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ORD 1985-15 - Widen Highway 30ORDINANCE NO. 85- 15 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC WORKS; AND MAKING VARIOUS PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO. WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Huntsville, Texas, has heretofore found and determined, and hereby affirmatively finds and determines, that it is necessary and desirable for said City to construct public works and purchase of land or rights -of -way for said City, including the payment of contractual obligations for professional services in connection therewith, to -wit: construction road and highway improvements for said City, and that certificates of obligation be issued by the City to pay all or any part of the cost of same; and WHEREAS said City Council wishes to proceed with authorizing the publication of notice of the City's intention to issue such certificates of obligation; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, that: Section Section 1: The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this ordinance are hereby found and declared to be true and correct. 2: The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to cause to be published Notice of Intention to Issue Certificates of Obligation in substantially the following form: NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION NOTICE is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Huntsville, Texas, at its meeting to be held on the day of , 1985, commencing at 7:00 o'clock p.m. at the City Council Chambers, 1212 Avenue M, Huntsville, Texas, 77340, the City Council tentatively proposes to adopt an ordinance authorizing the issuance of Certificates of Obligation, in accordance with the terms and provisions of this notice, constructing public works and purchase of land or rights -of -way for said City, including the payment of contractual obligations for professional services in connection therewith, to -wit: constructing road and highway improvements for said City. It is the intention of the City Council to pay all or any part of the costs of such public works, and professional services related thereto, for said City by the issuance of the City's Certificates of Obligation, payable from ad valorem taxation in the maximum amount of $100,000, bearing interest at a rate not in excess of that prescribed by Article 712K-2, V.T.C.S., as amended, and maturing over a period of years not to exceed twenty (20) years from the date thereof, for the purpose of evidencing the indebtedness of said City for all or any part of the cost of such public works and professional services. By ordinance of the City Council of the City of Huntsville, Texas. City Secretary City of Huntsville, Texas Section 3: The notice set forth in Section 2 shall be published in accordance with Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat. art 2368a, once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in the Huntsville Item, a paper that is of general circulation in the City of Huntsville and that has been duly designated as the official newspaper of the City. The date of first publication shall not be less than fourteen (14) days prior to the date set in said notice for the receipt of bids by Council. The notice shall be published in the English and Spanish languages. Section 4: For the reasons set forth in the notice of meeting posted as the agenda on which this Ordinance was considered, a public emergency and imperative necessity exist for this Ordinance to be passed and take effect and be in full force and effect immediately after its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED this ATTEST: day of APPROVED AS TO FORM: Scott Bounds, City Attorney 1985. THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS