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Board adopts consent agenda including I‑30 Deck planning contract and EV purchase grant
Summary
The Little Rock City Board of Directors approved a multi-item consent agenda on June 3 that included a contract not to exceed $2.5 million for I‑30 Deck park planning, a $340,000 climate grant to buy 29 electric vehicles, several software and services contracts and grant awards, and a property purchase using HUD funds.
The Little Rock City Board of Directors adopted a consent agenda on June 3, 2025, that included multiple contracts, grants and agreements the city manager was authorized to execute.
Items listed on the consent agenda included a contract with Garver LLC not to exceed $2,500,000 for the I‑30 Deck park planning study; authorization to utilize federal Surface Transportation Program funds for Bowman Road phase 2 improvements; a memorandum of understanding and a subaward agreement with the Little Rock School District for community schools and garden-educator grant administration; purchase of property at 3108 W. 14th Street using U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funds for facility-based housing; a five-year contract with Presidio Network Solutions Group LLC not to exceed $456,436.60 to implement Cisco Webex Calling; a Polaris software renewal with Utility Associates Inc. for up to $79,000 for mobile modems in police vehicles; a climate pollution reduction grant award with Metroplan not to exceed $340,000 to buy 29 electric vehicles; acceptance of a National Education Association Foundation grant up to $80,000 to support community schools; a change order for termite removal and treatment related to the Zoo’s Café Africa roof replacement; and authorization to contract with Stevens Inc. as financial advisor for future debt obligations.
Director Adcock moved to extract item 1 from the consent agenda for a later separate discussion; that motion to defer failed and item 1 remained on the consent agenda. Director Phillips and other directors asked staff for updates about the Bowman Road item; staff (Manesh) reported outreach with property-owner groups and said those groups had no objection to the item proceeding on the agenda.
After questions and brief discussion, the board voted to adopt the consent agenda. The consent vote was recorded as passed by voice vote; the clerk read the full list of items into the record before the adoption.
Votes at a glance (consent agenda items; adopted as read): - Garver LLC — contract not to exceed $2,500,000 for I‑30 Deck park planning study (contract authorization) - Federal-aid Surface Transportation Program — utilization for Bowman Road phase 2 improvements (resolution) - Memorandum of Understanding with Little Rock School District — sustainable implementation of community school model (MOU/resolution) - Subaward agreement with Little Rock School District — administer grant to support garden educators (subaward/grant) - Purchase of 3108 W. 14th Street — facility-based housing using HUD funds (property purchase) - Presidio Network Solutions Group LLC — 5‑year Cisco Webex Calling contract, up to $456,436.60 (contract) - Utility Associates Inc. — Polaris software subscription renewal, up to $79,000 (contract) - Metroplan climate pollution reduction grant — up to $340,000 to purchase 29 EVs (grant agreement) - NEA Foundation grant acceptance — up to $80,000 to support community schools initiative (grant) - Zoo Café Africa roof change order — termite removal and treatment (change order) - Stevens Inc. — financial-advisory contract for future debt issuance (contract)
The board’s final action read and adopted the items as a single consent agenda; no separate roll-call vote for each item is recorded in the transcript.
