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1 ORDINANCE NO. 1$576
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3 AN ORDINANCE TO DEEM IMPROVEMENTS TO WATER FACILITIES
4 FOR THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS
5 TO BE A BENEFIT TO THE PUBLIC GOOD; TO AUTHORIZE SUCH
6 IMPROVEMENT TO FACILITIES; AND TO REQUIRE RELOCATION
7 OR IMPROVEMENT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS TO BE DONE AT THE
s EXPENSE OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS WATER, TO DECLARE AN
9 EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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11 WHEREAS, the City has entered into a franchise agreement with Central Arkansas
12 Water (CAW) which requires the relocation of utility facilities at CAW expense if such
13 action is deemed by the Board of Directors to be an authorized project which will benefit
14 the public good, and
15 WHEREAS, there is currently in process an expansion of the Governor's Mansion
16 within the City, and this expansion effort impacts CAW facilities located on Louisiana
17 Street and may require certain work be done, or facilities relocated or modified as a result
1s of this project,
19 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
2a THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
21 Section 1. The Board of Directors deems the expansion of the Governor's
22 Mansion in downtown Little Rock to be an authorized project that will benefit the public
23 good, and directs that any CAW facilities that need to be modified or relocated will occur
24 at utility expense pursuant to Section 1.5 of the City's franchise agreement with CAW.
25 Section 2. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence,
26 clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or
27 unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions
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of the ordinance 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 ordinance.
Section 3. Repeater. All ordinances and resolutions inconsistent with the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
Section 4. Emergency. It is essential to the public health, safety and welfare that
appropriate water service be provided to the Governor and his family, and for the official functions
that will occur at the Governor's mansion in Little Rock, since the current renovation of the
mansion may impact the facilities that provide water to the mansion, and since it is necessary to be
assured that there is no such disruption of service, an emergency is declared to exist and this
ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage.
PASSED: October 2, 2001
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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15 Na y Wool, City Clerk
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19 Thomas M. Carpenter, City Attorney
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Jim ailey, Mayor