RESO 1996-17A - HMH ProjectRESOLUTION NO. 96 -17
RESOLUTION GIVING CONSENT TO A PROJECT
FOR HUNTSVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
WHEREAS, the Health Facilities Development Act, Chapter 221, Texas Health and Safety
Code, as amended (the "Act "), authorizes and empowers Bell County Health Facilities Development
Corporation (the "Issuer ") on behalf of Bell County, Texas (the "Issuing Unit "), to acquire, by lease,
health facilities found by the Board of Directors of the Issuer to be required, necessary or convenient
for health care, research and education, any one or more, within the State of Texas and in furtherance
of the public purposes of the Act; and
WHEREAS, Section 221.030(a)(1) of the Act provides that the Issuer may provide for the
financing and refinancing of one or more such health facilities located outside the limits of the Issuing
Unit with the consent of every city, county and hospital district within which such health facility is
or is to be located; and
WHEREAS, the Issuer will lease certain hospital equipment in an amount not to exceed
$1,700,000 (the "Project ") from General Electric Capital Corporation and will sublease the Project
to Huntsville Memorial Hospital (the "Hospital "); and
WHEREAS, the Project is located at the Hospital within the City of Huntsville, Texas (the
"City ") at 3000 Interstate 45, Huntsville, Texas 77340 and is located outside the limits of the Issuing
Unit;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF HUNTSVILLE,
TEXAS THAT:
Section 1. The City hereby consents to the leasing and subleasing by the Issuer of the Project
as provided by Section 221.030(a)(1) of the Act and approves the financing as required by Section
147(0 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; provided that the City shall have no liability in
connection with the leasing and subleasing Project and shall not be required to take any further action
with respect thereto.
Section 2. This Resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its adoption and it is
accordingly so ordered.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 12th day of November, 1996.
ATT. @ST:
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Welter, City Secretary
VED:
Scott Bounds, ity Attorney