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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-101-02.20.2023 GCP-3 2023A GO BONDS (02158767x7F7E1)ITEMS TO INCLUDE ON AGENDA CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA Not to Exceed $700,000.00 General Obligation Bonds (GCP-3) • 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. February 20, 2023 The City Council of the City of Waterloo, State of Iowa, met in regular 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 Pro Tem Ray Feuss, in the chair, and the following named Council Members: Dave Boesen, Rob Nichols, John Chiles, Jonathan Grieder and Nia Wilder Absent: None Vacant: Jerome Amos Council Member Grieder introduced the following Resolution entitled "RESOLUTION FIXING DATE FOR A MEETING ON THE PROPOSITION OF THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $700,000.00 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 Wilder seconded the motion to adopt. The roll was called and the vote was, AYES: Boesen, Nichols, Chiles, Grieder, Wilder and Feuss NAYS: None Whereupon, the Mayor Pro Tem declared the resolution duly adopted as follows: RESOLUTION NO. 2023-101 RESOLUTION FIXING DATE FOR A MEETING ON THE PROPOSITION OF THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $700,000.00 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 $700,000.00, 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 5,000.00 but not more than 75,000.00, and the Bonds for these purposes do not exceed $700,000.00; 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 6th day of March, 2023, for the purpose of taking action on the matter of the issuance of not to exceed $700,000.00 General Obligation Bonds, for general corporate purposes, the proceeds of which bonds will be used to provide funds to pay the costs of the renovation, construction, improvement and equipping of Young Arena, the golf course, and the Cedar Valley Sportsplex and shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding the maximum specified in the attached notice. 2 Section 2. That the Deputy City 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: (To be published between: February 14, 2023 and February 21, 2023) 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 $700,000.00 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 6th day of March, 2023, 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 $700,000.00 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 the renovation, construction, improvement and equipping of Young Arena, the golf course, and the Cedar Valley Sportsplex. Principal and interest on the proposed Loan Agreement will be payable from the Debt Service Fund. 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 20th day of February, 2023. 3 LeAnn M. Even, Deputy City Clerk, City of Waterloo, State of Iowa (End of Notice) PASSED AND APPROVED this 20th day of February, 2023. ATTEST: LeAnn M. Even, Deputy City Clerk •Ra-9 Feu_55 DIGITALLY SIGNED Ray Feuss, Mayor Pro Tem -4 CERTIFICATE STATE OF IOWA ) SS COUNTY OF BLACK HAWK I, the undersigned Deputy 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 a Council vacancy exists as 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 22nd day of February, 2023. &rery LeAnn M. Even, Deputy City Clerk, City of Waterloo, State of Iowa SEAL -144 DF W q r: U • • 0 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 Deputy 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 $700,000.00 General Obligation Bonds) (GCP-3) 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: February 16, 2023. WITNESS my official signature this 22nd day of February, 2023. SEAL WA 4.01100Firi:„ c o 0 ... 7V 02158767-1\11310-158 .,eP�„7` cJYev� LeAnn M. Even, Deputy City Clerk, City of Waterloo, State of Iowa *** Proof of Publication *** Gte- ' State of Iowa NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF OF Black Hawk County LOO, STATE THE OF CITY OF ONATER- THE MATTER OF THE PROPOSED ISSU- ANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED S700,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE CITY (FOR GENERAL CORPO- RATE 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 6th day of March,2023.at 5:30 P.M.,in Waterloo, City of Legals the Council Chambers, City Hall, 715 Mulberry Street,Waterloo,Iowa,at which meeting the Council proposes to take E M I LY GRAHAM additional action for the issuance of not to exceed $700,000 General Obligation Bonds, for general corporate purposes, 715 MULBERRY ST. bearing interest at a rate of not to exceed nine (9) per centum per annum, the WATERLOO IA 50703 Bonds to be issued to provide funds to pay the costs of the renovation,construc- tion, improvement and equipping of Young Arena. the golf course, and the Cedar Valley Sportsplex. Principal and interest on the proposed Loan Agreement ORDER NUMBER 221243 Fuidbe payable from the Debt Service At any time before the date of the meeting, a petition, asking that the question of issuing such Bonds be The undersigned, being duly sworn, on oath, do depose and say that I submitted to the legal voters of the City, may be tiled with the Clerk of the City in am an authorized employee of the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, that the manner provided by Section 362.4 of the Code of Iowa, pursuant to the The Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier is a weekly newspaper regularly pr Iowan of Section 384.26 of the Code published and printed in the English language in the City of Waterloo, At the above meeting the Council shall receive oral or written objections from any Black Hawk County, Iowa, and has a general circulation in the said resident or property owner cf the City to the above action.After all objections have city and county; and that I personally know that the notice, a true copy been received and considered, the Council will at the meeting or at any of which is hereto affixed, was published in the Waterloo Cedar Falls adjournment thereof, take additional Courier on the following days, to-wit: 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 384.25 of the Code of Iowa.Dated this 20th day of February 2023. Kelley Felchle,City Clerk City of Waterloo,Iowa Section: Legals Category: 950 Legal Notice PUBLISHED ON: 02/16/2023 TOTAL AD COST: 52.79 FILED ON: 2/20/2023 That the issues of said paper containing said notice were duly circulated in the regular manner. AmehoLt. or jaiii A,t,i1U,. 1(Ak h Notary Pub is in and for Said County ���µr.�i� SHERRIE KILTS z° 1 Commission Number 772917 My Commission Expires row.. May 9, 2024