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1 RESOLUTION NO. 14,795
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE PAYMENT OF TWENTY
4 THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE AND 89/100
5 DOLLARS ($20,373.89), TO THE LITTLE ROCK—PULASKI DRAINAGE
6 DISTRICT NO. 2, AS ASSESSMENTS FOR THE OPERATION,
7 IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A LEVEE SYSTEM TO
8 PROTECT VARIOUS CITY PROPERTIES; AND TO DIRECT THAT THE
9 ANNUAL ASSESSMENT FIGURE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY FIFTEEN
10 THOUSAND,SEVEN HUNDRED SIX DOLLARS($15,706.00),BE MADE A
11 PART OF THE CITY BUDGET BEGINNING ON JANUARY 1, 2019; AND
12 FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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14 WHEREAS,the Pulaski County Court created the Little Rock—Pulaski Drainage District No. 2("the
15 District") by Court Order entered on February 28, 1946,to construct, maintain and operate a levee system
16 along the Arkansas River which currently protects properties directly controlled by the City, and also
17 protects properties owned by the City for the use and benefit of the Little Rock National Airport, and the
18 Little Rock Water Reclamation Commission; and,
19 WHEREAS, it has been determined that assessments by the District against distinct properties owned
20 by the City should be paid, and certain arrearages and fees should be paid, to bring the City's payment of
21 assessments up-to-date; and,
22 WHEREAS, after review of all necessary legal documents and issues it has been determined that the
23 City should make the annual payment of these assessments a part of its Annual Budget process, and that
24 for the Budget Year beginning on January 1, 2019, the amount of Fifteen Thousand, Seven Hundred Six
25 Dollars($15,706.00), or such amount as properly assessed by the District on that date,be paid; and,
26 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, notes that the Little Rock
27 Airport Commission has recently paid Seventy-Seven Thousand,Nine Hundred One Dollars($77,901.00)
28 for such assessments, and the Little Rock Water Reclamation Commission has recently paid Twenty-Two
29 Thousand,Forty-Six Dollars($22,046.00)for such assessments;
30 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
31 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
32 Section 1. The City Manager is directed to pay as quickly as possible the sum of Twenty Thousand,
33 Three Hundred Seventy-Three and 89/100 Dollars ($20,373.89) to the District in full satisfaction of the
34 sum requested by the District for assessments and other costs for the years 2014, 2015,2016 and 2017.
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1 Section 2. The Mayor and City Manager are directed to make the annual assessment, which is
2 presently estimated to be Fifteen Thousand, Seven Hundred Six Dollars($15,706.00),a part of the Annual
3 Budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2019, and to assure that such payment in the appropriate
4 amount is a part of all future annual City Budgets as long as the District continues to exist.
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 resolution.
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: June 5,2018
13 A •,,` APPROVE :
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16 -S1 . 'I le;' ` ity Clerk Mark Stodola,Mayor
17 APPR o . D r TO LEGAL FORM:
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20 Thomas M.Carpenter,City Attorne I
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