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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE TO WAIVE COMPETITIVE BIDDING, DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, Arkansas Code Annotated Section 14-58-303 allows
waiving of competitive bidding in exceptional situations where
such procedure is deemed not feasible or practical; and
WHEREAS, there are many items necessary for the City's use
where competitive bidding is deemed not feasible or practical;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS:
1. That competitive bidding be waived for the follow.=ing:
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Competitive bidding is being waived for the reason that this
is a specific piece of real property and it is available from
only one source and competitive bidding under such circumstances
would not be feasible or practical.
2. Emergency Clause. It having been found and determined by
the City Council of the City of West Memphis, Arkansas, that
there is an urgent need by the City of West Memphis to obtain
this particular piece of real property to be a part of the
Tilden Rodgers Park, an emergency is hereby declared to exist,
and this Ordinance being necessary for the preservation of the
public peace, health, safety and welfare of the Citizens of West
Memphis, Arkansas, shall be in full force and effect from and
after the date of its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this ~_ day of _ 1989.
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KEITH M. INGRAM, Mayor
ATTEST: ,
DAN CRAF C' erk
SPONSORED BY:
EXHIBIT "A"
Lands lying in the County of Crittenden and State of Arkansas to
wit:
A fractional part of Lots 25, 26, 27 and 28, J. C.
Rainer Subdivision to the City of West Memphis, per
Plat of Record found in Plat Book 2, Page 13, filed -
for record October 30, 1951, and being a fractional
part of the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4, Section 10, Town-
ship 6 North, Range 8 East, County of Crittenden,
State of Arkansas, and being more particularly
described as follows: Commence at an existing
magnetic point buried in the asphalt, said point
being the Southwest corner of the SW 1/4 SE 1/4,
Section 10, Township 6 North, Range 8 East, said
point also being the point of intersection of the
centerlines of U. S. Highway 70 and an existing
asphalt road to the South; thence North 89 degrees
40 minutes 06 seconds East along the centerline of
the U. S. Highway 70, as it exists of this. date,
said line also being the South line of the SW 1/4
SE 1/4, Section 10, Township 6 North, Range 8 East,
a distance of 1303.56 feet to a point being 'the
Southwest corner of the SE 1/4 SE 1/4, Section 10,
Township 6 North, Range 8 East, said point also
being the point of intersection of the centerlines
of U. S. Highway 70 and Airport Road, also known as
Kuhn Road, said Kuhn Road having a 40.0 foot platted
right of way, with a 60.0 foot right of way in use,
said point lying on a bearing South 00 degrees 19
minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 60.00 feet
and on a bearing South 89 degrees 30 minutes 51
seconds West a distance of 20.00 feet from the
Southwest corner of Lot 25, J. C. Rainer Subdivision,
per said Plat of Record; thence from said South-
west corner of the SE 1/4 SE 1/4, Section 10,
Township 6 North, Range 8 East, bearing North 00
degrees 19 minutes 00 seconds West along the center-
line of Kuhn Road, as it exists of this date, a ~-
distance of 60.00 feet to a point; thence North 89
degrees 30 minutes 51 seconds East parallel with
the South line of said SE 1/4 SE 1/4, Section 10
Township 6 North, Range 8 East, a distance of 20.00
feet to a point lying on the East right of way line
of Kuhn Road; thence North 00 degrees 19 minutes
00 seconds West along said East right of way line
of Kuhn Road a distance of 1613.87 feet to a point
lying 10.00 feet North of the centerline of an
existing Arkansas Power & Light Company Transmission
Line for a point of beginning; thence continue North
00 degrees 19 minutes 00 seconds West along said
East right of way line of Kuhn Road a distance of
208.00 feet to a point; thence North 88 degrees 28
minutes 18 seconds East a distance of 533.00 feet
to a point; thence South 00 degrees 19 minutes 00
seconds East parallel with the East right of way
line of Kuhn Road and the West line of said Lot 25, .__
J. C. Rainer Subdivision a distance of 208.00 feet
to a point lying 10.00 feet North of the centerline
of an existing Arkansas Power & Light Company
Transmission Line; thence South 88 degrees 28 minutes
18 seconds West parallel with said Arkansas Power &
Light Company Transmission Line a distance of
533.00 feet to the point of beginning.