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Res 190-85 12/3/1985Y,/ fr- MINUTES AND CERTIFICATION THE STATE OF TEXAS ) COUNTY OF WICHITA ) On this the 3rd day of December 1985 , the City Council of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, convened in Regular Meeting at the regular meeting place thereof in the City Hall, the meeting being open to the public and notice of such meeting, giving the date, place and subject thereof, having been posted as prescribed by Article 6252-17 , V.A.T.C.S. , and the roll of the duly constituted officers and members of the City Council was called, which officers and members are as follows, to-wit: Gary D. Cook, Mayor Charles F. Harper ) Wilma Thomas, City Clerk Bill Palmer Charles Thomas Members of Lindsay Walker City Council James Welburn Craig A. Wilson ) and all of su?2 ersons w prese t, except the following absentees: thus constituting a quorum. Whereupon among other busi- ness, the following was transacted, to-wit:a written resolution bearing the following caption was introduced: A Resolution Approving A Project To Be Financed By Wichita County Industrial Development Corporation Industrial Development Revenue Bonds (American Suites Corporation Project) Series 1985 The Resolution, a full, true and correct copy of which is attached hereto, was read and reviewed by the City Council. Thereupon, the Presiding Officer declared open the meeting for the purpose of conducting a public hearing relative to consideration of such Resolution. All persons desiring to speak for or against the Resolution were invited to address the City Council . After all persons present desiring to speak had addressed the City Council, upon motion duly made and seconded, the public hearing was de- clared closed by the following vote: AYES: G NOES: he(41,4,2 Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Resolution was finally passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: NOES: JG!_ The Presiding Officer then declared the Resolution passed and signed and approved the same in the presence of the City Council . MINUTES APPROVED AND CERTIFIED TO BE TRUE AND CORRECT and to reflect accurately the duly constituted officers and members of the City Council of such City, and the attached and following copy of such Resolution is hereby certified to be a true and correct copy of an official copy thereof on file among the official records of the City, all as of this the 3rd day of December, 1985 . j r M. it of Wichita Falls, 0111119w as/ ATTEST: y City Clerk, City of Wichita Falls, Texas SEAL] Y23186 .4 2- RESOLUTION NO. /a--f/ A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PROJECT TO BE FINANCED BY WICHITA COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS (AMERICAN SUITES CORPORATION PROJECT) SERIES 1985 WHEREAS, the County of Wichita, Texas (the "Unit") has approved and authorized the creation of the Wichita County Industrial Development Corporation (the "Issuer") as a Texas nonprofit corporation, pursuant to the Development Corpora- tion Act of 1979 , as amended, Article 5190 .6 , Vernon' s Annotated Civil Statutes (the "Act") , to act on behalf of the Unit to promote and develop manufacturing and commercial enterprises to promote and encourage employment and the public welfare; and WHEREAS, the Issuer is authorized by the Act to issue its revenue bonds on behalf of the County of Wichita for the purpose of paying all or part of the costs of a "project" , as defined in the Act , and to loan the proceeds thereof to finance all of part of the costs thereof; and WHEREAS, the Issuer, by resolution (the "Resolution") adopted on November 7 , 1985 , has approved the project to be financed by its Industrial Development Revenue Bonds American Suites Corporation Project) Series 1985 (the Bonds") , in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed 10,000 ,000 , and the Issuer shall also pass a bond resolu- tion which will authorize a Loan Agreement with American Suites Corporation (the "Company") wherein the Issuer will agree to issue and sell the Bonds to provide funds to finance a certain commercial project of the Company con- sisting of a hotel (the "Project") located within the City and certain other agreements; and WHEREAS, the Texas Economic Development Commission' s Rules for Issuing Industrial Revenue Bonds (the "Commission Rules") require, with respect to commercial projects in eligible blighted areas, " the city that established the eligible blighted area to approve projects located therein after posting notice and holding a public hearing thereon; and WHEREAS, the Project is located within an eligible blighted area established by the City; and WHEREAS, this City Council, after posting notice in accordance with law and before the adoption of this Resolu- tion, conducted a public hearing relative to its approval of the Project pursuant to and in accordance with the Commis- sion Rules; and WHEREAS, this City Council intends, by adoption of this Resolution, to approve the Project; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS: Section 1 . The City, acting through this City Council , hereby approves the Project. Section 2 . The City, acting through this City Council, hereby finds, determines and declares, but solely for its own purposes in performing its duties under the Act and the Commission Rules that: a) The Project is located in or adjacent to an eli- gible blighted area designated by the City and will con- tribute significantly to the fulfillment of the redevelop- ment objectives of the City for such eligible blighted area; b) The Project conforms to the resolution adopted by the City Council of the City, pursuant to the Act and the Commission Rules, designating the eligible blighted area in which the Project is located; and c) The Project is in furtherance of the public pur- poses of the Act . Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect immedi- ately from and after its adoption. PASSED AND APPROVED this 3rd day of Decembe 1985 . M. or,/C' X of Wichita Falls, Texa i 2- V ATTEST: Ao_tw,t4, Arkktit City Clerk, City of Wichita Falls, Texas SEAL] APPROVED AS TO FORM: By: -I4I City ' to f- city of Wichita a -, Texas Y23186 .4 3- II