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RESOLUTION NO. 10,91
3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE A LEASE WITH THE
4 UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK OF THE
5 BASEBALL FACII.ITIES IN CURRAN CONWAY PARK; AND FOR
6 OTHER PURPOSES.
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8 WHEREAS, in 1986 the City entered into an agreement with former Trojan
9 baseball coach and athletic director Gary Hogan of the University of Arkansas at Little
10 Rock ( "UALR "), to lease the baseball facilities in Curran Conway Park to the UALR
11 for use by its NCAA Division I college baseball program, and
12 WHEREAS, this relationship has been extremely beneficial to the City, the
13 neighborhoods surrounding Curran Conway Park, and to UALR, and
14 WHEREAS, UALR recently had a benefactor donate $200,000, to the program
15 for the upgrade of the baseball facility, and
16 WHEREAS, the dedication of UALR to the community around the University
17 is marked by its response to the City's bid package to lease this facility under terms that
18 are in the best interests of the City which, among other things, noted that the submission
19 was "part of UALR's larger commitment to the neighborhood in which it is located, and
20 WHEREAS, the City wishes to maintain this excellent and mutually beneficial
21 relationship,
22 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF
23 DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
24 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to enter into a lease agreement with
25 the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, in a form approved by the City Attorney, for
26 a period of not more than twenty (20) years, for the use of the baseball facilities and
27 surrounding properties in Curran Conway Park by the University's baseball team and
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1 Section 2. The City finds that the proposal submitted by the University in
2 response to RFP # 00339 for this park property is the highest responsible bid, and is one
3 that is in the best interests of the citizens of the City of Little Rock.
4 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item,
5 sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid
6 or unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining
7 portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so
8 declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the
9 resolution.
10 Section 4. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same,
11 that are inconsistent with the provisions of this resolution are hereby repealed to the
12 extent of such inconsistency.
13 ADOPTED: October 31, 2000
14 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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17 Nal y Wo City Clerk Ji ailey, Mayor
18 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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21 Thomas M. Carpenter, CityWtorney
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