Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-1975-077-O-75r ORDINANCE NC--: 17 - O "1 AN ORDINANCE providing for borrowing money and issuing $3,000,000 Corporate Purpose Bonds, Series 1975A, of the City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, and providing for the levy and collection of a direct annual tax for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds. WHEREAS, the City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, has a population in excess of 25,000 as determined by the last official census and, accordingly, pursuant to the provisions of the 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois and particularly Article VII, Section 6(a) thereof, said City is a home rule unit and as such may exercise any power or perform any function pertaining to its govern- ment and affairs, including, but not limited to, the power to tax cAnd to incur debt; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 6(d) and 6(k) of said Article VII of said 1970 Constitution, the City of Evanston has the power to incur debt payable from ad valorem tax receipts maturing within forty (40) years from the time it is in- curred and without prior referendum approval; and WHEREAS, on the 27th day of August, 1973, the City Council of said City did adopt Ordinance 78-0-73 establishing the proce- dures to be followed in the borrowing of money for public corporate purposes of said City and the issuing of full faith and credit bonds of said City without referendum approval, such ordinance being en- titled: "AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES TO BE FOL- LOWED IN INCURRING INDEBTEDNESS FOR CORPORATE PURPOSES, ISSUING NON -REFERENDUM BONDS TO EVI- DENCE SUCH INDEBTEDNESS AND AUTHORIZING AND-DI- Rr.t:ii'TNG THE LEVYING OF A TAX FOR THE PURPOSE .OF PAYING PRINCIPAL ON SUCH BONDS AND INTEREST THEREON AS THE SAME BECOME DUE." FILED SEP 2 61975 Cnty Ghtrk ' and which said ordinance is now in full force and effect; and WHEREAS, it is deemed to be necessary, essential and in the best interests of the inhabitants of the City of Evanston to acquire the real estate and two existing buildings commonly known as the "Marywood Property" and to rehabilitate said buildings for use as a Civic Center in order to provide necessary meeting rooms and offices for various governmental functions and community ser- vices, in accordance with preliminary plans, reports and estimates of cost now on file in the office of the City Clerk; and WHEREAS, it is necessary that the project as hereinabove described be initiated in order to meet the needs of the inhabitants of the City, and it is necessary for that purpose that the sum of $3,000,000 be borrowed at this time and in evidence of such indebted- ness full faith and credit bonds of the City be issued in the prin- cipal amount of $3,000,000, and that such indebtedness be incurred • in accordance with the procedures established in Ordinance 78-0-73 and without submitting the question of incurring such indebtedness • to the electors of said City for their approval: NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, as follows: Section 1. In order to raise the sum of $3,000,000 presently needed for the purpose of acquiring the real estate and existing buildings commonly known as the "Marywood Property" and rehabilitating said buildings for use as a Civic Center, there be borrowed by, for and on behalf of the City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, the sum of $3,000,000 and to evidence said loan negotiable coupon bonds of said City be issued. Said bonds shall each be designated "Corporate Purpose Bond, Series 1975A", be dated -2- . October 1, 1975,.be numbered consecutively from 1 to 600, inclusive, be of the denomination of $5,000 each and become due serially on January 1 of each of the years and in the amounts and bear interest annually'as follows: Serial Numbers, Principal Year of Rate of Both Inclusive Amount Maturity Interest 1 to 20 $1003000 1978 6 3/4% 21 to 80 300,000 1979 6 3/4% 81 to 140 3005000 1980 6 3/4% 141 to 200 3002000 1981 6 3/4% 201 to 225 125,000 1982 6 3/4% 226 to 250 125,000 1983 6 3/4% 251 to 275 125,000 1984 6 3/4% 276 to 300 125,000 1985 6.00 % 301 to 325 125,000 1986 6.00 % 326 to 350 1253000 1987 6.00 % 351 to 375 125,000 1988 6.00 % 376 to 400 125,000 1989 6 1/4% 401 to 425 125,000 1990 6 1/4% 426 to 450 125,000 1991 6 1/4% 451 to 475 125,000 1992 6 1/2% 476 to 500 1253000 1993 6 1/2% 501 to 525 125,000 1994 6.60 % 526 to 550 125,000 1995 5 1/4% 551 to 575 125,000 1996 5 1/4% 576 to 600 125,000 1997 5 1/4% Interest on said bonds shall be payable initially on July 11 1976 and semiannually thereafter on the first day of January and July in each year, which said interest payments to date of maturity of principal shall be evidenced by proper interest coupons attached to each bond and maturing on the dates herein provided. Both prin- cipal and interest shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America at FIRST NATIONAL CITY BANK , in the City of NEW YORK NEW YORK The seal of said City shall be affixed to each of said bonds and said bonds shall be signed by the Mayor and be attested by the Clerk of said City, and said coupons shall be signed and attested by said • officials. respectively, by their respective facsimile signatures, and said officials,,by the execution of said bonds, shall adopt as -3- and for their own proper signatures their respective facsimile signatures appearing on said coupons. Section 2. The bonds hereby authorized shall be payable • to bearer, provided, however, that such bonds may be subject to registration as to principal in the name of the holder on the books of the Treasurer of said City, such registration to be evidenced by notation of said Treasurer on the back of such bonds so regis- tered. No bond so registered shall be subject to transfer, except upon such books and similarly noted on the back thereof, unless the last registration shall have been to bearer. Such registration of any of said bonds shall not, however, affect the negotiability of the coupons attached to said bonds, but such coupons shall continue transferable by delivery merely. Section 3. Each of said bonds and the interest coupons to be thereto attached shall be in substantially the following form: • (Form of Bond) • UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF COOK CITY OF EVANSTON CORPORATE PURPOSE BOND, SERIES 1975A Number 1 $5,000 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, hereby acknowledges itself to owe and for value received promises to pay to bearer or, if this bond be regis- tered, to the registered holder hereof, the sum of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000) on the first day of January, 19_, together with interest on said sum from the date hereof until paid at the rate of -4- per cent ( %) per annum, payable on July 1, 1976 and semiannually thereafter on January 1 and July 1 in each year upon presentation and surrender of the respective in- terest coupons hereto attached as they severally become due and pay- able. Both principal and interest are hereby made payable in lawful money of the United States of America at , in the City of For the prompt payment of this bond, both principal and interest, as aforesaid, at maturity, and the levy of taxes suffi- cient for that purpose, the full faith, credit and resources of said City are hereby irrevocably pledged. This bond is one of a series of bonds issued by said City for the purpose of paying the cost of acquiring the real estate and • existing buildings commonly known as the "Marywood Property" and rehabilitating .said buildings for use as a Civic Center, pursuant to and in all respects in compliance with the applicable provisions of Section 6 of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Illinois, and in compliance with the provisions of an ordinance adopted by the City Council of said City establishing the procedures for issuing full faith and credit non -referendum bonds, and an or- dinance authorizing the issuance of this bond and the series of which it forms a part, duly published, and now in full force and effect. It is hereby certified and recited that all acts, condi- tions and things required by the Constitution and Laws of the State of Illinois, and including the procedures established by the City ordinance for the exercise of its home rule powers conferred by • -5- i Section 6 of Article VII of said Constitution of the State of Illinois in issuing its full faith and credit bonds payable from ad valorem property tax receipts without prior referendum approval, to exist or to be done precedent to and in the issuance of this bond, have existed and have been properly done, happened and been performed in regular and due form and time as required by law; that the indebtedness of said City of Evanston, represented by this bond and the issue of which it forms a part, and including all other indebtedness of said City, howsoever evidenced and incurred, not exceed any constitutional or.statutory limitation, and that provision has been made for the collection of a direct annual tax, in addition to all other taxes, on all of the taxable property in said City sufficient to pay the interest hereon as the same falls due and also to pay and discharge the principal hereof at maturity. This bond is subject to registration as to principal in the name of the holder on the books of the City Treasurer, such . registration to be evidenced by notation of such Treasurer on the back hereof, and after such re ' gistration no transfer hereof, except upon such books and similarly noted hereon, shall be valid unless the last registration shall have been to bearer. Registration hereof shall not affect the negotiability of the coupons hereto attached, which shall continue negotiable by delivery merely, not- withstanding registration hereof. • IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, by its City Council, has caused its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed, and this bond to be signed by the Mayor of said City and attested by its City Clerk, and the coupons hereto attached to be signed and attested by said officials, respectively, by their facsimile signatures, and said officials, by the execution hereof, M • do adopt as and for their own proper signatures their respective facsimile signatures appearing on said coupons, all as of the first day of October, 1975. Attest: City Clerk, City of Evanston, Cook: County, Illinois. (SEAL) Number Mayor, City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois. (Form of Coupon) On the first day of , 19_, the City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, will pay to bearer Dollars ($ ) in lawful money of the United • States of America at , in the City of , , for interest due that day on its Corporate Purpose Bond, Series 1975A, dated October 13 1975, Number Attest: City Clerk, City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois. E -7- Mayor, City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois. • (Form for Registration as to Principal) Date of Signature of Registration Name of Registered Owner. City Treasurer Section 4. For the purpose of providing funds required to pay the interest on said bonds promptly when and as the same falls due and to pay and discharge the principal thereof at matur- ity, there be and there is hereby levied upon all the taxable prop- erty within said City, in each year while any of said bonds are outstanding, a direct annual tax sufficient for that purpose, and that there be and there is hereby levied on all of the taxable • property in said City, in addition to all other taxes, the follow- ing direct annual tax, to -wit: For the Year A Tax Sufficient To Produce The Sum Of 1975 $ 238,049.00 for interest up to and including January 1, 1977 1976 $ 290,437.50 for interest and principal 1977 $ 483,687.50 for interest and principal 1978 $ 463,437.50 for interest and principal 1979 $ 443,187.50 for interest and principal 1980 $ 247,937.50 for interest and principal 1981 $ 239,500.00 for interest and principal 1982 $ 231,062.50 for interest and principal 1983 $ 222,625.00 for interest and principal 1984 $ 215,125.00 for interest and principal 1985 $ 207,625.00 for interest and principal A • For the Year A Tax Sufficient To Produce The Sum Of, 1986 $ 200,125.00 for interest and principal 1987 $ 192,625.00 for interest and principal 1988 $ 184,812.50 for interest and principal 1989 $ 177,000.00 for interest and principal 1990 $ 169,187.50 for interest and principal 1991 $ 161,062.50 for interest and principal 1992 $ 152,937.50 for interest and principal 1993 $ 144,687.50 for interest and principal 1994 $ 138,125.00 for interest and principal 1995 $ 131,562.50 for interest and principal Interest or principal coming -due at any time when there are insufficient funds on hand from the foregoing tax levy to pay the same shall be paid promptly when due from current funds on hand • in advance of the collection of said taxes herein levied, and when said taxes shall have been collected reimbursement shall be made to said funds in the amount thus advanced. Section 5. Forthwith as soon as this ordinance becomes effective, a copy hereof, certified to by the Clerk of said City, which certificate shall recite that this ordinance has been passed by the City Council of said City, and published, shall be filed with the County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, and said County Clerk shall, in and for each of the years 1975 to 1995, both years included, ascertain the rate per cent required to produce the aggre- gate tax hereinbefore provided to be levied in said year, and said ordinance shall constitute authority for said County Clerk to ex- tend the same for collection on the tax books in connection with other taxes levied in each of said years, respectively, in and by MOE said City for general corporate purposes of said City, and in each of said years, such annual tax shall be levied and collected by said City in like manner as taxes for general corporate purposes • for each of said years are levied and collected, and in addition to and in excess of all other taxes, and when collected such taxes shall be used solely for the purpose of paying principal and inter- est upon the bonds herein authorized when same mature. 0 Section 6. The funds derived from such levy be and the same are hereby appropriated and set aside for the sole and only purpose of paying principal of and interest on said bonds when and as.the same become due. The funds derived from the sale of said bonds be and they are hereby appropriated and set aside for the purpose hereinbefore set out. The proceeds of sale of the bonds will be used and de- voted with due diligence for the purposes as provided herein, and said City covenants and agrees with the purchasers and holders of the bonds herein authorized as follows: (a) Within six months after the delivery of said bonds said City expects to incur substantial binding obligations in connection with the project herein au- thorized, said obligations being in an aggregate amount not less than 2-1/2% of the estimated cost of said project; (b) The City Council expects more than 85% of the spendable proceeds of the bonds, including invest- ment proceeds, will be expended on or before Septem- ber 1, 1978, said date being within three years fol- lowing the date of issue of said bonds; -10- (c) The acquisition of the property and the re- habilitation of the buildings is expected to proceed with due diligence to completion; 10 (d) The property, both real and personal, to be acquired and constructed with bond proceeds is not ex- pected to be sold or otherwise disposed of, in whole or in part, prior to the last maturity of said bonds; (e) All of the principal proceeds of the bonds are needed for the purpose of the project herein au- thorized, including expenses incidental to such pur- pose and to the issuance of the bonds; and (f) To the best of the knowledge and belief of the City Council there are no facts, estimates or cir- cumstances that would materially change the conclusions and representations set out in this section. The City Council also certifies and covenants with the purchasers and holders of said bonds from time to time outstanding that, so long as any of said bonds remain outstanding, moneys on deposit in any fund or account in connection with said bonds, whether or not such moneys were derived from the proceeds of the sale of said bonds or from any other source, will not be used in a manner which will cause such bonds to be "arbitrage bonds" with- in the meaning of Section 103(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and any lawful regulations promulgated or pro- posed thereunder, including Sections 1.103-13 and 1.103-14 of the Income Tax Regulations E26 CFR Part 11, as the same presently exist, or may from time to time hereafter be amended, supplemented or re- vised. The City Council reserves the right, however, to make any -11- • investment of such moneys permitted by state law if, when and to the extent that said Section 103(d) or regulations promulgated thereunder shall be repealed or relaxed or shall be held void by final decision of a court of competent jurisdiction, but only if any investment made by virtue of such repeal, relaxation or deci- sion would not, in the opinion of counsel of recognized competence in such matters, result in making the interest on said bonds subject to federal income taxation. Section 7. Forthwith after this ordinance has become effective as provided by law, the bonds herein authorized shall be executed and delivered to the Treasurer of said City and be by him delivered to First National City Bank- , the purchaser thereof, upon receipt of the purchase price therefor, • same to be not less than the par value of said bonds plus accrued interest to date of delivery and a premium of $297.87 , and the contract for the sale of said bonds to said purchaser, hereto- fore entered into, be and the same is hereby in all respects rati- fied, approved and confirmed. Section 8. All ordinances, resolutions and orders, or parts thereof, in conflict herewith, are to the extent -of such conflict hereby repealed, and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage, approval and the publication thereof as provided by law. ADOPTED: September 8, 1975• �,_ VOTE: ri 0'... 4. Alderman Harris, Lange., Papangelis, Jans, Flamm, y S� AYE: Lytle, Wya.ndt, Meyers, Lauterbach, Brinkmann, �-Jinfield and ti wO �t Laycock(12). NAY: Alderman Alexander (1) ABSTAINING: Alderman Summers (1) ABSENT: Alderman Lvons. Fitzsimons. Neems and Hoover (4) Av' .ATTE ` l u • I' r � City Clerk 3 : rd APP ►,y�� Mayor -12- STATE OF ILLI140IS ) SS COUNTY OF COOK ) I, the undersigned, do hereby certify that I am the duly qualified and acting Clerk of the City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, and as such Clerk I am the keeper of the official journal, records and files.of the City Council of said City. I do further certify that the attached and foregoing is a true, full and correct copy of an ordinance providing for the borrowing of money and the issuance of $3,000,000 Corporate Purpose Bonds, Series 1975A, of the City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, and providing for the levy and collection of a direct annual tax for the payment of the principal and interest on the same as it matures, as adopted by the City Council of said City at its legally c convened meeting held on-1-VTON1975, and as approved by the Mayor of said City, all as appears from the official records of said City in my care and custody. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my official signature and the corporate seal of said City of Evanston, Cook J County, Illinois, this /0 , day of Sept 1975. o o • � �i' r17 : rd oamml4f- pa*uox City Clerk, City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois. STA--E OF ILLINOIS ) SS COUNTY OF COOK ) • I� j./��� �, County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois, do hereby certify t at on the c,�6 a day of , 1975, there was filed in my office a properly certified copy of an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDI14ANCE providing for borrowing money and issuing $3,000,000 Corporate Purpose Bonds, Series 1975A, of the City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, and providing for the levy and collection of a direct annual tax for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds." passed by the City Council of the City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, on the day of xfc1975, and approved by IF the Mayor of said City, and that the game has been deposited in the official files and records of my office. GIVEN under my hand and seal of said Cook County, Illinois., at �, Illinois, this � day of , 1975• d (SEAL) JS : rd J 'ounty Cl k of Cool c unty Illinois