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HomeMy WebLinkAbout16946i 286, ORDINANCE NO. 16,946 • AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO ESTABLISH A CITY - OPERATED VEHICLE IMPOUNDMENT LOT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock is aware that a large number of vehicles are seized and impounded each year, in part due to City program initiatives; and WHEREAS, impounded vehicles are currently stored and handled by the private company awarded the City's wrecker franchise; and WHEREAS, staff has recommended that the City establish its own vehicle impoundment lot, and the Board accepted that recommendation and endorsed the concept in Section 11 of Ordinance No. 16,894 appropriating surplus funds; and WHEREAS, staff analysis indicates that the impoundment lot will generate sufficient revenues to cover its operating costs and to repay the City for its initial startup costs, such startup costs being required in order to establish and prepare the impoundment lot for operations, and which are estimated by staff to be up to $300,000; and WHEREAS, funds are available in the City's emergency working capital reserve to advance for the startup costs of the impoundment lot. , NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to advance funds for the startup costs associated with establishing a City- operated vehicle impoundment lot from the City's emergency working capital reserve in the General Fund as required in an amount not to exceed $300,000. 1 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 SECTION 2. The City Finance Director and Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to repay the City's emergency working capital reserve over a two year period from the fees generated by the impoundment lot operations. All other fees from the operation of the impoundment lot shall be reflected as City revenues in the appropriate accounts, as determined by generally accepted accounting principles. PASSED: August 1, 1995 ATTEST: APPROVED: APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY ATTORNEY 287 C13 O N O U O O O LO O C i R J CO CU o O CT3 o ~ 0 Ui C..) CO W so° �� o - O OZ3 N. Q) (:s p O N CL Ui b9 c ° 11 f I • 288 C13 O N O U O O O LO O C i R J CO CU o O CT3 o ~ 0 Ui C..) CO W so° �� o - O OZ3 N. Q) (:s p O N CL Ui b9 c ° 11