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HomeMy WebLinkAbout15234 ORD - 11/21/1979} ORDINANCE NO. ./.5�.3 L� BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $5,950,000 CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS TAX AND REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, SERIES 1979; PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY, ASSESS- MENT AND COLLECTION OF A TAX SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE INTEREST ON SAID CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION AND TO CREATE A SINKING FUND FOR THE REDEMPTION THEREOF AT MATURITY; PROVIDING THAT SUCH CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION WILL BE PAYABLE FROM AND SECURED BY OTHER REVENUES; PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF SAID CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION; AND ORDAINING OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO SUBJECT WHEREAS, on the 31st day of October, 1979, the City Council of said City passed an ordinance authorizing and directing notice of its intention to issue the Certif- icates of Obligation herein authorized to be issued, to be published in a newspaper as required by Section 8(b) of Article 2368a.1 of V.A.C.S.; and WHEREAS, said notice was published as required by said Section 8(b) on Novemrer 2, 1979, and November 8, 1979; and WHEREAS, no petition, signed by 5% of the qualified electors of said City as permitted by said Section 8(b) protesting the issuance of such Certificates of Obligation has been filed; and WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi is authorized by Articles 1269j-4 and 1269j-5, V.A.C.S. to secure and pay bonds by and from the Pledged Revenues as hereinafter defined; and WHEREAS, the Certificates of Obligation hereinafter authorized are to be issued and delivered pursuant to Article 2368a.1, V.A.C.S., as amended; BE IIT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: cram 1 Jrvc .+ s Section 1. AUTHORIZATION OF CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGA- TION. That said City's Certificates of Obligation, to be designated the "City of Corpus Christi, Texas Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 1979",are hereby authorized to be issued and delivered in the principal amount of $5,950,000 for the purpose of paying all or any part of the contractual obligations to be incurred (1) to improve the City's community - convention facility, $4,000,000, (2) to acquire ladder and pumper fire trucks and life-support communication equipment, $950,000, and (3) to improve the airport of said City, by constructing parking facilities at such airport, $1,000,000. Section 2. DATE, DENOMINATION, MATURITIES. That said Certificates of Obligation shall be dated November 15, 1979, shall be in the denomination of $5,000 each, shall be numbered consecutively from 1 through 1,190, and shall mature serially on November 15 in each of the years, and in the amounts, respectively, as set forth in the following schedule: YEARS AMOUNTS YEARS AMOUNTS 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 $200,000 1990 200,000 1991 200,000 1992 250,,000 1993 425,000 1994 400,000 1995 375,000 1996 300,000 1997 300,000 1998 300,000 1999 $300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 Section 3. RIGHT OF PRIOR. REDEMPTION. That as to said Certificates of Obligation scheduled to mature on and after November 15, 1990, said City shall have the right and option to redeem such Certificates of Obligation prior to their scheduled maturities, in whole or in part, in their inverse numerical order, on November 15, 1989, 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. 2-1/2%, such premium to be reduced 1/4 of 1% on November 15 of each year thereafter. 2 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 prin- cipal amount of the Certificates of Obligation to be so redeemed, plus for redemption written notice accrued interest thereon to the date fixed and any premium as required above. If the of redemption is published, and if due provision for such payment is made, all as provided above, the Certificates of Obligation 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. Section 4. INTEREST. That the Certificates of Obli- gation shall bear interest per annum from their date until maturity or redemption at the following Certificates Certificates Certificates Certificates Certificates Certificates Certificates Certificates Certificates Certificates Certificates maturing maturing maturing maturing maturing maturing maturing maturing maturing maturing maturing 1980 through 1990 through 1992 through 1993 through 1995 through 1996 through 1997 through 1998 through - through - through - through 3 1989 1991 1994 1999 rates: 7.50 % 6.25 % 6.30 % 6.40 8 6.50 % 6.60 % 6.75 % 5.50 % with said interest to be evidenced by interest coupons payable on May 15, 1980, and semiannually thereafter on each November 15 and May 15. Section 5. PLACES OF PAYMENT. That the principal of and interest on said Certificates of Obligation 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 proper Certif- icate of Obligation or interest coupon, at Corpus Christi National Bank, Corpus Christi, Texas, or, at the option of the holder, at The Chase Manhattan Bank, N. A., New York, New York, or at Harris Trust and Savings Bank, Chicago, Illinois, which places shall be the paying agents for said bonds. Section 6. FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION, COMPTROLLER'S CERTIFICATE AND INTEREST COUPON. That the form of said Certificates of Obligation, including the form of Registration Certificate of the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas to be printed and endorsed on each of said Certificates of Obligation, and the form of the aforesaid interest coupons which shall appertain and be attached initially to each of said Certificates of Obligation shall be, respectively, substantially as follows: FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION NO. $5,000 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF NUECES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS TAX AND REVENUE CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION SERIES 1979 On November 15, 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 4 and to pay interest thereon, from the date hereof, at the rate of % per annum, evidenced by interest coupons payable May 15, 1980, and semiannually thereafter on each November 15 and May 15 while this Certificate of Obligation is outstanding. The principal of this Certificate of Obligation and the interest coupons appertaining 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 Certificate of Obligation or proper interest coupon at the Corpus Christi National Bank, Corpus Christi, Texas, or, at the option of the bearer, at The Chase Manhattan Bank, N. A., New York, New York, or at Harris Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago, Illinois, which places shall be the paying agents for this series of Certificates of Obligation. This Certificate of Obligation is one of a series of Certificates of Obligation dated November 15, 1979, issued in the principal amount of $5,950,000, for the purpose of paying all or any part of the contractual obligations to be incurred (1) to improve the City's community - convention facility, $4,000,000, (2) to acquire ladder and pumper fire trucks and life-support communication equipment, $950,000, and (3) to improve the airport of said City, by constructing parking facilities at such airport, $1,000,000. The Certificates of Obligations of this series scheduled to mature on and after November 15, 1990, may be redeemed prior to their scheduled maturities, in whole or in part, in inverse numerical order, at the option of said City, on November 15, 1989, or on any interest payment date there- after, for the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption, plus a premium of 2-1/2%, such premium to be reduced 1/4 of 1% on November 15 of each year thereafter. At least thirty days before the date fixed 5 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 pro- vision shall be made with the paying agents for the payment of the principal amount of the Certificates of Obligation 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 Certificates of Obligation, 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, recited and covenanted that this Certificate of Obligation has been duly and validly issued and delivered; that all acts, conditions and things required or proper to be performed, exist and be done pre- cedent to or in the authorization, issuance and delivery of this Certificate of Obligation have been performed, existed and been done in accordance with law; that this Certificate of Obligation is a general obligation of said City, issued on the full faith and credit thereof; and that annual ad valorem taxes sufficient to provide for the pay- ment of the interest on and principal of this Certificate 6 J of Obligation, as such interest comes due and such prin- cipal matures, have been levied and ordered to be levied against all taxable property in said City, and have been pledged irrevocably for such payment, within the limit prescribed by law; and that this Certificate of Obligation is additionally payable from and secured by the Pledged Revenues as described and defined in the ordinance author- izing this series of Certificates of Obligation. The City has reserved the right to issue additional Certificates of Obligation payable from and secured by the aforesaid Pledged Revenues. In witness whereof, this Certificate of Obligation and the interest coupons appertaining hereto have been signed with the facsimile signature of the Mayor of said City and countersigned with the facsimile signature of the City Secretary of said City, and the official seal of said City has been duly impressed, or placed in facsimile on this Certificate of Obligation. City Secretary, City of Mayor, City of Corpus Christi Corpus Christi FORM OF REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE COMPTROLLER'S REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE: REGISTER NO. I hereby certify that this Certificate of Obligation has been examined, certified as to validity, and approved by the Attorney General of the State of Texas, and that this Certificate of Obligation has been registered by the Comp- troller 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 15, 19 7 The City of Corpus Christi, in the County of Nueces, State of Texas, promises to pay to bearer the amount shown on this interest coupon, in lawful money of the United States of America, without exchange or collection charges to the bearer, unless due provision has been made for the re- demption prior to scheduled maturity of the Certificate of Obligation to which this interest coupon appertains, upon presentation and surrender of this interest coupon at the Corpus Christi National Bank, Corpus Christi, Texas, or, at the option of the bearer, at The Chase Manhattan Bank, N. A., New York, New York, or at Harris Trust and Savings Bank, Chicago, Illinois, said amount being interest due that day on the Certificate of Obligation, bearing the number herein- after designated, of that issue of City of Corpus Christi, Texas Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 1979, dated November 15, 1979. Certificate No. City Secretary Mayor Section 7. DEFINITIONS. That the terms defined in this Section for all purposes of this Ordinance, except where the context by clear implication shall quire, shall have the respective meanings as (a) The term "Certificates" shall mean otherwise re - follows, to -wit: the City of Corpus Christi, Texas Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 1979 authorized to be issued and deliv- ered by this Ordinance. (b) The term "Hotel tax levied on the cost of furnished by any hotel in Occupancy Tax" shall mean the occupancy of every the City of Corpus sleeping room Christi pur- suant to Article 1269j-4.1 V.A.C.S. (c) The term "Parking Facilities at the Airport" shall mean the automobile parking facilities at the Corpus Christi International Airport, together with all future improvements, extensions, enlargements and additions thereto and replace- ments thereof. 8 (d) The term "Parking Facilities at the Community- Convention Center" shall mean the automobile parking fac- ilities at the City's Community-Convention Center, together with all future improvements, extensions, enlargements and additions thereto and replacements thereof. (e) The term "Pledged Revenues", as used in this Ordinance, shall mean (1) a lien on and pledge of a portion of the revenue derived from the Hotel Occupancy Tax equal to three-fourths of such Occupancy Tax, subject to liens that may be hereafter created by the City to secure the payment of revenue bonds, and (2) a first lien on and pledge of one-half of the gross revenues received from the ownership or operation of the Parking Facilities of the Airport and the Parking Facilities at the Community-Con- vention Center. Section 8. INTEREST AND SINKING FUND. The City of Corpus Christi, Texas Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 1979 Interest and Sinking Fund, here- inafter called the "Interest and Sinking Fund" is hereby authorized and shall be established and maintained in a depository bank of the City, so long as the Certificates, or interest thereon, are outstanding and unpaid. Section 9.' USE OF INTEREST AND SINKING FUND. On or before the 5th day of the first month to occur following the date of delivery of the Certificates to the purchasers thereof and on or before the 5th day of each following month thereafter so long as any of the Certificates remains outstanding, there shall be deposited in the Interest and Sinking Fund an equal amount of money from Pledged Revenues, with such deposits totaling, together with other amounts in the Interest and Sinking Fund, not less than the amount of the installment of interest coming due on the Certificates on the next succeeding interest payment date, and the amount of principal, if any, maturing during the succeeding twelve months. 9 The Interest and Sinking Fund shall be used to pay the principal of and interest on the Certificates as such principal matures and such interest comes due. Section 10. TAX LEVY. All ad valorem taxes levied and collected for and on account of said Certificates of Obligation shall be deposited, as collected, to the credit of the Interest and Sinking Fund. During each year while any of said Certificates of Obligation or interest coupons appertaining thereto are outstanding and unpaid, the City Council of said City 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 said Certificates of Obligation as such interest comes due, and to provide and maintain a sinking fund adequate to pay the principal of such Certificates of Obligation as such principal matures (but never less than 2% of the original principal amount of said Certificates of Obligation as a sinking fund each year); and said tax shall be based on the latest approved tax rolls of said City, 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, and is hereby ordered to be levied, against all taxable property in said City for each year while any of said Certificates of Obligation or interest coupons appertaining thereto 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 Sink- ing Fund. Said ad valorem taxes sufficient to provide for the payment of the interest on and principal of said Certificates of Obligation, as such interest comes due and such principal matures, are hereby pledged irrevocably for such payment, within the limit prescribed. by law. It is specifically provided that to the extent neces- sary the payments into the Interest and Sinking Fund as hereinabove required shall be made from funds derived from 10 taxation. However, to the extent that there are available Pledged Revenues, then the amount of taxes which otherwise would be required to be levied for that year may be reduced by the amount of such Pledged Revenues. Section 11. SECURITY. In combination with the ad valorem taxes hereinabove levied, the Certificates of Obligation and all interest thereon are and shall be payable from and secured by the Pledged Revenues. Section 12. RATES. The City covenants and agrees with the holders of the Certificates that it will at all times levy and collect Hotel Occupancy Taxes and gross revenues received from the ownership or operation of the Parking Facilities at the Airport and the Parking Facilities at the Community Center as will be at least sufficient to provide Pledged Revenues which will be, together with the funds to be derived from taxation as hereinabove provided, adequate to pay promptly all of the principal of and interest on the Certificates of Obligation, and to make all deposits now or hereafter required to be made into the Interest and Sinking Fund created and established by this Ordinance. Section 13. PLEDGED REVENUES. All Pledged Revenues shall be collected and held in the City's depository bank for the uses herein prescribed. The Pledged Revenues shall be deposited into the Interest and Sinking Fund to the extent and in the amounts provided hereunder. Section 14. EXCESS REVENUES. The Pledged Revenues in excess of those required for deposits pursuant to this Ordinance may be used for any lawful purpose. Section 15. SECURITY FOR FUNDS. All Funds created by this Ordinance shall be secured in the manner and to the fullest extent permitted or required by law for the 11 security of public funds, and such Funds shall be used only for the purposes and in the manner permitted or required by this Ordinance. Section 16. ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION. The City reserves the right to issue additional Certifi- cates of Obligation payable from and secured by the Pledged Revenues. Section 17. SALE OF CERTIFICATES. That the City of Corpus Christi, Texas Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 1979, aggregating $5,950,000, are hereby sold and shall be delivered to First National Bank in Dallas, Dallas, Texas and Associates for the principal amount thereof and accrued interest thereon to date of delivery, plus a premium of $212.75. Section 18. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF CERTIFICATES. That the City Manager of said City is hereby authorized to hay control of said Certificates of Obligation and all neces- sary records and proceedings pertaining to said Certifi- cates of Obligation 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 Certificates of Obligation, said Comptroller of Public Accounts (or a deputy designated in writing to act for said Comptroller) shall manually sign the Comptroller's Registration Certificate printed and endorsed on each of said Certificates of Obligation, and the seal of said Comptroller shall be impressed, or placed in facsimile, on each of said Certificates of Obligation. Section 19. ARBITRAGE. That the City covenants to and with the purchasers of the Certificates that it will make no use of the proceeds of the Certificates at any time throughout the term of this issue of Certificates which, if such use had been reasonably expected on the date of 12 delivery of the Certificates to and payment for the Certificates by the purchasers, would have caused the Certificates to be arbitrage bonds within the meaning of Section 103(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, or any regulations, or rulings pertaining thereto; and by this covenant the City is obligated to comply with the requirements of the aforesaid Section 103(c) and all applicable and pertinent Department of the Treasury regula- tions relating to arbitrage bonds. The City further covenants that the proceeds of the Certificates will not otherwise be used directly or indirectly so as to cause all or any part of the Certificates to be or become arbi- trage bonds within the meaning of the aforesaid Section 103(c), or any regulations or rulings pertaining thereto. Section 20. DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY. The fact that the contemplated use of the proceeds of the Certificates is necessary for the orderly development and growth 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 resolu- tion 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. Section 21. REPEAL. That all ordinances and resol- utions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. PASSED AND APPROVED thisthe 1 /day of November, 1979. Mavo±, ty of ATTEST: City Secretary, city of Corpus Christi, Texas 13 Corpus Christi, Texas The foregoing ordinance was approved prior to passage as to form and correctness this 5Tday of�p.0549M , 1979. 14 ty Attorney, Ci 1T of Corpus 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 21st day of November, 1979, authorizing the issuance of $5,950,000 City of Corpus Christi, Texas Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 1979, which ordinance is duly of record in the minutes of said City Council, and said meeting was open to the public, and public notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given, all as required by Vernon's Ann. Civ. Stat., art. 6252-17, as amended. EXECUTED UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL of said City, this the ./ )-day of 602emilksAelc, 1979. (SEAL) Secretary, City of Corpus Christi, Texas Corpus Christi, Texas .z*/ day of , 1979 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi, Texas For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing 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, request that you suspend said Charter rule or requirement and pass this ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully, The Charter rule was Luther Jones Edward L. Sample Dr. Jack Best David Diaz Jack K. Dumphy Betty N. Turner Cliff Zarsky suspended The above ordinance was Luther Jones Edward L. Sample Dr. Jack Best David Diaz Jack K. Dumphy Betty N. Turner Cliff Zarsky OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS by the following vote: passed by the following vote: j52c-4 ft- -�ic THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF NUECES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI . On this the 21st day of November, 1979, the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas convened in Regular Meeting, with the following members of said Council present, to -wit: Luther Jones, Mayor, Edward L. Sample, Mayor Pro -Tem, Dr. Jack Best, • David Diaz, Jack K. Dumphy, Councilmen, Betty N. Turner, Cliff Zarsky, R. Marvin Townsend, City Manager, J. Bruce Aycock, City Attorney, Harold F. Zick, Director of Finance, Bill G. Read, City Secretary, with the following absent: Nnnp constituting a quorum, at which time the following among other business was transacted: Mr. Townsend presented for the consideration 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 November 21 , 1979 "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 certificates of obligation contemplated to be issued pursuant to an ordinance create an emergency and an imperative 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 certificates of obligation as an emergency - measure. You will please con- sider this request in connection with the ordinance which is to be introduced for passage by the City Council on the subject, "Yours very truly, 4s/ Luther Jones Mayor" 15x,„1 MICRUM MED Councilman Diaz moved 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 emer- gency clause of the ordinance. The motion was seconded by Councilman Turner The motion was carried by an unanimous vote by the City Council, viz.: AYES: All present voted Aye. NAYS: None. The Mayor requested that the records show that he voted Aye. This was done. Councilman Diaz moved that the ordinance be passed finally. The motion was seconded by Councilman Turner vote: . The motion was carried by the following AYES: All present voted Aye. NAYS: 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: 1,4 City National Bank of Austin Austin, Texas CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS TAX AND REVENUE CERTIFICATFS OF OBLIrATION, SERIES 1979, $5,950,000 Gentlemen: The Issuer and the Purchasers of the captioned series of Certificates of Obligation have designated your bank as the place, and as their agent, for the delivery and payment of the Certificates of Obligation. Upon notice of their registration, you are hereby authorized and directed to pick up said Certifi- cates at the Bond Division of the Office of Comptroller of Public Accounts, and to hold the Certificates for safekeeping pending said delivery and payment. When you receive the Certificates of Obligation, please send Certificate Number One of said series to McCall, Parkhurst & Horton, Attorneys at Law, Dallas, Texas, for examination and return to you. Upon your receipt of the final unqualified approving legal opinion of said Attorneys as to the validity of the Certificates of Obligation, you are authorized and directed to deliver said Certif- icates to the Purchasers thereof, to -wit: First National Bank in Dallas, Dallas, Texas and Associates, when you have received payment for the Certificates of Obligation, in immediately available funds, in the sum of the principal amount or par value thereof and accrued interest to the date of delivery. plus a premium of $212.75. You are further authorized and directed to remit all of the aforesaid proceeds received from the delivery and payment of the Certificates of Obligation, immediately upon receipt, and by the fastest means available, to the credit of the Issuer of the Certificates of Obli- gation, at its Official Depository, as follows: , Texas 1 Enclosed herewith are four signed but undated copies of the Treasurer's Receipt, Signature Identification and No -Litigation Certificate and Certificate Concerning Official Statement for said Series. You are hereby authorized and directed to date all copies of the Receipt and the Certificates concurrently with the date of delivery and payment of the Certificates of Obliga- tion. If any litigation or contest should develop pertaining to the Certificates or any other matters covered by said Signature Identification and No -Litigation Certificate, the undersigned will notify you thereof immediately by telephone and telegraph. with this assurance you can rely on the absence of any such litigation or contest, and on the veracity and currency of said Signature Certificate, at the time of delivery and payment of the Certificates of Obligation, unless you are notified otherwise as aforesaid. After the receipt and certificates have been dated in accordance with the foregoing instructions, please send all copies thereof to McCall, Parkhurst & Horton. Sincerely yours, CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS By City anager ATTEST: City Secretary cc: M. E. Allison & Company 1615 National Bank of Commerce San Antonio, Texas 78205 GENERAL CERTIFICATE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF NUECES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI We, the undersigned, hereby officially certify that we are the Mayor, City Secretary and Director of Finance, respectively, of said City, and we further certify as follows: I. That said City is a duly incorporated Home Rule City, having more than 5000 inhabitants, operating and existing under the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas and the duly adopted Home Rule Charter of said City, which Charter has not been changed or amended since November 8, 1978, the date of the passage of the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the most recently dated, issued and outstanding tax obli- gations of said City. 2. That no litigation of any nature has ever been filed pertaining to, affecting or contesting: (a) the issu- ance, delivery, payment, security or validity of the proposed City of Corpus Christi, Texas Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 1979, dated November 15, 1979, in the aggregate principal amount of $5,95n,000; (b) the authority of the officers of said City to issue, execute and deliver said certificates of obligation and interest coupons; or (c) the validity of the corporate existence, the current Tax Rolls, or the Charter of said City; and that with the exception of the following cases contesting certain annexation proceed- ings of the City, which if lost by the City would not reduce the amount of the 1979 ad valorem tax rolls as shown below, no litigation is pending pertaining to, affecting or contest- ing the boundaries of said City, to -wit: State of Texas ex rel. City of Corpus Christi vs. Percy A. Hartman, et al, No. 115,034-D, 105th Judicial District Court, Nueces County. The City of Corpus Christi vs. Percy Hartman, et al, No. 115,039E, 148th District Court, Nueces County, Texas. State of Texas ex rel. Lonnie Glasscock III vs. City of Corpus Christi, et al, No. 15,776, 36th Judicial District Court, San Patricio County, Texas. 3. That on the 31st day of October, 1979, the date an ordinance was passed authorizing and directing giving notice of intention to issue Certificates of Obligation, and on the 21st day of November, 1979, the date an ordinance was passed authorizing the issuance of City of Corpus Christi, Texas Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 1979, and at the present time, the following persons were and are the duly elected or appointed and qualified officials of said City: Luther Jones, Edward L. Sample, Dr. Jack Best, David Diaz, Jack K. Dumphy, Betty N. Turner, Cliff Zarsky, R. Marvin Townsend, J. Bruce Aycock, Harold F. Zick, Bill G. Read, George H. Moff, Mayor, Mayor Pro -Tem Councilmen City Manager, City Attorney, Director of Finance, City Secretary, Tax Assessor -Collector ti f 4. That the currently effective ad valorem Tax Rolls of said City are those for the year 1979, being the most recently approved Tax Rolls of said City; that the City Council of said City has caused the taxable property in said City to be assessed as required by law; that the Board of Equalization of said City has equalized and approved the valuation of taxa- ble property in said City for said year; that the Tax Assessor of said City has duly verified the aforesaid Tax Rolls, and said Board of Equalization has finally approved the same; and that the valuation of taxable property in said City, and the aggregate amount of exemptions, and the net effective taxable value of taxable property in said City, according to the afore- said Tax Rolls for said year, as delivered to the City Secretary of said City, and finally approved and recorded by the City Council of said City, are as follows: Assessed Value: Exemptions: Taxable Values: $ 2,843,997,358 $ 112,383,270 $ 2,731,614,088 SIGNED AND SEALED this the 21st day of,1bvember, 1979. City Secretary a3'ror City of Corpus Christi, exas ty of (drpus Christi, Texas 27 Director City of Corpus Ch ,(SEAL) isti, Texas APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS this day of , 1979. /City Attorney City of Corp Christi, Texas 'NON -ENCUMBRANCE CERTIFICATE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF NUECES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI I, the undersigned, Director of Finance of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas., do hereby certify: (1) That this certificate is for the benefit of the Attorney General of the State of. Texas and the holders of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 1979, $5,950,000 (hereinafter called the "Certificates"). (2) That the ordinance authorizing the Certificates defines Pledged Revenues to mean (1) a lien on and pledge of a portion of the revenue derived from the Hotel Occupancy Tax equal to three-fourths of such Occupancy Tax, subject to liens that may be hereafter created by the City to secure the pay- ment of revenue bonds, and (2) a first lien on and pledge of one-half of the gross revenues received from the ownership or operation of the Parking Facilities of the Airport and the Parking Facilities at the Community -Convention Center. (3) That the Pledged Revenues have no+ been pledged to the payment of or encumbered by any debt or obligation of the City except in connection with the Certificates. EXECUTED under my hand and seal of said City this, -thy• day of November, 1979. ATTEST: City Secetary �/yL� (SEAL) Director of Finance AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION THE STATE OF TEXAS " COUNTY OF NUECES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared Elora rodela , who, having been duly sworn, says upon his oath that he is the aaccounting clerk of "Corpus Christi Caller (Times) which is a newspaper of general circulation published in said City; and that a true and correct copy of the NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, a clipping of which is attached to this Affidavit, was published, in said newspaper on the following dates: November 2 , 1979; November 8 , 1979. EXECUTED this the 12 day of November , 1979. 1(V. i r, C SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME, this the 12 day of November , 1979. (NOTARY PUBLIC SEAL) Lois Winn Notary Public in and for Nueces County, Texas. My commission expires: go NO 1rE OF- INTENTIONTOISSUE , CERTIF ICATES OF _-- D[iLIBATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV EN that It Is the intention of the City Council of the City of Cor/ pus Christi, Texas, to issue the Interest bearing certificates of obligation of the City entitl ('City of Carpus Christi, Texa Tax and Revenue Certificates at on, Series 1979", for th Ji¢11se d paying contractural bligations to be incurred by tho City, The City Council tentative- ly proppses to authorize the Is- suance of said Certificates of 'Obligation at its regular meet- ing place in the City Hall at a regular meeting to commence at 11.00 o'clock AM., on the 21st day of November, 1979: The maximum amount of Cbrhfi- cafes of Obligation Indebtness that may be authorized for such purpose is s5,954col The City Council presently probes to provide for payment of such Certificates cf Obligation by the levy of taxes and from certain revenues derived from the hotel occupancy tax collected by thei City and the parking facilities of the City at the City's airport and at the community - conventions adilify. ' ISSUED UNDER my hand and seal of the Gty of Corpus Christi, Texas',this 3101 day of October, 1979. -s-Bail G. Read • City Secretary ~ Corpus Christi, _Texas 6