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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - 2018A G.O. Corporate Purpose Loan Agreements in an amount not to exceed $8,525,000 Ames419370-6'201SX-Hrg&Prelevy RESOLUTION NO. 18-121 Resolution authorizing a Loan Agreement and providing for the levy of taxes WHEREAS, the City of Ames (the "City"), in Story County, State of Iowa, has heretofore proposed to enter into a General Obligation Essential Corporate Purpose Loan Agreement (the "Essential Purpose Loan Agreement") in a principal amount not to exceed $8,375,000, pursuant to the provisions of Section 384.24A of the Code of Iowa, for the purpose of paying the cost, to that extent, of constructing improvements to streets and acquisition of emergency services communication equipment, and has published notice of the proposed action and has held a hearing thereon; and WHEREAS, the City also has proposed to enter into a General Obligation Fire Station Loan Agreement (the "Fire Station Loan Agreement") in a principal amount not to exceed $150,000, for the general corporate purpose of making improvements at the City's Fire Station #1, and has published notice of the proposed action and has held a hearing thereon, and no petition has been filed asking that the question of entering into the Fire Station Loan Agreement be submitted to the registered voters of the City; and WHEREAS,the Essential Purpose Loan Agreement and the Fire Station Loan Agreement will be combined into one loan agreement (the "Loan Agreement"); and ' WHEREAS, the City intends to enter into 'the Loan Agreement and to issue General Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds in an amount not to exceed$8,525,000 (the `Bonds") in the future, and anticipates that principal and interest will come due on the Bonds before June 30, 2019, and it is now necessary to make provision for the levy of a debt service property tax to be collected in the fiscal year that will begin July 1, 2018 for the payment of such principal and interest; NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, as follows: Section 1. The Council hereby expresses its intention to enter into the Loan Agreement and to issue the Bonds at such time as funds are needed, and,the Council hereby declares that this resolution constitutes the additional action required by Chapter 384 of the Code of Iowa. Section 2. For the purpose of providing for the levy and collection of a direct annual tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the Bonds, there is hereby ordered levied on all the taxable property in the City a direct annual tax for collection in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, sufficient to produce the sum of$802,390. Section 3. A certified copy of this resolution shall be filed with the County Auditor of Story County, and said Auditor is hereby instructed to enter for collection and assess the tax hereby authorized. When annually entering such taxes for collection, the County Auditor shall include the same as a part of the tax levy for Debt Service Fund purposes of the City and when DORSEY 4-, WHITNEY LLP,ATTORNEYS,DES MOINES,IOWA Ames419370-6112018k Irg&Prekevy collected, the proceeds of the taxes shall be converted into the Debt Service Fund of the City and set aside therein as a special account to be used solely and only for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds hereby authorized and for no other purpose whatsoever. Section 4. All resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. Passed and approved March 6, 2018. Mayor Attest: City Clerk On motion and vote,the meeting adjourned. Mayor Attest: I ITtt r City Clerk _Q_ DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP,ATTORNEYS, DES MOINES,IOWA