“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 9-25-23
Agenda PDF Pack 9-25-23
Draft Minutes 9-11-23
COMMUNICATIONS
None at time of filing.
PRESENTATIONS
None.
SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING(S)
CITIZENS PUBLIC COMMENT ON NUMBERED LEGISLATION 3 minutes
INCLUDES ALL PUBLIC COMMENT
SPECIAL CALL
O-23-80 Mayor Hartwick
Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 9263) to include definitions, uses, restrictions regarding retail establishments commonly known as “Head Shops”
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
O-23-65 Mayor Hartwick
Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 9263) to include definitions, uses and restrictions regarding Tobacco and Vape Stores and products
Read once and held 9-11-23______________________________________________
O-23-66 Mayor Hartwick
Amending Ordinance No. 9559, which established a comprehensive code to regulate issuance of, and conditions associated with Short Term Residential Rental Business Licenses
Readings suspended 8-28-23______________________________________________
CONSENT ITEMS
R-23-193 Mayor Hartwick
Repealing Resolution No. 7402, which condemned property located at 1516-1516 ½ Phyllis Street in the City of North Little Rock, Arkansas
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R-23-194 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain City-owned items and other equipment located at 120 Main Street as surplus; providing for auction thereof
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R-23-195 Mayor Hartwick
Waiving formal bidding requirements and authorizing payment to McLarty Ford for the purchase of a vehicle for the NLR Electric Department ($48,897.00)
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R-23-196 Mayor Hartwick
Waiving formal bidding requirements and authorizing payment to Russell Chevrolet for the purchase of a vehicle for the NLR Sanitation Department ($47,704.00)
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R-23-197 Mayor Hartwick
Waiving formal bidding requirements and authorizing payment to Voith Hydro, Inc. for the purchase of the replacement and installation of upgrades to the governor system of the Murray Hydroelectric Plant ($692,438.00)
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R-23-198 Mayor Hartwick
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute Lease Agreement to lease property located at 204 Aviation Way from the NLR Airport Commission
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NEW BUSINESS
RESOLUTIONS
R-23-199 Council Members Baxter and Harris
Accepting the bid of and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a contract with Gene Summers Contracting, Inc. for 49th Street Improvements – Phase 2 (Division Street to Parker Street), in the amount of $470,487.00
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R-23-200 Council Member Taylor
Repealing Resolution No. 10554; authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a real estate contract and sell certain real property located on Riverfront Drive to Kal Makan
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R-23-201 Council Member Taylor
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a real estate contract and to sell property located on East Washington Avenue to Kal Makan
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R-23-202 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring tornado debris on private property to be a threat to life, public health and safety; authorizing the removal of debris from private property; authorizing the Mayor to request assistance from FEMA for private property debris removal
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R-23-203 Council Member Robinson and Taylor
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an Amended Agreement to Rehabilitate Property for property located at 213 (219) Crockett Street (owner: Rabbi Yosef Kramer)
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R-23-204 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 705 East Bethany Road to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance (owner: Leonard Jackson)
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R-23-205 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 1214 West Short 17th Street to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance (owner: iRemodel Holdings, LLC)
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R-23-206 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 506 Kay Street to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance (owner: Andrew James Gasway)
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R-23-207 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 1424 West 18th Street to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance (owner: Albert Pointer)
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R-23-208 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 2025 Parker Street to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance (owner: Brown Legacy Enterprise, LLC c/o Nicholas Brown)
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R-23-209 Mayor Hartwick
Approving and certifying the amounts of liens to be filed with the Pulaski County Tax Collector against certain real properties located within 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-23-73 Council Member Taylor
Amending Ordinance No. 9257 to expand the boundaries of the entertainment district known as the Argenta Outdoor Dining District
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O-23-74 Mayor Hartwick for consideration only
Rezoning property located at 14421 Saddlewood Drive from RT1 to R2 zoning classification, by amending Ordinance No. 9263 (applicant: Candace Woodruff)
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O-23-75 Mayor Hartwick for consideration only
Rezoning property located at 14511 Saddlewood Drive from RT1 to R2 zoning classification, by amending Ordinance No. 9263 (applicant: Jenny Moses)
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O-23-76 Council Member Ross
Rezoning property located at 3201 Highway 161 from I2 to I1 zoning classification, by amending Ordinance No. 9263 (applicant: Adam Jenkins- Moses Tucker Real Estate)
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O-23-77 Council Member Hamilton
Granting a Special Use to allow a Type 2 Short Term Rental in an R1 zone at 4426 Arlington Drive (applicant: James and Stacie Henson)
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O-23-78 Council Member Robinson
Granting a Special Use to allow a daycare center in a C2 zone at 700 Beech Street (applicant: Stevie Brewer, Jr.)
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O-23-79 Mayor Hartwick for consideration only
Granting a Special Use to allow youth mentoring in an R3 zone at 2001 Parker Street (applicant: Anthony Pettigrew)
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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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“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson