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HomeMy WebLinkAbout92580 0 67.E 1 2 RESOLUTION NO. 9,258 3 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY 4 MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT 5 WITH JONES BROTHERS BUILDERS, INC. 6 TO CONSTRUCT, MARKET, AND SELL 19 AFFORDABLE HOMES IN THE PINE HILLS SUBDIVISION; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR 8 AND CITY CLERK TO CONVEY THE 19 LOTS 9 TO JONES BROTHERS BUILDERS, INC.; 10 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 11 WHEREAS, Pine Hills subdivision is located in the John 12 Barrow neighborhood, East of Walker Street between 24th and 26th 13 Streets; and 14 WHEREAS, CDBG and the Housing Division of the Department of 15 Neighborhoods and Planning acquired the partially developed Pine 16 Hills Subdivision with CDBG funds allocated by Board amendment to the 1992 program; and 17 WHEREAS, fiscal year 1993 funds were allocated to prepare 18 the site for development which required infrastructure, street, 19 drainage, and utility improvements with the City investing 20 approximately $119,000 in the subdivision; and 21 WHEREAS, the CDBG office requested qualifications from builders and developers to undertake new construction of 22 nineteen (19) affordable homes in the Pine Hills Subdivision in 23 May, 1994; and 24 WHEREAS, Jones Brothers has agreed to accomplish the 25 construction, marketing, and sale of the houses according to an agreement executed between Jones Brothers and the City; and 26 WHEREAS, the plan calls for the City to convey each lot to 27 Jones Brothers at no cost upon lender approval of an application 28 from Jones Brothers to finance construction; and 29 WHEREAS, Pine Hills Subdivision will increase the supply of 30 affordable housing for low income families with fifty -one percent (51%) of the houses being sold to and occupied by low 31 income persons at all times during the development of the 32 subdivision; and 33 WHEREAS, the CDBG office plans to make available a total of 34 $225,000 in HOME Program funds to provide financial assistance 35 to low income persons who wish to purchase homes in Pine Hills Subdivision. 36 R.7q Ddb 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 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 r 572 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY T BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with Jones Brothers Builders, Inc. to construct, market and sell nineteen (19) affordable homes in the Pine Hills Subdivision. SECTION 2. The Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to convey the nineteen (19) lots to Jones Brothers Builders, Inc. according to the terms of the agreement drafted in accordance with applicable CDBG and HOME program regulations. ADOPTED: October 18, 1994 ATTEST: • �� • • • R • loss U.10"