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Home My WebLink About14237 1 RESOLUTION NO. 14,237 2 3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER 4 INTO A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE ARKANSAS ECONOMIC 5 DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION FOR A GOVERNOR'S ECONOMIC 6 INFRASTRUCTURE FUND GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE 7 HUNDRED EIGHTEEN THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED THIRTY 8 DOLLARS ($118,130.00); AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 9 10 WHEREAS, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) approved a Governor's 11 Economic Infrastructure Fund ("ELF")F") Grant for the City of Little Rock in the amount of One Hundred 12 Eighteen Thousand, One Hundred Thirty Dollars ($118,130.00) to be used for a sub-grant to Arkansas 13 Lighthouse for the Blind to help facilitate the manufacture of a new product line of inclement weather 14 clothing and crewmen jerseys(the"Grant Project"); and, 15 WHEREAS, the Grant Project will support an addition to the Arkansas Lighthouse for the Blind's 16 current apparel department which makes items for the U.S. Military; and, 17 WHEREAS,as a condition of their Elf Sub-Grant,Arkansas Lighthouse for the Blind will be required 18 to create 44 new full-time jobs by December 31, 2016, at an average hourly wage of Nine and 48/100 19 Dollars($9.48)per hour plus benefits; and, 20 WHEREAS,the Little Rock Board of Directors recognizes that infrastructure improvements in support 21 of a major economic development project are important to the local economy. 22 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY 23 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS: 24 Section 1. The City Manager, or Assistant City Manager as a Signatory Agent, is hereby authorized to 25 accept a Governor's Economic Infrastructure Fund Grant in the amount of One Hundred Eighteen 26 Thousand, One Hundred Thirty Dollars ($118,130.00) for purposes of the Grant Project described above; 27 and to execute agreements and documents issued or made pursuant thereto on behalf of the City. 28 Section 2. The Board of Directors hereby pledges its full support of the Grant Project and authorizes 29 the City Manager to initiate the actions needed to fully implement this project. 30 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or 31 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or 32 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and 33 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the 34 resolution. [Page 1 of 2] 1 Section 4. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolution, or parts of the same,that are inconsistent with 2 the provisions of this resolution,are hereby repealed to the extent of the inconsistency. 3 Section 5. This resolution will be in full force and effect from and after the date of its adoption. 4 ADOPTED: November 17,2015 5ATT _T: APPROV D: 6 <<,• t 4 ,, /i /,- 7NI �l,r ngley,City Clerk Mark Stodola,Mayor 9 AP' ' ' IAS TO LEGAL FORM: 10 11 / . 11-'01 4-.00 ge 12 Thomas M. Carpenter,City r ey 13 // 14 // 15 // 16 // 17 // 18 // 19 // 20 // 21 // 22 // 23 // 24 // 25 // 26 // 27 // 28 // 29 // 30 // . 31 // 32 // 33 // 34 // 35 // 36 // [Page 2 of 2]