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R-10062 RESOLUTION NO. l0062(CCS) RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF CITY OF SANTA MONICA WASTEWATER ENTERPRISE REVENUE BONDS (HYPERION PROJECT), 2005 SERIES A, APPROVING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF AN INDENTURE AND A BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND THE PREPARATION OF AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO. r WHEREAS, the City is a municipal corporation and charter city, duly organized and existing under its charter pursuant to which the City has the right and power to make and enforce all laws and regulations in respect to municipal affairs and certain other matters in accordance with and as more particularly provided in the Constitution of the State of California and section 400 ofthe Charter of the City; WHEREAS, the City Council of the City, acting under and pursuant to the powers reserved to the City under the Constitution of the State of California and section 400 of the Charter of the City, is authorized, among other things, to issue refunding bonds pursuant to Articles 10 and 11 (commencing with section 53570) of Chapter 3 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the California Government Code (the "Refunding Bond Law"); WHEREAS, the City owns and operates facilities for the collection of sewage, waste and storm water, including drainage, and has certain rights in facilities for the treatment and disposal of sewage, waste and storm water; WHEREAS, in order to refinance bonds issued to finance improvements to said facilities, the City issued its City of Santa Monica Wastewater Enterprise Revenue Bonds (Hyperion Project), 1993 Refunding Series (the "1993 Bonds"), in the aggregate principal amount of $38,620,000, pursuant to a First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 1, 1993, by and between the City and Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, as trustee, the form of which is on file in the proceedings for the issuance of the 1993 Bonds (the "First Supplement"); WHEREAS, the City has determined that debt service savings can be achieved by the refunding and defeasance of the 1993 Bonds, either in whole or in part (depending on applicable market conditions); WHEREAS, the City is empowered pursuant to the Law, as hereinafter defined, including the Refunding Bond Law, to issue bonds to refund and defease the 1993 Bonds and, for such purpose, the City has determined to issue its Wastewater Enterprise Revenue Bonds (Hyperion Project), 2005 Series A (the "2005 Series A Bonds"), in an aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $35,500,000; 1 WHEREAS, in order to provide for the authentication and delivery of the 2005 Series A Bonds, to establish and declare the terms and conditions upon which the 2005 Series A Bonds are to be issued and secured and to secure the payment of the principal thereof, premium, if any, and interest thereon, the City proposes to enter into an Indenture with the Trustee (such Indenture, in the form presented to this meeting. with such changes. insertions and omissions as are made pursuant to this Resolution, being referred to herein as the " Indenture") or, in the alternative as herein provided, the 2005 Series A Bonds shall be issued and secured pursuant to a Second Supplemental Indenture (the "Second Supplement"); WHEREAS, the City desires to solicit proposals from a limited number of underwriters (the "Underwriters") to purchase the 2005 Series A Bonds from the City pursuant to a Bond Purchase Agreement (such Bond Purchase Agreement, in the form presented to this meeting, with such changes, insertions and omissions as are made pursuant to this Resolution, being referred to herein as the "Bond Purchase Agreement"; WHEREAS, there have been prepared and submitted to this meeting forms of: (1) the Indenture; (2) the Bond Purchase Agreement; (3) the Preliminary Official Statement to be used in connection with the offering and sale of the 2005 Series A Bonds (such Preliminary Official Statement in the form presented to this meeting, with such changes, insertions and omissions as are made pursuant to this Resolution, being referred to herein as the "Preliminary Official Statement"); and (4) the Escrow Agreement between the City and U.S. Bank: National Association, as Escrow Bank, to be used to accomplish the refunding of the 1993 Bonds (such Escrow Agreement in the form presented to this meeting, with such changes, insertions and omissions as are made pursuant to this Resolution being referred to herein as the "Escrow Agreement"); and WHEREAS, the City desires to proceed to issue and sell not to exceed $35,500,000 aggregate principal amount of the 2005 Series A Bonds and to authorize the execution of such documents and the performance of such acts as may be necessary or desirable to effect the offering, sale and issuance of the 2005 Series A Bonds; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Santa Monica as follows: Section 1. Subject to the provisions of Section 2 hereof, the issuance of the 2005 Series A Bonds, in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $35,500,000 on the terms and conditions set forth in, and subject to the limitations specified in, the Indenture, is hereby authorized and approved. The 2005 Series A Bonds shall be dated, shall bear interest, shall mature on the date, shall be issued in the form, and shall be as otherwise provided in the Indenture, as the same shall be completed as provided in this Resolution. 2 Section 2. The Indenture, in substantially the fonn submitted to this meeting and made a part hereof as though set forth in full herein, be and the same is hereby approved. The Mayor of . the City, or such member of the City Council as th~ Mayor may designate, the City Manager, the City Attorney, the Director of Finance of the City and the City Clerk (collectively, the "Authorized Officers") are, and each of them is, hereby authorized and directed, for and in the name of the City, to execute and deliver the Indenture in the form presented to this meeting, with such changes, insertions and omissions as the Authorized Officer executing the same may require or approve, such requirement or approval to be conclusively evidenced by the execution of the Indenture by such Authorized Officer; provided, however, that such changes, insertions and omissions shall not authorize an aggregate principal amount of 2005 Series A Bonds in excess of $35,500,000 and shall not result in a true interest cost on the 2005 Series A Bonds in excess of 4.50%. Section 3. The Bond Purchase Agreement, in substantially the form submitted to this meeting and made a part hereof as though set forth in full herein, be and the same is hereby approved. The Authorized Officers are, and each of them is, hereby authorized and directed, for and in the name of the City, to (i) select, with the advice and assistance of Kelling, Northcross & Nobriga, the City's Financial Advisor, the Underwriter, based on proposals submitted by a limited number of Underwriters, that will be the Underwriter for the 2005 Series A Bonds, pursuant to private sale of the 2005 Series A Bonds, and (ii) execute and deliver the Bond Purchase Agreement in the form presented to this meeting, with such changes, insertions and omissions (including but not limited to the inclusion of the name of the Underwriter selected pursuant to the preceding clause) as the Authorized Officer executing the same may require or approve, such requirement or approval to be conclusively evidenced by the execution of the Bond Purchase Agreement by such Authorized Officer; provided, however, that such changes, insertions and omissions shall not result in an aggregate underwriter's discount (not including any original issue discount or bond insurance or reserve surety premium paid by the Underwriter) from the principal amount of the 2005 Series A Bonds in excess of 1.50% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2005 Series A Bonds. Section 4. The Preliminary Official Statement, in substantially the form presented to this meeting and made a part hereof as though set forth in full herein, with such changes therein as may be approved by an Authorized Officer, be and the same is hereby approved. and the use of the Preliminary Official Statement in connection with the offering and sale of the 2005 Series A Bonds is hereby authorized and approved. The Authorized Officers are, and each of them is, hereby authorized and directed, for an in the name of the City, to certify to the Underwriter that the Preliminary Official Statement has been "deemed final" for purposes of Rule 15c2-12 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Section 5. The preparation and delivery of a final Official Statement (the "Official Statement"), and its use in connection with the offering and sale of the 2005 Series A Bonds, be and the same is hereby authorized and approved. The Official Statement shall be in substantially the form of the Preliminary Official Statement with such changes, insertions and omissions as may be approved by an Authorized Officer, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the execution and delivery thereof. The Authorized Officers are, and each of them is, hereby authorized and directed to execute the final Official Statement and any amendment or 3 supplement thereto and to execute and deliver the Continuing Disclosure Certificate substantially in the form appended to the Official Statement, for and in the name of the City. Section 6. The Director of Finance of the City is hereby authorized and directed to furnish, or cause to be furnished, to prospective Underwriters for the 2005 Series A Bonds, a reasonable number of copies of the Preliminary Official Statement, and the Director of Finance of the City is also authorized and directed, after any proposal for the purchase of the 2005 Series A Bonds has been accepted on behalf of the City, to furnish or cause to be furnished to the Underwriter of the 2005 Series A Bonds, as many copies of the Official Statement as said Underwriter shall need, provided that no charge shall be imposed for the first 500 copies of the Official Statement. Section 7. The Escrow Agreement, in substantially the form submitted to this meeting and made a part hereof as though set forth in full herein, be and the same is hereby approved. The Authorized Officers are, and each of them is, hereby authorized and directed, for and in the name of the City, to execute and deliver the Escrow Agreement in the form presented to this meeting, with such changes, insertions and omissions as the Authorized Officer executing the same may require or approve, such requirement or approval to be conclusively evidenced by the execution of the Escrow Agreement by such Authorized Officer. Section 8. The Authorized Officers are, and each of them hereby is, authorized and directed to execute and deliver any and all documents and instruments and to do and cause to be done any and all acts and things necessary or proper for carrying out the issuance of the 2005 Series A Bonds and the transactions contemplated by the Indenture, the Bond Purchase Agreement, the Official Statement, the Escrow Agreement and this Resolution. Section 9. Not withstanding anything in this Resolution to the contrary, in the event that market conditions dictate that the 1993 Bonds be refunded in part, and not in whole, the 2005 Series A Bonds shall be issued pursuant to the Second Supplement, which shall be in the form of the First Supplement with such variations as shall be required to designate the 2005 Series A Bonds and the approved Escrow Agreement and Official Statement shall be modified accordingly. Section 10. All actions heretofore taken by the Authorized Officers with respect to the issuance and sale of the 2005 Series A Bonds, or in connection with or related to any of the agreements or documents referenced herein, are hereby approved, confirmed and ratified. 4 Section 11. The City Council shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect. APPROVED AS TO FORM ~~ 5 Adopted and approved this 9th day of August, 2005. I, Maria Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 10062 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa Monica City Council held on the 9th day of August, 2005, by the following. vote: Ayes: Noes: Abstain: Absent: Council members: Mayor Pro T em Katz, Bloom, Genser, Shriver Council members: None Council members: None Council members: Mayor O'Connor. Holbrook, McKeown ATTEST: 1t.~.~..,~ Maria M. Stewart, Ci Clerk 6 Attachments to Resolution No. 10062 (CCS) Available at the City Clerk's Office Attachments: Indenture Bond Purchase Agreement Preliminary Official Statement Escrow Agreement