City Council Meeting 6-23-25

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.
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Council Agenda 6-23-2025
Adobe PDF Pack 6-23-2025
Draft Minutes 6-9-2025
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COMMUNICATIONS

1. Anita Paul, Mayor’s Office, memorandum re: Application for a New Private Club Class A- Wet County for BPO Elks Lodge No. 1004, at 123 E Broadway St., by Karl Reynolds.

2. Bailey Noland, Community Development Director, Notice of Public Comment and Public Hearing Period for proposed Annual Action Plan for 51st Year (2025) CDBG and Home Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program
Funding.

3. Mayor Terry Hartwick, letter to Mr. Peter Freund of Diamond Baseball Holdings re: improvements to playing surface at Dickey-Stephens Park.

PRESENTATIONS
Forvis 2024 Audit Presentation – Chief Financial Officer Ember Strange

SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING(S)

CITIZENS PUBLIC COMMENT ON NUMBERED LEGISLATION 3 minutes

INCLUDES ALL PUBLIC COMMENT

UNFINISHED BUSINESS
R-25-84      Council Members Insalaco, III and Fowler
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to accept the donation of certain real property located in the City of North
Little Rock, from the Indian Hills Community Club (IHCC)
Read, public comment, held________________________________________________

CONSENT ITEMS
None filed.

NEW BUSINESS
RESOLUTIONS
R-25-97      Mayor Hartwick
Authorizing the Mayor, in cooperation with the underwriter, bond counsel, and issuer’s counsel, to proceed with matters preliminary to the issuance of not to exceed $10,000,000.00 principal amount of sewer improvement revenue bonds; approving the preparation and delivery of a preliminary official statement; authorizing the marketing of the bonds; setting forth other matters pertaining to the revenue bonds
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R-25-98      Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 600 West 33rd Street, to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owners to abate said nuisance (owners: John and Linda Andrews)
_________________________________________________Convene a public hearing

R-25-99      Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 1307 Parker Street, to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owners to abate said nuisance (owner: Melva Jean Hall)
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R-25-100    Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 1404 West 55th Street, to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owners to abate said nuisance (owner: Michael P. Phillips)     
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R-25-101    Mayor Hartwick
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-25-43      Council Member Baxter
Rezoning certain property located on MacArthur Drive from C3 to R1 zoning classification, by amending Ordinance No. 9263 (applicant: Phillip Ford)
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O-25-44      Council Members Ross and Hamilton
Rezoning certain property located near 3300 ABF Road from C3 to I1 zoning classification, by amending Ordinance No. 9263 (applicant: Bear Davidson – Davidson Engineering)
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O-25-45      Council Member Baxter
Waiving temporary buffer requirements required in the Site Plan Review for property located at 9701 White Oak Crossing (applicant: Minton Engineering)
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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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Remember things could be worse…you could be them.
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