HomeMy WebLinkAbout11078I RESOLUTION NO. 11,078
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3 A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR THE LITTLE ROCK
4 HOUSING AUTHORITY HOPE VI APPLICATION TO REPLACE
5 HOLLINGSWORTH GROVE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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7 WHEREAS, the Little Rock Board of Directors offers enthusiastic support
8 for the Little Rock Housing Authority HOPE VI application to replace
9 Hollingsworth Grove an aging, distressed public housing site located in the
10 planned expansion path of the Little Rock Regional Airport with a new
11 community called Riverside East; and
12 WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock is supportive of the Riverside East
13 revitalization plan to transform the blocks adjacent to the proposed Clinton
14 Presidential Library Park (an area east of the Presidential Park to the Nathaniel
15 Hill Complex and bound on the south of Sixth Street and to the north by the
16 river) into a revitalized neighborhood featuring a vibrant mix of apartments and
17 homes (from affordable to market rate), a commercial and small office corridor,
18 riverfront parks and recreational centers linked to a comprehensive community
19 supportive services system, and
20 WHEREAS, grant funds would assist in developing a strong mixed income
21 neighborhood of approximately 200 units of affordable rental housing plus sixty
22 (60) senior rental units and thirty (30) single - family homes that enhance the value
23 of existing homes and provides the stimulus for additional private development
24 of infill housing.
25 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF
26 DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
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Section 1. The City of Little Rock supports this $28 million plus
revitalization effort by providing infrastructure improvements, park
improvements, program and operating support for the Nathaniel Hill Complex,
zoning, design overlay district and Targeted Neighborhood Enhancement Plan
designation for the Riverside East Neighborhood, and strongly encouraging that
all stakeholders -- such as the Downtown Partnership, Donaghey Project,
Planning Department, residents, neighborhood associations, and the public at
large -- be involved in the planning process.
ADOPTED: June 19, 2001
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Nanc Woo City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
Thomas M. Carpenter, City Attorney
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