HomeMy WebLinkAbout15818 1 RESOLUTION NO. 15,818
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3 A RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE WILLINGNESS OF THE CITY OF
4 LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, TO UTILIZE FEDERAL-AID SURFACE
5 TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM FUNDS FROM METROPLAN AND
6 THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR
7 BOWMAN ROAD PHASE 2 IMPROVEMENTS; AND FOR OTHER
8 PURPOSES.
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10 WHEREAS, Metroplan has issued a call for transportation projects from member jurisdictions for
11 Federal Fiscal Year 2023 and the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, will submit Bowman Road Phase 2
12 improvements from Cherry Laurel Drive to Brodie Creek Trail for consideration of grant funding; and,
13 WHEREAS,the Board of Directors understands that if selected, Federal-Aid Surface Transportation
14 Program Funds are available at 80% Federal participation and 20% local match for the project;and,
15 WHEREAS,the Board of Directors understands that Federal-Aid Funds are available for this project
16 on a reimbursable basis, requiring work to be accomplished and proof of payment provided prior to actual
17 monetary reimbursement; and.
18 WHEREAS,the Board of Directors has vetted the project and supports its submittal to Metroplan;and,
19 WHEREAS, this project, using Federal Funding, will be open and available for use by the general
20 public and maintained by the applicant for the life of the project.
21 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
22 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
23 Section 1. The Board of Directors hereby agrees to include the local match requirements within its
24 street and drainage capital improvement budget for Federal Fiscal Year 2023 and subsequent years as
25 necessary.
26 Section 2. The Board of Directors will participate in accordance with its designated responsibility,
27 including maintenance of this project.
28 Section 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute all appropriate agreements
29 and contracts necessary to expedite the construction of the above stated project.
30 Section 4. The Board of Directors pledges its full support and hereby authorizes the Arkansas
31 Department of Transportation and Metroplan to initiate action to implement this project.
32 Section 5. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
33 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
34 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
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1 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the
2 resolution.
3 Section 6. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same, that are inconsistent with
4 the provisions of this resolution, are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
5 ADOPTED: November 15,2022
6 ATTES • APPROVED:
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9 u•.n L. City Clerk Frank Scott,Jr.,
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13 Thomas M. Carpenter, ity Att e
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