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01INANCENO. 16,896 •
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 16,797 (THE 1995
BUDGET ORDINANCE) TO REAPPROPRIATE CAPITAL FUNDS;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A
CONTRACT; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, on December 14, 1994, the City Board of Directors adopted the 1995
Budget Ordinance for the City of Little Rock, including an appropriation in Section 4
of Ordinance No, 16,797 of $130,000 for a fuel leak detection system; and
WHEREAS, a fuel leak has occurred in a storage tank that requires immediate
corrective action in order to comply with the rules and regulations of the Arkansas
Department of Pollution Control and Ecology (ADPC &E) and the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), and to prevent potential damage to the environment; and
WHEREAS, staff estimates that a significant cost will be associated with
correcting the fuel leak, some of which may be reimbursable by the state, and staff has
determined the best contractor that is capable of performing the required corrective
work within the time period allowed by the regulations and at the lowest cost, although
time only allowed quote bids rather than a formal bid process.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. The Board of Directors hereby finds and determines that it is not
practical or feasible to formally bid for these services and accepts the quote bid
procedure followed by staff. The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into a
contract with Southern Company of North Little Rock, Inc. to correct the fuel leak
problem and to take such other measures as are. necessary in order to comply with the
rules and regulations of the EPA and the ADPC &E.
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SECTION 2. Funds in account number 210- 360 -0363 in the amount of $130,000,
appropriated for a fuel leak detection system in Ordinance No. 16,797, are hereby
reappropriated to this contract.
SECTION 3. If other funds are necessary to meet the contract obligation, the
City Manager is hereby authorized to reallocate existing operating budget funds within
the Fleet Services Fund organizations in order to meet this obligation.
SECTION 4. DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. It is hereby found and
determined that there is an immediate and urgent need for adopting this ordinance, so
that the threat to the environment from the fuel leaks can be contained and corrected,
and so that the City can comply with the rules and regulations of the EPA and the
ADPC &E, and that these actions are necessary for the public's health, safety and
welfare. Therefore, an emergency is declared to exist and this ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from the date of its passage.
PASSED: May 16, 1995
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
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