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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 7713-1978 - Ordinance 7713 Authorizing Bonds $2,420,000 Permanent Public Improvement - 08/20/1978. . ,:J \ J ... 1\ ·' J · ~-t I ;, 'I !1 ! ' !i ii Ii " ii 11 'I ·1 I II Ii i I: 11 I i I ORDINANCE NO , 1JJ 3 J AN ORDINANCE by the City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas, authorizing the issuance of $2,420,000 nCITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 1978,11 dated Septem- ber 1, 1978, for the purpose of making permanent public improvements, to wit: $400,000 for con- structing improvements and extensions to the City's waterworks system; $500,000 for construc- ting improvements and extensions to the City's sanitary sewer system; $1,050,000 for construc- ting street improvements in and for said City, including lighting and signalization; $100,000 for constructing, enlarging, extending and instal- ling storm sewers, drains and gutters and other improvements incidental thereto., i_ncludirrg· ·:the acquisition of land for drainage ~urposes and drainage area modifications; and ~370,000 for con- structing, improving and equipping fire station buildings in and for said City and the purchase of necessary sites therefor; prescribing the form of the bonds and the form of the interest coupons; levying a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax on all taxable property within the limits of said City to pay the interest on said bonds and to create a sinking fund for the redemption thereof and providing for the assessment and collection of such taxes; enacting provisions incident and re- lating to the subject and purpose of this ordi- nance; and providing an effective date. WHEREAS, pursuant to an election held in the City of Lubbock, Texas,on the 21st day of May, 1977, this City Council became authorized and empowered to issue general obligation bonds of the City to mature serially over a period of years not to exceed forty (40) years from their date, for the purpose of makj_ng per- manent public improvements, to wit: $16,775,000 $ 3,303,000 $4,782,000 $ 473,000 for constructing improvements and extensions to the City's water works system; for constructing improvements and extensions to the City's sanitary sewer system; for constructing street improvements in and for said City, including lighting and signali- zation; for constructing, enlarging, extending ·and installing storm sewers, drains and gutters and other improvements incidental thereto, including the acquisition of land for drain- age purposes and drainage area modifications; $ 792,000 for constructing, improving and equipping fire station buildings in and for said City and the purchase of necessary sites therefor; ' I' i' 11 I I ' l ', I 11 II $ 310,000 for constructing, improving and equipping fire station buildings in areas presently adjoining the City and the purchase of nec- essary sites therefor (at such time as the areas are annexed to the City); AND, WHEREAS, this City Council now deems it advisable and to the best interest of the City that of the bonds voted at the election held May 21, 1977, the following should now be issued, all as re- flected by the following table: AMOUNT DATE AU-AMOUNT BEING lJNISSUED TifORIZED PURPOSE AUTiiORIZED ISSUED BALANCE 5-21-77 WW Imp & Ext $16,775,000 $ 400,000 $16,375,00C 5-21-77 SS Imp & Ext 3,303,000 500,000 2,803,000 5-21-77 Str Imp, Ltng & .. Signal 4,782,000 1,050,000 3,732,000 5:-21-77 Storm__:~ewer & Drainage 473,000 100,000 373,000 5-21-77 Fire Sta Bldgs & Sites 792,000 370,000 422,000 5-21-77 Fire Sta Bldgs & Sites (Areas when annexed) 310,000 -0-310,000 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUB~OCK, TEXAS: SECTION 1: That the bonds of said City, to be known as "CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 1978," be and the same are hereby ordered to be issued in the principal sum of TWO MILLION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,420,000) for the purpose of making permanent public improvements, to wit: $400,000 for constructing improvements and extensions to the City's waterworks system; $500,000 for constructing improvements and extensions to the City's sanitary sewer system; $1,050,000 for constructing street improvements in and for said City, including lighting and signaliza- tion; $100,000 for constructing, enlarging, extending and installing . storm sewers, drains and gutters and other improvements incidental thereto, including the acquisition of land for drainage purposes and drainage area modification; and $370,000 for constructing, im- proving and equipping fire station buildings in and for said City and the purchase of necessary sites therefor; under and by virtue of the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas. ·' I I I I SECTION 2: That said bonds shall be numbered consecutively from One (1) through F·our Hundred Eight-Four (484), shall each be in denomination of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000), aggregating in prin- cipal amount TWO MILLION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,420,000); shall be dated September 1, 1978, and shall become due and payable serially, on March 1 in each of the years and bear .. interest at the per annum rates in accordance with the following schedule: I I I I ' . i ,• ,, . ii 'I I .I I I· I, :. BOND·.· NUMBERS (All Inclusive) 1 to 24 25 to 48 49 to 72 73 to 96 97 to 120 121 to 144 145 to 168 169 to 192 193 to 216 217 to 240 241 to 264 265 to 288 289 to 312 313 to 336 337 to 360 361 to 384 385 to 409 410 to 434 435 to 459 460 to 484 MATURITY AMOUNT RATE 1979 $120,000 4.20 % 1980 120,000 6.zo % 1981 120,000 6.zo % 1982 120,000 6.zo % 1983 120,000 6.20 % 1984 120,000 4.62 % 1985 120,000 4.zo % 1986 120,000 4.75 % 1987 120,000 4.80 % 1988 120,000 4.85 % 1989•· 120,000 4.90 % 1990 120,000 '.4.90 % 1991 120,000 5.00 % 1992 120,000 s.oo % 1993 120,000 5. 1 O % 1994 120,000 5 .10 % 1995 125,000 5.20 % 1996 125,000 5.30 % 1997 125,000 s.Zio % 1998 125,000 5.00 % PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the City reserves the right to redeem the bonds of this series maturing on March 1, 1994, and subsequent, in whole or any part thereof, on March 1, 1993, or on any interest pay- ment date thereafter, at the price of par and accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption; PROVIDED, FURTHER, that at least thirty (30) days prior to a date any of said bonds are to be re~ deemed, a notice of redemption, signed by the City Secretary (specifying the serial numbers and amount of bonds to be redeemed) shall have been filed with the CITIBANK, N.A., New York, N.Y. and the TEXAS COMMERCE BANK, NA.TIONAL ASSOCIATION, Lubbock, Texas (the paying agents named in each of said bonds); and if by the date so fixed for redemption the City shall have made available funds in amounts sufficient to pay the bonds to be redeemed and accrued interest thereon, any bond or bonds not presented for redemption 1, pursuant to such notice shall cease to bear interest from and after the date so fixed for redemption. SECTION 3: The bonds herein authorized to be issued shall bear interest from date to maturity at per annum rates shown above, such interest to be evidenced by proper coupons attached to each of said bonds and said interest shall be payable on March 1, 1979, and semiannually thereafter on September 1 and March 1 in each year. SECTICN 4: That both principal of. and interest on said bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America, without exchange or collection charges to the owner or holder, at the CITIBANK, N.A., New York,New York, or, at the option of the holder, at the TEXAS COMMERCE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Lubbock, Texas, upon presentation and surrender of bonds or proper coupons. SECTION 5: That the seal of said City may be .impressed on each of said bonds or, in the alternative, a facsimile of such seal. may be printed on the said bonds. The bonds and interest coupons appurtenant thereto may be executed by the imprinted facsimile signatures of the Mayor and City Secretary of the City, and execution in such manner shall have the same effect as if such bonds and ·.coupons had been signed by the Mayor and City Secretary in pers·on by their manual signatures. Inasmuch as such bonds are , . ' •, ~ I I I· 1· I required to be registered by the-Comptroller of Public Accounts for the State of Texas, only his signature (or that of a deputy designated in writing to act for the Comptroller) shall be required to be manually subscribed to such bonds in connection with his registration certificate to appear thereon, as hereinafter provided, all in accordance with the provisions of Article 717j-l, V.A.T.C.S. SECTION 6: That the form of said bonds shall be substantially as follows: NO. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF LUBBOCK CITY. OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND, SERIES 1978 $5,000 The CITY OF LUBBOCK, a municipal corporation of the State of Texas, acknowledges itself indebted to and, FOR VALUE RECEIVED, hereby promises to pay to bearer the sum of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000), in lawful money of the United States of America, on the 1st day of March, 19_, with interest thereon from the date hereof to maturity at· the rate of---,,-,,-----.-----,,--..,,....,.~.------,---...--PER CENTUM ( ___ %) per annum, payable on March 1, 1979, and semiannually thereafter on September 1 and March 1 in each year, and interest falling due on or prior to maturity hereof is payable only upon presentation and surrender of the interest coupons hereto attached as they severally become due. BOTH PRINCIPAL OF and interest on this bond are hereby made payable at the CITIBANK, N.A., New York, New York, or, at the option of the holder, at the TEXAS COMMERCE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Lubbock, Texas, without exchange or collection charges to the owner or holder, and for the prompt payment of this bond and the interest thereon at maturity, the full faith, credit and resources of the City of Lubbock, Texas, are hereby irrevocably. pledged. THIS BOND is one of a series of Four Hundred Eighty-Four (484) serial bonds, numbered consecutively from One (1) through Four Hundred Eighty-Four (484), each in denomination of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000), aggregating TWO MILLION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,420,000), issued for the purpose of making permanent public improvements, to wit: $400,000 for constructing improvements and extensions to ·the City's waterworks system; $500,000 for constructing improvements and extensions to the City's sanitary sewer system; $1,050,000 for constructing street improve- ments in and for said City, including lighting and signalization; $100,000 for constructing, enlarging, extending and installing storm sewers, drains and gutters and other improvements incidental thereto, including acquisition of land for drainage purposes and drainage area modifications; and $370,000 for constructing, improving and equipping fire station buildings in and for said City and the purchase of necessary sites therefor; under authority of the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and pursuant to ·an ordinance duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas, and recorded in the Minutes of said.City Council. I 11 I' i' I I AS SPECIFIED in · the ordinan·ce hereinabove mentioned, the City reserves the right to redeem the bonds of said series maturing on March 1, 1994, and subsequent, in whole or any.part thereof, on March 1, 1993, or on any interest payment date thereafter, at the price of par and accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption; PROVIDED, HO'WEVER, that at least thirty (30) <lays prior to date any of said bonds are to be redeemed, a notice of redemption, signed by the City Secretary (specifying the serial numbers and amount of bonds to be redeemed) shall have been filed with the CITIBANK, N.A., New York, New York and the TEXAS CO:MMERCE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Lubbock, Texas;: and if by the date so fixed for redemption the City shall have made available funds in amounts sufficient to pay the bonds to be redeemed and accrued interest thereon, any bond or bonds not presented for redemption pursuant to such notice shall cease to bear interest from and after the date so fixed for redemption. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, RECITED AND REPRESENTED that the issuance of this : ,bond and . the series of which it is a part is duly authorized by law and by authority expressly conferred at an election held for that purpose within said City; that all acts, conditions and things required to be done precedent to and in the issuance of this series of bonds and of this bond, have been properly done and performed and have happened in regular and due time, form and manner as required by law; that sufficient and proper provision has been made for the levy and collection of taxes which, when collected, shall be appropriated exclusively to the payment of this bond and the series of'which it is a part, and to the payment of the interest coupons thereto annexed, as the· same shall become due; and that the total indebtedness of the City of Lubbock, Texas, including the entire series of bonds of •which this is one, does not exceed any constitutional or statu- tory limitation. · IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 717j-l, V.A.T. C.S., has caused the seal of said City to be impressed or a fac- simile thereof to be printed hereon, and this bond and its appur- tenant coupons to be executed with the imprinted facsimile signatures of the Mayor and City Secretary of said City; the date of this bond, in conformity with the ordinance above referred to, being the first day of.September, 1978. Mayor, City of Lubbock, Texas COUNTERSIGNED: City Secretary, City of Lubbock, · Texas ... ·: ..... ~ ·1 I I i ii 'I ' II SECTION' 7: That the form of interest coupons attached to each .of said bonds shall be substantially as follows: *(unless the bond to which this coupon pertains has been properly called for redemption in accordance with its terms,) the CITY OF LUBBOCK, a nnmicipal corporation of the State of Texas, hereby promises to pay to bearer the amount shown hereon in lawful money of the United States of America upon presentation and surren- der of thjs coupon. at the CITIBANK, N.A .. New York, New York, or, at the option of the holder, at the ~XAS COMMERCE_ BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Lubbock, Texas, without exchange or collect·ion charges on 11CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND, SERIES 1978," dated September 1, 1978. City Secretary Mayor On the 1st day of No. $ ----- SERIES 1978 Bond No. SECTION 8: That the following certificate shall be printed on the back of each bond: OFFICE OF CO:MPTROLLER STATE OF TEXAS § § § REGISTER NO. i . I HEREBY CERTIFY that there is on file and of record in my office a certificate of the Attorney General of the State of Texas to the effect that this bond has been examined by him as required by law, and that he finds that it has been issued in conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and that it is a valid and binding obligation upon said City of Lubbock, Texas, and said bond has this day been registered by me. WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE at Austin> Texas, I , I I Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas SECTION 9: That to provide for the payment of the debt serv- ice requirements on the said bonds, being (i) the interest on said bonds and (ii) a sinking fund for their redemption at maturity or a sinking fund of 2% (whichever amount shall be greater), there shall be and there is hereby levied for the current year and each succeeding year thereafter while said bonds or interest thereon shall remain outstanding and unpaid, a sufficient tax on each one hundred dollars' valuation of taxable property in said City, ade- quate to pay such debt service requirements, full allowance being made for delinquencies and costs of collection; said tax shall be assessed and collected each year and applied to the payment of the said debt service requirements, and the same shall not be diverted to any other purpose. The taxes so levied shall be paid into a fund known as "SPECIAL GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND FUND, SERIES 1978,11 which is hereby established for the payment of the obligations herein *NOTE TO PRINTER: The expression in parentheses to be included only i~ coupons maturing September 1, 1993, and subsequent, pertaining to optional bonds maturing in the years 1994 through 1998. ·: ' .: . . . . ' authorized. The City Council hereby declares it~ purpose and intent to provide and levy a tax legally and fully sufficient for such bonds, it having been determined that the existing and available taxing authority of the City for such purpose is adequate to permit a legally sufficient tax in consideration of all other outstanding obligations. ii SECTION 10: The sale of the bonds herein authorized to First National Bank .in Dallas, Dallas, Tx. & Forth Worth Nat.ional Bank, Ft. Worth, Tx. at the price of par and accrued interest to date of delivery, plus a cash premium of $ 2 7~. I 3 • is hereby conf irrne d . Deli very ci f the bonds shall be ma e to such purchaser as soon as may be after the adoption of this ordinance, upon payment therefor in accordance with the terms of sale. . SECTION 11: That the Mayor of said City shall be and he is hereby authorized to take and have charge of all necessary orders and records pending investigation by the Attorney General of the State of Texas, and shall take and have charge and control of the. bonds herein authorized pending their approval by the Attorney General and their registration by the Comptroller of Public Account.s. SECTION 12: That the purchasers' obligation to accept d~- livery of the bonds herein authorized is subject to their being furnished a final opinion of Messrs. Dumas, Huguenin, Boothman and Morrow, Attorneys, Dallas, Texas, approving such bonds as to their validity, said opinion to be dated and delivered as of the date of delivery and payment for such bonds. Printing of a true and correct copy of said opinion on the reverse side of each of such bonds, with appropriate certificate pertaining thereto exe- cuted by facsimile signature of the City Secretary of the City of Lubbock, Texas, is hereby approved and a uthorized. SECTION. 13: That the City hereby covenants that the proceeds from the sale of said bonds will be used as soon as practicable for the purpose for which said bonds are issued; that such proceeds will not be invested in any securit.ies or obligations except for the temporary period pending such use; and that such proceeds will not be used directly or indirectly so as to ca.use all or any part of said bonds to be or become 11arbitrage bonds11 within the meaning of Section 103(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, or any regulations or rulings prescribed or made pursuant thereto. SECTION 14: CUSIP numbers may be printed on the bonds herein authorized. It is expressly provided, however, that the presence or absence of CUSIP numbers on the bonds shall be of no significance or effect as regards the legality thereof and neither the City nor attorneys approving said bonds as to legality are to be held re- sponsible for CUSIP numbers incorrectly printed on the bonds. . I I ii • ; ·.-'I . Ii ... ---~ 'I .. . i II I l ' SECTION 15: This ordinance· shall take effect and be in force immediately from and after its final passage, and it is so ordained. PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading this the 24th day of August, 1978. PASSED AND fil>PROVED on second and final reading th±s the 25th day of August • 1978. ~~bock, Texas ATTEST: (CITY SEAL) I .. I I 11 I I I ,, I• 1! I