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678 LID BondCITY OF YELM LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 BONDS, 1999 ORDINANCE NO. 678 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF YELM, WASHINGTON, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 BONDS IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $1,952,537; PROVIDING THE FORM, TERMS, RATES, MATURITY, CONDITIONS AND COVENANTS OF SAID BONDS; PROVIDING FOR THE DISPOSITION OF THE PROCEEDS OF THEIR SALE; AUTHORIZING A PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT; AND CONFIRMING THE SALE OF SUCH BONDS. PASSED NOVEMBER 16, 1999 PREPARED BY: PRESTON GATES & ELLIS LLP Seattle, Washington TABLE OF CONTENTS Section1. Definitions .................................................................................... ............................... 2 Section 2. Authorization of the Bonds and Bond Details ............................. ............................... 4 Section3. Redemption .................................................................................. ............................... 6 Section 4. Registration, Exchange and Payments ......................................... ............................... 7 Section 5. Bond Fund -- Security and Sources of Payment of Bonds ............ ............................... 9 Section 6. Execution and Delivery of Bonds .............................................. ............................... 10 Section7. Form of Bonds ........................................................................... ............................... 10 Section8. Sale of the Bonds ....................................................................... ............................... 15 Section9. Defeasance ................................................................................. ............................... 15 Section 10. Bonds to Remain Tax Exempt; Nonarbitrage ............................ ............................... 16 Section 11. Bonds Designated Qualified Tax - Exempt Obligations .............. ............................... 16 Section 12. Lost or Destroyed Bonds ........................................................... ............................... 16 Section 13. Payment of Assessments and Interest on Assessments .............. ............................... 16 Section 14. Undertaking to Provide Ongoing Disclosure ............................. ............................... 17 Section 15. Application of Proceeds ............................................................. ............................... 20 Section16. Effective Date ............................................................................ ............................... 20 -1- P:\CMVNCMW45U 99/11/15 ORDINANCE NO. 678 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF YELM, WASHINGTON, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 BONDS IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $1,952,537; PROVIDING THE FORM, TERMS, RATES, MATURITY, CONDITIONS AND COVENANTS OF SAID BONDS; PROVIDING FOR THE DISPOSITION OF THE PROCEEDS OF THEIR SALE; AUTHORIZING A PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT; AND CONFIRMING THE SALE OF SUCH BONDS. WHEREAS, the City Council (the "Council ") of the City of Yelm (the "City ") formed Local Improvement District No. 1 (the "LID No. I") by Ordinance No. 654, passed February 10, 1999; and WHEREAS, the assessment roll for LID No. 1 has been confirmed in the manner required by law by Ordinance No. 674 in the amount of $1,994,530.55, of which $41,993.55 has been prepaid and $1,952,537 remains unpaid; and WHEREAS, for the purpose of issuing bonds to provide long -term financing for the Project within LID No. 1, it is deemed necessary and desirable that the City issue Local Improvement District No. 1 Bonds in the amount of $1,952,537 (the "Bonds "); and WHEREAS, the City has received a written offer to purchase the Bonds from Martin Nelson & Company, and has determined that it is in the best interest of the City to accept such o ffer. NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YELM, WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN as follows: Section 1. Definitions. As used in this ordinance, the following words shall have the following meanings: Assessments means the assessments levied in LID No. 1 of the City by Ordinance No. 674, which assessments are pledged to be paid into the Bond Fund, including installments thereof and any interest and penalties due or which may become due thereon. Bond Fund means the Local Improvement District No. 1 Bond Redemption Fund created by Section 5 of this ordinance. Bond Register means the books or records maintained by the Bond Registrar containing the name and mailing address of the owner of each Bond or nominee of such owner and the principal amount and number of Bonds owned by each owner or nominee. Bond Registrar means the fiscal agency of the State of Washington in either Seattle, Washington, or New York, New York, for the purposes of registering and authenticating the Bonds, maintaining the Bond Register, effecting the transfer of ownership of the Bonds and paying the principal of and interest on the Bonds as the same become due and payable. Bonds means the City of Yelm, Washington, Local Improvement District No. 1 Bonds, 1999 authorized by this ordinance to be issued. City means the City of Yelm, Washington, a municipal corporation duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the Constitution and laws of the State of Washington as a code city. City Treasurer means the chief financial officer of the City. Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, together with all applicable regulations promulgated thereunder. -2- P: \CMW\CMW45U 99/11/15 Council means the legislative body of the City as the same shall be duly and regularly constituted from time to time. Government Obligations have the meaning given to such term in RCW Ch. 39.53, as the same may be amended from time to time. Guaranty Fund means the Guaranty Fund of the City authorized and maintained pursuant to RCW Ch. 35.54. LID No. I means Local Improvement District No. 1 of the City. MSRB means the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board or any successor to its functions. Note Fund means the City of Yelm, 1999 LID No. 1 Note Redemption Fund created in the Office of the City Treasurer pursuant to Ordinance No. 655 of the City. Notes means the City of Yelm, Washington Local Improvement District No. 1 Bond Anticipation Notes, 1999, issued pursuant to Ordinance No. 655 of the City. NRMSIR means a nationally recognized municipal securities information repository. Registered Owner means the person named as the registered owner of a Bond in the Bond Register. SEC means the Securities and Exchange Commission. SID means a state information depository for the State of Washington if one is hereafter created. Underwriter means Martin Nelson & Company, Seattle, Washington. -3- P: \CMW\CMW45U 99/11/15 Section 2. Authorization of the Bonds and Bond Details. (a) Authorization of Bonds. For the purpose of financing part of the cost and expense of the improvements ordered by Ordinance No. 654 and constructed in Local Improvement District No. 1, the City shall issue its Local Improvement District No.I Bonds, 1999 (the "Bonds ") in the aggregate principal amount of $1,952,537. (b) Bond Details. The Bonds shall be dated as of December 1, 1999, shall be numbered in such manner and with any additional designation as the Bond Registrar deems necessary for the purpose of identification and control, shall be in the denomination of $5,000 each or any integral multiple thereof, except for the first which shall be in the denomination of $7,537, shall bear interest from their date at the following rates per annum in the following principal amounts on December 1 of the following years: Maturity years Bond (December 1) Numbers Interest Amount Rates 2000 1 -21 $ 107,537 4.20% 2001 22 -41 100,000 4.50 2002 42 -61 100,000 4.70 2003 62 -81 100,000 4.85 2004 82 -101 100,000 4.95 2005 102 -121 100,000 5.05 2006 122 -141 100,000 5.15 2007 142 -156 75,000 5.25 2008 157 -171 75,000 5.35 2009 172 -186 75,000 5.45 2010 187 -201 75,000 5.55 2011 202 -216 75,000 5.65 2012 217 -226 50,000 5.75 2013 227 -236 50,000 5.85 2014 237 -246 50,000 5.95 2016 247 -390 720,000 -4- P: \CMW\CMW45U 99/11/15 *The Bonds maturing on December 1, 2016 bear interest according to their bond numbers as follows: Bond Interest Numbers Amount Rates 247 -250 $ 20,000 4.40% 251 -266 80,000 4.70 267 -281 75,000 4.90 282 -296 75,000 5.05 297 -306 50,000 5.15 307 -314 40,000 5.25 315 -321 35,000 5.35 322 -331 50,000 5.45 332 -341 50,000 5.55 342 -349 40,000 5.65 350 -355 30,000 5.75 356 -361 30,000 5.85 362 -370 45,000 5.95 371 -390 100,000 6.10 Interest on the Bonds shall be payable annually beginning December 1, 2000, and annually thereafter on the first day of December of each year, and shall be calculated on the basis of a 360 -day year with 30 -day months. The Bonds shall be obligations only of the Bond Fund and the Guaranty Fund of the City and shall not be general obligations of the City. Both the principal of and interest on the Bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America. Interest on the Bonds shall be paid by check or draft mailed to registered owners or assigns at the addresses appearing on the Bond Register as of the fifteenth (15th) day of the month preceding the interest payment date. Principal of the Bonds shall be payable upon presentation and surrender of the Bonds by the registered owners at the principal offices of the Bond Registrar. -5- P: \CMMCMW45U 99/11/15 Section 3. Redemption. Bonds maturing on December 1, 2000 through and including December 1, 2006 are not callable for redemption prior to their scheduled maturity. The Bonds maturing on December 1, 2007 through and including December 1, 2014 shall be called for redemption prior to maturity on any December 1 on and after December 1, 2004 if sufficient assessment payments are on hand in the Bond Fund (over and above the amounts necessary to meet the next maturing interest and principal) and available for such purpose at a price of par plus accrued interest to the date of redemption from assessment payments only, in order of maturity and in numerical order within a maturity. All Bonds maturing before December 1, 2016 shall be called for redemption pursuant to this Section 3 only after Bonds maturing on December 1, 2016 have been redeemed. The Bonds maturing on December 1, 2016 shall be redeemed from assessment payments only in numerical order beginning on December 1, 2000 if sufficient assessment payments are on hand in the Bond Fund (over and above the amounts necessary to meet the next maturing interest and principal) and available for such purpose. In addition, the City may purchase the Bonds offered to it at any time at any price deemed reasonable by the Treasurer. The City is not retaining the right to issue refunding bonds for the purpose of advance refunding the outstanding Bonds, it being understood that the Bonds shall be payable only from the sources identified in this ordinance. Notice of any such intended redemption shall be given not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the registered owner of any Bond to be redeemed at the address appearing on the Bond Register. The requirements of this section shall be deemed to be complied with when notice is mailed as herein provided regardless of whether or not it is actually received by the owner of any Bond. In addition, such redemption notice shall also be mailed within the same time period, postage -6- P: \CMMCMW45U 99/11/15 prepaid, to the Underwriter at its main office in Seattle, Washington or to its corporate or business successor, if any, at its main place of business, but mailing of such notice shall not be a condition precedent to the call of any Bonds for redemption. Interest on any Bond so called for redemption shall cease to accrue on the date fixed for redemption unless such Bond or Bonds so called are not redeemed upon presentation made pursuant to such call. Section 4. Registration, Exchange and Payments. (a) Registrar /Bond Register. The City hereby adopts the system of registration approved by the Washington State Finance Committee. The City shall cause a Bond register to be maintained by the Bond Registrar. So long as any Bonds remain outstanding, the Bond Registrar shall make all necessary provisions to permit the exchange or registration or transfer of Bonds at its principal office. The Bond Registrar shall keep, or cause to be kept, at its principal corporate trust office, sufficient records for the registration and transfer of the Bonds which shall at all times be open to inspection by the City. The Bond Registrar is authorized, on behalf of the City, to authenticate and deliver Bonds transferred or exchanged in accordance with the provisions of such Bonds and this ordinance and to carry out all of the Bond Registrar's powers and duties under this ordinance. The Bond Registrar shall be responsible for its representations contained in the Certificate of Authentication on the Bonds. The Bond Registrar may become the owner of Bonds with the same rights it would have if it were not the Bond Registrar, and to the extent permitted by law, may act as depositary for and permit any of its officers or directors to act as a member of, or in_ any other capacity with respect to, any committee formed to protect the rights of Bond owners. -7- P: \CMW\CMW45U 99/11/15 (b) Registered Ownership. The City and the Bond Registrar, each in its discretion, may deem and treat the Registered Owner of each Bond as the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and neither the City nor the Bond Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. Payment of any such Bond shall be made only as described in Section 4(f) hereof, but such registration may be transferred as herein provided. All such payments made as described in Section 4(f) shall be valid and shall satisfy and discharge the liability of the City upon such Bond to the extent of the amount or amounts so paid. (c) Transfer or Exchange of Registered Ownership; Change in Denominations. The registered ownership of any Bond may be transferred or exchanged, but no transfer of any Bond shall be valid unless it is surrendered to the Bond Registrar with the assignment form appearing on the Bond duly executed by the Registered Owner or such Registered Owner's duly authorized agent in a manner satisfactory to the Bond Registrar. Upon such surrender, the Bond Registrar shall cancel the surrendered Bond and shall authenticate and deliver, without charge to the Registered Owner or transferee, a new Bond (or Bonds at the option of the new Registered Owner) of the same date, maturity and interest rates and for the same aggregate principal amount in any authorized denomination, naming as Registered Owner the person or persons listed as the assignee on the assignment form appearing on the surrendered Bond, in exchange for such surrendered and canceled Bond. Any Bond may be surrendered to the Bond Registrar and exchanged, without charge, for an equal aggregate principal amount of Bonds of the same date, maturity and interest rates, in any authorized denomination. The Bond Registrar shall not be obligated to transfer or exchange any Bond during a period beginning at the opening of business on the 15th day of the month next preceding any interest payment date -8- P: \CMVIACMW45U 99/11/15 and ending at the close of business on such interest payment date, or, in the case of any proposed redemption of the Bonds, after the mailing of notice of the call of such Bonds for redemption. (d) Bond Registrar's Ownership of Bonds. The Bond Registrar may become the Registered Owner of any Bond with the same rights it would have if it were not the Bond Registrar, and to the extent permitted by law, may act as depository for and permit any of its officers or directors to act as member of, or in any other capacity with respect to, any committee formed to protect the rights of the Registered Owners of the Bonds. (e) Registration Covenant. The City covenants that, until all Bonds have been surrendered and canceled, it will maintain a system for recording the ownership of each Bond that complies with the provisions of Section 149 of the Code. (f) Place and Medium of Payment. Both principal of and interest on the Bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America. Interest on the Bonds shall be paid by check or draft mailed to the Registered Owners at the addresses for such Registered Owners appearing on the Bond Register on the 15th day of the month preceding the interest payment date. Principal of the Bonds shall be payable upon presentation and surrender of such Bonds by the Registered Owners at the principal office of the Bond Registrar. Section 5. Bond Fund -- Security and Sources of Payment of Bonds. There is hereby authorized to be established and the Treasurer is authorized and requested to establish a special fund of the City to be known as the "Local Improvement District No. 1 Bond Redemption Fund" (the "Bond Fund "), which fund shall be a trust fund and shall be drawn upon only for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds. The City hereby covenants and agrees that assessments levied within LID No. 1 and interest and penalties thereon shall be deposited in the Bond Fund. -9- P: \CMW\CMW45U 99/11/15 The Bonds shall be obligations only of the Bond Fund and the Guaranty Fund of the City. Section 6. Execution and Delivery of Bonds. The Bonds shall be executed on behalf of the City by the manual or facsimile signature of the Mayor and attested by the manual or facsimile signature of the City Clerk. The official seal of the City shall be impressed or a facsimile thereof imprinted on each Bond. In case any officer whose signature shall appear on any Bond shall cease to be an officer before the delivery of such Bond, such signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes, and such Bond may be authenticated and delivered the same as if such officer had remained in office until such delivery. Only such Bonds as shall bear thereon a Certificate of Authentication in the form hereinafter specified in Section 7, manually executed by the Bond Registrar, shall be valid or obligatory for any purpose or entitled to the benefits of this ordinance. Such Certificate of Authentication shall be conclusive evidence that the Bonds so authenticated have been duly executed, authenticated and delivered hereunder and are entitled to the benefits of this ordinance. NO. Section 7. Form of Bonds. The Bonds shall be in substantially the following form: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF WASHINGTON CITY OF YELM LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 BONDS, 1999 INTEREST RATE: % REGISTERED OWNER: PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: MATURITY DATE: December 1, DOLLARS Laws of Washington 1965, Chapter 7, § 35.45.070 provides, in part, as follows: -10- P1CMW\CMW45U 99/11/15 Neither the holder nor owner of any bond, interest coupon, or warrant issued against a local improvement fund shall have any claim therefor against the city or town by which it is issued, except for payment from the special assessments made for the improvement for which the bond or warrant was issued and except also for payment from the local improvement guaranty fund of the city or town as to bonds issued after the creation of a local improvement guaranty fund of the city or town. The city or town shall not be liable to the holder or owner of any bond, interest coupon, or warrant for any loss to the local improvement guaranty fund occurring in the lawful operation thereof. The City of Yelm, Washington (the "City ") hereby acknowledges itself to owe and for value received promises to pay to the Registered Owner identified above from the Local Improvement District No. 1 Bond Redemption Fund (the "Bond Fund ") created by Ordinance No. 678 (the "Bond Ordinance "), the Principal Amount indicated above and to pay interest thereon from December 1, 1999, or the most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for until payment of this bond at the Interest Rate set forth above, payable on December 1, 2000 and annually thereafter on the first day of each December. Both principal of and interest on this bond are payable in lawful money of the United States of America. Interest shall be paid by mailing a check or draft to the Registered Owner or assigns at the address shown on the Bond Register as of the 15th day of the month prior to the interest payment date. Principal shall be paid to the Registered Owner or assigns upon presentation and surrender of this bond at the principal office of the fiscal agency of the State of Washington in either Seattle, Washington, or New York, New York (collectively, the "Bond Register "). Reference is hereby made to additional provisions of this bond set forth on the reverse side hereof and such additional provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth in this space. This bond shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any security or benefit under the Bond Ordinance until the Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been manually signed by the Bond Registrar. It is hereby certified and declared that this bond and the bonds of this issue are issued pursuant to and in compliance with the Constitution and laws of the State of Washington and ordinances of the City, and that all acts, conditions and things required to be done precedent to and in the issuance of this bond have happened, been done, and performed. -11- P: \CMW\CMW45U 99/11/15 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Yelm, Washington, has caused this bond to be signed on behalf of the City with the manual or facsimile signature of its Mayor, to be attested by the manual or facsimile signature of its City Clerk, and the official seal of the City to be impressed or imprinted hereon this 1 st day of December, 1999. SEAL CITY OF YELM, WASHINGTON t Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION Date of Authentication: This bond is one of the bonds described in the within - mentioned Bond Ordinance and is one of the Local Improvement District No. I Bonds, 1999 of the City of Yelm. WASHINGTON STATE FISCAL AGENCY, Bond Registrar UZZ Authorized Officer ADDITIONAL BOND PROVISIONS This bond is one of an authorized issue of bonds of like date and tenor, except as to number, interest rate, and amount in the aggregate principal amount of $1,952,537 issued to provide a portion of the funds necessary for certain improvements within Local Improvement District No. 1 of the City. The bonds of this issue are payable solely from the Bond Fund and out of the Local Improvement District Guaranty Fund of the City. The City has irrevocably obligated and bound itself to pay into the Bond Fund all assessments levied within Local Improvement District No. 1. The bonds of this issue are not general obligations of the City. The bonds of this issue have been designated as "qualified tax - exempt obligations" for purposes of Section 265(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. -12- PACMMCMW45U 99/11/15 The bonds of this issue maturing December 1, 2000 through and including 2006 are not callable prior to their scheduled maturity. The bonds of this issue maturing on December 1, 2007 through and including December 1, 2014 shall be called for redemption prior to maturity on any December 1 on and after December 1, 2004 if sufficient assessment payments are on hand in the Bond Fund (over and above the amounts necessary to meet the next maturing interest and principal) and available for such purpose at a price of par plus accrued interest to the date of redemption from assessment payments only, in order of maturity and in numerical order within a maturity. All bonds of this issue maturing before December 1, 2016 shall be called for redemption only after bonds maturing on December 1, 2016 have been redeemed. The bonds of this issue maturing on December 1, 2016 shall be redeemed from assessment payments only in numerical order beginning on December 1, 2000 if sufficient assessment payments are on hand in the Bond Fund (over and above the amounts necessary to meet the next maturing interest and principal) and available for such purpose. Notice of any such intended redemption shall be given not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the registered owner of any bond to be redeemed at the address appearing on the Bond Register. The requirements of the Bond Ordinance shall be deemed to be complied with when notice is mailed as herein provided, regardless of whether or not it is actually received by the owner of any bond. Interest on all of such bonds so called for redemption shall cease to accrue on the date fixed for redemption unless such bond or bonds so called for redemption are not redeemed upon presentation made pursuant to such call. The bonds of this issue are interchangeable for bonds of any authorized denomination of equal aggregate principal amount and of the same interest rate and maturity upon presentation and surrender to the Bond Registrar. The City hereby covenants and agrees with the owner of this bond that it will keep and perform all the covenants of this bond and of the Bond Ordinance to be by it kept and performed. Reference is hereby made to the Bond Ordinance for the definitions of defined terms used herein. Reference to the Bond Ordinance and any and all modifications and amendments thereto is made for a description of the nature and extent of the security for the bonds, the funds or revenues pledged, and the terms and conditions upon which the bonds are issued. -13- P: \CMW\CMW45U 99/11/15 ASSIGNMENT FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF TRANSFEREE (Please print or typewrite name and address, including zip code, of Transferee) the within bond and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint of or its successor, as Bond Registrar to transfer said bond on the books kept for registration thereof with full power of substitution in the premises. DATED: SIGNATURE GUARANTEED: Notice: Signature(s) must be guaranteed pursuant to law. NOTE: The signature on this Assignment must correspond with the name of the registered owner as it appears upon the face of the within bond in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever. The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of the within Bond, shall be construed as thou_ gh 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 tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian (Cust) (Minor) under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (State) Abbreviations may also be used though not in list above. -14- PACMW\CMW45U 99/11/15 Section 8. Sale of the Bonds. The City Council finds that the purchase contract that has been distributed to the City Council is reasonable and that it is in the best interest of the City that the Bonds shall be sold upon the conditions set forth in the purchase contract. The City accepts the purchase contract and authorizes the Mayor to execute the purchase contract and deliver it to the Martin Nelson & Co., Inc. Seattle , Washington (the "Underwriter "). The Bonds shall be issued and delivered to the Underwriter upon payment of the purchase price specified in the purchase contract. The Mayor and City Treasurer are hereby authorized to review and approve on behalf of the City the preliminary and final Official Statements relative to the Bonds with such additions and changes as may be deemed necessary or advisable to them. The Preliminary Official Statement for the Bonds, dated November 2, 1999, is hereby deemed final for purposes of Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c2 -12. The proper City officials are hereby authorized and directed to do everything necessary for the prompt execution and delivery of the Bonds to said purchaser and for the proper application and use of the proceeds of sale thereof. Section 9. Defeasance. In the event that money and/or Government Obligations maturing at such time or times and bearing interest to be earned thereon in amounts (together with such money if necessary) sufficient to redeem and retire the Bonds or any of them in accordance with their terms are set aside in a special account to effect such redemption or retirement and such money and/or the principal of and interest on such obligations are irrevocably set aside and pledged for such purpose, then no further payments need be made into the Bond Fund for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds so provided for, and the owners of such Bonds shall cease to be entitled to any lien, benefit or security of this -15- P: \CMVJ\CMW45U 99/11/15 ordinance except the right to receive the funds so set aside and pledged, and such Bonds shall be deemed not to be outstanding hereunder. Section 10. Bonds to Remain Tax Exempt; Nonarbitrage. The City covenants with the owners of the Bonds that it will not use or invest the proceeds of the Bonds or any other funds of the City for any purpose or in any manner or take any other action that would cause the Bonds to be "arbitrage bonds" as defined in Section 148 of the Code, or would result in interest on the Bonds becoming taxable income to the owners thereof under Section 103 of the Code. Section 11. Bonds Designated Qualified Tax - Exempt Obligations. The Bonds are hereby designated as "qualified tax - exempt obligations" for purposes of Section 265(b) of the Code. The City does not anticipate issuing more than $10,000,000 of qualified tax - exempt obligations during 1999. Section 12. Lost or Destroyed Bonds. In case any Bond or Bonds shall be lost, stolen or destroyed, the Bond Registrar may execute and deliver a new Bond or Bonds of like amount, date, and tenor to the registered owner thereof upon the owner's paying the expenses and charges of the City and the Bond Registrar in connection therewith and upon his/her filing with the City Treasurer and the Bond Registrar evidence satisfactory to said City Treasurer and Bond Registrar that such Bond or Bonds were actually lost, stolen or destroyed and of his/her ownership thereof, and upon furnishing the City and Bond Registrar with indemnity satisfactory to such City Treasurer and Bond Registrar. Section 13. Payment of Assessments and Interest on Assessments. The City has heretofore levied Assessments for LID No. 1 in the total amount of $1,994,530.55, of which $41,993.55 was prepaid prior to the passage of this ordinance and the remaining amount, -16- P: \CMW\CMW45U 99/11/15 $1,952,537.00, is payable in equal annual installments, together with interest and penalties thereon in the manner and at the times specified in Ordinance No. 674. The balance of Assessments remaining unpaid at the end of the thirty -day prepayment period shall bear interest at the rate of 6.20 %. Section 14. Undertaking to Provide Ongoing Disclosure. (a) Contract /Undertaking. This section constitutes the City's written undertaking for the benefit of the owners of the Bonds as required by Section (b)(5) of the Rule. The City is an obligated person with respect to less than $10,000,000 in Municipal Securities, including the Bonds. (b) Financial Statements /Operating Data. The City agrees to provide or cause to be provided to each person upon request or to the SID, if any, a copy of its latest publicly available annual financial statements prepared in accordance with the Budget Accounting and Reporting System prescribed by the Washington State Auditor pursuant to RCW 43.09.200 (or any successor statute). Such annual statements shall be available upon request to the office of the City Treasurer, the current address for whom is City of Yelm, 105 Yelm Avenue West, P.O. Box 479, Yelm, WA 98597; telephone number: (360) 458 -3244. (c) Material Events. The City agrees to provide or cause to be provided, in a timely manner, to the SID, if any, and to each NRMSIR or to the MSRB notice of the occurrence of any of the following events with respect to the Bonds, if material: • Principal and interest payment delinquencies; • Non - payment related defaults; • Unscheduled draws on debt service reserves reflecting financial difficulties; -17- P \CMWNCMW45U 99111/16 • Unscheduled draws on credit enhancements reflecting financial difficulties; • Substitution of credit or liquidity providers, or their failure to perform; • Adverse tax opinions or events affecting the tax - exempt status of the Bonds; • Modifications to the rights of Bond owners; • Bond calls (optional, contingent or unscheduled Bond calls other than scheduled sinking fund redemptions for which notice is given pursuant to Exchange Act Release 34- 23856); • Defeasances; Release, substitution or sale of property, securing repayment of the Bonds; and • Rating changes. Solely for purposes of disclosure and not intending to modify this undertaking, the City advises that the only debt service reserve is the guaranty fund, the Bonds are not rated, there is no credit enhancement for the Bonds and the City does not intend to provide notice if property in LID No. 1 changes ownership or an Assessment is paid unless the City is aware that property has been sold and the Assessment has not been paid and the lien on the property securing the Assessment has been released (which may occur if the property is sold to a non - exempt owner, including the federal government or a housing authority). -10- P: \CMW\CMW45U 99/11/15 (d) Notification Upon Failure to Provide Financial Data. The City agrees to provide or cause to be provided, in a timely manner, to each NRMSIR or to the MSRB and to the SID, if any, notice of its failure to provide the annual financial information described in subsection (b) above on or prior to the date set forth in subsection (b) above. (e) Termination /Modification. The City's obligations to provide annual financial information and notices of material events shall terminate upon the legal defeasance, prior redemption or payment in full of all of the Bonds. Any provision of this section shall be null and void if the City (1) obtains an opinion of nationally recognized bond counsel to the effect that the portion of the Rule that requires that provision is invalid, has been repealed retroactively or otherwise does not apply to the Bonds and (2) notifies each NRMSIR and the SID, if any, of such opinion and the cancellation of this section. The City may amend this section with an opinion of nationally recognized bond counsel in accordance with the Rule. In the event of any amendment of this section, the City shall describe such amendment in the next annual report, and shall include a narrative explanation of the reason for the amendment and its impact on the type (or in the case of a change of accounting principles, on the presentation) of financial information or operating data being presented by the City. In addition, if the amendment relates to the accounting principles to be followed in preparing financial statements, (i) notice of such change shall be given in the same manner as for a material event under subsection (c), and (ii) the annual report for the year in which the change is made shall present a comparison (in narrative form and also, if feasible, in quantitative form) between the financial statements as prepared on the basis of the new accounting principles and those prepared on the basis of the former accounting principles. -19- P: \CMW\CMW45U 99/11/15 (f) Bond Owner's Remedies Under This Section. The right of any bondowner or beneficial owner of Bonds to enforce the provisions of this section shall be limited to a right to obtain specific enforcement of the City's obligations under this section, and any failure by the City to comply with the provisions of this undertaking shall not be an event of default with respect to the Bonds. For purposes of this section, "beneficial owner" means any person who has the power, directly or indirectly, to vote or consent with respect to, or to dispose of ownership of, any Bonds, including persons holding Bonds through nominees or depositories. Section 15. Application of Proceeds. So much of the proceeds of the sale of the Bonds as shall be specified by the City shall be paid into the Note Fund and shall be used to pay and redeem the Notes on the earliest practicable date. Accrued interest, if any, on the Bonds shall be deposited in the Bond Fund and shall be applied to the payment of interest first coming due on the Bonds. The balance of the proceeds of the Bonds shall be deposited in the Bond Fund and shall be used to pay the remaining costs of issuance of the Bonds. Section 16. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law. ADOPTED at a special meeting of the City Council of the City of Yelm, held the 16th day of November, 1999. ATTEST: CITY CLERK CITY OF YELM By c. J MW OR' _20_ P: \CMW\CMW45U 99/11/15 CLERK'S CERTIFICATE I, the undersigned, the duly chosen, qualified and acting Clerk of the City of Yelm, Washington (the "City "), and keeper of the records of the City Council of the City (herein called the "Council "), DO HEREBY CERTIFY: 1. That the attached Ordinance No. 678 (herein called the "Ordinance ") is a true and correct copy of an ordinance of the City, as finally passed at a special meeting of the Council held on the 16th of November, 1999 and duly recorded in my office. 2. That said meeting was duly convened and held in all respects in accordance with law, and to the extent required by law, due and proper notice of such meeting was given; that a quorum was present throughout the meeting and a legally sufficient number of members of the Council voted in the proper manner for the passage of the Ordinance; that all other requirements and proceedings incident to the proper passage of the Ordinance have been duly fulfilled, carried out and otherwise observed, and that I am authorized to execute this certificate. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of November, 1999. City Clerk City of Yelm, Washington P: \CMW\CMW45U 99/11115