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RESOLUTION NO. 11,878
3 A RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR THE ARKANSAS
4 TRAVELERS ORGANIZATION AND SUPPORT FOR THE
5 CONTINUED USE AND /OR REDEVELOPMENT FOR RAY WINDER
6 FIELD; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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8 WHEREAS, the Advisory Board of the Midtown Redevelopment District No. 1
9 ( "the Board ") is charged with promoting redevelopment and economic vitality in the
10 Midtown area of Little Rock, and
11 WHEREAS, for over 90 seasons the Arkansas Travelers have provided Little
12 Rock and Central Arkansas with minor league baseball in the midtown area, and
13 WHEREAS, the Arkansas Travelers Baseball Club, Inc. and the Arkansas
14 Travelers draw more than 200,000 people per year to the midtown area, thereby
15 contributing to the economic viability of the area, and
16 WHEREAS, revitalization efforts in a number of cities have been strengthened
17 and enhanced by professional baseball organizations, and
18 WHEREAS, there may be potential efforts underway in which Arkansas
19 Travelers Baseball Club, Inc. will move outside Midtown to a new location, such as in
20 North Little Rock.
21 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
22 THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
23 Section 1. The Advisory Board wishes to express its appreciation to the
24 Arkansas Travelers Baseball Club, Inc. for the contributions it has made to the midtown
25 area.
26 Section 2. The loss of minor league baseball from the midtown area would have
27 a major, direct and immediate negative impact on the midtown area in terms of
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Resolution
To express support for the Arkansas Travelers Baseball Club, Inc.
1 abandonment of a unique and architecturally significant facility and in terms of
2 economic displacement of current business and activity.
3 Section 3. The loss of minor league baseball from the area would have a
4 substantial indirect impact on the area and would make the mission and purpose of the
5 Advisory Board more difficult.
6 Section 4. The Little Rock Board of Directors will work diligently with the
7 Arkansas Travelers Baseball Club, Inc. and Metro - Little Rock business and civic leaders
8 toward the redevelopment of the current facility should the ballpark for the Arkansas
9 Travelers be relocated to another part of the county.
10 Section 5. Should a new ballpark be located in downtown Little Rock or North
11 Little Rock, it shall not serve as an entertainment venue in direct competition with the
12 Julius Breckling Park.
13 Section 6. The Advisory Board of the Midtown Redevelopment District No. 1 is
14 willing to consider re- adaptive investments and enhancements to the current facility or
15 redevelopment efforts which would facilitate the integration of that site into the overall
16 economic development and redevelopment of the midtown area.
17 ADOPTED: December 7, 2004
18 ATTEST:
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21 Na y Wood, City Clerk
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23 APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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26 Thomas M. Carpenter, City torney
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Resolution
To express support for the Arkansas Travelers Baseball Club, Inc.
APPROVED:
Jin0ailey, Mayor