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RESOLUTION NO. 19-389
Setting date for sale of General Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds, Series
2019A and authorizing the use of a preliminary official statement in connection
with the sale of the Bonds
WHEREAS, the City of Ames (the "City"), in Story County, State of Iowa, has
heretofore proposed to enter into a General Obligation Loan Agreement (the "Loan
Agreement"), 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, sanitary sewers and
bridges and acquiring emergency services communication equipment, and has published notice
of the proposed action and has held a hearing thereon; and
WHEREAS, the City proposes to offer for sale its General Obligation Corporate Purpose
Bonds, Series 2019A, in the principal amount of$11,555,000 (the "Bonds"); and
WHEREAS, a Preliminary Official Statement (the "Preliminary Official Statement") has
been prepared to facilitate the sale of the Bonds and it is now necessary to make provision for
the approval of the Preliminary Official Statement and to authorize its use by PFM Financial
Advisors LLC;
NOW, THEREFORE, It Is Resolved by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, as
follows:
Section 1. The 27`h day of August, 2018, at 11 o'clock a.m. is hereby set as the
deadline for submitting bids for the sale of the Bonds, and the City Council will meet on the
same date to review the bids received and to take action to award the sale of the Bonds.
Section 2. The use by PFM Financial Advisors LLC of the Preliminary Official
Statement relating to the Bonds, in substantially the form as has been presented to and
considered by the City Council, is hereby approved, and PFM Financial Advisors LLC is hereby
authorized to prepare and use a final Official Statement for the Bonds substantially in the form of
the Preliminary Official Statement, but with such changes therein as are required to conform the
same to the terms of the Bonds and, when adopted, the resolution authorizing the issuance of the
Bonds, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to execute a final Official Statement
for the Bonds, if requested. The Preliminary Official Statement as of its date is deemed final by
the City within the meaning of Rule 15(c)(2)-12 of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Section 3. Pursuant to Section 75.14 of the Code of Iowa, the City Council hereb,�'
authorizes the use of electronic bidding procedures for the sale of the Bonds through PARITY'°',
and hereby finds and determines that the PARITY' competitive bidding system will provide
reasonable security and maintain the integrity of the competitive bidding process and will
facilitate the delivery of bids by interested parties under the circumstances of this bond sale.
Section 4. All resolutions and orders or parts thereof in conflict with the provisions
of this resolution, to the extent of such conflict, are hereby repealed.
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Section 5. This resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its
adoption and approval, as provided by law.
Passed and approved August 13, 2019.
Mayor
Attest:
City Clerk
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