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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2003-173 - $745,000 1995A G.O. Refunding Bonds, Series 2004A - 12/16/2003 CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE HENNEPIN COUNTY,MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. 2003-173 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE,AWARDING SALE,PRESCRIBING THE FORM AND DETAILS AND PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF$745,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BUILDING REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 2004A BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Eden Prairie,Minnesota (the Issuer), as follows: Section 1. Authorization and Sale. 1.01. Authorization. This Council hereby determines that it is in the best interests of the Issuer to issue its General Obligation Building Refunding Bonds, Series 2004A (the Bonds)in the approximate principal amount of$745,000, subject to adjustment in accordance with the Terms of Proposal. The Issuer believes that a substantial debt service savings can be achieved by the issuance and sale of the Bonds. The proceeds of the Bonds will be used, together with funds on hand as may be required, to refund on March 1, 2004 (the Redemption Date), the 2005 through 2008 maturities, aggregating$735,000 in principal amount outstanding, of the$1,680,000 General Obligation Building Refunding Bonds, Series 1995A, dated June 1, 1995 (the Refunded Bonds). 1.02. Sale. The Issuer has retained Northland Securities,Inc., as independent financial advisor in connection with the sale of the Bonds. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.60, subdivision 2,paragraph(9),the requirements as to public sale do not apply to the issuance of the Bonds. A proposal has been received from Anchor Bank National Association of Wayzata, Minnesota and associates (the Purchaser). In accordance with the Terms of Proposal, it is hereby determined to issue the Bonds in the principal amount of $745,000 at a price of$745,000.00 plus accrued interest, and upon the further terms and conditions set forth herein. The sale of the Bonds is hereby awarded to the Purchaser and the Mayor and City Manager are hereby authorized and directed to execute a contract on behalf of the Issuer for the sale of the Bonds in accordance with the terms of the proposal. Section 2. Bond Terms, Registration; Execution and DeliverX. 2.01. Issuance of Bonds. All acts, conditions and things which are required by the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota to be done, to exist, to happen and to be performed precedent to and in the valid issuance of the Bonds having been done,now existing, having happened and having been performed, it is now necessary for the City Council to establish the form and terms of the Bonds, to provide security therefor and to issue the Bonds forthwith. 2.02. Maturities; Interest Rates; Denominations and Payment. The Bonds shall be originally dated as of January 15, 2004, shall be in denominations of$100,000 or integral multiples of$5,000 in excess thereof, of single maturities, shall mature on March 1 in the years 1 and amounts stated below, and shall bear interest from the date of issue until paid at the annual rates set forth opposite such years and amounts, as follows: Year Amount Rate 2005 $185,000 1.45% 2006 180,000 1.75 2007 195,000 2.10 2008 185,000 2.45 [REVISE MATURITY SCHEDULE FOR ANY TERM BONDS] The Bonds shall be issuable only in fully registered form. The interest thereon and, upon surrender of each Bond,the principal amount thereof shall be payable by check or draft issued by the Registrar described herein. 2.03. Dates and Interest Payment Dates. Upon initial delivery of the Bonds pursuant to Section 2.07 and upon any subsequent transfer or exchange pursuant to Section 2.06, the date of authentication shall be noted on each Bond so delivered, exchanged or transferred. The interest on the Bonds shall be payable on March 1 and September 1 in each year, commencing September 1, 2004,to the owner of record thereof as of the close of business on the fifteenth day of the preceding month,whether or not such day is a business day. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months. 2.04. Redemption. The Bonds shall not be subject to redemption prior to their stated maturity dates. 2.05. Appointment of Initial Re 'strar. The Issuer hereby appoints the City Finance Director as the initial bond registrar, transfer agent and paying agent(the Registrar). The Issuer reserves the right to remove the Registrar upon thirty(30) days' notice and upon the appointment of a successor Registrar, in which event the predecessor Registrar shall deliver all cash and Bonds in its possession to the successor Registrar and shall deliver the bond register to the successor Registrar. 2.06. Registration. The effect of registration and the rights and duties of the Issuer and the Registrar with respect thereto shall be as follows: (a) Re ig ster. The Registrar shall keep at its principal corporate trust office a bond register in which the Registrar shall provide for the registration of ownership of Bonds and the registration of transfers and exchanges of Bonds entitled to be registered, transferred or exchanged. (b) Transfer of Bonds. Upon surrender for transfer of any Bond duly endorsed by the registered owner thereof or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer,in form satisfactory to the Registrar, duly executed by the registered owner thereof or by an attorney duly authorized by the registered owner in writing,the Registrar shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or 2 more new Bonds of a like aggregate principal amount and maturity, as requested by the transferor. The Registrar may,however,close the books for registration of any transfer after the fifteenth day of the month preceding each interest payment date and until such interest payment date. (c) Exchange of Bonds. Whenever any Bonds are surrendered by the registered owner for exchange the Registrar shall authenticate and deliver one or more new Bonds of a like aggregate principal amount and maturity, as requested by the registered owner or the owner's attorney in writing. (d) Cancellation. All Bonds surrendered upon any transfer or exchange shall be promptly canceled by the Registrar and thereafter disposed of as directed by the Issuer. (e) Improper or Unauthorized Transfer. When any Bond is presented to the Registrar for transfer, the Registrar may refuse to transfer the same until it is satisfied that the endorsement on such Bond or separate instrument of transfer is valid and genuine and that the requested transfer is legally authorized. The Registrar shall incur no liability for the refusal, in good faith, to make transfers which it, in its judgment, deems improper or unauthorized. (f) Persons Deemed Owners. The Issuer and the Registrar may treat the person in whose name any Bond is at any time registered in the bond register as the absolute owner of the Bond,whether the Bond shall be overdue or not, for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of, the principal of and interest on the Bond and for all other purposes; and all payments made to any registered owner or upon the owner's order shall be valid and effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability upon Bond to the extent of the sum or sums so paid. (g) Taxes, Fees and Charges. For every transfer or exchange of Bonds (except for an exchange upon a partial redemption of a Bond),the Registrar may impose a charge upon the owner thereof sufficient to reimburse the Registrar for any tax, fee or other governmental charge required to be paid with respect to such transfer or exchange. (h) Mutilated, Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Bonds. In case any Bond shall become mutilated or be destroyed, stolen or lost, the Registrar shall deliver a new Bond of like amount,number,maturity date and tenor in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of any such mutilated Bond or in lieu of and in substitution for any Bond destroyed, stolen or lost,-upon the payment of the reasonable expenses and charges of the Registrar in connection therewith; and, in the case of a Bond destroyed, stolen or lost, upon filing with the Registrar of evidence satisfactory to it that the Bond was destroyed, stolen or lost, and of the ownership thereof, and upon furnishing to the Registrar of an appropriate bond or indemnity in form, substance and amount satisfactory to it, in which both the Issuer and the Registrar shall be named as obligees. All Bonds so surrendered to the Registrar shall be canceled by it and evidence of such cancellation shall be given to the Issuer. If the mutilated, destroyed, stolen or lost Bond has already matured or been called for redemption in accordance with its terms it shall not be necessary to issue a new Bond prior to payment. 3 (i) Authenticating A ent. The Registrar is hereby designated authenticating agent for the Bonds,within the meaning of Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.55, Subdivision 1, as amended. 2.07. Execution, Authentication and Delivery. The Bonds shall be prepared under the direction of the Manager and shall be executed on behalf of the Issuer by the signatures of the Mayor and the Manager,provided that the signatures may be printed, engraved or lithographed facsimiles of the originals. In case any officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature shall appear on the Bonds shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of any Bond, such signature or facsimile shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if such officer had remained in office until delivery. Notwithstanding such execution,no Bond shall be valid or obligatory for any purpose or entitled to any security or benefit under this Resolution unless and until a certificate of authentication on the Bond has been duly executed by the manual signature of an authorized representative of the Registrar. Certificates of authentication on different Bonds need not be signed by the same representative. The executed certificate of authentication on each Bond shall be conclusive evidence that it has been authenticated and delivered under this Resolution. When the Bonds have been prepared, executed and authenticated, the Manager shall deliver them to the Purchaser upon payment of the purchase price in accordance with the contract of sale heretofore executed, and the Purchaser shall not be obligated to see to the application of the purchase price. 2.08. Form of Bonds. The Bonds shall be prepared in substantially the following form: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF MINNESOTA HENNEPIN COUNTY CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE GENERAL OBLIGATION BUILDING REFUNDING BOND, SERIES 2004A Interest Rate Maturityate Date of Original Issue CUSIP No. % March 1, 20 January 15, 2004 REGISTERED OWNER: PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: THOUSAND DOLLARS The City of Eden Prairie, State of Minnesota(the Issuer) acknowledges itself to be indebted and for value received hereby promises to pay to the registered owner specified above, or registered assigns, the principal amount specified above on the maturity date specified above, without option of prior payment;with interest thereon from the date hereof at the annual rate specified above,payable on March 1 and September 1 in each year, commencing September 1, 2004,to the person in whose name this Bond is registered at the close of business on the fifteenth day(whether or not a business day) of the immediately preceding month. Interest hereon shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months. The interest hereon and,upon presentation and surrender hereof,the principal hereof are payable in lawful 4 money of the United States of America by check or draft by the Finance Director of the Issuer, as Bond Registrar and Paying Agent, or by other means of payment if its designated successor under the Resolution described herein. For the prompt and full payment of such principal and interest as the same respectively become due,the full faith and credit and taxing powers of the Issuer have been and are hereby irrevocably pledged. This Bond is one of an issue in the aggregate principal amount of$745,000 (the Bonds) issued pursuant to a resolution adopted by the City Council on December 16, 2003 (the Resolution), to provide funds to refund certain outstanding general obligation bonds of the Issuer and is issued pursuant to and in full conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota thereunto enabling, including Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 475. The Bonds are issuable only in fully registered form, in denominations of$100,000 or any integral multiple of $5,000 in excess thereof, of single maturities. [COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS IF THERE ARE TERM BONDS- ADD ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS IF THERE ARE MORE THAN TWO TERM BONDS] [Bonds maturing in the years 20 and 20 shall be subject to mandatory redemption, at a redemption price equal to their principal amount plus interest accrued thereon to the redemption date,without premium, on March 1 in each of the years shown below, in an amount equal to the following principal amounts: Term Bonds Maturing in 20-- Term Bonds Maturing in 20-- Sinking Fund Aggregate Sinking Fund Aggregate Payment Date Principal Amount Payment Date Principal Amount The Issuer shall cause notice of the call for redemption thereof to be published as required by law, and at least thirty and not more than 60 days prior to the designated redemption date, shall cause notice of call for redemption to be mailed, by first class mail, to the registered holders of any Bonds to be redeemed, at the holders' addresses as they appear on the bond register maintained by the Bond Registrar,but no defect in or failure to give such mailed notice of redemption shall affect the validity of proceedings for the redemption of any Bond not affected by such defect or failure.] Bonds in the principal amount of$735,000 have been deemed designated as "qualified tax-exempt obligations"pursuant to Section 265(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The remaining$10,000 in principal amount of bonds have been designated by the Issuer as "qualified tax-exempt obligations." As provided in the Resolution and subject to certain limitations set forth therein,this Bond is transferable upon the books of the Issuer at the office of the Bond Registrar,by the registered owner hereof in person or by the owner's attorney duly authorized in writing upon surrender hereof together with a written instrument of transfer satisfactory to the Bond Registrar, 5 duly executed by the registered owner or the owner's attorney; and may also be surrendered in exchange for Bonds of other authorized denominations. Upon such transfer or exchange the Issuer will cause a new Bond or Bonds to be issued in the name of the transferee or registered owner, of the same aggregate principal amount,bearing interest at the same rate and maturing on the same date, subject to reimbursement for any tax, fee or governmental charge required to be paid with respect to such transfer or exchange. The Issuer and the Bond Registrar may deem and treat the person in whose name this Bond is registered as the absolute owner hereof,whether this Bond is overdue or not, for the purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes, and neither the Issuer nor the Bond Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED,RECITED, COVENANTED AND AGREED that all acts, conditions and things required by the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota to be done, to exist,to happen and to be performed precedent to and in the issuance of this Bond in order to make it a valid and binding general obligation of the Issuer in accordance with its terms,have been done, do exist,have happened and have been performed as so required; that the Issuer has established its General Obligation Building Refunding Bonds, Series 2004A Bond Fund and has appropriated thereto ad valorem taxes on all taxable property in the Issuer,which are estimated to be receivable in years and amounts not less than five percent in excess of the principal of and interest on the Bonds when due; that if necessary for the payment of such principal and interest when due, additional ad valorem taxes are required to be levied upon all such property,without limitation as to rate or amount; that the issuance of this Bond does not cause the indebtedness of the Issuer to exceed any constitutional or statutory limitation of indebtedness; and that the opinion printed hereon is a full and correct copy of the legal opinion given by Bond Counsel with reference to the Bonds, dated as of the date of original delivery of the Bonds. This Bond shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any security or benefit under the Resolution until the Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been executed by the Bond Registrar by manual signature of one of its authorized representatives. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer,by its City Council,has caused this Bond to be executed on its behalf by the facsimile signatures of the Mayor and City Manager and has caused this Bond to be dated as of the date set forth below. CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE,MINNESOTA (facsimile signature City Manager) (facsimile signature Mayor) CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION Dated This is one of the Bonds delivered pursuant to the Resolution mentioned within. 6 CITY FINANCE DIRECTOR, as Bond Registrar By Authorized Representative [Insert Legal Opinion] 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 the applicable laws or regulations: TEN COM- as tenants in common UTMA ................... as Custodian for ..................... (Cust) (Minor) TEN ENT- as tenants by the entireties under Uniform Transfers to Minors Act .............. (State) JT TEN-- as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common Additional abbreviations may also be used. ASSIGNMENT For value received,the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto the within Bond and all rights thereunder, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint attorney to transfer the said Bond on the books kept for registration of the within Bond,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 enlargement or any change whatsoever. Signature Guaranteed: Signature(s)must be guaranteed by an"eligible guarantor institution"meeting the requirements of the Registrar,which requirements include membership or participation in STAMP or such other"signature guaranty program" as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to or in substitution for STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE: [End of the Bond form] 7 Section 3. Use of Proceeds. Upon payment for the Bonds by the Purchaser,the Finance Director shall deposit and apply the proceeds of the Bonds as follows: (a) $ shall be deposited in the sinking funds established for the Refunded Bonds to be applied to their redemption and prepayment on their date of redemption(March 1,2004), in accordance with the provisions of the resolutions authorizing their issuance; (b) $ shall be used to pay issuance expenses of the Bonds; and(c) $ shall be deposited in the Bond Fund created pursuant to Section 4.01 hereof. Section 4. General Obligation Building`Refiznding Bonds, Series 2004A Bond Fund and Pledge of Taxing Powers. 4.01. General Obligation Building Refunding Bonds, Series 2004A Bond Fund. The Bonds shall be payable from a separate and special General Obligation Building Refunding Bonds, Series 2004A Bond Fund(the Bond Fund) of the Issuer,which the Issuer agrees to maintain until the Bonds have been paid in full. If the money in the Bond Fund should at any time be insufficient to pay principal and interest due on the Bonds, such amounts shall be paid from other moneys on hand in other funds of the Issuer,which other funds shall be reimbursed therefor when sufficient money becomes available in the Bond Fund. The moneys on hand in the Bond Fund from time to time shall be used only to pay the principal of and interest on the Bonds. Into the Bond Fund shall be paid: (a) any accrued interest and unused discount received from the Purchaser upon delivery of the Bonds; (b) subsequent to the Redemption Date, all ad valorem taxes collected as specified in Section 4.02; and(c) any other funds appropriated by the Council for the payment of the Bonds. 4.02. Pledge of Taxing Powers. For the prompt and full payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds as such payments respectively become due,the full faith, credit and unlimited taxing powers of the Issuer shall be and are hereby irrevocably pledged. In order to produce aggregate amounts which, together with the collections of other amounts as set forth in Section 4.01,will produce amounts not less than 5%in excess of the amounts needed to meet when due the principal and interest payments on the Bonds, ad valorem taxes are hereby levied on all taxable property in the Issuer. The taxes will be levied and collected in years and amounts shown on the attached levy computation. Said taxes shall be irrepealable as long as any of the Bonds are outstanding and unpaid,provided that the Issuer reserves the right and power to reduce said levies in accordance with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.61. Section 5. Defeasance. When all of the Bonds have been discharged as provided in this section, all pledges, covenants and other rights granted by this Resolution to the registered owners of the Bonds shall cease. The Issuer may discharge its obligations with respect to any Bonds which are due on any date by depositing with the 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 Registrar a sum sufficient for the payment thereof in full with interest accrued from the due date to the date of such deposit. The Issuer 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 bank qualified by law as an escrow agent for this purpose, cash or securities which are authorized by law to be so deposited,bearing interest payable at such time and at such rates and 8 maturing or callable at the holder's option on such dates as shall be required to pay all principal and interest to become due thereon to maturity. Section 6. Tax Covenants; Arbitrage Matters and Continuing Disclosure. 6.01. General Tax Covenant. The Issuer covenants and agrees with the registered owners from time to time of the Bonds that it will not take, or permit to be taken by any of its officers, employees or agents, any actions that would cause interest on the Bonds to become includable in gross income of the recipient under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended(the Code) and applicable Treasury Regulations (the Regulations), and covenants to take any and all actions within its powers to ensure that the interest on the Bonds will not become includable in gross income of the recipient under the Code and the Regulations. 6.02. Certification. The Mayor and City Manager being the officers of the Issuer charged with the responsibility for issuing the Bonds pursuant to this Resolution, are authorized and directed to execute and deliver to the Purchaser a certificate in accordance with the provisions of Section 148 of the Code, and applicable Regulations, stating the facts, estimates and circumstances in existence on the date of issue and delivery of the Bonds which make it reasonable to expect that the proceeds of the Bonds will not be used in a manner that would cause the Bonds to be"arbitrage bonds"within the meaning of the Code and Regulations. 6.03. Arbitrage Rebate. The Issuer acknowledges that the Bonds are subject to the rebate requirements of Section 148(f) of the Code. The Issuer covenants and agrees to retain such records, make such determinations, file such reports and documents and pay such amounts at such times as are required under said Section 148(f) and applicable Regulations to preserve the exclusion of interest on the Bonds from gross income for federal income tax purposes, unless the Bonds qualify for an exception from the rebate requirement pursuant to one of the spending exceptions set forth in Section 1.148-7 of the Regulations and no "gross proceeds"of the Bonds (other than amounts constituting a"bona fide debt service fund") arise during or after the expenditure of the original proceeds thereof. 6.04. Qualified Tax-Exempt Obligations. It is hereby determined that the portion of the Bonds which is equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Refunded Bonds, $735,000, is deemed designated as "qualified tax-exempt obligations"as provided in Section 265(b)(3)(D) of the Code, since: (a) the Refunded Bonds, when issued,were designated by the City as qualified tax-exempt obligations under Section 265(b)of the Code; (b) the aggregate face amount of the issue of which the Bonds are a part.does not exceed$10,000,000; (c) the weighted average maturity of the Bonds does not exceed the remaining weighted average maturity of the Refunded Bonds; and (d) no Bond has a maturity date which is later than thirty(30) years after the date of issuance of any bonds refunded by the Refunded Bonds which were designated as qualified tax-exempt obligations. - 9 The City Council hereby designates the remaining$10,000 in principal amount of Bonds as "qualified tax-exempt obligations"for purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code, and hereby finds that the reasonably anticipated amount of tax-exempt obligations which are not private activity bonds (not treating qualified 501(c)(3)bonds under Section 145 of the Code as private activity bonds for the purpose of this representation) and are not excluded from this calculation by Section 265(b)(3)(C)(ii) of the Code which will be issued by the Issuer and all subordinate entities during calendar year 2004 does not exceed$10,000,000. Section 7. Certification of Proceedings and Redemption of Refunded Bonds. 7.01. Registration of Bonds. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to file a certified copy of this resolution with the County Auditor of Hennepin County and obtain a certificate that the Bonds have been duly entered upon the County Auditor's bond register and the tax required by law has been levied. 7.02. Authentication of Transcript. The officers of the Issuer and the County Auditor are hereby authorized and directed to prepare and furnish to the Purchaser and to Dorsey &Whitney LLP, Bond Counsel, certified copies of all proceedings and records relating to the Bonds and such other affidavits, certificates and information as may be required to show the facts relating to the legality and marketability of the Bonds, as the same appear from the books and records in their custody and control or as otherwise known to them, and all such certified copies, affidavits and certificates, including any heretofore furnished, shall be deemed representations of the Issuer as to the correctness of all statements contained therein. 7.03. Redemption of Refunded Bonds. The Finance Director is hereby directed to advise U.S. Bank National Association, in St. Paul,Minnesota, as successor to First Trust National Association, St. Paul, Minnesota, as paying agent for the Refunded Bonds, to call the Refunded Bonds for redemption and prepayment on the Redemption Date in the form attached hereto, all in accordance with the provisions of the resolutions authorizing the issuance of the Refunded Bonds. ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Eden Prairie this 16th day of December 2003. an *u4ay6i­ ATTEST: /,0,W ) 12- f A", Kathleen Porta, City Clerk 10 NOTICE OF REDEMPTION $1,680,000 General Obligation Building Bonds, Series 1995A Dated June 1, 1995 City of Eden Prairie,Hennepin County,Minnesota NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT there have been called for redemption and prepayment on March 1,2004,all outstanding Bonds of the above referenced issue,dated June 1, 1995,maturing March 1 in the following years and having the interest rates listed below: Maturily Amount CUSP# Rate 2005 $175,000* * 5.00% 2006 175,000* * 5.10 2007 195,000* * 5.20 2008 190,000* * 5.30 *Indicates full call. The Bonds will be redeemed at a price of 100%of their principal amount plus accrued interest to the date of redemption. Holders of the Bonds should present them for payment to U.S.Bank National Association, St.Paul,Minnesota, successor to First Trust National Association, on or before said date, when they will cease to bear interest,in the following manner: If by Mail: If by Hand or Overnight Mail: U.S.Bank National Association U.S.Bank National Association Corporate Trust Operations, 3Td Floor 60 Livingston Avenue P. O.Box 64111 EP-MN-WS3C St.Paul,MN 55164-0111 Bond Drop Window, 1"Floor St.Paul,MN 55107 In compliance with the Interest and Dividend Compliance Act of 1983 and Broker Reporting Requirements,the redeeming institutions are required to withhold 3 1%of the principal amount of your holdings redeemed unless they are provided with your social security number or federal employer identification number,properly certified. This requirement is fulfilled through the submitting of a W-9 Form,which may be obtained at a bank or other financial institution. Additional information may be obtained from the undersigned or from Northland Securities,Inc.,45 S. 7a' St., Ste.2500,Minneapolis,Minnesota 55402(612-851-5900),financial consultants to the City of Eden Prairie,Minnesota. Dated: December 16,2003. 11 COUNTY AUDITOR'S CERTIFICATE AS TO REGISTRATION AND TAX LEVY The undersigned,being the duly qualified and acting County Auditor of Hennepin County,Minnesota,hereby certifies that there has been filed in my office a certified copy of a resolution duly adopted on December 16,2003,by the City Council of the City of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, setting forth the form and details of an issue of$745,000 General Obligation Building Refunding Bonds, Series 2004A, dated as of January 15, 2004, and levying taxes for their payment. I further certify that the issue has been entered on my bond register and the tax required by law for their payment has been levied and filed as required by Minnesota Statutes, Sections 475.51 to 475.74. WITNESS my hand and official seal , 20 . County Auditor (SEAL) 12 Upon vote being taken thereon,the following voted in favor thereof: 'C4 W B4*4'cr, C"O) and the following voted against the same: whereupon the resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. CERTIFICATION OF MINUTES RELATING TO GENERAL OBLIGATION BUILDING REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 2004A Issuer: City of Eden Prairie,Minnesota Governing Body: City Council Kind, date, time and place of meeting: A regular meeting held December 16, 2003, at 7 o'clock P.M., at the City Hall, Eden Prairie,Minnesota.r l Members present: �A6( 10 1 a n"-! � � — W(e ys �u�I 1�1�jx65 Sk bu--kGorr Rnj &e) `fah �osman Members absent: PA11Y �014KI Documents Attached: Minutes of said meeting(including): RESOLUTION NO. 2003-173 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE,AWARDING SALE, PRESCRIBING THE FORM AND DETAILS AND PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF $745,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BUILDING REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 2004A I,the undersigned,being the duly qualified and acting recording officer of the public corporation issuing the bonds referred to in the title of this certificate, certify that the documents attached hereto, as described above, have been carefully compared with the original records of said corporation in my legal custody, from which they have been transcribed; that said documents are a correct and complete transcript of the minutes of a meeting of the governing body of said corporation, and correct and complete copies of all resolutions and other actions taken and of all documents approved by the governing body at said meeting, so far as they relate to said bonds; and that said meeting was duly held by the governing body at the time and place and was attended throughout by the members indicated above,pursuant to call and notice of such meeting given as required by law. WITNESS my hand officially as such recording officer on December 16, 2003. City Clerk Councilmember Rtkly r introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption, which motion was seconded by Councilmember C4 S�