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HomeMy WebLinkAbout110141 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 0 0 RESOLUTION NO. 111,014 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE ENTRY INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR THE LEASE OF 19.87 ACRES FOR A FIRE TRAINING FACILITY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, the City has needed its own fire training facility for sometime, but has been unable to secure an appropriate location for such a facility, and WHEREAS, as a result of recent developments the Pulaski County Special School District ( PCSSD) has approximately 19.87 acres available in southwest Little Rock that could be used for such a facility, and WHEREAS, after negotiations between the City Manager and PCSSD an agreement has been reached for a five year lease of this property to be used for this purpose and, at the end of such lease, to permit the City to exercise an option to purchase the property, and WHEREAS, the agreement also permits the City to purchase the property at an earlier time if to do so is deemed in the best interests of the City, and the funds are readily available to be used for such purpose, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: 21 Section 1. The Mayor, City Manager, and City Clerk are authorized to execute 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 documents to lease 19.87 acres of property from the PCSSD for a period not to exceed five (5) years, and upon the conclusion of such lease, to purchase this property for the sum of ten dollars ($10.00), and in the interim to use such property as a Fire Training Academy for the Little Rock Fire Department, and for such other public uses as are compatible with Arkansas law. Section 2. Funds for this lease agreement are available in Account No. 330 -340- Section 3. The lease agreement, with option to purchase, shall be executed in a legal form approved by the City Attorney. 0 0 1 Section 4. The Board of Directors states its intent to enter into and maintain this 2 lease agreement, but notes that if fund are not available during any fiscal year for an 3 appropriation to meet the lease payments, the Board reserves the right to withdraw from 4 the lease without penalty, and to refuse to appropriate the funds for any lease payments. 5 Section 5. Seuerability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, 6 sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or 7 unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions 8 of the resolution which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or 9 adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the resolution. 10 Section 3. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same, 11 that are inconsistent with the provisions of this resolution are hereby repealed to the extent 12 of such inconsistency. 13 ADOPTED: February 20, 2001 14 ATTEST: APPROVED: 15 AA 16/��� %GY 17 N cy od, City Cl rk Ji alley, Mayor 18 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: 19 21 Thomas M. Carpenter, Ci Attorney 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 64B