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HomeMy WebLinkAbout16199M = = M M ORDINANCE 16,199 1 2 3 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE ISSUANCE BY THE CITY OF 225 4 LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS RESIDENTIAL HOUSING AND 5 PUBLIC FACILITIES BOARD OF NOT TO EXCEED $1,500,000 6 PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT REVENUE 7 BONDS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER 8 PURPOSES. 9 10 WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas Residential Housing and Public Facilities 11 Board (the "Facilities Board "), at the request of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas (the "City "), 12 13 proposes to issue capital improvement revenue bonds (the "Bonds ") in an amount not to exceed 14 $1,500,000 for the purpose of providing funds for capital improvement facilities projects of the City; 15 and 16 WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the Revenue Bond Act of 1987, Ark. Code Ann. 17 Sections 19 -9 -601 to 607, inclusive (Supp. 1991) (the "Code "), it is required that the issuance of the 18 Bonds be approved by the Board of Directors; and 19 20 WHEREAS, the Facilities Board desires to issue the Bonds as soon as approval is given by 21 the City's Board of Directors; and 22 WHEREAS, pursuant to the Code, a public hearing was held before the Board of Directors 23 on April 7, 1992, regarding the issuance of the Bonds following publication of notice of the public 24 hearing in the Arkansas Democrat/Gazette on March 20, 1992; and 25 26 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has determined that the issuance of the Bonds will serve 27 proper public purposes; 28 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY 29 OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: that; 30 31 SECTION 1. That the issuance by the Facilities Board of not to exceed $1,500,000 principal 32 amount of its capital improvement revenue bonds, in one or more series, as it shall determine, be 33 and the same is hereby approved within the meaning of the Code. The Facilities Board shall 34 proceed in the manner deemed proper by it to accomplish the issuance of the Bonds on such terms 35 and conditions as the Facilities Board shall determine and as permitted by the laws of the State of 36 Arkansas and the ordinances of the City applicable to the Facilities Board. b 5(, l=� r� r �r ■� w r r w r i� r w �r r r 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 SECTION 2. This O•nance is adopted solely for the purpose of complying with the 226 provisions of the Code and, by the adoption of this Ordinance, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, has not assumed any direct or indirect financial responsibility for the payment of the Bonds. SECTION 3. It is hereby ascertained and declared that the issuance of the Bonds above must be accomplished as soon as possible in order to provide for the financing of certain capital improvement facilities to alleviate immediate hazards to the health, safety, and welfare of the City of Little Rock, its inhabitants, and their property, and that this can be accomplished only by the issuance of the Bonds. It is, therefore, declared that an emergency exists and this Ordinance, being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. PASSED: April 7, 1992 ATTEST: ROBBIE HANCOCK, CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM: M � THOMAS M. CARPENTEWCITY ATTORNEY 4A41-�-L' a;& SHARON PRIEST, MAYOR