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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-24-1995 SM MINUTES OF MAPLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL 4:30 P.M., Thursday, August 24, 1995 Council Chambers, Municipal Building Meeting No. 95-16 A. CALL TO ORDER A regular meeting of the City Council of Maplewood, Minnesota was held in the Council Chambers, Municipal Building, and was called to order at 4:30 P.M. by Mayor Bastian. B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE C. ROLL CALL: Gary W. Bastian, Mayor Present Sherry Allenspach, Councilmember Present Dale H. Carlson, Councilmember Absent Marvin C. Koppen, Councilmember Present George F. Rossbach, Councilmember Present E. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Mayor Bastian moved to approve the Agenda as submitted. Seconded by Councilmember Rossbach Ayes - all H. AWARD OF BIDS 1. General Obligation Bonds a. Manager McGuire presented the staff report. b. Director of Finance Faust introduced Jerry Shannon of Springsted, Incorporated, who presented the specifics of the bids and made a recommendation regarding the bid awards. c. Mayor Bastian asked if anyone wished to speak before the Council regarding this matter. No one appeared. 1 8-24-95 1995 G. 0. Improvement Bonds d. Councilmember Rossbach introduced the following Resolution and moved its adoption: 95 - 08 - 94 ACCEPTING PROPOSAL ON THE COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATED SALE OF $915,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES 1995A, PROVIDING FOR THEIR ISSUANCE, PLEDGING FOR THE SECURITY THEREOF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AND LEVYING A TAX FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF (RESOLUTION ATTACHED) Seconded by Councilmember Koppen Ayes all ~ 2 8-24-95 The Council then proceeded to consider and discuss the proposals, after which member introduced the following resolution and moved ita adoption: RESOLUTION ACCEPTING PROPOSAL ON THE COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATED SALE OF $915,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES 1995A, PROVIDING FOR THEIR ISSUANCE, PLEDGING FOR THE SECURITY THEREOF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AND LEVYING A TAX FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF A. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Maplewood, Minnesota (the "City"), has heretofore determined and declared that it is necessary and expedient to issue $915,000 General Obligation Improvement Bonds, Series 1995A of the City, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapters 429 and 475, to finance various improvement projects within the City (the "Improvements"); and B. WHEREAS, the Improvements and all their components have been ordered prior to the date hereof, after a hearing thereon for which notice was given describing the Improvements or all their components by general nature, estimated cost, and area to be assessed; and C. WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City that the Bonds (as hereinafter defined) be issued in book-entry form as hereinafter provided; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE'IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Maplewood, Minnesota, as follows: 1. Acceptance of ProAOSal. The proposal of Piper Jaffra~. Inc_ (the "Purchaser"), to purchase $915,000 General Obligation Improvement Bonds, Series 1995A of the .City (the "Bonds", or individually a "Bond"), in accordance with the terms of proposal, at the rates of interest hereinafter set forth, and to pay therefor the sum of $_904.065.75 plus interest accrued to settlement, is hereby found, determined and declared to be the most favorable proposal received and is hereby accepted, and the Bonds are hereby awarded to said proposal maker. The City Clerk is directed to retain the deposit of said proposal maker and to forthwith return to the unsuccessful proposal makers their good faith checks and drafts. 2. Bond Terms. (a) Title: Oricxinal Issue Date: Denominations: Maturities. The Bonds shall be titled "General Obligation Improvement Bonds, Series 1995A", shall be dated September 1, 1995, as the date of original issue and shall be issued forthwith on or after such date as fully registered bonds. The Bonds shall be numbered from R-1 upward in the denomination of $5,000 each or 298178.1 2 in any integral multiple thereof of a single maturity (the "Authorized Denominations"). The Bonds shall mature on February 1 in the years and amounts as follows: Year Amount Year Amount 1997 $60,000 1998-2016 $45,000 All dates are ihclusive. (b) Book Entry Only System. Midwest Securities Trust Company, a limited purpose trust company organized under the laws of the State of Illinois or any of its successors or its successors to its functions hereunder (the "Depository") will act as securities depository for the Bonds, and to this end: (i) The Bonds shall be initially issued and,. so long as they remain in book entry form only (the "Book Entry Only Period"), shall at all times be in the form of a separate single fully registered Bond for each maturity of the Bonds; and for purposes of complying with this requirement under paragraphs 5 and 10 Authorized Denominations for any Bond shall be deemed to be limited during the Book Entry Only Period to the outstanding principal amount of that Bond. (ii) Upon initial issuance, ownership of the Bonds shall be registered in `a bond register maintained by Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association (the "Bond Registrar") in the name of KRAY & CO., as the nominee (it or any nominee of the existing or a successor Depository,. the "Nominee"). (iii) With respect to the Bonds neither the City nor the Bond Registrar shall have any responsibility or obligation to any broker, dealer, bank, or any other financial institution for which the Depository holds Bonds as securities depository (the "Participant") or the person for which a Participant holds an interest in the Bonds shown on the books and records of the Participant (the "Beneficial Owner"). Without limiting the immediately preceding sentence, neither the City, nor the Bond Registrar, shall have any such responsibility or obligation with respect to (A) the accuracy of the records of the Depository, the Nominee or any Participant with respect to any ownership interest in the Bonds, or (B) the delivery to any Participant, any Owner or any other person, other than the Depository, of any notice with respect to the Bonds, including any notice of redemption, or (C) the payment to any Participant, any Beneficial Owner or any other person, other than the Depository, of any amount with respect to the principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Bonds, or (D) the consent given or other action taken by the Depository as the Register Holder of any Bonds (the zsar~s.i 3 "Holder"). For purposes of securing the vote or consent of any Holder under this Resolution, the City may, however, rely upon an omnibus proxy under which the Depository assigns its consenting or voting rights to certain Participants to whose accounts the Bonds are credited on the record date identified in a listing attached to the omnibus proxy- (iv) The City and the Bond Registrar may treat as and deem the Depository to be the absolute owner of the Bonds for the purpose of payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds, for the purpose of giving notices of redemption and other matters with respect to the Bonds, for the purpose of obtaining any consent or other action to be taken by Holders for the purpose bf registering transfers with respect to such Bonds, and for all purpose whatsoever. The Bond Registrar, as paying agent hereunder, shall pay all principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds only to or upon the Holder of the Holders of _ the Bonds as shown on the bond register, and all such payments shall be valid and effective to fully satisfy and discharge the City's obligations with respect to the - principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds to the extent of the sum or sums so paid. (v) Upon delivery by the Depository to the Bond Registrar of written notice to the effect that the Depository has determined to substitute a new Nominee in place of the existing Nominee, and subject to the transfer provisions in paragraph 10 hereof, references to the Nominee hereunder shall refer to such new Nominee. (vi) So long as any Bond is registered in the name of a Nominee, all payments with respect to the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on such Bond and all notices with respect to such Bond shall be made and given, respectively, by the Bond Registrar or City, as the case may be, to the Depository as provided in the Depository Letter Agreement to the Depository required by the Depository as a condition to its acting as book-entry Depository for the Bonds (said Depository Letter Agreement, together with any replacement thereof or amendment or substitute thereto, including any standard procedures or policies referenced therein or applicable thereto respecting the procedures and other matters relating to the Depository's role as book-entry Depository for the Bonds, collectively hereinafter referred to as the "Depository Letter Agreement"). (vii) All transfers of beneficial ownership interests in each Bond issued in book-entry form shall be limited in principal amount to Authorized Denominations and shall be effected by procedures by the Depository with the 296178.7 4 Participants for recording and transferring the ownership of beneficial interests in such Bonds. (viii) In connection with any notice or other communication to be provided to the Holders pursuant to this Resolution by the City or Bond Registrar with respect to any consent or other action to be taken by Holders, the Depository shall consider the date of receipt of notice requesting such consent or other action as the record date for such consent or other action; provided, that the City or the Bond Registrar may establish a special record date for such consent or other action. The City or the Bond Registrar shall, to the extent possible, give the Depository - notice of such special record date not less than 15 calendar days in advance of such special record date to the extent possible. (ix) Any successor`Bond Registrar in its written acceptance of its duties under this Resolution and any paying agency/bond registrar agreement, shall agree to take any actions necessary from time to time to comply with the requirements of the Depository Letter Agreement. (x) In the case of a partial prepayment of a Bond, the Holder may, in lieu of surrendering the Bonds for a Bond of a lesser denomination as provided in paragraph 5 hereof, make a notation of the reduction in principal amount on the panel provided on the Bond stating the amount so redeemed. (c) Termination of Book-Entry Onlv System. Discontinuance of a particular Depository's services and termination of the book-entry only system may be effected as follows: (i) The Depository may determine to discontinue .providing its services with respect to the Bonds at any time by giving written notice to the City and discharging its responsibilities with respect thereto under applicable law. The City may terminate the services of the Depository with respect to the Bond if it determines that the Depository is no longer able to carry out its functions as securities depository or the continuation of the system of book-entry transfers through the Depository is not in the best interests of the City or the Beneficial Owners.- (ii) Upon termination of the services of`the Depository as provided in the preceding paragraph, and if no substitute securities depository is willing to undertake the functions of the Depository hereunder can be found which, in the opinion of the City, is willing and able to assume such functions upon reasonable or customary terms, or if the City determines that it is in the best interests of the City or the Beneficial Owners of the Bond that the Beneficial Owners 298178.1 5 be able to obtain certificates for the Bonds, the Bonds shall no longer be registered as being registered in the bond register in the name of the Nominee, but may be registered in whatever name or names the Holder of the Bonds shall designate at that time, in accordance with paragraph 11 hereof. To the extent that the Beneficial Owners are designated as the transferee by the Holders, in accordance with paragraph 10 hereof, the Bonds will be delivered to the Beneficial Owners. (iii) Nothing in this subparagraph (c) shall limit or restrict the provisions of paragraph l0 hereof. (d) The Mayor and City Clerk are authorized and directed to execute in the name of the City the Depository Letter Agreement in substantially the form on file in the office of the City. In the event of the disability or the resignation or other absence of the Mayor or Clerk of the City, such other officers of the City who may act in their behalf shall without further act or authorization of the City do all things and execute all instruments and documents required to be done or to be executed by such absent or disabled officials. The provisions in the Depository 'Letter Agreement are incorporated herein by referenced and made a part of the resolution, and if and to the extent any such provisions are inconsistent with the other provisions of this resolution, the provisions in the Depository Letter Agreement shall control. 3. Purpose. The Bonds shall provide funds to finance the Improvements. The total cost of the Improvements, which shall include all costs enumerated in Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.65, is estimated to be at least equal to the amount of the Bonds. Work on the Improvements shall proceed with due diligence to completion. The City covenants that it shall do all things and perform all acts required of it to assure that work on the Improvements proceeds with due diligence to completion and that any and all permits and studies required under law for the Improvements are obtained. 4. Interest. The Bonds sha1L bear interest'payable semiannually on February 1 and August 1 of each year (each, an "Interest Payment Date"), commencing August 1, 1996, calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, at the respective rates per annum set forth opposite the maturity years as follows: - 298}78.7 6 Maturity Interest Maturity Interest Year Rate. Year Rate 1997 4.00 % 2007 5.20 1998 4.10 $ 2008. 5.30 $ 1999 4.25 2009 5.40 $ 2000 4.40 8 2010. 5.50 $ 2001 4.50 $ 2011, 5.60 $ 2002 4.65 $ 2012 5.70 $ 2003 4.75 $ 2013 5.75 $ 2004 4.85 $ 2014::: S.BO $ 2005 5.00 $ 2015;. 5.85 $ 2006 5.10 $ 2016 5.90 $ 5. Redemption.: All Bonds maturing in the years 2006 to 2016, both inclusive, shall be subject to redemption and prepayment at the option of the City on February 1, 2005, and on any date thereafter at a price. of par plus accrued interest. Redemption may be in whole or in part of the Bonds subject to prepayment. If redemption is in part, the maturities and the principal amounts within each maturity to be redeemed shall be determined by the City; and if only part of the Bonds having a common maturity date are called for prepayment, the specific Bonds to be prepaid shall be chosen by lot by the Bond Registrar. Bonds or portions thereof called for redemption shall be due and payable on the redemption date, and interest thereon shall cease to accrue from and after the redemption date. Mailed notice of redemption shall be given to the paying agent and to each affected registered holder of the Bonds. To effect a partial redemption of Bonds having a common maturity date, the Bond Registrar prior to giving. notice of - redemption shall assign to each Bond having a common maturity date a distinctive number for each $5,000 of the principal amount of such Bond. The Bond Registrar shall then select by lot, using such method of selection as it shall deem proper in its discre- tion, from the numbers so assigned to such Bonds, as many numbers as, at $5,000 for each number, shall equal the principal amount of such Bonds to be redeemed. The Bonds to be redeemed shall be the Bonds to which were assigned numbers so selected; provided, however, that only so much of the principal amount of each such Sond of a denomination of more than $5,000 shall be redeemed as shall equal $5,000 for each number assigned to it and so selected. If a Bond is to be redeemed only in part, it shall be surrendered to the Bond Registrar (with, if the City or Bond Registrar so requires, a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the City and Bond Registrar duly executed by the holder thereof or his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing) and the City shall execute (if necessary) and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Bond, without service charge, a new Bond or Bonds of the same series having the same stated maturity and interest rate and of any Authorized Denomination or Denominations, as requested by 298178.1 7 such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Bond so surrendered. 6. Bond Registrar. Norwest Bank *4innesota, National Association, in Minneapolis Minnesota is appointed to act as bond registrar and transfer agent with respect to the Bonds (the "Bond Registrar"), and shall do so unless and until a successor Bond Registrar is duly appointed, all pursuant to any contract the City and Bond Registrar shall execute which is consistent herewith. The Bond Registrar shall also serve as paying agent unless and until a successor paying agent is duly appointed. Principal and interest on the Bonds shall be paid to the registered holders (or record holders) of the Bonds in the manner set forth in the form of Bond and paragraph 12 of this resolution. 7. Form of Bond. The Bonds, together with the Bond Registrar's Certificate of Authentication, the form of Assignment and the registration information thereon, shall be in substantially the following form: 298178.1 8 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF MINNESOTA RAMSEY COUNTY CITY OF MAPLEWOOD R- $ GENERAL OBLIGATION IMPROVEMENT BOND, SERIES 1995A INTEREST MATURITY DATE OF RATE DATE ORIGINAL ISSUE CUSIP SEPTEMBER 1, 1995 REGISTERED OWNER: PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: DOLLARS KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that the City of Maplewood, Ramsey County, Minnesota (the "Issuer"), certifies that it is indebted and for value received promises to pay to the registered owner specified above, or registered assigns, unless. called for earlier redemption, in the manner hereinafter set forth, the principal amount specified above, on the maturity date specified above, and to pay interest thereon semiannually on February 1 and August 1 of each year (each, an "Interest Payment Date"), commencing August 1, 1996, at the rate per annum specified above (calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) until the principal sum is paid or has been provided for. This Bond will bear interest from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of original issue hereof. The principal of and premium, if any, on this Bond are payable upon presentation and surrender hereof at the principal office of in (the "Bond Registrar"), acting as paying agent, or any successor paying agent duly appointed by the Issuer. Interest on this Bond will be paid on each Interest Payment Date by check or draft mailed to the person in whose name this Bond is registered (the "Holder" or "Bondholder") on the registration books of the Issuer maintained by the Bond Registrar and at the address appearing thereon at the close of business on the fifteenth day of the calendar month next preceding such Interest Payment Date (the "Regular Record Date"). Any interest not so timely paid shall cease to be payable to the person who is the Holder hereof as of the Regular Record Date, and shall be payable to the person who is the Holder hereof at the close of business on a date (the "Special Record Date") fixed by the Bond Registrar whenever money becomes available for payment of the defaulted interest. Notice of the Special Record 298198.1 9 Date shall be given to Bondholders not less than ten days prior to the Special Record Date. The principal of and premium, if any, and interest on this Bond are payable in lawful money of the United States of America. [So long as this Bond is registered in the name of the Depository or its Nominee as provided in the Resolution hereinafter described, and as those terms are defined therein, payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Bond and notice with respect thereto shall be made as provided in the Depository Letter Agreement, as defined in the Resolution, and surrender of this Bond shall not be required for payment of the redemption price upon a partial redemption. of this Bond. Until termination of the book-entry only system pursuant to the Resolution, Bonds may on~y be registered in the name of the Depository or its Nominee.] REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE FURTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS BOND SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF, WHICH PROVISIONS SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS IF SET FORTH HERE. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED AND RECITED that all acts, conditions and things required by the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota to be done, to happen and to be performed, precedent to and in the issuance of this Bond, have been done, have happened and have been performed, in regular and due form, time and manner as required by law, and that this Bond, together with all other debts of the Issuer outstanding on the date of original issue hereof and the date of its issuance and delivery to the original purchaser, does not exceed any constitutional or statutory limitation of indebtedness. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Maplewood, Ramsey County, Minnesota, by its City Council has caused. this Bond to be executed on its behalf by the facsimile signatures of its Mayor and its Clerk, the corporate seal of the Issuer having been intentionally omitted as permitted by law. Include only until termination of the book-entry only system under paragraph 2 hereof. 298778.1 1 0 Date of Registration: Registrable by: Payable at: BOND REGISTRAR'S CITY OF MAPLEWOOD, CERTIFICATE OF RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA AUTHENTICATION This Bond is ohe of the Bonds described in the /s/ Facsimile Resolution mentioned Mayor within. /s/ Facsimile Clerk Bond Registrar By Authorized Signature 298178.1 1 1 ON REVERSE OF BOND Redemption. All Bonds of this issue'(the "Bonds") maturing in the years 2006 to 2016, both inclusive, are subject to redemption and prepayment at the option of the Issuer on February 1, 2005, and on any date thereafter at a price of par plus accrued interest. Redemption may be in whole or in part of the Bonds subject to prepayment. If redemption is in part, the maturities and the principal amounts within each maturity to be redeemed shall be determined by the Issuer; and if only part of the Bonds having a common maturity date are called for prepayment, the specific Bonds to be prepaid shall be chosen by lot by the Bond Registrar. Bonds or portions thereof called for redemption shall be due and payable on the redemption date, and interest thereon shall cease to accrue from and after the redemption date. Mailed notice of redemption shall be given to the paying agent and to each affected Holder of the Bonds. Selection of Bonds for Redemption• Partial Redemption. To effect a partial redemption of Bonds having a common maturity date, the Bond Registrar shall assign to each Bond having a common maturity date a distinctive number for each $5,000 of the principal amount of such Bond. The Bond Registrar shall then select by lot, using such method of selection as it shall deem proper in its discretion, from the numbers assigned to the Bonds, as many numbers as, at $5,000 for each number, shall equal the principal amount of such Bonds to be redeemed. The Bonds to be redeemed shall be the Bonds to which were assigned numbers so selected; provided, however, that only so much of the principal amount of such Bond of a denomination of more than $5,000 shall be redeemed as shall equal $5,000 for each number assigned to it and so selected. If a Bond is to be redeemed only in. part, it shall be surrendered to the Bond Registrar (with, if the Issuer or Bond Registrar so requires, a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and Bond Registrar duly executed by the Holder thereof or his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing) and the Issuer shall execute (if necessary) and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Bond, without service charge, a new Bond or Bonds of the same series having the same stated maturity and interest rate and of any Authorized Denomination or Denomina- tions, as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of 'the Bond so surrendered. Issuances Burpose• General Oblicration. This Bond is one of an issue in the total principal amount of $915,000, all of like date of original issue and tenor, except as to number,.. maturity, interest rate, denomination and redemption privilege, which Bond has been issued pursuant to and in full conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota and pursuant to a resolution adopted by the City Council of the Issuer on August 24, 1995 (the "Resolution"), for the purpose of 298178.1 1 2 providing money to finance various improvement projects within the jurisdiction of the Issuer. This Bond is payable out of the General Obligation Improvement Bonds, Series 1995A Fund of the Issuer. This Bond constitutes a general obligation of the Issuer, and to provide moneys for the .prompt and full payment of its principal, premium, if any, and interest when the same become due, the full faith and credit and taxing powers of the Issuer have been and are hereby irrevocably pledged. Denominations: Exchange: Resolution. The Bonds are issuable solely as fully registered bonds in Authorized Denominations (as defined in the Resolution) and are exchangeable for fully registered. Bonds of other Authorized denominations in equal aggregate principal amounts at the principal office of the Bond Registrar, but only in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Resolution. Reference is hereby made to the Resolution for a description of the rights and duties of the Bond Registrar. Copies of the Resolution are on file in the principal office of the Bond Registrar. Transfer... This Bond is transferable by the Holder in person or by his,. her or its attorney duly authorized in writing at the principal office of the Bond Registrar upon presentation and surrender hereof to the Bond Registrar, all subject to the terms and conditions provided in the Resolution and to reasonable regulations of the Issuer contained in any agreement with the Bond Registrar. Thereupon the Issuer shall execute and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for this Bond, one or more new fully registered Bonds in the name of the transferee (but not registered in blank or to "bearer" or similar designation), of an authorized denomination or denominations, in aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of this Bond, of the same maturity and bearing interest at the~same rate. Fees upon Transfer or Loss. The Bond Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection with the transfer or exchange of this Bond and any legal or unusual costs regarding transfers and lost Bonds.. Treatment of Registered Owners.. The Issuer and Bond Registrar may treat the person in whose name this Bond is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment as herein provided (except as otherwise provided on the reverse side hereof with respect to the Record Date) and for all other purposes, whether or not this Bond shall be overdue, and neither the Issuer nor the Bond Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary. Authentication. This Bond shall not be valid or become obligatory for any. purpose or be entitled to any security unless the Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been executed by the Bond Registrar. 298178.1 1 3 Qualified Tax-Exempt Obli4ation. This Bond has been designated by the Issuer as a "qualified tax-exempt obligation" for purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. ABBREVIATIONS The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Bond, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations: TEN COM - as tenants in common TEN ENS - as tenants by the entireties JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common UTMA - as custodian for (Gust) (Minor) under the Uniform (State) Transfers to Minors Act Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. zsana. t 14 ASSIGNMENT For value received, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto the within Bond and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint attorney to transfer the Bond on the books kept for the registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises. Dated: Notice: The assignor's signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Bond in every particular, without alteration or any change whatever. Signature Guaranteed: Signature(s) must be guaranteed by a national bank or trust company or by a brokerage firm having a membership in one of the major stock exchanges or any other "Eligible Guarantor Institution" as defined in 17 CFR 240.17 Ad-15(a)(2). The Bond Registrar will not effect transfer of this Bond unless the information concerning the transferee requested below is provided. Name and Address: (Include information for all joint. owners if the Bond is held by joint account.) 298178.1 1 5 [Use only for Bonda when they are Registered in Book Entry Only System]. PREPAYMENT SCHEDULE This Bond has been prepaid in part os the date(s) and in the amount(s) as follows: AUTHORIZED. SIGNATURE DATE AMOUNT OF HOLDER zsa~~a. ~ 16 S. Execution: Temporary Bonds. The Bonds shall be executed on behalf of the City by the signatures of its Mayor and Clerk and be sealed with the seal of the City; provided, however, that the seal of the City may be a printed facsimile; and provided further that both of such signatures may be printed (or, at the request of the Purchaser, photocopied) facsimiles and the corporate seal may be omitted on the Bonds as permitted by law. In the event of disability or resignation or other absence of either such officer, the Bonds may be signed by the manual or facsimile. signature of that officer who may act on behalf of such absent or disabled officer. In case either such officer whose signature or facsimile of whose signature shall appear on the Bonds shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of the Bonds, such signature or facsimile shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if he or she had remained in office until delivery. The City may elect to deliver, in lieu of printed definitive bonds, one or more typewritten temporary bonds in substantially the form set forth above, with such changes as may be necessary to reflect more than one maturity in a single temporary bond. Such temporary bonds may be executed with photocopied facsimile signatures of the Mayor and Clerk. Such temporary bonds shall, upon the printing of the definitive bonds and the execution thereof, be exchanged therefor and canceled. 9. Authentication. No Bond shall be valid or obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any security or benefit under this resolution unless a Certificate of Authentication on such Bond, substantially in the form hereinabove set forth, shall have been duly executed by an authorized representative of the Bond Registrar. Certificates of Authentication on different Bonds need not be signed by the same person. The Bond Registrar shall authenticate the signatures of officers of the City on each Bond by execution of the Certificate of Authentication on the Bond and by inserting as the date of registration in the space provided the date on which the Bond is authenticated, except that for purposes of delivering the original Bonds to the Purchaser, the Bond Registrar shall insert as a date of registration the date of original issue, which date is September 1, 1995. The Certificate of Authentication so executed on each Bond shall be conclusive evidence that it has been authenticated and delivered under this resolution. 10. Reaistration: Transfer; Exchange. The City will cause to be kept at the principal office of the Bond Registrar a bond register in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as the Bond Registrar may prescribe, the Bond Registrar shall provide for the registration of Bonds and the registration of transfers of Bonds entitled to be registered or transferred as herein provided. 298778.1 1 7 Upon surrender for transfer of any Bond at the principal office of the Bond Registrar, the City shall execute (if necessary), and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate, insert the date of registration (as provided in paragraph 9) of, and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Bonds of any Authorized Denomination or Denominations of a like aggregate principal amount, having the same stated maturity and interest rate, as requested by the transferor; provided, however, that no Bond may be registered in blank or in the name of "bearer" or similar designation. At the option of the Holder, Bonds mag be exchanged for Bonds of any Authorized Denomination or Denominations of a like aggregate principal amount and stated maturity, upon surrender of the Bonds to be exchanged at the principal. office of the Bond Registrar. Whenever any Bonds are so surrendered for exchange, the City shall execute (if necessary), and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate, insert the date of registration of, and deliver the Bonds which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive. All Bonds surrendered upon any exchange or transfer provided for in this resolution shall be promptly canceled by the Bond Registrar and thereafter disposed of as directed by the City. All Bonds delivered in exchange for or upon transfer of Bonds shall be valid general obligations of the City evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this resolution, as the Bonds surrendered for such exchange or transfer. Every Bond presented or surrendered for transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Bond Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing. The Bond Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection with the transfer or exchange of any Bond and any legal or unusual costs regarding transfers and lost Bonds. Transfers shall also be subject to reasonable regulations of the City contained in any agreement with the Bond Registrar, including regulations which permit the Bond Registrar to close its transfer books between record dates and payment dates. The Clerk is hereby authorized to negotiate and execute the terms of said agreement. z9si.~s. ~ 18 11. Rights Upon Transfer or Exchange. Each Bond delivered upon transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Bond shall carry all the rights to interest accrued and. unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Bond. 12 Interest Payment: Record Date. Interest on any Bond shall be paid on each Interest Payment Date by check or draft mailed to the person in whose name the Bond is registered _ (the "Holder") on the registration books of the City maintained by the Bond Registrar and at the address appearing thereon at .the close of business on the fifteenth (15th) day of the calendar month next preceding such Interest Payment Date (the "Regular Record Date"). Any such interest not so timely paid shall cease to be payable to the. person who is the Holder thereof as of the Regular Record Date, and shall be payable to the person who is the Holder thereof at the close of business on a date (the "Special Record Date") fixed by the Bond Registrar whenever money becomes available for payment of the defaulted interest. Notice of the Special Record Date shall be given by the Bond Registrar to the Holders not less than ten (10) days prior to the Special Record Date. 13. Treatment of Registered Owner. The City and Bond Registrar may treat the person in whose name any Bond is registered as the owner of such Bond for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and premium, if any, and interest (subject to the payment provisions in paragraph 12 above) on, such Bond and for all other purposes whatsoever whether or not such Bond shall be overdue, and neither the City nor the Bond Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary. 14. Delivery: Application of Proceeds. The Bonds when so prepared and executed shall be delivered by the Finance Director to the Purchaser upon receipt of the purchase price, and the Purchaser shall not be .obliged to see to the proper application thereof.. 15. Fund and Accounts. There has heretofore been created a capital projects fund designated the Public Improvement Projects Fund held and administered by the Finance Director separate and apart from all other funds of the City. The Public Improvement Projects Fund shall continue to be maintained in the manner heretofore specified. In the Public Improvement Projects Fund there shall be created and maintained separate construction accounts (the "Construction Accounts") for each improvement financed by this bond issue. To the Construction Accounts there shall be credited the proceeds of the sale of the Bonds, less accrued interest received thereon, and less any amount paid for the Bonds in excess of $903,105, plus any special assessments levied with respect to the Improvements and collected prior to completion of the Improvements and payment of the costs thereof. From the Construction Accounts there shall be paid all costs and expenses of making the Improvements listed in paragraph 16, zeaa~s. i 19 including the cost of any construction contracts heretofore let and all other costs incurred and to be incurred of the kind authorized in Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.65;. and the moneys in said account shall be used for no other purpose except as otherwise provided by law; provided that the proceeds of the Bonds may also be used to the extent necessary to pay interest on the Bonds due prior to the anticipated date of commencement of the collection of taxes or special assessments herein levied or covenanted to be levied; and provided further that if upon completion of the Improvements there: shall remain any unexpended balance in the Construction Accounts, the balance (other than any special assessments) may be transferred by the Council to the accounts of any other improvement instituted pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 429, and provided further that any special assessments credited to the Construction Accounts shall only be applied towards payment of the costs of the Improvements upon adoption of a resolution by the City Council determining that the application of the special assessments for such purpose will. not cause the City to no longer be in compliance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.61., Subdivision 1. There is hereby created a debt service fund to be designated the General. Obligation Improvement Bonds, Series 1995A Fund (the "Debt Service Fund") to be administered and maintained by the Finance Director as a bookkeeping account separate and apart from all other funds maintained in the official financial records of the City. The Debt Service Fund shall be maintained in the manner herein specified until all of the Bonds and the interest thereon have been fully paid. There are hereby irrevocably... appropriated and pledged to, and there shall be credited to, the Debt Service Fund: (a) all collections of special assessments herein covenanted to be levied with respect. to the Improvements and either initially credited to the Construction Accounts and not already spent as permitted above and required to pay any principal and interest due on the Bonds or collected subsequent to the completion of the Improvements and payment of the costs thereof; (b) all accrued interest received upon delivery of the Bonds; (c) all funds paid for the Bonds in excess of $903,105; (d) any collections of all taxes herein or hereafter levied for the payment of the Bonds and interest thereon; (e) all funds remaining in the Construction Accounts after completion of the. Improvements and payment of the costs thereof, not so transferred to the account of another improvement; (f) all investment earnings on funds held in the Debt Service Fund; and (g) any and all other moneys which are properly available and are appropriated by the governing body of the City to the Debt Service Fund. The Debt Service Fund shall be used solely to pay the principal and interest and any premiums for redemption of the Bonds and any other general obligation bonds of the City hereafter issued by the City and made payable from said account as provided by law. 298178.1 2 0 No portion of the proceeds of the Bonds shall be used. directly or indirectly to acquire higher yielding investments or to replace funds which were used directly or indirectly to acquire higher yielding investments, except (1) for a reasonable temporary period until such proceeds are needed for the purpose. for which the Bonds were issued and (2) in addition to the above in an amount not greater than the lesser of five percent (5%) of the proceeds of the Bonds or $100,000. To this effect, any proceeds of the Bonds and any sums from time to time held in the Construction Accounts or Debt Service Fund (or any other City account which will be used to pay principal or interest to become due on the bonds payable therefrom) in excess of amounts which under then-applicable federal arbitrage regulations may be invested without regard to yield shall not be invested at a yield in excess of the applicable yield restrictions imposed by said arbitrage regulations on such investments after taking into account any applicable "temporary periods" or "minor portion" made available under the federal arbitrage regulations. Money in the Fund shall not be invested. in obligations or deposits issued by, guaranteed by or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof if and to the extent that such investment would cause the Bonds to be "federally guaranteed" within the meaning of Section 149 (b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). 16. Assessments. It is hereby determined that no less than twenty percent (20%) of the cost to the City of each Improvement financed hereunder within the meaning of Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.58, Subdivision 1(3), shall be paid by special assessments to be levied against every assessable lot,... piece and parcel of land benefitted by any of the Improvements. She City hereby covenants and agrees that it will let all construction contracts not heretofore let within one (1) year after ordering each Improvement financed hereunder unless the resolution ordering the Improvement specifies a different time limit for the letting of construction contracts. The City hereby further covenants and agrees that it will do and perform as soon as they may be done all acts and. things necessary for the final and valid levy of such special assessments, and in the event that any such assessment be at any time held invalid with respect to any lot, piece or parcel of land due to any error, defect, or irregularity in any action or proceedings taken or to be taken by the City or the City Council or-any of the City officers or employees, either in the making of the assessments or in the performance of any condition precedent thereto, the City and the City Council will forthwith do all further acts and take all further proceedings as maybe required by law to make the assessments a valid and binding lien upon such property... The special assessments have heretofore been authorized. Subject to such adjustments as are required by the conditions in existence at the time the assessments are levied, it is hereby determined that the assessments shall be payable in equal, consecutive, annual installments, with general taxes for the years shown below 298178.1 21 - and with interest on the declining balance of all such assessments at the rates per annum not less than the rate per annum set forth opposite the collection years specified below: Improvement Collection Designation Amount Levy Years Years Rates (i) 93-02 (T.H. 61 Frontage Roads) $107;366 1995-2014 1996-2015 7.OOo (ii) 93-08 (Sterling/ Valley View/ Schaller) 679,069 1995-2014 1996-2015 7.00 (iii) 93-14 (Searle Street Storm Sewer) 2,100 1994-2013 1995-2014- 7.50 (iv) 94-06 (East Shore Drive Storm Sewer) 4.725 1994-2013 1995-2014 7.50 TOTAL $793.260 At the time the assessments are in fact levied the City Council shall, based on the then-current estimated collections of the assessments, make any adjustments in any ad valorem taxes required to be levied in order to assure that the City continues to be in compliance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.61, Subdivision 1. 17. Tax Lew;' Coverage Test. To provide moneys for payment of the principal and interest on the Bonds there is hereby levied upon all of the taxable property in the City a direct annual ad valorem tax which shall be spread upon the tax rolls and collected with and as part of other general property taxes in the City for the years and in the amounts as follows: Year of Tax Year of Tax Levy Collection Amount 1997': 1998. $ -0- 1998' 1999` $ 2,406 1999 2000 $ 3,255 2000 - 2001;. $ 3.908. 2001 2002 $ 4,489 2002 2003 $ 5,021 2003 2004'. $ 5,508' 2004.... 2008 $ 5.924 2005 2006' ; 6,291 2006... 2007 $ 6.613 2007 2008 $ 6.887 2008 2009 $ 7,113 298178.1 22 2009 2010- $ 7,293. 2010 201E $ 7,425 2011 2012 $ 7,511 2012 2013 $ 7,570 2013. 2014 $ 7,603 2014. 2015 $ 7,949- The tax levies are such that if collected in full they, together with estimated collections of special assessments and other revenues herein pledged for the payment of the Bonds, will produce at least five percent (5%) in excess of the amount needed to meet when due the principal and interest payments on the Bonds. The tax levies shall be irrepealable so long as any of the Bonds are outstanding and unpaid, provided that the City reserves the right and power to reduce the levies in the manner and to the extent permitted by Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.61, Subdivision 3. 18. Defeasance. When all Bonds have been discharged as provided in this paragraph, all pledges, covenants and other rights granted by this resolution to the registered holders of , the Bonds shall, to the extent permitted by law, cease. The City may discharge its obligations with respect to any Bonds which are due on any date by irrevocably depositing with the Bond Registrar on or before that date a sum sufficient for the payment thereof in full; or if any Bond should not be paid when due, it may nevertheless be discharged by depositing with the Bond Registrar a sum sufficient for the payment thereof in full with interest accrued to the date of such. deposit. The City .may also discharge its obligations with respect to any prepayable Bonds called for redemption on any date when they are prepayable according to their terms, by depositing with the Bond Registrar on or before that date a sum sufficient for the payment thereof in full, provided that notice of redemption thereof has been duly given. The City may also at any time discharge its obligations with respect to any Bonds, subject to the provisions of law now or hereafter authorizing and regulating such action, by depositing irrevocably in escrow, with a suitable banking institution qualified by law as an escrow agent for this purpose, cash or securities described in Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.67, Subdivision e, bearing interest payable at such times and at such rates and maturing on such dates as shall be required, without regard to sale and/or reinvestment, to pay all amounts to become due thereon to maturity or, if notice of redemption. as herein required has been duly provided for, to such earlier redemption date. 19_ Compliance With Reimbursement Bond Regulations. The provisions of this paragraph are intended to establish and provide for the City's compliance with United States Treasury Regulations Section 1.150-2 (the "Reimbursement Regulations") applicable to. the "reimbursement proceeds" of the Bonds, being those portions thereof which will be used by the City to 298178.1 2 3 reimburse itself for any expenditure which the City paid or will have paid prior to the Closing Date (a "Reimbursement Expenditure"). The City hereby certifies and/or covenants-as follows: (a) Not later than 60 days after the date of payment of a Reimbursement Expenditure, the City (or person designated to do so on behalf of the City) has made or will have made a written declaration of the City's official intent (a "Declaration") which effectively (i) states the City's reasonable expectation to reimburse itself for the payment of the Reimbursement Expenditure - out of the proceeds of a subsequent borrowing; (ii) gives a general and functional description of the property, project or program to which the Declaration relates and for which the Reimbursement Expenditure is paid, or identifies a specific fund or account of the City and the general functional purpose thereof from which the Reimbursement Expenditure was to be paid (collectively the "Project"); and (iii) states the maximum principal amount of debt expected to be issued by the City for the purpose of financing the Project; provided, however, that no such Declaration shall necessarily have been made with respect to: (i) "preliminary expenditures" for the Project, defined in the Reimbursement Regulations to include engineering or architectural, surveying and soil testing expenses and similar prefatory costs, which in the aggregate do not exceed 20% of the "issue price" of the Bonds, and (ii) a de minimis amount of Reimbursement Expenditures not in excess of the lesser of $100,000 or 5% of the proceeds of the Bonds. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Declaration made by the City between January 27, 1992 and June 30, 1995, with respect to a Reimbursement Expenditure made prior to March 2, 1992, the City hereby represents that there exists objective evidence, that at the time the Expenditure was paid the City expected to reimburse the cost thereof with the proceeds of a borrowing (taxable or tax-exempt) and that expectation was reasonable. (b) Each Reimbursement Expenditure is a capital expenditure or a cost of issuance of the Bonds or any of the other types of expenditures described in Section 1.150- 2(d)(3) of the Reimbursement Regulations. (c) The "reimbursement allocation" described in the Reimbursement Regulations for each Reimbursement Expenditure shall and will be made forthwith following (but not prior to) the issuance of the Bonds and in all events within the period ending on the date which is the later of three years after payment of the 298778.1 2 4 Reimbursement Expenditure or one year after the date on which the Project to which the Reimbursement Expenditure relates is first placed in service. (d) Each such reimbursement allocation will be made in a writing that evidences the City's use of Bond proceeds to reimburse the Reimbursement Expenditure and, if made within 30 days after the Bonds are issued, shall be treated as made on the day the Bonds are issued. Provided, however, that the City may take action contrary to any of the: foregoing covenants in this paragraph 19 upon receipt of an opinion of its Bond Counsel for the Bonds stating in effect that such action will not impair the tax-exempt status of the Bonds. 20. Continuing Disclosure. The City is the sole obligated person with respect to the Bonds. The City hereby agrees, in accordance with the provisions of Rule 15c2-12 (the "Rule"), promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and a Continuing Disclosure Undertaking (the "Undertaking") hereinafter described to: A. Provide or cause to be_provided to each nationally recognized municipal securities information repository ("NRMSIR") and to the appropriate state information depository ("SID"), if any, for the State of Minnesota, in each case as designated by the Commission in accordance with. the Rule, certain annual financial information and operating data in accordance with the Undertaking. The City reserves the right to modify from time to time the terms of the Undertaking as provided therein. B. Provide or cause to be provided, in a timely manner, to (i) each NRMSIR or to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board ("MSRB") and (ii) the SID, notice of the occurrence of certain material events with respect to the Bonds in accordance with the Undertaking. C. Provide or cause to be provided, in a timely manner, to (i) each NRMSIR or to the MSRB and (ii) the SID, notice of a failure by the City to provide the annual financial information with respect to the City described in the Undertaking. D. The City agrees that its covenants pursuant to the Rule set forth in this paragraph 20,and in the Undertaking is intended to be for the benefit of the Holders of the Bonds and shall be enforceable on behalf of such Holders; provided that the right to enforce the provisions of these covenants shall be limited to a right to obtain specific enforcement of the City's obligations under the covenants. 298178.1 2 5 The Mayor and Clerk of the City, or any other officer of the City authorized to act in their place with "Officers" are hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the City the Undertaking in substantially the form presented to the City Council subject to such modifications thereof or additions thereto as are (i) consistent with the requirements under the Rule, (ii) required by the Purchaser bf the Bonds, and (iii) acceptable to the Officers. 21. General Obligation Bledae. For'the prompt and full payment of the principal and interest on the Bonds, as the same respectively become due, the full faith, credit and taxing powers of the City shall be and are hereby irrevocably pledged. If the balance in the Debt Service Fund is ever insufficient to pay all principal and interest then due on the Bonds and any other bonds payable therefrom, the deficiency shall be promptly paid out of any other funds of the City which are available for such purpose, and such other funds may be reimbursed with or without interest from the Debt Service Fund when a sufficient balance is available therein. 22. Certificate of Rectistration. The Clerk is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this resolution with the County Auditor of Ramsey County, Minnesota, together with such other information as he or she shall require, and to obtain the County Auditor's certificate that the Bonds have been entered in the County Auditor's Bond Register, and that the tax levy required by law has been made. 23. Records and Certificates. The officers of the City are hereby authorized and 'directed to prepare and furnish to the Purchaser, and to the attorneys approving the .legality of the issuance of the Bonds, certified copies of all proceedings and records of the City relating to the Bonds and to the financial condition and affairs of the City, and such other affidavits, certificates and information as are required to show the facts relating to the legality and marketability of the Bonds as the same appear from the books and records under their custody and control or as otherwise known to them, and all such certified copies, certificates and affidavits, including any heretofore furnished, shall be deemed representations of the City as to the facts recited therein. 24. Negative Covenant as to Use of Proceeds and Improvements. The City hereby covenants not to use the proceeds of the Bonds or to use the Improvements, or to cause or permit them to be used, or to enter into any deferred payment arrangements for the cost of the Improvements, in such a manner as to cause the Bonds to be "private activity bonds" within the meaning of Sections 103 and 141 through 150 of the Code. 25. Tax-Exempt Status of the Bonds; Rebate. The City shall comply with requirements necessary under the Code to z9ana. t 2 6 establish and maintain the exclusion from gross income under Section 103 of the Code of the interest on the Bonds, including without limitation (1) requirements relating to temporary periods for investments, (2) limitations on amounts invested at a yield greater than the yield on the Bonds, and (3) the rebate of excess investment earnings to the. United States, if the Bonds (together with other obligations reasonably expected to be issued and outstanding at one time in this calendar year) exceed the small-issuer exception amount of $5,000,000. For purposes of qualifying for the exception to the federal arbitrage rebate requirements for governmental units issuing $5,000,000 or less of bonds, the City hereby finds, determines and declares that (1) the Bonds are issued by a governmental unit with general taxing powers, (2) no Bond is a private activity bond, (3) ninety-five percent (95~) or more of the net proceeds of the Bonds are to be used for local governmental activities of the City (or of a governmental unit the jurisdiction of which is entirely within the jurisdiction of the City), and (4) the aggregate face amount of all tax-exempt bonds (other than private activity bonds) issued by the City (and all subordinate entities thereof, and all entities treated as one issuer with the City) during the calendar year in which the Bonds are issued and outstanding at one time is not reasonably expected to exceed $5,000,000, all within the meaning of Section 148 (f) (4) (D) of the Code. 26. Designation of Qualified Tax-Exempt Obligations. In order to qualify the Bonds as "qualified tax-exempt obligations" within the meaning of Section 265(b)(3) of the-Code, the City hereby makes the following factual statements and representations: (a the Bonds are issued after August 7, 1986; (b) the Bonds are not "private activity bonds" as defined in Section 141 of the Code; (c) the City hereby designates the Bonds as "qualified tax-exempt obligations" for purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code; (d) the reasonably anticipated amount of tax-exempt obligations (other than private activity bonds, treating qualified 501(c)(3) bonds as not being private activity bonds) which will be issued by the City (and all entities treated as one issuer with the City, and all subordinate entities whose obligations are treated as issued by the City) during this calendar year 1995 will not exceed $10,000,000; and (e) not more than $10,000,000 of obligations issued by the City during this calendar year 1995 have zsar~a.i 2~ been designated for purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code. The City shall use its best efforts to comply with any federal procedural requirements which may apply in order to effectuate the designation made by this paragraph. 27. Severability. If any section, paragraph or provision of this resolution shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the invalidity or unenforceability of such section, paragraph or provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this resolution. 26. Headings. Headings in this resolution are included for convenience of reference only and are not a pert hereof, and shall not limit or define the meaning of any provision hereof. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member and, after a full discussion thereof and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: and the following voted against the same: Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. 298178.1 2 8 1995 G. 0. Tax Increment Refunding Bonds e. Councilmember Koppen introduced the followin4 Resolution and moved its adoption: 95-08-95 ACCEPTING PROPOSAL ON THE COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATED SALE OF 51,215,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION TAX INCREMENT REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 19958, PROVIDING FOR THEIR ISSUANCE, PLEDGING FOR THE SECURITY THEREOF TAX INCREMENTS, AND LEVYING A TAX FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF (RESOLUTION ATTACHED) Seconded by Councilmember Rossbach Ayes - all N. ADJOURNMENT 4:39 P.M. C'~~~.- 3 8-24-95 The Council .then proceeded to consider and discuss the proposals, after which member introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION ACCEPTING PROPOSAL ON THE COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATED SALE OF $1,215,000 GENERAL - OBLIGATION TAX INCREMENT REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 1995B, PROVIDING FOR THEIR ISSUANCE, PLEDGING FOR THE SECURITY THEREOF TAX INCREMENTS, AND LEVYING A TAX FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF A. WHEREAS the City Council of the City of - Maplewood, Minnesota (the "City"'), has heretofore determined and declared that is necessary and expedient to provide moneys for a crossover refunding of the City's outstanding General Obligation Tax Increment Bonds of 1989, dated November 1, 1989 (the "Prior Bands "), which mature on February 1, .2000, and thereafter. The Prior Bonds were issued for the purpose of providing money to finance a portion of certain capital and administration costs of Development District No 1 (the ''Development District ") in the City ( the "Project ") , as set forth in a development program ( the "Program ") . The City has heretofore approved tax increment financing plans ( collectively, the "Plans") for Housing District No 1 -3, Economic Development District No. 1 -2 and Economic Development District No. 1 -3 within the Development District (collectively, the "Tax Increment Districts ") Tax increments derived from the Tax'Increment Districts are referred to herein as the "Tax Increments ", pursuant to the resolution of the City Council, dated October 19, 1989, authorizing issuance of the Prior Bonds ( the "Prior Resolution ") ; and B. WHEREAS, $1,175,00 of the principal amount of the Prior Bonds which mature on or after February 1, 2000 are callable on February 1, 1999, at a price of par plus accrued interest as provided in the Prior Resolution; and C. WHEREAS, the refunding of the callable Prior Bonds, is consistent with covenants made with the holders thereof, and is necessary and desirable for the reduction of debt service cost to the City and D. WHEREAS, the City Council has heretofore determined and declared that it is necessary and expedient to issue $ General Obligation Tax Increment Refunding Bonds, Series 1995B of the City, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 415, to provide moneys for a crossover refunding of the callable Prior Bonds; and E. WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City that the Bonds (as hereinafter defined) be issued in book-entry form as hereinafter provided; and 298535.1 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Counc of the City of Maplewood, Minnesota, as follows:. 1. Accer)tance of. Proposal . The proposal of* Dain Bosworth Incorporated (the "Purchaser to purchase ftmnwww� $1,215,000 General Obligation Tax Increment Refunding Bonds, Series,. 1995B of the City (the "Bonds" or individually a "Bond ") , in accordance with the t erms of proposal, at the rates of interest hereinafter set forth, and to pay therefor the sum of $ l j t208 j r608-v36 plus interest accrued to settlement, is hereby found, determined and declared to be the most. favorable proposal received and is hereby accepted, and the Bonds are hereby awarded to said proposal maker, The City Clerk is directed to regain the deposit of said proposal maker and to. forthwit return to the unsuccessful proposal makers their good f aith checks and drafts. 2 Bond Terms (a) Title Original Issue Date: Denominations: Maturities; Combining. Maturities , The Bonds shall be titled "General Obligation Tax Increment Refunding Bonds, Series 1995.8 shall be dated September 1, .1995., as the date of original issue and shall be issued forthwith on or after such date as fully registered bonds. The Bonds shall be numbered from R -1 upward in the. denomination of $5, 000 each or in any integral multiple thereof of a single maturity (the "Authorized Denominations ").. The Bonds shall mature on February 1 in the years and amounts as follows: Year Amount Year Amount 2000 $ 60,000 2005 $145,000 2001 65,000 2006 160,000 2002 70,000 2007 170, 000 2003 110, 2008 180,000 2004 130,000 2009 125,000 For the purpose of complying with Minnesota Statutes, Section 475. Subdivision 1, the maturity schedule for the Bonds has been combined with the maturity schedule for the Prior Bonds, as permitted by Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.54, Subdivision 20 (b) hook Entry Only System Midwest Securities Trust company, a limited purpose trust company organized under the laws of the State of Illinois or any of its successors or its successors to its functions hereunder (the 'Depository ") will act as securities depository for the Bonds, and to this end: W The Bonds shall be initially issued and, so long as they remain in book entry form only ( the "Book Entry Only Period ") , shall at all times be in the form of a separate single .fully registered Bond for each maturity of the Bonds; 298535.1 3 and for purposes of complying with this requirement under paragraphs 5 and 10 Authorized Denominations for any Bond shall be deemed to be limited during the Book Entry Only Period to the outstanding principal amount of that Bond. (ii) Upon initial issuance, ownership of the Bonds shall be registered in a bond register maintained by Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association (the "Bond Registrar ") in the name of KRAY' & CO.., as the nominee (it or any nominee of the existing or a successor Depository, the "Nominee"). (iii) With respect to the Bonds neither the City nor the Bond Registrar shall have any responsibility or obligation to any broker, dealer, bank, or any other financial institution for which the Depository holds Bonds as securities depository ( the "Participant ") or the person for which a Participant holds an interest in the Bonds shown on the books. and records of the Participant (the "Beneficial Owner "). Without limiting the immediately preceding sentence, neither the City, nor the Bond Registrar, shall have any such responsibility or obligation with respect to (A) the accuracy of the records of the Depository, the Nominee or any Participant with respect to any ownership interest in the Bonds, or (B) the delivery to any Participant, any Owner or any other person, other than the Depository, of any notice with respect to the Bonds, including any notice of redemption, or (C) the payment to any Participant, any Beneficial Owner or any other person, other than the Depository, of any amount with respect to the principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Bonds, or (D) the consent given or other action taken by the Depository as the Register Holder of any Bonds (the "Holder") . For purposes of securing the vote or consent of any Holder under this Resolution, the City may, however, rely upon an omnibus proxy under which the Depository assigns its consenting or voting rights to certain Participants to whose accounts the Bonds are credited on the record date identified in a listing attached to the omnibus proxy* (iv) The City and the Bond Registrar may treat as and deem the Depository to be the absolute owner of the Bonds for the purpose of payment of the principal of and premium, i and interest on the Bonds , for the purpose of giving noices of redemption and other matters with respect to the Bonds, for the purpose of obtaining any consent or other action to be taken by Holders for the purpose of registering transfers with respect to such Bonds, and for all purpose whatsoever. The Bond Registrar, as paying agent hereunder, shall pay all principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds only to or upon the Holder of the Holders of the Bonds as shown on the bond register, and all such 298535.1 4 payments shall be valid and effective to fully satisfy and discharge the City's obligations with respect to the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds to the extent of the sum or sums so paid. (v) Upon delivery by the Depository to the Bond Registrar of written notice to the effect that the Depository has determined to substitute a new Nominee in place of the existing Nominee, and subject to the transfer provisions in paragraph 10 hereof, references to the Nominee hereunder shall refer to such new Nominee (vi) So long as any Bond is registered in the name of a Nominee, all payments with respect to the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on such Bond . and all notices with respect to such Bond shall be made and given., respectively, by the Bond Registrar or City, as the case may be, to -the Depository as provided in the Depository Letter Agreement to the Depository required by the Depository as a condition to its acting as book- entry Depository for the Bonds (said Depository Letter Agreement, together with any ... replacement thereof or amendment or substitute thereto, including any standard procedures or policies referenced therein or applicable thereto respecting the procedures and other matters relating to the Depository's role as book- entry Depository for the Bonds, collectively hereinafter referred to as the "Depository Letter Agreement ") . (vii) All transfers of beneficial ownership interests in each Bond issued in book -entry form shall be limited in principal amount to Authorized Denominations and shall be effected by procedures by the Depository with the Participants for recording and transferring the ownership of beneficial interests in such Bonds. (viii) In connection with any notice or other communication to be provided to the Holders pursuant to this Resolution by the City or Bond Registrar with respect to any consent or other action to be taken by Holders, the Depository shall consider the date of receipt of notice .requesting such consent or other action as the record date for such consent or other action; provided, that the.City or the Bond Registrar may establish a special record date for .such consent or other action. The City or the Bond Registrar shall, to the extent possible, give the Depository notice of such special record date not less than 15 calendar days in advance of such special record date to the extent possible. (ix) Any successor Bond Registrar in its written acceptance of its duties under this Resolution and any paying agency /bond registrar agreement, shall agree to take 298535.1 5 any actions necessary from time to time to comply with the requirements of the Depository Letter Agreement. (x) In the case of a partial prepayment of a Bond, the Holder may, in lieu of surrendering the Bonds for a Bond of a lesser denomination as provided in paragraph 5 hereof, make a notation of the reduction in principal amount on the panel provided on the Bond stating the amount so redeemed. (c) Termination of Book- Entry Only System Discontinuance of a particular Depository's services and termination of the book -entry only system may be effected as follows: (i) The Depository may determine to discontinue providing.its services with respect to the Bonds at any time by giving written notice to the City and discharging its responsibilities with respect thereto under applicable law. The City may terminate the services of the Depository with respect to the Bond if it determines that the Depository is no longer able to carry its functions as securities depository or the continuation of the system of book -entry transfers through the Depository is not in the best interests of the City or the Beneficial Owners. (ii) Upon termination of the services of the Depository as provided in the preceding paragraph, and if no substitute securities depository is willing to undertake the functions of the Depository hereunder ' can be found which, in the opinion of the City, is willing and able to assume such functions upon reasonable or customary terms, or if the City determines that it is in the best interests of the City or the Beneficial Owners of the Bond that the Beneficial Owners be able to obtain certificates for the Bonds, the Bonds shall no longer be registered as being registered in the bond register in the name of the Nominee, but may be registered in whatever name or names the Holder of the Bonds shall designate at that time, in accordance with paragraph 11 hereof. To the extent that the Beneficial Owners are designated as'the transferee by the Holders, in accordance with paragraph 10 hereof, the Bonds will be delivered to the Beneficial Owners. (iii) Nothing in this subparagraph (c) shall limit or restrict the provisions of paragraph 10 hereof. (d) The Mayor and City Clerk are authorized and directed to execute in the name of the City the Depository Letter .Agreement in substantially the form on file in the office of the City. In the event of the disability or the resignation or other absence of the Mayor or Clerk of the City, such other officers of .the City who may act in their behalf shall without further act or authorization of the City do all things and execute all 298535.1 6 instruments and documents required to be done or to be executed by such absent or disabled officials. The provisions in the Depository Letter Agreement are incorporated herein by referenced and made a pant of the resolution, and if and to the extent any such provisions are inconsistent with the other provisions of this resolution, the provisions in the Depository Letter Agreement shall control. 3. Puroose: Refunding Findings The Bonds shall provide funds for a crossover refunding of all the City's callable Prior Bonds (the "Refunding ") . It is hereby found, determined and declared that the Refunding is pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.67, Subdivision 13, and as of the crossover date of the Bonds, shall result in a present value reduction of debt service for the Bonds to their stated maturity dates of at least three percent (3.00%-), computed in accordance with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.67, Subdivision 12. 4. Interest The Bonds shall bear interest payable semiannually on February 1 and August 1 of each year (each, an "Interest Payment Date"), commencing August 1, 1996, calculated on the basis of a 360 -day year of twelve 30 -day months, at the respective rates per annum set forth opposite the maturity years as follows Maturity Interest Maturity Interest Year Rate Year Rate 2000 4.90 0 2005 5.00 °W 2001 4.90 2006 5.00 2002 4.90 2007 5910 2003 4.90 2008 5.2O 2004 4.90 2009 5.40 5. Redemption All Bonds maturing in the years 2006 to 2009, both inclusive, shall be subject to redemption and prepayment at the option of the City on February 1, 2005, and on any date thereafter at a price of par plus accrued interest. Redemption may be in whole or in part of the Bonds subject to prepayment. If redemption is in part, the maturities and the principal amounts within each maturity to be redeemed shall be determined by the City; and if only part of the Bonds having a common maturity date are called for prepayment, the specific Bonds to be prepaid shall be chosen by lot by the 'Bond Registrar. Bonds or portions thereof called for redemption shall be due and payable on the redemption date, and interest thereon shall cease to accrue. from and after the redemption date Mailed notice of redemption shall be given to the paying agent and to each affected registered holder of the Bonds. To effect a partial redemption of Bonds having a common maturity date, the Bond Registrar prior to giving notice of 298535.1 7 redemption shall be given to the paying agent and to each , Y g affected registered _ holder of the Bonds . To effect a partial redemption of Bonds having a common .maturity date, the Bond Registrar prior to giving notice of redemption shall assign to each Bond having a common maturity date a distinctive number for each $5,000 of the principal amount of such Bond. The Bond Registrar shall then select by lot, usin such method of selection as it shall deem proper in its dis cre- tion, from the numbers so assigned to such Bonds, as man y numbers as, at $5,000 for each number, shall equal the principal amount of such Bonds to be redeemed. The Bonds to be redeemed shall be the Bonds to which were assigned numbers so selected; P rovided however, that,only so much of the principal amount of each such Bond of a denomination of more than $5,000 shall be redeemed as shall equal $5,000 for each number assigned to it and so selected. If a Bond is to be redeemed only in part, it shall be surrendered to the Bond Registrar (with, if the City or Bond Registrar so requires, a written instrument of transfer in form. satisfactory to the City and Bond Registrar duly executed by the holder thereof or his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing) and the City shall execute ( if necessary) and the Bond Registrar .shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Bond, without service charge, a new . Bond or Bonds of the same series having the same stated maturity and interest rate and of any Authorized Denomination or Denominations, as requested by such Folder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Bond so surrendered. 60 Bond Registrar Norwest Bank. Minnesota, National Association in Minneapolis 1innesota is appointed to act as bond registrar and transfer agent with respect to the Bonds (the. "Bond Registrar "), and shall do so unless and until a successor Bond Registrar is duly appointed., all pursuant to any contract the City and Bond Registrar shall execute which is consistent herewith. The Bond Registrar shall also serve as paying agent unless and until a successor paying agent is duly appointed. Principal and interest on the Bonds shall be paid to the registered holders (or record holders) of the Bonds . in the manner set forth in the form of Bond and paragraph 12 of this resolution. 7 . Form of Bond The Bonds, together with the Bond Registrar's Certificate of Authentication, the form of Assignment and the registration information thereon, shall be in substantially the following form: 298535.1 8 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF MINNESOTA RAMSEY COUNTY CITY OF MAPLEWOOD R- MATURITY DATE DATE OF ORIGINAL ISSUE SEPTEMBER 1 1995 S GENERAL OBLIGATION.TAX INCREMENT REFUNDING BOND, SERIES 1995E REGISTERED OWNER: PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: DOLLARS CUI P KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that the City of Maplewood,-Ramsey County, Minnesota (the "Issuer ") , certifies that it is indebted and for value received promises to pay to the registered owner specified above, or registered assigns, unless called for earlier redemption, in the manner hereinafter set forth , the principal rinci al amount specified above, on the maturity date specif ied above, and to pay interest thereon semiannually on February 1 and August 1 of each year ( each, an "Interest Payment Date ."), commencing August 1, 1996, at the rate per annum specified above (calculated on the basis of a 360 -day year of twelve 30 -day months) until the principal sum is paid or has been provided for. This Bond will bear interest from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of original issue hereof. The principal of and premium, if any, on this Bond are payable upon presentation and surrender hereof at the principal off ice of in ( the "Bond Registrar ") , acting as paying agent, or any successor paying agent duly P y appointed by the Issuer. Interest on this Bond will be paid on each Interest Payment Date by check or draft mailed to the person in whose name this Bond is registered (the "Holder" or "Bondholder ") on the registration books of the Issuer maintained b y the Bond Registrar and at the address appearing thereon.at the close of business on the fifteenth day of the calendar month next preceding such Interest Payment Date (the "Regular Record Date "). Any interest not so timely paid shall cease to be payable to the person who is the Holder hereof as of the Regular Record Date, and shall be payable to the person who is the Holder hereof at the close of business on a date (the "Special Record Date ") fixed by the Bond Registrar whenever money becomes available for payment of the defaulted interest. Notice of the Special Record 298535.1 9 Date shall be g iven to Bondholders not les-s than ten da prior to the Special Record Date. The principal of'and -premium, if an and interest on this Bond are pa in lawful mone of the United States,:of America. [So lon as this Bond is re in the name of the Depositor or its Nomin as provided in the Resolution here inaf ter. described, and as those terms are defined therein, pa of principal .of,. premium, if an y , and Interes t on this Bond and notice with respect:thereto shall be made as provided in the Depositor Letter A as defined in the Resolution,. and surrender of this Bond shall not be re for pa of the redemption price'upo a partial redemption of this Bond. Until termination of the book- entry onl s pursuant to the Resolution, Bonds ma o be re in the name of t he D epositor y or its Nominee. ] REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE FURTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS BOND SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF, WHICH PROVISIONS SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS IF SET FORTH HERE. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED AND RECITED that all acts, conditions and thin re b the Constitution a nd laws of the .State of Minnesota to be done, to happen and to be performed, precedent to and in the issuance of this Bond, have been done, have happened and have been performed, in re and due form, time and manner as re b law, and that this Bond, to with all other debts of the Issue outstandin on the d of a I ori issue hereof and the date of its issuance and deliver to the ori purchaser, does not exceed an constitu or statutor limitation of indebtedness. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Cit of Maplewood, Ramse Count Minnesota, b its Cit Council has caused this Bond to be exe on its behalf b the facsimile si of its Ma and its Clerk, the corporate seal of the Issuer havin been intentionall omitted as permitted b law. Include onl until termination of the book-entr onl s under para 2 hereof. 298535.1 10 298535.1 11 ON REVERSE OF BOND Redemr)t_ion All Bonds of this issue (the "Bonds ") maturing in the years 2006 to 2009, both inclusive, are subject to redemption and prepayment at the option of the Issuer on February 1, 2 0 05 ,. and on any date thereafter at a price of par plus accrued interest. Redemption may be in whole or in part of the Bonds subject to prepayment, if redemption is in part, the maturities and the principal amounts within each maturity to be redeemed shall be determined by the Issuer.; and if only part of the Bonds having a common maturity date are called for prepayment, the specific Bonds to be prepaid shall be chosen by lot by the Bond Registrar. Bonds or portions thereof called for redemption shall be due and payable on the redemption date, and interest thereon shall cease to accrue from and after the redemption date Mailed notice of redemption shall be given to the' paying agent and to each affected Holder of the Bonds. Selection o; Bonds for RedeMRtion:.Partial Redemption Ta.effect a partial redemption of Bonds having a common maturity date, the Bond Registrar shall assign to each Bond having a common maturity date a distinctive number for each $5,000 of the principal amount of such Bond. The Bond Registrar shall then select by lot, using such method of selection as it shall deem proper in its discretion, from the numbers assigned to the Bonds, as many numbers as, at $5,000 for each number, shall equal the principal amount of such Bonds to be redeemed., The Bonds to be redeemed shall be the Bonds to which were assigned numbers so selected; provided, however, that only so much of the principal amount of such Bond of a denomination of more than $5,000 steal 1 .be redeemed as shall equal $5,000 for each number assigned to it and 8.0 selected. If a Bond is to be redeemed only in part, it shall be surrendered to the Bond Registrar (with, if the Issuer or Bond Registrar so requires, a written instrument of transfer in fora satisfactory to the Issuer and Bond Registrar duly executed by the Holder thereof or his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing) and the Issuer shall execute (if necessary) and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Bond, without service charge, a new Bond or Bonds of the same series having the same stated maturity and interest rate and of any Authorized Denomination or Denomina- tions, as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal: to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Bond so surrendered. Issuance; Puroose: General Obligation This Bond is one of an issue in the total principal amount of $1,225,000, all of like date of original issue and tenor, except as to number, maturity, interest rate, denomination and redemption privilege, which Bond has been issued pursuant to and in full conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota and pursuant to a resolution adopted by the City Council of the Issuer on August 24, 1995 ( the "Resolution ") , for the purpose of 298535.1 12 providing funds sufficient for a crossover refunding on February 1. 1999, of the Issuer's General Obligation Tax Increment Bonds of 1989, dated November 1, 1989, which mature on February 1, 2000 thereafter. This Bond is payable out of the Escrow Account and the Debt Service Account of the Issuer's General Obligation Tax Increment Refunding Bonds Series 1995E Fund of the.. Issuer. This Bond constitutes a general obligation of the Is suer , and to provide moneys for the prompt and full payment of its principal, premium, if any, and interest when the same become due., the full faith and credit and taxing powers of the Issuer have been and are hereby irrevocably pledged. Denominations; Exchange: Resolution The Bonds are issuable solely as fully registered bonds in Authorized Denominations ( as defined in the Resolution) and are exchangeable for registered Bonds of other Authorized denominations in equal aggregate principal , amounts at the principal office of the Bond Registrar, but only in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Resolution. Reference is hereby made to the Resolution for a description of the rights and duties of the Bond Registrar. Copies of the Resolution are on file in the principal office of the Bond Registrar. Transfer This Bond is transferable by the Holder in person or by his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing at the principal office of the Bond Registrar upon presentation and surrender hereof to the Bond Registrar, all subject to the terms and conditions provided in the Resolution and to reasonable regulations of the Issuer contained in any agreement with the Bond Registrar. Thereupon the Issuer shall execute and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for this 9 Bond, one or more new fully registered Bonds in the name of the transferee (but not registered in blank or to "bearer" or similar designation), of an authorized denomination or denominations, in aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of this .Bond, of the same maturity and bearing interest at the same rate. Fees uoon Trann.f er or Loss The Bond Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other goVernmental charge payable in connection with the transfer or exchange of this Bond and any legal or unusual costs regarding transfers and lost Bonds. Treatment of Registered Owners The Issuer and Bond Registrar may treat the person in.whose name this Bond is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment as herein provided (except as otherwise provided on the reverse side hereof with respect to the Record Date) and for all other purposes, whether or not this Bond shall be overdue, and neither the Issuer nor the Bond Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary. 298535.1 13 Authentication This Bond shall not he valid or become obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any security unless the Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been executed by the Bond Registrar. .. alif ied Tax- Exemot Obligation This has been designated by the Issuer as. a "qualified tax-exempt obligation" for purposes of Section .265 (b) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended. ABBREVIATIONS The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Bond, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations: TEN COM - as tenants in common TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties JT TEN - as joint with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common UTMA as custodian for (Gust) (Minor) under the Uniform (State) Transfers to Minors Act Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. 298535.1 14 ASSIGNMENT For value received, the undersi her sells, assi and tran unto the within Bond and does hereb irrevocably c onstit u te and appoint attorne to transfer the Bond on the books kept forthe re thereof, with full power of substitution in the prem3-ses Dated:' Notice. The a ssi g nor's si to this assig must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Bond in ever particular, without alteration o r an chan w hatever., Si Guaranteed: Si g nature(s) must be g uaranteed b a na bank or trust compan or b a brokera f irm havin a membership in one of m the majo aDo . r stock exchan or an other "Eli Gu Institution" as defined in 17 CFR 240.17 Ad-15(a)(2). The Bond Re will not effect transfer of this Bond unless the information concernin the transferee re below is provided. Name and Address: (Include information for all joint owners j if the Bond is held b account.) 298535.1 15 298535.1 16 8. Execution ;.Temnorarv.Bonds The Bonds shall be executed on behalf of the City by the signatures of its Mayor and Clerk and be sealed with the seal of the City; provided, however, that the seal of the City may be a printed facsimile; and provided further that both of such signatures may be printed (or, at; the request of the Purchaser, photocopied) facsimiles and the corporate seal may be omitted on the Bonds as permitted by law. In t;he.. event of disability or resignation or other absence of either such officer, the Bonds may be signed by the manual or flacsimi1e signature of that officer who may act on behalf of such absent or disabled officer. In case either such officer whose signature or facsimile of whose signature shall appear on the Bonds shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of the Bonds, such signature or - facsimile shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if he or she had remained in office until delivery. The City may elect to deliver, in lieu of printed definitive bonds, one or more typewritten temporary bonds in substantially the form set forth above, with such changes as may be necessary to reflect more than one maturity in a single temporary bond. Such temporary bonds may be executed with photocopied facsimile signatures of the Mayor and Clerk. Such temporary bonds shall, upon the printing of the definitive bonds and the execution thereof, be exchanged therefor and canceled. 9. Au hentication No Bond shall be valid or obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any security or benefit under this resolution unless a Certificate of Authentication on such Bond, substantially in the form hereinabove set forth, shall have been duly executed by an authorized representative of the Bond Registrar. Certificates of Authentication on different Bonds need not be signed by the same person. The Bond Registrar shall authenticate the signatures of off icers of the City on each Bond by execution of the Certificate of Authentication on the Bond and by inserting as the date of registration in the space provided the date on which the Bond is authenticated, except that for purposes of delivering the original Bonds to the Purchaser, the Bond Registrar shall insert as a date of registration the date of original issue, which date is September 1, 1995. The Certificate of Authentication so P executed on each Bond shall be conclusive evidence that it has been authenticated and delivered under this resolution. 10. Registration; Transfer; Exchange The City will cause to be kept at the principal office of the Bond Registrar a bond register in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as the Bond Registrar may prescribe, the Bond Registrar shall provide for the registration of Bonds and the registration of transfers of Bonds entitled to be registered or transferred as herein provided. 298535.1 17 Upon surrender for transfer of any Bond at the principal office of the Bond Registrar, 'the City shall execute (if necessary), the Bond Registrar shall authenticate, insert the date of registration (as provided in paragraph 9) of , and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Bonds of any Authorized Denomination or Denominations of a like aggregate principal amount, having the same stated maturity and interest rate, as requested by the transferor; provided, however, that no Bond may be registered in blank or in the name of "bearer" or similar designation. At the option of the Holder, Bonds may be exchanged f or Bonds of any Authorized Denomination or Denominations of a like aggregate principal amount and. stated maturity, upon surrender of the Bonds to be exchanged at the principal office of the Bond Registrar. Whenever any Bonds are so surrendered for exchange, .the City shall execute (if necessary), and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate, insert the date of regist- ration of, and deliver the Bonds which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive. All Bonds surrendered upon any exchange or transfer provided for in this resolution shall be promptly canceled by the Bond Registrar and thereafter disposed of as directed by the City. All Bonds delivered in exchange for or upon transfer of Bonds shall be valid general obligations of the City evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this resolution, as the Bonds surrendered for such exchange or transfer. Every Bond presented or surrendered for transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or be accompanied by a written I nstrument of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Bond Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing. The Bond Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection with the transfer or exchange of any Bond and any legal or unusual costs regarding transfers and lost Bonds. Transfers shall also be subject to reasonable regulations of the City contained in any. agreement with the Bond Registrar, including regulations which permit the Bond Registrar to close its transfer books between record dates.and payment dates. The Clerk is hereby authorized to negotiate and execute the terms of said agreement. 298535.1 18 11. Rights -.on Transfer or Exchange Each Bond delivered upon transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Bond shall carry all the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Bond. 12. Interest Pavment: Record Date Interest on any Bond shall be paid on each Interest Payment Date by check or draft mailed to the person in whose name the Bond is registered (the "Holder ") on the registration books of the City maintained by the Bond Registrar and at the address appearing. thereon at the close of business on the fifteenth (15th) day of the calendar month next preceding such Interest Payment Date (the "Regular Record Date ") Any such interest not so timely paid shall cease . to be payable to the person who is the Holder thereof as of the Regular Record Date, and shall be payable to the person who is the Holder thereof at the close of business on a date (the "Special Record Date ") fixed by the Bond Registrar whenever money becomes available for payment of the defaulted interest.,, Notice p of the Special Record Date shall be given by the Bond Registrar to the Holders not less than ten (10) days prior to the Special Record Date. 13. Treatment--of Rec, ai tered Owner The City and Bond Re g istrar may treat the person in whose name any Bond is registered as the owner of such Bond for the purpose of receiving a ent of principal of and premium, if any, and interest P ym P (subject to the payment provisions in paragraph 12 above) on, such Bond and for all other purposes whatsoever whether or not such Bond shall be overdue, and neither the City nor the Bond Registrar shall be.affected by notice to the contrary. 14. Deliver: Aoolication of Proceeds The Bonds when so P repared and executed shall be delivered by the Finance Director to the Purchaser upon receipt of the purchase price, and the Purchaser shall not be obliged to see to the proper application thereof. 15. Fund and Accounts There is hereby created a special fund to be designated the "General Obligation Tax Increment Refunding Bonds, Series 1995B Fund" ( the "Fund ") to be administered and maintained by the Finance Director as a bookkeeping account separate and apart from all other funds maintained in the official financial records of the City. The Fund shall be maintained in the manner herein specified until all of the Bonds herein authorized, and any other general obligation tax increment bonds hereafter issued to complete the Project, including any modifications and additions thereto, and the interest thereon have been fully paid and the City has been. fully reimbursed from the pledge of Tax Increments for all of the principal and interest of such bonds paid by the City from taxes levied on property in the City other than the Tax Increment Districts. The Fund shall be maintained in the manner herein specified until all of the Bonds and the interest thereon have 298535.1 19 been fully paid. There shall be maintained in the Fund two ( 2 ) separate accounts, to be designated the "Escrow.Account" and "Debt Service Account ", respectively. (i) Escrow Account The Escrow Account shall be maintained as an escrow account with Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A. (the "Escrow Agent ") in Minneaholi $ Minnesota which is a suitable financial institution within or without the state whose deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and whose combined capital and surplus is not less than $500,000. All.proceeds of the sale of the.Bonds shall be received by the Escrow Agent and applied to fund the Escrow Account on to pay costs.of issuing the Bonds. Proceeds of the Bonds not used to pay costs of issuance are hereby irrevocable pledged and appropriated to the Escrow Account, together with all investment earnings thereon. The Escrow Account shall be invested in securities maturing or callable at the option of the holder on such dates and bearing interest at such rates as shall be required to provide sufficient funds, together with any cash or other funds retained in the Escrow Account, ( i ) to pay when due the interest to accrue on each Bond herein authorized to and including February 1, 1999; and (ii) to pay when called for redemption, on February 1, 1999, the principal amount of each of the Prior Bonds. From the Escrow Account there shall be paid (1) all interest on the Bonds herein authorized to and including February 1, 19 9 9 , and ( 2 ) the principal of the Prior Bonds due by reason of their call for redemption on February 1, 1999. The Escrow Account shall be irrevocably appropriated to the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds herein authorized until the proceeds of the Bonds are applied to payment of the Prior Bonds. The moneys in the Escrow Account shall be used solely for the purposes herein set forth and for no other purpose, except that any surplus in the Escrow Account may be remitted to the City, all in accordance with an agreement (the "Escrow Agreement ") by and between the City and Escrow Agent, a form of which agreement is on file in the office of the Clerk. Any moneys remitted to the City upon termination of the Escrow Agreement shall be deposited in the Debt Service Account. Debt Service Account There are hereby irrevocably appropriated and pledged to, and there shall be credited to the Debt Service - Account . (1) after the crossover date, Tax Increments. derived from the Tax Increment Districts; (2) any collections of all taxes herein or hereafter levied for the payment of the .Bonds and interest thereon; ( 3 ) any balance remitted to the City upon the termination of the Escrow Agreement; (4) any balance remaining on February 2, 1999, in the Obligation Tax Increment Bonds of 1989 Fund created by the Prior Resolution; (5) all investment earnings on funds in the Debt Service Account; and (6) any and all other moneys which are properly available and are appropriated by the governing body of the City to the Debt Service Account. The amount of any surplus remaining in the Debt 298535.1 20 Service Account when the Bonds and interest thereon are paid shall be used consistent with Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.61, Subdivision 4. The moneys in the Debt Service Account shall be used solely to pay the principal of and interest on the Bonds or any other bonds hereafter issued and made payable from the Fund. No p I ortion of the proceeds of the Bonds shall be used directly or indirectly to acquire higher yielding investments or to replace funds which were used directly or indirectly to acquire higher y ielding investments, except (1) for a reasonable temporary 0 period until such proceeds are needed for the purpose for which P issued, . the Bonds were and (2 ) in addition to the above, in an amount not reater than the lesser of five percent (5k) of the g proceeds of the Bonds or $100,000., To this effect, any proceeds .of the' Bonds and any sums from time to time held in the Fund ( or any other City account which will be sued to pay principal and interest to become due on the Bonds) in excess of amounts which under the applicable federal arbitrage regulations may be invested without regard as to yield shall not be invested in excess of the applicable yield restrictions imposed by the arbitrage regulations on such investments after taking into account any applicable "temporary periods" or "minor portion" made available under the federal arbitrage regulations. In addition, the proceeds of the Bonds and money in the Fund shall not be invested in obligations or deposits issued by, guaranteed by or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof if and to the extent that such investment would cause the Bonds to be "federally guaranteed" within the meanie of Section 149(b) of the federal Internal Revenue Code of g 1986 , as amended ( the "Code"). 16. Prior Bonds -: _ Security Until retirement of the Prior Bonds, all provisions theretofore made for the security thereof shall be observed by the City and all of its of f icers and agents. 17. Tax Increments The City hereby pledges and appropriates the Tax Increments derived from the Tax Increment Districts to the Debt Service Account, which pledge and appropriation shall continue until all of the Bonds, and any additional bonds -payable from the Debt Service Account, are paid or discharged. The City hereby expressly reserves the right to use.the Tax Increments to finance costs set forth in the Program and Plans not financed hereby or to finance costs of other projects to be undertaken from time to time within the Development District in accordance with the Program and the Plan, as may be from time to time amended. 18. Tax Levy Covera_e Test Cancellation of Certain Tax Levies. To provide moneys for payment of the principal and interest on the Bonds there is hereby levied upon all of the taxable ro ert in the City a direct annual ad valorem tax which P P Y 298535.1 2 1 w shall be spread upon the tax rolls and collected with and as part of other general property taxes in the City for the years and in the amounts as follows: Year of Tax Year of Tax Levv Collection Amount The tax levies are such that if collected in full they, together with estimated collections of Tax Increments and other revenues herein pledged for the payment of the Bonds and sums held in the Escrow Account, will produce at least five percent t5% in excess of the amount.needed to meet when due the principal and interest payments on the Bonds. The tax levies shall be irrepealable so long as any of the Bonds are outstanding and unpaid, provided that the City reserves the right and power to reduce the levies in the manner and to the. extent permitted by Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.61, Subdivision 3. Upon payment of the Prior Bonds, the uncollected taxes pledged in the Prior 'Resolution authorizing the issuance of the Prior Bonds, shall be cancelled. 19. Reservationof Rights. Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, the City reserves the right to terminate, reduce, or apply to other lawful purposes the Tax Increments herein pledged to the payment of the Bonds and interest thereon to the extent and in the manner permitted by law. 20., Defeasance. When all Bonds have been discharged as provided in this paragraph, all pledges, covenants and other rights granted. by this resolution to the registered holders of the Bonds shall, to the extent permitted by law, cease. The City may discharge its obligations with respect to any Bonds which are ..due on any date by irrevocably depositing with the Bond Registrar on or bef ore that date a. sum suf f icient f or the payment thereof in full or if .any Bond should not be paid when due it may nevertheless be discharged by depositing with the Bond Registrar a . sum sufficient for the payment thereof in full with interest accrued to the date of such deposit. The City may also discharge its obligations with respect to any prepayable Bonds called for redemption on any date when they are prepayable according to their terms, by depositing with the Bond Registrar on or before that date a sum sufficient for the payment thereof in full, provided that notice of redemption thereof has been duly given. 298535.1 22 The City may also at any time discharge its obligations with respect to any Bonds, subject to the provisions of law now or hereafter authorizing and regulating such action, by depositing irrevocably in escrow, with a suitable banking institution qualified by law as an escrow agent for this purpose, cash or securities described in Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.67, Subdivision 8, bearing interest payable at such times and at such rates and maturing on such dates as shall be required, without regard to sale and /or reinvestment, to pay all amounts to become due thereon to maturity or, if notice of redemption as herein required has been duly provided for, to such earlier redemption date. 21. Continuincr Disclosure The City is the sole obligated person with respect to the.Bonds. The City hereby agrees, in accordance with the provisions of Rule 15c2 -12 (the "Rule"), promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and a Continuing Disclosure Undertaking (the "Undertaking") hereinafter described to A. Provide or cause to be provided to each nationally recognized municipal securities information repository ("NRMSIR") and to the . appropriate state information depository ("SID"), if any, for the State of Minnesota, in each case as designated by the Commission in accordance with the Rule, certain annual financial information and operating data in accordance with the Undertaking. The City reserves the right to modify from time to time the terms of the Undertaking as provided therein. B. Provide or cause to be provided, in a. timely manner, to (i) each NRMSIR or to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board ("MSRB" ) and (ii) the SID, notice of the occurrence of certain material events with respect to the Bonds in accordance with the Undertaking. C. Provide or cause to be provided, in a timely manner, to ( i ) each NRMSIR or to the MSRB and (ii) the SID, notice of a failure by the City to provide the annual financial inf ormation with respect to the City described in the Undertaking. D. The City agrees that its covenants pursuant to the Rule set forth in this paragraph 21 and in the Undertaking is intended to be for the benefit 'of the Holders of the Bonds and shall be enforceable on behalf of such Holders; provided that the right to enforce the provisions of these covenants shall be limited to a right to obtain specific enforcement of the City's obligations under the covenants. The Mayor and Clerk of the City, or any other officer of the city. authorized to act in their place with "Officers" are hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the City the Undertaking in substantially the form presented to the City 298535.1 2 3 Council subject to such modifications thereof or additions thereto as are (i) consistent with the requirements under the Rule, ( ii ) required by the Purchaser of the Bonds, and (iii) acceptable to the Officers. 22 General Oblicration Pledge For the prompt and full payment of the principal and interest on the Bonds, as the same respectively become due, the full faith, credit and taxing powers of the City shall be and are hereby irrevocably pledged. If -the balance in the Escrow Account or Debt Service Account is ever insufficient to pay all principal and interest then due on the Bonds and any other bonds payable therefrom, the deficiency shall be promptly paid out of any other funds of the City which are available for such purpose, and such other funds may be reimbursed with or without interest from the Escrow Account or Debt Service Account when a sufficient balance is available therein. 23. Securities,, Escrow Agent Securities purchased from moneys in the Escrow Account shall be limited to. securities set forth in Minnesota Statutes, Section 475 67, Subdivision 8, and any amendments or supplements thereto. Securities purchased from the Escrow Account shall be purchased simultaneously with the delivery of the Bonds. The City Council has investigated the facts and hereby finds and determines that the Escrow Agent is a suitable financial institution to act as escrow agent. 24. Redemption of Prior Bonds The Prior Bonds which mature in 2000 and thereafter shall be redeemed and prepaid on February 1, 1999, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Notice of Call for Redemption attached hereto as Exhibit A, which terms and conditions are hereby approved and .incorporated herein by reference. Said, Notice of Call for Redemption shall be mailed to the paying agent or agents for the Prior Bonds prior to said redemption date therefor and to the registered owner of each Prior Bond at the address shown on the registration books kept by the registrar for the Prior Bonds pursuant to the Escrow Agreement. 25. Escrow - Agreement On or prior to the delivery of the Bonds the Mayor and Clerk shall, and are hereby authorized and directed to, execute on behalf of the City an Escrow Agreement. The Escrow Agreement is hereby approved and adopted and made a part of this resolution, and the City covenants that it will promptly enforce all provisions thereof in the event of default thereunder by the Escrow Agent. 26. Purchase of SLGS or Ooen Market Securities Springsted Incorporated, as agent for the Council, is hereby authorized and directed to purchase on behalf of the Council and in its name the appropriate United States Treasury Securities, State and Local Government Series and /or open market securities as provided in paragraph above, from the proceeds of the Bonds 248535.1 24 E and to the extent necessary, other available funds, all in and, to the extent, necessary, other available funds, all in accordance with the provisions of this resolution and the Escrow Agreement and to execute all such documents (including the appropriate subscription form) required to effect such purchase in accordance with the applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations. 27. Certificate f Recaistration The Clerk is hereby directed to file,a certified copy of this resolution with the county Auditor of Ramsey County, Minnesota, together with such other information as he or she shall require, and to obtain the county Auditor's certificate that the Bonds have been entered in the County Auditor's Bond Register, that the tax levy for the Prior Bonds has been cancelled and that the tax levy required by law for the Bonds has been made. 28. Records and Certificates . The officers of the City are hereby authorized and directed to prepare and furnish to the.Purchaser, and to the attorneys.approving the legality of the issuance of the Bonds, certified copies of all proceedings and records of the City relating to the Bonds and to the financial condition rand affairs of the City, and such other affidavits, certificates and information as are required to show the facts relating to the legality and marketability of the Bonds as the same appear from the books and records under their custody and control or as otherwise known to them, and all such certified copies, certificates and affidavits, including any heretofore furnished, shall be deemed representations of the City as to the facts. recited therein., 29. Negative Covenant as Pro ect The City hereby covenants the Bonds or to use the Project, or used., or to enter into any deferred coast of the Project, in such a mann "private activity bonds" within the 141 through 150 of the Code. o Use of Proceeds and not to use the proceeds of to cause or permit them to be payment arrangements for the er as to cause the Bonds to be meaning of Sections 103 and 30. Tax- Exemot Status of. the Bonds: Rebate The City shall comply with requirements necessary under the Code to establish and maintain the exclusion from gross income under Section 103 of the Code of the interest on the Bonds, including without limitation (1) requirements relating to temporary periods for investments, (2) limitations on amounts invested at a yield- greater than the yield on the Bonds, and (3) the rebate of excess investment earnings to the United States if the Bonds (together with other obligations reasonably expected to be issued and outstanding at one time in this calendar year) exceed the small- issuer exception amount of $5,000,000. For purposes of qualifying for the exception to the federal arbitrage rebate requirements for governmental units issuing $ or less of bonds, the City hereby finds, 298535.1 2 5 determines and declares that (1) the Bonds are issued by a g overnmental unit with general taxing powers (2) no Bond is a private activity bond, (3) ninety -five percent (95 0) or more of the net proceeds of the Bonds are to be used for local governmental activities of the City (or of a governmental unit the jurisdiction of which is entirely within the jurisdiction of the . City) , and (4) the aggregate face amount of all tax-exempt bonds (other than private activity bonds) issued by the City (and all subordinate entities thereof, and all entities treated as one issuer with the City) during the calendar year in which the Bonds are issued is not reasonably expected to exceed $5,000 000, all within the meaning of Section 14 8 (f) (4) (D) of the Code Furthermore: ( i ) each of the Prior Bonds was issued as part of an issue which.was treated as meeting the rebate requz.rements by reason of the exception f or govern - mental units issuing $5,000,000 or less of bonds; (ii) the average maturity of the Bonds does not exceed the remaining average maturity of the Prior :Bonds; and ( iii) no maturity of the Bonds. has a maturity date which is later than the date which is thirty (30) years after the dates the Prior Bonds were issued 31. Des ic;nation of Qualified Tax -Exe. t Oblicaations . In order to qualify the Bonds as "qualified tax- exempt obligations within the meaning I of Section 265 (b) (3) of the Code, the City hereby makes the following factual statements and representations: (a) the Bonds are issued of ter August 7, 1986; (b) the Bonds are not "private activity bonds" as defined in Section 141 of the Code; (c) the City hereby designates the Bonds as "qualified tax - exempt obligations" for purposes of Section, 265 (b) (3) of the Code; (d) the reasonably anticipated amount of tax-exempt obligations (other than private activity p bonds, treating qualified 501 (c) (3) bonds as not being private activity bonds) which will be issued by the City (and all entities treated as one issuer with the City, and all subordinate entities whose obligations are treated as issued by the City) during this calendar year 1995 will not exceed $10,000,000,- 298535.1 26 q (e) not more than $10,000,000 of obli issued b the Cit durin this.calendar y ear 1995 . have been.desi for purposes of'Section 265(b)(3) of the Code; and the a face a mount of the Bonds doe not exceed $10,000,000. The -Cit shall use its best e fforts to compl with an federal p r oc e dural re which ma appl in order to effectuate, the desi made b this para g raphO 32. Suppleme Resolutio The Prior Resolution is hereb supplemented to the extent necessar to g ive effect to the provisions of this resolution. 33. -Severabilit If an section, para or provision of this resolution shall be heid.to be invalid or unenforceable for an reason, the invalidit or unenforceabilit o such section, par .or provision shall not affect an of the remainin provisions of this re s olution. 34. Head ings. Headin in this resolution are included for co of reference onl and are not apart hereof, and shall not limit or define the meanin of an provision hereof 0 The motion for the adoption of the fore resolution was dul seconded b member and, after a full discussion th and upo a vote bein taken thereon, the followin voted in favor thereof: and the followin voted a the same: whereupon said resolution was declared dul passed and adopted. 298535.1 2 7 J EXHIBIT A NOTICE OF CALL FOR REDEMPTION GENERAL OBLIGATION TAX INCREMENT BONDS OF 1989 CITY OF MAPLEWOOD, RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that b order of the Cit Council of the Cit of Maplewood, Ramse Count Minnesota, there have been called for redemption and prepa on Februar 1, 1999 those outstandin bonds of the Cit desi as General Obli Tax Increment. Bonds of 1989, dated November 1, 19891 havin stated maturit dates in the y ears 2000 throu 2009, and totallin $1,175,000 in principal amount. The bonds are bein called at a price of par plus accrued interest to F 1, 1999, on which date all interest on said bonds will cease to accrue.. Holders of the bonds hereby called for redemption are re to present their bonds for pa at Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association (as successor to, Mar Bank Minneapolis, National Association) , if b mail to: Corporate Trust operations, Sixth and Mar Avenue, or. if in person to: Corporate Trust Bond Window, 608 Second Avenue South, 4th Floor, suite 460, in Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113, on or before Feb 1, 1999. Dated: Au 24, 1995. BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL Isl Lucille Aurelius Clerk i mportant Notice: Under the Interest and Dividend Compliance Act of 1983, 310 will be withheld if tax identification is not properl certif ied. Additional information ma be obtained from: SPRINGSTED INCORPORATED 85 East Seventh Place Suite 100 St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2143 Telephone No.: (612) 223-3000 298535.1