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1 RESOLUTION NO. 11,733
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF A TEN-
4 ACRE PARCEL OF LAND BETWEEN ROCK CREEK AND THE
5 ST. CHARLES NEIGHBORHOOD FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A
6 PARK ADJACENT TO THE ROCK CREEK PEDESTRIAN AND
7 BIKE TRAIL; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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9 WHEREAS, Little Rock Parks & Recreation is currently developing a pedestrian
10 and bike trail along Rock Creek, and
11 WHEREAS, the staff has identified a ten -acre parcel of land between Rock Creek
12 and the St. Charles neighborhood which will enhance the trail and provide access off of
13 St. Charles Boulevard, and
14 WHEREAS, Little Rock Parks & Recreation proposes to develop the property set
15 out in Attachment "A" as a small park to serve the St. Charles neighborhood and the
16 west Little Rock community and to ultimately further the development of the Master
17 Parks Plan.
18 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
19 THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
20 Section 1. The Board hereby approves the purchase of the ten -acre parcel of
21 land set out herein for development of a park along Rock Creek for the amount of One
22 Hundred Fifty-Seven Thousand Dollars, and the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized
23 to execute all documents necessary for said purchase.
24 Section. 2. Funding for this purchase is available in the Rock Creek Trail
25 Account.
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Resolution
To authorize purchase of 16acres for development of
A park along Rock Creek
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Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence,
clause, phrase, or word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or
unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining
portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so
declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the
resolution.
Section 4. 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are inconsistent with the provisions of this resolution, are hereby repealed to the extent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.
ADOPTED: April 20, 2004
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Nanc Wood, Pity Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Thomas M. Carpenter, City Wttorney
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Reaolutian
To authorize purchase of lbarres for development of
A park along Rock Creek
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Ji ailey, Mayor