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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2540 - Notice Of Intent To Issue Revenue Bonds, Light & Power System Improvements - 03/12/1987Resolution #2540 March 12, 1987 Agenda Item 27 A RESOLUTION by the City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas, approving and authorizing the giving of notice of intention to issue revenue bonds; and declaring an emergency. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas, has determined that revenue. bonds in the principal sum of $7,000,000 should be issued in accordance with the provisions of Articles 1111 et seq. and 2368a, V.A.T.C.S., to finance the cost of improving and extending the electric light and power system of the City; and WHEREAS, prior to the issuance of said revenue bonds, this Council is required to give notice of its intention to issue the same in the manner and time provided by law; and r WHEREAS, it is hereby determined that the necessity for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health or saftey of the citizens of the City of Lubbock and to serve the best interest of the City of Lubbock by providing the improvements and extensions to the electric light and power system at the earliest possible date constitutes and creates an emergency and an urgent public necessity requiring the suspension of any rules providing for ordinances or resolutions to be read more that one time or at more than one meeting of the City Council and that this Resolution be declared an emergency measure to become effective immediately from and after its passage; now, therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS: Section 1: That the City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice to be published of this Council's intention to meet on the 23rd day of April, 1987, to pass an ordinance and take such action as will be necessary to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds in the total principal amount of $7,000,000 for the purpose of improving and extending the electric light and. power system of the City. The notice hereby approved and authorized to be given shall read. substantially in the form and content of Exhibit A hereto attached and incorporated herein by reference as a part of this resolution for all purposes. Section 2: That such notice shall be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the City of Lubbock, Texas, and the date of the first publication of such notice to be at least fourteen (14) days prior to the date stated therein for the passage of the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the revenue bonds. t Section 3: That the fact that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health or saftey of the citizens of the City of Lubbock and in the best interests of the City of Lubbock to provide funds for the improvements and extensions to the electric light and power system at the earliest possible date constitutes and creates an emergency and an urgent public necessity requiring the suspension of any rules providing for ordinances and resolutions to be read more than one time or at more than one meeting of the City Council, and such rules and provisions are accordingly suspended, and this Resolution is declared to be an emergency measure, and shall take effect and be in full force immediately from and after its passage on the date shown below. PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 12th day of March, 1987. ATTEST: City S retary Ranette Boyd (SEAL) 1 7 7 4 D ayor, City of Lubbock, Texas B. C. McMinn NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, REVENUE BONDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas, will convene at its re-gular meeting place in the City Hall of Lubbock, Texas at 9:00 o'clock A..M. on the 23rd day of April, 1987, to pass an ordinance and take such action as may be deemed necessary to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $7,000,000 for the purpose of improving and extending the electric light and power system of the City. Such bonds shall mature not later than December 31, 2024, shall bear interest at such rate or rates (not to exceed 15% per annum) as determined by the City Council and said bonds, 'together with certain outstanding and unpaid revenue bonds of the City, shall be payable solely from and equally secured by a first lien on and pledge of the net revenues of the City's electric light and power system. The holder of such bonds shall never have the right to demand payment out of any funds raised or to be raised by taxation. This Notice is issued pursuant to authority and direction of the City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas, and in accordance with the provisions of Article 2368a, V.A.T.C.S. J v .City S cretary, City of Lubbock, Texas Ranette Boyd 1 7 7 5 D