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ORDINANCE NO~ 1666 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS, PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES 2000; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY THE STATE OF TEXAS s COUNTY OF HARRIS 9 CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE S WHEREAS, the bonds hereinafter authorized were duly and favorably voted at elections held in the City of West University Place, Texas (the nCityu) on the 7th day of November, 1995 and the 7th day of November, 2000; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City does hereby determine that bonds in the amount of $15,950,000 should be issued as the third installment of the $45,000,000 tax bonds voted at the 1995 election mentioned above for the construction and improvement of streets and related drainage improvements, $16,500,000 of such bonds having been heretofore issued, sold and delivered, leaving the remaining $12,550,000 of such bonds to be issued, sold, and delivered at a later date; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City does hereby determine that bonds in amount of $5,000,000 should be issued as the first and final installment of the tax bonds voted at the 2000 election mentioned above for the purpose of the construction and improvement of City sidewalks, including related street improvements; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City has decided to combine the $15,950,000 bonds authorized at the 1995 election and the $5,000,000 bonds authorized at the 2000 election into one issue of $20,950,000 bonds; Now, Therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE: 1 ~ Definitions. Throughout this Ordinance the following terms and expressions as used herein shall have the meanings set forth below: IIAct" means Chapter 1331, Texas Government Code, as amended~ tlAttomey GenerallJ means the Attorney General of the State ofTexas~ UBlanket Issuer Letter of Representations" means the Blanket Issuer Letter of Representations between the City, the Registrar and DTC~ "Bonds" means the $20,950,000 City of West University Place, Texas, Permanent Improvement Bonds, Series 2000, authorized in this Ordinance, unless the context clearly indicates othe1Wise~ r ' flBusiness Day" means any day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, a day on which banking institutions in the city where the principal corporate trust office of the Registrar is located are authorized by law or executive order to close, or a legal holiday. nCity" means the City of West University Place, Texas. "Closing DatelJ means the date of the initial delivery of and payment for the Bonds. "eoden means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. nComptrollerlT means the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas. "Debt Service Fund" means the debt service fund for payment of the Bonds established by the City in Section 18 of this Ordinance~ UDTC" means The Depository Trust Company of New York, New York, or any successor securities depository~ "DTC Participant" means brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations on whose behalfDTC was created to hold securities to facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions among DTC Participants. UInterest Payment Date", when used in connection with any Bond, means February 1,2001, and each August 1 and February 1 thereafter until maturity or earlier redemption~ UInitial Bond" means the Initial Bond authorized by Section 5(d)~ "MSRB n means the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board~ UNRMSIR n means each person whom the SEe or its staffhas determined to be a nationally recognized municipal securities information repository within the meaning of the Rule from time to time. "Ordinance" as used herein and in the Bonds means this ordinance authorizing the Bonds. "OwnerU means any person who shall be the registered owner of any outstanding Bond, tfRecord Daten means, for any Interest Payment Date, the 15th day of the month next preceding each Interest Payment Date. "Register" means the books of registration kept by the Registrar, in which are maintained the names and addresses of, and the principal amounts of the Bonds registered to, each Owner.. -2- ~ ' "Registrar" means Bank One, Texas, N.A., Houston, Texas, and its successors in that capacity. "Rule" means SEe Rule 15c2-12, as amended from time to time. "SEen means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission~ "SID" means the Municipal Advisory Council of Texas, which has been designated by the State of Texas as, and determined by the SEe staff to be, a state information depository within the meaning of the Rule. 2~ Authorization~ The Bonds shall be issued, pursuant to the Act, in fully registered form in the aggregate principal amount of Twenty Million Nine Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars . ($20,950,000), for the purpose of the construction and improvement of (i) City streets and related drainage improvements ($15,950,000) and (ii) sidewalks, including related street improvements ($5,OOO,OOO)~ 3. Designation, Date, and Interest Payment Dates. The Bonds shall be designated as uCITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS, PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES 2000n and shall be dated November 1, 2000. The Bonds shall bear interest at the rates set forth in Section 4 of this Ordinance from the later of November 1, 2000, or the most recent Interest Payment Date to which such interest has been paid or duly provided for, calculated on the basis of a 360 day year of twelve 30 day months, interest payable on February 1, 2001, and semiannually thereafter on August 1 and February 1 of each year until maturity or earlier redemption 4~ Principal Amounts and Interest Rates; Numbers and Denominations. The Bonds shall be issued in the principal amounts and bearing interest at the rates set forth in the following schedule, and may be transferred and exchanged as set out in this Ordinance. The Bonds shall mature on February 1 in each of the years and in the amounts set out in such schedule~ The Initial Bond shall be numbered I-I and all other Bonds shall be numbered in sequence beginning with R-l~ Bonds delivered on transfer of or in exchange for other Bonds shall be numbered in order of their authentication by the Registrar, shall be in the denomination of$5,000 or integral multiples thereof, and shall mature on the same date and bear interest at the same rate as the Bond or Bonds in lieu of which they are delivered~ Principal Interest Year Amount Rate 2002 $ 195,000 6.75% 2003 205,000 6~75% 2004 215,000 6.75% 2005 225,000 6.75% 2006 240,000 6.75% 2007 255,000 6.75% 2008 335,000 6.75% 2009 555,000 6.750/0 -3- 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 680,000 805,000 950,000 990,000 2,050,000 2,075,000 2,100,000 2,125,000 2,150,000 2,150,000 2,650,000 6~75% 6~ 75% 5 ~25% 5.25% 5 ~25% 5~25% 5.25% 5.25% 5.30% 5~30% 5.35% 5. Execution and Registration of Bonds. (a) The Bonds shall be signed by the Mayor . and countersigned by the City Secretary, by their manual, lithographed, or facsimile signatures, and the official seal of the City shall be impressed or placed in facsimile thereon. Such facsimile signatures on the Bonds shall have the same effect as if each of the Bonds had been signed manually and in person by each of said officers) and such facsimile seal on the Bonds shall have the same effect as if the official seal of the City had been manually impressed upon each of the Bonds. If any officer of the City whose manual or facsimile signature shall appear on the Bonds shall cease to be such officer before the authentication of such Bonds or before the delivery of such Bonds, such manual or facsimile signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes as if such officer had remained in such office. (b) If any officer of the City whose manual or facsimile signature shall appear on the Bonds shall cease to be such officer before the authentication of such Bonds or before the delivery of such Bonds, such manual or facsimile signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes as if such officer had remained in such office. (c) Except as provided below, no Bond shall be valid or obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any security or benefit of this Ordinance unless and until there appears thereon the Registrarts Authentication Certificate substantially in the form provided herein, duly authenticated by manual execution by an officer or duly authorized signatory of the Registrar~ In lieu of the executed Registrarfg Authentication Certificate described above, the Initial Bond delivered at the Closing Date shall have attached hereto the Comptrollerts Registration Certificate substantially in the form provided herein, manually executed by the Comptroller, or by his duly authorized agent, which certificate shall be evidence that the Initial Bond has been duly approved by the Attorney General of the State of Texas and that it is a valid and binding obligation of the District, and has been registered by the Comptroller. (d) On the Closing Date, the Initial Bond, being a single bond representing the entire principal amount of the Bonds, payable in stated installments to the Underwriter or its designee, executed by manual or facsimile signature of the Mayor and City Secretary of the City, approved by the Attorney General, and registered and manually signed by the Comptroller, shall be delivered to the Underwriter or its designee. Upon payment for the Initial Bond, the Registrar shall cancel the Initial Bond and deliver definitive Bonds to the Registrar~ -4- 6.. Payment of,Principal and Interest. The Registrar is hereby appointed as the paying agent and registrar for the BondsA The principal of the Bonds shall be payable, without exchange or collection charges, in any coin or currency of the United States of America which on the date of payment is legal tender for the payment of debts due the United States of America, upon their presentation and surrender as they respectively become due and payable, whether at maturity or earlier redemption, at the principal corporate trust office of the Registrar.. The interest on each Bond shall be payable on each Interest Payment Date, by check mailed by the Registrar on or before the Interest Payment Date to the Owner of record as of the Record Date, to the address of such Owner as shown on the RegisterA If the date for payment of the principal of or interest on any Bond is not a Business Day, then the date for such payment shall be the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect . as if made on the date payment was originally due. 7. Successor Registrars~ The City covenants that at all times while any Bonds .are outstanding it will provide a commercial bank or trust company, organized under the laws of the United States or any state, authorized under such laws to exercise trust powers, and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, to serve as and perform the duties and services of Registrar for the Bonds.. The City reserves the right to change the Registrar on not less than 60 days written notice to the Registrar, so long as any such notice is effective not less than 60 days prior to the next succeeding principal or interest payment date on the Bonds.. Promptly upon the appointment of any successor Registrar, the previous Registrar shall deliver the Register or copies thereof to the new Registrar, and the new Registrar shall notify each Owner, by United States mail, first class postage prepaid, of such change and of the address of the new RegistrarA Each Registrar hereunder, by acting in that capacity, shall be deemed to have agreed to the provisions of this Section.. 8. Special Record Date. If interest on any Bond is not paid on any Interest Payment Date and continues unpaid for thirty (30) days thereafter, the Registrar shall establish a new record date for the payment of such interest, to be known as a Special Record Date~ The Registrar shall establish a Special Record Date when funds to make such interest payment are received from or on behalf of the City. Such Special Record Date shall be fifteen (15) days prior to the date fixed for payment of such past due interest, and notice of the date of payment and the Special Record Date shall be sent by United States mail, first class, postage prepaid, not later than five (5) days prior to the Special Record Date, to each affected Owner of record as of the close of business on the day prior to the mailing of such notice~ 9. Ownership~ Unclaimed Principal and Interest~ The City, the Registrar and any other person may treat the person in whose name any Bond is registered as the absolute owner of such Bond for the purpose ofmaking and receiving payment of the principal of or interest on such Bond, and for all other purposes, whether or not such Bond is overdue, and neither the City nor the Registrar shall be bound by any notice or knowledge to the contrary. All payments made to the person deemed to be the Owner of any Bond in accordance with this Section shall be valid and -5~ effectual and shall discharge the liability of the City and the Registrar upon such Bond to the extent of the sums paid. Amounts held by the Registrar which represent principal of and interest on the Bonds remaining unclaimed by the Owner after the expiration of three years from the date such amounts have become due and payable shall be reported and disposed of by the Registrar in accordance with the applicable provisions of Texas law including, to the extent applicable, Title 6 of the Texas Property Code, as amended.. 10. Book-Entry Only System. (a) The Initial Bond shall be registered in the name of A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Except as provided in Section 11 hereof, all other Bonds shall be registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee ofDTC~ (b) With respect to Bonds registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee ofDTC, the City and the Registrar shall have no responsibility or obligation to any DTC Participant or to any person on behalf ofwhom such DTC Participant holds an interest in the Bonds, except as provided in this Ordinance~ Without limiting the immediately preceding sentence, the City and the Registrar shall have no responsibility or obligation with respect to (i) the accuracy of the records of Dye, Cede & Co. or any DTC Participant with respect to any ownership interest in the Bonds, (ii) the delivery to any DTC Participant or any other person, other than an Owner, as shown on the Register, of any notice with respect to the Bonds, including any notice of redemption, or (iii) the payment to any DTC Participant or any other person, other than an Owner, as shown on the Register, of any amount with respect to principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Bonds~ Notwithstanding any other provision of this Ordinance to the contrary, the City and the Registrar shall be entitled to treat and consider the person in whose name each Bond is registered in the Register as the absolute Owner of such Bond for the purpose of payment of principal of and interest on the Bonds, for the purpose of giving notices of redemption and other matters with respect to such Bond, for the purpose of registering transfer with respect to such Bond, and for all other purposes whatsoever. The Registrar shall pay all principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds only to or upon the order of the respective Owners, as shown in the Register as provided in this Ordinance, or their respective attorneys duly authorized in writing, and all such payments shall be valid and effective to fully satisfy and discharge the City's obligations with respect to payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds to the extent of the sum or sums so paid. No person other than an Owner, as shown in the Register, shall receive a Bond certificate evidencing the obligation of the City to make payments of amounts due pursuant to this Ordinance. Upon delivery by DTC to the Registrar ofwritten notice to the effect that DTC has determined to substitute a new nominee in place of Cede & Co., and subject to the provisions of this Ordinance with respect to interest checks being mailed to the Owner ofrecord as of the Record Date, the phrase "Cede & Co~" in this Ordinance shall refer to such new nominee of DTC. ( c) The execution and delivery of the Blanket Issuer Letter of Representations is hereby approved with such changes as may be approved by the City Council and the Finance Director is hereby authorized and directed to execute such Blanket Issuer Letter of Representations. -6- 11 ~ Successor Securities Depository; Transfer Outside Book-Entry Only System. In the event that the City, in its sole discretion, detennines that the beneficial owners of the Bonds shall be able to obtain certificated Bonds) or in the event DTC discontinues the services described herein, the City shall (i) appoint a successor securities depository, qualified to act as such under Section 17(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, notify DTC and DTC Participants, as identified by DTC, of the appointment of such successor securities depository and transfer one or more separate Bonds to such successor securities depository or (ii) notify DTC and Dye Participants, as identified by DTC, of the availability through DTC of Bonds and transfer one or more separate Bonds to DTC Participants having Bonds credited to their DTC accounts, as identified by DTC. In such event, the Bonds shall no longer be restricted to being registered in the Register in the name of Cede & Co.., as nominee of DTC, but may be registered in the name of the successor securities depository, or its nominee, or in whatever name or names Owners transferring or exchanging Bonds shall designate, in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance. 12. Payments to Cede & Co. Notwithstanding any other provision afthis Ordinance to the contrary, so long as any Bonds are registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee ofDTC, all payments with respect to principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Bonds, and all notices with respect to such Bonds, shall be made and given, respectively, in the manner provided in the Blanket Letter of Representations.. 13. Registration, Transfer, and Exchange. So long as any Bonds remain outstanding, the Registrar shall keep the Register at its principal payment office and, if such principal payment office is not in the State of Texas, the Registrar shall maintain a copy of the Register within the State of Texas. Subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Registrar shall provide for the registration and transfer of Bonds in accordance with the terms of this Ordinance.. Each Bond shall be transferable only upon the presentation and surrender thereof at the principal corporate trust office of the Registrar duly endorsed for transfer, or accompanied by an assignment duly executed by the registered Owner or his authorized representative in form satisfactory to the Registrar.. Upon due presentation of any Bond for transfer, the Registrar shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor, within three Business Days after such presentation, a new Bond or Bonds, registered in the name of the transferee or transferees, in authorized denominations and of the same maturity and aggregate principal amount and bearing interest at the same rate as the Bond or Bonds so presented~ All Bonds shall be exchangeable upon presentation and surrender thereof at the principal corporate trust office of the Registrar for a Bond or Bonds of the same maturity and interest rate and in any authorized denomination, in an aggregate amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of the Bond or Bonds presented for exchange. The Registrar shall be and is hereby authorized to authenticate and deliver exchange Bonds in accordance with the provisions of this Section~ Each Bond delivered in accordance with this Section sball be entitled to the benefits and security of this Ordinance to the same extent as the Bond or Bonds in lieu of which such Bond is delivered.. The City or the Registrar may require the Owner of any Bond to pay a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other govenunental charge that may be imposed in connection with the transfer or -7- exchange of such Bond~ Any fee or charge of the Registrar for such transfer or exchange shall be paid by the City~ 14.. Mutilated, Lost, or Stolen Bonds~ Upon the presentation and surrender to the Registrar of a mutilated Bond, the Registrar shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a replacement Bond of like maturity, interest rate, and principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding~ If any Bond is lost, apparently destroyed, or wrongfully taken, the City, pursuant to the applicable laws of the State of Texas and in the absence of notice or knowledge that such Bond has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, shall authorize and the Registrar shall authenticate and deliver a replacement Bond of like maturity, interest rate and principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding~ The City or the Registrar may require the Owner of a mutilated Bond to pay a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith and any other expenses connected therewith, including the fees and expenses of the Registrar~ The City or the Registrar may require the Owner of a lost, apparently destroyed or wrongfully taken Bond, before any replacement Bond is issued, to: (1) furnish to the City and the Registrar satisfactory evidence of the ownership of and the circumstances of the loss, destruction or theft of such Bond; (2) furnish such security or indemnity as may be required by the Registrar and the City to save them harmless; (3) pay all expenses and charges in connection therewith, including, but not limited to, printing costs, legal fees, fees of the Registrar and any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed; and (4) meet any other reasonable requirements of the City and the Registrar~ If, after the delivery of such replacement Bond, a bona fide purchaser of the original Bond in lieu of which such replacement Bond was issued presents for payment such original Bond, the City and the Registrar shall be entitled to recover such replacement Bond from the person to whom it was delivered or any person taking therefrom, except a bona fide purchaser, and shall be entitled to recover upon the security or indemnity provided therefor to the extent of any loss, damage, cost or expense incurred by the City or the Registrar in connection therewith~ If any such mutilated, lost, apparently destroyed or wrongfully taken Bond has become or is about to become due and payable, the City in its discretion may, instead of issuing a replacement Bond, authorize the Registrar to pay such Bond~ Each replacement Bond delivered in accordance with this Section shall be entitled to the benefits and security of this Ordinance to the same extent as the Bond or Bonds in lieu ofwhich such replacement Bond is delivered~ -8- 15. Cancellation of Bonds. All Bonds paid in accordance with this Ordinance, and all Bonds in lieu of which exchange Bonds or replacement Bonds are authenticated and delivered in accordance herewith, shall be cancelled and destroyed upon the making of proper records regarding such payment. The Registrar shall furnish the City with appropriate certificates of destruction of such Bonds. 16.. Optional Redemption. The Bonds are subject to optional redemption as set forth in the Fonn of Bond in this Order~ Principal amounts may be redeemed only in integral multiples of$5,000. IfaBond subject to redemption is in a denomination larger than $5,000, a portion of such Bond may be redeemed, but only in integral multiples of $5,000. Upon surrender of any Bond for redemption in part, the Registrar, in accordance with Section 13 hereof, shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a .Bond or Bonds of like maturity and interest rate in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Bond so surrendered. Notice of any redemption identifying the Bonds to be redeemed in whole or in part shall be given by the Registrar at least thirty days prior to the date fixed for redemption by sending written notice by first class mail to the Owner of each Bond to be redeemed in whole or in part at the address shown on the Register. Such notices shall state the redemption date, the redemption price, the place at which Bonds are to be surrendered for payment and, if less than all Bonds outstanding of a particular maturity are to be redeemed, the numbers of the Bonds or portions thereof of such maturity to be redeemed. Any notice given as provided in this Section shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Owner receives such notice~ By the date fixed for redemption, due provision shall be made with the Registrar for payment of the redemption price of the Bonds or portions thereof to be redeemed, plus accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption~ When Bonds have been called for redemption in whole or in part and due provision has been made to redeem same as herein provided, the Bonds or portions thereof so redeemed shall no longer be regarded as outstanding except for the purpose of receiving payment solely from the funds so provided for redemption, and the rights of the Owners to collect interest which would otherwise accrue after the redemption date on any Bond or portion thereof called for redemption shall terminate on the date fixed for redemption~ 17. Forms. The form of the Bonds, including the form of the Registrar's Authentication Certificate, the form of Assignment, and the form of Registration Certificate of the Comptroller, which shall be attached or affixed to the Bonds initially issued, shall be, respectively, substantially as follows, with such additions, deletions and variations as may be necessary or desirable and not prohibited by this Ordinance, including any legend regarding bond insurance if such insurance is obtained by the Underwriter: -9- (a) Form of Bonds. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF HARRIS REGISTERED NUMBER REGISTERED DENOMINATION $ CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT BOND SERIES 2000 INTEREST RATE: MATURITY DATE: ISSUE DATE: November I, 2000 CUSIP: REGISTERED OWNER: PRINCIP AL AMOUNT: DOLLARS The City of West University Place, Texas (the flCity") promises to pay to the registered owner identified above, or registered assigns, on the maturity date specified above, upon presentation and surrender of this Bond at the principal corporate trust office of Bank One, Texas, N.A., Houston, Texas (the "Registrar), the principal amount identified above, payable in any coin or currency of the United States of America which on the date of payment is legal tender for the payment of debts due the United States of America;J and to pay interest thereon at the rate shown above, calculated on the basis of a 360 day year of twelve 30 day months, from the later of November 1, 2000, or the most recent interest payment date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for. Interest on this Bond is payable by check on February 1 and August 1, begirming on February 1,2001, mailed to the registered owner of record as of the 15th day of the month next preceding each interest payment date. THIS BOND is one of a duly authorized issue of Bonds, aggregating $20,950,000 (the "Bonds"), issued for the purpose of the construction and improvement of (i) City streets and related drainage improvements and (ii) sidewalks, including related street improvements, by authority of elections held for and within the City on November 7, 1995 and November 7, 2000, and pursuant to an ordinance adopted by the City Council (the nOrdinanceU), which Ordinance is of record in the official minutes of the City Council. THE CITY RESERVES THE RIGHT to redeem the Bonds scheduled to mature on or after February 15, 2011, prior to maturity, in whole or from time to time in part, in integral multiples of -10- l . $5,000, on February 15, 2010, or any date thereafter at a price of par plus accrued interest on the principal amounts called for redemption to the date fixed for redemption~ Reference is made to the Order for complete details concerning the manner of redeeming the Bonds~ NOTICE OF ANY REDEMPTION shall be given at least thirty (30) days prior to the date fixed for redemption by first class mail, addressed to the registered owners of each Bond to be redeemed in whole or in part at the address shown on the books of registration kept by the Registrar.. When Bonds or portions thereofhave been called for redemption, and due provision has been made to redeem the same, the amounts so redeemed shall be payable solely from the funds provided for redemption, and interest which would otherwise accrue on the amounts called for redemption shall terminate on the date fixed for redemption~ THIS BOND IS TRANSFERABLE only upon presentation and surrender at the principal corporate trust office of the Registrar duly endorsed for transfer or accompanied by an assignment duly executed by the registered owner or his authorized representative, subject to the terms and conditions of the Ordinance~ THIS BOND IS EXCHANGEABLE at the principal corporate trust office of the Registrar for Bonds in the principal amount of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereot: subject to the terms and conditions of the Ordinance~ THIS BOND shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any benefit under the Ordinance unless this Bond is either (i) registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas by registration certificate attached or affixed hereto or (ii) authenticated by the Registrar by due execution of the authentication certificate endorsed hereon~ THE REGISTERED OWNER of this Bond, by acceptance hereof, aclmowledges and agrees to be bound by all the terms and conditions of the Ordinance~ THE CITY has covenanted in the Ordinance that it will at all times provide a legally qualified registrar for the Bonds and will cause notice of any change of registrar to be mailed to each registered owner~ IT IS HEREBY certified, recited and covenanted that this Bond has been duly and validly issued and delivered; that all acts, conditions and things required or proper to be performed, to exist and to be done precedent to or in the issuance and delivery of this Bond have been performed, exist and have been done in accordance with law; and that annual ad valorem taxes, within the limits prescribed by law, sufficient to provide for the payment of the interest on and principal of this Bond, as such interest comes due and such principal matures, have been levied and ordered to be levied against all taxable property in the City, and have been pledged irrevocably for such payment -11- IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Bond has been signed with the manual or facsimile signature of the Mayor and countersigned with the manual or facsimile signature of the City Secretary, and the official seal of the City has been duly impressed, or placed in facsimile, on this Bond. (AUTHENTICA TION CER TIFICA TE) (SEAL) CITY OFWEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS Mayor City Secretary (b) Form of Comptroller's Registration Certificate. COMPTROLLER'S REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE: REGISTER NO. I hereby certify that this Bond has been examined, certified as to validity, and approved by the Attomey General of the State of Texas, and that this Bond has been registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State ofTexas~ WITNESS MY SIGNATURE AND SEAL this (SEAL) (c) Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas Form of Authentication Certificate~ AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE It is hereby certified that this Bond has been delivered pursuant to the Bond Ordinance described in the text of this Bond~ Bank One, Texas, N.A. By Authorized Signature Date of Authentication -12- (d) Form of Assirorment ASSIGNMENT For value received, the undersigned hereby sells, assIgns, and transfers unto (Please print or type name, address, and zip code of Transferee) (Please insert Social Security or Taxpayer Identification Number of Transferee) the within Bond and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints attorney to transfer said Bond on the books kept for registration thereof: with full power of .substitution in the premises~ DA TED: Signature Guaranteed: Registered Owner NOTI CE: The signature above must correspond to the name of the registered owner as shown on the face of this Bond in every particular, without any alteration, enlargement or change whatsoever~ NOTICE: Signature must be guaranteed by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange or a commercial bank or trust company. (e) The Initial Bond shall be in the form set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (d) of this Section, except for the following alterations: (i) immediately under the name of the Bond, the headings "INTEREST RATEJf and uMATURITY DATE" shall both be completed with the words "As Shown Belown and the word UCUSIpu deleted; (ii) in the first paragraph of the Bond, the words Uon the maturity date specified aboveu and ., at the rate shown abovell shall be deleted and the following shall be inserted at the end of the first sentence n..., with such principal to be paid in installments on February 1 in each of the years and in the principal amounts identified in the following schedule and with such installments bearing interest at the per annum rates set forth in the following schedule: [Information to be inserted from schedule in Section 4] (iii) the Initial Bond shall be numbered 1-1. -13- 18. Legal Opinion; Cusip Numbers~ Bond Insurance~ The approving opinion of Vinson & Elkins L~L~P~, Houston," Texas, and CUSIP Numbers may be printed on the Bonds, but errors or omissions in the printing of such opinion or such numbers shall have no effect on the validity of the Bonds. Ifbond insurance is obtained by the Underwrier, the Bonds may bear an appropriate legend as provided by the insurer~ 19~ Debt Service Fund; Tax Levy~ There is hereby established a separate fund of the City to be known as the City of West University Place, Texas, Permanent Improvement Bonds, Series 2000 Debt Service Fund (the flDebt Service FundU), which shall be kept separate and apart from all other funds of the City~ The proceeds from all taxes levied, assessed and collected for and on account of the Bonds authorized by this Ordinance shall be deposited, as collected, in the Debt Service Fund~ While the Bonds or any part of the principal thereof or interest thereon remain outstanding and unpaid, there is hereby levied and there shall be annually assessed and collected in . due time, form and manner, and at the same time as other City taxes are assessed, levied and collected, in each year, beginning with the current year, a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, within the limits prescribed by law, upon all taxable property in the City, sufficient to pay the current interest on the Bonds as the same becomes due and to provide and maintain a sinking fund of not less than two percent of the principal amount of the Bonds or the amount required to pay each installment of principal of the Bonds as the same matures, whichever is greater, full allowance being made for delinquencies and costs of collection, and said taxes are hereby irrevocably pledged to the payment of the interest on and principal of the Bonds and to no other purpose. To pay the debt service coming due on the Bonds prior to receipt of the taxes levied to pay such debt service, there is hereby appropriated from current funds on hand, which are hereby certified to be on hand and available for such purpose, an amount sufficient to pay such debt service, and such amount shall be used for no other purpose~ 20. Further Proceedings~ After the Bonds to be initially issued have been executed, it shall be the duty of the Mayor and other appropriate officials and agents of the City to deliver the Bonds to be initially issued and all pertinent records and proceedings to the Attorney General of the State of Texas, for examination and approval~ After the Bonds to be initially issued have been approved by the Attorney General, they shall be delivered to the Comptroller for registration. Upon registration of the Bonds to be initially issued, the Comptroller (or the Comptroller's bond clerk or an assistant bond clerk lawfully designated in writing to act for the Comptroller) shall manually sign the Comptrollerls Registration Certificate prescribed herein and the seal of said Comptroller shall be impressed, or placed in facsimile, thereon~ 21~ Sale~ The sale and delivery of the Bonds to A~G~ Edwards & Son, Inc~ (the "Underwriterlt) at a price afpar, plus a cash premium of$-O-, plus accrued interest thereon to date of delivery) is hereby authorized, approved, ratified and confirmed, subject to the approving opinion as to the legality of the Bonds of the Attorney General of the State of Texas, and of Vinson & Elkins L~L.P.., Houston, Texas, bond counsel. It is hereby found and declared that the Bonds were sold at public sale and that the bid of the Undenvriter was the best bid received by the City~ -14- 22. Federal Income Tax Inclusion~ (a) General Tax Covenant. The City intends that the interest on the Bonds shall be excludable from gross income for purposes of federal income taxation pursuant to sections 103 and 141 through 150 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the nCode), and applicable Income Tax Regulations (the "RegulationsJf). The City covenants and agrees not to take any action, or lmowingly omit to take any action within its control that, if taken or omitted, respectively, would cause the interest on the Bonds to be includable in gross income, as defined in section 61 of the Code, for federal income tax purposes. In particular, the City covenants and agrees to comply with each requirement of this Section; provided, however, that the City shall not be required to comply with any particular requirement of this Section if the City has received an opinion of nationally recognized bond counsel ("Counsel's OpinionlJ) that such noncompliance will not adversely affect the exclusion from gross income for federal income tax purposes of interest on the Bonds or if the . City has received a Counsel~s Opinion to the effect that compliance with some other requirement set forth in this Section will satisfy the applicable requirements of the Code and Regulations, in which case compliance with such other requirement specified in such Counsel's Opinion shall constitute compliance with the corresponding requirement specified in this Section. (b) No Private Use or Payment and No Private Loan Financing. The City shall certify, through an authorized officer, employee or agent that based upon all facts and estimates known or reasonably expected to be in existence on the date the Bonds are delivered, that the proceeds of the Bonds will not be used in a manner that would cause the Bonds to be uprivate activity bonds" within the meaning of section 141 of the Code and the Regulations promulgated thereunder~ Moreover, the City covenants and agrees that it will make such use of the proceeds of the Bonds including interest or other investment income derived from Bond proceeds, regulate the use of property financed, directly or indirectly, with such proceeds, and take such other and further action as may be required so that the Bonds will not be "private activity bonds" within the meaning of section 141 of the Code and the Regulations promulgated thereunder~ (e) No Federal Guarantee~ The City covenants and agrees not take any action, or knowingly omit to take any action within its control, that, if taken or omitted, respectively, would cause the Bonds to be "federally guaranteedtl within the meaning of section 149(b) of the Code and the applicable Regulations thereunder, except as pennitted by section 149(b)(3) of the Code and such Regulations~ (d) No Hedge Bonds~ The City covenants and agrees that it has not and will not to take any action, and has not knowingly omitted and will not knowingly omit to take any action, within its control, that, if taken or omitted, respectively, would cause the Bonds to be "hedge bonds" within the meaning of section 149(g) of the Code and the applicable Regulations thereunder. (e) No Arbitrage. The City shall certify, through an authorized officer, employee or agent that based upon all facts and estimates known or reasonably expected to be in existence on the date the Bonds are delivered, the City will reasonably expect that the proceeds of the Bonds will not be used in a manner that would cause the Bonds to be "arbitrage bondsu within the meaning of section 148(a) of the Code and the applicable Regulations promulgated thereunder. Moreover, the -15- City covenants and agrees that it will make such use of the proceeds of the Bonds including interest or other investment income derived from Bond proceeds, regulate investments of proceeds of the Bonds, and take such other and further action as may be required so that the Bonds will not be "arbitrage bonds" within the meaning of section 148(a) of the Code and the applicable Regulations promulgated thereunder. (t) Arbitrage Rebate.. If the City does not qualify for an exception to the requirements of section 148(t) of the Code relating to the required rebate to the United States, the City will take all necessary steps to comply with the requirement that certain amounts earned by the City on the investment of the Ugross proceedsu of the Bonds (within the meaning of section 148(f)(6)(B) of the Code)~ be rebated to the federal government. Specifically, the City will (i) maintain records regarding the investment of the gross proceeds of the Bonds as may be required to calculate the amount earned on the investment of the gross proceeds of the Bonds separately from records of amounts on deposit in the funds and accounts of the City allocable to other bond issues of the City or moneys which do not represent gross proceeds of any bonds of the City, (ii) calculate at such times as are required by applicable Regulations, the amount earned from the investment of the gross proceeds of the Bonds which is required to be rebated to the federal govenunent, and (iii) pay, not less often than every fifth anniversary date of the delivety of the Bonds or on such other dates as may be permitted under applicable Regulations, all amounts required to be rebated to the federal government. Further, the City will not indirectly pay any amount othenvise payable to the federal government pursuant to the foregoing requirements to any person other than the federal government by entering into any investment arrangement with respect to the gross proceeds of the Bonds that might result in a reduction in the amount required to be paid to the federal government because such arrangement results in a smaller profit or a larger loss than would have resulted if the arrangement had been at ann's length and had the yield on the issue not been relevant to either party. (g) Information Reporting. The City covenants and agrees to file or cause to be filed with the Secretary of the Treasury, not later than the 15th day of the second calendar month after the close of the calendar quarter in which the Bonds are issued, an information statement concerning the Bonds, all under and in accordance with section 149(e) of the Code and the applicable Regulations promulgated thereunder. (h) Continuing Obli~ation. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Ordinance, the City's obligations under the covenants and provisions of this Section shall survive the defeasance and discharge of the Bonds~ 23 ~ Use of Proceeds.. Proceeds from the sale of the Bonds shall, promptly upon receipt by the City, be applied as follows: (a) Accrued interest and any premium on the Bonds shall be deposited into the Debt Service Fund. (b) The remaining proceeds of the Bonds shall be used for the purposes described in Section 2 of this Ordinance and for paying the costs of issuance of the Bonds~ After accomplishing the purposes described in -16-- Section 2, any remaining bond proceeds, including earnings on investment-of such proceeds, shall be transferred to the Debt Service Fund~ 24.. Official Statement. The City Council ratifies and confirms its prior approval of the form and content of the Official Statement prepared in the initial offering and sale of the Bonds and hereby authorizes the preparation of a final Official Statement reflecting the terms of the Underwriterfs bid and other relevant information. The use of such Official Statement in the reoffering of the Bonds by the Underwriter is hereby approved and authorized.. The proper officials of the City are hereby authorized to execute and deliver a certificate regarding the accuracy and completeness of such Official Statement, dated as of the date of payment for and delivery of the Bonds.. 25. Continuing Disclosure Undertaking~ The City shall provide annually to each NRMSIR and the SID, within six months after the end of each fiscal year ending, financial information and operating data with respect to the City of the general type included in the final Official Statement authorized by Section 24 of this Ordinance under the headings "OFFICIAL STATEMENT SUMMARY,JT "CITY TAX DEBT," ffTAX DATA," nSELECTED FINANCIAL DATA,u uINVESTMENT AUTHORITY AND INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES OF THE CITY-Current Investments, If and in APPENDIX tfB IT thereto.. The information to be provided shall include the complete financial statements of the City prepared in accordance with the accounting principles the City is required to employ from time to time pursuant to State law or regulation and audited, if the City commissions an audit and the audit is completed within the period during which they must be provided. If the audit of such financial statements is not completed within such period, then the City shall provide unaudited financial statements for the applicable fiscal year to each NRMSIR and the SID within such six month period, and audited financial statements when and if the audit report on such statements becomes available.. If the City changes its fiscal year, it will notify each NRMSIRand the SID of the change (and of the date of the new fiscal year end) prior to the next date by which the City otherwise would be required to provide financial information and operating data pursuant to this Section.. The financial information and operating data to be provided pursuant to this Section may be set forth in full in one or more documents or may be included by specific reference to any document (including an official statement or other offering document, if it is available from the MSRB) that theretofore has been provided to each NRMSIR and the SID or filed with the SEC.. (b) Material Event Notices. The City shall notify the SID and either each NRMSIR or the MSRB, in a timely manner, of any of the following events with respect to the Bonds, if such event is material within the meaning of the federal securities laws: A. Principal and interest payment delinquencies; B. Non-payment related defaults; c. Unscheduled draws on debt service reserves reflecting financial difficulties; -17- D~ Unscheduled draws on credit enhancements reflecting financial diffi cuI ti es; 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 Bonds; G~ Modifications to rights of holders of the Bonds; H~ Bond calls; I~ Defeasances; J~ Release, substitution, or sale of property securing repayment of the Bonds; and K.. Rating changes. The City shall notify the SID and either each NRMSIR or the MSRB, in a timely manner, of any failure by the City to provide financial information or operating data in accordance with Section 25(a) of this Ordinance by the time required by such Section~ (c) Limitations, Disclaimers, and Amendments~ The City shall be obligated to observe and perform the covenants specified in this Section for so long as, but only for so long as, the City remains an "obligated personlJ with respect to the Bonds within the meaning of the Rul e, except that the City in any event will give notice of any deposit made in accordance with Texas law that causes Bonds no longer to be outstanding~ The provisions of this Section are for the sole benefit of the holders and beneficial owners of the Bonds, and nothing in this Section, express or implied, shall give any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy, or claim hereunder to any other person. The City undertakes to provide only the financial information, operating data, financial statements, and notices which it has expressly agreed to provide pursuant to this Section and does not hereby undertake to provide any other information that may be relevant or material to a complete presentation of the City's financial results, condition, or prospects or hereby undertake to update any information provided in accordance with this Section or otherwise, except as expressly provided herein. The City does not make any representation or warranty concerning such information or its usefulness to a decision to invest in or sell Bonds at any future date. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE CITY BE LIABLE TO THE HOLDER OR BENEFICIAL OWNER OF ANY BOND GRAm OTHER PERSON, IN CONTRACT OR TORT, FOR DAMAGES RESULTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM ANY BREACH BY THE CITY, WHETHER NEGLIGENT OR WITHOUT FAULT ON ITS PART, OF ANY COVENANT SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION, BUT EVERY RIGHT AND REMEDY OF ANY SUCH PERSON, IN CONTRACT OR TORT, FOR OR ON ACCOUNT OF ANY SUCH BREACH SHALL BE LIMITED TO AN ACTION FOR MANDAMUS OR SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. No default by the City in observing or performing its obligations under this Section shall comprise a breach of or default under this Ordinance for purposes of any other provision of this Ordinance~ ~18- Nothing in this Section is intended or shall act to disclaim, waive, or otherwise limit the duties of the City under federal and state securities laws~ The provisions of this Section may be amended by the City from time to time to adapt to changed circumstances that arise from a change in legal requirements, change in law, or change in the identity, nature, status or type of operations of the City, if (i) the agreement, as amended, would have permitted an underwriter to purchase or sell Bonds in the original primary offering in compliance with the Rule, taking into account any amendments or interpretations of the Rule to the date of such amendment, as well as such changed circumstances, and (ii) either (a) the holders ofa majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Bonds consent to such amendment, or (b) any person unaffiliated with the City (such as nationally recognized bond counsel), determines that the amendment will not materially impair the interests of the holders and beneficial owners of the Bonds.. The City may also amend or repeal the agreement if the SEe amends or repeals the . applicable provisions of the Rule or a court of final jurisdiction determines that such provisions are invalid, but only to the extent that its right to do so would not prevent an underwriter from purchasing the Bonds in the initial primary offering in compliance with the Rule.. lfthe City amends its agreement, the City will include in its next annual update an explanation in narrative form of the reasons for the amendment and its impact on the type of operating data or financial information being provided~ 26. Registrar~ The form of agreement setting forth the duties of the Registrar is hereby approved, and the appropriate officials of the City are hereby authorized to execute such agreement for and on behalf of the City~ 27. Further Proceedings.. The Mayor, City Secretary and other appropriate officials of the City are hereby authorized and directed to do any and all things necessary and/or convenient to carry out the tenns and purposes of this Ordinance. 28. Partial Invalidity~ If any Section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Ordinance shall for any reason be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such Section, paragraph, clause or provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this Ordinance~ 29. Open Meeting~ The meeting at which this Ordinance was adopted was open to the public, and public notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting, was given, all as required by the Texas Open Meetings Act 30~ Emer~ency~ The public importance of this measure and the requirements of the law create an emergency and an urgent public necessity requiring that this Ordinance be passed and take effect as an emergency measure, and a state of emergency is hereby declared, and this Ordinance is accordingly passed as an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force inunediately from and after its passage and signature~ -19- PASSED AND J\PPROVED this 20th day of November, 2000. est University Place, exas ATTEST: ~~ City of West University Place, Texas (SEAL) REVIEWED: City Attorney City of West University Place, Texas I certify that the above and foregoing ordinance complies with a budget appropriation (Account No..J 1-0 mtJ ~/rq ), and that there is or will be enough unencumbered money in that account to meet the obligation when it is due. ~'(4 c:?Atn'n~ Finance Director City of West University Place, Texas -20-