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Little Rock Board approves consent agenda including street, drainage and homeless services contracts
Summary
The Little Rock City Board of Directors approved a consent agenda on Jan. 7 that authorized five contracts and a contract amendment for street, drainage, generator and homeless services projects. Director Hines disclosed a volunteer board role with one vendor before the vote.
The Little Rock City Board of Directors voted to approve its consent agenda on Jan. 7, authorizing five contracts and one contract amendment for street reconstruction, drainage improvements, a generator purchase and a homeless day resource center.
The consent agenda included a contract with Gene Summers Construction Inc. for the West 13th Street Reconstruction Improvement Project for an amount not to exceed $274,448.40; an amendment to an existing contract with Redstone Construction Group Inc. increasing the original $2,458,674.60 agreement by up to $13,000 for the Swaggerty Branch drainage rehabilitation project; a contract with Positive Results Lawn Services Inc. for the L Street drainage improvement project in an amount not to exceed $189,525.60; a contract with Nixon Power Services for purchase of a generator for the Little Rock Fire Department not to exceed $60,492.53; and a contract with DePaul USA Inc. for the Jericho Way homeless day resource center in an amount not to exceed $391,640.
The clerk read the five items into the record during the consent agenda. Director Hines disclosed before the vote that he "serves on the National Board of DePaul USA" and said the role was a volunteer, unpaid position and would not preclude him from voting. After the clerk concluded the consent items, the board voted by voice; the chair announced, "Ayes have it." The consent agenda items were adopted as presented.
Why it matters: The items fund public works and social services projects and allot specific funding sources cited during the reading, including limited tax obligation capital improvement bonds and the 3.8-cent capital improvement sales tax. The DePaul USA contract advances the Jericho Way homeless day resource center, a program the consent reading identified as funded through the cited capital sources.
Votes at a glance: - West 13th Street Reconstruction Improvement Project: Gene Summers Construction Inc., not to exceed $274,448.40. Funding: limited tax obligation capital improvement bonds. Outcome: approved (voice vote). - Swaggerty Branch drainage rehabilitation: amendment to Redstone Construction Group Inc. contract, increase not to exceed $13,000 (original contract $2,458,674.60). Funding: 3.8¢ capital improvement sales tax. Outcome: approved (voice vote). - L Street drainage improvement project: Positive Results Lawn Services Inc., not to exceed $189,525.60. Funding: limited tax general obligation capital improvement bonds. Outcome: approved (voice vote). - Generator purchase for Little Rock Fire Department: Nixon Power Services, not to exceed $60,492.53. Outcome: approved (voice vote). - Jericho Way homeless day resource center: DePaul USA Inc., not to exceed $391,640. Outcome: approved (voice vote).
Director Hines’ disclosure about DePaul USA was entered on the record before the vote; the clerk and chair proceeded with the consent vote without further challenge.
The board took the votes by voice after the clerk read the consent items; no roll-call tallies were announced.
Ending: The consent agenda passed as read. The meeting then proceeded to scheduled citizen communications and other agenda items.
