(A) This chapter, being necessary for the welfare of the city and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.
(B) The City of Tulare pledges and agrees with the holders of any bonds issued and with those companies which may enter into project agreements pursuant to the provisions of this chapter relating to the bonds, that the city will not amend this chapter so as to adversely affect vested rights of the holders of the bonds or the companies executing project agreements relating thereto until the obligations evidenced by the bonds are fully met or discharged and the project agreements are fully performed or discharged on the part of the city, provided however, that nothing herein contained shall preclude the alteration or change:
(1) If them will be no impairment of the contracts represented by the bonds, based upon a finding made by the Council after a public hearing and the receipt of appropriate opinions and evidence relating thereto;
(2) If, and when, adequate provision shall have been made for the protection from impairment of the contracts represented by the bonds and project agreements; or
(3) To amend this chapter so as to make it more efficient, cure ambiguities, defects, inconsistent provisions, clarify matters or questions arising under this chapter, take advantage of new legal or conceptual developments or otherwise improve this chapter and the application thereof to the benefit of the city and its citizens and the right to so alter or change is hereby reserved.
(C) An action may be brought pursuant to Cal. Code of Civil Procedure Chapter 9 (commencing with § 860) of Part 2 of Title 10 to determine the validity of bonds, proceedings, project agreements or indentures, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the legality of all proceedings theretofore taken or proposed to be taken in such proceedings, pursuant to this chapter; and all of such matters respecting which an action may be brought pursuant to Cal. Code of Civil Procedure Chapter 9 of Part 2 of Title 10 shall be subject to the provisions thereof regarding validity, limitation of actions and incontestability.
(D) This chapter provides a complete and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized hereby but the authorizations shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws, provided however, that in the exercise of any of the powers conferred, including powers relating to the offer, issuance and sale of bonds under the provisions of this chapter, the city need not comply with the provisions of any law applicable to the exercise of similar powers except as referred to in this chapter.
(E) Except to the extent that a particular word or phrase is otherwise specifically defined in this chapter, the definition of each word or phrase shall constitute, to the extent applicable, the definition of each word or phrase which is derivative from it or from which it is a derivative as the case may be. Words of the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter genders. Words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa. Words importing persons shall include corporations and associations, including public bodies, as well as natural persons. The terms “hereby”, “hereof”, “hereto”, “herein”, “hereunder” and any similar terms used in this chapter refer to this chapter.
(1995 Code, § 12.04.200)