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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6240 ORDINANCE NO. 6 2 4 0 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 350; FIXING THE AMOUNT, FORM, DATE, INTEREST RATE AND MATURITY OF THE LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 350 INSTALLMENT NOTE; PROVIDING FOR THE PURCHASE OF SUCH NOTE BY THE CITY FROM FUNDS ON DEPOSIT IN THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND; AND FIXING THE INTEREST RATE ON LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 350 ASSESSMENT INSTALLMENTS WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 35.45.150, the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington (the "City"), has determined to issue its Local Improvement District No. 350 Installment Note in the aggregate principal amount of $55,948.45 and finds it is in the best interest of the City that such note be purchased by the City from funds on deposit in the Capital Projects Fund of the City and available for investment. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. AUTHORIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF NOTE. The total amount of the assessment roll in Local Improvement District No. 350 in the City of Auburn, Washington (the "City"), created under Ordinance No. 6111 which passed August 6, 2007, was $112,078. The 30-day period for making cash payments of assessments without interest in the District expired on March 26, 2009, and the total amount of assessments paid in cash was $56,129.55, leaving Ordinance No. 6240 May 11, 2009 Page 1 of 7 a balance of assessments unpaid on the assessment roll in the sum of $55,948.45. The Local Improvement District No. 350 Installment Note (the "Note") shall, therefore, be issued pursuant to RCW 35.45.150 as a single installment note in the total principal sum of $55,948.45. The Note shall be dated July 1, 2009; shall mature on July 1, 2019; shall be in fully registered form; and shall be numbered R-1. The Note shall bear interest at the rate of 5.00% per annum (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months), payable annually on each July 1, beginning July 1, 2010. Section 2. APPOINTMENT OF NOTE REGISTRAR; REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER OF NOTE. The Finance Director of the City is appointed Note Registrar for the Note. The Note shall be issued to the City's Capital Projects Fund (the "Registered Owner") only in registered form as to both principal and interest and shall be recorded on books or records maintained by the Note Registrar (the "Note Register"). The Note Register shall contain the name and mailing address of the Registered Owner. The Note may not be assigned or transferred by the Registered Owner. When the Note has been paid in full, both principal and interest, it shall be surrendered by the Registered Owner to the Note Registrar, who shall cancel the Note. The Note Registrar shall keep, or cause to be kept, at her office, sufficient books for the registration of the Note. The Note Registrar is authorized, on behalf of the City, to authenticate and deliver the Note in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance No. 6240 May 11, 2009 Page 2 of 7 - the Note and this ordinance, to serve as the City's paying agent for the Note and to carry out all of the Note Registrar's powers and duties under this ordinance and City Ordinance No. 2418 establishing a system of registration for the City's bonds and obligations. The Note Registrar shall be responsible for the representations contained in the Note Registrar's Certificate of Authentication on the Note. Section 3. PAYMENT OF NOTE. Both principal of and interest on the Note shall be payable solely out of the Local Improvement Fund, District No. 350 (the "Note Fund"), and from the Local Improvement Guaranty Fund of the City, and shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America. Interest on the Note, and any prepaid principal thereof, shall be paid by check, draft or interfund transfer on the interest payment date to the Registered Owner at the address appearing on the Note Register. The final installment of principal of and interest on the Note at maturity or prior repayment is payable at the office of the Note Registrar in Auburn, Washington, upon presentation and surrender of the Note. Section 4. PREPAYMENT PROVISIONS. The City reserves the right to prepay principal of the Note prior to its stated maturity on any interest payment date, at par plus accrued interest to the date fixed for 'prepayment, whenever there shall be sufficient money in the Note Fund to prepay the principal of the Note over and above the amount required for the payment of the interest then due on the Note. No notice of prepayment to the Registered Owner is required. Ordinance No. 6240 May 11, 2009 Page 3 of 7 Interest on the principal of the Note so prepaid shall cease to accrue on the date of such prepayment. Section 5. PLEDGE OF ASSESSMENT PAYMENTS. Assessments collected in Local Improvement District No. 350, together with interest and penalties, if any, are pledged to the payment of the Note, and shall be deposited in the Note Fund. The Note is payable solely out of the Note Fund and the Local Improvement Guaranty Fund of the City in the manner provided by law and constitutes a lien and charge upon such Note Fund and Local Improvement Guaranty Fund. The Note is not a general obligation of the City. Section 6. FAILURE TO REDEEM NOTE. If the Note is not redeemed when properly presented at its maturity or prepayment date, the City shall be obligated to pay interest on the Note at the same rate provided therein from and after its maturity or prepayment date until the Note, both principal and interest, is paid in full or until sufficient money for its payment in full is on deposit in the Note Fund and the Note has been called for payment by giving notice of that call to the Registered Owner. Section 7. FORM AND EXECUTION OF NOTE. The Note shall be printed, lithographed or typed on good bond paper in a form consistent with the provisions of this ordinance and state law, shall be signed by the Mayor and the City Clerk, either or both of whose signatures may be manual or in facsimile, and Ordinance No. 6240 May 11, 2009 Page 4 of 7 the seal of the City or a facsimile reproduction thereof shall be impressed or printed thereon. Only the Note bearing a Certificate of Authentication in the following form, manually signed by the Note Registrar, shall be valid or obligatory for any purpose or entitled to the benefits of this ordinance: CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This Note is the fully registered City of Auburn, Washington, Local Improvement District No. 350 Installment Note described in the Note Ordinance. Finance Director Note Registrar The authorized signing of the Certificate of Authentication shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been duly executed, authenticated and delivered and is entitled to the benefits of this ordinance. Section 8. PURCHASE AND SALE OF NOTE. The City will purchase the Note from funds available for investment on deposit in the Capital Projects Fund of the City at a price of par plus accrued interest from the date of the Note to the date of its transfer to the City. The proper City officials are authorized and directed to do everything necessary for the prompt delivery of the Note and for the proper application and use of the proceeds of the sale thereof. Section 9. FIXING INTEREST RATE ON ASSESMENTS. The interest rate on the installments and delinquent payments of the special assessments in Ordinance No. 6240 May 11, 2009 Page 5 of 7 Local Improvement District No. 350 are revised and fixed at the rates of 5.00% per annum and 12.00% per annum, respectively. Section 10. EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORDINANCE. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5) days from and after its passage and five (5) days following its publication as required by law. INTRODUCED: JUN 12009 PASSED: JUN 12009 APPROVED: JUN 12009 7OF 7-7~- Peter B. Lewis, Mayor ATf EST: Danielle Daskam, City Clerk APP VED S- DYniel RM: B. Heid, City Attorney Ordinance No. 6240 May 11, 2009 Page 6 of 7 ~ CITY OF AliBURN Peter B. Lewis, Mayor WASHINGTON 25 West Main Street * Auburn WA 98001-4998 * www.aubumwa.gov * 253-931-3000 STATE OF WASHINGTON ) )ss. COUNTIES OF KING AND PIERCE ) I, Danielle Daskam, the duly appointed, qualified City Clerk of the City of Auburn, a Municipal Corporation and Code City, situate in the counties of King and Pierce, State of Washington, certify as follows: 1. The foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 6240 (the "Ordinance") duly passed by the Council and approved by the Mayor of the said City of Auburn, on the 1st day of June, 2009, as that ordinance appears on the minute book of the City. 2. Ordinance No. 6240 was published as provided by law in the Seattle Times, a daily newspaper published in the City of Auburn, and of general circulation therein, on the 4th day of June, 2009. Witness my hand and the official seal of the City of Auburn, this 5th day of June, 2009. -Da i Ile Daskam, City Clerk City of Auburn AUBURN * MORE THAN YOU IMAGINED