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1 RESOLUTION NO. 10,413 550
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3 A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DRAFT
4 AND THE CITY MANAGER TO SEEK PASSAGE OF ENABLING
5 LEGISLATION FROM THE ARKANSAS STATE LEGISLATURE
6 DURING THE 1999 ARKANSAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION
7 FOR THE PURPOSE OF GRANTING THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK
8 THE AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE A SUBSTANTIALLY
9 EQUIVALENT FAIR HOUSING ORDINANCE.
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11 WHEREAS, The Mayor, in his 1998 State of the City address, directed the Racial
12 & Cultural Diversity Commission to bring forth a substantially equivalent fair housing
13 ordinance to the City Board of Directors; and
14 WHEREAS, The Racial & Cultural Diversity Commission, through its responsible
15 work has discovered legal barriers which prevent the document's completion; and
16 WHEREAS, The City Board of Directors commits itself to considering a
17 substantially equivalent fair housing ordinance.
18 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
19 OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
20 SECTION 1. The City Attorney is directed to draft enabling legislation which will
21 grant the City of Little Rock the authority to execute a substantially equivalent fair housing
22 ordinance.
23 SECTION 2. The City Manager is directed to seek passage of enabling legislation
24 which will grant the City of Little Rock the authority to execute a substantially equivalent
25 fair housing ordinance.
26 SECTION 3. The City Attorney and the City Manager are expected to work closely
27 with the Fair Housing Committee of the Racial & Cultural Diversity Commission to ensure
28 that the legislation reflects what is needed to complete the document.
29 SECTION 4. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its
30 adoption.
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32 ADOPTED: November 17, 1998
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ROBBIE HANCOCK
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THOMAS M. CARPE ER
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City Attorney
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