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Res 240-83 12/8/1983s MINUTES AND CERTIFICATION THE STATE OF TEXAS X COUNTY OF WICHITA X On this the 8th day of December, 1983, the City Council of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, convened in Called Meeting in 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 was called of the duly constituted officers and members of the City Council which officers and members are as follows, to-wit : Gary D . Cook, Mayor Tom E . Swift Wilma Thomas, City Clerk Charles F. Harper ) Charles Thomas Members of Craig A. Wilson City Council Howard M. Morris Horace O. Boston and all of such persons were present, except the following absentee: Horace O. Boston, thus constituting a quorum. Whereupon, among other business, 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 Hotel Associates of Wichita Falls, Texas, Ltd. Project) The Resolution, a full, true and correct copy of which is attached hereto, was read and reviewed by the City Council. Thereupon, the Mayor 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 per- sons present desiring to speak had addressed the City Council, upon motion duly made and seconded, the public hearing was declared closed by the following vote: AYES :All NOES : None Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Resolution was finally passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES :All NOES: None The Mayor 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 8th day of December, 1983 . M Ci o Wichita Falls, exa ATTEST: City Clerk, City of Wichita Falls, Texas SEAL] 2 - RESOLUTION NO. 240-83 RESOLUTION APPROVING A PROJECT TO BE FINANCED BY WICHITA COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS (HOTEL ASSOCIATES OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, LTD . PROJECT) WHEREAS, the County of Wichita (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 Corporation 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 or part of the costs thereof; and, WHEREAS, on December 5, 1983 , the Issuer adopted a Resolution Relating to the Issuance of Development Revenue Bonds at the request of Hotel Associates of Wichita Falls, Texas, Ltd. (the "User") , wherein the Issuer agreed to issue and sell its Industrial Develop- ment Revenue Bonds in an amount not expected to exceed $10, 000 the "Bonds" ) to provide funds to finance a certain commercial project of the User (the "Project") located within the City; and, WHEREAS, the Texas Industrial 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 or adjacent to 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 Resolution, conducted a public hearing relative to its approval of the Project, pursuant to and in accordance with the Commission Rules; and, 3 - 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 , THAT: 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 eligible blighted area designated by the City and will contribute significantly to the fulfillment of the redevelopment 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 purposes of the Act. Section 3 . This Resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its adoption. PASSED AND APPROVED this 8th day of December, 1983 . 0.00,4: 15; Ma : .O` Ci of Wichita Falls, xa ATTEST: LY-tiztoat--' it-G9;i'L City Clerk, City of Wichita Falls, Texas SEAL] APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney, City of Wichita Falls , Texas 4 -