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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-05-76 Spec. Mtg. 1917 Hastings, Minnesota May 5, 1976 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Hastings, Minnesota, continued from May 3, 1976, was duly held at the City Hall in said City on the 5th day of May, 1976 at 5:00 o'clock P.M. Members present: Fischer, Erickson, Trautmann, Latch, Hallberg and Mayor Petersen. Members absent: Schnirring, Kramer and Novak. Councilman Hallberg introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC SALE OF $315,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION IMPROVEMENT BONDS OF 1976 No. 33-76 BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hastings, Minnesota, as follows: 1. It is hereby found, determined and declared that this City should issue $315,000 General Obligation Improvement Bonds of 1976 to defray the expense of various improvements. 2. This Council shall meet at the time and place specified in the form of notice hereinafter contained for the purpose of opening and considering sealed bids for, and award- ing the sale of $315,000 General Obligation Improvement Bonds of 1976 of said City. 3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting to be published in the official newspaper of the City and in Commercial West not less than ten days in advance of date of sale, as provided by law, which notice shall be in substan- tially the form set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto. 4. The terms and conditions of said bonds and the sale thereof are fully set forth in the "Official Notice of Bond Sale" attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated herein by reference. NOTICE OF BOND SALE $315,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION IMPROVEMENT BONDS OF 1976 CITY OF HASTINGS DAKOTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES MINNESOTA These bonds w~ll be offered Monday, June 7, 1976 at 8:00 o'clock P.M., C.D.T., at the City Hall, in Hastings, MInnesota. The bonds will be dated July 1, 1976 and interest will be pay- able July 1, 1977 and semiannually thereafter. The bonds will be general obligations of the Issuer for which its unlimited taxing powers in addition to special assessments against bene- fited property in the sum of approximately $312,600 will be pledged. The bonds will mature without right of prior redemption on January 1 in the years and amounts a~ follows: 1918 1978 1979-1981 1982 1983 1984-1985 1986 $30,000 $40,000 $35,000 $40,000 $35,000 $20,000 All dates are inclusive. Sealed bids for not less than $312,600 and accrued interest on the principal sum of $315,000 will be accepted. No rate of interest nor the net effective average rate of the lssue may exceed 7% per annum. An unqualified legal opinion will be furnished by Briggs and Morgan, Professional Association, of St. Paul, Minnesota. The proceeds will be used for various improvements. Dated: May 5, 1976 BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL s/ Wallace H. Erickson City Clerk/Treasurer OFFICIAL NOTICE OF BOND SALE $315,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION IMPROVEMENT BONDS OF 1976 CITY OF HASTINGS (DAKOTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES) MINNESOTA These Bonds will be offered Monday, June 7, 1976. Bids will be opened for award at 8:00 o'clock P.M., C.D.T., at the City Hall, in Hastings, Minnesota. The offering will be upon the following terms: DATED AND INTEREST PAYMENTS The Bonds will be dated July 1, 1976 and will bear interest payable on each January 1 and July 1, to maturity, commencing July, 1977. TYPE AND PURPOSE The Bonds will be general obligations of the Issuer for which its unlimited taxing powers in addition to special assessments against benefited property in the sum of approximately $312,600 will be pledged. The Bonds will be in bearer form with interest cou- pons attached and will be in the denomination of $5,000 each. The proceeds will be used for various improvements. MATURITIES AND REDEMPTION The Bonds will mature on January 1, in the years and amounts as follows: 1978 1979-1981 1982 1983 1984-1985 1986 $30,000 $40,000 $35,000 $40,000 $35,000 $20,000 :~- All dates are inclusive. All Bonds will be without right of prior redemption. 1919 PAYING AGENT The successful Bidder may name the Paying Agent for whose services the Issuer will pay customary and reasonable fees. CUSIP NUMBERS If, within three working days after the award of the Bonds, the Purchaser in writing requests that CUSIP identification numbers be printed on the Bonds and agrees to be responsible for the CUSIP Service Bureau charge for the assignment of said numbers, they will be printed on the Bonds, but neither the failure to print such number on any Bond nor any error with respect thereto shall constitute cause for failure or refusal by the Purchaser to accept delivery of the Bonds. DELIVERY The Bonds shall be delivered within 40 days after award, subject to the unqualified approving legal opinion of Briggs and Morgan, Professional Association, of St. Paul, Minnesota, and delivery of customary closing papers, including a statement of nonlitigation. Bond printing and legal opinion will be paid for by the Issuer. Delivery will be at a place of the Purchaser's choice. Payment must be made in Federal, or equivalent funds, to be immediately available on the day of delivery. The legal opinion will be printed on the Bonds. TYPE OF BID Sealed bids for not less than $312,600 and accrued interest on the principal sum of $315,000 from the date of the Bonds to date of delivery must be filed with the undersigned prior to time of sale, together with a certified or cashier's check in the amount of $3,150.09 payable to the order of the Treasurer of the Issuer, to be retained as liquidated damages if the Bidder fails to comply with the accepted bid. RATES All rates must be in integral multiples of 5/100 of 1/8 of 1% and may not exceed 7% per annum. All Bonds of the same maturity must bear a single rate from date of issue to maturity. The rate specified for any maturity may not exceed the rate specified for any subsequent maturity. Additional coupons may not be used. No limitation is placed upon the number of rates which may be speci- fied. The net effective average rate of the Issuer may not ex- ceed 7% per annum. AWARD AWARD Award will be made on the basis of lowest dollar interest cost determined by the addition of any discount to and the deduc- tion of any premium from the total interest on all Bonds from their date to their stated maturity as computed on the basis of the schedule of bond years in the Official Statement pbulished for the offering. The Issuer reserves-rKe right to reject any and all bids, to waive informalities and to adjourn the sale. Dated May 5, 1976 BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL s/ Wallace H. Erickson City Clerk/Treasurer to an Latch seconded the motion to adopt said resolution passed by the following vote: Ayes, 5; Nayes, none. and the Councilman Fischer, seconded by Councilman Erickson es, 5; Nayes, none. ATTEST: ,I{~ Clty er reasurer