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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2008-R0141 - Approve Issue Of Special Revenue Bonds, Vintage Township Public Facilities Corp - 04/24/2008Resolution No. 2008-80141 Item No. 5.7 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL REVENUE BONDS BY VINTAGE TOWNSHIP PUBLIC FACILITIES CORPORATION AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 303, Texas Local Government Code, as amended (the "PFC Act"), the City of Lubbock, Texas (the "City") caused to be created the Vintage Township Public Facilities Corporation (the "Corporation"), a Texas nonprofit corporation, to perform one or more essential governmental functions on behalf of the City, specifically, to assist the City in financing, refinancing, providing or otherwise assisting in the acquisition, construction and maintenance of certain public facilities benefiting the Vintage Township Public Improvement District (the "District"), established by the City pursuant to Chapter 372, Texas Local Government Code, as amended (the "PID Act'); and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City has approved and accepted the Service and Assessment Plan (the "Plan") with respect to the District in accordance with the requirements of the PID Act; and WHEREAS, the City has authorized the issuance of its Vintage Township Public Improvement District Special Assessment Revenue Bonds, Series 2008A (City of Lubbock, Texas) (the "City Series 2008A Bonds") and its Vintage Township Public Improvement District Special Assessment Revenue Bonds, Series 2008B (City of Lubbock, Texas) (the "City Series 2008B Bonds," and, together with the City Series 2008A Bonds, the "City Bonds"), payable from Assessments (as defined in the Plan, the "Assessments") for the purpose of (i) paying the costs of the improvement projects identified in the Plan, (ii) paying interest on the City Bonds during and after the period of acquisition and construction of such improvement projects, and (iii) establishing such other funds as may be necessary or desirable with respect to the City Bonds; and WHEREAS, the City has requested the Corporation to issue its bonds for the purpose of assisting the City in financing the acquisition and construction of public facilities benefiting the District by purchasing the City Bonds with the proceeds of such bonds; and WHEREAS, the City desires to approve the issuance by the Corporation of its bonds designated (i) "Vintage Township Public Facilities Corporation Special Revenue Bonds (Vintage Township Public Improvement District Project), Series 2008A" (the "Corporation Series 2008A Bonds"), in the aggregate principal amount of $ . for the purpose of providing funds to purchase the City Series 2008A Bonds, and (ii) "Vintage Township Public Facilities Corporation Special Revenue Bonds (Vintage Township Public Improvement District Project), Series 2008B" (the "Corporation Series 2008B Bonds" and, together with the Corporation Series 2008A Bonds, the "Corporation Bonds"), in the aggregate principal amount of $ , for the purpose of providing funds to purchase the City Series 2008B Bonds, and to approve the purchase of the City Bonds pursuant to a bond purchase contract between the City and the Corporation; and Dallas 1309110v.3 WHEREAS, the Corporation Series 2008A Bonds an( Bonds are to be payable from and secured solely by the amounts receivea ay the Uorporation from the City in repayment of the City Series 2008A Bonds and the City Series 2008E Bonds, respectively; and WHEREAS, the Corporation Bonds will be offered and sold pursuant to a limited offering memorandum prepared in connection therewith; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that the Corporation Bonds should be issued for the purposes herein specified, that the purchase of the City Bonds from the proceeds of the Corporation Bonds should be authorized and approved; and WHEREAS, the meeting at which this Resolution is considered is open to the public as required by law, and the public notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, THAT: Section 1. Findings. The findings and determinations set forth in the preamble hereof are hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes as if set forth in full herein. Section 2. Approval of Issuance of Cor2oration Bonds. (a) The issuance of the Corporation Bonds pursuant to the terms and provisions of an Indenture of Trust (the "Indenture"), between the Corporation and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the "Trustee"), is hereby authorized and approved. The Bonds shall be secured by and payable solely from payments received by the Trustee in connection with the repayment of the City Bonds as specified and described in the Indenture and from no other source. The Bonds shall be dated, shall mature on the date or dates and in the principal amounts, shall bear interest, shall be subject to redemption and shall have such other terms and provisions as set forth in the Indenture. Section 3. Purchase of City Bonds. The purchase by the Corporation of the City Series 2008A Bonds from the proceeds of the Corporation Series 2008A Bonds and the purchase of the City Series 2008B Bonds from the proceeds of the Corporation Series 2008B Bonds pursuant to the bond purchase contract (the "City Purchase Contract"), between the Corporation and the City, is hereby authorized and approved and the execution and delivery by the Corporation of the City Purchase Contract, in the substantially final form presented herewith, are hereby approved. Section 4. City Information Contained in Limited Offering Memorandum. The use of information pertaining to the City and the District including descriptions of the District and the security for the payment of the City Bonds set forth in the Limited Offering Memorandum (the "Memorandum") prepared in connection with the offering and sale of the Corporation Bonds is hereby authorized, ratified and approved. Section 5. Necessary Actions. Each officer, employee or agent of the City is hereby expressly authorized, directed and empowered to take any and all actions necessary to carry out -2- Dallas 130911Ov.3 the purposes and intent of this Resolution and to do and perform all acts and things and to execute, acknowledge and deliver in the name of the City such agreements, certificates, and other instruments and documents as they may determine to be necessary or desirable in order to carry out the terms and provisions of this Resolution and the issuance of the Corporation Bonds, such determination to be conclusively evidenced by the performance of such acts and things and the execution of any such agreements, certificates or other documents. Section 6. Effectiveness. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, and it is accordingly so resolved. Passed by the City Council this 24th day of Aril 2008. ATTEST: Q92e'-��' - REB CA GARZA, City ecretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: JE ER JAFFE, Bon Counse -3- Dallas 1309110v.3 CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS By: DAVID A. MILLER, Mayor