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87961 2 3 4 5 6 7 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 E RESOLUTION NO. 8,796 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO BEGIN ADVERTISING AND TAILING OTHER PRELIMINARY STEPS NECESSARY TO FIND A LOCATION FOR A PARR IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF LITTLE ROCK TO BE FINANCED WITH MONIES FROM THE 1988 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BOND ISSUE. 576 WHEREAS, the 1988 Capital Improvement Bond Issue included a specific ballot question authorizing monies with which to construct a park in the City of Little Rock; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has been unable to find a park site to date that met the requirement set by the Board of Directors; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to define certain parameters for this park site and to authorize City staff to advertise for a site and to take other steps to make recommendations; and WHEREAS, the Board wishes that the staff utilize to the extent possible other interests that have been identified in discussions by the Board. WHEREAS, the site chosen should avoid close proximity to other existing park sites. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. The City Manager is hereby directed and authorized to begin advertisement for a 250 acre park for the western portion of Little Rock defined as follows: the area south of Highway 10 and west of Interstate 430 extended to the Pulaski County Line. In addition to advertisement, the City Manager and staff are directed and authorized to take other steps to prepare requests for proposals and evaluations of M Q -SZ b -9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 is 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 i 577 Potential park sites on behalf of the Board of Directors with 75% of the park area for active use and 25% for passive use. ADOPTED: October 6, 1992 ff r J � JI • APPROVED AS TO FORM: • i ATTORNEY CITY