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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975 Ordinance No. 011• • • I TRODUCED AS A BILL BY COUNCILMAN SOVERN . BY AU THORITY ORD I NANCE NO. 11 , SERIES OF 1975 A ORDINANCE AUT HORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING WATE R BONDS, SERIES 1975, IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $ 4,100,00 0 , DATED APRIL 1, 1975, OF THE CITY OF E GLEWOOD, COLO RADO, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFUNDING AND PAYING OUTSTANDING CIT Y OF ENGLEWOOD GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING WATER BONDS , SE RIES 1965, IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,750,000, DATED SE PTE BER 1 , 1 965, AND GENERAL OBLIGATION WATER IMPROVEMENT BONDS , SERIE S 1971, IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,775,000, DATED APRIL 1, 197 1 ; PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ESCROW ACCOUNT FOR THE PAYMENT AND REDEMPTION OF SAID OUTSTANDING BONDS; PROVID ING FOR THE LEVY OF TAXES AND FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE NET RE VENUES OF THE WATER SYSTEM OF THE CITY TO PAY SAID REFUNDING BO NDS AND THE INTEREST THEREON; PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF THE REFUNDI NG BONDS AND INTEREST COUPONS TO BE ATTACHED THERETO; AND PRESCRIBING OTHER DETAILS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. HERE AS, the CitJ of Englewood, Colorado, owns, maintains an d operate s a municipal water system; and WHERE AS, by Ordinance heretofore adopted and approved by the City Council, the City has authorized the issuance of its General Obligation Refunding Water Bonds, Series 1965, d a t e d September 1, 1965, in the amount of $4,845,000 (herein r eferred to as the "1965 Issue"), of which there now remain outstanding o f said issue of bonds the amount of $2,750,000, being bonds nu mbered 420 to 969, inclusive, bearing interest payable semiannually on June 1 and December 1 each year, and maturing Decem ber 1, as follows: Bond Num bers Amounts Interest Rate Years (All Incl usive) Maturing (Per Annum) Maturing 420 -4 76 $285,000 3.10% 1975 477 -53 5 295,000 3.15% 1976 536 -5 96 305,000 3.15% 1977 597 -6 57 305,000 3.20% 1978 658 -71 8 305,000 3.20% 1979 719 -7 79 305,000 3.25% 1980 780 -8 41 Jl0,000 3.25% 1981 842 -904 315,000 3.30% 1982 905 -96 9 325,000 3.30% 1983 and WHEREA S, bonds of this issue maturing in the year 1975 ar e redeemabl e at the option of the City six months prior to their maturity da te upon payment of par and accrued interest plus a premium of six months' interest at the rate specified 9 . . • in the coupons at t a ched to the bond or bonds being called for red em pti o n; b o nds maturing in the years 1976 and there- after being redeemable at the option of the City on Decem- ber 1, 1975, an d on any interest payment date thereafter in inv erse nume rical orde r upon paym e nt of par and accrued in- tere st only ; and • ) • WHEREAS, by Ordinance heretofore adopted and approved by the City Coun cil, the City has authorized the issuance of its General Oblig ation Water Improvement Bonds, Series 1971, dated April 1, 1971, in the ~mount of $2,200,000 (herein re- ferred to as t he "1971 Issue"), of which there now remain outstanding the a mount of $1,775,000, being bon~s numbered 86 to 440, inclusive, bearing interest payable . semiannually on April 1 and Oct ober 1 each year, and maturing on April 1 as follows: and Bond Numbe rs (All Inclusive) 86 -1 09 110 -1 35 136 -. 1 62 163 -1 91 192 -2 21 222 -2 53 254 -2 87 288 -3 22 323 -3 59 360 -3 98 399 -4 40 Amounts 1'1aturing $120,000 130,000 135,000 145,000 150,000 160,000 170,000 175,000 185,000 195,000 210,000 Interest Rate (Per Annum) 3.501. 3.501. 4.001. 4.001. 4 .00% 4.401. 4.401. 4.401. 4.70% 4.70% 4.80% Years Maturing 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 WHEREAS, b onds of this issue maturing in the years 1982 -and thereafter are redeemable prior to their respective ma- turity dates at th e option of the City, on April 1, 1981 and on any i nterest p a ym ent date thereafter, in inverse numerical or d er, upon paym ent of par, accrued interest and a premium of 1% of p ri nc i pal; an d WF.EREAS, th e City Council has detennined that the out- s tan ding 19 65 an d 1971 Issues dated September 1, 1965 and April 1, 19 71, respect i ve ly, des cribed in the immediately pr e ce d ing paragraphs, c an b e re funded by the issuance of 10 • refunding bonds i n th e principal amount of $4,100,000, . thereby reduci ng total debt requirements to be paid by the City, to the be ~e f it of the City and its inhabitants; and HEREAS, th e City has deter mi ned that it is necessary at this time to authorize the i s s u ance of General Obligation Refunding ater Bon ds, Series 1 975, in the principal amount of 4,100,000. BE IT 0 DAINE D BY THE CIT Y CO UNCIL OF THE CITY OF E GLE OOD, COLORAD O: Section 1. Th at for the purpose of refunding and paying the City's outstan ding General Obligation Refunding Water Bonds, Series 1 965, in the amount of $2,750,000, dated September 1, 19 65, and its General Obligation Water Improve- • ment Bonds, Seri es 1971, in the amount of $1,775,000, dated April 1, 1971, t he City shall issue its General Obligation Refunding ater Bonds, Series 1975, in the principal amount • of $4,100,000 , e ach to be designated "General Obligation Refunding Wate r Bond, Series 1975". The bonds s hall be dated April 1, 1975, and shall con- sist of 820 bonds i n the denomination of $5,000 each, numbered 1 to 820 , inclus ive, bearing interest not t o exceed 8% per annum, payable o n August 1, 1975 and semiannually thereafter on the 1st day of February and the 1st day of August each year and shall matu r e se rially on Au g ust 1 as follows: Amount $310,000 370,00 0 400,000 410,000 420,000 435,000 460,000 475,000 500,000 320,000 Maturity 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 Interest Rate J.JO% 3.30% 3.30% 3.30% J.JOS 3.30% 3.30% J.30% J.JOS J.JO% The specific intere s t rates that these bonds shall bear, not exceeding the rate stated above, shall be fixed by Reso- lution of the Cit y Co uncil on Monday, March 3, 1975, the date of public sale o f s aid Refunding Bonds. 11 • • The net effective interest rate of this issue of bonds is 5.182 i. per annum . Bonds of this issue maturing on or before Aueust 1, 1982 shall not be redeemable prior to their respective ma- turit~ dates. Bonds maturing on or after AuRust 1, 1983 shall be redeemabl e at the option of the City on August 1, 1982 and on any interest payment date thereafter, in inverse numerical order, upon paym ent of par, accrued interest and a premium of 1% of principal. The estimate d period of usefulness of the property and improvements acquired or constructed with the P!Oceeds of the bonds refunded by this issue is at least twenty-five (25) years. The bonds and the interest coupons attached thereto shall ·1 be payable in lawful money of the United States of America, at the First Nati onal Bank of Englewood, in Englewood, Colorado. Section 2. The bonds shall be signed with .the facsimile signature of the Mayor of the City, with a facsimile of the seal of the City affixed thereto, and attested and counter- signed by the manual signature of the Director of Finance, ex-officio City Clerk-Treasurer of the City. The interest coupons attache d to said bonds shall bear the facsimile sig- nature of the Director of Finance, and when issued as afo~e- said as part of said bonds, shall be the binding obligations of the City according to their import. Should any officer whose manual or facsimile signature appears on said bonds or the interest coupons attached thereto cease to be such offi- cer before delive ry of the bonds to the purchaser, such manual or facsimi le signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes. The bonds and interest coupons attached thereto shall be in substantially the followin~ form: • • • (Form of Bond) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF COLO RADO COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING WATER BOND SERIES 1975 No. $5,000 The City of Englewood, in the County of Arapahoe and State of Colorado, acknowledges itself indebted and. hereby promises to pay to the bearer hereof, the principal sum of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS in lawful money of the United States of America, on the 1st day of August 19 w~th interest thereon at the rate of --------------per centum ( _____ 1.) per annum, payable on August 1, 1975 and semiannpally there- after on the 1st day of February and the 1st day of August I. each year, both principal and interest being payable at the First National Bank of Englewood, Englewood, Colorado, upon· presentation and surrender of said coupons and this bond as they severally become due. Bonds of this issue maturing on or before August 1, 1982 shall not be redeemable prior to their respective ma- turity dates . Bonds maturing on and after August 1, 1983 are redeemable prior to maturity at the option of the City,• in inver se numerical order, on August 1, 1982 and on inter- est payment dates thereafter, upon payment of par, accrued intere~t and a premium of 17. of principal . This bond is issued by the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colo~ado for the purpose of providing funds with which to refund and .pay outstanding <;eneral Obligation Water Bonds of the City, under the authority of and in full con- formity with .the Constitution of the State of Colorado, the Charter of said City, and pursuant to an Ordinance duly adopt e d, published and made a law of said Gity prior to the issuanc e of this bond. 13 • • • It is here by ce r tif i e d a n d :-ec ited that all the r e qu i re- ments of law have b e en duly compl i ed with by the proper offi- cers of the Cit y i n the issuance of this bond; that the total debt of the City , including that of this bond, does not ex- ceed any limit of i ndebtedness prescribed by the Constitution or laws of the State of Colorado or the Charter of the City; and that provision has been made for the levy and collection of an annual tax on all of the property in the City, and for the application of the net revenues of the municipal water system of the City, sufficient to pay the interest on and principal of this bond when the same become due. The full f aith and credit of the City of Englewood, Colorado are hereby pledged for the punctua~ payment of ·the principal of a nd interest on this bond. IN TESTIM ONY WHEREOF, the City Council of the City of Englewood, Col o r ado has caused this bond to be signed with the facsimile s i gnature of the Mayor of the City, sealed with a facs i mile of t he seal of the City, and attested and counter- signed by the manual signature of the Director of Finance, ex-officio City Clerk and Treasurer, and the interest coupons attached hereto to be signed with the facsimile signature of the Director o f Finance, as of the 1st day of April, 1975. (FACSIMILE SEA L) ATTESTED AND CO UNTERSIGNED: Director of Finance (Facsimile Signature) Mayor 14 • • • (Form of Inte~est Coupon) $ __ No . February On the 1st day of August, 19_, unless the bond to which this coupon is attached, if redeemable, has been called for prior redemption, the City of Englewood, in the County of Arapahoe and State of Colorado, will pay to bearer hereof the amount shown hereon, in lawful money of the United States of America, at the First National Bank of Englewood, Englewood, Colorado, being interest then due on its General Obligation Refunding Water Bond, Series 1975, dated April.l, 1975, bearing No. . (Facsimile Signature)• Director of Finance , ::; -.; • Section 3. When said re f und i ng bonds have been duly executed, the Dir e ctor of Finance is hereby directed to deliver the bonds to the purcha s er thereof on receipt of the agreed purchase price t herefor . The proceeds of the bonds shall be used only for the pur pose stated herein, and for paying the cost s and e xp e nses i n c urred incidental to the issuance of sai d bonds a nd for no other purpose whatever. Neither the purchaser of said bonds nor the subsequent holder o f any of them shall be responsible for the applica- tion o r d ispo sal by the City or any of its officers of any of the fund s derived from the sale thereof. Se c tion 4. For the purpose of paying the interest ac- cruin g on sa id refunding bonds promptly as the same thereafter becomes due, and providing for the ultimate payment and re- dem ption of said bonds, there shall be levied upon all of the t a x able property in the City, in addition to all other taxes, dire ct annual taxes in each of the years 1975 to 1983, inclu- sive, sufficient to pay the interest on and principal of the bonds as the s ame become due and payable, respectively. S ction 5 . Said taxes, when collected, shall be deposit- ed in a special fund to be known as "City of Englewood Genera l Ob liga tion Refunding Water Bond Fund, 1975", and the proceeds derived from said taxes shall be applied only to the payment of nece ssary costs and expenses of operating and main- taining the water system and to the payment 0£ the interest and • princi p al of t he refunding bonds authorized herein, and for no other purpose whatsoever, until the indebtedness so contracted pursua nt to t his Ordinance, both principal and interest, shall have been fu l l y paid, satisfied and discharged. Nothing here- in con tained s hall be so construed as to prevent the City from ap?lying any other funds or revenues that may be in the City trP a sury a nd a va il ab l e for t h a t purpose to the paym e nt of said interest a nd princ i pal, as t he same respectively accrue or mature, and upon such p a ym e nt the levy or levies herein pro- vided may thereupo~ to that extent be diminished. , 16 •• • Section 6. The sums herein provided to pay the inter- est on said re funding bonds, and to discharge the principal thereof when d u e, are hereby .appropriated for that purpose, and said amoun ts for each year shall also be included in the annual budget and appropriation Ordinance and bills to be adopted and p~s sed by the City Council of said City in each year, respecti vely, until sa~d refunding bonds have been fully pai d, satisfied and discharged. Se c tion 7. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions for t a x l e v ie s , t he City hereby further cqvenants and agrees to estab lish, maintain, collect and enforce a s~hedule of rates, fee s, t o l ls and charges for connection to and use of the water system of the City, which schedule shall be sufficient to assure th at the revenue thereby produced, together with any other .funds which may be lawfully available, and the pro- ceeds of gen eral ad valorem taxes, shall pay all reasonable costs and e xpenses of operating and maintaining the water system and t o pay the interest and principal of the General Obligation Refunding Water Bonds, Series 1975, herein author- ized, prompt ly as the same become due and payable, respec- tively,. Section 8. It shall be the duty of the City Council of said City, a nnually, at the time and in the manner provided by law for levying other City taxes, if such action shall be necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Ordinance, to • ratify and c arry out the provisions hereof with reference to the levying a nd collection of taxes; and the City shall levy, certify and collect such taxes in the manner provided by law for the purpose of creating a fund for the payment of the costs and ex p en ses of operat i ng and maintaining the water system, an d the payment of the principal of the bonds and in- terest there on , and such taxes when collected shall be kept for a nd applied only for such purpose, as hereinabove speci- fied. 17 , • Section 9 . Th e proc e eds derived from the sale of the refunding bon ds au t ho ri z e d h e r ein, in an amount not less than$ 4,100,00 Q and the accrued interest on the bonds being refunded, shal l be de p osited wi t h Continental Nationa l Ban k of Englewood (heFeinafter d e s igna ted the "Bank"), in a separate fund and escrow account h er eby created and known as the "City of Englewood Gener al Ob ligation Water Bonds, Series 1965 and 1971, Escrow Account ", herein designated as the "Refunding Escrow Account" or "Es crow Account", which account shall be at all times sufficient, together with any interest -to .be .derived from the investment and any temporary reinvestment of the deposits, or any part thereof , in direct obligations or • Agency obligat ions of, or obligations guaranteed by the United States of America, to pay the principal of and inter- e st on the o u t standing issues to be retired, at their respec- tive maturiti es, as follows: 1965 Issue:. Bonds num bered 420 to 969, inclusive, maturing in the years 1975 and thereafter, shall be paid and retired at their respective maturity dates, at the First National Bank of Englewood, i n Englewood, Colorado, according to their original terms. 1971 Issue: Bonds numb ered 86 to 440, inclusive, maturing in the • years 1976 an d thereafter, shall be paid and retired at their respective mat urity dates, at the First National Bank of Englewoo d, in Englewo od, Colora do, according to their orginal terms. Interest on th e o utstandin g bonds of the 1965 and 1971 Issu es shall be p aid a s the same accrues~ according to the original terms of said bonds , until said bonds mature. Se ction 10 . Th e Ba nk sh all i nvest the funds on deposit in the Refunding Escrcw Ac c oun t in direct obligations .of, Agency obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by the 18 • • United States of America, and shall fully secure any cash balance in said account in the manner required by law for • ( • other trust funds. Sectipn 11. If for any reason, at any time, the funds on hand in such Refunding Escrow Account shall be insuffi- cient to meet the payments required as the same shall be about to become due and payable, the City Council of the City shall forthwith deposit in such Refunding Escrow Account such additional fu~ds as may be required fully to meet the . . amount so about to .become due and payable. Section 12. . . The Bank shall from time to time redeem • all or a portion of. the obligations in said Refunding Escrow r Account, in sufficient amounts so that the proceeds therefrom and the interes t thereon as the same accrues will be suffi- cient to meet tpe interest requirements on the outstanding Issues as such interest accrues, and to pay or ·call in and redeem said bonds at ~their respective maturities, according to the schedule hereinabove set forth. Section 13. Th~ Mayor and Director of Finance of the . . City shall, and th~y are hereby authorized and directed to take all necessary;·or appropriate action toward the execution of a proper Escrow.Agreement with the Bank concerning the deposits in, investment s of and disbursements from said Re- funding Escrow Account, and such other agreements as may be necessary or desirable to effectuate the prov!sions of this Ordinance and compiy with the requirements of law. Section 14. On or about the date when the refunding . ~ bonds are deliverep, or within a reasonable time thereafter, the Director of Finance is authorized and directed to pub- lish a notice of refunding one time in a newspaper published in the! Ci ty . Section 15. The City cov nRnts and agrees that it will make n 0 u s e of the procP.eds of the refunding bonds authorized herein which might c·ause such obligations to be arbitrage 19 ' . . . bonds within the m~aning of Section lOJ(d) of the Internal Revenue Code or 1954, as amended, and the Regulations pro- posed and in effect thereunder. Section 16. That if any one or more sections or parts of this Ordinance shall be adjudged unenforceable or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the re- maining provisions of this Ordinance, it being the intention that the various provisions hereof are severable. Section 17. All ordinances or parts thereof in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 18. After said reftlnding bonds are issued, this Ordinance shall be and remain irrepealable until said bonds • and the interest thereon shall have been fully paid, satis- fied and discharged. Section 19. This Ordinance, immediately on its final passage, shall be recorded in the Book of Ordinances kept for that purpose, authenticated by the signatures of the Mayor and Director of Finance, ex officio City Clerk, and shall be published as required by law. Section 20. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (JO) days after publication following final passage. INTRODUCED, READ IN FULL, AND PASSED ON FIRST READING ON THE 18th day of February, 1975. PUBLISHED AS A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE ON THE 20th day or February, 1975. READ BY TITLE AND PASSED ON FINAL READING ON THE day of I 197 5 o ----.---- PUBLISHED BY TITLE AS ORDINANCE NO. // I SERIES OF 1975, ON THE , 197 5. --------day or . . . . • ATTEST: ex of~~"'cCf:.~-Treasurer I, Karl Nollenberger, ex officio City Clerk-Treasurer of the City of Englewood, State of Colorado, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true, accurate and complete copy of the Ordinance, passed on final reading and published by title as Ordinance No. , Series of 1975. 21