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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem #70 - First Reading OrdinanceMEW J-86-433 6/12/88 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE, SUBJECT TO THE ELECTION HEREIN PROVIDED FOR, OF $ 8,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE COST OF DESIGNING, CONSTRUCTING, DEVi&LOPING, EXTENDING, ENLARGING AND IMPROVING THE BAYFRONT PARK OF THE AMERICAS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI, INCLUDING FACILITIES PROPERLY APPURTENANT THERETO, AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF LAND FOR SUCH PURPOSES AND THE ACQUISITION OF EQUIPMENT THEREFOR, ALL SUCH ACTIVITY CONSTITUTING THE BAYFRONT PARS REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT; PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF AD VALOREM TAXES TO PAY SUCH BONDS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. For the purpose of paying (with any other available funds) the cost of designing, constructing, developing, extending, enlarging and improving the BAYFRONT PARK OF THE AMERICAS in the City of Miami, Florida (the City"), including facilities properly appurtenant thereto, the design, construction, development, extension, enlargement or improvement of such facilities, the improvement of land for such purposes, and the acquisition of equipment therefor, all such activity constituting the Bayfront Park Redevelopment Project, there shall be issued, under the authority of the Constitution and the laws of the State of Florida, including particularly the Charter of the City and the Municipal Home Rule Powers Act (Chapter 166 of the Florida Statutes, as amended), and subject to the election hereinafter provided for, bonds of the City in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding eight million Dollars ($ 8,000,000 ), such bonds to be issued at one time or from time to tim installments two (2) to twenty-five W the issuance date of the respective bonds, it being estimated and declared by the City Commission ("Commission") that the probable life of said facilities is more than twenty-five (25) years after the completion of acquisition and construction of said facilities. Such bonds shall be in the denomination of $5,000 each or any integral multiple thereof, shall bear interest at a rate or rates not exceeding the rate provided for by statutes of the State of Florida, shall be in such form and shall be executed by such officers of the City or any financial institution and in such manner, as the Commission shall provide by resolution adopted prior to the issuance of the bonds. The bonds shall be issued as fully registered bonds; provided, however, that if the Federal law, which presently subjects to Federal Income Tax the interest on municipal bonds that are not in fully registered form, should at any time be repealed or nullified, the bonds may then be issued as coupon bonds or as bonds registered as to principal only or as to both principal and interest, or in any other form, consistent with applicable law, as the Commission shall provide by resolution prior to the issuance of the bonds. Section 2. The Commission reserves the right to make all or part of such bonds redeemable prior to their respective maturities at such times and prices and under such terms and conditions as may be fixed by resolution prior to the sale of any of the bonds. s Section 3. For the prompt payment of the principal of and the interest on such bonds, there shall be levied and collected annual an a$ valorem tax upon all taxable property within the City, over and above all other taxes authorized to be levied by the City, sufficient to pay such principal and interest as the same respectively become due and payable. Section 4. A special municipal election is hereby called to be held on Tuesday, September 2, 1986, for the purpose of submitting to the electors of the City, authorized by law to participate in such election, the question whether such bonds shall be issued. -2- Seotion S. Pursuant to applioable provisions of law, this ordinanoe shall go into effeot immediately upon its passage and shall not be subjeot to the right of referendum. PASSED ON FIRST READING BY TITLE ONLY this 12th day of_ June , 1986. PASSED AND ADOPTED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING BY TITLE ONLY this day of , 1986. ATTEST: MATTY HIRAI, CITY CLERK PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: ROBERT F. CLERK CHIEF DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY XAVIER L. SUAREZ, MAYOR APPRQyS/AS TO -FARM AND CORRECTNESS: LU91A A. DOUGHERIPY, CITY ATTORNEY RFC/rr/M029 -3-