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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 021015-T - Bond Election Rd's & St'sCERTIFICATE FOR RESOLUTION NO.021015-T THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF WILLIAMSON CITY OF GEORGETOWN The undersigned City Secretary of the City of Georgetown, Texas (the "City"), hereby certify as follows: 1. The City Council of the City convened in REGULAR MEETING ON THE 1 OTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2015, Council Chambers, 101 E. Seventh Street, Georgetown, Texas (the "Meeting"), and the roll was called of the duly constituted officers and members of the City, to -wit: Dale Ross, Mayor Steve Fought, Councilmember District 4 Patty Eason, Councilmember District 1 Keith Brainard, Councilmember District 2 John Hesser, Councilmember District 3 Jerry Hammerlun, Councilmember District 5 Rachael Jonrome, Councilmember District 6 Tommy Gonzalez, Councilmember District 7 and all of the persons were present, except the following absentees: IVON r , thus constituting a quorum. Whereupon, among other business, the following was transacted at the Meeting: a written. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, ORDERING A BOND ELECTION FOR ROADS AND STREETS TO BE HELD ON MAY 9, 2015; MAKING PROVISIONS FOR CONDUCTING THE ELECTION; AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO SUCH ELECTION was duly introduced for the consideration of the City Council. It was then duly moved and seconded that the Resolution be passed; 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 paragraph 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 paragraph is a true, full and correct excerpt from the City Council's minutes of the Meeting Georgetown\Gtown May 2015 Election\ResCallingElectionCert pertaining to the passage of the Resolution; that the persons named in the above and foregoing paragraph are the duly chosen, qualified and acting county officials as indicated therein; that each of the elected officials and members of the City Council was duly and sufficiently notified officially and personally, in advance, of the time, place and purpose of the Meeting, and that the Resolution would be introduced and considered for passage at the Meeting, and each of the elected officials and members consented, in advance, to the holding of the Meeting 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, Government Code, as amended. 3. The Mayor of the City has approved and hereby approves the Resolution; that the Mayor and the City Secretary of the City have duly signed the Resolution; and that the Mayor and the City Secretary 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. Georgetown\Gtown May 2015 Election\ResCallingElectionCert SIGNED AND SEALED this 10"' day of February, 2015. City cretary [CITY SEAL] Georgetown\Gtown May 2015 ElectionaesCallingElectionCert <: 4 r" Mayor RESOLUTION NO. 021015-T A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, ORDERING A BOND ELECTION FOR ROADS AND STREETS TO BE HELD ON MAY 9, 2015; MAKING PROVISIONS FOR CONDUCTING THE ELECTION; AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO SUCH ELECTION THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF WILLIAMSON CITY OF GEORGETOWN WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Chapters 1251 and 1331, Texas Government Code, as amended, the Texas Election Code, as amended, and other related statutes the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas (the "City") is authorized to call an election in order to submit to the voters of the City a proposition regarding the issuance of general obligation bonds for roads and streets; and WHEREAS, the City Council deems it advisable to call a bond election for the proposition hereinafter stated to be held on the next uniform election date of May 9, 2015; and WHEREAS, the placement of items on the ballot for the City's May 9, 2015 elections shall be in accordance with the Texas Election Code; and WHEREAS, it is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which this Resolution is being 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, Government Code, as amended. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS THAT: Section 1. ELECTION DATE, POLLING PLACES AND ELECTION JUDGES. A bond election shall be held in the City as prescribed by applicable law between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. on May 9, 2015. The City is located in Williamson County and the Williamson County Elections Administrator is conducting the election pursuant to an election agreement (the "Election Agreement") between the City and Williamson County as authorized under Section 31.092 of the Texas Election Code. The election shall be held as a joint election pursuant to Chapter 271 of the Texas Election Code and a joint election agreement to be entered into between the City and the other participating entities located in Williamson County, which are also holding an election on May 9, 2015. The City election precincts and polling places within the City designated for holding the election shall be determined by Williamson County and conducted at the polling places used for the Williamson County Election with the preliminary locations attached hereto as Exhibit "A" to this Resolution which exhibit is hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes. Exhibit "A" may be revised as necessary to conform with final polling Georgetown\Grown May 2015 Election\ResCallingElection locations as instructed by Williamson County. Williamson County's election equipment shall be used for the bond election. The election judges and clerks shall be appointed in accordance with the Election Agreement and the Texas Election Code, as amended. Section 2. CONDUCT OF ELECTION. As authorized by Chapter 31, Subchapter D of the Texas Election Code, the City Council hereby appoints the Williamson County Elections Administrator, Kay Eastes, as the election officer for the purpose of conducting the May 9, 2015 Bond Election. This appointment includes services as Early Voting Clerk for the Election, Counting Station Manager, Presiding Judge of the Central Counting Station, and Tabulation Supervisor. In addition and in accordance with Chapter 66 and Chapter 31 of the Texas Election Code, the City Council hereby appoints Williamson County Elections Administrator, Kay Eastes, as agent for the Custodian of Records ("Agent") for the May 9, 2015 Bond Election for the purpose of preserving voted ballots and other election records as required by the Texas Election Code. Section 3. EARLY VOTING. Early voting in the election by personal appearance shall be conducted at the times, dates and polling places as provided for in the Williamson County General Election with the preliminary locations attached hereto as Exhibit "B" to this Resolution which exhibit is hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes. Exhibit "B" may be revised as necessary to conform with final county early voting polling locations as instructed by Williamson County. Applications for ballots by mail should be sent to Early Voting Clerk, P.O. Box 209, Georgetown, Texas 78627. Section 4. EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD. The early voting ballot board is hereby created to process early voting results, and the Presiding Judge of the board will be appointed by the Williamson County Election Administrator. Section 5. VOTERS. All resident, qualified electors of the City shall be entitled to vote at the election. Section 6. NOTICE. A substantial copy of this Resolution shall serve as a proper notice of the election. This notice, including a Spanish translation thereof, shall be posted at three (3) public places within the City and the City Hall not less than twenty-one (21) days prior to the date the election is to be held, and be published on the same day in each of two (2) successive weeks in the Williamson County Sun, a newspaper of general circulation in the City, the first of these publications to appear in such newspaper not more than thirty (30) days, and not less than fourteen (14) full days prior to the day of the election. Section 7. VOTING DEVICES. In all respects, the election shall be conducted in accordance with the Texas Election Code and the Federal Help America Vote Act. Voting shall be conducted with optical scan ballots prepared in conformity with the Texas Election Code and every polling place used in Williamson County for this election will have at least one disabled Georgetown\Gtown May 2015 Election\ResCallingElection access voting device such as a Direct Recording Electronic voting device available for election day voting and early voting. The Williamson County Voter Registrar may also utilize a central counting station as provided by Section 127.000 et seq., as amended, Texas Election Code. Any central counting station presiding judge and the alternate presiding judge shall be appointed in accordance with the Election Agreement and the Texas Election Code. Section 8. PROPOSITION. At the election, the following BOND PROPOSITION shall be submitted in accordance with law: PROPOSITION Shall the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, be authorized to issue the bonds of the City, in one or more series or issues, in the aggregate principal amount of $105,000,000 with the bonds of each such series or issues, respectively, to mature serially within not to exceed twenty-five years from their date, and to be sold at such prices and bear interest at such rates, as shall be determined within the discretion of the City Council, in accordance with law at the time of issuance, for the purpose of constructing, improving, extending, expanding, upgrading and/or developing streets, roads, bridges, and intersections, to wit: (i) Northwest Blvd Bridge -Fontana Dr to Austin Ave, Rivery Blvd Extension -Williams Dr to Northwest Blvd, IH 35 NB Frontage Road -Williams Dr to Lakeway Bridge, Southwest Bypass -Wolf Ranch Pkwy to Leander Rd, Wolf Ranch Pkwy-DB Wood Dr to Southwest Bypass, Intersection/Capital Pool, Leander Bridge at IH 35, NE Inner Loop -Stadium Dr to FM 971, Stadium Dr (CR 151)-Austin Ave to NE Inner Loop, Southwestern Blvd-Raintree Dr to SE Inner Loop, SH 29 (Haven Lane to SH 130),Leander Rd (RM 2243)- 400ft W of SW Bypass to River Ridge, DB Wood Dr- SH 29 to Oak Ridge Dr, Southwest Bypass -Wolf Ranch Pkwy to SH29, sidewalk, safety and ADA accessibility pool and related utility relocation, sidewalk, safety and operational improvements, purchase of any necessary rights -of -way, drainage and other related costs and (ii) preliminary engineering and rights -of -way acquisition for Williams Dr-Rivery Blvd. to Frontage Rd, IH 35 SB Frontage Road -Williams Dr to Rivery Blvd, SE Inner Loop- Southwestern Blvd to IH 35, SE Inner Loop-SH 29 to Southwestern Blvd, Shell Rd -Williams Dr to Shell Spur Rd, DB Wood Dr -Oak Ridge Dr to Lake Overlook Dr; and shall said City Council be authorized to levy and cause to be assessed and collected annual ad valorem taxes on all taxable property in the City in an amount sufficient to pay the annual interest on said bonds and provide a sinking fund to pay the bonds at maturity? Section 9. OFFICIAL BALLOTS. The official ballots for the election shall be prepared in accordance with the Texas Election Code so as to permit the electors to vote "FOR" or "AGAINST" the PROPOSITION with the ballots to contain such provisions, markings and 3 Georgetom\Grown May 2015 Election\ResCallingElection language as required by law, and with such PROPOSITION to be expressed substantially as follows: FOR ( ) THE ISSUANCE OF $105,000,000 CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS AGAINST ( ) TAX BONDS FOR STREETS AND ROADS Section 10. TEXAS ELECTION CODE. In all respects the election shall be conducted in accordance with the Texas Election Code. Section 11. SECTION 3.009(b) OF THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE. Solely for purposes of compliance with Section 3.009(b) of the Texas Election Code, set forth in Exhibit "C" attached hereto is the information required in a bond election ordinance in accordance with Section 3.009(b) of the Texas Election Code. Exhibit "C" is hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes. Section 12. RESULTS. The Williamson County Voter Registrar shall conduct an unofficial tabulation of results after the closing of the polls on May 9, 2015. The official canvass and tabulation of the results of the Bond Election shall be conducted by the City Council in accordance with the Election Code. Section 13. PROVISIONS. The provisions of this Resolution are severable; and in case any one or more of the provisions of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance should be held to be invalid, unconstitutional, or ineffective as to any person or circumstance, the remainder of this Resolution nevertheless shall be valid, and the application of any such invalid provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby. Georgetown\Grown May 2015 Election\ResCallingElection PASSED AND APPROVED this 10°i day of February, 2015 by the City Council of the City of Georgetown. Attest: q—Jes'si Brettle, City Secretary APPROVED AS TO RM: ridget Chapman i y orney Georgetown\Gtown May 2015 ElectionTesCallingElection THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN: AI-X- - 6-�� By: Dale Ross, Mayor EXHIBIT "A ELECTION DAY VOTING LOCATIONS Polling Location lugares de votacion Address direccion City ciudad Zip Code codigo postal Bartlett Town Hall 140 W Clark St Bartlett 76511 Cedar Park High School 2150 Cypress Creek Rd Cedar Park 78613 Cedar Park Public Library 550 Discovery Blvd Cedar Park 78613 Cedar Park Randalls 1400 Cypress Creek Rd Cedar Park 78613 Vista Ridge High School 200 S Vista Ridge Blvd Cedar Park 78613 Florence City Hall 106 S Patterson Ave Florence 76527 County Central Maintenance Facility 3151 SE Inner Loop Georgetown 78626 Cowan Creek Amenity Center 1433 Cool Springs Way Georgetown 78633 First Baptist Church 1333 W University Ave Georgetown 78628 Georgetown ISD Admin Bldg 603 Lakeway Dr Georgetown 78628 Georgetown Parks & Rec Admin Bldg 1101 N College St Georgetown 78626 Williamson County Inner Loop Annex 301 SE Inner Loop Georgetown 78626 The Caring Place Annex 2001 Railroad Ave Georgetown 78626 Granger ISD 300 N Colorado Granger 76530 Hutto City Hall 401 W Front St Hutto 78634 Hutto Middle School 1005 Exchange Blvd Hutto 78634 Liberty Hill High School 16500 W SH 29 Liberty Hill 78642 Baca Senior Center 301 W Bagdad Ave, Bldg 2 Round Rock 78664 Caldwell Heights Elementary School 4010 Eagles Nest St Round Rock 78664 Round Rock Randalls 2051 Gattis School Rd Round Rock 78664 JB & Hallie Jester Annex 1801 E Old Settlers Blvd Round Rock 78664 Brushy Creek Community Center 16318 Great Oaks Dr Round Rock 78681 Taylor City Hall 400 Porter St Taylor 76574 Taylor Public Library 801 Vance St Taylor 76574 Our Lady Guadalupe Church Taylor 76574 Paseman Elementary School 2808 North Dr Taylor 76574 St. John's Lutheran Church 409 S Main St Thrall 76578 A-1 Georgetown\Gtown May 2015 Election\ResCallingElection EXHIBIT "B" EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS Williamson County Early Voting Schedule Horario de /a Votocion Adelantada del Condado de Williamson Joint General and Special Elections— May 9, 2015 Elecciones Generales y Especiales Conjuntas — 9 de mayo del 2015 Dates and Times for Full -Time Locations: Fechas y horarios para localidades de tiempo completo Monday, April 27 through Saturday, May 2 8:00 am to 6:00 pm NO Sunday Voting Monday, May 4 and Tuesday, May 5 7:00 am to 7:00 pm Del Lunes 27 de abril al Sabado 2 de mayo 8:00am-6:00pm Domingo NO habra votacion Lunes 4 y Martes 5 de mayo 7:00 am — 7.00 pm Main Location- Localidad Central: Williamson County Inner Loop Annex, 301 SE Inner Loop, Georgetown Branch Locations - Otras localidades: Parks and Recreation Admin. Building, 1100 N. College Street, Georgetown GISD Administration Building, 603 Lakeway Dr., Georgetown Cowan Creek Amenity Center, 1433 Cool Springs Way, Georgetown Baca Senior Center, 303 W. Bagdad Avenue, Round Rock Round Rock Randalls, 2051 Gattis School Road, Round Rock JB and Hallie Jester Annex, 1801 E. Old Settlers Boulevard, Round Rock Cedar Park Public Library, 550 Discovery Boulevard, Cedar Park Cedar Park Randalls, 1400 Cypress Creek Road, Cedar Park Hutto City Hall, 401 Front St, Hutto Taylor City Hall, 400 Porter Street, Taylor B-1 Georgetown\Gtown May 2015 ElectionXResCallingElection EXHIBIT "C" INFORMATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 3.009(b) OF THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE' In accordance with the provisions of 3.009(b) of the Texas Election Code, it is hereby found and determined that: (1) The proposition language that will appear on the ballot is set forth in Section 8 of this Resolution. (2) The purpose for which the bonds are to be authorized is set forth in Section 7 of this Resolution. (3) The principal amount of the bonds to be authorized is set forth in Sections 7 and 8 of this Resolution. (4) As set forth in Sections 7 and 8 of this Resolution, if the bonds are approved by the voters, taxes sufficient to pay the annual principal of and interest on the bonds, within the limits prescribed by law, may be imposed. (5) Based upon the bond market conditions on the date this Resolution is approved, the maximum interest rate for any series of the bonds authorized to be sold by the voters is estimated to be 5.5%, as calculated in accordance with applicable law. Such estimate is based on advice received from the City's financial advisors, which advice takes into account a number of factors, including the timing of the issuance of debt obligations approved by the voters, the maturity schedule for debt obligations issued by the City, and the expected credit ratings of the proposed debt obligations. The estimated maximum interest rate is provided as a matter of information, but is not a limitation on the interest rate at which the bonds, or any series thereof, may be sold. (6) As set forth in Section 7 of this Resolution, if the bonds are approved by the voters, the bonds may be issued in one or more series to mature serially over a period not to exceed 25 years. (7) As of the beginning of the City's current fiscal year (2014-2015), the aggregate amount of outstanding principal of the City's ad valorem tax debt obligations is $130,085,000. (8) As of the beginning of the City's current fiscal year (2014-2015), the aggregate amount of outstanding interest on the City's ad valorem tax debt obligations is $39,915,732. (9) As of the date of this Resolution, the ad valorem debt service tax rate of the City is $0.22662 per $100.00 valuation of taxable property. I This information is provided solely for purposes of compliance with Section 3.009(b) of the Texas Election Code and is for illustration purposes only. The information is not a part of the proposition to be voted on and does not create a contract with the voters. C-1 Georgetosm\Gtmn May 2015 Election\ResCallingElection