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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 8539..-~' !'~ i ~ 0. :~ i `y+ ~ Y ORDINANCE N0. AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF FORTY MILLION DOLLARS ($40,000,000 .00) OF GENERAL PURPOSE BONDS, SERIES 1982, OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, BEARING INTEREST AT THE RATES HEREINAFTER SET FORTH, AND PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY, ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF A TAX SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE INTEREST ON SAID BONDS AND TO CREATE A SINKING FUND FOR THE REDEMPTION THEREOF AT MATURITY; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HERE- WITH; AND PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE IN FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER THE DATE OF ITS PASSAGE ~4HEREAS, it is deemed advisable and to the best inter- est of the City of Fort Worth that certain general purpose bonds authorized at elections previously held in said City be combined in a single issue and sold at this time, the dates of election, amount of bonds authorized thereat, purpose, amount of bonds previously sold, and the amount i now to 'be sold being as follows DATE OF' AMOUNT AMOUNT PREVIOUSLY AMOUNT ELECTION AUTHORIZED PURPOSE SOLD NOW OFFERED Dec 9, Street 1975 $37,235,000 Impr. $30,580,000 $ 4,.000,000 Feb. 7, Street 1.978 ~ 56,350,000 Impr. 24,000,000 14,000,000 Feb. 7, Transp. 1978 700,000 Impr -0- 700,000 Feb. 7, Park & Rec. 1978 13,700,000 Impr. 6,700,000 3,500,000 Feb 7, Fire 1978 4,750,000 Impr. 2,000,000 1,300,000 Apr 5, Street 1980 47,813,000 Impr -0- 16,500,000 $40,000,000 NO43r `.~z3EREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1 That the bonds of said City to be called "General Purpose (Bonds, Series 1982", be issued under and by virtue of the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas and the Charter of said City for the following purposes, to-wit Thirty-Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($34,500000) for the purpose of making permanent city improvements by constructing, improving and extending the streets, thoroughfares and storm drains of said city, including in such permanent public improvements the straightening, widening, paving, grade separation, lighting and drainage of said streets and thoroughfares, and acquiring the necessary lands therefor; Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($700,000 00) for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, equipping and improving the physical equipment, facilities and personal property of a public transpgrtation system, and acquiring the necessary lands therefor; Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,500,,000.00) for the purpose of making permanent city improvements by constructing, building and equipping parks and recreation facilities of said city and acquiring the necessary lands therefor; and One Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,300,000.00) for the purpose of making permanent city improvements by constructing, building and equipping city fire stations and training and maintenance facilities, improving and extending the city fire alarm and communications system and acquiring the necessary lands therefor, all of which bonds aggregate in principal amount the sum of Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000 00) SECTION 2 That said bonds shall be numbered from one (1) to Eight thousand, (8,000), both inclusive, of the denomination of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) each, aggregating Forty Million Dollars ($40.,000,000 00}. SECTION 3 That said bonds shall be dated April 1, 1982, and shall become due and payable serially on March 1 of each year as follows YEA~t AMOUNT YEAR AMOUNT 1985 $ 500,000 1994 $ 2,650,000 I98b 1,000,000 1995 2,650,000 198'7 1,250,000 1996 2,650,.000 1988 1,500,000 1997 2,650,000 1989 1,500,000 1998 2,650,000 1990 2,650,000 1999 2,600,000 1991 2,.650,000 2000 2,600,000 1992 2,650,000 2001. 2,600,000 1993 2,650,000 2002 2,600,000 2 SECTION 4 On March 1, 1992, or on any interest payment date thereafter, any outstanding bonds of the series of which this bond is a part may be redeemed prior to their scheduled maturities, at the option of said City, in whole or in part, for the principal amount thereof and accrued interest thereon to the date fixed for redemption At least thirty days prior to the date fixed for any such redemption said City shall cause a written notice of such redemption to be published at least once in a financial publication published in the City of New York, New York. By the date fixed for any such redemption due provision shall be made with the paying agent for the payment of the principal amount of the bonds which are to be so redeemed and accrued interest thereon to the date fixed for redemption If such written notice of redemption is published and if due provision for such payment is made, all as provided above, the bonds which are to be so redeemed thereby automatically shall be redeemed prior to their scheduled maturities, and they shall not bear interest after the date fixed for redemption, and they shall not be regarded as being outstanding except for the right of the bearer to receive the redemption price from the paying agent out of the funds provided for such payment. SECTION 5 That said bonds shall bear interest at the rates per annum as follows: maturities 1985 through maturities 1993 maturities 1994 maturities 1995 maturities 1996 maturities 1997 maturities 2001 through 1992 12 75 g 11 25 ~ through , 11 50 ~ through , 11 70 through , 11 90 ~ through 2000 ~ 12 0 ~ through 2002 , 10 75 $ maturities through maturities through , o 3 maturities ~,. through ~ maturities through $ maturities through $ maturities through ~ maturities through g maturities through $ evidenced by coupons appertaining to each of the Bonds, pay- able March 1, 1983, and semiannually thereafter on September 1 and March 1 of each year until the principal amount thereof shall be paid SECTION 6 That the principal of and interest on said bonds shall be payable upon presentation and surrender of bond or proper coupons at the Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, in the Borough., of Manhattan, City and State of New York. SECTION 7 That each of said bonds shall be executed for and on behalf of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, by the facsimile signature of the Mayor, approved as to form and legality by the facsimile signature of the City Attorney, and attested by the facsimile signature of the City Secretary, with the seal of the City thereon duly affixed to, or impressed, or printed, or lithographed, and the interest coupons shall be executed with the lithographed or printed facsimile signa- tures of the Mayor and City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and such facsimile signatures shall have the same effect as if manually placed on said bonds and coupons. SECTION 8 That the form of said. bonds shall be substantially as follows NO. $5,000 00 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRANT CITY OF FORT WORTH GENERAL PURPOSE BOND SERIES 1982 4 The City of Fort Worth, in the County of Tarrant, State of Texas, a municipal corporation duly incorporated under the laws of the State of Texas, for value received, hereby promises to pay to the bearer hereof, on the lst day of March, the sum of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS in lawful money of the United States of America, with in- terest thereon from date hereof at the rate of o per annum, evidenced by coupons payable March 1, 1983, and semiannually thereafter on September 1st and March 1st of each year, both principal and interest payable upon presentation and surrender of bond or proper coupon at the Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, New York, New York, and the City of Fort Worth, Texas is hereby held and firmly bound, and its faith and credit and all taxable property in said City are hereby pledged for the prompt payment of the principal of this bond at maturity and the interest thereon as it accrues. This bond is one of a series of eight thousand (8,000) bonds of like tenor and effect, except as to number, interest rate, maturity and right of prior redemption, numbered from one (1) to eight thousand {8,000), both inclusive, of the denomination of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000..:00) each, aggregating Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000.00), issued. for the following purposes, to-wit Thirty-Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($34,500,000.00) for the purpose of making permanent city improvements by constructing, improving and extending the streets, thoroughfares and storm drains of said city, including in such permanent public improvements the straightening, widening, paving, grade separation., lighting and drainage of said streets a.nd thoroughfares, and acquiring the necessary lands therefor; Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($700,000.00) for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, equipping and improving the physical 5 equipment, facilities and personal property of a public transportation system, and acquiring the necessary lands therefor; Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,500,400.40) for the purpose of making permanent city improvements by constructing, building and equipping parks and recreation facilities of said city and acquiring the necessary lands therefor; and One Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,300,.000 00) for the purpose of making permanent city improvements by constructing, building and equipping city fire stations and training facilities, improving and extending the city fire alarm and communica- tions system and and acquiring the necessary lands therefor, under and by virtue of the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas and the Charter of said City, and pursuant to an ordinance passed by the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, which ordinance is duly of record in the Minutes of said City Council. On March. 1, 1992,. or on any interest payment date thereafter, any outstanding bonds of the series of which this bond is a part may be redeemed prior to their scheduled maturities, at the option of said City, in whole or in part, for the principal amount thereof and accrued interest thereon to the date fixed for redemption. At least thirty days prior to the date fixed for any such redemption said City shall cause a written notice of such redemption to be published at least once in a financial publication published in the City of New York, New York. By the date fixed for any such redemption due provision shall be made with the paying agent for the payment of the principal amount of the bonds which are to be so redeemed and accrued interest thereon to the date fixed for redemption If such written notice of redemption is published and if due provision for such payment is made, all as provided above, the bonds which are to be so redeemed thereby automatically shall be redeemed prior to their scheduled maturities, and they shall 6 not bear interest after the date fixed for redemption, and they shall not be regarded as being outstanding except for the right of the bearer to receive the redemption price from the paying agent out of the funds provided for such payment The date of this bond in conformity with the ordinance above mentioned is April 1, 1982 It is hereby certified and recited that the issuance of this bond, and the series of which it is a part, is duly authorized by law and by a vote of the resident, qualified electors of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, voting at elec- Lions held. for that purpose within said City on December 9, 1.975, February 7, 1978 and April 5, 1984; that all acts, conditions and things required to be done precedent to and in the issuance of this series of bonds, and of this bond, have been properly done and performed and have happened in regular and due time, form and manner as required by law; that sufficient and proper provision for the levy and collection of taxes has been made, which, when collected, shall be appropriated exclusively to the payment of this bond and the series of which it is a part, and to the payment of the interest coupons hereto annexed as the same shall become due; and that the total indebtedness of said City of Fort Worth, Texas, including the entire series of bonds of which this is one, does not exceed any constitutional, statutory or charter limitation In witness whereof, this bond has been signed by the printed or lithographed facsimile signature of the Mayor of said City, attested by the printed or lithographed facsimile signature of the City Secretary and approved as to form and legality by the printed or lithographed facsimile signature of the City Attorney, and the interest coupons attached hereto have been signed by the printed or lithographed fac- simile signatures of the Mayor and City Secretary, and the official seal of said City has been duly affixed to, or impressed, or printed, or lithographed on this bond. 7 CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS BY Mayor ATTEST. City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY City Attorney That the form of coupons to be attached to said bonds shall be substantially as follows NO. On the 1st day of unless the Bond hereinafter mentioned shall have been called for previous redemption and payment thereof made or duly provided tor, the City of Fort Worth, Texas, will pay to bearer, at the principal office of the Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, in the City of New York, New York, the amount specified hereon, being interest then due on its General Furpose BOnd5, Series 1982, dated April i, 1982 CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS BY Mayor ATTEST: City Secretary That substantially the following certificate shall be printed on i~he back of each bond OFFICE U~' COMPTROLLER OF REGISTER NO THE STATE OF TEXAS I hereby certify that there is on file and of record in my office a certificate of the Attorney General of the State of Texas to the effect that this bond has been examined by him as required by law, and that he finds that it has been issued in conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas and the Charter of said City, and that it is 8 a valid and binding obligation of said City of Fort Worth, Texas, and said bond has this day been registered by me. Witness my hand and seal of office at Austin, Texas this Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas SECTION 9 That the proceeds from all taxes collected for and on account of this series of bonds shall be credited to an Interest and Redemption Fund for the purpose of paying the interest as it accrues and to provide a sinking fund for the purpose of paying each installment of principal as it becomes due; that for each year hereafter while any of said bonds, or interest thereon, are outstanding and unpaid, there shall be computed and ascertained, at the time other taxes are levied, the rate of tax based on the latest approved rolls of said City as will be requisite and sufficient to make, raise and produce in each of said years a fund to pay the interest on said bonds and to provide a sinking fund sufficien to pay the principal as it matures, or at least 20 of the principal as a sinking fund, whichever is greater, full allowance being made for delinquencies and costs of collection that a tax at the rate as hereinabove determined is hereby ordered to be levied and is hereby levied against all of the taxable property in said City for each year while any of said bonds, or interest thereon, are outstanding and unpaid; that the said tax each year shall be assessed and collected and placed in the Interest and Redemption Fund; and that the City Treasurer shall honor warrants against said fund for the purpose of paying the interest maturing and principal of said bonds and for no other purpose 9 SECTION 10 That the bonds herein authorized shall be presented to the Attorney General of the State of Texas for examination and approval and to the Comptroller of Public Accounts for registration; that upon registration of said bonds, the Comptroller of Public Accounts (or a deputy designated in writing to act for the Comptroller) shall manually sign the Comptroller's certificate of registration prescribed herein to be printed on the back of each bond; and that the seal of the Comptroller shall be affixed to, or impressed, or printed, or lithographed on each of said bonds. SECTION 11 That the sale of the bonds herein authorized, to Salomon Brothers Inc & Associates, at a price of par and accrued interest to date of delivery, plus a premium of $140 00, is hereby confirmed; and that delivery of such bonds shall be made to such purchasers as soon as may be after the passage of this ordinance upon payment therefor in accordance with the terms of sale. SECTION 12 That the City covenants to and with the purchasers of the bonds that it will make no use of the proceeds of the bonds at any time throughout the term of this issue of bonds which, if such use had been reasonably expected on the date of delivery of the bonds to and payment for the bonds by the purchasers, would have caused the bonds to be arbitrage bonds within the meaning of Section 103{c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, or any regulations or rulings pertaining thereto; and by this covenant the City is obligated to comply with the requirements of the aforesaid Section 103(c) and all applicable and pertinent Department of the Treasury regulations relating to arbitrage bonds. That the City further covenants that the proceeds of the bonds will not otherwise be used, directly or indirectly, so as to cause all or any part of the bonds to be or become 10 arbitrage bonds within the meaning of the aforesaid Section 103 (c) or any regulations or rulings pertaining thereto SECTION 13 That all ordinances and resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed SECTION 14 That this ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage, and it is so ordained. SECTION 15 It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which this ordinance was passed was open to the public, and public notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given, all as required by Article 6252-17, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, as amended. ~~ ~ Y;;~~ch-. Mayor of the City of Fort Worth, Texas n ,~ `AT'T'EST --, r ..... ~~Z w it tSecretary of the City .o ~~f~ •For~=Worth-, Texas "~?~-~.> AP OVED AS TO ORM LEGALITY Gity Attorney of the City of Fort. Worth, Texas 11 e ~ <w 'k: THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRANT CITY OF FORT WORTH I, Jack W Green, City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, in the State of 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, and of Ordinance No. which was duly passed 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 here- unto affixed the seal of said City of Fort Worth, this ~~ day of March, 1982. --°~ ,~ y ~ ~ ~~ r:~ ~n~~ f „~.~ ~fi~~.t, , -r ~~ ;w ~ t~^. v ~. ~: / .~., ~ ;~ ~~_ ,: w K tit's ~,n ~r.Q A~?nG Xf v'CS;RC Gf!. ~' '` h ~~~..+ ~~ Cit cretary of the City of ort Worth, Texas lz ~~~ ~' City of Fort North, texas ~~ JVllayor and Council Cornrnuni~rxti®n DATE NUMHER CE sue~ECT Sale of $40, 000 , 000 General PAGE 3/ 2~i/82 G-5265 Obligation Bonds ~ o+.-.-1_ Bids for $40,000,000 General Obligation Bonds were received Wednesday, March.24., 1982, at 11 00 A M A summary of the average annual effective interest rates for the bids received is shown below 1 Salomon Brothers Inc & Associates 11 7997% 2 First National Bank in Dallas & Associates 11 8097% 3 The First Boston Corporation 11 8577% 4 Republic Bank Dallas N A and Associates 11 9102% It is recommended that the bonds be sold to the bidder offering the lowest interest cost, Salomon Brothers Inc & Associates at an average net effective rate of 11 7997 and that the City Council adopt Ordinance No 8539 authorizing the issuance of $34,500,000 Street Improvement Bonds, $3,500,000 Park and Recreation Improvement Bonds, $70,000 Transportation Improvement Bonds, and $1,300,000 Fire Improvement Bonds DAI 3 c SuHMITTED FOR ~Mr A CITY MANAGER'S ~ ~ /J OFFICE HY U ORIGINATING David A Ivor DEPARTMENT NEAO: FOR ADDITIONAL~NaFV~)IMATJON Ivory Ext. 6123 CONTACT llll llaa A Y APPROVED SY CITY COUNC~~. # MAR 24 1982 .e~S-yt~.d..., ectstarq of LAa ~ -~' ofF Aorc ~tetttN ~'aley~ DISPOSITION HY COUNCIL: { PROCESSED BY p wPPROVED I [ OTHER (DESCRIBE) CITY SECRETARY GATE