North Little Rock City Council Agenda

Monday, August 24, 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
1. Alderman Hight (via email) from Curtis D. Briggs, re: Bicycle Laws and recommend enforcing traffic laws equally on bicyclists..

2. Alderman Hight (via email) from John Vinson, re: proposed Ordinance re: Harassment of Cyclists and requiring cyclists to follow the same traffic laws as motorized vehicles.

PRESENTATIONS
Arkansas Municipal League plaques will be presented to State Representative Richard Carroll and State Senator Tracy Steele.

SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING(S) 3 minutes
Please sign in with the City Clerk before meeting convenes at 7:00 p.m.

7:05 p.m. - reconvene a public hearing re: O-09-48 - amending the NLRMC to add a a Section making Harassment of Cyclists Persons Traveling Across City Rights-of-Way a Misdemeanor Offense.

7:05 p.m. - convene a public hearing re: Lakewood Recreational District #4 Application for a Restricted Parking District.

7:05 p.m. - convene a public hearing re: Electronic Changeable Copy Signs.

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

R-09-118

Alderman Baggett and Gaines
Authorizing the purchase of additional Temporary Speed Humps For allocation to each Ward in the City; appropriating funds ($33,000.00 - Street Department Fund)
Held

UNFINISHED BUSINESS
ORDINANCES

O-09-48

Mayor Hays
Amending the NLRMC to add a section making Harassment of Cyclists Persons Traveling Across City rights-of-way a Misdemeanor Offense
Read 2 times, amended and held Reconvene a public hearing this date

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

R-09-133	Mayor Hays Declaring certain buildings, houses, and other structures located at 1905 East 2nd Street to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures (owner: Keith Kimble) Convene a public hearing this date
R-09-134	Mayor Hays Declaring certain buildings, houses and other structures located at 224 East 16th Street to constitute a public nuisance and condemning said structures (owner: Hugh M. Holloway, III) Convene a public hearing this date
R-09-135	Mayor Hays Approving amounts of Liens to be Certified to the Pulaski County Tax Collector against real properties as a result of Grass Cutting Expenses and Abatement of other Nuisances Convene a public hearing this date
R-09-136	Mayor Hays Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to purchase property located at 420 West 13th Street; Appropriating Funds ($20,000.00 - Sales Tax Capital Improvement Fund - owners Brenda Kay Cox and Linda Marie Gwin)
R-09-137	Mayor Hays Appropriating funds for Site Preparation for Construction of Fire Station No. 11 (corner of Blaze Drive and Smitty Drive) - ($60,000.00 - Sales Tax Capital Improvement Fund)y
R-09-138	Mayor Hays Approving participation by the City of North Little Rock under the AR Department of Parks and Tourism’s Outdoor Recreation Grant Program for Improvements at Sherman Park (Project Budget $244,300.00 - City’s share $122,150.00 - Parks Capital Improvement Fund and in-kind labor and equipment)
R-09-139	Aldermen Robinson and White Authorizing the City of North Little Rock to apply for Funds available through the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Minority Health Youth Empowerment Grant Program (Grant will be awarded in amounts up to $300,000.00 - no matching funds required)

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

O-09-56	Mayor Hays Reclassifying property located near and around 717 Brett Road from R-1, C-2, C-6, Conservation and Greenbelt Wetland to I-1, C-2, R-1 and Greenbelt Wetland Classifications by amending Ord. No. 7697; adopting an Amended Land Use Plan (applicant: Neal Morrison)
O-09-57	Aldermen Witcher, Ross, White, Taylor and Gaines Declaring a Moratorium on the Issuance of Permits for Electronic Changeable Copy Signs in the City of NLR
O-09-58	Aldermen Hight and Ross Amending Ord. No. 8128 (the Parking Ordinance) (regarding Large Recreational Vehicles)
O-09-59	Alderman Witcher Amending Ord. No. 7697 (the Zoning Ordinance); establishing the acceptable level of light output of Electronic Changeable Copy Signs; establishing the method of measuring the light output of Electronic Changeable Copy Signs
O-09-60	Alderwoman Ross Establishing the Lakewood Restricted Parking District (no parking in front or side yards, no parking commercial or large recreational vehicles)
O-09-61	Alderman Taylor Allowing a Special Use for a Day Care Center in an R-3 Zone for property located at 4509 Rogers (applicant: Genesis Community Development)
O-09-62	Alderman Taylor Accepting Streets and Drainage Improvements within Phase 1 of Cypress Crossing Addition

PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
All persons wishing to speak must complete
a public comment card and give it to the City Clerk before the meeting convenes; speakers have 3 minutes to address their topic

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


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