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00-144Councii Fiie # 00 — 1y� 0 R I G 1 N A L�`"�`�"� �`s _�� "�oo ,�'�' y' 3g GreenSheet# 1o��3a RESOLUTION CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA Presented By Referred To Committee: Date 1 ACCEPTING PROPOSAL ON SAL� a�' 2 $19,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION CAPITF.L• IMPROVEMENT 3 BONDS, SERIES 2000A, 4 PROVIDING FOR THEIR ISSiTANCE, AND I,EVYING 5 A TAX FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF �3 6 WHEREAS, the Director, Office of Financial Services, 7 has presented proposals received for the sale of $19,000,000 8 General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds, Series 2000A (the 9 "Bonds"), of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota (the "City"); and 10 WHEREAS, the proposals set forth on Exhibit A attached 17, hereto were received pursuant to the Ternis of Proposal at the 12 offices of Springsted Incorporated at 10:30 A.M., Central Time, 13 this same day; and 14 WHEREAS, the Director, Office of Financial Services, 15 has advised this Council that the proposal of 16 (� e s r Q �LC was found to be the most 17 advantageous and has reco ended that said proposal be aacepted; 18 and 19 WHEREAS, the proceeds of the Bonds will finance certain 20 capital improvements, Eor which the City is proceeding pursuant 21 to its Charter and Laws of Minnesota for 1971, Chapter 773, as 22 amended, with any excess to be used for any other purpose 23 permitted by law; and 1134830.2 00 -��+� � 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 il 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 WHEREAS, the City has heretofore issued registered obligations in certificated fonn, and incurs substantial costs associated with their printing and issuance, and substantial continuing transaction costs relating to their payment, transfer and exchange; and WHEREAS, the City has determined that significant savings in transaction costs will result from issuing bonds in "global book-entry form", by which bonds are issued in certificated form in large denominations, registered on the books of the City in the name of a depository or its nominee, and held in safekeeping and immobilized by such depository, and such depository as part of the computerized national securities clearance and settlement system (the "National System") registers transfers of ownership interests in the bonds by making computerized book entries on its own books and distributes payments on the bonds to its Participants shown on its books as the owners of such interests; and such Participants and other banks, brokers and dealers participating in the National System will do likewise (not as agents of the City) if not the beneficial owners of the bonds; and 21 WHEREAS, "Participants" means those financial insti- 22 tutions for whom the Depository effects book-entry transfers and 23 pledges of securities deposited and immobilized with the 24 Depository; and 25 WHEREAS, The Depository Trust Company, a limited 26 purpose trust company organized under the laws of the State of 27 New York, or any of its successors or suCCessors to iCS functions 28 hereunder (the "Depository"), will act as such depository with 29 respect to the Bonds except as set forth below, and the City has 30 heretofore delivered a letter of representations (the "Letter of 31 Representations'�) setting forth various matters relating ta the 32 Depository and its role with respect to the Bonds; and 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 WHEREAS, the City will deliver the Bonds in the fonn of one certificate per maturity, each representing the entire principal amount of the Bonds due on"a particular maturity (each a"Global Certificate��), which single certificate per maturity may be transferred on the City's bond register as required by the Uniform Commercial Code, but not exchanged smaller denominations unless the City determines to issue Replacement Bonds as provided below; and date for 41 WHEREAS, the City will be able to replace the 42 Depository or under certain circumstances to abandon the "global 43 book-entry form" by permitting the Global Certificates to be 44 exchanged for smaller denominations typical of ordinary bonds 45 registered on the City's bond register; and "Replacement Sonds" 46 means the certificates representing the Bonds so authenticated 1134830.2 7 OO - 1+}�{ 1 and delivered by the Bond Registrar pursuant to paragraphs 6 and 2 12 hereof; and 3 WHEREAS, "Iiolder" as used herein means the person in 4 whose name a Bond is registered on the registration books o£ the 5 City maintained by the registrar appointed as provided in 6 paragraph 8(the "Bond Registrar"); and 7 WHEREAS, Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities and Exchange 8 Commission prohibits "participating underwriters" from purchasing 9 or selling the Bonds unless the City undertakes to provide 10 certain continuing disclosure with respect to the Bonds; and 11 WHEREAS, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 12 475.60, Subdivision 2(9), public sale requirements do not apply 13 to the Bonds if the City retains an independent financial advisor 14 and determines to sell the Bonds by private negotiation, and the 15 City has instead authorized a competitive sale withouC 16 publicatian of notice thereof as a form of private negotiation; 17 and 18 WI3EREAS, proposals for the Bonds have been solicited by 19 Springsted Incorporated pursuant to an Official Statement and 20 Terms of Proposal therein: 21 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the 22 City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, as follows: 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 i1 62 ':3 4 5 1. Acceptance of Proposal. The proposal of Bank of AmeriCa Securities (the "Purchaser") to purchase $19,000,000 General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds, Series 2000A, of the City (the "Bonds", or individually a"Bond"), in accordance with the Terms of Proposal for the bond sale, at the rates of interest set forth hereinafter, and to pay for the Bonds the sum of $19,00�,��0, plus interest accrued to settlement, is hereby found, determined and declared to be the most favorable proposal received and is hereby accepted, and the Bonds are hereby awarded ta the Purchaser. The Director, Office of Financial Services, or his designee, is directed to retain the deposit of the Purchaser and to forthwith return to the others making proposals their good faith checks or drafts. 2. Title: Original Issue Date: Denominations; Maturities. The Bonds shall be titled "General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds, Series 2000A", shall be dated March 1, 20�0, as the date of original issue and sha11 be issued forthwith on or after such date as fully registered bonds. The Bonds shall be numbered from R-1 upward. Global Certificates shall each be in the denomination oE the entire principal amount maturing on a single date, or, if a portion of said principal amount is prepaid, said principal amount less the prepayment_ Replacement Bonds, if issued as provided in paragraph 6, shall be in the 1134830.2 60. <<!y 1 denomination of $5,0�0 each or in 2 of a single maturity. The Bonds 3 years and amounts as follows_ 4 Year Amount 5 2001 6 2002 7 2003 8 2004 9 2005 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 $1,350,000 1,625,000 1,700,000 1,775,000 1,875,000 Year 2006 zoo� 2008 2009 2010 Amount $1,925,000 2,025,000 2,125,000 2,250,000 2,350,000 3. Purpose. The Bonds shall provide funds for the construction of the capital improvements in the City's 2000 capital improvement budget (the "Improvements"). The proceeds of the Bonds shall be deposited and used as provided in paragraph 17, for the purpose described by Laws of Minnesota for 1971, Chapter 773, as amended, and any excess moneys shall be devoted to any other purpose permitted by law. The total cost of the Improvements, which shall include all costs enumerated in Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.65, is estimated to be at least equal to the amount of the Bonds. Work on the Improvements shall proceed with due diligence to completion. 21 4. Interest. The Bonds Shall bear 22 semiannually on March 1 and Septembez 1 of each 23 "Interest Payment Date'�), commencing September 24 calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of tw 25 months, at the respective rates per annum set f 26 maturity years as follows: 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 1134830.2 4 Maturity Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 interest payable year (each, an l, 2000, elve 30-day orth opposite the Interest Rate 5.1250 5.125 5.125 5.125 5.125 5. Description of the Global Certificates and Global Book-Entry Svstem. Upon their original issuance the Bonds will be issued in the form of a single Global Certificate for each maturity, deposited with the Depository by the Purchaser and immobilized as provided in paragraph 6. No beneficial owners of interests in the Bonds will receive certificates representing their respective interests in the Bonds except as provided in paragraph 6. Except as so provided, during the term of the Bonds, beneficial ownership (and subsequent transfers of beneficial ownership) oP interests in the Global Certificates will be reflected by book entries made on the records of the Depository and its Participants and other banks, brokers, and dealers participating in the National System. The Depository's Interest Rate 5.1250 5.125 5.125 5.125 5.125 Maturitv Year any integral multiple thereof shall mature on March 1 in the 00 -14�1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SO 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2i 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 3S 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 book entries of beneficial ownership interests are authorized to be in increments of $5,000 of principal of the Bonds, but not smaller increments, despite the larger authorized denominations of the Global Certificates. Payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Global Certificates will be made to the Bond Registrar as paying agent, and in turn by the Bond Registrar to the Depository or its nominee as registered owner of the Global Certificates, and the Depository according to trie laws and rules governing it will receive and forward payments on behalf of the beneficial owners of the Global Certificates. Payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on a Global Certificate may in the City's discretion be made by such other method of transferring funds as may be requested by the Holder of a Global Certificate. 6. Immobilization of Global Certificates by the Depository• Successor Depository• Replacement Bonds. Pursuant to the request of the Purchaser to the Depository, which request is required by the Terms of Proposal, immediately upon the original delivery of the Bonds the Purchaser will deposit the Global Certificates representing all of the Bonds with the Depository. The Global Certificates shall be in typewritten form or otherwise as acceptable to the Depository, shall be registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee and shall be held immobilized from circulaCion at the offices of the Depository on behalf of the Purchaser and subsequent bondowners. The Depository or its nominee will be the sole holder of record of the Global Certificates and no investor or other party purchasing, selling or otherwise transferring ownership of interests in any Bond is to receive, hold or deliver any bond certificates so long as the Depository holds the Global Certificates immobilized from circulation, except as provided below in this paragraph and in paragraph 12. Certificates evidencing the Bonds may not after their original delivery be transferred or exchanged except: (i) Upon registration of transfer of ownership of a Global Certificate, as provided in paragraph 12, (ii? To any successor of the Depository (or its nominee) or any substitute depository (a "substitute depository") designated pursuant to clause (iii) of this subparagraph, provided that any successor of the Depository or any substitute depository must be both a��clearing corporation" as defined in the Minnesota Uniform Commercial Code at Minnesota Statutes, Section 336.8-102, and a qualified and registered '�clearing agency° as provided in Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 1134830.2 p0—}t.�c{ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (iii) To a substitute deposito�r designated by and acceptahle to the City upon (a) the determination by the Depository that the Bonds shall no longer be eligible for its depository services or (b) a detennination by the City that the Depository is no longer able Co carry out its functions, provided that any substitute depository must be qualified to act as such, as provided in clause (ii) of this subparagraph, or (iv) To those persons to whom transfer is requested in written transfer instructions in the event that: 11 (a) the Depository shall resign or discontinue 12 its services for the Bonds and the City is unable to 13 locate a substitute depository within two (2) months 14 following the resignation or determination of non- 15 eligibility, or 16 (b} upon a determination by the City in its sole 17 discretion that (1) the continuation of the book-entry 18 system described herein, which precludes the issuance 19 of certificates (other than Global Certificates) to any 20 Holder other than the Depository (or its nominee), 21 might adversely affect the interest of the beneficial 22 owners of the Bonds, or (2) that it is in the best 23 interest of the beneficial owners of the Bonds that 24 they be able to obtain certificated bonds, 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 in either of which evenCs the City shall notify Holders of its determination and of the availability of certificates (the °Replacement Bonds") to Holders requesting the same and the registration, transfer and exchange of such Bonds will be conducted as provided in paragraphs 9B and 12 herPOf. In the event of a succession of the Depository as may be authorized l�� this paragraph, the Bond Registrar upon presentation of G1oba1 Certificates shall register their transfer to Che substitute or successor depository, and the substitute or successor depository shall be treated as the Depository for all purposes and functions under this resolution. The Letter of Representations shall not apply to a substitute or successor depository unless the City and the substitute or successor depository so agree, and a similar agreement may be entered into. 7. Redemption. 40 {a) Optional RedemAtion; Due Date. All Boncis maturing 41 after March 1, 2008, shall be subject to redemption and 42 prepayment at the option of the City on such date and on any day 43 thereafter at a price of par plus accrued interest. Redemption 44 may he in whole or in part of the Bonds subject to prepayment. 45 If redemption is in part, those Bonds remaining unpaid may be 1134830.2 ( Oo -14� prepaid in such order of maturity and in such amount per maturity as the City sha11 dete�ine; and if only part of the Bonds having a common maturity date are called for prepayment, the Global Certificates may be prepaid in $5,000 increments of principal and, if applicable, the specific Replacement Bonds to be prepaid shall be chosen by lot by the Bond Registrar. Bonds or portions thereof called for redemption shall be due and payable on the redemption date, and interest thereon shall cease to accrue from and after the redemption date. 10 (b) Notation on Global Certificate. Upon a reduction in 11 the aggregate principal amount of a Global Certificate, the 12 Holder may make a notation of such redemption on the panel 13 provided on the Global Certificate stating the amount so 14 redeemed, or may return the Global Certificate to the Bond 15 Registrar in exchange for a new Global Ceztificate authenticated 16 by the Bond Registrar, in proper principal amount. Such 17 notation, if made by the Holder, shall be for reference only, and 18 may noC be relied upon by any other person as being in any way 19 determinative o£ the principal amount of such Global Certificate 20 outstanding, unless the Bond RegisCrar has signed the appropriate 21 column of the panel. 22 ic) Selection of Replacement Bonds. To effect a partial 23 redemption of Replacement Bonds having a common maturity date, 24 the Bond Registrar prior to giving notice of redemption shall 25 assign to each Replacement Bond having a common maturity date a 26 distinctive number for each $5,000 of the principal amount of 27 such Replacement Bond. The Bond Registrar shall then select by 28 lot, using such method of selection as it shall deem proper in 29 its discretion, from the numbers so assigned to such Replacement 30 Bonds, as many numbers as, at $5,000 for each number, shall equal 31 the principal amount of such Replacement Bonds to be redeemed. 32 The Replacement Bonds to be redeemed shall be the Replacement 33 Bonds to which were assigned numbers so selected; provided, 34 however, triat only so much of the principal amount of each such 35 Replacement Bond of a denomination of more than $5,000 shall be 36 redeemed as shall equal $5,000 for each number assigned to it and 37 so selected. ' 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 (d) Partial Redemption of Replacement Bonds. If a Replacement Bond is to be redeemed only in part, it sha11 be surrendered to the Bond Registrar (with, if the City or Bond Registrar so requires, a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the City and Bond Registrar duly executed by the Holder thereof or his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing) and the City shall execute (i£ necessary) and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Replacement Bond, without service charge, a new Replacement Bond or Bonds of the same series having the same stated maturity and interest rate and of any authorized denomination or denominations, as requested by such Holder, in aggregate 1134830.2 Oo-lyy 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Bond so surrendered. (e) Request for Redem�tion. The Bond Registrar shall call Bonds for redemption and payment as herein provided upon receipt by the Bond Registrar at least forty-five (45) days prior to the redemption date of a request of the City, in written form if the Bond Registrar is other than a City officer. Such request shall specify the principal amount of Bonds to be called for redemption and the redemption date. (f) Notice. Mailed notice of redemption shall be given to the paying agent (if other than a City officer) and to each affected Holder. If and when the City sha11 ca11 any of the Bonds for redemption and payment prior to the stated maturity thereof, the Bond Registrar shall give written notice in the name of the City of its intention to redeem and pay such Bonds at the office of the Bond Registrar. Notice of redemption shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than thirty (30) days prior to the redemption date, to each Holder of Bonds to be redeemed, at the address appearing in the Bond Register. A11 notices of redemption shall state: (i) The redemption date; (ii) The redemption price; 23 (iii) If less than all outstanding Bonds are to be 24 redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial 25 redemption, the respective principal amounts) of the Bonds 26 to be redeemed; 27 (iv) That on the redemption date, the redemption price 28 will become due and payable upon each such Bond, and that 29 interest thereon shall cease to accrue from and after said 30 date; and 31 (v) The place where such Bonds are to be surrendered 32 for payment of the redemption p'rice (which shall be the 33 office of the Bond Registrar). 34 (g) Notice to Depository. Notices to The Depository Trust 35 Company or its nominee shall contain the CUSIP numbers of the 36 Bonds. If there are any Holders of the Bonds other than the 37 Depository or its nominee, the Bond Registrar shall use its best 38 efforts to deliver any such notice to the Depository on the 39 business day next preceding the date of mailing of such notice to 40 all other Holders. 1134830.2 $ o0-t4y i 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 8. Bond Reaistrar. U. S. Bank Trust National Association, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, is appointed to act as bond registrar and transfer agent with respect to the Bonds (the "Bond Registrar"), and shall do so unless and until a successor Bond Registrar is duly appointed, all pursuant to any contract the City and Bond Registrar shall execute which is consistent herewith. A successor Bond Registrar sha11 be an officer of the City or a bank or trust company eligible for designation as bond registrar pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 475, and may be appointed pursuant to any cantract the City and such successor Bond Registrar shall execute which is consi5tent herewith. The Bond Registrar shall also serve as paying agent unless and until a successor paying agent is duly appointed. Principal and interest on the Bonds shall be paid to the Aolders (or record holders) of the Sonds in the manner set forth in the fornls of Bond and paragraph 14 of this resolution. 9. Forms of Bond. The Bonds shall be in the form of Global Certificates unless and until Replacement Bonds are made available as provided in paragraph 6. Each form of bond may contain such additional or different terms and provisions as to the form of payment, record date, notices and other matters as are consistent with the Letter of Representations and approved by the City Attorney. 24 A. Global Certificates. The Global Certificates, 25 together with the Certificate of Registration, the Register of 26 Partial Payments, the fornl of Assignment and the registration 27 information thereon, shall be in substantially the following form 28 and may be typewritten rather than printed: 1134830.2 oo-��t�t 1 2 3 4 5 R- GENERAL OBLIGATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT 10 11 12 BOND, SERIES 2000A INPEREST MATURITY DATfi OF RATE DATE ORIGINAL ISSUE March 1, REGISTERED OWNER: PRINCIPAL AMOUNP: $ CUSIP �• _:' 13 KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that the City of 14 Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota (the "ISSUer" or "City"), 15 certifies that it is indebted and for value received promises to 16 pay to the registered owner specified above or on the certificate 17 of registration below, or registered assigns, in the manner 18 hereinafter set forth, the principal amount specified above, on 19 the maturity date specified above, unless called for,earlier 20 redemption, and to pay interest thereon semiannually on March 1 21 and September 1 of each year (each, an "Interest PaymenC Date"), 22 commencing September 1, 2000, at the ra�e per annum specified 23 above (calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day 24 months) until the principal sum is paid or has been provided for. 25 This Bond will bear interest from the most recent Interest 26 Payment Date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest 27 has been paid, from the date of original issue hereof. The 28 principal of and premium, if any, on this Bond are payable in 29 same-day funds by 2:30 p.m., Eastern time, upon presentation and 30 surrender hereof at the principal office of 31 in , Minnesota (the "Bond Registrar"), acting as 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 paying agent, or any successor paying agent duly appointed by the Issuer; provided, however, Chat upon a partial redemption of this Bond which results in the stated amount hereof being reduced, the Holder may in its discretion be paid without presentation of this Bond, which payment shall be received no later than 2:30 p.m., Eastern time, and may make a notation on the panel provided herein of such redemption, stating the amount so redeemed, or may return the Bond to the Bond RegistraT in exchange £or a new Bond in the proper principal amount. Such notation, if made by the xolder, shall be for reference only, and may not be relied upon by any other person as being in any way determinative of the principal amount of this Bond outstanding, unless the Bond 1134830.2 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF MINNESOTA RP.MSEY COUNTY CITY OF SAINT PAUL March 1, 2000 10 oo— ��'� 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Registrar has signed the appropriate column of the panel. Interest on this Bond will be paid on each Interest Payment Date in same-day funds by 2:30 p.m., Eastern time, to the person in whose name this Bond is registered (the ��Aolder" or "Bondholder'�) on the registration books of the Issuer maintained by the Bond Registrar and at the address appearing thereon at the close of business on the fifteenth day of the calendar month preceding such Interest Payment Date (the "Regular Record Date"). Interest payments shall be received by the Holder no later than 2:30 p.m., Eastern time; and principal and premium payments sriall be received by the Holder no later than 2:30 p.m., Eastern time, if the Bond is surrendered for payment enough in advance to pemlit payment to be made by such time. Any interest not so timely paid shall cease to be payable to the person who is the Holder hereof as of the Regular Record Date, and shall be payable to the gerson who is the Holder hereof at the close of business on a date (the "Special Record Date") fixed by the Bond Registrar whenever money becomes available for payment of the defaulted interest. Notice of the Special Record Date shall be given to Bondholders not less than ten days prior to the Special Record Date. The principal of and premium, if any, and interest on this Bond are payable in lawful money of the United States of America. 23 Date of Payment Not Business Day. If the date for 24 payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on this 25 Bond shall be a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or a day on which 26 banking institutions in the City of New York, New York, or the 27 city where the principal office of the Bond Registrar is located 28 are authorized by law or executive order to close, then the date 29 for such payment shall be the next succeeding day which is not a 30 Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or a day on which such banking 31 institutions are authorized to close, and payment on such date 32 shall have the same force and effect as if made on the nominal 33 date of payment. 34 Redemption. All Bonds of this issue (the "BOnds") 35 maturing after March 1, 2008, are subject to redemption and 36 prepayment at the option of the Issuer on such date and on any 37 day thereafter at a price of par plus accrued interest. 38 Redemption may be in whole or in part of the Bonds subject to 39 prepayment. If redemption is in part, those Bonds remaining 40 unpaid may be prepaid in such order of maturity and in such 41 amount per maturity as the City shall determine; and if only part 42 of the Bonds having a common maturity date are called for 43 prepayment, this Bond may be prepaid in $5,000 increments of 44 principal. Bonds or portions thereof called for redemption shall 45 be due and payable on the redemption clate, and interest thereon 46 shall cease to accrue from and after the redemption date. 47 Notice of Redemption. Mailed notice of redemption 48 shall be given to the paying agent (if other than a CiCy officer) 49 and to each affected Holder of the Bonds. In the event any of 1134830.2 1 1 oo-+�� 1 the Bonds are called for redemption, written notice thereof will 2 be given by first class mail mailed not less than thirty (30) 3 days prior to the redemption date to each Holder of Bonds to be 4 redeemed. In connection with any such notice, the "CUSIP" 5 numbers assigned to the Bonds shall be used. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Replacement or Notation of Bonds after Partial Redemption. Upon a partial redemption of this Bond which results in the stated amount hereof being reduced, the Holder may in its discretion make a notation on the panel provided herein of such redemption, stating the amount so redeemed. Such notation, if made by the Holder, shall be for reference on1y, and may not be relied upon by any other person as being in any way determinative of the principal amount of the Bond outstanding, unless the Bond Registrar has signed the appropriate column of the panel. Otherwise, the Holder may surrender this Bond to the Bond Registrar (with, if the Issuer or Bond Registrar so requires, a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and Bond Registrar duly executed by the Aolder thereof or his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing) and the Issuer shall execute (if necessary) and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Bond, without service charge, a new Bond of the same series having the same stated maturity and interest rate and of the authorized denomination in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Bond so surrendered. Issuance; Purpose; General Obligation. This Bond is one of an issue in the total principal amount of $19,000,000, all of like date of original issue and tenor, except as to number, maturity, interest rate, denomination, and redemption privilege, which Bond has been issued pursuant to and in full conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota, including particularly Laws of Minnesota for 1971, Chapter 773, as amended, and the Charter of the Issuer, and pursuant to a resolution aflopted by the City Council of the Issuer on February 16, 2000 (the ��Resolution"), for the purpose of providing money to finance the acquisition, construction and repair of various capital improvements in the City. This Bond is payable out of the General Debt Service Fund of the Issuer. This Bond constitutes a general obligation of the Issuer, and to provide moneys for the prompt and fu11 payment of its principal, premium, if any, and interest when the same become due, the full faith and credit and taxing powers of the Issuer have been and are hereby irrevocably pledged. 45 Denominations: Exchan4e: Resolution. The Bonds are 46 issuable originally only as Global Certificates in the 47 denomination of the entire principal amount of the issue maturing 48 on a single date, or, if a portion of said principal is prepaid, 49 said principal amount less the prepayment. Global Certificates 1134830.2 ]_2 a o -14�{ � 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 are not exchangeable for fully registered bonds of smaller denominations except to evidence a partial prepayment or in exchange for Replacement Bonds if then available. Replacement Bonds, if made available as provided below, are issuable solely as fully registered bonds in the denaminations of $5,�00 and integral multiples thereof of a single maturity and are exchangeable for fu11y registered Bonds of other authorized denominations in equal aggregate principal amounts at the principal office of the Bond Registrar, but only in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Resolution. Reference is hereby made to the Resolution for a description of the rights and duties of the Bond Registrar. Copies of the Resolution are on file in the principal office of the Bond Registrar. Replacement Bonds. Replacement Bonds may be issued by the Issuer in the event that: 17 (a) the Depository shall resign or discontinue its 18 services for the Sonds, and only if the Issuer is unable to 19 locate a substitute depository within two (2) months 20 following the resignation or determination of non- 21 eligibility, or 22 (b) upon a determination by the Issuer in its sole 23 discretion that (1) the continuation of the book-ent� 24 system described in the Resolution, which precludes the 25 issuance of certificates (other than Global Certificates) to 26 any Holder otrier than the Depository (or its nominee), might 27 adversely affect the interest of the beneficial owners of 28 the Bonds, or (2) that it is in the best interest of the 29 beneficial owners of the Bonds that they be able to obtain 30 certificated bonds. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Transfer. This Bond shall be registered in the name of the payee on the books of the Issuer by presenting this Bond for registration to the Bond Registrar, who will endorse his, her or its name and note the date of registration opposite the name of the payee in the certificate of registration attached hereto. Thereafter this Bond may be transferred by delivery with an assignment duly executed by the Holder or his, her or its legal representatives, and the Issuer and Bond Registrar may treat the Holder as the person exclusively entitled to exercise a11 the rights and powers of an owner until this Bond is presented with such assignment for registration of transfer, accompanied by assurance of the nature provided by law triat the assignment is genuine and ef£ective, and until such transfer is registered on said books and noted hereon by the Bond Registrar, all subject �o the terms and conditions provided in the Resolution and to reasonable regulations of the Issuer contained in an� agreement with, or notice to, the Bond Registrar_ Transfer of this Bond may, at the direction and expense of the Issuer, be subjecC to 1134830.2 13 oo-I�t�! 1 certain other restrictions if required to qualify this Bond as 2 being "in registered form" within the meaning of Section 149(a) 3 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 4 Fees ugon Transfer or Loss. The Bond Registrar may 5 require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any ta�c or other 6 governmental charge payable in connection with the transfer or 7 exchange of this Bond and any legal or unusual costs regarding 8 transfers and lost Bonds. 9 Treatment of ReQistered Owner. The Issuer and Bond 10 Registrar may treat the person in whose name this Bond is 11 registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving 12 payment as herein provided (except as otherwise provided with 13 respect to the Record Date) and for all other purposes, tahether 14 or not this Bond shall be overdue, and neither the Issuer nor the 15 Bond Registrar sha11 be affected by notice to the contrary. 16 Authentication. This Bond shall not be valid or become 17 obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any security unless 18 the Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been executed 19 by the Bond Registrar. 20 Not Oualified Tax-F.�cemnt Obligations. The Sonds have 21 not been designated by the Issuer as "qualified tax-exempt 22 obligations" for purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the federal 23 Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The Bonds do not 24 qualify for such designation. 25 IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED AND RECITED that all acts, 26 conditions and things required by the Constitution and laws of 27 the State of Minnesota and the Charter of the issuer to be done, 28 to happen and to be performed, precedent to and in the issuance 29 of this Bond, have been done, have happened and have been 30 perfoxzned, in regular and due form, time and manner as required 31 by law, and that this Bond, together with all other debts of the 32 Issuer outstanding on the date of original issue hereof and on 33 the date of its issuance and delivery to the original purchaser, 34 does not exceed any constitutional or statutory or Charter 35 limitation of indebtedness. 36 IN WITI3ESS WHEREOF, the City of Saint Paul, Ramsey 37 County, Minnesota, by its City Council has caused this Bond to be 38 executed on its behalf by the photocopied facsimile signature of 39 its Mayor, attested by the photocopied facsimile signature of its 40 Clerk, and countersigned by the photocopied facsimile signature 41 of its Director, Office of Financial Services, the official seal 42 having been omitted as permitted by law. 1134830.2 ]_L} op -!'� 4 1 2 3 4 Date of Registration 5 BOND REGISTRAR'S 6 CERTIFICATE OF 7 AUTHENTICATION 8 This Bond is one of the 9 Bonds described in the 10 Resolution mentioned 11 within. 12 13 14 , 15 Bond Registrar 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 By Authorized Signature Registrable by: Payable at: CITY OF SAINT PAUL, RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Mayor ACtesC: City Clerk Countersigned: Director, Office of Financial Services General Obligation Capital Improvement Bond, Series 2000A, No. R- . 1134830.2 15 00 - ��!`► �� 2 3 4 5 6 I] 3 � 10 11 12 13 CERTIFICATE OE REGISTRATION The transfer of ownership of the"principal amount of the attached Bond may be made only by the registered owner or his, her or its legal representative last noted below. DATE OF REGISTRATION REGISTERED OWNER SIGNATURE OF BOND REGISTRAR 1134830.2 � CO-1�{Lt E� REGISTER OF PARTIAL PAYMENTS 2 The principal amount of the attached Bond has been pregaid on the 3 dates and in the amounts noted below: 4 Signature of Signa�ure of 5 Date Amount Bondholder Bond Reqistrar 6 7 8 9 1� 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 If a notation is made on this register, such notation has the 23 effect stated in the attached Bond. Partial payments do not 24 require the presentation of the attached Bond to the Bond 25 Registrar, and a Holder could fail to note the partial payment 26 here. 1134830.2 ]_7 �oy� 1 4 1 ABBREVIATIONS 2 The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on 3 the face of this Bond, shall be construed as though they were 4 written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations: 5 TEN COM - as tenants in common 6 TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties 7 JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of survivorshig 8 and not as tenants in common 9 UTMA - as custodian for 10 (Cust) (Minor) 11 under the Unifonn Transfers to Minors Act 12 (State) 13 Additional abbreviations may also be used 14 though not in the above list. 1134830.2 1 $ b 0-t`�� � 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AS S IGNMEI3T For value received, the undersigned hereby se11s, assigns and transfers unto the attached Bond and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint attorney to transfer the Bond on the books kept for the registration thereof, with full power of substitLtion in the premises. 9 Dated: 10 11 12 13 14 15 F� 17 Notice: The assignor's signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the attached Bond in every particular, without alteration or any change whatever. Signature Guaranteed: 18 Signature(s) must be guaranteed by a national bank or trust 19 company or by a brokerage firm having a membership in one of the 20 major stock exchanges or any other "Eligible Guarantor 21 Institution" as defined in 17 CFR 240.17Ad-15(a)(2). 22 The Bond Registrar will not effect transfer of this 23 Bond unless the information concerning the transferee requested 24 below is provided. 25 26 27 28 29 30 Name and Address: 1134830.2 (Include information for all joint owners if the Bond is held by joint account.) 19 a o-►yy 1 B. ReDlacement Bonds. If the City has notified 2 Holders that Replacement Bonds have been made available as 3 provided in paragraph 6, then for every Bond thereafter 4 transferred or exchanged (including an exchange to reflect the 5 partial prepayment of a Global Certificate not previously 6 exchanged for Replacement Bonds) the Bond Registrar shall deliver 7 a certificate in the form of the Replacement Bond rather than the 8 Global Certificate, but the Holder of a Global Certificate sha11 9 not otherwise be reguired to exchange the Global Certificate for 10 one or more Replacement Bonds since the City recognizes that some 11 beneficial owners may prefer the convenience of the Depositoiy's 12 registered ovmership of the Bonds even though the entire issue is 13 no longer required to be in global book-entry form. The 14 Replacement Bonds, together with the Bond Registrar's Certificate 15 of Authentication, the form of Assignment and the registration 16 information thereon, shall be in substantially the following 17 form: 1134830.2 2� oa-�v�t � 2 3 4 5 R- 6 7 8 INTEREST 9 RATE 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF MINNESQTA RAMSEY COUNTY CITY OF SAINT PAUL $ GENERAL OBLIGATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BOND, SERIES 2000A MATURITY DATE OF DATE ORIGINAL ISSUE March 1, 2000 REGISTERED OWNER: PRINCIPAL AMOUN'T: CUSIP DOLLARS KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that the City of Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota (the "ISSUer" or "City"), certifies that it is indebted and for value received promises to pay to the registered owner specified above, or registered assigns, in the manner hereinafter set forth, the principal amount specified above, on the maturity date specified above, unless called for earlier redemption, and to pay interest thereon semiannually on Niarch 1 and September 1 of each year (each, an "Interest Payment Date"), commencing September 1, 2000, at the rate per annum specified above (calculated on the basis oi a 360-day year of twelve 30-da� months) until the principal sum is paid or has been provided for. This Bond will bear interest from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of original issue hereof. The principal of and premium, if any, on this Bond are payable upon presentation and surrender hereof at the principal office of , in , "(the "Bond Registrar"), acting as paying agent, or any successor paying agenC duly appointed by the Issuer. Interest on this Bond will be paid on each Interest Payment Date by check or draft mailed to the person in whose name this Bond is registered (the "Holder" or "Bondholder") on the registration books of the Issuer maintained by the Bond Registrar and at the address appearing thereon at the close of business on the fifteenth day of the calendar month preceding such Interest Payment Date (the "Regular Record Date"). Any interest not so timely paid shall cease to be payable to the person who is the Holder hereof as of the Regular Record Date, and shall be payable to the person who is the Holder hereof at the close of business on a date (the '�Special Record Date'�) fixed by the Bond Registrar whenever money becomes availal�le for 1134830.2 2]_ oo-w� 1 payment of the defaulted interest. Notice of the Special Record 2 Date shall be given to Bondholders not less than ten days prior 3 to the Special Record Date. The principal of and premium, if 4 any, and interest on this Bond are payable in lawful money of the 5 United States of America. 6 REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE FURTHER PROVISIONS OE 7 THIS BOND SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF, WHICH PROVISIONS SHALL 8 FOR ALL PURPOSES HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS IF SET FORTFi HERE. 9 IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED AND RECITED that all acts, 10 conditions and things required by the Constitution and laws of 11 the State of Minnesota and the Charter of the Issuer to be done, 12 to happen and to be perfonned, precedent to and in the issuance 13 of this Bond, have been done, have happened and have been 14 performed, in regular and due form, time and manner as required 15 by law, and that this Bond, together with all other debts of the 16 Issuer outstanding on the date of original issue hereof and on 17 the date of its issuance and delivery to the original purchaser, 18 does not exceed any constitutional or statutory or Charte� 19 limitation of indebtedness. 2� IN WITNESS WHRREOF, the City of Saint Paul, Ramsey 21 County, Minnesota, by its City Council has caused this Bond to be 22 executed on its behalf by the original or facsimile signature of 23 its Mayor, attested by the original or facsimile signature of its 24 Clerk, and countersigned by the original or facsimile signature 25 of its Director, Office of Financial Services, the official seal 26 having been omitted as permitted by law. 1134830.2 2 z D o -�►ty � 2 3 4 Date of Registration 5 BOND REGISTRAR'S 6 CERTIFICATE OF 7 AL3THENTICATIOI3 8 This Bond is one of the 9 Bonds described in the 10 Resolution mentioned 11 within. 12 13 14 15 Bond Registrar 16 17 18 19 By Authorized Signature 113§830.2 Registrable by: Payable at: _ CITY OF SAINT` PAUL, RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Mayor Attest: City Clerk Countersigned: Director, Office of Financial Services 23 00- I�ty ON REVERSE OF BOND 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Date of Payment Not Business Dav. If the date for payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on this Bond shall be a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the City of New York, New York, or the city where the principal office of the Bond Registrar is located are authorized by law or executive order to close, then the date for such payment shall be the next succeeding day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or a day on which such banking institutions are authorized to close, and payment on such date shall have the same force and effect as if made on the nominal date of payment. Redemption. All Bonds of this issue (the "Bonds") maturing after March 1, 2008, are subject to redemption and prepayment at the option of the Issuer on such date and on any day thereafter at a price of par plus accrued interest. Redemption may be in whole or in part of the Bonds subject to prepayment. If redemption is in part, those Bonds remaining unpaid may be prepaid in such order of maturity and in such amount per maturity as the City sha11 determine; and if only of the Bonds having a common maturity date are called for prepayment, the specific Bonds to be prepaid shall be chosen lot by the Bond Registrar. Bonds or portions thereof called part by for redemption shall be due and payable on the redemption date, and interest thereon sha11 cease to accrue from and after the redemption date. 27 NotiCe of Redemption. Mailed notice of redemption 28 shall be given to the paying agent (if other than a City officer) 29 and to each affected Holder of the Bonds. In the event any of 30 the Bonds are called for redemption, written notice thereof will 31 be given by first class mail mailed not less than thirty (30) 32 days prior to the redemption date to each Holder of Bonds to be 33 redeemed. In connection with any such notice, the °CUSIP�� 34 numbers assigned to the Bonds shall be used. 35 Selection of Bonds for Redemption. To effect a partial 36 redemption of Bonds having a Common maturity date, the Bond 37 Registrar shall assign to each Bond having a common maturity date 38 a distinctive number for each $5,000 of the principal amount of 39 such Bond. The Bond Registrar shall then select by lot, using 40 such method of selection as it shall deem proper in its 41 discretion, from the numbers assigned to the Bonds, as many 42 numbers as, at $5,000 for each number, shall equal the principal 43 amount of such Bonds to be redeemed. The Bonds to be redeemed 44 shall be the Bonds to which were assigned numbers so selected; 45 provided, however, that only so much of the principal amount of 46 such Bond of a denomination of more than $5,000 shall be redeemed 47 as shall equal $5,000 for each number assigned to it and so 1134830.2 24 ao-i4y 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 selected. If a Bond is to be redeemed only in part, it shall be surrendered to the Bond Registrar (with, if the Issuer or Bond Registrar so requires, a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and Bond Registrar duly executed by the Holder thereo£ or his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing) and the Issuer shall execute (if necessary) and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Bond, without service charge, a new Bond or Bonds of the same series having the sac:te stated maturity and interest rate and of any authorized denomination or denominations, as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Bond so surrendered. Issuance; Purpose; General Obligation. This Bond is one of an issue in the total principal amount of $19,000,000, a11 of like date of original issue and tenor, except as to number, maturity, interest rate, denomination, and redemption privilege, which Bond has been issued pursuant to and in full conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota, including particularly Laws of Minnesota for 1971, Chapter 773, as amended, and the Charter of the Issuer, and pursuant to a resolution adopted by the City Council of the Issuer on February 16, 2000 (the "Resolution"), for the purpose of providing money to finance the acquisition, construction and repair of various capital improvements in the City. This Bond is payable out of the General Debt Service Fund of the Issuer. This Bond constitutes a general obligation of the Issuer, and to provide moneys for the prompt and full payment of its principal, premium, if any, and interest when the same become due, the full faith and credit and taxing powers of the Issuer have been and are hereby irrevocably pledged. Denominations; Exchanae: Resolution. The Bonds are issuable solely as fully registered bonds in the denominations of $5,000 and integral multiples thereof of a single maturity and are exchangeable for fu11y registered Bonds of other authorized denominations in equal aggregate principal amounts at the principal office of the Bond Registrar, but only in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Resolution. Reference is hereby made to the ResoluCion for a description of the rights and duties of the Bond Registrar. Copies of the Resolution are on file in the principal office of the Bond Registrar. Transfer. This Bond is transferable by the Holder in person or by his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing at the principal office of the Bond Registrar upon presentation and surrender hereof to the Bond Registrar, all subject to the terms and conditions provided in the Resolution and to reasonable regulations of the Issuer contained in any agreement with, or notice to, the Bond Registrar. Thereupon the Issuer shall 113483�.2 2 rj Do -r�� 1 execute and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate and deliver, in 2 exchange for this Bond, one or more new fully registered Bonds in 3 the name of the transferee (but not registered in blank or to 4 "bearer" or similar designation), of an authorized denomination 5 or denominations, in aggregate principal amount equal to the 6 principal amount of this Bond, of the same maturity and bearing 7 interest at the same rate. 8 Fees upon Transfer or Loss. The Bond Registrar may 9 require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other 10 governmental charge payable in connection with the transfer or 11 exchange of this Bond and any legal or unusual costs regarding 12 transfers and lost Bonds. 13 Treatment of Registered Owner. The Issuer and Bond 14 Registrar may treat the person in whose name this Bond is 15 registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving 16 payment as herein provided (except as otherwise provided on the 17 reverse side hereof with respect to the Record Date) and for all 18 other purposes, whether or not this Bond shall be overdue, and 19 neither the Issuer nor the Bond Registrar shall be affected by 20 notice to the contrary. 21 Authentication. This Bond shall not be valid or become 22 obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any security unless 23 the Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been executed 24 by the Bond Registrar. 25 Not Oualified Tax-Exem�t Obligations. The Bonds have 26 not been designated by the Issuer as "qualified tax-exempt 27 obligations" for purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the federal 28 Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The Bonds do not 29 qualify for such designation. 1134830.2 2 6 e°��4`I � ABBREVIATIONS 2 The following abbreviations, when used in the 3 inscription on the face of this Bond, sha11 be construed as 4 though they were written out in full according to applicable laws 5 or regulations: 6 TEN COM - as tenants in common 7 TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties 8 JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of survivorship 9 and not as tenants in common 10 UTMA - as custodian for 11 (Cust) (Minor) 12 under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act 13 (State) 14 Additional abbreviations may also be used 15 though noC in the above list. 1134830.2 2 7 o�_ ��l�{ � 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ASSIGNMENT For value received, the undersigned hereby se11s, assigns and transfers unto the within Bond and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint attorney to transfer the Bond on the books kept for the registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises. 9 Dated: 10 11 12 13 14 15 Q Notice: The assignor�s signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Bond in every particular, without alteration or any change whatever. Signature Guaranteed: 17 Signature(s) must be guaranteed by a national bank or trust 18 company or by a brokerage firm having a membership in one of the 19 major stock exchanges or any other "Eligible Guarantor 20 Institution" as defined in 17 CFR 240.17Ad-15(a)(2). 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 The Bond Registrar will not effect transfer of this Bond unless the information concerning the transferee requested below is provided. Name and Address: (Include information for all joint owners if the Bond is held by joint account.) 1134830.2 f33 00- 1�1�� i 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 10. Execution. The Bonds shall be executed on behalf of the City by the signatures of its Mayor, Clerk and Director, Office of Financial Services, each with the effect noted on the £orms of the Bonds, and be sealed with the seal of the City; provided, however, that the seal of the City may be a printed or photocopied facsimile; and provided further that any of such signatures may be printed or photocopied facsimiles and the cozporate seal may be omitted on the Bonds as permitted by law. In the event of disability or resignation or other absence of any such officer, the Bonds may be signed by the manual or facsimile signature of that officer who may act on behalf of such absent or disabled officer. In case any such officer whose signature or facsimile of whose signature shall appear on the Bonds shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of the Bonds, such signature or facsimile shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if he or she had remained in office until delivery. 11. Authentication; Date of Reaistration. No Bond shall be valid or obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any security or benefit under this resolution unless a Certificate of Authentication on such Bond, substantially in the Eorm hereinabove set forth, shall have been duly executed by an authorized representative of Che Bond Registrar. Certificates of Authentication on different Bonds need not be signed by the same person. The Bond Registrar shall authenticate the signatures of officers of the City on each Bond by execution of the Certificate of Authentication on the Bond and by inserting as the date of registration in the space provided the date on which the Bond is authenticated. For purposes of delivering the original Global Certificates to the Purchaser, the Bond Registrar shall insert as the date of registration the date of original issue, which date is MarCh 1, 2000. The Certificate of Authentication So executed on each Bond shall be conclusive evidence that it has been authenticated and delivered under this resolution. 12. Registration• Transfer• Exchancr . The City will cause to be kept at the principal office of the Bond Registrar a bond register in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as the Bond Registrar may prescribe, the Bond Registrar shall provide for the registration of Bonds and the registration of transfers of Bonds entitled to be registered or transferred as herein provided. 42 A Global Certificate shall be registered in the name of 43 the payee on the books of the Bond Registrar by presenting the 44 Global Certificate for registration to the Bond Registrar, who 45 wi11 endorse his or her name and note the daCe of registration 46 opposite the name of the payee in the certificate o£ registration 1134830.2 2 9 oo-�4 � 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 on the Global Certificate. Thereafter a Global Certificate may be transferred by delivery with an assignment duly executed by the Holder or his, her or its legal representative, and the City and Bond Registrar may treat the Holder as the person exclusively entitled to exercise all Che rights and powers of an owner until a Global Certificate is presented with such assignment for registration of transfer, accompanied by assurance of the nature provided by law that the assignment is genuine and effective, and until such transfer is registered on said books and noted thereon by the Bond Registrar, all subject to the terms and conditions provided in this resolution and to reasonable regulations of the City contained in any agreement with, or notice to, the Bond Registrar. 14 Transfer of a Global Certificate may, at the direction 15 and expense of the City, be subject to other restrictions if 16 required to qualify the Global Certificates as being "in 17 registered form" within the meaning of Section 149(a) of the 18 federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 19 If a Global Certificate is to be exchanged for one or 20 more Replacement Bonds, all of the principal amount of the Global 21 Certificate shall be so exchanged. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Upon surrender for transfer of any Replacement Bond at the principal office of the Bond Registrar, the CiCy shall execute (if necessary), and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate, insert the date of registration (as provided in paragraph 11) of, and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Replacement Bonds of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount, having the same stated maturity and interest rate, as requested by the transferor; provided, however, that no bond may be registered in blank or in the name of "bearer° or similar designation. At the option of the Holder of a Replacement Bond, Replacement Bonds may be exchanged for Replacement Bonds of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount and stated maturity, upon surrender of the Replacement Bonds to be exchanged at the principal office of the Bond Registrar. Whenever any Replacement Bonds are so surrendered for exchange, the City shall execute (if necessary), and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate, insert the date of registration of, and deliver the Replacement Bonds which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive. Global Certificates may not be exchanged for Global Certificates of smaller denominations. 1134830.2 30 00 - � �t y 1 Al1 Bonds surrendered upon any exchange or transfer 2 provided for in this resolution shall be promptly cancelled by 3 the Bond Registrar and thereafter disposed of as directed by the 4 City. 5 All Bonds delivered in exchange for or upon transfer of 6 Bonds sha11 be valid general obligations of the City evidencing 7 the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this 8 resolution, as the Bonds surrendered for such exchange or 9 transfer. 10 Every Bond presented or surrendered for transfer or 11 exchange shall be duly endorsed or be accompanied by a written 12 instrument of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Bond 13 Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his, her or its 14 attorney duly authorized in writing. 15 The Bond Registrar may_require payment of a sum 16 sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable 17 in connection with the transfer or exchange of any Bond and any 18 legal or unusual costs regarding transfers and lost Bonds. 19 Transfers shall also be subject to reasonable 20 regulations of the City contained in any agreement with, or 21 notice to, the Sond Registrar, including regulations which permit 22 the Bond RegisCrar to close iCS transfer books between record 23 dates and payment dates. 24 13. Rights Upon Transfer or Exchanqe. Each Bond 25 delivered upon transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any 26 other Bond shall carry all the rights to interest accrued and 27 unpaid, and to accrue, whieh were carried by such other Bond. 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 14. Interest Payment: Record Date. Interest on any Global Certificate shall be paid as provided in the first paragraph thereof, and interest on any Replacement Bond shall be paid on each Interest Payment Date by check or draft mailed to the person in whose name the Bond is registered (the "Holder") on the regisCration books of the City maintained by the Bond Registrar, and in each case at the address appearing thereon at the close of business on the fifteenth (15th) day of the calendar month preceding such Interest Payment Date (the "Regular Record Date"). Any such interest not so timely gaid shall cease to be payable to the person who is the Holder thereof as of the Regular Record Date, and shall be payable to the person who is the Holder thereof at the close of business on a date (the "Special Record Date") fixed by the Bond Registrar whenever money becomes available for payment of the defaulted interest. Notice of the 1134830.2 .3 1 00 _ tyy 1 Special Record Date shall be given by the Bond Registrar to the 2 Holders not less than ten (10) days prior to the Special Record 3 Date. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15. Holders: Treatment of Registered Owner• Consent of Holders. (A) For the purposes of all actions, consents and other matters affecting Holders of the Bonds, other than payments, redemptions, and purchases, the City may (but shall not be obligated to) treat as the Holder of a Bond the beneficial owner of the Bond instead of the person in whose name the Bond is registered. For that purpose, the City may ascertain the identity of the beneficial owner of the Bond by such means as the Bond Registrar in its sole discretion deems appropriate, including but not limited to a certificate from the person in whose name the Bond is registered identifying such beneficial owner. 17 (B) The City and Bond Registrar may treat the person in 18 whose name any Bond is registered as the owner of such Bond for 19 the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and premium, if 20 any, and interest (subject to the payment provisions in paragraph 21 14 above) on, such Bond and for all other purposes whatsoever 22 whether or not such Bond sha11 be overdue, and neither the City 23 nor the Bond Registrar shall be affected by notice to the 24 contrary. 25 (C) Any consent, request, direction, approval, objection or 26 other instrument to be signed and executed by the Holders may be 27 in any number of concurrent writings of similar tenor and must be 28 signed or executed by such Holders in person or by agent 29 appointed in writing. Proof of the execution of any such 30 consent, request, direction, approval, objection or other 31 instrument or of the writing appointing any such agent and of the 32 ownership of Bonds, if made in the following manner, shall be 33 sufficient for any of the purposes of this resolution, and shall 34 be conclusive in favor of the City with regard to any action 35 taken by it under such request or other instrument, namely: 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 (1) The fact and date of the execution by any person of any such writing may be proved by the certificate of any officer in any jurisdiction who by law has power to take acknowledgments within such jurisdiction that the person signing such writing acknowledged before him or her the execution thereof, or by an affidavit of any witness to such execution. 1134830.2 32 bd- �tM 1 (2) Subject to the grovisions of subparagraph (A) 2 above, the fact of the ownership by any person of Bonds and 3 the amounts and numbers of such Bonds, and the date of the 4 holding of the same, may be proved by reference to the bond 5 register. 6 16. Delivery; Application of Proceeds. The Global 7 Certificates when so prepared and executed shall be delivered by 8 the Director, Office of Financial Services, to the Purchaser upon 9 receipt of the purchase price, and the Purchaser shall not be 10 obliged to see to the proper application thereof. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 17. Fund and Account. There is hereby created a special account to be designated the "Capital Improvement Bonds of 2000A Account" (the ��Account") to be administered and maintained by the City Treasurer as a bookkeeping account separate and apart from all other accounts maintained in the official financial records of the City. There has been heretofore created and established the General Debt Service Fund (numbered 960, herein the "Fund"). The Fund and the Account shall each be maintained in the manner herein specified until all of the Bonds and the interest thereon have been fully paid. (i) Account. To the Account there shall be credited the proceeds of the sale of the Bonds, less accrued interest received thereon, and less any amount paid for the Bonds in excess of $18,857,5�0. From the Account there sha11 be paid all costs and expenses of making the Improvements, including the cost of any construction contracts heretofore let and all other costs incurred and to be incurred of the kind authorized in Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.65 (including interest on the Bonds payable during the construction period); and the moneys in the Account shall be used for no other purpose except as otherwise provided by law; provided that the proceeds of the Bonds may also be used to the extent necessary r.o pay interest on the Bonds due prior to the anticipated date of commencement of the collection of taxes levied herein; and provided further that if upon completion o£ the Improvements there shall remain any unexpended balance in the Account, the balance may be transferred by the Council to the fund of any other improvement instituted pursuant to Laws of Minnesota for 1971, Chapter 773, as amended, or used for any other purpose permitted by law, or transferred to the E'und. All earnings on the Account shall be transferred to the Fund, or may remain in the AcCOUnt. 1134830.2 33 Oo— lyy 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 16 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 a� 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 (ii) Fund. There is hereby pledged and there shall be credited to the Fund, to a special sinking fund account which is hereby created and establ:shed therein for the payment of the Bonds: (a) all accrued interest received upon delivery of the Bonds; (h) all funds paid for the Bonds in excess of $18,857,500; (c) any collections of all taxes which are herein levied for the payment of the Bonds and interest thereon as provided in paragraph 18; (d) all funds remaining in the Account after completion of the Improvements and payment of the costs thereof, not so transferred to the account of another improvement or used for any other purpose permitted by law; (e) all investment earnings on moneys held in said special account in the Fund; and (f) any and a11 other moneys which are properly available and are appropriated by the governing body of the City to said special account in the Fund. Said special account created in the Fund shall be used solely to pay the principal and interest and any premiums for redemption of the Bonds and any other bonds of the City heretofore or hereafter issued by the City and made payable from said special account in the Fund as provided by law, or to pay any rebate due to the United States. No portion of the proceeds of the Bonds shall be used directly or indirectly to acquire higher yielding investments or to replace funds which were used directly or indirectly to acquire higher yielding investments, except (1) for a reasonable temporary period until such proceeds are needed for the purpose for which the Bonds were issued, and (2) in addition to Che above in an amount not greater than $100,000. To this effect, any proceeds of the Bonds and any sums from time to time held in the AccounC or said special account in the Fund (or any other City account which will be used to pay principal or interest to become due on the bonds payable therefrom) in excess of amounts which under then-applicable federal arbitrage regulations may be invested without regard as to yield shall not be invested at a yield in excess of the applicable yield restrictions imposed by said arbitrage regulations on such investments after taking into account any applicable "temporary periods" or "minor portion" made available under the federal arbitrage regulations. In addition, the proceeds of the Bonds and money in tY�e Account or the Fund shall not be invested in obligations or deposits issued by, guaranteed by or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumen- tality thereof if and to the extent that such investment would cause the Bonds to be "federally guaranteed" within the meaning of Section 149(b) of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code�� ) . 1134830.2 3 4 oo. lyy 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 18. Tax Levy: Coveraae Test. To provide moneys for payment of the principal and interest on the Bonds there is hereby levied upon all of the taxable property in the City a direct annual ad valorem tax which shall be spread upon the tax rolls and collected with and as part of other general property taxes in the City for the years and in the amounts as follows: Year of Tax Levy Year of Tax Collection Amount 1999� 2000 2001 2002 20�3 2004 2005 2006 2�07 2008 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 $2,439,938` 2,656,041 2,647,346 2,634,614 2,644,�47 2,595,699 2,597,110 2,593,139 2,610,038 2,593,960 ' heretofore levied or provided from other available City funds The tax levies are such that if collected in full they, together with estimated collections of any other revenues herein pledged for the payment of the Bonds, will produce at least five percent (501 in excess of the amount needed to meet when due the principal and interest payments on the Bonds. The tax levies shall be irrepealable so long as any of the Bonds are outstanding and unpaid, provided that the City reserves the right and power to reduce the levies in the manner and to the extent permitted by Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.61, Subdivision 3. 19. General Obligation Pledge. For the prompt and full payment of the principal and interest on the Bonds, as the same respectively become due, the full faith, credit and taxing powers of the City shall be and are hereby irrevocably pledged. If the balance in the Fund (as defined in paragraph 17 hereof) is ever insufficient to pay all principal and interest then due on the Bonds payable therefrom, the deficiency shall be promptly paid out of any other funds of the City which are available for such purpose, including the general fund of the City, and such other funds may be reimbursed with or without interest £rom the Fund when a sufficient balance is available therein. 20. Certificate of Registration. The Director, Office of Financial Services, is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this resolution with the officer of Ramsey County, Minnesota, performing the functions of the county auditor (the "County Auditor"), together wiCh such other infoxmation as the County Auditor shall require, and to obtain the County Auditor's certificate that the Bonds have been entered in the County 1134830.2 35 oo-ruy 1 2 3 4 S 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Auditor's Bond Register, and Chat the tax levy required by law has been made. 21. Records and Certificates. The officers o= the City are hereby authorized and directed to prepare and furnish to the Purchaser, and to the attorneys approving the legality of the issuance of the Bonds, certified copies of all proceedings and records of the City relating to the Bonds and to the financial condition and affairs of the City, and such other affidavits, certificates and information as are required to show the facts relating to the legality and marketability of the Bonds as the same appear from the books and records under their custody and control or as otherwise known to them, and all such certified copies, certificates and affidavits, including any heretofore furnished, shall be deemed representations of the City as to the facts recited therein. 22. NeQative Covenants as to Use of Proceeds and Improvements. The City hereby covenants noC to use the proceeds of the Bonds or to use the Improvements, or to cause or permit them to be used, or to enter into any deferred payment arrange- ments for the cost of the Improvements, in such a manner as to cause the Bonds to be ��private activity bonds° within the meaning of Sections 103 and 141 through 150 of the Code. The City reasonably expects that no actions will be taken over the term of the Bonds that would cause them to be private activity bnnds, and the average term of the Bonds is not longer than reasonably nece5sary for the governmental purpose of the issue. The City hereby covenants not to use the proceeds of the Bonds in such a manner as to cause the Bonds to be "hedge bonds" within the meaning of Section 149(g) of the Code. 30 23. Tax-ExemAt Status of the Bonds• Rebate• Elections. 31 The City shall comply with requirements necessary under the Code 32 to establish and maintain the exclusion from gross income under 33 Section 103 of the Code of the interest on the Bonds, including 34 without limitation requirements relating to temporary periods for 35 investments, limitations on amounts invested at a yield greater 36 than the yield on the Bonds, and the�rebate of excess investment 37 earnings to the United States. 38 The City expects that the two-year expenditure 39 exception to the rebate requirements may apply to the 40 construction proceeds of the Bonds. 41 If any elections are available now or hereafter with 42 respect to arbitrage or rebate matters relating to the Bonds, the 43 Mayor, Clerk, Treasurer and Director, Office of FinanCial 44 Services, or any of them, are hereby authorized and directed to 45 make such elections as they deem necessary, appropriate or 46 desirable in conneCtion with the Bonds, and all such elections 1134830.2 3 6 00 - ��iy 1 shall be, and shall be deemed and treated as, elections of the 2 City. 3 24. No Desicmation of Oualified Ta�c-ExemDt 4 Obli�ations. The Bonds, together with other obligations issued 5 by the City in 2000, exceed in amount those which may be 6 qualified as "qualified tax-exempt obligations" within the 7 meaning of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code, and hence are not 8 designated for such purpose. 9 25. Letter of Representations. The Letter of 10 Representations for the Bonds is hereby confirmed to be the 11 Slanket Issuer Letter of Representations dated April 10, 1996, by 12 the City and received and accepted by The Depository Trust 13 Company. So long as The Depository Trust Company is the 14 Depository or it or its nominee is the Holder of any Global 15 Certificate, the City shall comply with the provisions of the 16 Letter of Representations, as it may be amended or supplemented 17 by the City from time to time with the agreement or consent of 18 The Depository Trust Company. 19 26. Neqotiated Sale. The City has retained Springsted 20 Incorporated as an independent financial advisor, and the City 21 has heretofore determined, and hereby determines, to sell the 22 Bonds by private negotiation, all as provided by Minnesota 23 Statutes, Section 475.60, Subdivision 2(9). 24 27. Continuina Disclosure. The City is an obligated 25 person with respect to the Bonds. The City hereby agrees, in 26 accordance with the provisions of Rule 15c2-12 (the "Rule��), 27 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the 28 "Commission") pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as 29 amended, and a Continuing Disclosure Undertaking (the 30 "Undertaking") hereinafter described, to: 31 A. Provide or cause to be provided to each nationally 32 recognized municipal securities information repository 33 ("NRMSIR") and to the appropriate state information 34 depository ("SID"), if any, for'the State of Minnesota, in 35 each case as designated by the Commission in accordance with 36 the Rule, certain annual financial information and operating 37 data in accordance with the Undertaking. The City reserves 38 the right to modify from time to time the terms of the 39 Undertaking as provided therein. 40 B. Provide or cause to be provided, in a timely 41 manner, to (i) each NRMSIR or to the Municipal Securities 42 Rulemaking Board ("MSRB�') and (ii) the SID, notice of the 43 occurrence of certain material events with respect to the 44 Bonds in accordance with the Undertaking. 1134830.2 3�] 00 -I�ly 1 C. Provide or cause to be provided, in 2 manner, to (i) each NRMSIR or to the MSRB and 3 notice of a failure by the City to provide the 4 financial infoxmation with respect to the City 5 the Undertaking. a timely (ii) the SID, annual described in 6 The City agrees that its covenants pursuant to the Rule 7 set forth in this paragraph 27 and in the Undertaking are 8 intended to be for the benefit of the Holders of the Bonds and 9 shall be enforceable on behalf of such Holders; provided that the 10 right to enforce the provisions of these covenants sha11 be 11 limited to a right to obtain specific enforcement of the City's 12 obligations under the covenants. 13 The Mayor and Director, Office of Financial Services, 14 or any other officers of the City authorized to act in their 15 stead (the "Officers"), are hereby authorized and directed to 16 execute on behalf of the City the Undertaking in substantially 17 the form presented to the City Council, subject to such 18 modifications thereof or additions thereto as are (i) consistent 19 with the requirements under the Rule, (ii) required by the 20 Purchaser, and (iii) acceptable to the Officers. 21 28. Severabilitv. If any section, paragraph or 22 provision of this resolution shall be held to be invalid or 23 unenforceable for any reason, the invalidity or unenforceability 24 of such section, paragraph or provision shall not affect any of 25 trie remaining provisions of this resolution. 1134830.2 3 $ bo-i�ty 1 29. Headinas. Headings in this 2 included for convenience of reference onl 3 hereof, and shall not limit or define the 4 provision hereof_ resolution are y and are not a part meaning of any to BX Adopted by Council: Date �� �S. Z o00 Adoption Certified by Council Secretary By: Approved by Niayor. at ' D gy 0 . 4��— f" 1134830.2 Requested by Department of. � oo-t�l�1 Fnactcial Services a�saa s aHO� COUNCIL AGENOA BY (DA'fE) DATE INITIATED uary4,2000 GREEN SHEET ASSIGN NUMBEAFOR R�IITING OlNQt TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES No 701132 u om�n���a � ��. _ � CIiYATTORNEY � ❑ CRYLLERK _ ❑ FNANWLSERJKESqR ) ❑ F1NNLlA1.SERVIACCTG � YAYOR =f�2v � � ❑ 7_ (CLIP ALL LOCAT{ONS FOR SfGNATURE) �is resolu[ion accepts the winning proposal and awafds the bid for the $19,000,000 G.O. apitai Improvement Bonds Series 2000A This is a competitive bond sale and the award going to the bidder found most advantageos Qowest cost) to the City. PIANNING COMMISSION CIB COMMITfEE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 1 Has this person/firm ever worketl under a contract Por this tlepartment? YES NO 2. Has this pewoNfirtn ever tesn a cdy employee� YES NO 3. Does this person/firtn possess a skili not nortnally possessed by any current aty employee? YES NO 4 Is this pelson/firm a taryeted vendon YES NO IATING PROBLEM ISSUE, OPPORTUNtiY (Wtw, Whffi, Wlun, Where, Why) bonds are for the purpose of iuntling the bontl fircancing port�on of the CapAal Improvement Butlgel. GES IF APPROVED vrill be avadahle fo� fhe CIB Butlgef IFAPPROVED Funds nezdetl fa capRal pro�ects vnN not be available. iOTAL AMOl1NT OF TRANSACTION S S+e.000.000 °UNDING SOURCE iNANCWL INFORMA710N (FXPWN) COST/REVENUE BUDG6TED idRCLE ONE) VES NO ACSNITY NUMBER ioa�.''U'� �r � r� v� � ��`�b� oo-��ty 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 and delivered by the Bond Registrar pursuant to paragraphs 6 and 12 hereof; and / WHEREAS, "Holder" as used herein means the pers in whose name a Bond is registered on the registration boo of the City maintained by the registrar appointed as provided n paragraph 8 ithe "Bond Registrar"); and WHEREAS, Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities nd Exchange Commission prohibits "participating underwriters" from purchasing or selling the Bonds unless the City undertakes o provide certain continuing disclosure with respect to he Bonds; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Minnesota S 475.60, Subdivision 2(9), public sale requ to the Bonds if the City retains an indep and determines to sell the Bonds by priv t City has instead authorized a competit' e publication of notice thereof as a fo of and ta�Eutes, Section �trements do not apply ndent financial advisor e negotiation, and the sale without private negotiation; 18 WHEREAS, proposals for t e Bonds have been solicited by 19 Springsted Incorporated pursuant o an Official Statement and 20 Terms of Proposal therein: 21 NOW, TAEREFORE, BE I RESOLVED by the Council of the 22 City of Saint Paul, Minnesot as follows: 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 � yi��v v�.. uciay 2000A, of the City accordance with the tance o Pro osal. The proposal of the "Purchaser") to purchase Ob1ig tion Capital Improvement Bonds, Series (the ' onds", or individually a"Bond"), in rates of interest set the sum of $ hereby found, deter proposal received a hereby awarded to Financial Services deposit of the Pu c making proposals th or s of Proposal for the bond sale, at the orth hereinafter, and to pay for the Bonds ,, plus interest accrued ta settlement, is ed and declared to be the most favorable is hereby accepted, and the Bonds are Purchaser. The Director, Office of his designee,�is directed to retain the aser and to forthwith return to the others ir good faith checks or drafts. 2. itle: Original Issue Date: Denominations; Maturities. e Bonds shall be titled "General Obligation Capital Impro ement Bonds, Series 2000A�', shall be dated March 1, 2000, as the date of original issue and shall be issued forthwith on or after such date as fully registered bonds. The Bonds sha11 be numbere from R-1 upward. Global Certificates shall each be in the de mination of the entire principal amount maturing on a single d e, or, if a portion of said grincipal amount is prepaid, saifl principal amount less the prepayment. Replacement Bonds, f issued as provided in paragraph 6, shall be in the 1134830 00 -1y� � 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 denomination of $5,000 each or in any integral multiple thereof of a single maturity. The Bonds shall mature on March 1 n the years and amounts as follows: Year Amount Ye r Amount 2001 $1,350,000 2606 $1,925,000 2�02 1,625,O�a 2007 2,025,000 2003 1,700,000 2008 2,125,000 2004 1,775,000 2009 2,250,000 2005 1,875,000 2�1 2,350,000 3. Pur,pose. The Bonds construction of the capital improve capital improvement budget (the "In the Bonds shall be deposited and u� 17, for the purpose described by La Chapter 773, as amended, and any e�s to any other purpose permitted by shall rovide funds for the ment in the City's 2000 pro ements���. The proceeds of ed as provided in paragraph w of Minnesota for 1971, ess moneys shall be devoted The total cost of the costs enumerated in estimated to be at least Improvements, which shall includ all Minnesota Statutes, Section 475 5, is equal to the amount of the Bon . proceed with due diligence to ompl Work on the Smprovements sha11 etion. 21 4. interest. T Bonds shall bear interest payable 22 semiannually on March 1 an September 1 of each year (each, an 23 '�Interest Payment Date"), ommencing September 1, 2000, 24 calculated on the basis a 360-day year of twelve 30-day 25 months, at the respectiv rates per annum set forth opposite the 26 maturity years as foll s: 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 Maturity Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Maturity Year % 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Interest Rate 0 5. escri�tion of the Global Certificates and Global Book-Ent em. Upon their original issuance the Bonds wi11 be issued in he form of a single Global Certificate for each maturity, de osited with the Depository by the Purchaser and immobilized as provided in paragraph 6. No beneficial owners of interests ' the Bonds will receive certificates representing their res ctive interests in the Bonds except as provided in paragrap 6. Except as so provided, during the term of the Bonds, b neficial ownership (and subsequent transfers of benefic'a1 ownership) of interests in the Global Certificates will b reflected by book entries made on the records of the Depos' ory and its Participants and other banks, brokers, and deale s participating in the Natianal System. The Depository's .z 4 oo���� � 2 3 4 5 6 18. Tax Levy; Coveraae Test. To provide moneys for payment of the principal and interest on the Bonds there is hereby levied upon all of the taxable property in the City direct annual ad valorem tax which shall be spread upon th tax rolls and collected with and as part of other general pro rty taxes in the City for the years and in the amounts as fo ows: Year of Ta�c Lew 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Amount 19 ` heretofore levied or provided from o er available City funds 20 The tax levies are such t t if collected in full they, 21 together with estimated collections of any other revenues herein 22 pledged for the payment of the Bo s, will produce at least five 23 percent (Sa) in excess of the am nt needed to meet when due the 24 principal and interest payments n the Bonds. The tax levies 25 shall be irrepealable so long any of the Bonds are outstanding 26 and unpaid, provided that the ity reserves the right and power 27 to reduce the levies in the nner and to the extent permitted by 28 Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.61, Subdivision 3. 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 19. Gene full payment of the same respectively b powers of the City If the balance in t ever insufficient t the Bonds payable paid out of any o� such purpose, i: other funds may Fund when a sufi Year of Tax Collection 2Q00 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Ob ' ation Pled e. For the prompt and in ipal and interest on the Bonds, as the m due, the full faith, credit and taxing 1 be and are hereby irrevocably pledged. Fund (as defined in paragraph 17 hereof) is ay all principal and interest then due on efrom, the deficiency shall be promptly funds of the City which are available for �Iuding the general fund of the City, and such (�e reimbursed with or without interest from the icient balance is available therein. 20 Certificate of Registration. The Director, Office of Financia Services, is hereby directed to file a certified copy of th's resolution with the officer of Ramsey County, Minnesota performing the functions of the county auditor (the "County ditor"), together with such other information as the County ditor shall require, and to obtain the County Auditor's certif'cate that the Bonds have been entered in the County 35 Councii Fiie # 00 — 1y� 0 R I G 1 N A L�`"�`�"� �`s _�� "�oo ,�'�' y' 3g GreenSheet# 1o��3a RESOLUTION CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA Presented By Referred To Committee: Date 1 ACCEPTING PROPOSAL ON SAL� a�' 2 $19,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION CAPITF.L• IMPROVEMENT 3 BONDS, SERIES 2000A, 4 PROVIDING FOR THEIR ISSiTANCE, AND I,EVYING 5 A TAX FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF �3 6 WHEREAS, the Director, Office of Financial Services, 7 has presented proposals received for the sale of $19,000,000 8 General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds, Series 2000A (the 9 "Bonds"), of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota (the "City"); and 10 WHEREAS, the proposals set forth on Exhibit A attached 17, hereto were received pursuant to the Ternis of Proposal at the 12 offices of Springsted Incorporated at 10:30 A.M., Central Time, 13 this same day; and 14 WHEREAS, the Director, Office of Financial Services, 15 has advised this Council that the proposal of 16 (� e s r Q �LC was found to be the most 17 advantageous and has reco ended that said proposal be aacepted; 18 and 19 WHEREAS, the proceeds of the Bonds will finance certain 20 capital improvements, Eor which the City is proceeding pursuant 21 to its Charter and Laws of Minnesota for 1971, Chapter 773, as 22 amended, with any excess to be used for any other purpose 23 permitted by law; and 1134830.2 00 -��+� � 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 il 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 WHEREAS, the City has heretofore issued registered obligations in certificated fonn, and incurs substantial costs associated with their printing and issuance, and substantial continuing transaction costs relating to their payment, transfer and exchange; and WHEREAS, the City has determined that significant savings in transaction costs will result from issuing bonds in "global book-entry form", by which bonds are issued in certificated form in large denominations, registered on the books of the City in the name of a depository or its nominee, and held in safekeeping and immobilized by such depository, and such depository as part of the computerized national securities clearance and settlement system (the "National System") registers transfers of ownership interests in the bonds by making computerized book entries on its own books and distributes payments on the bonds to its Participants shown on its books as the owners of such interests; and such Participants and other banks, brokers and dealers participating in the National System will do likewise (not as agents of the City) if not the beneficial owners of the bonds; and 21 WHEREAS, "Participants" means those financial insti- 22 tutions for whom the Depository effects book-entry transfers and 23 pledges of securities deposited and immobilized with the 24 Depository; and 25 WHEREAS, The Depository Trust Company, a limited 26 purpose trust company organized under the laws of the State of 27 New York, or any of its successors or suCCessors to iCS functions 28 hereunder (the "Depository"), will act as such depository with 29 respect to the Bonds except as set forth below, and the City has 30 heretofore delivered a letter of representations (the "Letter of 31 Representations'�) setting forth various matters relating ta the 32 Depository and its role with respect to the Bonds; and 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 WHEREAS, the City will deliver the Bonds in the fonn of one certificate per maturity, each representing the entire principal amount of the Bonds due on"a particular maturity (each a"Global Certificate��), which single certificate per maturity may be transferred on the City's bond register as required by the Uniform Commercial Code, but not exchanged smaller denominations unless the City determines to issue Replacement Bonds as provided below; and date for 41 WHEREAS, the City will be able to replace the 42 Depository or under certain circumstances to abandon the "global 43 book-entry form" by permitting the Global Certificates to be 44 exchanged for smaller denominations typical of ordinary bonds 45 registered on the City's bond register; and "Replacement Sonds" 46 means the certificates representing the Bonds so authenticated 1134830.2 7 OO - 1+}�{ 1 and delivered by the Bond Registrar pursuant to paragraphs 6 and 2 12 hereof; and 3 WHEREAS, "Iiolder" as used herein means the person in 4 whose name a Bond is registered on the registration books o£ the 5 City maintained by the registrar appointed as provided in 6 paragraph 8(the "Bond Registrar"); and 7 WHEREAS, Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities and Exchange 8 Commission prohibits "participating underwriters" from purchasing 9 or selling the Bonds unless the City undertakes to provide 10 certain continuing disclosure with respect to the Bonds; and 11 WHEREAS, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 12 475.60, Subdivision 2(9), public sale requirements do not apply 13 to the Bonds if the City retains an independent financial advisor 14 and determines to sell the Bonds by private negotiation, and the 15 City has instead authorized a competitive sale withouC 16 publicatian of notice thereof as a form of private negotiation; 17 and 18 WI3EREAS, proposals for the Bonds have been solicited by 19 Springsted Incorporated pursuant to an Official Statement and 20 Terms of Proposal therein: 21 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the 22 City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, as follows: 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 i1 62 ':3 4 5 1. Acceptance of Proposal. The proposal of Bank of AmeriCa Securities (the "Purchaser") to purchase $19,000,000 General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds, Series 2000A, of the City (the "Bonds", or individually a"Bond"), in accordance with the Terms of Proposal for the bond sale, at the rates of interest set forth hereinafter, and to pay for the Bonds the sum of $19,00�,��0, plus interest accrued to settlement, is hereby found, determined and declared to be the most favorable proposal received and is hereby accepted, and the Bonds are hereby awarded ta the Purchaser. The Director, Office of Financial Services, or his designee, is directed to retain the deposit of the Purchaser and to forthwith return to the others making proposals their good faith checks or drafts. 2. Title: Original Issue Date: Denominations; Maturities. The Bonds shall be titled "General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds, Series 2000A", shall be dated March 1, 20�0, as the date of original issue and sha11 be issued forthwith on or after such date as fully registered bonds. The Bonds shall be numbered from R-1 upward. Global Certificates shall each be in the denomination oE the entire principal amount maturing on a single date, or, if a portion of said principal amount is prepaid, said principal amount less the prepayment_ Replacement Bonds, if issued as provided in paragraph 6, shall be in the 1134830.2 60. <<!y 1 denomination of $5,0�0 each or in 2 of a single maturity. The Bonds 3 years and amounts as follows_ 4 Year Amount 5 2001 6 2002 7 2003 8 2004 9 2005 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 $1,350,000 1,625,000 1,700,000 1,775,000 1,875,000 Year 2006 zoo� 2008 2009 2010 Amount $1,925,000 2,025,000 2,125,000 2,250,000 2,350,000 3. Purpose. The Bonds shall provide funds for the construction of the capital improvements in the City's 2000 capital improvement budget (the "Improvements"). The proceeds of the Bonds shall be deposited and used as provided in paragraph 17, for the purpose described by Laws of Minnesota for 1971, Chapter 773, as amended, and any excess moneys shall be devoted to any other purpose permitted by law. The total cost of the Improvements, which shall include all costs enumerated in Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.65, is estimated to be at least equal to the amount of the Bonds. Work on the Improvements shall proceed with due diligence to completion. 21 4. Interest. The Bonds Shall bear 22 semiannually on March 1 and Septembez 1 of each 23 "Interest Payment Date'�), commencing September 24 calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of tw 25 months, at the respective rates per annum set f 26 maturity years as follows: 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 1134830.2 4 Maturity Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 interest payable year (each, an l, 2000, elve 30-day orth opposite the Interest Rate 5.1250 5.125 5.125 5.125 5.125 5. Description of the Global Certificates and Global Book-Entry Svstem. Upon their original issuance the Bonds will be issued in the form of a single Global Certificate for each maturity, deposited with the Depository by the Purchaser and immobilized as provided in paragraph 6. No beneficial owners of interests in the Bonds will receive certificates representing their respective interests in the Bonds except as provided in paragraph 6. Except as so provided, during the term of the Bonds, beneficial ownership (and subsequent transfers of beneficial ownership) oP interests in the Global Certificates will be reflected by book entries made on the records of the Depository and its Participants and other banks, brokers, and dealers participating in the National System. The Depository's Interest Rate 5.1250 5.125 5.125 5.125 5.125 Maturitv Year any integral multiple thereof shall mature on March 1 in the 00 -14�1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SO 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2i 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 3S 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 book entries of beneficial ownership interests are authorized to be in increments of $5,000 of principal of the Bonds, but not smaller increments, despite the larger authorized denominations of the Global Certificates. Payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Global Certificates will be made to the Bond Registrar as paying agent, and in turn by the Bond Registrar to the Depository or its nominee as registered owner of the Global Certificates, and the Depository according to trie laws and rules governing it will receive and forward payments on behalf of the beneficial owners of the Global Certificates. Payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on a Global Certificate may in the City's discretion be made by such other method of transferring funds as may be requested by the Holder of a Global Certificate. 6. Immobilization of Global Certificates by the Depository• Successor Depository• Replacement Bonds. Pursuant to the request of the Purchaser to the Depository, which request is required by the Terms of Proposal, immediately upon the original delivery of the Bonds the Purchaser will deposit the Global Certificates representing all of the Bonds with the Depository. The Global Certificates shall be in typewritten form or otherwise as acceptable to the Depository, shall be registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee and shall be held immobilized from circulaCion at the offices of the Depository on behalf of the Purchaser and subsequent bondowners. The Depository or its nominee will be the sole holder of record of the Global Certificates and no investor or other party purchasing, selling or otherwise transferring ownership of interests in any Bond is to receive, hold or deliver any bond certificates so long as the Depository holds the Global Certificates immobilized from circulation, except as provided below in this paragraph and in paragraph 12. Certificates evidencing the Bonds may not after their original delivery be transferred or exchanged except: (i) Upon registration of transfer of ownership of a Global Certificate, as provided in paragraph 12, (ii? To any successor of the Depository (or its nominee) or any substitute depository (a "substitute depository") designated pursuant to clause (iii) of this subparagraph, provided that any successor of the Depository or any substitute depository must be both a��clearing corporation" as defined in the Minnesota Uniform Commercial Code at Minnesota Statutes, Section 336.8-102, and a qualified and registered '�clearing agency° as provided in Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 1134830.2 p0—}t.�c{ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (iii) To a substitute deposito�r designated by and acceptahle to the City upon (a) the determination by the Depository that the Bonds shall no longer be eligible for its depository services or (b) a detennination by the City that the Depository is no longer able Co carry out its functions, provided that any substitute depository must be qualified to act as such, as provided in clause (ii) of this subparagraph, or (iv) To those persons to whom transfer is requested in written transfer instructions in the event that: 11 (a) the Depository shall resign or discontinue 12 its services for the Bonds and the City is unable to 13 locate a substitute depository within two (2) months 14 following the resignation or determination of non- 15 eligibility, or 16 (b} upon a determination by the City in its sole 17 discretion that (1) the continuation of the book-entry 18 system described herein, which precludes the issuance 19 of certificates (other than Global Certificates) to any 20 Holder other than the Depository (or its nominee), 21 might adversely affect the interest of the beneficial 22 owners of the Bonds, or (2) that it is in the best 23 interest of the beneficial owners of the Bonds that 24 they be able to obtain certificated bonds, 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 in either of which evenCs the City shall notify Holders of its determination and of the availability of certificates (the °Replacement Bonds") to Holders requesting the same and the registration, transfer and exchange of such Bonds will be conducted as provided in paragraphs 9B and 12 herPOf. In the event of a succession of the Depository as may be authorized l�� this paragraph, the Bond Registrar upon presentation of G1oba1 Certificates shall register their transfer to Che substitute or successor depository, and the substitute or successor depository shall be treated as the Depository for all purposes and functions under this resolution. The Letter of Representations shall not apply to a substitute or successor depository unless the City and the substitute or successor depository so agree, and a similar agreement may be entered into. 7. Redemption. 40 {a) Optional RedemAtion; Due Date. All Boncis maturing 41 after March 1, 2008, shall be subject to redemption and 42 prepayment at the option of the City on such date and on any day 43 thereafter at a price of par plus accrued interest. Redemption 44 may he in whole or in part of the Bonds subject to prepayment. 45 If redemption is in part, those Bonds remaining unpaid may be 1134830.2 ( Oo -14� prepaid in such order of maturity and in such amount per maturity as the City sha11 dete�ine; and if only part of the Bonds having a common maturity date are called for prepayment, the Global Certificates may be prepaid in $5,000 increments of principal and, if applicable, the specific Replacement Bonds to be prepaid shall be chosen by lot by the Bond Registrar. Bonds or portions thereof called for redemption shall be due and payable on the redemption date, and interest thereon shall cease to accrue from and after the redemption date. 10 (b) Notation on Global Certificate. Upon a reduction in 11 the aggregate principal amount of a Global Certificate, the 12 Holder may make a notation of such redemption on the panel 13 provided on the Global Certificate stating the amount so 14 redeemed, or may return the Global Certificate to the Bond 15 Registrar in exchange for a new Global Ceztificate authenticated 16 by the Bond Registrar, in proper principal amount. Such 17 notation, if made by the Holder, shall be for reference only, and 18 may noC be relied upon by any other person as being in any way 19 determinative o£ the principal amount of such Global Certificate 20 outstanding, unless the Bond RegisCrar has signed the appropriate 21 column of the panel. 22 ic) Selection of Replacement Bonds. To effect a partial 23 redemption of Replacement Bonds having a common maturity date, 24 the Bond Registrar prior to giving notice of redemption shall 25 assign to each Replacement Bond having a common maturity date a 26 distinctive number for each $5,000 of the principal amount of 27 such Replacement Bond. The Bond Registrar shall then select by 28 lot, using such method of selection as it shall deem proper in 29 its discretion, from the numbers so assigned to such Replacement 30 Bonds, as many numbers as, at $5,000 for each number, shall equal 31 the principal amount of such Replacement Bonds to be redeemed. 32 The Replacement Bonds to be redeemed shall be the Replacement 33 Bonds to which were assigned numbers so selected; provided, 34 however, triat only so much of the principal amount of each such 35 Replacement Bond of a denomination of more than $5,000 shall be 36 redeemed as shall equal $5,000 for each number assigned to it and 37 so selected. ' 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 (d) Partial Redemption of Replacement Bonds. If a Replacement Bond is to be redeemed only in part, it sha11 be surrendered to the Bond Registrar (with, if the City or Bond Registrar so requires, a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the City and Bond Registrar duly executed by the Holder thereof or his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing) and the City shall execute (i£ necessary) and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Replacement Bond, without service charge, a new Replacement Bond or Bonds of the same series having the same stated maturity and interest rate and of any authorized denomination or denominations, as requested by such Holder, in aggregate 1134830.2 Oo-lyy 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Bond so surrendered. (e) Request for Redem�tion. The Bond Registrar shall call Bonds for redemption and payment as herein provided upon receipt by the Bond Registrar at least forty-five (45) days prior to the redemption date of a request of the City, in written form if the Bond Registrar is other than a City officer. Such request shall specify the principal amount of Bonds to be called for redemption and the redemption date. (f) Notice. Mailed notice of redemption shall be given to the paying agent (if other than a City officer) and to each affected Holder. If and when the City sha11 ca11 any of the Bonds for redemption and payment prior to the stated maturity thereof, the Bond Registrar shall give written notice in the name of the City of its intention to redeem and pay such Bonds at the office of the Bond Registrar. Notice of redemption shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than thirty (30) days prior to the redemption date, to each Holder of Bonds to be redeemed, at the address appearing in the Bond Register. A11 notices of redemption shall state: (i) The redemption date; (ii) The redemption price; 23 (iii) If less than all outstanding Bonds are to be 24 redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial 25 redemption, the respective principal amounts) of the Bonds 26 to be redeemed; 27 (iv) That on the redemption date, the redemption price 28 will become due and payable upon each such Bond, and that 29 interest thereon shall cease to accrue from and after said 30 date; and 31 (v) The place where such Bonds are to be surrendered 32 for payment of the redemption p'rice (which shall be the 33 office of the Bond Registrar). 34 (g) Notice to Depository. Notices to The Depository Trust 35 Company or its nominee shall contain the CUSIP numbers of the 36 Bonds. If there are any Holders of the Bonds other than the 37 Depository or its nominee, the Bond Registrar shall use its best 38 efforts to deliver any such notice to the Depository on the 39 business day next preceding the date of mailing of such notice to 40 all other Holders. 1134830.2 $ o0-t4y i 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 8. Bond Reaistrar. U. S. Bank Trust National Association, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, is appointed to act as bond registrar and transfer agent with respect to the Bonds (the "Bond Registrar"), and shall do so unless and until a successor Bond Registrar is duly appointed, all pursuant to any contract the City and Bond Registrar shall execute which is consistent herewith. A successor Bond Registrar sha11 be an officer of the City or a bank or trust company eligible for designation as bond registrar pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 475, and may be appointed pursuant to any cantract the City and such successor Bond Registrar shall execute which is consi5tent herewith. The Bond Registrar shall also serve as paying agent unless and until a successor paying agent is duly appointed. Principal and interest on the Bonds shall be paid to the Aolders (or record holders) of the Sonds in the manner set forth in the fornls of Bond and paragraph 14 of this resolution. 9. Forms of Bond. The Bonds shall be in the form of Global Certificates unless and until Replacement Bonds are made available as provided in paragraph 6. Each form of bond may contain such additional or different terms and provisions as to the form of payment, record date, notices and other matters as are consistent with the Letter of Representations and approved by the City Attorney. 24 A. Global Certificates. The Global Certificates, 25 together with the Certificate of Registration, the Register of 26 Partial Payments, the fornl of Assignment and the registration 27 information thereon, shall be in substantially the following form 28 and may be typewritten rather than printed: 1134830.2 oo-��t�t 1 2 3 4 5 R- GENERAL OBLIGATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT 10 11 12 BOND, SERIES 2000A INPEREST MATURITY DATfi OF RATE DATE ORIGINAL ISSUE March 1, REGISTERED OWNER: PRINCIPAL AMOUNP: $ CUSIP �• _:' 13 KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that the City of 14 Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota (the "ISSUer" or "City"), 15 certifies that it is indebted and for value received promises to 16 pay to the registered owner specified above or on the certificate 17 of registration below, or registered assigns, in the manner 18 hereinafter set forth, the principal amount specified above, on 19 the maturity date specified above, unless called for,earlier 20 redemption, and to pay interest thereon semiannually on March 1 21 and September 1 of each year (each, an "Interest PaymenC Date"), 22 commencing September 1, 2000, at the ra�e per annum specified 23 above (calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day 24 months) until the principal sum is paid or has been provided for. 25 This Bond will bear interest from the most recent Interest 26 Payment Date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest 27 has been paid, from the date of original issue hereof. The 28 principal of and premium, if any, on this Bond are payable in 29 same-day funds by 2:30 p.m., Eastern time, upon presentation and 30 surrender hereof at the principal office of 31 in , Minnesota (the "Bond Registrar"), acting as 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 paying agent, or any successor paying agent duly appointed by the Issuer; provided, however, Chat upon a partial redemption of this Bond which results in the stated amount hereof being reduced, the Holder may in its discretion be paid without presentation of this Bond, which payment shall be received no later than 2:30 p.m., Eastern time, and may make a notation on the panel provided herein of such redemption, stating the amount so redeemed, or may return the Bond to the Bond RegistraT in exchange £or a new Bond in the proper principal amount. Such notation, if made by the xolder, shall be for reference only, and may not be relied upon by any other person as being in any way determinative of the principal amount of this Bond outstanding, unless the Bond 1134830.2 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF MINNESOTA RP.MSEY COUNTY CITY OF SAINT PAUL March 1, 2000 10 oo— ��'� 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Registrar has signed the appropriate column of the panel. Interest on this Bond will be paid on each Interest Payment Date in same-day funds by 2:30 p.m., Eastern time, to the person in whose name this Bond is registered (the ��Aolder" or "Bondholder'�) on the registration books of the Issuer maintained by the Bond Registrar and at the address appearing thereon at the close of business on the fifteenth day of the calendar month preceding such Interest Payment Date (the "Regular Record Date"). Interest payments shall be received by the Holder no later than 2:30 p.m., Eastern time; and principal and premium payments sriall be received by the Holder no later than 2:30 p.m., Eastern time, if the Bond is surrendered for payment enough in advance to pemlit payment to be made by such time. Any interest not so timely paid shall cease to be payable to the person who is the Holder hereof as of the Regular Record Date, and shall be payable to the gerson who is the Holder hereof at the close of business on a date (the "Special Record Date") fixed by the Bond Registrar whenever money becomes available for payment of the defaulted interest. Notice of the Special Record Date shall be given to Bondholders not less than ten days prior to the Special Record Date. The principal of and premium, if any, and interest on this Bond are payable in lawful money of the United States of America. 23 Date of Payment Not Business Day. If the date for 24 payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on this 25 Bond shall be a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or a day on which 26 banking institutions in the City of New York, New York, or the 27 city where the principal office of the Bond Registrar is located 28 are authorized by law or executive order to close, then the date 29 for such payment shall be the next succeeding day which is not a 30 Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or a day on which such banking 31 institutions are authorized to close, and payment on such date 32 shall have the same force and effect as if made on the nominal 33 date of payment. 34 Redemption. All Bonds of this issue (the "BOnds") 35 maturing after March 1, 2008, are subject to redemption and 36 prepayment at the option of the Issuer on such date and on any 37 day thereafter at a price of par plus accrued interest. 38 Redemption may be in whole or in part of the Bonds subject to 39 prepayment. If redemption is in part, those Bonds remaining 40 unpaid may be prepaid in such order of maturity and in such 41 amount per maturity as the City shall determine; and if only part 42 of the Bonds having a common maturity date are called for 43 prepayment, this Bond may be prepaid in $5,000 increments of 44 principal. Bonds or portions thereof called for redemption shall 45 be due and payable on the redemption clate, and interest thereon 46 shall cease to accrue from and after the redemption date. 47 Notice of Redemption. Mailed notice of redemption 48 shall be given to the paying agent (if other than a CiCy officer) 49 and to each affected Holder of the Bonds. In the event any of 1134830.2 1 1 oo-+�� 1 the Bonds are called for redemption, written notice thereof will 2 be given by first class mail mailed not less than thirty (30) 3 days prior to the redemption date to each Holder of Bonds to be 4 redeemed. In connection with any such notice, the "CUSIP" 5 numbers assigned to the Bonds shall be used. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Replacement or Notation of Bonds after Partial Redemption. Upon a partial redemption of this Bond which results in the stated amount hereof being reduced, the Holder may in its discretion make a notation on the panel provided herein of such redemption, stating the amount so redeemed. Such notation, if made by the Holder, shall be for reference on1y, and may not be relied upon by any other person as being in any way determinative of the principal amount of the Bond outstanding, unless the Bond Registrar has signed the appropriate column of the panel. Otherwise, the Holder may surrender this Bond to the Bond Registrar (with, if the Issuer or Bond Registrar so requires, a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and Bond Registrar duly executed by the Aolder thereof or his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing) and the Issuer shall execute (if necessary) and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Bond, without service charge, a new Bond of the same series having the same stated maturity and interest rate and of the authorized denomination in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Bond so surrendered. Issuance; Purpose; General Obligation. This Bond is one of an issue in the total principal amount of $19,000,000, all of like date of original issue and tenor, except as to number, maturity, interest rate, denomination, and redemption privilege, which Bond has been issued pursuant to and in full conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota, including particularly Laws of Minnesota for 1971, Chapter 773, as amended, and the Charter of the Issuer, and pursuant to a resolution aflopted by the City Council of the Issuer on February 16, 2000 (the ��Resolution"), for the purpose of providing money to finance the acquisition, construction and repair of various capital improvements in the City. This Bond is payable out of the General Debt Service Fund of the Issuer. This Bond constitutes a general obligation of the Issuer, and to provide moneys for the prompt and fu11 payment of its principal, premium, if any, and interest when the same become due, the full faith and credit and taxing powers of the Issuer have been and are hereby irrevocably pledged. 45 Denominations: Exchan4e: Resolution. The Bonds are 46 issuable originally only as Global Certificates in the 47 denomination of the entire principal amount of the issue maturing 48 on a single date, or, if a portion of said principal is prepaid, 49 said principal amount less the prepayment. Global Certificates 1134830.2 ]_2 a o -14�{ � 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 are not exchangeable for fully registered bonds of smaller denominations except to evidence a partial prepayment or in exchange for Replacement Bonds if then available. Replacement Bonds, if made available as provided below, are issuable solely as fully registered bonds in the denaminations of $5,�00 and integral multiples thereof of a single maturity and are exchangeable for fu11y registered Bonds of other authorized denominations in equal aggregate principal amounts at the principal office of the Bond Registrar, but only in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Resolution. Reference is hereby made to the Resolution for a description of the rights and duties of the Bond Registrar. Copies of the Resolution are on file in the principal office of the Bond Registrar. Replacement Bonds. Replacement Bonds may be issued by the Issuer in the event that: 17 (a) the Depository shall resign or discontinue its 18 services for the Sonds, and only if the Issuer is unable to 19 locate a substitute depository within two (2) months 20 following the resignation or determination of non- 21 eligibility, or 22 (b) upon a determination by the Issuer in its sole 23 discretion that (1) the continuation of the book-ent� 24 system described in the Resolution, which precludes the 25 issuance of certificates (other than Global Certificates) to 26 any Holder otrier than the Depository (or its nominee), might 27 adversely affect the interest of the beneficial owners of 28 the Bonds, or (2) that it is in the best interest of the 29 beneficial owners of the Bonds that they be able to obtain 30 certificated bonds. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Transfer. This Bond shall be registered in the name of the payee on the books of the Issuer by presenting this Bond for registration to the Bond Registrar, who will endorse his, her or its name and note the date of registration opposite the name of the payee in the certificate of registration attached hereto. Thereafter this Bond may be transferred by delivery with an assignment duly executed by the Holder or his, her or its legal representatives, and the Issuer and Bond Registrar may treat the Holder as the person exclusively entitled to exercise a11 the rights and powers of an owner until this Bond is presented with such assignment for registration of transfer, accompanied by assurance of the nature provided by law triat the assignment is genuine and ef£ective, and until such transfer is registered on said books and noted hereon by the Bond Registrar, all subject �o the terms and conditions provided in the Resolution and to reasonable regulations of the Issuer contained in an� agreement with, or notice to, the Bond Registrar_ Transfer of this Bond may, at the direction and expense of the Issuer, be subjecC to 1134830.2 13 oo-I�t�! 1 certain other restrictions if required to qualify this Bond as 2 being "in registered form" within the meaning of Section 149(a) 3 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 4 Fees ugon Transfer or Loss. The Bond Registrar may 5 require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any ta�c or other 6 governmental charge payable in connection with the transfer or 7 exchange of this Bond and any legal or unusual costs regarding 8 transfers and lost Bonds. 9 Treatment of ReQistered Owner. The Issuer and Bond 10 Registrar may treat the person in whose name this Bond is 11 registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving 12 payment as herein provided (except as otherwise provided with 13 respect to the Record Date) and for all other purposes, tahether 14 or not this Bond shall be overdue, and neither the Issuer nor the 15 Bond Registrar sha11 be affected by notice to the contrary. 16 Authentication. This Bond shall not be valid or become 17 obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any security unless 18 the Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been executed 19 by the Bond Registrar. 20 Not Oualified Tax-F.�cemnt Obligations. The Sonds have 21 not been designated by the Issuer as "qualified tax-exempt 22 obligations" for purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the federal 23 Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The Bonds do not 24 qualify for such designation. 25 IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED AND RECITED that all acts, 26 conditions and things required by the Constitution and laws of 27 the State of Minnesota and the Charter of the issuer to be done, 28 to happen and to be performed, precedent to and in the issuance 29 of this Bond, have been done, have happened and have been 30 perfoxzned, in regular and due form, time and manner as required 31 by law, and that this Bond, together with all other debts of the 32 Issuer outstanding on the date of original issue hereof and on 33 the date of its issuance and delivery to the original purchaser, 34 does not exceed any constitutional or statutory or Charter 35 limitation of indebtedness. 36 IN WITI3ESS WHEREOF, the City of Saint Paul, Ramsey 37 County, Minnesota, by its City Council has caused this Bond to be 38 executed on its behalf by the photocopied facsimile signature of 39 its Mayor, attested by the photocopied facsimile signature of its 40 Clerk, and countersigned by the photocopied facsimile signature 41 of its Director, Office of Financial Services, the official seal 42 having been omitted as permitted by law. 1134830.2 ]_L} op -!'� 4 1 2 3 4 Date of Registration 5 BOND REGISTRAR'S 6 CERTIFICATE OF 7 AUTHENTICATION 8 This Bond is one of the 9 Bonds described in the 10 Resolution mentioned 11 within. 12 13 14 , 15 Bond Registrar 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 By Authorized Signature Registrable by: Payable at: CITY OF SAINT PAUL, RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Mayor ACtesC: City Clerk Countersigned: Director, Office of Financial Services General Obligation Capital Improvement Bond, Series 2000A, No. R- . 1134830.2 15 00 - ��!`► �� 2 3 4 5 6 I] 3 � 10 11 12 13 CERTIFICATE OE REGISTRATION The transfer of ownership of the"principal amount of the attached Bond may be made only by the registered owner or his, her or its legal representative last noted below. DATE OF REGISTRATION REGISTERED OWNER SIGNATURE OF BOND REGISTRAR 1134830.2 � CO-1�{Lt E� REGISTER OF PARTIAL PAYMENTS 2 The principal amount of the attached Bond has been pregaid on the 3 dates and in the amounts noted below: 4 Signature of Signa�ure of 5 Date Amount Bondholder Bond Reqistrar 6 7 8 9 1� 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 If a notation is made on this register, such notation has the 23 effect stated in the attached Bond. Partial payments do not 24 require the presentation of the attached Bond to the Bond 25 Registrar, and a Holder could fail to note the partial payment 26 here. 1134830.2 ]_7 �oy� 1 4 1 ABBREVIATIONS 2 The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on 3 the face of this Bond, shall be construed as though they were 4 written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations: 5 TEN COM - as tenants in common 6 TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties 7 JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of survivorshig 8 and not as tenants in common 9 UTMA - as custodian for 10 (Cust) (Minor) 11 under the Unifonn Transfers to Minors Act 12 (State) 13 Additional abbreviations may also be used 14 though not in the above list. 1134830.2 1 $ b 0-t`�� � 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AS S IGNMEI3T For value received, the undersigned hereby se11s, assigns and transfers unto the attached Bond and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint attorney to transfer the Bond on the books kept for the registration thereof, with full power of substitLtion in the premises. 9 Dated: 10 11 12 13 14 15 F� 17 Notice: The assignor's signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the attached Bond in every particular, without alteration or any change whatever. Signature Guaranteed: 18 Signature(s) must be guaranteed by a national bank or trust 19 company or by a brokerage firm having a membership in one of the 20 major stock exchanges or any other "Eligible Guarantor 21 Institution" as defined in 17 CFR 240.17Ad-15(a)(2). 22 The Bond Registrar will not effect transfer of this 23 Bond unless the information concerning the transferee requested 24 below is provided. 25 26 27 28 29 30 Name and Address: 1134830.2 (Include information for all joint owners if the Bond is held by joint account.) 19 a o-►yy 1 B. ReDlacement Bonds. If the City has notified 2 Holders that Replacement Bonds have been made available as 3 provided in paragraph 6, then for every Bond thereafter 4 transferred or exchanged (including an exchange to reflect the 5 partial prepayment of a Global Certificate not previously 6 exchanged for Replacement Bonds) the Bond Registrar shall deliver 7 a certificate in the form of the Replacement Bond rather than the 8 Global Certificate, but the Holder of a Global Certificate sha11 9 not otherwise be reguired to exchange the Global Certificate for 10 one or more Replacement Bonds since the City recognizes that some 11 beneficial owners may prefer the convenience of the Depositoiy's 12 registered ovmership of the Bonds even though the entire issue is 13 no longer required to be in global book-entry form. The 14 Replacement Bonds, together with the Bond Registrar's Certificate 15 of Authentication, the form of Assignment and the registration 16 information thereon, shall be in substantially the following 17 form: 1134830.2 2� oa-�v�t � 2 3 4 5 R- 6 7 8 INTEREST 9 RATE 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF MINNESQTA RAMSEY COUNTY CITY OF SAINT PAUL $ GENERAL OBLIGATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BOND, SERIES 2000A MATURITY DATE OF DATE ORIGINAL ISSUE March 1, 2000 REGISTERED OWNER: PRINCIPAL AMOUN'T: CUSIP DOLLARS KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that the City of Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota (the "ISSUer" or "City"), certifies that it is indebted and for value received promises to pay to the registered owner specified above, or registered assigns, in the manner hereinafter set forth, the principal amount specified above, on the maturity date specified above, unless called for earlier redemption, and to pay interest thereon semiannually on Niarch 1 and September 1 of each year (each, an "Interest Payment Date"), commencing September 1, 2000, at the rate per annum specified above (calculated on the basis oi a 360-day year of twelve 30-da� months) until the principal sum is paid or has been provided for. This Bond will bear interest from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of original issue hereof. The principal of and premium, if any, on this Bond are payable upon presentation and surrender hereof at the principal office of , in , "(the "Bond Registrar"), acting as paying agent, or any successor paying agenC duly appointed by the Issuer. Interest on this Bond will be paid on each Interest Payment Date by check or draft mailed to the person in whose name this Bond is registered (the "Holder" or "Bondholder") on the registration books of the Issuer maintained by the Bond Registrar and at the address appearing thereon at the close of business on the fifteenth day of the calendar month preceding such Interest Payment Date (the "Regular Record Date"). Any interest not so timely paid shall cease to be payable to the person who is the Holder hereof as of the Regular Record Date, and shall be payable to the person who is the Holder hereof at the close of business on a date (the '�Special Record Date'�) fixed by the Bond Registrar whenever money becomes availal�le for 1134830.2 2]_ oo-w� 1 payment of the defaulted interest. Notice of the Special Record 2 Date shall be given to Bondholders not less than ten days prior 3 to the Special Record Date. The principal of and premium, if 4 any, and interest on this Bond are payable in lawful money of the 5 United States of America. 6 REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE FURTHER PROVISIONS OE 7 THIS BOND SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF, WHICH PROVISIONS SHALL 8 FOR ALL PURPOSES HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS IF SET FORTFi HERE. 9 IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED AND RECITED that all acts, 10 conditions and things required by the Constitution and laws of 11 the State of Minnesota and the Charter of the Issuer to be done, 12 to happen and to be perfonned, precedent to and in the issuance 13 of this Bond, have been done, have happened and have been 14 performed, in regular and due form, time and manner as required 15 by law, and that this Bond, together with all other debts of the 16 Issuer outstanding on the date of original issue hereof and on 17 the date of its issuance and delivery to the original purchaser, 18 does not exceed any constitutional or statutory or Charte� 19 limitation of indebtedness. 2� IN WITNESS WHRREOF, the City of Saint Paul, Ramsey 21 County, Minnesota, by its City Council has caused this Bond to be 22 executed on its behalf by the original or facsimile signature of 23 its Mayor, attested by the original or facsimile signature of its 24 Clerk, and countersigned by the original or facsimile signature 25 of its Director, Office of Financial Services, the official seal 26 having been omitted as permitted by law. 1134830.2 2 z D o -�►ty � 2 3 4 Date of Registration 5 BOND REGISTRAR'S 6 CERTIFICATE OF 7 AL3THENTICATIOI3 8 This Bond is one of the 9 Bonds described in the 10 Resolution mentioned 11 within. 12 13 14 15 Bond Registrar 16 17 18 19 By Authorized Signature 113§830.2 Registrable by: Payable at: _ CITY OF SAINT` PAUL, RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Mayor Attest: City Clerk Countersigned: Director, Office of Financial Services 23 00- I�ty ON REVERSE OF BOND 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Date of Payment Not Business Dav. If the date for payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on this Bond shall be a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the City of New York, New York, or the city where the principal office of the Bond Registrar is located are authorized by law or executive order to close, then the date for such payment shall be the next succeeding day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or a day on which such banking institutions are authorized to close, and payment on such date shall have the same force and effect as if made on the nominal date of payment. Redemption. All Bonds of this issue (the "Bonds") maturing after March 1, 2008, are subject to redemption and prepayment at the option of the Issuer on such date and on any day thereafter at a price of par plus accrued interest. Redemption may be in whole or in part of the Bonds subject to prepayment. If redemption is in part, those Bonds remaining unpaid may be prepaid in such order of maturity and in such amount per maturity as the City sha11 determine; and if only of the Bonds having a common maturity date are called for prepayment, the specific Bonds to be prepaid shall be chosen lot by the Bond Registrar. Bonds or portions thereof called part by for redemption shall be due and payable on the redemption date, and interest thereon sha11 cease to accrue from and after the redemption date. 27 NotiCe of Redemption. Mailed notice of redemption 28 shall be given to the paying agent (if other than a City officer) 29 and to each affected Holder of the Bonds. In the event any of 30 the Bonds are called for redemption, written notice thereof will 31 be given by first class mail mailed not less than thirty (30) 32 days prior to the redemption date to each Holder of Bonds to be 33 redeemed. In connection with any such notice, the °CUSIP�� 34 numbers assigned to the Bonds shall be used. 35 Selection of Bonds for Redemption. To effect a partial 36 redemption of Bonds having a Common maturity date, the Bond 37 Registrar shall assign to each Bond having a common maturity date 38 a distinctive number for each $5,000 of the principal amount of 39 such Bond. The Bond Registrar shall then select by lot, using 40 such method of selection as it shall deem proper in its 41 discretion, from the numbers assigned to the Bonds, as many 42 numbers as, at $5,000 for each number, shall equal the principal 43 amount of such Bonds to be redeemed. The Bonds to be redeemed 44 shall be the Bonds to which were assigned numbers so selected; 45 provided, however, that only so much of the principal amount of 46 such Bond of a denomination of more than $5,000 shall be redeemed 47 as shall equal $5,000 for each number assigned to it and so 1134830.2 24 ao-i4y 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 selected. If a Bond is to be redeemed only in part, it shall be surrendered to the Bond Registrar (with, if the Issuer or Bond Registrar so requires, a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and Bond Registrar duly executed by the Holder thereo£ or his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing) and the Issuer shall execute (if necessary) and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Bond, without service charge, a new Bond or Bonds of the same series having the sac:te stated maturity and interest rate and of any authorized denomination or denominations, as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Bond so surrendered. Issuance; Purpose; General Obligation. This Bond is one of an issue in the total principal amount of $19,000,000, a11 of like date of original issue and tenor, except as to number, maturity, interest rate, denomination, and redemption privilege, which Bond has been issued pursuant to and in full conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota, including particularly Laws of Minnesota for 1971, Chapter 773, as amended, and the Charter of the Issuer, and pursuant to a resolution adopted by the City Council of the Issuer on February 16, 2000 (the "Resolution"), for the purpose of providing money to finance the acquisition, construction and repair of various capital improvements in the City. This Bond is payable out of the General Debt Service Fund of the Issuer. This Bond constitutes a general obligation of the Issuer, and to provide moneys for the prompt and full payment of its principal, premium, if any, and interest when the same become due, the full faith and credit and taxing powers of the Issuer have been and are hereby irrevocably pledged. Denominations; Exchanae: Resolution. The Bonds are issuable solely as fully registered bonds in the denominations of $5,000 and integral multiples thereof of a single maturity and are exchangeable for fu11y registered Bonds of other authorized denominations in equal aggregate principal amounts at the principal office of the Bond Registrar, but only in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Resolution. Reference is hereby made to the ResoluCion for a description of the rights and duties of the Bond Registrar. Copies of the Resolution are on file in the principal office of the Bond Registrar. Transfer. This Bond is transferable by the Holder in person or by his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing at the principal office of the Bond Registrar upon presentation and surrender hereof to the Bond Registrar, all subject to the terms and conditions provided in the Resolution and to reasonable regulations of the Issuer contained in any agreement with, or notice to, the Bond Registrar. Thereupon the Issuer shall 113483�.2 2 rj Do -r�� 1 execute and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate and deliver, in 2 exchange for this Bond, one or more new fully registered Bonds in 3 the name of the transferee (but not registered in blank or to 4 "bearer" or similar designation), of an authorized denomination 5 or denominations, in aggregate principal amount equal to the 6 principal amount of this Bond, of the same maturity and bearing 7 interest at the same rate. 8 Fees upon Transfer or Loss. The Bond Registrar may 9 require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other 10 governmental charge payable in connection with the transfer or 11 exchange of this Bond and any legal or unusual costs regarding 12 transfers and lost Bonds. 13 Treatment of Registered Owner. The Issuer and Bond 14 Registrar may treat the person in whose name this Bond is 15 registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving 16 payment as herein provided (except as otherwise provided on the 17 reverse side hereof with respect to the Record Date) and for all 18 other purposes, whether or not this Bond shall be overdue, and 19 neither the Issuer nor the Bond Registrar shall be affected by 20 notice to the contrary. 21 Authentication. This Bond shall not be valid or become 22 obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any security unless 23 the Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been executed 24 by the Bond Registrar. 25 Not Oualified Tax-Exem�t Obligations. The Bonds have 26 not been designated by the Issuer as "qualified tax-exempt 27 obligations" for purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the federal 28 Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The Bonds do not 29 qualify for such designation. 1134830.2 2 6 e°��4`I � ABBREVIATIONS 2 The following abbreviations, when used in the 3 inscription on the face of this Bond, sha11 be construed as 4 though they were written out in full according to applicable laws 5 or regulations: 6 TEN COM - as tenants in common 7 TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties 8 JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of survivorship 9 and not as tenants in common 10 UTMA - as custodian for 11 (Cust) (Minor) 12 under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act 13 (State) 14 Additional abbreviations may also be used 15 though noC in the above list. 1134830.2 2 7 o�_ ��l�{ � 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ASSIGNMENT For value received, the undersigned hereby se11s, assigns and transfers unto the within Bond and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint attorney to transfer the Bond on the books kept for the registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises. 9 Dated: 10 11 12 13 14 15 Q Notice: The assignor�s signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Bond in every particular, without alteration or any change whatever. Signature Guaranteed: 17 Signature(s) must be guaranteed by a national bank or trust 18 company or by a brokerage firm having a membership in one of the 19 major stock exchanges or any other "Eligible Guarantor 20 Institution" as defined in 17 CFR 240.17Ad-15(a)(2). 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 The Bond Registrar will not effect transfer of this Bond unless the information concerning the transferee requested below is provided. Name and Address: (Include information for all joint owners if the Bond is held by joint account.) 1134830.2 f33 00- 1�1�� i 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 10. Execution. The Bonds shall be executed on behalf of the City by the signatures of its Mayor, Clerk and Director, Office of Financial Services, each with the effect noted on the £orms of the Bonds, and be sealed with the seal of the City; provided, however, that the seal of the City may be a printed or photocopied facsimile; and provided further that any of such signatures may be printed or photocopied facsimiles and the cozporate seal may be omitted on the Bonds as permitted by law. In the event of disability or resignation or other absence of any such officer, the Bonds may be signed by the manual or facsimile signature of that officer who may act on behalf of such absent or disabled officer. In case any such officer whose signature or facsimile of whose signature shall appear on the Bonds shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of the Bonds, such signature or facsimile shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if he or she had remained in office until delivery. 11. Authentication; Date of Reaistration. No Bond shall be valid or obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any security or benefit under this resolution unless a Certificate of Authentication on such Bond, substantially in the Eorm hereinabove set forth, shall have been duly executed by an authorized representative of Che Bond Registrar. Certificates of Authentication on different Bonds need not be signed by the same person. The Bond Registrar shall authenticate the signatures of officers of the City on each Bond by execution of the Certificate of Authentication on the Bond and by inserting as the date of registration in the space provided the date on which the Bond is authenticated. For purposes of delivering the original Global Certificates to the Purchaser, the Bond Registrar shall insert as the date of registration the date of original issue, which date is MarCh 1, 2000. The Certificate of Authentication So executed on each Bond shall be conclusive evidence that it has been authenticated and delivered under this resolution. 12. Registration• Transfer• Exchancr . The City will cause to be kept at the principal office of the Bond Registrar a bond register in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as the Bond Registrar may prescribe, the Bond Registrar shall provide for the registration of Bonds and the registration of transfers of Bonds entitled to be registered or transferred as herein provided. 42 A Global Certificate shall be registered in the name of 43 the payee on the books of the Bond Registrar by presenting the 44 Global Certificate for registration to the Bond Registrar, who 45 wi11 endorse his or her name and note the daCe of registration 46 opposite the name of the payee in the certificate o£ registration 1134830.2 2 9 oo-�4 � 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 on the Global Certificate. Thereafter a Global Certificate may be transferred by delivery with an assignment duly executed by the Holder or his, her or its legal representative, and the City and Bond Registrar may treat the Holder as the person exclusively entitled to exercise all Che rights and powers of an owner until a Global Certificate is presented with such assignment for registration of transfer, accompanied by assurance of the nature provided by law that the assignment is genuine and effective, and until such transfer is registered on said books and noted thereon by the Bond Registrar, all subject to the terms and conditions provided in this resolution and to reasonable regulations of the City contained in any agreement with, or notice to, the Bond Registrar. 14 Transfer of a Global Certificate may, at the direction 15 and expense of the City, be subject to other restrictions if 16 required to qualify the Global Certificates as being "in 17 registered form" within the meaning of Section 149(a) of the 18 federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 19 If a Global Certificate is to be exchanged for one or 20 more Replacement Bonds, all of the principal amount of the Global 21 Certificate shall be so exchanged. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Upon surrender for transfer of any Replacement Bond at the principal office of the Bond Registrar, the CiCy shall execute (if necessary), and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate, insert the date of registration (as provided in paragraph 11) of, and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Replacement Bonds of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount, having the same stated maturity and interest rate, as requested by the transferor; provided, however, that no bond may be registered in blank or in the name of "bearer° or similar designation. At the option of the Holder of a Replacement Bond, Replacement Bonds may be exchanged for Replacement Bonds of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount and stated maturity, upon surrender of the Replacement Bonds to be exchanged at the principal office of the Bond Registrar. Whenever any Replacement Bonds are so surrendered for exchange, the City shall execute (if necessary), and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate, insert the date of registration of, and deliver the Replacement Bonds which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive. Global Certificates may not be exchanged for Global Certificates of smaller denominations. 1134830.2 30 00 - � �t y 1 Al1 Bonds surrendered upon any exchange or transfer 2 provided for in this resolution shall be promptly cancelled by 3 the Bond Registrar and thereafter disposed of as directed by the 4 City. 5 All Bonds delivered in exchange for or upon transfer of 6 Bonds sha11 be valid general obligations of the City evidencing 7 the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this 8 resolution, as the Bonds surrendered for such exchange or 9 transfer. 10 Every Bond presented or surrendered for transfer or 11 exchange shall be duly endorsed or be accompanied by a written 12 instrument of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Bond 13 Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his, her or its 14 attorney duly authorized in writing. 15 The Bond Registrar may_require payment of a sum 16 sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable 17 in connection with the transfer or exchange of any Bond and any 18 legal or unusual costs regarding transfers and lost Bonds. 19 Transfers shall also be subject to reasonable 20 regulations of the City contained in any agreement with, or 21 notice to, the Sond Registrar, including regulations which permit 22 the Bond RegisCrar to close iCS transfer books between record 23 dates and payment dates. 24 13. Rights Upon Transfer or Exchanqe. Each Bond 25 delivered upon transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any 26 other Bond shall carry all the rights to interest accrued and 27 unpaid, and to accrue, whieh were carried by such other Bond. 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 14. Interest Payment: Record Date. Interest on any Global Certificate shall be paid as provided in the first paragraph thereof, and interest on any Replacement Bond shall be paid on each Interest Payment Date by check or draft mailed to the person in whose name the Bond is registered (the "Holder") on the regisCration books of the City maintained by the Bond Registrar, and in each case at the address appearing thereon at the close of business on the fifteenth (15th) day of the calendar month preceding such Interest Payment Date (the "Regular Record Date"). Any such interest not so timely gaid shall cease to be payable to the person who is the Holder thereof as of the Regular Record Date, and shall be payable to the person who is the Holder thereof at the close of business on a date (the "Special Record Date") fixed by the Bond Registrar whenever money becomes available for payment of the defaulted interest. Notice of the 1134830.2 .3 1 00 _ tyy 1 Special Record Date shall be given by the Bond Registrar to the 2 Holders not less than ten (10) days prior to the Special Record 3 Date. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15. Holders: Treatment of Registered Owner• Consent of Holders. (A) For the purposes of all actions, consents and other matters affecting Holders of the Bonds, other than payments, redemptions, and purchases, the City may (but shall not be obligated to) treat as the Holder of a Bond the beneficial owner of the Bond instead of the person in whose name the Bond is registered. For that purpose, the City may ascertain the identity of the beneficial owner of the Bond by such means as the Bond Registrar in its sole discretion deems appropriate, including but not limited to a certificate from the person in whose name the Bond is registered identifying such beneficial owner. 17 (B) The City and Bond Registrar may treat the person in 18 whose name any Bond is registered as the owner of such Bond for 19 the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and premium, if 20 any, and interest (subject to the payment provisions in paragraph 21 14 above) on, such Bond and for all other purposes whatsoever 22 whether or not such Bond sha11 be overdue, and neither the City 23 nor the Bond Registrar shall be affected by notice to the 24 contrary. 25 (C) Any consent, request, direction, approval, objection or 26 other instrument to be signed and executed by the Holders may be 27 in any number of concurrent writings of similar tenor and must be 28 signed or executed by such Holders in person or by agent 29 appointed in writing. Proof of the execution of any such 30 consent, request, direction, approval, objection or other 31 instrument or of the writing appointing any such agent and of the 32 ownership of Bonds, if made in the following manner, shall be 33 sufficient for any of the purposes of this resolution, and shall 34 be conclusive in favor of the City with regard to any action 35 taken by it under such request or other instrument, namely: 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 (1) The fact and date of the execution by any person of any such writing may be proved by the certificate of any officer in any jurisdiction who by law has power to take acknowledgments within such jurisdiction that the person signing such writing acknowledged before him or her the execution thereof, or by an affidavit of any witness to such execution. 1134830.2 32 bd- �tM 1 (2) Subject to the grovisions of subparagraph (A) 2 above, the fact of the ownership by any person of Bonds and 3 the amounts and numbers of such Bonds, and the date of the 4 holding of the same, may be proved by reference to the bond 5 register. 6 16. Delivery; Application of Proceeds. The Global 7 Certificates when so prepared and executed shall be delivered by 8 the Director, Office of Financial Services, to the Purchaser upon 9 receipt of the purchase price, and the Purchaser shall not be 10 obliged to see to the proper application thereof. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 17. Fund and Account. There is hereby created a special account to be designated the "Capital Improvement Bonds of 2000A Account" (the ��Account") to be administered and maintained by the City Treasurer as a bookkeeping account separate and apart from all other accounts maintained in the official financial records of the City. There has been heretofore created and established the General Debt Service Fund (numbered 960, herein the "Fund"). The Fund and the Account shall each be maintained in the manner herein specified until all of the Bonds and the interest thereon have been fully paid. (i) Account. To the Account there shall be credited the proceeds of the sale of the Bonds, less accrued interest received thereon, and less any amount paid for the Bonds in excess of $18,857,5�0. From the Account there sha11 be paid all costs and expenses of making the Improvements, including the cost of any construction contracts heretofore let and all other costs incurred and to be incurred of the kind authorized in Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.65 (including interest on the Bonds payable during the construction period); and the moneys in the Account shall be used for no other purpose except as otherwise provided by law; provided that the proceeds of the Bonds may also be used to the extent necessary r.o pay interest on the Bonds due prior to the anticipated date of commencement of the collection of taxes levied herein; and provided further that if upon completion o£ the Improvements there shall remain any unexpended balance in the Account, the balance may be transferred by the Council to the fund of any other improvement instituted pursuant to Laws of Minnesota for 1971, Chapter 773, as amended, or used for any other purpose permitted by law, or transferred to the E'und. All earnings on the Account shall be transferred to the Fund, or may remain in the AcCOUnt. 1134830.2 33 Oo— lyy 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 16 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 a� 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 (ii) Fund. There is hereby pledged and there shall be credited to the Fund, to a special sinking fund account which is hereby created and establ:shed therein for the payment of the Bonds: (a) all accrued interest received upon delivery of the Bonds; (h) all funds paid for the Bonds in excess of $18,857,500; (c) any collections of all taxes which are herein levied for the payment of the Bonds and interest thereon as provided in paragraph 18; (d) all funds remaining in the Account after completion of the Improvements and payment of the costs thereof, not so transferred to the account of another improvement or used for any other purpose permitted by law; (e) all investment earnings on moneys held in said special account in the Fund; and (f) any and a11 other moneys which are properly available and are appropriated by the governing body of the City to said special account in the Fund. Said special account created in the Fund shall be used solely to pay the principal and interest and any premiums for redemption of the Bonds and any other bonds of the City heretofore or hereafter issued by the City and made payable from said special account in the Fund as provided by law, or to pay any rebate due to the United States. No portion of the proceeds of the Bonds shall be used directly or indirectly to acquire higher yielding investments or to replace funds which were used directly or indirectly to acquire higher yielding investments, except (1) for a reasonable temporary period until such proceeds are needed for the purpose for which the Bonds were issued, and (2) in addition to Che above in an amount not greater than $100,000. To this effect, any proceeds of the Bonds and any sums from time to time held in the AccounC or said special account in the Fund (or any other City account which will be used to pay principal or interest to become due on the bonds payable therefrom) in excess of amounts which under then-applicable federal arbitrage regulations may be invested without regard as to yield shall not be invested at a yield in excess of the applicable yield restrictions imposed by said arbitrage regulations on such investments after taking into account any applicable "temporary periods" or "minor portion" made available under the federal arbitrage regulations. In addition, the proceeds of the Bonds and money in tY�e Account or the Fund shall not be invested in obligations or deposits issued by, guaranteed by or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumen- tality thereof if and to the extent that such investment would cause the Bonds to be "federally guaranteed" within the meaning of Section 149(b) of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code�� ) . 1134830.2 3 4 oo. lyy 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 18. Tax Levy: Coveraae Test. To provide moneys for payment of the principal and interest on the Bonds there is hereby levied upon all of the taxable property in the City a direct annual ad valorem tax which shall be spread upon the tax rolls and collected with and as part of other general property taxes in the City for the years and in the amounts as follows: Year of Tax Levy Year of Tax Collection Amount 1999� 2000 2001 2002 20�3 2004 2005 2006 2�07 2008 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 $2,439,938` 2,656,041 2,647,346 2,634,614 2,644,�47 2,595,699 2,597,110 2,593,139 2,610,038 2,593,960 ' heretofore levied or provided from other available City funds The tax levies are such that if collected in full they, together with estimated collections of any other revenues herein pledged for the payment of the Bonds, will produce at least five percent (501 in excess of the amount needed to meet when due the principal and interest payments on the Bonds. The tax levies shall be irrepealable so long as any of the Bonds are outstanding and unpaid, provided that the City reserves the right and power to reduce the levies in the manner and to the extent permitted by Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.61, Subdivision 3. 19. General Obligation Pledge. For the prompt and full payment of the principal and interest on the Bonds, as the same respectively become due, the full faith, credit and taxing powers of the City shall be and are hereby irrevocably pledged. If the balance in the Fund (as defined in paragraph 17 hereof) is ever insufficient to pay all principal and interest then due on the Bonds payable therefrom, the deficiency shall be promptly paid out of any other funds of the City which are available for such purpose, including the general fund of the City, and such other funds may be reimbursed with or without interest £rom the Fund when a sufficient balance is available therein. 20. Certificate of Registration. The Director, Office of Financial Services, is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this resolution with the officer of Ramsey County, Minnesota, performing the functions of the county auditor (the "County Auditor"), together wiCh such other infoxmation as the County Auditor shall require, and to obtain the County Auditor's certificate that the Bonds have been entered in the County 1134830.2 35 oo-ruy 1 2 3 4 S 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Auditor's Bond Register, and Chat the tax levy required by law has been made. 21. Records and Certificates. The officers o= the City are hereby authorized and directed to prepare and furnish to the Purchaser, and to the attorneys approving the legality of the issuance of the Bonds, certified copies of all proceedings and records of the City relating to the Bonds and to the financial condition and affairs of the City, and such other affidavits, certificates and information as are required to show the facts relating to the legality and marketability of the Bonds as the same appear from the books and records under their custody and control or as otherwise known to them, and all such certified copies, certificates and affidavits, including any heretofore furnished, shall be deemed representations of the City as to the facts recited therein. 22. NeQative Covenants as to Use of Proceeds and Improvements. The City hereby covenants noC to use the proceeds of the Bonds or to use the Improvements, or to cause or permit them to be used, or to enter into any deferred payment arrange- ments for the cost of the Improvements, in such a manner as to cause the Bonds to be ��private activity bonds° within the meaning of Sections 103 and 141 through 150 of the Code. The City reasonably expects that no actions will be taken over the term of the Bonds that would cause them to be private activity bnnds, and the average term of the Bonds is not longer than reasonably nece5sary for the governmental purpose of the issue. The City hereby covenants not to use the proceeds of the Bonds in such a manner as to cause the Bonds to be "hedge bonds" within the meaning of Section 149(g) of the Code. 30 23. Tax-ExemAt Status of the Bonds• Rebate• Elections. 31 The City shall comply with requirements necessary under the Code 32 to establish and maintain the exclusion from gross income under 33 Section 103 of the Code of the interest on the Bonds, including 34 without limitation requirements relating to temporary periods for 35 investments, limitations on amounts invested at a yield greater 36 than the yield on the Bonds, and the�rebate of excess investment 37 earnings to the United States. 38 The City expects that the two-year expenditure 39 exception to the rebate requirements may apply to the 40 construction proceeds of the Bonds. 41 If any elections are available now or hereafter with 42 respect to arbitrage or rebate matters relating to the Bonds, the 43 Mayor, Clerk, Treasurer and Director, Office of FinanCial 44 Services, or any of them, are hereby authorized and directed to 45 make such elections as they deem necessary, appropriate or 46 desirable in conneCtion with the Bonds, and all such elections 1134830.2 3 6 00 - ��iy 1 shall be, and shall be deemed and treated as, elections of the 2 City. 3 24. No Desicmation of Oualified Ta�c-ExemDt 4 Obli�ations. The Bonds, together with other obligations issued 5 by the City in 2000, exceed in amount those which may be 6 qualified as "qualified tax-exempt obligations" within the 7 meaning of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code, and hence are not 8 designated for such purpose. 9 25. Letter of Representations. The Letter of 10 Representations for the Bonds is hereby confirmed to be the 11 Slanket Issuer Letter of Representations dated April 10, 1996, by 12 the City and received and accepted by The Depository Trust 13 Company. So long as The Depository Trust Company is the 14 Depository or it or its nominee is the Holder of any Global 15 Certificate, the City shall comply with the provisions of the 16 Letter of Representations, as it may be amended or supplemented 17 by the City from time to time with the agreement or consent of 18 The Depository Trust Company. 19 26. Neqotiated Sale. The City has retained Springsted 20 Incorporated as an independent financial advisor, and the City 21 has heretofore determined, and hereby determines, to sell the 22 Bonds by private negotiation, all as provided by Minnesota 23 Statutes, Section 475.60, Subdivision 2(9). 24 27. Continuina Disclosure. The City is an obligated 25 person with respect to the Bonds. The City hereby agrees, in 26 accordance with the provisions of Rule 15c2-12 (the "Rule��), 27 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the 28 "Commission") pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as 29 amended, and a Continuing Disclosure Undertaking (the 30 "Undertaking") hereinafter described, to: 31 A. Provide or cause to be provided to each nationally 32 recognized municipal securities information repository 33 ("NRMSIR") and to the appropriate state information 34 depository ("SID"), if any, for'the State of Minnesota, in 35 each case as designated by the Commission in accordance with 36 the Rule, certain annual financial information and operating 37 data in accordance with the Undertaking. The City reserves 38 the right to modify from time to time the terms of the 39 Undertaking as provided therein. 40 B. Provide or cause to be provided, in a timely 41 manner, to (i) each NRMSIR or to the Municipal Securities 42 Rulemaking Board ("MSRB�') and (ii) the SID, notice of the 43 occurrence of certain material events with respect to the 44 Bonds in accordance with the Undertaking. 1134830.2 3�] 00 -I�ly 1 C. Provide or cause to be provided, in 2 manner, to (i) each NRMSIR or to the MSRB and 3 notice of a failure by the City to provide the 4 financial infoxmation with respect to the City 5 the Undertaking. a timely (ii) the SID, annual described in 6 The City agrees that its covenants pursuant to the Rule 7 set forth in this paragraph 27 and in the Undertaking are 8 intended to be for the benefit of the Holders of the Bonds and 9 shall be enforceable on behalf of such Holders; provided that the 10 right to enforce the provisions of these covenants sha11 be 11 limited to a right to obtain specific enforcement of the City's 12 obligations under the covenants. 13 The Mayor and Director, Office of Financial Services, 14 or any other officers of the City authorized to act in their 15 stead (the "Officers"), are hereby authorized and directed to 16 execute on behalf of the City the Undertaking in substantially 17 the form presented to the City Council, subject to such 18 modifications thereof or additions thereto as are (i) consistent 19 with the requirements under the Rule, (ii) required by the 20 Purchaser, and (iii) acceptable to the Officers. 21 28. Severabilitv. If any section, paragraph or 22 provision of this resolution shall be held to be invalid or 23 unenforceable for any reason, the invalidity or unenforceability 24 of such section, paragraph or provision shall not affect any of 25 trie remaining provisions of this resolution. 1134830.2 3 $ bo-i�ty 1 29. Headinas. Headings in this 2 included for convenience of reference onl 3 hereof, and shall not limit or define the 4 provision hereof_ resolution are y and are not a part meaning of any to BX Adopted by Council: Date �� �S. Z o00 Adoption Certified by Council Secretary By: Approved by Niayor. at ' D gy 0 . 4��— f" 1134830.2 Requested by Department of. � oo-t�l�1 Fnactcial Services a�saa s aHO� COUNCIL AGENOA BY (DA'fE) DATE INITIATED uary4,2000 GREEN SHEET ASSIGN NUMBEAFOR R�IITING OlNQt TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES No 701132 u om�n���a � ��. _ � CIiYATTORNEY � ❑ CRYLLERK _ ❑ FNANWLSERJKESqR ) ❑ F1NNLlA1.SERVIACCTG � YAYOR =f�2v � � ❑ 7_ (CLIP ALL LOCAT{ONS FOR SfGNATURE) �is resolu[ion accepts the winning proposal and awafds the bid for the $19,000,000 G.O. apitai Improvement Bonds Series 2000A This is a competitive bond sale and the award going to the bidder found most advantageos Qowest cost) to the City. PIANNING COMMISSION CIB COMMITfEE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 1 Has this person/firm ever worketl under a contract Por this tlepartment? YES NO 2. Has this pewoNfirtn ever tesn a cdy employee� YES NO 3. Does this person/firtn possess a skili not nortnally possessed by any current aty employee? YES NO 4 Is this pelson/firm a taryeted vendon YES NO IATING PROBLEM ISSUE, OPPORTUNtiY (Wtw, Whffi, Wlun, Where, Why) bonds are for the purpose of iuntling the bontl fircancing port�on of the CapAal Improvement Butlgel. GES IF APPROVED vrill be avadahle fo� fhe CIB Butlgef IFAPPROVED Funds nezdetl fa capRal pro�ects vnN not be available. iOTAL AMOl1NT OF TRANSACTION S S+e.000.000 °UNDING SOURCE iNANCWL INFORMA710N (FXPWN) COST/REVENUE BUDG6TED idRCLE ONE) VES NO ACSNITY NUMBER ioa�.''U'� �r � r� v� � ��`�b� oo-��ty 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 and delivered by the Bond Registrar pursuant to paragraphs 6 and 12 hereof; and / WHEREAS, "Holder" as used herein means the pers in whose name a Bond is registered on the registration boo of the City maintained by the registrar appointed as provided n paragraph 8 ithe "Bond Registrar"); and WHEREAS, Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities nd Exchange Commission prohibits "participating underwriters" from purchasing or selling the Bonds unless the City undertakes o provide certain continuing disclosure with respect to he Bonds; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Minnesota S 475.60, Subdivision 2(9), public sale requ to the Bonds if the City retains an indep and determines to sell the Bonds by priv t City has instead authorized a competit' e publication of notice thereof as a fo of and ta�Eutes, Section �trements do not apply ndent financial advisor e negotiation, and the sale without private negotiation; 18 WHEREAS, proposals for t e Bonds have been solicited by 19 Springsted Incorporated pursuant o an Official Statement and 20 Terms of Proposal therein: 21 NOW, TAEREFORE, BE I RESOLVED by the Council of the 22 City of Saint Paul, Minnesot as follows: 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 � yi��v v�.. uciay 2000A, of the City accordance with the tance o Pro osal. The proposal of the "Purchaser") to purchase Ob1ig tion Capital Improvement Bonds, Series (the ' onds", or individually a"Bond"), in rates of interest set the sum of $ hereby found, deter proposal received a hereby awarded to Financial Services deposit of the Pu c making proposals th or s of Proposal for the bond sale, at the orth hereinafter, and to pay for the Bonds ,, plus interest accrued ta settlement, is ed and declared to be the most favorable is hereby accepted, and the Bonds are Purchaser. The Director, Office of his designee,�is directed to retain the aser and to forthwith return to the others ir good faith checks or drafts. 2. itle: Original Issue Date: Denominations; Maturities. e Bonds shall be titled "General Obligation Capital Impro ement Bonds, Series 2000A�', shall be dated March 1, 2000, as the date of original issue and shall be issued forthwith on or after such date as fully registered bonds. The Bonds sha11 be numbere from R-1 upward. Global Certificates shall each be in the de mination of the entire principal amount maturing on a single d e, or, if a portion of said grincipal amount is prepaid, saifl principal amount less the prepayment. Replacement Bonds, f issued as provided in paragraph 6, shall be in the 1134830 00 -1y� � 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 denomination of $5,000 each or in any integral multiple thereof of a single maturity. The Bonds shall mature on March 1 n the years and amounts as follows: Year Amount Ye r Amount 2001 $1,350,000 2606 $1,925,000 2�02 1,625,O�a 2007 2,025,000 2003 1,700,000 2008 2,125,000 2004 1,775,000 2009 2,250,000 2005 1,875,000 2�1 2,350,000 3. Pur,pose. The Bonds construction of the capital improve capital improvement budget (the "In the Bonds shall be deposited and u� 17, for the purpose described by La Chapter 773, as amended, and any e�s to any other purpose permitted by shall rovide funds for the ment in the City's 2000 pro ements���. The proceeds of ed as provided in paragraph w of Minnesota for 1971, ess moneys shall be devoted The total cost of the costs enumerated in estimated to be at least Improvements, which shall includ all Minnesota Statutes, Section 475 5, is equal to the amount of the Bon . proceed with due diligence to ompl Work on the Smprovements sha11 etion. 21 4. interest. T Bonds shall bear interest payable 22 semiannually on March 1 an September 1 of each year (each, an 23 '�Interest Payment Date"), ommencing September 1, 2000, 24 calculated on the basis a 360-day year of twelve 30-day 25 months, at the respectiv rates per annum set forth opposite the 26 maturity years as foll s: 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 Maturity Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Maturity Year % 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Interest Rate 0 5. escri�tion of the Global Certificates and Global Book-Ent em. Upon their original issuance the Bonds wi11 be issued in he form of a single Global Certificate for each maturity, de osited with the Depository by the Purchaser and immobilized as provided in paragraph 6. No beneficial owners of interests ' the Bonds will receive certificates representing their res ctive interests in the Bonds except as provided in paragrap 6. Except as so provided, during the term of the Bonds, b neficial ownership (and subsequent transfers of benefic'a1 ownership) of interests in the Global Certificates will b reflected by book entries made on the records of the Depos' ory and its Participants and other banks, brokers, and deale s participating in the Natianal System. The Depository's .z 4 oo���� � 2 3 4 5 6 18. Tax Levy; Coveraae Test. To provide moneys for payment of the principal and interest on the Bonds there is hereby levied upon all of the taxable property in the City direct annual ad valorem tax which shall be spread upon th tax rolls and collected with and as part of other general pro rty taxes in the City for the years and in the amounts as fo ows: Year of Ta�c Lew 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Amount 19 ` heretofore levied or provided from o er available City funds 20 The tax levies are such t t if collected in full they, 21 together with estimated collections of any other revenues herein 22 pledged for the payment of the Bo s, will produce at least five 23 percent (Sa) in excess of the am nt needed to meet when due the 24 principal and interest payments n the Bonds. The tax levies 25 shall be irrepealable so long any of the Bonds are outstanding 26 and unpaid, provided that the ity reserves the right and power 27 to reduce the levies in the nner and to the extent permitted by 28 Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.61, Subdivision 3. 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 19. Gene full payment of the same respectively b powers of the City If the balance in t ever insufficient t the Bonds payable paid out of any o� such purpose, i: other funds may Fund when a sufi Year of Tax Collection 2Q00 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Ob ' ation Pled e. For the prompt and in ipal and interest on the Bonds, as the m due, the full faith, credit and taxing 1 be and are hereby irrevocably pledged. Fund (as defined in paragraph 17 hereof) is ay all principal and interest then due on efrom, the deficiency shall be promptly funds of the City which are available for �Iuding the general fund of the City, and such (�e reimbursed with or without interest from the icient balance is available therein. 20 Certificate of Registration. The Director, Office of Financia Services, is hereby directed to file a certified copy of th's resolution with the officer of Ramsey County, Minnesota performing the functions of the county auditor (the "County ditor"), together with such other information as the County ditor shall require, and to obtain the County Auditor's certif'cate that the Bonds have been entered in the County 35 Councii Fiie # 00 — 1y� 0 R I G 1 N A L�`"�`�"� �`s _�� "�oo ,�'�' y' 3g GreenSheet# 1o��3a RESOLUTION CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA Presented By Referred To Committee: Date 1 ACCEPTING PROPOSAL ON SAL� a�' 2 $19,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION CAPITF.L• IMPROVEMENT 3 BONDS, SERIES 2000A, 4 PROVIDING FOR THEIR ISSiTANCE, AND I,EVYING 5 A TAX FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF �3 6 WHEREAS, the Director, Office of Financial Services, 7 has presented proposals received for the sale of $19,000,000 8 General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds, Series 2000A (the 9 "Bonds"), of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota (the "City"); and 10 WHEREAS, the proposals set forth on Exhibit A attached 17, hereto were received pursuant to the Ternis of Proposal at the 12 offices of Springsted Incorporated at 10:30 A.M., Central Time, 13 this same day; and 14 WHEREAS, the Director, Office of Financial Services, 15 has advised this Council that the proposal of 16 (� e s r Q �LC was found to be the most 17 advantageous and has reco ended that said proposal be aacepted; 18 and 19 WHEREAS, the proceeds of the Bonds will finance certain 20 capital improvements, Eor which the City is proceeding pursuant 21 to its Charter and Laws of Minnesota for 1971, Chapter 773, as 22 amended, with any excess to be used for any other purpose 23 permitted by law; and 1134830.2 00 -��+� � 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 il 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 WHEREAS, the City has heretofore issued registered obligations in certificated fonn, and incurs substantial costs associated with their printing and issuance, and substantial continuing transaction costs relating to their payment, transfer and exchange; and WHEREAS, the City has determined that significant savings in transaction costs will result from issuing bonds in "global book-entry form", by which bonds are issued in certificated form in large denominations, registered on the books of the City in the name of a depository or its nominee, and held in safekeeping and immobilized by such depository, and such depository as part of the computerized national securities clearance and settlement system (the "National System") registers transfers of ownership interests in the bonds by making computerized book entries on its own books and distributes payments on the bonds to its Participants shown on its books as the owners of such interests; and such Participants and other banks, brokers and dealers participating in the National System will do likewise (not as agents of the City) if not the beneficial owners of the bonds; and 21 WHEREAS, "Participants" means those financial insti- 22 tutions for whom the Depository effects book-entry transfers and 23 pledges of securities deposited and immobilized with the 24 Depository; and 25 WHEREAS, The Depository Trust Company, a limited 26 purpose trust company organized under the laws of the State of 27 New York, or any of its successors or suCCessors to iCS functions 28 hereunder (the "Depository"), will act as such depository with 29 respect to the Bonds except as set forth below, and the City has 30 heretofore delivered a letter of representations (the "Letter of 31 Representations'�) setting forth various matters relating ta the 32 Depository and its role with respect to the Bonds; and 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 WHEREAS, the City will deliver the Bonds in the fonn of one certificate per maturity, each representing the entire principal amount of the Bonds due on"a particular maturity (each a"Global Certificate��), which single certificate per maturity may be transferred on the City's bond register as required by the Uniform Commercial Code, but not exchanged smaller denominations unless the City determines to issue Replacement Bonds as provided below; and date for 41 WHEREAS, the City will be able to replace the 42 Depository or under certain circumstances to abandon the "global 43 book-entry form" by permitting the Global Certificates to be 44 exchanged for smaller denominations typical of ordinary bonds 45 registered on the City's bond register; and "Replacement Sonds" 46 means the certificates representing the Bonds so authenticated 1134830.2 7 OO - 1+}�{ 1 and delivered by the Bond Registrar pursuant to paragraphs 6 and 2 12 hereof; and 3 WHEREAS, "Iiolder" as used herein means the person in 4 whose name a Bond is registered on the registration books o£ the 5 City maintained by the registrar appointed as provided in 6 paragraph 8(the "Bond Registrar"); and 7 WHEREAS, Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities and Exchange 8 Commission prohibits "participating underwriters" from purchasing 9 or selling the Bonds unless the City undertakes to provide 10 certain continuing disclosure with respect to the Bonds; and 11 WHEREAS, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 12 475.60, Subdivision 2(9), public sale requirements do not apply 13 to the Bonds if the City retains an independent financial advisor 14 and determines to sell the Bonds by private negotiation, and the 15 City has instead authorized a competitive sale withouC 16 publicatian of notice thereof as a form of private negotiation; 17 and 18 WI3EREAS, proposals for the Bonds have been solicited by 19 Springsted Incorporated pursuant to an Official Statement and 20 Terms of Proposal therein: 21 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the 22 City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, as follows: 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 i1 62 ':3 4 5 1. Acceptance of Proposal. The proposal of Bank of AmeriCa Securities (the "Purchaser") to purchase $19,000,000 General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds, Series 2000A, of the City (the "Bonds", or individually a"Bond"), in accordance with the Terms of Proposal for the bond sale, at the rates of interest set forth hereinafter, and to pay for the Bonds the sum of $19,00�,��0, plus interest accrued to settlement, is hereby found, determined and declared to be the most favorable proposal received and is hereby accepted, and the Bonds are hereby awarded ta the Purchaser. The Director, Office of Financial Services, or his designee, is directed to retain the deposit of the Purchaser and to forthwith return to the others making proposals their good faith checks or drafts. 2. Title: Original Issue Date: Denominations; Maturities. The Bonds shall be titled "General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds, Series 2000A", shall be dated March 1, 20�0, as the date of original issue and sha11 be issued forthwith on or after such date as fully registered bonds. The Bonds shall be numbered from R-1 upward. Global Certificates shall each be in the denomination oE the entire principal amount maturing on a single date, or, if a portion of said principal amount is prepaid, said principal amount less the prepayment_ Replacement Bonds, if issued as provided in paragraph 6, shall be in the 1134830.2 60. <<!y 1 denomination of $5,0�0 each or in 2 of a single maturity. The Bonds 3 years and amounts as follows_ 4 Year Amount 5 2001 6 2002 7 2003 8 2004 9 2005 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 $1,350,000 1,625,000 1,700,000 1,775,000 1,875,000 Year 2006 zoo� 2008 2009 2010 Amount $1,925,000 2,025,000 2,125,000 2,250,000 2,350,000 3. Purpose. The Bonds shall provide funds for the construction of the capital improvements in the City's 2000 capital improvement budget (the "Improvements"). The proceeds of the Bonds shall be deposited and used as provided in paragraph 17, for the purpose described by Laws of Minnesota for 1971, Chapter 773, as amended, and any excess moneys shall be devoted to any other purpose permitted by law. The total cost of the Improvements, which shall include all costs enumerated in Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.65, is estimated to be at least equal to the amount of the Bonds. Work on the Improvements shall proceed with due diligence to completion. 21 4. Interest. The Bonds Shall bear 22 semiannually on March 1 and Septembez 1 of each 23 "Interest Payment Date'�), commencing September 24 calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of tw 25 months, at the respective rates per annum set f 26 maturity years as follows: 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 1134830.2 4 Maturity Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 interest payable year (each, an l, 2000, elve 30-day orth opposite the Interest Rate 5.1250 5.125 5.125 5.125 5.125 5. Description of the Global Certificates and Global Book-Entry Svstem. Upon their original issuance the Bonds will be issued in the form of a single Global Certificate for each maturity, deposited with the Depository by the Purchaser and immobilized as provided in paragraph 6. No beneficial owners of interests in the Bonds will receive certificates representing their respective interests in the Bonds except as provided in paragraph 6. Except as so provided, during the term of the Bonds, beneficial ownership (and subsequent transfers of beneficial ownership) oP interests in the Global Certificates will be reflected by book entries made on the records of the Depository and its Participants and other banks, brokers, and dealers participating in the National System. The Depository's Interest Rate 5.1250 5.125 5.125 5.125 5.125 Maturitv Year any integral multiple thereof shall mature on March 1 in the 00 -14�1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SO 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2i 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 3S 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 book entries of beneficial ownership interests are authorized to be in increments of $5,000 of principal of the Bonds, but not smaller increments, despite the larger authorized denominations of the Global Certificates. Payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Global Certificates will be made to the Bond Registrar as paying agent, and in turn by the Bond Registrar to the Depository or its nominee as registered owner of the Global Certificates, and the Depository according to trie laws and rules governing it will receive and forward payments on behalf of the beneficial owners of the Global Certificates. Payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on a Global Certificate may in the City's discretion be made by such other method of transferring funds as may be requested by the Holder of a Global Certificate. 6. Immobilization of Global Certificates by the Depository• Successor Depository• Replacement Bonds. Pursuant to the request of the Purchaser to the Depository, which request is required by the Terms of Proposal, immediately upon the original delivery of the Bonds the Purchaser will deposit the Global Certificates representing all of the Bonds with the Depository. The Global Certificates shall be in typewritten form or otherwise as acceptable to the Depository, shall be registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee and shall be held immobilized from circulaCion at the offices of the Depository on behalf of the Purchaser and subsequent bondowners. The Depository or its nominee will be the sole holder of record of the Global Certificates and no investor or other party purchasing, selling or otherwise transferring ownership of interests in any Bond is to receive, hold or deliver any bond certificates so long as the Depository holds the Global Certificates immobilized from circulation, except as provided below in this paragraph and in paragraph 12. Certificates evidencing the Bonds may not after their original delivery be transferred or exchanged except: (i) Upon registration of transfer of ownership of a Global Certificate, as provided in paragraph 12, (ii? To any successor of the Depository (or its nominee) or any substitute depository (a "substitute depository") designated pursuant to clause (iii) of this subparagraph, provided that any successor of the Depository or any substitute depository must be both a��clearing corporation" as defined in the Minnesota Uniform Commercial Code at Minnesota Statutes, Section 336.8-102, and a qualified and registered '�clearing agency° as provided in Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 1134830.2 p0—}t.�c{ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (iii) To a substitute deposito�r designated by and acceptahle to the City upon (a) the determination by the Depository that the Bonds shall no longer be eligible for its depository services or (b) a detennination by the City that the Depository is no longer able Co carry out its functions, provided that any substitute depository must be qualified to act as such, as provided in clause (ii) of this subparagraph, or (iv) To those persons to whom transfer is requested in written transfer instructions in the event that: 11 (a) the Depository shall resign or discontinue 12 its services for the Bonds and the City is unable to 13 locate a substitute depository within two (2) months 14 following the resignation or determination of non- 15 eligibility, or 16 (b} upon a determination by the City in its sole 17 discretion that (1) the continuation of the book-entry 18 system described herein, which precludes the issuance 19 of certificates (other than Global Certificates) to any 20 Holder other than the Depository (or its nominee), 21 might adversely affect the interest of the beneficial 22 owners of the Bonds, or (2) that it is in the best 23 interest of the beneficial owners of the Bonds that 24 they be able to obtain certificated bonds, 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 in either of which evenCs the City shall notify Holders of its determination and of the availability of certificates (the °Replacement Bonds") to Holders requesting the same and the registration, transfer and exchange of such Bonds will be conducted as provided in paragraphs 9B and 12 herPOf. In the event of a succession of the Depository as may be authorized l�� this paragraph, the Bond Registrar upon presentation of G1oba1 Certificates shall register their transfer to Che substitute or successor depository, and the substitute or successor depository shall be treated as the Depository for all purposes and functions under this resolution. The Letter of Representations shall not apply to a substitute or successor depository unless the City and the substitute or successor depository so agree, and a similar agreement may be entered into. 7. Redemption. 40 {a) Optional RedemAtion; Due Date. All Boncis maturing 41 after March 1, 2008, shall be subject to redemption and 42 prepayment at the option of the City on such date and on any day 43 thereafter at a price of par plus accrued interest. Redemption 44 may he in whole or in part of the Bonds subject to prepayment. 45 If redemption is in part, those Bonds remaining unpaid may be 1134830.2 ( Oo -14� prepaid in such order of maturity and in such amount per maturity as the City sha11 dete�ine; and if only part of the Bonds having a common maturity date are called for prepayment, the Global Certificates may be prepaid in $5,000 increments of principal and, if applicable, the specific Replacement Bonds to be prepaid shall be chosen by lot by the Bond Registrar. Bonds or portions thereof called for redemption shall be due and payable on the redemption date, and interest thereon shall cease to accrue from and after the redemption date. 10 (b) Notation on Global Certificate. Upon a reduction in 11 the aggregate principal amount of a Global Certificate, the 12 Holder may make a notation of such redemption on the panel 13 provided on the Global Certificate stating the amount so 14 redeemed, or may return the Global Certificate to the Bond 15 Registrar in exchange for a new Global Ceztificate authenticated 16 by the Bond Registrar, in proper principal amount. Such 17 notation, if made by the Holder, shall be for reference only, and 18 may noC be relied upon by any other person as being in any way 19 determinative o£ the principal amount of such Global Certificate 20 outstanding, unless the Bond RegisCrar has signed the appropriate 21 column of the panel. 22 ic) Selection of Replacement Bonds. To effect a partial 23 redemption of Replacement Bonds having a common maturity date, 24 the Bond Registrar prior to giving notice of redemption shall 25 assign to each Replacement Bond having a common maturity date a 26 distinctive number for each $5,000 of the principal amount of 27 such Replacement Bond. The Bond Registrar shall then select by 28 lot, using such method of selection as it shall deem proper in 29 its discretion, from the numbers so assigned to such Replacement 30 Bonds, as many numbers as, at $5,000 for each number, shall equal 31 the principal amount of such Replacement Bonds to be redeemed. 32 The Replacement Bonds to be redeemed shall be the Replacement 33 Bonds to which were assigned numbers so selected; provided, 34 however, triat only so much of the principal amount of each such 35 Replacement Bond of a denomination of more than $5,000 shall be 36 redeemed as shall equal $5,000 for each number assigned to it and 37 so selected. ' 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 (d) Partial Redemption of Replacement Bonds. If a Replacement Bond is to be redeemed only in part, it sha11 be surrendered to the Bond Registrar (with, if the City or Bond Registrar so requires, a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the City and Bond Registrar duly executed by the Holder thereof or his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing) and the City shall execute (i£ necessary) and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Replacement Bond, without service charge, a new Replacement Bond or Bonds of the same series having the same stated maturity and interest rate and of any authorized denomination or denominations, as requested by such Holder, in aggregate 1134830.2 Oo-lyy 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Bond so surrendered. (e) Request for Redem�tion. The Bond Registrar shall call Bonds for redemption and payment as herein provided upon receipt by the Bond Registrar at least forty-five (45) days prior to the redemption date of a request of the City, in written form if the Bond Registrar is other than a City officer. Such request shall specify the principal amount of Bonds to be called for redemption and the redemption date. (f) Notice. Mailed notice of redemption shall be given to the paying agent (if other than a City officer) and to each affected Holder. If and when the City sha11 ca11 any of the Bonds for redemption and payment prior to the stated maturity thereof, the Bond Registrar shall give written notice in the name of the City of its intention to redeem and pay such Bonds at the office of the Bond Registrar. Notice of redemption shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, mailed not less than thirty (30) days prior to the redemption date, to each Holder of Bonds to be redeemed, at the address appearing in the Bond Register. A11 notices of redemption shall state: (i) The redemption date; (ii) The redemption price; 23 (iii) If less than all outstanding Bonds are to be 24 redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial 25 redemption, the respective principal amounts) of the Bonds 26 to be redeemed; 27 (iv) That on the redemption date, the redemption price 28 will become due and payable upon each such Bond, and that 29 interest thereon shall cease to accrue from and after said 30 date; and 31 (v) The place where such Bonds are to be surrendered 32 for payment of the redemption p'rice (which shall be the 33 office of the Bond Registrar). 34 (g) Notice to Depository. Notices to The Depository Trust 35 Company or its nominee shall contain the CUSIP numbers of the 36 Bonds. If there are any Holders of the Bonds other than the 37 Depository or its nominee, the Bond Registrar shall use its best 38 efforts to deliver any such notice to the Depository on the 39 business day next preceding the date of mailing of such notice to 40 all other Holders. 1134830.2 $ o0-t4y i 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 8. Bond Reaistrar. U. S. Bank Trust National Association, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, is appointed to act as bond registrar and transfer agent with respect to the Bonds (the "Bond Registrar"), and shall do so unless and until a successor Bond Registrar is duly appointed, all pursuant to any contract the City and Bond Registrar shall execute which is consistent herewith. A successor Bond Registrar sha11 be an officer of the City or a bank or trust company eligible for designation as bond registrar pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 475, and may be appointed pursuant to any cantract the City and such successor Bond Registrar shall execute which is consi5tent herewith. The Bond Registrar shall also serve as paying agent unless and until a successor paying agent is duly appointed. Principal and interest on the Bonds shall be paid to the Aolders (or record holders) of the Sonds in the manner set forth in the fornls of Bond and paragraph 14 of this resolution. 9. Forms of Bond. The Bonds shall be in the form of Global Certificates unless and until Replacement Bonds are made available as provided in paragraph 6. Each form of bond may contain such additional or different terms and provisions as to the form of payment, record date, notices and other matters as are consistent with the Letter of Representations and approved by the City Attorney. 24 A. Global Certificates. The Global Certificates, 25 together with the Certificate of Registration, the Register of 26 Partial Payments, the fornl of Assignment and the registration 27 information thereon, shall be in substantially the following form 28 and may be typewritten rather than printed: 1134830.2 oo-��t�t 1 2 3 4 5 R- GENERAL OBLIGATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT 10 11 12 BOND, SERIES 2000A INPEREST MATURITY DATfi OF RATE DATE ORIGINAL ISSUE March 1, REGISTERED OWNER: PRINCIPAL AMOUNP: $ CUSIP �• _:' 13 KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that the City of 14 Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota (the "ISSUer" or "City"), 15 certifies that it is indebted and for value received promises to 16 pay to the registered owner specified above or on the certificate 17 of registration below, or registered assigns, in the manner 18 hereinafter set forth, the principal amount specified above, on 19 the maturity date specified above, unless called for,earlier 20 redemption, and to pay interest thereon semiannually on March 1 21 and September 1 of each year (each, an "Interest PaymenC Date"), 22 commencing September 1, 2000, at the ra�e per annum specified 23 above (calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day 24 months) until the principal sum is paid or has been provided for. 25 This Bond will bear interest from the most recent Interest 26 Payment Date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest 27 has been paid, from the date of original issue hereof. The 28 principal of and premium, if any, on this Bond are payable in 29 same-day funds by 2:30 p.m., Eastern time, upon presentation and 30 surrender hereof at the principal office of 31 in , Minnesota (the "Bond Registrar"), acting as 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 paying agent, or any successor paying agent duly appointed by the Issuer; provided, however, Chat upon a partial redemption of this Bond which results in the stated amount hereof being reduced, the Holder may in its discretion be paid without presentation of this Bond, which payment shall be received no later than 2:30 p.m., Eastern time, and may make a notation on the panel provided herein of such redemption, stating the amount so redeemed, or may return the Bond to the Bond RegistraT in exchange £or a new Bond in the proper principal amount. Such notation, if made by the xolder, shall be for reference only, and may not be relied upon by any other person as being in any way determinative of the principal amount of this Bond outstanding, unless the Bond 1134830.2 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF MINNESOTA RP.MSEY COUNTY CITY OF SAINT PAUL March 1, 2000 10 oo— ��'� 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Registrar has signed the appropriate column of the panel. Interest on this Bond will be paid on each Interest Payment Date in same-day funds by 2:30 p.m., Eastern time, to the person in whose name this Bond is registered (the ��Aolder" or "Bondholder'�) on the registration books of the Issuer maintained by the Bond Registrar and at the address appearing thereon at the close of business on the fifteenth day of the calendar month preceding such Interest Payment Date (the "Regular Record Date"). Interest payments shall be received by the Holder no later than 2:30 p.m., Eastern time; and principal and premium payments sriall be received by the Holder no later than 2:30 p.m., Eastern time, if the Bond is surrendered for payment enough in advance to pemlit payment to be made by such time. Any interest not so timely paid shall cease to be payable to the person who is the Holder hereof as of the Regular Record Date, and shall be payable to the gerson who is the Holder hereof at the close of business on a date (the "Special Record Date") fixed by the Bond Registrar whenever money becomes available for payment of the defaulted interest. Notice of the Special Record Date shall be given to Bondholders not less than ten days prior to the Special Record Date. The principal of and premium, if any, and interest on this Bond are payable in lawful money of the United States of America. 23 Date of Payment Not Business Day. If the date for 24 payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on this 25 Bond shall be a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or a day on which 26 banking institutions in the City of New York, New York, or the 27 city where the principal office of the Bond Registrar is located 28 are authorized by law or executive order to close, then the date 29 for such payment shall be the next succeeding day which is not a 30 Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or a day on which such banking 31 institutions are authorized to close, and payment on such date 32 shall have the same force and effect as if made on the nominal 33 date of payment. 34 Redemption. All Bonds of this issue (the "BOnds") 35 maturing after March 1, 2008, are subject to redemption and 36 prepayment at the option of the Issuer on such date and on any 37 day thereafter at a price of par plus accrued interest. 38 Redemption may be in whole or in part of the Bonds subject to 39 prepayment. If redemption is in part, those Bonds remaining 40 unpaid may be prepaid in such order of maturity and in such 41 amount per maturity as the City shall determine; and if only part 42 of the Bonds having a common maturity date are called for 43 prepayment, this Bond may be prepaid in $5,000 increments of 44 principal. Bonds or portions thereof called for redemption shall 45 be due and payable on the redemption clate, and interest thereon 46 shall cease to accrue from and after the redemption date. 47 Notice of Redemption. Mailed notice of redemption 48 shall be given to the paying agent (if other than a CiCy officer) 49 and to each affected Holder of the Bonds. In the event any of 1134830.2 1 1 oo-+�� 1 the Bonds are called for redemption, written notice thereof will 2 be given by first class mail mailed not less than thirty (30) 3 days prior to the redemption date to each Holder of Bonds to be 4 redeemed. In connection with any such notice, the "CUSIP" 5 numbers assigned to the Bonds shall be used. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Replacement or Notation of Bonds after Partial Redemption. Upon a partial redemption of this Bond which results in the stated amount hereof being reduced, the Holder may in its discretion make a notation on the panel provided herein of such redemption, stating the amount so redeemed. Such notation, if made by the Holder, shall be for reference on1y, and may not be relied upon by any other person as being in any way determinative of the principal amount of the Bond outstanding, unless the Bond Registrar has signed the appropriate column of the panel. Otherwise, the Holder may surrender this Bond to the Bond Registrar (with, if the Issuer or Bond Registrar so requires, a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and Bond Registrar duly executed by the Aolder thereof or his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing) and the Issuer shall execute (if necessary) and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Bond, without service charge, a new Bond of the same series having the same stated maturity and interest rate and of the authorized denomination in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Bond so surrendered. Issuance; Purpose; General Obligation. This Bond is one of an issue in the total principal amount of $19,000,000, all of like date of original issue and tenor, except as to number, maturity, interest rate, denomination, and redemption privilege, which Bond has been issued pursuant to and in full conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota, including particularly Laws of Minnesota for 1971, Chapter 773, as amended, and the Charter of the Issuer, and pursuant to a resolution aflopted by the City Council of the Issuer on February 16, 2000 (the ��Resolution"), for the purpose of providing money to finance the acquisition, construction and repair of various capital improvements in the City. This Bond is payable out of the General Debt Service Fund of the Issuer. This Bond constitutes a general obligation of the Issuer, and to provide moneys for the prompt and fu11 payment of its principal, premium, if any, and interest when the same become due, the full faith and credit and taxing powers of the Issuer have been and are hereby irrevocably pledged. 45 Denominations: Exchan4e: Resolution. The Bonds are 46 issuable originally only as Global Certificates in the 47 denomination of the entire principal amount of the issue maturing 48 on a single date, or, if a portion of said principal is prepaid, 49 said principal amount less the prepayment. Global Certificates 1134830.2 ]_2 a o -14�{ � 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 are not exchangeable for fully registered bonds of smaller denominations except to evidence a partial prepayment or in exchange for Replacement Bonds if then available. Replacement Bonds, if made available as provided below, are issuable solely as fully registered bonds in the denaminations of $5,�00 and integral multiples thereof of a single maturity and are exchangeable for fu11y registered Bonds of other authorized denominations in equal aggregate principal amounts at the principal office of the Bond Registrar, but only in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Resolution. Reference is hereby made to the Resolution for a description of the rights and duties of the Bond Registrar. Copies of the Resolution are on file in the principal office of the Bond Registrar. Replacement Bonds. Replacement Bonds may be issued by the Issuer in the event that: 17 (a) the Depository shall resign or discontinue its 18 services for the Sonds, and only if the Issuer is unable to 19 locate a substitute depository within two (2) months 20 following the resignation or determination of non- 21 eligibility, or 22 (b) upon a determination by the Issuer in its sole 23 discretion that (1) the continuation of the book-ent� 24 system described in the Resolution, which precludes the 25 issuance of certificates (other than Global Certificates) to 26 any Holder otrier than the Depository (or its nominee), might 27 adversely affect the interest of the beneficial owners of 28 the Bonds, or (2) that it is in the best interest of the 29 beneficial owners of the Bonds that they be able to obtain 30 certificated bonds. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Transfer. This Bond shall be registered in the name of the payee on the books of the Issuer by presenting this Bond for registration to the Bond Registrar, who will endorse his, her or its name and note the date of registration opposite the name of the payee in the certificate of registration attached hereto. Thereafter this Bond may be transferred by delivery with an assignment duly executed by the Holder or his, her or its legal representatives, and the Issuer and Bond Registrar may treat the Holder as the person exclusively entitled to exercise a11 the rights and powers of an owner until this Bond is presented with such assignment for registration of transfer, accompanied by assurance of the nature provided by law triat the assignment is genuine and ef£ective, and until such transfer is registered on said books and noted hereon by the Bond Registrar, all subject �o the terms and conditions provided in the Resolution and to reasonable regulations of the Issuer contained in an� agreement with, or notice to, the Bond Registrar_ Transfer of this Bond may, at the direction and expense of the Issuer, be subjecC to 1134830.2 13 oo-I�t�! 1 certain other restrictions if required to qualify this Bond as 2 being "in registered form" within the meaning of Section 149(a) 3 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 4 Fees ugon Transfer or Loss. The Bond Registrar may 5 require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any ta�c or other 6 governmental charge payable in connection with the transfer or 7 exchange of this Bond and any legal or unusual costs regarding 8 transfers and lost Bonds. 9 Treatment of ReQistered Owner. The Issuer and Bond 10 Registrar may treat the person in whose name this Bond is 11 registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving 12 payment as herein provided (except as otherwise provided with 13 respect to the Record Date) and for all other purposes, tahether 14 or not this Bond shall be overdue, and neither the Issuer nor the 15 Bond Registrar sha11 be affected by notice to the contrary. 16 Authentication. This Bond shall not be valid or become 17 obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any security unless 18 the Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been executed 19 by the Bond Registrar. 20 Not Oualified Tax-F.�cemnt Obligations. The Sonds have 21 not been designated by the Issuer as "qualified tax-exempt 22 obligations" for purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the federal 23 Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The Bonds do not 24 qualify for such designation. 25 IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED AND RECITED that all acts, 26 conditions and things required by the Constitution and laws of 27 the State of Minnesota and the Charter of the issuer to be done, 28 to happen and to be performed, precedent to and in the issuance 29 of this Bond, have been done, have happened and have been 30 perfoxzned, in regular and due form, time and manner as required 31 by law, and that this Bond, together with all other debts of the 32 Issuer outstanding on the date of original issue hereof and on 33 the date of its issuance and delivery to the original purchaser, 34 does not exceed any constitutional or statutory or Charter 35 limitation of indebtedness. 36 IN WITI3ESS WHEREOF, the City of Saint Paul, Ramsey 37 County, Minnesota, by its City Council has caused this Bond to be 38 executed on its behalf by the photocopied facsimile signature of 39 its Mayor, attested by the photocopied facsimile signature of its 40 Clerk, and countersigned by the photocopied facsimile signature 41 of its Director, Office of Financial Services, the official seal 42 having been omitted as permitted by law. 1134830.2 ]_L} op -!'� 4 1 2 3 4 Date of Registration 5 BOND REGISTRAR'S 6 CERTIFICATE OF 7 AUTHENTICATION 8 This Bond is one of the 9 Bonds described in the 10 Resolution mentioned 11 within. 12 13 14 , 15 Bond Registrar 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 By Authorized Signature Registrable by: Payable at: CITY OF SAINT PAUL, RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Mayor ACtesC: City Clerk Countersigned: Director, Office of Financial Services General Obligation Capital Improvement Bond, Series 2000A, No. R- . 1134830.2 15 00 - ��!`► �� 2 3 4 5 6 I] 3 � 10 11 12 13 CERTIFICATE OE REGISTRATION The transfer of ownership of the"principal amount of the attached Bond may be made only by the registered owner or his, her or its legal representative last noted below. DATE OF REGISTRATION REGISTERED OWNER SIGNATURE OF BOND REGISTRAR 1134830.2 � CO-1�{Lt E� REGISTER OF PARTIAL PAYMENTS 2 The principal amount of the attached Bond has been pregaid on the 3 dates and in the amounts noted below: 4 Signature of Signa�ure of 5 Date Amount Bondholder Bond Reqistrar 6 7 8 9 1� 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 If a notation is made on this register, such notation has the 23 effect stated in the attached Bond. Partial payments do not 24 require the presentation of the attached Bond to the Bond 25 Registrar, and a Holder could fail to note the partial payment 26 here. 1134830.2 ]_7 �oy� 1 4 1 ABBREVIATIONS 2 The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on 3 the face of this Bond, shall be construed as though they were 4 written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations: 5 TEN COM - as tenants in common 6 TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties 7 JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of survivorshig 8 and not as tenants in common 9 UTMA - as custodian for 10 (Cust) (Minor) 11 under the Unifonn Transfers to Minors Act 12 (State) 13 Additional abbreviations may also be used 14 though not in the above list. 1134830.2 1 $ b 0-t`�� � 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AS S IGNMEI3T For value received, the undersigned hereby se11s, assigns and transfers unto the attached Bond and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint attorney to transfer the Bond on the books kept for the registration thereof, with full power of substitLtion in the premises. 9 Dated: 10 11 12 13 14 15 F� 17 Notice: The assignor's signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the attached Bond in every particular, without alteration or any change whatever. Signature Guaranteed: 18 Signature(s) must be guaranteed by a national bank or trust 19 company or by a brokerage firm having a membership in one of the 20 major stock exchanges or any other "Eligible Guarantor 21 Institution" as defined in 17 CFR 240.17Ad-15(a)(2). 22 The Bond Registrar will not effect transfer of this 23 Bond unless the information concerning the transferee requested 24 below is provided. 25 26 27 28 29 30 Name and Address: 1134830.2 (Include information for all joint owners if the Bond is held by joint account.) 19 a o-►yy 1 B. ReDlacement Bonds. If the City has notified 2 Holders that Replacement Bonds have been made available as 3 provided in paragraph 6, then for every Bond thereafter 4 transferred or exchanged (including an exchange to reflect the 5 partial prepayment of a Global Certificate not previously 6 exchanged for Replacement Bonds) the Bond Registrar shall deliver 7 a certificate in the form of the Replacement Bond rather than the 8 Global Certificate, but the Holder of a Global Certificate sha11 9 not otherwise be reguired to exchange the Global Certificate for 10 one or more Replacement Bonds since the City recognizes that some 11 beneficial owners may prefer the convenience of the Depositoiy's 12 registered ovmership of the Bonds even though the entire issue is 13 no longer required to be in global book-entry form. The 14 Replacement Bonds, together with the Bond Registrar's Certificate 15 of Authentication, the form of Assignment and the registration 16 information thereon, shall be in substantially the following 17 form: 1134830.2 2� oa-�v�t � 2 3 4 5 R- 6 7 8 INTEREST 9 RATE 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF MINNESQTA RAMSEY COUNTY CITY OF SAINT PAUL $ GENERAL OBLIGATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BOND, SERIES 2000A MATURITY DATE OF DATE ORIGINAL ISSUE March 1, 2000 REGISTERED OWNER: PRINCIPAL AMOUN'T: CUSIP DOLLARS KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that the City of Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota (the "ISSUer" or "City"), certifies that it is indebted and for value received promises to pay to the registered owner specified above, or registered assigns, in the manner hereinafter set forth, the principal amount specified above, on the maturity date specified above, unless called for earlier redemption, and to pay interest thereon semiannually on Niarch 1 and September 1 of each year (each, an "Interest Payment Date"), commencing September 1, 2000, at the rate per annum specified above (calculated on the basis oi a 360-day year of twelve 30-da� months) until the principal sum is paid or has been provided for. This Bond will bear interest from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of original issue hereof. The principal of and premium, if any, on this Bond are payable upon presentation and surrender hereof at the principal office of , in , "(the "Bond Registrar"), acting as paying agent, or any successor paying agenC duly appointed by the Issuer. Interest on this Bond will be paid on each Interest Payment Date by check or draft mailed to the person in whose name this Bond is registered (the "Holder" or "Bondholder") on the registration books of the Issuer maintained by the Bond Registrar and at the address appearing thereon at the close of business on the fifteenth day of the calendar month preceding such Interest Payment Date (the "Regular Record Date"). Any interest not so timely paid shall cease to be payable to the person who is the Holder hereof as of the Regular Record Date, and shall be payable to the person who is the Holder hereof at the close of business on a date (the '�Special Record Date'�) fixed by the Bond Registrar whenever money becomes availal�le for 1134830.2 2]_ oo-w� 1 payment of the defaulted interest. Notice of the Special Record 2 Date shall be given to Bondholders not less than ten days prior 3 to the Special Record Date. The principal of and premium, if 4 any, and interest on this Bond are payable in lawful money of the 5 United States of America. 6 REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE FURTHER PROVISIONS OE 7 THIS BOND SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF, WHICH PROVISIONS SHALL 8 FOR ALL PURPOSES HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS IF SET FORTFi HERE. 9 IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED AND RECITED that all acts, 10 conditions and things required by the Constitution and laws of 11 the State of Minnesota and the Charter of the Issuer to be done, 12 to happen and to be perfonned, precedent to and in the issuance 13 of this Bond, have been done, have happened and have been 14 performed, in regular and due form, time and manner as required 15 by law, and that this Bond, together with all other debts of the 16 Issuer outstanding on the date of original issue hereof and on 17 the date of its issuance and delivery to the original purchaser, 18 does not exceed any constitutional or statutory or Charte� 19 limitation of indebtedness. 2� IN WITNESS WHRREOF, the City of Saint Paul, Ramsey 21 County, Minnesota, by its City Council has caused this Bond to be 22 executed on its behalf by the original or facsimile signature of 23 its Mayor, attested by the original or facsimile signature of its 24 Clerk, and countersigned by the original or facsimile signature 25 of its Director, Office of Financial Services, the official seal 26 having been omitted as permitted by law. 1134830.2 2 z D o -�►ty � 2 3 4 Date of Registration 5 BOND REGISTRAR'S 6 CERTIFICATE OF 7 AL3THENTICATIOI3 8 This Bond is one of the 9 Bonds described in the 10 Resolution mentioned 11 within. 12 13 14 15 Bond Registrar 16 17 18 19 By Authorized Signature 113§830.2 Registrable by: Payable at: _ CITY OF SAINT` PAUL, RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Mayor Attest: City Clerk Countersigned: Director, Office of Financial Services 23 00- I�ty ON REVERSE OF BOND 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Date of Payment Not Business Dav. If the date for payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on this Bond shall be a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the City of New York, New York, or the city where the principal office of the Bond Registrar is located are authorized by law or executive order to close, then the date for such payment shall be the next succeeding day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or a day on which such banking institutions are authorized to close, and payment on such date shall have the same force and effect as if made on the nominal date of payment. Redemption. All Bonds of this issue (the "Bonds") maturing after March 1, 2008, are subject to redemption and prepayment at the option of the Issuer on such date and on any day thereafter at a price of par plus accrued interest. Redemption may be in whole or in part of the Bonds subject to prepayment. If redemption is in part, those Bonds remaining unpaid may be prepaid in such order of maturity and in such amount per maturity as the City sha11 determine; and if only of the Bonds having a common maturity date are called for prepayment, the specific Bonds to be prepaid shall be chosen lot by the Bond Registrar. Bonds or portions thereof called part by for redemption shall be due and payable on the redemption date, and interest thereon sha11 cease to accrue from and after the redemption date. 27 NotiCe of Redemption. Mailed notice of redemption 28 shall be given to the paying agent (if other than a City officer) 29 and to each affected Holder of the Bonds. In the event any of 30 the Bonds are called for redemption, written notice thereof will 31 be given by first class mail mailed not less than thirty (30) 32 days prior to the redemption date to each Holder of Bonds to be 33 redeemed. In connection with any such notice, the °CUSIP�� 34 numbers assigned to the Bonds shall be used. 35 Selection of Bonds for Redemption. To effect a partial 36 redemption of Bonds having a Common maturity date, the Bond 37 Registrar shall assign to each Bond having a common maturity date 38 a distinctive number for each $5,000 of the principal amount of 39 such Bond. The Bond Registrar shall then select by lot, using 40 such method of selection as it shall deem proper in its 41 discretion, from the numbers assigned to the Bonds, as many 42 numbers as, at $5,000 for each number, shall equal the principal 43 amount of such Bonds to be redeemed. The Bonds to be redeemed 44 shall be the Bonds to which were assigned numbers so selected; 45 provided, however, that only so much of the principal amount of 46 such Bond of a denomination of more than $5,000 shall be redeemed 47 as shall equal $5,000 for each number assigned to it and so 1134830.2 24 ao-i4y 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 selected. If a Bond is to be redeemed only in part, it shall be surrendered to the Bond Registrar (with, if the Issuer or Bond Registrar so requires, a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and Bond Registrar duly executed by the Holder thereo£ or his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing) and the Issuer shall execute (if necessary) and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Bond, without service charge, a new Bond or Bonds of the same series having the sac:te stated maturity and interest rate and of any authorized denomination or denominations, as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Bond so surrendered. Issuance; Purpose; General Obligation. This Bond is one of an issue in the total principal amount of $19,000,000, a11 of like date of original issue and tenor, except as to number, maturity, interest rate, denomination, and redemption privilege, which Bond has been issued pursuant to and in full conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota, including particularly Laws of Minnesota for 1971, Chapter 773, as amended, and the Charter of the Issuer, and pursuant to a resolution adopted by the City Council of the Issuer on February 16, 2000 (the "Resolution"), for the purpose of providing money to finance the acquisition, construction and repair of various capital improvements in the City. This Bond is payable out of the General Debt Service Fund of the Issuer. This Bond constitutes a general obligation of the Issuer, and to provide moneys for the prompt and full payment of its principal, premium, if any, and interest when the same become due, the full faith and credit and taxing powers of the Issuer have been and are hereby irrevocably pledged. Denominations; Exchanae: Resolution. The Bonds are issuable solely as fully registered bonds in the denominations of $5,000 and integral multiples thereof of a single maturity and are exchangeable for fu11y registered Bonds of other authorized denominations in equal aggregate principal amounts at the principal office of the Bond Registrar, but only in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Resolution. Reference is hereby made to the ResoluCion for a description of the rights and duties of the Bond Registrar. Copies of the Resolution are on file in the principal office of the Bond Registrar. Transfer. This Bond is transferable by the Holder in person or by his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing at the principal office of the Bond Registrar upon presentation and surrender hereof to the Bond Registrar, all subject to the terms and conditions provided in the Resolution and to reasonable regulations of the Issuer contained in any agreement with, or notice to, the Bond Registrar. Thereupon the Issuer shall 113483�.2 2 rj Do -r�� 1 execute and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate and deliver, in 2 exchange for this Bond, one or more new fully registered Bonds in 3 the name of the transferee (but not registered in blank or to 4 "bearer" or similar designation), of an authorized denomination 5 or denominations, in aggregate principal amount equal to the 6 principal amount of this Bond, of the same maturity and bearing 7 interest at the same rate. 8 Fees upon Transfer or Loss. The Bond Registrar may 9 require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other 10 governmental charge payable in connection with the transfer or 11 exchange of this Bond and any legal or unusual costs regarding 12 transfers and lost Bonds. 13 Treatment of Registered Owner. The Issuer and Bond 14 Registrar may treat the person in whose name this Bond is 15 registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving 16 payment as herein provided (except as otherwise provided on the 17 reverse side hereof with respect to the Record Date) and for all 18 other purposes, whether or not this Bond shall be overdue, and 19 neither the Issuer nor the Bond Registrar shall be affected by 20 notice to the contrary. 21 Authentication. This Bond shall not be valid or become 22 obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any security unless 23 the Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been executed 24 by the Bond Registrar. 25 Not Oualified Tax-Exem�t Obligations. The Bonds have 26 not been designated by the Issuer as "qualified tax-exempt 27 obligations" for purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the federal 28 Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The Bonds do not 29 qualify for such designation. 1134830.2 2 6 e°��4`I � ABBREVIATIONS 2 The following abbreviations, when used in the 3 inscription on the face of this Bond, sha11 be construed as 4 though they were written out in full according to applicable laws 5 or regulations: 6 TEN COM - as tenants in common 7 TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties 8 JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of survivorship 9 and not as tenants in common 10 UTMA - as custodian for 11 (Cust) (Minor) 12 under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act 13 (State) 14 Additional abbreviations may also be used 15 though noC in the above list. 1134830.2 2 7 o�_ ��l�{ � 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ASSIGNMENT For value received, the undersigned hereby se11s, assigns and transfers unto the within Bond and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint attorney to transfer the Bond on the books kept for the registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises. 9 Dated: 10 11 12 13 14 15 Q Notice: The assignor�s signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Bond in every particular, without alteration or any change whatever. Signature Guaranteed: 17 Signature(s) must be guaranteed by a national bank or trust 18 company or by a brokerage firm having a membership in one of the 19 major stock exchanges or any other "Eligible Guarantor 20 Institution" as defined in 17 CFR 240.17Ad-15(a)(2). 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 The Bond Registrar will not effect transfer of this Bond unless the information concerning the transferee requested below is provided. Name and Address: (Include information for all joint owners if the Bond is held by joint account.) 1134830.2 f33 00- 1�1�� i 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 10. Execution. The Bonds shall be executed on behalf of the City by the signatures of its Mayor, Clerk and Director, Office of Financial Services, each with the effect noted on the £orms of the Bonds, and be sealed with the seal of the City; provided, however, that the seal of the City may be a printed or photocopied facsimile; and provided further that any of such signatures may be printed or photocopied facsimiles and the cozporate seal may be omitted on the Bonds as permitted by law. In the event of disability or resignation or other absence of any such officer, the Bonds may be signed by the manual or facsimile signature of that officer who may act on behalf of such absent or disabled officer. In case any such officer whose signature or facsimile of whose signature shall appear on the Bonds shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of the Bonds, such signature or facsimile shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if he or she had remained in office until delivery. 11. Authentication; Date of Reaistration. No Bond shall be valid or obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any security or benefit under this resolution unless a Certificate of Authentication on such Bond, substantially in the Eorm hereinabove set forth, shall have been duly executed by an authorized representative of Che Bond Registrar. Certificates of Authentication on different Bonds need not be signed by the same person. The Bond Registrar shall authenticate the signatures of officers of the City on each Bond by execution of the Certificate of Authentication on the Bond and by inserting as the date of registration in the space provided the date on which the Bond is authenticated. For purposes of delivering the original Global Certificates to the Purchaser, the Bond Registrar shall insert as the date of registration the date of original issue, which date is MarCh 1, 2000. The Certificate of Authentication So executed on each Bond shall be conclusive evidence that it has been authenticated and delivered under this resolution. 12. Registration• Transfer• Exchancr . The City will cause to be kept at the principal office of the Bond Registrar a bond register in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as the Bond Registrar may prescribe, the Bond Registrar shall provide for the registration of Bonds and the registration of transfers of Bonds entitled to be registered or transferred as herein provided. 42 A Global Certificate shall be registered in the name of 43 the payee on the books of the Bond Registrar by presenting the 44 Global Certificate for registration to the Bond Registrar, who 45 wi11 endorse his or her name and note the daCe of registration 46 opposite the name of the payee in the certificate o£ registration 1134830.2 2 9 oo-�4 � 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 on the Global Certificate. Thereafter a Global Certificate may be transferred by delivery with an assignment duly executed by the Holder or his, her or its legal representative, and the City and Bond Registrar may treat the Holder as the person exclusively entitled to exercise all Che rights and powers of an owner until a Global Certificate is presented with such assignment for registration of transfer, accompanied by assurance of the nature provided by law that the assignment is genuine and effective, and until such transfer is registered on said books and noted thereon by the Bond Registrar, all subject to the terms and conditions provided in this resolution and to reasonable regulations of the City contained in any agreement with, or notice to, the Bond Registrar. 14 Transfer of a Global Certificate may, at the direction 15 and expense of the City, be subject to other restrictions if 16 required to qualify the Global Certificates as being "in 17 registered form" within the meaning of Section 149(a) of the 18 federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 19 If a Global Certificate is to be exchanged for one or 20 more Replacement Bonds, all of the principal amount of the Global 21 Certificate shall be so exchanged. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Upon surrender for transfer of any Replacement Bond at the principal office of the Bond Registrar, the CiCy shall execute (if necessary), and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate, insert the date of registration (as provided in paragraph 11) of, and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Replacement Bonds of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount, having the same stated maturity and interest rate, as requested by the transferor; provided, however, that no bond may be registered in blank or in the name of "bearer° or similar designation. At the option of the Holder of a Replacement Bond, Replacement Bonds may be exchanged for Replacement Bonds of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount and stated maturity, upon surrender of the Replacement Bonds to be exchanged at the principal office of the Bond Registrar. Whenever any Replacement Bonds are so surrendered for exchange, the City shall execute (if necessary), and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate, insert the date of registration of, and deliver the Replacement Bonds which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive. Global Certificates may not be exchanged for Global Certificates of smaller denominations. 1134830.2 30 00 - � �t y 1 Al1 Bonds surrendered upon any exchange or transfer 2 provided for in this resolution shall be promptly cancelled by 3 the Bond Registrar and thereafter disposed of as directed by the 4 City. 5 All Bonds delivered in exchange for or upon transfer of 6 Bonds sha11 be valid general obligations of the City evidencing 7 the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this 8 resolution, as the Bonds surrendered for such exchange or 9 transfer. 10 Every Bond presented or surrendered for transfer or 11 exchange shall be duly endorsed or be accompanied by a written 12 instrument of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Bond 13 Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his, her or its 14 attorney duly authorized in writing. 15 The Bond Registrar may_require payment of a sum 16 sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable 17 in connection with the transfer or exchange of any Bond and any 18 legal or unusual costs regarding transfers and lost Bonds. 19 Transfers shall also be subject to reasonable 20 regulations of the City contained in any agreement with, or 21 notice to, the Sond Registrar, including regulations which permit 22 the Bond RegisCrar to close iCS transfer books between record 23 dates and payment dates. 24 13. Rights Upon Transfer or Exchanqe. Each Bond 25 delivered upon transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any 26 other Bond shall carry all the rights to interest accrued and 27 unpaid, and to accrue, whieh were carried by such other Bond. 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 14. Interest Payment: Record Date. Interest on any Global Certificate shall be paid as provided in the first paragraph thereof, and interest on any Replacement Bond shall be paid on each Interest Payment Date by check or draft mailed to the person in whose name the Bond is registered (the "Holder") on the regisCration books of the City maintained by the Bond Registrar, and in each case at the address appearing thereon at the close of business on the fifteenth (15th) day of the calendar month preceding such Interest Payment Date (the "Regular Record Date"). Any such interest not so timely gaid shall cease to be payable to the person who is the Holder thereof as of the Regular Record Date, and shall be payable to the person who is the Holder thereof at the close of business on a date (the "Special Record Date") fixed by the Bond Registrar whenever money becomes available for payment of the defaulted interest. Notice of the 1134830.2 .3 1 00 _ tyy 1 Special Record Date shall be given by the Bond Registrar to the 2 Holders not less than ten (10) days prior to the Special Record 3 Date. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15. Holders: Treatment of Registered Owner• Consent of Holders. (A) For the purposes of all actions, consents and other matters affecting Holders of the Bonds, other than payments, redemptions, and purchases, the City may (but shall not be obligated to) treat as the Holder of a Bond the beneficial owner of the Bond instead of the person in whose name the Bond is registered. For that purpose, the City may ascertain the identity of the beneficial owner of the Bond by such means as the Bond Registrar in its sole discretion deems appropriate, including but not limited to a certificate from the person in whose name the Bond is registered identifying such beneficial owner. 17 (B) The City and Bond Registrar may treat the person in 18 whose name any Bond is registered as the owner of such Bond for 19 the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and premium, if 20 any, and interest (subject to the payment provisions in paragraph 21 14 above) on, such Bond and for all other purposes whatsoever 22 whether or not such Bond sha11 be overdue, and neither the City 23 nor the Bond Registrar shall be affected by notice to the 24 contrary. 25 (C) Any consent, request, direction, approval, objection or 26 other instrument to be signed and executed by the Holders may be 27 in any number of concurrent writings of similar tenor and must be 28 signed or executed by such Holders in person or by agent 29 appointed in writing. Proof of the execution of any such 30 consent, request, direction, approval, objection or other 31 instrument or of the writing appointing any such agent and of the 32 ownership of Bonds, if made in the following manner, shall be 33 sufficient for any of the purposes of this resolution, and shall 34 be conclusive in favor of the City with regard to any action 35 taken by it under such request or other instrument, namely: 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 (1) The fact and date of the execution by any person of any such writing may be proved by the certificate of any officer in any jurisdiction who by law has power to take acknowledgments within such jurisdiction that the person signing such writing acknowledged before him or her the execution thereof, or by an affidavit of any witness to such execution. 1134830.2 32 bd- �tM 1 (2) Subject to the grovisions of subparagraph (A) 2 above, the fact of the ownership by any person of Bonds and 3 the amounts and numbers of such Bonds, and the date of the 4 holding of the same, may be proved by reference to the bond 5 register. 6 16. Delivery; Application of Proceeds. The Global 7 Certificates when so prepared and executed shall be delivered by 8 the Director, Office of Financial Services, to the Purchaser upon 9 receipt of the purchase price, and the Purchaser shall not be 10 obliged to see to the proper application thereof. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 17. Fund and Account. There is hereby created a special account to be designated the "Capital Improvement Bonds of 2000A Account" (the ��Account") to be administered and maintained by the City Treasurer as a bookkeeping account separate and apart from all other accounts maintained in the official financial records of the City. There has been heretofore created and established the General Debt Service Fund (numbered 960, herein the "Fund"). The Fund and the Account shall each be maintained in the manner herein specified until all of the Bonds and the interest thereon have been fully paid. (i) Account. To the Account there shall be credited the proceeds of the sale of the Bonds, less accrued interest received thereon, and less any amount paid for the Bonds in excess of $18,857,5�0. From the Account there sha11 be paid all costs and expenses of making the Improvements, including the cost of any construction contracts heretofore let and all other costs incurred and to be incurred of the kind authorized in Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.65 (including interest on the Bonds payable during the construction period); and the moneys in the Account shall be used for no other purpose except as otherwise provided by law; provided that the proceeds of the Bonds may also be used to the extent necessary r.o pay interest on the Bonds due prior to the anticipated date of commencement of the collection of taxes levied herein; and provided further that if upon completion o£ the Improvements there shall remain any unexpended balance in the Account, the balance may be transferred by the Council to the fund of any other improvement instituted pursuant to Laws of Minnesota for 1971, Chapter 773, as amended, or used for any other purpose permitted by law, or transferred to the E'und. All earnings on the Account shall be transferred to the Fund, or may remain in the AcCOUnt. 1134830.2 33 Oo— lyy 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 16 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 a� 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 (ii) Fund. There is hereby pledged and there shall be credited to the Fund, to a special sinking fund account which is hereby created and establ:shed therein for the payment of the Bonds: (a) all accrued interest received upon delivery of the Bonds; (h) all funds paid for the Bonds in excess of $18,857,500; (c) any collections of all taxes which are herein levied for the payment of the Bonds and interest thereon as provided in paragraph 18; (d) all funds remaining in the Account after completion of the Improvements and payment of the costs thereof, not so transferred to the account of another improvement or used for any other purpose permitted by law; (e) all investment earnings on moneys held in said special account in the Fund; and (f) any and a11 other moneys which are properly available and are appropriated by the governing body of the City to said special account in the Fund. Said special account created in the Fund shall be used solely to pay the principal and interest and any premiums for redemption of the Bonds and any other bonds of the City heretofore or hereafter issued by the City and made payable from said special account in the Fund as provided by law, or to pay any rebate due to the United States. No portion of the proceeds of the Bonds shall be used directly or indirectly to acquire higher yielding investments or to replace funds which were used directly or indirectly to acquire higher yielding investments, except (1) for a reasonable temporary period until such proceeds are needed for the purpose for which the Bonds were issued, and (2) in addition to Che above in an amount not greater than $100,000. To this effect, any proceeds of the Bonds and any sums from time to time held in the AccounC or said special account in the Fund (or any other City account which will be used to pay principal or interest to become due on the bonds payable therefrom) in excess of amounts which under then-applicable federal arbitrage regulations may be invested without regard as to yield shall not be invested at a yield in excess of the applicable yield restrictions imposed by said arbitrage regulations on such investments after taking into account any applicable "temporary periods" or "minor portion" made available under the federal arbitrage regulations. In addition, the proceeds of the Bonds and money in tY�e Account or the Fund shall not be invested in obligations or deposits issued by, guaranteed by or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumen- tality thereof if and to the extent that such investment would cause the Bonds to be "federally guaranteed" within the meaning of Section 149(b) of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code�� ) . 1134830.2 3 4 oo. lyy 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 18. Tax Levy: Coveraae Test. To provide moneys for payment of the principal and interest on the Bonds there is hereby levied upon all of the taxable property in the City a direct annual ad valorem tax which shall be spread upon the tax rolls and collected with and as part of other general property taxes in the City for the years and in the amounts as follows: Year of Tax Levy Year of Tax Collection Amount 1999� 2000 2001 2002 20�3 2004 2005 2006 2�07 2008 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 $2,439,938` 2,656,041 2,647,346 2,634,614 2,644,�47 2,595,699 2,597,110 2,593,139 2,610,038 2,593,960 ' heretofore levied or provided from other available City funds The tax levies are such that if collected in full they, together with estimated collections of any other revenues herein pledged for the payment of the Bonds, will produce at least five percent (501 in excess of the amount needed to meet when due the principal and interest payments on the Bonds. The tax levies shall be irrepealable so long as any of the Bonds are outstanding and unpaid, provided that the City reserves the right and power to reduce the levies in the manner and to the extent permitted by Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.61, Subdivision 3. 19. General Obligation Pledge. For the prompt and full payment of the principal and interest on the Bonds, as the same respectively become due, the full faith, credit and taxing powers of the City shall be and are hereby irrevocably pledged. If the balance in the Fund (as defined in paragraph 17 hereof) is ever insufficient to pay all principal and interest then due on the Bonds payable therefrom, the deficiency shall be promptly paid out of any other funds of the City which are available for such purpose, including the general fund of the City, and such other funds may be reimbursed with or without interest £rom the Fund when a sufficient balance is available therein. 20. Certificate of Registration. The Director, Office of Financial Services, is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this resolution with the officer of Ramsey County, Minnesota, performing the functions of the county auditor (the "County Auditor"), together wiCh such other infoxmation as the County Auditor shall require, and to obtain the County Auditor's certificate that the Bonds have been entered in the County 1134830.2 35 oo-ruy 1 2 3 4 S 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Auditor's Bond Register, and Chat the tax levy required by law has been made. 21. Records and Certificates. The officers o= the City are hereby authorized and directed to prepare and furnish to the Purchaser, and to the attorneys approving the legality of the issuance of the Bonds, certified copies of all proceedings and records of the City relating to the Bonds and to the financial condition and affairs of the City, and such other affidavits, certificates and information as are required to show the facts relating to the legality and marketability of the Bonds as the same appear from the books and records under their custody and control or as otherwise known to them, and all such certified copies, certificates and affidavits, including any heretofore furnished, shall be deemed representations of the City as to the facts recited therein. 22. NeQative Covenants as to Use of Proceeds and Improvements. The City hereby covenants noC to use the proceeds of the Bonds or to use the Improvements, or to cause or permit them to be used, or to enter into any deferred payment arrange- ments for the cost of the Improvements, in such a manner as to cause the Bonds to be ��private activity bonds° within the meaning of Sections 103 and 141 through 150 of the Code. The City reasonably expects that no actions will be taken over the term of the Bonds that would cause them to be private activity bnnds, and the average term of the Bonds is not longer than reasonably nece5sary for the governmental purpose of the issue. The City hereby covenants not to use the proceeds of the Bonds in such a manner as to cause the Bonds to be "hedge bonds" within the meaning of Section 149(g) of the Code. 30 23. Tax-ExemAt Status of the Bonds• Rebate• Elections. 31 The City shall comply with requirements necessary under the Code 32 to establish and maintain the exclusion from gross income under 33 Section 103 of the Code of the interest on the Bonds, including 34 without limitation requirements relating to temporary periods for 35 investments, limitations on amounts invested at a yield greater 36 than the yield on the Bonds, and the�rebate of excess investment 37 earnings to the United States. 38 The City expects that the two-year expenditure 39 exception to the rebate requirements may apply to the 40 construction proceeds of the Bonds. 41 If any elections are available now or hereafter with 42 respect to arbitrage or rebate matters relating to the Bonds, the 43 Mayor, Clerk, Treasurer and Director, Office of FinanCial 44 Services, or any of them, are hereby authorized and directed to 45 make such elections as they deem necessary, appropriate or 46 desirable in conneCtion with the Bonds, and all such elections 1134830.2 3 6 00 - ��iy 1 shall be, and shall be deemed and treated as, elections of the 2 City. 3 24. No Desicmation of Oualified Ta�c-ExemDt 4 Obli�ations. The Bonds, together with other obligations issued 5 by the City in 2000, exceed in amount those which may be 6 qualified as "qualified tax-exempt obligations" within the 7 meaning of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code, and hence are not 8 designated for such purpose. 9 25. Letter of Representations. The Letter of 10 Representations for the Bonds is hereby confirmed to be the 11 Slanket Issuer Letter of Representations dated April 10, 1996, by 12 the City and received and accepted by The Depository Trust 13 Company. So long as The Depository Trust Company is the 14 Depository or it or its nominee is the Holder of any Global 15 Certificate, the City shall comply with the provisions of the 16 Letter of Representations, as it may be amended or supplemented 17 by the City from time to time with the agreement or consent of 18 The Depository Trust Company. 19 26. Neqotiated Sale. The City has retained Springsted 20 Incorporated as an independent financial advisor, and the City 21 has heretofore determined, and hereby determines, to sell the 22 Bonds by private negotiation, all as provided by Minnesota 23 Statutes, Section 475.60, Subdivision 2(9). 24 27. Continuina Disclosure. The City is an obligated 25 person with respect to the Bonds. The City hereby agrees, in 26 accordance with the provisions of Rule 15c2-12 (the "Rule��), 27 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the 28 "Commission") pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as 29 amended, and a Continuing Disclosure Undertaking (the 30 "Undertaking") hereinafter described, to: 31 A. Provide or cause to be provided to each nationally 32 recognized municipal securities information repository 33 ("NRMSIR") and to the appropriate state information 34 depository ("SID"), if any, for'the State of Minnesota, in 35 each case as designated by the Commission in accordance with 36 the Rule, certain annual financial information and operating 37 data in accordance with the Undertaking. The City reserves 38 the right to modify from time to time the terms of the 39 Undertaking as provided therein. 40 B. Provide or cause to be provided, in a timely 41 manner, to (i) each NRMSIR or to the Municipal Securities 42 Rulemaking Board ("MSRB�') and (ii) the SID, notice of the 43 occurrence of certain material events with respect to the 44 Bonds in accordance with the Undertaking. 1134830.2 3�] 00 -I�ly 1 C. Provide or cause to be provided, in 2 manner, to (i) each NRMSIR or to the MSRB and 3 notice of a failure by the City to provide the 4 financial infoxmation with respect to the City 5 the Undertaking. a timely (ii) the SID, annual described in 6 The City agrees that its covenants pursuant to the Rule 7 set forth in this paragraph 27 and in the Undertaking are 8 intended to be for the benefit of the Holders of the Bonds and 9 shall be enforceable on behalf of such Holders; provided that the 10 right to enforce the provisions of these covenants sha11 be 11 limited to a right to obtain specific enforcement of the City's 12 obligations under the covenants. 13 The Mayor and Director, Office of Financial Services, 14 or any other officers of the City authorized to act in their 15 stead (the "Officers"), are hereby authorized and directed to 16 execute on behalf of the City the Undertaking in substantially 17 the form presented to the City Council, subject to such 18 modifications thereof or additions thereto as are (i) consistent 19 with the requirements under the Rule, (ii) required by the 20 Purchaser, and (iii) acceptable to the Officers. 21 28. Severabilitv. If any section, paragraph or 22 provision of this resolution shall be held to be invalid or 23 unenforceable for any reason, the invalidity or unenforceability 24 of such section, paragraph or provision shall not affect any of 25 trie remaining provisions of this resolution. 1134830.2 3 $ bo-i�ty 1 29. Headinas. Headings in this 2 included for convenience of reference onl 3 hereof, and shall not limit or define the 4 provision hereof_ resolution are y and are not a part meaning of any to BX Adopted by Council: Date �� �S. Z o00 Adoption Certified by Council Secretary By: Approved by Niayor. at ' D gy 0 . 4��— f" 1134830.2 Requested by Department of. � oo-t�l�1 Fnactcial Services a�saa s aHO� COUNCIL AGENOA BY (DA'fE) DATE INITIATED uary4,2000 GREEN SHEET ASSIGN NUMBEAFOR R�IITING OlNQt TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES No 701132 u om�n���a � ��. _ � CIiYATTORNEY � ❑ CRYLLERK _ ❑ FNANWLSERJKESqR ) ❑ F1NNLlA1.SERVIACCTG � YAYOR =f�2v � � ❑ 7_ (CLIP ALL LOCAT{ONS FOR SfGNATURE) �is resolu[ion accepts the winning proposal and awafds the bid for the $19,000,000 G.O. apitai Improvement Bonds Series 2000A This is a competitive bond sale and the award going to the bidder found most advantageos Qowest cost) to the City. PIANNING COMMISSION CIB COMMITfEE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 1 Has this person/firm ever worketl under a contract Por this tlepartment? YES NO 2. Has this pewoNfirtn ever tesn a cdy employee� YES NO 3. Does this person/firtn possess a skili not nortnally possessed by any current aty employee? YES NO 4 Is this pelson/firm a taryeted vendon YES NO IATING PROBLEM ISSUE, OPPORTUNtiY (Wtw, Whffi, Wlun, Where, Why) bonds are for the purpose of iuntling the bontl fircancing port�on of the CapAal Improvement Butlgel. GES IF APPROVED vrill be avadahle fo� fhe CIB Butlgef IFAPPROVED Funds nezdetl fa capRal pro�ects vnN not be available. iOTAL AMOl1NT OF TRANSACTION S S+e.000.000 °UNDING SOURCE iNANCWL INFORMA710N (FXPWN) COST/REVENUE BUDG6TED idRCLE ONE) VES NO ACSNITY NUMBER ioa�.''U'� �r � r� v� � ��`�b� oo-��ty 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 and delivered by the Bond Registrar pursuant to paragraphs 6 and 12 hereof; and / WHEREAS, "Holder" as used herein means the pers in whose name a Bond is registered on the registration boo of the City maintained by the registrar appointed as provided n paragraph 8 ithe "Bond Registrar"); and WHEREAS, Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities nd Exchange Commission prohibits "participating underwriters" from purchasing or selling the Bonds unless the City undertakes o provide certain continuing disclosure with respect to he Bonds; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Minnesota S 475.60, Subdivision 2(9), public sale requ to the Bonds if the City retains an indep and determines to sell the Bonds by priv t City has instead authorized a competit' e publication of notice thereof as a fo of and ta�Eutes, Section �trements do not apply ndent financial advisor e negotiation, and the sale without private negotiation; 18 WHEREAS, proposals for t e Bonds have been solicited by 19 Springsted Incorporated pursuant o an Official Statement and 20 Terms of Proposal therein: 21 NOW, TAEREFORE, BE I RESOLVED by the Council of the 22 City of Saint Paul, Minnesot as follows: 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 � yi��v v�.. uciay 2000A, of the City accordance with the tance o Pro osal. The proposal of the "Purchaser") to purchase Ob1ig tion Capital Improvement Bonds, Series (the ' onds", or individually a"Bond"), in rates of interest set the sum of $ hereby found, deter proposal received a hereby awarded to Financial Services deposit of the Pu c making proposals th or s of Proposal for the bond sale, at the orth hereinafter, and to pay for the Bonds ,, plus interest accrued ta settlement, is ed and declared to be the most favorable is hereby accepted, and the Bonds are Purchaser. The Director, Office of his designee,�is directed to retain the aser and to forthwith return to the others ir good faith checks or drafts. 2. itle: Original Issue Date: Denominations; Maturities. e Bonds shall be titled "General Obligation Capital Impro ement Bonds, Series 2000A�', shall be dated March 1, 2000, as the date of original issue and shall be issued forthwith on or after such date as fully registered bonds. The Bonds sha11 be numbere from R-1 upward. Global Certificates shall each be in the de mination of the entire principal amount maturing on a single d e, or, if a portion of said grincipal amount is prepaid, saifl principal amount less the prepayment. Replacement Bonds, f issued as provided in paragraph 6, shall be in the 1134830 00 -1y� � 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 denomination of $5,000 each or in any integral multiple thereof of a single maturity. The Bonds shall mature on March 1 n the years and amounts as follows: Year Amount Ye r Amount 2001 $1,350,000 2606 $1,925,000 2�02 1,625,O�a 2007 2,025,000 2003 1,700,000 2008 2,125,000 2004 1,775,000 2009 2,250,000 2005 1,875,000 2�1 2,350,000 3. Pur,pose. The Bonds construction of the capital improve capital improvement budget (the "In the Bonds shall be deposited and u� 17, for the purpose described by La Chapter 773, as amended, and any e�s to any other purpose permitted by shall rovide funds for the ment in the City's 2000 pro ements���. The proceeds of ed as provided in paragraph w of Minnesota for 1971, ess moneys shall be devoted The total cost of the costs enumerated in estimated to be at least Improvements, which shall includ all Minnesota Statutes, Section 475 5, is equal to the amount of the Bon . proceed with due diligence to ompl Work on the Smprovements sha11 etion. 21 4. interest. T Bonds shall bear interest payable 22 semiannually on March 1 an September 1 of each year (each, an 23 '�Interest Payment Date"), ommencing September 1, 2000, 24 calculated on the basis a 360-day year of twelve 30-day 25 months, at the respectiv rates per annum set forth opposite the 26 maturity years as foll s: 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 Maturity Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Maturity Year % 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Interest Rate 0 5. escri�tion of the Global Certificates and Global Book-Ent em. Upon their original issuance the Bonds wi11 be issued in he form of a single Global Certificate for each maturity, de osited with the Depository by the Purchaser and immobilized as provided in paragraph 6. No beneficial owners of interests ' the Bonds will receive certificates representing their res ctive interests in the Bonds except as provided in paragrap 6. Except as so provided, during the term of the Bonds, b neficial ownership (and subsequent transfers of benefic'a1 ownership) of interests in the Global Certificates will b reflected by book entries made on the records of the Depos' ory and its Participants and other banks, brokers, and deale s participating in the Natianal System. The Depository's .z 4 oo���� � 2 3 4 5 6 18. Tax Levy; Coveraae Test. To provide moneys for payment of the principal and interest on the Bonds there is hereby levied upon all of the taxable property in the City direct annual ad valorem tax which shall be spread upon th tax rolls and collected with and as part of other general pro rty taxes in the City for the years and in the amounts as fo ows: Year of Ta�c Lew 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Amount 19 ` heretofore levied or provided from o er available City funds 20 The tax levies are such t t if collected in full they, 21 together with estimated collections of any other revenues herein 22 pledged for the payment of the Bo s, will produce at least five 23 percent (Sa) in excess of the am nt needed to meet when due the 24 principal and interest payments n the Bonds. The tax levies 25 shall be irrepealable so long any of the Bonds are outstanding 26 and unpaid, provided that the ity reserves the right and power 27 to reduce the levies in the nner and to the extent permitted by 28 Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.61, Subdivision 3. 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 19. Gene full payment of the same respectively b powers of the City If the balance in t ever insufficient t the Bonds payable paid out of any o� such purpose, i: other funds may Fund when a sufi Year of Tax Collection 2Q00 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Ob ' ation Pled e. For the prompt and in ipal and interest on the Bonds, as the m due, the full faith, credit and taxing 1 be and are hereby irrevocably pledged. Fund (as defined in paragraph 17 hereof) is ay all principal and interest then due on efrom, the deficiency shall be promptly funds of the City which are available for �Iuding the general fund of the City, and such (�e reimbursed with or without interest from the icient balance is available therein. 20 Certificate of Registration. The Director, Office of Financia Services, is hereby directed to file a certified copy of th's resolution with the officer of Ramsey County, Minnesota performing the functions of the county auditor (the "County ditor"), together with such other information as the County ditor shall require, and to obtain the County Auditor's certif'cate that the Bonds have been entered in the County 35