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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-1980-010-O-80ORDINANCE NO. 10-0-80 AN ORDINANCE providing for borrowing money and • issuing $7,000,000 Corporate Purpose Bonds, Series 1980, 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 and to incur debt; and I* 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 procedures to be followed in the borrowing of money for public corporate pur- poses of said City and the issuing of full faith and credit bonds of said City without referendum approval, such ordinance being entitled: "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- RECTING THE LEVYING OF A TAX FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING PRINCIPAL ON SUCH BONDS AND INTEREST THEREON AS THE SAME BECOME DUE." and which said ordinance is now in full force and effect; and 0 WHEREAS, it is deemed to be necessary, essential and in the best interests of the inhabitants of the City of Evanston to obtain funds to pay the cost of certain projects set forth in the Capital Improvement Program of the City, including acquiring land for open space, constructing a new community center, initial costs in connection with the construction of a new City Yards Complex, a comprehensive street lighting program, a sewer improvement and street paving program for one area of the City, and a street paving program for a designated area of the City, in accordance with pre- liminary plans now on file in the office of the City Clerk, which project has been estimated to cost $7,000,000; and WHEREAS, it is necessary that said projects 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 $7,000,000 be borrowed at this time and in evidence of such indebtedness full faith and credit bonds of the City be issued in the principal amount of $7,000,000, 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 $7,000,000 presently needed for the purpose of paying the cost of capital im- provement projects set forth in the preamble of this ordinance, there shall be borrowed by, for and on behalf of the City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, the sum of $7,000,000 and to -2- evidence said loan negotiable coupon bonds of said City shall be issued. Said bonds shall each be designated "Corporate Purpose • Bond, Series 1980," be dated March 1, 1980, be numbered consecu- tively from 1 to 1400, 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 as follows: Serial Numbers, Principal Year of Rate of Both Inclusive Amount Maturity Interest 1 to 95 $475,000 1982 7.80 96 to 190 475,000 1983 8.00 191 to 283 475, 000 1984 8.00 286 to 380 475,000 1985 8.00 381 to 475 475,000 1986 8.00 476 to 570 475,000 1987 8.00 571 to 663 475,000 1988 7.80 666 to 760 475,000 1989 7.30 761 to 855 475,000 1990 7.30 856 to 950 475,000 1991 7.40 951 to 995 225,000 1992 _ . - 7.50 996 to 1040 225,000 1993 7.60 1041 to 1085 225,000 1994 /.60 1086 to 1130 225,000 1995 7.70 • 1131 to 1175 223,000 1996 7.70 1176 to 1220 225,000 1997 7.80 1221 to 1265 225,000 1998 7.90 1266 to 1310 225,000 1999 8.00 1311 to 1353 225,000 2000 8.00 1356 to 1400 225,000 2001 8.00 Interest on said bonds.shall be payable initially on July 1, 1981 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 -kmerican National Bank Sr Trust Companv of C �avn in the City of Chicago Illinois Thefaesimile seat of said City shad be printed on eacin of said bonds and said bonds shall be signed by the Mayor by his duly au- thorized facsimile signature, be attested by the Clerk of said City, -3- 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 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 Comptroller of said City, such registration to be evidenced by notation of said Comptroller 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 negotiable by delivery merely. Section 3. Each of said bonds and the interest coupons to be attached thereto 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 1980 Number $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 hereby promises to pay to bearer or, if this bond be -4- registered, 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 per cent ( %) per annum, payable on July 1, 1981 and semiannually thereafter on January 1 and July 1 in each year upon presentation and surrender of the respective interest coupons hereto attached as they severally become due and payable. 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•an authorized issue of $7,000,000 being issued by said City for the purpose of paying the cost of certain projects constituting part of the Capital Improvement Pro- gram of the City, 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 ordinance 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 -5- of Illinois; and including the procedures established by the City ordinance for the exercise of its home rule powers conferred by 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, does not exceed anv 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 Comptroller, such registration to be evidenced by notation of such Comptroller on the back hereof, and after such registration 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 facsimile seal to be printed hereon, and this bond to be signed by the Mayor of said • City by his duly authorized facsimile signature and attested by its n U U E City Clerk, and the coupons hereto attached to be signed and attested by said officials, respectively, by their facsimile signa- tures, and said officials, by the execution hereof, do adopt as and for their own proper signatures their respective facsimile signa- tures appearing on said coupons, all as of the first day of March, 1980. 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 1980, dated March 1, 1980, Number Attest: City Clerk, City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois. -7- Mayor, City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois. (Form for Registration as to Principal) Date of Signature of • Registration Name of Registered.Owner City•Comptroller 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 maturity, there shall be and there is hereby levied upon all of the taxable property within said City, in each year whip any of said bonds are outstanding, a direct annual tax sufficient for that purpose, and there shall be and there is hereby levied on all of the taxable property in said City, in addition to all other taxes, the follow- 40 ing direct annual tax, to -wit: For the Year A Tax Sufficient To Produce The Sum Of, 1980 $ 1,471,692 for interest and principal up to January 1, 1982 1981 $ 981,600 for interest and principal 982 $ 943,600 for interest and principal 1983 $ 905,600 for interest and principal 1984 $ 867,600 for interest and principal 1985 $ 829,600 for interest and principal 1986 $ 791,600 for interest and principal 1997 $ 754,550 for interest and principal 1988 $ 719,875 for interest and principal 1989 $ 685,200 for interest and principal • 1990 $ 400,050 for interest and principal 1991 $ 383,17S for interest and principal -8- For the Year A Tax Sufficient To Produce The Sum Of, 1992 $ 366,075 for interest and principal • 1993 $ 348, 975 for interest and -principal 1994 $ 331,650 for interest and principal 1995 $ 314,325 for interest and principal 1996 $ 296,775 for interest and principal 1997 $ 279,000 for interest and principal 1998 $ 261,000 for interest and principal 1999 $ 243,000 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 hard 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. In the event that funds derived from sources other than described above are made available for the purpose of paving any of such interest or principal, the City Council, by ordinance, shall direct the deposit of such funds with the paying agent herein desig-nated', andfurther, in and by such ordinance, shall direct the abate- ment of the tax so levied by the amount deposited. A certified copy of such ordinance shall be filed with the County Clerk prior to the extension of.such tax for collection. Section 5. Forthwith as soon as this ordinance becomes ef=ective, a copy hereof, certified to by the Clerk of said Citv, 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 1980 to 1999, both years in- cluded, 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 extend the same for collection on the tax books in connection with other taxes levied in each of said years, respectively, in and by 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 corperate purposes for each of said years are levied and collected, and in addition to and in excess of all other taxes, and when collected the taxes hereby levied shall be placed to the credit of a special fund to be designated "Corporate Purpose Bonds, Series 1980, dated March 1, 1980,Debt Service Fund," which is hereby irrevocably pledged to and • shall be used solely for the purpose of paying principal of and interest on the bonds herein authorized when same mature. Section 6. The funds derived from such levy shall 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 shall 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 purpose as provided herein, and said City represents and certifies as follows with respect to the bonds: -10- (a) The City has heretofore incurred or within six months after delivery of the bonds expects to incur, substantial binding obligations with respect to the projects of the Capital Improvement Program • herein authorized, such obligations being in.an amount not less than $100,000. (b) Over $5,700,000 of the money derived from the sale of the bonds and deposited in the Project Fund will be expended on or before February 111983 for the purpose of paving the cost of the projects of the Capital Improvement Program herein authorized, said date being within three years following the date of issue of the bonds. (c) All of the principal proceeds of the bonds will be used, needed and expended for the purpose of paving the cost of said projects. (d) The acquisition of land and the construc- tion of said projects are expected to proceed with due diligence to completion. (e) No portion of the land acquired or the projects constructed are expected to be sold or other- wise disposed of, in whole or in material part, prior to the last maturity of the bonds. (f) The City will receive par plus accrued in- terest and $ 74.75 premium from the sale of the bonds. Accrued interest and premium on the bonds are • to be deposited in the Debt Service Fund to pay first interest coming due on the bonds. (g) Except for the Debt Service Fund, the City_ has not created nor established and will not create or establish any sinking fund, reserve fund or any other similar fund to provide for the payment of the bonds. The Debt Service Fund has been established and will be funded in a manner primarily to achieve a proper matching of tax collections and debt service, and will be depleted at least annually to an amount not in excess of one -twelfth the particular annual debt service on the bonds. :honey deposited in the Debt Service Fund will be spent within a 13-month period beginning on the date of deposit, and invest- ment earnings in the Debt Service Fund will be spent within a 1-year period beginning on the date of re- ceipt. (h) The foregoing statements of expectation are based upon the following facts and estimates: .(1) Amounts shown as to be received will be received pursuant to contract of sale. • (2) Amounts paid or to be paid into various funds and accounts have been di- rected to be paid into said funds and ac- counts by authority hereof. -11- (3) The anticipated dates of expend- itures of money derived from the sale of bonds and the amount to be spent on or be- fore such dates is based upon consultation with the staff of the City. (i) To the best of the knowledge and belief of the City, there are no facts, estimates or circum- stances that would materially change the conclusions and representations set out in this section and the expectations hereinabove set out are reasonable. (j) The City has not been notified of any list- ing or proposed listing of it by the Internal Revenue Service as a bond issuer whose arbitrage certifications may not be relied upon. The City also certifies and covenants with the purchasers and holders of the 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 the bonds, whether or not such moneys were derived from the proceeds of the sale of the bonds or from any other source, will not be used in a manner which will cause such bonds to be "arbitrage bonds" within the meaning of Section 103(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and any lawful regulations promulgated thereunder, including Treas. Reg. §§1.103-13, 1.103-14 and 1.103-15 (1979) as the same presently exist, or may from time to time hereafter be amended, supplemented or revised. The City reserves the right, however, to make any in- vestment of such moneys permitted by state law, if, when and to the extent that said Section 103(c) or regulations promulgated there- under shall be repealed or relaxed or shall be held void by a final decision of a court of competent jurisdiction, but only if any in- vestment made by virtue of such repeal, relaxation or decision 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. -12- Section 7. Forthwith after this ordinance has become effective as provided by-law, the.bonds herein authorized shall be • executed: and. delivered to THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MICAGO � ASSOCIATES 1� RWS.: rd the.purchaser thereof, upon receipt of the purchase price therefor, sameto be not less than the par value, of said bonds. plus accrued -interest to the date of'delivery and. a premium of $ 74.75 and. the contract for the sale of said bonds to said purchaser,., heretofore entered into, shall be and the same ., is hereby in. all.'respects ratified-, 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 ;>.•xy and effect.:upon its passage-, approval and the publication thereof as provided by law. + : Februar ? ADOPTED Y25 19 8 0 ., VOTE:i • k.. AYE. Aldermen Hoover, Barr, Heaston, Neems, Lauterbach, Korshak, Alexander -,Summers. W andt Nelson Allen Burden Pa an elis Borah:,._. and Gerson. NAY: NONE. ABSENT• Aldermen Laycock, Fitzsimons, and. Romain • APPROVED: ATTEST: City Clerk = -1.3-