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Board approves consent items tied to Clinton Presidential Park and Heifer building exchanges
Summary
Directors approved consent resolutions that authorize lease amendments, property transfers, and related transactions involving the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, Heifer Project International and other cultural tenants in William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Park.
The Little Rock City Board of Directors approved multiple consent-agenda resolutions authorizing transactions related to William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Park.
Consent items included authorizations to: amend a 2002 lease between the city and the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation; finalize various documents between the Clinton Foundation and Heifer Project International and between Heifer Project International and the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Society; accept or convey title to parcels of park property; and cancel subleases between the Clinton Foundation and Heifer Project International. The packet also contained a resolution to authorize finalizations of related lease documents and amendments.
Director Computers (first name not given in the transcript) described the transactions as a "win-win-win," praising Heifer Project International’s decision to remain downtown and saying the Clinton School of Public Service would gain space in part of the Heifer building. He also said the transactions would enable an easement for a road connection that could advance development in East Little Rock; he noted the city would not pay the $18 million easement cost that had been discussed previously.
The consent agenda passed with no separate roll-call tallies recorded in the transcript; the mayor announced "Ayes have it." Board discussion thanked local leaders and foundation representatives by name and recognized staff work to preserve park acreage and manage the exchanges.
Ending
The board approved the related park and lease transactions on the consent agenda, advancing a set of property exchanges and amendments involving Heifer Project International and the Clinton Foundation that staff said will support downtown development and future library expansions.
