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15494 1 RESOLUTION NO. 15,494 2 3 A RESOLUTION TO SET JULY 20, 2021, AS THE DATE OF PUBLIC 4 HEARING TO SATISFY FEDERAL TAX RULES IN CONNECTION 5 WITH CHARTER SCHOOL REVENUE BONDS BENEFITTING LISA 6 ACADEMY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 7 8 WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas (the "City") has been asked by Little Scholars of 9 Arkansas (LISA) Foundation, an Arkansas Non-Profit Corporation, and its affiliates, including, but not 10 limited to Little Scholars of Arkansas, LLC (collectively, "LISA Academy"), to conduct a public hearing 11 satisfying the requirements of Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the 12 "Code")relating to the issuance of Charter School Revenue Bonds(the"Bonds")by the Arizona Industrial 13 Development Authority; and, 14 WHEREAS, proceeds of the Bonds will be used to finance and/or refinance the acquisition, 15 construction, expansion, remodeling, renovation, improvement, furnishing and/or equipping of the 16 educational facility located at 6711 West Markham Street,Little Rock,Arkansas,and other capital projects 17 at 6711 West Markham Street,Little Rock,Arkansas,that will be owned and operated by LISA Academy; 18 and, 19 WHEREAS, the City is requested to provide "Host Approval" under Section 147(f) of the Code in 20 connection with the ultimate use of the sale proceeds of the Bonds in the City. 21 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY 22 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS: 23 Section 1. The hearing on the notice to consider the issuance of up to Twelve Million Dollars 24 ($12,000,000.00) in principal amount of Arizona Industrial Development Authority Charter School 25 Revenue Bonds shall be held at a meeting of the Board of Directors that will start at 6:00 PM on the 20th 26 day of July, 2021, at the M.L. Harris Auditorium at Philander Smith College, 900 West Daisy L Gatson 27 Bates Drive,Little Rock,Arkansas. 28 ADOPTED: July 6,2021 29 ATTES f(11APPROVED: 30 • 1 31 'fir.tul 32 us L: kW Clerk Frank D. Scott,Jr.,Mayor 33 APPRO . 1 I LEGAL FORM: 34 35 • 36 Thomas M. Carpenter, City Attorne