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3 AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL LITTLE ROCK, ARK., ORDINANCE NO.
4 21,700 (MARCH 5, 2019); TO DIRECT THAT A COMPETITIVE
5 SELECTION PROCESS BEGIN FOR A BRANDING PROGRAM FOR THE
6 12TH STREET CORRIDOR; TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR
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7 OTHER PURPOSES.
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9 WHEREAS, on March 5, 2019, the Board of Directors approved Little Rock, Ark., Ordinance No.
10 21,700,to dispense with competitive bids and to hire Crafton Tull&Associates as the company to create a
11 Branding Program for the 12th Street Corridor; and,
12 WHEREAS, subsequent to the passage of the ordinance, but prior to the entry into any contract, a
13 question arose as to whether the legal basis for a Sole-Source Agreement— i.e., that the monies for the
14 contract were grant funds from other entities besides the City—was accurate; and,
15 WHEREAS,the Director of Finance&Treasurer determined that the source of these monies was only
16 the City.
17 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
18 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
19 Section 1. Little Rock,Ark., Ordinance No. 21,700 (March 5, 2019)is hereby repealed.
20 Section 2. The City Manager will have prepared and issued a competitive selection process to choose
21 a firm to perform a Branding Program for the 12'Street Corridor which may,but is not required to,include
22 the firm of Crafton Tull&Associates.
23 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
24 word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
25 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the ordinance which shall remain in full force and
26 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the
27 ordinance.
28 Section 4. Repealer. All laws,ordinances,resolutions, or parts of the same,that are inconsistent with
29 the provisions of this resolution,are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency including,but not
30 limited to Little Rock,Ark.,Ordinance No. 21,700(March 5,2019).
31 Section 5. Emergency Clause. It is critical to the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare,
32 that City procurements comply with the restrictions of Arkansas law, and that the services or items to be
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1 procured are available at the earliest possible time; an emergency is, therefore, declared to exist and this
2 ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage.
3 PASSED: June 4,2019
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7 74 1, •,,,City Clerk Frank ott, r.,Mayor
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