HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 2003 - 59RESOLUTION NO. 2003 — 59
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE BORROWING
OF FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003-2004; THE ISSUANCE AND
SALE OF A 2003-2004 TAX AND REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTE
THEREFOR AND PARTICIPATION IN THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITIES CASH FLOW FINANCING PROGRAM
WHEREAS, local agencies are authorized by Section 53850 to 53858,
both inclusive, of the Government Code of the State of California (the "Act") (being
Article 7.6, Chapter 4, Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code) to
borrow money by the issuance of temporary notes; and
WHEREAS, the legislative body (the "Legislative Body") of the local
agency specified in Section 25 hereof (the "Local Agency") has determined that a
sum (the "Principal Amount"), not to exceed the Maximum Amount of Borrowing
specified in Section 25 hereof, which Principal Amount is to be confirmed and set
in the Pricing Confirmation (as defined in Section 4 hereof), is needed for the
requirements of the Local Agency, to satisfy obligations of the Local Agency, and
that it is necessary that said Principal Amount be borrowed for such purpose at this
time by the issuance of a note therefor in anticipation of the receipt of taxes,
income, revenue, cash receipts and other moneys to be received by the Local
Agency for the general fund of the Local Agency attributable to its fiscal year
ending June 30, 2004 ("Fiscal Year 2003-2004"); and
WHEREAS, the Local Agency hereby determines to borrow, for the
purposes set forth above, the Principal Amount by the issuance of the Note (as
hereinafter defined); and
WHEREAS, it appears, and this Legislative Body hereby finds and
determines, that the Principal Amount, when added to the interest payable thereon,
does not exceed eighty-five percent (85%) of the estimated amount of the
uncollected taxes, income, revenue (including, but not limited to, revenue from the
state and federal governments), cash receipts and other moneys of the Local
Agency attributable to Fiscal Year 2003-2004 and available for the payment of the
principal of the Note and the interest thereon; and
WHEREAS, no money has heretofore been borrowed by or on behalf
of the Local Agency through the issuance of tax anticipation notes or temporary
notes in anticipation of the receipt of, or payable from or secured by, taxes,
income, revenue, cash receipts or other moneys for Fiscal Year 2003-2004; and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 53856 of the Act, certain moneys
which will be received by the Local Agency during and attributable to Fiscal Year
2003-2004 can be pledged for the payment of the principal of the Note and the
interest thereon (as hereinafter provided); and
WHEREAS, the Local Agency has determined that it is in the best
interests of the Local Agency to participate in the California Communities Cash
Flow Financing Program (the "Program"), whereby participating local agencies
(collectively, the "Issuers") will simultaneously issue tax and revenue anticipation
notes; and
WHEREAS, the Program requires the participating Issuers to sell their
tax and revenue anticipation notes to the California Statewide Communities
Development Authority (the "Authority") pursuant to note purchase agreements
(collectively, "Purchase Agreements"), each between such individual Issuer and the
Authority, and dated as of the date of the Pricing Confirmation, a form of which
has been submitted to the Legislative Body; and
WHEREAS, the Authority, in consultation with RBC Dain Rauscher,
Inc., as financial advisor for the Program (the "Financial Advisor"), will form one or
more pools of notes (the "Pooled Notes") and assign each note to a particular pool
(the "Pool") and sell a series (the "Series") of bonds (the "Bonds") secured by each
Pool pursuant to an indenture (the "Indenture") between the Authority and Wells
Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), each Series
distinguished by whether or what type(s) of Credit Instrument(s) (as hereinafter
defined) secure(s) such Series, by the principal amounts of the notes assigned to
the Pool, by whether interest on the Series of Bonds is a fixed rate of interest or a
variable rate of interest swapped to a fixed rate by the Authority, or by other
factors, and the Local Agency hereby acknowledges and approves the discretion of
the Authority to assign the Note to such Pool and such Indenture as the Authority
may determine; and
WHEREAS, as additional security for the owners of each Series of
Bonds, all or a portion of the payments by all of the Issuers of the notes assigned
to such Series may or may not be secured (by virtue or in form of the Bonds, as
indicated in the Pricing Confirmation, being secured in whole or in part) by an
irrevocable letter (or letters) of credit or policy (or policies) of insurance or other
credit instrument (or instruments) (collectively, the "Credit Instrument") issued by
the credit provider or credit providers designated in the Indenture, as finally
executed (collectively, the "Credit Provider"), pursuant to a credit agreement or
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agreements or commitment letter or letters (collectively, the "Credit Agreement")
between the Authority and the respective Credit Provider; and
WHEREAS, the net proceeds of the Note may be invested by the Local
Agency in Permitted Investments (as defined in the Indenture) or in any other
investment permitted by the laws of the State of California, as now in effect and as
hereafter amended, modified or supplemented from time to time; and
WHEREAS, as part of the Program each participating Issuer approves
the Indenture, the alternative forms of Credit Agreements, if any, in substantially
the forms presented to the Legislative Body, with the final form of Indenture, type
of Credit Instrument and corresponding Credit Agreement to be determined and
approved by delivery of the Pricing Confirmation; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Program each participating Issuer will be
responsible for its share of (a) the fees of the Trustee and the costs of issuing the
applicable Series of Bonds, and (b), if applicable, the fees of the Credit Provider
(which shall be payable from, among other sources, and moneys in the Costs of
Issuance Fund established and held under the Indenture), the Issuer's allocable
share of all Predefault Obligations and the Issuer's Reimbursement Obligations, if
any (each as defined in the Indenture); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Program, the underwriter will submit an
offer to the Authority to purchase, in the case of each Pool of Notes, the Series of
Bonds which will be secured by the Indenture to which such Pool will be assigned'
and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to engage the services of certain
professionals to assist the Local Agency in its participation in the Program,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of National City
hereby finds, determines, declares and resolves as follows:
Section 1. Recitals. This Legislative Body hereby finds and determines that
all the above recitals are true and correct.
Section 2. Authorization of Issuance. This Legislative Body hereby
determines to borrow solely for the purpose of anticipating taxes, income, revenue,
cash receipts and other moneys to be received by the Local Agency for the general
fund of the Local Agency attributable to Fiscal Year 2003-2004, by the issuance of
a note in the Principal Amount under Sections 53850 et seq. of the Act, designated
the Local Agency's "2003 Tax and Revenue Anticipation Note" (the "Note"), to be
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issued in the form of one fully registered note at the Principal Amount thereof, to
be dated the date of its delivery to the initial purchaser thereof, to mature (without
option of prior redemption) not more than fifteen months thereafter on a date
indicated on the face thereof and determined in the Pricing Confirmation (the
"Maturity Date"), and to bear interest, payable at maturity (and if the maturity is
more than twelve months from the date of issuance, payable on the interim
payment date set forth in the Pricing Confirmation) and computed upon the basis of
a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, or a 365 or 366- day year, as
the case may be, and actual days elapsed, at a rate not to exceed twelve percent
(12%) per annum as determined in the Pricing Confirmation and indicated on the
face of the Note (the "Note Rate"). If the Series of Bonds issued in connection with
the Note is secured in whole or in part by a Credit Instrument or such Credit
Instrument secures the Note in whole or in part and all principal of and interest on
the Note is not paid in full at maturity or if payment of principal of and/or interest
on the Note is paid (in whole or in part) by a draw under, payment by or claim upon
a Credit Instrument which draw, payment or claim is not fully reimbursed on such
date, such Note shall become a Defaulted Note (as defined in the Indenture), and
the unpaid portion (including the interest component, if applicable) thereof (or the
portion (including the interest component, if applicable) thereof with respect to
which a Credit Instrument applies for which reimbursement on a draw, payment or
claim has not been fully made) shall be deemed outstanding and shall continue to
bear interest thereafter until paid at the Default Rate (as defined in the Indenture).
If the Note or the Series of Bonds issued in connection with the Note is unsecured
in whole or in part and the Note is not fully paid at maturity, the unpaid portion
thereof (or the portion thereof to which no Credit Instrument applies which is
unpaid) shall be deemed outstanding and shall continue to bear interest thereafter
until paid at the Default Rate. In each case, however, the obligation of the Local
Agency with respect to such Defaulted Note or unpaid Note shall not be a debt or
liability of the Local Agency prohibited by Article XVI, Section 18 of the California
Constitution and the Local Agency shall not be liable thereon except to the extent
of any available revenues attributable to Fiscal Year 2003-2004, as provided in
Section 8 hereof. The percentage of the Note to which a Credit Instrument, if any,
applies (the "Secured Percentage") shall be equal to the amount of the Credit
Instrument divided by the aggregate amount of unpaid principal of and interest on
the unpaid notes (or portions thereof) of all Issuers, expressed as a percentage (but
not greater than 100%) as of the maturity date.
Both the principal of and interest on the Note shall be payable in lawful
money of the United States of America. The principal of and interest on the Note
at maturity shall be paid upon surrender of the Note at the corporate trust office of
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association in Los Angeles, California.
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The Note shall be issued in conjunction with the note or notes of one or
more other Issuers as part of the Program and within the meaning of Section
53853 of the Act.
Section 3. Form of Note. The Note shall be issued in fully registered form
without coupons and shall be substantially in the form and substance set forth in
Exhibit A as attached hereto and by reference incorporated herein, the blanks in
said forms to be filled in with appropriate words and figures.
Section 4. Sale of Note; Delegation. The Note shall be sold to the
Authority pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The form of the Purchase
Agreement, including the form of the pricing confirmation supplement (the "Pricing
Confirmation") set forth as Exhibit A thereto, presented to this meeting are hereby
approved. The authorized representatives set forth in Section 25 hereof (the
"Authorized Representatives") are each hereby authorized and directed to execute
and deliver the Purchase Agreement in substantially said form, with such changes
thereto as such Authorized Representative shall approve, such approval to be
conclusively evidenced by his or her execution and delivery thereof; provided,
however, that the Purchase Agreement shall not be effective and binding on the
Local Agency un." the execution and delivery of the Pricing Confirmation. The
Authorized Representatives are each hereby further authorized and directed to
execute and deliver the Pricing Confirmation in substantially said form, with such
changes thereto as such Authorized Representative shall approve, such approval to
be conclusively evidenced by his or her execution and delivery thereof; provided,
however, that the interest rate on the Note shall not exceed twelve percent (12%)
per annum, the discount on the Note, when added to the Local Agency's share of
the costs of issuance of the Bonds, shall not exceed one percent (1.0%), and the
Principal Amount shall not exceed the Maximum Amount of Borrowing. Delivery of
an executed copy of the Pricing Confirmation by fax or telecopy shall be deemed
effective execution and delivery for all purposes.
Section 5. Program Approval. The Pricing Confirmation shall indicate
whether and what type of Credit Instrument will apply.
The forms of Indenture, alternative general types and forms of Credit
Agreements, if any, presented to this meeting are hereby acknowledged, and it is
acknowledged that the Authority will execute and deliver the Indenture, one or
more Credit Agreements, if applicable, which shall be identified in the Pricing
Confirmation, in substantially one or more of said forms with such changes therein
as the Authorized Representative who executes the Pricing Confirmation shall
require or approve (substantially final forms of the Indenture and the Credit
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Agreement are to be delivered to the Authorized Representative concurrent with
the Pricing Confirmation►, such approval of the Authorized Representative and this
Legislative Body to be conclusively evidenced by the execution of the Pricing
Confirmation.
Any one of the Authorized Representatives of the Local Agency is hereby
authorized and directed to provide the Financial Advisor or the underwriter with
such information relating to the Local Agency as the Financial Advisor or the
underwriter shall reasonably request for inclusion in the Preliminary Official
Statement and Official Statement of the Authority. Upon inclusion of the
information relating to the Local Agency therein, the Preliminary Official Statement
and Official Statement or such other offering document is, except for certain
omissions permitted by Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Rule"), hereby deemed final within the meaning of the Rule with
respect to the Local Agency and any Authorized Representative of the Local
Agency is authorized to execute a certificate to such effect. If, at any time prior to
the end of the underwriting period, as defined in the Rule, any event occurs as a
result of which the information contained in the Preliminary Official Statement or
other offering document relating to the Local Agency might include an untrue
statement of = material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading, the Local Agency shall promptly notify the Financial Advisor and
the underwriter.
Subject to Section 8 hereof, the Local Agency hereby agrees that if the Note
shall become a Defaulted Note, the unpaid portion (including the interest
component, if applicable) thereof or the portion (including the interest component,
if applicable) to which a Credit Instrument applies for which full reimbursement on
a draw, payment or claim has not been made by the Maturity Date shall be deemed
outstanding and shall not be deemed to be paid until (i) any Credit Provider
providing a Credit Instrument with respect to the Note or the Series of Bonds
issued in connection with the Note, has been reimbursed for any drawings,
payments or claims made under or from the Credit Instrument with respect to the
Note, including interest accrued thereon, as provided therein and in the applicable
Credit Agreement, and, (ii) the holders of the Note, or Series of the Bonds issued in
connection with the Note, are paid the full principal amount represented by the
unsecured portion of the Note plus interest accrued thereon (calculated at the
Default Rate) to the date of deposit of such aggregate required amount with the
Trustee. For purposes of clause (ii) of the preceding sentence, holders of the
Series of Bonds will be deemed to have received such principal amount upon
deposit of such moneys with the Trustee.
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The Local Agency agrees to pay or cause to be paid, in addition to the
amounts payable under the Note, any fees or expenses of the Trustee and, to the
extent permitted by law, if the Local Agency's Note is secured in whole or in part
by a Credit Instrument (by virtue of the fact that the Series of Bonds is secured by
a Credit Instrument), any Predefault Obligations and Reimbursement Obligations (to
the extent not payable under the Note), (i) arising out of an "Event of Default"
hereunder (or pursuant to Section 7 hereof) or (ii) arising out of any other event
(other than an event arising solely as a result of or otherwise attributable to a
default by any other Issuer). In the case described in (ii) above with respect to
Predefault Obligations, the Local Agency shall owe only the percentage of such
fees, expenses and Predefault Obligations equal to the ratio of the principal amount
of its Note over the aggregate principal amounts of all notes, including the Note, of
the Series of which the Note is a part, at the time of original issuance of such
Series. Such additional amounts will be paid by the Local Agency within twenty-
five (25) days of receipt by the Local Agency of a bill therefore from the Trustee.
Section 6. No Joint Obligation. The Note will be issued in conjunction with
a note or notes of one or more other Issuers, assigned to secure a Series of Bonds.
In all cases, the obligation of the Local Agency to make payments on or in respect
to its Note is a several and not a joint obligation and is strictly limited to the Local
Agency's repayment obligation under this Resolution and the Note.
Section 7. Disposition of Proceeds of Note. A portion of the moneys
received from the sale of the Note in an amount equal to the Local Agency's share
of the costs of issuance (which shall include any fees and expenses in connection
with any Credit Instrument applicable to the Note or Series of Bonds) shall be
deposited in the Costs of Issuance Fund held and invested by the Trustee under the
Indenture and expended as directed by the Authority on costs of issuance as
provided in the Indenture. The balance of the moneys received from the sale of the
Note to the Authority shall be deposited in the Local Agency's Proceeds
Subaccount hereby authorized to be created pursuant to, and held and invested by
the Trustee under, the Indenture for the Local Agency and said moneys may be
used and expended by the Local Agency for any purpose for which it is authorized
to use and expend moneys, upon requisition from the Proceeds Subaccount as
specified in the Indenture. Amounts in the Proceeds Subaccount are hereby
pledged to the payment of the Note. The Trustee will not create subaccounts
within the Proceeds Fund, but will keep records to account separately for proceeds
of the Bonds allocable to the Local Agency's Note on deposit in the Proceeds Fund
which shall constitute the Local Agency's Proceeds Subaccount.
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Section 8. Source of Payment.
(A) The principal amount of the Note, together with the interest
thereon, shall be payable from taxes, income, revenue (including, but not limited to,
revenue from the state and federal governments), cash receipts and other moneys
which are received by the Local Agency for the general fund of the Local Agency
and are attributable to Fiscal Year 2003-2004 and which are available for payment
thereof. As security for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Note,
the Local Agency hereby pledges certain unrestricted revenues (as hereinafter
provided, the "Pledged Revenues") which are received by the Local Agency for the
general fund of the Local Agency and are attributable to Fiscal Year 2003-2004,
and the principal of the Note and the interest thereon shall constitute a first lien
and charge thereon and shall be payable from the first moneys received by the
Local Agency from such Pledged revenues, and, to the extent not so paid, shall be
paid from any other taxes, income, revenue, cash receipts and other moneys of the
Local Agency lawfully available therefore (all as provided for in Sections 53856 and
53857 of the Act). The term "unrestricted revenues" shall mean all taxes, income,
revenue (including, but not limited to, revenue from the state and federal
governments), cash receipts, and other moneys, intended as receipts for the
general fund of the Local Agency attributable to Fiscal Year 2003-2004 and which
are generally available for the payment of current expenses and other obligations of
the Local Agency. The Noteholders, Bondholders and Credit Provider shall have a
first lien and charge on such certain unrestricted revenues as hereinafter provided
which are received by the Local Agency and are attributable to Fiscal Year 2003-
2004.
In order to effect the pledge referenced in the preceding paragraph, the Local
Agency hereby agrees and covenants to establish and maintain a special account
within the Local Agency's general fund to be designated the "2003 Tax and
Revenue Anticipation Note Payment Account" (the "Payment Account") and further
agrees and covenants to maintain the Payment Account until the payment of the
principal of the Note and the interest thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
the Local Agency elects to have Note proceeds invested in Permitted Investments
to be held by the Trustee pursuant to the Pricing Confirmation, a subaccount of the
Payment Account (the "Payment Subaccount") shall be established for the Local
Agency under the Indenture and proceeds credited to such account shall be
pledged to the payment of the Note. The Trustee need not create a subaccount,
but may keep a record to account separately for proceeds of the Note so held and
invested by the Trustee which record shall constitute the Local Agency's Proceeds
Subaccount. Transfers from the Payment Subaccount shall be made in accordance
with the Indenture. The Local Agency agrees to transfer to and deposit in the
Payment Account the first amounts received in the months specified in the Pricing
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Confirmation as Repayment Months (each individual month a "Repayment Month"
and collectively "Repayment Months") (and any amounts received thereafter
attributable to Fiscal Year 2003-2004) until the amount on deposit in the Payment
Account, together with the amount, if any, on deposit in the Payment Subaccount,
and taking into consideration anticipated investment earnings thereon to be
received by the Maturity Date, is equal in the respective Repayment Months
identified in the Pricing Confirmation to the percentage of the principal and interest
due on the Note specified in the Pricing Confirmation. In making such transfer and
deposit, the Local Agency shall not be required to physically segregate the amounts
to be transferred to and deposited in the Payment Account from the Local
Agency's other general fund moneys, but, notwithstanding any commingling of
funds for investment or other purposes, the amounts required to be transferred to
and deposited in the Payment Account shall nevertheless be subject to the lien and
charge created herein.
Any one of the Authorized Representatives of the Local Agency is hereby
authorized to approve the determination of the Repayment Months and percentages
of the principal and interest due on the Note required to be on deposit in the
Payment Account and/or the Payment Subaccount in each Repayment Month, all as
specified in the Pricing Confirmation, by executing and delivering the Pricing
Confirmation, such execution and delivery to be conclusive evidence of approval by
this Legislative Body and such Authorized Representative; provided, however, that
the maximum number of Repayment Months shall be six and the maximum amount
of Pledged Revenues required to be deposited in each Repayment Month shall not
exceed fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate principal and interest due on the Note.
In the event on the day in each such Repayment Month that a deposit to the
Payment Account is required to be made, the Local Agency has not received
sufficient unrestricted revenues to permit the deposit into the Payment Account of
the full amount of Pledged Revenues to be deposited in the Payment Account from
said unrestricted revenues in said month, then the amount of any deficiency shall
be satisfied and made up from any other moneys of the Local Agency lawfully
available for the payment of the principal of the Note and the interest thereon, as
and when such other moneys are received or are otherwise legally available.
(B) Any moneys placed in the Payment Account or the Payment
Subaccount shall be for the benefit of (i) the holder of the Note and the holders of
Bonds issued in connection with the Notes and (ii) (to the extent provided in the
Indenture) the Credit Provider, if any. The moneys in the Payment Account and the
Payment Subaccount shall be applied only for the purposes for which such
Accounts are created until the principal of the Note and all interest thereon are paid
or until provision has been made for the payment of the principal of the Note at
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maturity with interest to maturity (in accordance with the requirements for
defeasance of the Bonds as set forth in the Indenture) and, if applicable, (to the
extent provided in the Indenture and, if applicable, the Credit Agreement) the
payment of all Predefault Obligations and Reimbursement Obligations owing to the
Credit Provider.
(C) The Local Agency hereby directs the Trustee to transfer on the
Note Payment Deposit Date (as defined in the Indenture), any moneys in the
Payment Subaccount to the Bond Payment Fund (as defined in the Indenture). In
addition, on the Note Payment Deposit Date, the moneys in the Payment Account
shall be transferred by the Local Agency to the Trustee, to the extent necessary
(after crediting any transfer pursuant to the preceding sentence), to pay the
principal of and/or interest on the Note, to make payments to a Swap Provider, if
any, as defined in the Indenture, pursuant to a Swap Agreement, if any, as defined
in the Indenture, or to reimburse the Credit Provider for payments made under or
pursuant to the Credit Instrument. In the event that moneys in the Payment
Account and/or the Payment Subaccount are insufficient to pay the principal of and
interest on the Note in full when due, such moneys shall be applied in the following
priority: first to pay interest on the Note; second to pay principal of the Note; third
to reimburse th - Credit Provider for payment, if any, of interest with respect to the
Note; fourth to reimburse the Credit Provider for payment, if any, of principal with
respect to the Note; and fifth to pay any Reimbursement Obligations of the Local
Agency and any of the Local Agency's pro rata share of Predefault Obligations
owing to the Credit Provider. Any moneys remaining in or accruing to the Payment
Account and/or the Payment Subaccount after the principal of the Note and the
interest thereon and any Predefault Obligations and Reimbursement Obligations, if
applicable, have been paid, or provision for such payment has been made, shall be
transferred to the general fund of the Local Agency, subject to any other
disposition required by the Indenture, or, if applicable, the Credit Agreement.
Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve the Local Agency from its obligation to
pay its Note in full on the Maturity Date.
(D) Moneys in the Proceeds Subaccount and in the Payment
Subaccount shall be invested by the Trustee pursuant to the Indenture as directed
by the Local Agency in Permitted Investments as described in and under the terms
of the Indenture. Any such investment by the Trustee shall be for the account and
risk of the Local Agency, and the Local Agency shall not be deemed to be relieved
of any of its obligations with respect to the Note, the Predefault Obligations or
Reimbursement Obligations, if any, by reason of such investment of the moneys in
its Proceeds Subaccount or the Payment Subaccount.
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(E) At the written request of the Credit Provider, if any, the Local
Agency shall, within ten (10) Business Days following the receipt of such written
request, file such report or reports to evidence the transfer to and deposit in the
Payment Account required by this Section 8 and provide such additional financial
information as may be required by the Credit Provider, if any.
Section 9. Execution of Note. Any one of the Authorized Representatives
of the Local Agency or any other officer designated by the Legislative Body shall be
authorized to execute the Note by manual or facsimile signature and the Secretary
or Clerk of the Legislative Body of the Local Agency, or any duly appointed
assistant thereto, shall be authorized to countersign the Note by manual or
facsimile signature. Said Authorized Representative of the Local Agency, is hereby
authorized to cause the blank spaces of the Note to be filled in as may be
appropriate pursuant to the Pricing Confirmation. The Authorized Representative is
hereby authorized and directed to cause the Authority to assign the Note to the
Trustee, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement, this
Resolution and the Indenture. In case any Authorized Representative whose
signature shall appear on any Note shall cease to be an Authorized Representative
before the delivery of such Note, such signature shall nevertheless be valid and
sufficient for a': purposes, the same as if such officer had remained in office until
delivery. The Note need not bear the seal of the Local Agency, if any.
Section 10. Intentionally Left Blank. This section has been included to
preserve the sequence of section numbers for cross-referencing purposes.
Section 1 1 . Representations and Covenants of the Local Agency. The Local
Agency makes the following representations for the benefit of the holder of the
Note, the owners of the Bonds and the Credit Provider, if any:
(A) The Local Agency is duly organized and existing under and by
virtue of the laws of the State of California and has all necessary power and
authority to (i) adopt this Resolution and perform its obligations thereunder, (ii)
enter into and perform its obligations under the Purchase Agreement, and (iii) issue
the Note and perform its obligations thereunder.
(B) (i) Upon the issuance of the Note, the Local Agency shall have
taken all action required to be taken by it to authorize the issuance and delivery of
the Note and the performance of its obligations thereunder, and Ili) the Local
Agency has full legal right, power and authority to issue and deliver the Note.
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(C) The issuance of the Note, the adoption of the Resolution and
the execution and delivery of the Purchase Agreement, and compliance with the
provisions hereof and thereof do not conflict with, breach or violate any law,
administrative regulation, court decree, resolution, charter, by-laws or other
agreement to which the Local Agency is subject or by which it is bound.
(D) Except as may be required under blue sky or other securities
laws of any state or Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, there is no
consent, approval, authorization or other order of, or filing with, or certification by,
any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Local Agency required for the
issuance and sale of the Note or the consummation by the Local Agency of the
other transactions contemplated by this Resolution, except those the Local Agency
shall obtain or perform prior to or upon the issuance of the Note.
(E) The Local Agency has (or will have prior to the issuance of the
Note) duly, regularly and properly adopted a preliminary budget for Fiscal Year
2003-2004 setting forth expected revenues and expenditures and has complied
with all statutory and regulatory requirements with respect to the adoption of such
budget. The Local Agency hereby covenants that it shall (i) duly, regularly and
properly prepare and adopt its final budget for Fiscal Year 2003-2004, (ii) provide
to the Trustee, the Credit Provider, if any, and the Financial Advisor and the
underwriter, promptly upon adoption, copies of such final budget and of any
subsequent revisions, modifications or amendments thereto and (iii) comply with all
applicable laws pertaining to its budget.
(F) The sum of the principal amount of the Local Agency's Note
plus the interest payable thereon, on the date of its issuance, shall not exceed fifty
percent (50%) of the estimated amounts of the Local Agency's uncollected taxes,
income, revenue (including, but not limited to, revenue from the state and federal
governments), cash receipts, and other moneys to be received by the Local Agency
for the general fund of the Local Agency attributable to Fiscal Year 2003-2004, all
of which will be legally available to pay principal of and interest on the Note.
(G) The Local Agency (i) has not defaulted within the past twenty
(20) years, and is not currently in default, on any debt obligation and (ii), to the
best knowledge of the Local Agency, has never defaulted on any debt obligation.
(H) The Local Agency's most recent audited financial statements
present fairly the financial condition of the Local Agency as of the date thereof and
the results of operation for the period covered thereby. Except as has been
disclosed to the Financial Advisor and the underwriter and the Credit Provider, if
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any, there has been no change in the financial condition of the Local Agency since
the date of such audited financial statements that will in the reasonable opinion of
the Local Agency materially impair its ability to perform its obligations under this
Resolution and the Note. The Local Agency agrees to furnish to the Authority, the
Financial Advisor, the underwriter, the Trustee and the Credit Provider, if any,
promptly, from time to time, such information regarding the operations, financial
condition and property of the Local Agency as such party may reasonably request.
(I) There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at
law or in equity, before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or other board,
body or official, pending or, to the best knowledge of the Local Agency, threatened
against or affecting the Local Agency questioning the validity of any proceeding
taken or to be taken by the Local Agency in connection with the Note, the
Purchase Agreement, the Indenture, the Credit Agreement, if any, or this
Resolution, or seeking to prohibit, restrain or enjoin the execution, delivery or
performance by the Local Agency of any of the foregoing, or wherein an
unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would have a materially adverse effect on the
Local Agency's financial condition or results of operations or on the ability of the
Local Agency to conduct its activities as presently conducted or as proposed or
contemplated to be conducted, or would materially adversely affect the validity or
enforceability of, or the authority or ability of the Local Agency to perform its
obligations under, the Note, the Purchase Agreement, the Indenture, the Credit
Agreement, if any, or this Resolution.
(J) Upon issuance of the Note and execution of the Purchase
Contract, this Resolution, the Purchase Contract and the Note will constitute legal,
valid and binding agreements of the Local Agency, enforceable in accordance with
their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy
or other laws affecting creditors' rights generally, the application of equitable
principles if equitable remedies are sought, the exercise of judicial discretion in
appropriate cases and the limitations on legal remedies against local agencies, as
applicable, in the State of California.
(K) The Local Agency and its appropriate officials have duly taken,
or will take, all proceedings necessary to be taken by them, if any, for the levy,
receipt, collection and enforcement of the Pledged Revenues in accordance with
law for carrying out the provisions of this Resolution and the Note.
(L) The Local Agency shall not incur any indebtedness secured by a
pledge of its Pledged Revenues unless such pledge is subordinate in all respects to
the pledge of Pledged Revenues hereunder.
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(M) So long as the Credit Provider, if any, is not in payment default
under the Credit Instrument, the Local Agency hereby agrees to pay its pro rata
share of all Predefault Obligations and all Reimbursement Obligations attributable to
the Local Agency in accordance with provisions of the Credit Agreement, if any,
and/or the Indenture, as applicable. Prior to the Maturity Date, moneys in the Local
Agency's Payment Account and/or Payment Subaccount shall not be used to make
such payments. The Local Agency shall pay such amounts promptly upon receipt
of notice from the Credit Provider that such amounts are due to it.
(N) So long as any Bonds issued in connection with the Notes are
Outstanding, or any Predefault Obligation or Reimbursement Obligation is
outstanding, the Local Agency will not create or suffer to be created any pledge of
or lien on the Note other than the pledge and lien of the Indenture.
Section 12. Tax Covenants.
(A) The Local Agency shall not take any action or fail to take any
action if such action or failure to take such action would adversely affect the
exclusion from gross income of the interest payable on the Note or Bonds under
Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code"). Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, the Local Agency shall not make any use of the
proceeds of the Note or Bonds or any other funds of the Local Agency which would
cause the Note or Bonds to be an "arbitrage bond" within the meaning of Section
148 of the Code, a "private activity bond" within the meaning of Section 141(a) of
the Code, or an obligation the interest on which is subject to federal income
taxation because it is "federally guaranteed" as provided in Section 149(b) of the
Code. The Local Agency, with respect to the proceeds of the Note, will comply
with all requirements of such sections of the Code and all regulations of the United
States Department of the Treasury issued or applicable thereunder to the extent
that such requirements are, at the time, applicable and in effect.
(B) The Local Agency hereby (i) represents that the aggregate face
amount of all tax-exempt obligations (including any tax-exempt leases, but
excluding private activity bonds), issued and to be issued by the Local Agency
during calendar year 2003, including the Note, is not reasonably expected to
exceed $5,000,000; or, in the alternative, (ii) covenants that the Local Agency will
take all legally permissible steps necessary to ensure that all of the gross proceeds
of the Note will be expended no later than the day that is six months after the date
of issuance of the Note so as to satisfy the requirements of Section 148(f)(4)(B) of
the Code.
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(C) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Resolution to the
contrary, upon the Local Agency's failure to observe, or refusal to comply with, the
covenants contained in this Section 12, no one other than the holders or former
holders of the Note, the owners of the Bond, the Credit Provider, if any, or the
Trustee on their behalf shall be entitled to exercise any right or remedy under this
Resolution on the basis of the Local Agency's failure to observe, or refusal to
comply with, such covenants.
(D) The covenants contained in this Section 12 shall survive the
payment of the Note.
Section 13. Events of Default and Remedies. If any of the following events
occurs, it is hereby defined as and declared to be and to constitute an "Event of
Default":
(A) Failure by the Local Agency to make or cause to be made the
transfers and deposits to the Payment Account, or any other payment required to
be paid hereunder, including payment of principal and interest on the Note, on or
before the date on which such transfer, deposit or other payment is due and
payable;
(B) Failure by the Local Agency to observe and perform any
covenant, condition or agreement on its part to be observed or performed under
this Resolution, for a period of fifteen (15) days after written notice, specifying
such failure and requesting that it be remedied, is given to the Local Agency by the
Trustee or the Credit Provider, if applicable, unless the Trustee and the Credit
Provider shall all agree in writing to an extension of such time prior to its expiration;
(C) Any warranty, representation or other statement by or on behalf
of the Local Agency contained in this Resolution or the Purchase Agreement
(including the Pricing Confirmation) or in any requisition or any financial report
delivered by the Local Agency or in any instrument furnished in compliance with or
in reference to this Resolution or the Purchase Agreement or in connection with the
Note, is false or misleading in any material respect;
(D) A petition is filed against the Local Agency under any
bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt,
dissolution or liquidation law of any jurisdiction, whether now or hereafter in effect
and is not dismissed within 30 days after such filing, but the Trustee shall have the
right to intervene in the proceedings prior to the expiration of such thirty (30) days
to protect its and the Bond Owners' (or Noteholders') interests;
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(E) The Local Agency files a petition in voluntary bankruptcy or
seeking relief under any provision of any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement,
insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law of any jurisdiction,
whether now or hereafter in effect, or consents to the filing of any petition against
it under such law; or
(F) The Local Agency admits insolvency or bankruptcy or is
generally not paying its debts as such debts become due, or becomes insolvent or
bankrupt or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or a custodian
(including without limitation a receiver, liquidator or trustee) of the Local Agency or
any of its property is appointed by court order or takes possession thereof and such
order remains in effect or such possession continues for more than 30 days, but
the Trustee shall have the right to intervene in the proceedings prior to the
expiration of such thirty (30) days to protect its and the Bond Owners' or
Noteholders' interests.
Whenever any Event of Default referred to in this Section 13 shall
have happened and be continuing, the Trustee, as holder of the Note, shall, in
addition to any other remedies provided herein or by law or under the Indenture, if
applicable, have tf right, at its option without any further demand or notice, to
take one or any combination of the following remedial steps:
(1) Without declaring the Note to be immediately due and
payable, require the Local Agency to pay to the Trustee, as holder of the Note, an
amount equal to the principal of the Note and interest thereon to maturity, plus all
other amounts due hereunder, and upon notice to the Local Agency the same shall
become immediately due and payable by the Local Agency without further notice or
demand; and (2) Take whatever other action at law or in equity (except for
acceleration of payment on the Note) which may appear necessary or desirable to
collect the amounts then due and thereafter to become due hereunder and under
the Note or to enforce any other of its rights hereunder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Local Agency's Note is
secured in whole or in part by a Credit Instrument or if the Credit Provider is
subrogated to rights under the Local Agency's Note, as long as the Credit Provider
has not failed to comply with its payment obligations under the Credit Instrument,
the Credit Provider shall have the right to direct the remedies upon any Event of
Default hereunder, and the Credit Provider's prior consent shall be required to any
remedial action proposed to be taken by the Trustee hereunder.
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If the Credit Provider is not reimbursed for any drawing,
payment or claim, as applicable, used to pay principal of and interest on the Note
due to a default in payment on the Note by the Local Agency, or if any principal of
or interest on the Note remains unpaid after the Maturity Date, the Note shall be a
Defaulted Note, the unpaid portion (including the interest component, if applicable)
thereof or the portion (including the interest component, if applicable) to which a
Credit Instrument applies for which reimbursement on a draw, payment or claim
has not been made shall be deemed outstanding and shall bear interest at the
Default Rate until the Local Agency's obligation on the Defaulted Note is paid in full
or payment is duly provided for, all subject to Section 8 hereof.
Section 14. Trustee. The Local Agency hereby directs and authorizes the
payment by the Trustee of the interest on and principal of the Note when such
become due and payable, from amounts received by the Trustee from the Local
Agency in the manner set forth herein. The Local Agency hereby covenants to
deposit funds in such account or fund, as applicable, at the time and in the amount
specified herein to provide sufficient moneys to pay the principal of and interest on
the Note on the Note Payment Deposit Date. Payment of the Note shall be in
accordance with the terms of the Note and this Resolution.
Section 15. Sale of Note. The Note shall be sold to the Authority, in
accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, hereinbefore approved, and
issued payable to the Trustee, as assignee of the Authority.
Section 16. Intentionally Left Blank. This section has been included to
preserve the sequence of section numbers for cross-referencing purposes.
Section 17. Approval of Actions. The aforementioned Authorized
Representatives of the Local Agency are hereby authorized and directed to execute
the Note and cause the Trustee to accept delivery of the Note, pursuant to the
terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement and the Indenture. All actions
heretofore taken by the officers and agents of the Local Agency or this Legislative
Body with respect to the sale and issuance of the Note and participation in the
Program are hereby approved, confirmed and ratified and the Authorized
Representatives and agents of the Local Agency are hereby authorized and
directed, for and in the name and on behalf of the Local Agency, to do any and all
things and take any and all actions and execute any and all certificates, agreements
and other documents which they, or any of them, may deem necessary or
advisable in order to consummate the lawful issuance and delivery of the Note in
accordance with, and related transactions contemplated by, this Resolution. The
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Authorized Representatives of the Local Agency referred to above in Section 4
hereof are hereby designated as "Authorized Local Agency Representatives" under
the Indenture.
In the event that the Note or a portion thereof is secured by a Credit
Instrument, any one of the Authorized Representatives of the Local Agency is
hereby authorized and directed to provide the Credit Provider, with any and all
information relating to the Local Agency as such Credit Provider may reasonably
request.
Section 18. Proceedings Constitute Contract. The provisions of the Note
and of this Resolution shall constitute a contract between the Local Agency and
the registered owner of the Note, and such provisions shall be enforceable by
mandamus or any other appropriate suit, action or proceeding at law or in equity in
any court of competent jurisdiction, and shall be irrepealable. The Credit Provider,
if any, is a third party beneficiary of the provisions of this Resolution and the Note.
Section 19. Limited Liability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein or in the Note or in any other document mentioned herein or
related to the Note or to any Series of Bonds to which the Note may be assigned,
the Local Agency shall not have any liability hereunder or by reason hereof or in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby except to the extent payable
from moneys available therefore as set forth in Section 8 hereof.
Section 20. Amendments. At any time or from time to time, the Local
Agency may adopt one or more Supplemental Resolutions with the written
consents of the Authority and the Credit Provider, if any, but without the necessity
for consent of the owner of the Note or of the Bonds issued in connection with the
Note for any one or more of the following purposes:
(A) to add to the covenants and agreements of the Local Agency in
this Resolution, other covenants and agreements to be observed by the Local
Agency which are not contrary to or inconsistent with this Resolution as
theretofore in effect;
(B) to add to the limitations and restrictions in this Resolution, other
limitations and restrictions to be observed by the Local Agency which are not
contrary to or inconsistent with this Resolution as theretofore in effect;
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(C) to confirm, as further assurance, any pledge under, and the
subjection to any lien or pledge created or to be created by, this Resolution, of any
monies, securities or funds, or to establish any additional funds or accounts to be
held under this Resolution;
(D) to cure any ambiguity, supply any omission, or cure or correct
any defect or inconsistent provision in this Resolution; or
(E) to amend or supplement this Resolution in any other respect;
provided, however, that any such Supplemental Resolution does not adversely
affect the interests of the owners of the Note or of the Bonds issued in connection
with the Notes.
Any modifications or amendment of this Resolution and of the rights and
obligations of the Local Agency and of the owner of the Note or of the Bonds
issued in connection with the Note may be made by a Supplemental Resolution,
with the written consents of the Authority and the Credit Provider, if any, and with
the written consent of the owners of at least a majority in principal amount of the
Note and of the Bonds issued in connection with the Note outstanding at the time
such consent is given; provided, however, that if such modification or amendment
will, by its terms, not take effect so long as the Note or any Bonds issued in
connection with the Note remain outstanding, the consent of the owners of such
Note or of such Bonds shall not be required. No such modification or amendment
shall permit a change in the maturity of the Note or a reduction of the principal
amount thereof or an extension of the time of any payment thereon or a reduction
of the rate of interest thereon, or a change in the date or amounts of the pledge set
forth in this Resolution, without the consent of the owners of such Note or the
owners of all the Bonds issued in connection with the Note, or shall reduce the
percentage of the Note or Bonds the consent of the owners of which is required to
effect any such modification or amendment, or shall change or modify any of the
rights or obligations of the Trustee without its written assent thereto.
Section 21. Severability. In the event any provision of this Resolution shall
be held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
holding shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other provision hereof.
Section 22. Appointment of Bond Counsel. The law firm of Orrick,
Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Los Angeles, California is hereby appointed as Bond
Counsel for the Program. The Local Agency acknowledges that Bond Counsel
regularly performs legal services for many private and public entities in connection
with a wide variety of matters, and that Bond Counsel has represented, is
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representing or may in the future represent other public entities, underwriters,
trustees, rating agencies, insurers, credit enhancement providers, lenders, financial
and other consultants who may have a role or interest in the proposed financing or
that may be involved with or adverse to Local Agency in this or some other matter.
Given the special, limited role of Bond Counsel described above the Local Agency
acknowledges that no conflict of interest exists or would exist, waives any conflict
of interest that might appear to exist, and consents to any and all such
relationships.
Section 23. Appointment of Financial Advisor and Underwriter. RBC Dain
Rauscher, Inc., Los Angeles, California is hereby appointed as financial advisor for
the Program. Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc., together with such co -underwriters, if
any, identified in the Purchase Contract, is hereby appointed as underwriter for the
Program.
Section 24. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect from and after
its date of adoption.
Section 25. Resolution Parameters.
(A, Name of Local Agency: City of National City
(B) Maximum Amount of Borrowing: $1,500,000
(C) Authorized Representatives:
TITLE
1. Mayor
2. Director of Finance
3. City Manager
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6`h day of May, 2003.
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George H. Eiser, III
City Attorney