HomeMy WebLinkAbout3607ORDINANCE NO. 3607
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of
Kent, Washington, relating to contracting indebtedness,
providing for the issuance of $13,685,000 par value of Limited
Tax General Obligation Bonds, 2002, of the City for general
City purposes to provide funds with which to finance a variety
of capital projects and the costs of issuance and sale of such
bonds, fixing the date, form, maturities, interest rates, terms and
covenants of the bonds, providing for bond insurance,
establishing a bond redemption fund and a projects fluid; and
approving the sale and providing for the delivery of the bonds
to Lehman Brothers Inc. of Seattle, Washington
PASSED JULY 16, 2002
This document prepared by
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION
Definitions
SECTION 2
Debt Capacity
SECTION
Authorization and Purposes of Bonds
SECTION 4
Description of Bonds
SECTION S.
Registration and Transfer of Bonds
SECTION 6
Payment of Bonds
SECTION 7
Redemption Provisions and Open Market Purchase of Bonds
SECTION 8.
Notice of Redemption
SECTION 9
Failure To Redeem Bonds
SECTION 10
Pledge of Taxes
SECTION 11
Form and Execution of Bonds
SECTION 12
Bond Registrar
SECTION 13.
Preservation of Tax Exemption for Interest on Bonds
SECTION 14
Refunding or Defeasance of the Bonds
SECTION 15
Bond Fund and Deposit of Bond Proceeds
SECTION 16
Approval of Bond Purchase Contract
SECTION 17
Preliminary Official Statement Deemed Final
SECTION 18
Undertaking to Provide Continuing Disclosure
SECTION 19
Bond Insurance
SECTION20
Severability
SECTION21
Effective Date
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5032852605 LTGO Bonds, 2002
ORDINANCE NO. 3607
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City
of Kent, Washington, relating to contracting indebtedness,
providing for the issuance of $13,685,000 par value of
Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, 2002, of the City
for general City purposes to provide funds with which to
finance a variety of capital projects and the costs of
issuance and sale of such bonds, fixing the date, form,
maturities, interest rates, terms and covenants of the bonds,
providing for bond insurance, establishing a bond
redemption fund and a projects fund, and approving the
sale and providing for the delivery of the bonds to Lebman
Brothers hie of Seattle, Washington
WHEREAS, the City of Kent, Washington (the "City"), is in need of
financing various capital projects which are more particularly described in Exhibit A
to this ordinance, the estimated cost of which is $13,685,000, and the City does not
have available sufficient funds to pay the cost, and
WHEREAS, the MBIA Insurance Corporation of Armonk, New York
(`Bond Insurer"), has made a commitment to issue an insurance policy (the "Financial
Guaranty Insurance Policy") insuring the payment when due of the principal of and
interest on the Bonds as provided therein, and the City Council of the City deems that the
purchase of the Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy is in the best interest of the City, and
WHEREAS, Lehman Brothers Inc of Seattle, Washington, has offered
to purchase the bonds authorized herem under the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth in the form of a bond purchase contract, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS
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SECTION! - De znitions. As used in this ordinance, the following
words shall have the following meanings
"Bond Fund" means the Limited Tax General Obligation Bond Fund, 2002,
created by this ordinance for the payment of the Bonds
"Bond Insurer" means MBIA Insurance Corporation, a stock insurance company
incorporated under the laws of the State of New York
"Bond Register" means the books or records maintained by the Bond Registrar
containing the name and mailing address of the owner of each Bond and the principal
amount and number of Bonds held by each owner
"Bond Registrar" means collectively, the fiscal agent and co -fiscal agent of the
State of Washington, as the same may be designated from time to time.
"Bonds" means the $13,685,000 par value Limited Tax General Obligation
Bonds, 2002, of the City issued pursuant to and for the purposes provided in this
ordinance
"City" means the City of Kent, Washington, a municipal corporation duly
organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Washington.
"Code" means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and
applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
"DTC" means The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York
"Finance Director" means the Finance Director of the City
"Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy" means the policy issued by the Bond
Insurer msunng the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds
"Letter of Representations" means the Blanket Issuer Letter of Representations
dated March 16, 1999, between the City and DTC, as it may be amended from tune to
time
"Projects" means the capital projects as identified in Exhibit A, attached hereto
and by this reference made a part hereof.
SECTION 2 - Debt Capacity The assessed valuation of the taxable
property within the City as ascertained by the last preceding assessment for City
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purposes for the calendar year 2002 is $7,582,349,300, and the City as of April 30,
2002, has outstanding general indebtedness evidenced by limited tax general obligation
bonds, loans, leases and conditional sales contracts in the principal amount of
$76,452,874 incurred within the limit of up to 1-1/2% of the value of the taxable
property within the City permitted for general municipal purposes without a vote of the
qualified voters therein, unlimited tax general obligation bonds in the principal amount
of $8,940,000 incurred within the limit of up to 2-1/2% of the value of the taxable
property within the City for capital purposes only issued pursuant to a vote of the
qualified voters of the City, and the amount of indebtedness for which bonds are
authorized herein to be issued is $13,685,000
SECTION 3 - Authorization and Purposes of Bonds The City shall
borrow money on the credit of the City and issue negotiable limited tax general
obligation bonds evidencing that indebtedness in the amount of $13,685,000 for general
City purposes to provide the funds to finance part of the costs of the Projects and to pay
the costs of issuance and sale of the bonds (the "costs of issuance") The general
indebtedness to be incurred shall be within the limit of up to 1-1/2% of the value of the
taxable property within the City permitted for general municipal purposes without a
vote of the qualified voters therein
The City shall issue the bonds in the manner described in tlus ordinance
and spend the proceeds thereof to pay or reimburse costs of the Projects The costs of
all necessary architectural, engineering, legal and other consulting services, inspection
and testing, administrative and relocation expenses, interim interest expenses, site
acquisition or improvement, demolition, on and off-site utilities, related improvements
and all other costs incurred in connection with the making or acquiring of the
improvements constituting the Projects shall be deemed apart thereof The Projects
shall include all necessary furniture, equipment and appurtenances
The City Council shall determine the application of available money
between the various parts or elements of the Projects so as to accomplish, as near as
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may be, all improvements and acquisitions described The City Council also shall
determine as appropriate the exact order, features, extent and specifications for the
Projects
If the City Council shall determine in its discretion that it has become
impractical to accomplish any of such improvements and acquisitions or portions
thereof by reason of state or local circumstances, including, but not limited to, changed
conditions or needs, regulatory considerations, incompatible development or costs
substantially in excess of those estimated, the City shall not be required to accomplish
such improvements and acquisitions and may apply the bond proceeds or any portion
thereof to other portions of the unprovements and acquisitions, to other proper purposes
as the City Council may direct, or to payment of principal of or interest on the Bonds
SECTION - Description of Bonds. The Bonds shall be in the
aggregate principal amount of $13,685,000, shall be dated July 30, 2002, shall be in the
denomination of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof within a single maturity, shall
be numbered separately in the manner and with any additional designation as the Bond
Registrar deems necessary for purposes of identification, shall bear interest (computed
on the basis of a 360 -day year of twelve 30 -day months) payable semiannually on each
June 1 and December 1, commencing December 1, 2002, to the maturity or earlier
redemption of the Bonds, and shall mature on December 1 in years and amounts and
bear interest at the rates per annum as follows
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Maturity
Interest
Years
Amounts
Rates
2003
$ 565,000
3.000%
2004
575,000
3 000
2005
595,000
4 000
2006
620,000
4 000
2007
640,000
4 000
2008
670,000
4.000
2009
695,000
4 000
2010
720,000
4 000
2011
750,000
4 000
2012
785,000
4 000
2013
570,000
4125
2014
595,000
4 250
2022
5,905,000
5 000
The term of the Bonds allocated to the various Projects does not exceed the expected
lives of the Projects to be financed with the proceeds of the Bonds.
SECTIONS - Reeistration and Transfer of Bonds The Bonds shall be
issued only in registered form as to both principal and interest and shall be recorded on
the Bond Register The Bond Register shall contain the name and mailing address of
the owner of each Bond and the principal amount and number of each of the Bonds held
by each owner
Bonds surrendered to the Bond Registrar may be exchanged for Bonds
in any authorized denomination of an equal aggregate principal amount and of the same
interest rate and maturity Bonds may be transferred only if endorsed in the manner
provided thereon and surrendered to the Bond Registrar. Any exchange or transfer shall
be without cost to the owner or transferee The Bond Registrar shall not be obligated
to exchange or transfer any Bond during the 15 days preceding any principal payment
or redemption date
The Bonds initially shall be registered in the name of Cede & Co, as the
nommee of DTC The Bonds so registered shall be held in fully immobilized form by
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DTC as depository in accordance with the provisions of the Letter of Representations
Neither the City nor the Bond Registrar shall have any responsibility or obligation to
DTC participants or the persons for whom they act as nominees with respect to the
Bonds regarding accuracy of any records maintained by DTC or DTC participants of
any amount in respect of principal of or interest on the Bonds, or any notice which is
permitted or required to be given to registered owners hereunder (except such notice
as is required to be given by the Bond Registrar to DTC)
For as long as any Bonds are held in fully immobilized form, DTC, its
nominee or its successor depository shall be deemed to be the registered owner for all
purposes hereunder and all references to registered owners, bondowners, bondholders
or the like shall mean DTC or its nominee and shall not mean the owners of any
beneficial interests in the Bonds. Registered ownership of such Bonds, or any portions
thereof, may not thereafter be transferred except (1) to any successor of DTC or its
nominee, if that successor shall be qualified under any applicable laws to provide the
services proposed to be provided by it, (n) to any substitute depository appointed by the
City or such substitute depository's successor, or (in) to any person if the Bonds are no
longer held in immobilized form
Upon the resignation of DTC or its successor (or any substitute
depository or its successor) from its functions as depository, or a determination by the
City that it no longer wishes to continue the system of book entry transfers through
DTC or its successor (or any substitute depository or its successor), the City may
appoint a substitute depository Any such substitute depository shall be qualified under
any applicable laws to provide the services proposed to be provided by it.
If (1) DTC or its successor (or substitute depository or its successor)
resigns from its functions as depository, and no substitute depository can be obtained,
or (u) the City determines that the Bonds are to be in certificated form, the ownership
of Bonds may be transferred to any person as provided herein and the Bonds no longer
shall be held in fully immobilized form
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SECTION 6 - Pavment of Bonds Both principal of and interest on the
Bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America Interest on
the Bonds shall be paid by checks or drafts of the Bond Registrar mailed on the interest
payment date to the registered owners at the addresses appearing on the Bond Register
on the 15th day of the month preceding the interest payment date Principal of the
Bonds shall be payable upon presentation and surrender of the Bonds by the registered
owners at either of the principal offices of the Bond Registrar at the option of the
registered owners Notwithstanding the foregoing, for as long as the Bonds are
registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, payment of principal of and interest on
the Bonds shall be made in the manner set forth to the Letter of Representations
SECTION 7. - Redemption Provasaons and Open Market Purchase of
Bonds Bonds maturing in the years 2003 through 2012, inclusive, shall be issued
without the right or option of the City to redeem those Bonds prior to their stated
maturitydates The City reserves the right and option to redeem the Bonds maturing
on or after December 1, 2013, prior to their stated maturity dates at any time on oT after
December 1, 2012, as a whole or in part (within one or more maturities selected by the
City and randomly within a maturity in such manner as the Bond Registrar shall
determine), at par plus accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption
Bonds maturing in 2022 are Term Bonds and, if not redeemed under the
optional redemption provisions set forth above or purchased in the open market under
the provisions set forth below, shall be called for redemption randomly (m such manner
as the Bond Registrar shall determine) at par plus accrued interest on December 1 in
years and amounts as follows
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Mandatory Mandatory
Redemption Redemption
Years Amounts
2015
$620,000
2016
650,000
2017
680,000
2018
715,000
2019
750,000
2020
790,000
2021
830,000
2022 (=tunty)
870,000
If the City shall redeem Term Bonds under the optional redemption
provisions set forth above or purchase Term Bonds in the open market as set forth
below, the par amount of the Term Bonds so redeemed or purchased (irrespective of
their actual redemption or purchase prices) shall be credited against one or more
scheduled mandatory redemption amounts for those Term Bonds (as allocated by the
City) beginning not earlier than 60 days after the date of the optional redemption or
purchase, and the City shall promptly notify the Bond Registrar in wnting of the
manner in which the credit for the Term Bonds so redeemed or purchased has been
allocated
Portions of the principal amount of any Bond, in installments of $5,000
or any integral multiple thereof, may be redeemed. If less than all of the principal
amount of any Bond is redeemed, upon surrender of that Bond at either of the principal
offices of the Bond Registrar, there shall be issued to the registered owner, without
charge therefor, a new Bond (or Bonds, at the option of the registered owner) of the
same maturity and interest rate in any of the denominations authorized by this ordinance
in the aggregate principal amount remaining unredeemed
The City further reserves the right and option to purchase any or all of
the Bonds in the open market at any time at any price plus accrued interest to the date
of purchase
All Bonds purchased or redeemed under this section shall be canceled
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, for as long as the Bonds are registered
in the name of DTC or its nominee, selection of Bonds for redemption shall be in
accordance with the Letter of Representations
SECTION 8 - Notice of Redemption The City shall cause notice of
any intended redemption of Bonds to be given not less than 30 nor more than 60 days
prior to the date fixed for redemption by first-class marl, postage prepaid, to the
registered owner of any Bond to be redeemed at the address appearing on the Bond
Register at the time the Bond Registrar prepares the notice, and the requirements of this
sentence shall be deemed to have been fulfilled when notice has been mailed as so
provided, whether or not it is actually received by the registered owner of any Bond
hiterest on Bonds called for redemption shall cease to accrue on the date fixed for
redemption unless the Bond or Bonds called are not redeemed when presented pursuant
to the call In addition, the redemption notice shall be mailed within the same period,
postage prepaid, to Moody's Investors Service, Inc , and Standard & Poor's at their
offices in New York, New York, or their successors, to Lehman Brothers Inc at its
principal office in Seattle, Washington, or its successor, to the Bond Insurer at its
principal office in Armonk, New York, or its successor, to each NRMSIR or the MSRB
and to such other persons and with such additional information as the Finance Director
shall determine, but these additional mailings shall not be a condition precedent to the
redemption of Bonds Notwithstanding the foregoing, for as long as the Bonds are
registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, notice of redemption shall be given in
accordance with the Letter of Representations
SECTION 9. -Failure To Redeem Bonds If any Bond is not redeemed
when properly presented at its maturity or call date, the City shall be obligated to pay
interest on that Bond at the same rate provided in the Bond from and after its maturity
or call date until that Bond, both principal and interest, is paid in full or until sufficient
money for its payment in full is on deposit in the bond redemption fund hereinafter
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created and the Bond has been called for payment by giving notice of that call to the
registered owner of each of those unpaid Bonds
SECTION 10 - Plebe of Taxes For as long as any of the Bonds are
outstanding, the City irrevocably pledges to include in its budget and levy taxes
annually within the constitutional and statutory tax limitations provided by law without
a vote of the electors of the City on all of the taxable property within the City in an
amount sufficient, together with other money legally available and to be used therefor,
to pay when due the principal of and interest on the Bonds, and the full faith, credit and
resources of the City are pledged irrevocably for the annual levy and collection of those
taxes and the prompt payment of that principal and interest
SECTION 11 - Fo»n and Execution of Bonds The Bonds shall be
printed or lithographed on good bond paper in a form consistent with the provisions of
this ordinance and state law and shall be signed by the Mayor and City Clerk, either or
both of whose signatures may be manual or in facsimile, and the seal of the City or a
facsimile reproduction thereof shall be impressed or printed thereon
Only Bonds bearing a Certificate of Authentication in the following
form, manually signed by the Bond Registrar, shall be valid or obligatory for any
purpose or entitled to the benefits of this ordinance
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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This Bond is one of the fully registered City of Kent, Washington,
Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, 2002, described in the Bond
Ordinance
WASHINGTON STATE FISCAL
AGENT, Bond Registrar
Lo
Authorized Signer
The authorized signing of a Certificate of Authentication shall be conclusive evidence
that the Bonds so authenticated have been duly executed, authenticated and delivered
and are entitled to the benefits of this ordinance.
If any officer whose facsimile signature appears on the Bonds ceases to
be an officer of the City authorized to sign bonds before the Bonds bearing his or her
facsimile signature are authenticated or delivered by the Bond Registrar or issued by
the City, those Bonds nevertheless may be authenticated, issued and delivered and,
when authenticated, issued and delivered, shall be as binding on the City as though that
person had continued to bean officer of the City authorized to sign bonds Any Bond
also may be signed on behalf of the City by any person who, on the actual date of
signing of the Bond, is an officer of the City authorized to sign bonds, although he or
she did not hold the required office on the date of issuance of the Bonds.
SECTION 12 - Bond Reystrar The Bond Registrar shall keep, or
cause to be kept, at its principal corporate trust office, sufficient books for the
registration and transfer of the Bonds, which shall be open to inspection by the City at
all tunes. The Bond Registrar is authorized, on behalf of the City, to authenticate and
deliver Bonds transferred or exchanged in accordance with the provisions of the Bonds
and tlus ordinance, to serve as the City's paying agent for the Bonds and to carry out
all of the Bond Registrar's powers and duties under this ordinance and City Ordinance
No 2418 establishing a system of registration for the City's bonds and obligations
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The Bond Registrar shall be responsible for its representations
-ontained in the Bond Registrar's Certificate of Authentication on the Bonds. The
Bond Registrar may become the owner of Bonds with the same rights it would have if
it were not the Bond Registrar and, to the extent permitted by law, may act as
3epository for and permit any of its officers or directors to act as members of, or in any
ether capacity with respect to, any committee formed to protect the rights of Bond
owners
SECTION 13 - Preservation of Tax Exemption for Interest on Bonds
The City covenants that it will take all actions necessary to prevent interest on the
Bonds from being included in gross income for federal income tax purposes, and it will
neither take any action nor make or permit any use of proceeds of the Bonds or other
funds of the City treated as proceeds of the Bonds at any time during the term of the
which will cause interest on the Bonds to be included in gross income for federal
income tax purposes. The City also covenants that it will, to the extent the arbitrage
requirement of Section 148 of the Code, is applicable to the Bonds, take all
necessary to comply (or to be treated as having complied) with that requirement
connection with the Bonds, including the calculation and payment of any penalties
the City has elected to pay as an alternative to calculating rebatable arbitrage, and
payment of any other penalties if required under Section 148 of the Code to prevent
on the Bonds from being included in gross income for federal income tax
es The City certifies that it has not been notified of any listing or proposed
by the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that it is a bond issuer whose
;e certifications may not be relied upon.
SECTION 14 - Refundinz or Defeasance of the Bonds The City may
refunding bonds pursuant to the laws of the State of Washington or use money
lavai]able from any other lawful source to pay when due the principal of and interest on
Bonds, or any portion thereof included in a refunding or defeasance plan, and to
and retire, refund or defease all such then -outstanding Bonds (hereinafter
called the "defeased Bonds") and to pay the costs of the refunding or
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defeasance If money and/or direct obligations of the United States of America
maturing at a time or times and bearing interest in amounts (together with money, if
necessary) sufficient to redeem and retire, refund or defease the defeased Bonds in
accordance with their terms are set aside in a special trust fund or escrow account
irrevocably pledged to that redemption, retirement or defeasance of defeased Bonds
(hereinafter called the "trust account'), then all right and interest of the owners of the
defeased Bonds in the covenants of this ordinance and in the funds and accounts
obligated to the payment of the defeased Bonds shall cease and become void. The
owners of defeased Bonds shall have the right to receive payment of the principal of
and interest on the defeased Bonds from the trust account The City shall include in the
refunding or defeasance plan such provisions as the City deems necessary for the
random selection of any defeased Bonds that constitute less than all of a particular
maturity of the Bonds, for notice of the defeasance to be given to the owners of the
defeased Bonds and to such other persons as the City shall determine, and for any
required replacement of Bond certificates for defeased Bonds The defeased Bonds
shall be deemed no longer outstanding, and the City may apply any money in any other
fund or account established for the payment or redemption of the defeased Bonds to any
lawful purposes as it shall determine
If the Bonds are registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, notice
of any defeasance of Bonds shall be given to DTC in the manner prescribed in the
Letter of Representations for notices of redemption of Bonds
Notwithstanding anything in this section to the contrary, if the principal
of and/or interest due on the Bonds is paid by the Bond Insurer pursuant to the Financial
Guaranty Insurance Policy, the Bonds shall be treated as remaining outstanding for all
purposes and shall not be considered paid by the City, and the covenants, agreements and
other obligations of the City to the registered owners of the Bonds shall continue to exist
and run to the benefit of the Bond Insurer, and the Bond Insurer shall be subrogated to the
rights of the registered owners.
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SECTION 15 - Bond Fund and Deposit ofNnd Proceeds The Bond
Fund is created and established in the office of the Finance Director as a special fund
designated as the Limited Tax General Obligation Bond Fund, 2002, for the purpose
of paying principal of and interest on the Bonds. Accrued interest on the Bonds, if any,
received from the sale and delivery of the Bonds shall be paid into the Bond Fund. All
taxes and other funds collected for and allocated to the payment of the principal of and
interest on the Bonds shall be deposited in the Bond Fund
There also is created and established in the office of the Finance
Director a special fund designated as the 2002 LTGO Projects Fund (the "Projects
Fund") The principal proceeds and net original issue premium, if any, received from
the sale and delivery of the Bonds shall be paid into the Projects Fund and used to pay
the costs of the Projects and costs of issuance of the Bonds Until needed to pay those
costs, the City may invest principal proceeds temporarily in any legal investment, and
the investment earnings may be retained in the Projects Fund and be spent for the
purposes of that fund except that earnings subject to a federal tax or rebate requirement
maybe withdrawn from the Projects Fund and used for those tax or rebate purposes
SECTIONI6. - Approval of Bond Purchase Contract Lehman
Brothers hic of Seattle, Washington, has presented a purchase contract (the "Bond
Purchase Contract") to the City offering to purchase the Bonds under the terms and
conditions provided in the Bond Purchase Contract, which written Bond Purchase
Contract is on file with the City Clerk and is incorporated herem by flus reference The
City Council finds that entering into the Bond Purchase Contract is in the City's best
interest and therefore accepts the offer contained therein and authorizes its execution
by City officials
The Bonds will be printed at City expense and will be delivered to the
purchaser in accordance with the Bond Purchase Contract, with the approving legal
opinion of Foster Pepper & Shefelman PLLC, municipal bond counsel of Seattle,
Washington, regarding the Bonds
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The proper City officials are authorized and directed to do everything
necessary for the prompt delivery of the Bonds to the purchaser and for the proper
and use of the proceeds of the sale thereof
SECTION 17 - Preliminary Oficial Statement Deemed Final The
Council has been provided with copies of a preliminary official statement dated
July 8, 2002 (the "Preliminary Official Statement"), prepared in connection with the
sale of the Bonds For the sole purpose of the Bond purchaser's compliance with
Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 1562-12(b)(1), the City "deems final" that
Preliminary Official Statement as of its date, except for the omission of information as
to offering prices, interest rates, selling compensation, aggregate principal amount,
principal amount per maturity, maturity dates, options of redemption, delivery dates,
ratings and other terms of the Bonds dependent on such matters
SECTION 18 - Undertaking to Provide Continuing Disclosure To
meet the requirements of United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC")
15c2 -12(b)(5) (the "Rule"), as applicable to a participating underwriter for the
the City makes the following written undertaking (the "Undertaking") for the
of holders of the Bonds
(a) Undertaking to Provide Annual Financial Information
and Notice of Material Events The City undertakes to provide or
cause to be provided, either directly or through a designated agent.
(i) To each nationally recognized municipal securities
information repository designated by the SEC in accordance with
the Rule ("NRMSIR") and to a state information depository, if
any, established in the State of Washington (the "SID") annual
financial information and operating data of the type included in
the final official statement for the Bonds and described in
subsection (b) of this section ("annual financial information"),
(n) To each NRMSIR or the Municipal Securities
Rulemaking Board ("MSRB'), and to the SID, timely notice of
the occurrence of any of the following events with respect to the
Bonds, if material (1) principal and interest payment
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delinquencies, (2) non-payment related defaults, (3) unscheduled
draws on debt service reserves reflecting financial difficulties, (4)
unscheduled draws on credit enhancements reflecting financial
difficulties, (5) substitution of credit or liquidity providers, or
their failure to perform, (6) adverse tax opinions or events
affecting the tax-exempt status of the Bonds, (7) modifications to
rights of holders of the Bonds, (8) Bond calls (other than
scheduled mandatory redemptions of Term Bonds), (9)
defeasances; (10) release, substitution, or sale of property securing
repayment of the Bonds, and (11) rating changes, and
(iii) To each NRMSIR or to the MSRB, and to the
SID, timely notice of a failure by the City to provide required
annual financial information on or before the date specified in
subsection (b) of this section
(b) Type of Annual Financial Information Undertaken to be
Provided The annual financial information that the City undertakes to
provide in subsection (a) of this section
(i) Shall consist of (1) annual financial statements
prepared (except as noted in the financial statements) in
accordance with applicable generally accepted accounting
principles promulgated by the Government Accounting Standards
Board ('GASB'), as such principles may be changed from time
to time, which statements shall not be audited, except, however,
that if and when audited financial statements are otherwise
prepared and available to the City they will be provided; (2) a
statement of the City's general obligation debt service
requirements, and (3) an update of the information set forth in
tables 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the Official Statement for the Bonds;
(u) Shall be provided to each NRMSIR and the SID,
not later than the last day of the ninth month after the end of each
fiscal year of the City (currently, a fiscal year ending December
31), as such fiscal year may be changed as required or permitted
by State law, commencing with the City's fiscal year ending
December 31, 2002, and
(in) May be provided in a single or multiple
documents, and may be incorporated by reference to other
documents that have been filed with each NRMSIR and the SID,
or, if the document incorporated by reference is a "final official
statement" with respect to other obligations of the City, that has
been filed with the MSRB
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(c) Amendment of Undertaking. The Undertakmg is subject
to amendment after the primary offering of the Bonds without the consent
of any holder of any Bond, or of any broker, dealer, municipal securities
dealer, participating underwriter, rating agency, NRMSIR, the SID or the
MSRB, under the circumstances and in the manner permitted by the Rule
The City will give notice to each NRMSIR or the MSRB, and the
SID, of the substance (or provide a copy) of any amendment to the
Undertaking and a brief statement of the reasons for the amendment If
the amendment changes the type of annual financial information to be
provided, the annual financial information containing the amended
financial information will include a narrative explanation of the effect of
that change on the type of information to be provided.
(d) Beneficiaries The Undertaking evidenced by this section
shall inure to the benefit of the City and any holder of Bonds, and shall
not inure to the benefit of or create any rights in any other person
(e) Termination ofUndertakin The City's obligations under
this Undertaking shall terminate upon the legal defeasance of all of the
Bonds In addition, the City's obligations under this Undertaking shall
terminate if those provisions of the Rule which require the City to comply
with flus Undertaking become legally inapplicable in respect of the Bonds
for any reason, as confirmed by an opnnon of nationally recognized bond
counsel or other counsel familiar with federal securities laws delivered to
the City, and the City provides timely notice of such termination to each
NRMSIR or the MSRB and the SID
(f) Remedy for Failure to Comply with Undertakug. As soon
as practicable after the City learns of any failure to comply with the
Undertaking, the City will proceed with due diligence to cause such
noncompliance to be corrected. No failure by the City or other obligated
person to comply with the Undertaking shall constitute a default in respect
of the Bonds The sole remedy of any holder of a Bond shall be to take
such actions as that holder deems necessary, including seeking an order
of specific performance from an appropriate court, to compel the City or
other obligated person to comply with the Undertaking
(g) Designation of Official Responsible to Administer
Undertakine The Finance Director (or such other officer of the City who
may in the future perform the duties of that office) or his or her designee
is authorized and directed in his or her discretion to take such further
actions as may be necessary, appropriate or convenient to carry out the
Undertaking of the City in respect of the Bonds set forth in this section
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and in accordance with the Rule, including, without limitation, the
following actions
(i) Preparing and filing the annual financial
information undertaken to be provided,
(u) Determining whether any event specified in
subsection (a) has occurred, assessing its materiality with respect
to the Bonds, and, if material, preparing and disseminating notice
of its occurrence,
(in) Determining whether any person other than the
City is an "obligated person" within the meaning of the Rule with
respect to the Bonds, and obtaining from such person an
undertaking to provide any annual financial information and
notice of material events for that person in accordance with the
Rule,
(iv) Selecting, engaging and compensating designated
agents and consultants, including but not limited to financial
advisors and legal counsel, to assist and advise the City in
carrying out the Undertaking, and
(v) Effecting any necessary amendment of the
Undertaking
SECTION 19 - Bond Insurance The City Council finds that it is in the
City's best interest to purchase, and that a savings will result from purchasing, the
Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy for the Bonds
The City Council finds that it is in the City's best interest to purchase, and that a
savings will result from purchasing, the Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy for the
Bonds The City shall purchase from the Bond Insurer the Financial Guaranty Insurance
Policy insuring the prompt payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds and
agrees to the conditions for obtaining that policy, including the payment of the premium
therefor and the following provisions entitled "Payments under the Policy" required by
the Bond Insurer to be included in this ordinance
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"A In the event that, on the second Business Day, and again
on the Business Day, prior to the payment date on the Obligations, the
Paying Agent [the Bond Registrar] has not received sufficient moneys to
pay all principal of and interest on the Obligations due on the second
following or following, as the case may be, Business Day, the Paying
Agent shall immediately notify the Insurer or its designee on the same
Business Day by telephone or telegraph, confirmed in writing by
registered or certified mail, of the amount of the deficiency
"B If the deficiency is made up in whole or in part prior to or
on the payment date, the Paying Agent shall so notify the Insurer or its
designee
"C In addition, if the Paying Agent has notice that any
Bondholder has been required to disgorge payments of principal or
interest on the Obligation to a trustee in Bankruptcy or creditors or others
pursuant to a final judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction that such
payment constitutes a avoidable preference to such Bondholder within the
meaning of any applicable bankruptcy laws, then the Paying Agent shall
notify the Insurer or its designee of such fact by telephone or telegraphic
notice, confirmed in writing by registered or certified mail
"D The Paying Agent is hereby irrevocably designated,
appointed, directed and authorized to act as attorney-in-fact for Holders
of the Obligations as follows
"1. If and to the extent there is a deficiency in
amounts required to pay interest on the Obligations, the Paying
Agent shall (a) execute and deliver to State Street Bank and Trust
Company, N A, or its successors under the Policy (the "Insurance
Paying Agent'), in form satisfactory to the Insurance Paying
Agent, an instrument appointing the Insurer as agent for such
Holders in any legal proceeding related to the payment of such
interest and an assignment to the Insurer of the claims for interest
to which such deficiency relates and which are paid by the
Insurer, (b) receive as designee of the respective Holders (and not
as Paying Agent) in accordance with the tenor of the Policy
payment from the Insurance Paying Agent with respect to the
claims for interest so assigned, and (c) disburse the same to such
respective Holders, and
"2 If and to the extent of a deficiency in amounts
required to pay principal of the Obligations, the Paying Agent
shall (a) execute and deliver to the Insurance Paying Agent in
form satisfactory to the Insurance Paying Agent an instrument
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appointing the Insurer as agent for such Holder in any legal
proceeding relating to the payment of such principal and an
assignment to the Insurer of any of the Obligation surrendered to
the Insurance Paying agent of so much of the principal amount
thereof as has not previously been paid or for which moneys are
not held by the Paying Agent and available for such payment (but
such assignment shall be delivered only if payment from the
Insurance Paying Agent is received), (b) receive as designee of the
respective Holders (and not as Paying Agent) in accordance with
the tenor of the Policy payment therefor from the Insurance
Paying Agent, and (c) disburse the same to such Holders
"E Payments with respect to claims for interest on and
principal of Obligations disbursed by the Paying Agent from proceeds of
the Policy shall not be considered to discharge the obligation of the Issuer
with respect to such Obligations, and the Insurer shall become the owner
of such unpaid Obligations and claims for the interest in accordance with
the tenor of the assignment made to it under the provisions of this
subsection or otherwise
"F Irrespective of whether any such assignment is executed
and delivered, the Issuer and the Paying Agent hereby agree for the
benefit of the Insurer that
"1 They recognize that to the extent the Insurer
makes payments, directly or indirectly (as by paying through the
Paying Agent), on account of principal of or interest on the
Obligations, the Insurer will be subrogated to the rights of such
Holders to receive the amount of such principal and interest from
the Issuer, with interest thereon as provided and solely from the
sources stated in this Indenture and the Obligations, and
"2 They will accordingly pay to the Insurer the
amount of such principal and interest (including principal and
interest recovered under subparagraph (u) of the first paragraph
of the Policy, which principal and interest shall be deemed past
due and not to have been paid), with interest thereon as provided
in this Indenture and the Obligations, but only from the sources
and in the manner provided herem for the payment of principal of
and interest on the Obligations to Holders, and will otherwise
treat the Insurer as the owner of such rights to the amount of such
principal and interest.
"G. In connection with the issuance of additional Obligations,
the Issuer shall deliver to the Insurer a copy of the disclosure document,
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if any, circulated with respect to such additional Obligations
"H Copies of any amendments made to the documents
executed in connection with the issuance of the Obligations which are
consented to by the Insurer shall be sent to Standard & Poor's
Corporation
"I The Insurer shall receive notice of the resignation or
removal of the Paying Agent and the appointment of a successor thereto
"J The Insurer shall receive copies of all notices required to
be delivered to Bondholders and, on an annual basis, copies of the
Issuer's audited financial statements and Annual Budget.
"Notices Any notice that is required to be given to a holder of the
Obligation or to the Paying Agent pursuant to the Indenture shall also be
provided to the Insurer All notices required to be given to the Insurer
under the Indenture shall be in writing and shall be sent by registered or
certified mail addressed to MBIA Insurance Corporation, 113 King Street,
Armonk, New York 10504 Attention Surveillance "
"The Issuer/Obligator agrees to reimburse the Insurer
immediately and unconditionally upon demand, to the extent permitted
by law, for all reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees and
expenses, incurred by the Insurer in connection with (i) the enforcement
by the Insurer of the Issuer's/Obligator's obligations, or the preservation
or defense of any rights of the Insurer, under this Ordinance and any
other document executed in connection with the issuance of the
Obligations, and (ii) any consent, amendment, waiver or other action
with respect to the Ordinance or any related document, whether or not
granted or approved, together with interest on all such expenses from
and including the date incurred to the date of payment at Citibank's
Prime Rate plus 3% or the maximum interest rate permitted by law,
whichever is less In addition, the Insurer reserves the right to charge
a fee in connection with its review of any such consent, amendment or
waiver, whether or not granted or approved "
Any notices required to be given under the terms of this Ordinance shall also be
given to the Bond Insurer, Attn Insured Portfolio Management
SECTION 20 - Severability If any one or more sections, subsections,
or sentences of this ordinance are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this ordinance and the same shall
remain in full force and effect
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SECTION 21. - Effective Date This ordinance shall take effect and be
in force five (5) days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided
by law
ATTEST
BRENDA JACOBER, C Y CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM
TOM BRUBAKER, CITY ATTORNEY
PASSED day of_ 9 � 2002
APPROVED day of 2002
PUBLISHED o2fJ day of u 2&4, 2002
I hereby certify that tlus is a true copy of Ordinance No. 3607, passed
by the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the
City of Kent as hereon indicated
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Pro ect
Description
Council Approval
Tech Plan II
Public Safety System, back bone
replacement and other technology
upgrades
5/21/2002
Campus
Expansion/Renovation
City campus expansion/renovation
and earthquake building
reinforcements
6/4/2002
East Hill Sports Complex
Youth Ball Fields and Sports
Complex
6/4/2002
Street Improvements
Corridors/streets/transportation
improvements
6/18/2002
Kent Station Project
Repayment to the Water Fund for
public purpose land and other
related costs
Street improvements, wiring and
other infrastructure costs
12/12/2002
6/18/2002
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