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15126 RESOLUTION NO. 15,126 2 3 A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE WILLINGNESS OF THE CITY OF 4 LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, TO APPLY FOR, AND UTILIZE, 5 FEDERAL-AID TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM AND 6 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM GRANT FUNDS FOR A 7 SHARED USE PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE TRAIL TO BE KNOWN AS 8 THE SOUTHEAST TRAIL; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 9 10 WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock understands that Federal-aid Transportation Alternatives Program II and Surface Transportation Program Funds are available from the Arkansas Department of Transportation 12 and Metroplan at 80% Federal participation and 20% local match to develop local trail projects;and, 13 WHEREAS, the City is submitting a grant application for a shared use Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail 14 improvements to connect the Arkansas River Trail at the Clinton Presidential Library to Carver Elementary 15 School in East Little Rock which is planned to be a part of the Southeast Trail; and, 16 WHEREAS, the City understands that Federal-Aid Funds are available for this project on a 17 reimbursable basis, requiring work to be accomplished and proof of payment prior to actual monetary 18 reimbursement;and, 19 WHEREAS, if the grant is awarded,the project using Federal Funding, will be open and available to 20 for use by the general public and maintained by the applicant for the life of the project. 21 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY 22 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS: 23 Section 1. The City of Little Rock will participate in accordance with its designated responsibility, 24 including maintenance of this project. 25 Section 2. In the event that the grant funds are awarded,the City Manager,or his authorized designee, 26 are hereby authorized and directed to execute all appropriate agreements and contracts necessary to expedite 27 the construction of the above stated project. 28 Section 3. The Board of Directors pledges its full support and hereby authorizes the City Manager to 29 apply for the grant and further authorizes Metroplan and the Arkansas Department of Transportation 30 (ArDOT)to initiate action to implement this project. 31 Section 4. The maximum grant amount is Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00), with an 32 estimated City share of Fifty-Four Thousand Dollars ($54,000.00). Funding for this project will be from 33 an ArDOT TAP Grant and a match from the Street Fund. [Page I of 21 1 Section 5. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or 2 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or 3 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and 4 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the 5 resolution. 6 Section 6. Repealer. All laws,ordinances,resolutions,or parts of the same,that are inconsistent with 7 the provisions of this resolution,are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. 8 ADOPTED: December 17,2019 9 APPROVED: 10I / 1 i �� _ r.-i-- -4.-.1s -a.,_ 12 .us '' - City Clerk Frank Scott,Jr.,Mayo 13 APP 'O Vi 0 LEGAL FORM: 4 15 e 462171 � i / . Ala/ 16 Thomas M. Carpenter,City • ttorney , 17 // 18 // 19 // 20 // 21 // 22 // 23 // 24 // 25 // 26 // 27 // 28 // 29 // 30 // 31 // 32 // 33 // [Page 2 of 21