13693 1 RESOLUTION NO. 13,693
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
4 INTO A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY
5 COMPANY FOR A ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR ($100,000.00)
6 GRANT TO BE USED FOR THE PURCHASE OF COMPRESSED
7 NATURAL GAS FUELING EQUIPMENT TO BE INSTALLED AT THE
8 CITY'S FUELING STATION LOCATED AT 501 FERRY STREET; AND
9 FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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11 WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock recently purchased a fueling station located at 501 Ferry Street
12 in Downtown Little Rock for the efficient use of City fleet vehicles and for the development of a
13 Compressed Natural Gas("CNG")fueling site; and,
14 WHEREAS, Southwestern Energy Company wishes to provide a One Hundred Thousand Dollar
15 ($100,000.00) Grant to the City of Little Rock for the purchase of CNG fueling equipment in exchange
16 for fueling site access to purchase CNG fuel for Southwestern Energy's corporate fleet vehicles for ten
17 (10)years; and,
18 WHEREAS, Southwestern Energy Company's donation is contingent upon the City's promise to
19 construct a CNG fueling station in Little Rock and to operate and maintain CNG fueling operations; and,
20 WHEREAS, Southwestern Energy Company may require the City to repay the $100,000.00
21 donation, or a prorated portion thereof, if the City fails to maintain CNG fueling site operations during the
22 ten(10)-year contract term; and,
23 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors finds that the acceptance of this grant is important to the
24 development of CNG infrastructure which is essential to Little Rock's Clean Cities Program and,
25 therefore, is beneficial to the general welfare of the citizens of the City of Little Rock.
26 NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
27 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
28 Section 1. The Board of Directors hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute a grant agreement
29 with Southwestern Energy Company, in a form approved by the City Attorney, for receipt of a One
30 Hundred Thousand Dollar($100,000.00) grant for the purchase of CNG fueling equipment to be installed
31 at the City's fueling station located at 501 Ferry Street, in exchange for Southwestern Energy Company's
32 access to purchase CNG fuel subject to certain limitations related to the availability of CNG fuel and the
33 City's continued operation of the fueling station.
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1 Section 2. In addition to the $100,000.00 Southwestern Energy Company Grant, funding for the
2 purchase and installation of CNG fueling equipment is available from a Two Hundred Thirty-Five
3 Thousand Dollar ($235,000.00) grant from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission and from
4 City funds in the amount of One Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand, Three Hundred Twenty Dollars
5 ($179,320.00) from Fleet Services Account Number 108409-72200-S40A146.
6 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
7 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
8 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
9 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the
10 resolution.
11 Section 4. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same, that are inconsistent
12 with the provisions of this resolution, are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
13 ADOPTED: May 21,2013
14 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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17 'usa r y,City Clerk Mark Stodola; Iayor
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21 Thomas M. Carpenter, City Attohey
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