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CITY OF SPRINGFIELD
LANE COUNTY
STATE OF OREGON
RESOLUTION No. 95- 57
A RESOLUTION REFERRING TO THE ELECTORS OF THE
CITY A BALLOT MEASURE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF
$12,700,000 IN GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO
FINANCE VAEUOUS CAPITAL PROJECTS AND
IMPROVEMENTS; AND AUTHORIZING OTHER MATTERS IN
CONNECTION THEREWITH.
ADOPTED ON JULY 17, 1995
EFFECTIVE ON JULY 17,1995
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CITY OF SPRINGFIELD
LANE COUNTY
STATE OF OREGON
RESOLUTION No. 95- 57
A RESOLUTION REFERRING TO THE ELECTORS OF THE
CITY A BALLOT MEASURE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF
$12,700,000 IN GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO
FINANCE VARIOUS CAPITAL PROJECTS AND
IMPROVEMENTS; AND AUTHORIZING OTHER MATTERS IN
CONNECTION THEREWITH.
RECITALS:
As the preamble to this Resolution, the Common Council of the City of Springfield, Oregon
(the "City") hereby recites the matters set forth below. To the extent any of the following recitals
relates to a finding or determination which must be made by the Common Council in connection
with the subject matter of this Resolution or any aspect thereof, the Common Council declares that
by setting forth such recital such finding or determination is thereby made by the Common Council.
The recitals, findings and determinations set forth herein constitute a part of this Resolution.
(1) POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. That the City is a municipality and political subdivision
organized and existing under and pursuant to the laws of the State of Oregon and the Charter' of the
City (the "Charter").
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(2) SPRINGFIELD TOMORROW COMMUNITY VISIONING PROJECT. The City has previously
formed the Springfield Tomorrow Steering Committee to assist in a long-range, ongoing project
designed to build community consensus about the future direction of Springfield. Its primary
purpose was to discover current desires and needs of residents, along with a general blueprint of how
they envision an ideal Springfield to be "tomorrow," then to equitably balance their vision with fiscal
responsibility.
(3) NEED FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS. As an outcome of the Springfield Tomorrow process,
the City formed the Springfield Tomorrow Improvement Plan Advisory Committee (the
"Committee") to review the need for the City to undertake various capital projects and
improvements. The Committee examined over 23 potential projects having a cost in excess of $50
million. As a result of the review and the prioritization of the need for the projects examined by the
Committee, the Common Council of the City determined to proceed with certain of the projects
having a total estimated cost of $12,436,500. The projects are generally described on Exhibit B
attached hereto (the "Capital Projects and Improvements"). The Capital Projects and Improvements
constitute "capital construction or improvements" within the meaning of ORS 288.160(1) and
310.140.
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(4) AUTHORITY TO ISSUE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. Under the provisions ofORS
287.004, upon the approval of a majority of the electors ofthe City voting on the question, the City
is authorized to borrow money and issue and sell its general obligation bonds. Utilizing this
statutory authority, the City wishes to seek the approval of the electors to issue general obligation
bonds in an amount sufficient to pay the costs of the Capital Projects and Improvements.
Now, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SPRlNGFI~LD, OREGON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. APPROV ALOF BALLOT MEASURE FOR BOND ISSUE. The Common Council of
the City hereby directs that at the general election to be held on November 7, 1995, there shall be
submitted to the qualified electors of the City a measure authorizing the City to issue general
obligation bonds in the principal amount of$12,700,000 in order to finance the costs of the Capital
Projects and Improvements. The ballot title for the bond measure is attached as Exhibit A (the
"Ballot Title").
SECTION 2. SUBMISSION TO ELECTIONS OFFICER. Not later than the 61 st day before
November 7, 1995, the City Recorder, as the Chief Elections Officer ofthe City, shall submit to the
County Clerk for Lane County, Oregon a statement of the bond measure together with a certified
copy of this Resolution and the Ballot Title, all in order that the bond measure may appear on the
ballot for the general election to be held on November 7, 1995. The City Recorder shall submit to
the County Clerk all necessary information, and shall do and perform all other acts and. things
necessary or appropriate, so that the bond measure shall appear on the ballot for such general
election.
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SECTION 3. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS. The City Manager, the City Recorder and the
City Finance Director, and each of them acting individually, are hereby authorized, empowered and
directed, for and on behalf of the City, to do and perform all acts and things necessary or appropriate
to cause the bond measure to appear on the ballot for the November 7, 1995 general election and to
otherwise carry out the purposes and intent of this Resolution.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVENESS OF RESOLUTION. This Resolution shall take effect immediately
upon its adoption by the Common Council of the City.
ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF CITY OF SPRINGFIELD AT A REGULAR MEETING
HELD ON JULY 17, 1995 BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES:
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Question:
Summary:
EXHIBIT "A"
BALLOT TITLE
Bonds to finance needed capital projects and public improvements.
Shall the City issue $12.7 million of general obligation bonds to finance
needed capital projects and improvements? If bonds are approved, they
will be payable from taxes on property or property ownership that are not
subject to the limits of section lIb, Article XI of the Oregon Constitution.
The Bonds will pay for a number of projects. The Bonds will pay to
improve and repair streets. Build new fire station. Buy fire and police
vehicles and radios. Repair City buildings. Expand the library in City
Hall. Replace the City's main computer system. Build a mill race water
control structure. The Bonds will mature in 20 years. The estimated Bond
cost is about 70 cents per One Thousand dollars of assessed value per year.
A typical home pays Four dollars Fifty-five cents per month.
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EXHIBIT "B"
CAPITAL PROJECTS AND IMPROVEMENTS
The capital projects and improvements to be financed by the bonds are generally described
below. All are in accordance with the priorities established by the Common Council based on the
review by the Springfield Tomorrow Improvement Plan Advisory Committee.
PUBLIC SAFETY:
New Fire Station: Construction of a new fire and ambulance station on land already owned
by the City. Construction of a fifth fire station for Springfield will assist in improving the City's
response time throughout the entire City.
Communications System: Replacement of police voice radio and communications center
equipment; replacement of fire dual band mobile radios and portable radio/pagers; computer network
link to Regional Information Systems to complete transfer to PC network system; computer network
link to fire stations; purchase of mobile data terminals to be installed in police cars and fire
equipment vehicles; and purchase of pen-:based computers for use in the fire department operations
in the field.
Vehicles and Equipment: Purchase of new and replacement of existing vehicles for the
police and fire departments and the purchase of other new equipment.
IMPROVE AND REPAIR CITY INFRASTRUCTURE:
Street Repairs: Repair road base failures and install asphalt concrete pavement overlay on
those fully improved major streets which have deteriorated due to age, increased traffic volumes and
heavy wheel loads. This work will help avoid higher costs for future reconstruction of these streets.
Water Supply Protection and Flood Control: Construct a water flow control structure on
the Willamette River to control water flow into the Springfield Millrace. This structure will ensure
continuous recharging of the city's ground water supply, which is essential to the uninterrupted
provision of water to Springfield area residents and businesses. This project is strongly
recommended by federal and state agencies.
Building Maintenance and Preservation: Replace major components in existing City
buildings and completes facilities at maintenance shops. Includes replacing roofs at City Hall, fire
stations, and maintenance shops; replacing heating, ventilation and air conditioning system at City
Hall; replacing worn carpeting; painting buildings; recoating fire hose towers at fire station;
remodeling existing space at city maintenance shops..
Alternate Projects: To the extent the City is able to complete any project for less than its
estimated cost, the available bond proceeds will be used to finance other capital projects and
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improvements. All will be in accordance with the priorities established by the Common Council and
include, but not limited to, projects involving maintenance or improvements to City streets and
maintenance and improvements to City buildings.
LIBRARY SERVICES:
Library Expansion: Expand public access space and resources for library patrons by
remodeling existing space within City Hall. Will add 2,500 square feet to the library and allow
expansion of the services currently offered to City residents.
SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEMS:
Computer System: Acquisition of computer systems for use in operations of City
departments. Includes systems that serve fire and police dispatch, criminal justice data systems,
building and business license system, finance and human resource systems, property assessment
system and other business system computers.