HomeMy WebLinkAbout2092CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 2092
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent, Washington,
relating to contracting indebtedness; providing
for the issuance and sale of $1,500,000 par value
of "Limited General Obligation Bonds, 1978" of the
City to provide a part of the funds with which to
pay the cost of land acquisition and improvements
for general City purposes and for the construction
and improvement of City streets; specifying the
maturities and fixing the form and maximum effective
interest rate of such bonds; establishing a "Limited
General Obligation Bond Fund, 1978" and two con-
struction funds; and providing for the sale of such
bonds.
WHEREAS, the City Council has expressed its intention to
acquire for the City and improve certain land and to construct and
improve certain City streets, and the City does not have available
sufficient funds to pay the cost thereof and is in need of the addi-
tional sum of $1,500,000 to pay a part of the cost thereof; and
WHEREAS, the assessed valuation of the taxable property of
the City as ascertained by the last preceding assessment for City pur-
poses for the calendar year 1978 is $682,945,053, and the City has
outstanding general indebtedness of $2,315,000 heretofore issued within
the former limit of up to 1-1/2% of the assessed value of the taxable
property within the City permitted for general municipal purposes
without a vote of the qualified voters therein, and $1,035,000 for
such purposes with a vote of the qualified voters of the City, and the
amount of indebtedness for which bonds are herein authorized to be
issued is $1,500,000; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN,
as follows:
Section 1. The City of Kent (the "City") shall borrow money
on the credit of the City and issue negotiable general obligation
bonds (the "Bonds") evidencing such indebtedness in the amount of
$1,500,000 to provide a part of the funds to pay the cost of land
acquisition and improvements for general City purposes (which may
include park purposes), for the construction of City streets, and
to pay the cost of the issuance of the Bonds. Such general indebted-
ness to be incurred shall be within the limit up to 3/4 of 1% of the
value of the taxable property within the City permitted for general
municipal purposes without a vote of the qualified voters therein.
Section 2. The Bonds shall be called "Limited General
Obligation Bonds, 1978," of the City; shall be dated July 1, 1978;
shall be in denominations of $5,000 each; shall be numbered from 1 to
300, inclusive; and shall bear interest at an effective rate not to
exceed 8% per annum, payable on July 1, 1979, and semiannually there-
after on each succeeding January 1 and July 1, as evidenced by coupons
to be attached to the Bonds representing interest to maturity with
full obligation on the part of the City to pay interest at the bond
rate, from and after maturity, until the Bonds, both principal and
interest, are paid in full. Both principal and interest are to be
paid in lawful money of the United States of America at the office of
the City Treasurer or, at the option of the holder, at either fiscal
agency of the State of Washington in Seattle, Washington, or New York,
New York. The Bonds shall mature serially in order of their numbers
on July 1 in the years and amounts as follows (being computed on an
assumed rate of 5.50% per annum):
Bond
Numbers
Maturity
(Inclusive)
Amounts
Years
1
to
9
$ 45,000
1980
10
to
19
50,000
1981
20
to
29
50,000
1982
30
to
40
55,000
1983
41
to
52
60,000
1984
53
to
64
60,000
1985
65
to
77
65,000
1986
78
to
91
70,000
1987
92
to
105
70,000
1988
106
to
120
75,000
1989
121
to
136
80,000
1990
1.37
to
153
85,000
1991
154
to
171
90,000
1992
172
to
190
95,000
1993
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191 to 210 100,000 1994
211 to 231 105,000 1995
232 to 253 110,000 1996
254 to 276 115,000 1997
277 to 300 120,000 1998
Of the amounts of each maturity of Bonds, 73.333% thereof shall
be allocated to the construction and improvement of City streets.
Section 3. The City reserves the right to redeem the then
outstanding Bonds as a whole, or in part in inverse numerical order,
from money derived from any source at par plus accrued interest to the
date of redemption on any interest payment date on or after July 1, 1988.
Notice of such intended redemption shall be given by publica-
tion thereof in the official newspaper of the City at least once not
less than 30 nor more than 45 days prior to the call date. Written no-
tice shall also be given to the principal underwriter who purchases the
Bonds within the same period. In addition, such redemption notice shall
also be sent to Moody's Investors Service, Inc., and Standard & Poor's
Corporation, at their offices in New York, New York, but the mailing
of such notice to such corporations shall not be a condition precedent
to the redemption of such Bonds.
Interest on any Bonds so called for redemption shall cease
on the date fixed for such redemption, upon payment of the redemption
price into the "Limited General Obligation Bond Fund, 1978," herein-
after created.
Section 4. The City hereby irrevocably pledges itself to
levy taxes annually, within the consitutional and statutory tax
limitations provided by law without a vote of the electors of the
City, upon all property in the City subject to taxation in an amount
sufficient, together with other money legally available and to be used
therefor, to pay the principal of and interest on the Bonds as the
same shall accure, and the full faith, credit and resources of the
City are hereby irrevocably pledged for the payment of the principal
of and interest on the Bonds.
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form:
Section 5. The Bonds shall be substantially in the following
No.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF WASHINGTON
CITY OF KENT
$5,000
LIMITED GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND, 1978
The City of Kent, Washington (the "City"), is justly
indebted to and for value received hereby promises
to pay to bearer on the FIRST DAY OF JULY, 19_, the
sum of
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS
together with interest thereon at the rate of %
per annum, payable on July 1, 1979, and semiannually
thereafter on each succeeding January 1 and July 1,
interest to maturity being evidenced by and payable
upon the presentation and surrender of the attached
interest coupons as they severally become due, with
full obligation on the part of the City to pay interest
at the same rate from and after the maturity date, in
the absence of coupons, until this bond with interest
is paid in full. This bond is payable, both principal
and interest, in lawful money of the United States of
America at the office of the City Treasurer or, at the
option of the holder hereof, at either fiscal agency
of the State of Washington in Seattle, Washington, or
New York, New York.
This bond is one of a total issue of $1,500,000 par
value of bonds, all of like date, tenor and effect,
except as to maturities (and interest rates if more
than one interest rate is bid), issued by the City
for general municipal purposes, for the purpose of
providing a part of the funds with which to pay the
cost of land acquisition and improvements for general
City purposes and for the construction and improvement
of City Streets, and is issued in full compliance with
the ordinances of the City and the laws and Constitution
of the State of Washington.
The City has reserved the right to redeem the then
outstanding bonds of this issue as a whole, or in part
in inverse numerical order, from money derived from
any source at par plus accrued interest to date of
redemption on any interest payment date on or after
July 1, 1988.
Notice of such intended redemption shall be given
by publication thereof in the official newspaper of
the City at least once not less than 30 nor more than
45 days prior to the call date. Written notice shall
also be given to [the principal underwriter who pur-
chases the bonds) within the same period. In addition,
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follows:
such redemption notice shall also be sent to Moody's
Investors Service, Inc., and Standard & Poor's
Corporation, at their offices in New York, New York,
but the mailing of such notice to such corporations
shall not be a condition precedent to the redemption
of such bonds. Interest on any bonds so called for
redemption shall cease on the date fixed for such
redemption, upon payment of the redemption price into.
the bond fund from which this bond is to be paid.
The City hereby irrevocably pledges itself to levy
taxes annually, within the constitutional and
statutory tax limitations provided by law, upon all
property in the City subject to taxation in an amount
sufficient, together with other money legally available
and used therefor, to pay the principal of and interest
on the bonds of this issue as the same shall accrue,
and the full faith, credit and resources of the City
are hereby irrevocably pledged for the payment of the
principal of and interest on the bonds of this issue.
It is hereby certified that all acts, conditions
and things required to be done precedent to and in
the issuance of this bond have been done, have hap-
pened and have been performed as required by law, and
that the total indebtedness of the City, including
this bond issue, does not exceed any constitutional
or statutory limitations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City has caused this bond
to be signed by the facsimile signature of its Mayor
and attested by the manual signature of its City Clerk
and the printed facsimheeseal of the interest couponsyto be attachedeto
produced hereon, and t
be signed with the facsimile signatures of those
officials this first day of July, 1978.
CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON
gy (facsimile signature)
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
The form of the interest coupons shall be substantially as
Coupon No. _
(Unless the bond referred to below is previously
redeemed) On the FIRST DAY OF (JANU RY)(Jand ,
the CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, upon presentation
surrender of this coupon, will pay to the bearer at
the office of the City Treasurer or,
attthe
he Statoption
of
the holder, at either fiscal agency
of Washington in Seattle, Washington, or New York,
New
York, the sum shown hereon in lawful money
the
United States of America, such sum being the interest
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due that date upon its Limited General Obligation
Bond, 1978," dated July 1, 1978, and numbered
CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON
(facsimile signature)
Mayor
ATTEST:
(facsimile signature)
City Clerk
Section 6. The Bonds shall be printed or lithographed on
good bond paper and shall be signed by the facsimile signature of the
Mayor and attested by the manual signature of the City Clerk and pursu-
ant to RCW 39.62.030 the printed facsimile seal of the City shall be
reproduced thereon, and each of the interest coupons shall be signed
with the facsimile signatures of the Mayor and the City Clerk.
Section 7. There is hereby created and established in the
office of the City Treasurer a special fund to be known and designated
as the "Limited General Obligation Bond Fund, 1978" (the "Bond Fund")
of the City. The accrued interest and premium received, if any, upon
the sale and delivery of the Bonds shall be paid into the Bond Fund.
There is hereby created and established in the office of the City
Treasurer a special fund to be known and designated as the "Acquisi-
tion and Construction Fund, 1978," of the City. Of the principal pro-
ceeds received from the sale and delivery of the Bonds, $400,000 shall
be paid into the "Acquisition and Construction Fund, 1978," for City
land acquisitions and improvements and to pay that proprotional share
of the costs of issuance and sale of the Bonds. There is hereby creat-
ed and established in the office of the City Treasurer a special fund
to be known and designated as the "Street Construction Fund, 1978,"
of the City of Kent. Of the principal proceeds received from the
sale and delivery of the Bonds, $1,000,000 shall be paid into the
"Street Construction Fund, 1978," for the City street construction
and improvements and to pay that proportional share of the costs of
issuance and sale of the Bonds. All taxes collected for and allocated
to the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds shall
hereafter be deposited in the Bond Fund.
Section 8. The Bonds shall be sold for cash at public sale
for not less than par plus accrued interest, upon sealed bids to be
received at the office of the City Clerk up to the day and hour stated
in the Notice of Bond Sale hereinafter directed to be given.
Notice calling for bids to purchase the Bonds shall be pub-
lished once a week for four consecutive weeks in the official newspaper
of the City and such notice shall also be published once in the Daily
Journal of Commerce of Seattle, Washington, at least ten days before
the bid opening date. Such notice shall specify that bids for the
purchase of the Bonds shall be received by the City Clerk in the Council
Chambers of the City Hall on June 5, 1978, up to 2:00 p.m. (PDT), at
which time all bids will be publicly opened for the purchase of the
Bonds. The bids will be considered and acted upon by the City Council
at a meeting thereof to be held at 8:00 p.m. (PDT) that same day.
A copy of the notice shall, at least three weeks prior to the
date fixed for the sale, be mailed to the State Finance Committee,
Olympia, Washington.
Bids shall be invited for the purchase of the Bonds with
ith the schedule specified in Section 2
fixed maturities in accordance w
hereof.
The notice shall specify the maximum effective rate of
interest the Bonds shall bear, i.e., 8% per annum, and shall require
bidders to submit a bid specifying:
(a) The lowest rate or rates of interest and
premium, if any, above par at which the bidder will
purchase the Bonds; or
(b) The lowest rate or ratesof interest at which
the bidder will purchase t
he Bondsat par.
Coupon rates shall be in multiples of 1/8 or 1/10 of 1%, or
both. No more than one rate of interest may be fixed for any one
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will be attached to each Bond for each in -
maturity. Only one coupon
stallment of interest thereon, and bids providing for additional or
supplemental coupons will be rejected. The maximum differential
between the lowest and highest coupon rates named in any bid shall
not exceed 2%.
For the purpose of comparing the bids only, the coupon rates
bid being controlling, each bid shall state the total interest cost
over the life of the Bonds and the net effective interest rate of the
bid.
The Bonds shall be sold to the bidder making the best bid,
subject to the right of the City Council of the City to reject any and
all bids and to readvertise the Bonds for sale in the manner provided
by law, and no bid for less than all of the Bonds shall be considered.
All bids shall be sealed and, except the bid of the State of
Washington, if one is received, shall be accompanied by a deposit of
$75,000. The deposit shall be either cash or by certified or cashier's
check made payable to the City Treasurer of the City and shall be
promptly returned if the bid is not accepted. If the Bonds are ready
for delivery and the successful bidder shall fail and neglect to
complete the purchase of the Bonds within forty days following the
acceptance of its bid, the amount of its deposit shall be forfeited to
the City and in that event the City Council may accept the bid of the
one making the next best bid. If there be two or more equal bids for
not less than par plus accrued interest and such bids are the best
bids received, the City Council shall determine by lot which bid will
be accepted. The Bonds will be delivered to the successful bidder at
the office of the City Treasurer or in the City of Seattle, at the
City's expense, or at such other place as the City Treasurer and the
successful bidder may mutually agree upon at the purchaser's expense.
A no -litigation certificate in the usual form will be included in the
closing papers.
Any bid presented after the hour specified for the receipt of
bids will not be received and any bid not accompanied by the required
bid deposit at the time of opening such bid will not be read or con-
sidered.
The City Clerk shall be and is hereby authorized and directed
to publish notice for the purchase of the Bonds in the manner required
by law in accordance with the provisions of this section. Such notice
shall provide that the City will cause the Bonds to be printed or
lithographed and signed and will furnish the approving legal opinion
of Messrs. Roberts, Shefelman, Lawrence, Gay & Moch, municipal bond
counsel of Seattle, Washington, covering the Bonds without cost to the
purchaser, such opinion also being printed on each bond. Bond counsel
shall not be required to review or express any opinion concerning the
completeness or accuracy of any official statement or other sales
material issued or used in connection with the Bonds, and bond counsel's
opinion shall so state. Such notice shall also provide that further
information regarding the details of such Bonds may be received upon
request made to the City Clerk or to Foster & Marshall Inc., the City's
financial consultants, at 205 Columbia Street, Seattle, Washington 98104.
Section 9. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force
five (5) days from and after its passage, approval and publication as
provided by law.
Mayor Pro Tem
William- Carey
ATTEST:
MARIE- FdS�P1T-E' y-C-l�xk
BETTY GRAY, Deputy City Clerk
,APPROVED AS TO FOP1 ^.
NALD E. MIRK, City Attorney
PASSED the day of 1978.
APPROVED the z' day of , 1978•
PUBLISHED the day of 1978.
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BETTY GRAY, Deputy
I, i AR-IE-rTENSEN-, City Clerk of the City of Kent, Washington,
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hereby certify that the attached copy of Ordinance is a true
and correct copy of the original ordinance passed on the
=�{ day of
May, 1978, as that ordinance appears on the Minute Book of the City.
DATED this Vdday of 1978.
r R±E- NSEN -ei -eterk
BETTY GRAY, Depu y City Clerk