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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 98-39 - Bond Sale of General Obligation Water & Sewer Revenue Bonds, 1998A - 03/17/1998 CERTIFICATION OF MINUTES RELATING TO $_7,9 5 0, 7 2 7 GENERAL OBLIGATION WATER AND SEWER REVENUE BONDS,SERIES 1998A (CAPITAL APPRECIATION BONDS) Issuer: City of Eden Prairie,Minnesota Governing Body: City Council Kind, date, time and place of meeting: A regular meeting held on March 17, 1998 at 7:30 o'clock P.M., at the City Hall,Eden Prairie,Minnesota. Memberspresent: Mayor Harris, Councilmembers Butcher-Younghans, Case, Thorfinnson Members absent: Councilmember Tyra-Lukens Documents Attached: Minutes of said meeting (including): RESOLUTION NO, 98-39 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE,PRESCRIBING THE FORM AND DETAILS AND PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF$7, 9 5 0, 7 2 7 GENERAL OBLIGATION WATER AND SEWER REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1998A (CAPITAL APPRECIATION BONDS) 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 March 17, 1998. nance Director-Clerk It was reported that 3 sealed proposals for the purchase of the Bonds were received prior to the time stated in the Official Statement distributed to potential purchasers of the Bonds by Springsted Incorporated,financial consultants to the Issuer. The proposals have been publicly opened, read and tabulated and the highest and best proposal of each bidder was found to be as follows: (See attached) 85 E.SEVENTH PLACE,SUITE 100 SAINT PAUL,MN 55101-2887 612-223-3000 FAX-612-223-3002 SPRINGSTED Public FinaweAdWsors F'00� $7,950,000* CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA GENERAL OBLIGATION WATER AND SEWER REVENUE BONDS,SERIES 1998A (BOOK ENTRY ONLY) AWARD: DAIN RAUSCHER CORPORATION SALE: March 17, 1998 Moody's Rating: Aa3 Interest Purchase Total Dollar True Interest Bidder Rates Price Interest Cost Rate DAIN RAUSCHER CORPORATION 4.05% 2001 $7,820,524.00 $3,679,476.00 4.6754% 4.15% 2002 4.30% 2003 4.40% 2004 4.50% 2005 4.55% 2006 4.60% 2007 4.70% 2008 NORWEST INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC. 4.10% 2001 $7,793,133.56 $3,706,866.44 4.7189% 4.20% 2002 4.30% 2003 4.40% 2004 4.45% 2005 4.55% 2006 4.65% 2007 4.75% 2008 SALOMON SMITH BARNEY 4.10% 2001 $7,785,243.00 $3,714,757.00 4.7314% 4.25% 2002 4.35% 2003 4.45% 2004 4.50% 2005 4.55% 2006 4.65% 2007 4.75% 2008 BBI: 5.20% Average Maturity: 8.216 Years Subsequent to bid opening, the 2001 maturity was increased by$50,000 and the 2006 maturity was increased by$10,000. SAINT PAUL,MN • MINNEAPOLIS,MN • BROOKFIELD,WI . OVERLAND PARK,KS • WASHINGTON,DC . DES MOINES,IA Member Thorf innson, Jr. introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption, which motion was seconded by Member Case RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE,PRESCRIBING THE FORM AND DETAILS AND PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF$7,9 50,72 7 GENERAL OBLIGATION WATER AND SEWER REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1998A(CAPITAL APPRECIATION BONDS) BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Eden Prairie,Minnesota(the Issuer), as follows: SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION AND SALE. 1.1. Authorization. By resolution duly adopted on February 17, 1998,this Council authorized the sale of$7,950,000 approximate amount of General Obligation Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 1998A(the Bonds),of the Issuer to finance improvements to the water and sewer system of the Issuer,including a portion of the cost of constructing a water treatment plant(the Project) as a part of the Issuer's municipal water and sewer system(the System,which term shall be deemed to mean and include all property owned by the Issuer as and for water supply, storage, treatment and distribution, as such items of property may at any time exist, and including any and all additions thereto and improvements,extensions and alterations thereof). 1.2. Sale. The Issuer has retained Springsted Incorporated, as independent financial advisors in connection with the sale of the Bonds. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.60, subdivision 2,paragraph(9),the requirements as to public sale do not apply to the issuance of the Bonds. The Council has received an offer from Dain Rauscher Corporation , in Minneapolis (the Purchaser),to purchase$ 7,950,727 aggregate original principal amount of Bonds at a price of$ 7,870,027.12 , on the further terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. 1.3. Award. The sale of the Bonds is hereby awarded to the Purchaser, and the Mayor and Manager are hereby authorized and directed on behalf of the Issuer to execute a contract for the sale of the Bonds in accordance with the Terms of Proposal. SECTION 2. BOND TERMS; REGISTRATION;EXECUTION AND DELIVERY. 2.1. Maturities; Interest Rates;Denominations; Payment and Dating of Bonds. The Bonds shall be originally dated as of April 21, 1998, the date of original authentication and delivery, the maturity values shall be paid on December 1 in the years and amounts set forth below, shall be issued in the original principal amount shown below for each$5,000 accreted maturity amount or integral multiples thereof and shall bear interest from the date of original authentication and delivery thereof until maturity at the rate which, compounding on each December 1 and June 1, commencing December 1, 1998, results in an accreted amount at maturity as shown below (yields to maturity are approximate): Original Total Principal Amount Approximate per$5,000 Accreted Total Accreted Amount Yield to Year Amount at Maturity at Maturity_ Maturi 2001 $4,326.00 $ 350,000 4.05% 2002 4,137.25 5009'000 4.15 2003 3,938.15 900,000 4.30 2004 3,749.80 1,000,000 4.40 2005 3,563.45 1,500,000 4.50 2006 39394.00 2,310,000 4.55 2007 3,229.50 2,4009000 4.60 2008 3,054.10 2,600,000 4.70 The accreted amount for any Bond between the date of original authentication and delivery, and its maturity, for each$5,000 maturity amount, shall be the amount set forth in the table attached hereto. The Bonds shall be issuable only in fully registered form. The accreted amount of each Bond shall be payable,upon surrender thereof,by check or draft issued by the Registrar described herein; provided that, so long as the Bonds are registered in the name of a securities depository, or a nominee thereof,in accordance with Section 2.6 hereof, the accreted amount shall be payable in accordance with the operational arrangements of the securities depository. For purposes of complying with the maturity provisions of Minnesota Statutes,Section 475.54, subdivision 1,the Bonds shall be combined with the outstanding maturities of the General Obligation Water and Sewer Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1993A 2.2. Redemption. Bonds maturing in 2007 and later years shall be subject to redemption and prepayment at the option of the Issuer,in whole or in part, in such order of maturity dates as the Issuer shall determine(or, if applicable,by the bond depository in accordance with its customary procedures) in$5,000 accreted maturity amounts as to Bonds maturing on the same date, on December 1,2006, and on any date thereafter, at a redemption price of par and accrued interest to the date of redemption. Bonds in a denomination larger than$5,000 accreted maturity amount may be redeemed in part in any integral multiple of$5,000 accreted maturity amount. The owner of any Bond redeemed in part shall receive,upon surrender of such Bond to the Registrar, one or more new bonds of a maturity and aggregate accreted amount at maturity equal to the unredeemed portion of the Bond so surrendered. The Finance Director-Clerk shall cause notice of the call for redemption thereof to be published as required by law and, at least thirty days prior to the designated redemption date, shall cause notice of the call for redemption to be mailed, by first class mail, to the registered owners of any Bonds to be redeemed at their addresses as they appear on the bond register described in Section 2.7 hereof 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;provided that notice shall be given to any securities depository in accordance with its operational arrangements. -2- 2.3. Appointment of Initial Registrar. The Issuer hereby appoints First Trust National Association ,in St. Paul ,Minnesota, as the initial bond registrar, transfer agent and paying agent(the Registrar). The Mayor and the Manager are authorized to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Issuer, a contract with the Registrar. Upon merger or consolidation of the Registrar with another corporation,if the resulting corporation is a bank or trust company authorized by law to conduct such business, such corporation shall be authorized to act as successor Registrar. The Issuer agrees to pay the reasonable and customary charges of the Registrar for the services performed. The Issuer reserves the right to remove the Registrar upon thirty 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. 2.4. Registration. The effect of registration and the rights and duties of the Issuer and the Registrar with respect thereto shall be as follows: (a) Register. 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 more new Bonds of a like aggregate accreted amount at maturity 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 accreted amount at maturity 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 -3- 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 such Bond, whether such Bond shall be overdue or not,for the purpose of receiving payment of, or on account of, the accreted amounts on such Bond and for all other purposes, and all such payments so made to any such registered owner or upon the owner's order shall be valid and effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability upon such Bond to the extent of the sum or sums so paid. (g) Taxes, Fees and Charges. For every transfer or exchange of Bonds, 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 such 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 such 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. 2.5. 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 Manager, provided that all 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 he had remained in office until delivery. Notwithstanding such execution,no Bond shall be valid or obligatory for any purpose or entitled to any security hereunder until a certificate of authentication on such 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 -4- the Bonds have been so prepared, executed and authenticated, the Manager shall deliver the same to the Purchaser thereof upon payment of the purchase price in accordance with the contract of sale heretofore made and executed, and the Purchaser shall not be obligated to see to the application of the purchase price. 2.6. Securities Depository. (a) For purposes of this section the following terms shall have the following meanings: "Beneficial Owner" shall mean,whenever used with respect to a Bond,the person in whose name such Bond is recorded as the beneficial owner of such Bond by a Participant on the records of such Participant, or such person's subrogee. "Cede&Co." shall mean Cede&Co.,the nominee of DTC, and any successor nominee of DTC with respect to the Bonds. "DTC" shall mean The Depository Trust Company of New York,New York. "Participant" shall mean any broker-dealer,bank or other financial institution for which DTC holds Bonds as securities depository. "Representation Letter" shall mean the Representation Letter pursuant to which the sender agrees to comply with DTC's Operational Arrangements. (b) The Bonds shall be initially issued as separately authenticated fully registered bonds, and one Bond shall be issued in the accreted amount of each stated maturity of the Bonds. Upon initial issuance, the ownership of such Bonds shall be registered in the bond register in the name of Cede& Co., as nominee of DTC. The Registrar and the Issuer may treat DTC (or its nominee) as the sole and exclusive owner of the Bonds registered in its name for the purposes of payment of the accreted amount of each stated maturity on the Bonds, selecting the Bonds or portions thereof to be redeemed, if any, giving any notice permitted or required to be given to registered owners of Bonds under this resolution,registering the transfer of Bonds, and for all other purposes whatsoever; and neither the Registrar nor the Issuer shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. Neither the Registrar nor the Issuer shall have any responsibility or obligation to any Participant, any person claiming a beneficial ownership interest in the Bonds under or through DTC or any Participant, or any other person which is not shown on the bond register as being a registered owner of any Bonds,with respect to the accuracy of any records maintained by DTC or any Participant,with respect to the payment by DTC or any Participant of any amount with respect to the accreted amount of each stated maturity on the Bonds, with respect to any notice which is permitted or required to be given to owners of Bonds under this resolution, with respect to the selection by DTC or any Participant of any person to receive payment in the event of a partial redemption of the Bonds, or with respect to any consent given or other action taken by DTC as registered owner of the Bonds. So long as any Bond is registered in the name of Cede &Co., as nominee of DTC, the Registrar shall pay all accreted amounts on such Bond, and shall -5- give all notices with respect to such Bond, only to Cede&Co.in accordance with DTC's Operational Arrangements, and all such payments shall be valid and effective to fully satisfy and discharge the Issuer's obligations with respect to the accreted amounts on the Bonds to the extent of the sum or sums so paid. No person other than DTC shall receive an authenticated Bond for each separate stated maturity evidencing the obligation of the Issuer to make payments of accreted amounts. Upon delivery by DTC to the Registrar of written notice to the effect that DTC has determined to substitute a new nominee in place of Cede&Co.,the Bonds will be transferable to such new nominee in accordance with paragraph(e)hereof. (c) In the event the Issuer determines that it is in the best interest of the Beneficial Owners that they be able to obtain Bonds in the form of bond certificates, the Issuer may notify DTC and the Registrar, whereupon DTC shall notify the Participants of the availability through DTC of Bonds in the form of certificates. In such event,the Bonds will be transferable in accordance with paragraph(e) hereof. DTC may determine to discontinue providing its services with respect to the Bonds at any time by giving notice to the Issuer and the Registrar and discharging its responsibilities with respect thereto under applicable law. In such event the Bonds will be transferable in accordance with paragraph(e)hereof. (d) The execution and delivery of the Representation Letter to DTC by the Mayor or Manager, if not previously filed with DTC, is hereby authorized and directed. (e) In the event that any transfer or exchange of Bonds is permitted under paragraph(b) or(c) hereof, such transfer or exchange shall be accomplished upon receipt by the Registrar of the Bonds to be transferred or exchanged and appropriate instruments of transfer to the permitted transferee in accordance with the provisions of this resolution. In the event Bonds in the form of certificates are issued to owners other than Cede&Co.,its successor as nominee for DTC as owner of all the Bonds, or another securities depository as owner of all the Bonds, the provisions of this resolution shall also apply to all matters relating thereto,including, without limitation,the printing of such Bonds in the form of bond certificates and the method of payment of accreted amounts on such Bonds in the form of bond certificates. 2.7. Form of Bonds. The Bonds shall be printed in substantially the following form: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF MINNESOTA HENNEPIN COUNTY CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE GENERAL OBLIGATION WATER AND SEWER REVENUE BOND, SERIES 1998A (CAPITAL APPRECIATION BOND) Approximate Date of Yield to Maturity Maturity Original Issue CUSIP -6- REGISTERED OWNER: CEDE&CO. ACCRETED AMOUNT AT MATURITY: THE CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE,HENNEPIN COUNTY,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 accreted amount at maturity specified above, on the maturity date specified above,being the original principal amount hereof with interest from the date of original authentication and delivery hereof stated above, accreted and payable with principal at maturity, at the rate which, compounding on each December 1 and June 1,commencing December 1, 1998,results in said accreted amount at maturity, all subject to the provisions referred to herein with respect to the redemption of the principal of this Bond prior to its stated maturity. Reference is made to the table printed on the reverse hereof,which sets forth the original principal amount of each Bond per$5,000 accreted amount at maturity and its corresponding accreted value on each December 1 and June 1 to maturity,for the purpose of determining the accreted amount of this Bond as of any date prior to its designated maturity date. The accreted amount of the Bond is payable in lawful money of the United States of America by check or draft to the registered owner upon presentation and surrender hereof at maturity or upon prior call for redemption, at the principal office of ,in ,Minnesota, as Registrar and Paying Agent, or its designated successor under the Resolution described herein (the Registrar) 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)immediately preceding said maturity or redemption date. For the prompt and full payment of such accreted amounts as the same respectively become due, the full faith, credit and taxing power of the Issuer have been and are hereby irrevocably pledged. This Bond is one of a issue in the aggregate original principal amount of $ issued pursuant to a resolution adopted by the City Council of the Issuer on March 17, 1998 (the Resolution), to provide funds to finance the construction of improvements to the Issuer's municipal water and sewer utility(the System), 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$5,000 accreted amount at maturity or any integral multiple thereof, of single maturities. Bonds having stated maturity dates in 2007 and later years are each subject to redemption and prepayment at the option of the Issuer,in whole or in part,in such order of maturity dates as the Issuer shall determine(or,if applicable,by the bond depository in accordance with its customary procedures) in$5,000 accreted maturity amounts as to Bonds maturing on the same date, on December 1,2006 and any date thereafter, at a price equal to the accreted amount thereof and accrued interest to the date of redemption. Bonds in a denomination larger than $5,000 accreted maturity amount may be redeemed in part in any integral multiple of$5,000 accreted maturity amount. Prior to the date specified for the redemption of any Bond -7- prior to its stated maturity date, the Issuer will cause notice of the call for redemption to be published as required by law, and, at least thirty days prior to the designated redemption date, will cause notice of the call to be mailed by first class mail (or,if applicable,provided in accordance with the operational arrangements of the bond depository) to the registered owner of any Bond to be redeemed at the owner's address as it appears on the bond register maintained by the Registrar. Upon partial redemption of any Bond, a new Bond or Bonds will be delivered to the registered owner without charge,in an amount aggregating the remaining accreted amount at maturity. 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 principal corporate trust office of the 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 Registrar, 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 accreted amount at maturity, subject to reimbursement for any tax, fee or governmental charge required to be paid with respect to such transfer or exchange. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Obligation, so long as this Bond is registered in the name of Cede&Co., as nominee of The Depository Trust Company, or in the name of any other nominee of The Depository Trust Company or other securities depository, the Registrar shall pay all accreted amounts at maturity on this Bond, and shall give all notices with respect to this Bond, only to Cede&Co. or other nominee in accordance with the operational arrangements of The Depository Trust Company or other securities depository as agreed to by the Issuer. The Issuer and the 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 Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. 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 Registrar by manual signature of one of its authorized representatives. 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 in regular and due form,time and manner as so required; that,in and by the Resolution, the Issuer has covenanted and agreed it will -8- impose and collect charges for the service, use and availability of the System at the times and in the amounts required to produce net revenues which,together with any other funds appropriated by the Issuer, will be not less than five percent in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the accreted amount at maturity of the Bonds when due; that if necessary for payment of such accreted amount at maturity of the Bonds, ad valorem taxes are required to be levied upon all taxable property in the Issuer, without limitation as to rate or amount; that the issuance of this Bond, together with all other indebtedness of the Issuer outstanding on the date hereof and on the date of its actual issuance and delivery, 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, true 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. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the Issuer has caused this Bond to be executed on its behalf by the signatures of the Mayor and Manager. CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE,MINNESOTA (Facsimile signature-Manager) (Facsimile signature-Mayor) CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This is one of the Bonds delivered pursuant to the Resolution mentioned within. Date of Authentication: as 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) under Uniform Transfers to Minors Act.......... TEN ENT -- as tenants by the entireties (State) JT TEN-- as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common -9- 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 form of Bond] SECTION 3. USE OF PROCEEDS. 4.1. General Obligation Water And Sewer Revenue Bonds,Series 1998A(Capital Appreciation Bonds) Construction Fund. There is hereby established on the official books and records of the Issuer a General Obligation Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds,Series 1998A (Capital Appreciation Bonds) Construction Fund(the Construction Fund), and the Issuer shall continue to maintain the Construction Fund until payment of all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Project financed by the Bonds have been paid. To the Construction Fund there shall be credited from the proceeds of the Bonds, $ 7,8 70,0 2 7.12 which is the amount equal to the estimated cost of the acquisition and betterment of the Project and costs of issuance of the Bonds and from the Construction Fund there shall be paid all construction costs and expenses and costs of issuance of the Bonds. After payment of all construction costs and costs of issuance of the Bonds, the Construction Fund shall be discontinued and any Bond proceeds remaining therein shall be credited to the Bond Fund established by Section 4.2 hereof. All -10- proceeds of the Bonds deposited in the Construction Fund will be expended solely for the payment of the costs of the Project and costs of issuance of the Bonds. 4.2. General Obligation Water And Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 1998A(Capital Appreciation Bonds) Bond Fund. There is hereby established on the official books and records of the Issuer a separate fund designated the General Obligation Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series 1998A(Capital Appreciation Bonds) Bond Fund(the Bond Fund) and the accreted amounts on the Bonds shall be payable from the Bond Fund. The Bond Fund shall be maintained until the Issuer has paid, or made provision for the payment of, all of the accreted amounts on the Bonds. If the balance on hand in the Bond Fund is at any time insufficient to pay the accreted amounts then due on the Bonds, such amounts shall be paid from other money 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 money on hand in the Bond Fund from time to time shall be used only to pay the accreted amounts on the Bonds. Into the Bond Fund shall be paid (a) all net revenues of the System appropriated to the payment of the accreted amounts on the Bonds in accordance with Section 4 hereof, (b) any taxes collected pursuant to Section 6 hereof, and(c) any other funds appropriated by the Council for the payment of the Bonds. SECTION 4. SUFFICIENCY OF SYSTEM REVENUES. It is hereby found, determined and declared that the Issuer owns and operates the System as a revenue-producing utility and convenience and that the net operating revenues of the System, after deducting from the gross receipts derived from charges for the service,use and availability of the System the expenses of operation and maintenance thereof(excluding interest, amortization and depreciation),will be sufficient, with any other funds actually appropriated by the Issuer,for the payment when due of the accreted amounts on the Bonds herein authorized, and on any other bonds or other obligations of the Issuer to which such revenues are or may be pledged. The Bonds shall not be secured by a mortgage lien upon or security interest in any part of the System. SECTION 5. RATE COVENANT. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 444.075, the Issuer hereby agrees with the registered owners of the Bonds,that until all accreted amounts on the Bonds are paid in full, or are discharged as provided in Section 7, the Issuer will impose and collect reasonable charges for the service,use and availability of the System, according to schedules which will produce net revenues sufficient,with any other funds appropriated by the Issuer, to pay all accreted amounts when due on the Bonds and any other bonds or other obligations of the Issuer to which said net revenues have been or may be pledged; and said net revenues, to the extent necessary, are hereby irrevocably pledged and appropriated to the payment of the accreted amounts on the Bonds and shall be credited to the Bond Fund as required. Nothing herein shall preclude the Issuer from hereafter making further pledges and appropriations of the net revenues of the System for payment of additional bonds or other obligations of the Issuer hereafter authorized if the Council determines before the authorization of such additional obligations that the estimated net revenues of the System will be sufficient, with any other sources pledged to the payment of the Bonds, any other outstanding obligations payable in whole or in part from said net revenues and the additional obligations, for payment of -11- the Bonds, any such other outstanding obligations and such additional obligations. Such further pledges and appropriations of said net revenues may be made superior or subordinate to, or on a parity with, the pledge and appropriation of net revenues herein made. SECTION 6. PLEDGE OF TAXING POWERS. For the prompt and full payment of the accreted amounts on the Bonds as such payments respectively become due, the Issuer hereby irrevocably pledges its full faith,credit and unlimited taxing powers. However,the Issuer presently estimates that the net revenues of the System available to be appropriated to the Bond Fund, together with any other funds to be appropriated by the Issuer to the Bond Fund, will be at least five percent in excess of the amounts needed to meet when due the accreted amounts payments on the Bonds and therefore no ad valorem taxes are required to be levied at this time. SECTION 7. 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 maturing on such dates as shall be required to pay all accreted amounts to become due thereon to maturity or earlier designated redemption date. SECTION 8. CERTIFICATION OF PROCEEDINGS. 8.1. Registration. The Finance Director-Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to file with the County Auditor of Hennepin County a certified copy of this resolution together with such other information as the County Auditor shall require and to obtain from the County Auditor a certificate that the Bonds have been entered upon the bond register. 8.2. Certification of Records. 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 of the Issuer relating to the Bonds and to the financial condition and affairs of the Issuer, 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 they appear from the books and records under the Auditor's custody and control or as otherwise known to the Auditor, and all such certified copies,certificates and affidavits, including any heretofore furnished, shall be deemed representations of the Issuer to the facts recited herein. -12- 8.3. Official Statement. The Official Statement, dated March 5, 1998, and the supplement thereto,relating to the Bonds prepared and distributed by Springsted Incorporated, the financial consultant for the Issuer, is hereby approved. Springsted Incorporated,is hereby authorized on behalf of the Issuer to prepare and distribute to the Purchaser within seven business days from the date hereof, a supplement to the Official Statement listing the offering price, the interest rates, selling compensation, delivery date,the underwriters and such other information relating to the Bonds required to be included in the Official Statement by Rule 15c2-12 adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The officers of the Issuer are hereby authorized and directed to execute such certificates as may be appropriate concerning the accuracy, completeness and sufficiency of the Official Statement. SECTION 9. TAX_ COVENANTS; ARBITRAGE MATTERS AND CONTINUING DISCLOSURE. 9.1. General Tax Covenant. The Issuer agrees with the registered owners from time to time of the Bonds that it will not take, or Issuer to be taken by any of its officers, employees or agents, any action 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 agrees 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. All proceeds of the Bonds deposited in the Construction Fund will be expended solely for the payment of the costs of the Project(or other improvements to the System authorized pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 444.075). The System is and will be owned and maintained by the Issuer and available for use by members of the general public on a substantially equal basis. The Issuer shall not enter into any lease, management contract,use agreement, capacity agreement or other agreement with any non- governmental person relating to the use of the System, or any portion thereof, or security for the payment of the Bonds which might cause the Bonds to be considered "private activity bonds" or "private loan bonds" pursuant to Section 141 of the Code. 9.2. Certification. The Mayor and 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 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. 9.3. 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 -13- 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. 9.4. Continuing Disclosure. (a) Purpose and Beneficiaries. To provide for the public availability of certain information relating to the Bonds and the security therefor and to permit the Purchaser and other participating underwriters in the primary offering of the Bonds to comply with amendments to Rule 15c2-12 promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 C.F.R. § 240.15c2-12),relating to continuing disclosure(as in effect and interpreted from time to time, the Rule), which will enhance the marketability of the Bonds,the Issuer hereby makes the following covenants and agreements for the benefit of the Owners (as hereinafter defined) from time to time of the Outstanding Bonds. The Issuer is the only obligated person in respect of the Bonds within the meaning of the Rule for purposes of identifying the entities in respect of which continuing disclosure must be made. The Issuer has complied in all material respects with any undertaking previously entered into by it under the Rule. If the Issuer fails to comply with any provisions of this section, any person aggrieved thereby, including the Owners of any Outstanding Bonds, may take whatever action at law or in equity may appear necessary or appropriate to enforce performance and observance of any agreement or covenant contained in this section,including an action for a writ of mandamus or specific performance. Direct,indirect, consequential and punitive damages shall not be recoverable for any default hereunder to the extent permitted by law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall a default under this section constitute a default under the Bonds or under any other provision of this resolution. As used in this section,Owner or Bondowner means, in respect of a Bond, the registered owner or owners thereof appearing in the bond register maintained by the Registrar or any Beneficial Owner(as hereinafter defined)thereof, if such Beneficial Owner provides to the Registrar evidence of such beneficial ownership in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Registrar. As used herein,Beneficial Owner means,in respect of a Bond, any person or entity which(i)has the power, directly or indirectly, to vote or consent with respect to, or to dispose of ownership of, such Bond(including persons or entities holding Bonds through nominees, depositories or other intermediaries), or(b)is treated as the owner of the Bond for federal income tax purposes. (b) Information To Be Disclosed. The Issuer will provide,in the manner set forth in subsection (c) hereof, either directly or indirectly through an agent designated by the Issuer, the following information at the following times: (1) on or before 365 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Issuer, commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 1998, the following financial information and operating data in respect of the Issuer(the Disclosure Information): (A) the audited financial statements of the Issuer for such fiscal year, containing balance sheets as of the end of such fiscal year and a statement of -14- operations, changes in fund balances and cash flows for the fiscal year then ended, showing in comparative form such figures for the preceding fiscal year of the Issuer, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board as modified in accordance with the governmental accounting standards promulgated by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board or as otherwise provided under Minnesota law, as in effect from time to time, or,if and to the extent such financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with such generally accepted accounting principles for reasons beyond the reasonable control of the Issuer, noting the discrepancies therefrom and the effect thereof,and certified as to accuracy and completeness in all material respects by the fiscal officer of the Issuer; and (B) to the extent not included in the financial statements referred to in paragraph(A) hereof,the information for such fiscal year or for the period most recently available of the type contained in the Official Statement under headings: City Property Values; City Indebtedness; and City Tax Rates,Levies and Collections. Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph,if the audited financial statements are not available by the date specified, the Issuer shall provide on or before such date unaudited financial statements in the format required for the audited financial statements as part of the Disclosure Information and, within 10 days after the receipt thereof, the Issuer shall provide the audited financial statements. Any or all of the Disclosure Information may be incorporated by reference, if it is updated as required hereby, from other documents, including official statements, which have been submitted to each of the repositories hereinafter referred to under subsection(c) or the SEC. If the document incorporated by reference is a final official statement,it must be available from the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. The Issuer shall clearly identify in the Disclosure Information each document so incorporated by reference. If any part of the Disclosure Information can no longer be generated because the operations of the Issuer have materially changed or been discontinued, such Disclosure Information need no longer be provided if the Issuer includes in the Disclosure Information a statement to such effect;provided,however, if such operations have been replaced by other Issuer operations in respect of which data is not included in the Disclosure Information and the Issuer determines that certain specified data regarding such replacement operations would be a Material Fact(as defined in paragraph(2) hereof), then, from and after such determination, the Disclosure Information shall include such additional specified data regarding the replacement operations. If the Disclosure Information is changed or this section is amended as permitted by this paragraph(b)(1) or subsection (d), then the Issuer shall include in the next Disclosure Information to be delivered hereunder, to the extent necessary, an explanation of the reasons for the amendment and the effect of any change in the type of financial information or operating data provided. -15- (2) In a timely manner, notice of the occurrence of any of the following events which is a Material Fact(as hereinafter defined): (A) Principal and interest payment delinquencies; (B) Non-payment related defaults; (C) Unscheduled draws on debt service reserves reflecting financial difficulties; (D) Unscheduled draws on credit enhancements reflecting financial difficulties; (E) Substitution of credit or liquidity providers, or their failure to perform; (F) Adverse tax opinions or events affecting the tax-exempt status of the security; (G) Modifications to rights of security holders; (H) Bond calls; (I) Defeasances; (J) Release, substitution, or sale of property securing repayment of the securities; and (K) Rating changes. As used herein, a Material Fact is a fact as to which a substantial likelihood exists that a reasonably prudent investor would attach importance thereto in deciding to buy, hold or sell a Bond or, if not disclosed, would significantly alter the total information otherwise available to an investor from the Official Statement, information disclosed hereunder or information generally available to the public. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, a Material Fact is also an event that would be deemed material for purposes of the purchase,holding or sale of a Bond within the meaning of applicable federal securities laws, as interpreted at the time of discovery of the occurrence of the event. (3) In a timely manner, notice of the occurrence of any of the following events or conditions: (A) the failure of the Issuer to provide the Disclosure Information required under paragraph (b)(1) at the time specified thereunder; (B) the amendment or supplementing of this section pursuant to subsection (d), together with a copy of such amendment or supplement and any explanation provided by the Issuer under subsection(d)(2); (C) the termination of the obligations of the Issuer under this section pursuant to subsection(d); (D) any change in the accounting principles pursuant to which the financial statements constituting a portion of the Disclosure Information are prepared; and (E) any change in the fiscal year of the Issuer. -16- s (c) Manner of Disclosure. The Issuer agrees to make available the information described in subsection (b) to the following entities by telecopy, overnight delivery,mail or other means, as appropriate: (1) the information described in paragraph(1) of subsection(b),to each then nationally recognized municipal securities information repository under the Rule and to any state information depository then designated or operated by the State of Minnesota as contemplated by the Rule(the State Depository),if any; (2) the information described in paragraphs (2) and(3) of subsection(b), to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board and to the State Depository,if any; and (3) the information described in subsection(b),to any rating agency then maintaining a rating of the Bonds at the request of the Issuer and, at the expense of such Bondowner, to any Bondowner who requests in writing such information, at the time of transmission under paragraphs (1) or(2) of this subsection(c), as the case may be, or,if such information is transmitted with a subsequent time of release, at the time such information is to be released. (d) Term, Amendments; Interpretation. (1) The covenants of the Issuer in this section shall remain in effect so long as any Bonds are Outstanding. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence,however, the obligations of the Issuer under this section shall terminate and be without further effect as of any date on which the Issuer delivers to the Registrar an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that, because of legislative action or final judicial or administrative actions or proceedings, the failure of the Issuer to comply with the requirements of this section will not cause participating underwriters in the primary offering of the Bonds to be in violation of the Rule or other applicable requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any statutes or laws successory thereto or amendatory thereof. (2) This section (and the form and requirements of the Disclosure Information) may be amended or supplemented by the Issuer from time to time, without notice to (except as provided in paragraph(c)(3) hereof) or the consent of the Owners of any Bonds,by a resolution of this Board filed in the office of the recording officer of the Issuer accompanied by an opinion of Bond Counsel, who may rely on certificates of the Issuer and others and the opinion may be subject to customary qualifications, to the effect that: (i) such amendment or supplement(a)is made in connection with a change in circumstances that arises from a change in law or regulation or a change in the identity, nature or status of the Issuer or the type of operations conducted by the Issuer, or(b)is required by, or better complies with, the provisions of paragraph(b)(5) of the Rule; (ii) this section as so amended or supplemented would have complied with the requirements of paragraph (b)(5) of the Rule at the time of the primary offering of the Bonds, giving -17- t effect to any change in circumstances applicable under clause(i)(a) and assuming that the Rule as in effect and interpreted at the time of the amendment or supplement was in effect at the time of the primary offering; and(iii) such amendment or supplement does not materially impair the interests of the Bondowners under the Rule. If the Disclosure Information is so amended,the Issuer agrees to provide, contemporaneously with the effectiveness of such amendment, an explanation of the reasons for the amendment and the effect,if any, of the change in the type of financial information or operating data being provided hereunder. (3) This section is entered into to comply with the continuing disclosure provisions of the Rule and should be construed so as to satisfy the requirements of paragraph(b)(5) of the Rule. Upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Case, Thorfinnson, Jr. , Butcher-Younghans and Harris and the following voted against the same: None whereupon the resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. -18-