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RESOLUTION NO. 13,216
A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO APPLY FOR A
TRAILS FOR LIFE GRANT FROM THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF
PARKS AND TOURISM IN THE AMOUNT OF $70,000 TO IMPROVE ACCESS
IN AND AROUND THE SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY CENTER PARK; AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the Southwest Community Center Park has several earthen paths in and around the
park, and
WHEREAS, staff of the Parks and Recreation Department has worked with the area neighborhoods
to clear the paths in order to improve access in and around the park, and
WHEREAS, there is an opportunity to apply to the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism for a
Trails for Life Grant in the amount of $70,000, and
WHEREAS the Arkansas Trails for Life Grant Program uses funds made available through the
Arkansas Department of Health from the Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Act in order to establish a
foundation for the creation of a higher level of physical activity and better community health by providing
non - matching incentive grants, and
WHEREAS, statistics provided by the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement indicate that
41.71% of school age children in the southwest portion of the City of Little Rock are considered to be
overweight or obese and,
WHEREAS, according to information contained in the Journal of the American Medical Association,
this figure is 4.16% higher than the State of Arkansas average and 21.55% higher than the national
average, and
WHEREAS, the City Board of Directors strongly supports programs and services which seek to
address the childhood obesity epidemic, and
WHEREAS, the Trails for Life grant would enable the City of Little Rock to link the Southwest
Community Center and the Dee Brown Library with the existing neighborhoods and schools.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. The Board of Directors hereby authorizes the City Manager to apply for a 100% non -
matching Trails for Life Grant.
Section 2. 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
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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 3. 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: October 19 2010
ATTEST:
usa ley,I&ity Clerk
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
Thomas M. Carpenter, City Att e
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A Resolution to Authorize the City Manager to Apply for a Trails for Life Grant.
APPROVED:
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Mark Stodola, Mayor
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