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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-1516 - Ordinance - 05/15/1984ORDINANCE NO. ~ AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $17,380,000 UTILITY SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1984; PROVIDING THE DETAILS RELATING THERETO; AUTHORIZING ANAGREEMENT WITH THE PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR; AND DECLARING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON ITS ADOPTION WHEREAS, the outstanding revenue bonds of the following described bond issues of the City of College Station, Texas (the "City"), are payable from the net revenues derived from the operation of the combined Water- works System, Sewer System, and Electric Light and Power System of the City, to-wit: CITY OF COLLEGE STATION WATERWORKS AND SEWER SYSTEM AND ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1967, dated February 1, 1967, orig- inally issued in the principal amount of $600,000 (Comptroller's Registration No. 37768); CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, UTILITY SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1971, dated August 1, 1971, originally issued in the principal amount of $800,000 (Comptroller's Registration No. 40262); CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, UTILITY SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1973, dated August 1, 1973, originally issued in the principal amount of $500,000 (Comptroller's Registration No. 41651); CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, UTILITY SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1976, dated August 1, 1976, originally issued in the principal amount of $3,000,000 (Comptroller's Registration No. 43295); CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, UTILITY SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1979, dated May 1, 1979, originally issued in the principal amount of $6,145,000 (Comptroller's Registration No. 45072); CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, UTILITY SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1981, dated May 1, 1981, originally issued in the principal amount of $3,000,000 (Comptroller's Registration No. 46114); ORDINANCE NO. 1516 CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, UTILITY SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1982, dated February 1, 1982, originally issued in the principal amount of $4,220,000 (Comptroller's Registration No. 46546); and CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, UTILITY SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS, SERIES II 1982, dated November 1, 1982, originally issued in the principal amount of $9,325,000 (Comptroller's Registration No. 46958; and WHEREAS, it is provided in the proceedings author- izing said outstanding bonds, and in such bonds, that the City reserves the right to issue additional parity revenue bonds and that such additional parity bonds, when issued, may be secured by and payable from a first lien on and pledge of the net revenues of said combined Systems in the same manner and to the same extent as said outstanding bonds; and WHEREAS, at an election held in the City on August 13, 1983, more than a majority of the duly qualified resident electors of the City who participated in the election voted in favor of, among other things, the issuance of revenue bonds in the following amounts for the respective purposes specified below, to-wit: $4,950,000 for the purpose of extending and improving the City's existing waterworks system; $9,500,000 for the purpose of extending and improving the City's existing sanitary sewer system; $2,920,000 for the purpose of extending and improving the City's existing electric utility system; and $3,210,000 for the purpose of extending and improving the City's waterworks, sanitary sewer and electric utility systems by con- structing or purchasing a utility service center building; and ORDINANCE NO. 1516 WHEREAS, at an election held in the City on January 24, 1984 more than a majority of the duly qualified resident electors of the City who participated in the election voted in favor of, among other things, the issuance of revenue bonds in the amount of $1,800,000 for the purpose of extending and improving the City's existing waterworks and sanitary sewer systems by participating with others in the payment of the cost of new water and sewer lines that will become parts of such systems; and WHEREAS, all of said bonds are to be secured by a pledge of the Net Revenues from the operation of the City's combined Waterworks and Sanitary Sewer System and Electric Light and Power System, and are to be on a parity in all respects with said outstanding bonds of the City; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City deems it necessary and desirable to proceed with the issuance of a first installment of such voted bonds in the aggregate amount of $17,380,000, of which $4,950,000 shall be for the purpose of extending and improving the City's waterworks system (representing all of the revenue bonds authorized at the election held in the City on August 13, 1983 for such purpose); $4,500,000 shall be for the purpose of extending and improving the City's sanitary sewer system (leaving $5,000,000 of revenue bonds authorized for such purpose at the election held in the City on August 13, 1983 to be issued in one or more installments at a later date or dates); $2,920,000 shall be for extending and improving the City's electric utility system (representing all of the revenue bonds authorized at the election held in the City on August 13, 1983 for such purpose); $3,210,000 shall be for the purpose of extending and improving the City's waterworks, sanitary sewer and electric utility systems by constructing or pur- chasing a utility service center building (representing all of the revenue bonds authorized at the election held in the City on August 13, 1983 for such purpose); and $1,800,000 shall be for the purpose of extending and improving the City's waterworks and sanitary sewer systems by partici- pating with others in the payment of the cost of new water and sewer lines that will become parts of such systems (representing all of the revenue bonds authorized at the election held in the City on January 24, 1984 for such purpose); and WHEREAS, the Council has found and determined, and hereby finds and determines, that all conditions precedent to its right to issue additional revenue bonds payable from the same source and on a parity with said outstanding bonds ORDINANCE NO. 1516 as recited in the respective Ordinances authorizing the issuance thereof have been met and satisfied; therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION: Section 1: That the bonds of the City of College Station, Texas, to be designated as "CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, UTILITY SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1984" (the "Bonds"), are hereby authorized to be issued and delivered in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and particularly Articles 1111 to 1118, both inclusive, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, as amended, and as authorized at bond elections held in the City on August 13, 1983 and January 24, 1984, in the aggregate principal amount of $17,380,000 for the purpose of making the following public improvements, to-wit:$4 ,950,000 for the purpose of extending and improving the City's waterworks system; $4,500,000 for the purpose of extending and improving the City's sanitary sewer system; $2,920,000 for extending and improving the City's electric utility system; $3,210,000 for the pu.rpose of extending and improving the City's waterworks, sanitary sewer and electric utility systems by constructing or pur- chasing a utility service center building; and $1,800,000 for the purpose of extending and improving the City's water- works and sanitary sewer systems by participating with others in the payment of the cost of new water and sewer lines that will become parts of such systems; all of the Bonds being secured, as hereinafter provided, by a pledge of the Net Revenues from the operation of the City's combined Waterworks and Sewer System and Electric Light and Power System on a parity in all respects with the outstanding · bonds of the City payable from said Net Revenues. Section 2: That the Bonds shall be issued and delivered in fully registered form without coupons, shall be dated as of May 1, 1984 (the "Initial Date") and shall be in denominations of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof up to the aggregate principal amount scheduled for maturity during the year involved. Initially, there shall be seventeen (17) Bonds (the "Initial Bonds") numbered consecutively from R-1 through R-17 in order of their maturity, each in the principal amount set opposite the year of maturity in the schedule set forth in Section 3. Bonds registered and delivered in exchange for any of the Initial Bonds surrendered for transfer or exchange shall be numbered from R-18 upward in the order that they are authenticated and delivered by the Paying Agent/Registrar hereinafter designated. ORDINANCE NO. 1516 Section 3: That the Bonds shall bear interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) from the later of the Initial Date or the most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, payable August 1, 1984 and each February 1 and August 1 thereafter until the principal sum is paid in full. Palament of interest shall be made to the registered owner of each Bond as shown on the Bond Register provided for in Section 6 hereof as of the 15th day of the calendar month next preceding the interest payment date by check or draft mailed by First City National Bank of Houston, Houston, Texas, or its successors (the "Paying Agent/Registrar"), to the address of each such owner as it appears on such Bond Register on the date aforesaid. The Bonds shall mature and become payable, subject to prior redemption in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 hereof, on February I in each of the years and in the principal amount set forth in the schedule below, and shall bear interest at the respective rates per annum set forth opposite the year of maturity in said schedule, to-wit: Year of Principal Interest Maturity Amount Rate 1985 $ 255,000 1986 $ 400,000 1987 $ 550,000 1988 $ 700,000 1989 $ 700,000 1990 $ 700,000 1991 $ 700,000 1992 $1,000,000 ,,.. 1993 $1,375,000 //~' 1994 $1 375 000 1995 $1,375,000 1996 $1,375,000 ' 1997 $1,375,000 1998 $1,375,000 1999 $1,375,000 2000 $1,375,000 2001 $1,375,000 Section 4: That the principal of the Bonds shall be payable, without exchange or collection charges, in any coin or currency of the United States of America which, on the date of payment thereof, is legal tender for the payment of debts due the United States of America, upon their presenta- tion and surrender as they become due or at their earlier redemption date, if any, at the principal office of the Paying Agent/Registrar. ORDINANCE NO. 1516 Section 5: That the City reserves the right to redeem in whole or from time to time in part, all of the Bonds maturing in the years 1995 through 2001 on February 1, 1994, or any interest palanent date thereafter by paying the principal thereof and accrued interest thereon. The City shall, at least forty-five (45) days prior to the date fixed for redemption (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar), notify the Paying Agent/Registrar of such date and the principal amount of Bonds of each maturity to be redeemed. If less than all of the Bonds are to be redeemed, the particular Bonds within each such maturity (in integral multiples of $5,000) shall be selected by the Paying Agent/Registrar by such method as it shall deem fair and appropriate. The registered owner of any Bond, all or a portion of which has been called for redemption, shall be required to present such Bond to the Paying Agent/Registrar for payment of the principal of and accrued interest on that portion of the Bond called for redemption; provided, however, upon the surrender of any such Bond, the City shall execute and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall authenticate and deliver to the registered owner thereof a new Bond or Bonds of the same maturity in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Bond surrendered. Notice of redemption shall be given by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail at least thirty (30) days prior to the date fixed for redemption to the registered owner of each Bond to be redeemed in whole or in part at the address of such owner on the registration books; provided, however, that failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any Bond or portion thereof with respect to which no such failure or defect has occurred. Any notice mailed as provided in this Section 5 shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the regis- tered owner receives the notice. Prior to the date fixed for redemption, the City shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Paying Agent/Registrar funds sufficient to pay in full the principal of all Bonds or portions thereof called for redemption, together with accrued interest thereon to the redemption date. Any Bond or Bonds duly called for redemption, due provision for the full payment of which has been timely made, shall cease to bear interest from and after the date fixed for redemption. Section 6: That the City shall cause to be kept at the principal office of the Paying Agent/Registrar a register (the "Bond Register") in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as the City and the Paying A~ent/ Registrar may prescribe, registration of the Bonds and transfers of the Bonds shall be made as provided herein. ORDINANCE NO. 1516 U on surrender for transfer of any Bond at the principal office of the Paying Agent/Registrar, the City shall execute 9nd the Paying Agent/Registrar shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Bonds of the same maturity, of any authorized denominations, bepri~g the same rate of interest and of a like aggregate principal amount. At the option of the registered owner of any Bond, it may be exchanged for other Bonds of the same maturity, of any authorized denominations, bearing the same rate of interest, and of like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Bond to be exchanged at the principal office of the Paying Agent/Registrar. Whenever any Bond is so surrendered for exchange, the City shall execute, and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall authenti- cate and deliver, the Bonds which the registered owner of the Bond making the exchange is entitled to receive. Ail Bonds issued upo~ an~ transfer or exchange of any Bond shall be the valid obligations of the City, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Ordinance, as the Bond surrendered upon such transfer or exchange. Every Bond presented or surrendered for transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar duly executed, by the registered owner thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing. No service charge shall be made to the registered owner for any registration, transfer or exchange of Bonds, but the City or the Paying Agent/Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may he imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Bonds. Neither the City nor the Paying Agent/Registrar shall be required to transfer or exchange any Bond during the period of fifteen (15) days next preceding any interest payment date or to transfer or exchange any Bond during the thirty (30) day period prior to the date fixed for the redemption of such Bond. Section 7: That the City, the Paying %gent/Registrar and any other person may treat the individual, firm or corporation in whose name any Bond is registered on the Bond Register as the absolute owner of such Bond for the purpose of making and receiving payment of the principal thereof and interest thereon and for all other purposes, whether or not such Bond is overdue, and neither the City nor the Paying Agent/Registrar shall be bound by any notice or knowledge to the contrary. All payments made to any such person, firm or corporation deemed to be the owner of any Bond in accordance with this Section 7 shall be valid and effectual and shall discharge the liability of the City and the Paying Agent/ Registrar to the extent of the sums paid. -7- ORDINANCE NO. 1516 Section 8: That the Bonds shall be executed on behalf of the City by the Mayor under its seal attested by the City Secretary. Each such signature may be manually executed or placed in facsimile on the Bonds, and the City's seal may be manually impressed, printed or otherwise placed on the Bonds. Bonds receiving the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at the time the duly elected or appointed officers of the City shall be binding upon the City notwithstanding such individuals or either of them shall cease to hold such offices prior to the certification, registration, authentication or delivery of such Bonds or shall not have held such office on the date of such Bonds, all as provided in the Bond Procedures Act of 1981, as amended. The Initial Bonds, each payable to the Purchaser named in Section 23 hereof, shall be executed and submitted to the Attorney General of Texas for approval, and thereupon certified by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas by his manual signature or by the manual signature of one of his deputies thereunto duly authorized. No Bond authorized by this Ordinance shall be entitled to any right or benefit hereunder, or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas or his duly authorized agent shall have executed a Registration Certificate substantially in the form of the Registration Certificate of Comptroller of Public Accounts set forth in Section 9 hereof or the Paying Agent/Registrar shall have executed a Certificate of Auth- entication substantially in the form of the Certificate of Authentication of Paying Agent/Registrar set forth in Section 9 hereof, and either such executed certificate upon any Bond shall be conclusive evidence that such Bond has been executed and delivered pursuant to this Ordinance. Section 9: That the form of the Bonds, including the form of Registration Certificate of the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas to be typed or printed on each of the Initial Bonds only, and the form of Certificate of Authentication of the Paying Agent/Registrar to be typed or printed on all of the Bonds other than the Initial Bonds shall be, respectively, substantially as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 1516 Registered No. (Form of Bond) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZOS CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS UTILITY SYSTEM REVENUE BOND SERIES 1984 Registered $ Interest Rate Due Initial Date February 1, May 1, 1984 CUSIP No. The City of College Station, Texas (the "City"), for value received, hereby promises to pay to or registered assigns, on the due date shown above, the sum of DOLLARS, and to pay interest thereon until paid, at the rate speci- fied above, from the later of the Initial Date shown hereon or the most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, beginning August 1, 1984, and semiannually thereafter on February 1 and August 1 of each year until the principal sum shall have been paid, such interest to be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The principal of this Bond is payable in lawful money of the United States of America, without exchange or collection charges at the principal corporate trust office of the Paying Agent/Registrar executing the Certificate of Authentication appearing hereon, upon presentation and surrender of this Bond. The interest on this Bond payable on any interest payment date will be paid to the person, firm, or corporation in whose name this Bond is registered at the close of business on the 15th day of the calendar month next preceding such interest payment date by check or draft dated as of the interest payment date and mailed to such registered owner. ORDINANCE NO. 1516 (Additional Provisions of the Bonds) (To be printed or typed on the face of the Initial Bonds and printed on the back of all other Bonds) THIS BOND is one of the series specified in its title issued in the aggregate principal amount of $17,380,000 (the "Bonds") pursuant to an ordinance (the "Bond Ordinance") duly adopted by the City Council of the City for the purpose of making the following public improvements, to-wit: $4,950,000 for the purpose of extending and improving the City's waterworks system (representing all of the revenue bonds authorized at the election held in the City on August 13, 1983 for such purpose); $4,500,000 for the purpose of extending and improving the City's sanitary sewer system (leaving $5,000,000 of revenue bonds authorized for such purpose at the election held in the City on August 13, 1983 to be issued in one or more installments at a later date or dates); $2,920,000 for extending and improving the City's electric utility system (representing all of the revenue bonds authorized at the election held in the City on August 13, 1983 for such purpose); $3,210,000 for the purpose of extending and improving the City's waterworks, sanitary sewer and electric utility systems by constructing or purchasing a utility service center building (representing all of the revenue bonds authorized at the election held in the City on August 13, 1983 for such purpose); and $1,800,000 for the purpose of extending and improving the City's waterworks and sanitary sewer systems by participating with others in the payment of the cost of new water and sewer lines that will become parts of such systems (representing all of the revenue bonds authorized at the election held in the City on January 24, 1984 for such purpose); under and in strict conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, including without limitation Articles 1111 to 1118, both inclusive, of Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, as amended, and by authority of bond elections held within the City on August 13, 1983 and January 24, 1984. This Bond shall not be deemed to constitute a debt of the City or a pledge of its faith and credit, but shall be payable as to principal and interest, together with the other Bonds of this series of Bonds and the City's outstanding revenue bonds, namely, City of College Station Waterworks and Sewer System and Electric Light and Power System Revenue Bonds, Series 1967, dated February 1, 1967, City of College Station, Texas, Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 1971, dated August 1, 1971, City of College Station, Texas, Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 1973, dated August 1, 1973, City of College Station, Texas, Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 1976, dated August 1, 1976, City of College ORDINANCE NO. 1516 Station, Texas, Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 1979, dated May 1, 1979, City of College Station, Texas, Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 1981, dated May 1, 1981, City of College Station Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 1982, dated February 1, 1982 and City of College Station, Texas, Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series II 1982, dated November 1, 1982 (the Bonds and said outstanding bonds being in all respects on a parity with each other), solely from the revenues derived from the operation of the City's combined Waterworks and Sewer System and Electric Light and Power System, including all present and future extensions, additions, replacements and improvements thereto after deduction therefrom of the reasonable expense of operation and maintenance of said Systems. The holder hereof shall never have the right to demand payment of this obligation out of any funds raised or to be raised by taxation. The City has reserved the right to redeem, in whole or from time to time in part, all of the Bonds maturing in the years 1995 through 2001 on February 1, 1994, or any interest payment date thereafter by paying the principal thereof and accrued interest thereon. If less than all of the Bonds are to be redeemed, the City shall designate the principal amount of Bonds of each maturity to be redeemed and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall designate the particular Bonds within each maturity in integral multiples of $5,000. At least thirty (30) days' prior notice of any such redemption shall be given by mail as provided in the Bond Ordinance. Any Bond or Bonds duly called for redemption, due provision for the full payment of which has been timely made, shall cease to bear interest from and after the date fixed for redemption. As provided in the Bond Ordinance and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this Bond is transfer- able on the Bond Register of the City, upon surrender of this Bond for transfer at the principal office of the Paying Agent/Registrar, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar duly executed by, the registered owner hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new fully registered Bonds of the same maturity, of authorized denominations, bearing the same rate of interest, and for the same aggregate principal amount will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. Neither the City nor the Paying Agent/Registrar shall be required (1) to transfer or exchange this Bond during the period of fifteen (15) calendar days next preced- ORDINANCE NO. 1516 ing any interest payment date or (2) to transfer or exchange this Bond during the thirty (30) day period prior to the date fixed for the redemption of this Bond. The City, the Paying Agent/Registrar and any agent of either of them may treat the person, firm or corporation in whose name this Bond is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment as herein provided and for all other purposes, whether or not this Bond be overdue, and neither the City, the Paying Agent/Registrar nor any such agent shall be affected by notice or knowledge to the contrary. The City has reserved the right, subject to the restrictions stated in the Bond Ordinance, to issue additional revenue bonds which may be secured by and made payable from the same revenues as, and be on a parity and of equal dignity in all respects with, the Bonds and the City's said outstanding revenue bonds. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, RECITED AND REPRESENTED that the issuance of this Bond, and the series of which it is a part, is duly authorized by law; that all acts, conditions and things required to exist and be done precedent to and in the issuance of the Bonds to render the same lawful and valid have been properly done and performed and have happened in regular and due time, form and manner, as required by law; and that the interest on and principal of this Bond, the Bonds, and the City's said outstanding revenue bonds, all of said bonds being on a parity with each other and of equal dignity in all respects, are payable solely from and secured by a first lien on and pledge of the revenues of the combined Waterworks System, Sewer System and Electric Light and Power System of the City, after deduction of reasonable operating and maintenance expenses. This Bond shall be construed in accordance with and shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas. (Legend to be printed on the face of all Bonds other than the Initial Bonds) REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO FURTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS BOND SET FORTH ONTHE REVERSE HEREOF, WHICH FURTHER PROVISIONS SF. ALL FOR ALL PURPOSES HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS IF FULLY SET FORTH IN THIS PLACE. -12- 208 ORDINANCE NO. 1516 (Additional paragraph to be typed or printed on Initial Bonds only) This Bond shall not be entitled to any right or benefit under the Bond Ordinance, or be valid or become obligatory for any purpose, unless the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas or his duly authorized agent shall have executed the Registration Certificate of Comptroller of Public Accounts endorsed hereon. (Additional paragraph to be printed on the face of all Bonds other than the Initial Bonds) This Bond shall not be entitled to any right or benefit under the Bond Ordinance, or be valid or become obligatory for any purpose, unless the Paying Agent/Registrar shall have executed the Certificate of Authentication endorsed hereon. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Bond has been signed by the manual or facsimile signature of the Mayor of the city and attested by the manual or facsimile signature of the City Secretary, and the official seal of the City has been manually impressed, printed or otherwise placed hereon. CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS Attest By Mayor City Secretary [City's Seal] ORDINANCE NO. 1516 (Form of Registration Certificate of Comptroller of Public Accounts to be typed or printed on the Initial Bonds only) REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OF COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS THE STATE OF TEXAS REGISTER NO. 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 Bond has been examined by him as required by law; 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 special obligation upon the City of College Station, Texas, payable solely from the revenues pledged to its payment, and further that this Bond has this day been registered by me. WITNESS my signature and seal of office this (SEAL) of the State of Texas (Form of Certificate of Authentication of Paying Agent/Registrar to be printed on all Bonds other than the Initial Bonds) CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This is one of the Bonds referred to in the within mentioned Bond Ordinance. FIRST CITY NATIONAL BANK OF HOUSTON, Houston, Texas, as Paying Agent/Registrar Dated: By Authorized Signature ORDINANCE NO. 1516 (Form of Assignment) ASSIGNMENT FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto (Print or typewrite name, address and zip code of transferee) ................................... ................ ) the within Bond md all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevoc~ly constitutes and appoints ............... registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises. DATED: ................ In the presence of: assignment must correspond with the name of the registered owner as it appears on the face of the within Bond in every particular. Section 10: That the following terms shall have the respective meanings specified: (a) The term "City" refers to the City of College Station, Texas, or where appropriate to the City Council thereof. (b) The term "Systems" as used in this Ordinance shall mean the City's combined Waterworks System, Sewer System and Electric Light and Power System, including all present and future extensions, additions, replacements and improvements thereto. (c) The term "Systems Fund" shall mean all reve- nues derived from the Systems. (d) The term "Net Revenues" as used in this Ordi- nance shall mean the gross revenues of the Systems less the reasonable expenses of operation and maintenance, including all salaries, labor, materials, repairs and extensions necessary to render efficient service; provided, however, that only such repairs and extensions, as in the judgment of the City Council, reasonably and fairly exercised, a~e necessary to keep the plant or utility in operation and render adequate service to the City and the inhabitants -is- 2:;Zll ORDINANCE NO. 1516 thereof, or such as might be necessary to meet some physical accident or condition which would otherwise impair the Bonds authorized by this Ordinance and any additional bonds per- mitted to be issued hereunder, shall be deducted in determining "Net Revenues." (e) The term "Bonds" shall mean the $17,380,000 of Bonds authorized by this Ordinance. (f) The term "Additional Bonds" means the addi- tional bonds and other evidences of indebtedness which the City reserves the right to issue under Section 14 hereof. (g) The term "Outstanding Bonds" means (i) the City of College Station Waterworks and Sewer System and Electric Light and Power System Revenue Bonds, Series 1967, dated February 1, 1967, (ii) the city of College Station, Texas, Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 1971, dated August 1, 1971, (iii) the City of College Station, Texas, Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 1973, dated August 1, 1973, (iv) the City of College Station, Texas, Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 1976, dated August 1, 1976, (v) the City of College Station, Texas, Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 1979, dated May 1, 1979, (vi) the City of College Station, Texas, Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 1981, dated May 1, 1981, (vii) the City of College Station, Texas, Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 1982, dated February 1, 1982, and (viii) the City of College Station, Texas, Utility System Revenue Bonds Series II 1982, dated November 1, 1982. The Bonds and the Outstanding Bonds are in all respects on a parity and of equal dignity with one another. (h) The term "Bond Fund" means the fund provided for in Section 10(B)(1) of the Ordinance (hereinafter called the "Refunding Ordinance") authorizing the issuance of the City of College Station Waterworks and Sewer System and Electric Light and Power System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1967, dated February 1, 1967, in the original aggre- gate principal amount of $333,000. Section 11: That the Bonds, the Outstanding Bonds and all Additional Bonds, and the interest thereon, are and shall be payable from and secured by an irrevocable first lien on and pledge of the Net Revenues of the Systems, and said Net Revenues are hereby pledged irrevocably for the payment and security of the Bonds, the Outstanding Bqnds, and any Additional Bonds and the interest on all such Bonds. ORDINANCE NO. 1516 Section 12: That the City covenants and agrees with the holders of the Bonds, the Outstanding Bonds, and Additional Bonds, if and when issued, that it will (A) fix and maintain rates and collect charges for the facilities and services afforded by the Systems which will provide revenues sufficient at all times: (1) To pay all operation, maintenance, depreciation, replacement and betterment charges of the Systems; (2) To establish and maintain the Bond Fund; and (3) To pay all outstanding indebtedness against the Systems, other than bonds, as and when the same becomes due. Provided also, that no free service of the Systems shall be allowed, and should the City or any of its agencies or instrumentalities make use of the services and facilities of the Systems, payment of the reasonable value thereof shall be made by the City out of funds derived from sources other than the revenues and income of the Systems; and (B) deposit as collected all revenues derived from the operation of the Systems into the Systems Fund which shall be kept separate and apart from all other funds of the City. Section 13: That the Systems Fund shall be adminis- tered and payments made into the Bond Fund as provided in Section 10(B)(1) of the Refunding Ordinance, and in this connection the Outstanding Bonds and the Bonds shall be considered to be one issue of bonds, and payments shall be so made into the Bond Fund as though the Bonds were a part of the issues of Outstanding Bonds. Any funds remaining in the Systems Fund, after provision for the reasonable cost of operating and maintaining the Systems, and after paying the amounts required to be paid into the Bond Fund for the Bonds and the Outstanding Bonds, may be used by the City for the purchase of said bonds at not exceeding the principal amount thereof; provided, however, that if no such bonds are readily available for purchase at not exceeding the principal amount thereof, then such excess revenues may be used for any lawful purpose. Section 14: That in addition to inferior lien bonds authorized by Chapters 249 and 250, Acts of the 51st Legislature of Texas, 1949, as amended, the City expressly reserves the right hereafter to issue additional parity bonds and other evidences of indebtedness now or hereafter authorized by the Legislature of Texas, and such additional parity bonds and other evidences of indebtedness, when issued, may be secured by and payable from a first lien on and pledge of the Net Revenues of the Systems in the ~ame manner and to the same extent as are the Bonds authorized by -17- ORDINANCE NO. 1516 this ordinance, and the Bonds authorized herein and such additional parity bonds and other evidences of indebtedness may in all respects be of equal dignity. It is provided, however, that no such additional parity bonds or other evidences of indebtedness shall be issued unless: (a) As long as any of the Outstanding Bonds are outstanding and unpaid, all material conditions set forth in the ordinance or ordinances authorizing the then Outstanding Bonds are satisfied; and (b) After all the Outstanding Bonds (other than the City of College Station, Texas, Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 1976, dated August 1, 1976, the City of College Station, Texas, Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 1979, dated May 1, 1979, the City of College Station, Texas, Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 1981, dated May 1, 1981, the City of College Station, Texas, Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 1982, dated February 1, 1982 and the City of College Station, Texas, Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series II 1982, dated November 1, 1982) have been paid and retired, (i) An independent firm of certified public accountants, based upon an annual audit of the books of the Systems, certifies that the net earnings of the Systems for the fiscal year next preceding the month in which the ordinance autho- rizing such additional parity bonds or other evidence of indebtedness is adopted were equal to at least one and four-tenths (1-4/10) times the average annual requirements for the palament of principal and interest on the then outstanding bonds and other evidences of indebtedness payable from the revenues of said Systems and on said additional bonds or other evidences of indebt- edness, when issued, sold, and delivered. The term "net earnings" as used in this Section shall mean all of the net revenues of the Waterworks System, the Sewer System and the Electric Light and Power System, exclusive of income received specifically for capital items, after deduction of the reasonable expenses of operation and maintenance of the Systems excluding expenditures which under standard accounting practice should be charged to capital expenditures or depreciation; and ORDINANCE NO. 1516 (ii) Said additional bonds or other evidences of indebtedness are made to mature on February 1st in each of the years in which they are scheduled to mature. Section 15: That the City shall maintain the Systems in good condition and operate the same in an effi- cient manner and at a reasonable cost. So long as any of the Bonds are outstanding, the City agrees to maintain insurance on the Systems, for the benefit of the holder or holders of the Bonds, of a kind and in an amount which usually would be carried by private companies engaged in a similar type of business. This Ordinance shall not be construed as requiring the City to expend any funds which are derived from sources other than the operation of the Systems, but nothing herein shall be construed as preventing the City from doing so. Section 16: That the City shall keep proper books of records and accounts, separate from all other records and accounts, in which complete and correct entries shall be made of all transactions relating to the Systems. Upon written request made not more than 60 days following the close of the fiscal year, the City shall furnish to any holder of any of the Bonds, complete financial statements of the Systems in reasonable detail covering such fiscal year, certified by the City's Auditor. Any purchaser, holder or holders of 25% of the outstanding bonds of the Systems shall have the right at all reasonable times to inspect the Systems and all records, accounts and data of the City relating thereto. Section 17: That the City hereby further covenants as follows: (a) That it has the lawful power to pledge the revenues supporting the Bonds and has lawfully exercised said power under the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, including said power existing under Articles 1111-1118, both inclusive, Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas, with amendments thereto; that the Bonds issued hereunder and the Outstanding Bonds shall be ratably secured by said pledge of income, in such manner that one bond shall have no preference over any other bond of this issue or of the Outstanding Bonds. ORDINANCE NO. 1516 (b) That, other than for the payment of the Bonds herein authorized and the Outstanding Bonds, the rents, revenues and income of the Systems have not in any manner been pledged to the payment of any debt or obligations of the City or of the Systems. (c) That, so long as any of the Bonds, the Out- standing Bonds or Additional Bonds remain unpaid, the City will not sell or encumber the Systems or any substantial part thereof, and that it will not encumber the revenues thereof unless such encumbrance is made junior and subordi- nate to all of the provisions of this Ordinance. (d) That no free service of the Systems shall be allowed, and should the City or any of its agencies or instrumentalities make use of the services and facilities of the Systems, payment of the reasonable value thereof shall be made by the City out of funds from sources other than the revenues and income of the Systems. (e) To the extent that it legally may, the City further covenants and agrees that, so long as any of the Bonds or Outstanding Bonds or any interest thereon is outstand- ing, no franchise shall be granted for the installation or operation of any competing Systems, that the City will prohibit the operation of any such Systems other than those owned by the City and the operation of any such Systems by anyone other than the City is hereby prohibited. Section 18: That the Bonds are special obligations of the City payable from the pledged revenues and the holder thereof shall never have the right to demand payment thereof out of funds raised or to be raised by taxation. Section 19: That the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to submit, or cause to be submitted, the record of the Bonds, and the Initial Bonds, to the Attorney General of the State of Texas for examination and approval and thereafter cause the Bonds to be registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas. Upon said registra- tion of the Bonds, said Comptroller of Public Accounts (or a deputy designated in writing to act for said Comptroller) shall manually sign the Comptroller's Registration Certificate prescribed herein to be endorsed on each of the Initial Bonds, and the seal of said Comptroller shall be impressed, printed or lithographed on each of the Initial Bonds. -20- ORDINANCE NO. 1516 Section 20: That the City hereby further covenants with the purchasers and any subsequent holders of the Bonds that the City will not make any use of the proceeds of the Bonds which will cause the Bonds to be or become arbitrage bonds within the meaning of Section 103(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, or any regulations pro- mulgated thereunder, and that the City will otherwise comply with the pertinent provisions of said Section 103(c) and regulations in order that the Bonds will not be or become arbitrage bonds thereunder. Section 21: That if (1) any mutilated Bond is surrendered to the Paying Agent/Registrar or (2) the City and the Paying Agent/Registrar receive evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Bond, and (a) there is delivered to the City and the Paying Agent/Registrar such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless and (b) the City and the Paying Agent/ Registrar have no notice that such latter Bond has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser; then and in either such event the City shall execute and upon its request the Paying Agent/Registrar shall register and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Bond, a new Bond of the same maturity and of like tenor, interest rate and principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding. Upon the issuance of any new Bond under this Section 21, the city may require the payment by the registered owner thereof of a sum suffi- cient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Paying Agent/Registrar) connected therewith. Every new Bond issued pursuant to this Section 21 in lieu of any mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Bond shall constitute a replacement of the prior obligation of the City, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Bond shall be at the time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Ordinance equally and ratably with all other outstanding Bonds. Section 22: That the City covenants at all times to maintain a Paying Agent/Registrar for the Bonds meeting the qualifications herein set forth, and subject to the remaining provisions of this Section 22 hereby appoints First City National Bank of Houston, Houston, Texas, initially to serve in such capacity. The form, terms and provisions of the proposed Agreement between the City and First City National Bank of Houston providing for such appointment which is attached to this Ordinance as Exhibit A are hereby approved in all respects, and the Mayor and City Secretary' are hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver an agreement substantially in the form of such Agreement, with ORDINANCE NO. 1516 such changes therein as the officers executing the same shall, as evidenced by their signatures thereon, approve. The City expressly reserves the right to appoint one or more successor Paying Agent/Registrars by (1) filing with the Paying Agent/Registrar then serving a certified copy of a resolution or ordinance giving notice of the termination of the City's agreement with such Paying Agent/Registrar and appointing a successor and (2) giving notice to all of the registered owners of the Bonds and to the Municipal Advisory Council of Texas or its successor. Every Paying Agent/Registrar appointed hereunder shall at all times 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, and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. Section 23: That public advertisement for the sale of the Bonds and bids to purchase the Bonds having been received pursuant thereto, it is hereby found and declared that the bid submitted by 7t. C,, ,.,...., ~,~,)~.,t, t~.' ~.. ,.~J is the best bid redeived; and the sale of the Bonds to the named best bidder, at a price equal to the principal amount of the Bonds plus accrued interest thereon from the date thereof to the date of actual delivery, plus a cash premium of $ ~.l-- -~ , subject to the unqualified approving opinion, as to the legality of the Bonds, of the Attorney General of the State of Texas and Baker & Botts, Houston, Texas, market attorneys, is hereby authorized, ratified, approved and confirmed. When the Initial Bonds have been approved by the said Attorney General and registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, they shall be delivered to the purchasers upon receipt of the full purchase price. The Mayor, City Secretary and other appropriate officers of the City are authorized and directed to perform all acts necessary and/or convenient to carry out the terms of this Ordinance. Section 24: That this Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. 1984. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 15th day of May, // Mayor;--Ci~' of College Station~,Texas -22- ORDINANCE NO. 1516 College Station, Texas [SEAL] P~HG:iOI:A E~IIBIT A BOND REGISTRAR AND PAYING AGENT AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT entered into as of , 1984 (the "Agreement") by and between the City of College Station, Texas, a body politic and corporate and a political sub- division of the State of Texas (the "City"), and First City National Bank of Houston, a national banking association duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America with its principal offices in Houston, Texas (the "Bank"); W I TNE S SETH: WHEREAS, the City has duly authorized and provided for the issuance of its Utility System Revenue, Series 1984 (the "Bonds") in the aggregate principal amount of $17,380,000 to be issued as registered bonds without coupons; and WHEREAS, all things necessary to make the Bonds the valid obligations of the City, in accordance with their terms, will be taken prior to the issuance and delivery thereof; and WHEREAS, the City is desirous that the Bank serve as the agent of the City for the purpose of providing for the authentication, registration, transfer, exchange, replace- ment and payment of the Bonds, all under and in strict con- formity with the Ordinance of the City authorizing the issu- ance and sale of the Bonds and approving this Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Bank desires to serve as the City's agent for the purposes listed above and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, the City and the Bank hereby agree as follows: ARTICLE ONE APPOINTMENT OF BANK AS PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR Section 1.01. Appointment. The City hereby appoints the Bank to act as Paying Agent/Registrar with respect to the Bonds, for the purposes of (i) paying to the registered owners of the Bonds the principal of and interest on all or any of the Bonds; (ii) maintaining the Bond Register (as defined in Section 4.01) in which shall be kept the names and addresses of the registered owners of the Bonds; and (iii) authenticating Bonds issued pursuant to the Ordinance authorizing the Bonds, all as described in this Agreement. The Bank hereby accepts such appointments, and agrees to act as, the Paying Agent/Registrar with respect to the Bonds, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Section 1.02. Compensation. As compensation for the Bank's services as Paying Agent/Registrar, the City hereby agrees to pay the Bank the fees and amounts set forth in Annex A hereto until December 31, 1984 and thereafter the fees and amounts set forth in the Bank's current fee schedule then in effect for services as Paying Agent/Registrar for municipalities, which shall be supplied to the City on or before ninety (90) days prior to the close of each year, and shall be effective upon the first day of the following year. In addition, the City agrees to reimburse the Bank upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Bank in accordance with any of the provisions hereof (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel). ARTICLE TWO DEFINITIONS Section 2.01. Definitions. For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires: -2- "Bank Office" means the principal corporate trust office of the Bank as indicated on the signature page hereof. The Bank will notify the City in writing of any change in location of the Bank Office. "Bond Ordinance" means the ordinance of the City Council of the City adopted on May lS, 1984 authorizing the issuance and sale of the Bonds, a certified copy of which has been delivered to the Bank. "City Request" and "City Order" means a written request or order signed in the name of the City by the Mayor or the City Secretary of the City and delivered to the Bank. "Responsible Officer" when used with respect to the Bank means the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, the President, any Vice President, any Assistant Vice President, the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Cashier, any Assistant Cashier, any Trust Officer or Assistant Trust Officer, or any other officer of the Bank customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject. ARTICLE THREE PAYING AGENT Section 3.01. Duties of the Bank as Paying Agent. As Paying Agent, the Bank shall, provided adequate funds have been provided to it for such purpose by or on behalf of the City, pay on behalf of the City the principal of the Bonds at their respective maturities, whether at their stated maturities or upon acceleration of maturity as provided in the Bond Ordinance, to the registered owner thereof upon surrender of the Bond to the Bank at the Bank Office. As Paying Agent, the Bank shall, provided adeguate collected funds have been provided to it for such purpose by or on behalf of the City, pay on behalf of the City the interest on the Bonds when due, by computing the amount of interest to be paid each registered owner thereof, preparing the checks and mailing them as specified in the Bond Ordinance. to such owners, addressed to their addresses appearing on the Bond Register. Section 3.02. Payment Dates. The city hereby instructs the Bank to pay the ~rincipal of and interest on the Bonds at the dates specified the Bond Ordinance. ARTICLE FOUR REGISTRAR Section 4.01. Authentication, Transfer and Exchange. The City shall keep at the Bank Office a register !herein and in the Bond Ordinance called the "Bond Register") in which, subject to such reasonable written regulations as the City may prescribe (which regulations shall be furnished the Bank herewith or subsequent hereto by City Order), the City shall provide for the registration of Bonds and of transfers of Bonds. The Bank agrees to maintain the Bond Register while it is Registrar. At any time and from time to time after the execu- tion and delivery of this Agreement, any registered owner may deliver to the Bank, for transfer or exchange, any Bonds accompanied by instructions from such registered owner designating the persons and authorized maturities and principal amounts to and in which such Bonds are to be transferred or exchanged, and the Bank shall thereupon, within not more than three (3) business days, authenticate and deliver such Bonds, as provided herein, in the Bond Ordinance and in such instructions. Such Bonds shall be executed on behalf of the City and shall be authenticated in the manner provided in the Bond Ordinance. With respect to any Bond authenticated and delivered by the Bank hereunder, the Bank shall place the date of authentication of such Bonds in the place pro- vided for such date in the form of Bond. Ail Bonds issued upon any transfer or exchange of Bonds shall be the valid obligations of the City, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits hereunder and under the Bond Ordinance, as the Bonds surrendered upon such exchange. -4- No service charge shall be made by the Bank to the registered owner of a Bond or any transferee for any registra- tion, transfer or exchange of Bonds, but the Bank shall require palament by such registered owner thereof or transferee(s) of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed upon or be collectible by the City or the Bank in connection with any such transfer or exchange of Bonds. Every Bond surrendered for transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer, the signature on which has been guaranteed by an officer of a federal or state bank or a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., in form satisfactory to the Bank, duly executed by the registered owner thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing. The Bank may request any supporting documentation it feels necessary to effect a transfer or re-registration. Section 4.02. Certificates. The City shall provide an adequate inventory of Bond certificates to facilitate transfers. The Bank covenants that it will maintain Bond certificates in safekeeping and will use reasonable care in maintaining such certificates in safekeeping, which shall be not less than the care it maintains for debt securities of other governments or corporations for which it serves as registrar, or which it maintains for its own securities. 4.03. Form of Bond Register. The Bank as Registrar will maintain the records of the Bond Register in accordance with the Bank's general practices and procedures in effect from time to time. The Bank shall not be obligated to maintain such Register in any form other than those which the Bank has currently available and currently utilizes at the time; provided, however, that such form shall at all times be adequate to provide for an accurate accounting of the entire principal amount of Bonds maturing in each year of maturity, and to permit the tracing of any Bond to one of the Initial Bonds (as such term is defined in the Bond Ordinance). The Bond Register may be maintained in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable time. Section 4.04. List of Registere~ Owners of Bonds. The Bank will provide the City at any time requested by the City, upon payment of the required fee, a copy of the information contained in the Bond Register. The City may also inspect the information in the Bond Register at any time the Bank is customarily open for business, provided that reasonable time is allowed the Bank to provide an up-to-date listing or to convert the information into written form. The Bank will not release or disclose the content of the Bond Register to any person other than, or at the written request of, the Mayor or City Secretary of the City, except upon receipt of a subpoena or court order. Upon receipt of a subpoena or court order, or any notice relating to such a subpoena or order or a hearing with respect thereto, the Bank will promptly notify the City so that the City may have the opportunity to contest the subpoena or court order. Section 4.05. Return of Cancelled Certi$icates. The Bank will, in accordance with the written instructions of the City, surrender to the City, cancelled Bond certificates in lieu of which or in exchange for which other Bonds have been issued, or which have been paid. Section 4.06. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Bonds. The city hereby instructs the Bank to deliver and issue Bonds in exchange for or in lieu of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Bonds as long as the same does not result in an overissuance. The Bank will issue and deliver a new Bond in exchange for a mutilated Bond surrendered to it. The Bank will issue a new Bond in lieu of a Bond for which it receives written representation from the registered owner thereof that the certificate representing such Bond is destroyed, lost or stolen, without the surrender or production of the original certificate. The Bank will pay on behalf of the City the principal of a Bond for which it receives written representation that such Bond is destroyed, lost or stolen following the stated maturity or redemption of the Bond, with- out the surrender or production of the original certificate. -6- 04aZ5 The Bank will not issue a replacement Bond or pay such replacement Bond for a lost, stolen or destroyed Bond unless there is delivered to the Bank such security or indemnity as it may require (which may be by the Bank's blanket bond) to save both the Bank and the City harmless. On satisfaction of the Bank and the City, the certificate number on the Bond Register will be cancelled with a notation that it has been mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen and a new Bond will be issued of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount bearing a number (accord- ing to the Bond Register) not contemporaneously outstanding. The Bank shall Bond the Bank's fees and a new Bond in lieu of or lost or stolen Bond. charge the registered owner of the expenses in connect/on with issuing exchange for a multilated, destroyed, The City hereby accepts the Bank's current blanket bond for lost, stolen, or destroyed certificates and any future substitute blanket bond for lost, stolen, or destroyed certificates that the Bank may arrange and that has substan- tially the same coverage, and agrees that the coverage under any such blanket bond is acceptable to it and meets the City's requirements as to security or indemnity. The blanket bond utilized for the purpose of lost, stolen or destroyed certificates by the Bank shall be available for inspection by the City on request. Section 4.07. Transaction Information to the City. The Bank will, within a reasonable time after receipt of written request from the City, furnish the City information as to interest and principal payments it has made with respect to the Bonds, Bonds it has delivered upon the transfer or exchange of any Bonds pursuant to Section 4.01 and Bonds it has delivered in exchange for or in lieu of muti- lated, destroyed, lost or stolen Bonds pursuant to Section 4.06. ARTICLE FIVE THE BANK Section 5.01. Duties of Bank. The Bank undertakes to perform the duties set forth herein and agrees to use reasonable care in the performance thereof. -7- Section 5.02. Reliance on Documents~ Etc. (a) The Bank may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, note, security or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. The Bank shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in a resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, note, security or other paper or document supplied by the Mayor or City Secretary of the City. (b) The Bank may consult with counsel, and the written advice of such counsel or any opinion of coun- sel shall be full and complete authorization and protec- tion with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon. (c) The Bank may exercise any of the powers hereunder and perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys of the Bank. Section 5.03. Recitals of the city. The recitals contained herein and in the Bond certificates, except the certificate of authentication of the Bonds, shall be taken as the statements of the City, and the Bank assumes no responsibility for their correctness. Section 5.04. May Hold Bonds. The Bank, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Bonds and may otherwise deal with the City with the same rights it would have if it were not acting as the Paying Agent/Registrar or in any other capacity hereunder. Section 5.05. Moneys Held by Bank. Money deposited by the City with the Bank for payment of the principal (or redemption price) of or.in- terest on any Bonds shall be segregated from other funds of the Bank and the City and shall be held in trust for the benefit of the registered owners of the Bonds. All money deposited with the Bank hereunder shall be secured in the manner and to the fullest extent required by law for the security of funds of the City. The Bank shall be under no liability for interest on any funds received by it hereunder unless a City official directs the investment of such funds, in which case such funds shall be so invested and any interest earned thereon shall be paid or credited to the City, unless otherwise agreed with the City. Section 5.06. Indemnification. The City agrees to indemnify the Bank for, and hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on /ts part, aris- ing out of or in connection with the performance of its duties hereunder, including the cost and expense (including its counsel fees) of defending itself against any such claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties under this Agreement. Section 5.07. Resignation and Removal. The Bank may resign from its duties hereunder at any time by giving not less than thirty (30) days' written notice thereof to the City. The Bank may be removed from its duties hereunder at any time, with or without cause, by an ordinance or resolution adopted by the City Council of the City designat- ing a successor upon not less than thirty (30) days' notice; provided, however, no such removal shall become effective until such successor shall have accepted the duties of the Bank hereunder by written instrument. Upon the effective date of such resignation or removal (or any earlier date designated by the City in case of resignation) the Bank shall, upon payment of all its fees, charges and expenses then due, transfer and deliver to or upon the order of the City the Bond Register and all other funds, records, Bonds and Bond certificates held by it under this Agreement. If the Bank shall resign or be removed, the City shall by ordinance or resolution of its City Council promptly appoint and engage a successor to fulfill the obligations of the Bank hereunder, which appointment shall be effective as of the effective date of the acceptance of such duties by such successor. The City (or such successor on behalf of the City) shall immediately give notice of such substitution hereunder to the registered owners of all Bonds then outstand- ing, including the name of such successor and the address of its principal office. Section 5.08. Merger~ Conversion~ Consolidation or Succession. Any corporation into which the Bank may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consoli- dation to which the Bank shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Bank shall be the successor of the Bank hereunder without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of either of the parties hereto. In case any Bond(s) shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Bank then acting hereunder, any such successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Bank may adopt such authentication and deliver the Bond(s) so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Bank had authenticated such Bond(s). ARTICLE SiX MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Section 6.01. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended only by an agreement in writing sig~ed by both of the parties hereto. Section 6.02. Assignment. This Agreement may not be assigned by either party without the prior written consent of the other. Section 6.03. Notices. Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other document provided or per- mitted hereby to be given or furnished to the City or the Bank shall be mailed or delivered to the City or the Bank, respectively, at the addresses shown on the signature page hereof. Section 6.04. Effect of Headings. The Article and Section headings are for conven- ience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. -10- Section 6.05. Successors and Assigns. Ail covenants and agreements herein by the City and the Bank shall bind their respective successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not. Section 6.06. Benefits of Agreement. Nothing herein, express or implied, shall give to any person, other than the parties hereto and their succes- sors hereunder, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim hereunder. Section 6.07. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Bond Ordinance constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto relative to the Bank's acting as Paying Agent Registrar and Authenticating Agent and if any conflict exists between this Agreement and the Bond Ordinance, the Bond Ordinance shall govern. Section 6.08. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Section 6.09. Termination. This Agreement will terminate on the date of final payment by the Bank issuing its checks for the final payment of principal and interest of the Bonds. This Agreement may be earlier terminated upon sixty (60) days' written notice by either party. The provisions of Section 1.02 and Article Five shall survive and remain in full force and effect following the termination of this Agreement. Section 6.10. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Texas. -11- U 4 30 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. [SEAL] CITY OF CO~L~GE STATION, TEXAS BY ~'. Attest: City sectary Address: 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas FIRST CITY NATIONAL BANK OF HOUSTON [SEAL] Attest: Title: BY Title: Address: 2 Houston Center Lower Level Houston, Texas 77002 RHG:101:H -12- .42.3X