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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 82-204 Ac, = .� RESOLUTION CONSENTING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AT ST. ELIZABETH HOSPITAL OF BEAUMONT AND THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS BY THE HARRIS COUNTY HEALTH FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO FINANCE SUCH IMPROVEMENTS WHEREAS, St. Elizabeth Hospital of Beaumont, Texas, (the "Hospital" ) , situated in Jefferson County, Texas, is owned and operated by Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, Houston, Texas, a Texas non-profit corporation ( "SCH" ) ; and WHEREAS, the Hospital is in need of certain capital improvements, described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof; and WHEREAS, such capital improvements, together with such additions and deletions as may be authorized by a certificate of need issued by the Texas Health Facilities Commission, and the refinancing of certain existing obligations of the Hospital are hereinafter called the "Project" ; and WHEREAS, the presently estimated capital cost of the Project is $33, 000, 000; and WHEREAS, the Texas Health Facilities Development Act, Article 1528j , Vernon' s Texas Civil Statutes (hereinafter, together with any amendments, called the "Act" ) provides for the creation by sponsoring entities of health facilities development corporations with powers to provide, expand, and improve health facilities; and WHEREAS, the Act defines a "sponsoring entity" as any city, county, or hospital district in Texas; and WHEREAS, Harris County is a sponsoring entity pursuant to the Act and has established the Harris County Health Facilities Development Corporation (the "Health Facilities Corporation" ) pursuant to the Act; and WHEREAS, the Health Facilities Corporation at its May 6, 1982, meeting adopted a resolution agreeing and declaring its intention to issue its limited obligation notes and/or bonds to help pay the eligible costs of the Project; and WHEREAS, the Health Facilities Corporation may so act with respect to the Hospital (a health facility outside the limits of Harris County) only with the consent of every other sponsoring entity within which the Hospital is located; and WHEREAS, the City of Beaumont is a sponsoring entity within which the Hospital is located and has been requested to give its consent pursuant to the Act; and WHEREAS, the action of the Health Facilities Corporation with respect to the Hospital (including issuing bonds to finance the Project) will create no liability for the City of Beaumont or its residents and is in the best interests of the City of Beaumont and its residents; Therefore BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, THAT: 1 . Consent is hereby given for the Project and the issuance of bonds by the Health Facilities Corporation to finance the Project. 2 . This consent shall continue in force and effect for a period of two years from the date hereof or such other date to which the Health Facilities Corporation and the Council may hereafter agree. PASSED AND APPROVED this !,�w� day of 1982 . . - Mayor ATTEST: City Sec etary a)- y�c (SEAL) EXHIBIT A The construction and renovation at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas involves the acquisition and installation of a CAT Scanner at a cost of approximately $1, 020, 000. This project has been approved by the SCH Board, and a certificate of need has been requested and received therefor. The St. Elizabeth Hospital project also includes construction of a new four-story East Patient Tower, the addition of three floors to the existing South Patient Tower, renovation of portions of the presently-existing main Hospital building, and the completion of shelled-in space in the Main Hospital Building. Total square footage affected: 181,200 square feet. The East Patient Tower is expected to contain 32 critical care unit beds, four labor/delivery rooms, a nursery including 48 Level I and 20 Level II bassinets, and other ancillary areas. The three floors added to the existing South Patient Tower are expected to house 84 adult medical/surgical beds and 33 obstetrical beds. This project is expected to provide three ambulatory outpatient surgical suites, 42 telemetry-monitored intermediate coronary care beds, a satellite pharmacy for inpatient surgery, and expanded inpatient surgical services including four major operating rooms. It is expected the project will increase the Hospital ' s licensed bed complement from 395 to 469 . SCH Board approval and certificate of need approval have been issued for all phases of the project at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Beaumont, Texas. Total expected cost of this project is estimated to be approximately $33 , 000, 000, including the refinancing of about $4, 000, 000 of existing hospital debt. CERTIFICATE FOR RESOLUTION THE STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF JEFFERSON § We, the undersigned officers of the City Council of the City of Beaumont, Texas, hereby certify as follows: 1. The City Council of the City of Beaumont, Texas convened in regular meeting on the 1st day of June, 1982, at its regular meeting place in the City Hall, within said City, and the roll was called of the duly constituted officers and members of said City Council and the City Clerk, to-wit: William E. Neild Mayor Bill Cox Councilman, Ward I Evelyn Lord Councilman, Ward II Joseph D. Deshotel Councilman, Ward III G. Wayne Turner Councilman, Ward IV Myrtle Corgey City Clerk and all of said persons were present, except Myrtle Corgey, thus constituting a quorum. Whereupon, among other business, the following was transacted at said meeting: a written RESOLUTION CONSENTING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AT ST. ELIZABETH HOSPITAL OF BEAUMONT AND THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS BY THE HARRIS COUNTY HEALTH FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO FINANCE SUCH IMPROVEMENTS was duly introduced for the consideration of said City Council and read in full. After due discussion, it was then duly moved and seconded that said Resolution be adopted; and, said motion carried by the following vote: AYES: All members of said City Council shown present above voted "Aye. " NOES: None 2 . That a true, full and correct copy of the aforesaid Resoultion adopted at the meeting described in the above and foregoing paragraph is attached to and follows this certi- ficate; that said Resolution has been duly recorded in said City Council ' s minutes of said meeting; that the persons named in the above and foregoing paragraph are the duly chosen, qualified, and acting officers and members of said City Council as indicated therein; that each of the officers and members of said City Council was duly and sufficiently notified officially and personally, in advance, of the time, place and purpose of the aforesaid meeting, and that said Resolution would be introduced and considered for adoption at said meeting; that said meeting was open to the public as required by law; and that public notice of the hour, date, place and subject of said meeting was given as required by Article 6252-17, Vernon' s Texas Civil Statutes, as amended. SIGNED AND SEALED the // day of 1982 . 'City Secre tiary Mayor City' of Beaumont, Texas City of Beaumont, Texas (SEAL) ,tea-��