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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07371 ORD - 10/01/1964THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF NUECES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI On this the 1st day of October, 1964, the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, convened in Special Meeting, with the.following members of said Council present, to -wit: Dr. James L. Barnard Mayor, W. H. Wallace, Jr. Jim Young Jack R. Blackmon Commissioners J. R. de Leon M. P. Maldonado W. J. Roberts T. Ray Kring �j City Secretary with the following absent:1 constituting a quorum, at which time the following among other business was t ansacted: Mr.', 'r prese ed Y�o t e c nsi er Ck tion of the Council an ordinance. The ordinance was read by the City Secretary. The Mayor presented to the Council a communica- tion in writing pertaining to said proposed ordinance, as follows: "Corpus Christi, Texas October 1, 1964 TO THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS Gentlemen: The public importance and pressing need for the permanent improvements to be constructed by use of the proceeds of the bonds voted at elections• held- onaJanuary 28, 1961 and June 27, 1964, create an emergency and an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of rules and Charter 7371 Corpus Christi, Texas October 1, 1964 TO THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS Gentlemen: The public importance and pressing need for the permanent improvements to be constructed by use of the proceeds of the bonds voted at elections held on January 28, 1961 and June 27, 1964, create an emergency and an impera- tive public necessity requiring the suspension of rules and Charter provisions requiring ordinances to be considered and voted upon at three regular meetings. I, therefore request that the City Council pass the proposed ordinance authorizing the issuance of $3,750,000 General Improvement Bonds as an emergency. You will please consider this request in connection with-the ordinance which has been introduced in the City Council on this subject. Yours very truly, �,.esL. Barnard Mayor provisions requiring ordinances to be considered and voted upon at three regular meetings. I, therefore request that the City Council pass the proposed ordinance authorizing the issuance of $3,750,000 General Improvement Bonds as an emergency. You will please consider this request in connection with the ordinance which has been introduced in the City Cou cil on this subject. Yours/,Rory tru W /st�' mes L. arnard, Mayo r." Commissioner C1 oved that the Charter provision prohibiting ordinances from being passed finally on the date introduced be suspended for the reasons stated in the written request of the Mayor and stated in the emergency clause of the rdinance. The motion was seconded by Commissioner t ,f,The motion was carried by a unanimous vote by the City Council, viz: AYES: Commissioners Blackmon, Wallace, Young, de Leon, Maldonado and Roberts. NOES :, None, The Mayor requested that the records show that he voted Aye. This was done. Commissioner moved that the ordinance be passed finally. The motion was seconded by Commissioner (�—t z The motion was carried by the following t.te: AYES: Commissioners Blackmon, Wallace,. Young, de Leon, Maldonado and Roberts. NOES: None. The Mayor requested that the records show that he voted Aye. This was done. The Mayor announced that the ordinance had been passed. The ordinance is as follows: 7371 ORDINANCE NO. BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $3,750,000 CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, GENERAL IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES 1964, BEARING INTEREST AT THE RATES HEREINAFTER SET FORTH, AND PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY, ASSES- SMENT AND COLLECTION OF A TAX SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE INTEREST ON SAID BONDS AND TO CREATE A SINKING FUND FOR THE REDEMPTION THEREOF AT MATURITY; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS,.it is deemed advisable and to the best interest of the City that various purpose bonds authorized at elections heretofore held in said City be combined in a single issue and sold at this time, the dates of election, amount of bonds authorized thereat, purpose, amount of bonds previously sold and the amount now to be sold being as follows: DATE OF AMOUNT AMOUNT PRE - AMT NOW ELECTION AUTHORIZED PURPOSE VIOUSLY SOLD OFFERED 1/28/61 $1,720,000 Storm Sewer $1,460,000 $ 260,000 1/28/61 1,360,000 Westside Sewer Imp. 760,000 375,000 6/27/64 1,360,000 Storm Sewer -'0 - 595,000 6/27/64 300,000 Equip. and Street Mtn. - 0 - 150,000 6/27/64 500,000 Police Building - 0 - 50,000 6/27/64 500,000 Museum Building - 0 - 50,000 6/27/64 200,000 Branch Library - 0 - 200,000 6/27/64 1,500,000 Sanitary Sewer - 0 - 750,000 6/27/64 1,960,000 Street Improvements -'0 - 570,000 6/27/64 750,000 Midtown Traffic Intch. - 0 - 750,000 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: 1. That said City's coupon bonds to be designated the "City of Corpus Christi, Texas, General Improvement Bonds, Series 1964," are hereby authorized to be issued and delivered in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas in the principal amount of $3,750,000 for the following purposes, to -wit: $260,000 for the purpose of constructing storm sewer improvements in the City, including such improve- ments in the area of Whelan Drive, sections of Gollihar Road and Greenwood Drive, Thompson Road, McBride Lane, Cliff Maus Airport Area, sections of McArdle Road and Westport area between Morgan Street and Greenwood Drive; $375,000 for the purpose of constructing a westside sewer trunk main and laterals and other general sewer system improvements; $595,000 for the purpose of constructing drainage improvements in said City; $150,000 for the purpose of providing funds for permanent public improvements to -wit: the establishment of an equipment and street maintenance yard and related buildings; $50,000 for the purpose of,providing funds for permanent public improvements, to -wit: improvements to the police building; $50,000 for the purpose of providing funds for permanent public improvements, to -wit: a museum building; $200,000 for the purpose of providing funds for permanent public improvements, to -wit: a branch library; $750,000 for the purpose of construc - ting improvements to the sanitary sewerage system of the City; $570,000 for the purpose of improving the streets of the City; $750,000 for the purpose of improving the streets of the City, to -wit: the construction of the midtown traffic interchange. 2. That said bonds shall be dated October 1, 1964, shall be numbered consecutively from 1 through 750, shall be in the denomination of $5,000 each, and shall mature and become due and payable serially on October 1 in each of the years, and in the amounts, respectively, as set forth in the following schedule: YEARS AMOUNTS YEARS AMOUNTS 1966 $130,000 1976 $180,000 1967 130,000 1977 180,000 1968 130,000 1978 180,000 1969 130,000 1979 255,000 1970 130,000 1980 255,000 1971 130,000 1981 255,000 1972 130,000 1982 255,000 1973 155,000 1983 255,000 1974 180,000 1984 255,000 1975 180,000 1985 255,000 3. That as to said bonds scheduled to mature on and after October 1, 1976, said City shall have the right and option to redeem such bonds prior to their scheduled maturities, in whole, or in part in inverse numerical order, on October 1, 1975, or on any interest payment date thereafter, for the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption, plus a premium of 2k%, such premium to be reduced on October 1, 1976 to 2 %, with a further reduc- tion of 1/2 of 1% on October 1 of each year through October 1, 1980. There shall be no premium on such bonds which may be redeemed October 1, 1980, or on any interest payment date thereafter. At least thirty days before the date fixed for any such redemption, the City shall cause a written notice of such redemption to be published at least once in a financial publication printed in the City of New York, New York. By the date fixed for any such redemption, due provision shall be- made with the paying agents for the payment of the principal amount of the bonds to be so redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date fixed for redemption and any premium as required above. If the written notice of redemption is published, and if due provision for payment is made, all as provided above, the bonds, which are to be so redeemed, thereby automatically shall be redeemed prior to maturity, and they sha not bear interest after the date fixed for redemption, and shall not be regarded as being outstanding except for the purpose of receiving the funds so provided for such payment. 4. That said bonds shall bear interest from their date, until.maturity or redemption, at the following rates: all bonds scheduled to mature during 3 the years 19 4Sthrough 19� - - -- _! % per annum; all bonds scheduled to mature during the years 19L through 1971 - - -- % per annum; all bonds scheduled to mature during the years 197j—through 19.72 - - - -- J, /p per annum; all bonds scheduled to mature during the years 19Z through 1910 - - - -- 671 % per annum; all bonds scheduled to mature during the years 19_,f( through per annum; with said interest to be evidenced by interest coupons payable on April 1, 1965, and semi - annually thereafter on each October and April 1. 5. That the principal of and interest on said bonds shall be payable to bearer, in lawful money of the United States of America, without exchange or collection charges to bearer, upon presentation and surrender ofproper bond or interes coupon, at the Corpus Christi State National Bank, Corpus Christ Texas, or, at the option of the bearer, at The Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, New York, which places shall be the paying agents for said bonds. 6. That each of said bonds and interest coupons shall be signed by the imprinted or lithographed facsimile signature of the Mayor of said City and countersigned by the imprinted or lithographed facsimile signature of the City Secretary of said City, and the official seal of said City shall be impressed, or printed, or lithographed on each of said bonds. 7. That the form of said bonds, including the form of Registration Certificate of the Comptroller of Public Account ,of the State of Texas to be printed and endorsed on each bond, and the form of the interest coupons to be attached to said bonds, shall be, respectively, substantially as follows: �j (FORM OF BOND) NO. $5,000 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF NUECES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, GENERAL IMPROVEMENT BOND SERIES 1964 On October 1, 19_, the City of Corpus Christi, in the County of Nueces, State of Texas, promises to pay to bearer the principal amount of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS and to pay interest thereon, from the date hereof, at the rate of % per annum, evidenced by interest coupons payable April 1, 1965, and semi - annually thereafter on each October 1 and April 1 while this bond is outstanding. The principal of this bond and the interest coupons attached hereto shall be payable to bearer, in lawful money of the United States of America, without exchange or collection charges to the bearer, upon presentation and surrender of this bond or proper interest coupon, at the Corpus Christi State National Bank, Corpus Christi, Texas, or, at the option of the bearer, at The Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, New York, which places shall be the paying agents for this Series of bonds. This bond is one of a Series of coupon bonds dated October 1, 1964, issued in the principal amount of $3,750,000 for the following purposes, to -wit: $260,000 for the purpose of constructing storm sewer improvements in the City, including such improvements in the area of Whelan Drive, sections of Gollihar Road and Greenwood Drive, Thompson Road, McBridge Lane, Cliff Maus Airport Area, sections of McArdle Road and Westport area between Morgan Street and Greenwood Drive; $375,000 for the purpose of constructing a westside sewer trunk main and laterals and other general sewer system improvements; $595,000 for the purpose of constructing drainage improve- ments in said City; $150,000 for the purpose of providing funds for permanent public improvements to -wit: the establish- ment of an equipment and street maintenance yard and related buildings; $50,000 for the purpose of providing funds for permanent public improvements, to -wit: a museum building; $200,000 for the purpose of providing funds for permanent public improvements, to -wit: a branch library; $750,000 for the purpose of constructing improvements to the sanitary sewerage system of the City; $570,000 for the purpose of improving the streets of the City; $750,000 for the purpose of improving the streets of the City, to -wit: the construction of the midtown traffic interchange. The bonds of this Series scheduled to mature on and after October 1, 1976, may be redeemed prior to their scheduled maturities, in whole, or in part in inverse numerical order, at the option of said City, on October 1, 1975, or on any interest payment date thereafter, for the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption, plus a premium of 2'k %, such premium to be reduced on October 1, 1976 to 2 %, with a further reduction of 1/2 of 1% on October 1 of each year through October 1, 1980. There shall be no on such bonds which may be redeemed October 1, 1980, or on any interest payment date thereafter. At least thirty days before the date fixed for any such redemption the City shall cause a written notice of such redemption to be published at least once in a financial publication printed in the City of New York, New York. By the date fixed for any such redemption, due provision shall be made with the paying agents for the payment of the principal amount of the bonds to be redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date fixed for redemption, and any premium as required above. If the written notice of redemption is published, and if due provision for such payment is made, all as provided above, the bonds, which are to be so redeemed, thereby automatically shall be redeemed prior to maturity, and they shall not bear interest after the date fixed for redemption, and shall not be regarded as being outstanding except for the purpose of receiving the funds so provided for such payment. It is hereby certified and recited that this bond has been duly and validly voted, authorized, issued, and delivered in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas; that this bond is a general obligation of said City, issued on the 'full faith and credit thereof; and that the ad valorem taxes, upon all taxable property in said City, necessary to pay the interest on and principal of this bond, as such interest comes due, and such principal matures, have been pledged irrevocably for such purpose, within the limit prescribed by law. In witness whereof, this bond and the interest coupons attached hereto have been signed by the imprinted or lithographed facsimile signature of the Mayor of said City and countersigned by the imprinted or lithographed facsimile signature of the City Secretary of said City, and the official seal of said City has been duly impressed, or printed, or lithographed on this bond. City Secretary, City of Mayor, City of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas Texas (FORM OF REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE) COMPTROLLER'S REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE: REGISTER NO. I hereby certify that this bond has been examined, certified as to validity, and approved by the Attorney General of the State of Texas; and that this bond 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 (FORM OF INTEREST COUPON) NO. $ On , 19_, the City of Corpus Christi, in the County of Nueces, State of Texas, promises to pay to bearer, unless due provision has been made for the redemption prior to maturity of the bond to which this interest coupon is attached, the amount of Dollars in lawful money of the Unite States of America, without exchange or collection charges to the bearer, upon presentation and surrender of this interest coupon, at the Corpus Christi State National Bank, Corpus Christi, Texas or, at the option of the bearer, at The Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, New York, said amount being interest due that day on the bond, bearing the number hereinafter designated, of that issue of City of Corpus Christi, Texas, General Improvement Bonds, Series 1964, dated October 1, 1964. Bond No. City Secretary Mayor 8. That a special fund or account, to be designated the "City of Corpus Christi, Texas, General Improvement Bonds, Series 1964, Interest.and Sinking Fund" is hereby created and shall be established and maintained by said City at its official depository bank. Said Interest and Sinking Fund shall be kept separate and apart from all other funds and accounts of said City, and shall be used only for paying the interest on and principal of said bonds. All taxes levied and collected for and on account of said bonds shall be deposited, as collected, to the credit of said Interest and Sinking Fund. During each year while any of said bonds or interest coupons appertaining thereto are outstanding and unpaid, the City Council of said City shall compute and ascertain the rate and amount of ad valorem tax, based on the latest approved tax rolls of said City, with full allowances being made for tax delinquencies and costs of tax collections, which will be sufficient to raise and produce the money required to pay the interest on said bonds as such interest comes due, and to provide a sinking fund to pay the principal of such bonds as such principal matures, but never less than 2% of the original principal amount of said bonds as a sinking fund each year. Said rate and amount of ad valorem tax is hereby ordered to be levied and is hereby levied against all taxable property in said City for each year while any of said bonds or interest coupons appertaining thereto are outstanding and unpaid, and said ad valorem 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 necessary to pay the interest on and principal of said bonds, as such interest comes due, and such principal matures, are hereby pledged irrevocably for such purpose, within the limit prescribed by law. 9. That the Mayor of said City is hereby authorized to have control of said bonds and all necessary records and proceedings pertaining to said bonds pending their delivery and their investigation, examination, and approval by the Attorney General of the State of Texas, and their registration by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas. Upon registration of said bonds, said Comptroller of Public Accounts (or a deputy designated in writing to act for said Comptroller) shall manually sign the Comptroller's Registration Certificate prescribed herein to be printed and endorsed on each bond, and the seal of said Comptroller shall be impressed, or printed, or lithographed on each of said bonds. 10. hat said bonds are hereby sold and shall be delivered to for the principal a unt thereof and accrued interest to e date of delivery, plus a premium of 11. That all ordinances and resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. 12. The fact that the contemplated use of the proceec of the bonds is necessary for the orderly development and growtr of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, creates a public emergency and an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter Rule providing that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council and the Mayor having declared that such public emergency and imperative necessity exist, and having requested that said Charter Rule be suspended and that this ordinance take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage, it is accordingly so ordained. PASSED AND APPROVED, this the day of October, 1964. Z--) „ / / sti, Texas ATTEST.” City Secret ry, ty o Corpus Christi, (,,Texas The foregoing ordinance was approved prior to passage as to form and correctness this day of 1964. City Attorne City of orpus Christi, Texas. THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF NUECES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI : I, the undersigned, City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true, full and correct copy of an ordinance passed by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, (and of the minutes pertaining thereto) on the day of October, 1964, authorizing the issuance of $3,750,000 City of Corpus Christi, Texas, General Improvement Bonds, Series 1964, which ordinance is duly of record in the minutes of said City Council. EXECUTED 11NDER MY HAND and seal of said City this the day of October, 1964. (SEAL) City Secretary, City of Corpus Christi, Texas CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS %/ , C / DAY OF fS /t• =-�- -� 19-V TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE- GOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL; I, THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRO- DUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, RESPECTFULLY, MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: JAMES L. BARNARD 14cl, .JAMES H. YOUNG JACK R. BLACKMON + j JOSE R. DELEON / L M. P. MALDONADO ✓/ i W. J. ROBERTS W. H. WALLACE, JR. THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING NOTE* JAMES L. BARNARD /f 2- ti JAMES H. YOUNG JACK R. BLACKMON JOSE R. DELEON M. P. MALDONADO W. J. ROBERTS 1 W. H. WALLACE, JI