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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7273M w M Emem M M M RESOLUTION NO 7,273 M M M M M A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SALE OF SEWER REVENUE BONDS; APPROVING THE DESIGNATION OF THE TRUSTEE AND PAYING AGENT; APPROVING THE FORM OF THE BONDS; SETTING FORTH THE DETAILS OF THE MATURITY SCHEDULE OF THE BONDS; AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT BY THE UNDERWRITERS; PRESCRIBING OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 14,738 of the ordinances of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, passed and approved on the 12th day of September, 1984, there were authorized and ordered sold Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 1984 in the total principal amount of $6,500,000, with the Bonds to be dated October 1, 1984, to bear interest at the rate or rates fixed in the bid accepted at the sale, with the interest to be payable semiannually on April 1 and October 1 of each year commencing April 1, 1985, and with the Bonds to mature on October 1 in each of the years 1985 to 2004, inclusive; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority conferred by Ordinance No. 14,738, the Sewer Committee of the City caused to be prepared a Notice of Sale of the Bonds, a copy of which has been examined by the Board of Directors and filed with the City Clerk, and after due publication and extensive dissemination of the Notice and pertinent information pertaining to the Bonds, the public sale was held on September 26, 1984; and WHEREAS, at said sale the best bid was that of Prudential -Bache Securities Inc., Shearson /American Express Inc., Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb Incorporated, Clayton Brown & Associates, Inc., Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, and Hutchinson, Shockey, Erley & Co., all as set forth in detail in Resolution No. 7,262 of the resolutions of the City, duly adopted on September 26, 1984; and WHEREAS, as authorized by Ordinance No. 14,738 and by the Notice of Sale, the purchasers have designated Worthen Bank & Trust Company, N.A., Little Rock, Arkansas, as Trustee and Paying Agent; NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas: Section 1. That the above referred to and described Notice of Sale, a copy of which is on file with the City Clerk, and the publication of same be, and the same are hereby, approved and confirmed. M P_? tS -13 LOOK Section 2. That the sale of $6,500,000 of Sewer Revenue Bonds to the purchasers set forth above be, and the same is hereby, approved and confirmed. Section 3. That pursuant to the designation of the purchasers, Worthen Bank & Trust Company, N.A., Little Rock, Arkansas, is hereby named Trustee and Paying Agent of said Sewer Revenue Bonds. Section 4. That the form of the Bonds as authorized by Ordinance No. 14,738 is hereby approved in final form as follows: -2- no No M M mom M M M 0 M M M M M REGISTERED NO. 'q [FRONT OF BOND] UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF ARKANSAS COUNTY OF PULASKI CITY OF LITTLE ROCK SEWER REVENUE BOND SERIES 1984 Interest Interest Maturity Commencement Rate: Date: Date: CUSIP: Registered Owner: Principal Amount: KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: REGISTERED That the City of Little Rock, Arkansas (the "City ") , hereby acknowledges itself to owe, and for value received promises to pay to the order of the Registered Owner shown above, or registered assigns, but solely from the special fund provided therefor as hereinafter set forth, in lawful money of the United States of America, upon the presentation and surrender of this bond, the Principal Amount shown above on the Maturity Date shown above, and to pay in like coin or currency interest thereon at the Interest Rate shown above from the Interest Commencement Date shown above until paid, such interest to be payable semiannually on the first day of April and October of each year, commencing on the semiannual interest payment date next succeeding the Interest Commencement Date, payable by check or draft of Worthen Bank & Trust Company, N.A., in the City of Little Rock, Arkansas (the "Trustee "), mailed to the Registered Owner hereof as of the applicable Record Date (as defined on the reverse hereof). Principal of this bond is hereby made payable to the Registered Owner at the principal corporate trust office of the Trustee in Little Rock, Arkansas. This bond is part of an issue of Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 1984 (the "bonds "), aggregating Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($6,500,000), all of like tenor and effect, except as to denomination, interest rate, maturity, and right of -3- prior redemption, and are issued for the purpose of financing the cost of constructing extensions, betterments, and improvements to the Sewer System of the City. This bond and all bonds of this issue are issued pursuant to and in full compliance with the Constitution and laws of the State of Arkansas, particularly Act No. 132 of the Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas for the year 1933, as amended ( "Act 132 "), and pursuant to Ordinance No. 14,738 of the Board of Directors of the City, duly adopted and approved on the 12th day of September, 1984, as supplemented by a Resolution of the Board of Directors of the City, duly adopted and approved on the 16th day of October, 1984 (collectively, the "Authorizing Ordinance "), and do not constitute an indebtedness of the City within any constitutional or statutory limitation. The City shall not be obligated to pay the principal of this bond or the interest hereon except from the special fund provided from the net revenues of the Sewer System. [REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE FURTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS BOND SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF, WHICH HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS IF SET FORTH IN THIS PLACE.] This bond shall not be valid until the Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been signed by the Trustee. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, by its Board of Directors, has caused this bond to be executed in its name by the facsimile signatures of the Mayor and City Clerk thereof, with the seal of the City imprinted hereon, all as of the first day of October, 1984. ATTEST: [Facsimile Signature] City Clerk (FACSIMILE SEAL) CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS By [Facsimile Signature] Mayor -4- M ES 86 TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This is one of the bonds of the issue of Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 1984, of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, dated October 1, 1984, and aggregating $6,500,000 in principal amount, described in the bond to which this certificate is attached. Printed on the reverse hereof is the complete text of the opinion of Rose Law Firm, a Professional Association, of Little Rock, Arkansas, a signed original of which is on file with the undersigned, delivered and dated the date of the original delivery of and payment for the bonds. WORTHEN BANK & TRUST COMPANY, N.A., Trustee By: (Authorized Signature) Date of Authentication: d.70 [REVERSE OF BOND] 87 CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS SEWER REVENUE BOND, SERIES 1984 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS This bond is issued on a parity of security with (i) the City of Little Rock, Arkansas Sewer Revenue Bonds, dated February 1, 1966 (the "1966 Bonds "), issued under the authority of Ordinance No. 11,695 of the City, (ii) the Department of Pollution Control and Ecology of the State of Arkansas Pollution Control Revenue Bonds, dated June 1, 1972 (the "1972 Bonds "), issued under the authority of State of Arkansas Resolution No. 19 -B, and which are secured by a pledge of revenues of the Sewer System derived from a Water Quality Control Charge levied by the City under the authority of Ordinance No. 12,632 of the City, -and (iii) the City of Little Rock, Arkansas Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 1981, dated May 1, 1981 (the "1981 Bonds "), issued under the authority of Ordinance No. 13,983 of the City. The bonds of this issue are not general obligations of the City, but are special obligations payable solely from net revenues derived from the operation of the Sewer System, an amount of which sufficient to pay the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, the bonds (ranking on a parity with the 1966 Bonds, the 1972 Bonds, and the 1981 Bonds) is to be set aside in a special fund for that purpose identified as the 1984 Sewer Revenue Bond Fund. Reference is made to the Authorizing Ordinance for a detailed statement of the nature and extent of security (the flow of Sewer Revenue Funds is First, to an Operation and Maintenance Fund; Second, to the Sewer Revenue Bond Fund securing the 1966 Bonds, the Department Bond Fund securing the 1972 Bonds, the 1981 Sewer Revenue Bond Fund securing the 1981 Bonds, the 1984 Sewer Revenue Bond Fund securing the bonds of this issue, and into any sewer revenue bond funds established in connection with additional bonds issued on a parity of security with the 1966 Bonds, the 1972 Bonds, the 1981 Bonds, and the bonds of this issue; and Third, to a Depreciation Fund), the rights and obligations of the City, the Trustee, and registered owners of the bonds, the terms and conditions upon which additional bonds may be issued on a parity of security with the 1966 Bonds, the 1972 Bonds, the 1981 Bonds, and the bonds of this issue, and the terms and conditions upon which the bonds are issued, including without limitation the covenant of the City to maintain rates for sewer services which shall be sufficient to produce revenues adequate for the payment of the expenses of operation and maintenance of the Sewer System, to provide for the payment of the principal of, and �a M" an MMMOMMMMiMM M M M premium, if any, and interest on the bonds of this issue, the 1966 Bonds, the 1972 Bonds, and the 1981 Bonds, which rank on a parity of security, as the same become due, and Trustee's and Paying Agent's fees, and to make the required deposit into the Depreciation Fund. Under the provisions of Act 132, a lien is fixed upon the land for any unpaid sewer charge, even though the use of the Sewer System is by a tenant or lessee instead of the owner, and pursuant thereto the Board of Directors has directed that suit will be brought to enforce the lien and to collect unpaid sewer charges. The bonds are subject to redemption prior to maturity in whole or in part, at the option of the City, in inverse order of maturity (and by lot within a maturity) as follows: (1) from the unexpended proceeds of the sale of the bonds not needed for paying the cost of the construction work, on any interest payment date on and after October 1, 1987 at a redemption price equal to 100°% of the principal amount of the bonds being redeemed plus accrued interest to the date of redemption; and (2) from funds from any other source on any interest payment date on and after October 1, 1994 at redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount of the bonds being redeemed), set forth in the table below, plus accrued interest to the date of redemption: Redemption Dates Redemption Prices October 1, 1994 and April 1, 1995 102% October 1, 1995 and April 1, 1996 101 -1/2% October 1, 1996 and April 1, 1997 101°% October 1, 1997 and April 1, 1998 100 -1/2% October 1, 1998 and thereafter 100% In the event any of the bonds or portions thereof are called for redemption as aforesaid, notice thereof identifying the bonds or portions thereof to be redeemed will be given by mailing a copy of the redemption notice by first class mail at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date fixed for redemption to the Registered Owner of each bond to be redeemed as of the applicable Record Date at the address shown on the registration books. Failure to give any such notice by mailing, or any defect therein, shall not affect the validity of any proceeding for the redemption of any bond with respect to which no such failure has occurred. All bonds or portions thereof so called for redemption will cease to bear interest after the specified redemption date provided funds for their redemption are on deposit at the place of payment at that time. Any notice mailed as provided in the preceding paragraph shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Registered Owner receives the notice. -7- H** F**] IM M This bond is transferable by the Registered Owner hereof in person or by his or her attorney duly authorized, only upon the books of the City kept for that purpose at the office of the Trustee, upon surrender of this bond together with a written instrument of transfer in form and with guaranty of signature satisfactory to the Trustee duly executed by the Registered Owner or his or her duly authorized attorney. Upon such transfer, a new bond or bonds in the same aggregate principal amount will be issued to the transferee in exchange therefor as provided in the Authorizing Ordinance, and upon payment of the charges therein prescribed. The City, the Trustee, and the Paying Agent may deem and treat the person in whose name this bond is registered as the absolute owner hereof (whether or not this bond shall be overdue) for the purpose of receiving payment of, or on account of, principal hereof and premium, if any, and interest due hereon and for all other purposes. The bonds are issuable as fully registered bonds in denominations of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof. Subject to the limitations and upon payment of the charges provided in the Authorizing Ordinance, the Registered Owner of any bond or bonds may surrender the same (together with a written instrument of transfer and guaranty of signature satisfactory to the Trustee duly executed by the Registered Owner or his or her duly authorized attorney) in exchange for a like aggregate principal amount of bonds of other authorized denominations of the same maturity. The Trustee shall not be required to transfer or exchange any bond during any period which begins on a Record Date for such bond and ends on the next succeeding interest payment date or redemption date, as the case may be. "Record Date" means (i) the 15th calendar day of the month next preceding any interest payment date of such bond; or (ii) the date of the mailing of notice calling such bond or portion thereof for redemption as herein provided. This bond is expressly made issued with the intent that the will govern its construction. negotiable under Act 132 and is laws of the State of Arkansas No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, any of the bonds or for any claim based thereon or upon any obligation, covenant, or agreement contained in the bonds or the Authorizing Ordinance against any past, present, or future director, officer, or employee of the City, or any incorporator, member, commissioner, director, trustee, officer, or employee of any successor of the City, as such, either directly or through the City or any •. an M M M Mldlh� M M M M M M r r successor of the City, under any rule of law or equity, statute, or constitution or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, and all such liability of any such incorporator, member, commissioner, director, trustee, officer, or employee as such is hereby expressly waived and released as a condition of and consideration for the issuance of any of the bonds. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, RECITED, AND DECLARED that all acts, conditions, and things required to exist, happen, and be performed precedent to and in the issuance of this bond do exist, have happened, and have been performed in due time, form, and manner as required by law; that the indebtedness represented by the bonds of this issue does not exceed or violate any constitutional or statutory limitation; and that sufficient net revenues have been pledged to and will be set aside into the 1984 Sewer Revenue Bond Fund, referred to above, for the payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, the bonds of this issue. O m loom M a me 91 ABBREVIATIONS The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this bond, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations: TEN COM - as tenants in common TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT Custodian (Gust) (Minor) (State) Additional abbreviations may also be used, though not in the above list. FORM OF TRANSFER FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, hereby sells, unto name, address, and Social Security of assignee) the within bond and hereby irrevocably constitutes and a attorney on the books kept for registration substitution in the premises. Dated: Signature Guaranteed: assigns, and transfers (Please insert or other identifying number all rights thereunder, and ppoints to transfer the within bond thereof, with full power of NOTICE: The signature of this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within bond in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever. NOTICE: Signature(s) must be guaranteed by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange or a commercial bank or a trust company. -10- M = = =dhm = M M M = r M Section 5. That there are hereby authorized and ordered issued bonds of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, in the aggregate principal amount of $6,500,000, to be designated "City of Little Rock, Arkansas Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 1984." The Bonds shall be dated October 1, 1984, and shall be in the denominations of $5,000 and integral multiples thereof. Interest on the Bonds shall be payable semiannually on April 1 and October 1 of each year, commencing April 1, 1985, and the principal thereof shall mature on October 1 in each of the years 1985 to 2004, inclusive (but are callable for payment prior to maturity as provided in Ordinance No. 14,738 and on the form of the Bonds set forth in Section 4 of this Resolution), as follows: Maturity Principal Interest Maturity Principal Interest (October 1) Amount Rate (October 1) Amount Rate 1985 $130,000 6.75% $301,428.75 $301,428.75 1985 $130,000 6,75% 1995 $290,000 9.00°% 1986 140,000 7.20 1996 320,000 9.20 1987 150,000 7.50 1997 350,000 9.40 1988 165,000 7.75 1998 385,000 9.50 1989 175,000 8.00 1999 420,000 9.60 1990 190,000 8.20 2000 465,000 9.75 1991 205,000 8.40 2001 510,000 9.90 1992 225,000 8.60 2002 560,000 10.00 1993 245,000 8.75 2003 620,000 10.00 1994 270,000 8.90 2004 685,000 10.10 Section 6. That as provided in Ordinance No. 14,738, the principal of and interest on the Bonds shall be paid from funds in the 1984 Sewer Revenue Bond Fund as they mature according to the following schedule: -11- 92 Principal Interest Year (October 1) Rate April 1 October 1 Total 1985 $130,000 6.75% $301,428.75 $301,428.75 $732,857.50 1986 140,000 7.20 297,041.25 297,041.25 734,082.50 1987 150,000 7.50 292,001.25 292,001.25 734,002.50 1988 165,000 7.75 286,376.25 286,376.25 737,752.50 1989 175,000 8.00 279,982.50 279,982.50 734,965.00 1990 190,000 8.20 _ 272,982.50 272,982.50 735,965.00 1991 205,000 8.40 265,192.50 265,192.50 735,385.00 1992 225,000 8.60 256,582.50 256,582.50 738,165.00 1993 245,000 8.75 246,907.50 246,907.50 738,815.00 1994 270,000 8.90 236,188.75 236,188.75 742,377.50 1995 290,000 9.00 224,173.75 224,173.75 738,347.50 1996 320,000 9.20 211,123.75 211,123.75 742,247.50 1997 350,000 9.40 196,403.75 196,403.75 742,807.50 1998 385,000 9.50 179,953.75 179,953.75 744,907.50 1999 420,000 9.60 161,666.25 161,666.25 743,332.50 2000 465,000 9.75 141,506.25 141,506.25 748,012.50 2001 510,000 9.90 118,837.50 118,837.50 747,675.00 2002 560,000 10.00 93,592.50 93,592.50 747,185.00 2003 620,000 10.00 65,592.50 65,592.50 751,185.00 2004 685,000 10.10 34,592.50 34,592.50 754,185.00 -11- 92 Section 7. That the purchasers of the Bonds be and they are hereby authorized to use the Official Statement of the City in connection with the public offering of the'Bonds for sale. Section 8. That this Resolution is adopted pursuant to the authority conferred by Ordinance No. 14,738 of the ordinances of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, and said Ordinance No. 14,738, together with and as amended and supplemented by this Resolution, shall continue in full force and effect. Section 9. That the provisions of this Resolution are hereby declared to be separable and if a section, phrase, or provision shall be declared invalid, such declaration shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the Resolution. Section 10. That it is hereby ascertained and declared that the improvements 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 the improvements can be accomplished only by the issuance of the Bonds. It is, therefore, declared that an emergency exists and this Resolution being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety shall take effect and be enforced from and after its passage. ADOPTED: October 16, 1984. ATTEST: City C e k RLF100284 By: '�-- Mayor -12- 93