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Council Agenda 7-27-26
Agenda Package 7-27-26
Draft Minutes 7-13-26
COMMUNICATIONS
- Rodney Cotton – Petition for Speed Hump on Secretariat Drive between Colonel Maynard and Citation Road (42 signatures – for).
- Rodney Cotton – Petition for Speed Hump on Smarty Jones Drive between Colonel Maynard Road and Citation Drive (61 signatures – for).
- Mayor Terry C. Hartwick (from Planning Director Shawn Spencer) Pulaski County Instrument #(19)98-077515 referenced at previous City Council Meeting re: 408 College Park Drive (note: item under instrument number is a Mortgage related to previous owners. Records show Ms. Rhonda Hayes purchased the property from previous owner through a Special Warranty Deed dated 11-1-2021. Year built – 1945.)
- Council Member Robinson– Ord 9363- establishing guidelines for the installation of speed humps.
- Anita Paul, Mayor’s office memorandum re: application for NEW Restaurant Mixed Drink Maximum for 501 Bar Grill, 3929 McCain Blvd Ste J06FD, by Gregory Warren.
- Mayor Terry Hartwick statement regarding concerns raised about off-duty overtime pay within NLRPD.
PRESENTATIONS
None at time of filing.
SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING(S)
CITIZENS PUBLIC COMMENT ON NUMBERED LEGISLATION 3 minutes
INCLUDES ALL PUBLIC COMMENT
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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 Police Department radio system
Held__________________________________________________________________
R-26-161 Mayor Hartwick
Authorizing the North Little Rock Police Department to destroy Taser X26s Less
Lethal and Holsters
Held_________________________________________________________________
R-26-169 Council Member Hart
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an Amendment to an Agreement to Rehabilitate Property at 1719 Highway 161
Held__________________________________________________________________
R-26-172 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 411 Spriggs Road (aka 413 Spriggs Road), to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance (owner: Jerry Cox)
Held_____________________________________________Convene a Public Hearing
CONSENT ITEMS
R-26-178 Mayor Hartwick
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an Amendment to the Disaster-Related Debris Management Services Contract with Crowder Gulf, LLC
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R-26-179 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain city-owned items and other equipment as surplus; providing for auction thereof
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R-26-180 Mayor Hartwick
Amending Resolution No. 11368, which approved and certified amounts of liens to be filed with the Pulaski County Tax Collector against certain real properties as a result of grass cutting expenses and abatement of other nuisances (correct public hearing date)
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R-26-181 Mayor Hartwick
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a Non-Binding Letter of Intent with Loblolly Creamery, LLC to negotiate the purchase of property ($825,000.00)
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NEW BUSINESS
RESOLUTIONS
R-26-182 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 405 Parkdale Street to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance (owners: Keith Jones and Joyce Jones)
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R-26-183 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring a garage on property at 523 West 36th Street to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance (owner: Camillo Ortiz)
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R-26-184 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 805 West 45th Street to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate saic nuisance (owner: Doris Lowery)
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R-26-185 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 1214 Parker Street to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance (owners: A. J. Milum and Mary Milum)
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R-26-186 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 1502 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: Bruce E. Moorman)
_________________________________________________Convene a Public Hearing
R-26-187 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 1505 Nona Street, Unit 2 to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance (owner: Comprehensive Foreclosure Services)
_________________________________________________Convene a Public Hearing
R-26-188 Mayor Hartwick
Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 4920 Parker Street to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures; providing a period of time for property owner to abate said nuisance (owner: Ray Gene Wittenburg)
_________________________________________________Convene a Public Hearing
R-26-189 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, as a result of grass cutting expenses and abatement of other nuisances
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ORDINANCES
O-26-45 Mayor Hartwick
Amending the 2026 Quota Ordinance (Ordinance No. 9844) for certain city departments
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O-26-46 Council Members Robinson and Hart
Approving the application for Transfer of Location for Willy D’s Rock and Roll Piano Bar, Inc., relocating (Alcohol Beverage Control) Private Club Permit and Operations to 200 North Poplar Street, North Little Rock
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O-26-47 Council Members Fowler and Insalaco, III
Authorizing a one-time payment of $137,700.00 to the Local Police and Fire Retirement System (LOPFI) for the benefit of certain retirees, or their beneficiaries of the North Little Rock Police and Firemen’s Relief and Pension Funds
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O-26-48 Council Member Hamilton
Appropriating funds from the General Fund for an Actuarial Study of the Closed Local Police and Fire Pension and Relief Funds; amending the budget; directing the Mayor to request a study from the Arkansas Local Police and Fire Retirement System (LOPFI); authorizing a one-time payment of $137,000.00 to LOPFI for the benefit of certain retirees, or their beneficiaries, of the North Little Rock Police and Firemen’s Relief Pension Funds
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O-26-49 Council Member Baxter
Amending Ordinance No. 8523, which granted a Special Use to allow Outdoor Storage of pipes, valves and fittings in a C4 zone for property located at 10504 Maumelle Boulevard (applicant: Tim Ballard – Southern Pipe & Supply
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O-26-50 Council Member Baxter
Waiving certain sections of the Subdivision Ordinance (Ordinance No. 7946) for property located at 4125 Crystal Hill Road, to allow the waiver of sidewalk requirements; waiving certain sections of the Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 9263) to allow waiver of required improvements (applicant: Mark Redder – Holloway Engineering Surveying and Civil Design)
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O-26-51 Council Member Robinson
Granting a Special Use to allow the continued sale of Topsoil for Five (5) years in an R2 Zoning District at certain real property located at 12602 Faulkner Lake Road (applicant: Rick Middleton – Middleton Brothers Trucking, Inc.)
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O-26-52 Council Member Robinson
Abandoning a portion of an existing utility and drainage easement and a roadway easement on property located at 1800 Van Pelt Street (applicant: Travis Tolley – Crafton Tull Architects, Engineers, Surveyors)
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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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