“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 5-22-23
Agenda PDF Pack 5-22-23
Draft Minutes 5-8-23
COMMUNICATIONS
- Ember Strange, CFO memo re: December 2022 Financial Update
2. Ember Strange, CFO memo re: March 2023 Financial Update
3. Ember Strange, CFO memo re: Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual
Financial Reporting
4. Ember Strange, CFO memo re: Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting
5. Pat Green, request for review of previous speed hump petition at Saunders Drive between Lynch
and Campbell.
PRESENTATION
Mayor Hartwick presenting proclamation for May as National Tennis Month to USTA Arkansas Executive Director, Deanna Garretson.
SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING(S
CITIZENS PUBLIC COMMENT ON NUMBERED LEGISLATION 3 minutes
INCLUDES ALL PUBLIC COMMENT
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
R-23-60 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 5800 Baucum Pike to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance (owner: Wayne M. Ball)
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R-23-84 Council Member Hamilton
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter an Amended Agreement to Rehabilitate Property located at 4209 Coral Street (owner: Arkansas Homes and Rentals)
Held___________________________________________________________________
R-23-95 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 4706 Atkins Street (aka 4705 Haywood Street) to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance (owner: Stewards of Christ Outreach Inc. c/o Floris H. Blood, Patricia D. Harris, and Aprea Harris)
Held___________________________________________________________________
CONSENT ITEMS
R-23-102 Mayor Hartwick
Reappointing Avon “Junior” Phillips to the North Little Rock Planning Commission.
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R-23-103 Mayor Hartwick
Reappointing Vandy Belasco to the North Little Rock Planning Commission.
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R-23-104 Mayor Hartwick
Appointing Steve Baxter to the North Little Rock Senior Citizens Commission.
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R-23-105 Mayor Hartwick
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an Agreement to Rehabilitate Property for certain property located at 1709 Chandler Street in the City of North Little Rock.
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NEW BUSINESS
RESOLUTIONS
R-23-106 Mayor Hartwick
Approving salary increases to all full and part-time employees (excluding Elected Officials) of the City of North Little Rock, Arkansas, effective March 31, 2023.
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R-23-107 Mayor Hartwick
Approving salary increases for Elected Officials and City Council Members of the City of North Little Rock, effective March 31, 2023.
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R-23-108 Mayor Hartwick
Amending the 2023 Budget for the City of North Little Rock to approve salary increases for all full-time employees (including uniformed police personnel, uniformed fire personnel, City Attorney, City Clerk, Mayor, and City Council Members) and for part-time employees of the City of North Little Rock.
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R-23-109 Mayor Hartwick
Amending the 2023 Budget and approving retroactive salary increases for the period of March 31, 2023 to May 26, 2023 for full-time employees (including uniformed police personnel, uniformed fire personnel, City Attorney, City Clerk, Mayor and City Council Members) and for part-time employees of the City of North Little Rock.
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R-23-110 Mayor Hartwick
Amending the 2023 Budget and approving retroactive salary increases for period of March 31, 2023 to May 26, 2023 for the full-time employees and part-time employees of the North Little Rock Electric Department.
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R-23-111 Mayor Hartwick
Amending the 2023 Budget for the North Little Rock Electric Department to approve salary increases for all full-time employees and part-time employees of the North Little Rock Electric Department.
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R-23-112 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 1315 (1311) Willow Street to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance. (Owner: Brinda Kay Cox)
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R-23-113 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 4513 Atkins Street to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance. (Owner: A P Rentals LLC)
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R-23-114 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring the garage located at 1502 Crutcher Street to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance. (Owner: Terrance Flowers)
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R-23-115 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 4801 MacArthur Drive to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owners to abate said nuisance. (Owner: Ali Malek and Alsiri Mazen)
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R-23-116 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 2516 Parker Street to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance. (Owner: Robert Bennett)
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ORDINANCES
O-23-29 Mayor Hartwick and Council Members Ross, Hamilton, Robinson, Taylor, Hight, Insalaco,
Baxter, and Harris
Amending the Non-Uniformed Employees’ Policy and Procedure Manual to recognize Juneteenth as a City holiday.
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O-23-30 Council Member Robinson
Rezoning certain property located at 703 Parker Street in the City of North Little Rock, Arkansas from R4 to Planned Unit Development (PUD) zoning classification, by amending Ordinance No. 9263 (Applicant: Thomas Pownall- Thomas Engineering)
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O-23-31 Council Member Robinson
Rezoning certain property located at 1723 West 19th Street and 1906 Flora Street in the City of North Little Rock, Arkansas, from R3 to R4 zoning classification, by amending Ordinance No. 9263. (Applicant: James Hoffman)
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O-23-32 Council Member Taylor
Granting a Special Use to allow for water and wastewater treatment operations in an I1 zone for certain real property located at 7100 Colonel Maynard Road in the City of North Little Rock, Arkansas. (Applicant: Ecotech Holdings, LLC)
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O-23-33 Council Member Ross
Waiving Section 9.11.A of the Subdivision Ordinance (Ordinance No. 7946) for certain real property located at 410 West A Street and 3100 North Poplar Street in the City of North Little Rock to allow the waiver of sidewalk requirements. (Applicants: Damon and Jennifer Crawford)
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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:
“Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them.” Franklin D. Roosevelt
North Little Rock City Offices will be closed, Monday, May 29, 2023 Garbage routes will run one-day delayed all week (i.e. Monday’s pickup will be Tuesday and so on…)