The North Little Rock City Council scheduled for Monday, December 13, 2021, 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 1 .
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 12-13-21
Adobe PDF Pack 12-13-21
DRAFT Minutes 11-22-21
COMMUNICATIONS
1. Kenny Stephens, Safety Department Director, Traffic Analysis Report for Speed Study done at 500 Pollock Street. No speed hump approved for the area.
2. Anita Paul, Mayor’s Office, application for Grocery Store Wine, Retail Beer Off Premises, Small Farms Winery – Retail, Wine Sampling – Change of Manager for Wal-Mart Supercenter #1105 at 4450 E McCain Blvd for Earnestine Davis.
3. Derrell Hartwick, President and CEO North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce,
Economic Development Activity Report, Q4 2021.
4. R. M. White, Petition for Speed Hump at Incas Drive between Osage Drive and Flintrock Drive. (27 signatures FOR)
PRESENTATION
SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING(S)
CITIZENS PUBLIC COMMENT ON NUMBERED LEGISLATION 3 minutes
INCLUDES ALL PUBLIC COMMENT
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
CONSENT ITEMS
R-21-186 Mayor Hartwick
Appointing Shirley Abel to the position previously held by Karen Rollins on the North Little Rock Non-Uniformed Employees Retirement Board (Pension Board). (Expires 1/1/26)
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R-21-187 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain City-owned items and other equipment as surplus; providing for auction thereof.
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R-21-188 Council Member Hamilton
Renewing and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a Community Garden License Agreement with Iris Park Community Garden. (Amount: $5,000.00)
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R-21-189 Council Member Hamilton
Renewing and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a Community Garden License Agreement with North Heights Community Garden. (Amount: $830.00)
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R-21-190 Council Member Hamilton
Renewing and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a Community Garden License Agreement with Skyline Community Garden. (Amount: $900.00)
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R-21-191 Council Member Hamilton
Renewing and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a Community Garden License Agreement with Greater Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church. (Amount: $4,200.00)
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R-21-192 Council Member Hamilton
Renewing and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a Community Garden License Agreement with St. Joseph Center of Arkansas. (Amount: $4,300.00)
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R-21-193 Council Member Hamilton
Accepting a License and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a Community Garden License Agreement with Dark Hollow Community Development Corporation. (Amount: $3,008.00)
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NEW BUSINESS
RESOLUTIONS
R-21-194 Mayor Hartwick
Authorizing the Acceptance of a Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the International Association of Fire Fighters A.F.L-C.I.O., Local No. 35.
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R-21-195 Mayor Hartwick
Waiving formal bidding requirements and authorizing payment to Genesis Datacom, a sole source vendor, for the purchase of camera enclosures for the City. (amount: $65,251.70)
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R-21-196 Mayor Hartwick
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute Real Estate Contract to sell certain real property located at 800 East Main Street to Haybar Properties, LLC. (Amount: $830,000.00)
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R-21-197 Mayor Hartwick
Amending the 2021 Budget for the City to reallocate certain appropriations in the ARPA fund.
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R-21-198 Mayor Hartwick
Approving Salary Increases to all Full-Time Employees (excluding Elected Officials and Uniformed Employees covered under Agreements between the City and the FOP, IAFF, and the NLRPD Supervisors Association) and a 25 Cent per Hour Increase for all Part-Time Employees of the City, effective January 8, 2022.
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R-21-199 Mayor Hartwick
Approving Salary Increases for Elected Officials and City Council Members of the City, effective January 8, 2022.
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R-21-200 Mayor Hartwick
Adopting a Budget for the 2022 Fiscal Year for the City.
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R-21-201 Mayor Hartwick
Adopting a Budget for the 2022 Fiscal Year for the North Little Rock Electric Department.
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R-21-202 Mayor Hartwick
Approving and 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-21-102 Mayor Hartwick
Amending the 2021 Quota Ordinance (Ordinance No. 9323) for certain departments. (Community Planning, Electric, Finance)
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O-21-103 Mayor Hartwick
Amending the Retirement System of the City (Ordinance No. 9321) regarding Member Contributions and the Composition of the Retirement Board.
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O-21-104 Mayor Hartwick
Accepting the dedication of the Osage Hills Pump Station in the City of Maumelle.
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O-21-105 Council Member Robinson
Granting a Special Use to allow an Accessory Use (ATM) in front of the building line in a C3 zone for certain real property located at 4109 East Broadway. (applicant: Kimley-Horn)
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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:
“The Joy of brightening other lives, bearing each other’ burdens, easing each other’s loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of the holidays.” – W.C. Jones
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Upcoming events:
December 23 & 24: City Offices closed for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
(which fall on Friday and Saturday) Sanitation routes will run as scheduled both days.
December 31st: City Offices close for New Years. Sanitation routes will run as scheduled.