HomeMy WebLinkAbout15510 1 RESOLUTION NO. 15,510
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
4 INTO A CONTRACT WITH CUNNINGHAM RECREATION, IN AN
5 AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED SIX HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND
6 DOLLARS ($650,000.00), FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION
7 OF A FULLY-INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND FOR MACARTHUR PARK;
8 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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10 WHEREAS, for more than fifteen (15)years, the MacArthur Park Group, a group of residents in the
11 area,has met to work towards improvements in the park; and,
12 WHEREAS,there is a need for a playground that is fully-inclusive and allows children of all abilities
13 and development stages to play in the same nurturing environment;and,
14 WHEREAS, in consultation with the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, it has been determined that the
15 Gametime Fully-Inclusive Playground, which best meets these needs, can be purchased through a
16 Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with Omnia Partners Public Sector Contact as handled by Cunningham
17 Recreation, for an amount not to exceed Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars($650,000.00).
18 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
19 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
20 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to enter into a contract with Cunningham Recreation in an
21 amount not to exceed Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars($650,000.00)for the purchase of a Gametime
22 Fully-Inclusive Playground.
23 Section 2. Monies for this purchase are from the following sources:
24 (a) $35,000.00 MacArthur Park 3/8-Capital Improvement Sales Tax, Account No.
25 326459-TS45A16; and,
26 (b) 200,000.00 Short Term Financing Notes; and,
27 (c) 150,000.00 Department of Parks, Tourism and Heritage Matching Grant Funds,
28 Account No. 270459-G45212; and,
29 (d) 100,000.00 City Matching Funds in Account No. 108459-S45G047; and,
30 (e) 165,000.00 Donated funds in Account No. 210459-S45B672.
31 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of
32 this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication
33 shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and effect as if the
34 portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the resolution.
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1 Section 4. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same, which are inconsistent
2 with the provisions of this resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
3 ADOPTED: August 3,2021
4 � � APPROVED:
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7 us. ►� , City Clerk Frank Cott,Jr., Mayor
8 APP' I ' 1 - TO LEGAL FORM:
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1 1 Alexander J.B on,Chief Deputy
12 City Attorney
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