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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07792ORDINANCE NO. 7792 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4, TITLE XIV OF THE PUEBLO MUNICIPAL CODE AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO USE A PORTION OF THE THREE AND THREE - TENTHS PERCENT (3.3 %) OF THE CITY'S SALES AND USE TAX REVENUE WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY RETAINED BY THE RETAILERS WHO COLLECT SUCH TAX, TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF, PREMIUM, IF ANY, AND INTEREST ON THE URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY OF PUEBLO, COLORADO'S REVENUE BONDS IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $8,000,000.00 AND AN ADDITIONAL $3,500,000.00 OF SUCH SALES AND USE TAX REVENUE TO FINANCE THE EXPANSION OF THE PUEBLO CONVENTION CENTER AND THE ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF RELATED PARKING FACILITIES, AND PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PEOPLE OF PUEBLO, that: (Brackets indicate matter deleted; underscoring indicates matter added) SECTION 1 Section 17 of Chapter 4, Title XIV of the Pueblo Municipal Code (a portion of Ordinance No. 2189 approved by a vote of the People on November 8, 1955, as amended by Ordinance Nos. 3160, 3474, 4235, 5170, 5314, 5668 and 5810 ) is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 14 -4 -17. Collection Fees Notwithstanding Sections 14 -4 -1 and 14 -4 -85 of this Chapter, three and three - tenths percent (3.3 %) of the revenues derived from the taxes imposed by this Chapter shall be deposited and placed in a special fund hereby created pursuant to Section 7 -21 of the Charter of the City to be known as the "Collection Fee Fund." The moneys in the Collection Fee Fund shall be used solely for one or more of the following purposes in such amounts and proportions as the City Council shall determine: (1) paying the net operation and maintenance expenses of the Pueblo Convention Center [a civic center and hotel complex within the Urban Renewal Authority of the City ; (2) paying the principal of premium if any, and interest on revenue bonds of the Urban Renewal Authority of [the City] Pueblo Colorado issued to finance the initial construction of the Pueblo Convention Center civic center and hotel complex and other improvements the expansion thereof, and the acquisition and construction of related parking facilities or any bonds issued to refinance such bonds; and /or (3) to finance in an amount not to exceed $3,500,000.00, out of such revenues on hand at the time of construc- tion, improvements to the Pueblo Convention Center and the acquisition and construction of related parking facilities and /or (4) reimbursing retailers for the costs incurred in collecting and remitting the sales and use tax revenues to the City. The City Council is authorized to pledge irrevocably all or any part of the mone sin the Collection Fee Fund for the purposes set forth in clauses (1) [and /or (2) and /or 3 above. SECTION 2 Section 14 -4 -17 of the Pueblo Municipal Code (Ordinance No. 2189 approved by a vote of the People on November 8, 1955, as amended by Ordinance Nos. 3160, 3474, 4734, 5170, 5314, 5668, 5810 and 7181), as amended, will promote the public peace, health, safety and welfare and the expenditure of such revenues for the purposes set forth in said Section 14 -4 -17 is a public purpose and municipal function notwithstanding such expenditure may, directly or indirectly, aid, assist or benefit private persons, corporations or other entities. 0Fr.TinN All ordinances relating to sales and use taxes heretofore adopted, amended or implemented shall remain in full force and effect except as the same have been previously amended or repealed or as the same may be amended by this Ordinance. SECTION 4 All ordinances, or parts thereof, inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. This repealer shall not be construed to revive any ordinance, or part thereof, heretofore repealed. 0Fr.TinN If any section, subsection, paragraph, clause or other provision of this Ordinance for any reason is invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such section, subsection, paragraph, clause or other provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this Ordinance. SECTION 6 This Ordinance shall become effective upon majority vote in favor thereof by the registered electors of the City voting thereon at the Special Municipal Election to be held Tuesday, November 4, 2008. For the Ordinance 18988 Against the Ordinance 24442