HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 2654 - $7,200,000 Limited Tax General Obligation and Refunding Bonds - Public Works Facilities Capital ImprovementsAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE
AND SALE OF ONE OR MORE SERIES OF LIMITED TAX
GENERAL OBLIGATION AND REFUNDING BONDS OF THE
CITY IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO
EXCEED $7,200,000 TO FINANCE AND/OR REIMBURSE
COSTS RELATED TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE
CITY'S PUBLIC WORKS FACILITIES, TO REFUND CERTAIN
OUTSTANDING LIMITED TAX GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS
OF THE CITY, AND TO PAY THE COST OF ISSUING THE
BONDS; PROVIDING THE FORM, TERMS AND COVENANTS
OF THE BONDS; DELEGATING THE AUTHORITY TO
APPROVE THE SALE OF THE BONDS; PROVIDING FOR
OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council (the "Council") of the City of Tukwila, Washington (the
"City") has deemed it in the best interest of the City to acquire, improve, develop and
equip certain capital improvements to the City's public works facilities (the "Project");
and
WHEREAS, the City issued its Limited Tax General Obligation Refunding Bonds,
2011 on December 28, 2011, pursuantto Ordinance No. 2361 passed by the Council on
December 5, 2011 (the "2011 Ordinance"), in the original principal amount of
$4,620,000 (the "2011 Bonds"); and
WHEREAS, the 2011 Ordinance provides that the City may redeem the 2011
Bonds maturing on or after December 1, 2022, on any date on or after December 1,
2021, in whole or in part, at the price of par plus accrued interest, if any, to the date of
redemption (the "2011 Refunding Candidates"); and
WHEREAS, the City issued its Limited Tax General Obligation Bond, 2014
(Taxable), on December 16, 2014 pursuant to Ordinance No. 2465 passed by the
Council on December 1, 2014, as amended by Ordinance No. 2472 passed by the
Council on March 16, 2015 (as amended, the "2014 Ordinance," and togetherwith the
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2011 Ordinance, the "Outstanding Bond Ordinances"), in the original principal amount of
$3,850,000 (the "2014 Bond"); and
WHEREAS, the 2014 Ordinance provides that the City may redeem the 2014 Bond
on any date on or after December 1, 2019 (the "2014 Refunding Candidate," and
together with the 2011 Refunding Candidates, the "Refunding Candidates"); and
WHEREAS, after due consideration, the Council has determined it is in the best
interest of the City to authorize the issuance of one or more series of limited tax general
obligation and refunding bonds in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed
$7,200,000, to pay and/or reimburse the City for all or a portion of the costs of the
Project, to refund and defease all or a portion of the Refunding Candidates for debt
service savings, and to pay costs of issuance forthe bonds; and
WHEREAS, the City has issued a request for proposals from various financial
institutions to purchase the bonds authorized herein; and
WHEREAS, the Council wishes to delegate authority to the Finance Director
(the "Designated Representative"), for a limited time, to select one or more proposals
that are in the best interest of the City (if any); to approve the issuance from time to
time, on a single date or on multiple dates, of one or more series of bonds; to designate
each series of bonds as tax-exempt or taxable; to select the Refunding Candidates for
redemption; and to approve the interest rates and the terms of the bonds within the
parameters set by this ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Council now wishes to authorize the issuance of the bonds and
sale of the bonds to the successful respondent(s) subject to the terms and conditions
set forth in this ordinance;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Definitions. As used in this ordinance, the following words shall have
the following meanings:
Acquired Obligations mean the Government Obligations, if any, acquired by the
City under the terms of this ordinance and the Escrow Agreement to effect the
defeasance and refunding of the Refunded Bonds, butonlyto the extentthat the same
are acquired at Fair Market Value.
Bond Counsel means Pacifica Law Group LLP, Seattle, Washington, or an
attorney at law or a firm of attorneys, which is admitted to practice law before the
highestcourtof any state in the United States of America or the District of Columbia and
nationally recognized and experienced in legal work relating to the issuance of tax-
exempt bonds who is or are selected by the City.
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Bond Purchase Contract means one or more commitments, bond purchase
contracts, loan agreements, forward delivery agreements, or other contracts between
the City and one or more Purchasers approved by the Designated Representative
pursuantto this ordinance.
Bond Register means the registration records for the Bonds maintained by the
Bond Registrar.
Bond Registrar means the City Finance Director or, at the option of the City, the
fiscal agent for municipal bonds issued in the State, currently U.S. Bank National
Association.
Bonds means the Project Bond together with the Refunding Bonds, authorized to
be issued from time to time underthis ordinance.
Call Date means the date of redemption of the Refunded Bonds as set forth in the
Escrow Agreement.
City means the City of Tukwila, Washington, a municipal corporation duly
organized and existing underthe laws of the State of Washington.
City Administrator means the duly appointed and acting City Administrator,
including anyone acting in such capacityforthe position, or the successor to the duties
of that office.
City Attorney means the duly appointed and acting City Attorney, including anyone
acting in such capacity for the position, or the successorto the duties of that office.
City Clerk means the duly appointed and acting City Clerk of the City or the
successor to the duties of that office.
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as in effect on the date of
issuance of any Tax -Exempt Bonds or (except as otherwise referenced herein) as it
may be amended to apply to obligations issued on the date of issuance of any Tax -
Exempt Bonds, together with applicable proposed, temporary and final regulations
promulgated, and applicable official public guidance published, underthe Code.
Commission meansthe United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Councilor City Council means the Tukwila City Council, as the general legislative
body of the City as the same is duly and regularly constituted from time to time.
Debt Service Fund means the funds or accounts created pursuant to this
ordinance forthe purpose of paying debt service on each series of Bonds.
Designated Representative means the Finance Director, or his or herdesignee.
Escrow Agent means U.S. Bank National Association, and its successors and
assigns.
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Escrow Agreement means the Escrow Deposit Agreement between the City and
the Escrow Agent.
Fair Market Value means the price at which a willing buyer would purchase the
investment from a willing seller in a bona fide, arm's length transaction, except for
specified investments as described in Treasury Regulation § 1.148-5(d)6), including
United States Treasury obligations, certificates of deposit, guaranteed investment
contracts, and investments for yield restricted defeasance escrows. Fair Market Value
is generally determined on the date on which a contract to purchase or sell an
investment becomes binding, and, to the extent required by the applicable regulations
underthe Code, the term "investment" shall include a hedge.
Federal Tax Certificate means the certificate executed by the City setting forth the
requirements of the Code for maintaining the tax exemption of interest on the Tax -
Exempt Bonds, and attachments thereto.
Finance Director means the duly appointed and acting Finance Director of the City
or the su ccessor to such officer.
Government Obligations mean those obligations now or hereafter defined as such
in Chapter39.53 RCW.
Interest Rate means the fixed rate of interest for each series of Bonds as approved
by the Designated Representative a n d set forth in the applicable Bond and in th e B o n d
Purchase Contract.
Maturity Date means the date of final maturity for a series of Bonds, as set forth
therein.
Mayor or City Mayor means the elected Mayor of the City, or the successorto the
duties of that office.
Outstanding Bond Ordinances mean the 2011 Ordinance and the 2014
Ordinance.
Project means the capital project described in Section 2 of this ordinance.
Project Bond means the Limited Tax General Obligation Bond authorized to be
issued pursuantto this ordinance to pay all or a portion of the costs of the Project and to
pay costs of issuance for such Bond.
Project Fund means the accou n t created pu rsu an t to Section 7 of this ordinance.
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Purchaser means any bank or other financial institution selected to purchase one
or more series of Bonds (or to accept delivery of one or more Bonds to evidence the
City's obligations under a Bond Purchase Contract), as selected by the Designated
Representative.
Refunded Bonds mean all or a portion of the Refunding Candidates as designated
bya Designated Representative for refunding pursuant to this ordinance.
Refunding Account means the account by that name established pursuant to
Section 7 of this ordinance.
Refunding Bond or Bonds means one or more series of Limited Tax General
Obligation Refunding Bonds authorized to be issued pursuant to this ordinance to
refund and defease one or more series of the Refunded Bonds and to pay costs of
issuance forsuch Bonds.
Refunding Candidates mean the 2011 Refunding Candidates and the 2014
Refunding Candidate.
Registered Owner means the person whose name the Bonds are registered to on
the Bond Register.
Rule means the Securities and Exchange Commission's Rule 15c2-12 under the
Securities Exchange Actof 1934, as the same may be amended from time to time.
State means the State of Washington.
Taxable Bonds mean any Bonds of a series determined to be issued on a taxable
basis pursuantto this ordinance.
Tax -Exempt Bonds mean any Bonds of a series determined to be issued on a tax-
exempt basis underthe Code pursuantto this ordinance.
2011 Bonds mean the City's Limited Tax General Obligation Refunding Bonds,
2011, issued pursuantto the 2011 Ordinance in the original aggregate principal amou nt
of $4,620,000 on December 28, 2011.
2011 Ordinance means Ordinance No. 2361 passed by the Council on December
5, 2011, authorizing the issuance of the 2011 Bonds.
2011 Refunding Candidates mean the outstanding 2011 Bonds.
2014 Bond means the City's Limited Tax General Obligation Bond, 2014 (Taxable),
issued pursuant to the 2014 Ordinance in the original aggregate principal amount of
$3,850,000 on December 16, 2014.
2014 Ordinance means Ordinance No. 2465 passed by the Council on December
1, 2014, as amended by Ordinance No. 2472 passed by the Council on March 16, 2015,
authorizing the issuance of the 2014 Bond.
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2014 Refunding Candidate means the outstanding 2014 Bond.
Section 2. Authorization of the Project; Findings; Authorization of the Bonds.
(a) Authorization of the Project The Project Bond is being issued to finance and/or
reimburse the City for costs of acquiring, improving, developing and equipping certain
capital improvements to the City's public works facilities (the "Project') and paying costs
of issuance for the Project Bond. The cost of all necessary and other costs incurred in
connection with the Project shall be paid from other City funds legally available forsu ch
purposes.
(b) Refunding Findings. The City has established financial policies which provide,
as a general rule, that the City may issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding debt
when, among other reasons, such refunding results in net present value savings. The
Council hereby finds it is in the best interest of the City and its taxpayers that it issue
one or more series of limited tax general obligation refunding bonds to refund the
Refunded Bonds for aggregate net present value debt service savings.
(c) Authorization of Bonds. For the purpose of paying and/or reimbursing the City
for costs of the Project, defeasing and refunding the Refunded Bonds, and paying costs
of issuance, the City is hereby authorized to issue and sell one or more series of limited
tax general obligation and refunding bonds in the aggregate principal amount not to
exceed $7,200,000 (the "Bonds"). The Bonds authorized herein may be issued from
time to time, on a single date or on multiple dates, in one or more series, as Tax -
Exempt or Taxable Bonds, pursuant to the authorization set forth in this ordinance,
subject to the conditions set forth in Section 10 hereof.
The Bonds shall be general obligations of the City and shall be designated "City of
Tukwila, Washington, Limited Tax General Obligation and Refunding Bonds, 2021" or
other such designation as set forth in the Bonds and approved by the Designated
Representative. Each Bond shall be dated as of its date of delivery to the applicable
Purchaser, shall be fully registered as to both principal and interest, shall be in one
denomination, and shall mature on the applicable Maturity Date. Each Bond shall bear
interest from its dated date or the most recent date to which interest has been paid at
the applicable Interest Rate. Interest on the principal amount of the Bonds shall be
calculated per annum on a 30/360 basis, oras otherwise provided in the Bonds and in
the Bond Purchase Contract. Principal of and interest on each Bond shall be payable at
the times and in the amounts as set forth in the applicable Bond Purchase Contractan d
in the paymentschedule attached to such Bond.
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Section 3. Registration, Exchange and Payments.
(a) Registrar/Bond Registrar. The Finance Director or the fiscal agent of the State
shall act as Bond Registrar forth e Bonds. The Bond Registrar is authorized, on behalf
of the City, to authenticate and deliver the Bonds if transferred or exchanged in
accordance with the provisions of the Bonds and this ordinance and to carryoutall of
the Bond Registrars powers and duties underthis ordinance.
(b) Registered Ownership. The City and the Bond Registrar may deem and treat
the Registered Owner of the Bonds as the absolute owner for all purposes, and neither
the City northe Bond Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. Payment
of the Bonds shall be made only as described in subsection (d) below. All such
payments made as described in subsection (d)below shall bevalid and shall satisfy the
liabilityof the City upon the Bonds to the extent of the amountso paid.
(c) Transfer or Exchange of Registered Ownership. The Bonds shall not be
transferrable without the consent of the City except as provided in the Bands and/or the
Bond Purchase Contract.
(d) 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. Principal and interest
on the Bonds shall be payable by check, warrant, ACH transfer or by other means
mutually acceptable to the Purchaserand the City. Upon final payment of principal and
interest of the Bonds, the Registered Owner shall surrender the Bonds for cancellation
at the office of the Bond Registrar in accordance with this ordinance.
(e) Additional Provisions. The Bonds will not be registered with The Depository
Trust Company, New York, New York, or any other securities depository. No official
statement, prospectus, offering circular or other offering statement containing material
information with respectto the City or the Bondswill be provided in connection with the
issuance of the Bonds, the Bondswill be unrated, and the Bondswill notbe assigned a
CUSIP number.
Section 4. Right of Prepayment. The City may prepay the Bonds as set forth in
the applicable Bond Purchase Contract. If any Bond is prepaid in full, interest shall
cease to accrue on the date such prepayment occurs.
Section 5. Form of Bonds. The Bonds shall be in substantially the form setforth
in ExhibitA, which is incorporated herein bythis reference.
Section 6. Execution of Bonds. The Bonds shall be executed on behalf of the
City with the manual or facsimile signature of the Mayor, and shall be attested by the
manual or facsimile signature of the Clerk. Only such Bonds as shall bear thereon a
Certificate of Authentication in theform set forth in ExhibitA, 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
Bond so authenticated has been duly executed, authenticated and delivered hereunder
and is entitled to the benefits of this ordinance.
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In case either of the officers who shall have executed any Bond shall cease to be
an officer or officers of the City before such Bond so signed shall have been
authenticated or delivered by the Bond Registrar, or issued by the City, such Bond may
nevertheless be authenticated, delivered and issued and upon such authentication,
delivery and issuance, shall be as binding upon the City as though those who signed
the same had continued to be such officers of the City. Any Bond may also be signed
and attested on behalf of the City by such persons who at the date of the actual
execution of such Band, are the proper officers of the City, although atthe original date
of such Bond any such person shall not have been such officerof the City.
Section 7. Application of Bond Proceeds. Proceeds of the Bonds shall be
distributed as follows:
(a) Project Fund. Net proceeds of the Project Bond shall be deposited in the
Project Fund which is hereby authorized to be created, and used to pay costs of the
Project and payment of costs of issuance of such Project Bond as set forth in the
closing memorandum for such Project Bond.
The Finance Directorshall investmoneyin the Project Fund in such obligations as
may now or hereafter be permitted by law to cities of the State and which will mature
prior to the date on which such money shall be needed, but only to the extent that the
same are acquired, valued and disposed of at Fair Market Value. Upon completion of
the Project, any remaining Project Bond proceeds (including interest earnings thereon)
may be used for other capital projects of the City or shall be transferred to the Debt
Service Fund forthe Project Bond.
(b) Refunding Plan. For the purpose of realizing a debt service savings, the City
proposes to refund and/or defease the Refunded Bonds as set forth herein. If the
Designated Representative determines that it is in the best interest of the City to
proceed with the refunding authorized herein, the Designated Representative shall
designate all or a portion of the Refunding Candidates as Refunded Bonds and such
designation shall beset forth in a Bond Purchase Contractor certificate of the City. The
Designated Representative is hereby authorized to select the Refunded Bonds from the
Refunding Candidates, to establish the Call Date for each series of the Refunded
Bonds, to provide or cause to be provided notice of redemption of the Refunded Bonds
in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Outstanding Bond Ordinances
authorizing the issuance of the Refunded Bonds, and to take any action as determined
to be necessary and in the best interest of the City to refund the Refunded Bonds.
Net proceeds of any Refunding Bond shall either be remitted to the City or
deposited with the Escrow Agent pursuantto the Escrow Agreement, and shall be used
immediately upon receipt thereof to defease and/or refund the Refunded Bonds as
authorized by the applicable Outstanding Bond Ordinances and to pay costs of
issuance of such Refunding Bond as set forth in the closing memorandum for such
Refunding Bond.
Any Refunding Bond proceeds and any other available funds of the City, if any,
deposited with the Escrow Agent shall be used to defease the applicable series of
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Refunded Bonds and discharge the obligation thereon by either being held uninvested
as cash or by the purchase of Acquired Obligations bearing such interest and maturing
as to principal and interest in such amounts and at such times which, together with any
necessary beginning cash balance, will provide for the payment of interest on such
Refunded Bonds on the Call Date and the redemption price of such Refunded Bonds on
the Call Date. Such Acquired Obligations, if any, shall be purchased at a yield not
greater than the yield permitted by the Code and regulations relating to acquired
obligations in connection with refunding the bond issues.
(c) Escrow Agent, Escrow Agreement. U.S. Bank National Association is hereby
appointed as Escrow Agent. The proceeds of any Refunding Bonds remaining after
acquisition of the Acquired Obligations, if any, and provision for the necessary
beginning cash balance shall be used to pay expenses of the acquisition and
safekeeping of the Acquired Obligations and costs of issuance of such Refunding
Bonds and the administrative costs of the refunding. In order to carry out the purposes
of this section, the Designated Representative is authorized and directed to execute and
deliver the Escrow Agreement to the Escrow Agent.
(d) Call for Redemption of the Refunded Bonds. If the Designated Representative
determines to proceed with the refunding of the Refunded Bonds, the City hereby
agrees to set aside available funds of the City and sufficient funds out of proceeds of
the Refunding Bonds, including from the purchase of the Acquired Obligations, if any, to
make payments described above. The City authorizes the Designated Representative
to call the Refunded Bonds for redemption in accordance with the provisions of the
Outstanding Bond Ordinances. Said defeasance and call for redemption of the
Refunded Bonds shall be irrevocable after the issuance of the Refunding Bonds. The
Escrow Agentis hereby authorized to carry outthe terms of the Escrow Agenton behalf
of the City, including the giving of notice of defeasance and/or redemption of the
Refunded Bonds in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Outstanding Bond
Ordinances.
Section 8. Tax Covenants. The City will take all actions necessary to assure the
exclusion of interest on the Tax -Exempt Bonds from the gross income of the owners of
the Tax -Exempt Bonds to the same extent as such interest is permitted to be excluded
from gross income under the Code as in effect on the date of issuance of the Tax -
Exempt Bonds, including but not limited to the following:
(a) Private Activity Bond Limitation. The City will assure that the proceeds of the
Tax -Exempt Bonds are not so used as to cause the Tax -Exempt Bonds to satisfy the
private business tests of Section 141(b) of the Code or the private loan financing test of
Section 141(c) of the Code.
(b) Limitations on Disposition of Projects. The City will not sell or otherwise
transfer or dispose of (i) any personal property components of the projects financed
and/or refinanced with proceeds of the Tax -Exempt Bonds other than in the ordinary
course of an established government program under Treasury Regulation § 1.141-
2(d)(4); or (ii) any real property components of the projects, unless it has received an
opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such disposition will not adversely affect the
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treatment of interest on the Tax -Exempt Bonds as excludable from gross income for
federal income tax purposes.
(c) Federal Guarantee Prohibition. The City will not take any action or permit or
suffer any action to be taken if the result of such action would be to cause the Tax -
Exempt Bonds to be "federally guaranteed" within the meaning of Section 149(b) of the
Code.
(d) Rebate Requirement. The City will take any and all actions necessary to
assure compliance with Section 148(f) of the Code, relating to the rebate of excess
investment earnings, if any, to the federal government, to the extent that such section is
applicable to the Tax -Exempt Bonds.
(e) No Arbitrage. The City will not take, or permit or suffer to be taken, any action
with respect to the proceeds of the Tax -Exempt Bonds which, if such action had been
reasonably expected to have been taken, or had been deliberately and intentionally
taken, on the date of issuance of the Tax -Exempt Bonds would have caused the Tax -
Exempt Bonds to be an "arbitrage bond" within the meaning of Section 148 of the Code.
(f) Registration Covenant. The City will maintain a system for recording the
ownership of the Tax -Exempt Bonds that complies with the provisions of Section 149 of
the Code until the Tax -Exempt Bonds have been surrendered and canceled.
(g) Record Retention. The City will retain its records of all accounting and
monitoring it carries out with respect to the Tax -Exempt Bonds for at least three years
after the Tax -Exempt Bonds mature or are redeemed (whichever is earlier); however, if
the Tax -Exempt Bonds are redeemed and refunded, the City will retain its records of
accounting and monitoring at least three years after the earlier of the maturity or
redemption of the obligations that refunded the Tax -Exempt Bonds.
(h) Compliance with Federal Tax Certificate. The City will comply with the
provisions of any Federal Tax Certificate with respect to the Tax -Exempt Bonds. In the
event of any conflict between this section and the Tax Certificate, the provisions of the
Tax Certificate will prevail.
(i) Bank Qualification. In the Federal Tax Certificate executed in connection with
the issuance of each series of Tax -Exempt Bonds, the City may designate such Bonds
as "qualified tax-exempt obligations" under Section 265(b)(3) of the Code for investment
by financial institutions.
The covenants of this Section 8 will survive payment in full or defeasance of the Tax -
Exempt Bonds.
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Section 9. Pledge of Funds and Credit; General Obligation. The City hereby
authorizes the creation of a fund or accountto be used forthe paymentof debtservice
on each series of Bonds (the "Debt Service Fund"). No later than the date each
payment of principal of or interest on the Bonds becomes due, the City shall transmit
sufficient funds, from the Debt Service Fund or from other legally available sources, to
the Registered Owner for the payment of such principal or interest. Money in the Debt
Service Fund may be invested in legal investments for City funds.
The City hereby irrevocably covenants and agrees for as long as any Bonds are
outstanding and unpaid that each year it will include in its budget and levy an ad
valorem tax upon all the property within the City subject to taxation in an amount that
will be sufficient, together with other revenues and money of the City legally available
for such purposes, to pay the principal of and interest on the Bonds when due.
The City hereby irrevocably pledges that the annual tax provided for herein to be
levied for the payment of such principal and interest shall be within and as a part of the
tax levy permitted to cities without a vote of the people, and that a sufficient portion of
each annual levy to be levied and collected by the City prior to the full payment of the
principal of and interest on the Bonds will be and is hereby irrevocably set aside,
pledged and appropriated for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds.
The full faith, credit and resources of the City are hereby irrevocably pledged for the
annual levy and collection of said taxes and for the prompt payment of the principal of
and interest on the Bonds when due.
Section 10. Sale of the Bonds. The Council has determined it would be in the
best interest of the City to delegate to the Designated Representative for a limited time
the authority to approve the final terms of each series of Bonds subject to the provisions
of this ordinance. The Designated Representative has solicited proposals from bond
purchasers and is hereby authorized to select a Pu rchaserfor each series of Bonds that
submits the proposal for such series that is in the best interest of the City. Each Bond
issued under this ordinance shall be sold to the selected Purchaser pursuant to the
terms of the Bond Purchase Contractforsuch Bond.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 10, the Designated
Representative is hereby authorized to approve the issuance, from time to time on a
single date or on multiple dates to be determined to be in the best interest of the City, of
one or more series of Bonds; to designate each series of Bonds as Tax -Exempt Bonds
or Taxable Bonds; to select the Refunded Bonds from the Refunding Candidates; to
select one or more Call Dates for the Refunded Bonds, to select one or more
Purchasers; to approve the dated date, principal payment dates, interest payment
dates, redemption /prepayment provisions, the Maturity Date, and the Interest Rate for
each Bond; to agree to any additional terms and covenants that are in the best interest
of the City and consistent with this ordinance; and to execute the sale of each Bond
issued hereunderto the applicable Purchaser, provided that:
(a) the aggregate principal (face) amount of all Bonds issued from time to time
u nderthis ordinance does not exceed $7,200,000,
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(b) the Maturity Date for each series of Bonds issued under this ordinance is no
later than December 1, 2034,
(c) the aggregate purchase price for each series of Bonds shall not be less than
98% of the aggregate stated principal amount of such series of Bonds, excluding any
original issue discount,
(d) the true interest cost for all Tax -Exempt Bonds (in the aggregate) does not
exceed 2.50%,
(e) the true interest cost for all Taxable Bonds (in the aggregate) does not exceed
3.00%, and
(f) any Refunding Bond is sold for a price that results in a minimum aggregate n et
present value debt service savings over the Refunded Bonds to be refunded by such
Refunding Bonds of at least 0.50%.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this section, the Designated
Representative is hereby authorized to execute the one or more Bond Purchase
Contracts for the sale of the Bonds. Following the sale of a series of Bonds, the
Designated Representative shall provide a report to Council describing the sale and
final terms of such Bonds approved pursuant to the authority delegated in this section.
The authority granted to the Designated Representative by this Section 10 shall expire
on December 31, 2021.
Upon passage and approval of this ordinance, the proper officials of the City
including the Designated Representative, the Mayor, the City Administrator and the City
Clerk are authorized and directed to undertake all action necessary for the prompt
execution and delivery of the Bonds to the Purchaser thereof and further to execute all
closing certificates, agreements, and documents required to effect the closing and
delivery of the Bonds in accordance with the terms of the Bond Purchase Contract.
Section 11. Ongoing Disclosure; Covenants. The Bonds are exempt from
ongoing disclosure requirements of the Rule. The City may agree in a Bond Purchase
Contract to provide the Purchaser of a series of Bonds certain financial or other
information and agree to such covenants as determined to be necessary by the
Designated Representative.
Section 12. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Bonds. In case any Bond shall be lost,
stolen or destroyed while in the Registered Owner's possession, the Bond Registrar
may at the request of the Registered Owner execute and deliver a new Bond of like
date, number and tenor to the Registered Owner thereof upon the Registered Owners
paying the expenses and charges of the City and the Bond Registrar in connection
therewith and upon its filing with the City written certification that such Bond was
actually lost, stolen or destroyed and of its ownership thereof. In the case any Bond
shall be lost, stolen, or destroyed while in the Registered Owner's possession, the
Registered Owner may elect upon final payment of principal and interest of such Bond
to surrendera photocopyof the Bond for cancellation atthe office of the Bond Registrar
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together with written certification that such Bond was actually lost, stolen or destroyed
and of its ownership thereof.
Section 13. Severability; Ratification. If any one or more of the covenants or
agreements provided in this ordinance to be performed on the part of the City shall be
declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, then such
covenant or covenants, agreement or agreements, shall be null and void and shall be
deemed separable from the remaining covenants and agreements of this ordinance and
shall in no way affect the validity of the other provisions of this ordinance or of the
Bonds. All acts taken pursuant to the authority granted in this ordinance but prior to its
effective date are hereby ratified and confirmed.
Section 14. Corrections by Clerk. Upon approval of the City Attorney and Bond
Counsel, the City Clerk is hereby authorized to make necessary corrections to this
ordinance, including but not limited to the correction of clerical errors; references to
other local, state or federal laws, codes, rules, or regulations; ordinance numbering and
section/subsection numbering; and other similar necessary corrections.
Section 15. Effective Date. This ordinance or a summary thereof shall be
published in the official newspaper of the City, and shall take effect and be in full force
five days after passage and publication as provided by law.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at
a Regu lar Meetii n g thereof th is day of MAM, 2021.
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ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
Christy O'Flaherty, MMC, City Clerk
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Allan Ekberg, Mayor
Filed with the City Clerk: 5-11-20Z-1
Passed by the City Council:
Published: 5--ZO-ZO�Z1
Effective Date: 5 - 7-6- Z02 ►
Ordinance Number: Z(,G1A
Attachment: ExhibitA - Form of Bond; Certificate of Authentication and Registration
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Exhibit A
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[TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS]
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF WASHINGTON
CITY OF TUKWILA
LIMITED TAX GENERAL OBLIGATION [AND] [REFUNDING] BOND, 2021
[(TAXABLE)]
MATURITY DATE:
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The City of Tukwila, Washington, a municipal corporation organized and existing
under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Washington (the "City"), hereby
acknowledges itself to owe and for value received promises to pay to the Registered
Owner identified above, on or before the Maturity Date identified above, the Principal
Amount identified above and to pay interest thereon from the date of delivery, or the
most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, at the Interest
Rate set forth above (the "Interest Rate"). Interest on this bond shall accrue from its
dated date until paid and shall be computed per annum on the principal amount
outstanding on a 30/360 basis. Principal of and accrued interest on this bond shall be
payable on the dates set forth in the payment scheduled attached hereto.
Both principal of and interest on this bond shall be payable in lawful money of th e
United States of America. Principal and intereston this bond shall be payable by check
or warrant or by othermeans mutually acceptable to the Registered Owner and the City.
Upon final payment of principal and interest of this bond, the Registered Owner shall
surrender this bond for cancellation at the office of the Bond Registrar in accordance
with Ordinance No. of the City (the "Bond Ordinance").
This bond is issued pursuant to the Bond Ordinance to provide funds [to finance
and/or reimburse the City for costs of acquiring, improving, developing and equipping
certain capital improvements to the City's public works facilities] [to refund certain
outstanding general obligations bonds of the City] and to pay costs of issuance.
Capitalized terms used in this bond have the meanings given such terms in the Bond
Ordinance.
[Prepayment provisions]
This bond [has/has not] been designated by the City as a "qualified tax-exempt
obligation" within the meaning of Section 265(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended.
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The City has in the Bond Ordinance authorized the creation of a fund to be used for
the payment of debt service on this bond, designated as the Debt Service Fund. The
Debt Service Fund shall be drawn upon for the sole purpose of paying the principal of
and interest on this bond.
The City hereby irrevocably covenants and agrees with the owner of this bond that
it will include in its annual budgetand levytaxes annually, within and as a part of the tax
levy permitted to the City without a vote of the electorate, upon all the property subject
to taxation in amounts sufficient, togetherwith other money legally available therefor, to
pay the principal of and interest on this bond as the same shall become due. The full
faith, credit and resources of the City are hereby irrevocably pledged for the annual levy
and collection of such taxes and the prompt payment of such principal and interest.
Owners of this bond do not have a security interest in particular revenues or assets
of the City. This bond is not a debt or indebtedness of the State of Washington, or any
political subdivision thereof otherthan the City.
This bond shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to
any security or benefit underthe Bond Ordinance until the Certificate of Authentication
hereon shall have been manually signed by or on behalf of the Bond Registrar or its
duly designated agent.
This bond is issued pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the State of
Washington, and duly adopted ordinances of the City. This bond is transferable upon
compliance with the conditions setforth in the Bond Ordinance.
It is hereby certified that all acts, conditions and things required by the Constitution
and statutes of the State of Washington to exist, to have happened, been done and
performed precedent to and in the issuance of this bond exist, have happened, been
done and performed and that the issuance of this bond does not violate any
constitutional, statutory or other limitation upon the amountof bonded indebtedness that
the City may incur.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Tukwila, Washington, has caused this bond to
be executed by the manual or facsimile signature of the Mayor of the City of Tukwila
and attested by the manual or facsimile signature of the City Clerk, as of this
day of 2021.
[SEAL]
ATTEST:
Christy O'Flaherty, MMC, City Clerk
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CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION AND REGISTRATION
This bond is the City of Tukwila, Limited Tax General Obligation and Refunding
Bond, 2021 [(Taxable)] described in the within mentioned Bond Ordinance and is
registered in the name of the Registered Owner on the books of the City, in the office of
the City Finance Director (the "Bond Registrar'), as to both principal and interest, as
noted in the registration blank below. All payments of principal of and interest on this
bond shall be made by the City to the Registered Ownerfrorn the Debt Service Fund.]
Date of Name and Address of Signature of
Registration Registered Owner Bond Registrar
,2021
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Finance Director
City of Tukwila Public Notice of Ordinance Adoption for Ordinance 2654.
On May 17, 2021 the City Council of the City of Tukwila, Washington , adopted the
following ordinance, the main points of which are summarized by title as follows:
Ordinance 2654: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF ONE OR
MORE SERIES OF LIMITED TAX GENERAL OBLIGATION AND REFUNDING BONDS
OF THE CITY IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED
$7,200,000 TO FINANCE AND/OR REIMBURSE COSTS RELATED TO CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CITY'S PUBLIC WORKS FACILITIES, TO REFUND
CERTAIN OUTSTANDING LIMITED TAX GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE
CITY, AND TO PAY THE COST OF ISSUING THE BONDS; PROVIDING THE FORM,
TERMS AND COVENANTS OF THE BONDS; DELEGATING THE AUTHORITY TO
APPROVE THE SALE OF THE BONDS; PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS
RELATING THERETO; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
The full text of this ordinance will be provided upon request.
Christy O'Flaherty, MMC, City Clerk
Published Seattle Times: May 20, 2021