14431 1 RESOLUTION NO. 14,431
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3 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
4 INTO A CONTRACT WITH PULASKI COUNTY TO SELL
5 APPROXIMATELY TWELVE (12) ACRES OF LAND FOR A
6 COMMUNITY PARK, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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8 WHEREAS, the Little Rock Port Authority and the College Station Progressive League have been
9 working together for the past decade to develop a community park that can be used by the College Station
10 Community and the Port of Little Rock tenants, and
11 WHEREAS, the Little Rock Port Authority Board of Directors unanimously approved a resolution
12 supporting this transaction and development of a public park for use by the community and industrial
13 tenants,and
14 WHEREAS, the Little Rock Port Authority recently developed a Master Growth Plan that identified
15 the creation of place as an important economic development tool,and
16 WHEREAS, the College Station Progressive League was recently awarded a significant grant from
17 Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism to develop a public park in the community, and
18 WHEREAS, the College Station Progressive League recently was the beneficiary of a significant
19 public fund raising effort to assist in the development of this park and has partnered with Pulaski County
20 Government to manage the project and own the land, and
21 WHEREAS, the land in question is owned by the Little Rock Port Authority; however, its location is
22 not advantageous to major industrial development and is unable to be served by rail and the development
23 of a public park on this location will add value to the industrial park.
24 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
25 OF LITTLE ROCK:
26 Section 1. The City of Little Rock Board of Directors authorizes the City Manager to sell
27 approximately twelve(12)acres of land to Pulaski County for the development of a public park.
28 Section 2. Severability. In the event any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, subparagraph,
29 item, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or
30 unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of this resolution,
31 which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or
32 unconstitutional were not originally a part of this resolution.
33 ADOPTED: October 18,2016
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