HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 20-036CERTIFICATE FOR ORDINANCE
THE STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF JEFFERSON §
I, the undersigned City Clerk of the City of Beaumont, Texas (the "City"), hereby certify as
follows:
1. The City Council of the City convened in regular meeting on JulyO, 2020, at the place
stated in the notice of such meeting given as stated below, and the roll was called of the duly constituted
official and members of said City Council, to wit:
Becky Ames Mayor
W.L. Pate, Jr. Councilmember
Randy Feldschau Councilmember
Taylor Neild Councilmember
Mike Getz Councilmember
Audwin Samuel Councilmember
Robin Mouton Councilmember
And all of said persons were present, thus constituting a quorum. Whereupon, among other
business, the following was transacted at said meeting: a written
ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF THE CITY OF
BEAUMONT, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS,
SERIES 2020A IN ONE OR MORE SERIES OR SUBSERIES AS MAY BE
FURTHER DESIGNATED; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR THE CITY
MANAGER AND THE CITY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER TO APPROVE
THE AMOUNTS, INTEREST RATES, PRICES, AND TERMS THEREOF AND
CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO; PROVIDING FOR THE
PAYMENT THEREOF; MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS REGARDING SUCH
BONDS INCLUDING AUTHORIZING THE PREPARATION AND
DISTRIBUTION OF ONE OR MORE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL
STATEMENTS AND AUTHORIZING THE PREPARATION AND
DISTRIBUTION OF ONE OR MORE OFFICIAL STATEMENTS AND
MATTERS INCIDENT THERETO; AWARDING THE SALE OF THE BONDS;
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF ONE OR MORE
BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENTS; AUTHORIZING THE DEFEASANCE,
FINAL PAYMENT, AND DISCHARGE OF CERTAIN OUTSTANDING
OBLIGATIONS; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF ONE
OR MORE ESCROW AGREEMENTS; AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF
AND SUBSCRIPTION FOR CERTAIN ESCROWED SECURITIES;
AUTHORIZING ESCROW VERIFICATION AND ENGAGEMENT OF AN
ESCROW AGENT; AUTHORIZING BOND INSURANCE; AUTHORIZING THE
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EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR
AGREEMENT AND OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS; AND MAKING OTHER
PROVISIONS REGARDING SUCH BONDS
was duly introduced for the consideration of said City Council and read in full. It was then duly moved
and seconded that said ordinance be adopted; and after due discussion, such motion, carrying with it the
adoption of said ordinance, prevailed and carried by the following vote:
AYES: All those present voted "aye"
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
2. That a true, full, and correct copy of the aforesaid ordinance adopted at the meeting
described in the above and foregoing paragraph is attached to and follows this certificate; that said
ordinance has been duly recorded in said City Council's minutes of said meeting; that the above and
foregoing paragraph is a true, full, and correct excerpt from the said City Council's minutes of said
meeting pertaining to the adoption of said ordinance; that the persons named in the above and foregoing
paragraph are the duly chosen, qualified, and acting officers and members of said City Council as
indicated therein; that each of the officers and members of said City Council was duly and sufficiently
notified officially and personally, in advance, of the date, hour, place, and purpose of the aforesaid
meeting, and each of said officers and members consented, in advance, to the holding of said meeting for
such purpose; that said meeting was open to the public as required by law; and that public notice of the
date, hour, place and subject of said meeting was given as required by the Texas Open Meetings Act.
SIGNED AND SEALED this.(� , 2020.
City Clerk
City of Beaumont, Texas
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ORDINANCE NO.20-036
ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF THE CITY OF
BEAUMONT, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS,
SERIES 2020A IN ONE OR MORE SERIES OR SUBSERIES AS MAY BE
FURTHER DESIGNATED; AUTHORIZING EACH OF THE MAYOR,
THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER TO
APPROVE THE AMOUNTS, INTEREST RATES, PRICES, AND TERMS
THEREOF AND CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO;
PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF; MAKING OTHER
PROVISIONS REGARDING SUCH BONDS INCLUDING
AUTHORIZING THE PREPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ONE
OR MORE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENTS AND
AUTHORIZING THE PREPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ONE
OR MORE OFFICIAL STATEMENTS AND MATTERS INCIDENT
THERETO; AWARDING THE SALE OF THE BONDS; AUTHORIZING
THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF ONE OR MORE BOND
PURCHASE AGREEMENTS; AUTHORIZING THE DEFEASANCE,
FINAL PAYMENT, AND DISCHARGE OF CERTAIN OUTSTANDING
OBLIGATIONS; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY
OF ONE OR MORE ESCROW AGREEMENTS; AUTHORIZING THE
PURCHASE OF AND SUBSCRIPTION FOR . CERTAIN ESCROWED
SECURITIES; AUTHORIZING ESCROW VERIFICATION AND
ENGAGEMENT 'OF AN ESCROW AGENT; AUTHORIZING BOND
INSURANCE; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF
A PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR AGREEMENT AND OTHER
RELATED DOCUMENTS; AND MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS
REGARDING SUCH BONDS
AUTHORIZING THE
ISSUANCE OF
CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS
GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 2020A
Adopted: July CU, 2020
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PRELIMINARY MATTERS........................................................ 2
Section1.01. Definitions........................................................................................................ 2
Section1.02. Findings............................................................................................................ 5
Section 1.03. Table of Contents, Titles and Headings........................................................... 5
Section 1.04. Interpretation.................................................................................................... 5
ARTICLE II
SECURITY FOR THE BONDS; INTEREST AND SINKING FUND........................................6
Section2.01. Tax Levy.......................................................................................................... 6
Section 2.02. Interest and Sinking Fund................................................................................ 6
ARTICLE III
AUTHORIZATION; GENERAL TERMS AND PROVISIONS
REGARDING THE BONDS........................................................................ ............................... 6
Section 3.01.
Amount, Purpose, Sale and Authorization....................................................... 6
Section 3.02.
Designation, Date and Interest Payment Dates ................................................
7
Section3.03.
Sale of Bonds...................................................................................................
7
Section 3.04.
Numbers Denomination Interest Rates and Maturities ....................................
8
Section 3.05.
Redemption Prior to Maturity..........................................................................
9
Section 3.06.
Medium, Method and Place of Payment........................................................
11
Section 3.07.
Execution and Registration of Bonds............................................................12
Section3.08.
Ownership......................................................................................................13
Section 3.09.
Registration, Transfer and Exchange.............................................................13
Section 3.10.
Cancellation...................................................................................................
14
Section 3.11.
Temporary Bonds...........................................................................................
14
Section 3.12.
Replacement Bonds.......................................................................................
15
Section 3.13.
Book -Entry Only System...............................................................................
16
Section 3.14.
Successor Securities Depository; Transfer Outside Book -Entry Only
System............................................................................................................16
Section 3.15.
Payments to Cede & Co.................................................................................17
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ARTICLE IV
PAYINGAGENT/REGISTRAR.................................................................................................17
Section 4.01. Appointment of Initial Paying Agent/Registrar............................................. 17
Section 4.02. Qualifications................................................................................................. 17
Section 4.03. Maintaining Paying Agent/Registrar............................................................. 17
Section4.04. Termination.................................................................................................... 18
Section 4.05. Notice of Change to Owners.......................................................................... 18
Section 4.06. Agreement to Perform Duties and Functions ................................................. 18
Section 4.07. Delivery of Records to Successor.................................................................. 18
ARTICLE V
FORM OF THE BONDS.............................................................................................................18
Section5.01.
Form Generally..............................................................................................18
Section 5.02.
Form of the Bonds.........................................................................................
19
Section 5.03.
CUSIP Registration ........................................
Error! Bookmark not defined.
Section 5.04.
Legal Opinion ................................................
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Section 5.05.
Statement of Insurance ...................................
Error! Bookmark not defined.
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SALE AND DELIVERY OF BONDS, DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS...........................................19
Section 6.01. Sale of Bonds, Official Statement..................................................................19
Section 6.02. Use of Proceeds.............................................................................................. 20
Section 6.03. Control and Delivery of Bonds...................................................................... 20
ARTICLE VII
INVESTMENTS..........................................................................................................................21
Section 7.01. Investments.................................................................................................... 21
Section 7.02. Investment Income......................................................................................... 21
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ARTICLE VIII
PARTICULAR REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS....................................................21
Section 8.01. Payment of the Bonds.................................................................................... 21
Section 8.02. Other Representations and Covenants........................................................... 21
Section 8.03. Federal Income Tax Exclusion...................................................................... 22
Section 8.04. Authority for Further Actions........................................................................ 24
ARTICLE IX
DEFAULT AND REMEDIES.....................................................................................................24
Section 9.01. Events of Default........................................................................................... 24
Section 9.02. Remedies for Default..................................................................................... 25
Section 9.03. Remedies Not Exclusive................................................................................ 25
ARTICLE X
DISCHARGE............................................................................................................................... 25
Section10.01. Discharge....................................................................................................... 25
ARTICLE XI
CONTINUING DISCLOSURE UNDERTAKING.....................................................................25
Section 11.01. Annual Reports.............................................................................................. 25
Section 11.02. Material Event Notices.................................................................................. 26
Section 11.03. Limitations, Disclaimers and Amendments ................................................... 27
ARTICLE XII
REDEMPTION OF REFUNDED OBLIGATIONS; APPROVAL OF ESCROW AGREEMENT;
PURCHASE OF ESCROWED SECURITIES............................................................................29
Section 12.01. Appointment of Escrow Agent; Approval of Escrow Agreement ................. 29
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Section 12.02. Purchase of Securities for Escrow Fund ........................................................ 29
Section 12.03. Redemption of Refunded Obligations; Verification Agent ........................... 29
ARTICLE XIII
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY....................................................................................................30
Section 13.01. Effective Immediately.................................................................................... 30
ARTICLE XIV
ENGAGEMENT OF PROFESSIONALS...................................................................................30
Section 14.01. Engagement of Professionals......................................................................... 30
ARTICLE XV
BOND INSURANCE...................................................................................................................30
ARTICLE XVI
MISCELLANEOUS..................................................................................................................... 37
Section 16.01.
Changes to Ordinance....................................................................................
37
Section 16.02.
Related Matters..............................................................................................
37
Section 16.03.
Individuals Not Liable...................................................................................
38
Section 16.04.
Severability and Savings................................................................................
38
Section16.05.
Repealer.........................................................................................................
38
Section 16.06.
Force and Effect.............................................................................................
38
Schedule I — Schedule of Refunded Obligations
Exhibit A — Form of Pricing Certificate
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ORDINANCE NO.
ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF THE CITY OF
BEAUMONT, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS,
SERIES 2020A IN ONE OR MORE SERIES OR SUBSERIES AS MAY BE
FURTHER DESIGNATED; AUTHORIZING EACH OF THE MAYOR,
THE CITY MANAGER AND THE ACTING CHIEF FINANCIAL
OFFICER TO APPROVE THE AMOUNTS, INTEREST RATES, PRICES,
AND TERMS THEREOF AND CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS
RELATING THERETO; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF;
MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS REGARDING SUCH BONDS
INCLUDING AUTHORIZING THE PREPARATION AND
DISTRIBUTION OF ONE OR MORE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL
STATEMENTS AND AUTHORIZING THE PREPARATION AND
DISTRIBUTION OF ONE OR MORE OFFICIAL STATEMENTS AND
MATTERS INCIDENT THERETO; AWARDING THE SALE OF THE
BONDS; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF ONE
OR MORE BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENTS; AUTHORIZING THE
DEFEASANCE, FINAL PAYMENT, AND DISCHARGE OF CERTAIN
OUTSTANDING OBLIGATIONS; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION
AND DELIVERY OF ONE OR MORE ESCROW AGREEMENTS;
AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF AND SUBSCRIPTION FOR
CERTAIN ESCROWED SECURITIES; AUTHORIZING ESCROW
VERIFICATION AND ENGAGEMENT OF AN ESCROW AGENT;
AUTHORIZING BOND INSURANCE; AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR
AGREEMENT AND OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS; AND MAKING
OTHER PROVISIONS REGARDING SUCH BONDS
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WHEREAS, the City of Beaumont, Texas (the "City") has previously issued and there
are presently outstanding certain obligations of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City is authorized, pursuant to the general laws of the State of Texas,
and particularly Chapter 1207, Texas Government Code, as amended, to issue its bonds for the
purpose of refunding all or a portion of its outstanding obligations; and
WHEREAS, by this Ordinance the City Council of the City (the "City Council") is
authorizing the issuance of its bonds in the principal amount not exceed $32,000,000 for the
purpose of refunding the City's outstanding obligations identified and described on Schedule I
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference for all purposes (the "Refunded
Obligations"); and
WHEREAS, the City shall by this Ordinance, in accordance with the provisions of
Chapters 1371 and 1207, Texas Government Code, as amended, delegate to a Pricing Officer
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(hereinafter designated) the authority to determine the principal amount of Bonds to be issued
and negotiate the terms of sale thereof; and
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds and determines that it is a public purpose and
in the best interests of the City to issue the Bonds with such terms to be included in a pricing
certificate (the "Pricing Certificate") to be executed by the Pricing Officer all in accordance with
the provisions of Chapters 1371 and 1207, Texas Government Code, as amended; and
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds that it may purchase a credit agreement in the
form of a municipal bond insurance policy or policies with respect to the Bonds if it deem such
purchase is cost effective; and
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds, determines and declares that the refunding of
the Refunded Obligations will result in a debt service savings representing a net present value
savings for the City and that the issuance of the bonds herein authorized is necessary in order to
lower the overall annual debt service requirements of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has found and determined that it is necessary and in the
best interest of the City and its citizens that it authorize by this Ordinance the issuance and
delivery of its bonds in a single series at this time; and
WHEREAS, the meeting at which this Ordinance is considered is open to the public as
required by law, and the public notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given
as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended; now therefore;
WHEREAS, the City is a home -rule municipality that: (i) adopted its charter under
Section 5, Article XI, Texas Constitution; (ii) has a population of more than 50,000 and (iii) has
outstanding long-term indebtedness that is rated by a nationally recognized rating agency for
municipal securities in one of the four highest rating categories for a long-term obligation.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT,
TEXAS:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PRELIMINARY MATTERS
Section 1.01. Definitions.
Unless otherwise expressly provided or unless the context clearly indicates otherwise in
this Ordinance, the following terms shall have the meanings specified below:
"Bond" means any of the Bonds.
"Bonds" means any of the City's bonds authorized by this Ordinance and designated as
"City of Beaumont, Texas, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2020A."
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"Bond Date" means the date designated as the date of the Bonds by Section 3.02 of this
Ordinance.
"Bond Purchase Contract" means the Purchase Contract between the City and the
Underwriter pertaining to the Bonds.
"Business Day" means any day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, or day
on which banking institutions in the State of Texas or the city in which the Designated
Payment/Transfer Office is located are generally authorized or obligated by law or executive
order to close.
"City" means the City of Beaumont, Texas.
"Closing Date" means the date of the initial delivery of and payment for the Bonds.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and, with respect to a
specific section thereof, such reference shall be deemed to include (a)( the Regulations
promulgated under such section (b) any successor provision of similar import hereafter enacted,
(c) any corresponding provision of any subsequent Internal Revenue Code and (d) the
regulations promulgated under the provisions described in (b) and (c).
"Designated Payment/Transfer Office" means (i) with respect to the initial Paying
Agent/Registrar named herein, its office. in Houston, Texas, or at such other location designated
by the Paying Agent/Registrar and (ii) with respect to any successor Paying Agent/Registrar, the
office of such successor designated and located as may be agreed upon by the City and such
successor.
"DTC" means The Depository Trust Company of New York, New York, or any successor
securities depository.
"DTC Participant" means brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing
corporations and certain other organizations on whose behalf DTC was created to hold securities
to facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions among DTC Participants.
"Escrow Agent" means the entity identified in the Pricing Certificate.
"Escrow Agreement" means that certain Escrow Agreement, dated as of the Closing
Date, between the City and the Escrow Agent.
"Escrow Fund" means the fund or funds established by the Escrow Agreement to hold
cash and securities for the payment of debt service on the Refunded Obligations.
"Escrow Securities" means (1) direct noncallable obligations of the United States,
including obligations that are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States; (2) noncallable
obligations of any agency or instrumentality of the United States, including obligations that are
unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the agency or instrumentality and that, on the date of
hereof, are rated as to investment quality by a nationally recognized investment rating firm not
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less than "AAA" or its equivalent; and (3) noncallable obligations of a state or an agency or a
county, municipality, or other political subdivision of a state that have been refunded and that, on
the date hereof, are rated as to investment quality by a nationally recognized investment rating
firm not less than "AAA" or its equivalent.
"Event of Default" means any event of default as set forth in Section 9.01 of this
Ordinance.
"Fiscal Year" means such fiscal year as shall from time to time be set by the City
Council.
"Initial Bond" means the Initial Bond authorized by Section 3.04 of this Ordinance.
"Interest and Sinking Fund" means the interest and sinking fund established by Section
2.02 of this Ordinance.
"Interest Payment Date" means the date or dates on which interest on the Bonds is
scheduled to be paid until their respective dates of maturity or prior redemption, such dates being
identified in the Pricing Certificate.
"Issuance Date" means the date on which the Bonds are delivered to and paid for by the
Underwriter.
"MSRB" means the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board.
"Owner" means the person who is the registered owner of a Bond or Bonds, as shown in
the Register.
"Paying Agent/Registrar" means the entity identified in the Pricing Certificate.
"Pricing Certificate" shall mean a certificate or certificates to be signed by the Mayor, the
City Manager or the Chief Financial Officer of the City pursuant to Section 3.03 hereof and
delivered to the City Clerk, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
"Pricing Officer" shall mean the Mayor, City Manager, or Chief Financial Officer of the
City.
"Record Date" means the close of business on the last business day of the month
preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date.
"Refunded Obligations" means the bonds of the City being refunded with a portion of the
proceeds of the Bonds as described on Schedule I.
"Register" means the bond register specified in Section 3.08(a) of this Ordinance.
"Regulations" means the applicable proposed, temporary or final Treasury Regulations
promulgated under the Code or, to the extent applicable to the Code, under the Internal Revenue
Code of 1954, as such regulations may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
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"Rule" means SEC Rule 15c2-12, as amended from time to time.
"SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Special Payment Date" means the Special Payment Date prescribed by Section 3.05(b)
of this Ordinance.
"Special Record Date" means the Special Record Date prescribed by Section 3.05(b) of
this Ordinance.
"Unclaimed Payments" means money deposited with the Paying Agent/Registrar for the
payment of principal of, redemption premium, if any, or interest on the Bonds as the same come
due and payable or money set aside for the payment of Bonds duly called for redemption prior to
maturity.
"Underwriter" mean the Underwriter named in Section 14.01 of this Ordinance.
Section 1.02. Findings.
The declarations, determinations and findings declared, made and found in the preamble
to this Ordinance are hereby adopted, restated and made a part of the operative provisions hereof.
Section 1.03. Table of Contents, Titles and Headings.
The table of contents, titles and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Ordinance
have been inserted for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered a part hereof
and shall not in any way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof and shall never
be considered or given any effect in construing this Ordinance or any provision hereof or in
ascertaining intent, if any question of intent should arise.
Section 1.04. Interpretation.
(a) Unless the context requires otherwise, words of the masculine gender shall
be construed to include correlative words of the feminine and neuter genders and vice
versa, and words of the singular number shall be construed to include correlative words
of the plural number and vice versa.
(b) Any action required to be taken on a date which is not a Business Day
shall be taken on the next succeeding Business Day and have the same effect as if taken
on the date so required.
(c) This Ordinance and all the terms and provisions hereof shall be liberally
construed to effectuate the purposes set forth herein to sustain the validity of this
Ordinance.
(d) Article and section references shall mean references to articles and
sections of this Ordinance unless otherwise designated.
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ARTICLE II
SECURITY FOR THE BONDS; INTEREST AND SINKING FUND
Section 2.01. Tax Lew.
(a) Pursuant to the authority granted by the Texas Constitution and the laws of
the State of Texas, there shall be levied and there is hereby levied for the current year and
for each succeeding year thereafter while any of the Bonds or any interest thereon is
outstanding and unpaid, an ad valorem tax on each one hundred dollars valuation of
taxable property within the City, at a rate sufficient, within the limit prescribed by law, to
pay the debt service requirements of the Bonds, being (i) the interest on the Bonds, and
(ii) a sinking fund for their redemption at maturity or a sinking fund of 2% per annum
(whichever amount is greater), when due and payable, full allowance being made for
delinquencies and costs of collection.
(b) The ad valorem tax thus levied shall be assessed and collected each year
against all property appearing on the tax rolls of the City most recently approved in
accordance with law and the money thus collected shall be deposited as collected to the
Interest and Sinking Fund.
(c) Said ad valorem tax, the collections therefrom, and all amounts on deposit
in or required hereby to be deposited to the Interest and Sinking Fund are hereby pledged
and committed irrevocably to the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds
when and as due and payable in accordance with their terms and this Ordinance.
Section 2.02. Interest and Sinking Fund.
(a) The City hereby establishes a special fund or account, to be designated the
"City of Beaumont, Texas, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2020A Interest
and Sinking Fund," said fund to be maintained at an official depository bank of the City
separate and apart from all other funds and accounts of the City.
(b) Money on deposit in or required by this Ordinance to be deposited to the
Interest and Sinking Fund shall be used solely for the purpose of paying the interest on
and principal of the Bonds when and as due and payable in accordance with their terms
and this Ordinance.
ARTICLE III
AUTHORIZATION; GENERAL TERMS AND PROVISIONS
REGARDING THE BONDS
Section 3.01. Amount, Purpose, Sale and Authorization.
(a) The Bonds shall be issued in fully registered form, without coupons, under
and pursuant to the authority of the Ordinance in the total authorized aggregate principal
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amount of $32,000,000 for the purpose of (1) refunding the Refunded Obligations, and
(2) paying certain costs related to the issuance of the Bonds.
(b) The issuance of the Bonds is hereby authorized under and in accordance
with the provisions hereof, the officers of the City are each hereby authorized to execute,
attest, and affix the City's seal to the Bonds and to deliver the Bonds to the Attorney
General of the State of Texas for approval, the Comptroller of Public Accounts for
registration and the Paying Agent/Registrar for authentication, and thereafter to deliver
such Bonds to the Underwriter pursuant to the Bond Purchase Agreement authorized in
Section 6.01 herein.
Section 3.02. Designation, Date and Interest Payment Dates.
Bonds shall be designated as the "City of Beaumont, Texas, General Obligation
Refunding Bonds, Series 2020A," and shall be dated the date described in the Pricing Certificate.
The Bonds shall bear interest at the rates set forth below, from the later of the Issuance Date or
the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for,
calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, payable on the dates
described in the Pricing Certificate.
The Bonds shall mature on the dates described in the Pricing Certificate.
If interest on any Bond is not paid on any Interest Payment Date and continues unpaid for
thirty (30) days thereafter, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall establish a new record date for the
payment of such interest, to be known as a Special Record Date. The Paying Agent/Registrar
shall establish a Special Record Date when funds to make such interest payment are received
from or on behalf of the City. Such Special Record Date shall be fifteen (15) days prior to the
date fixed for payment of such past due interest, and notice of the date of payment and the
Special Record Date shall be sent by United States mail, first class, postage prepaid, not later
than five (5) days prior to the Special Record Date, to each affected Registered Owner as of the
close of business on the day prior to mailing of such notice.
Section 3.03. Sale of Bonds.
As authorized by Chapters 1371 and 1207, Texas Government Code, as amended, the
Pricing Officers are hereby authorized to act on behalf of the City in selling and delivering the
Bonds and carrying out the other procedures specified in this Ordinance, including any additional
designation or title by which the Bonds shall be known, the number of subseries of Bonds to be
issued and the principal amount of each subseries, the price at which each series of the Bonds
will be sold, the manner in which the Bonds should be delivered, the date or dates (which may be
different dates for each series of the Bonds) on which the Bonds shall be sold, the form in which
the Bonds shall be issued whether as current interest bonds, as compound interest bonds, or as a
combination of current interest bonds and compound interest bonds, any additional designation
or title by which the Bonds shall be known, the year or years in which each series of the Bonds
will mature, the principal amount to mature in each of such years, the aggregate principal amount
of each series of the Bonds, the rate of interest to be borne by each such maturity, the first
interest payment date or compounding date, as the case may be, the dates, prices, and terms, if
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any, upon and at which each series of the Bonds shall be subject to redemption prior to maturity
at the option of the City, as well as any mandatory sinking fund redemption provisions, or make -
whole provisions, and such officers are also hereby authorized to act on behalf of the City in
approving all other matters relating to the issuance, sale and delivery of the Bonds and the
purchase of a bond insurance policy or policies for all or any portion of the Bonds, all of which
shall be specified in one or more bond purchase agreements (the "Bond Purchase Agreement")
for the Bonds substantially in the form approved by the Pricing Officers, in accordance with the
terms below:
(a) the price to be paid for each series of the Bonds shall not be less than 90%
of the aggregate original principal amount of the current interest bonds plus accrued
interest, if any, thereon from.their date to their delivery;
(b) the true interest cost rate for any series of Bond issued under this
Ordinance shall not exceed 4.50%, which rate is not in excess of the maximum rate
allowed under Section 1204.006, Texas Government Code;
(c) the aggregate principal amount of each subseries of the Bonds shall not
exceed the maximum amount authorized in Section 3.01;
(d) in connection with each series of Bonds issued in whole or in part for
refunding purposes, the refunding of the Refunded Obligations shall produce a net
present value debt service savings of at least 4.50% of the principal amount of the
Refunded Obligations being refunded with such series of Bonds;
(e) no Bond shall mature later than March 1, 2040;
(f) each series of the Bonds to be issued, prior to delivery, must have been
rated by a nationally recognized rating agency for municipal securities in one of the four
highest rating categories for long-term obligations; and
(g) to the extent the City shall purchase any Insurance Policy (one or more)
issued by one or more Bond Insurers such policy or policies shall be determined to be
most cost effective to the City for the Bonds and shall result in a net interest rate savings
to the City which is greater than the costs of the premium of such policy or policies, as
may be certified in the Pricing Certificate.
Any finding by the Mayor, City Manager or the Chief Financial Officer relating to the
sale and delivery of the Bonds and the purchase of bond insurance shall have the same force and
effect as a finding or determination made by the City Council.
Section 3.04. Numbers Denomination Interest Rates and Maturities.
The Bonds shall be initially issued bearing the numbers, in the principal amounts and
bearing interest at the rates set forth in Section 3.02 herein and may be transferred and
exchanged as set out in this Ordinance. The Bonds shall mature as described in the Pricing
Certificate. Bonds delivered in transfer of or in exchange for other Bonds shall be numbered in
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order of their authentication by the Paying Agent/Registrar, shall be in the denomination of
$5,000 or integral multiples thereof and shall mature on the same date and bear interest at the
same rate as the Bond or Bonds in lieu of which they are delivered. The Bonds shall be
numbered separately from one upward, except the Initial Bond, which shall be numbered I-1.
Section 3.05. Redemption Prior to Maturity.
(a) Optional Redemption. The City reserves the right and option to redeem the Bonds
as described in the Pricing Certificate.
(b) Mandator Sy inking Fund Redemption.
(i) The Bonds designated as "Term Bonds" in the form of Bond
contained in Section 5.02 ("Term Bonds"), are subject to scheduled mandatory
redemption and will be redeemed by the City, in part at a price equal to the
principal amount thereof, without premium, plus accrued interest to the
redemption date, out of moneys available for such purpose in the Debt Service
Fund, on the dates and in the respective principal amounts as set forth in the form
of Bond contained in Section 5.02.
(ii) Prior to each scheduled mandatory redemption date, the Paying
Agent/Registrar shall select for redemption by lot, or by any other customary
method that results in a random selection, a principal amount of Term Bonds
equal to the aggregate principal amount of such Term Bonds to be redeemed, shall
call such Term Bonds for redemption on such scheduled mandatory redemption
date, and shall give notice of such redemption, as provided in Section 5.02.
(iii) The principal amount of the Term Bonds required to be redeemed
on any redemption date pursuant to subparagraph (a) of this Subsection (c) shall
be reduced, at the option of the City, by the principal amount of any Term Bonds
which, at least 45 days prior to the mandatory sinking fund redemption date (i)
shall have been acquired by the City at a price not exceeding the principal amount
of such Term Bonds plus accrued interest to the date of purchase thereof, and
delivered to the Paying Agent/Registrar for cancellation, or (ii) shall have been
redeemed pursuant to the optional redemption provisions hereof and not
previously credited to a mandatory sinking fund redemption.
Notice of Redemption. , Notice of any redemption shall be sent by the Paying
Agent/Registrar by United States mail, first-class postage prepaid, at least 30 days prior
to the date fixed for any such redemption, to the registered owner of each Bond, or
portion thereof to be redeemed, at its address as it appeared on the Register on the close
of business on the business day next preceding the date of mailing such notice; provided,
however, that the failure to send, mail, or receive such notice, or any defect therein or in
the sending or mailing thereof, shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the
proceedings for the redemption of any Bond. By the date fixed for any such redemption,
due provision shall be made by the City with the Paying Agent/Registrar for the payment
of the required redemption price for this Bond or the portion hereof which is to be so
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redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date fixed for redemption. If such notice
of redemption is given, and if due provision for such payment is made, all as provided
above, this Bond, or the portion thereof which is to be so redeemed, thereby
automatically shall be redeemed prior to its scheduled maturity, and shall not bear interest
after the date fixed for its redemption, and shall not be regarded as being outstanding
except for the right of the registered owner to receive the redemption price plus accrued
interest to the date fixed for redemption from the Paying Agent/Registrar out of the funds
provided for such payment. The Paying Agent/ Registrar shall record in the Register all
such redemptions of principal of this Bond or any portion hereof. If a portion of any
Bond shall be redeemed, a substitute Bond or Bonds having the same maturity date,
bearing interest at the same rate, in any denomination or denominations in any integral
multiple of $5,000, at the written request of the registered owner, and in aggregate
principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof, will be issued to the registered
owner upon the surrender thereof for cancellation, at the expense of the City, all as
provided in the Ordinance. The City, at least 45 days before the redemption date, unless a
shorter period shall be satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar, shall notify the Paying
Agent/Registrar of such redemption date and of the principal amount of Bonds to be
redeemed.
(c) Conditional Redemption. The City reserves the right in the case of an optional
redemption to give notice of its election or direction to redeem Bonds conditioned upon the
occurrence of subsequent events. Such notice may state (i) that the redemption is conditioned
upon the deposit of moneys and/or authorized securities, in an amount equal to the amount
necessary to effect the redemption, with the Paying Agent/Registrar, or such other entity as may
be authorized by law, no later than the redemption date or (ii) that the City retains the right to
rescind such notice at any time prior to the scheduled redemption date if the City delivers a
certificate of the City to the Paying Agent/Registrar instructing the Paying Agent/Registrar to
rescind the redemption notice, and such notice and redemption shall be of no effect if such
moneys and/or authorized securities are not so deposited or if the notice is rescinded. The
Paying Agent/Registrar shall give prompt notice of any such rescission of a conditional notice of
redemption to the affected owners. Any Bonds subject to conditional redemption where
redemption has been rescinded shall remain outstanding, and the rescission shall not constitute
an Event of Default. Further, in the case of a conditional redemption, the failure of the City to
make moneys and/or authorized securities available in part or in whole on or before the
redemption date shall not constitute an Event of Default.
(d) De easance. The City may defease the provisions of this Ordinance or any
ordinance applicable to any Parity Bonds being defeased and discharge its obligation to the Owners
of any or all of the Bonds, or any or all Parity Bonds to pay principal, interest and redemption
premium, if any, thereon in any manner permitted by law, including by depositing with the Paying
Agent/Registrar, or if authorized by Texas law, with any national or state bank having trust powers
and having combined capital and surplus of at least $50 million, or with the State Treasurer of the
State of Texas either: (a) cash in an amount equal to the principal amount and redemption premium,
if any, of such bonds being defeased plus interest thereon to the date of maturity or redemption; or
(b) pursuant to an escrow or trust agreement, cash and/or direct bonds of, or bonds the principal of
and interest on which are guaranteed by or secured by the pledge of direct bonds of the United
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States of America, in principal amounts and maturities and bearing interest at rates sufficient to
provide for the timely payment of the principal amount and redemption premium, if any, of such
bonds being defeased plus interest thereon to the date of maturity or redemption; provided,
however, that if any of such bonds being defeased are to be redeemed prior to their respective dates
of maturity, provision shall have been made for giving notice of redemption as provided in this
Ordinance or ordinance applicable to the Parity Bonds being defeased. Upon such deposit, such
bonds being defeased shall no longer be regarded to be outstanding or unpaid. Any surplus amounts
not required to accomplish such defeasance shall be returned to the City.
Section 3.06. Medium, Method and Place of Payment.
(a) The principal of and interest on the Bonds shall be paid in lawful money
of the United States of America.
(b) Interest on the Bonds shall be payable to the Owners as shown in the
Register at the close of business on the Record Date; provided, however, that in the event
of nonpayment of interest on a scheduled Interest Payment Date and for thirty (30) days
thereafter, a new record date for such interest payment (a "Special Record Date") will be
established by the Paying Agent/Registrar, if and when funds for the payment of such
interest have been received from the City. Notice of the Special Record Date and of the
scheduled payment date of the past due interest (the "Special Payment Date, which date
shall be fifteen (15) days after the Special Record Date) shall be sent at least five (5)
Business Days prior to the Special Record Date by United States mail, first class, postage
prepaid, to the address of each Owner of a Bond appearing in the Register at the close of
business on the last Business Day next preceding the date of mailing of such notice.
(c) Interest on each Bond shall be paid by check, dated as of the Interest
Payment Date, and mailed on or before such Interest Payment Date, by United States
mail, first class, postage prepaid, by the Paying Agent/Registrar to each Owner at the
address of each Owner as it appears in the Register, or by such other customary banking
arrangements acceptable to the Paying Agent/Registrar and the Owner; provided,
however, that such Owner shall bear all risk and expense of such other customary
banking arrangements.
(d) The principal of each Bond shall be paid to the Owner thereof on the due
date (whether at the maturity date or the date of prior redemption thereof) upon
presentation and surrender of such Bond at the Designated Payment/Transfer Office.
(e) If the date for the payment of the principal of or interest on the Bonds is
not a Business Day, the date for such payment shall be the next succeeding Business Day,
and payment on such date shall have the same force and effect as if made on the original
date payment was due and no additional interest shall be due by reason of nonpayment on
the date on which such payment is otherwise stated to be due and payable.
(f) Unclaimed Payments of amounts due hereunder shall be segregated in a
special account and held in trust, uninvested by the Paying Agent/Registrar, for the
account of the Owner of the Bonds to which such Unclaimed Payments pertain. Subject
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to Title 6 of the Texas Property Code, any Unclaimed Payments remaining unclaimed by
the Owners entitled thereto for three years after the applicable payment or redemption
date shall be applied to the next payment or payments on the Bonds thereafter coming
due and, to the extent any such money remains three years after the retirement of all
outstanding Bonds, such money shall be paid to the City to be used for any lawful
purpose. Thereafter, neither the City, the Paying Agent/Registrar nor any other person
shall be liable or responsible to any holders of such Bonds for any further payment of
such unclaimed moneys or on account of any such Bonds, subject to Title 6 of the Texas
Property Code.
Section 3.07. Execution and Registration of Bonds.
(a) The Bonds shall be executed on behalf of the City by the Mayor and the
City Clerk, by their manual or facsimile signatures, and the official seal of the City shall
be impressed or placed in facsimile thereon. Such facsimile signatures on the Bonds
shall have the same effect as if each of the Bonds had been signed manually and in
person by each of said officers, and such facsimile seal on the Bonds shall have the same
effect as if the official seal of the City had been manually impressed upon each of the
Bonds.
(b) In the event that any officer of the City whose manual or facsimile
signature appears on the Bonds ceases to be such officer before the authentication of such
Bonds or before the delivery thereof, such manual or facsimile signature nevertheless
shall be valid and sufficient for all purposes as if such officer had remained in such
office.
(c) Except as provided below, no Bond shall be valid or. obligatory for any
purpose or be entitled to any security or benefit of this Ordinance unless and until there
appears thereon the Certificate of Paying Agent/Registrar substantially in the form
provided herein, duly authenticated by manual execution by an officer or duly authorized
signatory of the Paying Agent/Registrar. It shall not be required that the same officer or
authorized signatory of the Paying Agent/Registrar sign the Certificate of Paying
Agent/Registrar on all of the Bonds. In lieu of the executed Certificate of Paying
Agent/Registrar described above, the Initial Bond delivered at the Closing Date shall
have attached thereto the Comptroller's Registration Certificate substantially in the form
provided herein, manually executed by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of
Texas, or by her duly authorized agent, which certificate shall be evidence that the Initial
Bond has been duly approved by the Attorney General of the State of Texas and that it is
a valid and binding obligation of the City, and that it has been registered by the
Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas.
(d) On the Closing Date, one Initial Bond representing the entire principal
amount of all Bonds, payable in stated installments to the representative of the
Underwriter, or its designee, executed by the manual or facsimile signatures of the Mayor
and City Clerk of the City, approved by the Attorney General, and registered and
manually signed by the Comptroller of Public Accounts, will be delivered to the
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representative of the Underwriter or its designee. Upon payment for the Initial Bond, the
Paying Agent/Registrar shall cancel the Initial Bond and deliver to DTC on behalf of the
representative of the Underwriter one registered definitive Bond for each year of maturity
of the Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of all Bonds for such maturity, registered
in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC.
Section 3.08. Ownership.
(a) The City, the Paying Agent/Registrar and any other person may treat the
person in whose name any Bond is registered as the absolute owner of such Bond for the
purpose of making and receiving payment of the principal thereof, for the further purpose
of making and receiving payment of the interest thereon, and for all other purposes
(except interest will be paid to the person in whose name such bond is registered on the
Record Date or Special Record Date, as applicable), whether or not such Bond is
overdue, and neither the City nor the Paying Agent/Registrar shall be bound by any
notice or knowledge to the contrary.
(b) All payments made to the Owner of a Bond shall be valid and effectual
and shall discharge the liability of the City and the Paying Agent/Registrar upon such
Bond to the extent of the sums paid.
Section 3.09. Registration, Transfer and Exchange.
(a) So long as any Bonds remain outstanding, the City shall cause the Paying
Agent/Registrar to keep at the Designated Payment/Transfer Office a register (the
"Register") in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the
Paying Agent/Registrar shall provide for the registration and transfer of Bonds in
accordance with this Ordinance.
(b) The ownership of a Bond may be transferred only upon the presentation
and surrender of the Bond at the Designated Payment/Transfer Office with such
endorsement or other evidence of transfer as is acceptable to the Paying Agent/Registrar.
No transfer of any Bond shall be effective until entered in the Register.
(c) The Bonds shall be exchangeable upon the presentation and surrender
thereof at the Designated Payment/Transfer Office for a Bond or Bonds of the same
maturity and interest rate and in any denomination or denominations of any integral
multiple of $5,000 and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unpaid principal
amount of the Bonds presented for exchange. The Paying Agent/Registrar is hereby
authorized to authenticate and deliver Bonds exchanged for other Bonds in accordance
with this Section.
(d) Each exchange Bond delivered by the Paying Agent/Registrar in
accordance with this Section shall constitute an original contractual obligation of the City
and shall be entitled to the benefits and security of this Ordinance to the same extent as
the Bond or Bonds in lieu of which such exchange Bond is delivered.
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(e) No service charge shall be made to the Owner for the initial registration,
subsequent transfer, or exchange for a different denomination of any of the Bonds. The
Paying Agent/Registrar, however, may require the Owner to pay a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge that is authorized to be imposed in connection with
the registration, transfer or exchange of a Bond.
(f) Neither the City nor the Paying Agent/Registrar shall be required to issue,
transfer, or exchange any Bond called for redemption, in whole or in part, within forty-
five (45) calendar days prior to the date fixed for redemption; provided, however, such
limitation shall not be applicable to an exchange by the Owner of the uncalled principal
balance of a Bond.
Section 3.10. Cancellation.
All Bonds paid or redeemed before scheduled maturity in accordance with this
Ordinance, and all Bonds in lieu of which exchange Bonds or replacement Bonds are
authenticated and delivered in accordance with this Ordinance, shall be cancelled and proper
records shall be made regarding such payment, redemption, exchange or replacement. The
Paying Agent/Registrar shall dispose of cancelled Bonds in accordance with the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.
Section 3.11. Temnorary Bonds.
(a) Following the delivery and registration of the Initial Bond and pending the
preparation of definitive Bonds, the proper officers of the City may execute and, upon the
City's request, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall authenticate and deliver, one or more
temporary Bonds that are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise
produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive
Bonds in lieu of which they are delivered, without coupons, and with such appropriate
insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the officers of the City
executing such temporary Bonds may determine, as evidenced by their signing of such
temporary Bonds.
(b) Until exchanged for Bonds in definitive form, such Bonds in temporary
form shall be entitled to the benefit and security of this Ordinance.
(c) The City, without unreasonable delay, shall prepare, execute and deliver to
the Paying Agent/Registrar the Bonds in definitive form; thereupon, upon the
presentation and surrender of the Bonds in temporary form to the Paying Agent/Registrar,
the Paying Agent/Registrar shall cancel the Bonds in temporary form and shall
authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor Bonds of the same maturity and series, in
definitive form, in the authorized denomination, and in the same aggregate principal
amount, as the Bonds in temporary form surrendered. Such exchange shall be made
without the making of any charge therefor to any Owner.
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Section 3.12. Replacement Bonds.
(a) Upon the presentation and surrender to the Paying Agent/Registrar of a
mutilated Bond, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall authenticate and deliver in exchange
therefor a replacement Bond of like tenor and principal amount, bearing a number not
contemporaneously outstanding. The City or the Paying Agent/Registrar may require the
Owner of such Bond to pay a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental
charge that is authorized to be imposed in connection therewith and any other expenses
connected therewith.
(b) In the event that any Bond is lost, apparently destroyed or wrongfully
taken, the Paying Agent/Registrar, pursuant to the applicable laws of the State of Texas
and in the absence of notice or knowledge that such Bond has been acquired by a bona
fide Underwriter, shall authenticate and deliver a replacement Bond of like tenor and
principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding, provided that
the Owner first:
(i) furnishes to the Paying Agent/Registrar satisfactory evidence of his
or her ownership of and the circumstances of the loss, destruction or theft of such
Bond;
(ii) furnishes such security or indemnity as may be required by the
Paying Agent/Registrar to save it and the City harmless;
(iii) pays all expenses and charges in connection therewith, including,
but not limited to, printing costs, legal fees, fees of the Paying Agent/Registrar
and any tax or other governmental charge that is authorized to be imposed; and
(iv) satisfies any other reasonable requirements imposed by the City
and the Paying Agent/Registrar.
(c) If, after the delivery of such replacement Bond, a bona fide Underwriter of
the original Bond in lieu of which such replacement Bond was issued presents for
payment such original Bond, the City and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall be entitled to
recover such replacement Bond from the person to whom it was delivered or any person
taking therefrom, except a bona fide Underwriter, and shall be entitled to recover upon
the security or indemnity provided therefor to the extent of any loss, damage, cost or
expense incurred by the City or the Paying Agent/Registrar in connection therewith.
(d) In the event that any such mutilated, lost, apparently destroyed or
wrongfully taken Bond has become or is about to become due and payable, the Paying
Agent/Registrar, in its discretion, instead of issuing a replacement Bond, may pay such
Bond if it has become due and payable or may pay such Bond when it becomes due and
payable.
(e) Each replacement Bond delivered in accordance with this Section shall
constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the City and shall be entitled to
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the benefits and security of this Ordinance to the same extent as the Bond or Bonds in
lieu of which such replacement Bond is delivered.
Section 3.13. Book -Entry System.
Upon issuance of the Initial Bonds, the ownership of each such Bond shall be registered
in the name of the Underwriter, as nominee of DTC. The definitive Bonds shall be initially
issued in the form of a separate typewritten fully registered Bond for each of the maturities
thereof. After initial issuance, the ownership of such Bonds shall be registered in the name of
Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, and except as provided in Section 3.11 hereof, all of the
outstanding Bonds shall be registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC.
With respect to Bonds registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, the
City and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall have no responsibility or obligation to any DTC
Participant or to any person on behalf of whom such a DTC Participant holds an interest in the
Bonds. Without limiting the immediately preceding sentence, the City and the Paying
Agent/Registrar shall have no responsibility or obligation with respect to (i) the accuracy of the
records of DTC, Cede & Co. or any DTC Participant with respect to any ownership interest in
the Bonds, (ii) the delivery to any DTC Participant or any other person, other than a Bondholder,
as shown on the Register, of any notice with respect to the Bonds, including any notice of
redemption or (iii) the payment to any DTC Participant or any other person, other than a
Bondholder, as shown in the Register of any amount with respect to principal of or interest on
the Bonds. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Ordinance to the contrary, the City and
the Paying Agent/Registrar shall be entitled to treat and consider the person in whose name each
Bond is registered in the Register as the absolute owner of such Bond for the purpose of payment
of principal of and interest on the Bonds, for the purpose of all matters with respect to such
Bond, for the purpose of registering transfer with respect to such Bond, and for all other purposes
whatsoever. The Paying Agent/Registrar shall pay all principal of and interest on the Bonds only
to or upon the order of the respective owners, as shown in the Register as provided in this
Ordinance, or their respective attorneys duly authorized in writing, and all such payments shall
be valid and effective to fully satisfy and discharge the City's obligations with respect to payment
of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds to the extent of the sum or sums so paid. No
person other than an owner, as shown in the Register, shall receive a Bond certificate evidencing
the obligation of the City to make payments of amounts due pursuant to this Ordinance. Upon
delivery by DTC to the Paying Agent/Registrar of written notice to the effect that DTC has
determined to substitute a new nominee in place of Cede & Co., the word "Cede & Co." in this
Ordinance shall refer to such new nominee of DTC.
Section 3.14. Successor Securities Depository; Transfer Outside Book -Entry Only
System.
In the event that the City or the Paying Agent/Registrar determines that DTC is incapable
of discharging its responsibilities described herein and in the representation letter of the City to
DTC, and that it is in the best interest of the beneficial owners of the Bonds that they be able to
obtain certificated Bonds, or in the event DTC discontinues the services described herein, the
City or the Paying Agent/Registrar shall (i) appoint a successor securities depository, qualified to
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act as such under Section 17(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, notify
DTC and DTC Participants of the appointment of such successor securities depository and
transfer one or more separate Bonds to such successor securities depository or (ii) notify DTC
and DTC Participants of the availability through DTC of Bonds and transfer one or more
separate Bonds to DTC Participants having Bonds credited to their DTC accounts. In such
event, the Bonds shall no longer be restricted to being registered in the Register in the name of
Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, but may be registered in the name of the successor securities
depository, or its nominee, or in whatever name or names Owners transferring or exchanging
Bonds shall designate, in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 3.15. Payments to Cede & Co.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Ordinance to the contrary, so long as any
Bonds are registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, all payments with respect
to principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Bonds, and all notices with respect to such
Bonds, shall be made and given, respectively, in the manner provided in the representation letter
of the City to DTC.
ARTICLE IV
Section 4.01. Appointment of Initial Paving Agent/Registrar.
The Paying Agent/Registrar shall be appointed as described in the Pricing Certificate.
Section 4.02. Qualifications.
Each Paying Agent/Registrar shall be a commercial bank, a trust company organized
under the laws of the State of Texas, or any other entity duly qualified and legally authorized to
serve as and perform the duties and services of paying agent and registrar for the Bonds.
Section 4.03. Maintaining Paying_A eg nt/Re isg tray.
(a) At all times while any Bonds are outstanding, the City will maintain a
Paying Agent/Registrar that is qualified under Section 4.02 of this Ordinance. The
Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute an agreement with the Paying
Agent/Registrar specifying the duties and responsibilities of the City and the Paying
Agent/Registrar in substantially the form presented at this meeting, the form, terms and
provisions of which are hereby approved. The signature of the Mayor shall be attested by
the City Clerk.
(b) If the Paying Agent/Registrar resigns or otherwise ceases to serve as such,
the City will promptly appoint a replacement, provided no such resignation shall be
effective until a successor Paying Agent/Registrar has accepted the duties of Paying
Agent/Registrar for the Bonds.
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Section 4.04. Termination.
The City, upon not less than sixty (60) days' notice, reserves the right to terminate the
appointment of any Paying Agent/Registrar by delivering to the entity whose appointment is to
be terminated written notice of such termination, provided, that such termination shall not be
effective until a successor Paying Agent/Registrar has been appointed and has accepted the
duties of Paying Agent/Registrar for the Bonds.
Section 4.05. Notice of Change to Owners.
Promptly upon each change in the entity serving as Paying Agent/Registrar, the City will
cause notice of the change to be sent to each Owner by United States mail, first class, postage
prepaid, at the address in the Register, stating the effective date of the change and the name and
mailing address of the replacement Paying Agent/Registrar.
Section 4.06. Agreement to Perform Duties and Functions.
By accepting the appointment as Paying Agent/Registrar and executing the Paying
Agent/Registrar Agreement, the Paying Agent/Registrar is deemed to have agreed to the
provisions of this Ordinance and that it will perform the duties and functions of Paying
Agent/Registrar prescribed thereby.
Section 4.07. Delivery of Records to Successor.
If a Paying Agent/Registrar is replaced, such Paying Agent/Registrar, promptly upon the
appointment of the successor, will deliver the Register (or a copy thereof) and all other pertinent
books and records relating to the Bonds to the successor Paying Agent/Registrar.
ARTICLE V
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Section 5.01. Form Generally.
(a) The Bonds, including the Registration Certificate of the Comptroller of
Public Accounts of the State of Texas to accompany the Initial Bond, the Certificate of
the Paying Agent/Registrar, and the Assignment form to appear on each of the Bonds, (i)
shall be substantially in the form set forth in this Article with such omissions, insertions
and variations as may be required by this Ordinance, and (ii) may have such letters,
numbers, or other marks of identification (including identifying numbers and letters of
the Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures of the American Bankers
Association) and such legends and endorsements (including any reproduction of an
opinion of counsel) thereon as, consistently herewith, may be determined by the City or
by the officers executing such Bonds, as evidenced by their execution thereof.
(b) Any portion of the text of any Bonds may be set forth on the reverse side
thereof, with an appropriate reference thereto on the face of the Bonds.
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(c) The definitive Bonds shall be typewritten, printed, lithographed, or
engraved, and may be produced by any combination of these methods or produced in any
other similar manner, all as determined by the officers executing such Bonds, as
evidenced by their execution thereof.
(d) The Initial Bond submitted to the Attorney General of the State of Texas
may be typewritten and photocopied or otherwise reproduced.
Section 5.02. Form of the Bonds. The Form of Bond as set forth in the Pricing
Certificate is hereby approved. The form of the Bonds, including the form of the Registrar's
Authentication Certificate, the form of Assignment, and the form of Registration Bond of
the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas which shall be attached or affixed
to the Bonds initially issued shall be, respectively, substantially as set forth in the Pricing
Certificate, with such additions, deletions and variations as may be necessary or desirable
and not prohibited by this Ordinance.
ARTICLE VI
SALE AND DELIVERY OF BONDS, DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS
Section 6.01. Sale of Bonds, Official Statement.
(a) The Bonds are hereby officially sold and awarded to and shall be delivered
to the Underwriter at the price and on the terms specified in the Bond Purchase Contract,
as presented at this meeting. The Mayor and the City Manager are hereby authorized and
directed to execute and deliver such Bond Purchase Contract upon completion of the
terms thereof in accordance with this Ordinance. It is hereby officially found, determined
and declared that the terms of this sale are the most advantageous reasonably obtainable.
The Bonds shall initially be registered in the name of the representative of the
Underwriter, or its designee.
(b) The form and substance of the Preliminary Official Statement, and any
addenda, supplement or amendment thereto, and the final Official Statement (the
"Official Statement") presented to and considered at this meeting, are hereby in all
respects approved and adopted, and the Preliminary Official Statement is hereby deemed
final as of its date (except for the omission of pricing and related information) within the
meaning and for the purposes of paragraph (b)(1) of Rule 15c2-12 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Mayor and City Clerk of the City are hereby
authorized and directed to execute the same and deliver appropriate numbers of copies
thereof to the Underwriter. The Official Statement as thus approved and delivered, with
such appropriate variations as shall be approved by the Mayor of the City and the
Underwriter, may be used by the Underwriter in the public offering and sale thereof. The
use and distribution of the Preliminary Official Statement in the public offering of the
Bonds by the Underwriter is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed. The City Clerk is
hereby authorized and directed to include and maintain a copy of the Official Statement
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and any addenda, supplement or amendment thereto thus approved among the permanent
records of this meeting. The use and distribution of the Official Statement and the
preliminary public offering of the Bonds by the Underwriter is hereby ratified, approved
and confirmed.
(c) All officers of the City are authorized to execute such documents,
certificates and receipts, and to make such elections with respect to the tax-exempt status
of the Bonds, as they may deem appropriate in order to consummate the delivery of the
Bonds.
(d) The obligation of the Underwriter to accept delivery of the Bonds is
subject to the Underwriter being furnished with the final, approving opinion of Holland &
Knight LLP, Bond Counsel for the City, which opinion shall be dated and delivered the
Closing Date.
Section 6.02. Use of Proceeds.
(a) The Pricing Certificate shall identify the amount to be transferred to the
Paying Agent for redemption of the Refunded Obligations.
(b) The remaining balance shall be used to pay the costs of issuing the Bonds;
provided that any amount representing a rounding or contingency amount shall be applied
solely to pay costs of issuance of the Bonds. Amounts remaining after payment of costs
of issuance shall be deposited to the Interest and Sinking Fund and applied to the
payment of debt service on the Bonds.
Section 6.03. Control and Delivery of Bonds.
(a) The Mayor of the City is hereby authorized to have control of the Initial
Bond and all necessary records and proceedings pertaining thereto pending investigation,
examination and approval of the Attorney General of the State of Texas, registration by
the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas and registration with, and initial
exchange or transfer by, the Paying Agent/Registrar.
(b) After registration by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of
Texas, delivery of the Bonds shall be made to the representative of the Underwriter
thereof under and subject to the general supervision and direction of the Mayor, against
receipt by the City of all amounts due to the City under the terms of sale.
(c) In the event the Mayor or City Clerk is absent or otherwise unable to
execute any document or take any action authorized herein, the Mayor Pro Tem and the
Assistant City Clerk, respectively, shall be authorized to execute such documents and
take such actions, and the performance of such duties by the Mayor Pro Tem and the
Assistant City Clerk shall for the purposes of this Ordinance have the same force and
effect as if such duties were performed by the Mayor and City Clerk, respectively.
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ARTICLE VII
INVESTMENTS
Section 7.01. Investments.
(a) Money in the Interest and Sinking Fund created by this Ordinance, at the
option of the City, may be invested in such securities or obligations as permitted under
applicable law as in effect on the date of the investment.
(b) Any securities or obligations in which money in the Interest and Sinking
Fund is so invested shall be kept and held in trust for the benefit of the Owners and shall
be sold and the proceeds of sale shall be timely applied to the making of all payments
required to be made from the Interest and Sinking Fund.
Section 7.02. Investment Income.
(a) Interest and income derived from investment of the Interest and Sinking
Fund shall be credited to such Fund.
(b) Interest and income derived from the investment of funds deposited
pursuant to the Escrow Agreement shall be applied as provided in the Escrow Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII
PARTICULAR REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS
Section 8.01. Payment of the Bonds.
On or before each Interest Payment Date for the Bonds and while any of the Bonds are
outstanding and unpaid, there shall be made available to the Paying Agent/Registrar, out of the
Interest and Sinking Fund, money sufficient to pay such interest on and principal of the Bonds as
will accrue or mature on the applicable Interest Payment Date, maturity date or date of prior
redemption. Such transfer of funds shall be made in such manner as will cause immediately
available funds to be deposited with the Paying Agent/Registrar not later than the close of
business on the Business Day next preceding the date of payment for the Bonds.
Section 8.02. Other Representations and Covenants.
(a) The City will faithfully perform at all times any and all covenants,
undertakings, stipulations, and provisions contained in this Ordinance and in each Bond;
the City will promptly pay or cause to be paid the principal of and interest on each Bond
on the dates and at the places and manner prescribed in such Bond; and the City will, at
the times and in the manner prescribed by this Ordinance, deposit or cause to be
deposited the amounts of money specified by this Ordinance.
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(b) The City is duly authorized under the laws of the State of Texas to issue
the Bonds; all action on its part for the creation and issuance of the Bonds has been duly
and effectively taken; and the Bonds in the hands of the Owners thereof are and will be
valid and enforceable obligations of the City in accordance with their terms.
Section 8.03. Federal Income Tax Exclusion.
(a) General. The City intends that the interest on the Bonds be excludable
from gross income for federal income tax purposes pursuant to sections 103 and 141
through 150 of the Code. The City covenants and agrees not to take any action, or
knowingly omit to take any action within its control, that if taken or omitted,
respectively, would (i) cause the interest on the Bonds to be includable in gross income,
as defined in section 61 of the Code, for federal income tax purposes or (ii) result in the
violation of or failure to satisfy any provision of Section 103 and 141 through 150 of the
Code. In particular, the City covenants and agrees to comply with each requirement of
this Section 8.03; provided, however, that the City will not be required to comply with
any particular requirement of this Section 8.03 if the City has received an opinion of
nationally recognized bond counsel ("Counsel's Opinion") that (i) such noncompliance
will not adversely affect the exclusion from gross income for federal income tax purposes
of interest on the Bonds or (ii) compliance with some other requirement will satisfy the
applicable requirements of the Code and the Regulations, in which case compliance with
such other requirement specified in such Counsel's Opinion will constitute compliance
with the corresponding requirement specified in this Section 8.03.
(b) No Private Use or Payment and No Private Loan Financing. The City
covenants and agrees that it will make such use of the proceeds of the Bonds including
interest or other investment income derived from Bond proceeds, regulate the use of
property financed or refinanced, directly or indirectly, with such proceeds, and take such
other and further action as may be required so that the Bonds will not be "private activity
bonds" within the meaning of section 141 of the Code. The City will certify, through an
authorized officer, employee or agent that based upon all facts and estimates known or
reasonably expected to be in existence on the date the Bonds are delivered, the proceeds
of the Refunded Obligations have not been used and the proceeds of the Bonds will not
be used, in a manner that would cause the Bonds to be "private activity bonds" within the
meaning of section 141 of the Code.
(c) No Federal Guarantee. The City covenants and agrees not to take any
action, or knowingly omit to take any action within its control, that, if taken or omitted,
respectively, would cause the Bonds to be "federally guaranteed" within the meaning of
section 149(b) of the Code, except as permitted by section 149(b)(3) of the Code.
(d) No Hedge Bonds. The City covenants and agrees that it has not and will
not take any action, and has not knowingly omitted and will not knowingly omit to take
any action, within its control, that, if taken or omitted, respectively, would cause the
Bonds to be "hedge bonds" within the meaning of section 149(g) of the Code. Moreover,
the City will certify, through an authorized officer, employee or agent, that, based upon
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all facts and estimates known or reasonably expected to be in existence on the date the
Bonds are delivered, the proceeds of the Refunded Obligations have not been used in a
manner that would cause the Refunded Obligations or the Bonds to be "hedge bonds"
within the meaning of Section 149(g) of the Code.
(e) No Arbitrage. The City covenants and agrees that it will make such use of
the proceeds of the Bonds including interest or other investment income derived from
Bond proceeds, regulate investments of proceeds of the Bonds, and take such other and
further action as may be required so that the Bonds will not be "arbitrage bonds" within
the meaning of section 148(a) of the Code. The City will certify, through an authorized
officer, employee or agent that based upon all facts and estimates known or reasonably
expected to be in existence on the date the Bonds are delivered, the proceeds of the
Bonds will not be used in a manner that would cause the Bonds to be "arbitrage bonds"
within the meaning of section 148(a) of the Code.
(f) Arbitrage Rebate. If the City does not qualify for an exception to the
requirements of section 148(f) of the Code relating to the required rebate to the United
States, the City will take all necessary steps to comply with the requirement that certain
amounts earned by the City on the investment of the "gross proceeds" of the Bonds
(within the meaning of section 148(f)(6)(B) of the Code), be rebated to the federal
government. Specifically, the City will (i) maintain records regarding the investment of
the gross proceeds of the Bonds as may be required to calculate the amount earned on the
investment of the gross proceeds of the Bonds separately from records of amounts on
deposit in the funds and accounts of the City allocable to other bond issues of the City or
moneys that do not represent gross proceeds of any bonds of the City, (ii) calculate at
such times as are required by the Regulations, the amount earned from the investment of
the gross proceeds of the Bonds that is required to be rebated to the federal government,
and (iii) pay, not less often than every fifth anniversary date of the delivery of the Bonds
or on such other dates as may be permitted under the Regulations, all amounts required to
be rebated to the federal government. Further, the City will not indirectly pay any
amount otherwise payable to the federal government pursuant to the foregoing
requirements to any person other than the federal government by entering into any
investment arrangement with respect to the gross proceeds of the Bonds that might result
in a reduction in the amount required to be paid to the federal government because such
arrangement results in a smaller profit or a larger loss than would have resulted if the
arrangement had been at anu's length and had the yield on the issue not been relevant to
either party.
(g) Information Reporting. The City covenants and agrees to file or cause to
be filed with the Secretary of the Treasury, not later than the 15th day of the second
calendar month after the close of the calendar quarter in which the Bonds are issued, an
information statement concerning the Bonds, all under and in accordance with
section 149(e) of the Code.
(h) Record Retention. The City will retain all pertinent and material records
relating to the use and expenditure of the proceeds of the Bonds until three years after the
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last Bond is redeemed, or such shorter period as authorized by subsequent guidance
issued by the Department of Treasury, if applicable. All records will be kept in a manner
that ensures their complete access throughout the retention period. For this purpose, it is
acceptable that such records are kept either as hardcopy books and records or in an
electronic storage and retrieval system, provided that such electronic system includes
reasonable controls and quality assurance programs that assure the ability of the City to
retrieve and reproduce such books and records in the event of an examination of the
Bonds by the Internal Revenue Service.
(i) Registration. The Bonds will be issued in registered form.
0) Deliberate Actions. The City will not take a deliberate action (as defined
in section 1.141-2(d)(3) of the Regulations) that causes the Bonds to fail to meet any
requirement of Section 141 of the Code regarding the use of Bond proceeds after the
issue date of the Bonds unless an appropriate remedial action is permitted by Section
1.141-12 of the Regulations, the City takes such remedial action and the City receives a
Counsel's Opinion that such remedial action cures any failure to meet the requirements of
Section 141 of the Code.
(k) ContinuingObligation. tion. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Order, the City's obligations under the covenants and provisions of this Section 8.03 will
survive the defeasance and discharge of the Bonds for as long as such matters are
relevant to the exclusion from gross income for federal income tax purposes of interest on
the Bonds.
Section 8.04. Authority for Further Actions.
The Mayor of the City is hereby authorized to take such other action as may be necessary
to make effective the designation herein.
ARTICLE IX
DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
Section 9.01. Events of Default.
Each of the following occurrences or events for the purpose of this Ordinance is hereby
declared to be an Event of Default:
(i) the failure to make payment of the principal of or interest on any of the
Bonds when the same becomes due and payable; or
(ii) default in the performance or observance of any other covenant,
agreement or obligation of the City, which default materially and adversely affects the
rights of the Owners, including but not limited to, their prospect or ability to be repaid in
accordance with this Ordinance, and the continuation thereof for a period of sixty (60)
days after notice of such default is given by any Owner to the City.
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Section 9.02. Remedies for Default.
(a) Upon the happening of any Event of Default, then any Owner or an
authorized representative thereof, including but not limited to, a trustee or trustees
therefor, may proceed against the City for the purpose of protecting and enforcing the
rights of the Owners under this Ordinance, by mandamus or other suit, action or special
proceeding in equity or at law, in any court of competent jurisdiction, for any relief
permitted by law, including the specific performance of any covenant or agreement
contained herein, or thereby to enjoin any act or thing that may be unlawful or in
violation of any right of the Owners hereunder or any combination of such remedies.
(b) It is provided that all such proceedings shall be instituted and maintained
for the equal benefit of all Owners of Bonds then outstanding.
Section 9.03. Remedies Not Exclusive.
(a) No remedy herein conferred or reserved is intended to be exclusive of any
other available remedy or remedies, but each and every such remedy shall be cumulative
and shall be in addition to every other remedy given hereunder or under the Bonds or
now or hereafter existing at law or in equity; provided, however, that notwithstanding any
other provision of this Ordinance, the right to accelerate the debt evidenced by the Bonds
shall not be available as a remedy under this Ordinance.
(b) The exercise of any remedy herein conferred or reserved shall not be
deemed a waiver of any other available remedy.
ARTICLE X
DISCHARGE
Section 10.01. Discharge.
The Bonds may be refunded, discharged or defeased in any manner permitted by
applicable law.
ARTICLE XI
CONTINUING DISCLOSURE UNDERTAKING
Section 11.01. Annual Reports.
(a) The City shall provide annually to the MSRB, (i) within 270 days after the
end of each Fiscal Year of the City ending in or after 2020, financial information and
operating data with respect to the City of the general type included in the Official
Statement under the headings "TAX INFORMATION," FINANCIAL
INFORMATION," and "DEBT INFORMATION," and including financial statements of
the City if audited financial statements of the City are then available, and (ii) if not
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provided as part such financial information and operating data, audited financial
statements of the City, when and if available. Any financial statements so to be provided
shall be (i) prepared in accordance with the accounting principles described in the rules to
the financial statements of the most recently concluded Fiscal Year, or such other
accounting principles as the City may be required to employ, from time to time, by State
law or regulation, and (ii) audited, if the City commissions an audit of such statements.
(b) If the City changes its Fiscal Year, it will notify each the MSRB of the
change (and of the date of the new Fiscal Year end) prior to the next date by which the
City otherwise would be required to provide financial information and operating data
pursuant to this Section.
(c) The financial information and operating data to be provided pursuant to
this Section may be set forth in full in one or more documents or may be included by
specific reference to any document (including an official statement or other offering
document) that theretofore has been provided to the MSRB or filed with the SEC.
Section 11.02. Material Event Notices.
The City shall notify the MSRB, in a timely manner, of any of the following
events with respect to the Bonds, if such event is material within the meaning of
the federal securities laws:
(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 or the issuance by the Internal Revenue Service of
proposed or final determination of taxability, Notices of Proposed Issue (IRS Form 5701-
TEB) or other material notices or determinations with respect to the tax status of the
security, or other material events affecting the tax status of the security;
(g) Modifications to rights of Bondholders, if material;
(h) Bond calls, if material, and tender offers;
(i) Defeasances;
0) Release, substitution or sale of property securing repayment of the
securities, if material;
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(k) Rating changes;
Note to paragraph (k): For the purposes of the event identified in paragraph (k) of this
section, the event is considered to occur when any of the following occur: the appointment of a
receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer for the City in a proceeding under the U.S. Bankruptcy
Code or in any other proceeding under state or federal law in which a court or governmental
authority has assumed jurisdiction over substantially all of the assets or business of the City, or if
such jurisdiction has been assumed by leaving the existing governing body and officials or
officers in possession but subject to the supervision and orders of a court or governmental
authority, or the entry of an order confirming a plan of reorganization, arrangement or liquidation
by a court or governmental authority having supervision or jurisdiction over substantially all of
the assets or business of the City.
(1) Bankruptcy, insolvency, or receivership, or similar event of the obligated
person;
(m) The consummation of a merger, consolidation, or acquisition involving an
obligated person or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the obligated person,
other than in the ordinary course of business, the entry into a definitive agreement or
undertake such action, or the termination of a definitive agreement relating to any such
actions, other than pursuant to its terms, if material;
(n) Appointment of a successor or additional paying agent/registrar or the
change of name of a paying agent/registrar, if material;
(o) Incurrence of a financial obligation of the City, if material, or agreement
to covenants, events of default, remedies, priority rights, or other similar terms of a
financial obligation of the City, any of which affect security holders, if material; and
(p) Default, event of acceleration, termination event, modification of terms, or
other similar events under the terms of a financial obligation of the City any of which
reflect financial difficulties.
The City shall notify the MSRB, in a timely manner, of any failure by the City to provide
financial information or operating data in accordance with Section 11.01 of this Ordinance by the
time required by such Section.
The City reserves the right to file all information and notices required under this Article
through the facilities of DisclosureUSA or any other central post office approved by the SEC for
such purpose.
Section 11.03. Limitations, Disclaimers and Amendments.
(a) The City shall be obligated to observe and perform the covenants specified
in this Article for so long as, but only for so long as, the City remains an "obligated
person" with respect to the Bonds within the meaning of the Rule, except that the City in
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any event will give notice of any deposit made in accordance with Article XI that causes
Bonds no longer to be Outstanding.
(b) The provisions of this Article are for the sole benefit of the Owners and
beneficial owners of the Bonds, and nothing in this Article, express or implied, shall give
any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy, or claim hereunder to any other
person. The City undertakes to provide only the financial information, operating data,
financial statements, and notices which it has expressly agreed to provide pursuant to this
Article and does not hereby undertake to provide any other information that may be
relevant or material to a complete presentation of the City's financial results, condition, or
prospects or hereby undertake to update any information provided in accordance with this
Article or otherwise, except as expressly provided herein. The City does not make any
representation or warranty concerning such information or its usefulness to a decision to
invest in or sell Bonds at any future date.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE CITY BE LIABLE TO THE OWNER
OR BENEFICIAL OWNER OF ANY BOND OR ANY OTHER PERSON, IN CONTRACT OR
TORT, FOR DAMAGES RESULTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM ANY BREACH BY
THE CITY, WHETHER NEGLIGENT OR WITH/WITHOUT FAULT ON ITS PART, OF
ANY COVENANT SPECIFIED IN THIS ARTICLE, BUT EVERY RIGHT AND REMEDY
OF ANY SUCH PERSON, IN CONTRACT OR TORT, FOR OR ON ACCOUNT OF ANY
SUCH BREACH SHALL BE LIMITED TO AN ACTION FOR MANDAMUS OR SPECIFIC
PERFORMANCE.
(c) No default by the City in observing or performing its obligations under
this Article shall comprise a breach of or default under the Ordinance for purposes of any
other provisions of this Ordinance.
(d) Nothing in this Article is intended or shall act to disclaim, waive, or
otherwise limit the duties of the City under federal and state securities laws.
(e) The provisions of this Article may be amended by the City from time to
time to adapt to changed circumstances that arise from a change in legal requirements, a
change in law, or a change in the identity, nature, status, or type of operations of the City,
but only if (i) the provisions of this Article, as so amended, would have permitted an
underwriter to purchase or sell Bonds in the primary offering of the Bonds in compliance
with the Rule, taking into account any amendments or interpretations of the Rule to the
date of such amendment, as well as such changed circumstances, and (ii) either (A) the
Owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount (or any greater amount required by
any other provisions of this Ordinance that authorizes such an amendment) of the
Outstanding Bonds consent to such amendment or (B) a person that is unaffiliated with
the City (such as nationally recognized bond counsel) determines that such amendment
will not materially impair the interests of the Owners and beneficial owners of the Bonds.
The provisions of this Article may also be amended from time to time or repealed by the
City if the SEC amends or repeals the applicable provisions of the Rule or a court of final
jurisdiction determines that such provisions are invalid, but only if and to the extent that
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reservation of the City's right to do so would not prevent Underwriter of the initial public
offering of the Bonds from lawfully purchasing or selling Bonds in such offering. If the
City so amends the provisions of this Article, it shall include with any amended financial
information or operating data next provided in accordance with Section 11.01 an
explanation, in narrative form, of the reasons for the amendment and of the impact of any
change in the type of financial information or operating data so provided.
ARTICLE XII
REDEMPTION OF REFUNDED OBLIGATIONS; APPROVAL OF ESCROW
AGREEMENT; PURCHASE OF ESCROWED SECURITIES
Section 12.01. Appointment of Escrow Agent; Approval of Escrow Agreement.
The escrow agent identified in the Pricing Certificate is hereby appointed Escrow Agent
for the purpose of refunding the Refunded Obligations. The Mayor and the City Clerk are hereby
authorized and directed to execute the Escrow Agreement on behalf of the City, the term and
provisions of which are hereby approved.
Section 12.02. Purchase of Securities for Escrow Fund.
Pursuant to Chapter 1207, the Mayor is hereby authorized to make necessary
arrangements for the purchase of the Escrow Securities referenced in the Escrow Agreement,
including, without limitation, the execution of such documents, certificates or instruments as
may be necessary in connection therewith including the execution of subscriptions for the
purchase of the Escrow Securities. All actions of the Mayor taken prior to the date of this
Ordinance in connection with making arrangements for the purchase of such Escrow Securities
are hereby ratified and affirmed.
Section 12.03. Redemption of Refunded Obligations; Verification Agent.
(a) The Refunded Obligations are hereby called for redemption prior to
maturity on the dates and at the redemption prices set forth in Schedule I. The City Clerk
is hereby authorized and directed to cause to be delivered to the paying agent/registrar for
the Refunded Obligations a certified copy of this Ordinance calling the Refunded
Obligations for redemption. The delivery of this Ordinance to the paying agent/registrar
for the Refunded Obligations shall constitute the giving of notice of redemption to the
paying agent/registrar for the Refunded Obligations, and such paying agent/registrar is
hereby authorized and directed to give notice of redemption to the owners of the
Refunded Obligations in accordance with the requirements of the respective ordinances
authorizing the issuance thereof. Following the deposit to the Escrow Fund, the Refunded
Obligations shall be payable solely from and secured by the cash and securities on
deposit in the Escrow Fund for the purpose of refunding the Refunded Obligations and
shall case to be payable from any other source.
If necessary a verification agent shall be appointed as described in the Pricing Certificate.
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ARTICLE XIII
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
Section 13.01. Effective Immediately.
This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its adoption at this meeting
pursuant to Section 1201.028, Texas Government Code.
ARTICLE XIV
ENGAGEMENT OF PROFESSIONALS
Section 14.01. Engagement of Professionals.
The City Council hereby (i) confirms the engagement of RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as
Municipal Advisor, to the City and (ii) confirms the engagement of Holland & Knight LLP, as
bond counsel to the City, and (iii) the underwriting syndicate as identified in the Pricing
Certificate.
ARTICLE XV
BOND INSURANCE
In order to obtain the lowest attainable interest rates on the Bonds, the Mayor is
authorized to enter into a credit agreement with one or more Insurers to obtain one or more bond
insurance policies with respect to all or a portion of the Bonds. The Mayor is authorized to
execute and the City Clerk or City Clerk is authorized to attest and affix the City's seal to any
documents required in connection with the purchase of any such policy or policies. The City
hereby agrees to the following:
(a) "Insurance Policy" shall be defined as follows: "the insurance policy
issued by the Insurer guaranteeing the scheduled payment of principal of and interest on
the Bonds when due". "Insurer" shall be defined as follows: "Assured Guaranty
Municipal Corp., a New York stock insurance company, or any successor thereto or
assignee thereof'.
(b) The prior written consent of the Insurer shall be a condition precedent to
the deposit of any credit instrument provided in lieu of a cash deposit into the Debt
Service Reserve Fund, if any. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the
Ordinance, amounts on deposit in the Debt Service Reserve Fund shall be applied solely
to the payment of debt service due on the Bonds.
(c) The Insurer shall be deemed to be the sole holder of the Insured Bonds for
the purpose of exercising any voting right or privilege or giving any consent or direction
or taking any other action that the holders of the Bonds insured by it are entitled to take
pursuant to the section or article of the Ordinance pertaining to (i) defaults and remedies
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and (ii) the duties and obligations of the Paying Agent. In furtherance thereof and as a
term of the Ordinance and each Bond, the Paying Agent and each Bondholder appoint the
Insurer as their agent and attorney -in -fact and agree that the Insurer may at any time
during the continuation of any proceeding by or against the Issuer under the United States
Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership,
rehabilitation or similar law (an "Insolvency Proceeding") direct all matters relating to
such Insolvency Proceeding, including without limitation, (A) all matters relating to any
claim or enforcement proceeding in connection with . an Insolvency Proceeding (a
"Claim"), (B) the direction of any appeal of any order relating to any Claim, (C) the
posting of any surety, supersedeas or performance bond pending any such appeal, and
(D) the right to vote to accept or reject any plan of adjustment. In addition, the Paying
Agent and each Bondholder delegate and assign to the Insurer, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, the rights of the Paying Agent and each Bondholder in the conduct of
any Insolvency Proceeding, including, without limitation, all rights of any party to an
adversary proceeding or action with respect to any court order issued in connection with
any such Insolvency Proceeding. Remedies granted to the Bondholders shall expressly
include mandamus.
(d) The security for the Bonds shall include a pledge of any agreement with
any underlying obligor that is a source of payment for the Bonds and a default under any
such agreement shall constitute an Event of Default under the Ordinance. If acceleration
is permitted under the Ordinance, the maturity of Bonds insured by the Insurer shall not
be accelerated without the consent of the Insurer and in the event the maturity of the
Bonds is accelerated, the Insurer may elect, in its sole discretion, to pay accelerated
principal and interest accrued on such principal to the date of acceleration (to the extent
unpaid by the Issuer) and the Paying Agent shall be required to accept such amounts.
Upon payment of such accelerated principal and interest accrued to the acceleration date
as provided above, the Insurer's obligations under the Insurance Policy with respect to
such Bonds shall be fully discharged. No grace period for a covenant default shall exceed
30 days or be extended for more than 60 days, without the prior, written consent of the
Insurer. No grace period shall be permitted for payment defaults.
(e) The Insurer shall be included as a third party beneficiary to the Ordinance.
Upon the occurrence of an extraordinary optional, special or extraordinary mandatory
redemption in part, the selection of Bonds to be redeemed shall be subject to the approval
of the Insurer. The exercise of any provision of the Ordinance which permits the
purchase of Bonds in lieu of redemption shall require the prior written approval of the
Insurer if any Bond so purchased is not cancelled upon purchase. Any amendment,
supplement, modification to, or waiver of, the Ordinance or any other transaction
document, including any underlying security agreement (each a "Related Document"),
that requires the consent of Bondowners or adversely affects the rights and interests of
the Insurer shall be subject to the prior written consent of the Insurer.
(f) Unless the Insurer otherwise directs, upon the occurrence and continuance
of an Event of Default or an event which with notice or lapse of time would constitute an
Event of Default, amounts on deposit in the Construction Fund shall not be disbursed, but
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shall instead be applied to the payment of debt service or redemption price of the Bonds.
The rights granted to the Insurer under the Ordinance or any other Related Document to
request, consent to or direct any action are rights granted to the Insurer in consideration
of its issuance of the Insurance Policy. Any exercise by the Insurer of such rights is
merely an exercise of the Insurer's contractual rights and shall not be construed or
deemed to be taken for the benefit, or on behalf, of the Bondholders and such action does
not evidence any position of the Insurer, affirmative or negative, as to whether the
consent of the Bondowners or any other person is required in addition to the consent of
the Insurer.
(g) Only (1) cash, (2) non -callable direct obligations of the United States of
America ("Treasuries"), (3) evidences of ownership of proportionate interests in future
interest and principal payments on Treasuries held by a bank or trust company as
custodian, under which the owner of the investment is the real party in interest and has
the right to proceed directly and individually against the obligor and the underlying
Treasuries are not available to any person claiming through the custodian or to whom the
custodian may be obligated, (4) subject to the prior written consent of the Insurer,
pre -refunded municipal obligations rated "AAA" and "Aaa" by S&P and Moody's,
respectively, or (5) subject to the prior written consent of the Insurer, securities eligible
for "AAA" defeasance under then existing criteria of S&P or any combination thereof,
shall be used to effect defeasance of the Bonds unless the Insurer otherwise approves.
Any obligations or securities deposited as provided in this paragraph, shall qualify under
Section 1207.062(b) of the Local Government Code, as amended. To accomplish
defeasance, the Issuer shall cause to be delivered (i) a report of an independent firm of
nationally recognized certified public accountants or such other accountant as shall be
acceptable to the Insurer ("Accountant") verifying the sufficiency of the escrow
established to pay the Bonds in full on the maturity or redemption date ("Verification"),
(ii) an Escrow Deposit Agreement (which shall be acceptable in form and substance to
the Insurer), (iii) an opinion of nationally recognized bond counsel to the effect that the
Bonds are no longer "Outstanding" under the Ordinance and (iv) a certificate of discharge
of the Paying Agent with respect to the Bonds; each Verification and defeasance opinion
shall be acceptable in form and substance, and addressed, to the Issuer, Paying Agent and
Insurer. The Insurer shall be provided with final drafts of the above -referenced
documentation not less than five business days prior to the funding of the escrow.
Bonds shall be deemed Outstanding under the Ordinance unless and until they are in fact
paid and retired or the above criteria are met.
Notwithstanding the above, in the event any provisions in this Section 30(1) conflict with
Section 1207.033 of the Texas Government Code, as amended ("Section 1207.033"), the
provisions of Section 1207.033 shall prevail.
(h) Amounts paid by the Insurer under the Insurance Policy shall not be
deemed paid for purposes of the Ordinance and the Bonds relating to such payments shall
remain Outstanding and continue to be due and owing until paid by the Issuer in
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accordance with the Ordinance. The Ordinance shall not be discharged unless all
amounts due or to become due to the Insurer have been paid in full or duly provided for.
(i) Each of the Issuer and Paying Agent covenant and agree to take such
action (including, as applicable, filing of UCC financing statements and continuations
thereof) as is necessary from time to time to preserve the priority of the pledge of the
Trust Estate under applicable law. Claims Upon the Insurance Policy and Payments by
and to the Insurer. If, on the third Business Day prior to the related scheduled interest
payment date or principal payment date ("Payment Date") there is not on deposit with the
Paying Agent, after making all transfers and deposits required under the Ordinance,
moneys sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the Bonds due on such Payment
Date, the Paying Agent shall give notice to the Insurer and to its designated agent (if any)
(the "Insurer's Fiscal Agent") by telephone or telecopy of the amount of such deficiency
by 12:00 noon, New York City time, on such Business Day. If, on the second Business
Day prior to the related Payment Date, there continues to be a deficiency in the amount
available to pay the principal of and interest on the Bonds due on such Payment Date, the
Paying Agent shall make a claim under the Insurance Policy and give notice to the
Insurer and the Insurer's Fiscal Agent (if any) by telephone of the amount of such
deficiency, and the allocation of such deficiency between the amount required to pay
interest on the Bonds and the amount required to pay principal of the Bonds, confirmed in
writing to the Insurer and the Insurer's Fiscal Agent by 12:00 noon, New York City time,
on such second Business Day by filling in the form of Notice of Claim and Certificate
delivered with the Insurance Policy.
The Paying Agent shall designate any portion of payment of principal on Bonds paid by
the Insurer, whether by virtue of mandatory sinking fund redemption, maturity or other
advancement of maturity, on its books as a reduction in the principal amount of Bonds registered
to the then current Bondholder, whether DTC or its nominee or otherwise, and shall issue a
replacement Bond to the Insurer, registered in the name of Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp., in
a principal amount equal to the amount of principal so paid (without regard to authorized
denominations); provided that the Paying Agent's failure to so designate any payment or issue
any replacement Bond shall have no effect on the amount of principal or interest payable by the
Issuer on any Bond or the subrogation rights of the Insurer.
The Paying Agent shall keep a complete and accurate record of all funds deposited by the
Insurer into the Policy Payments Account (defined below) and the allocation of such funds to
payment of interest on and principal of any Bond. The Insurer shall have the right to inspect such
records at reasonable times upon reasonable notice to the Paying Agent.
Upon payment of a claim under the Insurance Policy, the Paying Agent shall establish a
separate special purpose trust account for the benefit of Bondholders referred to herein as the
"Policy Payments Account" and over which the Paying Agent shall have exclusive control and
sole right of withdrawal. The Paying Agent shall receive any amount paid under the Insurance
Policy in trust on behalf of Bondholders and shall deposit any such amount in the Policy
Payments Account and distribute such amount only for purposes of making the payments for
which a claim was made. Such amounts shall be disbursed by the Paying Agent to Bondholders
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in the same manner as principal and interest payments are to be made with respect to the Bonds
under the sections hereof regarding payment of Bonds. It shall not be necessary for such
payments to be made by checks or wire transfers separate from the check or wire transfer used to
pay debt service with other funds available to make such payments. Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, the Issuer agrees to pay to the Insurer (i) a sum equal to the total of all
amounts paid by the Insurer under the Insurance Policy (the "Insurer Advances"); and (ii) to the
extent permitted by law and subject to annual appropriation, interest on such Insurer Advances
from the date paid by the Insurer until payment thereof in full, payable to the Insurer at the Late
Payment Rate per annum (collectively, the "Insurer Reimbursement Amounts"). "Late Payment
Rate" means the lesser of (a) the greater of (i) the per annum rate of interest, publicly announced
from time to time by JPMorgan Chase Bank at its principal office in The City of New York, as
its prime or base lending rate (any change in such rate of interest to be effective on the date such
change is announced by JPMorgan Chase Bank) plus 3%, and (ii) the then applicable highest rate
of interest on the Bonds and (b) the maximum rate permissible under applicable usury or similar
laws limiting interest rates. The Late Payment Rate shall be computed on the basis of the actual
number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days. The Issuer hereby covenants and agrees that the
Insurer Advances are secured by a lien on and pledge of the Net Revenues and payable from
such Net Revenues on a parity with debt service due on the Bonds.
Funds held in the Policy Payments Account shall not be invested by the Paying Agent
and may not be applied to satisfy any costs, expenses or liabilities of the Paying Agent. Any
funds remaining in the Policy Payments Account following a Bond payment date shall promptly
be remitted to the Insurer.
0) The Insurer shall, to the extent it makes any payment of principal of or
interest on the Bonds, become subrogated to the rights of the recipients of such payments
in accordance with the terms of the Insurance Policy (which subrogation rights shall also
include the rights of any such recipients in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding).
Each obligation of the Issuer to the Insurer under the Related Documents shall survive
discharge or termination of such Related Documents. The Issuer shall pay or reimburse
the Insurer any and all charges, fees, costs and expenses that the Insurer may reasonably
pay or incur in connection with (i) the administration, enforcement, defense or
preservation of any rights or security in any Related Document; (ii) the pursuit of any
remedies under the Ordinance or any other Related Document or otherwise afforded by
law or equity, (iii) any amendment, waiver or other action with respect to, or related to,
the Ordinance or any other Related Document whether or not executed or completed, or
(iv) any litigation or other dispute in connection with the Ordinance or any other Related
Document or the transactions contemplated thereby, other than costs resulting from the
failure of the Insurer to honor its obligations under the Insurance Policy. The Insurer
reserves the right to charge a reasonable fee as a condition to executing any amendment,
waiver or consent proposed in respect of the Ordinance or any other Related Document.
After payment of reasonable expenses of the Paying Agent, the application of funds
realized upon default shall be applied to the payment of expenses of the Issuer or rebate
only after the payment of past due and current debt service on the Bonds and amounts
required to restore the Debt Service Reserve Fund to the Debt Service Reserve
Requirement. The Insurer shall be entitled to pay principal or interest on the Bonds that
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shall become Due for Payment but shall be unpaid by reason of Nonpayment by the
Issuer (as such terms are defined in the Insurance Policy) and any amounts due on the
Bonds as a result of acceleration of the maturity thereof in accordance with the
Ordinance, whether or not the Insurer has received a Notice of Nonpayment (as such
terms are defined in the Insurance Policy) or a claim upon the Insurance Policy. The
notice address of the Insurer is: Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp., 31 West 52nd
Street, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Managing Director — Surveillance, Re:
Policy No. 216211-N, Telephone: (212) 826-0100; Telecopier: (212) 339-3556. In each
case in which notice or other communication refers to an Event of Default, then a copy of
such notice or other communication shall also be sent to the attention of the General
Counsel and shall be marked to indicate "URGENT MATERIAL ENCLOSED."
(k) The Insurer shall be provided with the following information by the Issuer
or Paying Agent, as the case may be:
(i) Annual audited financial statements within 180 days (or such
longer period agreed to by AGM) after the end of the Issuer's fiscal year (together
with a certification of the Issuer that it is not aware of any default or Event of
Default under the Ordinance), and the Issuer's annual budget within 30 days after
the approval thereof together with such other information, data or reports as the
Insurer shall reasonably request from time to time;
(ii) Notice of any draw upon the Debt Service Reserve Fund within
two Business Days after knowledge thereof other than (i) withdrawals of amounts
in excess of the Debt Service Reserve Requirement and (ii) withdrawals in
connection with a refunding of Bonds;
(iii) Notice of any default known to the Paying Agent or Issuer within
five Business Days after knowledge thereof,
(iv) Prior notice of the advance refunding or redemption of any of the
Bonds, including the principal amount, maturities and CUSIP numbers thereof,
(v) Notice of the resignation or removal of the Paying Agent and Bond
Registrar and the appointment of, and acceptance of duties by, any successor
thereto;
(vi) Notice of the commencement of any proceeding by or against the
Issuer or Obligor commenced under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any
other applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, rehabilitation or similar
law (an "Insolvency Proceeding");
(vii) Notice of the making of any claim in connection with any
Insolvency Proceeding seeking the avoidance as a preferential transfer of any
payment of principal of, or interest on, the Bonds;
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(viii) A full original transcript of all proceedings relating to the
execution of any amendment, supplement, or waiver to the Related Documents;
and
(ix) All reports, notices and correspondence to be delivered to
Bondholders under the terms of the Related Documents.
In addition, to the extent that the Issuer has entered into a continuing disclosure
agreement, covenant or undertaking with respect to the Bonds, all information furnished pursuant
to such agreements shall also be provided to the Insurer, simultaneously with the furnishing of
such information.
(1) The Insurer shall have the right to receive such additional information as it
may reasonably request. The Issuer will permit the Insurer to discuss the affairs, finances
and accounts of the Issuer or any information the Insurer may reasonably request
regarding the security for the Bonds with appropriate officers of the Issuer and will use
commercially reasonable efforts to enable the Insurer to have access to the facilities,
books and records of the Issuer on any business day upon reasonable prior notice. The
Issuer shall notify the Insurer of any failure of the Issuer to provide notices, certificates
and other information under the transaction documents. Notwithstanding satisfaction of
the other conditions to the issuance of Additional Bonds set forth in the Ordinance, no
such issuance may occur (1) if an Event of Default (or any event which, once all notice or
grace periods have passed, would constitute an Event of Default) exists unless such
default shall be cured upon such issuance and (2) unless the Debt Service Reserve Fund
is fully funded at the Debt. Service Reserve Requirement (including the proposed issue)
upon the issuance of such Additional Bonds, in either case unless otherwise permitted by
the Insurer. In determining whether any amendment, consent, waiver or other action to be
taken, or any failure to take action, under the Ordinance would adversely affect the
security for the Bonds or the rights of the Bondholders, the Paying Agent shall consider
the effect of any such amendment, consent, waiver, action or inaction as if there were no
Insurance Policy. No contract shall be entered into or any action taken by which the
rights of the Insurer or security for or sources of payment of the Bonds may be impaired
or prejudiced in any material respect except upon obtaining the prior written consent of
the Insurer. If the Bonds are issued for refunding purposes, there shall be delivered an
opinion of Bond Counsel addressed to the Insurer (or a reliance letter relating thereto), or
a certificate of discharge of the Paying Agent for the Refunded Obligations, to the effect
that, upon the making of the required deposit to the escrow, the legal defeasance of the
Refunded Obligations shall have occurred. If the Refunded Obligations are insured by
Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp., at least three business days prior to the proposed date
for delivery of the Policy with respect to the Refunding Bonds, the Insurer shall also
receive (i) the verification letter, of which the Insurer shall be an addressee, by an
independent firm of certified public accountants which is either nationally recognized or
otherwise acceptable to the Insurer, of the adequacy of the escrow established to provide
for the payment of the Refunded Obligations in accordance with the terms and provisions
of the Escrow Deposit Agreement, and (ii) the form of an opinion of Bond Counsel
addressed to the Insurer (or a reliance letter relating thereto) to the effect that the Escrow
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Deposit Agreement is a valid and binding obligation of the parties thereto, enforceable in
accordance with its terms (such Escrow Deposit Agreement shall provide that no
amendments are permitted without the prior written consent of the Insurer). An executed
copy of each of such opinion and reliance letter, if applicable, or Paying Agent's
discharge certificate, as the case may be, shall be forwarded to the Insurer prior to
delivery of the Bonds. Any interest rate exchange agreement ("Swap Agreement")
entered into by the Issuer shall meet the following conditions: (i) the Swap Agreement
must be entered into to manage interest costs related to, or a hedge against (a) assets then
held, or (b) debt then outstanding, or (iii) debt reasonably expected to be issued within
the next twelve (12) months, and (ii) the Swap Agreement shall not contain any leverage
element or multiplier component greater than 1.0x unless there is a matching hedge
arrangement which effectively off -sets the exposure from any such element or
component. Unless otherwise consented to in writing by the Insurer, any uninsured net
settlement, breakage or other termination amount then in effect shall be subordinate to
debt service on the Bonds and on any debt on parity with the Bonds. The Issuer shall not
terminate a Swap Agreement unless it demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Insurer prior
to the payment of any such termination amount that such payment will not cause the
Issuer to be in default under the Related Documents, including but not limited to, any
monetary obligations thereunder. All counterparties or guarantors to any Swap
Agreement must have a rating of at least "A-" and "A3" by Standard & Poor's (`S&P")
and Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's"). If the counterparty or guarantor's rating
falls below "A-" or "A3" by either S&P or Moody's, the counterparty or guarantor shall
execute a credit support annex to the Swap Agreement, which credit support annex shall
be acceptable to the Insurer. If the counterparty or the guarantor's long term unsecured
rating falls below "Baal" or "BBB+" by either Moody's or S&P, a replacement
counterparty or guarantor, acceptable to the Insurer, shall be required. Any consent,
approval or permit required herein by the Insurer shall not be unreasonably withheld.
ARTICLE XVI
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 16.01. Changes to Ordinance.
Bond Counsel is hereby authorized to make changes to the terms of this Ordinance if
necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes hereof or in connection with the approval of the
issuance of the Bonds by the Attorney General of Texas.
Section 16.02. Related Matters.
To satisfy in a timely manner all of the City's obligations under this Ordinance, the
Mayor, the City Clerk and all other appropriate officers and agents of the City are hereby
authorized and directed to do any and all things necessary and/or convenient to carry out the
terms and purposes of this Ordinance.
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Section 16.03. Individuals Not Liable.
No covenant, stipulation, obligation or agreement herein contained shall be deemed to be
a covenant, stipulation, obligation or agreement of any member of City Council or agent or
employee of City Council or of the City in his or her individual capacity and neither the
members of City Council nor any officer thereof, nor any agent or employee of City Council or
of the City, shall be liable personally on the Bonds, or be subject to any personal liability or
accountability by reason of the issuance thereof.
Section 16.04. Severability and Savings.
If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Ordinance shall for any reason be
held to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such section, paragraph,
clause or provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 16.05. Repealer.
All ordinances or resolutions, or parts thereof, heretofore adopted by the City and
inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such
conflict.
Section 16.06. Force and Effect.
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its final passage, and it is
so ordained.
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PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 28th day of July,
2020.
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SCHEDULEI
REFUNDED OBLIGATIONS
City of Beaumont, Texas Certificates of Obligation, Series 2011
City of Beaumont, Texas General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2011
Schedule I-1
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF PRICING CERTIFICATE
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Exhibit A-1
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