The North Little Rock City Council scheduled for Monday, October 12, 2020, will be conducted electronically.
The Mayor, City Clerk, City Attorney will be in the City Council chambers during the meeting and City Council Members will participate in the meeting via ZOOM.
Because of the current COVID-19 crisis, and in accordance with Act 2 of 2020 passed by the Arkansas General Assembly on April 16, 2020, the City Council chambers will not be opened to the public, but the public may attend the meeting using electronic means. This meeting, as with all City Council meetings, is available for viewing on the internet at https://www.facebook.com/CityofNorthLittleRock/, on the City of North Little Rock’s website http://nlr.ar.gov/government/city_council, and on local access television.
Applicants on zoning related issueswill need to call into the meeting to be available to answer any questions City Council members may have related to your application. Please call 501-500-0955 and enter the meeting ID: 149 511 1456 between 5:30 p.m. and 5:55 p.m. When prompted for the participant ID, press # or wait. A staff member will get your name. You will then be muted and participate in the meeting by listening until your application is called. If there are any questions about your application, you will be unmuted and given the opportunity to speak.
Any persons who wish to speak on any agenda items, during any scheduled public hearings, or during public comment may do so by either:
(1) Emailing the North Little Rock City Clerk’s officeat [email protected], by 4:00 p.m. prior to the meeting. Emails sent to the City Clerk will be read at the meeting.
(2) Or, call 501-500-0955 between 5:15 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. Enter the meeting ID: 149 511 1456. When prompted for the participant ID, press # or wait. A staff member will get your name, address, telephone number and the item you wish to speak on, if applicable. You will then be muted and participate in the meeting by listening until the item you signed up to speak on is called, or until the public comment portion of the meeting. At that time, you will be unmuted and given the opportunity to speak.
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“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 10-12-2020
DRAFT MINUTES 9-28-2020
ADOBE PDF PACK 9-28-2020
COMMUNICATIONS
1. Patty Green , North Little Rock citizen, petition requesting speed hump at Saunders Dr. (35 signatures- for)
2. Alberta Shipp, North Little Rock citizen, petition requesting speed hump at Libby Lane (20 signatures- for)
PRESENTATIONS
Colonel Bill Bryant, Director, Arkansas State Police, regarding the mutual aid partnership between the Arkansas State Police and the North Little Rock Police Department.
SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING(S) 3 minutes
CITIZENS PUBLIC COMMENT ON NUMBERED LEGISLATION 3 minutes
INCLUDES ALL PUBLIC HEARINGS
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
CONSENT AGENDA
R-20-146 Mayor Smith
Authorizing a one-year extension of the City’s Agreement with the North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce for Economic Development Services
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R-20-147 Mayor Smith
Authorizing the acceptance of a Statement of Agreement between the City of North Little Rock and the North Little Rock Police Department Supervisors Association (SA)
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R-20-148 Mayor Smith
Authorizing the Acceptance of a Statement of Agreement between the City of North Little Rock and the Fraternal Order of Police, John E. Charles Lodge No. 5
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R-20-149 Mayor Smith
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an Offer and Acceptance to sell certain real property located on Pike Avenue in the City of North Little Rock to Recovery Centers of Arkansas, Inc.
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R-20-150 Mayor Smith
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to purchase certain real property located at 2721 North Poplar Street from the Nancy Cochran Tippit Trust and the George Edward Cochran Trust; appropriating funds (amount: $290,000.00)
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NEW BUSINESS
RESOLUTIONS
R-20-151 Mayor Smith
Approving and certifying amounts of Liens to be filed with the Pulaski County Tax Collector against certain 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-20-92 Mayor Smith
Dissolving the North Little Rock Downtown Development Board, effective December 15, 2020; declaring an emergency
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O-20-93 Mayor Smith
Waiving formal bidding requirements and authorizing the purchase of metering equipment for the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System; declaring an emergency
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O-20-94 Council Member Taylor
Rezoning certain property located at 1701 W. Short 17th Street in the City of North Little Rock, from R3 to R4 Zoning Classification, by amending Ordinance No. 9263; adopting an amended Land Use Plan for the subject property; declaring an emergency (applicant: Reola Perry)
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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 beforethis 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:
Fear does not stop death. It stops life. -Unknown
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