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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6885185 RESOLUTION NO, 6,885 A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE INTENT OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS TO BUDGET AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE YEAR 1983 TO BE USED IN DEFRAYING THE COST OF THE PUBLIC MASS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM OWNED BY THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, for the calendar and fiscal year 1983, Pulaski County, North Little Rock, Arkansas, and Little Rock, Arkansas, being the owners of the public mass transportation system serving Little Rock and other areas of Pulaski County, have each declared their intent to appropriate revenue to be used to sustain and support the said system respectively in the amounts of THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($300,000.00), THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($300,000.00); and SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($600,OOO.n0); and WHEREAS, Pulaski County, the City of North Little Rock and the City of Little Rock all recognize the continuing need for public financial support to the said system; and WHEREAS, the Urban Mass Transportation Administration of the United States Department of Transportation has advised that commitments to provide public financial support to the system in advance of legal appropriations would be accepted by that agency allowing processing of applications for federal funds and grant contracts prior to January 1 of the year in which funds are to be paid, thus expediting the receipt of such funds by the operating agency; and WHEREAS, Pulaski County, the City of North Little Rock and the City of Little Rock desire to take every feasible affirmative action in an effort to obtain federal grant monies at the beginning of each year rather than at the end of each year, thus hopefully avoiding the need for the system to • ,• periodically borrow money for operating purposes. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas: Section 1. The City of Little Rock, Arkansas hereby declares its intent to budget and appropriate not less than the sum of SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($600,000.00) for the year 1983 to be used in defraying the cost of operating the public mass transportation system owned by the City of Little Rock, Arkansas and Pulaski County, Arkansas and serving the areas of Little Rock and other areas of Pulaski County, Arkansas. Section 2. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption. ADOPTED: November 2, 1982 ATTEST: APPROVED: ity rYK Mayor