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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. LIT".
For Meeting of: April 3, 2012
ITEM TITLE: Ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of water and
wastewater revenue refunding bonds in the principal
amount of not to exceed $10,000,000 in one or more series
to refund (refinance) certain outstanding water and
wastewater bonds of the City; and delegating authority to
the City Manager or Director of Finance and Budget of the
City to approve the final terms of the bonds (first reading).
SUBMITTED BY: Cindy Epperson, Acting Director of Finance and Budget
CONTACT Cindy Epperson, Acting Finance Director, 576 -6644
• PERSON /TELEPHONE: Tara Lewis, Financial Services Officer, 576 -6639
Scott Schafer, Wastewater Manager, 249 -6815
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
Background
In 2003 the City issued Water / Wastewater bonds in two series, A and B, totaling
$17,545,000. The Series A bonds will be fully paid off on November 1, 2014. The Series B
bonds were issued to finance certain capital improvements to the Wastewater Treatment
Plant, and had a final scheduled maturity of November 1, 2023. The enclosed bond
ordinance for Council consideration would refund (refinance) the Series B bonds prior to
their maturity on the first call date of November 1, 2013 in order to take advantage of market
conditions that have lowered interest rates such that significant savings may be achieved.
Savings
The potential savings estimated at current market conditions is approximately $1.1 million
over the life of the bonds or approximately 11% net present value. The reduction in debt
service will generate cash flow savings of approximately $200,000 per year from 2014 to
2023. Although the Series B bonds have a principal balance of $10,155,000, the maximum
bond issue amount being requested is $10 million. (It is desirable to keep the total amount
of bonds issued in any calendar year at or under $10 million so that the bonds will be
"qualified tax - exempt obligations" which lowers interest rates on the issue because interest
earned by the bond purchasers will be exempt from federal income taxation.)
Therefore, to refund the entire outstanding balance and cover issuance costs, the City will
be required to provide a cash contribution at the time of closing, currently estimated to be
approximately $500,000. The Wastewater operations fund has sufficient cash and
appropriation on hand to cover this contribution - -the bond payment and /or capital transfers
will be reduced by the amount of the required contribution.
Delegates Authority
The form and covenants of the proposed bonds are described in the bond ordinance, for
Council review and consideration. Other specific details - such as the actual interest rates,
the final structure of the bonds, etc., will not be known until the bonds are placed in the
market. Council's approval of this bond ordinance will delegate authority to staff to approve
the final terms and conditions of the bond sale, within the parameters set in the ordinance
and upon their best judgment. A change in state law allows such authority to be delegated
to staff so that the City can act quickly to take advantage of market shifts and to avoid the
cumbersome process of pricing the bonds on a scheduled City Council meeting date.
(Please refer to Article V of the Bond Ordinance.)
Once the bond pricing is concluded and a purchase contract is executed, the specific terms
and conditions will be known and provided to Council as an information item at the regular
business meeting on May 15, 2012.
Preliminary Official Statement
When publicly traded securities are offered for sale, SEC regulations require details of the
City finances and security for bond payments be issued to potential investors, along with
many details regarding the bond terms and conditions. Staff, in conjunction with the City's
Bond Counsel, Foster Pepper PLLC, and our underwriters, Seattle Northwest Securities, is
in the process of preparing this document (referred to as the Preliminary Official Statement
or POS). We anticipate completion of the draft POS by the middle of April. Once staff has
deemed the Official Statement to be in final form it will be distributed to potential investors
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and the Council. The most recent schedule of events relating to this bond issue is attached.
Summary:
Current market conditions allow the City to take advantage of lower interest rates to refund
(refinance) the 2003 Series B bonds at a significant savings even after issuance costs. The
current average rate of interest on the 2003 Series B bonds is almost 5 %. The estimated
rate for the new bonds is approximately 3.88 %. Annual cash flow savings will reduce the
debt service from the current budgeted amounts thereby allowing more cash to be put
towards Wastewater system improvements and reducing the size of potential future debt
issuances.
This bond issue will have no impact on Wastewater rates since it is entirely to refund debt
already priced into the rate structure. It should be noted that the municipal bond market has
recently experienced significant volatility; therefore, all of the numbers related to this bond
sale are estimates only, and are subject to change.
Resolution Ordinance X Other Event Schedule
(specify)
Contract: Mail to:
Contract Term: Amount: Expiration Date:
Insurance Required? No
Funding
Source: Phone:
APPROVED FOR
SUBMITTAL:
City Manager
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Read Ordinance by title only at the April 3, 2012 meeting. Pass Ordinance after the second
reading at the April 17, 2012 meeting.
BOARD /COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
ATTACHMENTS:
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❑ Ordinance water and sewer bonds
0 Calendar of Bond Refunding Events
CITY OF YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
WATER AND SEWER REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS, 2012
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Yakima, Washington, authorizing the
issuance and sale of water and sewer revenue refunding bonds of the
City in the principal amount of not to exceed $10,000,000 in one or
more series to refund certain outstanding water and sewer bonds of
the City; and delegating authority to the City Manager or Director of
Finance and Budget of the City to approve the final terms of the
• bonds.
Prepared by:
Foster Pepper PLLC
Seattle, Washington
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS 3
Section 1.1 Definitions 3
ARTICLE II FINDINGS 13
Section 2.1 Parity Conditions 13
ARTICLE III ISSUANCE OF 2012 BONDS 13
Section 3.1 Issuance of the 2012 Bonds 13
Section 3.2 Registration, Exchange and Payments 14
Section 3.3 Payment of 2012 Bonds 16
Section 3.4 Execution and Authentication of Bonds 17
Section 3.5 Lost or Destroyed Bonds 17
Section 3.6 Form of 2012 Bonds 18
ARTICLE IV REDEMPTION OF 2012 BONDS 18
Section 4.1 Redemption Prior to Maturity 18
Section 4.2 Partial Redemptions 18
Section 4.3 Open Market Purchase 18
Section 4.4 Selection of 2012 Bonds for Redemption 18
Section 4.5 Cancellation of 2012 Bonds 19
Section 4.6 Notice of Redemption 19
Section 4.7 Effect of Redemption 20
Section 4.8 Failure to Redeem 2012 Bonds 20
ARTICLE V SALE OF BONDS; OFFICIAL STATEMENT 20
Section 5.1 Sale of Bonds 20
Section 5.2 Official Statement 22
ARTICLE VI FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS; DEFEASANCE 23
Section 6.1 Revenue Fund; Priority of Payments 23
Section 6.2 Bond Fund 24
Section 6.3 Refunding or Defeasance 30
Section 6.4 Refunding of the Refunded Bonds 31
Section 6.5 Call for Redemption of the Refunded Bonds 34
Section 6.6 City Findings with Respect to Refunding 35
ARTICLE VII PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE CITY 35
Section 7.1 Rate Covenant 35
Section 7.2 Maintenance and Operation 36
Section 7.3 Sale or Disposition of the System 37
Section 7.4 Liens or Encumbrances 38
Section 7.5 Insurance 38
Section 7.6 Books and Accounts 39
Section 7.7 Additions and Improvements 39
Section 7.8 Tax Covenants 40
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ARTICLE VIII ADDITIONAL BONDS 41
Section 8.1 Additional Bonds 41
Section 8.2 Pledge Effected by Ordinance 45
ARTICLE IX DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES 46
Section 9.1 . Events of Default 46
Section 9.2 Formation of Bondowners Committee 48
Section 9.3 Books of City Open to Inspection 48
Section 9.4 Suits at Law or in Equity 49
Section 9.5 Direction of Actions of Bondowners Committee by Majority
Owners 51
Section 9.6 Suits by Individual Bondowners 51
Section 9.7 Waivers of Default 52
Section 9.8 Remedies Granted in Ordinance Not Exclusive 52
ARTICLE X BONDOWNERS MEETINGS 53
Section 10.1 Call of Bondowners Meetings 53
Section 10.2 Notice to Bondowners 53
Section 10.3 Proxies; Proof of Ownership of Parity Bonds 54
Section 10.4 Execution of Instruments by Bondowners 54
Section 10.5 Appointment of Officers at Bondowners Meetings 55
Section 10.6 Quorum at Bondowners Meetings 56
ARTICLE XI AMENDMENTS TO ORDINANCE 56
Section 11.1 Amendments 56
Section 11.2 Obtaining Approval of Amendments at Bondowners Meeting 58
Section 11.3 Alternate Method of Obtaining Approval of Amendments 59
Section 11.4 Amendment of Ordinance in Any Respect by Approval of All
Bondowners 61
Section 11.5 Exclusion of Bonds Owned by City 61
Section 11.6 Endorsement of Amendment on Bonds 61
ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS 62
Section 12.1 Undertaking to Provide Ongoing Disclosure 62
Section 12.2 Severability 66
Section 12.3 General Authorization 66
Section 12.4 Prior Acts 66
Section 12.5 Effective Date 66
Exhibit A Form of the 2012 Bonds
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Yakima, Washington, authorizing the issuance
and sale of water and sewer revenue refunding bonds of the City in the
principal amount of not to exceed $10,000,000 in one or more series to
refund certain outstanding water and sewer bonds of the City; and delegating
authority to the City Manager or Director of Finance and Budget of the City
to approve the final terms of the bonds.
WHEREAS, the City of Yakima, Washington (the "City ") now owns, operates and
maintains a water supply and distribution system and a sewerage collection and disposal system,
which water and sewerage systems have been combined for purposes of financing in the manner
provided by law (the "System "); and
WHEREAS, the City has issued its Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, 2003 Series A (the
"2003A Bonds "), its Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, 2003 Series B (the "2003B Bonds," and,
together with the 2003A Bonds, the "2003 Bonds ") and its Water and Sewer Revenue and
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Refunding Bonds, 2008 (the "2008 Bonds," and, collectively with the 2003 Bonds, the
"Outstanding Parity Bonds "); and
WHEREAS, each of the ordinances authorizing the Outstanding Parity Bonds provides
that bonds may be issued on a parity with the lien on Gross Revenues of the System of such
Outstanding Parity Bonds; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 2003 -64 and Resolution No. R- 2003 -150, the
City heretofore issued its 2003B Bonds for the purpose of financing various projects and capital
improvements involving the City's wastewater treatment plant, including de- watering biosolids,
solids thickening, secondary clarification, construction of a new pump station, construction of a
new emergency power generator and the replacement of blower and various electronic systems
and to repay an interfund loan that was made to improve the plant and enable the City to close
the spray field, and by those proceedings reserved the right to redeem the 2003B Bonds prior to
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their maturity on November 1, 2013, at a price of par plus accrued interest to the date fixed for
redemption; and
WHEREAS, there are presently outstanding $10,155,000 par value of 2003B Bonds
maturing on November 1 of each of the years 2014, 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2023, and bearing
various interest rates from 4.00% to 5.00% (the "Refunded Bonds "); and
WHEREAS, it appears to the Council that the Refunded Bonds may be refunded by the
issuance and sale of the revenue refunding bonds authorized herein (the "Bonds ") so that a
savings will be effected by the difference between the principal and interest cost over the life of
the Bonds and the principal and interest cost over the life of the Refunded Bonds but for such
refunding, which refunding will be effected by carrying out the Refunding Plan (as hereinafter
defined); and
WHEREAS, to effect that refunding in the manner that will be most advantageous to the
City it is found advisable that certain Acquired Obligations (hereinafter defined) bearing interest
and maturing at such time or times as necessary to accomplish the refunding as aforesaid may be
purchased out of a portion of the proceeds of the Bonds; and
WHEREAS, the Council hereby finds that it is in the best interests of the City that the
2012 Bonds be offered in one or more series as further provided in the bond purchase contract
for the 2012 Bonds; and
WHEREAS, to carry out the Refunding Plan, the City will issue its Water and Sewer
Revenue Refunding Bonds, 2012, in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed
$10,000,000;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY the City of Yakima, Washington, as
follows:
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Definitions. As used in this ordinance:
"Accreted Value" means with respect to any Capital Appreciation Bonds (A) as of any
Valuation Date, the amount set forth for such date in any ordinance authorizing such Capital
Appreciation Bonds and (B) as of any date other than a Valuation Date, the sum of (1) the
Accreted Value on the preceding Valuation Date and (2) the product of (a) a fraction, the
numerator of which is the number of days having elapsed from the preceding Valuation Date and
the denominator of which is the number of days from such preceding Valuation Date to the next
succeeding Valuation Date, calculated based on the assumption that Accreted Value accrues
during any semiannual period in equal daily amounts on the basis of a year of 12 30 -day months,
times (b) the difference between the Accreted Values for such Valuation Dates.
"Additional Bonds" means any revenue bonds, revenue warrants or other revenue
obligations that may be issued in the future on a parity of lien with the 2003 Bonds, the 2008
Bonds, the 2012 Bonds and any other Parity Bonds.
"Annual Debt Service" means for any specified Fiscal Year:
(1) with respect to any Outstanding Fixed Rate Bonds, an amount equal to (A) the
principal amount of such Fixed Rate Bonds due or subject to mandatory redemption during such
period and for which no sinking fund installments have been established, (B) the amount of any
payments required to be made during such period into any sinking fund established for the
payment of any such Fixed Rate Bonds, plus (C) all interest payable during such period on any
such Fixed Rate Bonds Outstanding and with respect to Fixed Rate Bonds with mandatory
sinking fund requirements,- calculated on the assumption that mandatory sinking fund
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installments will be applied to the redemption or retirement of such Fixed Rate Bonds on the date
specified in the ordinance authorizing such Fixed Rate Bonds; and
(2) with respect to any Outstanding Capital Appreciation Bonds, the principal amount
thereof shall be equal to the Accreted Value thereof maturing or scheduled for payment in such
period, and no other interest shall be included;
(3) with respect to Outstanding Variable Rate Bonds, the principal for any period and
interest on such Variable Rate Bonds during such period computed on the assumption that the
amount of Variable Rate Bonds Outstanding as of the date of such computation would be '
amortized (i) in accordance with the mandatory redemption provisions, if any, set forth in the
ordinance authorizing the issuance of such Variable Rate Bonds, or if mandatory redemption
provisions are not provided, during a period commencing on the date of computation and ending
. on the date 30 years after the date of issuance, (ii) at an interest rate equal to the yield to maturity
set forth in the Revenue Bond Index (40 -year Bond) published in the edition of The Bond Buyer
(or comparable publication or such other similar index selected by the City in good faith)
selected by the City and published within ten days prior to the date of calculation or (iii) to
provide for essentially level annual debt service of principal and interest over such period; and
for the purpose of calculating the principal and interest on Variable Rate Bonds in any Fiscal
Year, such Variable Rate Bonds shall be assumed to mature on the stated maturity date or
mandatory redemption date thereof.
With the consent of the appropriate percentage of owners of the outstanding Parity
Bonds, the City may pass a supplemental ordinance supplementing this ordinance for the purpose
of providing that in calculating the Annual Debt Service, the City may exclude the direct
payment the City is expected to receive in respect of any Future Parity Bonds for which the
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federal government will provide the City with a direct payment of a portion of the interest from
the interest portion of Annual Debt Service. The owners of the 2012 Bonds by taking and
holding the same shall be deemed to have consented to the adoption by the City of such
supplemental ordinance.
"Acquired Obligations" means those United States Treasury Certificates of Indebtedness,
Notes, and Bonds- -State and Local Government Series and other direct, noncallable obligations
of the United States of America purchased to accomplish the refunding of the Refunded Bonds
as authorized by this ordinance.
"Assessment Income" means the principal of and interest on special assessments levied in
any local improvement district or utility local improvement district which are pledged to be paid
into the Bond Fund. In the case of assessments payable in installments, Assessment Income
shall be allocated to the years in which it would be received if the unpaid balance of each
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assessment roll were paid in the remaining number of installments with interest on the declining
balance at the times and at the rate provided in the ordinance confirming the assessment roll.
"Assessments" means any special assessments which may be levied in any local
improvement district or utility local improvement district of the City created for the acquisition,
construction or installation of additions and improvements to or extensions of the System,
including any installment of assessments and any interest or penalties which may be due thereon,
if such assessments are pledged to be paid into the Bond Fund. The word "Assessments" shall
include any installments of assessments and any interest or penalties which may be due thereon.
"Average Annual Debt Service" means the amount determined by dividing (a) the sum of
all interest and principal to be paid on outstanding Bonds from the date of determination to the
last maturity date of such Bonds, by (b) the number of Fiscal Years or calendar years from and
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including the Fiscal Year or calendar year in which the determination is made to the last Fiscal
Year or calendar year in which the sum of (i) the principal amount of Serial Bonds maturing in
such Fiscal Year plus (ii) the Sinking Fund Requirement for such Fiscal Year, exceeds 4% of the
principal amount of Bonds outstanding as of the date of determination.
"Bond Fund" means the Water and Sewer Revenue Bond Fund created by Ordinance
No. 33.80.
"Bond Registrar" means the fiscal agency of the State of Washington in New York, New
York, for the purposes of registering and authenticating the 2012 Bonds, maintaining the Bond
Register, effecting transfer of ownership of the 2012 Bonds and paying interest on and principal
of the 2012 Bonds.
"Capital Appreciation Bonds" means any Parity Bonds hereafter issued as to which
• interest is payable only at the maturity or prior redemption of such Bonds. For the purposes of
(i) receiving payment of the redemption price, if any, of a Capital
Appreciation Bond that is redeemed prior to maturity, or
(ii) computing the principal amount of Parity Bonds held by the owner of a
Capital Appreciation Bond in giving to the City or the Bond Registrar any notice, consent,
request, or demand for any purpose whatsoever, the principal amount of a Capital Appreciation
Bond shall be deemed to be its Accreted Value.
"City" means the City of Yakima, Washington, a municipal corporation duly organized
and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Washington.
"City Manager" means the City Manager, Acting City Manager or any other City official
who succeeds to the duties now delegated to that office, or the designee of such officer.
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"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, as the same may be
amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
"Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Costs of Maintenance and Operation" means all normal operating expenses, current
maintenance expenses, expenses of reasonable upkeep and repairs, insurance and administrative
expenses and reasonable pro -rata budget charges for services provided to the System by City
departments, but excluding depreciation, payments for debt service or into reserve accounts,
costs of capital additions to or replacements of the System, municipal taxes, or payments to the
City in lieu of taxes.
"Council" means the legislative body of the City as the same shall be duly and regularly
constituted from time to time.
"Coverage Requirement" means (a) for any period during which Assessments may be
paid without becoming delinquent, the product of 1.25 times Annual Debt Service on all Parity
Bonds then Outstanding minus the aggregate principal amount of nondelinquent Assessment
Income paid or to be paid into the Bond Fund in such year or (b) for any other period, the
product of 1.25 tirnes Annual Debt Service on all Parity Bonds then Outstanding.
"DTC" means The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York.
"Director of Finance and Budget" means the Director of Finance and Budget, Acting
Director of Finance and Budget or any other City official who succeeds to the duties now
delegated to that office, or the designee of such officer.
"Fiscal Year" means the Fiscal Year used by the City at any time. At the time of the
adoption of this ordinance, the Fiscal Year is the 12 -month period beginning January 1 of each
year.
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"Fixed Rate Bonds" means those Parity Bonds other than Capital Appreciation Bonds
issued under an ordinance in which the rate of interest on such Fixed Rate Bonds is fixed and
determinable through their final maturity or for a specified period of time. If so provided in the
ordinance authorizing their issuance, Fixed Rate Bonds may bear a fixed and determinable
interest rate for only a portion of their term.
"Government Obligations" has the meaning given in RCW 39.53 as now or hereafter
amended.
"Gross Revenues" means all earnings, revenue and money received by the City from or
on account of the operation of the System from any source whatsoever.
"Interest Commencement Date" means, with respect to any Capital Appreciation Bonds,
the date specified in any ordinance authorizing such Capital Appreciation Bonds (which date
410 must be prior to the maturity date for such Capital Appreciation Bonds) after which interest
accruing on such Capital Appreciation Bonds shall be payable semiannually, with the first such
payment date being the applicable interest payment date immediately succeeding such Interest
Commencement Date.
"Letter of Representations" means the Blanket Issuer Letter of Representations from the
City to DTC.
"Maximum Interest Rate" means, with respect to any particular Variable Rate Bond, a
numerical rate of interest, which shall be set forth in any ordinance authorizing such Bond, that
shall be the maximum rate of interest such Bond may at any time bear.
"MSRB" means the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board or any successors to its
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"Net Revenues" means the Gross Revenues of the System less the Costs of Maintenance
and Operation.
"Outstanding" means, in connection with any Parity Bonds, as of the time in question, all
such bonds issued except bonds theretofore paid and cancelled or having matured or been called
for redemption, payment has been provided therefore, or bonds that have been defeased in
accordance with their authorizing ordinance and state law.
"Parity Bonds" means any Outstanding revenue bonds, revenue warrants or other revenue
obligations issued by the City that have a lien upon the Gross Revenues of the System to pay and
secure the payment of the principal thereof and interest thereon equal to the lien created upon the
Gross Revenues of the System to pay and secure payment of the principal of and interest on the
2012 Bonds. Parity Bonds includes the 2003 Bonds, the 2008 Bonds and the 2012 Bonds.
"Permitted Investments" means any legal investments for funds of the City.
"Professional Utility Consultant" means the independent person(s) or firm(s) selected by
the City having a favorable reputation for skill and experience with facilities of comparable size
and character to the System in such of the following as are relevant to the purposes for which
they are retained: (a) engineering and operations and (b) the design of rates.
"Qualified Insurance" means any noncancellable municipal bond insurance policy or
surety bond issued by any insurance company licensed to conduct an insurance business in any
state of the United States (or by a service corporation acting on behalf of one or more such
insurance companies), which insurance company or companies, as of the time of issuance of
such policy or surety bond, are rated in one of the two highest rating categories by Moody's
Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor's Ratings Service or their comparably recognized
business successors.
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"Rate Stabilization Account" means the account authorized to be created by Section 6.1.
"Rating Agency" means, as of any date, Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Standard &
Poor's Ratings Service or any other nationally recognized securities rating agency.
"Refunded Bonds" means all or a portion of the outstanding 2003B Bonds, issued
pursuant to Ordinance No. 2003 -64 and Resolution No. R- 2003 -150, the refunding of which has
been provided for by this ordinance.
"Refunding Plan" means:
(a) the placement of sufficient proceeds of the Bonds which,
with other money of the City, if necessary, will acquire the Acquired
Obligations to be deposited, with cash, if necessary, with the Refunding
Trustee;
(b) the payment of the principal of and interest on the
Refunded Bonds when due up to and including November 1, 2013, and the
call, payment, and redemption on November 1, 2013, of all of the then-
. outstanding Refunded Bonds at a price of par; and
(c) the payment of the costs of issuing the Bonds and the costs
of carrying out the foregoing elements of the Refunding Plan.
"Refunding Trust Agreement" means a Refunding Trust Agreement between the City and
the Refunding Trustee.
"Refunding Trustee" means the trustee or escrow agent designated by the City pursuant
to the Refunding Trust Agreement, or any successor trustee or escrow agent.
"Reserve Fund" means the Reserve Fund created for the Parity Bonds.
"Reserve Fund Requirement" means the lesser of (i) the maximum Annual Debt Service
on all Outstanding Parity Bonds; (ii) 125% of the Average Annual Debt Service on all
Outstanding Parity Bonds; or (iii) 10% of the stated principal amount of such series of Parity
Bonds.
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"Revenue Fund" means the Water and Sewer Operating Funds of the City heretofore
established.
"Rule" means the Commission's Rule 15c2 -12 under the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, as the same may be amended from time to time.
"Serial Bonds" means Parity Bonds other than Term Bonds.
"Sinking Fund Requirement" means, for any Fiscal Year, the principal amount and
premium, if any, of Term Bonds required to be purchased, redeemed or paid at maturity for such
Fiscal Year as established by the ordinance or resolution authorizing the issuance of such Term
Bonds.
"System" means the combined water and sewerage system of the City as it now exists,
and as it may be later added to, extended and improved for as long as any Parity Bonds remain
Outstanding.
"2003 Bonds" means the 2003A Bonds and the 2003B Bonds.
"2003A Bonds" means the City's Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, 2003 Series A,
issued pursuant to Ordinance No. 2003 -64 and currently Outstanding in the principal amount of
$1,835,000.
"2003B Bonds" means the City's Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, 2003 Series B,
issued pursuant to Ordinance No. 2003 -64 and currently Outstanding in the principal amount of
$10,155,000.
"2008 Bonds" means the City's Water and Sewer Revenue and Refunding Bonds, 2008,
issued pursuant to Ordinance No. 2008 -19 and currently Outstanding in the principal amount of
$6,155,000.
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"2012 Bonds" means the City's Water and Sewer Revenue Refunding Bonds, 2012, in
one or more series in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $10,000,000 authorized by
this ordinance.
"Term Bonds" means Parity Bonds of any principal maturity that are subject to
mandatory redemption or for which mandatory sinking fund payments are required.
"Undertaking" means the continuing disclosure agreement set forth in Section 12.1 of
this ordinance.
"Valuation Date" means with respect to any Capital Appreciation Bonds the date or dates
set forth in any ordinance authorizing such Capital Appreciation Bonds on which specific
Accreted Values are assigned to the Capital Appreciation Bonds.
"Variable Interest Rate" means a variable interest rate or rates to be borne by Parity
410 Bonds or any one or more maturities within an issue of Parity Bonds. The method of computing
such variable interest rate shall be specified in the ordinance authorizing such Parity Bonds.
Such variable interest rate shall be subject to a Maximum Interest Rate and there may be an
initial rate specified, in each case as provided in such ordinance, or a stated interest rate that may
be changed from time to time as provided in such ordinance. Such ordinance shall also specify
either (i) the particular period or periods of time or manner of determining such period or periods
of time for which each value of such Variable Interest Rate shall remain in effect or (ii) the time
or times upon which any change in such Variable Interest Rate shall become effective.
"Variable Rate Bonds" for any period of time means Parity Bonds which during such
period bear a Variable Interest Rate; provided that Parity Bonds the interest rate on which shall
have been fixed for the remainder of the term thereof shall no longer be Variable Rate Bonds.
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ARTICLE II
FINDINGS
Section 2.1 Parity Conditions. The Council hereby finds as required by Sections 7.1
of Ordinances No. 2003 -64 and 2008 -19 as follows:
(a) The 2012 Bonds will be issued for the purpose of refunding outstanding
bonds resulting in a debt service savings.
(b) At the times of the issuance of the 2012 Bonds there will be no deficiency
in the Bond Fund.
(c) The City will have on deposit in the Reserve Fund an amount equal to the
Reserve Fund Requirement.
(d) It is expected that the issuance of the 2012 Bonds will not require an
increase of more than $5,000 in any year for principal and interest on the 2012 Bonds, or the City
will have on file a parity certificate of the City Director of Finance and Budget as required by
Section 7.1(a) of Ordinance No. 2003 -64.
ARTICLE III
ISSUANCE OF 2012 BONDS
Section 3.1 Issuance of the 2012 Bonds. The City shall issue the 2012 Bonds in the
aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $10,000,000 in one or more series for the purpose of
providing the funds necessary to carry out the Refunding Plan, to fund the Reserve Fund
Requirement and to pay the expenses incidental to the issuance of the 2012 Bonds.
The 2012 Bonds shall be designated the "City of Yakima Water and Sewer Revenue
Refunding Bonds, 2012," may be issued in one or more series, shall be in fully registered form,
shall be in the denomination of $5,000 each, or any integral multiple thereof, provided that no
Bond shall represent more than one maturity, shall be dated such date, bear interest at the rates
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per annum, and be payable in the amounts and dates as shall be determined pursuant to
Section 5.1 hereof.
The 2012 Bonds shall be obligations only of the Bond Fund and shall be payable and
secured as provided herein. The 2012 Bonds shall not be general obligations of the City.
Section 3.2 Registration, Exchange and Payments.
(a) Registration of Bonds. The 2012 Bonds shall be issued only in registered
form as to both principal and interest and shall be recorded on the Bond Register.
(b) Bond Registrar. The Bond Registrar shall keep, or cause to be kept,
sufficient books for the registration and transfer of the 2012 Bonds, which shall be open to
inspection by the City at all times. The Bond Register shall contain the name and mailing
address of the Registered Owner of each 2012 Bond and the principal amount and number of
• each of the 2012 Bonds held by each Registered Owner.
The Bond Registrar is authorized, on behalf of the City, to authenticate and deliver 2012
Bonds transferred or exchanged in accordance with the provisions of the 2012 Bonds and this
ordinance, to serve as the City's paying agent for the 2012 Bonds and to carry out all of the Bond
Registrar's powers and duties under this ordinance.
The Bond Registrar shall be responsible for its representations contained in the Bond
Registrar's Certificate of Authentication on the 2012 Bonds. The Bond Registrar may become
either a Registered or Beneficial Owner of 2012 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 Beneficial Owners.
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Any 2012 Bonds surrendered to the Bond Registrar may be exchanged for 2012 Bonds in
any Authorized Denomination of an equal aggregate principal amount and of the same interest
rate and maturity. The 2012 Bonds may be transferred only if endorsed in the manner provided
thereon and surrendered to the Bond Registrar. Any exchange or transfer shall be without cost to
the owner or transferee. The Bond Registrar shall not be obligated to exchange or transfer any
2012 Bond during the 15 days preceding any principal payment or redemption date.
(c) DTC and the Book Entry System. The 2012 Bonds initially shall be
registered in the name of Cede & Co., as the nominee of DTC. The 2012 Bonds so registered
shall be held in fully immobilized form by DTC as depository in accordance with the provisions
of 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 2012 Bonds regarding accuracy of any records maintained by DTC or DTC
Elb
participants of any amount in respect of principal of or interest on the 2012 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).
For as long as any 2012 Bonds are held in fully immobilized form, DTC, its nominee 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 nominee and, except for the purpose of the City's undertaking herein to provide continuing
disclosure, shall not mean the Beneficial Owners. Registered ownership of such 2012 Bonds, or
any portions thereof, may not thereafter be transferred except: (i) to 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
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substitute depository's successor; or (iii) to any person if the 2012 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 2012 Bonds are to be in certificated form, the ownership of 2012 Bonds may be
transferred to any person as provided herein and the 2012 Bonds no longer shall be held in fully
immobilized form.
Section 3.3. Payment of 2012 Bonds. Both principal of and interest on the 2012 Bonds
shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America. For as long as the 2012
Bonds are registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, payment of principal of and interest on
the 2012 Bonds shall be made in the manner set forth in the Letter of Representations. If the
2012 Bonds cease to be in book - entry -only form, interest on the 2012 Bonds shall be paid by
checks or drafts of the Bond Registrar mailed on the interest payment date to the Registered
Owners at the addresses appearing on the Bond Register on the 15 day of the month preceding
the interest payment date or by electronic transfer on the interest payment date. The City shall
not be required to make electronic transfers except to a Registered Owner of 2012 Bonds
pursuant to a request in writing and at the sole expense of that Registered Owner at least 10 days
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before an interest payment date. Principal of the 2012 Bonds shall be payable upon presentation
and surrender of the 2012 Bonds by the Registered Owners to the Bond Registrar.
Section 3.4. Execution and Authentication of Bonds. The 2012 Bonds shall be signed
on behalf of the City with the manual or facsimile signature of the Mayor, shall be attested by the
manual or facsimile signature of the City Clerk and shall have the corporate seal of the City
impressed or a facsimile thereof imprinted thereon.
Only such 2012 Bonds as shall bear thereon a Certificate of Authentication in the form
hereinbefore recited and manually executed by the Bond Registrar shall be valid or obligatory for
any purpose or entitled to the benefits of this ordinance. Such Certificate of Authentication shall
be conclusive evidence that the 2012 Bonds so authenticated have been duly executed,
authenticated and delivered hereunder and are entitled to the benefits of this ordinance.
In case either of the officers who shall have executed the 2012 Bonds shall cease to be
such officer or officers of the City before the 2012 Bonds so signed shall have been authenticated
or delivered by the Bond Registrar, or issued by the City, such 2012 Bonds may nevertheless be
authenticated, delivered and issued and upon such authentication, delivery and issuance, shall be
as binding upon the City as though those who signed the same had continued to be such officers
of the City. Any 2012 Bond may also be signed and attested on behalf of the City by such
persons as at the actual date of execution of such 2012 Bond shall be the proper officers of the
City although at the original date of such Bond any such person shall not have been such officer
of the City.
Section 3.5 Lost or Destroyed Bonds. In case any of the 2012 Bonds shall be lost,
stolen or destroyed, the Bond Registrar may authenticate and deliver a new bond or bonds of like
amount, date, tenor and effect to the registered owner or nominee thereof upon payment to the
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City for the expenses and charges in connection therewith and upon his or her filing with the
Bond Registrar evidence satisfactory to the Bond Registrar that such 2012 Bond or 2012 Bonds
were actually lost, stolen or destroyed and of his ownership thereof, and upon furnishing the City
with indemnity satisfactory to them both.
Section 3.6 Form of 2012 Bonds. The 2012 Bonds shall be substantially in the form
of Exhibit A hereto.
ARTICLE IV
REDEMPTION OF 2012 BONDS
Section 4.1 Redemption Prior to Maturity. The City Manager or Director of Finance
and Budget may designate certain maturities of the 2012 Bonds as being subject to redemption at
the option of the City prior to their respective maturities and may approve the designation of
certain maturities of the 2012 Bonds as Term Bonds.
Section 4.2 Partial Redemptions. Portions of the principal amount of any 2012 Bond,
in any Authorized Denomination, subject to redemption may be redeemed. If less than all of the
principal amount of any 2012 Bond is redeemed, upon surrender of that 2012 Bond to the Bond
Registrar, there shall be issued to the Registered Owner, without charge, a new 2012 Bond (or
2012 Bonds, at the option of the Registered Owner) of the same maturity and interest rate in any
authorized denomination in the aggregate principal amount remaining unredeemed.
Section 4.3 Open Market Purchase. The City reserves the right and option to purchase
any or all of the 2012 Bonds in the open market at any time at any price acceptable to the City
plus accrued interest to the date of purchase.
Section 4.4 Selection of 2012 Bonds for Redemption. If fewer than all of the
outstanding 2012 Bonds within a maturity are to be redeemed prior to maturity, selection of 2012
Bonds for redemption shall be randomly within a maturity in such manner as the Bond Registrar
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shall determine. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for as long as the 2012 Bonds are registered in
the name of DTC or its nominee, selection of 2012 Bonds for redemption shall be in accordance
with the Letter of Representations.
Section 4.5 Cancellation of 2012 Bonds. All 2012 Bonds purchased or redeemed
under this section shall be canceled.
Section 4.6 Notice of Redemption. While the 2012 Bonds are held by DTC in book -
entry only form, any notice of redemption shall be given at the time, to the entity and in the
mariner required by DTC in accordance with the Letter of Representations, and the Bond
Registrar shall not be required to give any other notice of redemption. If the 2012 Bonds cease
to be in book -entry only form, unless waived by any Registered Owner of the 2012 Bonds to be
redeemed, the City shall cause notice of any intended redemption of 2012 Bonds to be given by
the Bond Registrar not less than 20 nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption
by first -class mail, postage prepaid, to the Registered Owner of any 2012 Bond to be redeemed at
the address appearing on the Bond Register at the time the Bond Registrar prepares the notice,
and the requirements of this sentence shall be deemed to have been fulfilled when notice has
been mailed as so provided, whether or not it is actually received by the Registered or Beneficial
Owner of any 2012 Bond.
In the case of an optional redemption, the notice may state that the City retains the right
to rescind the redemption notice and the related optional redemption of 2012 Bonds by giving a
notice of rescission to the affected Registered Owners at any time prior to the scheduled optional
redemption date. Any notice of optional redemption that is so rescinded shall be of no effect,
and the 2012 Bonds for which the notice of optional redemption has been rescinded shall remain
outstanding.
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In addition, the redemption notice shall be mailed or sent electronically within the same
period to the MSRB, consistent with the Undertaking, to any nationally recognized rating agency
which at the time maintains a rating on the 2012 Bonds at the request of the City, and to such
other persons and with such additional information as the Director of Finance and Budget shall
determine, but these additional mailings shall not be a condition precedent to the redemption of
2012 Bonds.
Section 4.7 Effect of Redemption. Interest on 2012 Bonds called for redemption shall
cease to accrue on the date fixed for redemption, except in the case of a rescinded optional
redemption as described above, or unless the 2012 Bond or 2012 Bonds called are not redeemed
when presented pursuant to the call.
Section 4.8 Failure to Redeem 2012 Bonds. If any 2012 Bond is not redeemed when
• properly presented at its maturity date or date set for redemption, the City shall be obligated to
pay interest on that 2012 Bond at the same rate provided in the 2012 Bond from and after its
maturity or date set for redemption until that 2012 Bond, both principal and interest, is paid in
full or until sufficient money for its payment in full is on deposit in the Bond Fund and the 2012
Bond has been called for payment by giving notice of that call to the Registered Owner.
ARTICLE V
SALE OF BONDS; OFFICIAL STATEMENT
Section 5.1. Sale of Bonds. The Council has determined that it is in the best interest of
the City to delegate to the City Manager or Director of Finance and Budget the authority to
approve the number of series, the series designation, final principal amounts, date of the 2012
Bonds, denominations, interest rates, payment dates, redemption provisions, and maturity dates
for the 2012 Bonds, and determination of the Refunded Bonds, in the manner provided herein,
provided that:
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(a) The aggregate principal amount of the 2012 Bonds does not exceed
$10,000,000;
(b) One or more rates of interest may be fixed for the Bonds, which rate or
rates must be in multiples of 1 /8 or 1 /20 of 1% or both, and no rate of interest for any maturity
of the Bonds may exceed 6.00 %;
(c) The true interest cost to the City for the 2012 Bonds does not exceed
3.50 %;
(d) The aggregate purchase price for the Bonds shall not be less than 95% or
more than 120% of the aggregate stated principal amount of the Bonds;
(e) The Bonds shall be issued subject to optional and mandatory redemption
provisions, including designation of Term Bonds, if any;
(f) There is a minimum net present value savings of 3.00% of the principal
amount of the Refunded Bonds;
(g) The 2012 Bonds shall be dated as of the date of their delivery, which date
and time for the issuance and delivery of the 2012 Bonds is not later than June 1, 2013; and
(h) Interest shall be payable at fixed rates semiannually, principal shall be
payable annually and the final maturity shall not be later than November 1, 2023.
In determining the number of series, the series designation, final principal amounts, date
of the 2012 Bonds, denominations, interest rates, payment dates, redemption provisions, and
maturity dates for the 2012 Bonds, and determination of the Refunded Bonds, the City Manager
or Director of Finance and Budget, in consultation with other City officials and staff and
advisors, shall take into account those factors that, in his or her judgment, will result in the
lowest true interest cost on the 2012 Bonds to their maturity, including, but not limited to current
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financial market conditions and current interest rates for obligations comparable to the 2012
Bonds. .
The 2012 Bonds shall be sold by negotiated sale to Seattle - Northwest Securities
Corporation (the "Underwriter "). Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Section 5.1, the City Manager or Director of Finance and Budget is hereby authorized to execute
a purchase contract to be presented by the Underwriter (the "Bond Purchase Contract ") on behalf
of the City upon his or her determination that the conditions of this Section 5.1 have been met.
The 2012 Bonds will be printed at City expense and will be delivered to the Underwriter
in accordance with the Bond Purchase Contract, with the approving legal opinion of Foster
Pepper PLLC, municipal bond counsel of Seattle, Washington, regarding the 2012 Bonds.
Section 5.2. Official Statement. For the sole purpose of the Underwriter's compliance
411 with paragraph (b)(1) of Rule 15c2 -12, the City authorizes the City Manager or Director of
Finance and Budget to "deem final" a preliminary official statement as of its date, except for the
omission of information permitted to be omitted by Rule 15c2 -12 and ratifies the distribution by
the Underwriter of that preliminary official statement to potential purchasers of the 2012 Bonds.
In addition, the City authorizes and approves the preparation, execution by the City
Manager or Director of Finance and Budget and delivery to the Underwriter of a final official
statement for the 2012 Bonds, in the form of the preliminary official statement, with such
modifications and amendments thereto as shall be deemed necessary or desirable by the City.
The City authorizes the City Manager or Director of Finance and Budget to approve the
distribution by the Underwriter of that final official statement to potential purchasers and
purchasers of the 2012 Bonds.
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ARTICLE VI
FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS; DEFEASANCE
Section 6.1 Revenue Fund; Priority of Payments. The City hereby obligates and binds
itself to set aside and pay into the Water and Sewer Operating Funds (the "Revenue Fund ") as
collected the Gross Revenues of the System. The Gross Revenues of the System shall be held in
the Revenue Fund separate and apart from all other funds and accounts of the City and used only
for the following purposes and in the following order of priority:
First, to pay the Costs of Maintenance and Operation of the System;
Second, to pay the interest on the Parity Bonds;
Third, to pay the principal of and any sinking fund payments for the Parity Bonds;
Fourth, to make all payments required to be made into the Reserve Fund;
Fifth, to make all payments required to be made into any other revenue bond redemption
fund or debt service account or reserve account created to pay and secure the payment of the
principal of and interest on any revenue bonds of the City having a lien upon the Gross Revenues
of the System junior and inferior to the lien thereon for the payment of the principal of and
interest on the Parity Bonds;
Sixth, to retire by redemption or purchase in the open market any outstanding revenue
bonds of the City, to make necessary additions, improvements and repairs to or extensions and
replacements of the System, or for any other lawful City purposes.
The City may create a Rate Stabilization Account in the Revenue Fund. Any credits from
the Revenue Fund to the Rate Stabilization Account and any credits to the Revenue Fund from
the Rate Stabilization Account made pursuant to Section 6.1 hereof, shall be made prior to
closing the books and accounts of the City for each Fiscal Year. Money in the Rate Stabilization
Account may be used for any lawful purpose. Money in the Rate Stabilization Account may be
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used from time to time to make up any deficiencies in the Bond Fund, and such money in the
Rate Stabilization Account may be pledged as additional payments to the Bond Fund to the
extent required for any such deficiencies. The City may, at any time, deposit Gross Revenues of
the System in and withdraw Gross Revenues of the System from the Rate Stabilization Account.
Nothing contained in this Section 6.1 shall be construed to require the deposit into the
Revenue Fund of any of the revenues, income, receipts or other money of the City derived
through the ownership or operation of any separate utility system hereafter created or established
from funds other than the proceeds of Bonds.
Section 6.2 Bond Fund.
(a) There has been created a special fund of the City designated the Water and
Sewer Revenue Bond Fund (the "Bond Fund "), which shall be used solely for the purpose of
• paying the principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Parity Bonds, of retiring the Parity
Bonds prior to maturity in the manner herein provided, and of paying any reimbursement
obligation with respect to a letter of credit or other credit enhancement device providing
additional security for any Variable Rate Bonds. Each month (or in the case of Variable Rate
Bonds, at the times provided in subsection (i) of this Section 6.2(a)), after applying amounts as
required in Section 6.1, the City shall withdraw from the Revenue Fund and (to the extent not
otherwise provided) transfer to the Bond Fund, amounts as follows and in the following order of
priority: first, into the Interest Account; second, into the Serial Bond Principal Account and
Term Bond Principal Account; and third, into the Reserve Fund.
(i) Interest Account. The City has created a separate account in the
Bond Fund, to be known as the "Interest Account" to provide for the payment of interest on the
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Parity Bonds as the same becomes due and payable. Upon the issuance of the 2012 Bonds, all
accrued interest on the 2012 Bonds, if any, shall be paid into the Interest Account.
In the case of all Parity Bonds other than Variable Rate Bonds, the City shall transfer to
the Interest Account amounts sufficient to pay when due the installment of interest next falling
due on all Parity Bonds. In the case of Variable Rate Bonds, not later than on the last day of the
month immediately succeeding the month of closing of such bonds and on or before the last day
of each succeeding month, the City shall transfer to the Interest Account an amount equal to the
interest on such Variable Rate Bonds estimated to become due and payable on the due date. If
on any date on which an installment of interest on Variable Rate Bonds falls due there are
insufficient amounts in the Interest Account to make such interest payment, the City shall
withdraw from the Revenue Fund and transfer to the Interest Account an amount that when
added to other money therein will equal the amount of interest falling due and payable on such
•
interest payment date. In making the credits required by this subsection (a)(i), any amounts
credited to the Interest Account representing accrued interest received on the sale of 2012 Bonds
or other Parity Bonds, interest capitalized from the proceeds of any Parity Bonds and any other
transfers and credits otherwise made or required to be made to the Interest Account shall be
taken into consideration and allowance made with respect to the full amount of such transfers
and credits.
(ii) Serial Bond Principal Account. The City has created a separate
account in the Bond Fund known as the "Serial Bond Principal Account" to provide for the
payment of the principal of Serial Bonds as the same shall mature and become due and payable.
The City shall transfer to the Serial Bond Principal Account amounts sufficient to pay when due
the installment of principal next falling due on the Serial Bonds.
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(iii) Term Bond Principal Account.
(A) The City shall create and establish a separate account in the
Bond Fund to be known as the "Term Bond Principal Account" in order to meet the specified
Sinking Fund Requirements of Term Bonds and to otherwise retire 2012 Bonds, if any, and other
Parity Bonds prior to maturity. The City shall transfer to the Term Bond Principal Account
amounts sufficient to pay when due the Sinking Fund Requirement next falling due on all Term
Bonds.
(B) The City shall apply the money' paid into the Bond Fund for
credit to the Term Bond Principal Account to the redemption of Term Bonds on the next ensuing
Sinking Fund Requirement due date (or may so apply such money prior to such Sinking Fund
Requirement due date), pursuant to the terms of the ordinance authorizing the issuance thereof.
ip The City may also apply the money paid into the Bond Fund for credit to the Term Bond
Principal Account for the purpose of retiring Term Bonds by the purchase of such Term Bonds at
a purchase price (including any brokerage charge) not in excess of the principal amount thereof.
The City shall apply such money to the redemption or purchase of Term Bonds in an
amount such that the aggregate principal amount of Term Bonds so purchased or redeemed is at
least equal to such next ensuing Sinking Fund Requirement. Any such purchase of Term Bonds
by the City may be made with or without tenders of Term Bonds in such manner as the City
shall, in its discretion, deem to be in its best interest.
(iv) Reserve Fund.
(A) The City has created a separate fund to be known as the
"Reserve Fund" to provide a reserve for the payment of the principal, premium, if any, and
interest on the Parity Bonds. The City hereby covenants that on the date of issuance of the 2012
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Bonds the City will have on deposit in the Reserve Fund an amount equal to the Reserve Fund
Requirement. Each ordinance providing for the issuance of Additional Bonds shall provide for
payments into the Reserve Fund from any other money lawfully available therefor (in which
event, in providing for deposits and credits required by the foregoing provisions of this
paragraph (A), allowance shall be made for any such amounts so paid into such fund) in amounts
that within not less than five years of equal monthly payments will provide for deposit of the
Reserve Fund Requirement or may provide for the City to obtain Qualified Insurance or a
Qualified Letter of Credit for specific amounts required pursuant to this section to be paid into
the Reserve Fund, such amounts so covered by Qualified Insurance or a Qualified Letter of
Credit shall be credited against the amounts required to be maintained in the Reserve Fund by
this section to the extent that such payments and credits to be made are insured by an insurance
company, or guaranteed by a letter of credit from a bank. Such Qualified Letter of Credit or
Qualified Insurance shall not be cancelable on less than five years notice. In the event of any
cancellation, the Reserve Fund shall be funded in accordance with this paragraph, as if the Parity
Bonds which remain Outstanding had been issued on the date of such notice of cancellation.
(B) Money in the Bond Fund and Reserve Fund may, at the
option of the City, be invested and reinvested as permitted by law in Permitted Investments
maturing, or which are retirable at the option of the owner, prior to the date needed or prior to the
maturity date of the final installment of principal of the Parity Bonds payable out of the Bond
Fund and Reserve Fund. Earnings on investments in the Bond Fund and Reserve Fund shall be
transferred to the Revenue Fund, except that earnings on investments in the Reserve Fund shall
first be applied to remedy any deficiency in such account.
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(C) For the purpose of determining the amount credited to the
Reserve Fund, obligations in which money in the Reserve Fund shall have been invested shall be
valued at the market value thereof. The term "market value" shall mean, in the case of securities
that are not then currently redeemable at the option of the owner, the current bid quotation for
such securities, as reported in any nationally circulated financial journal, and the current
redemption value in the case of securities that are then redeemable at the option of the owner.
For obligations that mature within six months, the market value shall be the par value thereof.
The valuation shall include accrued interest thereon. The valuation of the amount in the Reserve
Fund shall be made by the City as of the close of business on each December 31 (or on the next
preceding business day if December 31 does not fall on a business day) and after any withdrawal
and may be made on each June 30 (or on the next preceding business day if June 30 does not fall
• on a business day).
(D) If the amount in the Reserve Fund shall be less than the
Reserve Fund Requirement, the City shall transfer from the Revenue Fund, for credit to the
Reserve Fund no later than the 25th day of the sixth succeeding calendar months the amount
necessary to restore the Reserve Fund to the Reserve Fund Requirement. Prior to such time,
such transfer shall come from money in the Revenue Fund first available after making the
current specified payments into the Interest Account and Principal Accounts. If the amount in
the Reserve Fund shall be greater than the Reserve Fund Requirement, only then may the City
withdraw at any time prior to the next date of valuation from the Reserve Fund the difference
between the amount in the Reserve Fund and the Reserve Fund Requirement and deposit such
difference in the Revenue Fund.
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(b) Money in the Interest Account, the Serial Bond Principal Account and the
Term Bond Principal Account shall be transmitted to the Bond Registrar in amounts sufficient to
meet the next maturing installments of principal, interest and premium, if any, at or prior to the
time upon which any interest, principal or premium, if any, is to become due. In the event there
shall be a deficiency in the Interest Account, the Serial Bond Principal Account or the Term
Bond Principal Account for such purpose, the City shall make up any such deficiency from the
Reserve Fund by the withdrawal of cash therefrom for that purpose, and, if necessary, by sale or
redemption of any authorized investments in such amount as will provide cash in the Reserve
Fund sufficient to make up any such deficiency. If a deficiency still exists immediately prior to
an interest payment date and after the withdrawal of cash, the City shall then draw from any
Qualified Letter of Credit or Qualified Insurance. Such draw shall be made at such times and
under such conditions as the agreement for such Reserve Fund credit facility shall provide.
(c) Whenever and so long as amounts on deposit in the Bond Fund, including
the Reserve Fund, are sufficient to provide money to pay the Parity Bonds then Outstanding,
including such interest as may thereafter become due thereon and any premiums upon
redemption, no payments need be made into the Bond Fund pursuant to this ordinance.
(d) Money transferred from the Bond Fund to the Bond Registrar for the
Parity Bonds and the interest thereon shall be held in trust for the owners of such Parity Bonds.
Until so set aside for the retirement of principal, payment of sinking fund installments, payment
of interest and premium, if any, as aforesaid, money in the Bond Fund shall be held in trust for
the benefit of the owners of the Parity Bonds then Outstanding and payable equally and ratably
and without preference or distinction as between different installments or maturities.
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(e) The amounts so pledged to be paid into the Bond Fund and the Reserve
Fund are hereby declared to be a prior lien and charge upon the Gross Revenues of the System
superior to all other charges of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any transfer of money
to other funds of the City and taxes or payments in lieu of taxes) except the Costs of
Maintenance and Operation, and is equal in priority to the lien and charge which may hereafter
be made to pay and secure the payment of the principal of and interest on any Additional Bonds.
(f) The Council hereby finds that in fixing the amounts to be paid into the
Bond Fund and the Reserve Fund out of the Gross Revenues of the System, it has exercised due
regard for the Costs of Maintenance and Operation and for the amounts required to pay and
secure the payment of the principal of and interest on the currently Outstanding Parity Bonds,
and has not obligated the City to set aside and pay into such Fund and Account a greater amount
of such Gross Revenues than in its judgment will be available over and above the Costs of
Maintenance and Operation and the principal of and interest on the currently Outstanding Parity
Bonds.
Section 6.3 Refunding or Defeasance. The City may issue refunding bonds pursuant
to the laws of the State or use money available from any other lawful source to pay when due the
principal of and interest on the 2012 Bonds, or any portion thereof included in a refunding or
defeasance plan, and to redeem and retire, refund or defease all such then - outstanding 2012
Bonds (hereinafter collectively called the "defeased 2012 Bonds ") and to pay the costs of the
refunding or defeasance. If money and /or "government obligations" (as defined in chapter
39.53 RCW, as now or hereafter amended) maturing at a time or times and bearing interest in
amounts (together with money, if necessary) sufficient to redeem and retire, refund or defease
the defeased 2012 Bonds in accordance with their terms are set aside in a special trust fund or
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escrow account :irrevocably pledged to that redemption, retirement or defeasance of defeased
2012 Bonds (hereinafter called the "trust account "), then all right and interest of the Owners of
the defeased 2012 Bonds in the covenants of this ordinance and in the funds and accounts
obligated to the payment of the defeased 2012 Bonds shall cease and become void. The Owners
of defeased 2012 Bonds shall have the right to receive payment of the principal of and interest on
the defeased 2012 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 2012 Bonds that constitute less than all of a particular maturity of the 2012 Bonds, for
notice of the defeasance to be given to the owners of the defeased 2012 Bonds and to such other
persons as the City shall determine, and for any required replacement of 2012 Bond certificates
for defeased 2012 Bonds. The defeased 2012 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 2012 Bonds to any lawful purposes as it shall determine.
If the 2012 Bonds are registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, notice of any
defeasance of 2012 Bonds shall be given to DTC in the manner prescribed in the Letter of
Representations for notices of redemption of 2012 Bonds.
Section 6.4 Refunding of the Refunded Bonds.
(a) Appointment of Refunding Trustee. The City Manager or Director of
Finance and Budget is authorized to appoint a Refunding Trustee in connection with the Bonds.
(b) Use of Bond Proceeds; Acquisition of Acquired Obligations. All of the
proceeds of the sale of the Bonds shall be deposited immediately upon the receipt thereof with
the Refunding Trustee and used to discharge the obligations of the City relating to the Refunded
Bonds under Ordinance No. 2003 -64 and Resolution No. R- 2003 -150 by providing for the
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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 purchase of
Acquired Obligations, 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 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 and deposited in the Bond Fund to
pay interest on the Bonds on the first interest payment date.
• (c) Substitution of Acquired Obligations. Prior to the purchase of any
Acquired Obligations by the Refunding Trustee, the City reserves the right to substitute other
direct, noncallable obligations of the United States of America ( "Substitute 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 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 the amounts required to be paid by the Refunding Plan, as verified by a nationally
recognized independent certified public accounting firm.
After the purchase of the Acquired Obligations by the Refunding Trustee, the City
reserves the right to substitute therefor cash or Substitute Obligations subject to the conditions
that such money or securities held by the Refunding Trustee shall be sufficient to carry out the
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Refunding Plan, that such substitution will not cause the Bonds or 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 dates of
the Bonds and the Refunded Bonds, as applicable, and that the City obtain, at its expense: (1) 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 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 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 Ordinance No. 2003 -64 and Resolution No. R- 2003 -150,
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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, verification fees, bond counsel's fees, and other related
expenses, shall be paid out of the proceeds of the Bonds.
(e) Authorization for Refunding Trust Agreement. To carry out the
Refunding Plan provided for by this ordinance, the City Manager or Director of Finance and
Budget of the City is authorized and directed to execute and deliver to the Refunding Trustee a
Refunding Trust Agreement 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,
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and expenses of such Refunding Trustee set forth therein are satisfactory to it. Prior to executing
the Refunding Trust Agreement, the City Manager or Director of Finance and Budget of the City
is authorized to make such changes therein that do not change the substance and purpose thereof
or that 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 6.5 Call for Redemption of the Refunded Bonds. The City calls for
redemption on November 1, 2013, all of the Refunded Bonds at par plus accrued interest. Such
call for redemption shall be irrevocable after the delivery of the Bonds to the Underwriter
thereof. The date on which the Refunded Bonds are herein called for redemption is the first date
on which those bonds may be called.
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The proper City officials are authorized and directed to give or cause to be given such
notices as required, at the times and in the manner required, pursuant to Ordinance No. 2003 -64
and Resolution No. R- 2003 -150 in order to effect the redemption prior to their maturity of the
Refunded Bonds.
Section 6..6 City Findings with Respect to Refunding. The City Council finds 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 ratepayers and in the public interest. In making such finding, 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 pending payment and redemption of the Refunded
Bonds.
The City Council further finds that the money to be deposited with the Refunding Trustee
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for the Refunded Bonds in accordance with Section 6.4 of this ordinance will discharge and
satisfy the obligations of the City under Ordinance No. 2003 -64 and Resolution No. R- 2003 -150
with respect to the Refunded Bonds, and the pledges, 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 such ordinance immediately upon the deposit
of such money with the Refunding Trustee.
ARTICLE VII
PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE CITY
So long as any Parity Bonds remain Outstanding, the City covenants and agrees with the
owners of all Parity Bonds as follows:
Section 7.1 Rate Covenant. The City shall establish, maintain and collect rates and
charges for the use of the services and facilities of and all commodities sold, furnished or
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supplied by the System, which shall be fair and nondiscriminatory and shall adjust such rates and
charges from time to time so that:
(a) The Gross Revenues collected (together with Assessments collected) will
at all times be sufficient (a) to pay the Costs of Maintenance and Operation of the System, (b) to
pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Parity Bonds, as and when the same
shall become due and payable, (c) to make adequate provision for the payment of any Term
Bonds, (d) to make when due all payments which the City is obligated to make into the Reserve
Fund and all other payments which the City is obligated to make pursuant to this ordinance, and
(e) to pay all taxes, assessments or other governmental charges lawfully imposed on the System
or the revenue therefrom or payments in lieu thereof and any and all other amounts which the
City may now or hereafter become obligated to pay from the Gross Revenues by law or contract;
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(b) The Net Revenues in each Fiscal Year will be at least equal to the
Coverage Requirement calculated as of December 31 of the preceding calendar year. For the
purpose of meeting this requirement if the City creates a Rate Stabilization Account pursuant to
Section 6.1, (i) there may be added to Net Revenues for any Fiscal Year such amount, not greater
than the Annual Debt Service for such Fiscal Year, withdrawn from the Rate Stabilization
Account and deposited in the Revenue Fund, and (ii) there must be subtracted from Net
Revenues for any Fiscal Year such amounts as are withdrawn from the Revenue Fund and
deposited into the Rate Stabilization Account for such Fiscal Year.
Section 7.2 Maintenance and Operation. The City shall at all times maintain, preserve
and keep the properties of the System in good repair, working order and condition and will from
time to time make all necessary and proper repairs, renewals, replacements, extensions and
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betterments thereto, so that at all times the business carried on in connection therewith will be
properly and advantageously conducted, and the City will at all times operate or cause to be
operated the properties of the System and the business in connection therewith in an efficient
manner and at a reasonable cost.
Section 7.3 Sale or Disposition of the System. The City will not sell or otherwise
dispose of the System in its entirety unless simultaneously with such sale or other disposition,
provision is made for the payment into the Bond Fund of cash or "Government Obligations," as
now or hereafter defined in chapter 39.53 RCW, as amended, or its successor statute, if any,
sufficient together with interest to'be earned thereon to pay the principal of and interest on the
then Outstanding Parity Bonds, nor will it sell or otherwise dispose of any part of the useful
operating properties of the System unless such facilities are replaced or provision is made for
payment into the Bond Fund of the greater of:
(a) An amount which will be in the same proportion to the net amount of
Parity Bonds then Outstanding (defined as the total amount of the Parity Bonds less the amount
of cash and investments in the Bond Fund and accounts therein) that the Net Revenues from the
portion of the System sold or disposed of for the preceding year bears to the total Net Revenues
for such period; or
(b) An amount which will be in the same proportion to the net principal
amount of Parity Bonds then Outstanding that the book value of the part of the System sold or
disposed of bears to the book value of the entire System immediately prior to such sale or
disposition.
The proceeds of any such sale or disposition of a portion of the properties of the System
(to the extent required above) shall be paid into the Bond Fund.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, the City may sell or otherwise
dispose of any of the works, plant, properties and facilities of the System or any real or personal
property comprising a part of the same which shall have become unserviceable, inadequate,
obsolete or unfit to be used in the operation of the System, or no longer necessary, material to or
useful in such operation, without making any deposit into the Bond Fund.
Section 7.4 Liens or Encumbrances. The City will not at any time create or permit to
accrue or to exist any lien or other encumbrance or indebtedness upon the System or the Gross
Revenues or any part thereof, prior or superior to the lien thereon for the payment of the Parity
Bonds, and will pay and discharge, or cause to be paid and discharged, any and all lawful claims
for labor, materials or supplies which, if unpaid, might become a lien or charge upon the
Revenues of the System, or any part thereof, or upon any funds in the hands of the City, prior to
• or superior to the lien of the Parity Bonds, or which might impair the security of the Parity
Bonds.
Section 7.5 Insurance. The City shall, to the extent insurance coverage is available at
reasonable cost with responsible insurers, keep, or cause to be kept, the System and the operation
thereof insured, with policies payable to the City, against the risks of direct physical loss,
damage to or destruction of the System, or any part thereof, and against accidents, casualties or
negligence, including liability insurance and employer's liability, at least to the extent that
similar insurance is usually carried by utilities operating like properties as determined by the City
Manager or City's risk manager. A program of self insurance against certain risks or as to part
of the potential liability for certain risks may be included as part of the City's insurance coverage
plan.
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In the event of any loss or damage to the properties of the System covered by insurance,
the City will (a) with respect to each such loss, promptly repair and reconstruct to the extent
necessary to the proper conduct of the operations of the System the lost or damage portion
thereof and shall apply the proceeds of any insurance policy or policies covering such loss or
damage for that purpose to the extent required therefor, unless in the case of loss or damage
involving an amount less than or equal to 2% of the value of net utility plant of the System or
more, such repair and reconstruction shall not be recommended by the City Manager, and
(b) if the City shall not use the entire proceeds of such insurance to repair or
reconstruct such lost or damaged property, such insurance proceeds thereof not so used shall be
paid into the Revenue Fund, and if greater than 2% of the value of the net utility plant of the
System for any one loss or damage, shall be used to purchase or redeem bonds or to acquire or
construct extensions, betterments and improvements to the System.
Section 7.6 Books and Accounts. The City shall keep proper books of account in
accordance with any applicable rules and regulations prescribed by the State of Washington.
The City shall prepare, and any owner or holder of Parity Bonds may, upon written request,
obtain copies of, balance sheets and profit and loss statements showing in reasonable detail the
financial condition of the System as of the close of each year, and the income and expenses of
such year, including the amounts paid into the Revenue Fund, the Bond Fund, and into any
special funds or accounts created pursuant to the provisions of this ordinance, and the amounts
expended for maintenance, renewals, replacements, and capital additions to the System.
Section 7.7 Additions and Improvements. The City will not expend any of the
revenues derived by it from the operation of the System or the proceeds of any indebtedness
payable from the Revenues of the System for any extensions, betterments or improvements to the
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System which are not legally required or economically sound, and which will not properly and
advantageously contribute to the conduct of the business of the System in an efficient manner;
provided, that to the extent permitted by law, the City may provide commodities, services or
facilities free of charge or at a reduced charge in order to carry out a plan adopted by the Council
for conservation of water or to benefit elderly, handicapped or poor persons.
Section 7.8 Tax Covenants. The City shall comply with the provisions of this section
unless, in the written opinion of Bond Counsel to the City, such compliance is not required in
order to maintain the exemption of the interest on the 2012 Bonds from federal income taxation.
The City hereby covenants that it will not make any use of the proceeds of sale of the
2012 Bonds or any other funds of the City which may be deemed to be proceeds of such 2012
Bonds pursuant to Section 148 of the Code and the applicable regulations thereunder that will
fa cause the 2012 Bonds to be "arbitrage bonds" within the meaning of said section and said
regulations. The City will comply with the requirements of Section 148 of the Code (or any
successor provision thereof applicable to the 2012 Bonds) and the applicable regulations
thereunder throughout the term of the 2012 Bonds.
The City further covenants that it will not take any action or permit any action to be taken
that would cause the 2012 Bonds to constitute "private activity bonds" under Section 141 of the
Code.
The City will pay any rebate amount to the United States of America at the times and in
the amounts necessary to meet the requirements of the Code to maintain the federal income tax
exemption of the interest payments on the 2012 Bonds, in accordance with the Federal Tax
Certificate.
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The 2012 Bonds shall be designated as "qualified tax- exempt obligations" for the
purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code, if the following conditions are met: (1) the Director
of Finance and Budget is able to determine and certify that the 2012 Bonds are not "private
activity bonds" within the meaning of Section 141 of the Code; (2) the reasonably anticipated
amount of tax - exempt obligations (other than private activity bonds and other obligations not
required to be included in such calculation) which the City and any entity subordinate to the City
(including any entity that the City controls, that derives its authority to issue tax- exempt
obligations from the City, or that issues tax- exempt obligations on behalf of the City) will issue
during the calendar year in which the 2012 Bonds are issued will not exceed $10,000,000; and
(3) the amount of tax- exempt obligations, including the 2012 Bonds, so designated by the City as
"qualified tax - exempt obligations" for the purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code during the
calendar year in which the 2012 Bonds are issued does not exceed $10,000,000.
The Director of Finance and Budget is authorized and directed to adopt and implement on
behalf of the City procedures to facilitate compliance by the City with the covenants in this
Section 7.8 and the applicable requirements of the Code that must be satisfied after the issue date
to maintain the tax exemption for interest on the tax - exempt bonds, including the 2012 Bonds,
after the issue date.
ARTICLE VIII
ADDITIONAL BONDS
Section 8.1. Additional Bonds. Parity Bonds may be issued payable from the Bond
Fund on a parity with the 2003 Bonds, the 2008 Bonds and the 2012 Bonds and secured by an
equal charge and lien on the Gross Revenues pledged to the Bond Fund:
First, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing and installing additions and
improvements to and extensions of, acquiring necessary equipment for or making necessary
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repairs, replacements or other capital improvements to the System and other lawful purposes
related to the System, or
Second, for the purpose of refunding, or purchasing and retiring prior to their maturity,
any outstanding Bonds or other revenue obligations of the System.
(a) The City may issue such Additional Bonds upon compliance with the
following conditions:
(i) At the time of the issuance of such Additional Bonds, there shall
be no deficiency in the Bond Fund.
(ii) In each ordinance authorizing such Additional Bonds, provision
shall be made for payments into the Reserve Fund in accordance with Section 6.2(a)(iv) of this
ordinance.
(iii) At the time of the issuance of such Additional Bonds, the City
shall have on file a certificate from a Professional Utility Consultant, or the City Director of
Finance and Budget or other financial officer of the City, showing that the Adjusted Net Revenue
received during any consecutive 12 -month period for which financial statements are available
within the 24 months preceding the date of delivery of such Additional Bonds are sufficient to
meet the Coverage Requirement in each calendar year or Fiscal Year thereafter on the then -
Outstanding Parity Bonds and the Additional Bonds to be issued.
The Adjusted Net Revenues shall be the Net Revenues for a period of any 12 consecutive
months out of the 24 months immediately preceding the date of delivery of such proposed
Additional Bonds, as adjusted to take into consideration changes in Net Revenues estimated to
occur under one or more of the following conditions for each year after such delivery for so long
as any Bonds, including the Additional Bonds proposed to be issued, shall be outstanding:
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(A) Any increase or decrease in Net Revenues that would result
if any change in rates and charges adopted by the Council prior to the date of such certificate and
subsequent to the beginning of such 12 -month period, had been in force during the full 12 -month
period;
(B) The additional Net Revenues from any rate increases that
have been approved by ordinance of the Council but that are not then in effect;
(C) Any increase or decrease in Net Revenues estimated by a
Professional Utility Consultant, or the City Director of Finance and Budget or other financial
officer of the City to result from any additions, betterments and improvements to and extensions
of any facilities of the System that (i) became fully operational during such 12 -month period,
(ii) were under construction at the time of such certificate, or (iii) will be constructed from the
proceeds of the Additional Bonds to be issued;
(D) The additional Net Revenues that would have been
received if any customers added to the System during such 12 -month period were customers for
the entire period.
(E) The additional Net Revenues that may be derived by the
City from any users of the System with whom the City has entered into a contract for utility
services to be furnished, which revenues have not otherwise been included in Net Revenues.
The Professional Utility Consultant or the Director of Finance and Budget or other
financial officer of the City shall base his/her certification upon, and his/her certificate shall have
attached thereto, financial statements of the System audited by the State Examiner (unless such
an audit is not available for a 12 -month period within the preceding 24 months) and certified by
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the chief financial officer of the City, showing income and expenses for the period upon which
the same is based.
The certificate of a Professional Utility Consultant or the City Director of Finance and
Budget or other financial officer of the City shall be conclusive and the only evidence required to
show compliance with the provisions and requirements of this subsection.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Additional Bonds are to be issued for the purpose of
refunding at or prior to their maturity any part or all of the then Outstanding Bonds and the
issuance of such refunding Additional Bonds results in a debt service savings and does not
require an increase of more than $5,000 in any year for principal and interest on such refunding
Additional Bonds, the certificate required by subsection (a)(3) of this section need not be
obtained.
411 (b) Nothing herein contained shall prevent the City from issuing revenue
bonds or other obligations which are a charge upon the Gross Revenues of the System junior or
inferior to the payments required by this ordinance to be made out of such Gross Revenues into
the Bond Fund and accounts therein to pay and secure the payment of any Outstanding Bonds.
(c) Nothing herein contained shall prevent the City from issuing revenue
bonds to refund maturing Bonds for the payment of which money is not otherwise available.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this ordinance, for so long as the
2012 Bonds are Outstanding, no bonds may be issued subsequent to the issuance of the 2012
Bonds with a lien and charge on the Gross Revenues superior to the lien and charge of the 2012
Bonds.
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Section 8.2 Pledge Effected by Ordinance.
(a) The 2012 Bonds are special limited obligations of the City payable from
and secured solely by Gross Revenues, subject to the prior payment of Costs of Maintenance and
Operation of the System and other money and assets specifically pledged hereunder for the
payment thereof: There are hereby pledged as security for the payment of the principal,
premium, if any, and interest on the 2012 Bonds in accordance with the terms of this ordinance,
subject only to the provisions of this ordinance restricting or permitting the application thereof
for the purposes and on the terms and conditions set forth in this ordinance, (i) the proceeds of
the sale of the 2012 Bonds to the extent held in the funds established by this ordinance, (ii) the
Gross Revenues, and (iii) the money and assets, if any, credited to the Revenue Fund, the Bond
Fund and the Reserve Fund, and the income therefrom. The Gross Revenues and other money
and assets hereby pledged shall immediately be subject to the lien of this pledge without any
physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of this pledge shall be valid and binding as
against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the City
regardless of whether such parties have notice thereof.
(b) The 2003 Bonds, the 2008 Bonds, the 2012 Bonds and any Additional
Bonds shall be equally and ratably payable and secured hereunder without priority by reason of
date of adoption of this ordinance providing for their issuance or by reason of their series,
number or date of sale, issuance, execution or delivery, and by the liens, pledges, charges, trusts,
assignments and covenants made herein, except as otherwise expressly provided or permitted in
this ordinance and except as to insurance that may be obtained by the City to insure the
repayment of one or more series or maturities within a series.
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(c) The 2003 Bonds, the 2008 Bonds, the 2012 Bonds and any Additional
Bonds shall not in any manner or to any extent constitute general obligations of the City or of the
State of Washington, or of any political subdivision of the State of Washington, or a charge upon
any general fund or upon any money or other property of the City or of the State of Washington,
or of any political subdivision of the State of Washington, not specifically pledged thereto by this
ordinance, nor shall the full faith and credit of the City or of the State of Washington, or of any
political subdivision of the State of Washington, be pledged to the payment of principal,
premium, if any, or interest thereon.
ARTICLE IX
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Section 9.1 Events of Default. This ordinance and each ordinance adopted pursuant to
Article XI are hereinafter in this Article IX and in Article X referred to collectively as "the
411 Ordinance."
The City hereby covenants and agrees with the purchasers and owners from time to time
of any Parity Bonds, in order to protect and safeguard the covenants and obligations undertaken
by the City securing any Parity Bonds, that the following shall constitute "Events of Default ":
(a) If default shall be made in the due and punctual payments of the principal
of, interest on and premium, if any, on any of the Parity Bonds when the same shall become due
and payable, on a. payment date, at maturity or by proceedings for redemption or otherwise;
(b) If the City shall default in the observance and performance of any other of
the covenants, conditions and agreements on the part of the City contained in the Ordinance and
such default or defaults shall have continued for a period of 90 days after the City shall have
received from the Bondowners Committee or from the owners of not less than 20% in principal
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amount of the Parity Bonds outstanding, a written notice specifying, and demanding the cure of,
such default;
(c) If the City shall (except as herein permitted) sell, transfer, assign or
convey any properties constituting the System or interests therein, or any part or parts thereof, or
shall make any agreement for such sale or transfer (except as expressly authorized by Section 7.3
hereof);
(d) If an order, judgment or decree shall be entered by a court of competent
jurisdiction (a) appointing a receiver, trustee or liquidator for the whole or any substantial part of
the System, (b) approving a petition filed against the City seeking the bankruptcy, arrangement
or reorganization of the City under any applicable law of the United States or the State of
Washington, or (c) assuming custody or control of the whole or any substantial part of the
System under the provisions of any other law for the relief or aid of debtors and such order,
judgment or decree shall not be vacated or set aside or stayed (or, in case custody or control is
assumed by such order, such custody or control shall not be otherwise terminated), within 60
days from the date of entry of such order, judgment or decree;
(e) If the City shall (a) admit in writing its inability to pay the debts of the
System generally as they become due, (b) file a petition in bankruptcy or seeking a composition
of indebtedness under any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency law, (c) make an assignment
for the benefit of its creditors, (d) consent to the appointment of a receiver of the whole or any
substantial part of the System, or (e) consent to the assumption by any court of competent
jurisdiction under the provisions of any other law for the relief or aid of debtors of custody or
control of the whole or any substantial part of the System.
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Section 9.2 Formation of Bondowners Committee. During the continuance of an
Event of Default, the owners of Parity Bonds representing 20% in principal amount of the Parity
Bonds then Outstanding may call a bondholders meeting for the purpose of electing a committee
(the "Bondowners Committee ") to act on behalf of all Parity Bondowners (the "Bondowners ").
Such meeting shall be called and the proceedings thereof shall be conducted in the manner
provided in Article X hereof.
At such meeting the Bondowners present in person or by proxy may, by a majority of the
votes cast, elect one or more persons, who may or may not be Bondowners, to the Bondowners
Committee, which shall act as trustee for all registered owners of Parity Bonds outstanding, and
the Bondowners Committee as such trustee may have and exercise all the rights and powers
provided for in this ordinance to be exercised by the Bondowners Committee. The Bondowners
• present in person or by proxy at said meeting, or at any adjourned meeting thereof, shall
prescribe the manner in which the successors of the persons elected to the Bondowners
Committee at such Bondowners meeting shall be elected or appointed, and may prescribe rules
and regulations governing the exercise by the Bondowners Committee of the powers conferred
upon it herein, and may provide for the termination of the existence of the Bondowners
Committee. The members of the Bondowners Committee elected by the Bondowners in the
manner herein provided, and their successors, as a committee are hereby declared to be trustees
for the owners of all the Parity Bonds then Outstanding, and are empowered to exercise in the
name of the Bondowners Committee as trustee, all the rights and powers hereinafter conferred on
the Bondowners Committee.
Section 9.3 Books of City Open to Inspection. The City covenants that if an Event of
Default shall have happened and shall not have been remedied, the books of record and account
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of the City and all other records relating to the System shall at all times during regular business
hours be subject to the inspection and use of the Bondowners Committee and any person holding
at least 20% of the principal amount of Parity Bonds Outstanding and of their respective agents
and attorneys.
The City covenants that if an Event of Default shall happen and shall not have been
remedied, the City will continue to account, as a trustee of an express trust, for all Gross
Revenues and other money, securities and funds pledged under this ordinance.
Section 9.4 Suits at Law or in Equity. If an Event of Default shall happen and shall
not have been rernedied, then and in every such case, the Bondowners Committee by its agents
and attorneys, shall be entitled and empowered to proceed forthwith to take such needful steps
and institute such suits, actions and proceedings at law or in equity for the collection of all sums
in connection with the Parity Bonds and to protect and enforce the rights of Bondowners under
this ordinance for the specific performance of any covenant herein contained or in aid of the
execution of any power herein granted, or for an accounting against the City as trustee of an
express trust, or in the enforcement of any other legal or equitable right as the Bondowners
Committee, being advised by counsel, shall deem most effectual to enforce any of the rights of
the owners of the Parity Bonds.
Any action, suit or other proceedings instituted by the Bondowners Committee hereunder
shall be brought in its name as trustee for the Bondowners and all such rights of action upon or
under any of the Parity Bonds or the provisions of this ordinance may be enforced by the
Bondowners Committee without the possession of any of the Parity Bonds, and without the
production of the same at any trial or proceedings relative thereto except where otherwise
required by law, and the respective owners of said Parity Bonds, by taking and holding the same,
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shall be conclusively deemed irrevocably to appoint the Bondowners Committee the true and
lawful trustee for the respective owners of said bonds, with authority to institute any such action,
suit or proceeding; to receive as trustee and deposit in trust any sums becoming distributable for
the receipt of such money, and to do all acts with respect thereto that the Bondowner might have
done in person, provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize or
empower the Bondowners Committee to consent to, accept or adopt, on behalf of any
Bondowner, any plan of reorganization or adjustment affecting the Parity Bonds or the City or
any right of any owner thereof, or to authorize or empower the Bondowners Committee to vote
the claims of the owners thereof in any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy,
reorganization or other proceeding to which the City shall be a party, and provided further,
however, that any Bondowner or Bondowners may by mutual agreement transfer title to the
Parity Bonds held by him or them to the Bondowners Committee, or may by agreement with
other Bondowners create or organize a separate trustee or bondowners committee and may
confer or organize a separate trustee or bondowners committee and may confer upon the
Bondowners Committee or such separate trustee or bondholders committee and may confer or
organize a separate trustee or bondowners committee and may confer upon the Bondowners
Committee or such separate trustee or bondholders committee, such powers and duties and such
agreement or agreements shall provide, and the provisions of this ordinance shall not be
construed as a limitation on the powers and duties which consenting Bondowners may by
agreement confer on the Bondowners Committee or such separate trustee or bondholders
committee. The Bondowners Committee shall have full powers of substitution and delegation in
respect to any of the powers hereby granted.
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Section 9.5 Direction of Actions of Bondowners Committee by Majority Owners. The
owners of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Parity Bonds at the time
Outstanding, may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any
remedy available to the Bondowners Committee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon
the Bondowners Committee, provided that the Bondowners Committee shall be provided with
reasonable scrutiny and indemnity and shall have the right to decline to follow any such direction
only (i) if the Bondowners Committee shall be advised by counsel that the action or proceeding
so directed may not lawfully be taken; or (ii) if the Bondowners Committee in good faith shall
determine that the action or proceeding so directed would involve the Bondowners Committee in
personal liability or that the action or proceeding so directed would be unjustly prejudicial to the
owners of Parity Bonds not parties to such direction.
Section 9.6 Suits by Individual Bondowners. No owner of any one or more of the
Parity Bonds shall have any right to institute any action, suit or proceeding at law or in equity for
the enforcement of any provision of the Ordinance or the execution of any trust under the
Ordinance or for any remedy under the Ordinance, unless an Event of Default shall have
happened and be continuing, and unless no Bondowners Committee has been created as herein
provided, but any remedy herein authorized to be exercised by the Bondowners Committee, may
be exercised individually by any Bondowner, in his own name and on his own behalf or for the
benefit of all Bondowners, in the event no Bondowners Committee has been created, or with the
consent of the Bondowners Committee, if such Bondowners Committee has been created;
provided, however, that nothing in the Ordinance or in the Parity Bonds shall affect or impair the
obligation of the City, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay at the respective dates of
maturity and places therein expressed the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the
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Parity Bonds to the respective owners thereof, or affect or impair the rights of action, which are
also absolute and unconditional, of any owner to enforce the payment of his Parity Bonds, or to
reduce to judgment his claim against the City for the payment of the principal and interest on his
Parity Bonds, without reference to, or consent of, the Bondowners Committee or any other
owner of the Parity Bonds.
Section 9.7 Waivers of Default. No delay or omission of the Bondowners Committee
or of any Bondowner to exercise any right or power arising upon the happening of an Event of
Default shall impair any right or power or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such Event of
Default or to be an acquiescence therein; and every power and remedy given by this Article to
the Bondowners Committee or to the Bondowners may be exercised from time to time and as
often as may be deemed expedient by the Bondowners Committee or by such owners.
• The Bondowners Committee or the owners of not less than 50% in principal amount of
the Parity Bonds at the time Outstanding, or their attorneys -in -fact duly authorized, may on
behalf of the owners of all of the Parity Bonds waive any past default under the Ordinance and
its consequences; except a default in the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and
interest on any of the Parity Bonds. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other
default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 9.8 Remedies Granted in Ordinance Not Exclusive. No remedy by the terms
of the Ordinance conferred upon or reserved to the Bondowners Committee or the Bondowners
is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy, but each and every such remedy shall be
cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given under the Ordinance or existing
at law or in equity or by statute on or after the date of adoption of the Ordinance.
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ARTICLE X
BONDOWNERS MEETINGS
Section 10.1 Call of Bondowners Meetings. The City, the Bondowners Committee or
the owners of not less than 20% in principal amount of the Parity Bonds then outstanding may at
any time call a meeting of the owners of the Parity Bonds. Every such meeting shall be held at
such place in the City of Yakima, or in the City of Seattle, as may be specified in the notice
calling such meeting. Written notice of such meeting, stating the place and time of the meeting
and in general terms the business to be transacted, shall be mailed to the Bondowners by the
City, the Bondowners Committee or the Bondowners calling such meeting not less than 30 nor
more than 60 days before such meeting, and shall be published at least once a week for four
successive calendar weeks on any day of the week, the date of first publication to be not less than
30 or more than 60 days preceding the meeting; provided, however, that the mailing of such
notice shall in no case be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken at any such
meeting. The expenses of publication of such notice shall be paid or reimbursed by the City.
Any meeting of Bondowners shall, however, be valid without notice if the owners of all Parity
Bonds then Outstanding are present in person or by proxy or if notice is waived before or within
30 days after the meeting by those not so present.
Section 10.2 Notice to Bondowners. Except as otherwise provided in the Ordinance,
any provision in this ordinance for the mailing of a notice or other paper to Bondowners shall be
fully complied with if it is mailed postage prepaid to each registered owner of any of the Parity
Bonds then outstanding at his/her address, if any, appearing upon the Bond Register, and any
provision in this ordinance contained for publication of a notice or other matter shall require the
publication thereof in The Bond Buyer in the City of New York, State of New York (or in lieu of
publication in The Bond Buyer, in a daily newspaper printed in the English language and
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customarily published on each business day and of general circulation in. the Borough of
Manhattan, the City of New York, State of New York), and also in a daily newspaper printed in
the English language and customarily published on each business day and of general circulation
in the City of Seattle, State of Washington. .
Section 10.3 Proxies; Proof of Ownership of Parity Bonds. Attendance and voting by
Bondowners at such meetings may be in person or by proxy. Owners of Parity Bonds, by an
instrument in writing under their hands, may appoint any person or persons, with full power of
'substitution, as their proxy to vote at any meeting for them.
Any registered owner of Parity Bonds shall be entitled in person or by proxy to attend
and vote at such meeting as owner of the Parity Bonds registered or certified in his/her name
without producing such Parity Bonds, and such persons and their proxies shall, if required,
• produce such proof of personal identity as shall be satisfactory to the secretary of the meeting.
All proxies presented at such meeting shall be delivered to the inspectors of votes and filed with
the secretary of the meeting. All other persons seeking to attend or vote in such meeting must
produce the Parity Bonds claimed to be owned or represented at such meeting.
The vote at any such meeting of the owner of any Parity Bond entitled to vote thereat
shall be binding upon such owner and upon every such subsequent owner of such Parity Bond
(whether or not such subsequent owner has notice thereof).
Section 10.4 Execution of Instruments by Bondowners. Any request, direction, consent
or other instrument in writing required or permitted by this ordinance to be signed or executed by
Bondowners may be in any number of concurrent instruments of similar tenor, and may be
signed or executed by such Bondowners in person or by agent appointed by an instrument in
writing. Proof of the execution of any such instrument shall be sufficient for any purpose of this
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ordinance if the fact and date of the execution by any person of any such instrument may be
proved by either (a) an acknowledgment executed by a notary public or other officer empowered
to take acknowledgments of deeds to be recorded in the particular jurisdiction, or (b) an affidavit
of a witness to such execution sworn to before such a notary public or other officer. Where such
execution is by an officer of a corporation or association or a member of a partnership on behalf
of such corporation, association or partnership, such acknowledgment or affidavit shall also
constitute sufficient proof of his/her authority.
The foregoing shall not be construed as limiting the City to such proof, it being intended
that the City may accept any other evidence of the matters herein stated which it may deem
sufficient. Any request or consent of any Bondowner shall bind every future owner of the same
Parity Bond in respect of anything done by the City in pursuance of such request, direction or
consent.
The right of a proxy for a Bondowner to act may be approved (subject to the City's right
to require additional proof) by a written proxy executed by such Bondowner as aforesaid.
Section 10.5 Appointment of Officers at Bondowners Meetings. Persons named by the
City or elected by the owners of a majority in principal amount of the Parity Bonds represented
at the meeting in person or by proxy in the event the City is not represented at such meeting,
shall act as temporary chairperson and temporary secretary of any meeting of Bondowners. A
permanent chairperson and a permanent secretary of such meeting shall be elected by the owners
of a majority in principal amount of the Parity Bonds represented at such meeting in person or by
proxy. The permanent Chairperson of the meeting shall appoint two inspectors of votes who
shall count all votes cast at such meeting, except votes on the election of chairperson and
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secretary as aforesaid, and who shall make and file with the secretary of the meeting and with the
City their verified report of all such votes cast at the meeting.
Section 10.6 Quorum at Bondowners Meetings. The owners of not less than the
principal amount of the Parity Bonds required for any action to be taken at such meeting must be
present at such meeting in person or by proxy in order to constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business, less than a quorum, however, having power to adjourn from time to time without
any other notice than the announcement thereof at the meeting; provided, however, that, if such
meeting is adjourned by less than a quorum for more than ten days, notice thereof shall be
published by the City at least five days prior to the adjourned date of the meeting.
ARTICLE XI
AMENDMENTS TO ORDINANCE
Section 11.1 Amendments.
(a) The Council from time to time and at any time may pass an ordinance or
ordinances amending this ordinance, which ordinance or ordinances thereafter shall become a
part of this ordinance, for any one or more or all of the following purposes:
(1) To add to the covenants and agreements of the City in this
ordinance, other covenants and agreements thereafter to be observed, which shall not adversely
affect the interests of the owners of any Parity Bonds, or to surrender any right or power herein
reserved.
(2) To make such provisions for the purpose of curing any ambiguities
or of curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained in this ordinance or
any ordinance authorizing Additional Bonds in regard to matters or questions arising under such
ordinances as the Council may deem necessary or desirable and not inconsistent with such
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ordinances and which shall not adversely affect, in any material respect, the interest of the
owners of Parity Bonds.
Any such amending ordinance may be adopted without the consent of the owners of any
Parity Bonds outstanding, notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section.
(b) With the consent of the owners of not less than 65% in aggregate principal
amount of the Parity Bond at the time Outstanding, the Council may pass an ordinance or
ordinances supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any
manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this ordinance or of any amending ordinance;
provided, however, that no such amending ordinance shall:
(1) Extend the fixed maturity of any Parity Bonds, or reduce the rate
of interest thereon, or extend the time of payment of interest from their due date, or reduce the
amount of the principal thereof, or reduce any premium payable on the redemption thereof,
without the consent of the owner of each bond so affected; or
(2) Reduce the aforesaid percentage of Bondowners required to
approve any such amending ordinance, without the consent of the owners of all of the Parity
Bonds then Outstanding.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of Bondowners under this subsection (b) to
approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental ordinance, but it shall be sufficient if
such consent shall approve the substance thereof.
(c) Upon the adoption of any ordinance pursuant to the provisions of this
section, this ordinance shall be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance therewith,
and the respective rights, duties and obligations of the City under this ordinance and all owners
of Parity Bonds outstanding hereunder shall thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced
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thereunder, subject in all respects to such modification and amendments, and all terms and
conditions of any such supplemental ordinance shall be deemed to be part of the terms and
conditions of this ordinance for any and all purposes.
(d) Parity Bonds executed and delivered after the execution of any amending
ordinance passed pursuant to the provisions of this section may have a notation as to any matter
provided for in such amending ordinance, and if such supplemental ordinance shall so provide,
new bonds so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Council, to any modification of this
ordinance contained in any such supplemental ordinance, may be prepared and delivered without
cost to the owners of any affected Parity Bonds then outstanding, upon surrender for cancellation
of such bonds with all unmatured coupons and all matured coupons not fully paid, in equal
aggregate principal amounts.
• Section 11.2 Obtaining Approval of Amendments at Bondowners Meeting. The City
may at any time adopt an ordinance amending the provisions of this ordinance to the extent that
such amendment is permitted by the provisions of this Article XI, to take effect when and as
provided in this section. At any time thereafter such ordinance may be submitted by the City for
approval to a meeting of the bondowner duly convened and held in accordance with the
provisions of this ordinance. A record in duplicate of the proceedings of each meeting of the
Bondowners shall be prepared by the permanent secretary of the meeting and shall have attached
thereto the original reports of the inspectors of votes and affidavits by a person or persons having
knowledge of the facts, showing a copy of the notice of the meeting and setting forth the facts
with respect to the mailing and publication thereof under the provisions of this ordinance. Such
a record shall be signed and verified by the affidavits of the permanent chairperson and the
permanent secretary of the meeting, and one duplicate thereof shall be delivered to the City. Any
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record so signed and verified shall be proof of the matter therein stated. If the ordinance of the
City making such amendment shall be approved by a resolution duly adopted at such meeting of
bondowners by the affirmative vote of the owners of the required percentages of Parity Bonds, a
notice stating that a resolution approving such amendment has been so adopted shall be mailed
by the City to each bondholder who has requested such notice (but failure so to mail copies of
such notice shall not affect the validity of such resolution) and shall be published at lest once in
the manner provided in Section 10.2 hereof. Proof of such mailing and publication by the
affidavit or affidavits of a person or persons having knowledge of the facts shall be filed with the
City. Such ordinance of the City making such amendment shall be deemed conclusively to be
binding upon the City, the paying agents, and the owners of all Parity Bonds at the expiration of
30 days after the publication of the notice provided for in this section, except in the event of a
final decree of a court of competent jurisdiction setting aside such ordinance or annulling the
action taken thereby in a legal action or equitable proceeding for such purpose commenced
within such period; provided that the City and any paying agents during such 30 day period and
any such further period during which such action or proceeding may be pending shall be entitled
in their absolute discretion to take such action, or to refrain from taking such action, with respect
to such ordinance as they may deem expedient. Nothing in this ordinance contained shall be
deemed or construed to authorize or permit, by reason of any call of a meeting of Bondowners or
of any right conferred hereunder to make such a call, any hindrance or delay in the exercise of
any rights conferred upon or reserved to the paying agents or the Bondowners under any of the
provisions of this ordinance.
Section 11.3 Alternate Method of Obtaining Approval of Amendments. The City may
at any time adopt an ordinance amending the provisions of this ordinance, or of any Parity
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Bonds, to the extent that such amendment is permitted by the provisions of this Article, to take
effect when and as provided in this section. Upon adoption of such ordinance, a request that
Bondowners consent thereto shall be mailed by the City to the Bondowners and notice that the
City is requesting Bondowners to consent to such amendment shall be published at least once in
the manner provided in Section 10.2 hereof. Such ordinance shall not be effective unless and
until there shall have been filed with the City the written consents of the percentages of owners
of outstanding Bonds specified herein and a notice shall have been published as hereinafter in
this section provided. Each such consent shall be effective only if accompanied by proof of
ownership of the Parity Bond for which such consent is given. A certificate or certificates of the
Clerk of the City that he /she has examined such proof and that such proof is sufficient shall be
conclusive that the consents have been given by the owners of the Parity Bonds described in such
certificate or certificates. Any such consent shall be binding upon the owner of the Parity Bonds
giving such consent and on every subsequent owner of such Parity Bonds (whether or not such
subsequent owner has notice thereof). A notice stating that the ordinance has been consented to
by the owners of the required percentages of Bonds and will be effective as provided in this
section, may be given to the Bondowners by mailing such notice to the bondholders, and shall be
given by publishing the same at least once in the manner provided in Section 10.2 hereof. A
record, consisting of the papers required by this section to be filed with the City shall be proof of
the matters therein stated, and this ordinance shall be deemed conclusively to be binding upon
the City and the owners of all Parity Bonds at the expiration of 30 days after the notice last
provided for in this section, except in the event of a final decree of a court of competent
jurisdiction setting aide such - consent or annulling the action taken thereby in a legal action or
equitable proceeding for such purpose commenced within such period.
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Section 11.4 Amendment of Ordinance in Any Respect by Approval of All
Bondowners. Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this Article, the
rights and obligations of the City and of the owners of the Parity Bonds, and the terms and
provisions of the Parity Bonds and of this ordinance, may be amended in any respect with the
consent of the City, by the affirmative vote of the owners of all said Bonds then Outstanding at a
meeting of Bondowners called and held as hereinabove provided, or upon the adoption of an
ordinance by the City and the consent of the owners of all the Parity Bonds then Outstanding,
such consent to be given as provided in Section 11.3 except that no notice to bondowners either
by mailing or publication shall be required, and the amendment shall be effective immediately
upon such unanimous vote or written consent of all of the Bondowners.
Section 11.5 Exclusion of Bonds Owned by City. Parity Bonds owned or held by or for
the account of the City shall not be deemed Outstanding for the purpose of any vote or consent or
other action or any calculation of Outstanding Bonds in this ordinance provided for, and shall not
be entitled to vote or consent or take any other action in this ordinance provided for.
Section 11.6 Endorsement of Amendment on Bonds. Parity Bonds delivered after the
effective date of any action amending this ordinance may bear a notation by endorsement or
otherwise as to such action, and in that case upon demand of the owner of any Parity Bond
Outstanding at such effective date and presentation of his/her Parity Bond for that purpose at the
principal office of the paying agents, suitable notation shall be made on such Parity Bond by the
paying agent as to any such action. If the City shall so determine, new Parity Bonds so modified
as in the opinion of the City and its counsel to conform to such action shall be prepared,
delivered and upon demand of the owner of any Parity Bond then outstanding shall be exchanged
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without cost to such Bondowner for Parity Bonds then outstanding hereunder, upon surrender of
such Bonds with any unmatured coupons pertaining thereto.
ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 12.1 Undertaking to Provide Ongoing Disclosure. To meet the requirements of
paragraph (b)(5) of Rule 15c2 -12, as applicable to a participating underwriter for the 2012
Bonds, the City makes the following written Undertaking for the benefit of holders of the 2012
Bonds:
(a) Undertaking to Provide Annual Financial Information and Notice of
Listed Events. The City undertakes to provide or cause to be provided, either directly or through
a designated agent, to the MSRB, in an electronic format as prescribed by the MSRB,
accompanied by identifying information as prescribed by the MSRB:
• (1) Annual financial information and operating data of the
typ e
included in the final official statement for the 2012 Bonds and described in subsection (2) of this
section ( "annual financial information ");
(2) Timely notice (not in excess of 10 business days after the
occurrence of the event) of the occurrence of any of the following events with respect to the
2012 Bonds: (A) principal and interest payment delinquencies; (B) non - payment related
defaults, if material; (C) unscheduled draws on debt service reserves reflecting financial
difficulties; (D) unscheduled draws on credit enhancements reflecting financial difficulties;
(E) substitution of credit or liquidity providers, or their failure to perform; (F) adverse tax
opinions, the issuance by the Internal Revenue Service of proposed or final determinations of
taxability, Notice of Proposed Issue (IRS Form 5701 — TEB) or other material notices or
determinations with respect to the tax status of the 2012 Bonds; (G) modifications to rights of
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holders of the 2012 Bonds, if material; (H) bond calls (other than mandatory
redemptions of Term Bonds), if material, and tender offers; (I) defeasances; (J) release,
substitution, or sale of property securing repayment of the 2012 Bonds, if material; (K) rating
changes; (L) bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar event of the City, as such
"Bankruptcy Events" are defined in Rule 15c2 -12; (M) the consummation of a merger,
consolidation, or acquisition involving the City or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets
of the City other than in the ordinary course of business, the entry into a definitive agreement to
undertake such an action or the termination of a definitive agreement relating to any such
actions, other than pursuant to its terms, if material; and (N) appointment of a successor or
additional trustee or the change of name of a trustee, if material.
(3) Timely notice of a failure by the City to provide required annual
financial information on or before the date specified in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Type of Annual Financial Information Undertaken to be Provided. The
annual financial information that the City undertakes to provide in subsection (1) of this section:
(1) Shall consist of (A) annual financial statements showing ending
retained earnings for the System prepared in accordance with the Budget Accounting and
Reporting System prescribed by the Washington State Auditor pursuant to RCW 43.09.200 (or
any successor statute) and generally of the type included in the official statement for the 2012
Bonds under the heading "Water and Sewer Operating Statement "; (B) principal amount of
Bonds of the System; (C) debt service coverage for Outstanding Bonds; (D) rates for the System;
and (E) number of customers of the System.
(2) Shall be provided 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
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fiscal year may be changed as required or permitted by State law, commencing with the City's
fiscal year ending December 31, 2012; and
(3) May be provided in a single or multiple documents, and may be
incorporated by specific reference to documents available to the public on the Internet website of
the MSRB or filed with the SEC.
(c) Amendment of Undertaking. The Undertaking is subject to amendment
after the primary offering of the 2012 Bonds without the consent of any holder of any 2012
Bond, or of any broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer, participating underwriter, rating
agency or the MSRB, under the circumstances and in the manner permitted by Rule 15c2 -12.
The City will give notice to the MSRB of the substance (or provide a copy) of any amendment to
the Undertaking and a brief statement of the reasons for the amendment. If the amendment
changes the type of annual financial information to be provided, the annual financial information
containing the amended financial information 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 shall inure to
the benefit of the City and any Beneficial Owner of 2012 Bonds, and shall not inure to the
benefit of or create any rights in any other person.
(e) Termination of Undertaking. The City's obligations under this
Undertaking shall terminate upon the legal defeasance of all of the 2012 Bonds. In addition, the
City's obligations under this Undertaking shall terminate if those provisions of Rule 15c2 -12
which require the City to comply with this Undertaking become legally inapplicable in respect of
the 2012 Bonds for any reason, as confirmed by an opinion of nationally recognized bond
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counsel or other counsel familiar with federal securities laws delivered to the City, and the City
provides timely notice of such termination to the MSRB.
(f) Remedy for Failure to Comply with Undertaking. As soon as practicable
after the City learns of any failure to comply with the Undertaking, the City will proceed with
due diligence to cause such noncompliance to be corrected. No failure by the City or other
obligated person to comply with the Undertaking shall constitute a default in respect of the 2012
Bonds. The sole remedy of any Beneficial Owner of a 2012 Bond shall be to take such actions
as that Beneficial Owner 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) Designation of Official Responsible to Administer Undertaking. The
Director of Finance and Budget of the City (or such other officer of the City who may in the
future perform the duties of that office) 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 2012 Bonds set forth in this section and in
accordance with Rule 15c2 -12, including, without limitation, the following actions:
(1) Preparing and filing the annual financial information undertaken to
be provided;
(2) Determining whether any event specified in subsection (a) has
occurred, assessing its materiality, where necessary, with respect to the 2012 Bonds, and
preparing and disseminating any required notice of its occurrence;
(3) Determining whether any person other than the City is an
"obligated person" within the meaning of Rule 15c2 -12 with respect to the 2012 Bonds, and
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obtaining from such person an undertaking to provide any annual financial information and
notice of listed events for that person in accordance with Rule 15c2 -12;
(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 12.2 Severability. If any one or more of the covenants or agreements provided
in this ordinance to be performed on the part of the City shall be declared by any court of
competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, then such covenant or covenants, agreement or
agreements, shall be null and void and shall be deemed separable from the remaining covenants
and agreements in this ordinance and shall in no way affect the validity of the other provisions of
do this ordinance or of any Parity Bonds.
Section 12.3 General Authorization. The Mayor, City Manager and Director of Finance
and Budget, and each of the other appropriate officers, agents and representatives of the City are
each hereby authorized and directed to take such steps, to do such other acts and things, and to
execute such letters, certificates, agreements, papers, financing statements, assignments or
instruments as in their judgment may be necessary, appropriate or desirable in order to carry out
the terms and provisions of, and complete the transactions contemplated by this ordinance.
Section 12.4 Prior Acts. All acts taken pursuant to the authority of this ordinance but
prior to its effective date are hereby ratified and confirmed.
Section 12.5 Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective 30 days after its passage,
approval and publication as provided by law.
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PASSED by the Council of the City of Yakima at a regular meeting thereof, held this 17
day of April, 2012.
CITY OF YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
Micah Cawley, Mayor
ATTEST
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Sonya Claar Tee, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
First Reading:
Publication Date:
Effective Date:
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The Bond Registrar is not required to issue, register, transfer or exchange any Bonds
during a period beginning at the opening of business on the 15th day of the month next preceding
any interest payment date and ending at the close of business on the interest payment date, or, in
the case of any proposed redemption of the Bonds, after the mailing of notice of the call of such
Bonds for redemption.
It is hereby certified that all acts, conditions and things required by the Constitution and
statutes of the State of Washington and the Charter and ordinances of the City to exist, to have
happened, been done and performed precedent to and in the issuance of this Bond have
happened, been done and performed and that the issuance of this bond and the bonds of this
series does not violate any constitutional, statutory or other limitation upon the amount of
bonded indebtedness that the City may incur.
The City has caused this Bond to be executed by the manual or facsimile signature of the
Mayor and to be attested by the manual or facsimile signature of the Clerk, and has caused the
seal of the City to be impressed or imprinted on this bond, as of this — day of , 2012.
CITY OF YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
By /s/ manual or facsimile signature
Mayor
ATTEST:
/s/ manual or facsimile signature
Clerk
The Bond Registrar's Certificate of Authentication on the Bonds shall be in substantially
the following form:
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Water and Sewer Revenue Refunding Bonds, 2012, of the City of
Yakima, Washington, dated , 2012, described in the Bond Ordinance.
WASHINGTON STATE FISCAL AGENCY, as
Bond Registrar
By
Authorized Signatory
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AS SIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF
TRANSFEREE
(Please print or typewrite name and address, including zip code, of transferee)
the within bond and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
as attorney -in -fact to transfer
said bond on the books kept for registration thereof with full power of substitution in the
premises.
DATED:
SIGNATURE GUARANTEED:
NOTICE: Signature(s) must be
guaranteed pursuant to law.
NOTE: The signature on this Assignment must
correspond with the name of the Registered Owner
as it appears upon the face of the within bond in
every particular, without alteration or enlargement
or any change whatever
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as 1420 Fifth Avenue
Suite 4300
Seattle, Washington 98101
City of Yakima, Washington
Water and Sewer Revenue Refunding Bonds, 2012
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Staff: City Staff
Council: City Council [Council meets 1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month @ 6 p.m.]
SNW: Seattle - Northwest Securities Corporation (Underwriter)
BC: Foster Pepper PLLC (Bond Counsel)
Date Event Participants
Completed Send data requirements sheet to City for update of BC
• ' Preliminary Official Statement ( "POS ")
Completed Distribute lst draft Bond Ordinance for review BC
Completed Comments due on lst draft Bond Ordinance Staff, SNW, BC
Completed Complete data requirements for POS Staff
Completed Distribute 2nd draft Bond Ordinance for review BC
Completed Distribute 1st draft POS for review BC
In progress Comments due on 2nd draft Bond Ordinance Staff, SNW, BC
March 23 Comments due for. 1st draft POS Staff, SNW, BC
March 27 Bond Ordinance due for Council packets BC
March 28 Distribute 2nd draft POS for review BC
April 3 Mail information to S &P SNW
April 3 First reading of Bond Ordinance Staff, Council
April 6 Comments due on 2nd draft POS Staff, SNW, BC
April 11 Distribute 3rd draft POS for review BC
Week of Apr. 16 Conference call with S &P Staff, SNW
April 17 Bond Ordinance passed by Council Staff, Council
April 18 Comments due on 3rd draft POS Staff, SNW, BC
April 23 Mail POS to potential investors SNW
April 24 Rating report due
April 27 Review market conditions Staff, SNW
April 30 Bond Pricing and sign Bond Purchase Agreement Staff, SNW
May 17 Bond ordinance will mature
May 31 Bond Closing and delivery of bond proceeds Staff, SNW, BC
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EXHIBIT A
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
NO. $
STATE OF WASHINGTON
CITY OF YAKIMA
WATER AND SEWER REVENUE REFUNDING BOND, 2012
INTEREST RATE: % MATURITY DATE: CUSIP NO.:
REGISTERED OWNER:
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT:
The City of Yakima, Washington (the "City "), hereby acknowledges itself to owe and for
value received promises to pay to the Registered Owner identified above, or registered assigns,
on the Maturity Date identified above, the Principal Amount indicated above and to pay interest
from , 2012, until payment of this bond at the Interest Rate set forth above, payable
on 1, 2012, and semiannually thereafter on the first days of each succeeding
0 and . Both principal of and interest on this bond are payable in lawful money
of the United States of America. For so long as the bonds of this issue are held in fully
immobilized form, payments of principal and interest thereon shall be made as provided in
accordance with the operational arrangements of DTC referred to in the Blanket Issuer Letter of
Representations from the City to The Depository Trust Company. In the event that the bonds of
this issue are no longer held in fully immobilized form, interest on this bond shall be paid by
check or draft mailed to the Registered Owner at the address appearing on the Bond Register on
the 15th day of the month preceding the interest payment date, and principal of this bond shall be
payable upon presentation and surrender of this bond by the Registered Owner at the principal
office at the principal office of the fiscal agency of the State of Washington in New York, New
York (the "Bond Registrar "); provided, however, that if so requested in writing by the Registered
Owner of at least $1,000,000 principal amount of bonds, interest will be paid by wire transfer on
the date due to an account with a bank located within the United States.
This bond is one of an authorized issue of bonds of like date and tenor, except as to
number, amount, rate of interest and date of maturity, in the aggregate principal amount of
$ (the "Bonds "), and is issued pursuant to Ordinance No. 2012- , passed by the
City Council on , 2012 (the "Bond Ordinance "), to refund certain outstanding
water and sewer bonds of the City, to fund the reserve requirement and pay costs of issuance of
the Bonds. Capitalized terms used in this bond and not otherwise defined shall have the
meanings given them in the Bond Ordinance.
The Bonds are subject to optional [and mandatory] redemption as set forth in the Bond
Ordinance.
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The City has [not] designated the Bonds of this issue as "qualified tax - exempt
obligations" for purchase by financial institutions.
The Bonds are payable solely from the special fund of the City known as the Water and
Sewer Revenue Bond Fund" (the "Bond Fund "). The City has irrevocably obligated and bound
itself to pay into the Bond Fund out of Revenue of the System or from such other money as may
be provided for such purpose certain amounts necessary to pay and secure the payment of the
principal and interest on such bonds.
The City has pledged to set aside from the Revenue Fund out of the Revenue of the
System and to pay into the Bond Fund the various amounts required by the Bond Ordinance to
be paid into and maintained in such Fund within the times provided by the Bond Ordinance.
To the extent more particularly provided by the Bond Ordinance, the amounts so pledged
to be paid from the Revenue Fund out of Gross Revenues into the Bond Fund shall be a lien and
charge thereon equal in rank to the lien and charge upon Gross Revenues of the amounts required
to pay and secure the payment of the City's Outstanding Parity Bonds, and any Additional Bonds
hereafter issued and superior to all other liens and charges of any kind or nature, except the Costs
of Maintenance and Operation of the System.
The City has further bound itself to maintain the System in good repair, working order
and condition, to operate the same in an efficient manner and at a reasonable cost, and to
establish, maintain and collect rates and charges in each calendar year that will make available,
for the payment of the principal of and interest on Outstanding Bonds, Net Revenue in an
amount that will be equal to the Coverage Requirement.
The pledge of Gross Revenues and other obligations of the City under the Bond
Ordinance may be discharged at or prior to the maturity or redemption of the bonds of this issue
upon the making of provision for the payment thereof on the terms and conditions set forth in the
Bond Ordinance.
This Bond is a special limited obligation of the City and is not an obligation of the State
of Washington or any political subdivision thereof other than the City, and neither the full faith
and credit nor the taxing power of the City or the State of Washington is pledged to the payment
of this Bond.
This Bond shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any
security or benefit under the Bond Ordinance until the Certificate of Authentication has been
manually signed by the Bond Registrar.
This Bond is transferable only on the records maintained by the Bond Registrar for that
purpose upon the surrender of this Bond by the Registered Owner or his/her duly authorized
agent and only if endorsed in the manner provided hereon, and a new fully registered Bond of
like principal amount, maturity and interest rate shall be issued to the transferee in exchange.
Such exchange or transfer shall be without cost to the Registered Owner or transferee. The City
and Bond Registrar may deem the person in whose name this Bond is registered to be the
absolute owner for the purpose of receiving payment of the principal of and interest on this Bond
and for all other purposes.
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