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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8880M M RESOLUTION NO. 8,880 114 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND TREASURER TO PROCEED WITH ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY FOR THE COMPETITIVE SALE OF THE CITY'S WASTE DISPOSAL REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1993; AUTHORIZING A NOTICE OF SALE, BID FORM AND PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT; DESIGNATING THE MAYOR AND TREASURER TO DEEM FINAL THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT; AND PRESCRIBING OTHER MATTERS PERTAINING THERETO. WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas (the "City ") , a city of the first class, owns and operates a waste collection and disposal system (the "System "); and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the City (the "Board ") has determined that betterments and improvements to the System, including specifically a solid waste landfill and related facilities, are necessary in order to comply with federal and state mandates and to make the services of the System adequate for the needs of the City, and has caused to be prepared by The Mehlburger Firm, Inc., R. W. Beck and Associates, and Woodward -Clyde Consultants, qualified consulting engineers, a report, plans and specifications, and estimates of cost for the proposed betterments and improvements to the System, all as described in detail in the plans and specifications (the "Improvements "), which plans and specifications have been examined and approved by the Board and a copy of which are on file in the office of the City Director of Public Works, where they may be inspected by any interested person; and WHEREAS, there is no outstanding indebtedness of the System; and WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the estimated initial cost of the Improvements and the costs of authorizing and issuing bonds can be financed by the issuance of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds, Series 1993 (the "Bonds ") in a total principal amount not to exceed $17,500,000; and WHEREAS, the City desires to sell the Bonds at competitive sale in order to obtain the lowest possible interest rates on the Bonds; and WHEREAS, the Board has conducted a public hearing on the issuance of the Bonds, as required by Arkansas Code Annotated Section 19 -9 -607, and has determined to proceed with the offering of the Bonds for sale; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas: R - (-Co C -3 � M M M � 115 Section 1. Authorization to offer Bonds. The offering of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds, Series 1993 (the "Bonds ") in a principal amount not to exceed $17,500,000, in order to finance improvements (the "Improvements ") to the City's waste disposal and collection system (the "System ") is hereby authorized. The Bonds shall be secured solely by the revenues of the System, and shall not constitute a general obligation of the City, or a mortgage or lien on any of its property. The Mayor, City Clerk and City Treasurer are hereby authorized to proceed with all actions necessary for the offering of the Bonds at competitive sale. Section 2. Authorization of Offering Documents. The Notice Of Sale, Bid Form, and Preliminary Official Statement, in substantially the forms presented to the Board at this meeting, with only such changes as shall be approved by the Mayor and the City Treasurer, are hereby approved, and the dissemination of such documents to potential bidders on the Bonds is hereby authorized. Section 3. Authorization to Deem Final the Preliminary Official Statement. The Mayor and City Treasurer are hereby authorized, if satisfied that the Preliminary Official Statement is in "near final" form (as such term is used in Rule 15c2 -12 of the Securities and Exchange Commission) , to take the appropriate action to deem the Preliminary official Statement as "final," pursuant to Rule 15c2 -12. Section 4. Authorization to Obtain Rating. The Mayor and City Treasurer are hereby authorized to take all actions necessary to obtain a rating on the Bonds from Standard & Poor's Corporation and /or Moody's Investors Service, Inc., including directing the drafting of a proposed ordinance, draft indenture, or other draft document setting forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which the Bonds will be secured and repaid; provided, however, that such document will be subject to final approval by the Board. Section S. Further Direction Regarding Offering of Bonds. The Mayor and City Treasurer are hereby directed to distribute the Notice of Sale, Bid Form and Preliminary Official Statement to qualified bidders and to set a time for the acceptance of bids on such dates as are deemed appropriate after consultation with the City's financial adviser and bond counsel. On the date set by the Mayor and City Treasurer for receiving bids, the Mayor and City Treasurer shall examine the bids and determine the lowest qualified bid. The bids shall be presented to the Board, along with the report of the Mayor and the City Treasurer as to the lowest qualified bid, and the Board shall consider acceptance of a bid and the sale of the Bonds, and shall, if a bid is accepted, adopt an ordinance that sets forth the terms and conditions of the Bonds or that approves and accepts an indenture setting forth such terms and conditions. Fa • • 116 Adopted: March 16, 1993. ATTEST: City rRobbie Hancock 3 APPROVED: MaycW Jim Dailey