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RES 1494 07/08/2014 lu a r a *$k 0, "City of Choice" RESOLUTION NO. 14 9 4 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CIBOLO ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS FOR THE CIBOLO VALLEY LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION TO REFLECT THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE CITY OF CONVESE FROM THE CIBOLO VALLEY LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION; APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE MEMORADUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE CIBOLO VALLEY LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION TO REFLECT THE CHANGES TO THE CORPORATION'S MEMBERSHIP AND OTHER MATTERS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; REPEALING CONFLICTING RESOLUTIONS; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation ("CVLGC") is a local government corporation, created and existing under the provisions of Subchapter D of Chapter 431, Texas Transportation Code, as amended ("Chapter 431"), and Chapter 394, Texas Local Government Code ("Chapter 394" and together with Chapter 431, the "Act") and has and may exercise all of the rights, powers, privileges, authority, and functions given by the general laws of the State of Texas to non-profit corporations incorporated under the Act including, without limitation, the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act, Chapter 22, Texas Business Organizations Code; and WHEREAS, the cities of Cibolo, Converse, and Schertz (collectively, "Member Cities") have utilized CVLGC as a mechanism to secure additional water for the Member Cities; and WHEREAS,the City of Converse, by communication dated June 18, 2014, has requested to withdraw from CVLGC as a member city; and WHEREAS, at its June 26, 2014, open meeting, CVLGC considered the request from the City of Converse; and WHEREAS,the Board of Directors of CVLGC recommends the withdrawal of Converse from membership in CVLGC; and WHEREAS, Article VIII of CVLGC's Articles of Incorporation, Chapter 394 of the Texas Local Government Code, and Chapter 431 of the Texas Transportation Codeallows CVLGC to apply to its member cities for a change to its Articles of Incorporation; and 1 WHEREAS, an amendment to CVLGC's Articles of Incorporation is required in order to provide for the withdrawal of the City of Converse; and WHEREAS,an amendment to CVLGC's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws must be approved by each the member cities' governing bodies in order to be effectuated; and WHEREAS, the amendment to the CVLGC Articles of Incorporation is wise, expedient, necessary, and advisable; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of CVLGC applied to each of its Member Cities to make the following changes to CVLGC's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws; and WHEREAS, should the City of Converse withdraw from CVLGC, CVLGC's Bylaws will need to be amended; and WHEREAS, Article XI of CVLGC's Articles of Incorporation requires that an amendment to CVLGC's Bylaws be approved by each the Member Cities' governing bodies; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of CVLGC approved the changes to the articles of incorporation and bylaws as detailed below at an open meeting; and WHEREAS, CVLGC and the City executed, along with the other Member Cities, a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") that detailed the obligations of each entity; and WHEREAS, if Converse withdraws from CVLGC, a Third Amendment to the MOU is necessary to reflect the withdrawals of Converse from CVLGC. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF L 6,/, Section 1. The recitals contained in the preamble of this Resolution are determined to be true and correct and are hereby adopted as a part of this Resolution. Section 2. The City hereby consents to the withdrawal of the City of Converse from CVLGC. In order to effectuate the withdrawal, the City hereby approves the following amendments to CVLGC's Articles of Incorporation, provided all other member cities of CVLGC approve similar amendments: (A)Article IV (a) shall be changed to read as follows: "to aid, assist, and act on behalf of Ciboloand Schertz (collectively, "Cities") in acquiring, constructing, leasing, improving, enlarging, extending, repairing, maintaining, and operating a water utility system (the "project") pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 552 of the Texas Local Government Code, as amended ("Chapter 552"), and other applicable laws of the State;" (B)The first paragraph of Article VII shall read as follows: "The Governing Bodies have, by resolutions adopted on March 22, 2010 (Cibolo) and March 15, 2010 (Schertz), authorized the creation of the Corporation and approved these Articles of 2 Incorporation and the Corporation's Bylaws pursuant to Subchapter D of the Act. The cities of Seguin and Selma were member cities of the Corporation, but by resolutions adopted on January 8, 2013 (Cibolo), January 15, 2013 (Converse), January 29, 2013 (Schertz), January 15, 2013 (Seguin), and January 3, 2013 (Selma), the cities of Selma and Seguin are no longer member cities of the Corporation. The City of Converse, likewise were member cities of the Corporation, but by resolutions adopted on (Cibolo), (Converse), and (Schertz), the City of Converse is no longer a member city of the Corporation." (C)Article XII shall list the members of the initial Board of Directors and shall read as follows: "The number of directors constituting the Board of Directors is four (4). Two (2) directors shall be appointed by each of the Governing Bodies." Section 3. The City hereby approves the following amendments to the CVLGC Bylaws to read as follows,provided the other CVLGC member cities adopt similar changes: (A)"Section 1.2. Purpose. The Corporation is incorporated for the purposes set forth in Article IV of its Articles of Incorporation, and any amendments thereto, the same to be accomplished on behalf of the City of Cibolo, Texas ("Cibolo") and the City of Schertz, Texas ("Schertz"), as their duly constituted authority and instrumentality in accordance with Subchapter D of Chapter 431, Texas Transportation Code, as amended (the "Act"), and other applicable laws of the State of Texas (the "State")." (B)"Section 1.4. Nonprofit Corporation. The Corporation shall be a public, nonprofit corporation, and no part of its net earnings remaining after payment of its bonds and expenses shall inure to the benefit of any person other than Cibolo and Schertz (collectively,the "Cities"). (C)"Section 2.1 (b). Nonprofit Corporation. The Board shall consist of four (4) directors, each of whom must at all times while serving as director be a resident of the City that appointed such director. Each City shall appoint two (2) directors to the Board. The governing bodies of the Cities shall collectively be referred to herein as "Governing Bodies." Each member of the Board shall be appointed for a four-year term until the Corporation is dissolved. A director may be reappointed. The four-year term of office from the City of Cibolo began on October 1, 2011. The four-year term of office from the cities of Schertz began on October 1, 2012." (D)"Section 3.7. Executive Director. The Board mayappoint an Executive Director of the Corporation to provide administrative support services for the Corporation and to perform other duties as prescribed by the Board." Section 4. The City hereby approves the Third Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding Among the Cities of Cibolo, Converse, and Schertz and the Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation, attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes in substantially correct form as Exhibit A, provided the other member cities of CVLGC adopt 3 similar changes to the MOU. The Third Amendment will reflect withdrawal from CVLGC by the City of Converse and their responsibilities regarding the MOU. The City Manager is hereby authorized on the City's behalf to execute the Third Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding and effectuate its intent. Section 5. All Resolutions and parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby expressly repealed insofar as they conflict herewith.Section 6. It is hereby declared that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this resolution are severable and, if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this resolution shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this resolution, because the same would have been enacted by the Board of Directors without the incorporation of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. Section 7. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon passage. PASSED AND APPROVED the 8th day of JuAY, 2014. Lisa M. Jackson C/t Mayor, City of Cibolo ATTEST: Peggy Cimics, TRMC City Secretary, City of Cibolo 4 THIRD AMENDMENT TO MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AMONG THE CITIES OF CIBOLO, CONVERSE,AND SCHERTZ AND THE CIBOLO VALLEY LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION WHEREAS, in recognition of the fact that the acquisition of a dependable source of raw and potable water is essential for the maintenance of continued economic growth and the well being of its citizens, the cities of Cibolo, Converse, and Schertz approved the creation of the Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation ("CVLGC") as their constituted authority and instrumentality to accomplish the specific purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, enlarging, extending,repairing,maintaining and operating a water utility system; and WHEREAS,the City of Converse has sought withdrawal from CVLGC; WHEREAS, the cities of Cibolo, Converse, and Schertz executed a Memorandum of Understanding with CVLGC ("MOU") to outline certain rights and responsibilities of each entity; WHEREAS, Cibolo and Schertz (collectively, "Member Cities") wish to continue pursuing projects through CVLGC; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained,each of the Member Cities and CVLGC agree as follows: 1. The terms of the MOU, and its amendments thereto, remain in full force and effect except as amended herein. Definitions in the MOU shall apply to terms utilized herein. 2. The Parties agree that the City of Converse ("Converse") is withdrawing from CVLGC and Converse's rights, titles, interests, and obligations in the MOU and CVLGC are relinquished subject to the provisions contained herein. The remaining Member Cities in the MOU shall be the cities of Cibolo and Schertz. However, Section 5 of the First of the MOU shall control reimbursement to Converse,if any,upon its withdrawal from CVLGC. 3. After the withdrawal of Converse, the remaining Member Cities' interest in CVLGC shall be based on an equal share(currently,a half each). 4. Withdrawal of a Member City. If any of the remaining Member Cities withdraws from CVLGC, the remaining Member Cities agree that the withdrawing city shall be entitled to reimbursement of any contributions the withdrawing city makes to CVLGC less any expenses incurred by the CVLGC to the date of the withdrawal and through CVLGC's remaining Budget Year. Exhibit A This Third Amendment to the MOU may be signed as multiple originals and is approved by each of the Member Cities and CVLGC on the date indicated. City of Cibolo: G ` _e T- tt Q'�'�- Date: Robert T. Herrera,City Manager City of Converse: City Manager Date: City of Schertz: Date: John Kessel, City Manager Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation: Date: President THIRD AMENDMENT TO MOU Page 2 of 2 CVLGC/MEMBER CITIES SIGNED ORIGINAL(S):6