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3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO
4 NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT TO CONSTRUCT TWO
5 (2) NEW TENNIS COURTS AT WAR MEMORIAL PARK; AND FOR
6 OTHER PURPOSES.
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8 WHEREAS, multiple public meetings were held in order to solicit feedback in regard to the
9 renovation of War Memorial Park; and
10 WHEREAS, a number of ideas were incorporated into a plan that was presented to the Little Rock
11 Parks and Recreation Commission and the War Memorial Stadium Commission and several other
12 stakeholders; and
13 WHEREAS, the final plan included the demolition of the Walker Tennis Center and the construction
14 of two new tennis courts near the Jim Dailey Fitness and Aquatic Center; and
15 WHEREAS, the final plan was approved by the War Memorial Planning Commission appointed by
16 the Board of Directors; and
17 WHEREAS, bids were solicited for the construction of the two new tennis courts; and
18 WHEREAS, Kesser International, Inc., submitted the lowest responsible bid in the amount of
19 $235,000 that, through deductive alternatives, was reduced to $180,000.
20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
21 OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
22 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to negotiate and execute a contract, prepared and
23 approved by the City Attorney, with Kesser International, Inc., for the construction of two (2) new tennis
24 courts in War Memorial Park.
25 Section 2. Funding for the project is available from the 2009 refinancing of the Parks and Recreation
26 Revenue Bonds.
27 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
28 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
29 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
30 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the
31 resolution.
32 Section 4. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same, that are inconsistent with
33 the provisions of this resolution, are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
34 Section 5. This resolution will be in full force and effect from and after the date of its adoption.
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Resolution
To authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute an Agreement
to Construct Two New Tennis Courts at War Memorial Park
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ADOPTED: August 2, 2010
ATTEST:
;amity Clerk
AS TO LEGAL FORM:
Thomas M. Carpenter, City Attyrney
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Resolution
To authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute an Agreement
to Construct Two New Tennis Courts at War Memorial Park
APPROVED:
Mark Stodola, Mayor