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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 10886~~ ORDINANCE NO. ~~ BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, DIRECTING PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM SUBORDINATE LIEN BONDS; ORDAINING OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLAR- ING AN EMERGENCY WHEREAS, it is hereby officially found and determined that a case of emergency or urgent public necessity exists which requires the holding of the meeting at which this Ordinance is passed, such emergency or urgent public neces- sity being that the publication of Notice of Intention to Issue Revenue Bonds to provide funds for the improvements described in the Notice referred to below is required as soon as possible and without delay; and that said meeting was open to the public, and public notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given, all as required by Vernon's Ann. Civ. St. Art. 6252-17, as amended. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: Section 1. That attached hereto and marked "Exhibit A" is a form of notice, the form and substance of which are hereby passed and approved. Section 2. That the City Secretary shall cause said notice to be published, in substantially the form attached hereto, in the "Fort Worth Star-Telegram", a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Fort Worth, Texas, for two consecutive weeks, the date of the first publication to be before the fourteenth (14th) day before the date tenta- tively proposed for authorizing the issuance of the Revenue Bonds as shown in said notice. PASS~;n,~the 30th day of Jul , 991. A"~` ~:"~l ~° ~"~" : ~1~ Mayor, C ty of Fort rth, Texas ~. ,.~ ATTES - '~ '~ "" ~'" « =" == ^~ ~ t ` ~• 'City ofCFo~t~'' W~'rth, Texas ~, . ,~'~~ - .. A ROVED,AS l0 F RM AND LEGALITY: City Attorney City of Fort Worth, Texas EXHIBIT A NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE REVENUE BONDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, to issue the interest bearing revenue bonds of the City entitled "City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Subordinate Lien Revenue Bonds, Series 1991", for the purpose of providing funds for extensions and improvements to the City's wastewater treatment facilities. The City Council tentatively proposes to authorize the issuance of said revenue bonds at its regular meeting place in the City Hall at a regular meeting to commence at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on the 27th day of August, 1991. The maximum amount of revenue bond indebtedness that may be authorized for such purpose is $16,200,000. The City Council presently proposes to provide for payment of such revenue bonds from surplus revenues of the City's Water and Sewer System. The proposed revenue bonds are to be sold to the Texas Water Development Board as part of its State Revolving Fund program to provide low-interest loans to political subdivisions to construct wastewater treatment facility improvements. THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTIES OF TARRANT AND DENTON CITY OF FORT WORTH I, Ruth Howard, City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, do hereby certify that I have compared the attached and foregoing excerpt from the minutes of the regular, open, public meeting of the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas held on July 30, 1991, and of Ordinance which was duly adopted at said meeting, and that said copy is a true and correct copy of said excerpt and the whole of said ordinance. In testimony whereof, I have set my hand and have hereunto affixed the seal of said City of Fort Worth, this ~„~day o f~,~~;V , 19 91. ~~ ~`!pr .~ .~ .~ _ "~ (SEAL)'- `;'. " .^, v ~ ~•-- -. '~ f~ .. ~ ~` ~ ~ ~ ~, -~. City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas nnASP@R FILE-1 ACCOUNTING 2 ~~ OV ~VI v ~M~'y /~M~ TRANSPDRI'ATIDNfPUBLiC. WORKSia~ v, ~ V,//~~'/~7 j ~ `I,, N oIER ADMINISTRATA I.I.~// •Or ~I~ 'C~~iII ~~ll ~/I~~~~~~i~ FINANCE 1 DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE ~A~'~ 1 07/30/91 G-9244 13.BONDS 1 of 1 ~~J SUBJECT ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING GIVING OF NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS SERIES 1991 RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance approving and authorizing the giving of notice of intention to issue $16,200,000 City of Fort Worth Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 1991, and declare an urgent necessity to issue bonds as soon as possible. nTSr.ussiclN• On June 19, 1990, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 1538 approving submitting of an application to the Texas Water Development Board State Revolving Loan Fund for $16,200,000. By receiving capital project financing through the Revolving Loan Fund, the City is able to finance applicable projects at interest rates significantly lower than those which would be obtained by the issuance of traditional water and sewer revenue bonds Proceeds from these bonds will be used to finance improvements at the Village Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant designated as Phase IV-D-2, Second Phase of Computer System Replacement, Phase I Interceptor VC-1 and Phase I Interceptor WF-1 and CF-1. For funds to be available to meet the desired construction schedule, it is necessary to issue bonds as soon as possible. The next step required for bond issuance is the publishing of required notices which must be printed once a week for two consecutive weeks prior to issuance of the bonds CB:t Submitted for City Manager s r Office by to Charles Boswell 8500 Originating Department Head Judson Bailiff 8185 For Additional Information Contact Judson Bailiff 8185 R 'APPROV~u ~r CITY CaUNCIL Adopt d or ~~a ~ ~~~ ~rh 4 City Seczatazy of the __...~ Printed on regded paper