HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-2158 - Bond issuance (Special)CITY OF MARYSVILLE, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO.Z/.r~
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Marysville, Washington, relating to
contracting indebtedness; providing for the issuance of $4,500,000 par value of
Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, 1997, of the City for general City
purposes to provide funds with which to pay the cost of improvements to
Cedarcrest Golf Course and its access, including the repayment of interim
financing for such project; fixing the date, form, maturities, interest rates, terms
and covenants of the bonds; establishinga bond redemption fund; providing for
bond insurance; and approving the sale and providing for the delivery of the
bonds to Key Capital Markets, Inc., of Seattle, Washington.
WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 2081, the City of Marysville, Washington (the "City"),
provided for the issuance of its Limited Tax General Obligation Bond Anticipation Note, 1996
(Line of Credit) (the "Note"), in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $3,750,000 and
maturing April 30, 1997, to pay the cost of improvements to Cedarcrest Golf Course and its
access (the "Project") pending the issuance of bonds to provide permanent financing for the
Project; and
WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 2123, the City extended the term of the Note to
December 31, 1997; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determinedit to be in the best interest of the City that
the City issue permanent financing for the Project and pay and redeem the Note; and
WHEREAS, MBIA Insurance Corporationof Armonk, New York ("BondTnsurer"), has
made a commitment to issue an insurance policy (the "Municipal Bond Insurance Policy")
insuring the payment when due of the principal of and interest on the bonds herein authorized
to be issued as provided therein, and the City Councildeems that the purchase of the Municipal
Bond Insurance Policy is in the best interest of the City; and NOW,THEREFORE,
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. Debt Capacity. The assessedvaluationof the taxableproperty within the City
as ascertained by the last preceding assessment for City purposes for the calendar year 1997 is
$1,022,405,338,and the City has outstanding general indebtedness evidenced by limited tax
general obligation bonds, contracts and loans in the principal amount of $557,165 incurred
within the limit of up to 1-1/2 %of the value of the taxable property within the City permitted
for general municipal purposes without a vote of the qualified voters therein, unlimited tax
general obligation bonds in the principal amount of $6,010,000 incurred within the limit of up
to 2-112 %of the value of the taxable property within the City for capital purposes only issued
pursuant to a vote of the qualifiedvoters of the City, and the amount of indebtedness for which
bonds are authorized herein to be issued is $4,500,000.
Section 2. Authorization of Bonds. The City shall borrow money on the credit of the
City and issue negotiable limited tax general obligation bonds evidencing that indebtedness in
.the amount of $4,500,000 for general City purposes to provide the funds to pay part of the cost
of the Project, including paying and redeeming the Note, and to pay the costs of issuance and
sale of the bonds (the "costs of issuance"). The general indebtedness to be incurred shall be
within the limit of up to 1-1/2 %of the value of the taxable property within the City permitted
for general municipal purposes without a vote of the qualified voters therein.
Section 3. Description of Bonds. The bonds shall be called Limited Tax General
Obligation Bonds, 1997, of the City (the "Bonds"); shall be in the aggregate principal amount
of $4,500,000;shall be dated December 1, 1997;shall be in the denomination of $5,000 or any
integral multiple thereof within a single maturity; shall be numbered separately in the manner
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and with any additional designation as the Bond Registrar (collectively, the fiscal agencies of the
State of Washington) deems necessary for purposes of identification; shall bear interest
(computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) payable semiannually on
each June 1 and December 1, commencing June 1, 1998, to the maturity or earlier redemption
of the Bonds; and shall mature on December 1 in years and amounts and bear interest at the
rates per annum as follows:
Maturity
Years
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Amounts
$140,000
145,000
150,000
160,000
165,000
175,000
180,000
190,000
200,000
210,000
220,000
230,000
240,000
255,000
270,000
280,000
295,000
315,000
330,000
350,000
Interest
Rates
3.90%
4.00
4.10
4.20
4.30
4.40
4.50
4.55
4.60
4.70
4.75
4.85
4.90
5.00
5.00
5.10
5.15
5.20
5.25
5.30
The life of the Project to be financed with the proceeds of the Bonds exceeds the term of the
Bonds.
Section 4.Registration and Transfer of Bonds. The Bonds shall be issued only in
registered form as to both principal and interest and shall be recorded on books or records
maintained by the Bond Registrar (the "Bond Register").The Bond Register shall contain the
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name and mailing address of the owner of each Bond and the principal amount and number of
each of the Bonds held by each owner.
Bonds surrendered to the Bond Registrar may be exchanged for Bonds in any authorized
denomination of an equal aggregate principal amount and of the same interest rate and maturity.
Bonds may be transferred only if endorsed in the manner provided thereon and surrendered to
the Bond Registrar. Any exchange or transfer shall be without cost to the owner or transferee.
The Bond Registrar shall not be obligated to exchange or transfer any Bond during the 15 days
preceding any principal payment or redemption date.
The Bonds initially shall be registered in the name of CEDE &CO., as the nominee of
The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York ("DTC"). The Bonds so registered shall
be held in fully immobilized form by DTC as depository in accordance with the provisions of
a Blanket Issuer Letter of Representations between the City and DTC substantially in the form
on file with the City Clerk and by this reference made a part hereof (the "Letter of
Representations"). To induce DTC to accept the Bonds as eligible for deposit at DTC, the City
approves the Letter of Representations. The Mayor of the City is authorized and directed to
execute and deliver the Letter of Representations, on behalf of the City, to DTC on or before
the date of delivery of the Bonds to the purchaser thereof and the payment therefor, with such
changes as the Mayor of the City deems to be in the best interests of the City, and his execution
and delivery of the Letter of Representations shall evidence irrevocably the approval of the
Letter of Representations by the City. Neither the City nor the Bond Registrar shall have any
responsibility or obligation to DTC participants or the persons for whom they act as nominees
with respect to the Bonds regarding accuracy of any records maintained by DTC or DTC
participants of any amount in respect of principal of or interest on the Bonds, or any notice
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which is permitted or required to be given to registered owners hereunder (except such notice
as is required to be given by the Bond Registrar to DTC).
For so long as any Bonds are held in fully immobilized form, DTC or its successor
depository shall be deemed to be the registered owner for all purposes hereunder and all
references to registered owners, bondowners, bondholders or the like shall mean DTC or its
nominees and shall not mean the owners of any beneficial interests in the Bonds.Registered
ownership of such Bonds, or any portions thereof, may not thereafter be transferred except: (i)
to any successor of DTC or its nominee, if that successorshallbe qualifiedunder anyapplicable
laws to provide the services proposed to be provided by it; (ii) to any substitute depository
appointed by the City or such substitute depository's successor; or (iii) to any person if the
Bonds are no longer held in immobilized form.
Upon the,resignation of DTC or its successor (or any substitute depository or its
successor) from its functions as depository, or a determination by the City that it no longer
wishes to continue the system of book entry transfers through DTC or its successor (or any
substitute depository or its successor), the City may appoint a substitute depository. Any such
substitute depository shall be qualified under any applicable laws to provide the services
proposed to be provided by it.
If (i) DTC or its successor (or substitute depository or its successor)resigns from its
functions as depository, and no substitutedepositorycan be obtained, or (ii) the City determines
that the Bonds are to be in certificatedform, the ownership of Bonds may be transferred to any
person as provided herein and the Bonds no longer shall be held in fullyimmobilized form.
Section 5. Payment of Bonds. Both principal of and interest on the Bonds shall be
payable in lawful money of the United States of America. Interest on the Bonds shall be paid
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by checks or drafts of the Bond Registrar mailed on the interest payment date to the registered
owners at the addresses appearing on the Bond Register on the 15thday of the monthpreceding
the interest payment date. Principal of the Bonds shall be payable upon presentation and
surrender of the Bonds by the registered owners at either of the principal offices of the Bond
Registrar at the option of the owners. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as long as the Bonds are
registered in the nameof DTC or its nominee, payment of principal of and interest on the Bonds
shall be made in the manner set forth in the Letter of Representations.
Section 6.Optional Redemption and Open Market Purchase of Bonds.Bonds maturing
in the years 1998through 2007, inclusive, shall be issued withoutthe right or optionof the City
to redeem those Bonds prior to their stated maturity dates. The City reserves the right and
option to redeem Bonds maturing on or after December 1, 2008, prior to their stated maturity
dates at any time on or after December 1, 2007, as a whole or in part within one or more
maturities selected by the City (and by lot within a maturity in such manner as the Bond
Registrar shall determine), at par plus accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption.
Portions of the principal amount of any Bond, in installments of $5,000 or any integral
multiple thereof, may be redeemed. If less than all of the principal amount of any Bond is
redeemed, upon surrender of that Bond at either of the principal offices of the Bond Registrar,
there shall be issued to the registered owner, without charge therefor, a new Bond (or Bonds,
at the option of the registered owner) of the same maturity and interest rate in any of the
denominations authorized by this ordinance in the aggregate principal amount remaining
unredeemed.
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The City further reserves the right and option to purchase any or all of the Bonds in the
open market at any time at any price acceptable to the City plus accrued interest to the date of
purchase.
All Bonds purchased or redeemed under this section shall be canceled.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for so long as the Bonds are registered in the name of
Cede &Co.,as nominee of DTC, selectionof Bonds for redemption shall be in accordance with
the Letter of Representations (as it may be changed).
Section 7. Notice of Redemption. The City shall cause notice of any intended
redemption of Bonds to be given not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed
for redemption by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the registered owner of any Bond to be
redeemed at the address appearing on the Bond Register at the time the Bond Registrar prepares
the notice, and the requirements of this sentence shall be deemed to have been fulfilled when
notice has been mailed as so provided, whether or not it is actually received by the owner of any
Bond. Interest on Bonds called for redemption shall cease to accrue on the date fixed for
redemption unless the Bond or Bonds called are not redeemed when presented pursuant to the
call. In addition, the redemption noticeshall be mailed within the same period, postage prepaid,
to Moody's Investors Service, Inc., and Standard &Poor's at their offices in New York, New
York, or their successors, to Key Capital Markets, Inc., at its principal office in Seattle,
Washington, or its successor, to MBIA Insurance Corporation (the "Bond Insurer") at its
principal office in Armonk, New York, or itssuccessor, and to such other persons and with such
additional information as the City Finance Director shall determine, but these additional mailings
shall not be a condition precedent to the redemption of Bonds. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
for so long as the Bonds are registered in the name of Cede &Co., as nominee of DTC, notice
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of redemption shall be given in accordance with the Letter of Representations (as it may be
changed).
Section 8.Failure to Redeem Bonds. If any Bond is not redeemed when properly
presented at its maturity or call date, the City shall be obligated to pay interest on that Bond at
the same rate provided in the Bond from and after its maturity or call date until that Bond, both
principal and interest, is paid in full or until sufficient money for its payment in full is on
deposit in the bond redemption fund hereinafter created and the Bond has been called for
payment by giving notice of that call to the registered owner of each of those unpaid Bonds.
Section 9. Pledge of Taxes. For as long as any of the Bonds are outstanding,the City
irrevocably pledges to include in its budget and levy taxes annually within the constitutional and
statutory tax limitations provided by law without a vote of the electors of the City on all of the
taxable property within the City in an amount sufficient,together with other money legally
available and to be used therefor, to pay when due the principal of and interest on the Bonds,
and the full faith, credit and resources of the City are pledged irrevocably for the annual levy
and collection of those taxes and the prompt payment of that principal and interest.
Section 10. Form and Execution of Bonds. The Bonds shall be printed or lithographed
on good bond paper in a form consistent with the provisions of this ordinance and state law and
shall be signed by the Mayor and City Clerk, either or both of whose signatures may be manual
or in facsimile, and the seal of the City or a facsimile reproduction thereof shall be impressed
or printed thereon.
Only Bonds bearing a Certificate of Authentication in the following form, manually
signed by the Bond Registrar, shall be valid or obligatory for any purpose or entitled to the
benefits of this ordinance:
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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This Bond is one of the fully registered City of Marysville, Washington,
Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, 1997, described in the Bond Ordinance.
WASHINGTON STATE FISCAL AGENCY
Bond Registrar
Authorized Signer
By ----:----:----:_--:-_
The authorized signing of a Certificate of Authentication shall be conclusive evidence that the
Bonds so authenticated have been duly executed, authenticated and delivered and are entitled to
the benefits of this ordinance.
If any officer whose facsimile signature appears on the Bonds ceases to be an officer of
the City authorized to sign bonds before the Bonds bearing his or her facsimile signature are
authenticated or delivered by the Bond Registrar or issuedby the City, those Bonds nevertheless
may be authenticated, issued and delivered and, when authenticated, issued and delivered, shall
be as binding on the City as though that person had continued to be an officer of the City
authorized to sign bonds. Any Bond also may be signed on behalf of the City by any person
who, on the actual date of signing of the Bond, is an officer of the City authorized to sign
bonds, although he or she did not hold the required office on the date of issuance of the Bonds.
Section 11. Bond Registrar. The Bond Registrar shall keep, or cause to be kept, at its
principal corporate trust office, sufficient books for the registration and transfer of the Bonds,
which shall be open to inspection by the City at all times. The Bond Registrar is authorized,
on behalf of the City, to authenticate and deliver Bonds transferred or exchanged in accordance
with the provisions of the Bonds and this ordinance, to serve as the City's paying agent for the
Bonds and to carry out all of the Bond Registrar's powers and duties under this ordinance and
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City Ordinance No. 1405 establishing a system of registration for the City's bonds and
obligations.
The Bond Registrar shall be responsible for its representations contained in the Bond
Registrar's Certificate of Authentication on the Bonds. The Bond Registrar may become the
owner of Bonds with the same rights it would have if it were not the Bond Registrar and, to the
extent permitted by law, may act as depository for and permit any of its officers or directors to
act as members of, or in any other capacity with respect to, any committee formed to protect
the rights of Bond owners.
Section 12. Preservation of Tax Exemption for Interest on Bonds. The City covenants
that it will take all actions necessary to prevent interest on the Bonds from being included in
gross income for federal income tax purposes, and it will neither take any action nor make or
permit any use of proceeds of the Bonds or other funds of the City treated as proceeds of the
Bonds at any .time during the term of the Bonds which will cause interest on the Bonds to be
included in gross income for federal income tax purposes. The City also covenants that it will,
to the extent the arbitrage rebate requirement of Section 148 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"), is applicable to the Bonds, take all actions necessary to comply
(or to be treated as having complied) with that requirement in connection with the Bonds,
including the calculation and payment of any penalties that the City has elected to pay as an
alternative to calculating rebatable arbitrage, and the payment of any other penalties if required
under Section 148 of the Code to prevent interest on the Bonds from being included in gross
income for federal income tax purposes. The City certifies that it has not been notified of any
listing or proposed listing by the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that it is a bond issuer
whose arbitrage certifications may not be relied upon.
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Section 13. Small Governmental Issuer Arbitrage Rebate Exception and Designation of
Bonds as "Oua1ified Tax-Exempt Obligations." The City finds and declares that (a) it is a duly
organized and existing governmental unit of the State of Washington and has general taxing
power; (b) no Bond which is part of this issue of Bonds is a "private activity bond" within the
meaning of Section 141 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"); (c) at least 95 %of the net proceeds of the Bonds will be used for local governmental
activities of the City (or of a governmental unit the jurisdiction of which is entirely within the
jurisdiction of the City); (d) the aggregate face amount of all tax-exemptobligations (other than
private activity bonds and other obligations not required to be included in such calculation)
issued by the City and all entities subordinate to the City (including any entity which the City
controls, which derives its authority to issue tax-exempt obligations from the City or which
issues tax-exempt obligations on behalf of the City) during the calendar year in which the Bonds
are issued is not reasonably expected to exceed $5,000,000;and (e) the amount of tax-exempt
obligations, including the Bonds, designated by the City as "qualified tax-exempt obligations"
for the purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code during the calendar year in which the Bonds
are issued does not exceed $10,000,000.The City therefore certifies that the Bonds are eligible
for the arbitrage rebate exception under Section 148(f)(4)(D) of the Code and designates the
Bonds as "qualified tax-exempt obligations" for the purposes of Section 265(b)(3)of the Code.
Section 14. Bonds Negotiable. The Bonds shall be negotiable instruments to the extent
provided by RCW 62A.8-102 and 62A.8-105.
Section 15. Refunding or Defeasanceof the Bonds. The City may issue refunding bonds
pursuant to the laws of the State of Washington or use money available from any other lawful
source to pay when due the principal of and interest on the Bonds, or any portion thereof
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included in a refunding or defeasance plan, and to redeem and retire, refund or defease all such
then-outstandingBonds (hereinafter collectively called the "defeasedBonds")and topay the costs
of the refunding or defeasance. If money and/or direct obligations of the United States of
America maturing at a time or times and bearing interest in amounts (together with money, if
necessary) sufficient to redeem and retire, refund or defease the defeased Bonds in accordance
with their terms are set aside in a special trust fund or escrow account irrevocably pledged to
that redemption,retirement or defeasance of defeased Bonds (hereinafter called the "trust
account"), then all right and interest of the owners of the defeasedBonds in the covenants of this
ordinance and in the funds and accounts obligated to the payment of the defeased Bonds shall
cease and become void. The owners of defeased Bonds shall have the right to receive payment
of the principal of and interest on the defeased Bonds from the trust account. The City shall
include in the refunding or defeasance plan such provisions as the City deems necessary for the
random selection of any defeased Bonds that constitute less than all of a particular maturity of
the Bonds, for notice of the defeasance to be given to the owners of the defeased Bonds and to
such other persons as the City shall determine, and for any required replacement of Bond
certificates for defeased Bonds. The defeased Bonds shallbe deemed no longer outstanding, and
the City may apply any money in any other fund or account established for the payment or
redemption of the defeased Bonds to any lawful purposes as it shall determine.
Notwithstanding anything in this section to the contrary, if theprincipal of and/or interest
due on the Bonds is paid by the Bond Insurer pursuant to the Municipal Bond Insurance Policy,
the Bonds shall be treated as remaining outstanding for all purposes and shall not be considered
paid the City, and the covenants, agreements and other obligations of the City to the registered
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owners of the Bonds shall continue to exist, and the Bond Insurer shall be subrogated to the
rights of the registered owners.
Section 16. Bond Fund and Deposit of Bond Proceeds.There is created and established
in the office of the Finance Director of the City a special fund designated as the Limited Tax
General Obligation Bond Fund,1997 (the "Bond Fund"),for the purpose of paying principal of
and interest on the Bonds.Accrued interest on the Bonds, if any,received from the sale and
delivery of the Bonds shall be paid into the Bond Fund. All taxes collected for and allocated
to the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds shall be deposited in the Bond Fund.
There previously has been created and established in the office of the Finance Director
a special account known as the Project Account within the Cedarcrest Golf Course Fund 420.
The principal proceeds received from the sale and delivery of the Bonds shall be paid into the
Project Account and used immediately to pay and redeem, both principal and interest, the Note
and to pay any remaining costs of the Project and the costs of issuance of the Bonds. Until
needed to pay the costs of the Project and costs of issuance of the Bonds, the City may invest
principal proceeds temporarily in any legal investment, and the investment earnings may be
retained in the Project Account and be spent for the purposes of that fund except that earnings
subject to a federal tax or rebate requirement may be withdrawn from the Project Fund and used
for those tax or rebate purposes.
Section 17.Approval of Bond Purchase Contract. Key Capital Markets,Inc.,of Seattle,
Washington,has presented a purchase contract (the "Bond Purchase Contract")to the City
offering to purchase the Bonds under the terms and conditions provided in the Bond Purchase
Contract,which written Bond Purchase Contract is on file with the City Clerk and is
incorporated herein by this reference.The City Council finds that entering into the Bond
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Purchase Contract is in the City's best interest and therefore accepts the offer contained therein
and authorizes its execution by City officials.
The Bonds will be printed at City expense and will be delivered to the purchaser in
accordance with the Bond Purchase Contract, with the approving legal opinion of Foster
Pepper &Shefelman PLLC, municipal bond counsel of Seattle, Washington, regarding the
Bonds. Bond counsel shall not be required to review and shall express no opinion concerning
the completeness or accuracy of any official statement, offering circular or other sales or
disclosure material issued or used in connection with the Bonds, and bond counsel's opinion
shall so state.
The proper City officials are authorized and directed to do everything necessary for the
prompt delivery of the Bonds to the purchaser and for the proper application and use of the
proceeds of the sale thereof.
Section 18. Preliminary Official Statement Deemed Final. The City Council has been
provided with copies of a preliminary official statement dated October 31, 1997 (the
"Preliminary Official Statement"), prepared in connection with the sale of the Bonds. For the
sole purpose of the Bond purchaser's compliancewith SEC Rule 15c2-12(b)(l),the City "deems
final" that Preliminary Official Statement as of its date, except for the omission of information
as to offering prices, interest rates, selling compensation, aggregate principal amount, principal
amount per maturity, maturity dates, options of redemption, delivery dates, ratings and other
terms of the Bonds dependent on such matters.
Section 19. Undertaking to Provide Continuing Disclosure. To meet the requirements
of SEC Rule 15c2-12(b)(5) (the "Rule"), as applicable to a participating underwriter for the
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Bonds, the City makes the following written undertaking (the "Undertaking") for the benefit of
holders of the Bonds:
(a) Undertaking to Provide Annual Financial Information and Notice
.of Material Events. The City undertakes to provide or cause to be provided,
either directly or through a designated agent:
(i) To each nationally recognized municipal securities
information repository designated by the SEC in accordance with the Rule
("NRMSIR") and to a state information depository, if any, established in
the State of Washington (the "SID") annual financial information and
operating data of the type included in the final official statement for the
Bonds and described in Section 19(b) ("annual financial information");
(ii) To each NRMSIR or the Municipal Securities Rulemaking
Board ("MSRB"), and to the SID, timely notice of the occurrence of any
of the followingevents with respect to the Bonds, if material:(I)principal
and interest payment delinquencies; (2) non-payment related defaults; (3)
unscheduleddraws on debtservice reserves reflecting financialdifficulties;
(4) unscheduled draws on credit enhancements reflecting financial
difficulties; (5) substitution of credit or liquidityproviders, or their failure
to perform; (6) adverse tax opinions or events affecting the tax-exempt
status of the Bonds; (7) modifications to rights of holders of the Bonds;
(8) Bond calls (other than scheduled mandatory redemptions of Term
Bonds); (9) defeasances; (10) release, substitution, or sale of property
securing repayment of the Bonds; and (11) rating changes; and
(iii) To each NRMSIR or to the MSRB, and to the SID, timely
notice of a failure by the City to provide required annual financial
information on or before the date specified in Section 19(b).
(b) Type of Annual Financial Information Undertaken to be Provided.
The annual financial information that the City undertakes to provide in Section
19(a):
(i) Shall consist of (I)authorized, issuedand outstanding balance
of limited tax general obligation bonds; (2) assessed valuation for the
fiscal year; (3)regular property tax levy rate and regular property tax levy
rate limit for the fiscal year; and (4) annual financial statements for the
City;
(ii) Shall be prepared (exceptas noted in the financial statements)
in accordance with applicable generally accepted accounting principles
promulgated by the Government Accounting Standards Board ("GASB"),
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as such principles may be changed from time to time by GASB or its
successor;
(iii) Shall not be audited, except, however, that if and when
audited financial statements are otherwise prepared and available to the
City they will be provided;
(iv) Shall be provided to each NRMSIR and the SID, not later
than the last day of the ninth monthafter the end of each fiscal year of the
City (currently, a fiscal year ending December 31), as such fiscal year
may be changed as required or permitted by State law, commencing with
the City's fiscal year ending December 31, 1997; and
(v) May be provided in a single or multiple documents, and
may be incorporatedby reference to other documentsthat have been filed
with each NRMSIR and the SID, or, if the document incorporated by
reference is a "final official statement" with respect to other obligations
of the City, that has been filed with the MSRB.
(c) Amendment of Undertaking. The Undertaking is subject to
amendment after the primary offering of the Bonds without the consent of any
holder of any Bond, or of any broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer,
participating underwriter, rating agency, NRMSIR, the SID or the MSRB, under
the circumstances and in the manner permitted by the Rule.
The City will give notice to each NRMSIR or the MSRB, and the SID,of
the substance (or provide a copy) of any amendment to the Undertaking and a
brief statement of the reasons for the amendment. If the amendment changes the
type of annual financial information to be provided, the annual financial
information containingthe amended financial informationwill includea narrative
explanation of theeffect of that changeon the type of informationto be provided.
(d) Beneficiaries. The Undertakingevidenced by this Section 19 shall
inure to the benefit of the City and any holder of Bonds, and shall not inure to
the benefit of or create any rights in any other person.
(e) Termination of Undertaking. The City's obligations under this
Undertaking shall terminate upon the legal defeasance of all of the Bonds. In
addition, the City's obligations under this Undertaking shall terminate if those
provisions of the Rule which require the City to comply with this Undertaking
become legally inapplicablein respect of the Bonds for any reason, as confirmed
by an opinion of nationally recognized bond counselor other counsel familiar
with federal securities laws delivered to the City, and the City provides timely
notice of such termination to each NRMSIR or the MSRB and the SID.
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(f)Remedy for Failure to Comply with Undertaking.As soon as
practicable after the City learns of any failure to comply with the Undertaking,
the City will proceed with due diligence to cause such noncompliance to be
corrected.No failure by the City or other obligated person to comply with the
Undertaking shall constitute a default in respect of the Bonds. The sole remedy
of any holder of a Bond shall be to take such actions as that holder deems
necessary,including seeking anorder of specific performance from an appropriate
court,to compel the City or other obligated person to comply with the
Undertaking.
(g) Designation of Official Responsible to Administer Undertaking.
The Finance Director of the City (or such other officer of the City who may in
the future perform the duties of the Finance Director) or his or her designee is
authorized and directed in his or her discretion to take such further actions as may
be necessary,appropriate or convenient to carry out the Undertaking of the City
in respect of the Bonds set forth in this Section 19 and in accordance with the
Rule, including, without limitation, the following actions:
(i)Preparing and filing the annual financial information
undertaken to be provided;
(ii) Determining whether any event specified in Section 19(a) has
occurred,assessing its materiality with respect to the Bonds, and, if
material,preparing and disseminating notice of its occurrence;
(iii)Determining whether any person other than the City is an
"obligated person" within the meaning of the Rule with respect to the
Bonds, and obtaining from such person an undertaking to provide any
annual financial information and notice of material events for that person
in accordance with the Rule;
(iv) Selecting, engaging and compensating designated agents and
consultants,including but not limited to financial advisors and legal
counsel, to assist and advise the City in carrying out the Undertaking;and
(v) Effecting any necessary amendment of the Undertaking.
Section 20. Bond Insurance. The City Council finds that it is in the City's best interest
to purchase,and that a savings will result from purchasing,the Municipal Bond Insurance Policy
for the Bonds.The City shall purchase from the Bond Insurer the Municipal Bond Insurance
Policy insuring the prompt payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds and agrees to
the conditions for obtaining that policy, including the payment of the premium therefor and the
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following provisions entitled "Payments under the Policy"required by the Bond Insurer to be
included in this resolution:
"A. In the event that, on the second Business Day, and again on the Business
Day,prior to the payment date on the Obligations, the Paying Agent [the Bond Registrar]
has not received sufficient moneys to pay all principal of and interest on the Obligations
due on the second following or following, as the case may be, Business Day, the Paying
Agent shall immediately notify the Insurer or its designee on the same Business Day by
telephone or telegraph,confirmed in writing by registered or certified mail,of the
amount of the deficiency.
"B.If the deficiency is made up in whole or in part prior to or on the payment
date, the Paying Agent shall so notify the Insurer or its designee.
"C. In addition,if the Paying Agent has notice that any Bondholder has been
required to disgorge payments of principal or interest on the Obligation to a trustee in
Bankruptcy or creditors or others pursuant to a final judgment by a court of competent
jurisdiction that such payment constitutes a voidable preference to such Bondholder
within the meaning of any applicable bankruptcy laws, then the Paying Agent shall notify
the Insurer or its designee of such fact by telephone or telegraphic notice,confirmed in
writing by registered or certified mail.
"D. The Paying Agent is hereby irrevocably designated,appointed,directed
and authorized to act as attorney-in-fact for Holders of the Obligations as follows:
"I. If and to the extent there is a deficiency in amounts required
to pay interest on the Obligations,the Paying Agent shall (a)execute and
deliver to State Street Bank and Trust Company,N .A.,or'its successors
under the Policy (the "Insurance Paying Agent"),in form satisfactory to
the Insurance Paying Agent, an instrument appointing the Insurer as agent
for such Holders in any legal proceeding related to the payment of such
interest and an assignment to the Insurer of the claims for interest to
which such deficiency relates and which are paid by the Insurer,(b)
receive as designee of the respective Holders (and not as Paying Agent)
in accordance with the tenor of the Policy payment from the Insurance
Paying Agent with respect to the claims for interest so assigned, and (c)
disburse the same to such respective Holders; and
"2.If and to the extent of a deficiency in amounts required to
pay principal of the Obligations,the Paying Agent shall (a)execute and
deliver to the Insurance Paying Agent in form satisfactory to the Insurance
Paying Agent an instrument appointing the Insurer as agent for such
Holder in any legal proceeding relating to the payment of such principal
and an assignment to the Insurer of any of the Obligation surrendered to
the Insurance Paying agent of so much of the principal amount thereof as
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has not previously been paid or for which moneys are not held by the
Paying Agent and available for such payment (but such assignment shall
be delivered only if payment from the Insurance Paying Agent is
received), (b) receive as designee of the respective Holders (and not as
Paying Agent) in accordancewith the tenorof the Policypayment therefor
from the Insurance Paying Agent, and (c) disburse the same to such
Holders.
"E. Payments withrespect toclaimsfor interestonandprincipal of Obligations
disbursed by the Paying Agent from proceeds of the Policy shall not be considered to
discharge the obligation of the Issuer with respect to such Obligations, and the Insurer
shall become the owner of such unpaid Obligations and claims for the interest in
accordance with the tenor of the assignment made to it under the provisions of this
subsection or otherwise.
"F. Irrespective of whetherany suchassignmentisexecutedand delivered, the
Issuer and the Paying Agent hereby agree for the benefit of the Insurer that:
"1.They recognize that to the extent the Insurer makes
payments, directly or indirectly (asby paying through the Paying Agent),
on account of principal of or interest on the Obligations, the Insurer will
be subrogated to the rights of such Holders to receive the amount of such
principal and interest from the Issuer, with interest thereon as provided
and solely from the sources stated in this Indenture and the Obligations;
and
"2. They willaccordinglypay to the Insurer the amount of such
principal and interest (including principal and interest recovered under
subparagraph (ii) of the first paragraph of the Policy, which principal and
interest shall be deemed past due and not to havebeen paid), with interest
thereon as provided in this Indenture and the Obligations, but only from
the sources and in the manner provided herein for the payment of
principal of and interest on the Obligationsto Holders, and will otherwise
treat the Insurer as the owner of such rights to the amount of such
principal and interest.
"G.In connection with the issuanceof additional Obligations, the Issuer shall
deliver to the Insurer a copy of the disclosure document, if any, circulated with respect
to such additional Obligations.
"H. Copies of any amendmentsmade to the documents executed in connection
with the issuance of the Obligations which are consented to by the Insurer shall be sent
to Standard &Poor's Corporation.
"1.The Insurer shall receive noticeof theresignation orremoval of the Paying
Agent and the appointment of a successor thereto.
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"J. The Insurer shall receive copies of all notices required to be delivered to
Bondholders and, on an annual basis, copies of the Issuer's audited financial statements
and Annual Budget.
"Notices: Any notice that is required to be given to a holder of the Obligation
or to the Paying Agent pursuant to the Indenture shall also be provided to the Insurer.
All notices required to be given to the Insurer under the Indenture shall be in writing and
shall be sent by registered or certified mail addressed to MBIA Insurance Corporation,
113 King Street, Armonk, New York 10504 Attention:Surveillance."
Section 21.Temporary Bond. Pending the printing, execution and delivery to the
purchaser of definitive Bonds, the City may cause to be executed and delivered to the purchaser
a single temporary Bond in the total principal amount of the Bonds. The temporary Bond shall
bear the same date of issuance, interest rates, principal payment dates and terms and covenants
as the definitive Bonds, shall be issued as a fully registered Bond in the name of the purchaser,
and otherwise shall be in a form acceptable to the purchaser. The temporary Bond shall be
exchanged for definitive Bonds as soon as they are printed,executed and available for delivery.
Section 22. Effective Date of Ordinance.. This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and five days following its publication as required by law.
PASSED by the City Council at a regular open public meeting thereof and APPROVED
by the Mayor this 10th day of November, 1997.
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
-City Attorney
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