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84-13 WF1� - CLTV CLE�}K � PINK s- FINANCE V � 1 CANARY - DEPARTMENT GITi OF SAINT PAUL COUI�CI� � � ,!� � ^'J/ BLUE - MAVOR File NO• �f� � t � C unc "l Resolution Presented By �� � Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Saint Paul, as follows: 1. In accordance with the provisions of Section 10.16 of -the City Charter of the City of Saint Paul, the Council may without a referendum if the cash in the City' s treasury is inadequate to meet city obligations as they become due, borrow money by issuing its tax anticipation certificates of indebtedness in bearer form in such amounts as the Council may prescribe provided that the amount so borrowed may not exceed the uncollectible portion of the tax for the current year. 2 . In accordance with the provisions of Section 103(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 as amended (the "Code") the City may not issue such tax anticipation certi- ficates in an amount greater than its cumulative cash flow deficit computed in accordance with said Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Regulations") nor may such certificates remain outstanding for more than thirteen (13) months from their nominal date unless the City restricts the yield on the proceeds of such tax anticipation certificates in accordance with said Code and said Regulations; furthermore under the provision of 103(j) of said Code if the tax anticipation certificates are to be issued in bearer form they must not mature more than one year after their date of issue. 3. The Council hereby finds, determines and declares that the uncollected portion o£ its tax levy as of the date hereof, and as of February 23, 1984 (the projected date of delivery of the tax anticipation certificates hereinafter COUIVCILMEN Requested by Department of: Yeas Nays Fletcher �'�QF�'� In Favor Masanz Nicosia Scheibel __ Against BY Tedesco Wilson Form Approved by City Attorney Adopted by Council: Date Certified Passed by Council Secretary BY gy, Approved by Ylavor: Date Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council By BY . . . . . ��i 3 _2_ authorized to be issued) is in an amount in excess of $17, 390,000 and said Council further finds, determines and declares that the City' s cumulative cash flow deficit computed in accordance with the Code and Regulations is $17, 392,377 and the City is therefore authorized to issue tax anticipation certificates of indebtedness in the aggregate principal amount of $17,390,000 which are hereby designated "General Obligation - Tax Anticipation Certificates of Indebtedness of 1984" (the "1984 Certificates") and the full faith and credit of the City is hereby pledged for the payment in full of said obligations and the interest thereon. 4. The Council shall meet at the time and place specified in the "Official Terms ot Offering" hereinafter con- tained for the purpose of opening and considering sealed bids for and awarding sale of $17,390,000 General Obligation Tax Anticipation Certi�icates of Indebtedness of 1984, of said City. 5. The City Clerk is hereby� authorized and directed to cause notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting to be published in the official newspaper of the City and in Commercial West not less than ten days in advance of the date of sale, as provided by law, which notice shall be in substantially the following form: � . . . ��--�3 OFFICIAL TERMS OF OFFERING $17,390,000 CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MII�ESOTA GENERAL OBLIGATION TAX ANTICIPATION CERTIFICATES OF II�EBTEDt�SS OF 1984 Sealed bids for the Certificates will be opened by Peter Hames, Director of Finance and Management Services on Tuesday, January 31, 1984, at I I:00 A.M., Central Time, at the offices of SPRINGSTED Incorporated, Financial Advisor to the City, 800 Osborn Building, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102, 612/222-4241. Consideration of the bids will be by the City Council the same day at 12:00 Noon, Central Time. DETAILS OF THE CERTIFICATES The Certificates will be dated February 22, (984 and will mature February 22, 1985. Interest thereon will be payable at maturit . The Certificates shall be in bearer form, non-registrable and will be in the denomination of �5,000 each unless by 12:00 Noon, Central Time, Wednesday, February I, 1984 the Purchaser requests other denominations in multiple integrals of $5,000. No interest coupon will be attached; the amount of interest to be due will be stated in the text of the Certificate. The Certificates will be issued in anticipation of the collection in 1984 of taxes levied by the City in 1983. The City shall retain all such taxes levied for (i) debt service on its obligations and (ii) all Tax Increment Districts. At such point as there remains uncollected taxes levied in 1983 for the City's General Fund in an amount equal to 120% of the principal of and interest on the Certificates at maturity all such taxes shall be deposited in escrow with The First National Bank of Saint Paul until there in on hand in such escrow account an amount equal to the principal of and interest on the Certificates at maturity. Proceeds of the Certificates, except accrued interest and discount, if any, will be used for the purposes for which taxes were levied by the City in 1983 for collection in 1984. TYPE OF BID A sealed bid for not less than $I 7,216,100 and accrued interest on the total principal amount of the Certificates shall be filed with the undersigned prior to the time set for the opening of bids. Also prior to the time set for bid opening a certified or cashier's check in the amount of $75,000, payable to the order of the City, shall have been filed with the undersigned or SPRINGSTED Incorporated, the City's Financial Advisor. No bid will be considered for which said check has not been filed. The check of the Purchaser will be retained by the City as liquidated damages in the event the Purchaser fails to comply with the accepted bid. No bid shall be withdrawn after the time set for opening bids, unless the meeting of the City scheduled for consideration of the bids is adjourned, recessed, or continued to another date withoufi award of the Certificates having been made. Bidders shall specify a single rate which shall not exceed the maximum rate permitted by law. No bid may be conditioned upon award of any other offering of obligations by the City. AWARD The Certificates will be awarded to the Bidder offering the lowest dollar interest cost to be determined by the deduction of the premium, if any, from, or the addition of any amount less than par, to, the total dollar interest on the Certificates from their date to their final scheduled maturity. The City's computation of the total net dollar interest cost of each bid, in accordance with customary practice, will be controlling. � . ._ . . g�-i3 The City will reserve the right to: (i) waive non-substantive informalities of any bid or of matters relating to the receipt of bids and award of the Certificates, (ii) reject all bids without cause, and, (iii) reject any bid which the City determines to have failed to comply with the terms herein. PAYING AGENT Principal and interest will be payable at Chemical Bank, New York, New York. SETTLEMENT The Certificates are expected to be delivered February 22, 1984 at a place mutually satisfactory to the City and the Purchaser. Delivery will be subject to receipt by the Purchaser of an approving legal opinion of Briggs and Morgan, Professional Association, of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, which opinion wil) not be printed on the Certificates, and of customary closing papers, including a no-litigation certificate. On the date of settlement payment for the Certificates shall be made in federal, or equivalent, funds which shall be received at the offices of the City or its designee not later than I:00 P.M., Central Time of the day of settlement. Except as compliance with the terms of payment shall have been made impossible by action of the City, or its agents, the Purchaser shall be liable to the City for any loss suffered by the City by reason of the Purchaser's non-compliance with said terms of payment. At settlement the Purchaser will be furnished with a certificate signed by appropriate officers of the City to the effect that the Official Statement did not as of the date of the Official Statement, and does not as of the date of settlement, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. OFFICIAL STATEMENT Upon request to the City's Financial Advisor prior to the bid opening underwriters may obtain a copy of the Official Statement. The Purchaser will be provided with 50 copies. Dated 5 January 1984 BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL /s/ Peter Hames Director, Department of Finance and Management Services _ . ���3 -3- 6. Each and all of the provisions contained in the foregoing "Official Terms of Offering" are hereby adopted as the terms and conditions of said Certificates of Indebtedness and of the sale thereof. 7 . For the purpose of escrawing tax receipts so that they are irrevocably segregated with a third party and - available for the payment in full of the principal of and - interest on the Certificates when due, the City has designated The First National Bank of Saint Paul, St. Paul, Minnesota, to act as Escrow Agent (Agent) to which taxes shall be remitted as hereinafter provided to be held by said Agent in escrow and remitted to the paying agent for the Certificates at times and in amounts sufficient to pay the Certificates and the interest thereon when due. Said Agent has heretofore indicated its willingness to serve as Agent in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B by letter dated December 19, 1983, attached hereto as Exhibit A. 8. The Escrow Agreement shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B and said Agreement is in all respects hereby approved. Prior to its execution the blanks in said Agreement shall be completed and filled and appropriate � dates inserted all in accorclance with the terms and conditions of the sale and award of said Certificates, and upon approval of the completed Escrow Agreement by the City Attorney or his deputy it shall be executed by the Mayor, the City Clerk and the Director, Department of Finance and Management Services. 9. The City shal.I distribute all taxes Ievied by it in 1983 payable in 1984 (the "Taxes") as follows; a. The City shall retain all Taxes levied by the City for (1) debt service on its obligations and (2) all Tax Increment Districts and shall deposit such Taxes in the appropriate funds of the City. In addition the City shall retain all other Taxes levied by it until there remains unpaid (exclusive of the Taxes described in (I) and (2) of this subparagraph) Taxes in an amount equal to 120� of the principal of and interest due on the 1984 Certificates on February 22, 1985. WH,ST� - LITV CLERK . PINK �- F�NANC�E G I TY O F SA I NT PA U L Council (},/ 7 CANARY - DEPARTMENT File NO• [l • ' "✓ BLUE - MAVOR , � Council Resolution Presented By Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date -4- b. thereafter the City shall deposit with " the Agent all Taxes received by it (exclusive of Taxes described in (a) (1) and (a) (2) of this para- graph) until there is on hand with the Agent an amount equal to the total of the principal and interest due on the Certificates at maturity less any other amounts deposited with the Agent for such purposes. c. after making the distributions provided for in subparagraphs a. and b. of this paragraph, all remaining Taxes shall be retained by the City and applied for the purposes for which they were levied. 10. The County Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to make payment of Taxes (including replacement aids) to the City and the Escrow Agent in accordance with the provisions of the Escrow Agreement. COUNCILMEN Requested by D ent of: t Yeas Nays �/ Fletcher `��°`' p�� [n Favor Masanz Nicosia scne�bei a __ Against BY � Tedesco Wflson JAN - 5 1984 Form Appro ity Attorne Adopted by Council: Date �� I Certified P•s� b C n il re BY gy, t�pproved Mavor• Dat ��'v — � �o`� Appr ayor for Submis Couffcil By � By PUBLISHED JAN 1 � 1984 . , . . , S�-/3 First Bank � Saint P��I EXHIBIT A � The Firsi National Bank of Saint Paul 332 Minnesota Strest Satnt Paui, Minnesota 55101 December 19 , 1983 • Mayor and City Couricil City of Saint Paul City Hall and Court House St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 Attention: Gary Norstrem Re: $17,390 ,000 General Obligation Tax Anticipation Certificates of Indebtedness of 1984 Gentlemen: We have reviewed the proposed form of Escrow Agreement attached as Exhibit B to a proposed form of resolution calling for the sale of the above-referenced Certificates. On the assumption that said form of Escrow Agreement is satisfactory to the City, it is satisfactory to The First �ational Bank of Saint Paul, and the bank will be happy to act as uncompensated Escrow Agent, in accordance with the provisions of said Escrow Agreement. Very truly yours, THE FTRST NATIONAL BANK OF SAINT PAUL � _ By , I� Vice Pr�'si ent � M2m�� _ -s 3ank Syst?m . , EXHIBIT B o�/3 4 � ESCROW AGREEMENT This Escraw Agreement (the Agreement} made and entered into as of the 23rd day of February, 1984 by and between the City of Saint Paui, 3t. Paul, Minnesota (the City} , and The First National Bank of Saint Paul, St. Paul, Minnesota (the Escrvw Agent) ; � WITNESSETH: WHEREAS: A. The City has heretofore agreed with the purchasers and holders from time to time of its General Obligation Tax Anticipation Certificates of IndebtednESS of 1984 (the 19$4 Certificates) pursuant to the terms of a resolution (the Sale Resolution) adopted by the City Council on January _, 1984 and signed by the Mayor on January _, 1984 that it will escraw certain tax receipts for the repayment of the principal of and interest on the 1984 Certificates and it has approved the form and content of this agreement, subject to approval of the City Attorney or his deputy, and authorized its execution.. B. The relevant provisions of said Sale Resolution adopted January _, 1984, provide as follaws: "7. For the purpose of escrowing tax receipts so that they are irrevocably segregated with a third party and available for the payment in full of the principal of and interest on the Certificates when due, the City has designated The First National Bank of Saint Paul. St. Paul, Minnesota, to act as Escrow Agent (Agent) to whom taxes sY►all be remitted as hereinafter provided to - be Yiel.d by said Agent in escrow and remitted to ., , - � �'�i3 the paying agent for the Certificates at times and in amounts sufficient to pay the Certificates and the interest thereon when due. Said Agent has heretofore indicated its willingness to serve as Agent in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreeraent attached hereto as Exhibit B by letter dated December 19, 1983, attached hereto as Exhibit A.° "8. The Escrow Agreement shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B and said Agreement is in all respects hereby approved. -- Prior to its execution the blanks in said . Agreement shall be completed and filled and appropriate dates inserted all i.c� accordance with the terms and conditions of the sale and award of said Certificates, and upon approval of the completed Escrow Agreement by the City Attorney or his deputy it shall be executed by the Mayor, the City Clerk and the Director, Department of Finanee and Management Services." "9. The City shall distribute all taxes levied by it in 1983 payable in 1984 (the "Taxes" ) as follows: a. The City shall retain all Taxes ___ levied by the City for (1) debt service on its obligations and (2) all Tax Increment Districts and shall deposit such Taxes in the appropriate funds of the City. In addition the City sha11 retain all other Taxes levied by it until there remains unpaid (exclusive of the Taxes described in (1� and (2) of this � subparagraph) Taxes in an amount equal to 120� of the principal of and interest due on the 1984 Certi,ficates on February 22, 1985. b. thereafter the City shall deposit with the Agent all Taxes received by it (exclusive of Taxes described in (a) (1) and (a) (2) of this paragraph) until there is on hand with the Agent an amount equal to the total of the principal and interest due on the Certifi,cates at maturity less any other amounts depasited with the Agent for such purposes. 2 : �'�,!-/3 c. after making the distributions provided for in subparagraphs a. and b. of this paragraph, all r�maining Taxes shall be retained by the City and applied for the purposes for which they were levied.° C. The City has pursuant to said Sale Resolution authorized the issuance of $17,390,000 General Obligation Tax Anticipation Certificates of Indebtedness of 1984 and has designated The First National Bank of Saint Paul to act as . _ Escrow agent pursuant to this Agreement. D. The 1984 Certificates were sold to and Associates as �purchaser (the Pur- chaser) pursuant to a resolution of the City adopted on , 1984. The City has designated �� as paying agent (Paying Agent) for the 1984 Certificates. �. The reason and object for providing for the escrow of tax receipts as herein provided was among others to induce the purchase and sale of said 1984 Certificates, and Purchaser relied upon the escrow covenant contained in the Sale Resolution in making its bid on the sa].e of said 1984 Certificates. F. The Escrow Agent, so7.ely as an accommodation to the City, and without charge other than reimbursement for its out . of pocket expenses and disbursements agrees to serve pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof. 3 , . - �'�,<-� 3 NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, it is agreed by and between the parties hereto as follows: 1. The County Treasurer has been and is hereby authorized by the City to make the following distribution of taxes }.evied by the City in 1983 and payable in 1984, during the calendar year 1984 subsequent to the date of this Agreement, together . with all state aids paid in lieu of such taxes, alI of which are hereinafter collectively referred to as the "T�xes" : (a) all Taxes attributable to the City' s debt service levies and levies in respect ot Tax Increment Districts shall be paid over to the City. (b) all other Taxes to be distributed to the City shall be retained by the City until there pre- vious unpaid Taxes in an amount equal to 120$ of the prinicpal of and interest due on the 1984 Certificates on February 22, 1985. Thereafter all Taxes (exclusive of Taxes described in subpara- graph (a) of this paragraph) shall be paid over to the Escrow Agent for deposit in the Escrow Account until there is on hand in said Escrow Account an amount equal to the total of the principal and 4 . , , � 8�l-l 3 interest due on the Certificates at their maturity on February 22, 1985 which is in the amount of $ , less: (i) any premium paid for said Certificates at the time of sale, plus (ii) any income earned on item (i) . Said Escrow Agent hereby acknowledges receipt of - $ representing a premium paid for the Certificates which was received on February 23, 1984. (c) all remaining Taxes shall be paid over to the City for application by it fQr the purposes for which they were levied. 2. Al1 Taxes paid over to the Escrow Agent shall be held in a separate special account to be designated "Cit� of Saint Paul 1984 Tax Escrow Account" (the Account) . The money in said Account has been and is hereby irrevc5cably appropriated for the purpose of paying the principal of and interest on the 1984 Certificates, provided that any balance remaining in said Account after the payment of the 1984 Certificates and the interest thereon shall be transmitted to the City on the day following the final maturity and payment in full of said 1984 Certificates and the interest thereon. 5 ��!-/3 3. The Escrow Agent shall pay over to the Paying Agent, but only fram the sums on hand in the AcGOUnt, a surn sufficient to pay in full the principal of and interest on the maturing 1984 Certificates on their stated maturity dates at tirnes and �n amounts sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said Certificates as they become due. If the sum on hand in the Account shall be insufficient for this purpose the Escrow Agent . shall not be required to make any further payments or take any further action and in such event the City agrees to pay over the amount of such deficiency from other funds available to it to the Paying Agent not later than 24 hours before said matnrity dates. All sums in the Account which are needed to pay principal and interest on the Certiticates at maturity shall be made avaiiable in Federal Funds for such purpose. _ -- 4. Sums from ti.me to time on deposit in the Account shall be invested and reinvested to the extent possible by the Escrow Agent pursuant to instruction from the City but only in securities authorized for investment as pravided by Section 475.66, Minnesota Statutes relating to the investment of sinking funds. Earnings on sums on deposit in the Account may be used for the same purposes for which other monies in the Account may be used. Investment decisions or instructions may be initially communicated orally to the Escrow Agent, but shall be confirmed and transmitted in writing within 24 hours thereafter. 6 gy i 3 5. If for any reason the Escrow Agent shall fail or refuse to act in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement the City may terminate this Agreement and the City shall. enter into another escrow agreetnent in accordance with the stated requirements of the Sale Resolution. 6. The Escrow Agent may conclusively rely upon and $hall be protected in acting upon any statement, certificate, notice, _ request, consent, order or other document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the propsr parties. The Escrow Agent shall have no duty or liability to verify any such statement, certificate, notice, request, consent, arder or other document and its sole responsibility shall be ta act only as expressly set forth in this Agreement. The Escrow Agent shall be under no obligation to institute or def�nd any action, suit or proceeding in connection with this Agreement unless first indemnified to its satisfaction. The Escrow Agent may consult counsel in respect of any question arising hereunder and the Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted in good faith upon advice of such counsel. All funds held by the Escrow Agent pursuant hereto shall constitute trust property for the purposes £or which they are held and the Escrow Agent sha11 not be iiable for any interest thereon. 7 . _ , Sy-13 7. The Escrow Agent has agreed to serve without compen- sation for its services hereunder. However, it shail be reimbursed by the City for its out of pocket expenses and disbursements hereunder, including, but not limited to, fees of such legai counsel as it may select to assist in the performance of its duties hereunder, including review of this Agreernent. � 8. This Agreement shali be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, and shall terminate in its entirety when all funds escrowed hereunder shall have been paid and disbursed pursuant to paragraph 1 hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have caused this Agreesnent to be executed by their duly authorized officErs or representatives the day and year first aboye written. CITY OF SAINT PAUL, ST. PAUL, MILJNESOTA By Its Mayor Approved and By ity Attorney ts ity er and By Its Director, Department of Finance and Management Services ' 8 � g.cJ—/ 3 THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SAINT PAUL as Escraw Agent By Its and By Its 9