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RESOLUTION NO. 13,330
3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE AN EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY
4 BETWEEN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, AND
5 McGEORGE CONTRACTORS; TO AUTHORIZE ANY NECESSARY
6 AMENDMENT TO A LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND
7 AUDUBON ARKANSAS FOR PROPERTY LEASED TO IT FOR A NA-
8 TUBE CENTER; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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10 WHEREAS, pursuant to Little Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 11,190 (December 11, 2001) ( "LRR
11 11,190 "), the City of Little Rock, Arkansas ( "the City ") authorized a lease agreement with Audubon Ar-
12 kansas ( "Audubon ") for properties located in the Gillam Park area, with the properties to be used to estab-
13 lish a nature center; and
14 WHEREAS, after entry into that lease agreement the City learned that there may be interest in the
15 alienation of certain property included in the lease which could, among other possibilities, have been ac-
16 complished through an exchange of property which would otherwise enhance the Gilliam Park area; and,
17 WHEREAS, pursuant to RFP No. 0267, this park property was offered for alienation, and on Octo-
18 ber 25, 2010, it was determined that McGeorge Contractor, provided an acceptable proposals; and,
19 WHEREAS, on December 8, 2010, the Little Rock Parks Commission recommended that the ex-
20 change of property occur; and,
21 WHEREAS, Audubon Arkansas, and its affiliates with the national organization, have approved the
22 exchange of property and any necessary amendment to the lease agreement authorized in LRR 11,190;
23 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
24 OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
25 Section 1. The Mayor, City Manager, and City Clerk, are authorized to enter into an agreement, and
26 to execute any necessary documents with McGeorge Contracting to exchange property outside the Gillam
27 Park area for property within the Gillam Park area pursuant to the response given to RFP 0267; the exact
28 land descriptions are contained in Exhibits A and B to this resolution.
29 Section 2. The Mayor, City Manager, and City Clerk, are authorized to execute any necessary
30 amendments to a lease agreement, authorized pursuant to LRR 11,190, between the City and Audubon
31 Arkansas for the location and creation of a nature center to the extent that the property identified in the
32 agreement is impacted by this resolution.
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Section 3. 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 adju-
dication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and ef-
fect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the
resolution.
Section 4. 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: June 7, 2011
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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usan a e , City Clerk Mark Stodola, yor
APPRO AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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Thomas M. Carpenter, City rney
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