HomeMy WebLinkAbout17034 1 RESOLUTION NO. 17,034
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
4 INTO A CONTRACT WITH ROARK, PERKINS, PERRY, YELVINGTON
5 P.A.FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE
6 DESIGN OF A LITTLE ROCK POLICE DEPARTMENT STORAGE
7 SPACE AND OTHER OFFICES LOCATED AT 1200 WEST 3RD STREET,
8 LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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10 WHEREAS,the City of Little Rock has identified the need for additional property room storage space
11 for the little Rock Police Department to improve operational efficiency and ensure proper evidence and
12 property management; and,
13 WHEREAS,the City advertised a Request for Letters of Interest (LOI) for architectural services on
14 August 1,2025,for the Little Rock Police Department Property Room Storage Project;and,
15 WHEREAS, Roark, Perkins, Perry, Yelvington P.A. Architects were selected by the approved
16 selection committee as the most qualified of 3 responses to provide architectural and engineering services
17 based on qualifications submitted in response to the LOI; and,
18 WHEREAS,this selection is consistent with the City's 2025 Annual Request for Qualifications, Bid
19 No. 2708, for professional architectural services; and,
20 WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock intends to issue capital improvement revenue bonds in one or
21 more series in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $15,000,000 (the "Capital Improvement
22 Revenue Bonds")to finance various capital improvements; and
23 WHEREAS, a portion of the proceeds of the Capital Improvement Revenue Bonds will be used to
24 finance the costs of remodel of the Police Property and Evidence Room and associated office space; and,
25 WHEREAS, the purpose of this Resolution is for the City to declare its "official intent" for the
26 reimbursement of certain expenditures from the proceeds of future Capital Improvement Revenue Bonds,
27 within the meaning of Regulation No. 1.150-2 promulgated by the United States Treasury Department("the
28 Regulation").
29 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
30 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
31 Section 1. The City hereby expresses its official intent under the Regulation to advance its own funds
32 to pay costs for Police Property Room and associated office spaces costs prior to the issuance of the Capital
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1 Improvement Bonds, and to reimburse itself from the Capital Improvement Revenue Bond proceeds
2 for such expenditures.
3 Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with Roark,Perkins,Perry,
4 Yelvington P.A. DBA RPPY Architects to provide architectural and engineering services for the Little
5 Rock Police Department Property Room Storage Project, in an amount not to exceed nine Hundred Eighty
6 Thousand,three Hundred Seventy-Three Dollars($980,373.00)
7 Section 3. Proceeds of the Capital Improvement Revenue Bonds will be applied to reimburse
8 the City for any expenditures made before the Capital Improvement Revenue Bonds are issued
9 within eighteen (18) months after the later of a)the date of the expenditure; or b) the date the particular
10 improvement is placed in service and, in any event,within three(3)years after the date of the expenditure.
11 Section 4. Severability. In the event any portion of this Resolution is declared or adjudged to be
12 invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of this
13 Resolution,which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or
14 unconstitutional was not originally a part of this Resolution.
15 Section 5. Repealer. All ordinances and resolutions, and parts thereof, which are in conflict with
16 any provision of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
17 ADOPTED: May 5,2026
18 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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21 Allison Segars,City Frank Scott,Jr. Ma or
22 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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25 Thomas M.Carpenter,City Attorney
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