Notwithstanding the limitations imposed by this section 11-19 or any other provision of the Charter, the City Council shall be authorized, without any further preliminaries or limitations, to issue not to exceed four million eight hundred fifty-five thousand dollars ($4,855,000.00) of general obligation bonds of the city, to be paid from such additional property taxes, imposed in each year without limit of rate or amount, as are necessary to pay such bonds or any refunds thereof. The proceeds of such bonds, including investment earnings, shall be spent to acquire, construct, install, equip and repair public safety facilities to be used by the city police and fire departments, together with necessary incidentals. For the purpose of providing for the operation and maintenance of such facilities, there shall be imposed in each year general property taxes at a rate sufficient to produce revenues of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) annually. Such taxes shall be spent or reserved for such purposes in 1994 and thereafter for so long as the city is constructing or operating any of the facilities authorized to be acquired, constructed, installed, equipped, or repaired with proceeds of such general obligation bonds. All actions taken pursuant to this paragraph constitute an exception, granted by the registered electors of the city pursuant to law, from any limits on taxes, spending, or revenues. (Ord. No. 95-53, exhibit A (§ 11-19-1), 9-11-1995)