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RESOLUTION NO. 14,390
3 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF RELOCATION
4 EXPENSES AND THE USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN ON THE GEYER
5 SPRING RAILROAD GRADE SEPARATION PROJECT; AND FOR
6 OTHER PURPOSES
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8 WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock has received a grant of Transportation Improvement Project
9 Funds through the Arkansas Highway Administration that includes funds for the acquisition of land,
10 right-of-way and easements for nine (9) parcels of right-of-way; and to pay eligible relocation expenses
11 for impacted businesses and residents; and,
12 WHEREAS, every effort will be made to negotiate the purchase of the parcels at fair market prices
13 before taking further action, however, the authority to use eminent domain is needed to assure all parcels
14 are acquired in a timely manner to meet the schedule requirements associated with the Federal Funding.
15 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
16 OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
17 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to make relocation assistance payments to businesses and
18 residents impacted by the project as approved by the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department
19 and allowed under the Uniform Acquisition and Relocation Assistance Act and Federal and State
20 Regulations
21 Section 2. The City Manager and City Attorney are hereby authorized to use eminent domain if
22 needed to complete acquisition of land, right-of-way, permanent and temporary construction easements
23 for construction of the Geyer Spring Railroad Grade Separation Project between Hutig and 651h Street as
24 shown on the plans for right-of-way acquisition.
25 Section 3. Funding for this project is available from a Transportation Improvement Grant Funds
26 from the Federal Highway Administration with match funds and funds for acquisition services from the
27 2013 Capital Improvement Bonds for Streets and Drainage and the 3/8 -Cent Capital Improvement Sales
28 and Compensating Use Tax as authorized by Resolution No. 13,699, and as amended by Resolution No.
29 14,269. The estimated total project cost is Eleven Million Dollars ($11,000,000.00).
30 Section 4. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
31 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
32 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
33 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the
34 resolution.
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Section 5. 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.
Section 6. This resolution will be in full force and effect from and after the date of its adoption.
ADOPTED: August 2, 2016
A S APPROVED:
� City Clerk Mark Stodola, Mayor
AS TO LEGAL FORM:
Thomas M. Carpenter, City Atto
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