HomeMy WebLinkAbout15949 1 RESOLUTION NO. 15,949
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
4 A COST SHARING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LITTLE
5 ROCK, AND PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, FOR THE SOUTHEAST
6 TRAIL; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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8 WHEREAS, Resolution No. 15,126 (December 17, 2019) expressed the willingness of the City of
9 Little Rock,Arkansas,to apply for and utilize Federal-Aid Transportation Alternative Program and Surface
10 Transportation Program Grant Funds for a shared-use Pedestrian and Bicycle Trail to be known as the
11 Southeast Trail;and,
12 WHEREAS,Resolution No. 15,126 authorized the City Manager to execute all appropriate agreements
13 and contracts necessary to expedite the construction the shared use Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail
14 improvements to connect the Arkansas River Trail at the Clinton Presidential Library east to East End Park
15 in Little Rock which is planned to be a part of the Southeast Trail; and,
16 WHEREAS, The Metroplan Board allocated Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($900,000.00) in
17 CARTS Surface Transportation Program and CARTS Transportation Alternatives Program Funds for the
18 construction of the Southeast Trail between the Clinton Presidential Library and Bill and Hillary Clinton
19 National Airport requiring a 20% match of Two Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($225,000.00)
20 from the City and Pulaski County to be used for construction; and,
21 WHEREAS,The City and Pulaski County have participated in a cooperative effort to design,acquire
22 right-of-way and construct the Southeast Trail improvements,and in consideration of the mutual promises
23 to accept the responsibilities and fully perform the assigned duties as described hereinafter.
24 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
25 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
26 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to execute a Cost Sharing Agreement with Pulaski County
27 to define the responsibilities of the City and Pulaski County for the cost and overseeing of the design,
28 acquisition of easements and right-of-ways, utility coordination and relocation, bidding, contracting and
29 construction oversight,the grant match for construction and for any additional approved cost of the project.
30 Section 2. The City's portion of the matching funds are available in the Street Fund Special Project,
31 Account No. S40G643.
32 Section 3. 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 4. 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: April 11,2023
6 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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9 san I,,: ey,City Clerk Frank Scott,Jr.,Mayor
10 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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13 Thomas M. Carpenter, City Attorney
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