Sunday, April 12, 2009

City Council Agenda For Monday, April 13, 2009

**Note: To view ordinanace and resolutions please go to NLR City Council Agenda

The City Council meets on the second and fourth Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m.

Mayor Patrick Henry Hays
City Clerk and Collector Diane Whitbey
City Attorney C Jason Carter


COMMUNICATIONS

1. Alderman Witcher, Final Report “A Critical, Comprehensive Review of Two Studies” recently released by the Outdoor Advertising Association of America.

2. Sharon Tedford, Mayor’s Office memorandum re: application for Private Club - Change of Manager from Anthony Butler for Aydelotte’s, 5524 JFK Boulevard by Jesse Zakrzewski.

3. Sharon Tedford, Mayor’s Office memorandum re: application for Retail Beer on Premises - NEW for River Trail Rentals, 200 South Olive by Carl Fike.

4. Sharon Tedford, Mayor’s Office memorandum re: application for Restaurant Mixed Drink - NEW for Nest Lounge fka Nest Lounge, 3805 MacArthur, by Gerome Jefferson.

5. Alderman Maurice Taylor, email from LynnWelsh to City Council members and Mayor Hays re: Watkins Car Wash, East Broadway, requesting denial of request to sell cars on the property.

6. Sharon Tedford, Mayor’s Office memorandum re: Large Attendance Facility - Change of Manager from William Valentine, Jr., for Dickey-Stephens Park, 400 West Broadway, by Peter Laven.

7. Sharon Tedford, Mayor’s Office memorandum re: Retail Beer On Premises - NEW for Mulligans Golf Range, LLC fka Lakewood Golf School, 1901 North Hills Boulevard by Ryan Meyer.

8. Angel Young - Petitions requesting Speed Hump in the 1200 block of West 8th Street (41 signatures).


PRESENTATIONS

Don Chambers re: William Shakespeare Day Proclamation

Rick Ezell - Office of Emergency Services re: National Public Safety Telecommunications Week

SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING(S)
Please sign in with the City Clerk before meeting convenes at 7:00 p.m.


7:05 p.m. re: O-09-20 amending Ordinance No. 7697 (the Zoning Ordinance)


CITIZENS PUBLIC COMMENT ON NUMBERED AGENDA ITEMS
Please sign in with City Clerk before meeting convens at 7:00 p.m.
INCLUDING ALL PUBLIC HEARINGS



UNFINISHED BUSINESS

RESOLUTIONS

ORDINANCES

O-09-11 Aldermen Gaines and Baggett
Amending Ordinance No. 7697 (The Zoning Ordinance) regarding Electronic Changeable Copy Signs Read 3 times and held

O-09-20 Mayor Hays
Amending Ordinance No. 7697 (The Zoning Ordinance) (see Exhibit “A”) Read 2 times and held Convene a public hearing this date

NEW BUSINESS

RESOLUTIONS

R-09-59 Mayor Hays
Appointing Toby Burkett to the position previously held by Syd Crymes on the North Little Rock Airport Commission

R-09-60 Mayor Hays
Appointing Vicki Lynnette Cox to the position previously held by George Mobbs on the North Little Rock Historic District Commission

R-09-61 Mayor Hays
Reappointing Erica Suskie to the North Little Rock Historic District Commission

R-09-62 Mayor Hays
Reappointing Tom Davis to the Parks and Recreation Commission

R-09-63 Mayor Hays
Repealing Resolution No. 7190 which declared 1522 Schaer to be a public nuisance and condemned it

R-09-64 Mayor Hays
Authorizing the Mayor to pursue a Master Plan for Downtown Development in the City of North Little Rock; appropriating funds ($85,000 - Sales Tax Capital Improvement Fund)

R-09-65 Mayor Hays
Expressing the willingness of the City of North Little Rock to utilize Federal Aid Funds for implementation of the Highway 100 / Highway 365 (Pike Avenue) Roundabout Project

R-09-66 Mayor Hays
Adopting a Salary Schedule for North Little Rock Police Officers (effective April 13, 2009)

R-09-67 Mayor Hays
Authorizing the North Little Rock Police Department to donate certain used equipment to the Jericho Police Department

R-09-68 Alderwoman Robinson
Declaring April to be “Child Abuse Prevention Month” in the City of North Little Rock

R-09-69 Alderwomen Ross and White
Transferring funds and adjusting budget amounts in the 2007 - 2008 CDBG Programs: approving Financial Management Plan

ORDINANCES

O-09-23 Mayor Hays
Amending NLRMC § 6-40 to conform with Act 294 of 2009 (authorizing a holder of an on-premises alcohol permit to operate on Sunday)

O-09-24 Mayor Hays
Waiving formal bidding requirements for Upgrades to the Gear Monitoring Equipment at the Murray Hydro Plant; appropriating funds ($67,200.00 + expenses - Electric O & M Fund)

O-09-25 Mayor Hays
Waiving formal bidding requirements for Emergency Overflow Answering Service; authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a Utility Services agreement with Twenty First Century Communications, Inc. ($34,000 estimated annual costs)

O-09-26 Mayor Hays
Establishing zoning for real property in Extra-Territorial areas adjacent to the City of North Little Rock located Southeast near Scott and East near I-40 and I-440 Interchange

O-09-27 Mayor Hays
Approving use of an existing pole sign for property located at 3700 John F. Kennedy Boulevard (applicant: Letti Curtis)

O-09-28 Aldermen Gaines and Baggett
Amending Ordinance No. 7697 (“The Zoning Ordinance”) by repealing Ordinance Nos. 8039 and 8117 regarding dumpsters and dumpster enclosures

O-09-29 Alderman Taylor
Reclassifying property located at 5401 Highway 165 from Conservation to R01 Classification by amending Ordinance No. 7697; adopting an amended Land Use Plan for the subject property (applicant: Mildred Turnbow)

O-09-30 Alderman Gaines
Vacating and abandoning a Non-Improved Street located between Blocks 1 and 2 of the Westline Subdivision

O-09-31 Alderman Taylor for consideration only
Granting a Conditional Use to allow an Auto Detailing and Auto Sales Business in a C-3 zone for property located at 4314 East Broadway (applicant: Eric Watkins)

O-09-32 Alderwoman Ross
Shortening the duration of a Peddler’s License; amending NLRMC § 74-48; (from 12 months to 90 days)

PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
Please complete a public comment card and return to City Clerk before speaking

Respectfully submitted,
Diane Whitbey, CMC / CAMC
City Clerk and Collector

Monday, April 6, 2009

Tip-A-Cop for Special Olympics

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Great NLR Clean-up

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Friday, April 3, 2009

Pal Golf Tournament

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Illegal Door to Door Salesmen

Keep your eyes and ears open neighbors, seems we have some illegal door sales hitting the neighborhoods. Check out Scott Miller's article here at Argenta News

Friday, March 27, 2009

Easter Family Festival at Clinton Presidential Center

When: Saturday, April 4th 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Rain Date: Sunday, April 5th 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

This FREE Festival will feature an Easter egg hunt, children's activities, crafts and games, music, food vendors, information booths, petting zoo, and photos with the Easter Bunny. For more details visit Clinton Library or call 370.5050

Introducing David Berry - RCNA's New Treasurer

If you read the last post you know that we have a new treasurer! Please help me in welcoming David Berry to the RCNA as our new Treasurer. You may recognize David especially if you have been in Twin City Bank. David is the branch manager at the Rose City Twin City Bank. If you haven't met David, stop in and say "hi" and welcome him aboard.

Secretary and Board Member Positions Needed

At our last monthly meeting, Victoria Cavalier, vacated her position as secretary/treasurer. We are certainly going to miss Victoria and the wealth of input she provided while serving the RCNA. Since the secretary/treasurer position can be demanding at times, we split the position into two seperate positions. We were fortunate enough at our last meeting to fill the treasurer position (see the next post on the introduction of our new treasurer). Now, we must fill the secretary position, along with at least 2 board member positions. These positions are open to anyone who lives or works in the Rose City area and who has a desire to work toward making a change in our community. The secretary will be responsible for taking minutes during the meeting, typing those minutes and getting them to neighborhood services for copies and will also be responsible for the monthly mailouts.

Anyone interested in the secretary or board member positions, please feel free to email me at hbic1969@gmail.com or give me a call at 945.4318.

Sunday, March 8, 2009

City Council Agenda For Monday, March 9, 2009

The City Council meets on the second and fourth Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m.

Mayor Patrick Henry Hays
City Clerk and Collector Diane Whitbey
City Attorney C Jason Carter

COMMUNICATIONS
Todd Larson, Mayor’s State of the City Report.

PRESENTATIONS
Mayor Hays - presentations to members of the North Little Rock High School Junior ROTC Shooting Team recognizing their win at the 10th Annual American Legion Junior Three Position Air Rifle Championship held February 21 at Fisher Armory

North Little Rock Police and Fire Awards Video Presentation

SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING(S)
Please sign in with the City Clerk before meeting convenes at 7:00 p.m.

CITIZENS PUBLIC COMMENT ON NUMBERED AGENDA ITEMS
Please sign in with City Clerk before meeting convens at 7:00 p.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS
RESOLUTIONS

R-09-09 Alderman Gaines
Directing the North Little Rock Public Works Department to prepare plans and specifications for the 2009 Sidewalk and Drainage Program and advertise for bids Held

ORDINANCES

O-09-02 Mayor Hays
Vacating and abandoning an alley in Block 4 of the Union Heights Addition to the City of NLR (alley runs north/south on a block bounded by West 25th Street, Division Street, West 24th Street and Franklin Street)Read 1 time and held

O-09-11 Aldermen Gaines and Baggett
Amending Ordinance No. 7697 (The Zoning Ordinance) regarding Electronic Changeable Copy Signs Read 2 times and held

NEW BUSINESS
RESOLUTIONS

Note: To view Legislation Resolution details, click on applicable Resolution number

R-09-32 Mayor Hays
Appointing Lennon Parker to the unexpired term of Greg Yielding on the North Little Rock History Commission

R-09-33 Mayor Hays
Reappointing Doyalene “Doye” Wasson to the North Little Rock History Commission

R-09-34 Mayor Hays
Reappointing Suzanne Clements Jackson to the North Little Rock History Commission

R-09-35 Mayor Hays
Reappointing Elaine Carpenter to the North Little Rock History Commission

R-09-36 Mayor Hays
Reappointing Dr. Cary Heard to the North Little Rock Arkansas Health Facilities Board (Baptist Health)

R-09-37 Mayor Hays
Reappointing Brooksher L. Banks to the North Little Rock Arkansas Health Facilities Board (Baptist Health)

R-09-38 Mayor Hays
Reappointing Ron L. Oliver to the Library Commission

R-09-39 Mayor Hays
Reappointing Ken Davenport to the North Little Rock Historic District Commission

R-09-40 Mayor Hays
Supporting legislation for a Pilot Observation Trail Grant Program to be available to Cities, Counties and Non-Profit Corporations

R-09-41 Mayor Hays
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a License Agreement with Sprint Communications Company for the installation of Fiber Optic Lines in the public right-of-way

R-09-42 Mayor Hays
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an Agreement to rehabilitate property located at 906 West 43rd Street in the City of North Little Rock
(Juan A. Bustamante - 906 West 43rd Street)

R-09-43 Alderman Hight
Expressing the desire of the City of North Little Rock to adopt a “Complete Streets” policy

R-09-44 Aldermen Ross and White
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an Agreement with Marlar Engineering Co., Inc., to provide engineering services for design and administration of Phase I and II of Sidewalk Improvements along Percy Machin Boulevard from Pershing to West 33rd Street, 34th Year (2008) CDBG Program, in the amount of $26,255.65 (Ward I Drainage Funds)

ORDINANCES
Note: To view Legislation Ordinance details, click on applicable Ordinance number

O-09-19 Mayor Hays
Accepting the Annexation of lands commonly described as lands to be titled the “Crow Annexation” to the City of North Little Rock, Arkansas, and making Crow Annexation a part of the City of North Little Rock

PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
Please complete a public comment card and return to City Clerk before speaking

Respectfully submitted,
Diane Whitbey, CMC / CAMC, City Clerk and Collector

Saturday, March 7, 2009

TODAY - FREE Admission to LR Zoo

Due to donations by Coleman Dairy, the LR Zoo is offering FREE admission today. Go out and take advantage of all the wonderful exhibits they have to offer and catch some fantastic lunch at Cafe Africa! Who knows, you might just see me there!