HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 6441 - Approve Financing For Covenant Health System Project - 08/12/1999Resolution No. 6441
Aug. 12, 1999
Item No. 31
RESOLUTION GIVING CONSENT TO A PROJECT FOR
COVENANT HEALTH SYSTEM
WHEREAS, the Health Facilities Development Act, Chapter 221, Texas Health and Safety
Code, as amended (the "Act"), authorized and empowers Bell County Health Facilities Development
Corporation (the "Issuer") on behalf of Bell County, Texas (the "Issuing Unit'), to make a contract,
incur a liability, borrow money, and make a secured or unsecured loan to provide temporary or
permanent financing or refinancing of the cost of all or part of a health facility found by the Board
of Directors of the Issuer to be required, necessary or convenient for health care, research and
education, any one or more, within the State of Texas and in furtherance of the public purposes of
the Act; and
WHEREAS, Section 221.030(a)(1) of the Act provides that the Issuer may provide for the
financing and refinancing of one or more such health facilities located outside the limits of the
Issuing Unit with the consent of every city, county and hospital district within which such health
facility is or is to be located; and
WHEREAS, the Issuer will finance the acquisition by Covenant Health System (the
"Hospital") of certain hospital equipment (the "Project"), in a maximum principal amount of
$5,000,000, from GE Capital Public Finance, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, the Project will be located at 6006 N. Cedar, West Airport District, within the
City of Lubbock, Texas (the "City"), and is located outside the limits of the Issuing Unit;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF LUBBOCK,
TEXAS THAT:
Section 1. The City hereby consents to the financing by the Issuer of the Project as provided
by Section 221.030(a)(1) of the Act and approves the financing in a maximum principal amount of
$5,000,000 as required by Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; provided that the
City shall have no liability in connection with the financing of the Project and shall not be required
to take any further action with respect thereto.
Section 2. This Resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its adoption and it
is accordingly so ordered.
Passed by the City Council this 12th
RESOLUTION GIVING CONSENT TO A
PROJECT FOR COVENANT HEALTH SYSTEM
METH\COVENANTIGE-CAPRES
day of August, 1999.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this 12th day of August, 1999
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ATTEST:
Ka Dame 1, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Betsy Bucy, CPA
Managing Director of Finance
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Vandive , first Assistant City Attorney
RESOLUTION GIVING CONSENT TO A
PROJECT FOR COVENANT HEALTH SYSTEM
METHICOVENANTIGE-CAP.RES