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113220 0 RESOLUTION NO. 11,322 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFERING OF UP TO $28,245,000 OF CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS WASTE DISPOSAL REFUNDING AND IMPROVEMENT REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2002; AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas (the "City ") owns and operates a waste collection and disposal system (the "System "); and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has determined that betterments and improvements to the System (the "improvements ") are necessary in order to make the services of the System adequate for the needs of the City; and WHEREAS, the improvements, which include particularly, without limitation, the construction of cell four of the City's class I landfill and related costs, the purchase of equipment, the acquisition of land, the preparation of a rate study for solid waste services and the closure of cell two of the landfill; and WHEREAS, in order to take advantage of low .interest rates, the Board of Directors has determined that the City should refund all or a portion of its Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds, Series 1993 and Series 1995 in the outstanding principal amount of $21,465,000 (the "Outstanding Bonds "); and WHEREAS, the City can refund the Outstanding Bonds and finance the improvements by the issuance of Waste Disposal Refunding and Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2002, in the principal amount of not to exceed $28,245,000 (the "bonds "); and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has conducted a public hearing on the question of issuing the bonds; and WHEREAS, Stephens Inc. (the "Underwriter ") has been selected to underwrite the bonds; and WHEREAS, the form of the Preliminary Official Statement offering the bonds for sale (the "Preliminary Official Statement ") has been presented to and is before this meeting; and WHEREAS, Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP ( "Bond Counsel ") has been selected to act as Bond Counsel in connection with the authorization, sale and issuance of the bonds; and C� • WHEREAS, the Board of Directors is now prepared to authorize the offering of the bonds for sale by the Underwriter and to approve the Preliminary Official Statement; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas: Section 1. That the Underwriter is hereby authorized to offer the bonds for sale on such terms and conditions as may be recommended by the Underwriter and the City Treasurer. Section 2. That the form of Preliminary Official Statement, substantially in the form exhibited to and before the Board of Directors at the meeting at which this Resolution is adopted, is hereby approved and the Underwriter is hereby authorized to use the Preliminary Official Statement in connection with the sale of the bonds. Section 3. That Bond Counsel is hereby authorized and directed to prepare the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Bonds for presentation to and consideration by the Board of Directors after the bonds have been offered. ADOPTED: JULY 2 NaAcy W od, City Clerk Appr ved as to1^form: �� d . Tom Carpenter, City At orney 2002. n Arad Cazort, Vice Mayor s CERTIFICATE STATE OF ARKANSAS COUNTY OF PULASKI I, Nancy Wood, City Clerk of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Resolution _ of the Resolutions of the City, entitled: A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE INTENT OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK TO MAKE CERTAIN EXPENDITURES TOWARD CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CITY AND TO REIMBURSE ITSELF FOR SUCH EXPENDITURES FROM THE PROCEEDS OF BONDS OF THE CITY; AND PRESCRIBING OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO, adopted 2002. Jv '71 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this day o�, 2002. Nancy td City Clerk 348549