13757 2013058201 Received: 8/7/2013 3:15:35 PM
Recorded: 08/07/2013 03:22:41 PM Fi$.d i
1 RESOLUTION NO. 13,757 Recorded in Official Records of Larry Crane,
2 PULASKI COUNTY CIRCUIT/COUNTY CLERK
Fees$20.00
3 A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT TITLE TO PROPERTY DONATED TO
4 THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, BY SPECIAL WARRANTY
5 DEED, TO BE USED FOR NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION
6 PROGRAMS; AND FOR 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. Willie Calvin Smith, has indicated his desire to donate to the City of Little Rock
15 the property located at 3019 West 16th Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204; 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 6,068 square-foot lot located within the Land Bank's Focus Area that
23 includes a structure that has been declared unsafe and vacant by the City's Code Enforcement Staff; and,
24 WHEREAS, in consideration for the donation of the property, the City has agreed to pay the 2012
25 Real Estate Taxes in the total amount of Five Hundred and Eighty-Three and 23/100 Dollars ($583.23);
26 and,
27 WHEREAS,there are no outstanding City liens filed against the property; and,
28 WHEREAS,funds to pay the real estate taxes are available in the Land Bank General Fund Account
29 S35A129; and,
30 WHEREAS, State Law requires that the City accept property by resolution adopted by lths,, oard of
31 Directors; �`,,\`��'`E CIRC�,� ,,,
32 NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIREC O• e I ' !oft.,
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1 Section 1.The Board of Directors hereby adopts this Resolution to accept title to the property located
2 at 3019 West 16th Street which has been offered as a donation to the City of Little Rock.
3 Section 2. The property shall be used for a public purpose, specifically for City revitalization
4 programs.
5 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
6 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
7 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
8 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the
9 ordinance.
10 Section 4. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same that are inconsistent with
11 the provisions of this resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
12 ADOPTED: August 6,2013
13 ATT. APPROVED:
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16 a ,City Clerk Mark S •dola,Mayor
17 APP 0 D S TO LEGAL FORM:
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20 Thomas M. Carpenter,`'City Atttney
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