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12567RESOLUTION NO. 129567 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFERING OF UP TO $7191009000 OF CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS SEWER CONSTRUCTION REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2007C; AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas (the "City ") proposes to authorize the acquisition, construction and equipping of certain betterments and improvements to the City's municipal sewer system, including the construction and equipping of the Little Maumelle Wastewater Treatment Plant (the "Improvements "); and WHEREAS, the City proposes to issue its Sewer Construction Revenue Bonds, Series 2007C, in maximum principal amount not to exceed $71,100,000 (the "Bonds ") in order to finance a portion of the costs of the Improvements, to fund a debt service reserve, and to pay costs incident to the issuance of the Bonds; and WHEREAS, Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. and Crews & Associates, Inc. (the "Underwriters ") have been selected to underwrite the Bonds; and WHEREAS, Kutak Rock LLP has been selected to act as Bond Counsel in connection with the authorization, sale and issuance of the Bonds; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the City is now prepared to authorize the offering of the Bonds for sale by the Underwriters; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: Section 1. That the Underwriters are hereby authorized to offer the Bonds for sale and the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute the Bond Purchase Agreement in substantially the form presented to this meeting of the Board of Directors, subject to final approval of an ordinance by the Board of Directors of the City authorizing the issuance of the Bonds. Section 2. The Kutak Rock LLP, as Bond Counsel, is hereby authorized and directed to prepare the Ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Bonds, together with such other documents as may be necessary and appropriate in connection therewith, for presentation to and consideration by the Board of Directors at its next meeting. Section 3. That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its approval. ADOPTED: August 21, 2007 ATTEST: Nan y Wood ity Clerk APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: Thomas M. Carpenter, City A rney APPROVED: Mark Stodola,, Mayor