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15500N M M M M • ORDINANCE NO. 15,500 0 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE ISSUANCE BY THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS RESIDENTIAL HOUSING FACILITIES BOARD OF NOT TO EXCEED $56,900,000 ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF ITS MORTGAGE REVENUE REFUNDING AND PUBLIC FACILITIES BONDS WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas Residential Housing Facilities Board (the "Board ") has indicated its intention to issue not more than $56,900,000 principal amount of the Board's mortgage revenue refunding and public facilities bonds (the "Bonds ") for the purpose of refunding the Board's Single Family Mortgage Revenue Bonds, 1979 Series A, dated March 1, 1979, and providing other public facilities; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held before the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, on June 21, 1988, regarding the issuance of the Bonds following the publication of the notice of public hearing in the Arkansas Democrat on June 6 and 13, 1988; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Ark. Code Ann. Section 19 -9 -607 (1987) (the "Code "), it is necessary that the issuance of the Bonds be approved by the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, has determined that the issuance of the Bonds will permit the Board and the City to better serve the needs and provide for the welfare of the residents of the City; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, that: Section 1. The issuance by the Board of the Bonds, not to exceed $56,900,000 in original principal amount, be, and the same is hereby, authorized within the meaning of the Code. The Board may proceed in the manner deemed proper by it to accomplish the refunding and the financing of public facilities. The Bonds may be issued in one or more series, each of such series to be secured in such manner as the Board shall determine. Section 2. This Ordinance is adopted solely for the purposes of complying with the provisions of the Code and that by the adoption of this Ordinance, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, has not assumed any direcc or indirect financial responsibility for the payment of the Bonds. 2685 D- Z /9- io Section 3. TH• the provisions of this orinance are hereby declared to be separable, and if any provisions shall for any reason be held illegal or invalid, such holdings shall not affct the validity of the remainder of this Ordinance. Section 4. That it is hereby ascertained and declared that the refunding and providing of the public facilities must be accomplished as soon as possible in order to alleviate immediate hazards to the health, safety, and welfare of the City, its inhabitants, and their property, and that this can be accomplished only by the issuance of the Bonds. It is, therefore, declared that an emergency exists and this Ordinance being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Passed and approved this 21st day of June, 1988. APPROVED: 'May 6r Lot ie Shaclelford ATT T: Ci Clerk Jang Czech (S E A L) -2- 70330 M M 265