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Home My WebLink About1984 November 06 1984 Special City of EversonSA November 6, 1984 Whatcom County, Washington CITY OF EVERSON Special Election —Proposition No. 1 Suubmitted by the City of Everson EVERSON RIVERSIDE PARK BONDS $105,000 Shall the City be authorized to borrow $105,000 for the purpose of paying the cost of developing, con- structing, repairing and equipping certain park, play- ground, playfieid, and other recreational facilities and related equipment at Everson Riverside Park, or as otherwise provided in Ordinance No. 304, by issuing and selling general obligation bonds therefor maturing within ten (10) years, but may be a lesser time, from date of issue and payable from annual property tax levies to be made in excess of regular property tax levies, and levy excess taxes necessary to redeem the bonds, as provided in Ordinance No. 304? Bonds, YES -140 0 Bonds, NO -142 0 TURN OVER FOR NEXT PAGE VOTE ALL PAGES TO CONTINUE YOUR VOTING TO NEXT PAGE WHATCOM COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE P.O. Box 398 JOAN OGDEN, Auditor Bellingham, WA 98225 Phone 676 - 6740 OFFICIAL CANVASS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON ON THE 6TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1984 FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS IN THE CITY OF EVERSON, WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON THE PROPOSITION TO BORROW $105,000 FOR PAYING THE COST OF IMPROVING EVERSON RIVERSIDE PARK. OATH OF AUDITOR STATE OF WASHINGTON) ss. COUNTY OF WHATCOM } I do solemnly swear that the returns purporting to be the election returns of Everson City, Whatcom County, Washington held on the 6th day of November, 1984, have in no wise been altered by additions or erasures, and that they are the same as when they were deposited in my office, SO HELP ME GOD. Whatcom County Audi or V_ f Yi r Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of Novextihe ,,.Z �84,, CERTIFICATE OF CANVASSING BOARD STATE OF WASHINGTON) ss. COUNTY OF WHATCOM ) THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT we, as the Whatcom County Canvassing Committee, have completed our canvass of votes as it pertains to the Special Election held within the boundaries of Everson City,, Whatcom County, Washington on the 6th day of November, 1984 and the results were as follows: CITY OF EVERSON Special Election —Proposition No. 1 Suubmitted by the City of Everson EVERSON RIVERSIDE PARK BONDS $105,000 Shall the City be authorized to borrow $106,000 for the purpose of paying the cost of developing, con- structing, repairing and equipping certain park, play- ground, playfield, and other recreational facilities and related equipment at Everson Riverside Park, or as otherwise provided in Ordinance No. 304, by issuing and selling general obligation bonds therefor maturing within ten (10) years, but may be a lesser time, from date of issue and payable from annual property tax levies to be made In excess of regular property tax levies, and levy excess taxes necessary to redeem the bands, as provided in Ordinance No. 3047 Bonds, YES -140 0 Bonds, NO -142 0 Number persons Voting Last General Election 312 400 125 VOTES, BONDS, YES 277 VOTES, BONDS, NO 191 Failed 59.20 The canvass having been completed this 21st day of November, 1984. WHATCOM COUNTY CANVASSING BOAM Whatcom County Auditor v.j. Y 'r .T Cou y egislative Authority A. County Prosecuting Attorney CITY OF EVERSON, WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO. 3 O y AN ORDINANCE of the City of Everson, Washington, relating to recreational facilities and related equipment; providing for constructing, developing, repairing and equipping recreational and park mainte- nance facilities within the City; declaring the estimated cost thereof as nearly as may be; providing for the borrowing of a total of $105,000, and selling general obligation bonds to pay the cost thereof, such bonds to be payable by annual property tax levies to be made in excess of regular property tax levies; and providing for the submission of the proposition of incurring such indebtedness and issuing such bonds and levying such excess taxes to the qualified voters of the City at` a special elec- tion to be held therein on November 6, 1984. in conjunction with the State general election to be held on the same date. WHEREAS, the City of Everson, Washington (the "City"), is in urgent need of constructing and developing certain comprehen- sive improvements to Everson Riverside Park, including but not limited to construction, development, repair and equipping of park facilities, playground facilities, playfield facilities, and other recreational and park maintenance facilities and related equipment (collectively the "Improvements"), and the City does not have available sufficient funds to meet the estimated cost of such Improvements; and WHEREAS, the City wishes to proceed with the construction, development, repair and equipping of the Improvements; NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVERSON. WASHINGTON. DO ORDAIN as follows: i r Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this ordinance, I } the Improvements shall be carried out by the City. No individ- ual project described in the Improvements shall be limited solely to the facilities or work listed in its respective general description, and if funds are available for additional i park and recreational projects, such available funds may be used therefor. The estimated cost of the construction, development, repair and equipping of the Improvements, including the cost of issuing and selling the bonds provided for in this ordinance, is declared to be as nearly as may be $105,000. Section 2. Costs of engineering, planning, financial, legal and other services lawfully incurred incident to the construction, development, repair and equipping of the Improve- ments shall be appropriate capital -costs to be paid from the proceeds of the bonds provided for by this ordinance. The City shall determine the application of money as between the various components of the Improvements and the order of construction and development of the Improvements and purchase of related equipment so as to accomplish as nearly as may be, the construction, development, repair and equipping of the Improvements. If the City Council shall determine that it has become impractical to accomplish substantially the construction, development, repair and equipping of the Improvements or any Improvement, by reasons of prior incompatible development, cost substantially in excess of the amount of bond proceeds estimated - 2 - to be applied thereto, or other changed conditions, the City shall not be required to accomplish such Improvement or Improve- ments and'may apply such funds as provided in Section 3. Section 3. Supplemental or matching funds from federal, state or local sources, including special benefit assessments or private sources, may become available to pay a portion of the cost of construction and development of the Improvements or to supplement or enlarge such construction and development of the Improvements. If the Improvements have been completed, or their completion duly provided for, or, their completion found to be impractical, such bond proceeds may be applied to carry out such other park or recreation capital purposes as may be determined by the City Council to be consistent with the purposes of this ordinance. Section 4. The City shall borrow $105.000 on the credit of the City and issue and sell its general obligation bonds there- for for strictly municipal capital purposes other than the replacement of equipment, for the purpose of providing the funds in the amount and for the purpose of constructing, developing, repairing and equipping the Improvements and for the other purposes specified in Section 1 of this ordinance. Section 5. The general obligation bonds authorized by this ordinance shall bear interest, shall mature within ten years from date of issue, but may mature within a lesser time (the life of the Improvements to be constructed and developed by the issuance of bonds is found to be at least ten years) in such 4 - 3 - amounts, and shall be sold in such manner, as the City Council i of the City shall determine. The bonds shall be paid by annual property tax levies made in excess of regular property tax levies without limitation as to rate or amount sufficient in { amount to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds when due, and the bonds shall so provide. The date, interest rate or rates, maturities, options of prior redemption, form and cove- nants of the -bonds shall be fixed hereafter by ordinance of the City Council and the bonds shall be issued and sold when required in one or more series, and may be combined with any other series of general obligation bonds concurrently or here- after authorized. Pending the issuance of the bonds and receipt of proceeds thereof, the City Council may authorize interim interest -bearing warrants or other short-term obligations to pay for carrying out the purposes of the bonds, and the costs of such warrants or short-term obligations shall be included in the costs of those purposes. Section 6. The City Council finds that an emergency exists requiring the carrying out of the projects described in this ordinance, and the Auditor of Whatcom County, Washington, is requested to concur in the finding of the existence of an emergency and to call and conduct a special election to be held in the City on November 6, 1984, in conjunction with the State general election to be held on the same date, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the City for their approval the question of whether the City shall borrow $105,000. - 4 - issue and sell its general obligation bonds therefor for capital purposes only, other than replacement of equipment, and levy excess taxes necessary to redeem the bonds as herein set forth. Section 7. The City Clerk -Treasurer is directed to certify to the Auditor of Whatcom County, Washington, at least 45 days prior to the November 6, 1984, special election date, a copy of this ordinance and the proposition to be submitted at that special election in the form of a ballot title as follows: PROPOSITION EVERSON RIVERSIDE PARK BONDS $105,000 Shall the City be authorized to borrow $105,000 for the purpose of paying the cost of developing, constructing, repairing and equipping certain park, playground, playfield, and other recreational facili- ties and related equipment at Everson Riverside Park, or as otherwise provided in Ordinance No. . by issuing and selling general obligation bands therefor maturing Within ten (10) years, but may be a lesser time, from date ❑f issue and payable from annual property tax levies to be made in excess of regular property tax levies, and levy excess taxes necessary to redeem the bonds, as provided in Ordinance No.-36f ? BONDS . . . . . YES BONDS . . . . . NO I I Section 8. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five days after its passage and legal publication. - 5 - PASSED by the City Council this 1 g day of September, 1984, and signed in authentication of its passage this 1'9_ day of 1984. !! rll r l I"", GIr,.. (SEAL)'.. Approved to Form: Cit Attorney ATTEST: City Clerk -Treasurer PUBLISHED: 0351e f or - 6 - i I, R 1r�,N� a= uea City Clerk -Treasurer of the City of Everson, Washington, certify that the attached copy of Ordinance No. 1�,' is a true and correct copy of the original ordinance passed on the FYA day of September, 1984, as that ordinance appears on the Minute Book of the City. DATED this Iday of September, 1984. 0351e City Clerk-Treasu er - 7 -