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RESOLUTION NO. 13,137
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A RESOLUTION TO
NAME THE BRIDGE COMMONLY REFERRED
4 TO AS THE ROCK ISLAND BRIDGE THE CLINTON PRESIDEN-
s TIAL PARK BRIDGE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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7 WHEREAS, the City created the Clinton Presidential Park pursuant to Little Rock, Ark.,
a Resolution No. 10,123 (November 7, 1997), and after a competitive bid process selected the Wil-
9 liam J. Clinton Foundation ( "the Foundation ") to rent the park and to build the William J. Clin-
lo ton Presidential Library; and,
11 WHEREAS, pursuant to Little Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 11,134 (October 2, 2001), the
12 City authorized a lease agreement with the Foundation, formally executed on March 1, 2002,
13 which included, among other provisions, a requirement that the Rock Island Bridge, formerly
14 known as the Choctaw Bridge, be renovated; and,
15 WHEREAS, this renovation is about to being, and it is appropriate to rename the bridge the
16 Clinton Park Presidential Bridge; and,
17 WHEREAS, after an historical analysis it has been determined that to rename the bridge in
18 this manner would not diminish the historic nature of the bridge,
19 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
20 THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
21 Section 1. The bridge adjacent to the William J. Clinton Presidential Park, commonly re-
22 ferred to as the Rock Island Bridge, is hereby official designated the Clinton Presidential Park
23 Bridge.
24 Section 2. In the event that there are other necessary steps required to assure that this new
25 name is properly identified pursuant to local, state, or federal regulations, the City Manager, the
26 City Attorney, and the City Clerk, are hereby delegated the authority to take such actions as nec-
27 essary on behalf of the City.
28 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause,
29 phrase, or word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such
30 declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution, which shall
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Resolution to name the Clinton Presidential Park Bridge
I remain in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitu-
2 tional were not originally a part of the resolution.
3 Section 4. Repealer. All ordinances, resolutions, bylaws, and other matters inconsistent with
4 this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
5 PASSED: May 18, 2010
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Resolution to name the Clinton Presidential Park Bridge
APPROVED:
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Mark Stodola, Mayor