The North Little Rock City Council scheduled for Monday, January 9, 2023, will be conducted in person and electronically. This meeting will convene at 5:30 p.m.
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 5:00 p.m. and 5:15 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 5:30 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 by request.
(2) Or, call 501-500-0955 between 5:00 p.m. and 5:15 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 5:30 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.”
REVISED Council Agenda 1-9-2023
DRAFT Minutes 12-27-2022
ADOBE PDF Meeting Pack 1-9-2023
COMMUNICATIONS
None.
PRESENTATIONS
SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING(S)
CITIZENS PUBLIC COMMENT ON NUMBERED LEGISLATION 3 minutes
INCLUDES ALL PUBLIC COMMENT
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
CONSENT ITEMS
R-23-1 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain city-owned items and other equipment as surplus; providing for auction
thereof
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R-23-2 Mayor Hartwick
Waiving formal bidding requirements and authorizing payment to Ascentis Corporation, a sole source vendor, for the renewal of timekeeping and scheduling software of the City (amount: $42,728.40)
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R-23-3 Mayor Hartwick
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement to purchase certain real property located at 4116 East Washington Avenue, to Godsey-Thrasher Properties LLC (amount: $40,000.00)
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R-23-4 Mayor Hartwick
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a Real Estate Contract to sell certain real property located at 929 Healy Street to Marshall Land, Jr. and Sharon R. Land (amount: $2,500.00)
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NEW BUSINESS
RESOLUTIONS
None.
ORDINANCES
O-23-1 Council Member Ross
Rezoning property located at 603 West 45th Street from R3 to R4 zoning classification, by amending Ordinance No. 9263 (applicant: Journey Estate Investments LLC)
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O-23-2 Council Member Ross
Rezoning property located at 1623 Chandler Street from R3 to R4 zoning classification, by amending Ordinance No. 9263 (applicant: Eddie Givens)
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O-23-3 Council Member Members Ross and Hamilton
Waiving Section 6.2.3 of the Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 9263) to waive minimum parking requirements for property located at 101 Skyline Drive (applicant: Tucker Land Surveying)
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O-23-4 Council Members Hamilton, Taylor, Robinson, Baxter, Harris, and Hight
Extending the applicability of the 2017 National Electric Code to Electric Permits applied for on or before January 31, 2023, for projects for which commercial plans were submitted on or before December 30, 2022; declaring an emergency
_________________________________________CONVENE A PUBLIC HEARING
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:
“Never underestimate the power you have to take your life in a new direction.”
--Germany Kent
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North Little Rock City Offices will be closed Monday, January 16, 2023, in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Note: Sanitation routes will run one-day delayed all week per posted schedule.
(i.e. if your pickup is Monday, it will be Tuesday and so on…)