“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 5-11-26
Agenda Package 5-11-26
Draft Minutes 4-27-26
COMMUNICATIONS
None at time of filing.
PRESENTATIONS
Lupus Foundation of Arkansas Presentation of Proclamation in honor of Lupus Awareness Month
SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING(S)
CITIZENS PUBLIC COMMENT ON NUMBERED LEGISLATION 3 minutes
INCLUDES ALL PUBLIC COMMENT
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
O-26-17 Council Member Ross
Amending Article Fourteen (“The Sign Ordinance”) of Ordinance No. 7697 to include the Main Street 2nd Sign Overlay District
Read 3 times and held_______________________________________________
CONSENT ITEMS
R-26-124 Mayor Hartwick
Reappointing Susan Markman to the North Little Rock Historic District Commission
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R-26-125 Council Member Ross
Approving the destruction of certain records of the City of North Little Rock, Arkansas
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R-26-126 Mayor Hartwick
Authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into a five-year Extension of the Interlocal Agreement between the Cities of North little Rock and Little Rock, Arkansas allowing Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services (“MEMS”) to continue providing Emergency Medical Services and Non-Emergency Routine Transports in North Little Rock pursuant to an Exclusive Franchise
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R-26-127 Mayor Hartwick
Extending the current Agreement with Clarity Pools, LLC for Aquatic Management Services for the North Little Rock Parks and Recreation Department
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R-26-128 Mayor Hartwick
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an Agreement with Argenta Contemporary Theatre(amount: $100,000.00)
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R-26-129 Mayor Hartwick
Waiving formal bidding requirements and authorizing payment to Motorola Solutions for the purchase of new equipment, maintenance, and support for the North Little Rock Police Department radio system (amount: $598,162.15)
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R-26-130 Mayor Hartwick
Waiving formal bidding requirements and authorizing payment to Altec Industries, Inc. for the purchase of a vehicle and equipment for the North Little Rock Electric Department (amount: $296,608.00)
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NEW BUSINESS
RESOLUTIONS
R-26-131 Mayor Hartwick
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a Development and Maintenance Agreement with River Rock Estates, LLC to develop and maintain improvements on public property
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R-26-132 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses, and other structures located at 904 Healy Street to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance (owner: Charles A. Foster)
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R-26-133 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 403 Mills Street to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance (owner: Grace Realty LLC)
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R-26-134 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 521 West 15th Street to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance (owner: Michelle Wheeler)
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R-26-135 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 322 West 14th Street to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance (owner: Marvin Love and Carla Love)
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R-26-136 Mayor Hartwick
Certifying the amount of a Clean Up Lien to be filed with the Pulaski County Tax Collector against property located at 120 North Buckeye Street ($5,737.68)
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ORDINANCES
O-26-31 Council Member Hart
Granting Special Use to allow the use of property as a home office, allow customers or clients to visit the residence or home office, and allow the owner to store personal vehicles in an R3 zoning district on property located at 2001 Parker Street (applicant: Anthony Pettigrew)
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O-26-32 Council Member Hart
Waiving Section 9.11 of the Subdivision Ordinance (Ordinance No. 7946) for property located on West 7th Street, to waive sidewalk requirements (applicant: Scott Cook – Cook Company Construction)
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O-26-33 Council Member Baxter
Waiving Section 9.11 of the Subdivision Ordinance (Ordinance No. 7946) for property located at 130 West Military Drive, to waive sidewalk requirements (applicant: Tony Thomas – Budget Transmission)
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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:
“We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. Always focus on what you can control.”
– Anonymous
Message to our constituents…if you see something, say something… a pothole, street light out, trash on side of road, illegal dump site, reckless drivers, door to door solicitors, suspicious vehicles or persons in your neighborhood… these are just a few examples.
Our city employee team members are here to assist you.
If the issue is an emergency, please call 911.
For other issues, you can reach out to the Mayor’s Office at 501-975-8601 or the City Clerk’s at 501-975-8617. We are all happy to assist you in getting in touch with the appropriate city department.