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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 7918 i ORDINANCE NO. 7918 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THIRTY- EIGHT MILLION, NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($38,975,000.00) OF GENERAL PURPOSE BONDS, SERIES 1979, 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 SINY..ING FUND FOR THE REDEMPTION THEREOF AT MATURITY; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE IN FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER THE DATE OF ITS PASSAGE. WHEREAS, it is deemed advisable and to the best interest of the City of Fort Worth that certain general purpose bonds authorized at elections previously y held in said City be com- bined 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 now to be sold being as follows: dl DATE OF AMOUNT AMOUNT PREVIOUSLY AMOUNT ELECTION AUTHORIZED PURPOSE SOLD NOW OFFERED Dec. 9, Street 1975 $37,235,000 Impr. $ 6,580,000 $ 10,000,000 Dec. 9, Fire 1975 1,585,000 Protec. 1,310,000 2751000 Dec. 9, Sanitary 1975 27,500,000 Sewer 16,700,000 3,000,000 Feb. 7, Street 1978 56,350,000 Impr. - 5,000,000 Feb. 7, Pub.Evts. 1976 1,200,000 Impr. - 1,200,000 Feb. 7, Park & Rec. 1978 13,700,000 Impr. - 3,500,000 Feb. 7, Police 1978 14,000,000 Impr. - 14,000,000 Feb. 7, Fire 1978 4,750,000 Impr. 2,000,000 $ 38,975,000 NOW, THEREFORE, 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 1979", be issued under and by virtue of the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas and the Q Charter of said City for the following purposes, to-wit: Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000.00) for the purpose of making permanent city improvements by constructing, improv- ing and extending the streets, thoroughfares and storm drains of said city, including in such permanent public improvements the straightening,g g, widening, paving, grade separation, lighting and drainage of said streets and thor- oughfares, and acquiring the necessary lands therefor; Two Million Two Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($2,275,000.00) for the purpose of making permanent city improvements by constructing, building and equipping city fire stations and training facilities, improving and extend- ing the city fire alarm and communications system and ac- auiring the necessary lands therefor; Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00) for the purpose of making permanent city improvements by improving, extending and enlarging the sanitary sewer system and sewage disposal plants of said city and acquiring the necessary lands therefor; One Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,200,000.00) for the purpose of making permanent city improvements by constructing, im- proving and extending the public events facilities of said city 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 con- structing, building and equipping parks and recreation facilities of said city and acquiring the necessary lands therefor; and Fourteen Million Dollars ($14,000,000.00) for the purpose of making permanent city improvements by con- structing, building and equipping city police stations and acquiring the necessary lands therefor, all of which bonds f� aggregate in principal amount the sum of Thirty-Eight Million Nine Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($38,975,000.00) . SECTION 2 That said bonds shall be numbered from one (1) to seven thousand, seven hundred ninety-.five (7,795) , both inclusive, of the denomination of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) q each, aggregating Thirty-Eight Million Nine Hundred Seventy- Five Thousand Dollars SECTION 3 That said bonds shall be dated July 1, 1979, and shall become due and payable serially as follows: YEAR AMOUNT YEAR AMOUNT 1982 $ 525,000 1992 $1,850,000 I 1983 525,000 1993 1,950,000 1984 525,000 1994 2,050,000 1985 1,250,000 1995 2,150,000 1986 1,325,000 1996 2,300,000 1987 1,400,000 1997 2,400,000 1988 1,475,000 1998 2,550,000 1989 1,550,000 1999 2,700,000 1990 1,650,000 2000 2,850,000 1991 1,750,000 2001 3,000,000 2002 3,200,000 p SECTION 4 On March 1, 1990, 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 sched- uled 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 i days 'ricer 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 I bonds which are to be so redeemed and accrued interest thereon to the date fixed for redemption. If such written i f 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 I� interest after the date fixed for redemption, and they shall 9. 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 a p yment. SECTION 5 i� That said bonds shall bear interest at the rates per annum as follows: maturities 1982 through 1990, 6 1/2 % maturities 1991 through 5 1/2 % maturities 1992 through 5.20 o maturities 1993 through 1994, 5.25 maturities 1995 through 5.30 % maturities 1996 through 1997, 5.40 % maturities 1998 through 2001, 5 1/2 maturities through 2002r 4 1/2 % maturities through % maturities through % maturities through % maturities through % maturities through , maturities through % maturities through % maturities through , % evidenced by coupons appertaining to each of the Bonds, pay- able March 1, 1980, 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 ii 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 signatures 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 1979 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 1st 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 % per annum, evidenced by coupons payable March 1, 1980, and semi- annually 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 V 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 seven thousand, seven hundred ninety-five (7,795) bonds of like tenor and effect, except as to number, interest rate, maturity and right of prior redemption, numbered from one (1) to seven thousand, seven hundred ninety-five (7,795) , -both inclusive, of the denomination of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) each, aggregating Thirty-Eight Million, Nine Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars ($38,975,000.00) , issued for the following purposes, to-wit: Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000. 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 and thor- oughfares, and acquiring the necessary lands therefor; Two Million Two Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($2,275,000.00) for the purpose of making permanent city improvements by constrructing, building and equipping city fire stations and training facilities, improving and extend- ing the city fire alarm and communications system and ac- quiring the necessary lands therefor; Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00) for the purpose of making permanent city improvements by improving, extending and enlarging the sanitary sewer system and sewage disposal plants of said city and acquiring the necessary lands therefor; One Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,200,000.00) for the purpose of making permanent city improvements by constructing, im- proving and extending the public events facilities of said city 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 con- structing, building and equipping parks and recreation facilities of said city and acquiring the necessary lands therefor; and Fourteen Million Dollars ($14,000,000.00) for �i the purpose of making permanent city improvements by con- structing, building and equipping city police stations and acquiring the necessary lands therefor, under and by virtue of the Constitution ad 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, 1990, 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 1 prior to the date fixed for any such redemption said City 'I shall cause a written notice of such redemption to be pub- lished at least once in a financial publication P 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 pay- ment is made, all as provided above, the bonds which are to be so redeemed thereby automatically shall be redeemed prior PP to their scheduled maturities, and they shall not bear i 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 b agent out of the funds provided for such payment. The date of this bond in conformity with the ordinance above mentioned is July 1, 1979. i It is hereby certified and recited that the- issuance of this bond, and the series of which it is a part, is duly 6 II authorized by law and by a vote of the resident, qualified electors of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, voting at elec- tions held for that purpose within said City on December 9, 1975 and February 7, 1978; 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 pro- perly done and performed and have happened in regular and I� 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 riated P exclusively to the payment of this bond and the series of which it is a part, and to the payment of the interest coupons i hereto annexed as the same shall become due; and that the total indebtedness of said City of Fort Worth, Texas, in- cluding the entire series of bonds of which this is one, does not exceed an_y 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. CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS BY Mayor ATTEST: City Secretary 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 s 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 outstandinq 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 sufficient to pay the principal as it matures, or at least 2% 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 Treas- urer shall honor warrants against said fund for the purpose of paying the interest maturing and principal of said bonds and for no other purpose. SECTION 10 s 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 f, registration; that upon registration of said bonds, the i Comptroller of Public Accounts (or a deputy designated in di writing to act for the Comptroller) shall manually sign the II 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 12 That the sale of the bonds herein authorized, to Republic National Bank of Dallas, The Fort Worth National Bank, Merrill Lynch White Weld Capital Mkts , and Associates at a price of par and accrued interest to date of delivery, I plus a premium of $ 500,00 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 13 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 anv 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 per- taining 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 arbitrage bonds within the meaning of the aforesaid Section 103 (c) or any regulations or rulings pertaining thereto. A� SECTION 14 That all ordinances and resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. i SECTION 15 That this ordinance shall take effect and be in full I force and effect from and after the date of its passage, 4 and it is so ordained. . e SECTION 16 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 purl se of said meeting was given, all as required by Article 6252-17, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, as amended. i Mayor of the City o.f_ Fort Worth, Texas ATTEST: WtSo�-trearyort Worth, Texas A R�QZ AS TO F RM AND LEGALITY: City Atto ney of the City of Fort Worth, Texas 9 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. 7918 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 P day of June, 1979. City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (SEAL) E f SIGNATURE IDENTIFICATION NND NO-LITIGATION CERTIFICATE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRANT CITY OF FORT WORTH We, the undersigned, hereby certify as follows: (a) That this certificate is executed and delivered with reference to that issue of CITY OF FORT TA70RTH GENERAL PURPOSE BONDS, Series 1979, dated July 1, 1979 in the principal amount of$3 8,9 7 5,000. (b) That we officially executed and signed said Bonds and the interest coupons attached thereto by causing facsimiles of our manual signatures to be imprinted or lithographed on each of said Bonds and interest coupons,and we hereby adopt said facsimile signatures as our own, respectively, and declare that said facsimile signatures constitute our signatures the same as if we had manually signed each of said Bonds and interest coupons. (c) That said Bonds and interest coupons are substantially in the form, and have been duly ex- ecuted and signed in the manner, prescribed in the order, resolution, or ordinance authorizing the issu- ance of said Bonds and interest coupons. (d) That at the time we so executed and signed said Bonds and interest coupons we were, and at the time of executing this certificate we are, the duly chosen, qualified, and acting officers indicated therein, and authorized to execute the same. (e) That no litigation of any nature has been filed or is now pending to restrain or enjoin the issu- ance or delivery of said Bonds or interest coupons, or which would affect the provision made for their payment or security, or in any manner questioning the proceedings or authority concerning the issu- ance of said Bonds and interest coupons, and that so far as we know and believe no such litigation is threatened. (f) That neither the corporate existence nor boundaries of said issuer is being contested, that no litigation has been filed or is now pending which would affect the authority of the officers of said issuer to issue, execute, and deliver said Bonds and interest coupons,and that no authority or proceedings for the issuance of said Bonds and interest coupons have been repealed, revoked, or rescinded. (g) That we have caused the official seal of said issuer to be impressed,or printed,or lithographed on each of said Bonds;and said seal on said Bonds has been duly adopted as, and is hereby declared to be,the official seal of said issuer. EXECUTED and delivered this MANUAL SIGNATURES OFFICIAI, TITLES ov�--- M..ayor�...C?.t�..ofFert,.F7o. th_.--.Tq.Xm's �� T XCity aSecretart',.._Cit� fFrt_.o • o _4QTth,' City Attorney, City of Fort Worth, Texas The signatures of the officers subscribed above are hereby certified to be true and genuine. (BANK SEAL) ..................•----•---.................................- Bank By......................................................... Authorized Officer LAW OFFICES McCall, Parkhurnt&Ho:ton 1400 Mercantile Bank Building D.11-,Texas 75201 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. $ I On the lst day of unless the Bond hereinafter mentioned shall have been called for previous redemption and payment thereof made or duly provided for, the City of Fort Worth, Texas, will pay to bearer, solely from those certain revenues referred to in the Bond herein- 1 after mentioned, 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 II General Purpose Bonds, Series 1979, dated July 1, 1979. t CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS BY Mayor { ATTEST: City Secretary That substantially the following certificate shall be printed on the back of each bond: OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER OF j THE STATE OF TEXAS REGISTER NO. I hereby certify that there is on file and of record in my office a certificate of the Attorney General of the State E 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 I issued in conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas and the Charter of said City, and that it is 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 the day of , 1979. Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas [ 6 s 3 �r.E bERC,HERT Cary of Fort Worth, Eexas BAILIFF Mayor 7) or �AYnILtV Council Coin i(LiIV 0 lV W�L/�L t((i® 2 SMITH V11 LN/(�[�// MATSON DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Sale of $38,975,000 General PAGE NUMBER BLACKWLL-L Purpose Bonds 6/13/79 G-4202 zof 2 Bids for $38,975,000 General Purpose Bonds were received Wednesday, June 13, 1979, at 11:00 A.M. A summary of the average annual effective interest rates for the bids received is shown below: Gross Less Net Effective Bidder Interest Cost Premium Interest Cost Interest Rat Republic National Bank of Dallas The Fort Worth National Bank Merrill Lynch White Weld Capital Markets and Associates $32,137,349.99 $ 500.00 $32,136,849.99 5.4477% First National Bank in Dallas and Associates 32,325,375.50 4,469.50 32,320,906.00 5.47897 Bache Halsey Stuart Shield, Inc. 32,527,966.67 3,118.00 32,524,848.67 5.5135% Salomon Brothers and Associates 32,544,066.67 6,386.50 32,537,680.17 5.5157% Citibank, N.A. and Associates Chemical Bank and Associates 33,040,950.30 -0- 33,040,959.30 5.6010% DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Sale Of $38,975,000 General PAGE NUMBER 6 13 79 G-4202 Purpose Bonds 2 or 2 Recommendations It is recommended that: 1. The City Council adopt the attached resolution approving the "Notice of Sale and Bidding Instructions", 'Official Bid Form" and Official Statement" prepared in connection with the issuance of the $6,500,000 and the $38,975,000 General Purpose Bonds; 2. The bonds be sold to the bidder offering the lowest interest cost, Republic National Bank of Dallas, The Fort Worth National Bank, Merrill Lynch White Weld Capital Markets and Associates, at an average net effective rate of 5.4477% and that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of $38,975,000 General Purpose Bonds. MCM:plg SUBMITTED FOR TH CITY MANAGER'S /Q DISPOSITIO Y COUNCIL: PROCESSED BY OFFICE BY: �` ffT'APPROVED ORIGINATING OTHER (DESCRIBE) IV) DEPARTMENT HEAD: '�� � M.C. Matson CITY SECRETARY FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (.6 CONTACT: M-C, Matson. E 2 DATE 3/7