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2011076252 Received: 12/28/2011 11:38:27 AN!
Recorded: 12128/2011 11:45:49 AM Filed &
Recorded in Official Records of Larry Crane,
PULASKI COUNTY CIRCUIT /COUNTY CLERK
1 Fees $20.00
RESOLUTION NO. 13,412
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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.
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8 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has stated as one of its goals a desire to provide for
9 neighborhood revitalization, and has taken special efforts to accomplish this goal through its use of
10 various City and Federal funds, and in affirmative actions such as the creation of a Land Bank
11 Commission; and.
12 WHEREAS, in order to accomplish this goal it is required that properties be obtained by the City in
13 areas that are appropriate for revitalization; and,
14 WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Roy and Charlotte James have indicated their desire to donate to the City
15 of Little Rock the property located at 3205 West 23rd Street; and,
16 WHEREAS, the City wishes to accept the property for use in its neighborhood revitalization efforts;
17 and,
18 WHEREAS, the City has obtained a full title search which revealed valid title to the property and no
19 significant title issues; and,
20 WHEREAS, the City has performed an environmental assessment of the property pursuant to 24
21 C.F.R. § 58, et seq. (2003). which revealed no environmental problems; and,
22 WHEREAS, the parcel is a 7,000 square -foot lot with a structure that has been declared unsafe by the
23 City's Code Enforcement Staff; and,
24 WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. James have paid in full the 2010 Real Estate Taxes in the amount of
25 $336.87; and,
26 WHEREAS, in consideration for the donation of the property for the public purpose of neighborhood
27 revitalization, the City has agreed to release an outstanding City lien in the total amount of $332.54; and,
28 WHEREAS, State law requires that the City accept the property by resolution adopted by the Board
29 of Directors;
30 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
31 OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
32 Section 1. The Board of Directors hereby adopts this Resolution to accept title to the pwpL "' teal
33 at 3205 West 23`d Street which has been offered as a donation to the City of Little Rock_,,`���,��e�!OU���;
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I Section 2. The property shall be used for a public purpose, specifically for City revitalization
2 programs.
3 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
4 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
5 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
6 effect a if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the
7 ordinance.
8 Section 4. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same that are inconsistent with
9 the provisions of this resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
10 ADOPTED: December 20, 2011 n
11 ATTEST: A DDT) wr, r
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14 5usa g y, City Clerk Mark S odola, Mayor
15 APP AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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18 Thomas M. Carpenter, Ci ttorney
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