5837 RESOLUTION NO 5,837
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK AND FRIENDS OF THE ZOO,
INC. ; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS .
SECTION 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized and
directed to enter into an agreement, acting for and on behalf
of the City of Little Rock, with Friends of the Zoo, Inc. , a
non-profit corporation, whereby the City will accept the loan
of certain animals from Friends of the Zoo, Inc. Said Agreement
shall be in form and substance as follows :
AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made this 29th day of August,
1977, between Friends of the Zoo, Inc. (FOZ) , an Arkansas
non-profit corporation, and the City of Little Rock, Arkansas,
a municipal corporation, acting through its Zoo (Zoo) :
1. FOZ will purchase one male and three female
Cape Hartebeests, a type of African antelope, which will be
delivered to the Zoo.
2 . The Cape Hartebeests will be loaned to the Zoo
for display purposes for a period not to exceed five years
from the date hereof.
3 . As consideration for said loan, the Zoo will
provide for the Cape Hartebeests a suitable enclosure,
shelter and adequate food and medical care.
4 . It is expressly agreed and stipulated that the
Zoo is not responsible for the health and mortality of the
Cape Hartebeests, beyond the exercise of ordinary care. It
is further agreed and stipulated that, in the event of the
death of any of the Cape Hartebeests , FOZ shall have the
option to replace the deceased animal, but shall not be
required to.
5. All offspring of the Cape Hartebeests shall be
the property of FOZ , but shall be cared for in the same
manner as the original four animals. At the request of FOZ,
the Zoo will arrange for the sale or exchange of the Cape
Hartebeests on terms acceptable to FOZ , the proceeds of any
sale of said offspring to be the property of FOZ.
6 . At the end of the five year loan period or at
such time as the sale of offspring from the Cape Hartebeests
shall have produced a total of no less than $15, 000 . 00,
whichever first occurs, the Zoo shall have the option to
purchase all of the Cape Hartebeests then in its possession
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for the sum of $1. 00 , said option to be exercised by for-
warding said purchase price to FOZ at its then current
address.
FRIENDS OF THE ZOO INC.
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CITY OF LITTLE ROCK
By
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SECTION 2 . This Resolution shall be in full force and effect
from and after its adoption.
ADOPTED: November 1, 1977
ATTEST: 4 (.%4// APPROVED:
City Clerk Mayor
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