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HomeMy WebLinkAbout15154S ORDINANCE NO. 15,154 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING ORDINANCE NO. 15,139 WHICH AUTHORIZED THE ISSUANCE OF CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS HOTEL AND RESTAURANT GROSS RECEIPTS TAX BONDS (LITTLE ROCK CONVENTION CENTER REFUNDING), SERIES 1986; AND AUTHORIZING AND PRESCRIBING OTHER MATTERS PERTAINING THERETO. WHEREAS, on July 29, 1986, the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas (the "City ") adopted Ordinance No. 15,139, which authorized the issuance of refunding bonds (the "Refunding Bonds ") in the principal amount of $30,775,000 for the purpose of advance refunding the City of Little Rock, Arkansas Hotel and Restaurant Gross Receipts Tax Bonds (Little Rock Convention Center Project), Series 1980 (the "Series 1980 Bonds "); and WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 15,139 authorized the sale of the Refunding Bonds to E. F. Hutton & Company Inc. and T. J. Raney & Sons, Inc. (the "Underwriters ") for a purchase price of 97.7% of the principal amount of the Refunding Bonds plus accrued interest from August 1, 1986, to the date of delivery of the Refunding Bonds to the Underwriters (the "Closing Date "), and provided that the Underwriters could specify the interest rates for the Refunding Bonds so long as no interest rate in excess of 8.0% per annum was specified and the true interest cost to the City of the Refunding Bonds (the term "true interest cost" was defined to mean the discount rate which when used in computing the present worth as of the Closing Date of all payments of principal (at maturity or in accordance with mandatory sinking fund redemption requirements) and interest on the Refunding Bonds produces an amount equal to the purchase price paid by the Underwriters) did not exceed 7.9% per annum; and WHEREAS, the Underwriters have completed the marketing of the Refunding Bonds and have specified the interest rates for the Refunding Bonds (which rates result in a true interest cost to the City of approximately 7.85 %, which is slightly lower than the true interest cost specified in Ordinance No. 15,139); and WHEREAS, it has been determined that the refunding can be accomplished by issuing only $30,745,000 of Refunding Bonds; and 309 D-I$ ►� MM MM M M M 310 WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 15,139 approved, among other documents, a Bond Purchase Agreement (the "Original Bond Purchase Agreement ") between the City and the Underwriters, but the Underwriters have now presented a revised form of Bond Purchase Agreement reflecting the changes herein approved and requested that it be substituted for the form of Original Bond Purchase Agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Directors of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas: Section 1. Sections 1 and 3 of Ordinance No. 15,139 are hereby amended to read as follows: (a) "Section 1. The Refunding Bonds are hereby authorized and shall be issued in the principal amount of $30,745,000. The Refunding Bonds initially issued shall be dated August 15, 1986. Bonds issued in exchange therefor shall be dated as of the date to which interest on the Refunding Bonds has been paid. The proceeds of the Refunding Bonds shall be used to advance refund the Series 1980 Bonds and to pay costs of issuing the Refunding Bonds. Any excess proceeds shall be applied to redeem the Refunding Bonds in multiples of $5,000 on the date of delivery of the Refunding Bonds to the underwriters named herein (which date will be hereinafter called the "Closing Date "). The Refunding Bonds shall be designated "City of Little Rock, Arkansas Hotel and Restaurant Gross Receipts Tax Bonds (Little Rock Convention Center Refunding), Series 1986," and shall mature on January 1 in the years and in the principal amounts, and shall bear interest at the rates per annum, set forth below: (b) "Section 3. The Refunding Bonds shall be sold to E. F. Hutton & Company Inc. and T. J. Raney & Sons, Inc. (the "Underwriters" for a purchase price equal to $30,037,865 (which is 97.7% of the principal amount of the Refunding Bonds) plus accrued interest on the Refunding Bonds from August 15, 1986 to the Closing Date. The sale of the Refunding Bonds shall be upon Principal Interest Principal Interest Year Amount Rate Year Amount . Rate 1988 $385,000 5.200 1996 $ 625,000 7.000 1989 405,000 5.700 1997 665,000 7.100 1990 430,000 5.900 1998 715,000 7.200 1991 455,000 6.100 1999 765,000 7.300 1992 480,000 6.300 2000 820,000 7.400 1993 515,000 6.500 2005 5,135,000 7.625 1994 545,000 6.700 2015 18,220,000 7.750" 1995 585,000 6.900 (b) "Section 3. The Refunding Bonds shall be sold to E. F. Hutton & Company Inc. and T. J. Raney & Sons, Inc. (the "Underwriters" for a purchase price equal to $30,037,865 (which is 97.7% of the principal amount of the Refunding Bonds) plus accrued interest on the Refunding Bonds from August 15, 1986 to the Closing Date. The sale of the Refunding Bonds shall be upon M M M M M M M 0 6 the terms and conditions set forth in a Bond Purchase Agreement (the "Bond Purchase Agreement ") to be entered into between the City and the Underwriters. The Bond Purchase Agreement is hereby approved in the form submitted to this meeting and the Mayor is authorized to execute and deliver the Bond Purchase Agreement on behalf of the City. " Section. 2. Ordinance No. 15,139, as herein amended and supplemented, shall continue in full force and effect. Section 3. There shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk, as a part of the Minutes of the meeting at which this Ordinance is adopted, a copy of the revised Bond Purchase Agreement as presented to and approved by the Board at this meeting. Such document shall be available for inspection by any interested person. Section 4. All ordinances and resolutions and parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict. PASSED: August 13 , 1986. ATTEST: City Cler c (SEAL) APPROVED: �--T r___l Mayor 311