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Amends: ORD 3184, 4201, 4372, 4390
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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 4661
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Renton, Washington,
relating to contracting indebtedness; providing for the
issuance of Limited Tax General Obligation Refunding
Bonds, 1997A, of the City to obtain the funds required to
refund all of the City's outstanding Limited Tax General
Obligation Bonds, 1978, Limited Tax General Obligation
Bonds, 1989, Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, 1992,
and Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, 1993C, and a
portion of the City's outstanding Limited Tax General
Obligation Bonds, 1994, and to pay the administrative
costs of the refunding and the costs of issuance and sale
of the bonds; fixing the date, form, maturities, accreted
value at maturity, interest rates, terms and covenants of
the bonds; establishing a bond redemption fund; providing
for and authorizing the purchase of certain obligations
out of the proceeds of the sale of the bonds authorized
herein and for the use and application of the money
derived from those investments; authorizing the execution
of an agreement with First Trust National Association of
Seattle, Washington, as refunding trustee; providing for
the call, payment and redemption of the outstanding bonds
to be refunded; providing for bond insurance; and
approving the sale and providing for the delivery of the
bonds to Piper Jaffray Inc. of Seattle, Washington.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 3184, the City of Renton,
Washington (the "City") , heretofore issued its $900,000 par value
Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, 1978 (the "1978 Bonds") , for
the purpose of providing part of the funds with which to pay the
cost of land acquisition as necessary, and construction and/or
acquisition of a senior citizens center and appurtenances, and by
that ordinance reserved the right to redeem the 1978 Bonds prior to
their maturity on February 1, 1988, or any semiannual interest
payment date thereafter, at a price of par plus accrued interest to
the date fixed for redemption; and
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WHEREAS, there are presently outstanding $75,000 par value of
1978 Bonds maturing on February 1, 1998, and bear interest at the
rate of 5.50$; and
� WHEREA3, pursuant to Ordinance No. 4201, the City heretofore
issued its $1,600, 000 par value Limited Tax General Obligation
I Bonds, 1989 (the "1989 Bonds") , for the purpose of providing funds
with which to pay the cost of replacing equipment, making capital
improvements, including remodeling and upgrading facilities of the
police department and e�ansion and remodeling of other municipal
office space, replacing certain fire equipment, and conducting
various park, street/traffic and public works projects, .and by that
ordinance reserved the right to redeem the 1989 Bonds prior to
their maturity on February 1, 1996, or any semiannual interest
payment date thereafter, at a price of par plus accrued interest to
the date fixed for redemption; and
WHEREAS, there are presently outstanding $785,000 par value of
1989 Bonds maturing on February 1 of each of the years 1998 through
2002, inclusive, and bearing various interest rates from 6.80$ to
7.00�; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 4372, the City heretofore
issued its $1,365,000 par value Limited Tax General Obligation
Bonds, 1992 (the "1992 Bonds") , for general City purposes to
provide funds with which to pay a part of the cost of acquiring
computers and updated computer systems, remodeling existing '
municipal space, including renovating the City Hall, acquiring a
life support vehicle, aerial ladders, various municipal vehicles
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and equipment, acquiring wetland and open space properties and
carrying out other general municipal purposes, which 1992 Bonds
were issued without the right or option of the City to redeem those
bonds prior to their maturity; and � i
WHEREAS, there are presently outstanding $900,000 par value of
1992 Bonds maturing on December 1 of each of the years 1997 through
2002, inclusive, and bearing various interest rates from 4.10$ to
5.00�; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 4390, the City heretofore
issued its $350,000 par value Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds,
1993C (the "1993C Bonds") , for general City purposes to provide
funds with which to pay the cost of acquiring yard waste carts for
Solid Waste Utility residential customers, which 1993C Bonds were
issued without the right or option of the City to redeem those
bonds prior to their maturity; and
WHEREAS, there are presently outstanding $165,000 par value of
1993C Bonds maturing on December 1 of each of the years 1997
through 1999, inclusive, and bearing various interest rates from
4.55& to 4.95�; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 4483, the City heretofore
issued its $980, 000 par value Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds,
1994 (the '�1994 Bonds") , for general City purposes to provide funds
with which to reimburse the City for capital assets acquired by the
Equipment Rental Fund during 1994 and to fund equipment
acquisitions in 1995, which 1994 Bonds were issued without the
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right or option of the City to redeem those bonds prior to their
maturity; and
WHEREAS, there are presently outstanding $670,000 par value of
1994 Bonds maturing on December 1 of each of the years 1997 through
2002, inclusive, and bearing various interest rates from 5.30� to
6. 10� (the "Refunded 1994 Bonds") ; and
WHEREAS, after due consideration, it appears to the City
Council that the 1978 Bonds, the 1989 Bonds, the 1992 Bonds, the
1993C Bonds and the Refunded 1994 Bonds (collectively, the
"Refunded Bonds") may be advance refunded by the issuance and sale
of the limited tax general obligation refunding bonds authorized
herein (the "Bonds") so that a savings will be effected by the
difference between the present value of principal and interest cost
over the life of the Bonds and the present value of principal and
interest cost over the life of the Refunded Bonds but for such
refunding and to restructure a portion of the City's outstanding
limited tax general obligation debt thereby allowing more cost
effective structuring of additional debt, which refunding will be
effected by:
(a) The issuance of the Bonds and the payment of the
costs of the -issuance of the Bonds and the costs of
the refunding;
(b) The call, payment and redemption on August 1, 1997,
of all of the 1978 Bonds at a price of par plus
accrued interest;
(c) The call, payment and redemption on August 1, 1997,
of all of the 1989 Bonds at a price of par plus
accrued interest;
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(d) The payment of the principal of and interest on the
1992 Bonds when due up to and including December 1,
2002, . the final maturity date of the 1992 Bonds;
(e) The payment of the principal of and interest on the
1993C Bonds when due up to and including
December 1, 1999, the final maturity date of the
1993C Bonds;
(f) The payment of the principal of and interest on the
Refunded 1994 Bonds when due up to and including
December 1, 2002, the final maturity date of the
Refunded 1994 Bonds;
and
WHEREAS, to effect that refunding in the manner that will be
most advantageous to the City it is found necessary and advisable
that certain Acquired Obligations (hereinafter defined) bearing
interest and maturing at such time or times as necessary to
accomplish the refunding as aforesaid be purchased out of the
proceeds of the Bonds; and
WHEREAS, the MBIA Insurance Corporation of Armonk, New York
("Bond Insurer") , has made a commitment to issue an insurance
policy (the "Municipal Bond Insurance Policy") insuring the payment
when due of the principal of and interest on the Bonds as provided
therein, and the City Council of the City deems that the purchase
of the Municipal Bond Insurance Policy is in the best interest of
the City; and
WHEREAS, Piper Jaffray Inc. of Seattle, Washington, has
offered to purchase the Bonds under the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth in the form of a purchase contract; NOW, I�
THEREFORE,
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN
as follows:
SECTION I. Debt Capacitv. The assessed valuation of the
taxable property within the City as ascertained by the last
preceding assessment for City purposes for the calendar year 1997
is $3,625, 601,764. The City has outstanding general indebtedness
evidenced by limited tax general obligation bonds and conditional
sales contracts in the principal amount of $6,770, 360.49 incurred
within the limit of up to 1-1/2� of the' value of the taxable .
property within the City permitted for general municipal purposes
without a vote of the qualified voters therein, unlimited tax
general obligation bonds in the principal amount of $4,595,000
incurred within the limit of up to 2-1/2� of the value of the
taxable property within the City for capital purposes only and
unlimited tax general obligation bonds in the principal amount of
$2,940,000 incurred within the additional limit of up to 2-1/2� of
the value of the taxable property. within the City for parks and
open space purposes issued pursuant to a vote of the qualified
voters of the City. The amount of indebtedness for which bonds are
authorized herein to be issued is $4,085,000 (calculated based on
accreted value at maturity) and the City will issue simultaneously
with the bonds authorized herein additional limited tax general
obligation bonds in the amount of $16,490,000 (calculated based on
principal amount or accreted value at maturity, as applicable) .
SECTION II. Authorization of Bonds. The City shall borrow
money on the credit of the City and issue negotiable limited tax
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general obligation refunding bonds evidencing that indebtedness in
the amount of $4,085,000 for general City purposes to provide part
of the money required to:
(A) Call, pay and redeem on August 1, 1997, all of the
1978 Bonds at a price of par plus accrued interest;
(B) Call, pay and redeem on August 1, 1997, all of the
1989 Bonds at a price of par plus accrued interest;
(C) Pay the principal of and interest on the 1992 Bonds
when due up to and including December 1, 2002, the
final maturity date of the 1992 Bonds; .
(D) Pay the principal of and interest on the 1993C
Bonds when due up to and including December 1,
1999, the final maturity date of the 1993C Bonds;
(E) Pay the principal of and interest on the Refunded
, 1994 Bonds when due up to and including December 1,
2002, the final maturity date of the Refunded 1994
Bonds; '
(the Refunding Plan") , and pay the administrative costs of the
refunding and the costs of issuance and sale of the Bonds. The
general indebtedness to be incurred shall be within the limit of up
to 1-1/2� of the value of the taxable Pro�er_�ty within the City
permitted for general municipal purposes without a vote of the
gualified voters therein.
SECTION III. Description of Bonds. The bonds shall be called
Limited Tax General Obligation Refunding Bonds, 1997A, of the City
(the "Bonds") ; shall be in the original purchase price per $5,000
accreted maturity amount as set forth below; shall be dated the
date of delivery; shall be in the denomination of $5, 000 accreted
maturity amount or any integral multiple thereof within a single
maturity; shall be numbered separately in the manner and with any
additional designation as the Bond Registrar (collectively, the
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fiscal agencies of the State of Washington) deems necessary for
purposes of identification; shall bear interest to be compounded
semiannually on each June 1 and December 1, commencing December 1,
1997, to the maturity of the Bonds and accrued for payment at �I
maturity; and� shall mature and be due and payable as to both
principal and interest on Dece7nber 1 in the years and in the
amounts as follows:
Purchase Price per $5,000 Aggregate Accreted
Maturitv Accreted Maturity Amount Maturity Amount
2003 $3,554.70 $1,195,000
2004 3,350.30 940,000
2005 3, 164.75 1,225, 000
2006 2,958.85 725,000
The accreted value of the Capital Appreciation Bonds of each
maturity are set forth in Exhibit A. The accreted values on dates
between those shown in Exhibit A shall be computed by straight line
interpolation.
SECTION IV. Reqistration and Transfer of Bonds. The Bonds �
shall be issued only in registered form as to both principal and
interest and shall be recorded on books or records maintained by
the Bond Registrar (the "Bond Register") . . The Bond Register shall
contain the name and mailing address of the owner of each Bond and
the principal amount and number of each of the Bonds held by each
owner.
Bonds surrendered to the Bond Registrar may be exchanged for
Bonds in any authorized denomination of an equal aggregate
principal amount or accreted value and of the same interest rate
and maturity. Bonds may be transferred only if endorsed in the
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manner provided thereon and surrendered to the Bond Registrar. Any
exchange or transfer shall be without cost to the owner or
transferee. The Bond Registrar shall not be obligated to exchange
or transfer any Bond during the 15 days preceding any principal
payment date.
The Bonds initially shall be registered in the name of CEDE &
CO. , as the nominee of The Depository Trust Company, New York, New
York ("DTC") . The Bonds so registered shall be held in fully
immobilized form by DTC as depository in accordance with the
provisions of a Blanket Issuer Letter of Representations dated
April 15, 1997, between the City and DTC (the "Letter of
Representations") . Neither the City nor the Bond Registrar shall
have any responsibility or obligation to DTC participants or the
persons for whom they act as nominees with respect to the Bonds
regarding accuracy of any records maintained by DTC or DTC
participants of any amount in respect of principal of or interest
on the Bonds, or any notice which is permitted or required to be
given to registered owners hereunder (except such notice as is
required to be given by the Bond Registrar to DTC) . I�
For so long as any Bonds are held in fully immobilized form,
DTC or its successor depository shall be deemed to be the
registered owner for all purposes hereunder and all references to
registered owners, bondowners, bondholders or the like shall mean
DTC or its nominees and shall not mean the owners of any beneficial
interests in the Bonds. Registered ownership of such Bonds, or any
portions thereof, may not thereafter be transferred except: (i) to
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any successor of DTC or its nominee, if that successor shall be
qualified under any applicable laws to provide the services
proposed to be provided by it; (ii) to any substitute depository
appointed by the City or such substitute depository's successor; or
(iii) to any person if the Bonds are no longer held in immobilized
form.
Upon the resignation of DTC or its successor (or any
substitute depository or its successor) from its functions as
depository, or a determination by the City that it no longer wishes
to continue the system of book entry transfers through DTC or its
successor (or any substitute depository or its successor) , the City
may appoint a substitute depository. Any such substitute
depository shall be qualified under any applicable laws to provide
the services proposed to be provided by it.
If (i) DTC or its successor (or substitute depository or its
successor) resigns from its functions as depository, and no
substitute depository can be obtained, or (ii) the City determines
that the Bonds are to be in certificated form, the ownership of
Bonds may be transferred to any person as provided herein and the
Bonds no longer shall be held in fully immobilized form.
SECTION V. Payment of Bonds. Both principal of and interest
on the Bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States
of America. Principal of and interest on the Bonds shall be
payable upon presentation and surrender of the Bonds by the
registered owners at either of the principal offices of the Bond
Registrar at the option of the owners. Notwithstanding the
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foregoing, as long as the Bonds are registered in the name of DTC
or its nominee, payment of principal of and interest on the Bonds
shall be made in the manner set forth in the Letter of
Representations (as it may be amended by the Rules of DTC) .
SECTION VI. Optional Redemption and Open Market Purchase of
Bonds. The Bonds shall be issued without the right or option of
the City to redeem the Bonds prior to their stated maturity dates.
The City reserves the right and option to purchase any or all
of the Bonds in the open market at any time at any price acceptable
to the City plus accrued interest, if any, to the date of purchase.
All Bonds purchased under this section shall be canceled.
SECTION VII. Failure to Redeem Bonds, If any Bond is not
redeemed when properly presented at its maturity date, the City
shall be obligated to pay interest on that Bond at the same rate
provided in the Bond from and after its maturity date until that
Bond, both principal and interest, is paid in �full or until
sufficient money for its payment in full is on deposit in the bond
redemption fund hereinafter created and the Bond has been called
for payment by giving notice of that call to the registered owner
of each of those unpaid Bonds.
SECTION VIII. Pledge of Taxes. For as long as any of the
. Bonds are outstanding, the City irrevocably pledges to include in
its budget and levy taxes annually within the constitutional and
statutory tax limitations provided by law without a vote of the
electors of the City on all of the taxable property within the City
in an amount sufficient, together with other money legally
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available and to be used therefor, to pay when due the principal of
and interest on the Bonds, and the full faith, credit and resources
of the City are pledged irrevocably for the annual levy and
collection of those taxes and the prompt payment of that principal
and interest.
SECTION IX. Form and Execution of Bonds. The Bonds shall be
printed or lithographed on good bond paper in a form consistent
with the provisions of this ordinance and state law and shall be
signed by the Mayor and City Clerk, either or both of whose
signatures may be manual or in facsimile, and the seal of the City
or a facsimile reproduction thereof shall be impressed or printed
thereon.
Only Bonds bearing a Certificate of Authentication in the
following form, manually signed by the Bond Registrar, shall be
valid or obligatory for any purpose or entitled to the benefits of
this ordinance:
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This Bond is one of the fully registered City of
Renton, Washington, Limited Tax General Obligation ',
Refunding Bonds, 1997A, described in the Bond Ordinance. I
WASHINGTON STATE FISCAL AGENCY I
Bond Registrar
By
� Authorized Signer
The authorized signing of a Certificate of Authentication shall be
conclusive evidence that the Bonds so authenticated have been duly
executed, authenticated and delivered and are entitled to the
benefits of this ordinance.
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If any officer whose facsimile signature appears on the Bonds
ceases to be an officer of the City authorized to sign bonds before
the Bonds bearing his or her facsimile signature are authenticated
or delivered by the Bond Registrar or issued by the City, those
Bonds nevertheless may be authenticated, delivered and issued and,
when authenticated, issued and delivered, shall be as binding on
the City as though that person had continued to be an officer of
the City authorized to sign bonds. Any Bond also may be signed on
behalf of the City by any person who, on the actual date of signing
of the Bond, is an officer of the City authorized to sign bonds,
although he or she did not hold the required office on the date of
issuance of the Bonds.
• SECTION X. Bond Registrar. The Bond Registrar shall keep, or
cause to be kept, at its principal corporate trust office,
sufficient books for the registration and transfer of the Bonds,
which shall be open to inspection by the City at all times. The
Bond Registrar is authorized, on behalf of the City, to
authenticate and deliver Bonds transferred or exchanged in
accordance with the provisions of the Bonds and this ordinance, to
serve as the City's paying agent for the Bonds and to carry out all
of the Bond Registrar's powers and duties under this ordinance and
City Ordinance No. 3755 establishing a system of registration for
the City's bonds and obligations.
The Bond Registrar shall be responsible for its
representations contained in the Bond Registrar's Certificate of
Authentication on the Bonds. The Bond Registrar may become the
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owner of Bonds with the same rights it would have if it were not
the Bond Registrar and, to the extent permitted by law, may act as
depository for and permit any of its officers or directors to act
as members of, or in any other capacity with respect to, any
committee formed to protect the rights of Bond owners.
SECTION XI. Preservation of Tax Exemption for Interest on
Bonds. The City covenants that it will take all actions necessary
to prevent interest on the Bonds from being included in gross
income for federal income tax purposes, and it will neither take
any action nor make or permit any use of proceeds of the Bonds or
d
other funds of the City treated as proceeds of the Bonds at any
time during the term of the Bonds which will cause interest on the
Bonds to be included in gross income for federal income tax
purposes. The City also covenants that it will, to the extent the
arbitrage rebate requirement of Section 148 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") , is applicable to the Bonds,
take all actions necessary to comply (or to be treated as having
complied) with that requirement in connection with the Bonds,
including the calculation and payment of any penalties that the II
City has elected to pay as an alternative to calculating rebatable
arbitrage, and the payment of any other penalties if required under
Section 148 of the Code to prevent interest on the Bonds from being I
included in gross income for federal income tax purposes. The City
certifies that it has not been notified of any listing or proposed
listing by the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that it is a
bond issuer whose arbitrage certifications may not be relied upon.
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SECTION XII. Undertaking to Provide Continuing Disclosure.
To meet the requirements of United States Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC") Rule 15c2-12 (b) (5) (the "Rule") , as applicable
to a participating underwriter for the Bonds, the City makes the
following written undertaking (the "Undertaking") for the benefit
of holders of the Bonds:
(A) Undertaking to Provide Annual Financial
Information and Notice of Material Events. The City �
undertakes to provide or cause to be provided, either
directly or through a designated agent:
(1) To each nationally recognized municipal
securities information repository designated by the
SEC in accordance with the Rule ("NRMSIR") and to
a state information depository, if any, established
in the state of Washington (the "SID") annual
financial information and operating data of the
type included in the final official statement for
the Bonds and described in Section XII (B) ("annual
financial information") ;
(2) To each NRMSIR or the Municipal
Securities Rulemaking Board ("MSRB") , and to the
SID, timely notice of the occurrence of any of the
following events with respect to the Bonds, if
material: (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 Bonds; (7) modifications
to rights of holders of the Bonds; (8) Bond calls
(other than scheduled mandatory redemptions of Term
Bonds) ; (9) defeasances; (10) release,
substitution, or sale of property securing
repayment of the Bonds; and (11) rating changes;
and
(3) To each NRMSIR or to the MSRB, and to the
SID, timely notice of a failure by the City to
provide required annual financial information on or
before the date specified in Section XII (B) .
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(B) Type of Annual Financial Information Undertaken
to be Provided. The annual financial information that
the City undertakes to provide in Section XII(A) :
(1) Shall consist of the annual financial
information and operating data regarding the City
of the type included in the Official Statement for
the Bonds as follows: (i) annual financial
statements of the City; (ii) a statement of
� authorized, issued and outstanding general
obligation bond debt; (iii) the assessed value of
the property within the City subject to ad valorem
taxation; and (iv) ad valorem tax levy rates and
amounts and percentage of taxes collected. Any and
all of this information may be provided in the form
of or contained in the City's Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report or similar documents;
(2) Shall be prepared (except as noted in the
financial statements) in accordance with applicable
generally accepted accounting principles
promulgated by the Government Accounting Standards
Board ("GASB") , as such principles may be changed
from time to time by GASB or its successor;
(3) Shall not be audited, except, however,
that if and when audited financial statements are
otherwise prepared and available to the City they
will be provided; .
(4) Shall be provided to each NRMSIR and the
SID, not later than the last day of the ninth month
after the end of each fiscal year of the City
(currently, a fiscal year ending December 31) , as
such fiscal year may be changed as required or
permitted by State law, commencing with the City's.
fiscal year ending December 31, 1996; and
(5) May be provided in a single or multiple
documents, and may be incorporated by reference to
other documents that have been filed with each
NRMSIR and the SID, or, if the document
incorporated by reference is a "final official
statement" with respect to other obligations of the
City, that has been filed with the MSRB.
(C) Amendment of Undertakina. The Undertaking is
subject to amendment after the primary offering of the
Bonds without the consent of any holder of any Bond, or
of any broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer,
participating underwriter, rating agency, NRMSIR, the SID
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or the MSRB, under the circumstances and in the manner
permitt+ed by the Rule.
The City will give notice to each NRMSIR or the
MSRB, and the SID, of the substance (or provide a copy)
of any amendment to the Undertaking and a brief statement
of the reasons for the amendment. If .the amendment
changes the type of annual financial information to be
provided, the notice also will include a narrative
explanation of the effect of that change on the type of
information to be provided.
(D) Beneficiaries. The Undertaking evidenced by
this Section XII shall inure to the benefit of the City
and any holder of Bonds, and shall not inure to the
benefit of or create any rights in any other person.
(E) Termination of Undertakina. The City's
obligations under this Undertaking shall terminate upon
the legal defeasance of all of the Bonds. In addition,
the City's obligations under this Undertaking shall
terminate if those provisions of the Rule which require
the City to comply with this Undertaking become legally
inapplicable in respect of the Bonds for any reason, as
confirmed by an opinion of nationally recognized bond
counsel or other counsel familiar with federal securities
laws delivered to the City, and the City provides timely
notice of such termination to each NRMSIR or the MSRB and
the SID.
(F) Remedy for Failure to Comply with Undertakinq.
As soon as practicable after the City learns of any
failure to comply with the Undertaking, the City will
proceed with due diligence to cause such noncompliance to
be corrected. No failure by the City or other obligated
person to comply with the Undertaking shall constitute a
default in respect of the Bonds. The sole remedy of any
holder of a Bond shall be to take such actions as that
holder deems necessary, including seeking an order of
specific performance from an appropriate court, to compel
the City or other obligated person to comply with the
Undertaking.
(G) Desiqnation of Official Responsible to
Administer Undertakinct. The Finance and Information
Services Administrator of the City (or such other officer
of the City who may in the future perform the duties of
the Finance and Information Services Administrator) or
his or her designee is authorized and directed in his or
her discretion to take such further actions as may be
necessary, appropriate or convenient to carry out the
Undertaking of the City in respect of the Bonds set forth
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in this Section XII and in accordance with the Rule,
including, without limitation, the following actions:
(1) Preparing and filing the annual financial
information undertaken to be provided;
(2) Determining whether any event specified I
in Section XII(A) has occurred, assessing its
materiality with respect to the Bonds, and, if
material, preparing and disseminating notice of its
occurrence;
(3) Determining whether any person other than
the City is an "obligated person" within the
meaning of the Rule with respect to the Bonds, and
obtaining from such person an undertaking to
provide any annual financial information and notice
of material events for that person in accordance
with the Rule;
(4) Selecting, engaging and compensating
designated agents and consultants, including but
not limited to financial advisors and legal
counsel, to assist and advise the City in carrying
out the Undertaking; and
(5) Effecting any necessary amendment of the
Undertaking.
SECTION XIII. Bonds Negotiable. The Bonds shall be
negotiable instruments to the extent provided by RCW 62A.8-102 and
62A.8-105.
SECTION XIV. Refunding or Defeasance of the Bonds. The City
may issue refunding bonds pursuant to the laws of the State of
Washington or use money available from any other lawful source to
pay when due the principal of and interest on the Bonds, or any
portion thereof included in a refunding or defeasance plan, and to
redeem and retire, refund or defease all such then-outstanding
Bonds (hereinafter collectively called the "defeased Bonds") and to
pay the costs of the refunding or defeasance. If money and/or
direct obligations of the United States of America maturing at a
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time or times and bearing interest in amounts (together with money,
if necessary) sufficient to redeem and retire, refund or defease
the defeased Bonds in accordance with their terms are set aside in
a special trust fund or escrow account irrevocably pledged to that
redemption, retirement or defeasance of defeased Bonds (hereinafter
called the "trust account") , then all right and interest of the
owners of the defeased Bonds in the covenants of this ordinance and
in the funds and accounts obligated to the payment of the defeased
Bonds shall cease and become void. The owners of defeased Bonds
shall have the right to receive payment of the principal of and
, interest on the defeased Bonds from the trust account. The City
shall include in the refunding or defeasance plan such provisions
as the City deems necessary for the random selection of any
defeased Bonds that constitute less than all of a particular
maturity of the Bonds, for notice of the defeasance to be given to
the owners of the defeased Bonds and to such other persons as the
City shall determine, and for any required replacement of Bond
certificates for defeased Bonds. The defeased Bonds shall be
deemed no longer outstanding, and the City may apply any money in
any other fund or account established for the payment or redemption
of the defeased Bonds to any lawful purposes as it shall determine.
Notwithstanding anything in this section to the contrary, if
the principal of and/or interest due on the Bonds is paid by the
Bond Insurer pursuant to the Municipal Bond Insurance Policy, the
Bonds shall be treated as remaining outstanding for all purposes
and shall not be considered paid the City, and the covenants,
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agreements and other obligations of the City to the registered
owners of the Bonds shall continue to exist, and the Bond Insurer
shall be subrogated to the rights of the registered owners.
SECTION XV. Bond Fund and Deposit of Bond Proceeds. There
has been created and established in the office of the Finance and
Information Services Administrator a special fund designated as the
General Governmental Miscellaneous Debt Fund (the "Bond Fund") .
Within the Bond Fund an account to be known as the "1997A Refunding
Bonds" account will be created and established. All taxes
collected for and allocated to the payment of the principal of and
interest on the Bonds shall be deposited in that account in the
Bond Fund. The proceeds of the Bonds shall be deposited in
accordance with the provisions of Section XVI herein.
Section XVI. Refunding of the Refunded Bonds.
(A) Appointment of Refunding Trustee. First Trust National
Association of Seattle, Washington, is appointed Refunding Trustee.
(B) Use of Bond Proceeds: Acquisition of Acquired
Obligations. Al1 of the proceeds of the sale of the Bonds shall be
deposited inimediately upon the receipt thereof, together with other
money of the City legally available therefor, if necessary, with
the Refunding Trustee and used to discharge the obligations of the
City relating to the Refunded Bonds under Ordinances Nos. 3184,
4201, 4372, 4390 and 4483 (the "Refunded Bond Ordinances") by
providing for the payment of the amounts required to be paid by the
Refunding Plan. To the extent practicable, such obligations shall
be discharged fully by the Refunding Trustee's simultaneous
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purchase of United States Treasury Certificates of Indebtedness
and/or Notes--State and Local Government Series or other direct,
noncallable obligations of the United States of America (the
"Acquired Obligations"j , bearing such interest and maturing as to
principal and interest in such amounts and at such times so as to
provide, together with a beginning cash balance, if necessary, for
the payment of the amount required to be paid by the Refunding
Plan. The Acquired Obligations are listed and more particularly
described in Schedule A attached to the Refunding Trust Agreement
between the City and the Refunding Trustee, but are subject to
substitution as set forth below. Any Bond proceeds or other money
deposited with the Refunding Trustee not needed to purchase the
Acquired Obligations and provide a beginning cash balance, if any,
and pay the costs of issuance of the Bonds shall be returned to the .
City at the time of delivery of the Bonds to the initial purchaser
thereof and deposited in the Bond Fund to pay interest on the Bonds
on the first interest payment date.
(C) Substitution of Acauired Obligations. Prior to the
purchase of any Acquired Obligations, the City reserves the right
to substitute other Government Obligations for any of the Acquired
Obligations and to use any savings created thereby for any lawful
City purpose if, (a) in the opinion of Foster Pepper & Shefelman,
the City's bond counsel, the interest on the Bonds and the Refunded
Bonds will remain excluded from gross income for federal income tax
purposes under Sections 103, 148 and 149 (d) of the Code, and
(b) such substitution shall not impair the timely payment of tl�e
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amounts required to be paid by the Refunding Plan, as verified by
a nationally recognized independent certified public accounting
f irm.
After the purchase of the Acquired Obligations by the
Refunding Trustee, the City reserves the right to substitute
therefor cash or Government Obligations subject to the conditions
that such money or securities held by the Refunding Trustee shall
i be sufficient to carry out the Refunding Plan, that such
substitution will not cause the Bonds and the Refunded Bonds to be
arbitrage bonds within the meaning of Section 148 of the Code and
regulations thereunder in effect on the date of such substitution
and applicable to obligations issued on the issue date of the
Bonds, and that the City obtain, at its expense: (i) a
verification by a nationally recognized independent certified
public accounting firm acceptable to the Refunding Trustee
confirming that the payments of principal of and interest on the
substitute securities, if paid when due, and any other money held
by the Refunding Trustee will be sufficient to carry out the
Refunding Plan; and (2) an opinion from Foster Pepper & Shefelman,
bond counsel to the City, its successor, or other nationally
recognized bond counsel to the City, to the effect that the
disposition and substitution or purchase of such securities, under
the statutes, rules and regulations then in force and applicable to
the Bonds, will not cause the interest on the Bonds or the Refunded
Bonds to be included in gross income for federal income tax
purposes and that such disposition and substitution or purchase is
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in compliance with the statutes and regulations applicable to the
Bonds. Any surplus money resulting from the sale, transfer, other
disposition or redemption of the Acquired Obligations and the
substitutions therefor shall be released from the trust estate and
transferred to the City to be used for any lawful City purpose.
(D) Administration of Refunding Plan. The Refunding Trustee
is authorized and directed to purchase the Acquired Obligations (or
substitute obligations) and to make the payments required to be
made by the Refunding Plan from the Acquired Obligations (or
substitute obligations) and money deposited with the Refunding
Trustee pursuant to this ordinance. All Acquired Obligations (or
substitute obligations) and the money deposited with the Refunding
Trustee and any income therefrom shall be held irrevocably,
invested and applied in accordance with the provisions of the
Refunded Bond Ordinances, this ordinance, chapter 39.53 RCW and
other applicable statutes of the State of Washington and the
Refunding Trust Agreement. All necessary and proper fees,
compensation and expenses of the Refunding Trustee for the Bonds
and all other costs incidental to the setting up of the escrow to
accomplish the refunding of the Refunded Bonds and costs related to
the issuance and delivery of the Bonds, including bond printing,
rating service fees, verification fees, bond counsel's fees and
other related expenses, shall be paid out of the proceeds of the II
Bonds.
(E) Authorization for Refunding Trust Agreement. To carry
out the Refunding Plan provided for by this ordinance, the Mayor or
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Finance and Information Services Administrator of the City is
authorized and directed to execute and deliver to the Refunding
Trustee a Refunding Trust Agreement substantially in the form on
file with the Finance and Information Services Administrator and by
this reference made a part hereof setting forth the duties,
obligations and responsibilities of the Refunding Trustee in
connection with the payment, redemption and retirement of the
Refunded Bonds as provided herein and stating that the provisions
for payment of the fees, compensation and expenses of such
Refunding Trustee set forth therein are satisfactory to it. Prior
to executing the Refunding Trust Agreement, the Mayor or Finance
and Information Services Administrator of the City is authorized to
make such changes therein which do not change the substance and
purpose thereof or which assure that the escrow provided therein
and the Bonds are in compliance with the requirements of federal
law governing the exclusion of interest on the Bonds from gross
income for federal income tax purposes.
Section XVII. Call for Redemption of the 1978 and 1989 Bonds. •
The City calls for redemption on August 1, 1997, all of the 1978
Bonds and 1989 Bonds at a price of par. Such calls for redemption
shall be irrevocable after the delivery of the Bonds to the initial
purchaser thereof. The dates on which the 1978 and 1989 Bonds are
herein called for redemption are the first dates respectively on
which those bonds may be called.
The proper City officials are authorized and directed to give
or cause to be given such notices as required, at the times and in
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, the manner required pursuant to Ordinances Nos. 3184 and 4201 in
order to effect the redemption prior to their maturity of the 1978
Bonds and the 1989 Bonds, respectively.
Section XVIII. City Findings with Respect to Refundinq. The
City Council finds and determines that the issuance and sale of the
Bonds at this time will effect a savings to the City and is in the
best interest of the City and its taxpayers and in the public
interest. In making such finding and determination, the City
Council has given consideration to the fixed maturities of the
Bonds and the Refunded Bonds, the costs of issuance of the Bonds
and the known earned income from the investment of the proceeds of
the issuance and sale of the Bonds and other money of the City used
in the Refunding Plan pending payment and redemption of the
Refunded Bonds.
The City Council further finds and determines that the money
to be deposited with the Refunding Trustee for the Refunded Bonds
in accordance with Section XVI of this ordinance will discharge and
satisfy the obligations of the City under the Refunded Bond
Ordinances with respect to the Refunded Bonds, and the pledges, I
charges, trusts, covenants and agreements of the City therein made
or provided for as to the Refunded Bonds, and that the Refunded
Bonds shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding under the
respective Refunded Bond Ordinance immediately upon the deposit of
such money with the Refunding Trustee.
SECTION XIX. Approval of Bond Purchase Contract. Piper
Jaffray Inc. of Seattle, Washington, has presented a purchase
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contract (the "Bond Purchase Contract") to the City offering to
purchase the Bonds under the terms and conditions provided in the
Bond Purchase Contract, which written Bond Purchase Contract is on
file with the City Clerk and is incorporated herein by this
reference. The City Council finds that entering into the Bond
Purchase Contract is in the City's best interest and therefore
accepts the offer contained therein and authorizes its execution by
City officials.
The Bonds will be printed at City expense and will be
delivered . to the purchaser in accordance with the Bond Purchase
Contract, with the approving legal opinion of Foster Pepper &
Shefelman, municipal bond counsel of Seattle, Washington, regarding
the Bonds. Bond counsel shall not be required to review and shall
express no opinion concerning the completeness or accuracy of any
off•icial statement, offering circular or other sales or disclosure
material issued or used in connection with the Bonds, and bond
counsel's opinion shall so state. '
The proper City officials are authorized and directed to do
everything necessary for the prompt delivery of the Bonds to the
purchaser and for the proper application and use of the proceeds of
the sale thereof.
SECTION XX. Preliminary Official Statement Deemed Final. The
City Council has been provided with copies of a preliminary
official statement dated April 8, 1997 (the "Preliminary Official
Statement") , prepared in connection with the sale of the Bonds.
For the sole purpose of the Bond purchaser's compliance with SEC
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Rule 15c2-12 (b) (1) , the City "deems final" that Preliminary
Official Statement as of its date, except for the omission of
information as to offering prices, interest rates, selling
compensation, aggregate principal amount, principal amount per
maturity, maturity dates, options of redemption, delivery dates,
ratings and other terms of the Bonds dependent on such matters.
' SECTION XXI. Bond Insurance. The City Council finds that it
is in the City's best interest to purchase, and that a savings will
result from purchasing, the Municipal Bond Insurance Policy for the
Bonds. The City shall purchase from the Bond Insurer the Municipal
Bond Insurance Policy insuring the prompt payment of the principal
of and interest on the Bonds and agrees to the conditions for
obtaining that policy, including the payment of the premium
therefor and the following provisions entitled "Payments under the
Policy" required by the Bond Insurer to be included in this
resolution:
"A. In the event that, on the second Business Day, and
again on the Business Day, prior to the payment date on the
Obligations, the Paying Agent [the Bond Registrar] has not
received sufficient moneys to pay all principal of and
interest on the Obligations due on the second following or
following, as the case may be, Business Day, the Paying Agent
shall immediately notify the Insurer or its designee on the
same Business Day by telephone or telegraph, confirmed in
writing by registered or certified mail, of the amount of the
def iciency. �
"B. If the deficiency is made up in whole or in part
prior to or on the payment date, the Paying Agent shall so
notify the Insurer or its designee.
"C. In addition, if the Paying Agent has notice that any
Bondholder has been required to disgorge payments of principal
or interest on the Obligation to a trustee in Bankruptcy or
creditors or others pursuant to a final judgment by a court of
competent jurisdiction that such payment constitutes a
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voidable preference to such Bondholder within the meaning of
any applicable bankruptcy laws, then the Paying Agent shall
notify the Insurer or its designee of such fact by telephone
or telegraphic notice, confirmed in writing by registered or
certified mail.
"D. The Paying Agent is hereby irrevocably designated,
appointed, directed and authorized to act as attorney-in-fact
for Holders of the Obligations as follows:
"1. If and to the extent there is a
deficiency in amounts required to pay interest on
the Obligations, the Paying Agent shall (a) execute
and deliver to State Street Bank and Trust Company,
N.A. , or its successors under the Policy (the
"Insurance Paying Agent") , in form satisfactory to
the Insurance Paying Agent, an ' instrument
appointing the Insurer as agent for such Holders in
any legal proceeding related to the payment of such
interest and an assignment to the Insurer of the ,
claims for interest to which such deficiency
relates and which are paid by the Insurer, (b)
receive as designee of the respective Holders (and
not as Paying Agent) in accordance with the tenor
of the Policy payment from the Insurance Paying
Agent with respect to the claims for interest so
assigned, and (c) disburse the same to such
respective Holders; and
"2. If and to the extent of a deficiency in
amounts required to pay principal of the
Obligations, the Paying Agent shall (a) execute and
deliver to the Insurance Paying Agent in form
satisfactory to the Insurance Paying Agent an
instrument appointing the Insurer as agent for such
Holder in any legal proceeding relating to the
payment of such principal and an assignment to the
Insurer of any of the Obligation surrendered to the
Insurance Paying agent of so much of the principa,l
amount thereof as has not previously been paid or
� for which moneys are not held by the Paying Agent
and available for such payment (but such assignment
shall be delivered only if payment from the
Insurance Paying Agent is received) , (b) receive as
designee of the respective Holders (and not as
Paying Agent) in accordance with the tenor of the
Policy payment therefor from the Insurance Paying
Agent, and (c) disburse the same to such Holders.
, "E. Payments with respect to claims for interest on and
principal of Obligations disbursed by the Paying Agent from
proceeds of the Policy shall not be considered to discharge
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the obligation of the Issuer with respect to such Obligations,
' and the Insurer shall become the owner of such unpaid
Obligations and claims for the interest in accordance with the
tenor of the assignment made to it under the provisions of
this subsection or otherwise.
. "F. Irrespective of whether any such assignment is
executed and delivered, the Issuer and the Paying Agent hereby ,
agree for the benefit of the Insurer that:
"1. They recognize that to the extent the
Insurer makes payments, directly or indirectly (as
by paying through the Paying Agent) , on account of
principal of or interest on the Obligations, the
Insurer will be subrogated to the rights of such
Holders to receive the amount of such principal and
interest from the Issuer, with interest thereon as
provided and solely from the sources stated in this
Indenture and the Obligations; and
"2. They will accordingly pay to the Insurer
the amount of such principal and interest
(including principal and interest recovered under
subparagraph (ii) of the first paragraph of the
Policy, which principal and interest shall be
deemed past due and not to have been paid) , with
interest thereon as provided in this Indenture and
the Obligations, but only from the sources and in
the manner provided herein for the payment of
principal of and interest on the Obligations to
Holders, and will otherwise treat the Insurer as
the owner of such rights to the amount of such
principal and interest.
"G. In connection with the issuance of additional
Obligations, the Issuer shall deliver to the Insurer a copy of '
the disclosure document, if any, circulated with respect to
such additional Obligations.
"H. Copies of any amendments made to the documents
executed in connection with the issuance of the Obligations
which are consented to by the Insurer shall be sent to
Standard & Poor's Corporation.
"I. The Insurer shall receive notice of the resignation '
or removal of the Paying Agent and the appointment of a
successor thereto.
"J. The Insurer shall receive copies of all notices
required to be delivered to Bondholders and, on an annual
basis, copies of the Issuer's audited financial statements and �I
Annual Budget. �
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"Notices: Any notice that is required to be given to a
holder of the Obligation or to the Paying Agent pursuant to
the Indenture shall also be provided to the Insurer. All
notices required to be given to the Insurer under the
Indenture shall be in writing and shall be sent by registered
or certified mail addressed to MBIA Insurance Corporation, 113
King Street, Armonk, New York 10504 Attention:
Surveillance. " �
SECTION XXII. Effective Date of Ordinance. This ordinance
shall be effective upon its passage, approval and five days after
publication.
PASSED by the City Council this 21st day o A il, 1997.
arily etersen, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 21st day of April , 1997.
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Jess Tanner, Mayor
Approved as to Form:
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Bond C unsel
Date of Publication: April 25, 1997
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APPENDIX A
CAPITAL APPRECIATION BOND ACCRETED VALUE SCHEDULE
Accreted Value Per $5,000 Maturity Amount
Maturity Date (December i)
Date of Calculation 2006 2007 2008 2009
May 1, 1997 $3,554.70 $3,350.30 $3,164.75 $2,958.ffi
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June 1, 1997 3,570.08 3,365.07 3,178.83 2,972.38
December 1, 1997 3,663.80 3,455.09 3,264.66 3,054.ffi
June 1, 1998 3,759.97 3,547.52 3,352.81 3,139.64
December 1, 1998 3,858.67 3,642.42 3,443.34 3,226.'T6
June 1, 1999 3,959.96 3;739.85 3,536.31 3,316.31
December l, 1999 4,063.91 3,839.90 3,631.80 3,408.34
June l, 2000 4,170.59 3,942.62 3,729.86 3,502.92
December l, 2000 4,280.07 4,048.09 3,830.57 3,600.13
June l, 2001 4,392.42 4,156.38 3,933.99 3,700.Q3
December l, 2001 4,507.72 4,267.56 4,040.21 3,802.71
June l, 2002 4,626.05 4,381.72 4,149.30 3,908.24
December l, 2002 4,747.49 4,498.94 4,261.34 4,016.68
June 1, 2003 4,872.11 4,619.29 4,376.39 4,128.1G
December 1, 2003 5,000.00 4,742.86 4,494.56 4,242.72
June 1, 2004 - 4,869.73 4,615.92 4,360.46
December 1, 2004 - 5,000.00 4,740.55 4,481.46 I
June 1, 2005 - - 4,868.55 4,605.ffi
December 1, 2005 - - 5,000.00 4,733.63
June l, 2006 - - - 4,864.99
December 1, 2006 - - - 5,000.00
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