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City board approves bundled consent agenda including ambulance franchise extension, downtown ambassador contract and fleet/equipment purchases
Summary
The board approved a multi-item consent agenda that included a five-year extension of the ambulance services interlocal franchise, a final one‑year, $500,000 extension for the downtown ambassador program with Block by Block, multiple electric-vehicle purchases, vehicle upfitting, and contracts for trail design and asbestos abatement.
The Little Rock City Board unanimously approved a bundled consent agenda that included contract amendments, capital purchases and property transfers.
The most notable items approved: a five‑year extension of the interlocal agreement with Pulaski County that grants the Little Rock Ambulance Authority (doing business as Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services) an exclusive franchise to continue providing ambulance services to Pulaski County; a contract amendment authorizing a final one‑year extension of the downtown ambassador program operated by Midat Services, Inc., doing business as Block by Block, in partnership with the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau in an amount not to exceed $500,000; and a contract amendment with Samsera, Inc. not to exceed $268,000 to outfit city vehicles with in‑car GPS and camera hardware and licensing for four years.
Other consent items the board approved included: a resolution authorizing up to $75,840 for final design and environmental clearance with Crafton Tull & Associates, Inc., for the Rose Creek Trail project (funded from the capital improvement sales tax); property transfers for neighborhood revitalization; a contract for asbestos abatement and demolition of an unsafe commercial building at 1224 S. Ringo St. with Born to Build LLC for up to $57,600; a $72,549 contract to resurvey part of the Hillcrest National Register Historic District; ratified purchases of electric vehicles totaling $819,425 across three vendors (Superior Automotive Group, Bell Chevrolet, McLarty Ford) and an emergency upfitting contract with Superior Automotive Group for up to $266,950.64 for 22 LRPD vehicles.
Why it matters: the ambulance franchise extension affects how emergency medical services are contracted in Pulaski County; the downtown ambassador renewal continues a public‑facing program aimed at downtown safety and hospitality; the in‑car camera/GPS contract and fleet purchases represent immediate capital investments in public safety and municipal operations.
Vote and implementation: the consent agenda and modifications M1–M6 were moved and approved without separate roll‑call votes recorded in the transcript; the clerk read each consent item and the board approved the entire package.
Financial details: itemized contract caps read into the record included $75,840 (Crafton Tull & Associates, Rose Creek Trail design), $500,000 (Block by Block final extension), $149,602.62 (two Toro Workman utility vehicles with sprayers for Rebsman Golf Course), $57,600 (Born to Build asbestos/demolition), $72,549 (Clifton Historic District resurvey), $137,325 (3 EVs from Superior Automotive Group), $385,750 (7 EVs from Bell Chevrolet), $296,350 (6 EVs from McLarty Ford), $266,950.64 (vehicle upfitting), and $268,000 (Samsera car‑camera/GPS amendment).
Next steps: contracts will be executed by the city manager or mayor as designated in each resolution and assigned to the appropriate city departments for implementation and procurement follow‑up.
