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Little Rock board approves consent agenda including multiple contracts and a court settlement
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Summary
The board adopted a lengthy consent agenda covering trail funding, contracts for right-of-way and medians, purchase of drones for LRPD, a CDWG IT services renewal, and a settlement and release in the David Maddox case (Pulaski County Circuit Court case 60CVD-21-5316).
The City of Little Rock Board of Directors approved a consent agenda on Feb. 3 that bundled a set of routine and time-sensitive items, including procurement contracts, grant-use resolutions, and a judicial settlement.
Notable consent items the clerk read aloud included: authorization for federal-aid funding for River Trail at Canchel Road; a contract with Volcor Inc. for right-of-way work on Rose Creek Trail (not to exceed $137,850); a one-year contract extension with Toter LLC for street-side cart containers (not to exceed $250,000); a three-year renewal with CDWG for Microsoft enterprise server and cloud services (not to exceed $3,312,471); purchase approval for five additional small unmanned aerial systems for LRPD (approximately $52,153.07); and a settlement agreement and release in the matter of David Maddox et al v. City of Little Rock, Pulaski County Circuit Court case number 60CVD-21-5316.
The board approved the consent package by voice vote; individual items were not separated for additional debate at the meeting. City staff noted one procurement item required the board to amend cooperative purchasing contracts to comply with state law before certain purchases could proceed.
The inclusion of the settlements in consent will allow staff to execute payment and contract documents without separate roll-call votes at a later meeting; any follow-up or controversy about specific items would be discussed as needed by the city manager's office and relevant departments.
