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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 10016»~ .~ _ ORDINANCE NO. 4~ BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, DIRECTING PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION; ORDAINING OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING 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 Certificates of Obligation to provide funds for acquiring the Fort Worth Livestock Exchange building and lands appurtenant thereto 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 Manager 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, with the date of the first publica- tion to be before the fourteenth (14th) day before the date tentatively proposed for authorizing the issuance of the Certificates of Obligation as shown in said notice. PASSED the 8th day ofj15e've~5er, 1987 ,~~" ;r>"""-~-~^-..`~.~.,' ,,.,i ~;, ayor, City of Fort Wort , Texas ~TTES~: ty of Fort Worth, Texas ~~<~~ A ROVED AS T O AN LEGA~,ITY: City Attorney,. City of Fort Worth, Texas ti e=~ a NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION 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 certificates of obligation of the City entitled "City of Fort Worth, Texas Certificates of Obliga- tion, Series 1987", in the amount not to exceed $ ~,~DQ,(~/1, for the purpose of providing a part of the funds for acquir- ing the Fort Worth Livestock Exchange Building and lands appurtenant thereto. The City Council tentatively proposes to authorize the issuance of said Certificates of Obligation at its regular meeting place in the City Hall at a regular meeti g to commence at '' :00 o'clock, ~.m. on the 5~ day of 198. The City Council presently proposes to provide for payment of such Certificate of Obligation by the levy of taxes. ,, THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRANT CITY OF FORT WORTH I, the undersigned, City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true, full and correct copy of an Ordinance (and of the minutes pertaining thereto) passed by the City Council of said City on the 8th day of December, 1987, directing publication of Notice of Intention to Issue Certificates of Obligation, and that the same is of record in the minutes of said City Council.. WITNESS MY HAND and the official seal of the City of Fort Worth, Texas this 8th day of December, 1987. r +/:. ~.~' r,- ~~"''`~ ..,,,,,,~ `~ ~ ~ City Secretary, ~,,~=~- ~ City of Fort Worth, Texas f '~ (:SEAL) ~ ~ ,-~~ .~ ~~ _, !' __ .r' £. 1 _ 1~ . ~ ~ ~ City of Fort Worth, ~exa~ MASTER fr16~E+}!,~ ACC0411V71MQ~i; .11~layor and Council Co~"na'D'D.unicat~®~, rRAna~o~TArloh(~ue~F~ YY~I~K~P DATE REFERENCE MATER AOMI ISiRA710M d NUMBER 22/08/87 G-7369 PUBLIC EVEN SUBJECT CONSIDER THE GIVING OF NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION PAGE 1 of ~ Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council: i. Adopt the attached ordinance authorizing publication of "Notice of Intention to Issue Certificates of Obligation" in the F_or_t_W_o_rth_ Star_Telegram; 2. Engage the firm of McCall, Parkhurst 8 Norton to issue the legal opinion on the Certificates; and, 3. Engage the firm of First Southwest Company to serve as financial advisors in the transaction. Discussion On Tuesday, November 24, 19@7 during the Pre Council meeting, the City Council was briefed on a proposed financial plan for the Stockyards area by Lloyds International on behalf of its client Stockyards '@5. Among other things, the plan included the recommendation that the City of Fort Worth use certificates of obligations to purchase the historic Livestock Exchange Building and other properties An ad hoc committee was appointed by the Mayor, and later confirmed by the City Council, to evaluate the Lloyds Internatonal proposal. The Committee has had several meetings with representatives from Lloyds and Stockyards '@5 to obtain more information on the components of the plan in order to advise the City Council of their findings. Stockyards '@5 currently has an option to purchase the Livestock Exthange Building and related properties from United Stockyards Corporation that is scheduled to expire on January 15, 19@@. The Committee members have recommended that the City give serious consideration to acquiring at least the Livestock Exthange Building in order to protect the western heritage of the Stockyards area. It is anticipated that the cost of acquisitions will not exceed X4.5 million. Although the City Council has not had the opportunity to review all of the details involved with the possible acquisition of this facility, if a decision is made in the near future to make a purchase through the use of certificates of obligation, certain steps need to be initiated at this time. ~~. x ~ ~~° DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT CONSIDER THE GIVING OF NOTICE PAGE NUMBER OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF ~°'~ 12/08/87 G-7369 OBLIGATION Under the Certificates of Obligation Act, the City is required to publish notice of its intent to issue certificates for a period of at least two weeks prior to any issuance of such evidence of indebtedness. To initiate the process, it is necessary for the City Council to authorize the publication of "Intention to Issue Certificates of Obligation" in a newspaper of general circulation and the hiring. of a bond counsel and financial advisor. APPROV E D ~Y ; r ~~ ('~~ C~~I~ Instructed City Manager to negotiate the best deal possible AS ~i~DED and~ring back to City Council DEC 8 ~ for final approval ~~ `~4nr/d,.~ City Seczotary of thEs Ci'tY of Fora Vi~orth, T~xa~ SUBMITTED FOR THE CITY MANAGER'S DISPOSITIO Y COUNCIL: PROCESSED BY OFFICE BY: APPROVED ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT HEAD: BOb Terrell OTHER (DESCRIBE) CITY SECRETARY FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION B. Terrel 1-6143 Ado ted Ordinance NA ,/~~~ p / DATE CONTACT