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Brad, a planning staff member, said the site is underdeveloped, lies across the street from JT Robinson Elementary and adjacent to a high school, and proposed a 50-foot open-space buffer between new commercial areas and the existing residences. He said staff supported the land-use change and the zoning reclassification, noting some commercial development already exists along Highway 10.

Brad reported that 10 residents spoke against the proposal during planning, raising concerns about noise, traffic, property values and impacts to natural areas and quality of life. Board members discussed buffers and code setbacks: Brad said if the site were developed as residential under the current R-2 designation, \"they could back right up to the Right\" with no additional buffer, and that the C-1 proposal includes a 50-foot open-space buffer plus code-required commercial setbacks.

No formal vote was recorded during the agenda-setting discussion. Staff said they recommended the zoning change given the site's context along a state highway and existing nearby commercial uses and noted proposed restrictions on certain commercial uses.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Directors Agenda Meeting - Apr 9, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","An owner requested rezoning of a 12.27-acre parcel at Highway 10 and Shalomot Drive from R-2 residential to C-1 neighborhood commercial and open space; staff supports the change with a 50-foot open-space buffer, while about 10 residents spoke in opposition.","taxTitle","Little Rock City, Pulaski County, Arkansas","taxId",3741,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6076462,"Board reviews Reservoir Park design-contract, golf-course capital purchases and fundraising for park features",172,1440000,1612000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2969599-7c1146ef68e5e2879fe2ed0eadc6aee5&start=1440&end=1612","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2969599-7c1146ef68e5e2879fe2ed0eadc6aee5/thumbnail_1440000.jpg","/articles/6076462/Little-Rock-City/Pulaski-County/Arkansas/Board-reviews-Reservoir-Park-design-contract-golf-course-capital-purchases-and-fundraising-for-park-features","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6076462-217dd526fb876e77564cb8f06e155b7d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771186312&Signature=ZMTnAHKGOz7AjIzq-dddppzcPGoiFlC7L-nBM4HBkj6hVmYdY-INkwDC4MfSTV-u-EpG5AmX-4lUieJVv0xDvLysRYsuB1UYS-nASW1kBsXJftsGRYw9GiSF4YnpGQ-wyKvGBi9KKGa23y0Pu5aI-vbxPHb6WW7aBn164EU3ouSS34sTWAbE4Oq1vTMxtHH9ILqO7LTAupcPo-7Dn1O7KWdO8uTTLTsceXX7JCJoIVJWj~y0lr~urUPZkRE6mMS~nN9WGOD0DJI71LnLkM4xf6flsEqMv3vHVAPA3TNh2ODacxvWBWxl~3l8~jlwa7MyxTFBRXMLDYWZFfwmRS9dLw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff updated the Board on several capital and park-related items, including a design-services contract to move Reservoir Park into construction documents, bond funding for golf-course equipment, and insurance proceeds earmarked for park rebuilding.

Leland, a city staff member, said the Reservoir Park project has been in design for about two years with the firm Cromwell and that the next phase is preparing construction documents for road improvements, the ball field and siting a playground the board previously approved. \"This is to help us, create construction documents for road improvements, for the ball field, which is a really big, project of this, and also site locate the playground that this board approved last week,\" Leland said, adding the contract is a \"not to exceed amount\" and that roughly 20% of the project will be matched with federal funds.

Leland said the city will also use roughly $1.5 million in insurance proceeds for Murray and Reservoir Park to capitalize part of the work. Separately, Leland said the city set aside roughly $1.5 million in bond funds for improvements and equipment to maintain both golf facilities.

Director Peck announced a community fundraiser and volunteer cleanup for Reservoir Park. Peck said a May 21 fundraiser at Trios will aim to raise about $25,000 for the park's disc-golf project; Peck said staff and the Parks Conservancy supported outreach. Peck also said the city will host a public-impact volunteer cleanup on April 26 that will include tree planting and debris removal.

No formal votes were recorded on these items during the meeting; staff said communications to neighbors and community outreach will follow as projects advance.","City staff described moving Reservoir Park into construction documents, budgeting bond funds for golf-course equipment and insurance proceeds for park rebuilding. A board member announced a May 21 fundraiser to support disc-golf repairs.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6076467,"City continues Community Violence Reduction Services through traditional funds; UAMS provides hospital-based wraparound services",59,1234000,1293000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2969599-7c1146ef68e5e2879fe2ed0eadc6aee5&start=1234&end=1293","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2969599-7c1146ef68e5e2879fe2ed0eadc6aee5/thumbnail_1234000.jpg","/articles/6076467/Little-Rock-City/Pulaski-County/Arkansas/City-continues-Community-Violence-Reduction-Services-through-traditional-funds-UAMS-provides-hospital-based-wraparound-services","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6076467-c299fa0a564483a3305a8185775e1877/orig.mp4?Expires=1771186312&Signature=JQ~PBpE6t3-2-GeHwBzQCbP7K8O9th7ObY3LsJW5oRNMaTDgZXvVmnL9hNWYFXYMTln4tmdeZqynT0VgCqU5VJh1QeOS9Up-MJEPuAxU9RPWSAKTto2dRyqmddREPRrqFZqMmh37reA6OzBM81L0xSxzLSTNQgkSi-2~8kdurzrl2okiksKg-f1mrH9CGgiSdCg7w6rLz4vqa~c9LgnJaaFXsBXhf5ciPHzLoGKMsRhs4lB23QDo90OyctJ6dv67ZsxEY0tY1o7c4LZo3ULdoCzXS47haHk8fgC00Bk6ogxhYqkd1ogfLhoHdoFTUiiRb56YiSgXGPUpDzhHA9r2uQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The board discussed continuing Community Violence Reduction Services originally funded with Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery (ARPA) dollars and transitioning that work into the city's traditional Children, Youth and Families (CYF) funding process. The mayor said the $2,000,000 in ARPA funds previously used for violence-intervention efforts had been a one-time allocation and that ongoing services are being considered through regular CYF processes.

\"This is part of our PIT program... when there's a gun victim or a gun incident, UAMS quickly provides resources to those individuals because many times a, retaliation could happen at the actual hospital,\" the mayor said, describing hospital-based immediate response and wraparound services intended to prevent retaliation and support recovery.

The mayor said UAMS applied to provide the service; other hospital systems such as Baptist or St. Vincent could apply if funds are available. The mayor also noted the CYF board recommended continuing the program and that Director Webb was part of that board's recommendation.

Board members asked for more detail on exactly how funds would be spent in the community; the mayor said staff would provide additional information. No formal funding decision was taken at the meeting.","Board heard that Community Violence Reduction Services, originally funded with ARPA, will continue through traditional CYF funding and that UAMS is the hospital system currently providing immediate wraparound resources to gun-injury victims.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6076472,"Little Rock officials describe storm, flood recovery work; say targeted permit-fee waivers may be considered",119,1015000,1134000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2969599-7c1146ef68e5e2879fe2ed0eadc6aee5&start=1015&end=1134","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2969599-7c1146ef68e5e2879fe2ed0eadc6aee5/thumbnail_1015000.jpg","/articles/6076472/Little-Rock-City/Pulaski-County/Arkansas/Little-Rock-officials-describe-storm-flood-recovery-work-say-targeted-permit-fee-waivers-may-be-considered","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6076472-a26886fa96b7456c491175f69a24317a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771186312&Signature=mJl0QXJoHAsm6eo5I8B~x93CL7kU1wdBMAWtoJMNjcy6~jKh~D3L8hLWxyIfvoNpKKczVWNS8TmXk5ZZpCWt29wL4~bC5fIOKCAXmGdy6GjATzNiaSM1nPSaNWtNRrt1IWXDH~~o1ivWRDGcGuVyLk92q7yaQik2Ufa0CexaV0QcbXs5TnRR0TuC6G6A~6bPlPzBUJwFCWsMpbd8-Q2DfDYu5xpz6npP55b5oJLIi36fl~G9FYvHs0WrEwc0YeoyfK2iGO~6ItLZuE40KXgYc3tCVPKQrZ92Lr93Yb75Il-BUyL5y8i~DvhZnGx4u4UWAdMVyUdCYhNOwk01IBpGvQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The mayor told the Little Rock Board of Directors that the city and partner agencies have been working nonstop to clear debris, reopen flooded streets and restore services after recent storms and flooding that left some residents without power for several days and in at least one case resulted in a fatality.

\"We all know that we've experienced some damaging storms and floods, the past few days. Many of us have, been without power 3 days and 3 nights and some even still today,\" the mayor said, and offered the board's appreciation to first responders, the City of Little Rock Public Works Department, the Parks Department and the Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority.

The mayor said the city previously waived certain permit fees following the March 31 tornado, but that those waivers for tornado areas are ending after two years. For the recent storm and flood damage, staff and planning will examine maps and cross-reference damage with the local energy provider to determine where fee waivers should be applied. \"We want to make certain that the areas that we do waive actually were caused by this storm and the flood as well,\" the mayor said, noting that electricity reconnection permits require city authorization even though the utility controls power restoration.

City staff signaled that any fee-waiver program for this event will need to be more targeted than prior, broader waivers. The mayor also noted ongoing communications to affected neighborhoods and that staff and partners are coordinating restoration and cleanup work.

The board heard no formal vote on an emergency fee-waiver program during the meeting; officials said they will continue mapping damage and coordinating with the utility before bringing any formal proposal to the board.","City leaders described recent storm and flood damage, thanked crews and partners, and said they are considering targeted permit-fee waivers for affected properties after mapping and cross-referencing damage with utilities.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6076474,"City staff warns state bills could limit Little Rock zoning, flood planning and raise insurance costs",344,566000,910000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2969599-7c1146ef68e5e2879fe2ed0eadc6aee5&start=566&end=910","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2969599-7c1146ef68e5e2879fe2ed0eadc6aee5/thumbnail_566000.jpg","/articles/6076474/Little-Rock-City/Pulaski-County/Arkansas/City-staff-warns-state-bills-could-limit-Little-Rock-zoning-flood-planning-and-raise-insurance-costs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6076474-5e708358edb01fc0d14bcec0974f8d22/orig.mp4?Expires=1771186312&Signature=ba3TkoRZRwJv3gFUyPwi3wLb8NVfvpKj8vTdz2PYIGeCFibrWOVjkfjqM2qweTCzWdoCYNf2k9bMU7w3940v~rzDpsXMGbGFV994OLq7z-ioOl9T3D~i9XV3sPzJAcUQdHejVMEhKYEvyhdzX5ARBpVhfpRgdRJMFfnes3SMz1J8RGWmYK0nrtnfO7YNqKFRwMRWVSaKDxH9XXUQlIkgDnkEC8WnLzaOHr3Wa62PHwRRn3QJh-uTLOmKVSMrgy7VMGgbLh-nyOhGj3nBeEzCp4sbTh6HiFFTHuc4HYdESsx2D8vHmxeuAf3nfAV-EtMKdKKmiyltxH11QY1nQn9PTg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City legislative staff told the Little Rock Board of Directors during an agenda-setting meeting that multiple bills at the state Capitol could restrict municipal authority over zoning and planning and could affect flood planning and insurance costs.

\"House Bill 17 54 and Senate Bill 4 5 6 are 2 of the bills that we've had a lot of concern on over zoning and planning,\" staff member Susan told the board, saying those measures \"seem to be 2 of the most radical ones in terms of removing a municipality's ability ability to zone or plan.\" She said, however, that the authors had \"pulled back on both of these as of right now.\"

Susan also briefed the board on other measures she and city staff are monitoring. She said Senate Bill 3 22 \"talks about reviews and inspections with third parties and it does remove a little bit of that jurisdiction away from our planning department,\" and that the bill has passed the Senate and cleared a House committee. She said the city is watching Senate Bill 5 18 because of concerns that standardizing flood planning could \"lead to an increase in insurance rates\" by removing locally tailored flood planning. Senate Bill 6 17 would create a planning and zoning jurisdiction around the state capital, she said, and could affect master street planning there.

Susan identified additional measures the city is tracking, including an expedited-permit proposal the transcript records as \"House Bridal 11 30\" and a newer measure recorded as \"House Bill 19 30,\" which the speaker described as setting a minimum reimbursement for health-care services. On that latter bill, Susan said the city has asked its insurer, Cigna, for cost estimates and is \"heavily monitoring\" potential impacts. \"I do know that some of the universities were estimating that the number was in the thousands per person insured,\" she said, and noted that universities have received carve-outs the city has been seeking for municipalities.

City officials said they are monitoring bills actively from Little Rock's delegation at the Capitol and thanked Brad, a staff member the city has on-site at the Capitol, for monitoring and speaking on potential impacts.

Board members asked follow-up questions about cost estimates and sector impacts. A director noted hospital reimbursement differences across neighboring states and urged compromise, saying, \"if something isn't done, there won't be a hospital in Arkansas.\" Susan said staff are \"working with the author to try to find a friendly amendment.\"","City legislative staff told the Little Rock Board of Directors that several bills moving through the state legislature could reduce municipal control over zoning, building inspections and flood planning, and could increase insurance costs for owners and municipalities.","actionData","errors"]

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Owner seeks rezoning of 12.27-acre site near Highway 10; neighbors cite traffic, noise and property-value concerns

Board reviews Reservoir Park design-contract, golf-course capital purchases and fundraising for park features

City continues Community Violence Reduction Services through traditional funds; UAMS provides hospital-based wraparound services

Little Rock officials describe storm, flood recovery work; say targeted permit-fee waivers may be considered

City staff warns state bills could limit Little Rock zoning, flood planning and raise insurance costs