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R-2019-0126 - 2/28/2019 RESOLUTION NO. R-2019-0126 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,TEXAS COMBINATION TAX AND LIMITED REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO THE STATE OF TEXAS ' COUNTIES OF TRAVIS AND WILLIAMSON ' CITY OF ROUND ROCK ' WHEREAS, the City Council(the "Council")ofthe City of Round Rock, Texas(the"City") has determined that it is in the best interest of the City to proceed with the issuance of certificates of obligation ("Certificates") to implement certain projects; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City finds that the payment in whole or in part of contractual obligations incurred or to be incurred for the purposes set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto (the "Contractual Obligations") would be beneficial to the inhabitants of the City and are needed to perform essential City functions; and WHEREAS, the Council has deemed it advisable to give notice of intention to issue the Certificates in a maximum principal amount not to exceed $30,000,000 pursuant to the provisions of the Certificate of Obligation Act of 1971, Section 271.041 et seq., Local Government Code (the "Act") for the purpose of financing the Contractual Obligations; and WHEREAS, prior to the issuance of the Certificates, the City is required under the Act to publish notice of its intention to issue the Certificates in a newspaper of general circulation in the City, the notice stating: (i) the time and place tentatively set for the passage of the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Certificates,(ii)the maximum amount and purpose of the Certificates to be authorized, and (iii) the manner in which the Certificates will be paid; and WHEREAS, the meeting at which this Resolution is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place and purpose of the meeting was given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS: 1. Attached hereto as Exhibit "A" is a form of the Notice of Intention to issue the Certificates, the form and substance of which is hereby adopted and approved. 2. Bond Counsel to the City shall cause the notice to be published in substantially the form attached hereto, in a newspaper of general circulation in the City, for two consecutive weeks, 0112.1902;00418798 Round Rock\CO\2019: Notice Res the date of the first publication to be at least 31 days before the date tentatively set for passage of the ordinance authorizing the Certificates as shown in the notice. 3. The City's Chief Financial Officer and the City's Deputy Chief Financial Officer along with the City's financial advisor, Specialized Public Finance Inc., and bond counsel are authorized to proceed with preparing the necessary bond and offering documents to effectuate the sale ofthe Certificates and any other public securities of the City anticipated to be sold at or near the time of the Certificates, including making application to appropriate rating agencies and bond insurers, if applicable. 4. The City hereby authorizes the disbursement of a fee equal to the lesser of(i) one- tenth of one percent of the principal amount of each series of the Certificates being issued or (ii) $9,500 per series, provided that such fee shall not be less than $750, to the Attorney General of Texas Public Finance Division for payment of the examination fee charged by the State of Texas for the Attorney General's review and approval of public securities and credit agreements, as required by Section 1202.004 of the Texas Government Code. The appropriate member of the City's staff is hereby instructed to take the necessary measures to make this payment. The City is also authorized to reimburse the appropriate City funds for such payment from proceeds of the Certificates. 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption. The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to execute the certificate to which this Resolution is attached on behalf ofthe City, and the Mayor, City Clerk and City Manager are further authorized to do any and all things proper and necessary to carry out the intent of this Resolution. Round Rock\CO\2019: Notice Res 2 RESOLVED this 28th day of February, 2019. ATTEST: CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS Sara L. White, City Clerk Crai41f`RourRock, rgayor City of Round Rock, Texas City Texas APPROVED AS TO FORM: ,��l N L . City Att ey City of R ind Rock, Texas EXHIBIT A NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS COMBINATION TAX AND LIMITED REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Round Rock, Texas, to issue interest bearing Certificates of Obligation of the City (the "Certificates") for the purpose of paying contractual obligations incurred or to be incurred by the City for: (1) constructing, improving, extending, expanding,upgrading and/or developing streets, roads,bridges,sidewalks,intersections,traffic signalization and other transportation improvement projects including related waterworks, sewer and drainage improvements, signage, landscaping, irrigation, purchasing any necessary rights-of-way and other related transportation costs, including, but not limited to, Deepwood Drive, Gattis School Road, Kenney Fort Boulevard, Logan Street,McNeil Road,North Mays Street,Oakmont Drive,Old Settlers Boulevard,Red Bud Lane, Ranch-to-Market Road 620, SH45 Frontage Road, University Boulevard and Wyoming Springs Drive; and (2) professional services including fiscal, engineering, architectural and legal fees and other such costs incurred in connection therewith including the costs of issuing the Certificates. The City Council tentatively proposes to consider for first and final reading at a meeting to commence at 6 o'clock, p.m., on the 25th day of April, 2019 at City Hall, 221 East Main Street, Round Rock, Texas, 78664, the passage of an ordinance authorizing the Certificates. The maximum amount of the Certificates that may be authorized for such purpose is$30,000,000. The City Council presently proposes to provide for the payment of such Certificates from the levy and collection of ad valorem taxes in the City as provided by law and from the surplus revenues of the City's combined waterworks, sewer and drainage utility system in an amount not to exceed $1,000, remaining after payment of all operation and maintenance expenses thereof, and all debt service,reserve and other requirements in connection with all of the City's revenue bonds or other obligations (now or hereafter outstanding) which are payable from all or any part of the net revenues of such system. CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS Round Rock\CO\2019: Notice Res A-1 CERTIFICATE FOR RESOLUTION NO. R-2019-0126 THE STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF WILLIAMSON § CITY OF ROUND ROCK § We, the undersigned officers and members of the City of Round Rock, Texas (the "City"),hereby certify as follows: 1. The City Council of the City convened in REGULAR MEETING ON THE 28TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2019, at the designated meeting place (the "Meeting"), and the roll was called of the duly constituted officers and members of the City, to-wit: Craig Morgan, Mayor Tammy Young, Place 1 Rene Flores, Place 2 Matt Baker, Place 3 Will Peckham, Place 4 Writ Baese, Mayor Pro-Tem, Place 5 Hilda Montgomery, Place 6 and all of the persons were present, except the following absentees: , thus constituting a quorum. Whereupon, among other business, the following was transacted at the Meeting: a written RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,TEXAS COMBINATION TAX AND LIMITED REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, SERIES 2019 AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO was duly introduced for the consideration of the City Council. It was then duly moved and seconded that the Resolution be passed on first reading; and, after due discussion, said motion carrying with it the passage of the Resolution, prevailed and carried by the following vote: AYES: NOES: 2. A true, full and correct copy of the Resolution passed at the Meeting described in the above and foregoing paragraphs is attached to and follows this Certificate; that the Resolution has been duly recorded in the City Council's minutes of the Meeting; that the above and foregoing paragraphs are a true, full and correct excerpt from the City Council's minutes of the Meeting pertaining to the passage of the Resolution; that the persons named in the above and foregoing paragraphs are the duly chosen, qualified and acting officers and members of the City Council as indicated therein; that each of the officers and members of the City Council was duly and sufficiently notified officially and personally, in advance, of the time, place and purpose of RoundRock\CO\2019: NoticeotIntentResCert the Meeting, and that the Resolution would be introduced and considered for passage at the Meeting, and each of the officers and members consented, in advance, to the holding of the Meetings for such purpose, and that the Meeting was open to the public and public notice of the time, place and purpose of the meeting was given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code. 3. The Mayor of the City has approved and hereby approves the Resolution; that the Mayor and the City Clerk of the City have duly signed the Resolution; and that the Mayor and the City Clerk of the City hereby declare that their signing of this Certificate shall constitute the signing of the attached and following copy of the Resolution for all purposes. RoundRock\CO\2019: NoticeotIntentResCert SIGNED AND SEALED the 28th day of February, 2019. 9"L. City Clerk Mayor [CITY SEAL] ROC •• i • 0 . • t RoundRock\CO\2019: NoticeotlntentResCert