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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 13701 Adopted Ordinance No, ~~~ ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF EQUIPMENT TAX NOTES THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTIES OF TARRANT AND DENTON CITY OF FORT WORTH WHEREAS, the Issuer (such term and other capitalized terms used in these recitals and this Ordinance being as defined in Exhibit "A" attached hereto), is a home- rule municipality having a total population of at least 80,000 according to the last preceding federal census, and was organized, created and established pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized pursuant to Article 717w to issue anticipation notes for specified purposes, including, without limitation, to pay a contractual obligation incurred or to be incurred for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, machinery, buildings, lands, and rights-of-way for an issuer's authorized needs and purposes, and WHEREAS, Section 4 of Article 717w grants to the City Council the ability to exercise the authority granted to the governing body of an issuer with regard to the issuance of obligations under Article 717q, and WHEREAS, the City Council deems it in the best interest of the Issuer to establish an equipment acquisition program to be funded from time to time by the issuance of Notes, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the Note Program Amount at any one time outstanding, pursuant to Article 717w, including, without limitation, Section 4 thereof, and to secure the payment of the Notes from a pledge of the ad valorem taxes assessed and collected by the City NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS Section 1 RECITALS, AMOUNT AND PURPOSE OF NOTES That the recitals set forth in the preamble hereof are incorporated herein and shall have the same force and effect as if set forth in this Section Pursuant to authority granted to the City ~~. ~~: Council by Section 4 of Article 717w, Notes shall.. be and are hereby authorized to be tY issued in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the Note Program Amount at any one time outstanding for the purpose of PAYING CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS INCURRED OR TO BE INCURRED FOR THE PURCHASE OF MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY FOR THE AUTHORIZED NEEDS AND PURPOSES OF THE ISSUER The authority to issue Notes from time to time under the provisions of this Ordinance shall exist until the Maximum Maturity Date, regardless of whether prior to the Maximum Maturity Date there are at any time no Notes outstanding Section 2 DESIGNATION, DATE, DENOMINATIONS, NUMBERS, AND MATURITIES OF NOTES (a) That the Authorized Representative is hereby authorized to act for and on behalf of the City Council in connection with the sale and issuance of the Notes In that capacity, the Authorized Representative, acting for and on behalf of the City Council, shall determine the date for sale and issuance of the Notes and the amount of Notes from time to time to be sold and issued The Authorized Representative, acting on behalf of the City Council, is hereby authorized to sell the Notes either at public or private sale Notes shall be sold in Authorized Denominations No Notes shall be sold with a maturity date later than the Maximum Maturity Date (b) The Authorized Representative, acting on behalf of the City Council, is hereby authorized to determine the principal amount of Notes from time to time to be sold for the purposes set forth in Section 1 of this Ordinance, the price at which such Notes shall be sold (subject to the limitations set forth herein), the interest rate or rates to be borne by such Notes (subject to the limitations set forth herein), the principal amortization schedule for such Notes, the series designation therefor, and other matters relating to the issuance, sale and delivery of the Notes (including, without by way of limitation, the applicable redemption provisions relating to the Notes) It is further provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the Notes shall not be delivered unless prior to delivery, the Notes have .been rated by a nationally recognized rating agency for municipal securities in one of the four highest rating categories for long-term obligations, as required by Article 717q The Authorized Representative is hereby authorized to complete the FORM OF NOTE set forth in this Ordinance to evidence the terms relating to the sale from time to time of Notes, in accordance with the provisions hereof (c) Should Notes be sold through competitive bidding, the Authorized Representative, acting for and on behalf of the City Council, is authorized to receive and accept bids for the sale of Notes on such date as shall be determined thereby The Authorized Representative shall approve, execute and deliver the Offering Documents prepared in connection with the sale of such Notes The Notes so sold through competitive bidding shall be sold at such price as the Authorized Representative shall determine to be the most advantageous to the City, which determination shall be evidenced by the execution thereby of the "Official Bid Form" submitted by the winning and best bidder, subject, however, to the limitations set forth below The Bidding Instructions shall be substantially in the form and substance attached hereto as Exhibit "B", with such changes as are acceptable to the Authorized Representative, provided, that the price to be paid for the Notes shall not be less than 95% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, and none of the Notes shall bear interest at a rate greater than 10% per annum The Notes shall be sold at fixed interest rates determined at the date of sale (d) Should Notes be sold on a negotiated basis, the Authorized Representative, acting on behalf of the City Council, shall approve, execute and deliver the Offering Documents prepared in connection with the sale of Notes and such other documents as determined by the Authorized Representative to be necessary to effect such sale of Notes, provided, that any such documents so executed must provide that the price to be paid for 2 such Notes shall not be less than 95% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, and none of such Notes shall bear interest at a rate greater than 10% per annum The Notes shall be sold at fixed interest rates determined at the date of sale Section 3 OFFERING DOCUMENTS That prior to the sale of Notes, the Authorized Representative, acting for and on behalf of the City Council, may cause the Offering Documents to be prepared for distribution to prospective purchasers of the Notes, all in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 hereof Such changes and completions as the Authorized Representative may deem necessary or appropriate to enable the Authorized Representative, acting for and on behalf of the City Council, to effect the sale of the Notes are hereby authorized Any Offering Documents so prepared in connection with the sale of Notes shall be submitted to the City Council The foregoing notwithstanding, if Notes are sold to purchasers through a private placement, Offering Documents need not be prepared if the City receives a written investment letter from the purchaser of such Notes, in a form acceptable to Bond Counsel Section 4 CONDITIONS TO DELIVERY OF NOTES That prior to the delivery of Notes, the Authorized Representative shall execute a written certificate, certifying (i) as to the principal amount, interest rate or rates, maturity date or dates, redemption provisions, if any, and other details relating to the installment of Notes sold, together with a statement as to the aggregate amount of Notes outstanding under the terms of this Ordinance as of the date such installment of Notes is to be delivered, (ii) that no litigation of any nature has been filed or is then pending which would affect the provision made for the payment or security of the Notes, or in any manner question the authority concerning the issuance of the Notes, and that no such litigation, to the best of the knowledge of the Authorized Representative, is threatened, and that neither the corporate existence nor boundaries of the City is being contested, that no litigation has been filed or is then pending which would affect the authority of the officers of the City to issue, execute, and deliver said Notes, and that no authority or proceedings for the issuance of said Notes have been repealed, revoked or rescinded, (iii) that the City is not then in default as to any covenant, obligation or agreement contained in this Ordinance or in any ordinance or other proceeding relating to any obligations of the City payable from and secured by a lien on and pledge of ad valorem taxes, (iv) that the Notes were issued in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in Section 2 hereof, (v) that the payment of the contractual obligations incurred or to be incurred for the purchase of the items to be financed with the proceeds of the Notes (which shall be specifically set forth, both as to item and cost, in the executed certificate) has been approved by the City Council and will be in satisfaction of the purposes described in Section 1 hereof, and (vi) that the proposed expenditure of the proceeds of such Notes for such items will not cause the City to be in violation of its covenants set forth in Section 15 hereof The Authorized Representative shall deliver an executed certificate addressing the matters set forth above to the City Council and to Bond Counsel no later than five days prior to the proposed date of delivery of an installment of Notes Section 5 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NOTES (a) Registration, Transfer, Conversion and Exchange, Authentication That the Issuer shall keep or cause to be kept at the designated corporate trust office of the Paying Agent/Registrar the Registration Books, and the Issuer hereby appoints the Paying Agent/Registrar as its registrar and transfer agent to keep such books or records and make such registrations of transfers and exchanges under such reasonable regulations as the Issuer and the Paying Agent/Registrar may prescribe, and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall make such registrations, transfers and exchanges as herein provided within three days of presentation in due and proper form The Paying Agent/Registrar shall obtain and record in the Registration Books the address of the registered owner of each Note The Issuer shall have the right to inspect the Registration Books during regular business hours of the Paying Agent/Registrar, but otherwise the Paying Agent/Registrar shall keep the Registration Books confidential and, unless otherwise required by law, shall not permit their inspection by any other entity The Issuer shall pay the Paying Agent/Registrar's standard or customary fees and charges for making such registration, transfer, exchange and delivery of a substitute Note or Notes Registration of assignments, transfers and exchanges of Notes shall be made in the manner provided and with the effect stated in the FORM OF NOTE set forth in this Ordinance Each substitute Note shall bear a letter and/or number to distinguish it from each other Note An authorized representative of the Paying Agent/Registrar shall, before the delivery of any such Note, date and manually sign said Note, and no such Note shall be deemed to be issued or outstanding unless such Note is so executed The Paying Agent/Registrar promptly shall cancel all paid Notes surrendered for transfer and exchange No additional ordinances, orders, or Ordinances need be passed or adopted by the Issuer or any other body or person so as to accomplish the foregoing transfer and exchange of any Note or portion thereof, and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall provide for the printing, execution, and delivery of the substitute Notes in the manner prescribed herein, and said Notes shall either be typed or of type composition printed on paper with lithographed or steel engraved borders of customary weight and strength Pursuant to Article 717k-6, and particularly Section 6 thereof, the duty of transfer and exchange of Notes as aforesaid is hereby imposed upon the Paying Agent/Registrar, and, upon the execution of said Notes, the transferred and exchanged Notes shall be valid and enforceable in the same manner and with the same effect as the Notes which initially were issued and delivered pursuant to this Ordinance and approved by the Attorney General (b) Payment of Notes and Interest The Issuer hereby further appoints the Paying Agent/Registrar to act as the paying agent for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Notes, all as provided in this Ordinance The Paying Agent/Reg- istrar shall keep proper records of all payments made by the Issuer and the Paying Agent/Registrar with respect to the Notes, and of all transfers and exchanges of Notes, and all replacements of Notes, as provided in this Ordinance (c) In General The Notes (i) shall be issued in fully registered form, without interest coupons, with the principal of and interest on such Notes to be payable only to the registered owners thereof, (ii) may be transferred, assigned, converted, and exchanged for other Notes, (iii) may be subject to redemption prior to their scheduled maturities, (iv) shall have the characteristics, (v) shall be signed, sealed, executed and authenticated, (vi) the principal of and interest on the Notes shall be payable, and (vii) shall be administered and the Paying Agent/Registrar and the Issuer shall have certain duties and responsibilities with respect to the Notes, all as provided, and in the manner and to the effect as required or indicated, in the FORM OF NOTE set forth in this Ordinance On each substitute Note issued in conversion of and exchange for any Note or Notes issued under this Ordinance the Paying Agent/Registrar shall execute the PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR'S AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE, in the form set forth in the FORM OF NOTE (d) Substitute Paving Agent/Registrar The Issuer covenants with the registered owners of the Notes that at all times while the Notes are outstanding the Issuer will provide a competent and legally qualified bank, trust company, financial institution, or other agency to act as and perform the services of Paying Agent/Registrarfnr the Notes under this Ordinance, and that the Paying Agent/Registrar will be one entity The Issuer reserves the right to, and may, at its option, change the Paying Agent/Registrar upon not less than 30 days written notice to the Paying Agent/Registrar, to be effective not later than 15 days prior to the next succeeding Payment Date In the event that the entity at any time acting as Paying Agent/Registrar (or its successor by merger, acquisition, or other method) should resign or otherwise cease to act as such, the Issuer covenants that promptly it will appoint a competent and legally qualified bank, trust company, financial institution, or other agency to act as Paying Agent/Registrar under this Ordinance Upon any change in the Paying Agent/Registrar, the previous Paying Agent/Registrar promptly shall transfer and deliver the Registration Books (or a copy thereof), along with all other pertinent books and records relating to the Notes, to the new Paying Agent/Registrar designated and appointed by the Issuer Upon any change in the Paying Agent/Registrar, the Issuer promptly will cause a written notice thereof to be sent by the new Paying Agent/Registrar to each registered owner of the Notes, by United States mail, first-class postage prepaid, which notice also shall give the address of the new Paying Agent/Registrar By accepting the position and performing as such, each Paying Agent/Registrar shall be deemed to have agreed to the provisions of this Ordinance, and a certified copy of this Ordinance shall be delivered to each Paying Agent/Registrar Section 6 FORM OF NOTES. That the form of the Notes, including the form of Paying Agent/Registrar's Authentication Certificate and the form of Assignment shall be, respectively, substantially as follows, with such variations, omissions, or insertions as are appropriate, permitted or required. by this Ordinance including, without limitation, those variations, omissions, or insertions to be completed by an Authorized Representative reflect the terms of the sale of Notes as permitted by Section 2 hereof FORM OF NOTE NO R- INTEREST RATE o~ 0 PRINCIPAL AMOUNT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF TEXAS COUNTIES OF TARRANT AND DENTON CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS EQUIPMENT TAX NOTE, PROGRAM SERIES 1998 DATED DATE REGISTERED OWNER PRINCIPAL AMOUNT MATURITY DATE CUSIP NO. DOLLARS ON THE MATURITY DATE specified above, the CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, in Tarrant and Denton Counties, Texas (the "Issuer"), being a political subdivision of the State of Texas, hereby promises to pay to the Registered Owner set forth above, or registered assigns (hereinafter called the "registered owner") the principal amount set forth above and interest thereon from the dated date set forth above, on and on each and thereafter to the maturity date specified above, [or the date fixed for redemption,]* at the interest rate per annum specified above, except that if the Paying Agent/Registrar's Authentication Certificate appearing on the face of this Note is dated later than ,such interest is payable on each and following such date THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON this Note are payable in lawful money of the United States of America, without exchange or collection charges The principal of this Note shall be paid to the registered owner hereof upon presentation and surrender of this Note at maturity [or the date fixed for redemption prior to maturity]* at the designated corporate trust office of ,which is the "Paying Agent/Registrar" for this Note The payment of interest on this Note shall be made by the Paying Agent/Registrar to the registered owner hereof on each interest payment date by check or draft, dated as of such interest payment date, drawn by the Paying Agent/Registrar on, and payable solely from, funds of the Issuer required by the Ordinance authorizing the issuance of this Note (the "Ordinance") to be on deposit with the Paying Agent/Registrar for such purpose as hereinafter provided, and such check or draft shall be sent by the Paying Agent/Registrar by United States mail, first-class postage prepaid, on each such interest payment date, to the registered owner hereof, at its address as it appeared on the day of the month next preceding each such date (the "Record Date") on the Registration Books kept by the Paying Agent/Registrar, as hereinafter described Any accrued interest due at maturity shall be paid to the registered owner upon presentation and surrender of this Note for payment at the designated corporate trust office of the Paying Agent/Registrar IN THE EVENT of anon-payment of interest on a scheduled payment date, and for 30 days thereafter, a new record date for such interest payment (a "Special Record Date") will be established by the Paying Agent/Registrar, if and when funds for the payment of such interest have been received from the Issuer Notice of the Special Record Date and of the scheduled payment date of the past due interest ("Special Payment Date", which shall be 15 days after the Special Record Date) shall be sent at least five business days prior to the Special Record Date by United States mail, first class postage prepaid, to the address of each registered owner appearing on the registration books of the Paying Agent/Registrar at the close of business on the last business day next preceding the date of mailing of such notice THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS of this Note are continued on the reverse side hereof and shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place IF THE DATE for the payment of the principal of or interest on this Note shall be a Saturday, Sunday, a legal holiday, or a day on which banking institutions in the City where the designated corporate trust office of the Paying Agent/Registrar is located are authorized by law or executive order to close, then the date for such payment shall be the next succeeding day which is not such a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or day on which banking institutions are authorized to close, and payment on such date shall have the same force and effect as if made on the original date payment was due THE ISSUER COVENANTS with the registered owner of this Note that on or before the principal and interest payment date for this Note it will make available to the Paying Agent/Registrar, from the "Interest and Sinking Fund" created by the Ordinance, the amounts required to provide for the payment, in immediately available funds, of all principal of and interest on the Notes, when due THIS NOTE, dated as of the dated date specified above, is one of the series of notes authorized by the Ordinance to be issued from time to time in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the Note Program Amount (as defined in the Ordinance) at any one time outstanding This Note, and the series of which it is a part, is authorized pursuant to Vernon's Ann Tex. Civ St Article 717w, as amended ("Article 717w"), and issued for the purpose of PAYING CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS INCURRED OR TO BE INCURRED FOR THE PURCHASE OF MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY FOR THE AUTHORIZED NEEDS AND PURPOSES OF THE ISSUER This Note and the series of which it is a part is issued pursuant to the Ordinance passed and adopted by the City Council of the Issuer and duly recorded in the minutes of said City Council, as authorized by the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, including Article 717w [Insert Redemption Provisions, if any]* ALL NOTES OF THIS SERIES are issuable solely as fully registered Notes, without interest coupons, in the denomination of any integral multiple of $1,000 (an "Authorized Denomination") As provided in the Ordinance, this Note may, at the request of the registered owner or the assignee or assignees hereof, be assigned transferred, converted into and exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of fully registered Notes, without interest coupons, payable to the appropriate registered owner, assignee or assignees, as the case may be, having the same denomination or denominations in any Authorized Denomination as requested in writing by the appropriate registered owner, assignee or assignees, as the case may be, upon surrender of this Note to the Paying Agent/Registrarfnr cancellation, all in accordance with the form and procedures set forth in the Ordinance Among other requirements for such assignment and transfer, this Note must be presented and surrendered to the Paying Agent/Registrar, together with the proper instruments of assignment, in form and with guarantee of signatures satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar, evidencing assignment of this Note or any portion or portions hereof in any Authorized Denomination to the assignee or assignees in whose name or names this Note or any such portion or portions hereof is or are to be registered The form of Assignment printed or endorsed on this Note may be executed by the registered owner to evidence the assignment hereof, but such method is not exclusive, and other instruments of assignment satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar may be used to evidence the assignment of this Note or any portion or portions hereof from time to time by the registered owner In the case of the assignment, transfer, conversion or exchange of a Note or Notes or any portion or portions thereof, the reasonable standard or customary fees and charges of the Paying Agent/Registrar will be paid by the Issuer In any circumstance, any taxes or governmental charges required to be paid with respect thereto shall be paid by the one requesting such assignment, transfer, conversion or ex- change, as a condition precedent to the exercise of such privilege [The Paying Agent/Registrar shall not be required (i) to make any such transfer, conversion or exchange during the period beginning at the opening of business 30 days before the day of the first mailing of a notice of redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or (ii) to transfer, convert or exchange any Notes so selected for redemption scheduled to occur within 30 calendar days, provided, however, such limitation of transfer shall not be applicable to an exchange by the registered owner of an unredeemed balance of a Note called for redemption in part ]* IN THE EVENT any Paying Agent/Registrar for the Notes is changed by the Issuer, resigns, or otherwise ceases to act as such, the Issuer has covenanted in the Ordinance that it promptly will appoint a competent and legally qualified substitute therefor, and cause written notice thereof to be mailed to the registered owners of the. Notes IT IS HEREBY CERTaFIED AND REPRESENTED that this Note has been duly and validly authorized, issued and delivered, that all acts, conditions and things required or proper to be performed, exist and be done precedent to or in the authorization, issuance and delivery of this Note have been performed, existed and been done in accordance with law; that this Note constitutes an obligation of said Issuer; and that annual ad valorem taxes sufficient to provide for the payment of the interest on and principal of this Note, as such interest comes due and such principal matures, have been levied and ordered to be levied against all taxable property in said Issuer, and have been pledged from the Issuer's annual ad valorem tax for such payment, within the limits prescribed by law Reference is made to the Ordinance for a more complete description of the Issuer's obligation to provide for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Notes By acceptance of this Note, the registered owner expressly assents to all provisions of the Ordinance IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Note to be signed with the manual or facsimile signature of the Mayor of said City, attested with the manual or facsimile signature of the City Secretary and approved as to form and legality with the manual or facsimile signature of the City Attorney, and the official seal of the Issuer has been duly affixed to, or impressed, or placed in facsimile, on this Note (signature) City Secretary City of Fort Worth, Texas APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY (signature) City Attorney City of Fort Worth, Texas (SEAL) (signature) Mayor, City of Fort Worth, Texas * Insert if Notes are subject to redemption FORM OF ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT For value received, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto Please insert Social Security or Taxpayer Identification Number of Transferee (Please print or typewrite name and address, including zip code of Transferee) the within Note and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints ,attorney, to register the transfer of the within Note on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises Dated Signature Guaranteed NOTICE Signature(s) must be guaranteed by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange or a commercial bank or trust company NOTICE The signature above must correspond with the name of the registered owner as it appears upon the front of this Note in every particular, with-out alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever FORM OF PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR'S AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR'S AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE io It is hereby certified that this Note has been issued under the provisions of the Ordinance described in the text of this Note, that this Note has been duly authenticated, and that this Note has been issued in exchange for or replacement of a note, notes, or a portion of a note or notes of an issue, the proceedings pursuant to which such issue was authorized were approved by the Attorney General of the State of Texas Dated Paying Agent/Registrar By Authorized Representative FORM OF COMPTROLLER'S REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE. (only to accompany the Initial Notes to be delivered at closing to the purchaser thereof) OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER STATE OF TEXAS REGISTER NO I thereby certify that this Note has been examined, certified as to validity, and approved by the Attorney General of the State of Texas and that this Note has been registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas Witness my signature and seal this Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas (SEAL) Section 7 INTEREST AND SINKING FUND/TAX LEVY That the Interest and Sinking Fund is hereby created and established solely for the benefit of the Notes, and the Interest and Sinking Fund shall be established and maintained by the Issuer at an official depository bank of the Issuer for so long as the Notes or interest thereon are 11 outstanding and unpaid The Interest and Sinking Fund shall be kept separate and apart from all other funds and accounts of the Issuer, and shall be used only for paying the interest on and principal of the Notes Until expended for the purposes set forth in Section 1 hereof, the proceeds derived from the sale of the Notes shall be held as further security for the timely payment of the principal and interest on the Notes All ad valorem taxes levied and collected for and on account of the Notes shall be deposited, as collected, to the credit of the Interest and Sinking Fund During each year while any of the Notes is outstanding and unpaid, the City Council shall compute and ascertain a rate and amount of ad valorem tax which will be sufficient to raise and produce the money required to pay the interest on the Notes as such interest comes due, and to provide and maintain a sinking fund of at least two percent (2%) thereof, in any event in an amount adequate to pay the principal of such Notes as such principal matures, and said tax shall be based on the latest approved tax rolls of said Issuer, with full allowance being made for tax delinquencies and the cost of tax collection Said rate and amount of ad valorem tax is hereby levied by the governing body of the Issuer, and is hereby ordered to be levied, against all taxable property in the Issuer for each year while any of the Notes are outstanding and unpaid, and said tax shall be assessed and collected each such year and deposited to the credit of the aforesaid Interest and Sinking Fund Said ad valorem taxes sufficient to provide for the payment of the interest on and principal of the Notes as such interest comes due and such principal matures, are hereby pledged from the ad valorem taxes of the Issuer for such payment, within the limit prescribed by law If sufficient ad valorem taxes have not been levied and collected for the purpose of making debt service payments on Notes when due, there shall be appropriated from the City's general fund moneys sufficient to enable the City to make such debt service payments on a Payment Date Section 8 EXTENSION OF MAXIMUM MATURITY DATE, INCREASE IN NOTE PROGRAM AMOUNT That the City Council hereby reserves the right at any time to adopt an ordinance either to increase the Note Program Amount or to extend the Maximum Maturity Date, or both, provided, that any such ordinance shall be submitted to the Office of the Attorney General of Texas for the approval-thereby, unless no longer required by law; and provided further, that if any approval of such increase or extension by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas is required for any such increase or extension to be effective, such increase or extension shall be subject to the receipt of any such approval thereby Section 9 REMEDIES OF REGISTERED OWNERS That in addition to all rights and remedies of any registered owners of the Notes provided by the laws of the State of Texas, the Issuer covenants and agrees that in the event the Issuer defaults in the payment of the principal of or interest on the Notes when due, or fails to make the payments required by this Ordinance to be set forth in this Ordinance, the registered owners of the Notes shall be entitled to a writ of mandamus issued by a court of proper jurisdiction compelling and requiring the City Council and other officers of the Issuer to observe and perform any covenant, obligation or condition prescribed in this Ordinance No delay or omission by any registered owner to exercise any right or power accruing to him upon default shall impair any such right or power, or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such default or acquiescence therein, and every such right or power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. The specific remedies mentioned in this Ordinance shall be available to the registered owners of the Notes and shall be cumulative of all other existing remedies 12 Section 10 TRANSFERS TO PAYING AGENT That the Issuer further covenants that on or before each Payment Date, or any redemption date, there shall be transferred to the Paying Agent/Registrar an amount sufficient to pay the principal and interest requirements due on the Notes as they become due and payable Section 11 USE OF NOTE PROCEEDS That the proceeds of the issuance of the Notes shall be deposited in a designated account within the Issuer's general fund and used for the purposes for which the Notes are hereby authorized to be issued Section 12 INVESTMENTS (a) That the City may place proceeds of the Notes (including investment earnings thereon) in time deposits or invest the same as authorized by law, including, without limitation, the Public Funds Investment Act of 1987, as amended. (Chapter 2256, Texas Government Code), provided, however, that the Issuer hereby covenants that the proceeds of the sale of the Notes will be used as soon as practicable for the purposes for which the Notes are issued (b) Amounts received from the investment of the proceeds of the Notes remaining after the payment of all project costs and the retirement of debt service on the Notes, to the extent not required to be deposited to a separate rebate fund as required by section 148 of the Code, shall be placed into the Interest and Sinking Fund and used for the payment of debt service on the Notes Section 13 SECURITY FOR FUNDS That all deposits authorized or required by this Ordinance shall be secured to the fullest extent required by law for the security of public funds Section 14 DUTIES OF OFFICERS OF THE ISSUER (a) That the Mayor and the City Manager are hereby instructed and directed to do any and all things necessary in reference to the maintenance of the Issuer and to make money available for the payment of the Notes in the manner provided by law (b) The Mayor and City Secretary are authorized to execute the Certificate to which this Ordinance is attached on behalf of the City Council and to do any and all things proper and necessary to carry out the intent hereof (c) The City Manager is hereby authorized to have control of the Notes and all necessary records and proceedings pertaining to the Notes pending their delivery to the purchasers thereof The City Manager or the designee thereof is directed to submit for investigation, examination and approval by the Attorney General of the State of Texas the Initial Notes and the proceedings authorizing their issuance, and to request the registration of the Initial Notes and the proceedings authorizing their issuance by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas Section 15 FEDERAL TAX COVENANTS That the Issuer covenants to and with the purchasers of the Notes to comply with the provisions of the Code The Issuer's covenant to comply with the Code shall include, without limitation, compliance with those provisions of the Code regarding the timing of expenditure of proceeds of the Notes, the restriction on investment yields, the filing of information returns with the Internal Revenue Service, and, if required by the Code, the rebate of excess arbitrage 13 earnings to the United States Further, the Issuer certifies that based upon all facts and estimates now known or reasonably expected to be in existence on the date the Notes are delivered and paid for, the Issuer expects that the proceeds of the Notes will not be used in a manner that would cause the Notes or any portion of the Notes to be an "arbitrage bond" within the meaning of section 148 of the Code, and the regulations prescribed thereunder Furthermore, the Mayor and each Authorized Representative is authorized and directed to provide certifications of facts and estimates that are material to the reasonable expectations of the Issuer as of the date the Notes are delivered and paid for In particular, the Mayor and each Authorized Representative is authorized to certify for the Issuer the facts and circumstances and reasonable expectations of the Issuer on the date the Notes are delivered and paid for regarding the amount and use of the proceeds of the Notes Moreover, the Issuer covenants to make such use of the proceeds of the Notes, regulate investments of proceeds of the Notes, take such other and further actions and follow such procedures, including, without limitation the method of calculating yield on the Notes, as may be required so that the interest on the Notes shall continue to be excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes under the Code The Issuer further covenants that the proceeds of the Notes will not be used directly or indirectly so as to cause all or any part of the Notes to become a "private activity bond" within the meaning of section 141(a) of the Code In complying with the provisions of this Section, the Issuer shall be entitled to rely upon an opinion of Bond Counsel In furtherance thereof, the Issuer covenants as follows (a) to take any action to assure that no more than ten percent of the proceeds of the Notes (less amounts deposited to a reserve fund, if any) are used for any "private business use," as defined in section 141(b)(6) of the Code or, if more than ten percent of the proceeds are so used, that amounts, whether or not received by the Issuer, with respect to such private business use, do not, under the terms of this Ordinance or any underlying arrangement, directly or indirectly, secure or provide for the payment of more than ten percent of the debt service on the Notes, in contravention of section 141(b)(2) of the Code, (b) to take any action to assure that in the event that the "private business use" described in subsection (a) hereof exceeds five percent of the proceeds of the Notes (less amounts deposited into a reserve fund, if any), then the amount in excess of five percent is used fora "private business use" which is "related" and not "disproportionate," within the meaning of section 141(b)(3) of the Code, to the governmental use, (c) to take any action to assure that no amount which is greater than the lesser of $5,000,000, or five percent of the proceeds of the Notes (less amounts deposited into a reserve fund, if any), is directly or indirectly used to finance loans to persons, other than state or local governmental units, in contravention of section 141 (c) of the Code, (d) to refrain from taking any action which would otherwise result in the 14 Notes being treated as "private activity bonds" within the meaning of section 141(b) of the Code, (e) to refrain from taking any action that would result in the Notes being "federally guaranteed" within the meaning of section 149(b) of the Code, (f) to refrain from using any portion of the proceeds of the Notes, directly or indirectly, to acquire or to replace funds which were used, directly or indirectly, to acquire investment property (as defined in section 148(b)(2) of the Code) which produces a materially higher yield over the term of the Notes, other than investment property acquired with -- (1) proceeds of the Notes invested for a reasonable temporary period of three years or less or, in the case of a refunding bond, for a period of 30 days or less until such proceeds are needed for the purpose for which the notes are issued, (2) amounts invested in a bona fide debt service fund, within the meaning of section 1 148-1 (b) of the Treasury Regulations, and (3) amounts deposited in any reasonably required reserve or replacement fund to the extent such amounts do not exceed ten percent of the proceeds of the Notes, (g) to otherwise restrict the use of the proceeds of the Notes or amounts treated as proceeds of the Notes, as may be necessary, so that the Notes do not otherwise contravene the requirements of section 148 of the Code (relating to arbitrage) and, to the extent applicable, section 149(d) of the Code (relating to advance refundings), and (h) to pay to the United States of America at least once during each five-year period (beginning on the date of delivery of the Notes) an amount that is at least equal to 90 percent of the "Excess Earnings" (within the meaning of section 148(f) of the Code) and to pay to the United States of America, not later than 60 days after the Notes have been paid in full, 100 percent of the amount then required to be paid as a result of Excess Earnings under section 148(f) of the Code In order to facilitate compliance with the above clause (h), a "Rebate Fund" is hereby established by the City for the sole benefit of the United States of America, and such Rebate Fund shall not be subject to the claim of any other person, including without limitation the registered owners of the Bonds The Rebate Fund is established for the additional purpose of compliance with section 148 of the Code The Issuer understands that the term "proceeds" includes "disposition proceeds" as defined in the Treasury Regulations and, in the case of refunding bonds, transferred proceeds (if any) and proceeds of the refunded bonds expended prior to the date of the issuance of the Bonds It is the understanding of the Issuer that the covenants contained herein are intended to assure compliance with the Code and any regulations or rulings promulgated by the U S Department of the Treasury pursuant thereto In the event that is regulations or rulings are hereafter promulgated which modify, or expand provisions of the Code, as applicable to the Notes, the Issuer will not be required to comply with any covenant contained herein to the extent that such modification or expansion, in the opinion of Bond Counsel, will not adversely affect the exemption from federal income taxation of interest on the Notes under section 103 of the Code In the event that regulations or rulings are hereafter promulgated which impose additional requirements which are applicable to the Notes, the Issuer agrees to comply with the additional requirements to the extent necessary, in the opinion of Bond Counsel, to preserve the exemption from federal income taxation of interest on the Notes under section 103 of the Code Section 16 ALLOCATION OF, AND LIMITATION ON, EXPENDITURES FOR ELIGIBLE PROJECTS That the City covenants to account for on its books and records the expenditure of proceeds from the sale of the Notes and any investment earnings thereon to be used for the purposes described in Section 1 hereof (a "Project", for purposes of this Section and Section 17 hereof) by allocating proceeds to expenditures within 18 months of the later of the date that (a) the expenditure on a Project is made or (b) each Project is completed The foregoing notwithstanding, the City shall not expend such proceeds or investment earnings more than 60 days after the later of (a) the fifth anniversary of the date of delivery of the Notes or (b) the date the Notes are retired, unless the City obtains an opinion of Bond Counsel substantially to the effect that such expenditure will not adversely affect the tax-exempt status of the Notes For purposes of this Section, the City shall not be obligated to comply with this covenant if it obtains an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such failure to comply will not adversely affect the excludability for federal income tax purposes from gross income of the interest Section 17 DISPOSITION OF ELIGIBLE PROJECTS That the City covenants that the Project will not be sold or otherwise disposed in a transaction resulting in the receipt by the City of cash or other compensation, unless the City obtains an opinion of Bond Counsel substantially to the effect that such sale or other disposition will not adversely affect the tax-exempt status of the Notes For purposes of this Section, the portion of the property comprising personal property and disposed of in the ordinary course of business shall not be treated as a transaction resulting in the receipt of cash or other compensation For purposes of this Section, the City shall not be obligated to comply with this covenant if it obtains an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such failure to comply will not adversely affect the excludability for federal income tax purposes from gross income of the interest Section 18 DAMAGED, MUTILATED, LOST, STOLEN, OR DESTROYED NOTES. (a) Replacement Notes That in the event any outstanding Note is damaged, mutilated, lost, stolen, or destroyed, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall cause to be printed, executed, and delivered, a new Note of the same principal amount, maturity, and interest rate, as the damaged, mutilated, lost, stolen, or destroyed Note, in replacement for such Note in the manner hereinafter provided (b) Application for Replacement Notes Application for replacement of damaged, mutilated, lost, stolen, or destroyed Notes shall be made by the registered owner thereof to the Paying Agent/Registrar In every case of loss, theft, or destruction of a 16 Note, the registered owner applying for a replacement Note shall furnish to the Issuer and to the Paying Agent/Registrar such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless from any loss or damage with respect thereto Also, in every case of loss, theft, or destruction of a Note, the registered owner shall furnish to the Issuer and to the Paying Agent/Registrar evidence to their satisfaction of the loss, theft, or destruction of such Note, as the case may be In every case of damage or mutilation of a Note, the registered owner shall surrender to the Paying Agent/Registrarfnr cancellation the Note so damaged or mutilated (c) No Default Occurred Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 18, in the event any such Note shall have matured, and no default has occurred which. is then continuing in the payment of the principal of, redemption premium, if any, or interest on such Note, the Issuer may authorize the payment of the same (without surrender thereof except in the case of a damaged or mutilated Note) instead of issuing a replacement Note, provided security or indemnity is furnished as above provided in this Section 18 (d) Charge for Issuing Replacement Notes Prior to the issuance of any replacement Note, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall charge the registered owner of such Note with all legal, printing, and other expenses in connection therewith Every replacement Note issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 18 by virtue of the fact that any Note is lost, stolen, or destroyed shall constitute a Note of the Issuer whether or not the lost, stolen, or destroyed Note shall be found at any time, or be enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Ordinance equally and proportionately with any and all other Notes duly issued under this Ordinance (e) Authority for Issuing Replacement Notes In accordance with Section 6 of Article 717k-6, this Section 18 of this Ordinance shall constitute authority for the issuance of any such replacement Note without necessity of further action by the Issuer or any other body or person, and the duty of the replacement of such Notes is hereby authorized and imposed upon the Paying Agent/Registrar, and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall authenticate and deliver such replacement Notes in the form and manner and with the effect, as provided in Section 5(a) of this Ordinance for Notes issued in conversion and exchange of other Notes Section 19 CONTINUING DISCLOSURE UNDERTAKING (a) Annual Reports That the City shall provide annually to each NRMSIR and any SID, within 180 days after the end of each Fiscal Year ending in or after 1998, financial information and operating data with respect to the City of the general type described in Exhibit "C" hereto Any financial statements so to be provided shall be (1) prepared in accordance with the accounting principles described in Exhibit "C" hereto and (2) audited, if the City commissions an audit of such statements and the audit is completed within the period during which they must be provided If audited financial statements are not so provided, then the City shall provide unaudited financial statements when due under the Rule and further shall provide audited financial statements for the applicable Fiscal Year to each NRMSIR and any SID, when and if audited financial statements become available If the City changes its Fiscal Year, it will notify each NRMSIR and any SID of the change (and of the date of the new Fiscal Year end) prior to the next date by which the City otherwise would be required to provide financial information and operating data t~ pursuant to this Section The financial information and operating data to be provided pursuant to this Section may be set forth in full in one or more documents or may be included by specific reference to any document (including an official statement or other offering document, if it is available from the MSRB) that theretofore has been provided to each NRMSIR and any SID or filed with the SEC (b) Material Event Notices The City shall notify any SID and either each NRMSIR or the MSRB, in a timely manner, of any of the following events with respect to the Notes, if such event is material within the meaning of the federal securities laws A Principal and interest payment delinquencies, B Non-payment related defaults, C Unscheduled draws on debt service reserves reflecting financial difficulties, D Unscheduled draws on credit enhancements reflecting financial difficulties, E Substitution of credit or liquidity providers, or their failure to perform, F Adverse tax opinions or events affecting the tax-exempt status of the Notes, G Modifications to rights of holders of the Notes, H Note calls, I Defeasances, J Release, substitution, or sale of property securing repayment of the Notes, and K. Rating changes The City shall notify any SID and either each NRMSIR or the MSRB, in a timely manner, of any failure by the City to provide financial information or operating data in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section by the time required thereby (c) Limitations, Disclaimers, and Amendments The City shall be obligated to observe and perform the covenants specified in this Section for so long as, but only for so long as, the City remains an "obligated person" with respect to the Notes within the meaning of the Rule, except that the City in any event will give the notice required by subsection (b) of this Section of any Note calls and defeasance that cause the City no longer to be an "obligated person" The provisions- of this Section are for the sole benefit of the holders and beneficial owners of the Notes, and nothing in this Section, express or implied, shall give any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy, or claim hereunder to any other person The City undertakes to provide only the financial information, operating data, financial statements, and notices which it has expressly agreed to provide pursuant to this Section and does not hereby undertake to provide any other information that may be relevant or material to a complete presentation of the City's financial results, condition, or prospects or hereby undertake to update any information provided in accordance with this Section or otherwise, except as expressly provided herein The City does not make any representation or warranty concerning such information or its usefulness to a decision to invest in or sell Notes at any future date is UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE CITY BE LIABLE TO THE HOLDER OR BENEFICIAL OWNER OF ANY NOTE OR ANY OTHER PERSON, IN CONTRACT OR TORT, FOR DAMAGES RESULTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM ANY BREACH BY THE CITY, WHETHER NEGLIGENT OR WITHOUT FAULT ON ITS PART, OF ANY COVENANT SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION, BUT EVERY RIGHT AND REMEDY OF ANY SUCH PERSON, IN CONTRACT OR TORT, FOR OR ON ACCOUNT OF ANY SUCH BREACH SHALL BE LIMITED TO AN ACTION FOR MANDAMUS OR SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE No default by the City in observing or performing its obligations under this Section shall constitute a breach of or default under this Ordinance for purposes of any other provision of this Ordinance Nothing in this Section is intended or shall act to disclaim, waive, or otherwise limit the duties of the City under federal and state securities laws The provisions of this Section may be amended by the City from time to time to adapt to changed circumstances that arise from a change in legal requirements, a change in law, or a change in the identity, nature, status, or type of operations of the City, but only if (1) the provisions of this Section, as so amended, would have permitted an underwriter to purchase or sell Notes in the primary offering of the Notes in compliance with the Rule, taking into account any amendments or interpretations of the Rule to the date of such amendment, as well as such changed circumstances, and (2) either (a) the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount (or any greater amount required by any other provision of this Ordinance that authorizes such an amendment) of the outstanding Notes consent to such amendment or (b) a person that is unaffiliated with the City (such as nationally recognized bond counsel) determines that such amendment will not materially impair the interests of the holders and beneficial owners of the Notes If the City so amends the provisions of this Section, it shall include with any amended financial information or operating data next provided in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section an explanation, in narrative form, of the reasons for the amendment and of the impact of any change in the type of financial information or operating data so provided The City may also amend or repeal the provisions of this continuing disclosure requirement if the SEC amends or repeals the applicable provision of the Rule or a court of final jurisdiction enters judgment that such provisions of the Rule are invalid, but only if and to the extent that the provisions of this sentence would not prevent an underwriter from lawfully purchasing or selling Notes in the primary offering of the Notes Section 20 SEVERABILITY That if any word, phrase, clause, paragraph, sentence, part, portion, or provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Ordinance shall nevertheless be valid and the City Council hereby declares that this Ordinance would have been enacted without such invalid word, phrase, clause, paragraph, sentence, part, portion or provision Section 21 TERMS INCORPORATED That the terms defined in Exhibit "A" attached hereto are hereby incorporated by reference 19 Section 22 OPEN MEETING FINDING That 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 Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended Section 23 ORDINANCE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage, in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of Chapter 25 of the Charter of the City, and it is accordingly so ordained SIGNED AND SEALED THIS ~~~ DAY OF , 199 c ~..~.~ Mayor, City of Fort Worth, Texas City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY ity ttorney zo EXHIBIT A "Article 717k-6" shall mean Vernon's Ann Tex Civ St Article 717k-6, as amended "Article 717q" shall mean Vernon's Ann Tex. Civ St Article 717q, as amended "Article 717w" shall mean Vernon's Ann Tex. Civ St Article 717w, as amended "Authorized Denomination" shall mean Notes in the denomination of $1,000 or any integral multiple thereof "Authorized Representative" shall mean one or more of the following officers or employees of the City, acting in concert or individually, to-wit' the City Manager, the Director of Finance, or such other officer or employee of the City designated in writing by the City Manager to act as an Authorized Representative "Bidding Instructions" shall mean the Notice of Sale and Bidding Instructions distributed to potential purchasers of the Notes as authorized by this Ordinance "Bond Counsel" shall mean McCall, Parkhurst & Horton L L P and Kelly, Hart & Hallman, a Professional Corporation, or such other attorney or firm of attorneys of such are nationally recognized as having expertise in the practice of tax-exempt municipal finance law as approved by the City "City" or "Issuer" shall mean the City of Fort Worth, Texas "City Council" shall mean the City Council of the Issuer, its governing body "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended "Fiscal Year" shall mean the twelve-month period ending September 30, or any consecutive twelve-month period declared by the City to be its fiscal year "Initial Notes" shall mean the $ Equipment Tax Notes, Program Series 1998, that comprise the first issuance of Notes delivered pursuant to the terms of this Ordinance "Interest and Sinking Fund" shall mean the "City of Fort Worth, Texas Equipment Tax Notes Program Series 1998 Interest and Sinking Fund" established by this Ordinance "Maximum Maturity Date" shall mean the later of (i) ,which date is the day before the seventh anniversary of the date that the Attorney General of the State approves this Ordinance or (ii) such date as is established pursuant to Section 8 of this Ordinance "MSRB" shall mean the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board "Note Program Amount" shall mean the greater of (i) $20,000,000 or (ii) such amount as is established pursuant to Section 8 of this Ordinance "Notes" shall mean the Issuer's Equipment Tax Notes, Program Series 1998, issued from time to time in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the Note Program Amount at any one time outstanding The term "Notes" shall mean and include the Notes initially issued and delivered pursuant to this Ordinance (including the Initial Notes) and all substitute Notes exchanged therefor, as well as all other substitute Notes and replacement Notes issued pursuant to the Ordinance, and the term "Note" shall mean any of the Notes "NRMSIR" shall mean each person whom the SEC or its staff has determined to be a nationally recognized municipal securities information repository within the meaning of the Rule from time to time "Offering Documents" shall mean, collectively, the Bidding Instructions, the Official Notice of Sale, the Official Bid Form and the Official Statement or the Offering Memorandum prepared and distributed in connection with the sale of the Notes "Ordinance" shall mean the Ordinance adopted by the Issuer authorizing the issuance of the Notes "Paying Agent/Registrar" shall mean "Payment Date" shall mean each date interest or principal on the Notes shall be due and payable, as determined by the Authorized Representative, provided, that no Payment Date shall occur after the Maximum Maturity Date "Registration Books" shall mean the books or records for the registration of the transfer and exchange of the Notes "Rule" shall mean SEC Rule 15c2-12, as amended from time to time "SEC" shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission "SID" shall mean any person designated by the State or an authorized department, officer, or agency thereof as, and determined by the SEC or its staff to be, a state information depository within the meaning of the Rule from time to time "State" shall mean the State of Texas 2 Cat, of Fort Worth, Texas ~l~t~yar and C~unc~l Cammun~cnt;~n DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE 2/999 G-12462 13NOTES 1 of 2 SUBJECT ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF EQUIPMENT TAX NOTES RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance approving and authorizing the establishment of an equipment note program and delegating to the City Manager, any Assistant City Manager and the Finance Director the authority from time-to-time to sell notes secured by ad valorem taxes in a total amount outstanding of $20 million AISCUSSION Staff briefed the City Council on January 12, 1999, about an apparatus replacement plan for the Fire Department and a financing strategy In previous fiscal years, funds had been available in the Capital Projects Reserve Fund to permit the purchase of replacement fire apparatus to improve the condition of the fleet. Annually from 1993-94 to 1997-98 almost $2 million was available for use. Those funds are no longer available. In order to maintain an acceptable replacement schedule and the condition of the fleet, it is recommended that the City issue short-term debt to provide financing for fire apparatus. Section 3 of Article 717w, Texas Revised Civil Statutes (the "Act"), authorizes municipalities and counties to issue "anticipation notes" for various purposes, including "the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, machinery, buildings, lands, and rights-of-way for an issuer's authorized needs." The City's staff, financial advisors, and bond counsel have reviewed the statutes and determined the City can issue bonds with maturities not to exceed seven years to fund the purchase of fire apparatus The total amount outstanding under this ordinance, for such notes, cannot exceed $20 million Based on the schedule provided by the Fire Department, Equipment Services, and the Budget Office, the City will issue debt accordingly YEAR AMOUNT 1999 $3,040,000 2000 $1,410,000 2001 $1,946,000 2002 $1,930,000 2003 $1,511,000 TOTAL. $9,837,000 The schedule assumes annual issuance needs of $1,500,000 in the years after 2004 Annual debt service costs rise from $500,000 in 2000 to $2,173,000 in 2006 and thereafter This additional debt service can be absorbed in the Debt Service Fund without requiring any additional transfers from the General Fund due to the rapid maturity of other outstanding bonds of the City Furthermore, the City has the flexibility of foregoing any annual issuance of equipment notes based on fiscal conditions. City of Fort Worth, Texas ~1-~Ay~r and Caunc~l ~mmun~cAt~an DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME . PAGE 2/9/99 G-12462 13NOTES 2 of 2 SUBJECT ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF EQUIPMENT TAX NOTES Approval of this M&C will authorize the City Manager to issue notes for equipment purchases approved by the City Council for the Fire Department. The notes will be issued close to the date funds are actually needed to pay the vendor Each year, the Fire Department will put out a request for bid from vendors for replacement equipment. After evaluating those responses, the Fire Department will bring an M&C for City Council approval to purchase the equipment. For 1999, staff projects the apparatus to cost $3,040,000 Fire equipment requires approximately twelve months to construct, at which time funds will be needed to pay the vendor The Finance Department, working with the Fire Department, will initiate the first note issuance in December, 1999 for vendor payment in January, 2000 The first debt payment will be in February, 2000 This same procedure will be followed every year when the Fire Department initiates equipment replacement. FISCAL INFORMATION/ FRTIFICATION The Finance Director certifies that upon adoption of the attached ordinance, funds will be available in the General Debt Service Fund to make the necessary principal and interest payments on the notes. CB k Submitted for'City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY Office by: (to) ~ ~! 4 ~ ps Charles Boswell 8511 ~," ~ ;5 1d ~ Originating Department Head: ,~; •, '~.~: 9 ~ Jim Keyes 8517 (from) ~ ~? ~ 4w~~ GD06 551010 0132000 Additional Information Contact: GD06 552010 0132000 ~%-,~.,:~ +, ~,~-..~ ~ . ~ Shook 8519 ,•,.'v` t ,~ d,'+ "t.:-:~~ <,