14127 1 RESOLUTION NO. 14,127
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK,
4 ARKANSAS, TO SUPPORT A UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
5 TRANSPORTATION TIGER GRANT BY THE UNIVERSITY OF
6 ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK'S UNIVERSITY AVENUE CORRIDOR
7 REVITALIZATION PROJECT WHICH WILL RECONFIGURE THE
8 ASHER AND UNIVERSITY AVENUE INTERSECTION; AND FOR
9 OTHER PURPOSES.
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11 WHEREAS, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's (UALR) University Avenue Corridor
12 Revitalization Project has submitted a grant application for a United States Department of Transportation
13 (USDOT) TIGER Grant which will reconfigure the Asher and University Avenue intersection, at a total
14 project cost of approximately Fourteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars($14,500,000); and,
15 WHEREAS,the grant application is a result of a lengthy comprehensive planning process conducted
16 by UALR over the last several years; and,
17 WHEREAS,this resolution will authorize the City of Little Rock to support the USDOT TIGER Grant
18 to convert University Avenue, beginning at Asher/Colonel Glenn Avenues, from a five (5)-lane roadway
19 (two (2) northbound; three (3) southbound with turn-lanes) to a more pedestrian-friendly four (4)-lane
20 roadway with landscaped median, sidewalks, pedestrian tables, bus pullouts, culminating with a two (2)-
21 lane roundabout at 28th Street; and,
22 WHEREAS,the project will provide a much safer walking environment for students and residents of
23 the area,which includes visitors to the Mexican Consulate; and,
24 WHEREAS,a study has been conducted by Jacobs Engineering to ensure that the levels of service for
25 vehicular traffic will not be impaired by the reduction of one(1)-lane of traffic; and,
26 WHEREAS,this grant requires a minimum 20%match that can be a combination of in-kind,right-of-
27 way,utility relocation,and cash contributions;those assisting with the match will include Central Arkansas
28 Water,UALR and the City of Little Rock,Arkansas;
29 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
30 CITY OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
31 Section 1. The Board of Directors hereby authorizes the Mayor to issue a letter of support of the
32 University of Arkansas at Little Rock's University Avenue Corridor Revitalization Project's Grant
33 application for a United States Department of Transportation TIGER Grant which will reconfigure the
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1 Asher and University Avenue intersection,at a total cost of approximately Thirteen Million,Five Hundred
2 Thousand Dollars($13,500,000).
3 Section 2. Repealer. All laws,ordinances,resolutions,or parts of the same,that are inconsistent with
4 the provisions of this resolution,are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
5 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
6 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
7 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
8 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the
9 resolution.
10 ADOPTED: May 19,2015
11 A _ T• APPROVED:
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14 Su ' 7. , _ley, City Clerk Mark Stodola,Mayor
15 AP' ' 1 1 AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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18 Thomas M. Carpenter, i Attorn
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