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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 089-09 • RESOLUTION ACCEPTING OFFER ON SALE OF $8,145,000 TAXABLE GENERAL OBLIGATION TAX INCREMENT REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2009A, AND PLEDGING TAX INCREMENTS FOR THE SECURITY THEREOF A. WHEREAS,the City of Rochester, Minnesota(the "City")has heretofore established the Development District No. 36 (the "Development District") in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.124 to 469.134, both inclusive, and has approved a development program therefore (the "Program"); and B. WHEREAS,the City has heretofore created Tax Increment Financing District No. 36-1 (the"Tax Increment District") within the Development District and adopted a tax increment financing plan therefor(the "TIF Plan")pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.174 to 469.1799; and C. WHEREAS,pursuant to the provisions of the TIF Plan,tax increments are to be expended within the Tax Increment District to provide money to finance a portion of the costs of constructing a bioscience building (the "Project"); and D. WHEREAS,the City has retained Springsted Incorporated("Springsted Incorporated"), an independent financial consultant in connection with the issuance of the Bonds, and is therefore authorized to negotiate the sale of the Bonds without complying with the public sale requirements of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 475; and • E. WHEREAS,the City has heretofore determined and declared that it is necessary and expedient to issue $8,145,000 Taxable General Obligation Tax Increment Revenue Bonds, Series 2009A of the City, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 475,to finance the Project; and F. WHEREAS,the following offers were received, opened and recorded at the offices of Springsted Incorporated at 10:30 A.M., this same day: Bidder Interest Rate Net Interest Cost NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, as follows: l. Acceptance of Offer. The offer of (the"Purchaser"),to purchase $8,145,000 Taxable General Obligation Tax Increment Revenue Bonds, Series 2009A of the City(the "Bonds", or individually a"Bond"), at the rates of interest hereinafter set forth, and to pay therefor the sum of$ ,plus interest accrued to settlement, is hereby found, determined and declared to be the most favorable offer received and is hereby accepted, and the • Bonds are hereby awarded to said purchaser. The Finance Director is directed to retain the 2300087v1 • deposit of said purchaser and to forthwith return to the others making offers their good faith checks or drafts. 2. Terms of Bonds. (a) Title-, Original Issue Date; Denominations; Maturities; Term Bond Option. The Bonds shall be titled"Taxable General Obligation Tax Increment Revenue Bonds, Series 2009A", shall be dated March 15, 2009, as the date of original issue and shall be issued forthwith on or after such date as fully registered bonds. The Bonds shall be numbered from R-1 upward in the denomination of$5,000 each or in any integral multiple thereof of a single maturity. The Bonds shall mature on February 1 in the years and amounts as follows: Year Amount 2012 $225,000 2013 230,000 2014 240,000 2015 245,000 2016 255,000 2017 265,000 2018 275,000 2019 290,000 2020 305,000 2021 320,000 2022 335,000 2023 350,000 2024 370,000 2025 390,000 2026 415,000 2027 435,000 2028 460,000 2029 485,000 2030 515,000 2031 545,000 2032 580,000 2033 615,000 As may be requested by the Purchaser, one or more term Bonds may be issued having mandatory sinking fund redemption and final maturity amounts conforming to the foregoing principal repayment schedule, and corresponding additions may be made to the provisions of the applicable Bond(s). (b) Book Entry Only System; Letter of Representations. The Depository Trust Company, a limited purpose trust Company organized under the laws of the State of New York or any of its successors or its successors to its functions hereunder(the "Depository") will • act as securities depository for the Bonds and the Bonds will be issued in book entry form and to this end: 2300087v1 2 (i) The Bonds shall be initially issued and, so long as they remain in book entry form only (the "Book Entry Only Period"), shall at all times be in the form of a separate single fully registered Bond for each maturity of the Bonds; and for purposes of complying with this requirement under paragraphs 7 (with respect to redemption) and 12 (with respect to registration,transfer and exchange)Authorized Denominations for any Bond shall be deemed to be limited during the Book Entry Only Period to the outstanding principal amount of that Bond. (ii) Upon initial issuance, ownership of the Bonds shall be registered in a bond register maintained by the City Finance Director in Rochester, Minnesota(the "Bond Registrar") in the name of CEDE & CO., as the nominee (it or any nominee of the existing or a successor Depository, the "Nominee"). (iii) With respect to the Bonds neither the City nor the Bond Registrar shall have any responsibility or obligation to any broker, dealer, bank, or any other financial institution for which the Depository holds Bonds as securities depository(the "Participant") or the person for which a Participant holds an interest in the Bonds shown on the books and records of the Participant(the "Beneficial Owner"). Without limiting the immediately preceding sentence,neither the City, nor the Bond Registrar, shall have any such responsibility or obligation with respect to (A)the accuracy of the records of the Depository,the Nominee or any Participant with respect to any ownership interest in the Bonds, or(B)the delivery to any Participant, any Owner or any other person, other than the Depository, of any notice with respect to the Bonds, including any notice of • redemption, or(C)the payment to any Participant, any Beneficial Owner or any other person, other than the Depository, of any amount with respect to the principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Bonds, or (D)the consent given or other action taken by the Depository as the Registered Holder of any Bonds (the "Holder"). For purposes of securing the vote or consent of any Holder under this Resolution,the City may,however, rely upon an omnibus proxy under which the Depository assigns its consenting or voting rights to certain Participants to whose accounts the Bonds are credited on the record date identified in a listing attached to the omnibus proxy. (iv) The City and the Bond Registrar may treat as and deem the Depository to be the absolute owner of the Bonds for the purpose of payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds, for the purpose of giving notices of redemption and other matters with respect to the Bonds, for the purpose of obtaining any consent or other action to be taken by Holders for the purpose of registering transfers with respect to such Bonds, and for all purpose whatsoever. The Bond Registrar, as paying agent hereunder, shall pay all principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds only to or upon the Holder of the Holders of the Bonds as shown on the bond register, and all such payments shall be valid and effective to fully satisfy and discharge the City's obligations with respect to the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds to the extent of the sum or sums so paid. (v) Upon delivery by the Depository to the Bond Registrar of written notice to the effect that the Depository has determined to substitute a new Nominee in place of the existing Nominee, and subject to the transfer provisions in paragraph 12 hereof(with 2300087vl 3 respect to registration, transfer and exchange), references to the Nominee hereunder shall • refer to such new Nominee. (vi) So long as any Bond is registered in the name of a Nominee, all payments with respect to the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on such Bond and all notices with respect to such Bond shall be made and given, respectively, by the Bond Registrar or City, as the case may be,to the Depository as provided in the Letter of Representations,to the Depository required by the Depository as a condition to its acting as book-entry Depository for the Bonds (said Letter of Representations,together with any replacement thereof or amendment or substitute thereto, including any standard procedures or policies referenced therein or applicable thereto respecting the procedures and other matters relating to the Depository's role as book-entry Depository for the Bonds, collectively hereinafter referred to as the "Letter of Representations"). The provisions in the Letter of Representations are incorporated herein by reference and made a part of the resolution, and if and to the extent any such provisions are inconsistent with the other provisions of this resolution,the provisions in the Letter of Representations shall control. 3. Purpose. The Bonds shall provide funds to finance a portion of the costs of a bioscience business center. The estimated amount of tax increments to be generated by Tax Increment Financing No. 36 (the "Pledged Tax Increments"), exceeds 20% of the principal amount of the Bonds. The total cost of the Project, 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. 4. Interest. The Bonds shall bear interest payable semiannually on February 1 and August 1 of each year(each, an"Interest Payment Date"), commencing February 1,2010 calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, at the respective rates per annum set forth opposite the maturity years as follows: Maturity Interest Year Rate 2012 % 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 • 2024 2025 2300087vl 4 • 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 5. Redemption. All Bonds maturing in the years 2020 through 2033, both exclusive, shall be subject to redemption and prepayment at the option of the City on February 1, 2019, and on any date 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,the City shall determine the maturities and principal amounts within each maturity to be prepaid; and if only part of the Bonds having a common maturity date are called for prepayment, the specific Bonds to be prepaid shall be chosen in a random manner 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. Mailed notice of redemption shall be given to the paying agent and to each affected registered holder of the Bonds. To effect a partial redemption of Bonds having a common maturity date,the Bond Registrar prior to giving notice of redemption shall assign to each Bond having a common • maturity date a distinctive number for each$5,000 of the principal amount of such Bond. The Bond Registrar shall then select in a random manner, using such method of selection as it shall deem proper in its discretion, from the numbers so assigned to such Bonds, as many numbers as, at$5,000 for each number, shall equal the principal amount of such Bonds to be redeemed. The Bonds to be redeemed shall be the Bonds to which were assigned numbers so selected; provided, however,that only so much of the principal amount of each'such Bond of a denomination of more than$5,000 shall be redeemed as shall equal $5,000 for each number assigned to it and so selected. If a Bond is to be redeemed only in part, it shall 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 (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 same 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. 6. Bond Registrar. The City Finance Director in Rochester, 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. 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 registered holders (or • record holders) of the Bonds in the manner set forth in the form of Bond and paragraph 12 of this resolution(with respect to interest payment and record date). 2300087v1 5 • 7. Form of Bond. The Bonds,together with the Bond Registrar's Certificate of Authentication, the form of Assignment and the registration information thereon, shall be in substantially the following form: 2300087v1 6 • UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF MINNESOTA OLMSTED COUNTY CITY OF ROCHESTER R- $ TAXABLE GENERAL OBLIGATION TAX INCREMENT REVENUE BOND, SERIES 2009A INTEREST MATURITY DATE OF RATE DATE ORIGINAL ISSUE CUSIP March 15, 2009 REGISTERED OWNER: CEDE & CO. PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: DOLLARS KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that the City of Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota(the "Issuer"), 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, unless called for earlier redemption, the principal amount specified above, on the maturity date specified above, and to pay interest thereon semiannually on February 1 and August 1 of each year(each, an"Interest Payment Date"), commencing February 1, 2010 at the rate per annum specified above (calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day 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 the City Finance Director in Rochester, Minnesota(the "Bond Registrar"), acting as paying agent, or any successor paying agent 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 next 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 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. So long as this Bond is registered in the name of the Depository or its Nominee as provided in the Resolution hereinafter described, and as those terms are defined therein,payment of principal of,premium, if any, and interest on this Bond and . notice with respect thereto shall be made as provided in the Letter of Representations, as defined in the Resolution, and surrender of this Bond shall not be required for payment of the redemption 2300087v1 7 price upon a partial redemption of this Bond. Until termination of the book-entry only system pursuant to the Resolution, Bonds may only be registered in the name of the Depository or its Nominee. Redemption. All Bonds of this issue (the "Bonds")maturing in the years 2020 through 2033,both inclusive, are subject to redemption and prepayment at the option of the Issuer on February 1, 2019, and on any date 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, the Issuer shall determine the maturities and principal amount within each maturity to be prepaid; and if only part of the Bonds having a common maturity date are called for prepayment, the specific Bonds to be prepaid shall be chosen in a random manner 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. Mailed notice of redemption shall be given to the paying agent and to each affected Holder of the Bonds. Selection of Bonds for Redemption; Partial Redemption. To effect a partial redemption of Bonds having a common maturity date, the Bond Registrar shall assign to each Bond having a common maturity date a distinctive number for each$5,000 of the principal amount of such Bond. The Bond Registrar shall then select in a random manner, using such method of selection as it shall deem proper in its discretion, from the numbers assigned to the Bonds, as many numbers as, at$5,000 for each number, shall equal the principal amount of such Bonds to be redeemed. The Bonds to be redeemed shall be the Bonds to which were assigned numbers so selected; provided, however,that only so much of the principal amount of such Bond of a denomination of more than $5,000 shall be redeemed as shall equal $5,000 for each number assigned to it and so 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 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 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 principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Bond so surrendered. Issuance; Purpose; General Obli ag tion. This Bond is one of an issue in the total principal amount of$8,145,000, 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 and pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Common Council of the Issuer on March 2, 2009 (the "Resolution"), for the purpose of providing money to finance a portion of the costs of constructing a bioscience building within Tax Increment Financing District No. 36. This Bond is payable out of the Taxable General Obligation Tax Increment Revenue Bonds, Series 2009A 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. 2300087v1 8 • Denominations; Exchange; 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 fully 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. 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 the Bond Registrar. Thereupon the Issuer shall execute and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for this Bond, one or more new fully registered Bonds in the name of the transferee (but not registered in blank or to "bearer"or similar designation), of an authorized denomination or denominations, in aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of this Bond, of the same maturity and bearing interest at the same rate. Fees upon Transfer or Loss. The Bond Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection with the transfer or exchange of this Bond and any legal or unusual costs regarding transfers and lost Bonds. Treatment of Registered Owners. The Issuer and Bond Registrar may treat the • person in whose name this Bond is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment as herein provided(except as otherwise provided herein with respect to the Record Date) and for all other purposes,whether or not this Bond shall be overdue, and neither the Issuer nor the Bond Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary. Authentication. This Bond shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any security unless the Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been executed by the Bond Registrar. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED AND RECITED that all acts, conditions and things required by the Constitution, laws of the State of Minnesota and Charter of the Issuer to be done, to happen and to be performed,precedent to and in the issuance of this Bond, have been done, have happened and have been performed, in regular and due form, time and manner as required by law, and that this Bond, together with all other debts of the Issuer outstanding on the date of original issue hereof and the date of its issuance and delivery to the original purchaser, does not exceed any constitutional, statutory or Charter limitation of indebtedness. • 2300087v1 9 • IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the City of Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, by its Common Council has caused this Bond to be executed on its behalf by the facsimile signatures of its Mayor and its Clerk,the corporate seal having been intentionally omitted as permitted by law. Date of Registration Registrable by: CITY FINANCE DIRECTOR ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA Payable at: CITY FINANCE DIRECTOR ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA BOND REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATE OF CITY OF ROCHESTER, AUTHENTICATION OLMSTED COUNTY, This Bond is one of the MINNESOTA Bonds described in the Resolution mentioned Within. /s/facsimile Mayor CITY FINANCE DIRECTOR ROCHESTER,MINNESOTA Bond Registrar /s/facsimile Clerk By Authorized Signature 2300087A 10 • ABBREVIATIONS The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Bond, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations: TEN COM- as tenants in common TEN ENT- as tenants by the entireties JT TEN- as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common UTMA- as custodian for (Cust) (Minor) under the Uniform (State) Transfers to Minors Act Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. • 2300087v1 1 1 • ASSIGNMENT For value received,the undersigned hereby sells, 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. Dated: 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: Signature(s) must be guaranteed by a national bank or trust company or by a brokerage firm having a membership in one of the major stock exchanges or any other"Eligible Guarantor Institution" as defined in 17 CFR 240.17 Ad-15(a)(2). 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.) • 2300087v1 12 [Use only for Bonds when they are Registered in Book Entry Only System] PREPAYMENT SCHEDULE This Bond has been prepaid in part on the date(s) and in the amounts) as follows: Date Amount Authorized Signature of Holder i 2300087vl 13 • 8. Execution; TemporaryB onds. The Bonds shall be printed (or, at the request of the Purchaser, typewritten) shall be executed on behalf of the City by the signatures of its Mayor and Clerk and be sealed with the seal of the City; provided, however,that the seal of the City may be a printed(or, at the request of the Purchaser,photocopied) facsimile; and provided further that both of such signatures may be printed(or, at the request of the Purchaser, photocopied) facsimiles and the corporate seal may be omitted on the Bonds as permitted by law. In the event of disability or resignation or other absence of either 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 either 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. The City may elect to deliver, in lieu of printed definitive bonds, one or more typewritten temporary bonds in substantially the form set forth above,with such changes as maybe necessary to reflect more than one maturity in a single temporary bond. The temporary bonds may be executed with photocopied facsimile signatures of the Mayor and Clerk. Such temporary bonds shall, upon the printing of the definitive bonds and the execution thereof,be exchanged therefor and canceled. 9. Authentication. 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 form hereinabove set forth, shall have been duly executed by an authorized representative of the 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, except that for purposes of delivering the original Bonds to the Purchaser,the Bond Registrar shall insert as a date of registration the date of original issue, which date is March 15, 2009. The Certificate of Authentication so executed on each Bond shall be conclusive evidence that it has been authenticated and delivered under this resolution. 10. Registration; Transfer-, Exchange. 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. Upon surrender for transfer of any Bond at the principal office of the Bond Registrar,the City shall execute (if necessary), and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate, insert the date of registration(as provided in paragraph 9 with respect to authentication) of, and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new 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, Bonds may be exchanged for Bonds of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount and stated maturity,upon surrender of the Bonds to be exchanged at the principal office of the Bond 2300087vl 14 Registrar. Whenever any 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 Bonds which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive. All Bonds surrendered upon any exchange or transfer provided for in this resolution shall be promptly cancelled by the Bond Registrar and thereafter disposed of as directed by the City. All Bonds delivered in exchange for or upon transfer of Bonds shall be valid general obligations of the City evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this resolution, as the Bonds surrendered for such exchange or transfer. Every Bond presented or surrendered for transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Bond Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing. The Bond Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection with the transfer or exchange of any Bond and any legal or unusual costs regarding transfers and lost Bonds. Transfers shall also be subject to reasonable regulations of the City contained in any agreement with the Bond Registrar, including regulations which permit the Bond Registrar • to close its transfer books between record dates and payment dates. The Clerk is hereby authorized to negotiate and execute the terms of said agreement. 11. Rights Upon Transfer or Exchange. Each Bond delivered upon transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Bond shall carry all the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue,which were carried by such other Bond. 12. Interest Payment; Record Date. Interest on any 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 registration books of the City maintained by the Bond Registrar and at the address appearing thereon at the close of business on the fifteenth(15th) day of the calendar month next preceding such Interest Payment Date (the "Regular Record Date"). Any such interest not so timely paid 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 Special Record Date shall be given by the Bond Registrar to the Holders not less than ten(10) days prior to the Special Record Date. 13. Treatment of Registered Owner. The City and Bond Registrar may treat the person in whose name any Bond is registered as the owner of such Bond for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and premium, if any, and interest(subject to the payment provisions in paragraph 12 above with respect to interest payment and record date) on, such • Bond and for all other purposes whatsoever whether or not such Bond shall be overdue, and neither the City nor the Bond Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary. 2300087v 1 15 • 14. Delivery, Application of Proceeds. The Bonds when so prepared and executed shall be delivered by the City Clerk to the Purchaser upon receipt of the purchase price, and the Purchaser shall not be obliged to see to the proper application thereof. 15. Fund and Accounts. There is hereby created a special fund to be designated the"Taxable General Obligation Tax Increment Revenue Bonds, Series 2009A Fund" (the "Fund")to be administered and maintained by the Finance Director as a bookkeeping account separate and apart from all other funds maintained in the official financial records of the City. The Fund shall be maintained in the manner herein specified until all of the Bonds and the interest thereon have been fully paid. There shall be maintained in the Fund two (2) separate accounts, to be designated the "Capital Account" and"Debt Service Account", respectively. (i) Capital Account. To the Capital 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$8,047,260 and less capitalized interest in the amount of$ , (together with interest earnings thereon and subject to such other adjustments as are appropriate to provide sufficient funds to pay interest due on the Bonds on or before February 1, 2010). From the Capital Account there shall be paid the eligible costs and expenses of the Project, including all other costs incurred and to be incurred of the kind authorized in Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.65; and the moneys in said 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 to pay interest on the Bonds due prior to the receipt of Tax Increments. • (ii) Debt Service Account. There are hereby irrevocably appropriated and pledged to, and there shall be credited to,the Debt Service Account: (a) all accrued interest received upon delivery of the Bonds; (b) all funds paid for the Bonds in excess of$8,047,260; (c)Pledged Tax Increments to pay the annual principal and interest payments on the Bonds; (d) any collections of all taxes herein or hereafter levied in the event that the Pledged Tax Increments and rent from the Project herein pledged to the payment of the principal and interest on the Bonds are insufficient therefore; (e) capitalized interest in the amount of$ (together with interest earnings thereon and subject to such other adjustments as are appropriate to provide sufficient funds to pay interest due on the Bonds on or before February 1, 2010); (f) all funds remaining in the Capital Account after payment of the costs of the Project; (g) all investment earnings on funds held in the Debt Service Account; and (h) any and all other moneys which are properly available and are appropriated by the governing body of the City to the Debt Service Account. The Debt Service Account shall be used solely to pay the principal and interest and any premiums for redemption of the Bonds and any other general obligation bonds of the City hereafter issued by the City and made payable from said account as provided by law. 16. Tax Increments and Rent. The City hereby appropriates all Pledged Tax Increments and rent collected from tenants in the Project(the "Rent")to the Debt Service Account,which appropriation shall continue until all of the Bonds and any additional bonds payable from the Debt Service Account, are paid or discharged. 17. Coverage Test. The collections of Pledged Tax Increments, Rent, and • other revenues herein pledged are such that if collected in full they produce at least five percent 2300087v1 16 • (5%) in excess of the amount needed to meet when due the principal and interest payments on the Bonds. 18. 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 Debt Service Account is ever insufficient to pay all principal and interest then due on the Bonds and any other bonds payable therefrom, the deficiency shall be promptly paid out of any other funds of the City which are available for such purpose, and such other funds may be reimbursed with or without interest from the Debt Service Account when a sufficient balance is available therein. 19. Certificate of Registration. The Clerk is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this resolution with the County Auditor of Olmsted County,Minnesota, together with such other information as he or she shall require, and to obtain the County Auditor's Certificate that the Bonds have been entered in the County Auditor's Bond Register. 20. Defeasance. When all Bonds have been discharged as provided in this paragraph, all pledges, covenants and other rights granted by this resolution to the registered holders of the Bonds shall,to the extent permitted by law, cease. The City may discharge its obligations with respect to any Bonds which are due on any date by irrevocably depositing with the Bond Registrar on or before that date a sum sufficient for the payment thereof in full; or if any Bond should not be paid when due, it may nevertheless be discharged by depositing with the • Bond Registrar a sum sufficient for the payment thereof in full with interest accrued to the date of such deposit. The City may also discharge its obligations with respect to any prepayable Bonds called for redemption on any date when they are prepayable according to their terms, by depositing with the Bond Registrar on or before that date a sum sufficient for the payment thereof in full,provided that notice of redemption thereof has been duly given. The City may also at any time discharge its obligations with respect to any Bonds, subject to the provisions of law now or hereafter authorizing and regulating such action,by depositing irrevocably in escrow, with a suitable banking institution qualified by law as an escrow agent for this purpose, cash or securities described in Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.67, Subdivision 8, bearing interest payable at such times and at such rates and maturing on such dates as shall be required, subject to sale and/or reinvestment,to pay all amounts to become due thereon to maturity or, if notice of redemption as herein required has been duly provided for,to such earlier redemption date. 21. Continuing Disclosure. (a) The City is the sole obligated person with respect to the Bonds. The City hereby agrees, in accordance with the provisions of Rule 15c2-12 (the "Rule"), promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission(the "Commission")pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and a Continuing Disclosure Undertaking (the "Undertaking")hereinafter described to: (1) Provide or cause to be provided to each nationally recognized M municipal securities information repository ("NRMSIR") and to the appropriate state information depository("SID"), if any, for the State of Minnesota,through 23000870 17 and including June 30, 2009, and thereafter to the Electronic Municipal Market Access system at www.emma.msrb.ora ("EMMA") in each case as designated by the Commission in accordance with the Rule, certain annual financial information and operating data in accordance with the Undertaking. (2) Provide or cause to be provided, in a timely manner, (i) through and including June 30, 2009 to each NRMSIR or to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board ("MSRB") and any SID, and (ii)thereafter to EMMA, notice of the occurrence of certain material events with respect to the Bonds in accordance with the Undertaking. (3) Provide or cause to be provided, in a timely manner, (i)through and including June 30, 2009 to each NRMSIR or to the MSRB and any SID, and (ii)thereafter to EMMA, notice of a failure by the Issuer to provide the annual financial information with respect to the Issuer described in the Undertaking. (4) The City agrees that its covenants pursuant to the Rule set forth in this paragraph and in the Undertaking are intended to be for the benefit of the holders and any other beneficial owners of the Bonds and shall be enforceable on behalf of such holders and beneficial owners;provided that the right to enforce the provisions of these covenants shall be limited to a right to obtain specific enforcement of the City's obligations under the covenants. • (b) The Mayor and Clerk of the City, or any other officer of the City authorized to act in their place, (the "Officers") are hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the City the Undertaking in substantially the form presented to the Common Council, subject to such modifications thereof or additions thereto as are (i) consistent with the requirements under the Rule, (ii)required by the purchaser of the Bonds and(iii) acceptable to the Officers. 22. Records and Certificates. The officers of 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. 23. Reservation of Rights. Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary,the City reserves the right to terminate, reduce or apply to other lawful purposes the Pledged Tax Increments and Rent to the payment of the Bonds and interest thereon to the extent and in the manner permitted by law. t • 2300087v1 18 • 24. Severability. If any section,paragraph or provision of this resolution shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the invalidity or unenforceability of such section,paragraph or provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this resolution. 25. Headings. Headings in this resolution are included for convenience of reference only and are not a part hereof, and shall not limit or define the meaning of any provision hereof. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COM,MqN COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER,MINNESOTA, THIS 2"DAY RCH, 2009. PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL ATTEST: CITY CLEIkK Approved this� �day of lAl , 2009. • MAYOR OF SAID CITY (Seal of the City of Rochester, Minnesota) 2300087v1 19 CERTIFICATION I,the undersigned City Clerk of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, do hereby certify the following: The foregoing is true and correct copy of a Resolution on file and of record in the offices of the City, which Resolution relates to the issuance by the City of its Taxable General Obligation Tax Increment Revenue Bonds, Series 2009A. Said Resolution was duly adopted by the Rochester Common Council at a regular or special meeting of the Council held on March 2, 2009. Said meeting was duly called and regularly held and was open to the public and was held at the place at which meetings of the Council are regularly held, a quorum of the Council being present and acting throughout. Councilmember 'kbjcik moved the adoption of the Resolution, which motion was seconded by Councilmember Nowi-cki . A vote being taken on the motion, the following members of the Council voted in favor of the Resolution: President Da-rlis z, Carnijmmb,,xs M�k Bilderb�, Ed [kwka, Sarxha Mans, Bob %dcla, Bnm Srryder, Midiael i%bjcik and the following voted against the same: Nome Whereupon said Resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. The Resolution is in full force and effect and no action has been taken by the Council which would in any way alter • or amend the Resolution. WITNESS MY HAND officially as the City Clerk of the City of Rochester, Minnesota, this day of March, 2009. City Clerk City of Rochester, Minnesota i i 2300087v1