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1 RESOLUTION NO. 9.182
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4 A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING PASSAGE OF A CRIME
BILL BY THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS, OPPOSING
5 THE CURRENT FORMULA USED FOR THE DISTRIBUTION
6 OF LOCAL PARTNERSHIP ACT MONIES; ADVOCATING
7 THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EQUITABLE FORMULA
8 FOR DISTRIBUTION OF LOCAL PARTNERSHIP ACT
MONIES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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11 WHEREAS, the United States House of Representatives and the
12 United States Senate have each recently passed a crime bill;
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WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock generally supports passage
14 of a crime bill and the efforts of the federal government to
15 combat local crime; and
16 WHEREAS, the House version incorporates the Local
17 Partnership Act ( "LPA ") which would distribute monies on a
18 formula basis to support health, education and employment
projects that would contribute to crime prevention; and
19 WHEREAS, according to information supplied by the United
20 States Conference of Mayors, the following cities received their
21 respective monies through the LPA formula:
22 Citv Population Amount Received DollarslCanita
Detroit, MI 1,027,000 $29,232,275 $28.46
23 Wilmington, DE 71,529 2,591,386 36.23
24 Birmingham, AL 256,852 6,235,093 23.45
25 Pine Bluff, AR 57,140 975,938 17.01
26 WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock, with a population of
27 175,795, receives only $166.423 through the LPA formula or
approximately $.94 per capita; and
28 WHEREAS, the formula for the LPA favors areas with
29 relatively high tax rates and low per capita income and works to
30 the detriment of the City of Little Rock; and
31 WHEREAS, the formula does not include any crime statistics
32 or data; and
WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock opposes such an
33 inequitable formula; and
34 WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock urges the Congress to use
35 an equitable formula, such as the Community Development Block
36 Grant Fund, for the distribution of LPA monies.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. That the City of Little Rock supports passage of
a crime bill during this session of Congress.
SECTION 2. That the City of Little Rock opposes the current
formula used for the distribution of Local Partnership Act
monies.
SECTION 3. That the City of Little Rock urges the use of an
equitable formula, such as the Community Development Block Grant
Fund formula, for the distribution of LPA monies.
SECTION 4. That the City of Little Rock urges the Congress
to delete the LPA from the crime bill if the formula remains
unchanged.
ADOPTED: June 21, 1994
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APPROVED CITY CLERK
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ATTORNEY CITY
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