Detailed Council Minutes for April 23, 2007North Little Rock City Council Agenda
Monday, April 23, 2007
The City Council meets on the second and fourth Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Mayor Patrick Henry Hays
City Clerk and Collector Diane Whitbey
City Attorney C Jason Carter
Communications
1. Martha Henson, letter and Petition for Speed Hump on West 16th Street (20 signatures)
Presentations
Mayor Hays, Proclamation proclaiming the week of
April 29 - May 5, 2007, as Municipal City Clerks Week in North Little Rock
A note about the profession...
from the International Institute of Municipal Clerks
Along with the position of Tax Collector, clerk is among the oldest positions in local government. The profession can be traced to pre-Biblical times. Before writing was widespread, the memory of the local clerk or “remembrancer” served as the public record.
In ancient Greece, city secretaries read official documents publicly and helped keep order. In eight century France, the “mayor of the palace” performed clerical duties including record keeping, document publishing and tax and fee collection for the king.
The title “clerk” developed from the Latin clericus during the Middle Ages, when writing and scholarship were limited to the clergy.
The office of city clerk is traced to 1272 when the remembrancer was called upon to remind the councilors what had transpired at their previous meetings. The mayor of Nottingham in 1354 appointed a “Toun Clarke,” a paid position.
When colonists came to America they set up local governments modeled after those to which they’d been accustomed. The office of clerk was one of the first established as the settlers were aware of the importance of keeping accurate records of agreements, regulations, taxations and expenditures.
Municipal clerks have over the years become the hub of government, a direct link between the community and government.
Special thanks to our friend John Woodruff for including this information in City and Town. John will be missed by all who knew him.
Public Hearing(S)
None at time of filing
Unfinished Business-Resolutions
| R-07-45 | Mayor Hays Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a Lease Agreement with River Trail Rentals, LLC for property located at 200 South Olive Street (bicycle rental) Held |
Unfinished Business-Ordinances
| O-07-11 | Alderman Gaines Amending Ord. No. 7888, the 2007 Business License Schedule; (Class 171 - Pawnbrokers) Note: sixth time on agenda Read 2 times and held |
| O-07-12 | Alderman Parker Amending the Master Street Plan Ord. No. 7178, adding Bay Oaks Drive as a Collector Street between West Scenic Drive and West Pershing Boulevard Note: sixth time on agenda Read 2 times and held |
| O-07-14 | Mayor Hays Adopting a Master Street Plan (2007) and Maps for the City of North Little Rock; replacing the previous Master Street Plan Read 3 times, amended and held, Public Hearing held 3-26-07 |
| O-07-30 | Mayor Hays Reclassifying property located East of the intersection of Counts Massie Road and Justin James Road, from I-2 to C-4 Classification by amending Ord. No. 7697; adopting an Amended Land Use Plan (applicant: John Burkhalter) Read 2 times and held |
| O-07-31 | Alderwoman Ross Vacating and abandoning a Street Right-of-way at the intersection of North Olive Street and West 47th Street; authorizing the Sale of the same to Rudolph Frasier ($3,900.00) Read 2 times and held |
New Business - Resolutions
| R-07-48 | Mayor Hays Reappointing Maurice Taylor to the North Little Rock Planning Commission |
| R-07-49 | Mayor Hays Reappointing Steve White to the North Little Rock Planning Commission |
| R-07-50 | Mayor Hays Reappointing Vandy Belasco to the North Little Rock Planning Commission |
| R-07-51 | Mayor Hays Reappointing Sam Baggett to the North Little Rock Planning Commission |
| R-07-52 | Mayor Hays Reappointing Debra Roberts to the North Little Rock Planning Commission Board of Adjustment and Appeals |
| R-07-53 | Mayor Hays Reappointing Basil Shoptaw to the Housing and Buildings Board of Adjustment and Appeals (Sign Board) |
| R-07-54 | Mayor Hays Appropriating $45,000 from the General Fund for the Code Enforcement Demolition and Debris Removal Program |
| R-07-55 | Mayor Hays Repealing Resolution No. 7041 which declared 1301 North Pine Street to be a public nuisance and condemning the same (owner: Bill Eaton) |
| R-07-56 | Mayor Hays Directing the North Little Rock Electric Department to explore the creation of an Arkansas Municipal Electric Consolidation Authority |
New Business - Ordinances
| O-07-32 | Mayor Hays Defining “Energy Audit” and ‘Economic Analysis” to be Professional Services under AR Law” (AR Code Ann § 19-11-801 et seq) |
| O-07-33 | Aldermen Hight and Gaines Amending Section 4.11 (Residential Zoning Chart), Section 12.15 (Fences) and Article 21 (Permitted Use Table) of Ordinance No. 7697 (the North Little Rock Zoning Ordinance) |
| O-07-34 | Aldermen Thomas and Robinson Granting a Conditional Use for a Day Care Center in a C-4 zone for property located at 1603 Highway 161 (applicant: Barbara Farmer) |
| O-07-35 | Alderman Thomas Reclassifying property located at 1902 Maple Street from R-3 to C-3 Classification by amending Ord. No. 7697; adopting an amended Land Use Plan for subject property (applicant: John Smith) |
| O-07-36 | Alderman Hight Reclassify property located at #6 56th Place from R-1 to C-2 Classification by amending Ord. No. 7697 (applicant: Phillip Miller) |
Public Comment
Respectfully submitted,
Diane Whitbey, City Clerk and Collector
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