Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout9053M M M M M M � M RESOLUTION NO A RESOLUTION APPROVING REFUNDING REVENUE BONDS BY ROCK, ARKANSAS HEALTH (BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER) BAPTIST REHABILITATION I OTHER PURPOSES M � M M M 9,053 THE ISSUANCE OF THE CITY OF LITTLE FACILITIES BOARD WITH RESPECT TO 9STITUTE; AND FOR 560 WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas Health Facilities Board (Baptist Medical Center) (the "Board ") was created by Ordinance No, 13,700, adopted and approved August 7, 1979, as heretofore amended (the "Enabling Ordinance ") for the purpose of financing facilities for use by Baptist Medical Center, in order to assist Baptist Medical Center in continuing to meet the requirements of the inhabitants of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas (the "City ") and of the State of Arkansas for health care, pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the State of Arkansas, including particularly, Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Title 14, Chapter 137, Subchapter 1 (the "Act "); and WHEREAS, with the approval of the City, the Board issued its City of Little Rock, Arkansas Health Facilities Board (Baptist Medical Center) Healthcare Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 1989 (BRI Project), (the "Series 1989 Bonds ") for the purpose of financing the acquisition, construction and equipping of facilities, located on the campus of Baptist Medical System, for the provision of medical and nursing care, including in particular rehabilitation and related health care services (the "Project "); and WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the Series 1989 Bonds can be refunded, with substantial savings in interest costs, by the issuance of refunding bonds, under the Act and the Enabling Ordinance, as set forth herein (the "Bonds "); and WHEREAS, notice of the issuance of the Bonds has been published, in a newspaper of general circulation in the City, at least fourteen days prior to the date hereof, which notice specified that: (1) The purpose of the Bonds is to refund the Series 1989 Bonds at lower rates of interest, hereby achieving interest savings. The Series 1989 Bonds were issued to refund bonds which, in turn, were issued for the purpose of financing the Project. The Project is a five - story, 112,000 square foot rehabilitation hospital. 2. The Project is located at Baptist Medical Center located at 9601 Interstate 630 Little Rock, Arkansas. 2 3. The maximum aggregate face amount of the Bonds will 561 be $19,000,000. 4. The owner of the Project is Baptist Medical System, an Arkansas nonprofit corporation. WHEREAS, pursuant to such notice, a public hearing was conducted on the 7th day of December, 1993, at which hearing no one appeared to object to the issuance of the Bonds; and WHEREAS, the Bonds will be obligations only of the Board and will not in any event constitute an indebtedness for which the faith and credit of the City or any of its revenues are pledged; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas: Section 1. Pursuant to the terms of the Act and of the Enabling Ordinance, the issuance by the Board of the Bonds is hereby approved. Section 2. The authority of the Board and its officers to execute and deliver such writings and to take such action as may be appropriate to the issuance of the Bonds and the consummation of such transactions as may be incidental or related thereto is hereby ratified and confirmed. Section 3. All resolutions and parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. Section 4. It has been determined that the issuance of the bonds will result in substantial interest savings, beginning on the date of issuance of the Bonds. Therefore, an emergency is declared to exist and this Resolution, being necessary for the public peace, health and safety, shall be in force upon its passage and approval. ADOPTED: December 7, 1993. APPROVED: ATTEST: 5- um" ga,,,► .k M or Jim Dailey City Clerk Robbie Hancock