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ORDINANCE NO. 18,570
AN ORDINANCE DISPENSING WITH THE REQUIREMENT
OF COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK FOR $10,000
TO PREPARE AN EMPOWERMENT ZONE APPLICATION
AND A RENEWABLE COMMUNITY PROGRAM
APPLICATION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY; SUCH
APPLICATION TO INCLUDE NORTH LITTLE ROCK AND
PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, EACH ENTITY BEARING
ONE -THIRD OF THE COST FOR A TOTAL OF $30,000; AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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14 WHEREAS, the Little Rock Board of Directors (the `Board ") may dispense with the
15 requirement of competitive bidding in exceptional situations where such procedure is not
16 feasible; and
17 WHEREAS, the federal government has advertised its intention to designate a new
18 round of funding for two programs, the Empowerment Zone Communities Program and the
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Renewable Community Program; and
WHEREAS, Central Arkansas's eligibility and competitiveness for both of these
programs involves target areas in both Little Rock and North Little Rock, within Pulaski
County; and
WHEREAS, efficient preparation of these applications requires close cooperation
between the City of Little Rock, the City of North Little Rock, and Pulaski County; and
WHEREAS, the deadline for the Empowerment Zone application is September 28,
2001, and is October 12, 2001 for the Renewal Communities application; and
WHEREAS, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) has agreed to assist the
Cities and the County to coordinate the effort to apply for these programs by the deadlines; and
WHEREAS, UALR has prepared previous submissions for the Empowerment Zone
designation and has unique skills and ability that the Board of Directors has determined make
it impractical and unfeasible to competitively bid for these services.
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1 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2 OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
3 SECTION 1: The Board of Directors finds that competitive bidding should be
4 dispensed with in order to contract with UALR to prepare and file these two program
5 applications, as an exceptional situation exists and competitive bidding is impractical and
6 infeasible.
7 SECTION 2: The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with the
8 University of Arkansas at Little Rock for $10,000 to prepare and submit applications for the
9 Empowerment Zone designation and the Renewable Community Program. The funds are
10 payable from Special Projects — Small business Incubation Account # 210 - 030 -13027- 6081 -99,
11 upon completion and timely filing of the applications.
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13 PASSED: September 18, 2001
14 ATTEST:
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21 THOMAS M. CARPE ER
22 CITY ATTORNEY
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ORDINANCE NO. 18,570 X
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A PLANNED ZONING
DEVELOPMENT AND ESTABLISHING A PLANNED
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TITLED MORRIS
SHORT -FORM PCD (Z -7077) LOCATED AT
8100 ASHER AVENUE IN THE CITY OF LITTLE
ROCK, ARKANSAS, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL
ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK;
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.
SECTION 1. That the zone classification of the
following described property be changed from R -3, C -3 and
I -2 to PCD:
Z -7077 - Described as part of Block 11, Pike
Addition to the City of Little Rock as shown on
plat of record in Plat Book 2, Page 180, plat
records of Pulaski County, Arkansas described as
follows:
Commencing at the NE corner of said Block 11, Pike
Addition run thence S03 °19'41" West along the East
line of said Block 11 251.80 feet to a point on
the North right -of -way of Arkansas State Highway
#5; thence along said right -of -way S54 043135" West
63.09 feet; thence S57 °37137" West 15.07 feet;
thence S57 °44'27" West 63.29 feet; thence
S57 044127" West 146.27 feet; thence leaving said
right -of -way NO3 °36155" West 427.90 feet to a
point on the South right -of -way of West 44th
Street; thence S87 °11148" East 295.0 feet to the
Point of Beginning containing 93,757.84 square
feet or 2.15 acres more or less.
SECTION 2. That the preliminary site development
plan /plat be approved as recommended by the Little Rock
Planning Commission.
SECTION 3. That the change in zoning classification
contemplated for Morris (Short -Form PCD) is conditioned upon
obtaining a final plan approval within the time specified by
Chapter 36, Article VII, Section 36- 454(e) of the Code of
Ordinances.
SECTION 4. That the map referred in Chapter 36
of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas, and designated district map be and it is hereby
amended to the extent and in the respects necessary to
affect and designate the change provided for in Section 1
hereof.
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SECTION S. That this Ordinance shall not take effect
and be in full force until the final approval of the plan.
SECTION 6. Severability. In the event any title,
section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or word
of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or
unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not
affect the remaining portions of the ordinance which shall
remain in full force and effect as if the portion so
declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not
originally a part of the ordinance.
SECTION 7. Repealer. All laws, ordinances,
resolutions, or parts of the same, that are inconsistent
with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed to
the extent of such inconsistency.
PASSED: October 2, 2001
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
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