HomeMy WebLinkAbout16674 1 RESOLUTION NO. 16,674
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3 A RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE WILLINGNESS OF THE CITY OF
4 LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, TO UTILIZE FEDERAL-AID
5 TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM OR
6 RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM FUNDS FOR MARKHAM
7 STREET SIDEPATH,PHASE 2; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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9 WHEREAS, the Arkansas Department of Transportation ("ARDOT") has issued a call for
10 transportation projects,and the City of Little Rock(the"City")will submit Markham Street Sidepath,Phase
11 2 from Kavanaugh Boulevard to Gill Street for consideration of grant funding;and,
12 WHEREAS, the City understands Federal-aid Transportation Alternatives Program or Recreational
13 Trail Program funds are available at 80%federal participation and 20%local match to develop or improve
14 the Markham Street Sidepath,Phase 2;and,
15 WHEREAS,the Board of Directors supports its submittal to ARDOT;and,
16 WHEREAS,the Board of Directors understands that Federal-aid funds are available for this project on
17 a reimbursable basis, requiring work to be accomplished and proof of payment prior to actual monetary
18 reimbursement; and,
19 WHEREAS,this project,if completed using federal funding,will be open and available for use by the
20 general public and maintained by the applicant for the life of the project;and,
21 WHEREAS,the grant funding application is for development of a multi-use sidepath providing safer
22 bicycle and pedestrian travel connecting sidewalks and bike lanes on Kavanaugh Blvd., thence traveling
23 east along Markham Street near the Arkansas School for the Deaf and Vision Impaired.
24 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
25 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
26 Section 1. The City of Little Rock will participate in accordance with its designated responsibility,
27 including maintenance of this project.The Board of Directors pledges its full support and hereby authorizes
28 the City Manager to apply for the grant and the Arkansas Department of Transportation to initiate action to
29 implement this project.
30 Section 2. In the event that the grant funds are awarded,the City Manager or authorized designee, is
31 hereby authorized and directed to execute all appropriate agreements and contracts necessary to expedite
32 the design and construction of the above stated project.
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1 Section 3.Funding for this project will be from an ARDOT Transportation Alternatives Program or
2 Recreational Trails Program grant with a match from the Street Fund. The maximum grant amount
3 is Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, ($500,000.00) with an estimated City share of One Hundred Twenty-
4 Five Thousand Dollars,($125,000.00).
5 Section 4. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
6 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
7 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
8 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the
9 resolution.
10 Section 5. Repealer.All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same,that are inconsistent with
11 the provisions of this resolution, are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
12 Section 5. This resolution will be in full force and effect from and after the date of its adoption.
13 ADOPTED: May 6,2025
14 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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17 Allison Segars,City Clerk Frank Scott,Jr., or
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22 Thomas M. Carpenter,City Attorney
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