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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 1974-372COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH ;IEI:VEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA Purar-3:.t tc due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the Counc�i of the City of Plymouth, Minnesota, was duly held at the Cou.ail Chambers in.said City on Monday,•the Sth day of August, 1974, at 7:30 o'clock P.M. The following members dere presents Mayor Hilde, Councilman Spaeth, Hunt, and Seibold and the following were absent: Councilman Mails -The mayor then announced that the next order of business would 'je the consideration of bids for the purchase of $4,075,000 General Obligation Temporary Improvement Bonds of 1974, as advertised for sale. The city manager presented affidavits showing publication of notice of bond sale more than ten days in advance of sale in the official newspaper and in Commercial Nest, a financial paper published in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which affidavits were examined and found satisfactory and ordered placed on file. The city m.nager then presented the sealed bids which had been delivered to him prior to the time specified in the notice of sale and that said bids were opened, examined, tabulated and found to be as -follows: i< - , SCVIFDULr OF PIPS " HNS. S GF f AVERAME � PRII-IEPI OP. ! INTFRRST PRT??.S TOTAL SIDD£RS xE : W INTPRFST ! RAM DISrOUPT -Piper, Jaffrey All bands due $794,625 6.50% $61,125 t Nogwood August 1, 2977 6.00! After due consideration, Councilnau Hunt introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption; RESOLUTION 140. 74-372 RESOLUTION AWARDING SALE AND FIXING THE FORM AND SPECIFICATIONS OF $4,075,000 GENERAL OBLIGATIC1 TEMPORARY. IMPROVERENT BONDS OF 1974; CIRECTING THIS EXECUTION AND DELIVERY AND PRO- VIDING FOR THEIR PAYMENT. BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Plymouth, Hennepin county, titnnesota,'as follows: 2. The bid of Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood, Incorporated, to purchase $4,075,000 General Obligation Temporary Improvemeur. Bonds of the City dated August 1, 1974, bearing interest at the rate of six percent per annum, at a Price of $4,013,675.00 is hereby accepted. The city treasurer is directed to retain the good faith check of the successful bidder pending completion of the 1 d d li f th b d d i f th di t d t sae an a very o e on s an s ur er rec e o return the checks of the unsuccessful bidders forthwith. 2. The city shall forthwith issue its General Obligation Temporary Improvement Bonds of 1974 in the principal amount of $4,025,000, dated August 1, 1974, bearing interest payable February 1, 1975 and semiannually thereafter on August 1, and February 1. All bonds are callable on February 1, 1975 at par and accrued interest. 3. ^hc Temporary Improvement Bonds -ball be in such denomination as requested by the purchaser, numbered consecutively from l up, and shall bear interest at the rate df six percent per annum, and shall be payable at the American National Bank and Trust Conpany. in St, Paul, Minnesota. and in substantially the following forma No. $5,000 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF HENNEPIN CITY OF PLYMOUTH GENERAL OBLIGATION TEMPORARY IMPROVEMENT BONDS OF 1974 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the City of Plymouth, a duly ;organized municipal corporation of Hennepin County, Minnesota, acknowledges itself to' be indebted and, for value re- ceived, promises to pay to bearer from the Temporary Improvement Bond Fund of 1974 the sum of Five Thousand Dollars 05,000) on the first day of August, 1977, and to pay interest thereon from the date hereof until the principal amount is paid at the rate of six per cent (6%) per annum, interest - to maturity payable May 1, 1975 and semiannually in each year on the first day of November, and the first day of May. Both principal aKd interest are payable at the American National Bank and Trust Company, in St. Paul, Minnesota, in r:ny coin or currency of the United States of America which at the time of payment is legal tender for public and private debts. For tho prompt and full payment of such principal and interest as the s -^.e become due the full faith, credit and taxing powers of the city are hereby irrevocably -pledged. The bonds of this issue are subject to redemption at the option of the city at par and accrued interest on February 1, - 1977. Thirty days prior notice will be given as required by law. All interest shall cease on date fixed for redemption unless the bond is presented for payment and payment is refused. This bond is one of an issue in the aggregate principal amount of $4,075,000, all of a like tenor, all issued by the city for the purpose of defraying expenses incurred and to be incurred in the construction of various public improvements in the city and is issuedpursuantto and in full conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota thereunto enabling, Including Minnesota Statutes, Section 429.091, Subd. 3.. This bond is payable primarily from the proceeds of special assessments bo"be'levied by the city against property benefited by the making of such improvement, but constitutes a general obligation of the cityl and the city is required -to pay the principal thereof and interest thereon from any funds in the treasury in the event the moneys on hand in said General Obligation Temporary Bond Fund of -1974 are insufficient to pay principal of and interest when due, find at or prior to maturity of this bond, the city is 'further kequired to sell definftivn bonds to pay this bond and interest thereon to the extent that this bond cannot be paid out of assess- ments and taxes theretofore collected or out of any other municipal funds which are properly available and appropriated by the city for auoh purpose. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, RECITED, COVENANTED AND AGREED that all acts, conditions and things required by the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota to be done, to happen and to be performed preliminary to and in the issuance.of this bond, in order to -make it a valid and binding obligation of the city according to its terms, hRve been done, do exist, have happened and have been performed as so required; that the city council haz duly determined -the necessity of and provided for the construction of the improve- ments to .be financed hereby; that the Temporary Improvement Bond Fund has been duly created and provision has been made for support thereof; and the holder hereof may enforce by appropriate pro- feedings all duties imposed by Minnesota Statutes upon the city and its officers with reference to the levy and collection of assessments and taxes and the issuance of definitive bonds; and that the issuance of this bond did not cause the indebtedness of the`city to exceed any constitutional or statutory limitation. IN WITNESS %=REOF, the city of Plymouth, Hennepin County, Minnesota, by its city council, has caused this bond to be executed in its behalf by the facsimile signature of its mayoar and manual signature of its city mznager, and sealed with the facsimile of its official seal and has caused this bond to be dated as of August 1, 1974. (facsimile signature) Mayor ' d 1 (Form of Coupon) No. $ Onthe first day of August (February) 19 , the cit oz Plymouth, Hennepin County, FSinnesota will pay to bearer cut Y of its General obligation Temporary Bond Furd of 1974 at the American (lational Bank and Trust Company, in $'!. Paul, Minnesota, the amount shown hereon in lawful money of the United States of America, for interest then due on its General Obligation Temporary Improvement Bond of 1974, dated August 1, 1974-, No. (facsimile signature) C��y Manager (facsimilesignature) Mayor a. The bonds shall he prepared under the direction of the city clerk and shall be executed on behalf of the city by the facsimile signature of the mayor and the manual signature of the manager and the facsimile corporate seal of the city shall be'affixed thereto. when said bonds have been executed and authenticated, they shall be delivered by the clerk to the 'pur- chaser thereof, upon payment of the pvrshase price heretofore agreed upon, and said purchaser shall nat be obligated to see to .the applica*�lon thereof. S. The'city herewith covenants and agrees that, in accordance with its statutory duties as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section429.091, it will pay and retire the Temporary Improvement Bonds issued hereunder and interest thereon out of proceeds of definitive improvement bonds which the council will issue and sell at or prior to the maturity of the Temporary Improvement Bonds authorized by this resolution, to the extent that these Temporary -Improvement Bonds cannot be paid out of funds available in the sinking fund account or out of other municipal funds which are properly ,available for such purposes and are . appropriated for such purposes by the council. 6. It is hereby determined, declared and covenanted that the city will levy special assessments against property benefited by reason of the making of such improvements in the, amount of at least 208 of the principal amount of this bond issue and ad valorem taxes will be levied so that the combined proceeds of ad valorem taxes and special assessments willbesufficient to Provide at least 58 in excess of the sums necessary to pay principal and interest, when due, on the Temporary Improvement Bonds and on any definitive bonds to be issued as herein provided, with such special assessments and ad valorem tax levies, if any, shall be Placed on the tax rolls subsequent to the time when said projects have been completed and the total cost has been determined. 7. The city clerk is hereby authorized and directed to file a certified copy of this resolution with the county auditor of Hennepin county, together with such other information as he shall require and to obtain from said county Auditor a certificate that said bonds have been entered on his bond register in accordance with Minnesota .statutes, Section 475.63. B. The city clerk shall obtain a copy of the.proposed approving legal opinion of Messrs. LeFevere, Lefler, Hamilton and Pearson, which shall be complete except as to dating thereof and shall cause said opiniGn to be printed on each bond, together with a certificate to be signed by the facsimile signature of the clerk in substantially the following form: I hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of the legal opinion executed by the above named attorneys, except as to the dating thereof, which opinion has been handed to me for filing in my office prior to the time of bond . delivery. (facsimile si ature) CtyCr. 9. The officers of the city and.the county auditor of Hennepin County are hereby authorized -and directed to prepare and furnish to the purchaser of said bonds and to the attorneys approving the legality of the issuance thereof, certified copies of all proceedings and records relating to said bonds and to the financial affairs of said city, and such other affidavits, r-srt#.ficates and information as may be required to show the facts relating to the legality and marketability of said bor[:s as the lame appear from the books and records under their custody and control.or as otherwise known to them, and such certificates, certified copies and affidavits, including any heretofore furnished, shall be deemed representations of the city as to the eorrectness.of all statements contained therein. The -)tion for the adoption of, the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Councilman Siebold and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: !Mayor Hilda, Councilman Spaeth, Hunt, and Siebold and the following voted against the same: None whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. • 1