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Ordinance No. 1,759r ORDINANCE NO.1759 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OP $7<>0,000 WATERWORKS AND SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMJUNIOR LIEN REVENUE BONDS,SERIES 1975;APPROPRIATING $750,000 OF PROCEEDS OF SALE THEREOF FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS; AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING THERETO THE STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTIES OF HARRIS AND CHAMBERS § CITYOF BAYTOWN § WHEREAS,the bonds hereinafter authorized were duly and favorably voted at an election held in the City of Baytown, Texas (the "City"),on the 17th day of March,1970;and WHEREAS,the City Council now deems it advisable to issue, sell,and deliver $750,000 bonds as a portion and the second installment of $?,500,000 sanitary sewer system bondsvoted at said election,£1,250,000 bonds having been heretofore issued, sold and delivered,the remaining $500,000 bonds tobe issued later;and WHEREAS,the bonds hereinafter authorized arc to be issued and delivered pursuant to Verncn'sArticles 1111 through 1118; THEREFORE,BEIT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN THAT: Section 1.The City's negotiable,serial,coupon bonds tobe designated CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS,WATERWORKS AND SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM JUNIOR LIEN REVENUE BONDS,SERIES 1975 (hereinafter called the "Bonds"),are hereby authorized tobe Issued and delivered in the principal amount of $75O,OCO forthe purpose Of IMPROVING AND EXTENDING THE CITY'S SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM. Section 2.The Bonds shall be daredApril 1,1975, shall be numbered consecutively from 1 through 150,shall be In the denomination of $5,000 each,and shall mature and become; due and payable serially on April 1 in each of the yearn,and In the amounts,respectively,as set forth in the following schedule: YEAR AMOUNT 1992 $250,000 1993 250,000 I99H 250,000 The Bonds may be redeemed prior to their scheduled maturities, at the option of the City,on the dates stated and in the man ner provided in the FORM OF BOND set forth in this ordinance. Section 3.TheBonds shall bear interest at the rate of ^5%per annum from April 1,1975 to March 31,1977,both inclu sive,and at the rate of 9%per annum on and afterApril 1, 1977,evidenced by interest coupons which shall appertain to the Bonds and which shall be payable on the dates indicated in the FORM OF BOND set forth in this ordinance. Section k.The Bonds,andthe interest coupons apper taining thereto,shall be payable,shall have the character istics,and shall be signed and executed (and the Bonds shall be sealed)all as provided,and in the manner Indicated,in f^the FORM OF BOND set forth in this ordinance. Section 5.The form of the Bonds,including the form of registration certificate of the Comptroller of Public Ac counts of the State of Texas tobe printed and endorsed on each of the Bonds,andthe form of the aforesaid interest coupons which shall appertain and be attached initially to each of the Bonds,shall be,respectively,substantially as follows: FORM OF BOND: 'NO.•$5,000 c -2- \s UNITED STATES OP AMERICA STATE OF TEXAS COUNTIES OF HARRIS AND CHAMBERS CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS WATERWORKS AND SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM JUNIOR LIEN REVENUE BOND SERIES 1975 ON APRIL 1,,the CITY OF BAYTOWN (the "City"),in the Counties of Harris and Chambers,in the State of Texas, promises to pay to bearer the principal amount of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS and to pay interest thereon,from the date hereof to March 31, 1977>both inclusive,at the rate of 5%per annum,and on and afterApril 1,1977,at the rate of 9%per annum,evidenced by interest coupons payable October 1,1975,and semiannually thereafter on each April 1 and October 1 while thisBond is outstanding.The principal of this Bond and the interest coupons appertaining hereto shall be payable to bearer,in lawful money of the United States of America,without exchange or collection charges to the bearer,upon presentation and surrender of this Bond or proper interest coupon at the CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK &TRUST CO.,Baytown,Texas,which shall be the paying agent for this series of Bonds. THIS BOND is one of a series of negotiable,serial, coupon Bonds,dated APRIL 1,1975,issued in the principal amount of $750,000 for the purpose of IMPROVING AND EXTENDING . THE CITY'S SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM in accordance with Articles 1111 through 1118,Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes,as amended, and the home-rule charter of the City,and pursuant to an election held within the City on the 17th day of March,1970, and authorized pursuant to an ordinance duly adopted by the -3- /%k City Council of the City entitled ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ISSU- f^ANCE OP $750,000 WATERWORKS AND SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM JUNIOR LIEN REVENUE BONDS,SERIES 1975;APPROPRIATING $750,000 OF PROCEEDS OF SALE THEREOF FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS;AND CONTAINING OTHERPROVISIONS RELATING THERETO and finally passed on the 13th day of March,1975,this Bond being one of a series of Bonds which constitutes a portion andthe second installment of $2,500,000 revenue bonds voted at the aforesaid election. AT ANY TIME FROM THEIR DATE THROUGH MARCH 31,1977,the outstanding Bonds of this series may be redeemed prior to their 0^scheduled maturities,at the sole option of theCity,IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN INVERSE NUMERICAL ORDER,for the principal amount thereof and accrued interest thereon to the date fixed forany such redemption;and such outstanding Bonds may also be so re deemed at the sole option of the City during an additional period of time (the "AdditionalRedemption Period")if,in the opinion of Bond Counsel for the City,conditions (the "Precluding Condi tions")existed at any time during the period from April 1,1975, throughMarch 31,1977,which would have precluded approval by the Attorney General of Texas of the City's bonds issued for the purpose of refunding this Bond or any of the series of which it is a part,the said Additional Redemption Period to extend for a period of not less than 180-days beyond the date when,in the opinion of Bond Counsel for the City,such Precluding Conditions will have ceased to exist;after the termination of such AdditionalRedemption Period the outstanding Bonds of this seriesshall not be redeemable at the sole option of the City.At least thirty days prior to the date fixed forany such redemption,the City shall cause a written notice of such redemption tobe mailed to the bank at which the ^Bonds are payable.By the date fixed for any such redemption,due provision shall be made with the paying agent for the payment of / the required redemption price.If such written notice of redemption is mailed and if due provision for such payment is made,all as pro vided above,the 'Bonds which are to be so redeemed thereby automati callyshall be redeemed prior to their scheduled maturities;and they shall not be regarded as being outstanding except for the pur pose of being paid by the paying agent with the funds so provided for such payment. IT IS HEREBY certified,recited,and covenanted that this Bond has been duly and validly issued and delivered;that all acts, conditions,and things required or proper to be performed,exist, and be done precedent to orin the issuance and delivery of this Bond have been performed,existed,and been done in accordance with law;and that the interest on and principal of this Bond and the series of which it is a part are secured by and payable from an irrevocable lienonand pledge of the Net Revenues from the operation of the City's waterworks and sanitary sewer system,subject only to the prior lien and pledge presently existing thereon in connection with other outstanding waterworks and sanitary sewer system bonds of the City,as defined and provided in the ordinance authorizing this series of Bonds. THE HOLDER hereof shallnever have the right to demand payment of this obligation out of any funds raised orto be raised by taxation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,thisBond andthe interest coupons apper taining hereto have been signed with the facsimile signature of the Mayor and countersigned with the facsimile signature ofthe City Clerk of the City,respectively,and the official seal of the City has been duly impressed,or placed in facsimile,on this Bond. COUNTERSIGNED:xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx Mayor " City Clerk (SEAL) \ \ FORM OF REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE: COMPTROLLER'S REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES REGISTER NO. I hereby certify thatthis Bond has been examined,cer tified as to validity,and approved by the Attorney General of the State of Texas,and that thisBond has been registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas. WITNESS my signature and sealthis . xxxxxxxxxx Comptroller of Public Accounts of (SEAL)the State of Texas FORM OF INTEREST COUPON; NO. ON 1,19_, the CITYOF BAYTOWN,in the Counties of Harris and Chambers, State of Texas,promises to pay to bearer the amount shown on this interest coupon,in lawful money of the United States of America,without exchange or collection charges to the bearer, unless due provision has beenmade for the redemption prior to maturity of the Bond to which this coupon appertains,upon pre sentation and surrender of this interest coupon at the CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK &TRUST CO.,Baytown,Texas,said amount being interest due that day on the Bond bearing the number hereinafter designated of that issue of CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS,WATERWORKS AND SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM JUNIOR LIEN REVENUE BONDS,SERIES 1975,datedApril 1,1975.The holder hereof shall never have the right to demand payment of this obligation out of any funds raised or to be raised by taxation.Bond No.. xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx /fPN City Clerk Mayor -6- Section 6.(a)The term "Bonds"shall mean ths Bonds authorized to be issued and delivered by this ordinance. (b)The term "Additional Bonds"shall mean the additional parity revenue bonds which the City reserves the right to issueand deliver in the future,as provided by this ordinance. (c)The term "Outstanding Senior Lien Bonds"shall mean the outstanding bonds of the following described issues: Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 1958,dated February 1'5,1958,au thorized by ordinance dated February 6,1958 Waterworks and Sanitary Sewer System Revenue Bonds,Series 1966,dated February 15,1966, authorized by ordinance dated February 2k,1966 Waterworks and Sanitary Sewer System Revenue Bonds,Series 1967,dated May 15,1967,autho rized by ordinance dated May 25,1967 Waterworks and Sanitary Sewer System Revenue Bonds.,Series 1971,dated April 155 1971,au thorized by ordinance dated April 12,1971 (d)The term "System"shall mean the City's entire water works and sanitary sewer system,together with all future improvements,extensions,enlargements,additions thereto,and replacements thereof. (e)The term "Net Revenues"shall mean all gross reve nues of the System,after deducting the expenses of operation and maintenance of the System,including all salaries,labor, materials,repairs,and extensions necessary to render effi cient service,provided,however,that only such repairs and extensions,as in the judgment of the City Council of the City,reasonably and fairly exercised by the passage of appro priate ordinances,are necessary to keep the System in operation and render adequate service to the Cityand the inhabitants -7- i\ thereof,or such as night be necessary to meet some physical accident or condition which would otherwise Impair the Bonds or Additional Bonds,shall be deducted in determining "Net Revenues."Depreciation,and payments into and out of the Interest and Sinking and Reserve Funds,respectively,herein after created,shall never be considered as expenses of operation and maintenance. Section 7.The Bonds,and any Additional Bonds,and the interest thereon,are and shall be payable from and secured by an irrevocable lien on and pledge of theNet Revenues of the System subject only to the prior lienand pledge presently existing1 thereon in connection with the Outstanding Senior Lien Bonds;and said Net Revenues are further pledged irrevo cably to the establishment and maintenance of the Funds hereinafter created. Section 8.The City covenants and agrees with the holders of the Bonds and any Additional Bonds as follows: (a)That it will at alltimes fix,maintain,charge,and collect for services rendered by the System rates and charges which will produce gross revenues at least sufficient to pay all expenses of operation and maintenance of the System,and to provide Net Revenues adequate to pay promptly all of the principal of and interest on all of the Bonds and any Addi tional Bonds and to make all deposits now or hereafterrequired to be made into the Funds created by this ordinance in connec tion with the Bonds and any Additional Bonds. (b)If the System should become legally liable for any other obligations or indebtedness,the City shall fix,maintain, -8- ; charge and collect additional rates and charges for services rendered by the System sufficient to establish and maintain funds for the payment thereof.,. Section 9.All revenues of the System shall be kept separate and apart from all otherfunds of the City,and the following special Funds are hereby created and shall be estab lished and maintained inan official depository bank of the City,so long as any of the Bonds or any Additional Bonds,or interest thereon,are outstanding and unpaid: (a)City of Baytown V/aterworks and Sanitary Sewer System Revenue Fund,hereinafter called the "Revenue Fund"; (b)*City of Baytown Waterworks and Sanitary Sewer System Revenue Bonds Interest and Sinking Fund,hereinafter called the "Interest and Sinking Fund";and • (c)City of Baytcwn Waterworks and Sanitary Sewer System Revenue Bonds Reserve Fund,hereinafter calledthe "Reserve Fund". Section 10.All gross revenues of every nature received from the operation and ownership of the System shall be de posited from day to day as collected into the Revenue Fund, and the reasonable,necessary,and proper expenses of operation and maintenance of the System shall be paid from the Revenue Fund.The revenues of the System not actually required to pay said expenses shall first be devoted to fulfilling all requirements as to payments of principal and interest on the Outstanding Senior Lien Bonds and to fulfilling all other covenants and obligations contained or px*ovided therein or in the proceedings whereby the Outstanding Senior Lien Bonds were -9- authorized;and such revenues then remaining shall be deposited from the Revenue Fund into the otherFunds hereinabove created, in the manner and amounts hereinafter provided,and each of such Funds shall have priority asto such deposits in the order in which they are treated in the following sections. Section 11.There shall be deposited into the Interest and Sinking Fund the following: (a)all accrued interest and any premium received from the sale of the Bonds; (b)such amounts,in equal monthly installments,made on or before the 10th day of each month hereafter,as will be sufficient to pay the interest scheduled to come due on the Bonds on the next interest payment date;and (c)such amounts,in equal monthly Installments,made on or before the 10th day of each month hereafter,beginning on April 10,1991,as will be sufficient to pay the next maturing principal of the Bonds. The Interest and Sinking Fund shall be used to pay the principal of and interest on the Bonds and any Additional Bonds as such principal matures and such interest comes due. Section 12.On or before the 10th day of each month here after,until 60 such monthly deposits have been made,there shall be deposited into the Reserve Fund thesum of $1,615; thereafter,on or before the 10th day of each month,there shall be deposited into the Reserve Fund the sum of $1,840 until the Reserve Fund shall contain money and investments at least equal to the aggregate amount of $317,700 in market value.No deposits shall be required tobe made into the Reserve Fund as long as the Reserve Fund contains said aggregate amount,but if and -10- r^whenever said Reserve Fund is reduced below said aggregate amount,the aforesaid monthly deposits into the Reserve Fund shall be resumed and continued until suchtime as the Reserve Fund has been restored to said aggregate amount.The Reserve Fund shall be used to pay the principal of or interest onthe Bonds and any Additional Bonds at any time when there is not sufficient money available in the Interest and Sinking Fund for such purpose. Section 13.Money in every Fund created by this ordinance jps may,at the option of the City,be placed in time deposits or be invested in direct obligations of the United States of America; obligations which,in the opinion of the Attorney General of the United States,are general obligations of the United States and backed by its full faith and credit;all obligations guar anteed by the United States of America;evidences of indebtedness of the Federal Land Banks,Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, Banks for Cooperatives,Federal Home Loan Banks,or the Federal National Mortgage Association;provided that all such deposits and investments shall be made in such manner that the money re- quired tobe expended from any Fund will be available at the proper time or times.Any obligations in which money isso invested shall be kept and held in an official depository bank of the City forthe benefit of the holders of the Bonds and any Additional Bonds,and shall be promptly sold and the proceeds of sale applied to the making of all payments required to be madefrom the Fund from which the investment was made. Section 14.If in any month the City shall fail to deposit into any Fund mentioned in this ordinance the full \amountsrequired,amounts equivalent to such deficiencies -11- f*shall be set apart and paid into said Funds from the first available and unallocated Net Revenues of the System for the following month or months,and such payments shall be in addi tion to the amounts otherwise required to be paid into said Funds during such month or months.To the extent necessary, the Cityshall increase the rates and charges for services of the System to make up for any such deficiencies. Section 15.(a)TheNet Revenues of the System,in ex cess of those necessary to establish and maintain the Funds 0^as required in this ordinance and to fulfill the City's v obligations relating to the Outstanding Senior Lien Bonds as hereinabbve provided in Section 10,or as hereafter may be required in connection with the issuance of Additional Bonds, may be used forany lawful purpose. (b)Whenever the sum of the amounts in the Interest and Sinking Fund and the Reserve Fund shall be equivalent to the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Bonds and Addi tional Bonds plus the aggregate amount of all unpaid coupons thereto appertaining unmatured and matured,no further pay- ments need be made into the Interest and Sinking Fund or the Reserve Fund,and said obligations shall not be regarded as being outstanding except for the purpose of being paid with the funds on hand. Section 16.All Funds mentioned in this ordinance shall be secured in the manner and to the fullest extent permitted or required by law forthe security of public funds,and such Funds shall be used only for the purposes and in the manner permitted or required by this ordinance. -1?- % Section 17.As used in the follov;ing Section,the term "Net Earnings of the System"shall mean all of theNet Reve nues of the System,except that in calculating Net Revenues there shall not be deducted as an expense of operation or maintenance any charge or disbursement for repairs or exten sions which,under standard accounting practice,should be charged to capital expenditures. Section 18.The City reserves the right to issue addi tional parity revenue bonds,for any lawful purpose,herein sometimes called Additional Bonds,which,when issued and de livered,shall be payable from and secured by a lien on and pledge of Net Revenues of the System,in the same manner and to the same extent as the Bonds;and the Bonds and all Addi tional Bonds shall in all respects be on a parity and of equal dignity,and shall be secured in the same manner,subject only to the prior lien and pledge presently existing thereon in connection with the Outstanding Senior Lien Bonds.The Addi tional Bonds may be issued in one or more installments or series,provided,however,that no installment or series of Additional Bonds shall be issued unless: (a)A certificate is executed by the Mayor and City Clerk of the City to the effect that no default exists in con nection with any of the covenants or requirements of the ordi nance or ordinances authorizing the issuance of allthen outstanding Bonds and Additional Bonds. (b)A certificate is executed by the Mayor andCity Clerk of the City to the effect thatthe Interest and Sinking Fund and the Reserve Fund,respectively,each contains the amount then required to be on deposit therein. -13- (c)A certificate is executed by a Certified Public Ac countant to the effect that,in his opinion,the Net Earnings of the System for the fiscal yearnext preceding the passage of the ordinance authorizing the issuance of such Additional Bonds,were at least one and one-half (1-1/2)times the maximum annual principal and interest requirements forall outstanding Bonds and Additional Bonds,andthe installment or series of Additional Bonds then proposed to be issued. (d)The Additional Bondsare scheduled to mature on April 1 in each of ths years in which they are scheduled to mature. Section 19.All calculations of principal and interest requirementsmadepursuant to this ordinance shall be made as of and from the date of the bonds then proposed to be issued. Section 20.While any of the Bonds or Additional Bonds are outstanding the City covenants and agrees to maintain the System in good condition and operate the same in an efficient manner and at reasonable expense,and to maintain insurance on the System,for the benefit of the holder or holders of the Bonds and Additional Bonds,of a kind and inan amount which usually would be carried by private companies engaged in a similar typeof business.Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed as requiring the City to expend any funds which are derived from sources other than the System,but nothing herein shall be construed as preventing the City from doing so. Section 21.The City shall keep proper books of records and accounts,separate from all other records and accounts of -in- theCity,in whichcomplete and correctentries shall be made of all transactions relating to the System,and shall have said books audited once each fiscal year by a Certified Public Accountant.The Cityagrees to operate the System and keep its books of records and accounts pertaining thereto on the basis of its current fiscal year;provided that the City Council may change such fiscalyear by ordinance duly passed if such change is deemed necessary by the City Council. Section 22.Within ninety days after the close of each fiscal year hereafter,the City will furnish,without cost, to any holder of any outstanding Bonds or Additional Bonds who may so request,a signed or certified copy of a report bya Certified Public Accountant,covering the next preceding fiscal year,showing the following information: (a)A detailed statement of all gross revenues of the System and all expenses of operation and maintenance thereof for said fiscal year; (b)Balance sheet as of the end of said fiscal year; (c)Accountant's comment regarding the manner in which the City has complied with the requirements of this ordinance and his recommendations,if any,for any changes or improve ments in the operation of the System; (d)List of insurance policies in force at the end of said fiscal year,showing,as to each policy,the risk covered, the amount of the policy,the name of the insurer,and the expiration date; (e)The number of properties connected with the System. -15- '1 Section 23.Any holder or holders of any Bonds or Addi tional Bondsshall have the right at all reasonable times to inspect the System and all records,accounts,and data of the City relating thereto. Section 2*t.The City further covenants as follows: (a)That other than for the payment of the Bonds herein authorized and of the Outstanding Senior Lien Bonds,the Net Revenues of the System have not in any manner been pledged to the payment of any debt or obligation of the City orof the System. (b)That while any of the Bonds or Additional Bonds are outstanding,the City will not sell or.encumber the System or any substantial part thereof,and that,with the exception of the Additional Bonds and the refunding bonds expressly per-. mitted by this ordinance tobe issued,it will not encumber the Net Revenues of the System,unless such encumbrance is made junior and subordinate in all respects to the Bonds and Additional Bonds andall liensand pledges in connection therewith. (c)That nofree service of the System shall be allowed, and should the City or any of its agencies or instrumentalities make use of the services and facilities of the System,payment of the reasonable value thereof shall be made by the City out of funds from sources other than the revenues and income of the System. (d)That to the extent it legally may,the City further covenants and agrees that while any of the Bonds or Additional Bonds are outstanding no franchise shall be granted for the -16- installation or operation of any competing waterworks or sanitary sewer system;and that theCity will prohibit the operation of any such competing system;and the operation of any such competing system is hereby prohibited. (e)That based upon all facts,estimates and circum stances now known or reasonably expected to be in existence on the date the Bonds are delivered and paid for,the City reasonably expects that the proceeds of the Bonds will not . be used in a manner that would cause the Bonds or any portion of the Bonds to be an "arbitrage bond"under Section 103(d)(2) of the Internal .Revenue Code of 1954,as amended,and the temporary and proposed regulations heretofore prescribed thereunder,including,without limitation,Sections 1.103-13 and 1.103-14 of the proposed regulations published in the Federal Register on May 3,1973.Furthermore,all officers, employees and agents of the City are authorized and directed to provide certifications of facts,estimates and circum stances which are material to the reasonable expectations of the City asof the date the Bonds are delivered and paid for, and anysuch certifications may be relied upon by counsel, by the owners or holders of the Bonds,or by any person in terested in the exemption of interest onthe Bonds from Federal income taxation.Moreover,the City covenants that it shall makesuch use of the proceeds of the Bonds,and takesuch other and further action as may be required so that the Bonds shallnot be "arbitrage bonds"under Section 103(d)of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954,as amended,and regulations prescribed from time to time thereunder. -17- Section 25.The Bonds shall be special obligations of the City payablesolelyfrom the pledged revenues,and the holder or holders thereof shall never have the right to de mand payment thereof out of funds raised or to be raised by taxation. Section 26.The Mayor of the City is hereby authorized to havecontrol of the Bonds and all necessary records and proceedings pertaining to the Bonds pending their delivery and their investigation,examination,and approval by the Attorney General of the State of Texas and their registration bythe Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State ofTexas. Upon registration of the Bonds,the Comptroller of Public Accounts (or a deputy designated in writing to act forthe Comptroller)shall manually sign the Comptroller's Registra tion Certificate prescribed herein to be printed and endorsed on each of the Bonds,and the seal of the Comptroller shall be impressed,or printed,or lithographed on each of the Bonds. Section 27.The Bonds are hereby sold and shall be de livered,to CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK &TRUST CO.. Bay town,Texas for the price of $750,000 and accrued interest thereon to date of delivery,subject to the unqualified approving opinions, as to the legality of the Bonds,of the Attorney General of the State of Texas and of Vinson,Elkins,Searls,Connally &Smith, Houston,Texas,market attorneys. Section 28.The Mayor andall other appropriate officers of the CITY OF BAYTOWN are hereby authorized and directed to do anyand all things necessary or convenient to carry out the provisions of this ordinance. -18- r r Section 29.This ordinance was read once bythe City Council and shall take effect immediately. Section 30-Itis hereby officially found and determined that the need of the City for such financing creates an emer gency and an urgent public necessity for the holding,at the scheduled time,of the meeting of the City Council at which this ordinance is adopted andforthe adoption of this ordi nance;and the NOTICE OP MEETING relating to said meeting and heretofore posted by the City Clerk,and the posting thereof, are hereby authorized,approved,adopted,ratified,and con firmed. PASSED AND APPROVED this 13th day cf March,1975. Mayor CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS ATTEST: City Clerk CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS (SEAL) -19-