13722 1 RESOLUTION NO. 13,722
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4 A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT TITLE TO PROPERTY DONATED TO
5 THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK BY SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED, TO BE
6 USED FOR NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION PROGRAMS; AND
7 FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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9 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has stated as one of its goals a desire to provide for
10 neighborhood revitalization, and has taken special efforts to accomplish this goal through its use of
11 various City and Federal funds, and in affirmative actions such as the creation of a Land Bank
12 Commission; and,
13 WHEREAS, in order to accomplish this goal it is required that properties be obtained by the City in
14 areas that are appropriate for revitalization; and,
15 WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Retha Meredith, have indicated their desire to donate to the City of Little
16 Rock the property located at 3515 West 11`h Street; and,
17 WHEREAS, the City wishes to accept the property for use in its neighborhood revitalization efforts;
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19 WHEREAS, the City has obtained a full title search which revealed valid title to the property and no
20 significant title issues; and,
21 WHEREAS, the City has performed an environmental assessment of the property pursuant to 24
22 C.F.R. § 58, et seq. (2003), which revealed no environmental problems; and,
23 WHEREAS, the parcel is a 9,800 square-foot lot located within the Land Bank's Focus Area that
24 includes a structure that has been declared unsafe and vacant by the City's Code Enforcement Staff; and,
25 WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Retha Meredith have paid the 2012 Real Estate Taxes for the property in
26 full; and,
27 WHEREAS,there are no outstanding City liens filed against the property; and,
28 WHEREAS, state law requires that the City accept property by resolution adopted by the Board of
29 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 property located
33 at 3515 West 11`h Street, which has been offered as a donation to the City of Little Rock.
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1 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 as 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: July 9,2013
11 ATTEST. APPROVED:
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14 'bus ley,City Clerk Mark Stodola,Mayor
15 APP' 117 AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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18 Thomas M. Carpenter,City!Attorney
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