13386I RESOLUTION NO. 13,386
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3 A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT TITLE TO PROPERTY DONATED TO
4 THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK BY WARRANTY DEED, TO BE USED
5 FOR NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION PROGRAMS; AND FOR
6 OTHER PURPOSES.
7 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has stated as one of its goals a desire to provide for
8 neighborhood revitalization, and has taken special efforts to accomplish this goal through its use of
9 various City and Federal funds, and in affirmative actions such as the creation of a Land Bank
10 Commission; and,
11 WHEREAS, in order to accomplish this goal it is required that properties be obtained by the City in
12 areas that are appropriate for revitalization; and,
13 WHEREAS, Ms. Mildred Murry has indicated her desire to donate to the City of Little Rock the
14 property located at 3321 West 16'' Street; and,
15 WHEREAS, the City wishes to accept the property for use in its neighborhood revitalization efforts;
16 and,
17 WHEREAS, the City has obtained a full title search which revealed valid title to the property and no
18 significant title issues; and,
19 WHEREAS, the City has performed an environmental assessment of the property pursuant to 24
20 C.F.R. § 58, et seq. (2003), which revealed no environmental problems; and,
21 WHEREAS, the parcel is a 3,000 square -foot lot with a structure that has been declared unsafe by the
22 City's Code Enforcement Staff, and,
23 WHEREAS, in consideration for the donation of the property for the public purpose of neighborhood
24 revitalization, the City has agreed to pay the delinquent Real Estate Taxes owed to the Arkansas State
25 Land Commissioner in the amount of $2,274.00; and,
26 WHEREAS, in consideration for the donation of the property for the public purpose of neighborhood
27 revitalization, the City has agreed to pay the delinquent 2010 Real Estate Taxes in the total amount of
28 $232.79; and,
29 WHEREAS, funds to pay the delinquent taxes are available in Land Bank CDBG Fund; and,
30 WHEREAS, State law requires that the City accept the property by resolution adopted by the Board
31 of Directors;
32 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
33 OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
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Section 1. The Board of Directors hereby adopts this resolution to accept title to the property located
at 3321 West 16`h Street which has been offered as a donation to the City of Little Rock.
Section 2. The property shall be used for a public purpose, specifically for City revitalization
programs.
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
adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
effect a if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the
ordinance.
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: October 18, 2011
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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Thomas M. Carpenter, ClIty Attorney
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APPROVED:
Mark Stodola, Mayor
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