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HomeMy WebLinkAbout81-181RESOLUTION NO. 81-181 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ISSUING BONDS UNDER THE IMPROVEMENT BOND ACT OF 1915 WHEREAS, this City Council has heretofore initiated assessment proceedings pursuant to its Resolution No. 81-119 under the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913, (Division 12 of the Streets and Highways Code) and has confirmed an assess- ment in the total amount of $3,150,000 ; and WHEREAS, the assessment proceedings provide for the issuance of bonds pursuant to the Improvement Bond Act of 1915 (Division 10 of the Streets and Highways Code); and WHEREAS, following public bidding, and receipt of bids for the purchase of the bonds herein, the City Council in its Resolution No.81-142 awarded said bonds to Merrill Lynch Capital Markets Group , as the best bidder therefor at the interest rates set forth in said resolution and hereinbelow; and WHEREAS, this City Council desires, pursuant to Section 8650.1 of the Streets and Highways Code, to establish the denomination of the bonds and the amount to mature each year which will be other and different than that provided in Section 8650 of said Code; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, as follows: 1. That in accordance with the proceedings heretofore taken, bonds shall be issued pursuant to the Improvement Bond Act of 1915. The bonds shall be 630 in number, shall be numbered in consecutive numerical order, beginning with the earliest maturity, and shall be numbered from 1 to 630 · The bonds shall be of the denomination of $5000 each, ~xxxxxxxxx~ The bonds shall be dated November 15, 1981. The first interest coupon is payable on January 2, 1983, and thereafter the interest is payable semi-anually on July 2 and January 2 of each year. The bonds shall mature on July 2 in the amounts and years and shall bear interest at the rates set forth below: Interest Amount Year (July2) Rate $ 5,000 110,000 125,000 135,000 150 000 165 000 180 000 200 000 220 000 240 000 270 000 290 000 320 000 350 000 390 000 1983 10% 1984 10% 1985 10% 1986 10% 1987 10% 1988 10% 1989 10% 1990 10% 1991 10% 1992 10% 1993 10% 1994 10% 1995 10% 1996 10% 1997 10% White Weld 2. The bonds may be redeemed and paid in advance of maturity upon the second day of January or July in any year by giving a notice provided by law and by paying principal and accrued interest together with a premium equal to five per cent (5%) of the principal. 3. The bonds shall be issued substantially in the form set forth in Section 8652 of the Streets and Highways Code. 4. The bonds shall be signed by the Treasurer and the City Clerk of the City, and the Clerk shall also affix the corporate seal of the City to the bonds. The coupons affixed to the bonds may be signed by the Treasurer by an engraved, printed or lithographed signature. 5. The proceeds from the sale of the bonds shall be placed in the fund hereby created, pursuant to Section 10602 and 10424 of the Streets and Highways Code, which shall be called the "Assessment District No. 246 Construction Fund" and the moneys in the fund shall be used only for the purposes authorized in the assessment proceedings. 6. The bonds shall be payable at the principal office of First Interstate Bank of California in Los Angeles, California, the Paying Agent of the City, and shall be paid out of the Redemption Fund created pursuant to Section 8671 of the Streets and Highways Code. In all respects not recited herein said bonds shall be governed by the provi- sions of the Improvement Bond Act of 1915, Division 10 of the Streets and Highways Code. 7. Pursuant to Section 8 of Resolution No. 81-119 and the provisions of Part 16 (commencing with Section 8880) of Division 10 of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, from the proceeds received from the sale of the bonds, the amount of $ 315.000 shall be deposited by the City Treasurer in a special reserve fund (the "Reserve Fund") which the City hereby covenants and agrees to main- tain. The Reserve Fund shall be designated and identified as the "Assessment District No. 246 Reserve Fund." The Reserve Fund shall constitute a trust fund for the benefit of the bondholders, and shall be maintained, used , trans- ferred, reimbursed and liquidated as follows: (a) Whenever there are insufficient funds in the Redemption Fund to pay the next maturing installment of the principal of or interest on the bonds, an amount necessary to pay such deficiency shall be advanced from the Reserve Fund to the Redemption Fund. The amounts so advanced shall be reimbursed from the proceeds of redemption or sale of the parcels for which payment of delinquent installments of assessments and interest thereon or real property taxes has been made from the Reserve Fund. (b) In the event unpaid assessments are paid in advance, in whole or in part, the assessments thus paid shall be proportionately reduced by an amount equal to the ratio of the total amount initially provided for the Reserve Fund to the total amount originally assessed in the proceedings for the issuance of the -2- R~SObUTION NO. PAGE THREE bonds, and the amount thus determined shall be trans- ferred from the Reserve Fund to the Redemption Fund. (c) If at any time the amount of any income realized from the investment of the money in the Reserve Fund plus the remaining principal amount thereof exceeds an amount equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the aggregate principal amount of the bonds issued, less any discount thereof, such excess shall be transferred to the Redemption Fund and expended for the advance retirement of bonds within thirteen months of the date of the occurrence of such excess. (d) Whenever the balance in the Reserve Fund is sufficient to retire all remaining outstanding bonds, whether by advance retirement or otherwise, collection of the principal and interest on the assessments will be discontinued and the Reserve Fund will be liquidated in retirement of the bonds. 8. The Treasurer is hereby instructed to cause bonds, as set forth above, to be printed and following the filing of the list of unpaid assessments, to issue and deliver the bonds to the purchaser thereof upon payment of the purchase price as set forth in the notice calling for bond bids and in the accepted bid. PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 1981, by the following vote: 2nd day of November AYES: Acosta, Bricken, Grtset, Luxembourger, McGui§an, Serrato NOES: Markel ABSENT OR NOT VOTING: None Mayor, City of Santa Ana ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~-DWARD J. CO~PE~_~ CITY ATTORNEY -3-