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R-2271-3-04RESOLUTION NO. 2271-3-04(R) A RESOLUTION approving a date for the sale of revenue bonds; authorizing appropriate personnel and consultants to proceed with arrangements and the preparation of documents for the issuance and sale of such bonds and resolving other matters incident and related thereto. WHEREAS, based on capital improvement projects currently planned and authorized to be undertaken, staff of the City has requested approval and authorization to proceed with the issuance and sale of revenue bonds to finance the costs thereof on or about May 11, 2004; and WHEREAS, in addition to the revenue bonds to finance capital improvement projects, the City Council has been presented with information demonstrating that in today's market the refunding of certain outstanding revenue bonds of the City will result in interest costs savings of approximately 3% or more; and WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds and determines such approval and authorization to proceed with the sale of such revenue bonds to finance capital improvements and to refinance certain outstanding bonds of the City should be given; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, TEXAS: SECTION 1: The Director of Finance for the City, together with the City's financial advisor, Southwest Securities and bond counsel, Fulbright and Jaworski LLP, are hereby authorized and directed to proceed on behalf of the City with the preparation of the documents and make the ' appropriate arrangements for the offering and sale of revenue refunding and improvement bonds in the approximate amount of $7,165,000; and the Director of Finance and other appropriate officials of the City are hereby authorized and directed to furnish said consultants with information and data, including the amount of bonds ultimately to be offered for sale, necessary for the preparation of an official statement and other documents for a negotiated sale of such bonds to occur and be approved by the City Council at a meeting to be held on or about May 11, 2004. SECTION 2: It is officially found, determined and declared that the meeting at which this Resolution is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject matter of the public business considered at said meeting, including this Resolution, was given, all as required by V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 551, as amended. SECTION 3: This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its passage on the date shown below. PASSED AND ADOPTED, this March 23, 2004. APPROVED: Stephen Thrrell, Mayor ATTEST: ✓/ 'Shelley B. Ge e, TRMC, QJty Secretary