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Home My WebLink About16051 1 RESOLUTION NO. 16,051 2 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 FOR 6 BROADWAY STREET (HIGHWAY 70) IMPROVEMENTS, FROM 171" 7 STREET TO ROOSEVELT ROAD; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 8 9 WHEREAS, Metroplan has issued a call for transportation projects from member jurisdictions for 10 Federal Fiscal Year 2024 and the City of Little Rock,Arkansas,will submit Broadway Street Improvements 11 from 1711 Street to Roosevelt Road for consideration of grant funding;and, 12 WHEREAS,the Board of Directors understands that, if selected, Federal-Aid Surface Transportation 13 Program Funds are available at 80% Federal participation and 20% local match for the project; and, 14 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors understands that Federal-Aid Funds are available for this project 15 on a reimbursable basis, requiring work to be accomplished and proof of payment provided prior to actual 16 monetary reimbursement, and 17 WHEREAS,the Board of Directors has vetted the project and supports its submittal to Metroplan;and, 18 WHEREAS, this project, using Federal Funding, will be open and available for use by the general 19 public and maintained by the applicant for the life of the project. 20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY 21 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS: 22 Section 1. The Board of Directors hereby agrees to include the local match requirements within its 23 street and drainage capital improvement budget for Federal Fiscal Year 2023 and subsequent years as 24 necessary. 25 Section 2. The Board of Directors will participate in accordance with its designated responsibility, 26 including maintenance of this project. 27 Section 3. The Mayor or City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute all appropriate 28 agreements and contracts necessary to expedite the construction of the above stated project. 29 Section 4. The Board of Directors pledges its full support and hereby authorizes the Arkansas 30 Department of Transportation and Metroplan to initiate action to implement this project. 31 Section 5. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or 32 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or 33 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and 34 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the 35 resolution. (Page 1 of 21 1 Section 6. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same, that are inconsistent with 2 the provisions of this resolution,are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. 3 ADOPTED: July 18,2023 4 ATTEST: APPROVED: d s 1144 7 .usarifang • ,City Clerk Frank Scott, r.,May 8 A' 'R O V I AS TO LEGAL FORM: 9 10 • __ ._ I 11 Thomas M. Carpenter,City Attor 12 // 13 // 14 // 15 // 16 // 17 // 18 // 19 // 20 // 21 // 22 // 23 // 24 // 25 // 26 // 27 // 28 // 29 // 30 // 31 // 32 // 33 // 34 // 35 // 36 // 'Page 2of2l