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Little Rock board approves wide-ranging consent agenda including IT overhaul, fleet and police equipment purchases
Summary
The Little Rock Board of Directors voted March 17 to approve a large consent agenda that authorized multiple contracts and purchases, including an Oracle Fusion implementation, IT help-desk software, patrol laptops, vehicle-washing services and equipment purchases for public works and parks.
The Little Rock Board of Directors voted March 17 to approve a broad consent agenda that included software, equipment and service contracts for multiple city departments.
The consent package authorized a contract with Masstech Inc. (Evolutionary Systems Corp.) for implementation and support of Oracle Fusion software, not to exceed $3.6 million plus travel expenses; a Team Dynamics Solutions LLC purchase for a new IT help-desk platform for the city (five-year subscription); and a Turnkey Mobile Inc. order of 36 Panasonic FZ-55J laptops with three-year warranties for Little Rock Police Department patrol units. The board also approved annual tire contracts with Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and Looney Tire Center (combined not to exceed $900,000) and a purchase contract with J & R Environmental for an asphalt patcher truck (about $289,984).
Other items approved by voice vote included an amendment to the professional engineering services contract with Olson Inc. (up to $16,000) for York Wood Drainage improvements, a multi-year outfitting contract with Samsara Inc. for GPS and camera hardware, and advance vehicle-washing contracts with Rents Inc. and Riverdale Auto Wash LLC (up to $250,000). The consent agenda also included grants and grant applications for Rebsamen Tennis Center resurfacing and a FEMA grant application for a safe-room shelter.
The clerk read the grouped items at length before the board approved them by voice vote. No individual roll-call tallies were read during the motion to approve the consent package.
The board also completed required readings and votes on several ordinances related to zoning map amendments, planned commercial and residential developments, and an annexation (Famenville). All zoning and ordinance readings cited in the grouped packet proceeded through the readings announced during the meeting.
The approval is effective immediately; items that require contract execution will proceed through the city manager's office for signature and implementation. The board did not request additional public hearings on the consent items during the meeting.
Ending: The meeting moved from the consent vote into a citizens communication period that included public comments on employee compensation and housing before the board adjourned.
