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October 14, 1969 Minute Book 52 - Page 380 An adjourned regular ~cetin~ of the City Council of the City of Charlotte, ~'1orth Carolina, \·Jas held in the Council Chamber" iT'l. City Eall, the USUD.l plnce of meeting, at 10:30 o'clock A.~·1., on October 14, 1969. PRESE:'~T: }layor pro tem James B. \\,hittin,.,.toD, presiding, and Council":11en Fred D. Alexander, Sandy R. Jordan, Milton Short, Jerry Tuttle 2nd Joe D. l-lithrm". AESEr;T: :-layor John 1'1. Belk and Counci1nan John H. Thrm·.rer. Also present: Hr. Jerry Branham, Cjty Accountant, and Hiss Ruth Armstrong, City Clerk. * * * -}, * * Councilman Jordan introduced the foll011ij1g ordincn:ce authorizing bonds l,·,hich ,.,'as read: ORD1FAl;CE AUTEOIUZIliG $6,890,000 SL~.";ER SANITARY B0N!)S : ,. BE 1'1' ORDp.1NED by the City Council 0:: the City o£ Charlo·tte: section 1. That, pursuant ,to The ~:lunicipal Fina.nce; Act t 1921, as c.mend9d, the City of Charlotte, Nor·th Carolir:..a, is hereby' authorized tQ contract a debt, in addition to any and all other debt ",hich sa.id City ma.y noV! or hereafter have pmJ8r or au thor i ty to contr2_ct .. and in evidence thereof to issue Sanitary SeNer Bonds in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $6,890,000 for the pUfPose o£ providing funds, with any other available funds, for enta.rging and extending' the sanitary se\·:er system of said City, including the acquisition, const'!:uction Clna enlarqerncnt of sG"Jagc collection, treatment a.nd disposal facilities and the acquisition of necessary land o.n(;. rig~ts of '"lay.' ""-'-~-i'- .,--------.-.----3Hl _.... --.- October 14, 1~69 :'!inute Dook 52 - Page 381 Section 2. That a tax sufficient to pay the principal of dnd the interest on said bonds shall be annually levied and coll~cted. Section 3. 'That a stateT.lent of the deb-j; of the City has J:)een filed Viith the clerk and is open to public inspection. Section 4. That this ordinance shall take effect ,qhen C!pproved by the voters of the City at an election as provided in said P.ct. Thereupon Councilman Short introcJuced and --------- , m~oved the passage of the fol1o\.,ing resolution: i I'll1EREAS, there has been introduced and there is nO\q Ij'cnc,ing b",£or~ the -City Council an ordinance authorizing bonds of ~he City of Charlotte; noVi, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Q1Flrlotte that the City Accountant be and_he is hereby desisrnate<i as the officer who shall !:',ake and file "lith the City Clerk the $h'Orn state:-nent of the indeb·tedness and assessed valuation of said City "Ihich 'I'he !,iunicipal Fina~ce Act, 1921, as amended, requires ;:0 be filed after the introcuction and before the passage of bond , ,. qrc. J.nO.nces. Short - Upon motion 'of Councilman , seconded Tuttle Thy'Councilman _____________________ , the foregoing resolution '(las lioassed by the following vote: '. Yeas '. Councl. 'l men Alexander, Jordan, Short, Tuttle and Hithr<:i\~ Nays: None. r.ehereupon, thG City Account8.nt filec1. '"ith the City Clerk, in the presence of the Council, the sta tern~nt_ of i~1c1ebtedness and bssGssed valuat-ion as so required. The Hayor~ D"ro TIerno',- then- r"Do""'..Ln.:::l.... -l..: _L.":.U tl'at" the City had been ordered by the state Board of l"ater and ]\_ir Resources to construct adeouate and rPproved sevC'.go collection, t.rea tment and dispose_l facilities, and -2- 382 --- -- --- -- ----------- -- ----- -~---- ----- October 14, 1969 Hinute Book 52 - Page 382 th'e or-dinance authcrizing $6,890,000 Sanitary Se,ver Bonds herein- above set rorth has this day been introduced in order to comply \,,~th said order. Said order of the 8ta te Board of I-later and A_ir Resources is in words and rigures as rollo,-7s: "RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF j',ATER 7'.17D AIR RESOURCES OHDERING THE CITY OF CHl>_RLOTTE, NOR'fH CAROLINA TO IEPROVE AND EXPI,ND EXISTING SEWERAGE FACILITIES l'II1EREAS , The Board of Hater and Air Resources finds: THAT, The City of Charlo'cte hE!s peti ti toned the Sta'ce Board of ,qater and Air Resources by resolution for an order to enable the City to exceed the statutory bonded indebtedness lind ta'cion; and THP-.T I The City of Ch?xlotte in exceeding the statcl{:ory debt limitation Hill improve existing T"astev:ater treatment facili ties and provide sel'lerage facilities for the expanding industrial and domestic needs; and THAT, The Board of Hater and Air Resources deems it expedient and necessary ror the protection of the public health and abatement of pollution in the Catawba Ri,,re:c Basin that the improvenents and expilnsions be made. NOI') THEREFORE, Under authority granted by General Statute 160-383 subsec'cion 2, i'c is 'ordered by the Board of water 2_nd Air Resources: 'l'IJAT, The City o-f Charlotte, North Carolina, proceed forthlvl\::h to 'arrange financing and prepare plans and specificatlons for the construction of the necessary in';:>rovements 12;)d: expansions to the sewerage facilities; and THAT, The City of Ch,u:1otte upon review and ilpproval of plan~ - r' and spec.l.r :u~a t-lons by the Board of I'later and Air Reson;cces, prcceed as ·rap_~dly u.s possible to construct tl1.e n2cessi:t:-cY facilities and place same in operation under competent; supervision. -3- October 14, 1969 :'-linute Eook 52 - Page 383 'I, tJORTII CAROLINA FAKE COUNTY I, E. C. Hubbard, Assistant Director, Department of , ~'later and Air Resources I (10 hereby certify that the foregoing is; ,a true and correct copy of the Resolution a.dopted by the North Ca'rolina Board of l'later and l~ir Resources at its meeting duly ralled and held in Raleigh, North Carolina, ,-;ake County, on the , ?211d, day of August, 1969, ordering the City of Charlotte, Korth Cax-olina, to improve and expand' existing se;verage fa.cili ties. ! l1i tness my hand and the Seal of the North Carolina 130ard of l'iater and Air Resources this 22nd day of Auqust, 1969. lsi E. C. Eubbard=--________ -t--;--c-:---1iubbard Assis"c3.nt Director Subscribed and sl.;orn to before me on this 2211d day of August, --' 1969. , lsi Charlotte Ann NcGral'; ifutaiY-PiJ.bHc ---- Hy Con'utlission Expires February 6, 1970." , . Thereupon, upon motion of Councilman Tuttle , seconded by Councilman Jordan , the ordinance G!1titled: ! --.. ------------ r'OFDINAHCE AUTHORIZH:G $6,890,000 SJl,NITARY SE\'7FR BONDS" as herein- above set for'ch \'laS passed by the following vote: Nays: r~one .. : -4- October 14, 1969 Hinute Book 52 - Page 384 \'7ithro,," Thereupon, Counciltr'_an introduced the following resolution ,yhich was read: RESOLUTION CALLING A SPECIAL BOND ET"ECTION BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Charlotte: Section 1. That a special bond election is hereby called to be held in the City of Charlotte on Fric,ay, December 12; 1%9, beb-lee.n 6:30 A.H. and 6:30 P.~l., at ,'7hich there shall be submitted• to the qualified voters of the City of Charlotte the questions sta'ced in the Notice of Special Bone Election set forth! i'ri SectiOll 3 of this resolution.' section 2. That for said election the regular registra- t~on books for elections'in Hecklenburg County shall be used, and' the registration books, process or records shall be open for th~ r~gi~tration of vo-ters and for public inspecJcion in the ma.nner ar..d unc1,er the conditions and at the times and places set forth in t)oc Notice of Special Bond Election hereinafter provided for. For said election the registrars, special registration commiss'ioners and judges appointed by the County Board of Elections shall o.c1: as registrars, special registration cornrnissioners and judges, • respectively. ' Section 3. Tha',; notice of said election shall be published in The Charlotte Observer, at least thirty days before the date hereinabove fixed for said election and again not later than t\'lenty days before such date reading substantially as : , I -5~ October 14, 1969 :1inute Eook 52 - Page 385 NOTICE OF SPECIl,L BOND ELECTION to be held in the CITY OF CIlARLOTTE, NOETIl CAROLINA on Dec8ubar 12, 1969 A special bond election will be held on Friday, Dacember 12, 1969, betHeen 6:30 A.H. and 6:30 P.B., at which there Hill be ~ubmitted to the qualified voters of ,the City of Charlotte the following quastions: 1. Shall an ordinance passed on October 13, 1969, authorizing the City of Cha.rlotte, North Carolina, to contract a debt, in addition to any and all other dabt ";hich said City may nO\" or hereafter have , power or authority to contract, and in evidence there of to issue Public Building Bonds in an aggregate principal amoun'.: not exceeding $10,700,000 for the purpose of providing funds, with any othar,evailable funds, fo:.: constructing a building or buildings t9 be uSed as a civic canter, including, but \'lithouti limiJcation, conVention, eXhibition, auditorium, ' meeting room, parking and other appurtenan'c facilities, and the acquisition of necessary land and righ'cs Of \-lay, and authorizing the levy end' collaction of a sufficiant tax for the payment of the principal of and the intel:"2st on said bonds, be approved? '-' 2. Shall an ordinance passed on October 14, 1969, authorizing the City of Charlott2, North Carolina"to contract a debt, in addition to any and all other.