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June 8, 2004 <br /> <br /> 4. Execution of Documents. The Chief Financial Officer of the City and the <br />City Manager, or either of them, are authorized to execute on behalf of the City the <br />Basic Documents to which the City is a party, and, if required, to affix or to cause to be <br />affixed the seal of the City to the Basic Documents and to attest such seal. Such <br />officers or their designees are authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of the City <br />such instruments, documents or certificates, including but not limited to such loan or <br />financing agreements, tax certificates and continuing disclosure agreements as may be <br />required by the Industrial Development Authority of the County of Stafford and the City <br />of Staunton, Virginia, as purchaser of the Authority's Bond, and to do and perform such <br />things and acts, as they shall deem necessary or appropriate to carry out the <br />transactions authorized by this Resolution or contemplated by the Basic Documents; <br />and all of the foregoing, previously done or performed by such officers or agents of the <br />City, are in all respects approved, ratified and confirmed. <br /> <br /> 5. Reimbursement. The City Council adopts this declaration of official intent <br />under Treasury Regulations Section 1.150-2. The City Council reasonably expects to <br />reimburse any advances made or to be made by the City to pay the costs of the Project <br />from the proceeds of its debt or other financing. The maximum amount of debt or other <br />financing expected to be issued for the Project is $5,200,000. <br /> <br /> 6. Effective Date; Applicable Law. This Resolution shall take effect on the <br />date of its adoption. The City Council elects to enter into the Lease pursuant to the <br />provisions of the Public Finance Act of 1991, Chapter 26, Title 15.2, Code of Virginia of <br />1950, as amended, in accordance with Section 15.2-2601 of such Act." <br /> <br />Ayes: Benn, Moody, Pitts, Randall, Whitehurst, Holley <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />- New Business - <br /> <br />04 - 222 - Boards and Commissions <br /> <br />There were no appointments. <br /> <br />04 - 223 - Items Submitted by Council Members <br /> <br />Councilman Benn thanked everyone for attending the Memorial Day Parade and for <br />their support of the event. <br /> <br />Mayor Holley thanked Ida Kay Jordan for her participation with the Memorial Day <br />Parade and spoke on the advertisement of the parade in the New York Times. <br /> <br />Councilman Moody spoke on the advertisement of the Memorial Day Parade in USA <br />Today. Also, he called on the City Manager to speak on the proposed budget. <br /> <br /> Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, to add item 04-223(a) to <br />the agenda, and was adopted by unanimous vote. <br /> <br />(a) Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a non-binding <br />memorandum of understanding with the Portsmouth Industrial Development Authority <br />(IDA), the State Board for Community Colleges (SBCC), Tidewater Community College <br />(TCC) and Victory Crossings Developers, LLC, for the relocation and development of <br />the Portsmouth Campus of Tidewater Community College at the new Victory Crossing <br />Business Park." <br /> <br /> Motion by Mr. Pitts, and seconded by Ms. Randall, to adopt the following <br />resolution, and was adopted by the following vote: <br /> <br />"A RESOLUTION APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH <br />TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND OTHER PARTIES. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City did on January 15, 2002 adopt a resolution in support of a <br />new Tidewater Community College ("TCC") campus at the then-planned Victory <br />Crossing Commerce Park; and <br /> <br /> <br />