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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-482-05/21/2012 (This Notice to be posted) NOTICE AND CALL OF PUBLIC MEETING Governmental Body: The City Council of Waterloo, Iowa. Date of Meeting: May 21, 2012. Time of Meeting: 5:30 o'clock P.M. Place of Meeting: Council Chambers, City Hall, Waterloo, Iowa. PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the above mentioned governmental body will meet at the date, time and place above set out. The tentative agenda for the meeting is as follows: Not to exceed $750,000 General Obligation Bonds • Resolution fixing date for a meeting on the proposition to issue. Such additional matters as are set forth on the additional 6 page(s) attached hereto. This notice is given at the direction of the Mayor pursuant to Chapter 21, Code of Iowa, and the local rules of the governmental body. 1 � Suzy Scha es, City Clerk, Waterloo, Iowa May 21, 2012 The City Council of Waterloo, Iowa, met in regular session, in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Waterloo, Iowa, at 5:30 o'clock P.M., on the above date. There were present Mayor Ernest G. Clark, in the chair, and the following named Council Members: Cole, Getty, Jones, Greenwood, Schmitt, Welper, Hart Absent: none 1 Council Member Hart introduced the following Resolution entitled "RESOLUTION FIXING DA1'h FOR A MEETING ON THE PROPOSITION OF THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $750,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS (FOR AN ESSENTIAL CORPORATE PURPOSE) OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA, AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION OF NOTICE THEREOF", and moved that the same be adopted. Council Member Greenwood seconded the motion to adopt. The roll was called and the vote was, AYES: Cole, Getty, Jones, Greenwood, Schmitt, Welper, Hart NAYS: none Whereupon, the Mayor declared the resolution duly adopted as follows: RESOLUTION NO. 2012-482 RESOLUTION FIXING DATE FOR A MEETING ON THE PROPOSITION OF THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $750,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS (FOR AN ESSENTIAL CORPORATE PURPOSE) OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA, AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION OF NOTICE THEREOF WHEREAS, it is deemed necessary and advisable that the City of Waterloo, Iowa, should issue General Obligation Bonds to the amount of not to exceed$750,000, as authorized by Section 384.25, of the City Code of Iowa, for the purpose of providing funds to pay costs of carrying out an essential corporate purpose project as hereinafter described; and WHEREAS, on May 30, 2008, Black Hawk County was formally incorporated into the federal Presidential disaster declaration for severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding (FEMA-DR-1763); and WHEREAS, as a result of the flooding of 2008, the City's Street Department and Central Garage were inaccessible, and the City is now replacing and relocating such to prevent similar disruption of service; and 2 WHEREAS, the amount of bonds proposed to be issued for the replacement of public facilities impacted by the floods declared a major disaster by the President will be less than $3,000,000; and WHEREAS, before the bonds may be issued, it is necessary to comply with the provisions of the Code, and to publish a notice of the proposal to issue such bonds and of the time and place of the meeting at which the Council proposes to take action for the issuance of the bonds and to receive oral and/or written objections from any resident or property owner of the City to such action. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA: Section 1. That this Council meet in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Waterloo, Iowa, at 5:30 o'clock P.M., on the 29th day of May, 2012, for the purpose of taking action on the matter of the issuance of not to exceed $750,000 General Obligation Bonds, for an essential corporate purpose of the City, the proceeds of which bonds will be used to provide funds to pay costs of remediation, replacement and improvement of property, buildings, equipment, and public facilities that have been damaged by a disaster as defined in Section 29C.2 and that are located in an area that the President of the United States has declared a major disaster (FEMA-DR-1763), including the relocated Public Works building/Central Garage Facilities Centralization project. Section 2. To the extent any of the projects or activities described in this resolution may be reasonably construed to be included in more than one classification under Division III of the City Code of Iowa, the Council hereby elects the "essential corporate purpose" classification and procedure with respect to each such project or activity, pursuant to Section 384.28 of the City Code of Iowa. Section 3. 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 four clear days nor more than twenty days before the date of the public meeting on the issuance of the bonds. Section 4. The notice of the proposed action to issue the bonds shall be in substantially the following form: 3 NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA, ON THE MATTER OF THE PROPOSED ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $750,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS (FOR AN ESSENTIAL CORPORATE PURPOSE) OF THE CITY, AND THE HEARING ON THE ISSUANCE THEREOF PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the City of Waterloo, Iowa, will hold a public hearing on the 29th day of May, 2012, at 5:30 o'clock P.M., in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Waterloo, Iowa, at which meeting the Council proposes to take additional action for the issuance of not to exceed $750,000 General Obligation Bonds, for an essential corporate purpose of said City, in order to provide funds to pay costs of remediation, replacement and improvement of property, buildings, equipment, and public facilities that have been damaged by a disaster as defined in Section 29C.2 and that are located in an area that the President of the United States has declared a major disaster (FEMA-DR-1763), including the relocated Public Works building/Central Garage Facilities Centralization project. 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 this meeting or at any adjournment thereof, take additional action for the issuance of bonds or will abandon the proposal to issue bonds. This notice is given by order of the City Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, as provided by Section 384.25 of the City Code of Iowa. Dated this 21st day of May, 2012. Suzy Scharls, City Clerk, Waterloo, Iowa (End of Notice) 4 PASSED AND APPROVED this 21st day of May, 2012. Ernest Mayor AT TEST: Suzy Sch s, 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 corporate records of the City showing proceedings of the City 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 (a copy of the face sheet of the agenda being attached hereto)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 said Municipality hereto affixed this 21St day of May, 2012. uzy Schar s, City Clerk, Waterloo, Iowa (SEAL) 00869111-1\11310-095 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 MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA, ON THE MATTER OF THE PROPOSED ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $750,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, AND THE HEARING ON THE ISSUANCE THEREOF 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: May 24, 2012. WITNESS my official signature at Waterloo, Iowa, this 21st day of May, 2012. Suzy Sc cares, City Clerk (SEAL) 00869111-1\11310-095 • STATE OF IOWA, } I do solemnly swear that the annexed copy of the legal publication for the Black Hawk County, SS City of Waterloo Notice-General Obligation Bonds $750,000 Notice was published in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, a daily newspaper printed in Waterloo, Black NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE COUN- Hawk County, Iowa, one time commencing on the CIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO,10- [h WA,ON THE MATTER OF THE PRO- 24 day of May, 2012 in the issues of POSED ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EX- CEED$750,000 PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS May 24, 2012 (FOR ESSENTIAL CORPORATE PUR- May 24, 2012 POSES),AND HEARING ON ISSU- ANCE OF SAID BONDS Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Waterloo,Iowa,will Of said newspaper, and that the annexed legal rate of hold a public hearing on the 29th day of P > May, it Chambers, mat 5:30 o'clCity P in the advertised is the regular rate of said newspaper, and Council Chambers,City Hall,Waterloo, pIoaves which meetingf the Council pro- that that the following is a correct bill for publishing said poses to take action for the issuance of not to exceed$750,000 of General Obli- gation Bonds,bearing interest at the rate notice. of not to exceed nine percent(9%)per annum,said bonds to be issued for the purpose of providing funds to pay costs of remediation,replacement and im- Printer's Bill $20.49 provement of property,buildings,equip- ment,and public facilities that have been tian area that the President of the ste- ted States has declared a major disaster (FEMA-DR-1763),including the relocat- ed Public Works building/Central Garage Signed Centralization project. Si ed At any time before the date of said meet- ing,a petition,asking that the question of issuing such bonds be submitted to the legal voters of said City,may be filed with the Clerk of said City in the manner pro- vided by Section 362.4 of the City Code Subscribed and sworn to before me this k of Iowa,pursuant to the provisions of Section 384.26(5)of the City Code of Iowa. This Notice is given by order of the Coun- cil of the City of Waterloo,Iowa,as pro- Day of A.D. 20 a vided by Section 384.26(5)of the City Code of Iowa. st SUE ALNIZ A Dated at Waterloo,Iowa,this 2lst day of J•j e it G May,2012. COMMISSION NO.761976 Suzy Schares max, a MY ISSION EXPIRES City Clerk of Waterloo,Iowa Notary Public Received of the sum of Dollars. In full for publication of the above notice.