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Votes at a glance: North Little Rock council adopts multiple resolutions and ordinances
Summary
The council moved through consent and regular agenda items, adopting procurement resolutions for emergency services maintenance, several cleanup-lien certifications, zoning and conditional-use ordinances, and the electric department's net-metering rules. Several items were adopted without public opposition.
The North Little Rock City Council approved a slate of resolutions and ordinances covering emergency-services maintenance agreements, nuisance-lien certifications, zoning variances and the city electric department's net-metering rules.
Key actions included R25220, a resolution waiving formal bidding and authorizing payment to Motorola for maintenance and support of the city emergency radio system; R25221 authorizing payment to AT&T Enterprises LLC and a multiyear contract up to five years; R25222–R25225 certifying cleanup liens for specified properties; and O25104 adopting net-metering rules for the North Little Rock Electric Department. Council also approved multiple conditional-use and zoning-related ordinances (including in-home daycare, day spa, accessory dwelling unit and an auto sales conditional use) and an ordinance setting rental rates for the North Little Rock Event Center.
On R25220, council members asked questions about the procurement waiver. Kim Francisco, director of emergency services, explained the city is part of the Arkansas Wireless Information Network (AWIN), that Motorola infrastructure was installed when the city joined the network, and that Motorola is the sole certified service provider for that infrastructure; she said the radios are expected to reach end of service around 2030 and that an annual service agreement with Motorola is required to maintain interoperability. “Motorola is the only person who can work on that system,” Francisco said.
Most items on the consent agenda and several ordinance readings drew no public opposition during the hearings called on the floor. Where public hearings were convened for nuisance liens, no citizens came forward to speak and the council adjourned the hearings before moving to adopt.
Votes were recorded on the floor by roll call for each item and motions were adopted by the council during the meeting. Several measures were adopted as emergency ordinances or emergency readings as noted on the record.
