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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-998-10/08/2012(This Notice to be posted) NOTICE AND CALL OF PUBLIC MEETING Governmental Body: The City Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa. Date of Meeting: October 8, 2012. Time of Meeting: 5:30 P.M. Place of Meeting: Council Chambers, City Hall, 715 Mulberry Street, 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. f Suzy Sch—hres, City Clerk, Waterloo, Iowa October 8, 2012 The City Council of Waterloo, 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 Ernest G. Clark, in the chair, and the following named Council Members: Cole, Getty, Jones, Greenwood, Schmitt, Welper, Hart Absent: none Council Member Cole introduced the following Resolution entitled "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", 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. 2012-998 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, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, Iowa, at 5:30 P.M., on the 22nd day of October, 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 22nd day of October, 2012, 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 $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 8d' day of October, 2012. 1� Suzy Sch es, City Clerk, Waterloo, Iowa (End of Notice) H PASSED AND APPROVED this 8th day of October, 2012. 4 . Z17 Ernest G. Clark, Mayor ATTEST: r Suzy Schare , City Clerk 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 8ffi day of October, 2012. �Sch es, City Clerk, Waterloo, Iowa (SEAL) 00895370-1\11310-098