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17113=1tr 1 2 3 ORDINANCE NO. 17,113 4 5 AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE MANAGER TO 6 ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF 7 ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK TO DEVELOP A 8 DIGITIZED TREE INVENTORY SYSTEM; DISPENSING 9 WITH COMPETITIVE BIDDING; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 10 11 WHEREAS, the City has applied for a grant from the Arkansas 12 Forestry Commission to conduct a survey of trees within the City 13 and particularly within the downtown area, including the Central 14 High School Neighborhood, as a part of the Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Grant Program; and 15 WHEREAS, the City received a grant of twenty seven thousand 16 five hundred dollars ($27,500.00), to be matched by an equal 17 amount from the City, to conduct this survey; and 18 WHEREAS, a part of this application assured that the City would utilize the efforts of the University of Arkansas at 19 Little Rock ('UALR") in the conduct of this survey; and 20 WHEREAS, the survey itself will cost approximately thirty 21 six thousand dollars ($36,000.00), with the additional monies 22 being used to purchase equipment for the PAGIS system that will 23 enable the City to maintain this survey; and WHEREAS, because of the grant procedure and the involvement 24 with UALR it is impractical and unfeasible to bid. 25 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF 26 THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: 27 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to enter into an 28 agreement with UALR, in an amount not to exceed thirty six thousand dollars ($36,000.00), to conduct a tree inventory in 29 order to digitize the inventory as a part of the PAGIS system. 30 Section 2. The City is authorized to accept funds from an 31 Arkansas Forestry Commission grant as part of the Urban and 32 Community Forestry Assistance Grant Program, Grant No. 33 UCF- 95 -23. These funds, when combined with City matching funds, will be sufficient to cover the costs of this contract. Funds 34 for this contract, as a result of the grant, are available in 35 Account No. 210 - 230 - 0418 - 608(99). 36 Section 3. Because the funds for this project are dependent 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10' 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 • • in part on a grant application that specified a cooperative agreement with UALR, it is impractical and unfeasible to bid this contract. PASSED: • 7" -dry, - -_ CLERK CITY APPROVED AS TO FORM: r CljV ORNEY 1.1.3