15677 1 RESOLUTION NO. 15,677
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3 A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR A STUDY TO BE CONDUCTED BY
4 FIFTY FOR THE FUTURE OF THE FEASABILTY OF A DECK PARK OVER
5 INTERSTATE 30, BETWEEN 6TH STREET AND 9TH STREET, LITTLE
6 ROCK, ARKANSAS; TO PLEDGE COOPERATION WITH THIS PROJECT;
7 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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9 WHEREAS,a grant application is being made to fund the feasibility of a deck park across Interstate
10 30 between,6th Street and 9th Street,as one means to mitigate the impact of the expansion and re-design of
11 Interstate 30("30-Crossing"); and,
12 WHEREAS, the grant application shall be entered by Fifty for the Future, a non-profit organization
13 established to encourage economic growth and development of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas (the
14 City"); and,
15 WHEREAS, as demonstrated by the success of the Klyde Warren Park, over the Woodall Rodgers
16 Freeway in Dallas, Texas, or the Interstate 579 Cap Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, such a project will
17 help secure a more cohesive community environment when the modifications from 30 Crossing are
18 complete; and,
19 WHEREAS,such a project would also be of great help to the economic development of an area most
20 impacted by the new highway construction.
21 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
22 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS;
23 Section 1. The Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, states its unqualified
24 endorsement and support of the Fifty for the Future grant application for funds to conduct a study of a
25 possible deck park across Interstate 30, between 6th Street and 9th Street, in Downtown Little Rock to be
26 accomplished in relation to the expansion and modification of Interstate 30.
27 Section 2. Even though the City will not provide funds for this application, the City pledges its
28 cooperation,and that of its employees and City Departments, as this study progresses.
29 Section 3. Severability. In the event any section,paragraph, item, sentence,clause, phrase or word of this
30 resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not
31 affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so
32 declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally part of this resolution.
33 Section 4. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same that are inconsistent with the
34 provisions of this resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
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1 ADOPTED: May 3,2022
2 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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5 Allison Segars,Depu !`ty Clerk Frank Sco t,Jr., Ma
6 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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9 Thomas M. Carpenter, City Attorney
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