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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-2994 - Ordinance - 08/06/2007ORDINANCE N0. 2994 PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $3,960,000 CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, SERIES 2007 AND ORDAININGOTHERMATTERS RELATINGTOTHE SUBJECT, INCLUDING IMIIv1EDIATE EFFECTIVENESS WHEREAS, on the 28th day of June, 2007, the City Council of the City of College Station (the "City" or the "Issuer") passed a resolution authorizing and directing notice of its intention to issue the Certificates of Obligation herein authorized to be issued on August 6, 2007, to be published in a newspaper as required by Section 271.049 of the Texas Local Government Code; and WHEREAS, said notice was published in the Bryan-College Station Eagle, a "newspaper" of the type described in Section ZOS1.044, Texas Government Code, as required by said Section 271.049 of the Texas Local Government Code, on July _, 2007 and July _, 2007; and WHEREAS, no petition, signed by at least S% of the qualified electors of said City as permitted by said Section 271.049 of the Texas Local Government Code protesting the issuance of such Certificates of Obligation, has been filed; and WI-IEREAS, the Certificates of Obligation hereinafter authorized are to be issued and delivered pursuant to Subchapter C of Chapter 271 of the Texas Local Government Code; THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS: Section 1. AUTHORIZATION OF CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION. That said City's Certificates of Obligation, to be designated the "City of College Station, Texas Certificates of Obligation, Series 2007", are hereby authorized to be issued and delivered in the principal amount of $3,960,000 for the purpose of paying contractual obligations to be incurred by the City, to-wit, 1) construction of park projects throughout the City; 2) design and construction costs for aCity-owned cemetery; 3) design and construction of improvements to public municipal facilities; 4) technology projects for municipal department use; and S) the payment of fiscal, engineering and legal fees incurred in connection therewith. Section 2. DATE, DENOMINATIONS, NUMBERS AND MATURITIES. That said Certificates of Obligation shall initially be issued, sold and delivered hereunder as fully registered certificates, without interest coupons, dated September 1, 2007, in the respective denominations and principal amounts hereinafter stated, numbered consecutively from R-1 upward, payable to the respective initial regi;~tered owners thereof, or to the registered assignee or assignees of said certificates or any portion or portions thereof (in each case, the "Registered Owner"), and said 88 Certificates of Obligation shall mature and be payable on February 15 in each of the years and in the principal amounts as follows: PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL YEAR AMOUNT ($) YEAR AMOUNT ($) 2008 1,150,000 2018 140,000 2009 90,000 2019 150,000 2010 95,000 2020 155,000 2011 100,000 2021 165,000 2012 105,000 2022 175,000 2013 110,000 2023 185,000 2014 115,000 2024 195,000 2015 120,000 2025 205,000 2016 130,000 2026 215,000 2017 135,000 2027 225,000 The term "Certificates" as used in this Ordinance shall mean and include collectively the Certificates of Obligation initially issued and delivered pursuant to this Ordinance and all substitute Certificates of Obligation exchanged therefor, as well as all other substitute Certificates of Obligation and replacement Certificates of Obligation issued pursuant hereto, and the term "Certificate" shall mean any of the Certificates. Section 3. REDEMPTION. (a) That the City reserves the right to redeem the Certificates of Obligation maturing on or after February 15, 2017, in whole or in part in principal amounts of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof, on February 15, 2016, or on any date thereafter, at the redemption price of par plus accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption. If less than all of the Certificates of Obligation are to be redeemed by the City, the City shall determine the maturity or maturities and the amounts thereof to be redeemed and shall direct the Paying Agent/Registrar to call by lot Certificates of Obligation, or portions thereof, within such maturity or maturities and in such principal amounts, for redemption provided, that during any period in which ownership of the Certificates of Obligation is determined only by a book entry at a securities depository for the Certificates of Obligation, if fewer than all of the Certificates of Obligation of the same maturity and bearing the same interest rate are to be redeemed, the particular Certificates of Obligation of such maturity and bearing such interest rate shall be selected in accordance with the arrangements between the City and the securities depository. The City shall notify the Paying Agent/Registrar at least forty- five (45) days prior to the scheduled redemption date that a redemption of the Certificates of Obligation is to be effected. (b) The Certificates are not subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption prior to maturity. (c) At least thirty (30) days prior to the date any such Certificates of Obligation are to be redeemed, a written notice of redemption shall be given by the Paying Agent/Registrar to the registered owner of each Certificate of Obligation or a portion thereof being called for redemption by depositing such nol:ice in the United States mail, first-class, postage prepaid, addressed to each such registered owner at the address thereof as shown on the registration books of the Paying 89 Agent/Registrar. By the date fixed for any such redemption due provision shall be made by the City with the Paying Agent/Registrar for the payment of the required redemption price for the Certificates of Obligation or the portions thereof which are to be so redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date fixed for redemption. If such notice of redemption is given, and if due provision for such payment is made, all as provided above, the Certificates of Obligation, or the portions thereof which are to be so redeemed, thereby automatically shall be redeemed prior to their scheduled maturities, and shall not bear interest after the date fixed for their redemption, and shall not be regarded as being outstanding except for the right ofthe registered owner to receive the redemption price plus accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption from the Paying Agent/Registrar out of the funds provided for such payment. The Paying Agent/Registrar shall record in the Registration Books all such redemptions of principal of the Certificates of Obligation or any portion thereof. If a portion of any Certificate of Obligation shall be redeemed, a substitute Certificate of Obligation or Certificates of Obligation having the same maturity date, bearing interest at the same rate, in any Authorized Denomination, at the written request of the registered owner, and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof, will be issued to the registered owner upon the surrender thereof for cancellation, at the expense of the City, all as provided in this Ordinance. In addition, notice of such redemption shall be provided in the manner described in Section 5(h) hereof, but the failure to provide such notice as described in Section 5(h) hereof shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the proceedings for the redemption of the Certificates of Obligation. Section 4. INTEREST. The Certificates scheduled to mature during the years, respectively, set forth below shall bear interest at the following rates per annum: maturities 2008, % maturities 2018, maturities 2009, % maturities 2019, maturities 2010, % maturities 2020, maturities 2011, % maturities 2021, maturities 2012, % maturities 2022, maturities 2013, % maturities 2023, maturities 2014, % maturities 2024, maturities 2015, % maturities 2025, maturities 2016, % maturities 2026, maturities 2017, % maturities 2027, Said interest shall be payable to the registered owner of any such Certificate in the manner provided and on the dates stated in the FORM OF CERTIFICATE. Section 5. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CERTIFICATES. (a) The Issuer shall keep or cause to be kept at the corporate trust office in Dallas, Texas (the "Designated Trust Office") of The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., or such other bank, trust company, financial institution, or other agency named in accordance with the provisions of (g) below (the "Paying AgentlRegistrar"), books or records for the registration and transfer of the Certificates (the "Regis- tration Books"), and the Issuer hereby appoints the Paying Agent/Registrar as its registrar and transfer agent to keep such books or records and make such transfers and registrations under such 90 reasonable regulations as the Issuer and Paying Agent/Registrar may prescribe; and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall make such transfers and registrations as herein provided. It shall be the duty of the Paying Agent/Registrar to obtain from the registered owner and record in the Registration Books the address of the registered owner of each Certificate to which payments with respect to the Certificates shall be mailed, as herein provided, The Issuer or its designee shall have the right to inspect the Registration Books during regular business hours of the Paying Agent/Registrar at its Designated Trust Office, but otherwise the Paying Agent/Registrar shall keep the Registration Books confidential and, unless otherwise required by law, shall not permit their inspection by any other entity. Registration of each Certificate may be transferred in the Registration Books only upon presentation and surrender thereof to the Paying Agent/Registrar at its Designated Trust Office for transfer of registration and cancellation, together with proper written instruments of assignment, in form and with guarantee of signatures satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar, evidencing the assignment of such Certificate, or any portion thereof in any integral multiple of $5,000, to the assignee or assignees thereof, and the right of such assignee or assignees to have such Certificate or any such portion thereof registered in the name of such assignee or assignees. Upon the assignment and transfer of any Certificate or any portion thereof, a new substitute certificate or certificates shall be issued in exchange therefor in the manner herein provided. (b) The entity in whose name any Certificate shall be registered in the Registration Books at any time shall be treated as the absolute owner thereof for all purposes of this Ordinance, whether or not such certificate shall be overdue, and the City and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary; and payment of, or on account of, the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on any such certificate shall be made only to such registered owner. All such payments shall be valid and effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability upon such certificate to the extent of the sum or sums so paid. (c) The City hereby further appoints the Paying Agent/Registrar to act as the paying agent for paying the principal of and interest on the Certificates, and to act as its agent to exchange or replace Certificates, all as provided in this Ordinance. The Paying AgentlRegistrar shall keep proper records of all payments made by the City and the Paying AgentlRegistrar with respect to the Certificates, and of all exchanges thereof, and all replacements thereof, as provided in this Ordinance. (d) Each Certificate may be exchanged for fully registered certificates in the manner set forth herein. Each Certificate issued and delivered pursuant to this Ordinance may, upon surrender thereof at the Designated Trust Office of the Paying Agent/Registrar,togetherwith awritten request therefor duly executed by the registered owner or the assignee or assignees thereof, or its or their duly authorized attorneys or representatives, with guarantee of signatures satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar, at the option of the registered owner or such assignee or assignees, as appropriate, be exchanged for fully registered certificates, without interest coupons, in the form prescribed in the FORM OF CERTIFICATE, in the denomination of $5,000, or any integral multiple thereof (subject to the requirement hereinafter stated that each substitute certificate shall have a single stated maturity date), as requested in writing by such registered owner or such assignee or assignees, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of any Certificate or Certificates so surrendered, and payable to the appropriate registered owner, assignee, or assignees, as the case may be. If any 91 Certificate or portion thereof is assigned and transferred, each certificate issued in exchange therefor shall have the same principal maturity date and bear interest at the same rate as the certificate for which it is being exchanged. Each substitute certificate shall bear a letter and/or number to distinguish it from each other certificate. The Paying Agent/Registrar shall exchange or replace Certificates as provided herein, and each fully registered certificate or certificates delivered in exchange for or replacement of any Certificate or portion thereof as permitted or required by any provision of this Ordinance shall constitute one of the Certificates for all purposes of this Ordinance, and may again be exchanged or replaced. It is specifically provided, however, that any Certificate delivered in exchange for or replacement of another Certificate prior to the first scheduled interest payment date on the Certificates (as stated on the face thereof) shall be dated the same date as such Certificate, but each substitute certificate so delivered on or after such first scheduled interest payment date shall be dated as of the interest payment date preceding the date on which such substitute certificate is delivered, unless such substitute certificate is delivered on an interest payment date, in which case it shall be dated as of such date of delivery; provided, however, that if at the time of delivery of any substitute certificate the interest on the certificate for which it is being exchanged has not been paid, then such substitute certificate shall be dated as of the date to which such interest has been paid in full. On each substitute certificate issued in exchange for or replacement of any Certificate or Certificates issued under this Ordinance there shall be printed thereon a Paying Agent/Registrar's Authentication Certificate, in the form hereinafter set forth in the FORM OF CERTIFICATE. An authorized representative of the Paying Agent/Registrar shall, before the delivery of any such substitute certificate, date such substitute certificate in the manner set forth above, and manually sign and date such Authentication Certificate, and no such substitute certificate shall be deemed to be issued or outstanding unless such Authentication Certificate is so executed. The Paying Agent/Registrar promptly shall cancel all Certificates surrendered for exchange or replacement. No additional ordinances, orders, or resolutions need be passed or adopted by the City Council or any other body or person so as to accomplish the foregoing exchange or replacement of any Certificates or portion thereof, and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall provide for the printing, execution, and delivery of the substitute certificates in the manner prescribed herein. Pursuant to Chapter 1206, Texas Government Code, the duty of exchange or replacement of any Certificates as aforesaid is hereby imposed upon the Paying Agent/Registrar, and, upon the execution of said Paying Agent/Registrar's Authentication Certificate, the exchanged or replaced certificate shall be valid, incontestable, and enforceable in the same manner and with the same effect as the Certificates which originally were delivered pursuant to this Ordinance, approved by the Attorney General, and registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts. Neither the City nor the Paying Agent/Registrar shall be required to transfer or exchange any Certificate so selected for redemption, in whole or in part, within 45 calendar days of the date fixed for redemption; provided, however, such limitation of transfer shall not be applicable to an exchange by the registered owner of the uncalled principal of a Certificate, (e) All Certificates issued in exchange or replacement of any other Certificate or portion thereof, (i) shall be issued in fully registered form, without interest coupons, with the principal of and interest on such Certificates to be payable only to the registered owners thereof, (ii) may be redeemed prior to their scheduled maturities, (iii) may be transferred and assigned, (iv) may be exchanged for other Certificates, (v) shall have the characteristics, (vi) shall be signed and sealed, and (vii) the principal of and interest on the Certificates shall be payable, all as provided, and in the manner re- quired or indicated, in the FORM OF CERTIFICATE. 92 (f) The City shall pay the Paying Agent/Registrar's reasonable and customary fees and charges for making transfers of Certificates, but the registered owner of any Certificates requesting such transfer shall pay any taxes or other governmental charges required to be paid with respect thereto. The registered owner of any Certificates requesting any exchange shall pay the Paying Agent/Regis- trar's reasonable and standard or customary fees and charges for exchanging any such certificate or portion thereof, together with any taxes or governmental charges required to be paid with respect thereto, all as a condition precedent to the exercise of such privilege of exchange, except, however, that in the case of the exchange of an assigned and transferred certificate or certificates or any portion or portions thereof in any integral multiple of $5,000, as provided in this Ordinance, such fees and charges will be paid by the City. In addition, the City hereby covenants with the registered owners of the Certificates that it will (i) pay the reasonable and standard or customary fees and charges of the Paying Agent/Registrarfnr its services with respect to the payment of the principal of and interest on Certificates, when due, and (ii) pay the fees and charges ofthe Paying Agent/Registrarfnr services with respect to the transfer or registration of Certificates solely to the extent above provided, and with respect to the exchange of Certificates solely to the extent above provided. (g) The City covenants with the registered owners of the Certificates that at all times while the Certificates are outstanding the City will provide a competent and legally qualified bank, trust company, financial institution; or other agency to act as and perform the services of Paying Agent/Registrar for the Certificates under this Ordinance, and that the Paying Agent/Registrar will be one entity. The City reserves the right to, and may, at its option, change the Paying AgentlRegis- trar upon not less than 60 days written notice to the Paying Agent/Registrar. In the event that the entity at any time acting as Paying Agent/Registrar (or its successor by merger, acquisition, or other method) should resign or otherwise cease to act as such, the City covenants that it will promptly appoint a competent and legally qualified national or state banking institution which shall be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state, authorized under such laws to exercise trust powers, subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, and whose qualifications substantially are similar to the previous Paying Agent/Registrar to act as Paying AgentJRegistrar under this Ordinance. Upon any change in the Paying Agent/Registrar, the previous Paying Agent/Registrarprnmptly shall transfer and deliver the Registration Books (or a copy thereof), along with all other pertinent books and records relating to the Certificates, to the new Paying AgentlRegistrardesfgnated and appointed by the City. Upon any change in the Paying Agent/Registrar, the City promptly will cause a written notice thereof to be sent by the new Paying Agent/Registrar to each registered owner of the Certificates, by United States Mail, first-class postage prepaid, which notice also shall give the address of the new Paying Agent/Registrar. By accepting the position and performing as such, each Paying Agent/Registrar shall be deemed to have agreed to the provisions of this Ordinance, and a certified copy of this Ordinance shall be delivered to each Paying Agent/Registrar. (h) (i) In addition to the manner of providing notice of redemption of Certificates as set forth in this Ordinance, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall give notice of redemption of Certificates by United States mail, first-class postage prepaid, at least 30 days prior to a redemption date to each NRMSIR (as defined in Section 18 hereof) and the SID (as defined in Section I8 hereof). In addition, in the event ofa redemption caused by an advance refunding of the Certificates, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall send a second notice of redemption to the persons specified in the immediately preceding sentence at least 30 days but not more than 90 days prior to the actual redemption date. 93 Any notice sent to the NRMSIRs or the SID shall be sent so that they are received at least two days prior to the general mailing or publication date of such notice. The Paying Agent/Registrarshah also send a notice of prepayment or redemption to the owner of any Certificate who has not sent the Certificates in for redemption 60 days after the redemption date. (ii) Each redemption notice, whether required in the FORM OF CERTIFICATE or otherwise by this Ordinance, shall contain a description of the Certificates to be redeemed, including the complete name of the Certificates, the series, the date of issue, the interest rate, the maturity date, the CUSIP number, if any, the amounts called of each Certificate, the publication and mailing date for the notice, the date of redemption, the redemption price, the name ofthe Paying Agent/Registrar and the address at which the Certificate may be redeemed, including a contact person and telephone number. (iii) All redemption payments made by the Paying AgentlRegistrar to the registered owners of the Certificates shall include CUSIP numbers relating to each amount paid to such registered owner. Section 6. FORM OF CERTIFICATES. The form of the Certificates, including the form of Paying Agent/Registrar's Authentication Certificate, the form of Assignment and the form of Registration Certificate of the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas to be attached to the Certificates initially issued and delivered pursuant to this Ordinance, shall be in substantially the form as set forth in Exhibit A to this Ordinance, with such appropriate variations, onvssions, or insertions as are permitted or required by this Ordinance. The printer of the Certificates is hereby authorized to print on the Certificates (i) the form of bond counsel's opinion relating to the Certificates, and (ii) an appropriate statement of insurance furnished by a municipal bond insurance company providing municipal bond insurance, if any, covering all or any part of the Certificates. Section 7. DEFINITIONS. That the terms "Certificates" and "Certificates of Obligation" shall mean the City of College Station, Texas Certificates of Obligation, Series 2007, authorized to be issued and delivered by this Ordinance; and the term "Surplus Revenues" shall mean those revenues from the operation of the City's combined municipal electric light and power, waterworks and sewer system remaining after payment of ail operation and maintenance expenses thereof and other obligations heretofore or hereafter incurred to which such revenues have been or shall be encumbered by a lien on and pledge of such revenues superior to the lien on and pledge of such revenues to the Certificates. Section 8. INTEREST AND SINKING FUND. That a special fund or account, to be designated the "City of College Station, Texas Series 2007 Certificate of Obligation Interest and Sinking Fund" is hereb}~ created and shall be established and maintained by the Issuer. Said Interest and Sinking Fund shall be kept separate and apart from all other funds and accounts of said Issuer, and shall be used only for paying the interest on and principal of said Certificates. All ad valorem taxes levied and collected far and on account of said Certificates shall be deposited, as collected, to the credit of said Interest and Sinking Fund. During each year while any of said Certificates are outstanding and unpaid, the governing body of said Issuer shall compute and ascertain the rate and 94 amount of ad valorem tax, based on the latest approved tax rolls of said Issuer, with full allowances being made for tax delinquencies and the cost of tax collections, which will be sufficient to raise and produce the money required to pay the interest on said Certificates as such interest comes due, and to provide a sinking fund to pay the principal (including mandatory sinking fund redemption payments, if any) of said Certificates as such principal matures or comes due through operation of the mandatory sinking fund redemption, if any, but never less than 2% of the original amount of said Certificates as a sinking fund each year. Said rate and amount of ad valorem taxis hereby ordered to be levied against all taxable property in said Issuer for each year while any of said Certificates are outstanding and unpaid, and said ad valorem tax shall be assessed and collected each such year and deposited to the credit of the aforesaid Interest and Sinking Fund. Said ad valorem taxes necessary to pay the interest on and principal of said Certificates, as such interest comes due and such principal matures, are hereby pledged for such payment, within the limit prescribed by law. There shall be appropriated from the General Fund ofthe City for deposit into the Interest and Sinking Fund moneys as may be necessary to pay the principal and interest payments on the Certificates of Obligation scheduled to occur on or before February 15, 2008. Section 9. REVENUES. That the Certificates of Obligation are additionally secured by and shall be payable from the Surplus Revenues. The Surplus Revenues are pledged by the City pursuant to authority of Chapter 1502, Texas Government Code, specifically Section 1502.058 thereof. The City shall promptly deposit the Surplus Revenues upon their receipt to the credit of the Interest and Sinking Fund created pursuant to Section 8, to pay the principal and interest on the Certificates of Obligation. The amount of Surplus Revenues pledged to the payment of the Certificates of Obligation shall not exceed $1,000. Section 10. TRANSFER. That the City shall do any and all things necessary to accomplish the transfer of monies to the Interest and Sinking Fund of this issue in ample time to pay such items of principal and interest due on the Certificates of Obligation. Section 11. SECURITY FOR FUNDS. That the Interest and Sinking Fund created by this Ordinance shall be secured in the manner and to the fullest extent permitted or required by law for the security of public funds, and such Fund shall be used only for the purposes and in the manner permitted or required by this Ordinance. Section 12. DAMAGED, MUTILATED, LOST, STOLEN, OR DESTROYED CERTIFICATES. (a) Replacement Certificates. That in the event any outstanding Certificate is damaged, mutilated, lost, stolen, or destroyed, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall cause to be printed, executed, and delivered, a new certificate of the same principal amount, maturity, and interest rate, as the damaged, mutilated, lost, stolen, or destroyed Certificate, in replacement for such Certificate in the manner hereinafter provided. (b) Application for Replacement Certificates. That application for replacement of damaged, mutilated, lost, stolen, or destroyed Certificates shall be made by the registered owner thereof to the Paying Agent/Registrar. In every case of loss, theft, or destruction of a Certificate, the registered owner applying for a replacement certificate shall furnish to the City and to the Paying Agent/Registrarsudr security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless from any loss or damage with respect thereto. Also, in every case of loss, theft, or destruction of a Certificate, the registered owner shall furnish to the City and to the Paying Agent/Registrar evidence 95 to their satisfaction of the loss, theft, or destruction of such Certificate, as the case maybe, In every case of damage or mutilation of a Certificate, the registered owner shall surrender to the Paying Agent/Registrar for cancellation the Certificate so damaged or mutilated. (c) No Default Occurred. That notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, in the event any such Certificate shall have matured, and no default has occurred which is then continuing in the payment of the principal of, redemption premium, if any, or interest on the Certificate, the City may authorize the payment of the same (without surrender thereof except in the case of a damaged or mutilated Certificate) instead of issuing a replacement certificate, provided security or indemnity is furnished as above provided in this Section. (d) Charge for Issuing Replacement Certificates. That prior to the issuance of any replacement certificate, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall charge the registered owner of such Certificate with all legal, printing, and other expenses in connection therewith. Every replacement certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section by virtue of the fact that any Certificate is lost, stolen, or destroyed shall constitute a contractual obligation of the City whether or not the lost, stolen, or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any time, or be enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Ordinance equally and proportionately with any and all other Certificates duly issued under this Ordinance. (e) Authority ,for Issuing Replacement Certificates. That in accordance with Section 1201.067, Texas Government Code, this Section of this Ordinance shall constitute authority for the issuance of any such replacement certificate without necessity of further action by the City or any other body or person, and the duty of the replacement of such certificates is hereby authorized and imposed upon the Paying Agent/Registrar, and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall authenticate and deliver such Certificates in the form and manner and with the effect, as provided in Section 5(a) of this Ordinance for Certificates issued in conversion and exchange of other Certificates. Section 13. FEDERAL INCOME TAX MATTERS. That the City covenants to refrain from any action which would adversely affect, or to take such action as to ensure, the treatment of the Certificates of Obligation as obligations described in Section 103 of the Code, the interest on which is not includable in the "gross income" of the holder for purposes of federal income taxation. In furtherance thereof, the City covenants as follows: (a) to take any action to assure that no more than 10 percent of the proceeds of the Certificates of Obligation (less amounts deposited to a reserve fund, if any) are used for any "private business use," as defined in section 141(b)(6) of the Code or, if more than 10 percent of the proceeds are so used, that amounts, whether or not received by the City, with respect to such private business use, do not, under the terms of this Ordinance or any underlying arrangement, directly or indirectly, secure or provide for the payment of more than 10 percent of the debt service on the Certificates of Obligation, in contravention of Section 141(b)(2) of the Code; 9 96 (b) to take any action to assure that in the event that the "private business use" described in subsection (a) hereof exceeds 5 percent of the proceeds of the Certificates of Obligation (less amounts deposited into a reserve fund, if any) then the amount in excess of S percent is used fora "private business use" which is "related" and not "disproportionate", within the meaning of Section 141(b)(3) of the Code, to the governmental use; (c) to take any action to assure that no amount which is greater than the lesser of $5,000,000, or five percent of the proceeds of the Certificates of Obligation (less amounts deposited into a reserve fund, if any) is directly or indirectly used to finance loans to persons, other than state or local governmental units, in contravention of Section 141(c) of the Code; (d) to refrain from taking any action which would otherwise result in the Certificates of Obligation being treated as "private activity bonds" within the meaning of Section 141(b) of the Code; (e) to refrain from taking any action that would result in the Certificates of Obligation being "federally guaranteed" within the meaning of section 149(b) of the Code; (f) to refrain from using any portion of the proceeds of the Certificates of Obligation, directly or indirectly, to acquire or to replace funds which were used, directly or indirectly, to acquire investment property (as defined in Section 148(b}(2) of the Code) which produces a materially higher yield over the term of the Certificates of Obligation, other than investment property acquired with - (1) proceeds of the Certificates of Obligation invested for a reasonable temporary period ofthree years or less until such proceeds are needed for the purpose for which the certificates of obligation are issued, (Z) amounts invested in a bona fide debt service fund, within the meaning of Section 1.148-1(b) of the Treasury Regulations, and (3) amounts deposited in any reasonably required reserve or replacement fund to the extent such amounts do not exceed 10 percent of the proceeds of the Certificates of Obligation; (g} to otherwise restrict the use of the proceeds of the Certificates of Obligation or amounts treated as proceeds of the Certificates of Obligation, as may be necessary, so that the Certificates of Obligation do not otherwise contravene the requirements of Section 148 of the Code (relating to arbitrage) and, to the extent applicable, Section 149(d) of the Code (relating to advance refixndings); and (h) to pay to the United States of America at least once during each five-year period (beginning on the date of delivery of the Certificates of Obligation) an amount that is at least equal to 90 percent of the "Excess Earnings," within the meaning of Section 148(f) of the Code and to pay to the United States of America, not later than 60 days after the Certificates of Obligation have been paid in full, 100 percent of the amount then required to be paid as a result of Excess Earnings under Section 148(f) of the Code. to 97 For purposes of the foregoing (a) and (b), the Issuer understands that the term "proceeds" includes "disposition proceeds" as defined in the Treasury Regulations and, in the case of refunding bonds, transferred proceeds (if any) and proceeds of the refunded bonds expended prior to the date of issuance of the Certificates of Obligation. It is the understanding of the City that the covenants con- tained herein are intended to assure compliance with the Code and any regulations or rulings promulgated by the U. S. Department of the Treasury pursuant thereto. In the event that regulations or ruling are hereafter promulgated which modify or expand provisions of the Code, as applicable to the Certificates of Obligation, the City will not be required to comply with any covenant contained herein to the extent that such failure to comply, in the opinion ofnationally-recognized bond counsel, will not adversely affect the exemption from federal income taxation of interest on the Certificates of Obligation under Section 103 of the Code. In the event that regulations or rulings are hereafter promulgated which impose additional requirements which are applicable to the Certificates of Obligation, the City agrees to comply with the additional requirements to the extent necessary, in the opinion of nationally-recognized bond counsel, to preserve the exemption from federal income taxation of interest on the Certificates of Obligation under Section 103 of the Code. In furtherance of such intention, the City hereby authorizes and directs the Mayor, the City Manager, any Assistant City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer to execute any documents, certificates or reports required by the Code, and to make such elections on behalf of the City which may be permitted by the Code as are consistent with the purpose for the issuance of the Certificates of Obligation. In order to facilitate compliance with clause (h) above, a "Rebate Fund" is hereby established by the City for the sole benefit of the United States of America, and such Fund shall not be subject to the claim of any other person, including without limitation the bondholders. The Rebate Fund is established for the additional purpose of compliance with Section 148 of the Code. Section 14. ALLOCATION OF, AND LIlVIITATION ON, EXPENDITURES FOR THE PROJECT. That the Issuer covenants to account for the expenditure of proceeds from the sale of the Certificates and any investment earnings thereon to be used for the purposes described in Section 1 of this Ordinance (such purpose referred to herein and Section 15 hereof as a "Project") on its books and records by allocating proceeds to expenditures within 18 months of the later of the date that (a) the expenditure on a Project is made or (b) such Project is completed. The foregoing notwithstanding, the Issuer shall not expend such proceeds or investment earnings more than 60 days after the earlier of (a) the fifth anniversary of the date of delivery of the Certificates or (b) the date the Certificates are retired, unless the Issuer obtains anopinion ofnationally-recognized bond counsel substantially to the effect that such expenditure will not adversely affect the tax-exempt status of the Certificates: For purposes hereof, the Issuer shall not be obligated to comply with this covenant if it obtains an opinion that such failure to comply will not adversely affect the excludability for federal income tax purposes from gross income of the interest. Section 15. DISPOSITION OF PROJECT. That the Issuer covenants that the property constituting a Project will not be sold or otherwise disposed in a transaction resulting in the receipt by the Issuer of cash or other compensation, unless the Issuer obtains an opinion of nationally- recognized bond counsel substantially to the effect that such sale or other disposition will not adversely affect the tax-exempt status of the Certificates. For purposes of the foregoing, the portion 11 98 of the property comprising personal property and disposed in the ordinary course shall not be treated as a transaction resulting in the receipt of cash or other compensation. For purposes hereof, the Issuer shall not be obligated to comply with this covenant if it obtains an opinion that such failure to comply will not adversely affect the excludability for federal income tax purposes from gross income of the interest. Section 16. CUSTODY, APPROVAL, AND REGISTRATION OF CERTIFICATES. That the City Manager of the City is hereby authorized to have control of the Certificates initially issued and delivered hereunder and all necessary records and proceedings pertaining to the Certificates pending their delivery and their investigation, examination, and approval by the Attorney General of the State of Texas, and their registration by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas. Upon registration of the Certificates said Comptroller of Public Accounts (or a deputy designated in writing to act for said Comptroller) shall manually sign the Comptroller's Registration Certificate attached to such Certificates, and the seal of said Comptroller shall be impressed, or placed in facsimile, on such certificate. Section 17. DTC REGISTRATION. That the Certificates of Obligation initially shall be issued and delivered in such manner that no physical distribution of the Certificates of Obligation will be made to the public, and The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), New York, New York, initially will act as depository for the Certificates of Obligation. DTC has represented that it is a limited purpose trust company incorporated under the laws of the State of New York, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a "clearing corporation" within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a "clearing agency" registered under Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the City accepts, but in no way verifies, such representations. The Certificates of Obligation initially authorized by this Ordinance shall be delivered to and registered in the name of CEDE & CO., the nominee of DTC. It is expected that DTC will hold the Certificates of Obligation on behalf of the Underwriters (as defined in Section 20 of this Ordinance) and its participants. So long as each Certificate of Obligation is registered in the name of CEDE & CO., the Paying Agent/Registrar shall treat and deal with DTC the same in all respects as if it were the actual and beneficial owner thereof. It is expected that DTC will maintain abook-entry system which will identify ownership of the Certificates of Obligation in integral amounts of $5,000, with transfers of ownership being effected on the records ofDTC and its participants pursuant to rules and regulations established by them, and that the Certificates of Obligation initially deposited with DTC shall be immobilized and not be further exchanged for substitute Certificates of Obligation except as hereinafter provided. The City is not responsible or liable for any functions of DTC, will not be responsible for paying any fees or charges with respect to its services, will not be responsible or liable for maintaining, supervising, or reviewing the records of DTC or its participants, or protecting any interests or rights of the beneficial owners of the Certificates of Obligation. It shall be the duty of the DTC Participants, as defined in the Official Statement herein approved, to make all arrangements with DTC to establish this book-entry system, the beneficial ownership of the Certificates of Obligation, and the method of paying the fees and charges of DTC. The City does not represent, nor does it in any way covenant that the initial book-entry system established with DTC will be maintained in the future, Notwithstanding the initial establishment of the foregoing book-entry system with DTC, if for any reason any of the originally delivered Certificates of Obligation is duly filed with the Paying Agent/Registrar with proper request for transfer and substitution, as provided for in this Ordinance, 12 99 substitute Certificates of Obligation will be duly delivered as provided in this Ordinance, and there will be no assurance or representation that any book-entry system will be maintained for such Certificates of Obligation. In connection with the initial establishment of the foregoing book-entry system with DTC, the City heretofore has executed a "Blanket Letter of Representations" prepared by DTC in order to implement the book-entry system described above. Section 18. CONTINUING DISCLOSURE OBLIGATION. (a) Defrnrtions. That as used in this Section, the following terms have the meanings ascribed to such terms below: "MAC" means the Municipal Advisory Council of Texas. "MSRB" means the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. "NRMSIR" means each person whom the SEC or its staff has determined to be a nationally recognized municipal securities information repository within the meaning of the Rule from time to time. "Rule" means SEC Rule 15c2-12, as amended from time to time. "SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. "SID" means any person designated by the State of Texas or an authorized department, officer, or agency thereof as, and determined by the SEC or its staff to be, a state information depository within the meaning of the Rule from time to time. (b) Annual Reports. (i) The City shall provide annually to each NRMSIR and any SID, within six months after the end of each fiscal year ending in or after 2007, financial information and operating data with respect to the City of the general type included in the final Official Statement authorized by Section 20 ofthis Ordinance, being the information described in Exhibit A hereto. Any financial statements so to be provided shall be (1) prepared in accordance with the accounting principles described in Exhibit A hereto, or such other accounting principles as the City may be required to employ from time to time pursuant to state law or regulation, and (2) audited, if the City commissions an audit of such statements and the audit is completed within the period during which they must be provided. If the audit of such financial statements is not complete within such period, then the City shall provide unaudited financial statements by the required time, and shall provide audited financial statements for the applicable fiscal year to each NRMSIR and any SID, when and if the audit report on such statements become available. (ii) If the City changes its fiscal year, it will notify each NRMSIR and any SID of the change (and of the date of the new fiscal year end) prior to the next date by which the City otherwise would be required to provide financial information and operating data pursuant to this Section. The financial information and operating data to be provided pursuant to this Section maybe set forth in full in one or more documents or may be included by specific reference to any document (including an official statement or other offering document, if it is available from the MSRB) that theretofore has been provided to each NRNISIR and any SID or filed with the SEC. 13 100 (c) Material Event Notices. The City shall notify any SID and either each NRMSIR or the MSRB, in a timely manner, of any of the following events with respect to the Certificates of Obligation, if such event is material within the meaning of the federal securities laws: 1. Principal and interest payment delinquencies; 2. Non-payment related defaults; 3. Unscheduled draws on debt service reserves reflecting financial difficulties; 4. Unscheduled draws on credit enhancements reflecting financial difficulties; 5. Substitution of credit or liquidity providers, or their failure to perform; 6. Adverse tax opinions or events affecting the tax-exempt status of the Certificates of Obligation; 7. Modifications to rights of holders of the Certificates of Obligation; 8. Certificates of Obligation calls; 9. Defeasances; 10. Release, substitution, or sale of property securing repayment of the Certificates of Obligation; and 11. Rating changes. The City shall notify any SID and either each NRMSIR or the MSRB, in a timely manner, of any failure by the City to provide financial information or operating data in accordance with subsection (b) of this Section by the time required by such subsection. Any filing under this Section maybe made solely by transmitting such filing to the MAC as provided at http://www.disclosureusa ors, unless the SEC has withdrawn the interpretive advice stated in its letter to the MAC dated September 7, 2004. (d) Limitations, Disclaimers, and Amendments. (i) The City shall be obligated to observe and perform the covenants specified in this Section for so long as, but only for so long as, the City remains an "obligated person" with respect to the Certificates of Obligation within the meaning of the Rule, except that the City in any event will give notice of any deposit made in accordance with this Ordinance or applicable law that causes Certificates of Obligation no longer to be outstanding. (ii) The provisions of this Section are for the sole benefit of the registered owners and beneficial owners of the Certificates of Obligation, and nothing in this Section, express or implied, shall give any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy, or claim hereunder to any other person. The City undertakes to provide only the financial information, operating data, financial statements, and notices which it has expressly agreed to provide pursuant to this Section and does not hereby undertake to provide any other information that may be relevant or material to a complete presentation of the City's financial results, condition, or prospects or hereby undertake to update any information provided in accordance with this Section or otherwise, except as expressly provided herein. The City does not make any representation or warranty concerning such information or its usefulness to a decision to invest in or sell Certificates of Obligation at any future date. (iii) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE CITY BE LIABLE TO THE REGISTERED OWNER ORBENEFICIAL OWNER OF ANY CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION 14 101 OR ANY OTHER PERSON, IN CONTRACT OR TORT, FOR DAMAGES RESULTING 1N WHOLE OR IN PART FROM ANY BREACH BY THE CITY, WHETHER NEGLIGENT OR WITHOUT FAULT ON ITS PART, OF ANY COVENANT SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION, BUT EVERY RIGHT AND REMEDY OF ANY SUCH PERSON, IN CONTRACT OR TORT, FOR OR ON ACCOUNT OF ANY SUCH BREACH SHALL BE L1IvLITED TO AN ACTION FOR MANDAMUS OR SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. (iv) No default by the City in observing or performing its obligations under this Section shall comprise a breach of or default under the Ordinance for purposes of any other provision of this Ordinance. Nothing in this Section is intended or shall act to disclaim, waive, or otherwise limit the duties of the City under federal and state securities laws. (v) The provisions of this Section maybe amended by the City from time to time to adapt to changed circumstances that arise from a change in legal requirements, a change in law, or a change in the identity, nature, status, or type of operations of the City, but only if (1) the provisions of this Section, as so amended, would have permitted an underwriter to purchase or sell Certificates of Obligation in the primary offering of the Certificates of Obligation in compliance with the Rule, taking into account any amendments or interpretations of the Rule since such offering as well as such changed circumstances and (2) either (a) the registered owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount (or any greater amount required by any other provision ofthis Ordinance that authorizes such an amendment) of the outstanding Certificates of Obligation consent to such amendment or (b) a person that is unaffiliated with the City (such as nationally recognized bond counsel) determined that such amendment will not materially impair the interest of the registered owners and beneficial owners of the Certificates of Obligation. Ifthe City so amends the provisions of this Section, it shall include with any amended financial information or operating data next provided in accordance with subsection {b) of this Section an explanation, in narrative form, of the reason for the amendment and of the impact of any change in the type of financial information or operating data so provided. The City may also amend or repeal the provisions of this continuing disclosure agreement if the SEC amends or repeals the applicable provision of the Rule or a court of final jurisdiction enters judgment that such provisions of the Rule are invalid, but only if and to the extent that the provisions of this sentence would not prevent an underwriter from lawfully purchasing or selling Certificates of Obligation in the primary offering of the Certificates of Obligation. Section 19. DEFEASANCE. (a) Deemed Paid. Any Certificate of Obligation and the interest thereon shall be deemed to be paid, retired and no longer outstanding (a "Defeased Certificate") within the meaning of this Ordinance, except to the extent provided in subsection (e) of this Section, when payment of the principal of such Certificate of Obligation, plus interest thereon to the due date (whether such due date be by reason of maturity or otherwise) either (i) shall have been made or caused to be made in accordance with the terms thereof, or (ii) shall have been provided for on or before such due date by irrevocably depositing with or making available to the Paying Agent/Registrar in accordance with an escrow agreement or other instrument (the "Future Escrow Agreement") for such payment (1) lawful money ofthe United States of America sufficient to make such payment or (2) Defeasance Securities that mature as to principal and interest in such amounts and at such times as will insure the availability, without reinvestment, of sufficient money to provide for such payment, and when proper arrangements have been made by the City with the Paying 15 102 Agent/Registrar for the payment of its services until all Defeased Certificates shall have become due and payable. At such time as a Certificate of Obligation shall be deemed to be a Defeased Certificate hereunder, as aforesaid, such Certificate of Obligation and the interest thereon shall no longer be secured by, payable from, or entitled to the benefits of, the ad valorem taxes or revenues herein levied and pledged as provided in this Ordinance, and such principal and interest shall be payable solely from such money or Defeasance Securities. (b) Investments. Any moneys so deposited with the Paying AgentlRegistrar may at the written direction of the City be invested in Defeasance Securities, maturing in the amounts and times as hereinbefore set forth, and all income from such Defeasance Securities received by the Paying AgentlRegistrar that is not required for the payment of the Certificates of Obligation and interest thereon, with respect to which such money has been so deposited, shall be turned over to the City, or deposited as directed in writing by the City. Any Future Escrow Agreement pursuant to which the money and/or Defeasance Securities are held for the payment of Defeased Certificates may contain provisions permitting the investment or reinvestment of such moneys in Defeasance Securities or the substitution of other Defeasance Securities upon the satisfaction of the requirements specified in subsection (a)(i) or (ii) above. All income from such Defeasance Securities received by the Paying Agent/Registrar which is not required for the payment of the Defeased Securities, with respect to which such money has been so deposited, shall be remitted to the City or deposited as directed in writing by the City. (c) Selection of Defeased Certificates. In the event that the City elects to defease less than all of the principal amount of Certificates of Obligations of a maturity, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall select, or cause to be selected, such amount of Certificates of Obligations by such random method as it deems fair and appropriate. (d) Defeasance Obligations. The term "Defeasance Securities" means (i) direct, noncallable obligations of the United States of America, including obligations that are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America, (ii) noncallable obligations of an agency or instnamentality of the United States of America, including obligations that are unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the agency or instrumentality and that, on the date of the purchase thereof are rated as to investment quality by a nationally recognized investment rating firm not less than AAA or its equivalent, and (iii) noncallable obligations of a state or an agency or a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of a state that have been refunded and that, on the date the governing body of the City adopts or approves the proceedings authorizing the financial arrangements are rated as to investment quality by a nationally recognized investment rating firm not less than AAA or its equivalent. (e) ContinuingDuty of PayingAgent/Registrar. Until all Certificates of Obligation defeased under this Section of this Ordinance shall become due and payable, the Paying Agent/Registrar for such Certificates of Obligation shall perform the services of Paying Agent/Registrar for such Certificates of Obligation the same as if they had not been defeased, and the City shall make proper arrangements to provide and pay for such services. Section 20. SALE OF CERTIFICATES. (a) Sale to Best Bidder. That the sale of the Certificates to ,and syndicate members (the "Purchaser"), at a price of par and accrued lb 103 interest on the Certificates to the date of delivery, is hereby authorized, ratified and confirmed. It is hereby officially found, determined and declared that the Certificates were sold to the highest bidder at terms that were the most advantageous reasonably obtained. (b) Offering Documents. The Certificates were sold pursuant to the terms of a "Notice of Sale and Bidding Instructions", "OfFicial Bid Form" and "Official Statement", the use of which documents, a true and correct copy of each such document is attached hereto, is hereby approved. The use of the "Preliminary Official Statement" prepared in connection with the sale of the Certificates is hereby ratified. (c) Bond Insurance. The Mayor, City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer each is authorized, in connection with effecting the sale of the Certificates, to obtain from (the "Insurer") a municipal bond insurance policy in support of the Certificates, To that end, for so long as such policy is in effect, the requirements of the Insurer relating to the issuance of said policy is incorporated by reference into this Ordinance and made a part hereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any other provision of this Ordinance to the contrary. A statement of insurance provided by the Insurer shall be printed on the Certificates. Section 21. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF CERTIFICATES. That the Chief Financial Officer is hereby authorized to have control of the Certificates and all necessary records and proceedings pertaining to the Certificates pending their delivery and their investigation, examination and approval by the Attorney General of the State of Texas, and their registration by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas. Upon registration of the Certificates, the Comptroller of Public Accounts (or a deputy designated in writing to act therefor) shall manually sign the Comptroller's Registration Certificate. The Certificates thus registered shall remain in the custody of the City Manager (or the designee thereof) until delivered to the Underwriters. Section 22. FURTHER PROCEDURES. That the Mayor, the City Secretary, the City Manager, the Chief Financial Officer, any Assistant City Manager, and all other officers, employees, and agents of the City, and each of them, shall be and they are hereby expressly authorized, empowered, and directed from time to time and at any time to do and perform all such acts and things and to execute, acknowledge, and deliver in the name and under the corporate seal and on behalf of the City all such instruments, whether or not herein mentioned, as may be necessary or desirable in order to carry out the terms and provisions of this Ordinance, and the sale and delivery of the Certificates and fixing all details in connection therewith. The City Council hereby authorizes the payment of the fee of the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Texas for the examination of the proceedings relating to the issuance of the Certificates, in the amount determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 1202,004, Texas Government Code. Section 23. USE OF PROCEEDS. That the proceeds from the sale of the Certificates shall be used in the manner described in a letter of instructions prepared by the City or on behalf ofthe City by the City's financial advisor. The foregoing notwithstanding, proceeds representing accrued interest on the Certificates shall be deposited to the credit of the Interest and Sinking Fund. Any amounts remaining after completion of the improvements described in Section 1 hereof shall be transferred FIRST to the Rebate Fund, to the extent required by Section 13 hereof and as further described in Section 24 hereof, and THEREAFTER to the Interest and Sinking Fund. i~ 104 Section 24. INTEREST EARNINGS. That the interest earnings derived from the investment of proceeds from the sale of the Certificates may be used along with other proceeds for the construction of the permanent improvements set forth in Section 1 hereof for which the Certificates are issued; provided that after completion of such permanent improvements, if any of such interest earnings remain on hand, such interest earnings shall be deposited in the Interest and Sinking Fund. It is further provided, however, that any interest earnings on proceeds which are required to be rebated to the United States of America pursuant to this Ordinance hereof in order to prevent the Certificates from being arbitrage bonds shall be so rebated and not considered as interest earnings for the purposes of this Section. Section 25. DEFAULT AND REMEDIES. (a) Events of Default. Each of the following occurrences or events for the purpose of this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an Event of Default: (i) the failure to make payment of the principal of or interest on any of the Certificates when the same becomes due and payable; or (ii) default in the performance or observance of any other covenant, agreement or obligation of the City, the failure to perform which materially, adversely affects the rights of the Registered Owners of the Certificates, including, but not limited to, their prospect or ability to be repaid in accordance with this Ordinance, and the continuation thereof for a period of 60 days after notice of such default is given by any Registered Owner to the City. (b) Remedies for Default. (i) Upon the happening of any Event of Default, then and in every case, any Registered Owner or an authorized representative thereof, including, but not limited to, a trustee or trustees therefor, may proceed against the City, or any official, officer or employee of the City in their official capacity, for the purpose of protecting and enforcing the rights of the Registered Owners under this Ordinance, by mandamus or other suit, action or special proceeding in equity or at law, in any court of competent jurisdiction, for any relief permitted by law, including the specific performance of any covenant or agreement contained herein, or thereby to enjoin any act or thing that may be unlawful or in violation of any right of the Registered Owners hereunder or any combination of such remedies. (ii) It is provided that all such proceedings shall be instituted and maintained for the equal benefit of all Registered Owners of Certificates then outstanding. (c) Remedies lVot Exclusive. (i) No remedy herein conferred or reserved is intended to be exclusive of any other available remedy or remedies, but each and every such remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given hereunder or under the Certificates or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity; provided, however, that notwithstanding any other provision of this Ordinance, the right to accelerate the debt evidenced by the Certificates shall not be available as a remedy under this Ordinance. is 105 (ii) The exercise of any remedy herein conferred or reserved shall not be deemed a waiver of any other available remedy. (iii) By accepting the delivery of a Certificate authorized under this Ordinance, such Registered Owner agrees that the certifications required to effectuate any covenants or representations contained in this Ordinance do not and shall never constitute or give rise to a personal or pecuniary liability or charge against the officers, employees or members of the City or the City Council. (iv) None of the members of the City Council, nor any other official or officer, agent, or employee of the City, shall be charged personally by the Registered Owners with any liability, or be held personally liable to the Registered Owners under any terTn or provision of this Ordinance, or because of any Event of Default or alleged Event of Default under this Ordinance. Section 26. PREAMBLE. That the preamble to this Ordinance is incorporated by reference and made a part hereof for all purposes. Section 27. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. (a) Titles Not Restrictive. That the titles assigned to the various sections of this Ordinance are for convenience only and shall not be considered restrictive of the subject matter of any section or of any part of this Ordinance. (b) Rules of Construction. The words "herein", "hereof' and "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Ordinance as a whole and not to any particular Section or other subdivision. Except where the context otherwise requires, terms defined in this Ordinance to impart the singular number shall be considered to include the plural number and vice versa. References to any Warned person means that party and its successors and assigns. References to any constitutional, statutory or regulatory provision means such provision as it exists on the date this Ordinance is adopted by the City and any future amendments thereto or successor provisions thereof. Any reference to' "FORM OF CERTIFICATE" shall refer to the form of the Certificates set forth in Exhibit A to this Ordinance. Any reference to the payment of principal in this Ordinance shall be deemed to include the payment of any mandatory sinking fund redemption payments as may be described herein. (c) Inconsistent Provisions. All ordinances, orders and resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with any provision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed and declared to be inapplicable, and the provisions of this Ordinance shall be and remain controlling as to the matters prescribed herein. (d) Severabiliry. If any word, phrase, clause, paragraph, sentence, part, portion, or provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Ordinance shall nevertheless be valid and the City hereby declares that this Ordinance would have been enacted without such invalid word, phrase, clause, paragraph, sentence, part, portion, or provisions. (e) Governing Law. This Ordinance shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas. 19 106 (fj Open Meeting. The City officially finds and determines that the meeting at which this Ordinance is adopted was open to the public; and that public notice of the time, place, and purpose of such meeting was given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code. (g) Application of Chapter 1208, Government Code. Chapter 1208, Texas Government Code, applies to the issuance of the Certificates and the pledge of ad valorem taxes and the Surplus Revenues granted by the City under Sections 8 and 9, and such pledge is therefore valid, effective, and perfected. If Texas law is amended at any time while the Certificates are outstanding and unpaid such that the pledge of the ad valorem taxes and Surplus Revenues granted by the City is to be subject to the filing requirements of Chapter 9, Texas Business & Commerce Code, then in order to preserve to the Registered Owners of the Certificates the perfection of the security interest in said pledge, the City agrees to take such measures as it determines are reasonable and necessary under Texas law to comply with the applicable provisions of Chapter 9, Texas Business & Commerce Code and enable a filing to perfect the security interest in said pledge to occur. (h) Immediate Effect. In accordance with the provisions of Section 1201.028, Texas Govemment Code, this Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its adoption by the City Council. PASSED AND APPROVED this August 6, 2007. City Secretary, City of College S ation, Texas Mayor, City of College Station, Texas (CITY SEAL) APPROVED: 20 107 McCall, Parkhurst & Horton L.L.P. Exhibit A to Ordinance FORM OF CERTIFICATE N0. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZOS CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION SERIES 2007 MATURITY DATE INTEREST RATE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE CUSII' September 1, 2007 ON THE MATURITY DATE SPECIFIED ABOVE, THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, in Brazos County (the "City" or the "Issuer"), being a political subdivision of the State of Texas, hereby promises to pay to or to the registered assignee hereof (either being hereinafter called the "registered owner")the principal amount of DOLLARS and to pay interest thereon, from the Original Issue Date specified above, to the Maturity Date specified above, or the date of its redemption prior to scheduled maturity, at the interest rate per annum specified above, with said interest payable on February 15, 2008, and semiannually on each August 15 and February 15 thereafter; except that if this Certificate is required to be authenticated and the date of its authentication is later than February 15, 2008, such interest is payable semiannually on each August 15 and February 15 following such date. THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON this Certificate are payable in lawful money of the United States of America, without exchange or collection charges. At maturity or redemption prior to maturity, the principal of this Certificate shall be paid to the registered owner hereof upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the designated corporate trust office in Dallas, Texas (the "Designated Trust Office") of The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., which is the "Paying Agent/Registrar" for this Certificate. The payment of interest on this Certificate shall be made by the Paying Agent/Registrar tothe registered owner hereof on each interest payment date by check, dated as of such interest payment date, drawn by the Paying Agent/Registrar on, and payable solely from, funds of the Issuer required by the ordinance authorizing the issuance of this Certificate (the "Certificate Ordinance") to be on deposit with the Paying AgentlRegistrar for such purpose as hereinafter provided; and such check shall be sent by the Paying Agent/Registrar by United States mail, first-class postage prepaid, on each such interest payment date, to the registered owner hereof, at its address as it appeared on the last business day of the month preceding each such date (the "Record Date") on the Registration Books kept by the Paying Agent/Registrar, as hereinafter de- scribed. Any accrued interest due at maturity as provided herein shall be paid to the registered owner 108 upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate for payment at the Designated Trust Office of the Paying Agent/Registrar, The Issuer covenants with the registered owner of this Certificate that on or before each principal and interest payment date for this Certificate it will make available to the Paying Agent/Registrar, from the "Interest and Sinking Fund" created by the Certificate Ordinance, the amounts required to provide for the payment, in imumediately available funds, of all principal of and interest on the Certificates, when due. IN THE EVENT OF NON-PAYMENT of interest on a scheduled payment date, and for 30 days thereafter, a new record date for such interest payment (a "Special Record Date") will be established by the Paying Agent/Registrar, if and when funds for the payment of such interest have been received from the Issuer. Notice of the Special Record Date and of the scheduled payment date of the past due interest ("Special Payment Date", which shall be 15 days after the Special Record Date) shall be sent at least five business days prior to the Special Record Date by United States mail, first-class postage prepaid, to the address of each registered owner of a Certificate appearing on the Registration Books kept by the Paying Agent/Registrar at the close of business on the last business day next preceding the date of mailing of such notice. IF THE DATE for the payment of the principal of or interest on this Certificate shall be a Saturday, Sunday, a legal holiday, or a day on which banking institutions in the city where the Designated Trust Office of the Paying Agent/Registrar is located are authorized by law or executive order to close, then the date for such payment shall be the next succeeding day which is not such a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or day on which banking institutions are authorized to close; and payment on such date shall have the same force and effect as if made on the original date payment was due. THIS CERTIFICATE is one of a Series of Certificates dated as of the Original Issue Date stated above, authorized in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas in the principal amount of $3,960,000, for the purpose of paying contractual obligations to be incurred by the City, to-wit, the construction of improvements as described in the Certificate Ordinance, and the payment of fiscal, engineering and legal fees incurred in connection therewith. ON FEBRUARY 15, 2016, or on any date thereafter, the Certificates of this Series maturing on February 15, 2017 and thereafter may be redeemed prior to their scheduled maturities, at the option of the Issuer, in whole, or in part, at par and accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption. The years of maturity of the Certificates called for redemption at the option of the City prior to stated maturity shall be selected by the City. The Certificates or portions thereof redeemed within a maturity shall be selected by lot or other method by the Paying Agent/Registrar; provided, that during any period in which ownership of the Certificates is determined only by a book entry at a securities depository for the Certificates, if fewer than all of the Certificates of the same maturity and bearing the same interest rate are to be redeemed, the particular Certificates of such maturity and bearing such interest rate shall be selected in accordance with the arrangements between the Issuer and the securities depository. AT LEAST 30 days prior to the date fixed for any such redemption, a written notice of such redemption shall be given to the registered owner of each Certificate or a portion thereof being called for redemption by depositing such notice in the United States mail, first class postage prepaid, addressed to each such registered owner at his address shown on the Registration Books of the 109 Paying Agent/Registrar. By the date fixed for any such redemption due provision shall be made by the Issuer with the Paying Agent/Registrar for the payment of the required redemption price for this Certificate or the portion hereof which is to be so redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date fixed for redemption. If such notice of redemption is given, and if due provision for such payment is made, all as provided above, this Certificate, or the portion hereof which is to be so redeemed, thereby automatically shall be redeemed prior to its scheduled maturity, and shall not bear interest after the date fixed for its redemption, and shall not be regarded as being outstanding except for the right of the registered owner to receive the redemption price plus accnaed interest to the date fixed for redemption from the Paying Agent/Registrar out of the funds provided for such payment. The Paying Agent/Registrar shall record in the Registration Books all such redemptions of principal of this Certificate or any portion hereof. If a portion of any Certificate shall be redeemed a substitute Certificate or Certificates having the same maturity date, bearing interest at the same rate, in any denomination or denominations in any integral multiple of $5,000, at the written request of the registered owner, and in aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof, will be issued to the registered owner upon the surrender thereof for cancellation, at the expense of the Issuer, all as provided in the Ordinance. ALL CERTIFICATES OF THIS SERIES are issuable solely as fully registered certificates, without interest coupons, in the denomination of any integral multiple of $5,000. As provided in the Certificate Ordinance, this Certificate may, at the request of the registered owner or the assignee or assignees hereof, be assigned, transferred, and exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of fully registered certificates, without interest coupons, payable to the appropriate registered owner, assignee, or assignees, as the case maybe, having the same maturity date, and bearing interest at the same rate, in any denomination or denominations in any integral multiple of $5,000 as requested in writing by the appropriate registered owner, assignee, or assignees, as the case may be, upon surrender of this Certificate to the Paying Agent/Registrar at its Designated Trust Office for cancellation, all in accordance with the form and procedures set forth in the Certificate Ordinance. Among other requirements for such assignment and transfer, this Certificate must be presented and surrendered to the Paying AgentlRegistrar at its Designated Trust Office, together with proper instruments of assignment, in form and with guarantee of signatures satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar, evidencing assignment of this Certificate or any portion or portions hereof in any integral multiple of $5,000 to the assignee or assignees in whose name or names this Certificate or any such portion or portions hereof is or are to be transferred and registered. The form of Assign- ment printed or endorsed on this Certificate may be executed by the registered owner to evidence the assignment hereof, but such method is not exclusive, and other instruments of assignment satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar may be used to evidence the assignment. of this Certificate or any portion or portions hereof from time to time by the registered owner. The foregoing notwithstanding, in the case of the exchange of an assigned and transferred Certificate or Certificates or any portion or portions thereof, such fees and charges of the Paying Agent/Registrar will be paid by the Issuer. The one requesting such exchange shall pay the Paying Agent/Registrar's reasonable standard or customary fees and charges for exchanging any Certificate or portion thereof. In any circumstance, any taxes or governmental charges required to be paid with respect thereto shall be paid by the one requesting such assignment, transfer, or exchange as a condition precedent to the exercise of such privilege. In any circumstance, neither the Issuer nor the Paying Agent/Registrar shall be required (1) to make any transfer or exchange during a period begiruung at the opening of business 30 days before the day of the first mailing of a notice of redemption of Certificates and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or (2) to transfer or exchange any Certificates so selected for redemption when such redemption is scheduled to occur within 30 calendar days. ~~o WHENEVER the beneficial ownership of this Certificate is determined by a book entry at a securities depository for the Certificates, the foregoing requirements of holding, delivering or transferring this Certificate shall be modified to require the appropriate person or entity to meet the requirements of the securities depository as to registering or transferring the book entry to produce the same effect. IN THE EVENT any Paying Agent/Registrar for the Certificates is changed by the Issuer, resigns, or otherwise ceases to act as such, the Issuer has covenanted in the Certificate Ordinance that it promptly will appoint a competent and legally qualified substitute therefor, and promptly will cause written notice thereof to be mailed to the registered owners of the Certificates. IT IS HEREBY certified, recited and covenanted that this Certificate has been duly and validly authorized, issued, and delivered; that all acts, conditions, and things required or proper to be performed, exist, and be done precedent to or in the authorization, issuance, and delivery of this Certificate have been performed, existed, and been done in accordance with law; that this Certificate is a direct obligation of said Issuer, issued on the full faith and credit thereof; and that annual ad valorem taxes sufficient to provide for the payment of the interest on and principal of this Certificate, as such interest comes due and such principal matures, have been levied and ordered to be levied against all taxable property in said Issuer, and have been pledged for such payment, within the limit prescribed by law; and that a limited pledge (not to exceed $1,000) of the surplus revenues from the operation of the City's combined municipal electric light and power, waterworks and sewer system remaining after payment of all operation and maintenance expenses thereof and any other obligations heretofore or hereafter incurred to which such revenues have been or shall be encumbered by a lien on and pledge of such revenues superior to the lien on and pledge of such revenues to the Certificates, have been pledged as additional security for the Certificates. BY BECOMING the registered owner of this Certificate, the registered owner thereby acknowledges all of the terms and provisions of the Certificate Ordinance, agrees to be bound by such terms and provisions, acknowledges that the Certificate Ordinance is duly recorded and available for inspection in the official minutes and records of the Issuer, and agrees that the terms and provisions of this Certificate and the Certificate Ordinance constitute a contract between each registered owner hereof and the Issuer. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate has been signed with the manual or facsimile signature of the Mayor of the City, attested by the manual or facsimile signature ofthe City Secretary, and the official seal of the Issuer has been duly affixed to, or impressed, or placed in facsimile, on this Certificate. xxxxx City Secretary City of College Station, Texas xxxxx Mayor City of College Station, Texas (SEAL) 111 FORM OF PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR'S AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR'S AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE It is hereby certified that this Certificate of Obligation has been issued under the provisions of the proceedings adopted by the City as described in the text of this Certificate of Obligation; and that this Certificate of Obligation has been issued in exchange for or replacement of a certificate of obligation of an issue which originally was approved by the Attorney General of the State of Texas and registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas. Dated The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., Paying Agent/Registrar By Authorized Representative 112 *FORM OF COMPTROLLER'S CERTIFICATE ATTACHED TO THE CERTIFICATES UPON INITIAL DELIVERY THEREOF OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER STATE OF TEXAS REGISTER N0. I hereby certify that there is on file and of record in my office a certificate of the Attorney General of the State of Texas to the effect that this Certificate has been examined by him as required by law, and that he finds that it has been issued in conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and that it is a valid and binding obligation of the City of College Station, Texas, payable in the manner provided by and in the ordinance authorizing same, and said Certificate has this day been registered by me. WITNESS MY HAND and seal of office at Austin, Texas this (SEAL) Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas NOTE:*¶ to accompany initial certificates only 113 FORM OF ASSIGNMENT: ASSIGNMENT FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto (Please insert Social Security or Taxpayer Identification Number of Transferee) (Please print or typewrite name and address, including zip code of Transferee) the within Certificate of Obligation and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints attorney to register the transfer of the within Certificate of Obligation on books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises. Dated: Signature Guaranteed: NOTICE: Signature(s) must be guaranteed by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange or a commercial bank or trust company. NOTICE: The signature above must correspond with the name of the Registered Owner as it appears upon the front of this Certificate in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever. 114 STATEMENT OF INSURANCE [to come] 115 Exhibit B to Ordinance DESCRIPTION OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION The following information is referred to in Section 18 of this Ordinance. Annual Financial Statements and Operating Data The financial information and operating data with respect to the City to be provided annually in accordance with such Section are as specified below (and included in the Appendix or under the headings of the Official Statement referred to): 1. The "Audit Report" for the most recently concluded fiscal year. 2, The information included in the Official Statement under the following captions, but for the most recently concluded fiscal year: Tables ]through 6 and 8 through 13, and Appendix B. Accounting Principles The accounting principles referred to in such Section are the accounting principles described in the notes to the financial statements referred to in paragraph 1 described above, as such principles may be changed from time to time to comply with state law or regulation. 116