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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-296-4/24/2017 Prepared by LeAnn M. Even, Deputy City Clerk, City of Waterloo, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, IA 50703, (319) 291-4323. RESOLUTION NO. 2017-296 RESOLUTION SETTING THE DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING AS MAY 8, 2017 ON THE PROPOSED ISSUANCE,NOT TO EXCEED $700,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND (GCP-4), OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, STATE OF IOWA(FOR GENERAL CORPORATE PURPOSES)AND INSTRUCT THE CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH SAID NOTICE. WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary and advisable that the City of Waterloo, State of Iowa, should issue General Obligation Bonds,to the amount of not to exceed $700,000, as authorized by Section 384.26, of the Code of Iowa, for the purpose of providing funds to pay costs of carrying out general corporate purpose project(s) as hereinafter described; and WHEREAS,the Issuer has a population of more than 5,000 but not more than 75,000, and the Bonds for these purposes do not exceed$700,000; and WHEREAS, before the Bonds may be issued, it is necessary to comply with the provisions of Chapter 384 of the Code of Iowa, and to publish a notice of the proposal to issue such Bonds and the right to petition for an election. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF WATERLOO, STATE OF IOWA: Section 1. That this Council meet in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, Iowa, at 5:30 P.M., on the Stn day of May, 2017, for the purpose of taking action on the matter of the issuance of not to exceed$700,000 General Obligation Bonds, for general corporate purposes, the proceeds of which bonds will be used to provide funds to pay the costs of comprehensive plan updates; acquisition of City wide Information Services mapping equipment and software; and acquisition and installation of computers and related technology and business continuity programming and software for offsite backup disaster relief; website redevelopment; reconstruction, renovation and improvements to Sports Facility Improvement Fund; reconstruction renovation and improvements to public buildings and facilities, including chemical storage building improvements,police department vehicle impound storage building; acquisition of off-road maintenance equipment for the parks and golf course departments; and the construction, renovation and improvement of the airport parking lot and related equipment and shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding the maximum specified in the attached notice. Section 2. That the Clerk is hereby directed to cause at least one publication to be made of a notice of the meeting, in a legal newspaper,printed wholly in the English language, published at least once weekly, and having general circulation in the City. The publication to be not less than ten clear days nor more than twenty days before the date of the public meeting on the issuance of the Bonds. Section 3. The notice of the proposed action to issue bonds shall be in substantially the following form: Resolution 2017-296 Page 2 NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, STATE OF IOWA, ON THE MATTER OF THE PROPOSED ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $700,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE CITY (FOR GENERAL CORPORATE PURPOSES), AND THE HEARING ON THE ISSUANCE THEREOF. PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Waterloo, State of Iowa, will hold a public hearing on the 8th day of May, 2017, at 5:30 P.M., in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, Iowa, at which meeting the Council proposes to take additional action for the issuance of not to exceed$700,000 General Obligation Bonds, for general corporate purposes, bearing interest at a rate of not to exceed nine (9)per centum per annum, the Bonds to be issued to provide funds to pay the costs of comprehensive plan updates; acquisition of City wide Information Services mapping equipment and software; and acquisition and installation of computers and related technology and business continuity programming and software for offsite backup disaster relief; website redevelopment; reconstruction,renovation and improvements to Sports Facility Improvement Fund; reconstruction renovation and improvements to public buildings and facilities, including chemical storage building improvements,police department vehicle impound storage building; acquisition of off-road maintenance equipment for the parks and golf course departments; and the construction, renovation and improvement of the airport parking lot and related equipment. At any time before the date of the meeting, a petition, asking that the question of issuing such Bonds be submitted to the legal voters of the City, may be filed with the Clerk of the City in the manner provided by Section 362.4 of the Code of Iowa,pursuant to the provisions of Section 384.26 of the Code of Iowa. At the above meeting the Council shall receive oral or written objections from any resident or property owner of the City to the above action. After all objections have been received and considered,the Council will at the meeting or at any adjournment thereof,take additional action for the issuance of the Bonds or will abandon the proposal to issue said Bonds. This notice is given by order of the City Council of the City of Waterloo, State of Iowa, as provided by Section 384.26 of the Code of Iowa. Dated this 24th day of April 2017. LeAnn M. Even,CMC,ICMC Deputy City Clerk Resolution 2017-296 Page 3 PASSED AND APPROVED this 24h day of April 2017. c� Ron Welper,Mayor Pro Tem ATTEST: �.a Le Even, C,ICMC Deputy City Clerk Resolution No. 2017-296 ITEMS TO INCLUDE ON AGENDA CITY OF WATERLOO,IOWA Not to Exceed$700,000 General Obligation Bonds (GCP-4) • Resolution fixing date for a meeting on the proposition to issue. NOTICE MUST BE GIVEN PURSUANT TO IOWA CODE CHAPTER 21 AND THE LOCAL RULES OF THE CITY. April 24, 2017 The City Council of the City of Waterloo, State of Iowa,met in open session, in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, Iowa, at 5:30 P.M., on the above date. There were present Mayor Quentin Hart, in the chair, and the following named Council Members: Jacobs, Morrissey, Powers, Lind, Amos, Schmitt and Welper Absent: None Vacant: None - 1 - Council Member Schmitt introduced the following Resolution entitled "RESOLUTION FIXING DATE FOR A MEETING ON THE PROPOSITION OF THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $700,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, STATE OF IOWA(FOR GENERAL CORPORATE PURPOSES), AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION OF NOTICE THEREOF", and moved that the same be adopted. Council Member Lind seconded the motion to adopt. The roll was called and the vote was, AYES: Amos, Schmitt, Welper, Jacobs, Morrissey, Powers and Lind NAYS: None Whereupon, the Mayor Pro Tem declared the resolution duly adopted as follows: RESOLUTION FIXING DATE FOR A MEETING ON THE PROPOSITION OF THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $700,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, STATE OF IOWA(FOR GENERAL CORPORATE PURPOSES), AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION OF NOTICE THEREOF WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary and advisable that the City of Waterloo, State of Iowa, should issue General Obligation Bonds,to the amount of not to exceed $700,000, as authorized by Section 384.26, of the Code of Iowa, for the purpose of providing funds to pay costs of carrying out general corporate purpose project(s) as hereinafter described; and WHEREAS,the Issuer has a population of more than 5,000 but not more than 75,000, and the Bonds for these purposes do not exceed $700,000; and WHEREAS,before the Bonds may be issued, it is necessary to comply with the provisions of Chapter 384 of the Code of Iowa, and to publish a notice of the proposal to issue such Bonds and the right to petition for an election. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF WATERLOO, STATE OF IOWA: Section 1. That this Council meet in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, Iowa, at 5:30 P.M., on the 8th day of May, 2017, for the purpose of taking action on the matter of the issuance of not to exceed $700,000 General Obligation Bonds, for general corporate purposes,the proceeds of which bonds will be used to provide funds to pay the costs of comprehensive plan updates; acquisition of City wide Information Services mapping equipment and software; and acquisition and installation of computers and related technology - 2 - and business continuity programming and software for offsite backup disaster relief; website redevelopment; reconstruction, renovation and improvements to Sports Facility Improvement Fund; reconstruction renovation and improvements to public buildings and facilities, including chemical storage building improvements,police department vehicle impound storage building; acquisition of off-road maintenance equipment for the parks and golf course departments; and the construction, renovation and improvement of the airport parking lot and related equipment and shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding the maximum specified in the attached notice. Section 2. That the Clerk is hereby directed to cause at least one publication to be made of a notice of the meeting, in a legal newspaper,printed wholly in the English language, published at least once weekly, and having general circulation in the City. The publication to be not less than ten clear days nor more than twenty days before the date of the public meeting on the issuance of the Bonds. Section 3. The notice of the proposed action to issue bonds shall be in substantially the following form: - 3 - NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, STATE OF IOWA, ON THE MATTER OF THE PROPOSED ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $700,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE CITY (FOR GENERAL CORPORATE PURPOSES), AND THE HEARING ON THE ISSUANCE THEREOF PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Waterloo, State of Iowa, will hold a public hearing on the 8"' day of May, 2017, at 5:30 P. M., in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, Iowa, at which meeting the Council proposes to take additional action for the issuance of not to exceed$700,000 General Obligation Bonds, for general corporate purposes,bearing interest at a rate of not to exceed nine (9)per centum per annum, the Bonds to be issued to provide funds to pay the costs of comprehensive plan updates; acquisition of City wide Information Services mapping equipment and software; and acquisition and installation of computers and related technology and business continuity programming and software for offsite backup disaster relief; website redevelopment; reconstruction, renovation and improvements to Sports Facility Improvement Fund; reconstruction renovation and improvements to public buildings and facilities, including chemical storage building improvements,police department vehicle impound storage building; acquisition of off-road maintenance equipment for the parks and golf course departments; and the construction, renovation and improvement of the airport parking lot and related equipment. At any time before the date of the meeting, a petition, asking that the question of issuing such Bonds be submitted to the legal voters of the City, may be filed with the Clerk of the City in the manner provided by Section 362.4 of the Code of Iowa,pursuant to the provisions of Section 384.26 of the Code of Iowa. At the above meeting the Council shall receive oral or written objections from any resident or property owner of the City to the above action. After all objections have been received and considered,the Council will at the meeting or at any adjournment thereof, take additional action for the issuance of the Bonds or will abandon the proposal to issue said Bonds. This notice is given by order of the City Council of the City of Waterloo, State of Iowa, as provided by Section 384.26 of the Code of Iowa. Dated this 24th day of April, 2017. LeAnn M. Even, CMC, ICMC Deputy City Clerk, Waterloo, Iowa - 4 - PASSED AND APPROVED this 24th day of April, 2017. Ron VVelper, Mayor Pro Tem ATTEST: 4VIN , �" LeAnn . Even, MC,ICMC Deputy City Clerk - 5 - CERTIFICATE STATE OF IOWA ) ) SS COUNTY OF BLACK HAWK ) I,the undersigned City Clerk of the City of Waterloo, State of Iowa, do hereby certify that attached is a true and complete copy of the portion of the records of the City showing proceedings of the Council, and the same is a true and complete copy of the action taken by the Council with respect to the matter at the meeting held on the date indicated in the attachment, which proceedings remain in full force and effect, and have not been amended or rescinded in any way; that meeting and all action thereat was duly and publicly held in accordance with a notice of meeting and tentative agenda, a copy of which was timely served on each member of the Council and posted on a bulletin board or other prominent place easily accessible to the public and clearly designated for that purpose at the principal office of the Council pursuant to the local rules of the Council and the provisions of Chapter 21, Code of Iowa, upon reasonable advance notice to the public and media at least twenty-four hours prior to the commencement of the meeting as required by law and with members of the public present in attendance; I further certify that the individuals named therein were on the date thereof duly and lawfully possessed of their respective City offices as indicated therein,that no Council vacancy existed except as may be stated in the proceedings, and that no controversy or litigation is pending,prayed or threatened involving the incorporation, organization, existence or boundaries of the City or the right of the individuals named therein as officers to their respective positions. WITNESS my hand and the seal of the Council hereto affixed this 24th day of April 2017. ­N� M '� LeAnn M. Eve MC, ICMC Deputy City Clerk (SEAL) CERTIFICATE STATE OF IOWA ) ) SS COUNTY OF BLACK HAWK ) I, the undersigned, do hereby certify that I am now and was at the times hereinafter mentioned, the duly qualified and acting Clerk of the City of Waterloo, in the County of Black Hawk, State of Iowa, and that as such Clerk and by full authority from the Council of the City, I have caused a NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING (Not To Exceed $700,000 General Obligation Bonds) (GCP-4) of which the clipping annexed to the publisher's affidavit hereto attached is in words and figures a correct and complete copy,to be published as required by law in the "Waterloo Courier", a legal newspaper published at least once weekly, printed wholly in the English language, published regularly and mailed through the post office of current entry for more than two years and which has had for more than two years a bona fide paid circulation recognized by the postal laws of the United States, and has a general circulation in the City, and that the Notice was published in all of the issues thereof published and circulated on the following date: April 24, 2017. WITNESS my official signature this 24th day of April 2017. -N. CLN q4 PAe----- Le M. Evk CMC, ICMC Deputy City Clerk (SEAL)