HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 2216 - $6,180,000 Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds - 1999 BondsCity of Tukwila
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Ordinance No.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, RELATING TO CONTRACTING INDEBTEDNESS;
PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $6,180,000 PAR VALUE OF LIMITED
TAX GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS, 2008, OF THE CITY
FOR GENERAL CITY PURPOSES TO PROVIDE FUNDS WITH WHICH TO
PAY THE COST OF ADVANCE REFUNDING A PORTION OF THE CITY'S
OUTSTANDING LIMITED TAX GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, 1999,
AND PAYING THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF SUCH REFUNDING
AND THE COSTS OF ISSUANCE AND SALE OF SUCH BONDS; FIXING
THE DATE, FORM, MATURITIES, INTEREST RATES, TERMS AND
COVENANTS OF THE BONDS; ESTABLISHING A BOND FUND;
PROVIDING FOR AND AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF CERTAIN
OBLIGATIONS OUT OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE SALE OF THE BONDS
HEREIN AUTHORIZED AND FOR THE USE AND APPLICATION OF THE
MONEY DERIVED FROM THOSE INVESTMENTS; AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH U.S. BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, AS REFUNDING TRUSTEE;
PROVIDING FOR THE CALL, PAYMENT AND REDEMPTION OF THE
OUTSTANDING BONDS TO BE REFUNDED; PROVIDING FOR THE
PURCHASE OF BOND INSURANCE; AND APPROVING THE SALE AND
PROVIDING FOR THE DELIVERY OF THE BONDS TO SEATTLE
NORTHWEST SECURITIES CORPORATION OF SEATTLE,
WASHINGTON; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 1884 (the "Refunded Bond Ordinance the
City of 1 ukwila, Washington (the "City issued and sold its $10,000,000 par value
Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, 1999 (the "1999 Bonds for the purpose of
providing funds with which to pay and redeem the City's outstanding Limited Tax
General Obligation Bond Anticipation Note, 1998 (City Hall), and to pay a part of the cost
of acquiring property for and constructing a City office and resource facility, parking area
and other developments in connection with the Tukwila Village Program, and by that
ordinance reserved the right to redeem the 1999 Bonds maturing on or after December
1, 2010, prior to their maturity at any time on or after December 1, 2009, at a price of par
plus accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption; and
WHEREAS, there are presently outstanding $6,260,000 par value of 1999 Bonds
maturing on December 1 of each of the years 2010 through 2016 (inclusive), and 2019,
and bearing various interest rates from 5.20% to 5.70% (the "Refunded Bonds and
WHEREAS, after due consideration, it appears to the City Council that the
Refunded Bonds may be refunded by the issuance and sale of the limited tax general
obligation refunding bonds authorized herein (the 'Bonds so that a substantial
savings will be effected by the difference between the principal and interest cost over
the life of the Bonds and the principal and interest cost over the life of the Refunded
Bonds but for such refunding, which refunding will be effected by carrying out the
Refunding Plan, as defined below; and
WHEREAS, to effect that refunding in the manner that will be most advantageous
to the City, it is found necessary and advisable that certain Acquired Obligations
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(defined below) bearing interest and maturing at such time or times as necessary to
accomplish the refunding as aforesaid be purchased out of a portion of the proceeds of
the Bonds; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it to be in the best interests of the City to issue
and sell the Bonds to pay part of the cost of advance refunding the Refunded Bonds and
to pay the administrative costs of such refunding and the costs of issuance and sale of
the Bonds; and
WHEREAS, Seattle Northwest Securities Corporation has offered to purchase the
Bonds authorized herein under the terms and conditions set forth in this ordinance in the
form of a bond purchase contract; and
WHEREAS, Assured Guaranty Corp. has made a commitment to issue an insurance
policy (the "Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy insuring the payment when due of
the principal of and interest on the Bonds as provided therein, and the City Council
deems the purchase of the Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy is in the best interest of
the City;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this ordinance the words or phrases
defined in this section shall have the following meanings:
1. "Acquired Obligations" means those United States Treasury Certificates of
Indebtedness, Notes, and Bonds -State and Local Government Series and other direct,
non callable obligations of the United States of America purchased to accomplish the
refunding of the Refunded Bonds as authorized by this ordinance.
2. "Bond Fund" means the Limited Tax General Obligation Refunding Bond
Fund, 2008, created by this ordinance for the payment of the Bonds.
3. "Bond Insurer" means Assured Guaranty Corp.
4. "Bond Register" means the books or records maintained by the Bond
Registrar containing the name and mailing address of the owner of each Bond and the
principal amount and number of Bonds held by each owner.
5. "Bond Registrar" means the Fiscal Agent.
6. "Bonds" means the $6,180,000 par value Limited Tax General Obligation
Refunding Bonds, 2008, of the City issued pursuant to and for the purposes provided in
this ordinance.
7. "City" means the City of Tukwila, Washington, a municipal corporation
duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Washington.
8. "Code" means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, and applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
9. "DTC" means The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York.
10. "Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy" means the financial guaranty
insurance policy issued by the Bond Insurer insuring the payment when due of the
principal of and interest on the Bonds as provided therein.
11. "Fiscal Agent" means the fiscal agent of the State of Washington, as the
same may be designated by the State from time to time.
12. "Letter of Representations" means the Blanket Issuer Letter of
Representations dated October 18, 1999, between the City and DTC, as it may be
amended from time to time.
13. "Refunded Bonds" means all of the outstanding Limited Tax General
Obligation Bonds, 1999, of the City maturing in the years 2010 through 2016, inclusive,
and in 2019, issued pursuant to Ordinance No. 1884, the refunding of which has been
provided for by this ordinance.
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14. "Refunding Plan" means:
a. the deposit of a sufficient amount of the proceeds of the Bonds with
the Refunding Trustee for the purchase of the Acquired Obligations;
b. the payment of the interest on the Refunded Bonds when due up to
and including December 1, 2009, and the call, payment, and redemption on December 1,
2009, of all of the outstanding Refunded Bonds at a price of par; and
c. the payment of the costs of issuing the Bonds and the costs of carrying
out the foregoing elements of the Refunding Plan.
15. "Refunding Trust Agreement" means a Refunding Trust Agreement between
the City and the Refunding Trustee substantially in the form of that which is on file with
the City Clerk and by this reference incorporated herein.
16. "Refunding Trustee" means U.S. Bank National Association of Seattle,
Washington, serving as trustee or escrow agent or any successor trustee or escrow agent.
Section 2. Debt Capacity. The assessed valuation of the taxable property within
the City as ascertained by the last preceding assessment for City purposes for the
calendar year 2008 is $4,437,340,786, and the City has outstanding general indebtedness
evidenced by limited tax general obligation bonds in the principal amount of
$20,843,000 incurred within the limit of up to 1 of the value of the taxable property
within the City permitted for general municipal purposes without a vote of the
qualified voters therein, no outstanding unlimited tax general obligation bonds issued
pursuant to a vote of the qualified voters of the City, and the amount of indebtedness
for which bonds are authorized herein to be issued is $6,180,000.
Section 3. Authorization of Bonds. The City shall borrow money on the credit of
the City and issue negotiable limited tax general obligation bonds evidencing that
indebtedness in the amount of $6,180,000 for general City purposes to provide the funds
to advance refund the Refunded Bonds by carrying out the Refunding Plan. The
general indebtedness to be incurred shall be within the limit of up to 1 of the value
of the taxable property within the City permitted for general municipal purposes
without a vote of the qualified voters therein.
Section 4. Description of Bonds. The Bonds shall be called Limited Tax General
Obligation Refunding Bonds, 2008. The Bonds shall be dated the date of their initial
delivery; shall be in the denomination of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof within a
single maturity; shall be numbered separately in the manner and with any additional
designation as the Bond Registrar deems necessary for purposes of identification; shall
bear interest (computed on the basis of a 360 -day year of twelve 30 -day months)
payable semiannually on each June 1 and December 1, commencing June 1, 2009 to the
maturity or earlier redemption of the Bonds; and shall mature on December 1 in years
and amounts and bear interest at the rates per annum as follows:
Maturity Interest Maturity Interest
Years Amounts Rates Years Amounts Rates
2009 35,000 4.00% 2015 $630,000 4.00%
2010 515,000 4.00 2016 655,000 4.00
2011 535,000 4.00 2017 680,000 6.00
2012 550,000 4.00 2018 720,000 6.00
2013 500,000 4.00 2019 765,000 6.00
2014 595,000 6.00
Section 5. Registration and Transfer of Bonds.
A. The Bonds shall be issued only in registered form as to both principal and
interest and shall be recorded on books or records maintained by the Bond Registrar
(the "Bond Register The Bond Register shall contain the name and mailing address
of the owner of each Bond and the principal amount and number of each of the Bonds
held by each owner.
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B. Bonds surrendered to the Bond Registrar may be exchanged for Bonds in any
authorized denomination of an equal aggregate principal amount and of the same
interest rate and maturity. Bonds may be transferred only if endorsed in the manner
provided thereon and surrendered to the Bond Registrar. Any exchange or transfer
shall be without cost to the owner or transferee. The Bond Registrar shall not be
obligated to exchange or transfer any Bond during the 15 days preceding any principal
payment or redemption date.
C. The Bonds initially shall be registered in the name of Cede Co., as the
nominee of DTC. The Bonds so registered shall be held in fully immobilized form by
DTC as depository in accordance with the provisions of the Letter of Representations.
Neither the City nor the Bond Registrar shall have any responsibility or obligation to
DTC participants or the persons for whom they act as nominees with respect to the
Bonds regarding accuracy of any records maintained by DTC or DTC participants of
any amount in respect of principal of or interest on the Bonds, or any notice which is
permitted or required to be given to registered owners hereunder (except such notice as
is required to be given by the Bond Registrar to DTC).
D. For as long as any Bonds are held in fully immobilized form, DTC, its nominee
or its successor depository shall be deemed to be the registered owner for all purposes
hereunder and all references to registered owners, bondowners, bondholders or the like
shall mean DTC or its nominee and shall not mean the owners of any beneficial
interests in the Bonds. Registered ownership of such Bonds, or any portions thereof,
may not thereafter be transferred except:
1. to any successor of DTC or its nominee, if that successor shall be qualified
under any applicable laws to provide the services proposed to be provided by it;
2. to any substitute depository appointed by the City or such substitute
depository's successor; or
3. to any person if the Bonds are no longer held in immobilized form.
E. Upon the resignation of DTC or its successor (or any substitute depository or
its successor) from its functions as depository, or a determination by the City that it no
longer wishes to continue the system of book entry transfers through DTC or its
successor (or any substitute depository or its successor), the City may appoint a
substitute depository. Any such substitute depository shall be qualified under any
applicable laws to provide the services proposed to be provided by it.
F. If, 1) DTC or its successor (or substitute depository or its successor) resigns
from its functions as depository, and no substitute depository can be obtained, or 2) the
City determines that the Bonds are to be in certificated form, the ownership of Bonds
may be transferred to any person as provided herein and the Bonds no longer shall be
held in fully immobilized form.
Section 6. Payment of Bonds. Both principal of and interest on the Bonds shall be
payable in lawful money of the United States of America. Interest on the Bonds shall be
paid by checks or drafts of the Bond Registrar mailed on the interest payment date to
the registered owners at the addresses appearing on the Bond Register on the 15th day
of the month preceding the interest payment date or, if requested in writing by a
registered owner of $1,000,000 or more in principal amount of Bonds prior to the
applicable record date, by wire transfer on the interest payment date. Principal of the
Bonds shall be payable upon presentation and surrender of the Bonds by the registered
owners to the Bond Registrar. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for as long as the Bonds
are registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, payment of principal of and interest
on the Bonds shall be made in the manner set forth in the Letter of Representations.
Section 7. Redemption Provisions and Open Market Purchase of Bonds.
A. The Bonds shall be issued without the right or option of the City to redeem the
Bonds prior to their stated maturity dates.
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B. The City reserves the right and option to purchase any or all of the Bonds in the
open market at any time at any price plus accrued interest to the date of purchase. All
Bonds purchased under this section shall be cancelled.
Section 8. Failure to Redeem Bonds. If any Bond is not redeemed when properly
presented at its maturity, the City shall be obligated to pay interest on that Bond at the
same rate provided in the Bond from and after its maturity until that Bond, both
principal and interest, is paid in full or until sufficient money for its payment in full is
on deposit in the Bond Fund and the Bond has been called for payment by giving notice
of that call to the Registered Owner of each of those unpaid Bonds.
Section 9. Pledge of Taxes. For as long as any of the Bonds are outstanding, the
City irrevocably pledges to include in its budget and levy taxes annually within the
constitutional and statutory tax limitations provided by law without a vote of the
electors of the City on all of the taxable property within the City in an amount sufficient,
together with other money legally available and to be used therefore, to pay when due
the principal of and interest on the Bonds, and the full faith, credit and resources of the
City are pledged irrevocably for the annual levy and collection of those taxes and the
prompt payment of that principal and interest.
Section 10. Form and Execution of Bonds.
A. The Bonds shall be printed on good bond paper in a form consistent with the
provisions of this ordinance and state law and shall be signed by the Mayor and City
Clerk, either or both of whose signatures may be manual or in facsimile, and the seal of
the City or a facsimile reproduction thereof shall be impressed or printed thereon.
B. Only Bonds bearing a Certificate of Authentication in the following form,
manually signed by the Bond Registrar, shall be valid or obligatory for any purpose or
entitled to the benefits of this ordinance:
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This Bond is one of the fully registered City of Tukwila, Washington, Limited Tax
General Obligation Refunding Bonds, 2008, described in the Bond Ordinance.
WASHINGTON STATE FISCAL AGENT
Bond Registrar
By
Authorized Signer
C. The authorized signing of a Certificate of Authentication shall be conclusive
evidence that the Bonds so authenticated have been duly executed, authenticated and
delivered and are entitled to the benefits of this ordinance.
D. If any officer whose facsimile signature appears on the Bonds ceases to be an
officer of the City authorized to sign bonds before the Bonds bearing his or her facsimile
signature are authenticated or delivered by the Bond Registrar or issued by the City,
those Bonds nevertheless may be authenticated, issued and delivered and, when
authenticated, issued and delivered, shall be as binding on the City as though that
person had continued to be an officer of the City authorized to sign bonds. Any Bond
also may be signed on behalf of the City by any person who, on the actual date of
signing of the Bond, is an officer of the City authorized to sign bonds, although he or
she did not hold the required office on the date of issuance of the Bonds.
Section 11. Bond Registrar.
A. The Bond Registrar shall keep, or cause to be kept, at its principal corporate
trust office, sufficient books for the registration and transfer of the Bonds, which shall
be open to inspection by the City at all times. The Bond Registrar is authorized, on
behalf of the City, to authenticate and deliver Bonds transferred or exchanged in
accordance with the provisions of the Bonds and this ordinance, to serve as the City's
paying agent for the Bonds and to carry out all of the Bond Registrar's powers and
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duties under this ordinance and City Ordinance No. 1338 establishing a system of
registration for the City's bonds and obligations.
B. The Bond Registrar shall be responsible for its representations contained in the
Bond Registrar's Certificate of Authentication on the Bonds. The Bond Registrar may
become the owner of Bonds with the same rights it would have if it were not the Bond
Registrar and, to the extent permitted by law, may act as depository for and permit any
of its officers or directors to act as members of, or in any other capacity with respect to,
any committee formed to protect the rights of Bond owners.
Section 12. Preservation of Tax Exemption for Interest on Bonds. The City
covenants that it will take all actions necessary to prevent interest on the Bonds from
being included in gross income for federal income tax purposes, and it will neither take
any action nor make or permit any use of proceeds of the Bonds or other funds of the
City treated as proceeds of the Bonds at any time during the term of the Bonds which
will cause interest on the Bonds to be included in gross income for federal income tax
purposes. The City also covenants that it will, to the extent the arbitrage rebate
requirement of Section 148 of the Code is applicable to the Bonds, take all actions
necessary to comply (or to be treated as having complied) with that requirement in
connection with the Bonds, including the calculation and payment of any penalties that
the City has elected to pay as an alternative to calculating rebatable arbitrage, and the
payment of any other penalties if required under Section 148 of the Code to prevent
interest on the Bonds from being included in gross income for federal income tax
purposes.
Section 13. Designation of Bonds as "Qualified Tax Exempt Obligations." The
City has determined and certifies that:
1. the Bonds are not "private activity bonds" within the meaning of Section
141 of the Code;
2. the reasonably anticipated amount of tax exempt obligations (other than
private activity bonds and other obligations not required to be included in such
calculation) which the City and any entity subordinate to the City (including any entity
that the City controls, that derives its authority to issue tax exempt obligations from the
City, or that issues tax exempt obligations on behalf of the City) will issue during the
calendar year in which the Bonds are issued will not exceed $10,000,000; and
3. the amount of tax exempt obligations, including the Bonds, designated by
the City as "qualified tax exempt obligations" for the purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of
the Code during the calendar year in which the Bonds are issued does not exceed
$10,000,000. The City designates the Bonds as "qualified tax exempt obligations" for
the purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code.
Section 14. Refunding or Defeasance of the Bonds.
A. The City may issue refunding bonds pursuant to the laws of the State of
Washington or use money available from any other lawful source to pay when due the
principal of and interest on the Bonds, or any portion thereof included in a refunding or
defeasance plan, and to redeem and retire, refund or defease all such then outstanding
Bonds (hereinafter collectively called the "defeased Bonds and to pay the costs of the
refunding or defeasance. If money and or direct obligations of the United States of
America maturing at a time or times and bearing interest in amounts (together with
money, if necessary) sufficient to redeem and retire, refund or defease the defeased
Bonds in accordance with their terms are set aside in a special trust fund or escrow
account irrevocably pledged to that redemption, retirement or defeasance of defeased
Bonds (hereinafter called the "trust account then all right and interest of the owners
of the defeased Bonds in the covenants of this ordinance and in the funds and accounts
obligated to the payment of the defeased Bonds shall cease and become void. The
owners of defeased Bonds shall have the right to receive payment of the principal of
and interest on the defeased Bonds from the trust account. The City shall include in the
refunding or defeasance plan such provisions as the City deems necessary for the
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random selection of any defeased Bonds that constitute less than all of a particular
maturity of the Bonds, for notice of the defeasance to be given to the owners of the
defeased Bonds and to such other persons as the City shall determine, and for any
required replacement of Bond certificates for defeased Bonds. The defeased Bonds shall
be deemed no longer outstanding, and the City may apply any money in any other
fund or account established for the payment or redemption of the defeased Bonds to
any lawful purposes as it shall determine.
B. If the Bonds are registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, notice of any
defeasance of Bonds shall be given to DTC in the manner prescribed in the Letter of
Representations for notices of redemption of Bonds.
C. Notwithstanding anything in this section to the contrary, if the principal of
and /or interest due on the Bonds is paid by the Bond Insurer pursuant to the Financial
Guaranty Insurance Policy, the Bonds shall remain outstanding for all purposes, not be
defeased or otherwise satisfied and not be considered paid by the City, and all
covenants, agreements and other obligations of the City to the registered owners of the
Bonds shall continue to exist and run to the benefit of the bond Insurer, and the Bond
Insurer shall be subrogated to the rights of the registered owners.
Section 15. Bond Fund. The Bond Fund is created and established in the office of
the City Finance Director as a special fund designated the Limited Tax General
Obligation Bond Fund, 2008 (the "Bond Fund for the purpose of paying principal of
and interest on the Bonds. Accrued interest on the Bonds, if any, received from the sale
and delivery of those Bonds shall be paid into the Fund. All taxes collected for and
allocated to the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds shall be deposited
in the Bond Fund.
Section 16. Refunding of Refunded Bonds.
A. Appointment of Refunding Trustee. U.S. Bank National Association of Seattle,
Washington, is appointed Refunding Trustee.
B. Use of Bond Proceeds; Acquisition of Acquired Obligations. All of the proceeds of
the sale of the Bonds, exclusive of the accrued interest thereon (if any) which shall be
paid into the Bond Fund, shall be deposited immediately upon the receipt thereof with
the Refunding Trustee and used to discharge the obligations of the City relating to the
Refunded Bonds under Ordinance No. 1884 by providing for the payment of the
amounts required to be paid by the Refunding Plan. To the extent practicable, such
obligations shall be discharged fully by the Refunding Trustee's simultaneous purchase
of the Acquired Obligations, bearing such interest and maturing as to principal and
interest in such amounts and at such times so as to provide, together with a beginning
cash balance, if necessary, for the payment of the amount required to be paid by the
Refunding Plan. The Acquired Obligations are listed and more particularly described
in Exhibit A attached to the Refunding Trust Agreement between the City and the
Refunding Trustee, but are subject to substitution as set forth below. Any Bond
proceeds or other money deposited with the Refunding Trustee not needed to purchase
the Acquired Obligations and provide a beginning cash balance, if any, and pay the
costs of issuance of the Bonds shall be returned to the City at the time of delivery of the
Bonds to the initial purchaser thereof and deposited in the Bond Fund to pay interest on
the Bonds on the first interest payment date.
C. Substitution of Acquired Obligations. Prior to the purchase of any Acquired
Obligations by the Refunding Trustee, the City reserves the right to substitute other
direct, non callable obligations of the United States of America "Substitute
Obligations for any of the Acquired Obligations and to use any savings created
thereby for any lawful City purpose if,
1. in the opinion of Foster Pepper PLLC, the City's bond counsel, the interest
on the Bonds and the Refunded Bonds will remain excluded from gross income for
federal income tax purposes under Sections 103, 148, and 149(d) of the Code; and
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2. such substitution shall not impair the timely payment of the amounts
required to be paid by the Refunding Plan, as verified by a nationally- recognized
independent certified public accounting firm.
D. After the purchase of the Acquired Obligations by the Refunding Trustee, the
City reserves the right to substitute therefor cash or Substitute Obligations subject to the
conditions that such money or securities held by the Refunding Trustee shall be
sufficient to carry out the Refunding Plan, that such substitution will not cause the
Bonds and the Refunded Bonds to be arbitrage bonds within the meaning of Section 148
of the Code and regulations thereunder in effect on the date of such substitution and
applicable to obligations issued on the issue date of the Bonds, and that the City obtain,
at its expense:
1. a verification by a nationally- recognized independent certified public
accounting firm acceptable to the Refunding Trustee confirming that the payments of
principal of and interest on the substitute securities, if paid when due, and any other
money held by the Refunding Trustee will be sufficient to carry out the Refunding Plan;
and
2. an opinion from Foster Pepper PLLC, bond counsel to the City, its
successor, or other nationally recognized bond counsel to the City, to the effect that the
disposition and substitution or purchase of such securities, under the statutes, rules,
and regulations then in force and applicable to the Bonds, will not cause the interest on
the Bonds or the Refunded Bonds to be included in gross income for federal income tax
purposes and that such disposition and substitution or purchase is in compliance with
the statutes and regulations applicable to the Bonds. Any surplus money resulting from
the sale, transfer, other disposition, or redemption of the Acquired Obligations and the
substitutions therefor shall be released from the trust estate and transferred to the City
to be used for any lawful City purpose.
E. Administration of Refunding Plan. The Refunding Trustee is authorized and
directed to purchase the Acquired Obligations (or substitute obligations) and to make
the payments required to be made by the Refunding Plan from the Acquired
Obligations (or substitute obligations) and money deposited with the Refunding
Trustee pursuant to this ordinance. All Acquired Obligations (or substitute obligations)
and the money deposited with the Refunding Trustee and any income therefrom shall
be held irrevocably, invested and applied in accordance with the provisions of
Ordinance No. 1884, this ordinance, chapter 39.53 RCW and other applicable statutes of
the State of Washington and the Refunding Trust Agreement. All necessary and proper
fees, compensation, and expenses of the Refunding Trustee for the Bonds and all other
costs incidental to the setting up of the escrow to accomplish the refunding of the
Refunded Bonds and costs related to the issuance and delivery of the Bonds, including
bond printing, verification fees, bond insurance premium, bond counsel's fees, and
other related expenses, shall be paid out of the proceeds of the Bonds.
F. Authorization for Refunding Trust Agreement. To carry out the Refunding Plan
provided for by this ordinance, the Mayor or the Finance Director of the City is
authorized and directed to execute and deliver to the Refunding Trustee a Refunding
Trust Agreement substantially in the form on file with the City Clerk and by this
reference made a part hereof setting forth the duties, obligations and responsibilities of
the Refunding Trustee in connection with the payment, redemption, and retirement of
the Refunded Bonds as provided herein and stating that the provisions for payment of
the fees, compensation, and expenses of such Refunding Trustee set forth therein are
satisfactory to it. Prior to executing the Refunding Trust Agreement, the Mayor or
Finance Director of the City is authorized to make such changes therein that do not
change the substance and purpose thereof or that assure that the escrow provided
therein and the Bonds are in compliance with the requirements of federal law
governing the exclusion of interest on the Bonds from gross income for federal income
tax purposes.
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Section 17. Call for Redemption of the Refunded Bonds. The City calls for
redemption on December 1, 2009, all of the outstanding Refunded Bonds at a price of
par plus accrued interest. Such call for redemption shall be irrevocable after the
delivery of the Bonds to the initial purchaser thereof. The date on which the Refunded
Bonds are herein called for redemption is the first date on which those bonds may be
called. The proper City officials are authorized and directed to give or cause to be given
such notices as required, at the times and in the manner required, pursuant to
Ordinance No. 1884 in order to effect the redemption prior to their maturity of the
Refunded Bonds.
Section 18. City Findings with Respect to Refunding.
A. The City Council of the City finds and determines that the issuance and sale of
the Bonds at this time will effect a savings to the City and is in the best interest of the
City and its taxpayers and in the public interest. In making such finding and
determination, the City Council has given consideration to the fixed maturities of the
Bonds and the Refunded Bonds, the costs of issuance of the Bonds and the known
earned income from the investment of the proceeds of the issuance and sale of the
Bonds and other money of the City, if any, used in the Refunding Plan pending
payment and redemption of the Refunded Bonds.
B. The City Council further finds and determines that the money to be deposited
with the Refunding Trustee for the Refunded Bonds in accordance with Section 16 of
this ordinance will discharge and satisfy the obligations of the City under Ordinance
No. 1884 with respect to the Refunded Bonds, and the pledges, charges, trusts,
covenants, and agreements of the City therein made or provided for as to the Refunded
Bonds, and that the Refunded Bonds shall no longer be deemed to be outstanding
under such ordinance immediately upon the deposit of such money with the Refunding
Trustee.
Section 19. Approval of Bond Purchase Contract.
A. Seattle Northwest Securities Corporation of Seattle, Washington, has presented
a purchase contract (the "Bond Purchase Contract to the City offering to purchase the
Bonds under the terms and conditions provided in the Bond Purchase Contract, which
written Bond Purchase Contract is on file with the City Clerk and is incorporated herein
by this reference. The City Council finds that the purchase price offered is acceptable to
the City and that entering into the Bond Purchase Contract is in the City's best interest.
The City therefore approves the Bond Purchase Contract, accepts the offer contained
therein, and authorizes its execution by City officials.
B. The Bonds will be printed at City expense and will be delivered to the
purchaser in accordance with the Bond Purchase Contract, with the approving legal
opinion of Foster Pepper PLLC, municipal bond counsel of Seattle, Washington,
regarding the Bonds.
C. The proper City officials are authorized and directed to do everything
necessary for the prompt delivery of the Bonds to the purchaser and for the proper
application and use of the proceeds of the sale thereof. All prior actions taken by the
City consistent with the provisions of this ordinance are ratified, confirmed and
approved.
Section 20. Preliminary Official Statement Deemed Final. The City Council has
been provided with copies of a preliminary official statement dated November 24, 2008
(the "Preliminary Official Statement prepared in connection with the sale of the
Bonds and hereby ratifies and approves the distribution of that preliminary official
statement and the final official statement by the Bond purchaser. For the sole purpose
of the Bond purchaser's compliance with United States Securities and Exchange
Commission "SEC Rule 15c2- 12(b)(1), the City "deems final" that Preliminary Official
Statement as of its date, except for the omission of information as to offering prices,
interest rates, selling compensation, aggregate principal amount, principal amount per
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maturity, maturity dates, options of redemption, delivery dates, ratings and other terms
of the Bonds dependent on such matters.
Section 21. Undertaking to Provide Continuing Disclosure. To meet the
requirements of SEC Rule 15c2- 12(b)(5) (the "Rule as applicable to a participating
underwriter for the Bonds, the City makes the following written undertaking (the
"Undertaking for the benefit of holders of the Bonds:
A. Undertaking to Provide Annual Financial Information and Notice of Material
Events. The City undertakes to provide or cause to be provided, either directly or
through a designated agent:
1. To each nationally recognized municipal securities information
repository "NRMSIR designated by the SEC in accordance with the Rule and to a
state information depository, if any, established in the State of Washington (the "SID
annual financial information and operating data of the type included in the final official
statement for the Bonds and described in subsection (B) of this section "annual
financial information
2. To each NRMSIR or the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
"MSRB and to the SID, timely notice of the occurrence of any of the following events
with respect to the Bonds, if material:
a) principal and interest payment delinquencies;
b) non payment related defaults;
c) unscheduled draws on debt service reserves reflecting financial
difficulties;
difficulties;
perform;
the Bonds;
Bonds);
Bonds; and
d) unscheduled draws on credit enhancements reflecting financial
e) substitution of credit or liquidity providers, or their failure to
f) adverse tax opinions or events affecting the tax exempt status of
g) modifications to rights of holders of the Bonds;
h) Bond calls (other than scheduled mandatory redemptions of Term
i) defeasances;
j) release, substitution, or sale of property securing repayment of the
k) rating changes.
3. To each NRMSIR or to the MSRB, and to the SID, timely notice of a
failure by the City to provide required annual financial information on or before the
date specified in subsection (B) of this section.
B. Type of Annual Financial Information Undertaken to be Provided. The annual
financial information that the City undertakes to provide in subsection (A) of this
section:
1. Shall consist of:
a) annual financial statements prepared (except as noted in the
financial statements) in accordance with applicable generally accepted accounting
principles applicable to governmental units in Washington State, as such principles may
be changed from time to time and in conformity with state law and regulations
pertaining to cities, which statements shall not be audited, except, however, that if and
when audited financial statements are otherwise prepared and available to the City they
will be provided;
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debt of the City;
b) authorized, issued and outstanding balance of general obligation
c) the assessed value of the property within the City subject to ad
valorem taxation; and
d) ad valorem tax levy rates and amounts and percentage of taxes
collected.
2. Shall be provided to each NRMSIR and the SID, not later than the last
day of the ninth month after the end of each fiscal year of the City (currently, a fiscal
year ending December 31), as such fiscal year may be changed as required or permitted
by State law, commencing with the City's fiscal year ending December 31, 2008.
3. May be provided in a single or multiple documents, and may be
incorporated by reference to other documents that have been filed with each NRMSIR
and the SID, or, if the document incorporated by reference is a "final official statement"
with respect to other obligations of the City, that has been filed with the MSRB.
C. Amendment of Undertaking.
1) The Undertaking is subject to amendment after the primary offering of the
Bonds without the consent of any holder of any Bond, or of any broker, dealer,
municipal securities dealer, participating underwriter, rating agency, NRMSIR, the SID
or the MSRB, under the circumstances and in the manner permitted by the Rule.
2) The City will give notice to each NRMSIR or the MSRB, and the SID, of the
substance (or provide a copy) of any amendment to the Undertaking and a brief
statement of the reasons for the amendment. If the amendment changes the type of
annual financial information to be provided, the annual financial information
containing the amended financial information will include a narrative explanation of
the effect of that change on the type of information to be provided.
D. Beneficiaries. The Undertaking evidenced by this section shall inure to the
benefit of the City and any holder of Bonds, and shall not inure to the benefit of or
create any rights in any other person.
E. Termination of Undertaking. The City's obligations under this Undertaking shall
terminate upon the legal defeasance of all of the Bonds. In addition, the City's
obligations under this Undertaking shall terminate if those provisions of the Rule which
require the City to comply with this Undertaking become legally inapplicable in respect
of the Bonds for any reason, as confirmed by an opinion of nationally- recognized bond
counsel or other counsel familiar with federal securities laws delivered to the City, and
the City provides timely notice of such termination to each NRMSIR or the MSRB and
the SID.
F. Remedy for Failure to Comply with Undertaking. As soon as practicable after the
City learns of any failure to comply with the Undertaking, the City will proceed with
due diligence to cause such noncompliance to be corrected. No failure by the City or
other obligated person to comply with the Undertaking shall constitute a default in
respect of the Bonds. The sole remedy of any holder of a Bond shall be to take such
actions as that holder deems necessary, including seeking an order of specific
performance from an appropriate court, to compel the City or other obligated person to
comply with the Undertaking.
G. Designation of Official Responsible to Administer Undertaking. The Finance
Director of the City (or such other officer of the City who may in the future perform the
duties of that office) or his or her designee is authorized and directed in his or her
discretion to take such further actions as may be necessary, appropriate or convenient
to carry out the Undertaking of the City in respect of the Bonds set forth in this section
and in accordance with the Rule, including, without limitation, the following actions:
1. Preparing and filing the annual financial information undertaken to be
provided;
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2. Determining whether any event specified in subsection (A) has occurred,
assessing its materiality with respect to the Bonds, and, if material, preparing and
disseminating notice of its occurrence;
3. Determining whether any person other than the City is an "obligated
person" within the meaning of the Rule with respect to the Bonds, and obtaining from
such person an undertaking to provide any annual financial information and notice of
material events for that person in accordance with the Rule;
4. Selecting, engaging and compensating designated agents and consultants,
including but not limited to financial advisors and legal counsel, to assist and advise the
City in carrying out the Undertaking; and
5. Effecting any necessary amendment of the Undertaking.
H. Centralized Dissemination Agent. To the extent authorized by the SEC, the City
may satisfy the Undertaking by transmitting the required filings using
http: /www.disclosureusa.org (or such other centralized dissemination agent as may
be approved by the SEC).
22. Bond Insurance. The City Council finds that it is in the City's best interest to
purchase, and that a savings will result from purchasing, the Financial Guaranty
Insurance Policy for the Bonds. The City shall purchase from the Bond Insurer the
Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy insuring the prompt payment of the principal of
and interest on the Bonds and agrees to the conditions for obtaining that policy,
including the payment of the premium therefor. The Mayor is authorized to execute on
behalf of the City a commitment for the purchase of the Financial Guaranty Insurance
Policy, including such terms as he deems appropriate and consistent with the purposes
of this ordinance, and any and all other documents required or requested in connection
with the Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy.
23. Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase
of this ordinance or its application to any person or situation should be held to be
invalid or unconstitutional for any reason by a court to competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the
remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to any other person or situation.
24. 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 CITOF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON,
at a Regular Meeting thereof this day of 1 0 m b->?/' 2008.
Christy O'Flerty, CMC, City Clerk
Ofe of the(ttorney
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Effective Date:
Ordinance Number:
Filed with the City Clerk: 1- :)-t:7-0
Passed by the City Council: 1 1 (7 L /_e)fli
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SUMMARY OF
Ordinance No. 2216
City of Tukwila, Washington
On December 1, 2008 the City Council of the City of Tukwila, Washington, adopted
Ordinance No. 2216, the main points of which are summarized by its title as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON,
RELATING TO CONTRACTING INDEBTEDNESS; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF
$6,180,000 PAR VALUE OF LIMITED TAX GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS,
2008, OF THE CITY FOR GENERAL CITY PURPOSES TO PROVIDE FUNDS WITH WHICH
TO PAY THE COST OF ADVANCE REFUNDING A PORTION OF THE CITY'S
OUTSTANDING LIMITED TAX GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, 1999, AND PAYING
THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF SUCH REFUNDING AND THE COSTS OF ISSUANCE
AND SALE OF SUCH BONDS; FIXING THE DATE, FORM, MATURITIES, INTEREST
RATES, TERMS AND COVENANTS OF THE BONDS; ESTABLISHING A BOND FUND;
PROVIDING FOR AND AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS
OUT OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE SALE OF THE BONDS HEREIN AUTHORIZED AND
FOR THE USE AND APPLICATION OF THE MONEY DERIVED FROM THOSE
INVESTMENTS; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH U.S.
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, AS REFUNDING
TRUSTEE; PROVIDING FOR THE CALL, PAYMENT AND REDEMPTION OF THE
OUTSTANDING BONDS TO BE REFUNDED; PROVIDING FOR THE PURCHASE OF
BOND INSURANCE; AND APPROVING THE SALE AND PROVIDING FOR THE
DELIVERY OF THE BONDS TO SEATTLE NORTHWEST SECURITIES CORPORATION OF
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
The full text of this ordinance will be mailed upon request.
Approved by the City Council at a Regular Meeting thereof on December 1, 2008.
Published Seattle Times: December 4, 2008
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Christy O'Flahe y, CMC, City Clerk
CERTIFICATION
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Tukwila, Washington (the "City
hereby certify as follows:
1. The attached copy of Ordinance No. (the "Ordinance is a full,
true and correct copy of an ordinance duly passed at a regular meeting thereof on
0. 0, rn. h 2r 1 20 f as that ordinance appears
on the minute book of the City; and the Ordinance will be in full force and effect five
days after publication in the City's official newspaper as provided by law; and
2. A quorum of the members of the City Council was present throughout the
meeting and a majority of those members present voted in the proper manner for the
passage of the Ordinance.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this day
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CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON
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Christy O'Flaher y, CMC, City Clerk U
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