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HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.022-72RESOLUTION NO. ~_~ SERIES OF 1972 WHEREAS, the City of Aspen~ Colorado, has previously authorized and issued its Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, dated April 1, 1971 (hereinafter referred to as "Bonds 1971") in the total amount of $3,700,000, of which there now remains outstanding the principal amount of $3,660~000, consisting of 732 bonds in the denomination of $5,000 each, numbered 9 to 740, inclusive, bearing interest payable semi-annually on April 1' and October 1 each year, and maturing serially in varying amounts on October 1 each year from 1973 to 1989, inclusive. Those bonds maturing on or after October 1, 1978, being redeemable at the option of the City on April 1, 1978, and on any interest payment date thereafter, in inverse n~u~erical order, upon payment of par, accrued interest and a premium of 3% of principal; and WHEREAS, pursuant to its home rule Charter the City has authority to issue additional sales tax revenue bonds, to refund outstanding such bonds in advance of maturity by means of an escrow or otherwise, and to issue refunding bonds for such purpose; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 125, ~ticle 8, Colorado Revised Statutes 1963, as amended, is further authorized to issue its refunding revenue securities for such purpose, and is further authorized to issue such securities in a principal amount exceeding the principal amount of the securities to be refunded if the aggregate principal and interest costs cf the refunding securities do not exceed such unaccrued costs of the securities to be refunded, which refunding securities may be combined with securities issued for other authorized purposes~ WHEREAS, the outstanding Bonds 1971, in the principal amount of $3,660,000, may be refunded by the issuance of $3,760,000 of refunding bonds to bear a lower net interest cost, with a ].o~er net effective interest rate, and a lower aggregate principal and interest cost, thereby effecting a substantial savings in costs to the City and the inhabitants thereof; and WHEREAS, said refunding process shall also permit the modification or elimination of restrictive contractual limitations appertaining to the issuance of additional such bonds; and WHEREAS, the City has heretofore determined to acquire additional open space lands, and to issue additional sales tax revenue bonds in the principal amount of $900,000 for the purpose of paying a portion of the costs and exp~nses of said acquisition; and WHEREAS, Acquisition Sales the City proposes to issue its Refunding and Tax Revenue Bonds, Series A and B in the total principal amount of $4,660,000, to provide funds with which to accomplish said refunding and acquisition purposes; BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO: 1. cause to be That the City of Aspen, Colorado, shall issue and sold at not less than their par value, $3,760,000 of bonds (Series A) to provide funds with which to refund and pay $3,660,000 of the outstanding Sales Tax Revenue Bonds of the City referred to above, and $900,000 of bonds (Series B) to provide funds for acquisition purposes in accordance with the Charter of the City and the provisions of Chapter 125, Article 8, C.R.S. 1963, as amended. Said bonds shall each be designated "Refunding and Acquisition Sales Tax Revenue Bond", shall be in the total aggregate principal amount of $4,660,000, dated December 1, 1972, bearing interest from and after date, payable on April 1, 1973, and semi-annually thereafter on the 1st day of April and the 1st day of October each year, and shall mature in varying amounts serially and semi- annually on April 1 and October 1 in each of the years 197,? to 19~ >~ inclusive. Bonds of this issue maturing on and after October 1, 1979, shall be redeemable prior to their respective maturity dates at the option of the City of April 1, 197~, and on any interest payment date thereafter prior to maturity, in inverse numerical order within each series, upon payment of par and accrued interest, plus a premium of 3% of principal. 2. The proceeds of the sale of said'Bonds shall immediately be applied to the purposes for which the same are issued, respectively, and the costs and expenses incident thereto, in the manner provided by Law and the Ordinance authorizing said refunding and acquisition bonds. 3. That the net effective interest rate of the refunding portion of said issue (Series A) shall not exceed ~ ,? .~ % per annum, and the aggregate principal and interest costs of said re- funding portion (Series A) shall not exceed $ ~! ~?,~'~.~-~ 4. That the net effective interest rate of the ac- quisition portion of said issue (Series B) shall not exceed ~.~.i~ % per annum. RESOLUTION ADOPTED AND APPROVED This _~_~__ day of November, 1972. (SEAL) ATTEST: City Clerk