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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1-28-99-13.1 - Resolution - 01/28/1999RESOLUTION N0.1-28-99-13.1 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CREATION OF THE COLLEGE STATION BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, INC., AS AN INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION; AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. WHEREAS, the Development Corporation Act of 1979, Article 5190.6, Tex Rev. Civ. Stats. Ann., as amended (the "Act"), authorizes cities to create industrial development corporations to act on their behalf in the promotion and :financing of projects so as to eliminate unemployment and underemployment and to promote and encourage employment and the public welfare; and WHEREAS, the City of College Station (the "City") is authorized to create a corporation under the Act that is governed by Section 4B of the Act, and the City Council intends hereby to approve the Articles of Incorporation creating the College Station Business Development Corporation, Inc. (the "Corporation"); and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined to authorize and approve the incor­ poration of the Corporation as its constituted authority and instrumentality to act on its behalf in accomplishing the public purposes described in the Act, in the Articles of Incorporation, and in Article III, Section 52-a, of the Texas Constitu­ tion. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the incorporation of the Corporation is hereby authorized and approved as an industrial development corporation under the provisions of the Act, with the same to be governed by Section 4B thereof. SECTION 2. That the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, in the form attached hereto, are hereby approved; the initial directors named therein are hereby appointed as directors of the Corporation for the terms therein stated, and the incorporators are authorized to file the same with the Secretary of State as provided by the Act. SECTION 3. That, upon dissolution of the Corporation, the City hereby agrees to and shall accept title to any and all real, personal, or other property owned by the Corporation at such time, subject to all rights of third parties that may then exist. js\o:\group\legal\project\cseda\resolutn.doc 1119199 RESO LUTIONNO. 1-28-99-13.1 Page2 PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of College Station, Texas, on this 28th day of JANUARY 1999. ATTEST: � [SEAL] js\o:\group\legal\project\cseda\resolutn.doc 1119199 APPROVED: APPROVED AS TO FORM: �� ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF COLLEGE STATION BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, INC. WE, THE UNDERSIGNED natural persons, not less than three in number, each of whom is at least 18 years of age and is a qualified elector of the City of College Station, Texas (the "City"), acting as incorporators of a public instrumentality and non-profit industrial development corporation (the "Corporation") under the Development Corporation Act of 1979, as amended, Article 5190.6, Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann., as amended (the "Act"), with the approval of the City Council (the "City Council") of the City, do hereby adopt the following Articles of Incorporation for the Corporation: ARTICLE ONE The name of the Corporation is "College Station Business Development Corporation, Inc." ARTICLE TWO The Corporation is a non-profit industrial development corporation under the Act and 1s governed by Section 4B of the Act. ARTICLE THREE Subject to the provisions of Article Eleven of these Articles, the period of duration of the Corporation is perpetual. ARTICLE FOUR (a) The purpose of the Corporation is to promote economic development within the City and the State of Texas in order to eliminate unemployment and underemployment, and to promote and encourage employment and the public welfare of, for, and on behalf of the City by developing, implementing, providing, and financing projects under the Act and as defined in Section 4B of the Act. (b) In the fulfillment of its corporate purpose, the Corporation shall have the power to provide financing to pay the costs of projects through the issuance or execution of bonds, notes, and other forms of debt instruments, and to acquire, maintain, and lease and sell property, and interests therein, all to be done and accomplished on behalf of the City and for its benefit and to accomplish its public and governmental purposes as its duly constituted authority and public instrumentality pursuant to the Act and under, and within the meaning of, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the applicable regulations of the United States Treasury Department and the rulings of the Internal Revenue Service of the United States prescribed and promulgated thereunder. ollegaVprojectslcsedalarticles.doc 618199 ( c) In the fulfillment of its corporate purpose, the Corporation shall have and may exercise the powers described in paragraph (b) of this Article, together with all of the other powers granted to corporations that are incorporated under the Act and that are governed by Section 4B thereof, and, to the extent not in conflict with the Act, the Corporation shall additionally have and may exercise all of the rights, powers, privileges, authorities, and functions given by the general laws of the State of Texas to nonprofit corporations under the Texas Non­ Profit Corporation Act, as amended, Article 1396-101, et seq., Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann., as amended. ( d) The Corporation is a corporation having the purposes and powers permitted by the Act pursuant to the authority granted in Article III, Section 52-a of the Texas Constitution, but the Corporation does not have, and shall not exercise the powers of sovereignty of the City, including the power to tax (except for the power to receive and use the sales and use taxes specified in section 4B of the Act) and the police power, except that the Corporation shall have and may exercise the power of eminent domain when the exercise thereof is approved by the City Council. However, for the purposes of the Texas Tort Claims Act (Subchapter A, Chapter 101, Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code), the Corporation is a governmental unit and its actions are governmental functions. (e) No bonds, notes, or other debt instruments or other obligations, contracts, or agreements of the Corporation are or shall ever be deemed to be or constitute the contracts, agreements, bonds, notes, or other debt instruments or other obligations, or the lending of credit, or a grant of the public money or things of value, of, belonging to, or by the State of Texas, the City, or any other political corporation, subdivision or agency of the State of Texas, or a pledge of the faith and credit of any of them. Any and all of such contracts, agreements, bonds, notes, and other debt instruments and other obligations, contracts and agreements shall be payable solely and exclusively from the revenues and funds received by the Corporation from the sources authorized by Section 4B of the Act and from such other sources as may be otherwise lawfully available and belonging to the Corporation from time to time. ARTICLE FIVE The Corporation has no members and is a non-stock corporation. ARTICLE SIX These Articles of Incorporation may be amended in either one of the methods proscribed in this Article. (a) Pursuant to the powers of the City contained is Section 17 (b) of the Act, the City Council, by resolution, may amend these Articles of Incorporation by filing amendments hereto with the Secretary of State as provided by the Act. (b) The board of directors of the Corporation may file a written application with the City Council requesting approval of proposed amendments to these Articles of Incorporation, specifying in such application the proposed amendments. If the City Council, by appropriate resolution, finds and determines that it is advisable that the proposed amendments be made, authorizes the same to be made, and approves the form of the proposed amendments, the board of directors of the Corporation may proceed to amend these Articles of Incorporation in the manner provided by the Act. ollega/lprojectslcsedalartlcles.doc 618199 -2 - ( c) The board of directors of the Corporation shall not have any power to amend these Articles of Incorporation except in accordance with the procedures established in paragraph (b) of this Article. ARTICLE SEVEN The street address of the initial registered office of the Corporation is the City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77845, and the name of its initial registered agent at such address is Lynn Mcllhaney, Mayor. ARTICLE EIGHT The affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by a board of directors which shall be composed of seven (7) persons appointed by the City Council, who are residents of the City of College Station. Four ( 4) members of the board of directors shall serve an initial term of one ( 1) year (the "One Year Class") and three (3) members of the board of directors shall serve an initial term of two (2) years (the "Two Year Class"). Thereafter, appointments shall be for a full term of two (2) years. The names and street addresses of the persons who are to serve as the initial directors of the respective classes and the dates of expiration of their initial terms as directors, are as follows: DATE OF NAME ADDRESS EXPIRATION OF TERM Jere Blackwelder 1815 Bee Creek Drive April, 2000 College Station, TX 77840 Mark Weichold 2010 Spring Creek April, 2000 College Station, TX 77840 Nancy Crouch 8700 Appomattox Drive April, 2000 College Station, TX 77840 Gene Joyce 3203 Westchester Avenue April, 2000 College Station, TX 77845 Brad Lancaster 703 Thomas April, 2001 College Station, TX 77840 Lee Blank 2707 Teakwood Court April, 2001 College Station, TX 77840 Sherrye Coggiola 4606 Valley Brook Circle April, 2001 College Station, TX 77845 No member shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms. Each director shall hold office for the term for which the director is appointed unless sooner removed or resigned. Each director, including the initial directors, shall be eligible for reappointment. Directors are removable by the City Council at will. Any vacancy occurring on the board of directors through ollegaVprojectslcsedalartlcles.doc 618199 - 3 - death, resignation or otherwise shall be filled by appointment by the City Council to hold office until the expiration of the term of the retiring member. ARTICLE NINE The name and street address of each incorporator is: NAME Lynn Mcllhaney George K. Noe Harvey Cargill, Jr. ADDRESS 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, TX 77840 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, TX 77840 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, TX 77840 ARTICLE TEN (a) The initial bylaws of the Corporation shall be in the form and substance approved by the City Council by resolution. Such bylaws shall be adopted by the Corporation's board of directors and shall, together with these Articles of Incorporation, govern the internal affairs of the Corporation until and unless amended in accordance with this Article. (b) Neither the initial bylaws nor any subsequently effective bylaws of the Corporation may be amended without the consent and approval of the City Council. The board of directors of the Corporation shall make application to the City Council for the approval of any proposed amendments, but the same shall not become effective until or unless the same shall be approved by resolution adopted by the City Council. ARTICLE ELEVEN (a) The City Council may, in its sole discretion, and at any time, alter or change the structure, organization, programs or activities of the Corporation, and it may terminate or dissolve the Corporation, subject to the provisions of paragraphs (b) and ( c) of this Article. (b) The Corporation shall not be dissolved, and its business shall not be terminated, by act of the City Council or otherwise, so long as the Corporation shall be obligated to pay any bonds, notes, or other obligations and unless the collection of the sales and use tax authorized by Section 4B of the Act is eligible for termination in accordance with the provisions of Section 4B(i) of the Act. (c) No action shall be taken pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Article or pursuant to paragraph (b) of Article Twelve of these Articles, in any manner or at any time that would impair any contract, lease, right, or other obligation therefore executed, granted, or incurred by the Corporation. ollegaVprojectslcsedalarticles.doc 618199 - 4 - ARTICLE TWELVE (a) No dividends shall ever be paid by the Corporation and no part of its net earnings remaining after payment of its expenses and other obligations shall be distributed to or inure to the benefit of its directors or officers, or any individual, private firm, or private corporation or association, except in reasonable amounts for services rendered. (b) If, after the close of any fiscal year, the board of directors shall determine that sufficient provision has been made for the full payment of all current expenses, together with all amounts payable on the contracts, agreements, bonds, notes, and other obligations of the Corporation, and that all of the terms, provisions, and covenants therein have been met, then any net earnings derived from sources other than the sales and use taxes collected for the account of Corporation pursuant to Section 4B of the Act thereafter accruing and lease payments received in connection with projects financed pursuant to Section 4B of the Act shall be paid to the City. All sales and use taxes collected for the account of the Corporation pursuant to Section 4B of the Act, and lease payments received in connection with projects financed pursuant to Section 4B of the Act shall be used solely for the purposes permitted by Section 4B of the Act. ( c) If the Corporation ever should be dissolved when it has, or is entitled to, any interest in any funds or property of any kind, real, personal or mixed, such funds or property or rights thereto shall not be transferred to private ownership, but shall be transferred and delivered to the City after satisfaction or provision for satisfaction of all debts, claims, and contractual obligations, including any contractual obligations granting rights of purchase of property of the Corporation. (d) No part of the Corporation's activities shall consist of the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the Corporation shall not participate in any political campaign of or in opposition to any candidate for public office. ARTICLE THIRTEEN The City has specifically authorized the Corporation by resolution to act on its behalf to further the public purposes stated in said resolution and in these Articles of Incorporation, and the City has by said resolution approved these Articles of Incorporation. A copy of said resolution is on file among the permanent public records of the City and the Corporation. ollegaVprojectslcsedalartlcles.doc 618199 - 5 - Z�lrrt� INCORPORATORS THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZOS § § § I, the undersigned, a Notary Public of the State of Texas, do hereby certify that on this ____ day of June, 1999, personally appeared before me LYNN McILHANEY, GEORGE K. NOE, and HARVEY CARGILL, JR., who, each being by me first duly sworn, severally declared that they are the persons who signed the foregoing document as incorporators, and that the statements therein contained are true and correct. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the date and year above written. JANIS L SCHWARTZ Notary Public, State of Texas My Commission Expires APRIL 8, 2002 [SEAL] ollegaVprojectslcsedalarticles.doc (i/8/99 - 6 - \ BYLAWS OF COLLEGE STATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, INC. ARTICLE 1 PURPOSE AND POWERS Section 1. Purpose. The Corporation is incorporated for the purposes set forth in Article Four of its Articles of Incorporation, the same to be accomplished on behalf of the City of College Station, Texas (the "City") as its duly constituted authority and instrumentality in accordance with the Development Corporation Act of 1979, as amended, Article 5190.6, Tex. Rev. Civ. Stats., Ann., as amended, (the "Act"), and other applicable laws. Section 2. Powers. In the fulfillment of its corporate purpose, the Corporation shall be governed by Section 4B of the Act, and shall have all of the powers set forth and conferred in its Articles of Incorporation, in the Act, and in other applicable law, subject to the limitations prescribed therein and herein and to the provisions thereof and hereof. Section 1. ARTICLE II BOARD OF DIRECTORS Powers. Number and Term of Office. (a) The property and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed and controlled by a Board of Directors (the "Board") and, subject to the restrictions imposed by law, by the Articles of Incorporation, and by these Bylaws, the Board shall exercise all of the powers of the Corporation. (b) The Board shall consist of seven (7) directors, each of whom shall be appointed by the City Council (the "City Council") of the City. ( c) The directors constituting the first Board shall be those directors named in the Articles of Incorporation. Successor directors shall have the qualifications, shall be of the classes of directors, and shall be appointed to the terms set forth in the Articles of Incorporation. ( d) Any director may be removed from office by the City Council at will. Section 2. Meetings of Directors. The directors may hold their meetings at such place or places in the City as the Board may from time to time determine; provided, however, in the absence of any such determination by the Board, the meetings shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation as specified in Article V of these Bylaws. Section 3. Notice of Meetings. (a) Regular meetings of the Board shall be held without the necessity of notice to directors at such times and places as shall be designated from time to time by the ollegaVprojectslcsedalbylaws.doc 5127199 Board. Special Meetings of the Board shall be held whenever called by the president, by the secretary, by a majority of the directors, by the Mayor of the City, or by a majority of the City Council. (b) The secretary shall give notice to each director of each Special Meeting in person or by mail, telephone or telegraph, at least two (2) hours before the meeting. Unless otherwise indicated in the notice thereof, any and all matters pertaining to the purposes of the Corporation may be considered and acted upon at a Special Meeting. At any meeting at which every director shall be present, even though without any notice, any matter pertaining to the purpose of the Corporation may be considered and acted upon consistent with applicable law. ( c) Whenever any notice is required to be given to the Board, said notice shall be deemed to be sufficient if given by depositing the same in a post office box in a sealed postpaid wrapper addressed to the person entitled thereto at his or her post office address as it appears on the books of the Corporation, and such notice shall be deemed to have been given on the day of such mailing. Attendance of a director at a meeting shall consti­ tute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the grounds that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at nor the purpose of any Regular or Special Meeting of the Board need be specified in the notice to directors or waiver of notice of such meeting, unless required by the Board. A waiver of notice in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice. Section 4. Open Meetings Act. All meetings and deliberations of the Board shall be called, convened, held, and conducted, and notice shall be given to the public, in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Article 6252-17, Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann., as amended. Section 5. Quorum. A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of the official business of the Corporation. The act of a majority of the direc­ tors present at a meeting at which a quorum is in attendance shall constitute the act of the Board and of the Corporation, unless the act of a greater number is required by law. Section 6. Conduct of Business. (a) At the meetings of the Board, matters pertaining to the business of the Corporation shall be considered in accordance with rules of procedure as from time to time prescribed by the Board. (b) At all meetings of the Board, the president shall preside. ( c) The secretary of the Corporation shall act as secretary of all meetings of the Board, but in the absence of the secretary, the presiding officer may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting. Section 7. Committees of the Board. The Board may designate two or more directors to constitute an official committee of the Board to exercise such authority of the Board as may be specified in the resolution. It is provided, however, that all final, official actions of the Corporation may be exercised only by the Board. Each committee so designated shall keep regular minutes of the transactions of its meetings and shall cause such minutes to be recorded in books kept for that purpose in the principal office of the Corporation. ollega/Jprojectslcsedalbylaws.doc 5127199 -2- Section 8. Compensation of Directors. Directors shall not receive any salary or compensation for their services as directors. However, they shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties as directors. ARTICLE III OFFICERS Section I. Titles and Term of Office. (a) The officers of the Corporation shall be a president, a vice president, a secretary and a treasurer, and such other officers as the Board may from time to time elect or appoint. One person may hold more than one office, except that the president shall not hold the office of secretary. Terms of office shall be one (I) year with the right of an officer to be reelected. (b) All officers shall be subject to removal from office at any time by a vote of a majority of the entire Board. ( c) A vacancy in the office of any officer shall be filled by a vote of a majority of the directors. Section 2. Powers and Duties of the President. The president shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation, and, subject to the paramount authority of the Board, the president shall be in general charge of the properties and affairs of the Corporation, shall preside at all meetings of the Board, and may sign and execute all contracts, conveyances, franchises, bonds, deeds, assignments, mortgages, notes and other instruments in the name of the Corporation. Section 3. Vice President. The vice president shall have such powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board and shall exercise the powers of the president during that officer's absence or inability to act. Any action taken by the vice president in the performance of the duties of the president shall be conclusive evidence of the absence or inability to act of the president at the time such action was taken. Section 4. Treasurer. The treasurer shall have the responsibility to see to the handling, custody, and security of all funds and securities of the Corporation in accordance with these bylaws. When necessary or proper, the treasurer may endorse and sign, on behalf of the Corporation, for collection or issuance, checks, notes and other obligations in or drawn upon such bank, banks or depositories as shall be designated by the Board consistent with these Bylaws. The treasurer shall see to the entry in the books of the Corporation full and accurate accounts of all monies received and paid out on account of the Corporation. The treasurer shall, at the expense of the Corporation, give such bond for the faithful discharge of his duties in such form and amount as the Board or the City Council may require. Section 5. Secretary. The secretary shall keep the minutes of all meetings of the Board in books provided for that purpose, shall give and serve all notices, may sign with the president in the name of the Corporation, and/or attest the signature thereto, all contracts, conveyances, franchises, bonds, deeds, assignments, mortgages, notes and other instruments of the Corporation, shall have charge of the corporate books, records, docu­ ments and instruments, except the books of account and financial records and securities, and such other books and papers as the Board may direct, all of which shall at all reason- ollegallprojectslcseda!bylaws.doc 5127199 - 3 - able times be open to public inspection upon application at the office of the Corporation during business hours, and shall in general perform all duties incident to the office of secretary subject to the control of the Board. Section 6. The president, each vice president, and the secretary shall be named from among the members of the Board. The treasurer and any assistant secretaries may, at the option of the Board, be persons other than members of the Board, but they may be employees of the City. Section 7. Compensation. Officers who are members of the Board shall not receive any salary or compensation for their services, except that they shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties as officers. ARTICLE IV FUNCTIONAL CORPORATE DUTIES AND REQUIREMENTS Section 1. ment Plan. General Economic Northgate Hotel Conference Center Develop- (a) It shall be the duty and obligation of the Board, in coordination with the necessary contracting parties, to research, develop, prepare, finance, and implement the hotel/conference center facilities development plan described in and in accordance with the terms of that certain "Preliminary Agreement of Intent to Enter Into a Development Agreement" (the "Preliminary Agreement"), entered into as of the day of ____ ,,.._. 1997, by and between the City and ., and to assume and to undertake all of the City's obligations thereunder, and to succeed to the rights of the City to enforce the same, subject to the rights of the respective parties thereto. (b) In carrying out its obligations under subsection (a), the Corporation shall be authorized to exercise all rights and powers granted under the Act, including, but not limited to Section 4B thereof, subject to the terms of the Preliminary Agreement and subsequent related agreements, and with the objective and for the purpose of developing and diversifying the economy of the State of Texas and the City, and the elimination of unemployment in the State and the City and the expansion of commerce within the State. ( c) The Board shall periodically submit reports to the City Council as to the status of its activities in carrying out its obligations under this Section. ( d) Any and all agreements between the Corporation and other parties shall be authorized, executed, approved, and delivered in accordance with applicable law. Section 2. Annual Corporate Budget. At least 60 days prior to the commencement of each fiscal year of the Corporation, the Board shall adopt a proposed budget of expected revenues and proposed expenditures for the next ensuing fiscal year. The budget shall contain such classifications and shall be in such form as may be prescribed from time to time by the City Council. The budget shall not be effective until the same has been approved by the City Council. ollegallprojectslcsedalbylaws.doc 5127199 -4- Section 3. Books, Records. Audits. (a) The Corporation shall keep and properly maintain, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, complete books, records, accounts, and financial statements pertaining to its corporate funds, activities, and affairs. (b) At the direction of the City Council, the books, records, accounts, and financial statements of the Corporation may be maintained for the Corporation by the accountants, staff and personnel of the City. ( c) The Corporation, or the City if the option described in subsection (b) is selected, shall cause its books, records, accounts, and financial statements to be audited at least once each fiscal year by an outside, independent, auditing and accounting firm selected by the Corporation and approved by the City Council. Such audit shall be at the expense of the Corporation. Section 4. Deposit and Investment of Corporate Funds. (a) All proceeds from loans or from the issuance of bonds, notes, or other debt instruments ("Obligations") issued by the Corporation shall be deposited and invested as provided in the resolution, order, indenture, or other documents authorizing or relating to their execution or issuance. (b) Subject to the requirements of contracts, loan agreements, indentures or other agreements securing Obligations, all other monies of the Corporation, if any, shall be deposited, secured, and/or invested in the manner provided for the deposit, security, and/or investment of the public funds of the City. The Board shall designate the accounts and depositories to be created and designated for such purposes, and the methods of with­ drawal of funds therefrom for use by and for the purposes of the Corporation upon the signature of its treasurer and such other persons as the Board shall designate. The accounts, reconciliation, and investment of such funds and accounts shall be performed by the Fiscal Services Department of the City. Section 5. Expenditures of Corporate Money. The monies of the Corporation, including sales and use taxes collected pursuant to Section 4B of the Act, monies derived from rents received from the lease or use of property, the proceeds from the investment of funds of the Corporation, the proceeds from the sale of property, and the proceeds derived form the sale of Obligations, may be expended by the Corporation for any of the purposes authorized by the Act, subject to the terms of the Master Agreement and to the following limitations: (i) Expenditures from the proceeds of Obligations shall be identified and described in the orders, resolutions, indentures, or other agreements submitted to and approved by the City Council prior to the execution of loan or financing agreements or the sale and delivery of the Obligations to the purchasers thereof required by Section 6 of this Article; (ii) Expenditures that may be made from a fund created with the proceeds of Obligations, and expenditures of monies derived from sources other than the proceeds of Obligations may be used for the purposes of financing or otherwise providing one or more "Projects," as defined in Section 4B of the Act. The specific expenditures shall be described in a resolution or order of the Board and shall be made only after the approval thereof by the City Council; o/legallprojectslcsedalbylaws.doc 5127199 - 5 - (iii) All other proposed expenditures shall be made in accordance with and shall be set forth in the annual budget required by Section 2 of this Article or in contracts meeting the requirements of Section I ( d) of this Article. Section 6. Issuance of Obligations. No Obligations, including refunding Obli- gations, shall be authorized or sold and delivered by the Corporation unless the City Council shall approve such Obligations by action taken prior to the date of sale of the Obligations. Section 1. ARTICLE V MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Principal Office. (a) The principal office and the registered office of the Corporation shall be the registered office of the Corporation specified in the Articles of Incorporation. (b) The Corporation shall have and shall continually designate a registered agent at its registered office, as required by the Act. Section 2. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be the same as the fiscal year of the City. Board. Section 3. Seal. The seal of the Corporation shall be as determined by the Section 4. Resignations. Any director or officer may resign at any time. Such resignation shall be made in writing and shall take effect at the time specified therein, or, if no time be specified, at the time of its receipt by the president or secretary. The accep­ tance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective, unless expressly so provided in the resignation. Section 5. Approval or Advice and Consent of the City Council. To the extent that these bylaws refer to any approval by the City or refer to advice and consent by the Council, such advice and consent shall be evidenced by a certified copy of a resolution, order or motion duly adopted by the City Council. Section 6. Services of City Staff and Officers. Subject to the paramount authority of the City Manager under the Charter of the City, the Corporation shall have the right to utilize the services of the City Attorney, the City Secretary, and the staff and employees of the Finance Department of the City, provided (I) that the Corporation shall pay reasonable compensation to the City for such services, and (ii) the performance of such services does not materially interfere with the other duties of such personnel of the City. Section 7. Indemnification of Directors, Officers and Employees. (a) As provided in the Act and in the Articles of Incorporation, the Corporation is, for the purposes of the Texas Tort Claims Act (Subchapter A, Chapter 101, Texas Civil Practices and Remedies Code), a governmental unit and its actions are governmental functions. ollegallprojectslcsedalbylaws.doc 5127199 -6- (b) The Corporation shall indemnify each and every member of the Board, its officers, and its employees, and each member of the City Council and each employee of the City, to the fullest extent permitted by law, against any and all liability or expense, including attorneys fees, incurred by any of such persons by reason of any actions or omissions that may arise out of the functions and activities of the Corporation. ARTICLE VI EFFECTIVE DATE, AMENDMENTS Section 1. Effective Date. These Bylaws shall become effective upon the occurrence of the following events: (1) the approval of these Bylaws by the City Council� and (2) the adoption of these Bylaws by the Board. Section 2. Amendments to Articles oflncorporation and Bylaws. The Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation and these Bylaws may be amended only in the manner provided in the Articles of Incorporation and the Act. ollegaVprojectslcsedalbylaws.doc 5127199 - 7 -