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124651 RESOLUTION NO. 12,465 2 3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER, MAYOR AND CITY CLERK 4 TO EXECUTE ANY DOCUMENTS NECESSARY AND TAKE OTHER ACTIONS 5 NEEDED TO ACCEPT THE DONATION OF 3.0 ACRES NEAR THE INTERSECTION 6 OF BELLE POINT AND PLEASANT HEIGHTS DRIVES; AND FOR OTHER PUR- 7 POSES. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 WHEREAS, property owners Charles Fowler, Jerry Straessle, Dale V. Briggs, Dennis and Marsha Ad- kins, Henry J. Goodspeed, and David L. Mosley desire to donate to the City approximately 3.0 acres they own near the intersection of Belle Point and Pleasant Heights Drives, and WHEREAS, this acquisition will assist the Park System to achieve the Master Parks Plan of linking neighborhoods and having parkland available to all sections of the City to create a "City in a Park ", and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has determined that the acquisition of the subject property would be beneficial to the interests and welfare of the citizens of the City, and WHEREAS, the Little Rock Board of Directors deems it appropriate to accept the donation of 1.06 acres from JWL I Limited Partnership for park purposes of constructing and maintaining a pedestrian and bicycle trail and for other possible future park purposes. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: Section 1. The Board of Directors hereby authorizes the City Manager, Mayor and City Clerk to execute any documents necessary for the City to accept the donation by the above - stated donors of 3.0 acres, more or less, located near the intersection of Belle Point and Pleasant Heights Drives, that is indicated in Attachment A to this resolution, subject to the environmental assessment and title search. The City agrees to pay the cost of the appraisal of the property, the environmental assessment, the title search, and for donor's attorney fees for handling the transaction, up to a maximum of $10,000 for all of such costs taken together as a whole. Section 2. Upon obtaining ownership of the donated parcel, the City agrees to maintain the parcel in such a manner that will preserve the property in its natural state in perpetuity. Section 3. Funds for the title search, attorney fees, environmental assessment and closing costs, in an amount not to exceed $10,000, are available through Donation Account Number 210 - 230 -A288. Section 4. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decla- ration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the resolution. [PAGE 1 OF 3] Resolution Donation of 3.0 acres at Belle Point and Pleasant Heights Drives I N 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Section 4. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same, that are inconsistent with the provisions of this resolution, are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. ADOPTED: March 6, 2007 ATTEST: APPROVED• Nan Wood, C' y Clerk 11 12 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: 13 15 Thomas M. Carpenter, City AUorney 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 [PAGE 2 OF 3] Resolution Donation of 3.0 acres at Belle Point and Pleasant Heights Drives r Mark Stodola, Mayor Erma Hendrix, Director (Ward 1) c� r�r ATTACHMENT "A" ?61A r� �k1 [PAGE 3 OF 3] f r Resolution Donation of 3.0 acres at Belle Point and Pleasant Heights Drives�� ✓