate said nuisance. (owner: Jim Jefferson/ Hester Young)
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R-18-191 Mayor Smith
Declaring certain buildings, houses, and other structures located at 400 East 21st Street in the City of North Little Rock, Arkansas to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owners to abate said nuisance. (owner: Tracy Lee Ingle)
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R-18-192 Mayor Smith
Certifying the amount of a clean up lien to be filed with the Pulaski County Tax Collector against certain real property located at 1404 West Short 17th Street in the City of North Little Rock, Arkansas. (amount- $6,151.32)
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R-18-193 Mayor Smith
Certifying the amount of a clean up lien to be filed with the Pulaski County Tax Collector against certain real property located at 921 Roseclair Drive in the City of North Little Rock, Arkansas. (amount- $7,167.96)
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R-18-194 Mayor Smith
Certifying the amount of a clean up lien to be filed with the Pulaski County Tax Collector against certain real property located at 3805 Freeman Circle in the City of North Little Rock, Arkansas. (amount- $3,787.32)
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R-18-195 Mayor Smith
Certifying the amount of a clean up lien to be filed with the Pulaski County Tax Collector against certain real property located at 1106 E 2nd Street in the City of North Little Rock, Arkansas. (amount- $7,146.31)
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R-18-196 Mayor Smith
Certifying the amount of a clean up lien to be filed with the Pulaski County Tax Collector against certain real property located at 2105 Whyte Drive in the City of North Little Rock, Arkansas. (amount- $7,658.54)
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R-18-197 Mayor Smith
Approving and certifying amounts of liens to be filed with the Pulaski County Tax Collector against certain real properties in the City of North Little Rock, Arkansas as a result of grass cutting expenses and abatement of other nuisances.
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ORDINANCES
O-18-75 Mayor Smith
Levying a tax on all real and personal property within the City of North Little Rock for the Police Pension and Relief Fund, the Fire Pension and Relief Fund, the Municipal Library Fund, and the North Little Rock General Fund; declaring an emergency.
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O-18-76 Mayor Smith
Amending the 2018 Quota Ordinance (Ordinance No. 8980) for the North Little Rock District Court (First Division), Electric, and Legal Departments; declaring an emergency.
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O-18-77 Mayor Smith
Granting a waiver of sections 12.15 and 15.14 of the Zoning Ordinance to allow the development of a transitory distribution facility on certain real property located at 1920 North Locust Street in the City of North Little Rock, Arkansas; declaring an emergency. (applicant: Thomas R. Pownall)
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O-18-78 Mayor Smith
Amending section 14.26C of the Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 7697), to extend the time for owners to replace off-premise signs; declaring an emergency.
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O-18-79 Council Member Taylor
Reclassifying certain property located at 124 Eureka Gardens Road in the City of North Little Rock, Arkansas, from R-1 classification to Planned Unit Development (PUD) zoning classification by amending Ordnance No. 7697; adopting an amended land use plan for the subject property; declaring an emergency. (applicant: Young Chun)
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O-18-80 Council Member Robinson
Vacating and abandoning an unused portion of right of way for street and electric easements located along the River Road Trail, in the City of North Little Rock; declaring an emergency. (applicant: Jim Jackson)
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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
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