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ORDINANCE NO. 19,563
3 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND LITTLE ROCK, ARK., ORDINANCE NO. 17,750 (JUNE 2,
4 1998) TO INCREASE THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMUNITY HOUSING ADVISORY
5 BOARD BY TWO AT -LARGE MEMBERS; TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR
6 OTHER PURPOSES.
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8 WHEREAS, as a result of the Future - Little Rock process the City created a Community Hous-
9 ing Advisory Board and charged it to make an annual report to the City with recommendations
10 and information about plans to promote affordable housing within the City; and
11 WHEREAS, it is believed that the appointment of two more at -large members is essential to
12 the fulfillment of the duties of this board;
13 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE
14 ROCK, ARKANSAS:
15 Section 1. Section 3(A)(9) of Little Rock, Ark., Ordinance No. 17,750 (June 2, 1998), is
16 hereby amended to read as follows:
17 (9) Five representatives selected for at -large seats.
18 Section 2. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause,
19 phrase, or word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional,
20 such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which
21 shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or uncon-
22 stitutional was not originally a part of the resolution.
23 Section 3. Repealer. All laws and parts of laws inconsistent with the provisions of this
24 resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency including, but not limited to,
25 Little Rock, Ark., Ordinance No. 17,750 (June 2, 1998).
26 Section 4. Emergency Clause. The responsibility for an annual report to the City Board of
27 Directors concerning plans and recommendations to assure and promote affordable housing
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Ordinance to increase at -large membership of CHAB by two members
I within the City is essential to the public health, safety, and welfare; an emergency is, therefore,
2 declared to exist and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of
3 its passage.
4 PASSED: July 11, 2006
5 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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8 Nata i S. Blocker, Assistant City Clerk Barbara Graves, Vice Mayor
9 For Nancy Wood, City Clerk
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14 Thomas M. Carpenter, City A torney
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Ordinance to increase at -large membership of CHAB by two members
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OFFICE OF TFIE CITE' ATTORNEY
Little Rock, Arkansas
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Dailey and Members of the Board of Directors
FROM: Thomas M. Carpenterot"f -lam
City Attorney
Re: Addition of two at -large members of the Community Housing Advisory Board
DATE: 21 June 2006
This office has been requested to prepare an ordinance to expand membership of the
Community Housing Advisory Board by two at -large members. The attached ordinance does so.
The original ordinance was Little Rock, Ark., Ordinance No. 17,750 (June 2, 1998).
Attached to this memorandum are the following:
(1) A proposed ordinance to amend Little Rock, Ark., Ordinance No. 17,750 (June 2,
1998), to add two at -large members to the CHAB;
(3) A copy of Little Rock, Ark., Ordinance No. 17,750 (June 2, 1998).
Please let me know if you have any questions or need any additional material.
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cc. (1) Bruce T. Moore, City Manager
(2) Bryan Day, Assistant City Manager
(3) Nancy Wood, City Clerk
(4) Andre Bernard, Director of Housing & Community Programs
(5) William C. Mann, III, Chief Deputy City Attorney
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2 ORDINANCE' NO. 17,750 01 222.
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4 AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE A COMMUNITY
s HOUSING ADVISORY BOARD; DECLARING AN
6 EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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s WHEREAS, the Board has previously adopted a resolution to establish a community
9 housing advisory board; and
io WHEREAS, the suggestion for the creation of this board grew from recommendations
i I and actions of the FUTURE- Little Rock process including, but not limited to, work on the land
1z bank authority and housing task force, and the rental inspection program.
13 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
14 THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
is SECTION 1. Name. This board shall be known as the Community Housing Advisory
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17 SECTION 2. Purpose. The purpose of this board shall be to coordinate City efforts to
is develop affordable housing within the City.
19 SECTION 3. Members. The Community Housing Advisory Board shall consist of
20 eleven (11) members who are duly qualified electors of the City and who represent the following
21 interests at the time of appointment:
22 (A) (1) One member of the City Board of Directors, or a
23 representative who has served on the Board of Directors and is
24 appointed by the Board to continue in such service.
25 (2) One representative of a lending institution;
26 (3) One representative who is a landlord of property within the City of
27 Little Rock;
29 (4) One representative of a for profit corporation within the City;
29 (5) One representative of a community development corporation;
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SECTION 6. Qu0m. No business shall be conducte4less there is a quorum of
six (6) members present at any duly scheduled regular or special meeting. 224
SECTION 7. Staff. The City Manager is authorized to provide City staff to assist the
Community Housing Advisory Board in the fulfillment of its duties.
SECTIONS. Findings. The City Board of Directors finds that it is important to
assure that affordable housing is available to all of its citizens. In Little Rock, Ark., Resolution
No. 10,134, the Board agreed that a majority of the initial membership of this Community
Housing Advisory Board should come from the Housing Partnership and Landbank Authority
Task Force. To fulfill that stated goal, the Board finds that Director Joan Adcock, Jerry Hulsey,
Dale Taylor, Farris Hensley, Del Berry, Jim Mercado, Howard Hanson, and Elmer Jackson
should be appointed to fill the appropriate positions set forth in Section 3.
SECTION 9. Severability. In the event any title, subtitle, section, subsection,
subdivision, paragraph, subparagraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance
is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall
not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect as
if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the
ordinance.
SECTION 10. Emergency. The ability to coordinate community efforts to provide for
safe, clean, and affordable housing for the citizens of the City of Little Rock is essential to the
public health, safety, and welfare and, therefore, an emergency is declared to exist and this
ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage.
PASSED: JUNE 2,1998
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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ROBBIE HANCOC , CITY CLERK JIM LEY, MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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t (6) On &resentative of a neighborhood assoctn recognized by
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3 (7) One representative of the real estate business community within
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s (8) One representative of a nonprofit corporation within the City;
6 (9) Three representatives selected for at -large seats.
7 (B) In addition to fulfilling the requirements set forth above, the members of this board
s shall also be required to have knowledge and experience in the housing needs of the City, and a
9 background in the social, economic and cultural development of the City.
io (C) The members of this board, and their successors, shall be selected by the City
u Board of Directors.
12 SECTION 4. Term. Each member of the Community Housing Advisory Board
13 shall serve a term of three (3) years, provided that the initial terms of office shall be determined
14 by drawing lots to assure staggered terms so that four members shall initially serve one (1) year,
15 four members shall serve two (2) years, and three members shall serve three (3) years.
16 Notwithstanding the length of term set forth in this section, all members of the board shall serve
17 until their successor has been appointed by the City Board of Directors.
is SECTIONS. Powers and Duties. The Community Housing Advisory Board shall have
19 the following powers and duties:
20 (1) To appoint a chair and vice - chair, which is to occur at the first
21 meeting in January of each year;
22 (2) To adopt rules, regulations, and bylaws, consistent with state law
23 and City ordinances, under which the board shall operate;
24 (3) To create any committees or subcommittees that the board deems
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26 (4) To provide an annual report to the City Board of Directors which
27 shall contain recommendations and provide information about the
28 operation of the Community Housing Advisory Board and the
29 plans it has developed to promote affordable housing within the
30 City.
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