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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-084ORDINANCE NO 98-DV ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE, SALE, AND DELIVERY OF CITY OF DENTON UTILITY SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1998, AND APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING INSTRUMENTS AND PROCEDURES RELATING THERETO, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF DENTON CITY OF DENTON bonds WHEREAS, the City of Denton, Texas, heretofore has duly issued the following revenue City of Denton Utility System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1987, dated January 1, 1987, City of Denton Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 1988, dated August 1, 1988, City of Denton Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 1989, dated October 1, 1989, City of Denton Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 1992, dated March 1, 1992, City of Denton Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 1993, dated March 1, 1993, City of Denton Utility System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1993-A, dated June 1, 1993, City of Denton Utility System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Taxable Series 1993-B, dated June 1, 1993, City of Denton Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 1996, dated May 1, 1996, and City of Denton Utility System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1996-A, dated May 1, 1996, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Denton deems it necessary and advisable to authorize, issue, and deliver the additional Utility System Revenue Bonds hereinafter described, and WHEREAS, the Series 1998 Bonds hereinafter authorized and described are to be issued, sold and delivered pursuant to Vernon's Ann Tex Cry Arts 2368a and I I I I through 1118, the City's Home Rule Charter, and other applicable laws, NOW, THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS Section 1 AMOUNT AND PURPOSE OF THE BONDS The bond or bonds of the City of Denton, Texas (the "Issuer") are hereby authorized to be issued and delivered in the aggregate principal amount of $7,175,000, for the purpose of providing for improvements and extensions of the City of Denton Utility System, which consists of the City's Combined Waterworks, Sewer, and Electric Light and Power System, and shall be designated "City of Denton Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 1998" (the "Series 1998 Bonds") Section 2 DESCRIPTION OF THE BONDS (a) With respect to the Series 1998 Bonds, initially there shall be issued, sold, and delivered hereunder a single fully registered bond, without interest coupons, payable in installments of principal (the "Initial Bond"), but the Initial Bond may be assigned and transferred and/or converted into and exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of fully registered bonds, without interest coupons, having serial maturities, and in the denomination or denominations of $5,000 or any integral multiple of $5,000, all in the manner herein- after provided The term "Bonds" as used in this Ordinance shall mean and include collectively the Initial Bond and all substitute bonds exchanged therefor, as well as all other substitute bonds and replacement bonds issued pursuant hereto, and the term "Bond" shall mean any of the Bonds Section 3 INITIAL DATE, DENOMINATION, NUMBER, MATURITIES, INITIAL REGISTERED OWNER, AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INITIAL BOND (a) The Initial Bond is hereby authorized to be issued, sold, and delivered hereunder as a single fully registered Bond, without interest coupons, dated MARCH 15, 1998, in the denommation and aggregate principal amount of $7,175,000, numbered R-1, payable in annual installments of principal to the initial registered owner thereof, to -wit DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS or to the registered assignee or assignees of said Bond or any portion or portions thereof (in each case, the "registered owner"), with the annual installments of principal of the Initial Bond to be payable on the dates, respectively, and in the principal amounts, respectively, stated in the FORM OF INITIAL BOND set forth in this Ordinance (b) The Initial Bond (i) may and shall be prepaid or redeemed prior to the respective scheduled due dates of installments of principal thereof, (n) may be assigned and transferred, (in) may be converted and exchanged for other Bonds, (iv) shall have the characteristics, and (v) shall be signed and sealed, and the principal of and interest on the Initial Bond shall be payable, all as provided, and in the manner required or indicated, in the FORM OF INITIAL BOND set forth in this Ordinance Section 4 INTEREST The unpaid principal balance of the Initial Bond shall bear interest from the date of the Initial Bond to the respective scheduled due dates, or to the respective dates of prepayment or redemption, of the installments of principal of the Initial Bond, and said interest shall be payable, all in the manner provided and at the rates and on the dates stated in the FORM OF INITIAL BOND set forth in this Ordinance Section 5 FORM OF INITIAL BOND The form of the Initial Bond, including the form of Registration Certificate of the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas to be endorsed on the Initial Bond, shall be substantially as follows FORM OF INITIAL BOND NO R-1 $7,175,000 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF DENTON CITY OF DENTON UTILITY SYSTEM REVENUE BOND SERIES 1998 THE CITY OF DENTON, in Denton County, Texas (the "Issuer"), being a political subdivision of the State of Texas, hereby promises to pay to DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS or to the registered assignee or assignees of this Bond or any portion or portions hereof (in each case, the "registered owner") the aggregate principal amount of $7,175,000 (SEVEN MILLION ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS) in annual installments of principal due and payable on December 1 in each of the years, and in the respective principal amounts, as set forth in the following schedule PRINCIPAL INTEREST PRINCIPAL INTEREST YEAR AMOUNT RATE YEAR AMOUNT RATE 1998 $360,000 6 30% 2008 $360,000 450 1999 360,000 630 2009 360,000 460 2000 360,000 630 2010 360,000 470 2001 360,000 630 2011 360,000 480 2002 360,000 630 2012 360,000 500 2003 360,000 575 2013 355,000 500 2004 360,000 430 2014 355,000 Soo 2005 360,000 435 2015 355,000 500 2006 360,000 440 2016 355,000 500 2007 360,000 450 2017 355,000 500 and to pay interest, from the date of this Bond hereinafter stated, on the balance of each such installment of principal, respectively, from time to time remaining unpaid, at the rates as follows 6 30% per annum on the above installment due in 1998 6 30% per annum on the above installment due in 1999 3 6 30% per annum on the above installment due in 2000 6 30% per annum on the above installment due in 2001 6 30% per annum on the above installment due in 2002 5 75% per annum on the above installment due in 2003 4 30% per annum on the above installment due in 2004 4 35% per annum on the above installment due in 2005 4 40% per annum on the above installment due in 2006 4 50% per annum on the above installment due in 2007 4 50% per annum on the above installment due in 2008 4 60% per annum on the above installment due in 2009 4 70% per annum on the above installment due in 2010 4 80% per annum on the above installment due in 2011 5 00% per annum on the above installment due in 2012 5 00% per annum on the above installment due in 2013 5 00% per annum on the above installment due in 2014 5 00% per annum on the above installment due in 2015 5 00% per annum on the above installment due in 2016 5 00% per annum on the above installment due in 2017 with said interest being first due and payable on December 1, 1998, and semiannually on each June 1 and December I thereafter while this Bond or any portion hereof is outstanding and unpaid Said interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months THE INSTALLMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OF AND THE INTEREST ON this Bond are payable in lawful money of the United States of America, without exchange or collection charges The installments of principal and the interest on this Bond are payable to the registered owner hereof through the services of CHASE BANK OF TEXAS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, DALLAS, TEXAS, winch is the "Paying Agent/Registrar" for this Bond Payment of all principal of and interest on this Bond shall be made by the Paying Agent/Registrar to the registered owner hereof on each principal and/or interest payment date by check, dated as of such date, drawn by the Paying Agent/Registrar on, and payable solely from, funds of the Issuer required by the ordinance authorizing the issuance of this Bond (the 'Bond Ordinance") to be on deposit with the Paying Agent/Registrar for such purpose as hereinafter provided, and such check shall be sent by the Paying Agent/Registrar by United States mail, first-class postage prepaid, on each such principal and/or interest payment date, to the registered owner hereof, at the address of the registered owner, as it appeared on the 15th day of the month next preceding each such date (the "Record Date") on the Registration Books kept by the PaymgAgent/Registrar, as hereinafter described The Issuer covenants with the registered owner of this Bond that on or before each principal and/or interest payment date for this Bond it will make available to the Paying Agent/Registrar, from the "Interest and Sinking Fund" maintained pursuant to the Bond Ordinance, the amounts required to provide for the payment, in immediately available funds, of all principal of and interest on this Bond, when due IF THE DATE for the payment of the principal of or interest on this Bond shall be a Saturday, Sunday, a legal holiday, or a day on which banking institutions in the City where the Paying Agent/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 such a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or day 4 on which banking institutions are authorized to close, and payment on such date shall have the same force and effect as if made on the original date payment was due THIS BOND has been authorized in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas in the principal amount of $7,175,000, for the purpose of providing for improvements and extensions of the City of Denton Utility System, wluch consists of the City's Combined Waterworks, Sewer, and Electric Light and Power System ON DECEMBER 1, 2008, or on any date whatsoever thereafter, the unpaid installments of principal of this Bond may be prepaid or redeemed prior to their scheduled due dates, at the option of the Issuer, with funds derived from any available source, as a whole, or in part, and, if in part, the particular portion of this Bond to be prepaid or redeemed shall be selected and designated by the Issuer (provided that a portion of tins Bond may be redeemed only in an integral multiple of $5,000), at the prepayment or redemption price of the par or principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest to the date fixed for prepayment or redemption AT LEAST 30 days prior to the date fixed for any such prepayment or redemption a written notice of such prepayment or redemption shall be marled by the Paying Agent/Registrar to the registered owner hereof By the date fixed for any such prepayment or redemption due provision shall be made by the Issuer with the Paying Agent/Registrar for the payment of the required prepay- ment or redemption price for tlus Bond or the portion hereof wluch is to be so prepaid or redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date fixed for prepayment or redemption If such written notice of prepayment or redemption is given, and if due provision for such payment is made, all as provided above, this Bond, or the portion thereof which is to be so prepaid or redeemed, thereby automatically shall be treated as prepaid or redeemed prior to its scheduled due date, and shall not bear interest after the date fixed for its prepayment or redemption, and shall not be regarded as being outstanding except for the right of the registered owner to receive the prepayment or redemption price plus accrued interest to the date fixed for prepayment or redemption from the Paying Agent/Registrar out of the funds provided for such payment The Paying Agent/Registrar shall record in the Registration Books all such prepayments or redemptions of principal of this Bond or any portion hereof THIS BOND, to the extent of the unpaid or unredeemed principal balance hereof, or any unpaid and unredeemed portion hereof in any integral multiple of $5,000, may be assigned by the initial registered owner hereof and shall be transferred only in the Registration Books of the Issuer kept by the Paying Agent/Registrar acting in the capacity of registrar for the Bonds, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Bond Ordinance Among other requirements for such transfer, this Bond must be presented and surrendered to the Paying Agent/Registrar for cancellation, together with proper instruments of assignment, in form and with guarantee of signatures satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar, evidencing assignment by the initial registered owner of this Bond, or any portion or portions hereof in any integral multiple of $5,000, to the assignee or assignees in whose name or names this Bond or any such portion or portions hereof is or are to be transferred and registered Any instrument or instruments of assignment satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar may be used to evidence the assignment of this Bond or any such portion or portions hereof by the initial registered owner hereof A new bond or bonds payable to such assignee or assignees (which then will be the new registered owner or owners of such new Bond or Bonds) or to the initial registered owner as to any portion of this Bond which is not being assigned and transferred by the initial registered owner, shall be delivered by the Paying Agent/Registrar in conversion of and exchange for this Bond or any portion or portions hereof, but solely in the form and manner as provided in the next paragraph hereof for the conversion and exchange of this Bond or any portion hereof The registered owner of this Bond shall be deemed and treated by the Issuer and the Paying Agent/Registrar as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes, including payment and discharge of liability upon this Bond to the extent of such payment, and the Issuer and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary AS PROVIDED above and in the Bond Ordinance, this Bond, to the extent of the unpaid or unredeemed principal balance hereof, may be converted into and exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of fully registered bonds, without interest coupons, payable to the assignee or assignees duly designated in writing by the initial registered owner hereof, or to the initial registered owner as to any portion of this Bond which is not being assigned and transferred by the initial registered owner, in any denomination or denominations in any integral multiple of $5,000 (subject to the requirement hereinafter stated that each substitute bond issued in exchange for any portion of this Bond shall have a single stated principal maturity date), upon surrender of this Bond to the Paying Agent/Registrar for cancellation, all in accordance with the form and procedures set forth in the Bond Ordinance If this Bond or any portion hereof is assigned and transferred or converted each bond issued in exchange for any portion hereof shall have a single stated principal maturity date corresponding to the due date of the installment of principal of this Bond or portion hereof for which the substitute bond is being exchanged, and shall bear interest at the rate applicable to and borne by such installment of principal or portion thereof Such bonds, respectively, shall be subject to redemption prior to maturity on the same dates and for the same prices as the corresponding installment of principal of this Bond or portion hereof for which they are being exchanged No such bond shall be payable in installments, but shall have only one stated principal maturity date AS PROVIDED IN THE BOND ORDINANCE, THIS BOND IN ITS PRESENT FORM MAY BE ASSIGNED AND TRANSFERRED OR CONVERTED ONCE ONLY, and to one or more assignees, but the bonds issued and delivered in exchange for this Bond or any portion hereof may be assigned and transferred, and converted, subsequently, as provided in the Bond Ordinance The Issuer shall pay the Paying Agent/Registrar's standard or customary fees and charges for transferring, converting, and exchanging this Bond or any portion thereof, but the one requesting such transfer, conversion, and exchange shall pay any taxes or governmental charges required to be paid with respect thereto The Paying Agent/Registrar shall not be required to make any such assignment, conversion, or exchange (i) during the period commencing with the close of business on any Record Date and ending with the opening of business on the next following principal or interest payment date, or, (u) with respect to any Bond or portion thereof called for prepayment or redemption prior to maturity, within 45 days prior to its prepayment or redemption date IN THE EVENT any Paying Agent/Registrar for this Bond is changed by the Issuer, resigns, or otherwise ceases to act as such, the Issuer has covenanted in the Bond Ordinance that it promptly will appoint a competent and legally qualified substitute therefor, and promptly will cause written notice thereof to be mailed to the registered owner of this Bond IT IS HEREBY certified, recited, and covenanted that this Bond has been duly and validly authorized, issued, sold, and delivered, that all acts, conditions, and things required or proper to be performed, exist, and be done precedent to or in the authorization, issuance, and delivery of tlus 2. Bond have been performed, existed, and been done in accordance with law, that this Bond is a special obligation of the Issuer, secured by and payable, together with other bonds, from a first hen on and pledge of the "Pledged Revenues", which include initially the "Net Revenues of the System" as such terms are defined in the Bond Ordinance, with the System consisting of the City's entire combined waterworks, sewer, and electnc light and power system THE ISSUER has reserved the right, subject to the restnctions stated in the Bond Ordinance, to issue Additional Bonds payable from and secured by a first hen on and pledge of the "Pledged Revenues" on a panty with this Bond THE ISSUER also has reserved the right, subject to the restnctions stated in the Bond Ordinance, to amend the Bond Ordinance with the approval of the holders or owners of fifty-one percent in pnnctpal amount of all outstanding bonds which are secured by and payable from a first lien on and pledge of the Pledged Revenues THE REGISTERED OWNER hereof shall never have the nght to demand payment of this Bond or the interest hereon out of any funds raised or to be raised by taxation or from any source whatsoever other than specified in the Bond Ordinance BY BECOMING the registered owner of this Bond, the registered owner thereby acknowledges all of the terms and provisions of the Bond Ordinance, agrees to be bound by such terms and provisions, acknowledges that the Bond Ordinance is duly recorded and available for inspection in the official minutes and records of the governing body of the Issuer, and agrees that the terms and provisions of this Bond and the Bond Ordinance constitute a contract between the registered owner hereof and the Issuer IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Bond to be signed with the manual signature of the Mayor of the Issuer and countersigned and attested with the manual signature of the City Secretary of the Issuer, has caused the official seal of the Issuer to be duly impressed on this Bond, and has caused this Bond to be dated March 15, 1998 ATTEST CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS By By Jennifer Walters Jack Miller City Secretary, City of Denton, Texas Mayor, City of Denton, Texas (CITY SEAL) (BOND INSURANCE LEGEND, IF ANY) FORM OF REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMPTROLLER'S REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE REGISTER NO I hereby certify that this Bond has been examined, certified as to validity, and approved by the Attorney General of the State of Texas, and that this Bond has been registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas Witness my signature and seal this Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas (COMPTROLLER'S SEAL) Section 6 ADDITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BONDS Registration and Transfer (a) The Issuer shall keep or cause to be kept at the principal corporate trust office of CHASE BANK OF TEXAS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, DALLAS, TEXAS (the "Paying Agent/Registrar") books or records of the registration and transfer of the Bonds (the "Registration Books"), and the Issuer hereby appomts the Paying Agent/Registrar as its registrar and transfer agent to keep such books or records and make such transfers and registrations under such reasonable regulations as the Issuer and Paying Agent/Registrar may prescribe, and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall make such transfers and registrations as herein provided The Paying Agent/Registrar shall obtain and record in the Registration Books the address of the registered owner of each Bond to which payments with respect to the Bonds shall be mailed, as herein provided, but it shall be the duty of each registered owner to notify the Paying Agent/Registrar in writing of the address to which payments shall be mailed, and such interest payments shall not be mailed unless such notice has been given The Issuer shall have the right to inspect the Registration Books during regular business hours of the Paying Agent/Registrar, but otherwise the Paying Agent/Registrar shall keep the Registration Books confidential and, unless otherwise required by law, shall not permit their inspection by any other entity Registration of each Bond may be transferred in the Registration Books only upon presentation and surrender of such Bond to the Paying Agent/Registrar for transfer of registration and cancellation, together with proper written instruments of assignment, in form and with guarantee of signatures satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar, evidencing (i) the assignment of the Bond, or any portion thereof in any integral multiple of $5,000, to the assignee or assignees thereof, and (u) the right of such assignee or assignees to have the Bond or any such portion thereof registered in the name of such assignee or assignees Upon the assignment and transfer of any Bond or any portion thereof, a new substitute Bond or Bonds shall be issued in conversion and exchange therefor in the manner herein provided The Initial Bond, to the extent of the unpaid or unredeemed principal balance thereof, may be assigned and transferred by the initial registered owner thereof once only, and to one or more assignees designated in writing by the initial registered owner thereof All Bonds issued and delivered in conversion of and exchange for the Initial Bond shall be in any denommation or denominations of any integral multiple of $5,000 (subject to the requirement hereinafter stated that each substitute Bond shall have a single stated principal maturity date), shall be in the form prescribed in the FORM OF SUBSTITUTE BOND set forth in this Ordinance, and shall have the characteristics, and may be assigned, transferred, and converted as hereinafter provided If the Initial Bond or any portion thereof is assigned and transferred or converted the Initial Bond must be surrendered to the Paying Agent/Registrar for cancellation, and each Bond issued in exchange for any portion of the Initial Bond shall have a single stated principal maturity date, and shall not be payable in installments, and each such Bond shall have a principal maturity date corresponding to the due date of the installment of principal or portion thereof for winch the substitute Bond is being exchanged, and each such Bond shall bear interest at the single rate applicable to and borne by such installment of principal or portion thereof for which it is being exchanged If only a portion of the Initial Bond is assigned and transferred, there shall be delivered to and registered in the name of the initial registered owner substitute Bonds in exchange for the unassigned balance of the Initial Bond in the same manner as if the initial registered owner were the assignee thereof If any Bond or portion thereof other than the Initial Bond is assigned and transferred or converted each Bond issued in exchange therefor shall have the same principal maturity date and bear interest at the same rate as the Bond for which it is exchanged A form of assignment shall be printed or endorsed on each Bond, excepting the Initial Bond, which shall be executed by the registered owner or its duly authorized attorney or representative to evidence an assignment thereof Upon surrender of any Bonds or any portion or portions thereof for transfer of registration, an authorized representative of the Paying Agent/Registrar shall make such transfer in the Registration Books, and shall deliver a new fully registered substitute Bond or Bonds, having the characteristics herein described, payable to such assignee or assignees (which then will be the registered owner or owners of such new Bond or Bonds), or to the previous registered owner in case only a portion of a Bond is being assigned and transferred, all in conversion of and exchange for said assigned Bond or Bonds or any portion or portions thereof, in the same form and manner, and with the same effect, as provided in Section 6(d), below, for the conversion and exchange of Bonds by any registered owner of a Bond The Issuer shall pay the Paying Agent/Registrar's standard or customary fees and charges for making such trans- fer and delivery of a substitute Bond or Bonds, but the one requesting such transfer shall pay any taxes or other governmental charges required to be paid with respect thereto The Paying Agent/Registrar shall not be required to make transfers of registration of any Bond or any portion thereof (i) during the period commencing with the close of business on any Record Date and ending with the opening of business on the next following principal or interest payment date, or, (n) with respect to any Bond or any portion thereof called for redemption prior to maturity, within 45 days prior to its redemption date (b) Ownership of Bonds The entity in whose name any Bond shall be registered in the Registration Books at any time shall be deemed and treated as the absolute owner thereof for all purposes of tlus Ordinance, whether or not such Bond shall be overdue, and the Issuer and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary, and payment of, or on account of, the principal of, prenuum, if any, and interest on any such Bond shall be made only to such registered owner All such payments shall be valid and effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability upon such Bond to the extent of the sum or sums so paid (c) Payment of Bonds and Interest The Issuer hereby further appoints the Paying Agent/Registrar to act as the paying agent for paying the principal of and interest on the Bonds, and W to act as its agent to convert and exchange or replace Bonds, all as provided in this Ordinance The Paying Agent/Registrar shall keep proper records of all payments made by the Issuer and the Paying Agent/Registrar with respect to the Bonds, and of all conversions and exchanges of Bonds, and all replacements of Bonds, as provided in this Ordinance (d) Conversion and Exchange or Replacement. Authentication Each Bond issued and delivered pursuant to this Ordinance, to the extent of the unpaid or unredeemed principal balance or principal amount thereof, may, upon surrender of such Bond at the principal corporate trust office of the Paying Agent/Registrar, together with a written request therefor duly executed by the registered owner or the assignee or assignees thereof, or its or their duly authorized attorneys or representatives, with guarantee of signatures satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar, may, at the option of the registered owner or such assignee or assignees, as appropriate, be converted into and exchanged for fully registered bonds, without interest coupons, in the form prescribed in the FORM OF SUBSTITUTE BOND set forth in this Ordinance, in the denomination of $5,000, or any integral multiple of $5,000 (subject to the requirement hereinafter stated that each substitute Bond shall have a single stated maturity date), as requested in writing by such registered owner or such assignee or assignees, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unpaid or unredeemed principal balance or principal amount of any Bond or Bonds so surrendered, and payable to the appropriate registered owner, assignee, or assignees, as the case may be If the Initial Bond is assigned and transferred or converted each substitute Bond issued in exchange for any portion of the Initial Bond shall have a single stated principal maturity date, and shall not be payable in installments, and each such Bond shall have a principal maturity date corresponding to the due date of the installment of principal or portion thereof for which the substitute Bond is being exchanged, and each such Bond shall bear interest at the single rate applicable to and borne by such installment of principal or portion thereof for which it is being exchanged If a portion of any Bond (other than the Initial Bond) shall be redeemed prior to its scheduled maturity as provided herein, a substitute Bond or Bonds having the same maturity date, bearing interest at the same rate, in the denomination or denominations of any integral multiple of $5,000 at the request of the registered owner, and in aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof, will be issued to the registered owner upon surrender thereof for cancellation If any Bond or portion thereof (other than the Initial Bond) is assigned and transferred or converted, each Bond issued in exchange therefor shall have the same principal maturity date and bear interest at the same rate as the Bond for which it is being exchanged Each substitute Bond shall bear a letter and/or number to distinguish it from each other Bond The Paying Agent/Registrar shall convert and exchange or replace Bonds as provided herein, and each fully registered bond delivered in conversion of and exchange for or replacement of any Bond or portion thereof as permitted or required by any provision of this Ordinance shall constitute one of the Bonds for all purposes of this Ordinance, and may again be converted and exchanged or replaced It is specifically provided that any Bond authenticated in conversion of and exchange for or replacement of another Bond on or prior to the first scheduled Record Date for the Initial Bond shall bear interest from the date of the Initial Bond, but each substitute Bond so authenticated after such first scheduled Record Date shall bear interest from the interest payment date next preceding the date on which such substitute Bond was so authenticated, unless such Bond is authenticated after any Record Date but on or before the next following interest payment date, in which case it shall bear interest from such next following interest payment date, provided, however, that if at the time of delivery of any substitute Bond the interest on the Bond for which it is being exchanged is due but has not been paid, then such Bond shall bear interest from the date to which such interest has been paid in full THE INITIAL BOND 10 issued and delivered pursuant to this Ordinance is not required to be, and shall not be, authenticated by the Paying Agent/Registrar, but on each substitute Bond issued in conversion of and exchange for or replacement of any Bond or Bonds issued under this Ordinance there shall be printed a certificate, in the form substantially as follows "PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR'S AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE It is hereby certified that this Bond has been issued under the provisions of the Bond Ordinance described in this Bond, and that this Bond has been issued in conversion of and exchange for or replacement of a bond, bonds, or a portion of a bond or bonds of an issue which originally was approved by the Attorney General of the State of Texas and registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas Dated CHASE BANK OF TEXAS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, DALLAS, TEXAS Paying Agent/Registrar By Authorized Representative" An authorized representative of the Paying Agent/Registrar shall, before the delivery of any such Bond, date and manually sign the above Certificate, and no such Bond shall be deemed to be issued or outstanding unless such Certificate is so executed The Paying Agent/Registrar promptly shall cancel all Bonds surrendered for conversion and exchange or replacement No additional ordinances, orders, or resolutions need be passed or adopted by the governing body of the Issuer or any other body or person so as to accomplish the foregoing conversion and exchange or replacement of any Bond or portion thereof, and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall provide for the printing, execution, and delivery of the substitute Bonds in the manner prescribed herein, and said Bonds shall be of type composition printed on paper with lithographed or steel engraved borders of customary weight and strength Pursuant to Vernon's Ann Tex Cry St Art 717k-6, and particularly Section 6 thereof, the duty of conversion and exchange or replacement of Bonds as aforesaid is hereby imposed upon the Paying Agent/Registrar, and, upon the execution of the above Paying Agent/Registrar's Authentication Certificate, the converted and exchanged or replaced Bond shall be valid, incontestable, and enforceable in the same manner and with the same effect as the Initial Bond winch originally was issued pursuant to this Ordinance, approved by the Attorney General, and registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts The Issuer shall pay the Paying Agent/Registrar's standard or customary fees and charges for transferring, converting, and exchanging any Bond or any portion thereof, but the one requesting any such transfer, conversion, and exchange shall pay any taxes or governmental charges required to be paid with respect thereto as a condition precedent to the exercise of such privilege of conversion and exchange The Paying Agent/Registrar shall not be required to make any such conversion and exchange or replacement of Bonds or any portion thereof (i) during the period commencing with the close of business on any Record Date and ending with the opening of business on the next following principal or interest payment date, or, (u) with respect to any Bond or portion thereof called for redemption prior to maturity, within 45 days prior to its redemption date 11 (e) In GeneralAll Bonds issued in conversion and exchange or replacement of any other Bond or portion thereof, (i) shall be issued in fully registered form, without interest coupons, with the principal of and interest on such Bonds to be payable only to the registered owners thereof, (n) may and shall be redeemed prior to their scheduled maturities, (in) may be transferred and assigned, (iv) may be converted and exchanged for other Bonds, (v) shall have the characteristics, (vi) shall be signed and sealed, and (vu) the principal of and interest on the Bonds shall be payable, all as provided, and in the manner required or indicated, in the FORM OF SUBSTITUTE BOND set forth in this Ordinance (0 Payment of Fees and Charges The Issuer hereby covenants with the registered owners of the Bonds that it will (i) pay the standard or customary fees and charges of the Paying Agent/Registrar for its services with respect to the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds, when due, and (n) pay the fees and charges of the Paying Agent/Registrar for services with respect to the transfer of registration of Bonds, and with respect to the conversion and exchange of Bonds solely to the extent above provided in this Ordinance (g) Substitute PjWng Agent/Re isg tray The Issuer covenants with the registered owners of the Bonds that at all times while the Bonds are outstanding the Issuer will provide a competent and legally qualified bank, trust company, financial institution, or other agency to act as and perform the services of Paying Agent/Registrar for the Bonds under this Ordinance, and that the Paying Agent/Registrar will be one entity The Issuer reserves the right to, and may, at its option, change the Paying Agent/Registrar upon not less than 120 days written notice to the Paying Agent/Registrar, to be effective not later than 60 days prior to the next principal or interest payment date after such notice In the event that the entity at any time acting as Paying Agent/Registrar (or its successor by merger, acquisition, or other method) should resign or otherwise cease to act as such, the Issuer covenants that it will promptly appoint a competent and legally qualified bank, trust company, financial institution, or other agency to act as Paying Agent/Registrar under this Ordinance Upon any change in the Paying Agent/Registrar, the previous Paying Agent/Registrar shall promptly transfer and deliver the Registration Books (or a copy thereof), along with all other pertinent books and records relating to the Bonds, to the new Paying Agent/Registrar designated and appointed by the Issuer Upon any change in the Paying Agent/Registrar, the Issuer promptly will cause a written nonce thereof to be sent by the new Paying Agent/Registrar to each registered owner of the Bonds, by United States mail, first-class postage prepaid, which notice also shall give the address of the new Paying Agent/Registrar By accepting the position and performing as such, each Paying Agent/Regis- trar shall be deemed to have agreed to the provisions of this Ordinance, and a certified copy of this Ordinance shall be delivered to each Paying Agent/Registrar Section 7 FORM OF SUBSTITUTE BOND The form of all Bonds issued in conversion and exchange or replacement of any other Bond or portion thereof, including the form of Paying Agent/Registrar's Certificate to be printed on each of such Bonds, and the Form of Assignment to be printed on each of the Bonds, shall be, respectively, substantially as follows, with such appropriate variations, ormssions, or insertions as are permitted or required by this Ordinance 12 FORM OF SUBSTITUTE BOND NO UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PRINCIPAL AMOUNT STATE OF TEXAS $ COUNTY OF DENTON CITY OF DENTON UTILITY SYSTEM REVENUE BOND SERIES 1998 INTEREST MATURITY ORIGINAL DATE RATE DATE OF ISSUE CUSIP NO % MARCH 15, 1998 ON THE MATURITY DATE specified above the CITY OF DENTON, in Denton County, Texas (the "Issuer"), being a political subdivision of the State of Texas, hereby promises to pay to or to the registered assignee hereof (ether being hereinafter called the "registered owner") the principal amount of and to pay interest thereon from March 15, 1998, to the maturity date specified above, or the date of redemption prior to maturity, at the interest rate per annum specified above, with interest being first due and payable on December 1, 1998, and semiannually on each June 1 and December 1 thereafter, except that if the date of authentication of this Bond is later than the first Record Date (hereinafter defined), such principal amount shall bear interest from the interest payment date next preceding the date of authentication, unless such date of authentication is after any Record Date (hereinafter defined) but on or before the next following interest payment date, in which case such principal amount shall bear interest from such next following interest payment date Said interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON this Bond are payable in lawful money of the United States of America, without exchange or collection charges The principal of this Bond shall be paid to the registered owner hereof upon presentation and surrender of this Bond at maturity or upon the date fixed for its redemption prior to maturity, at the principal corporate trust office of CHASE BANK OF TEXAS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, DALLAS, TEXAS, which is the "Paying Agent/Registrar" for this Bond The payment of interest on this Bond shall be made by the Paying Agent/Registrar to the registered owner hereof on each interest payment date by check, dated as of such interest payment date, drawn by the Paying Agent/Registrar on, and payable solely from, funds of the Issuer required by the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Bonds (the "Bond Ordinance") to be on deposit with the Paying Agent/Registrar for such purpose as hereinafter provided, and such check shall be sent by the Paying Agent/Registrar by United States mail, first-class postage prepaid, on each such interest payment date, to the registered owner hereof, at the address of the registered owner, as it appeared at the close of business on the 15th day of the month next preceding each such date (the "Record Date") on the Registration Books kept by the Paying Agent/Registrar, as hereinafter described However, the payment of such interest may be made by 13 any other method acceptable to the Paying Agent/Registrar and requested by, and at the risk and expense of the registered owner hereof Any accrued interest due upon the redemption of this Bond prior to maturity as provided herein shall be paid to the registered owner at the principal corporate trust office of the Paying Agent/Registrar upon presentation and surrender of this Bond for redemp- tion and payment at the principal corporate trust office of the Paying Agent/Registrar The Issuer covenants with the registered owner of this Bond that on or before each principal payment date, interest payment date, and accrued interest payment date for this Bond it will make available to the Paying Agent/Registrar, from the "Interest and Sinking Fund" created by the Bond Ordinance, the amounts required to provide for the payment, in immediately available funds, of all principal of and interest on the Bonds, when due IF THE DATE for the payment of the principal of or interest on this Bond shall be a Saturday, Sunday, a legal holiday, or a day on which banking institutions in the City where the Paying Agent/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 such a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or day on winch banking institutions are authorized to close, and payment on such date shall have the same force and effect as if made on the original date payment was due THIS BOND is one of an issue of Bonds initially dated March 15, 1998, authorized in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas in the principal amount of $7,175,000, for the purpose of providing for improvements and extensions of the City of Denton Utility System, which consists of the City's Combined Waterworks, Sewer, and Electric Light and Power System ON DECEMBER 1, 2008, or on any date whatsoever thereafter, the Bonds of this Series may be redeemed prior to their scheduled maturities, at the option of the Issuer, with funds derived from any available and lawful source, as a whole, or in part, and, if in part, the particular Bonds, or portions thereof, to be redeemed shall be selected and designated by the Issuer (provided that a portion of a Bond may be redeemed only in an integral multiple of $5,000), at the redemption price of the par or principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption AT LEAST 30 days prior to the date fixed for any redemption of Bonds or portions thereof prior to maturity a written notice of such redemption shall be published once in a financial publication, journal, or reporter of general circulation among securities dealers in The City of New York, New York (including, but not limited to, The Bond Buyer and The Wall Street Journal), or in the State of Texas (including, but not limited to, The Texas Bond Reporter) Such notice also shall be sent by the Paying Agent/Registrar by United States mail, first-class postage prepaid, not less than 30 days prior to the date fixed for any such redemption, to the registered owner of each Bond to be redeemed at its address as it appeared on the 45th day prior to such redemption date, provided, however, that the failure to send, mail, or receive such notice, or any defect therein or in the sending or mailing thereof, shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the proceedings for the redemption of any Bond, and it is hereby specifically provided that the publication of such notice as required above shall be the only notice actually required in connection with or as a prerequisite to the redemption of any Bonds or portions thereof By the date fixed for any such redemption due provision shall be made with the Paying Agent/Registrar for the payment of the required redemption price for the Bonds or portions thereof which are to be so redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date fixed for 14 redemption If such written notice of redemption is published and if due provision for such payment is made, all as provided above, the Bonds or portions thereof which are to be so redeemed thereby automatically shall be treated as redeemed prior to their scheduled maturities, and they shall not bear interest after the date fixed for redemption, and they shall not be regarded as being outstanding except for the right of the registered owner to receive the redemption price plus accrued interest from the Paying Agent/ Registrar out of the funds provided for such payment If a portion of any Bond shall be redeemed a substitute Bond or Bonds having the same maturity date, bearing interest at the same rate, in any denomination or denominations in any integral multiple of $5,000, at the written request of the registered owner, and in aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof, will be issued to the registered owner upon the surrender thereof for cancellation, at the expense of the Issuer, all as provided in the Bond Ordinance THIS BOND OR ANY PORTION OR PORTIONS HEREOF IN ANY INTEGRAL MULTIPLE OF $5,000 may be assigned and shall be transferred only in the Registration Books of the Issuer kept by the Paying Agent/Registrar acting in the capacity of registrar for the Bonds, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Bond Ordinance Among other requirements for such assignment, and transfer, this Bond must be presented and surrendered to the Paying Agent/Registrar, together with proper instruments of assignment, in form and with guarantee of signatures satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar, evidencing assignment of this Bond or any portion or portions hereof in any integral multiple of $5,000 to the assignee or _assignees in whose name or names this Bond or any such portion or portions hereof is or are to be transferred and registered The form of Assignment printed or endorsed on this Bond shall be executed by the registered owner or its duly authorized attorney or representative, to evidence the assignment hereof A new Bond or Bonds payable to such assignee or assignees (winch then will be the new registered owner or owners of such new Bond or Bonds), or to the previous registered owner in the case of the assignment and transfer of only a portion of this Bond, may be delivered by the Paying Agent/Registrar in conversion of and exchange for this Bond, all in the form and manner as provided in the next paragraph hereof for the conversion and exchange of other Bonds The Issuer shall pay the Paying Agent/Registrar's standard or customary fees and charges for making such transfer, but the one requesting such transfer shall pay any taxes or other governmental charges required to be paid with respect thereto The Paying Agent/Registrar shall not be required to make transfers of registration of this Bond or any portion hereof (i) during the period commencing with the close of business on any Record Date and ending with the opening of business on the next following principal or interest payment date, or, (u) with respect to any Bond or any portion thereof called for redemption prior to maturity, within 45 days pnor to its redemption date The registered owner of this Bond shall be deemed and treated by the Issuer and the Paying Agent/Registrar as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes, including payment and discharge of liability upon this Bond to the extent of such payment, and the Issuer and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary ALL BONDS OF THIS SERIES are issuable solely as fully registered bonds, without interest coupons, in the denomination of any integral multiple of $5,000 As provided in the Bond Ordmance, this Bond, or any unredeemed portion hereof, may, at the request of the registered owner or the assignee or assignees hereof, be converted into and exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of fully registered bonds, without interest coupons, payable to the appropriate registered owner, assignee, or assignees, as the case may be, having the same maturity date, and bearing interest at the same rate, in any denomination or denommations in any integral multiple of $5,000 as requested 15 in writing by the appropriate registered owner, assignee, or assignees, as the case may be, upon sur- render of this Bond to the Paying Agent/Registrar for cancellation, all in accordance with the form and procedures set forth in the Bond Ordnance The Issuer shall pay the Paying Agent/Registrar's standard or customary fees and charges for transferring, converting, and exchanging any Bond or any portion thereof, but the one requesting such transfer, conversion, and exchange shall pay any taxes or governmental charges required to be paid with respect thereto as a condition precedent to the exercise of such privilege of conversion and exchange The Paying Agent/Registrar shall not be required to make any such conversion and exchange (j) during the period commencing with the close of business on any Record Date and ending with the opening of business on the next following principal or interest payment date, or, (u) with respect to any Bond or portion thereof called for redemption prior to maturity, within 45 days prior to its redemption date IN THE EVENT any Paying Agent/Registrar for the Bonds is changed by the Issuer, resigns, or otherwise ceases to act as such, the Issuer has covenanted in the Bond Ordinance that it promptly will appoint a competent and legally qualified substitute therefor, and will promptly cause written notice thereof to be mailed to the registered owners of the Bonds IT IS HEREBY certified, recited, and covenanted that this Bond has been duly and validly authorized, issued, sold, and delivered, that all acts, conditions, and things required or proper to be performed, exist, and be done precedent to or in the authorization, issuance, and delivery of this Bond have been performed, existed, and been done in accordance with law, that this Bond is a special obligation of the Issuer, secured by and payable, together with other bonds, from a first lien on and pledge of the "Pledged Revenues", which include initially the "Net Revenues of the System", as such terms are defined in the Bond Ordinance, with the System consisting of the City's entire combined waterworks, sewer, and electric light and power system THE ISSUER has reserved the right, subject to the restrictions stated in the Bond Ordinance, to issue Additional Bonds payable from and secured by a first hen on and pledge of the "Pledged Revenues" on a panty with this Bond and series of which it is a part THE ISSUER also has reserved the right, subject to the restrictions stated in the Bond Ordinance, to amend the Bond Ordinance with the approval of the holders or owners of fifty-one percent in principal amount of all outstanding bonds which are secured by and payable from a first lien on and pledge of the Pledged Revenues THE REGISTERED OWNER hereof shall never have the right to demand payment of this Bond or the interest hereon out of any funds raised or to be raised by taxation or from any source whatsoever other than specified in the Bond Ordinance BY BECOMING the registered owner of this Bond, the registered owner thereby acknowledges all of the terms and provisions of the Bond Ordinance, agrees to be bound by such terms and provisions, acknowledges that the Bond Ordinance is duly recorded and available for inspection in the official minutes and records of the governing body of the Issuer, and agrees that the terms and provisions of this Bond and the Bond Ordinance constitute a contract between each registered owner hereof and the Issuer IV IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Bond to be signed with the manual or facsimile signature of the Mayor of the Issuer and countersigned and attested with the manual or facsimile signature of the City Secretary of the Issuer, and has caused the official seal of the Issuer to be duly impressed, or placed in facsimile, on this Bond ATTEST 0 Jennifer Walters City Secretary, City of Denton, Texas (CITY SEAL) CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS 0 Jack Miller Mayor, City of Denton, Texas FORM OF PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR'S AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR'S AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE It is hereby certified that this Bond has been issued under the provisions of the Bond Ordinance described in this Bond, and that this Bond has been issued in conversion of and exchange for or replacement of a bond, bonds, or a portion of a bond or bonds of an issue which originally was approved by the Attorney General of the State of Texas and registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas Dated CHASE BANK OF TEXAS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, DALLAS, TEXAS Paying Agent/Registrar Authorized Representative (BOND INSURANCE LEGEND, IF ANY) 17 y8 0 FORM OF ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned registered owner of this Bond, or duly authorized representative or attorney thereof, hereby assigns this Bond to (Assignee's Social Security or Taxpayer Identification Number) (print or typewrite Assignee's name and address, including zip code) and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints attorney to transfer the registration of this Bond on the Paying Agent/Registrar's Registration Books with full power of substitution in the premises Dated Signature Guaranteed NOTICE Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution participating in a securities transfer association recognized signature guarantee program Registered Owner NOTICE This signature must correspond with the name of the Registered Owner appearing on the face of this Certificate in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever Section 8 DEFINITIONS As used in this Ordinance the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below, unless the text hereof specifically indicates otherwise (a) The terms "City" and "Issuer" shall mean the City of Denton, in Denton County, Texas (b) The term "City Council" or "Council" shall mean the governing body of the City (c) The term "Bonds" shall mean collectively the Initial Bond as defined and described in Section 2 of this Ordinance and all substitute bonds exchanged therefor, and all other substitute bonds and replacement bonds, issued pursuant to and as provided in this Ordinance (d) The term "Panty Bonds" shall mean collectively (i) the outstanding City of Denton Utility System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1987, authorized by ordinance passed on January 27, 1987 (the "Series 1987 Bonds"), (u) the outstanding City of Denton Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 1988, authorized by ordinance passed on August 2, 1988 (the "Series 1988 Bonds"), (ui) the f.] outstanding City of Denton Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 1989, authorized by ordinance passed on October 24, 1989 (the "Series 1989 Bonds"), (iv) the outstanding City of Denton Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 1992, authorized by ordinance passed on March 3, 1992 (the "Series 1992 Bonds"), (v) the outstanding City of Denton Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 1993, authorized by ordinance passed on March 16, 1993 (the "Series 1993 Bonds"), (vi) the outstanding City of Denton Utility System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1993-A, authorized by ordinance passed on June 8, 1993 (the "Series 1993-A Bond"), (vii) the outstanding City of Denton Utility System Revenue Refundmg Bonds, Taxable Series 1993-B, authorized by ordinance passed on June 8, 1993 (the "Series 1993-B Bonds"), (vin) the outstanding City of Denton Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series 1996, authorized by an ordinance passed on May 7, 1996, (ix) the outstanding City of Denton Utility System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1996-A, authorized by an ordinance passed on May 7, 1996 and (x) the Bonds (e) The term "Additional Bonds" shall mean the additional panty revenue bonds which the City reserves the right to issue in the future, in accordance with Section 25 of this Ordinance (f) The term "System" shall mean (1) the City's entire existing waterworks and sewer system and the City's entire existing electric light and power system, together with all future extensions, improvements, enlargements, and additions thereto, and all replacements thereof, and (2) any other related facilities, all or any part of the revenues or income from which do, in the future, at the option of the City, and in accordance with law, become "Pledged Revenues" as hereinafter defined, provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, and to the extent now or hereafter authorized or permitted by law, the term System shall not mean any water, sewer, electric, or other facilities of any kind which are declared not to be a part of the System, and which are acquired or constructed by the City with the proceeds from the issuance of "Special Facilities Bonds", which are hereby defined as being special revenue obligations of the City which are not payable from or secured by any Pledged Revenues, but which are secured by and payable from liens on and pledges of any other revenues, sources, or payments, including, but not limited to, special contract revenues or payments received from any other legal entity in connection with such facilities, and such revenues, sources, or payments shall not be considered as or constitute Gross Revenues of the System, unless and to the extent other- wise provided in the ordinance or ordinances authorizing the issuance of such "Special Facilities Bonds" (g) The terms "Gross Revenues of the System" and "Gross Revenues" shall mean all revenues and income of every nature derived or received by the City from the operation and ownership of the System, including the interest income from the investment or deposit of money in any Fund created by this Ordinance (h) The terms "Net Revenues of the System", and "Net Revenues" shall mean all Gross Revenues after deducting therefrom an amount equal to the current expenses of operation and mainte- nance of the System, including all salaries, labor, materials, repairs, and extensions necessary to render efficient service, provided, however, that only such repairs and extensions, as in the judgment of the City Council, reasonably and fairly exercised by the adoption of appropriate resolutions, are necessary to keep the System in operation and render adequate service to said City and the inhabitants thereof, or such as might be necessary to meet some physical accident or condition which would otherwise impair the Bonds or Additional Bonds, shall be deducted in determining "Net Revenues" 1e Payments required to be made by the City for water supply or water facilities, sewer services or sewer facilities, fuel supply, and for the purchase of electric power, which payments under law constitute operation and maintenance expenses of any part of the System, shall constitute and be regarded as expenses of operation and maintenance of the System under this Ordinance Depreciation and amortization shall not constitute or be regarded as expenses of operation and maintenance of the System (i) The term "Pledged Revenues" shall mean (1) the Net Revenues, plus (2) any additional revenues, income, or other resources which are expected to be available to the City on a regular periodic basis, including, without limitation, any grants, donations, or income received or to be received from the United States Government, or any other public or private source, whether pursuant to an agreement or otherwise, which in the future may, at the option of the City, be pledged to the payment of the Panty Bonds or Additional Bonds 0) The term "year" or "fiscal year" shall mean the fiscal year used by the City in connection with the operation of the System (k) The term "Government Obligations" shall mean direct obligations of the United States of America, including obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America, which may be United States Treasury obligations such as its State and Local Government Series, and which may be in book -entry form Section 9 PLEDGE (a) The Bonds are "Additional Bonds" as permitted by Sections 24 and 25 of the ordinance passed on March 10, 1983, authorizing the City of Denton Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1983 (the "Series 1983 Bonds"), and it is hereby determined, declared, and resolved that all of the Panty Bonds (including the Bonds) are secured and payable equally and ratably on a panty, and that Sections 8 through 28, of this Ordinance are supplemental to and cumulative of Sections 7 through 27 of the aforesaid ordinance passed on March 10, 1983, with Sections 8 through 28 of this Ordinance being applicable to all of the Panty Bonds (b) The Panty Bonds and any Additional Bonds, and the interest thereon, including any interest coupons appertaining thereto, are and shall be secured by and payable from a first lien on and pledge of the Pledged Revenues, and the Pledged Revenues are further pledged to the establishment and maintenance of the Funds created by this Ordinance, and any Funds created by any ordinance authorizing the issuance of any Additional Bonds The Panty Bonds and any Additional Bonds are not and will not be secured by or payable from a mortgage or deed of trust on any real, personal, or mixed properties constituting the System Section 10 SYSTEM FUND There heretofore has been and is hereby created and there shall be established and maintained on the books of the City, and accounted for separate and apart from all other funds of the City, a special fund to be entitled the "City of Denton Utility System Fund" (the "System Fund") All Gross Revenues shall be credited to the System Fund immediately upon 20 receipt, unless otherwise provided in this Ordinance All current expenses of operation and maintenance of the System shall be paid from such Gross Revenues credited to the System Fund as a first charge against same Before making any deposits hereinafter required to be made from the System Fund, the City shall retain in the System Fund at all times an amount at least equal to one - sixth of the amount budgeted for the then current fiscal year for the current operation and maintenance expenses of the System Section 11 INTEREST AND SINKING FUND For the sole purpose of paying the principal of and interest on all Panty Bonds and Additional Bonds, there heretofore has been and is hereby created and there shall be established and maintained on the books of the City, and accounted for separate and apart from all other funds of the City, a separate fund to be entitled the "City of Denton Utility System Revenue Bonds Interest and Sinking Fund" (the "Interest and Sinking Fund") Section 12 RESERVE FUND There heretofore has been, and is hereby, created, and there shall be established and maintained at Chase Bank of Texas, National Association, and hereafter, at the option of the City, established and maintained at any time at any national bank having a capital and surplus in excess of $25,000,000, a separate fund to be entitled the "City of Denton Utility System Bonds and Additional Bonds Reserve Fund" (the "Reserve Fund") The Reserve Fund shall be used to pay the principal of and interest on any Panty Bonds or Additional Bonds when and to the extent the amounts in the Interest and Sinking Fund available for such payment are insufficient for such purpose, and may be used for the purpose of finally retiring the last of any Panty Bonds or Additional Bonds Section 13 EXTENSION AND IMPROVEMENT FUND There heretofore has been and is hereby created and there shall be established and maintained on the books of the City, and accounted for separate and apart from all other funds of the City, a separate fund to be entitled the "City of Denton Utility System Extension and Improvement Fund" (the "Extension and Improvement Fund") The Extension and Improvement Fund shall be used for the purpose of paying the costs of improvements, enlargements, extensions, additions, replacements, or other capital expenditures related to the System, or for paying the costs of unexpected or extraordinary repairs or replacements of the System for which System funds are not available, or for paying unexpected or extraordinary expenses of operation and maintenance of the System for which System funds are not otherwise avail- able, or for any other lawful purpose Section 14 EMERGENCY FUND There is hereby created and there shall be established and maintained on the books of the City, and accounted for separate and apart from all other funds of the City, a separate fund to be entitled the "City of Denton Utility System Emergency Fund" (the "Emergency Fund") The Emergency Fund shall be used for the purpose of paying unexpected or extraordinary expenses of repair, replacement, operation, and maintenance of the System for which neither System funds nor the moneys in the Extension and Improvement Fund are available There was deposited in the Emergency Fund simultaneously with the delivery of the Series 1983 Bonds to the initial purchasers thereof from lawfully available funds of the City the amount of $250,000 All investment interest income from the Emergency Fund shall be transferred to the System Fund as received 21 Section 15 DEPOSITS OF PLEDGED REVENUES Pledged Revenues shall be credited to or deposited in the Interest and Sinking Fund, the Reserve Fund, the Extension and Improvement Fund, and other funds when and as required by this Ordinance and any ordinance authorizing the issuance of Additional Bonds Section 16 INVESTMENTS Money in any Fund established pursuant to this Ordinance or any ordinance authorizing the issuance of Additional Bonds, may, at the option of the City, be placed in time deposits or certificates of deposit secured by obligations of the type hereinafter described, or be invested in Government Obligations (as defined in Section 8 hereof) or obligations guaranteed or insured by the United States of America, which, in the opinion of the Attorney General of the United States, are backed by its full faith and credit or represent its general obligations, or invested in obligations of instrumentalities of the United States of America, including, but not limited to, evidences of indebtedness issued, insured, or guaranteed by such governmental agencies as the Federal Land Banks, Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, Banks for Cooperatives, Federal Home Loan Banks, Government National Mortgage Association, United States Postal Service, Farmers Home Administration, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Association, Small Business Administration, Federal Housing Association, or Participation Certificates in the Federal Assets Financing Trust, provided that all such deposits and investments shall be made in such manner as will, in the opinion of the City, permit the money required to be expended from any Fund to be available at the proper time or times as expected to be needed Such investments (except United States Treasury Obligations --State and Local Government Series investments held in book entry form, which shall at all times be valued at cost) shall be valued in terms of current market value as of the last day of each fiscal year Unless otherwise set forth herein, all interest and income derived from such deposits and investments immediately shall be credited to, and any losses debited to, the Fund from which the deposit or investment was made, and surpluses in any Fund shall or may be disposed of as hereinafter provided Such investments shall be sold promptly when necessary to prevent any default in connection with the Panty Bonds or Additional Bonds consistent with the ordinances, respectively, authorizing their issuance Section 17 FUNDS SECURED That money in all Funds created by this Ordinance, to the extent not invested, shall be secured in the manner prescribed by law Section 18 PRIORITY OF DEPOSITS AND PAYMENTS FROM SYSTEM FUND That the City shall make the deposits and payments from Pledged Revenues in the System Fund when and as required by this Ordinance and any ordinance authorizing any Additional Bonds, and such deposits shall be made in the following manner and with the following irrevocable priorities, respectively First, to the Interest and Sinking Fund, when and in the amounts required by this Ordinance and any ordinance authorizing any Additional Bonds, Second, to the Reserve Fund, when and in the amounts required by this Ordinance and any ordinance authorizing any Additional Bonds, and Third, to the Extension and Improvement Fund, when and as required by Section 21 of this Ordinance 22 Section 19 INTEREST AND SINKING FUND REQUIREMENTS The City shall cause to be deposited to the credit of the Interest and Sinking Fund the accrued interest and any premium received from the sale of the Initial Bond, and on or before the 25th day of each month, the City shall cause to be deposited to the credit of the Interest and Sinking Fund, in approximately equal monthly payments, amounts sufficient, together with any other funds on hand therein, to pay all of the interest or principal and interest coming due, including the principal amount of any Panty Bonds required to be redeemed prior to maturity pursuant to any mandatory redemption requirements, on the Panty Bonds and any Additional Bonds on the next succeeding interest payment date Any moneys so deposited in the Interest and Sinking Fund with respect to a mandatory redemption requirement, together with other lawfully available funds of the City, may be used by the City, to purchase, in advance of a mandatory redemption date and at a price not exceeding the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest thereon to the date of purchase, Panty Bonds which would be subject to being chosen for mandatory redemption on such mandatory redemption date The Paying Agent shall cancel any Panty Bonds so purchased Section 20 RESERVE FUND REQUIREMENTS There is now on hand in the Reserve Fund an amount of money and Government Obligations which is in excess of $3,000,000 and which is at least equal to the average annual principal and interest requirements of the outstanding Series 1987 Bonds, the Series 1988 Bonds, the Series 1989 Bonds, the Series 1992 Bonds, the Series 1993 Bonds, the Series 1993-A Bonds, the Taxable Series 1993-B Bonds, the Series 1996 Bonds and the Series 1996-A Bonds (the current "Required Reserve Amount") Following the issuance and delivery of the Initial Bonds the Required Reserve Amount shall become and be an amount of money and investments equal to the average annual principal and interest requirements of all the outstanding Panty Bonds and Additional Bonds, provided further, however, that the Required Reserve Amount shall never be less than $3,000,000 if the maximum annual principal and interest requirements on all outstanding Panty Bonds and Additional Bonds exceeds $3,000,000 Immediately after the issuance and delivery of the Initial Bond there shall be deposited to the credit of the Reserve Fund, from the proceeds of the sale of the Initial Bond, money sufficient to cause the Reserve Fund to contain an aggregate amount of money and investments equal to the Required Reserve Amount for all then out- standing Parity Bonds After the delivery of any future Additional Bonds the City shall cause the Reserve Fund to be increased, if and to the extent necessary, so that such Fund will contain an amount of money and investments equal to the Required Reserve Amount Any increase in the Required Reserve Amount may be funded from Pledged Revenues, or from proceeds from the sale of any Additional Bonds, or any other available source or combination of sources All or any part of the Required Reserve Amount not funded initially and immediately after the delivery of any installment or issue of Additional Bonds shall be funded, within not more than five years from the date of such delivery, by deposits of Pledged Revenues in approximately equal monthly installments on or before the 25th day of each month Principal amounts of the Panty Bonds and any Additional Bonds wluch must be redeemed pursuant to any applicable mandatory redemption requirements shall be deemed to be maturing amounts of principal for the purpose of calculating principal and interest requirements on such bonds When and so long as the amount in the Reserve Fund is not less than the Required Reserve Amount no deposits shall be made to the credit of the Reserve Fund, but when and if the Reserve Fund at any time contains less than the Required Reserve Amount, then the City shall transfer from Pledged Revenues in the System Fund, and deposit to the credit of the Reserve Fund, monthly on or before the 25th day of each month, a sum equal to 1/60th of the Required Reserve Amount, until the Reserve Fund is restored to the Required Reserve Amount The City 23 specifically covenants that when and so long as the Reserve Fund contains the Required Reserve Amount, the City shall cause all amounts in excess of the Required Reserve Amount to be deposited to the credit of the Interest and Sinking Fund Section 21 EXTENSION AND IMPROVEMENT FUND REQUIREMENTS During each year, subject and subordinate to making the required deposits to the credit of the Interest and Sinking Fund and the Reserve Fund, the City shall be required to deposit to the credit of the Extension and Improvement Fund, from Pledged Revenues in the System Fund, an amount equal to 8% of the "Adjusted Gross Revenues of the System", which term is hereby defined to mean the following the Gross Revenues of the System for such year after deducting from such Gross Revenues an amount equal to the current expenses of operation and maintenance of the System for such year winch are directly attributable to (i) all fuel costs related to the production of electric energy by the City and/or (n) the purchase of electric energy by the City Additional excess Pledged Revenues may, at the option of the City Council, be deposited to the credit of the Improvement Fund as permitted by Section 22 (b) hereof, but no such additional deposit is required All investment interest income from the Extension and Improvement Fund shall be retained in and remain a part of such Fund Section 22 DEFICIENCIES, EXCESS PLEDGED REVENUES (a) If on any occasion there shall not be sufficient Pledged Revenues to make the required deposits into the Interest and Sinking Fund or the Reserve Fund, such deficiency shall be made up as soon as possible from the next available Pledged Revenues (b) Subject to making the required deposits to the credit of the various Funds when and as required by this Ordinance or any ordinance authorizing the issuance of Additional Bonds, any surplus Pledged Revenues may be used by the City for any lawful purpose Section 23 PAYMENT OF PARITY BONDS AND ADDITIONAL BONDS On or before June 1, 1998, and semiannually on or before each June 1 and December 1 thereafter wlule any of the Parity Bonds or Additional Bonds are outstanding and unpaid the City shall make available to the Paying Agents therefor, out of the Interest and Sinking Fund, or if necessary, out of the Reserve Fund, money sufficient to pay, on each of such dates, the principal of and interest on the Panty Bonds and Additional Bonds as the same matures and comes due, or to redeem the Panty Bonds or Additional Bonds prior to maturity, either upon mandatory redemption or at the option of the City At the direction of the City the Paying Agents shall either deliver paid Panty Bonds and Additional Bonds, and any interest coupons appertaining thereto, to the City or destroy all paid Panty Bonds and Additional Bonds, and any coupons appertaining thereto, and funush the City with an appropriate certificate of cancellation or destruction Section 24 FINAL DEPOSITS (a) Any Panty Bond or Additional Bond shall be deemed to be paid, retired, and no longer outstanding within the meaning of this Ordinance when payment of the principal of, redemption premium, if any, on such Panty Bond or Additional Bond, plus interest thereon to the due date thereof (whether such due date be by reason of maturity, upon redemption, 24 or otherwise) either (i) shall have been made or caused to be made in accordance with the terms thereof (including the giving of any required notice of redemption or provision for the proper giving of such nonce having been made), or (n) shall have been provided by irrevocably depositing with or making available to a Paying Agent therefor, in trust and irrevocably set aside exclusively for such payment, (1) money sufficient to make such payment or (2) Government Obligations winch mature as to principal and interest in such amounts and at such times as will insure the availability, without reinvestment, of sufficient money to make such payment, and all necessary and proper fees, compensation, and expenses of such Paying Agent pertaining to the Panty Bonds and Additional Bonds with respect to which such deposit is made shall have been paid or the payment thereof provided for to the satisfaction of such paying agent At such time as a Bond or Additional Bond shall be deemed to be paid hereunder, as aforesaid, it shall no longer be secured by or entitled to the benefits of this Ordinance or a lien on and pledge of the Pledged Revenues, and shall be entitled to payment solely from such money or Government Obligations (b) Any moneys so deposited with a paying agent may at the direction of the City also be invested in Government Obligations, maturing in the amounts and times as herembefore set forth, and all income from all Government Obligations in the hands of the paying agent pursuant to this Section which is not required for the payment of the Panty Bonds and Additional Bonds, the redemption premium, if any, and interest thereon, with respect to wluch such money has been so deposited, shall be turned over to the City or deposited as directed. by the City Section 25 ADDITIONAL BONDS (a) The City shall have the right and power at any time and from time to time, and in one or more series or issues, to authorize, issue, and deliver additional panty revenue bonds (herein called "Additional Bonds"), in accordance with law, in any amounts, for any lawful purpose, including the refunding of any Panty Bonds or Additional Bonds, or other obligations Such Additional Bonds, if and when authorized, issued, and delivered in accordance with this Ordinance, shall be payable from and secured by an irrevocable first lien on and pledge of the Pledged Revenues, equally and ratably on a panty in all respects with the Panty Bonds and any other outstanding Additional Bonds (b) The principal of all Additional Bonds must be scheduled to be paid or mature on December 1 of the years in which such principal is scheduled to be paid or mature Section 26 FURTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL BONDS Additional Bonds shall be issued only in accordance with this Ordinance, and no installment, Series, or issue of Additional Bonds shall be issued or delivered unless (a) The Mayor of the City and the City Secretary sign a written certificate to the effect that the City is not in default as to any covenant, condition, or obligation in connection with all then outstanding Panty Bonds and Additional Bonds, and the ordinances authorizing same, and that the Interest and Smking Fund and the Reserve Fund each contains the amount then required to be therein (b) An independent certified public accountant, or independent firm of certified public accountants, acting by and through a certified public accountant, signs a written certificate to the effect that, in ins or its opinion, during either the next preceding fiscal year, or any twelve consecutive calendar month period out of the 18-month period immediately preceding the month in which the 25 ordinance authorizing the issuance of the then proposed Additional Bonds is passed, the Pledged Revenues were at least (1)125 times an amount equal to the average annual principal and interest requirements, and (n) 1 10 times an amount equal to the principal and interest requirements during the fiscal year during which such requirements are scheduled to be the greatest, of all Panty Bonds and Additional Bonds which are scheduled to be outstanding after the delivery of the then proposed Additional Bonds It is specifically provided, however, that in calculating the amount of Pledged Revenues for the purposes of this subsection (b), if there has been any increase in the rates or charges for services of the System which is then to effect, but which was not in effect during all or any part of the entire period for which the Pledged Revenues are being calculated (hereinafter referred to as the "entire period") then the certified public accountant, or in lieu of the certified public accountant a firm of consulting engineers, shall determine and certify the amount of Pledged Revenues as being the total of (i) the actual Pledged Revenues for the entire period, plus (n) a sum equal to the aggregate amount by which the actual billings to customers of the System during the entire period would have been increased if such increased rates or charges had been in effect during the entire period (c) Provision shall be made in the ordinance authorizing their issuance for increasing the Reserve Fund to the Required Reserve Amount as required by Section 20 hereof (d) All calculations of average annual principal and interest requirements of any bonds made in connection with the issuance of any then proposed Additional Bonds shall be made as of the date of such Additional Bonds, and also to making calculations for such purpose, and for any other purpose under this Ordinance, principal amounts of any bonds which must be redeemed prior to maturity pursuant to any applicable mandatory redemption requirements shall be deemed to be maturing amounts of principal of such bonds Section 27 GENERAL COVENANTS The City further covenants and agrees that in accordance with and to the extent required or permitted by law (a) Performance It will faithfully perform at all times any and all covenants, undertakings, stipulations, and provisions contained in this Ordinance, and each ordinance authorizing the issuance of Additional Bonds, and in each and every Panty Bond and Additional Bond, that it will promptly pay or cause to be paid the principal of and interest on every Panty Bond and Additional Bond, on the dates and in the places and manner prescribed in such ordinances and Panty Bonds or Additional Bonds, and that it will, at the times and to the manner prescribed, deposit or cause to be deposited the amounts required to be deposited into the Interest and Sinking Fund and the Reserve Fund, and any holder of the Panty Bonds or Additional Bonds may require the City, its officials, and employees, to carry out, respect, or enforce the covenants and obligations of this Ordinance, or any ordinance authorizing the issuance of Additional Bonds, by all legal and equitable means, including specifically, but without limitation, the use and filing of mandamus proceedings, in any court of competent jurisdiction, against the City, its officials, and employees (b) s Legal Authority The City is a duly created and existing home rule city of the State of Texas, and is duly authorized under the laws of the State of Texas to create and issue the Panty Bonds and Additional Bonds, that all action on its part for the creation and issuance of the said obligations has been or will be duly and effectively taken, and that said obligations in the hands of the 26 holders and owners thereof are and will be valid and enforceable special obligations of the City in accordance with their terms (c) Title The City has or will obtain lawful title to the lands, buildings, structures, and facilities constituting the System, that it warrants that it will defend the title to all the aforesaid lands, buildings, structures, and facilities, and every part thereof, for the benefit of the holders and owners of the Panty Bonds and Additional Bonds, against the claims and demands of all persons whomso- ever, that it is lawfully qualified to pledge the Pledged Revenues to the payment of the Panty Bonds and Additional Bonds in the manner prescribed herein, and has lawfully exercised such rights (d) Liens The City will from time to time and before the same become delinquent pay and discharge all taxes, assessments, and governmental charges, if any, which shall be lawfully imposed upon it, or the System, that it will pay all lawful claims for rents, royalties, labor, materials, and supplies which if unpaid aught by law become a hen or charge thereon, the lien of which would be prior to or interfere with the hens hereof, so that the priority of the hens granted hereunder shall be fully preserved in the manner provided herein, and that it will not create or suffer to be created any mechanic's, laborer's, matenalman's, or other hen or charge which might or could be prior to the liens hereof, or do or suffer any matter or thing whereby the hens hereof might or could be impaired, provided, however, that no such tax, assessment, or charge, and that no such claims which right be used as the basis of a mechanic's, laborer's, matenalman's, or other hen or charge, shall be required to be paid so long as the validity of the same shall be contested in good faith by the City (e) gperation of System. No Free Service While the Panty Bonds or any Additional Bonds are outstanding and unpaid the City shall continuously and efficiently operate the System, and shall maintain the System in good condition, repair, and working order, all at reasonable cost No free service of the System shall be allowed, and should the City or any of its agencies, instrumentalities, lessors, or concessionaires make use of the services and facilities of the System, payment monthly of the standard retail price of the services provided shall be made by the City or any of its agencies, instrumentalities, lessors, or concessionaires out of funds from sources other than the revenues of the System, unless made from surplus Pledged Revenues as permitted by Section 22(b) hereof (f) Further Encumbrance While the Panty Bonds or any Additional Bonds are outstanding and unpaid, the City shall not additionally encumber the Pledged Revenues in any manner, except as permitted in this Ordinance in connection with Additional Bonds, unless said encumbrance is made junior and subordinate in all respects to the liens, pledges, covenants, and agreements of this Ordinance and any ordinance authorizing the issuance of Additional Bonds, but the right of the City to issue revenue bonds payable from a subordinate lien on surplus Pledged Revenues is specifically recognized and retained, as permitted under Section 22(b) hereof) (g) Sale or Disposal of Property While the Panty Bonds or any Additional Bonds are outstanding and unpaid, the City shall not sell, convey, mortgage, encumber, lease, or in any manner transfer title to, or dedicate to other use, or otherwise dispose of, the System, or any sigmficant or substantial part thereof, provided that whenever the City deems it necessary to dispose of any property, machinery, fixtures, or equipment, or dedicate such property to other use, it may do so either when it has made arrangements to replace the same or provide substitutes therefor, or it is determined by resolution of the City Council that no such replacement or substitute is necessary 27 (h) Insurance (1) The City shall cause to be insured such parts of the System as would usually be insured by corporations operating like properties, with a responsible insurance company or companies, against risks, accidents, or casualties against which and to the extent insurance is usually earned by corporations operating like properties, including, to the extent reasonably obtainable, fire and extended coverage insurance, insurance against damage by floods, and use and occupancy insurance Public liability and property damage insurance also shall be earned unless the City Attorney gives a written opinion to the effect that the City is not liable for claims which would be protected by such insurance All insurance premiums shall be paid as an expense of operation of the System At any time while any contractor engaged in construction work shall be fully responsible therefor, the City shall not be required to carry insurance on the work being constructed if the contractor is required to carry appropriate insurance All such policies shall be open to the inspection of the Bondholders and their representatives at all reasonable times Upon the happening of any loss or damage covered by insurance from one or more of said causes, the City shall make due proof of loss and shall do all things necessary or desirable to cause the insuring companies to make payment in full directly to the City The proceeds of insurance covering such property, together with any other funds necessary and available for such purpose, shall be used forthwith by the City for repairing the property damaged or replacing the property destroyed, provided, however, that if said insurance proceeds and other funds are insufficient for such purpose, then said insurance proceeds pertaining to the System shall be deposited in a special and separate trust fund, at an official depository of the City, to be designated the Insurance Account The Insurance Account shall be held until such time as other funds become available winch, together with the Insurance Account, will be sufficient to make the repairs or replacements originally required (2) The annual audit hereinafter required may contain a section commenting on whether or not the City has complied with the requirements of this Section with respect to the maintenance of insurance, and shall state whether or not all insurance premiums upon the insurance policies to which reference is made have been paid (i) Annual Budget and Rate Covenant The City shall prepare, prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, an annual budget, in accordance with law, reflecting an estimate of cash receipts and disbursements for the ensuing fiscal year in sufficient detail to indicate the probable Gross Revenues and Pledged Revenues for such fiscal year The City shall fix, establish, maintain, and collect, such rates, charges, and fees for the use and availability of the System at all times as are necessary (1) to produce Gross Revenues sufficient, together with any other Pledged Revenues, to pay all current operation and maintenance expenses of the System, and (2) to produce an amount of Pledged Revenues during each fiscal year at least equal to the greater of 125 times the average annual principal and interest requirements of all then outstanding Panty Bonds and Additional Bonds or 125 times the succeeding fiscal year's principal and interest requirements of all then outstanding Panty Bonds and Additional Bonds Q) Records The City shall keep proper books of record and account in which full, true, proper, and correct entries will be made of all dealings, activities, and transactions relating to the System, the Pledged Revenues, and the Funds created pursuant to this Ordinance, and all books, documents, and vouchers relating thereto shall at all reasonable tunes be made available for inspection upon request of any Bondholder or citizen of the City To the extent consistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, the City shall keep its books and records in a manner conforming to standard 28 accounting practices as usually would be followed by pnvate corporations owning and operating a similar System, with appropriate recognition being given to essential differences between municipal and corporate accounting practices (k) Audits After the close of each fiscal year while any of the Panty Bonds or any Additional Bonds are outstanding, an audit will be made of the books and accounts relating to the System and the Pledged Revenues by an independent certified public accountant or an independent firm of certified public accountants As soon as practicable after the close of each such year, and when said audit has been completed and made available to the City, a copy of such audit for the preceding year shall be mailed to the Municipal Advisory Council of Texas, to each paying agent for any bonds payable from Pledged Revenues, and to any Bondholders who shall so request in writing The annual audit reports shall be open to the inspection of the Bondholders and their agents and representatives at all reasonable times (1) Governmental Agencies It will comply with all of the terms and conditions of any and all franchises, permits, and authorizations applicable to or necessary with respect to the System, and which have been obtained from any governmental agency, and the City has or will obtain and keep in full force and effect all franchises, perrmts, authorization, and other requirements applicable to or necessary with respect to the acquisition, construction, equipment, operation, and maintenance of the System (m) No Com eti�tion It will not operate, or grant any franchise or, to the extent it legally may, permit the acquisition, construction, or operation of, any facilities which would be in competition with the System, and to the extent that it legally may, the City will prohibit any such competing facilities (n) No Arbitrage The City covenants to and with the purchasers of the Panty Bonds and any Additional Bonds that no use will be made of the proceeds of any of such bonds at any time throughout the term of any of such bonds which, if such use had been reasonably expected on the date of delivery of any of such bonds to and payment therefor by the purchasers, would have caused any of such bonds to be arbitrage bonds within the meaning of Section 148 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), or any regulations or rulings pertaining thereto, and by this covenant the City is obligated to comply with the requirements of the aforesaid Code and all applicable and pertinent Department of the Treasury regulations relating to arbitrage bonds The City further covenants that the proceeds of all such bonds will not otherwise be used directly or indirectly so as to cause all or any part of such bonds to be or become arbitrage bonds within the meaning of the aforesaid Code, or any regulations pertaining thereto Section 28 AMENDMENT OF ORDINANCE (a) The holders or owners of Panty Bonds and Additional Bonds aggregating in principal amount 51% of the aggregate principal amount of then outstanding Panty Bonds and Additional Bonds shall have the right from time to time to approve any amendment to this Ordinance which may be deemed necessary or desirable by the City, provided, however, that nothing herem contained shall permit or be construed to permit the amendment of the terms and conditions in this Ordinance or in the Panty Bonds or Additional Bonds so as to (1) Make any change in the maturity of the outstanding Panty Bonds or Additional Bonds, KI (2) Reduce the rate of interest bome by any of the outstanding Panty Bonds or Additional Bonds, (3) Reduce the amount of the principal payable on the outstanding Panty Bonds or Additional Bonds, (4) Modify the terms of payment of principal of or interest on the outstanding Panty Bonds or Additional Bonds, or impose any conditions with respect to such payment, (5) Affect the rights of the holders or owners of less than all of the Panty Bonds and Additional Bonds then outstanding, (6) Change the nummum percentage of the principal amount of Panty Bonds and Additional Bonds necessary for consent to such amendment (b) If at any time the City shall desire to amend the Ordinance under this Section, the City shall cause notice of the proposed amendment to be published in a financial publication of general circulation in The City of New York, New York, once during each calendar week for at least two successive calendar weeks Such notice shall briefly set forth the nature of the proposed amendment and shall state that a copy thereof is on file at the principal office of the Paying Agents for inspection by all holders or owners of Panty Bonds and Additional Bonds Such publication is not required, however, if notice in writing is given to each holder or owner of Panty Bonds and Additional Bonds (c) Whenever at any time not less than thirty days, and within one year, from the date of the first publication of said notice or other service of written notice the City shall receive an instrument or instruments executed by the holders or owners of at least 51% in aggregate principal amount of all Panty Bonds and Additional Bonds then outstanding, which instrument or instruments shall refer to the proposed amendment described in said notice and which specifically consent to and approve such amendment in substantially the form of the copy thereof on file with the Paying Agents, the City Council may pass the amendatory ordinance in substantially the same form (d) Upon the passage of any amendatory ordinance pursuant to the provisions of this Section, this Ordinance shall be deemed to be amended in accordance with such amendatory ordinance, and the respective rights, duties, and obligations under this Ordinance of the City, and all the holders or owners of then outstanding Panty Bonds and Additional Bonds and all future Panty Bonds and Additional Bonds shall thereafter be determined, exercised, and enforced hereunder, subject in all respects to such amendments (e) Any consent given by the holder or owner of a Panty Bond or Additional Bond pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be irrevocable for a period of six months from the date of the first publication of the notice provided for in this Section, and shall be conclusive and binding upon all future holders or owners of the same Panty Bond or Additional Bond during such period Such consent may be revoked at any time after six months from the date of the first publication of such notice by the holder or owner who gave such consent, or by a successor in title, by filing notice thereof with the paying agents and the City, but such revocation shall not be effective if the holders or owners of 51% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Panty Bonds and Additional 30 Bonds as in this Section defined have, prior to the attempted revocation, consented to, and approved the amendment (f) For the purpose of this Section, the fact of the holding of Panty Bonds or Additional Bonds which are in bearer, coupon form, by any bondholder and the amount and numbers of such bearer Parity Bonds or Additional Bonds and the date of their holding same, may be proved by the affidavit of the person claiming to be such holder or owner, or by a certificate executed by any trust company, bank, banker, or any other depository wherever situated showing that at the date therein mentioned such person had on deposit with such trust company, bank, banker, or other depository, the Panty Bonds and Additional Bonds described in such certificate The City may conclusively assume that such ownership continues until written notice to the contrary is served upon the City The ownership of all registered Panty Bonds and Additional Bonds shall be determined from the registration books kept by the registrar therefor Section 29 DAMAGED, MUTILATED, LOST, STOLEN, OR DESTROYED BONDS (a) Rfe lacement Bonds In the event any outstanding Bond is damaged, mutilated, lost, stolen, or destroyed, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall cause to be printed, executed, and delivered, a new bond of the same principal amount, maturity, and interest rate, as the damaged, mutilated, lost, stolen, or destroyed Bond, in replacement for such Bond in the manner hereinafter provided (b) Application for Replacement Bonds Application for replacement of damaged, mutilated, lost, stolen, or destroyed Bonds shall be made by the registered owner thereof to the Paying Agent/Registrar In every case of loss, theft, or destruction of a Bond, the registered owner applying for a replacement bond shall famish to the Issuer and to the Paying Agent/Registrar such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless from any loss or damage with respect thereto Also, in every case of loss, theft, or destruction of a Bond, the registered owner shall furnish to the Issuer and to the Paying Agent/Registrar evidence to their satisfaction of the loss, theft, or destruction of such Bond, as the case may be In every case of damage or mutilation of a Bond, the registered owner shall surrender to the Paying Agent/Registrar for cancellation the Bond so damaged or mutilated (c) No Default Occurred Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, in the event any such Bond shall have matured, and no default has occurred which is then continuing in the payment of the principal of, redemption premium, if any, or interest on the Bond, the Issuer may authorize the payment of the same (without surrender thereof except in the case of a damaged or mutilated Bond) instead of issuing a replacement Bond, provided security or indemnity is furnished as above provided in this Section (d) Charge for Issuing Replacement Bonds Prior to the issuance of any replacement bond, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall charge the registered owner of such Bond with all legal, printing, and other expenses in connection therewith Every replacement bond issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section by virtue of the fact that any Bond is lost, stolen, or destroyed shall constitute a contractual obligation of the Issuer whether or not the lost, stolen, or destroyed Bond shall be found at any tune, or be enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Ordinance equally and proportionately with any and all other Bonds duly issued under this Ordinance 31 (e) Authority for Issuing Replacement Bonds In accordance with Section 6 of Vernon's Ann Tex Civ St Art 717k-6, this Section of this Ordinance shall constitute authority for the issuance of any such replacement bond without necessity of further action by the governing body of the Issuer or any other body or person, and the duty of the replacement of such bonds is hereby authorized and imposed upon the Paying Agent/Registrar, and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall authenticate and deliver such Bonds in the form and manner and with the effect, as provided in Section 6(d) of this Ordinance for Bonds issued in conversion and exchange for other Bonds Section 30 COVENANTS REGARDING TAX -EXEMPTION The Issuer covenants to refrain from any action which would adversely affect, and to take such action to ensure, the treatment of the Bonds as obligations described in section 103 of the Code, the interest on which is not includable in the "gross income" of the holder for purposes of federal income taxation In furtherance thereof, the Issuer covenants as follows (a) to take any action to assure that no more than 10 percent of the proceeds of the Bonds (less amounts deposited to a reserve fund, if any) are used for any "private business use", as defined in section 141(b)(6) of the Code or, if more than 10 percent of the proceeds are so used, that amounts, whether or not received by the Issuer, with respect to such private business use, do not, under the terms of this Ordinance or any underlying arrangement, directly or indirectly, secure or provide for the payment of more than 10 percent of the debt service on the Bonds, in contravention of section 141(b)(2) of the Code, (b) to take any action to assure that in the event that the "private business use" described in subsection (a) hereof exceeds 5 percent of the proceeds of the Bonds (less amounts deposited into a reserve fund, if any) then the amount in excess of 5 percent is used for a "private business use" which is "related" and not "disproportionate", within the meaning of section 141(b)(3) of the Code, to the governmental use, (c) to take any action to assure that no amount which is greater than the lesser of $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the proceeds of the Bonds (less amounts deposited into a reserve fund, if any) is directly or indirectly used to finance loans to persons, other than state or local governmental units, in contravention of section 141(c) of the Code, (d) to refrain from taking any action winch would otherwise result in the Bonds being treated as "private activity bonds" within the meaning of section 141(b) of the Code, (e) to refrain from taking any action that would result in the Bonds being "federally guaranteed" within the meaning of section 149(b) of the Code, (f) to refrain from using any portion of the proceeds of the Bonds, directly or indirectly, to acquire or to replace funds which were used, directly or indirectly, to acquire investment property (as defined in section 148(b)(2) of the Code) which produces a materially higher yield over the term of the Bonds, other than investment property acquired with -- IPA (1) proceeds of the Bonds invested for a reasonable temporary period of 3 years or less until such proceeds are needed for the purpose for which the Bonds are issued, (2) amounts invested in a bona fide debt service fund, within the meaning of section 1 148-1(b) of the Treasury Regulations, and (3) amounts deposited in any reasonably required reserve or replacement fund to the extent such amounts do not exceed 10 percent of the stated principal amount (or, in the case of a discount, the issue price) of the Bonds, (g) to otherwise restrict the use of the proceeds of the Bonds or amounts treated as proceeds of the Bonds, as may be necessary, so that the Bonds do not otherwise contravene the requirements of section 148 of the Code (relating to arbitrage), Section 149(g) of the Code (relating to hedge bonds), and, to the extent applicable, section 149(d) of the Code (relating to advance refundings), and (h) to pay to the United States of America at least once during each five-year period (beginning on the date of delivery of the Bonds) an amount that is at least equal to 90 percent of the "Excess Earnings", within the meaning of section 148(f) of the Code and to pay to the United States of America, not later that 60 days after the Bonds have been paid in full, 100 percent of the amount then required to be paid as a result of Excess Earnings under section 148(f) of the Code The Issuer understands that the term "proceeds" includes "disposition proceeds" as defined in the Treasury Regulations and, in the case of refunding bonds, transferred proceeds (if any) and proceeds of the refunded bonds expended prior to the date of issuance of the Bonds It is the understanding of the Issuer that the covenants contained herein are intended to assure compliance with the Code and any regulations or rulings promulgated by the U S Department of the Treasury pursuant thereto In the event that regulations or rulings are hereafter promulgated which modify, or expand provisions of the Code, as applicable to the Bonds, the Issuer will not be required to comply with any covenant contained herein to the extent that such failure to comply, in the opinion of nationally -recognized bond counsel, will not adversely affect the exemption from federal income taxation of interest on the Bonds under section 103 of the Code In the event that regulations or rulings are hereafter promulgated which impose additional requirements which are applicable to the Bonds, the Issuer agrees to comply with the additional requirements to the extent necessary and reasonably, possible, in the opinion of nationally -recognized bond counsel, to preserve the exemption from federal income taxation of interest on the Bonds under section 103 of the Code In furtherance of such intention, the Issuer hereby authorizes and directs the Mayor to execute any documents, certificates or reports required by the Code and to make such elections, on behalf of the Issuer, which maybe permitted by the Code as are consistent with the purpose for the issuance of the Bonds The Issuer covenants to comply with the covenants contained in this section after defeasance of the Bonds 33 In order to facilitate compliance with the above covenant (h), a "Rebate Fund" is hereby established by the Issuer for the sole benefit of the United States of America, and such fund shall not be subject to the claim of any other person, including without limitation, the owners of the Certificates The Rebate Fund is established for the additional purpose of compliance with Section 148 of the Code Section 31 ALLOCATION OF, AND LIMITATION ON, EXPENDITURES FOR THE PROJECT The Issuer covenants to account for the expenditure of sale proceeds and investment earnings to be used for the purposes described in Section 1 of this Ordinance (the "Project") on its books and records by allocating proceeds to expenditures within 18 months of the later of the date that (1) the expenditure is made, or (2) the Project is completed The foregoing notwithstanding, the Issuer shall not expend sale proceeds or investment earnings thereon more than 60 days after the earlier of (1) the fifth anniversary of the delivery of the Bonds, or (2) the date the Bonds are retired, unless the Issuer obtains an opinion of nationally -recognized bond counsel that such expenditure will not adversely affect the tax-exempt status of the Bonds For purposes hereof, the Issuer shall not be obligated to comply with this covenant if it obtains an opinion that such failure to comply will not adversely affect the excludability for federal income tax purposes from gross income of the interest Section 32 DISPOSITION OF PROJECT The Issuer covenants that the property constituting the Project will not be sold or otherwise disposed in a transaction resulting in the receipt by the Issuer of cash or other compensation, unless the Issuer obtains an opinion of nationally - recognized bond counsel that such sale or other disposition will not adversely affect the tax-exempt status of the Bonds Section 33 INTEREST EARNINGS ON BOND PROCEEDS Interest earnings derived from the investment of proceeds from the sale of the Initial Bond, other than proceeds deposited in the Interest and Sinking Fund and the Reserve Fund, shall be used along with other available proceeds for improving the System, provided that after completion of the improvements if any of such interest earnings remain on hand, such interest earnings shall be deposited in the Interest and Sinking Fund It is further provided, however, that any interest earrings on bond proceeds which are required to be rebated to the United States of America pursuant to the Covenants Regarding Tax -Exemption herein so as to prevent the Bonds from being arbitrage bonds shall be so rebated and not considered as interest earnings for the purposes of this Ordinance Section 34 CUSTODY, APPROVAL, AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS, BOND COUNSEL'S OPINION, CUSIP NUMBERS, PREAMBLE, AND INSURANCE The Mayor of the Issuer is hereby authorized to have control of each Initial Bond issued hereunder and all necessary records and proceedings pertaimng to each Initial Bond pending its delivery and its investigation, examination, and approval by the Attorney General of the State of Texas, and its registration by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas Upon registration of each Initial Bond said Comptroller of Public Accounts (or a deputy designated in writing to act for said Comptroller) shall manually sign the Comptroller's Registration Certificate on such Initial Bond, and the seal of said Comptroller shall be impressed, or placed in facsimile, on such Initial Bond The approving legal opinion of the Issuer's Bond Counsel and the assigned CUSIP numbers may, at the option of the Issuer, be printed on each Initial Bond or on any Bonds issued and delivered in conversion of and exchange or replacement of any Bond, but neither shall have any legal effect, and shall be solely for 34 the convenience and information of the registered owners of the Bonds The preamble to this Ordinance is hereby adopted and made a part hereof for all purposes If insurance is obtained on any of the Bonds, the respective Initial Bond and all other Bonds shall bear an appropriate legend concerning insurance as provided by the insurer Section 35 SALE OF INITIAL BONDS The Initial Bond is hereby sold and shall be delivered to DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS, for cash for the par value thereof and accrued interest thereon to date of delivery, plus a premium of $-0- It is hereby officially found, determined, and declared that the Initial Bond has been sold at public sale to the bidder offering the lowest interest cost, after receiving sealed bids pursuant to an Official Notice of Sale and Bidding Instructions and Official Statement dated March 10, 1998, prepared and distributed in connection with the sale of the Initial Bond Said Official Notice of Sale and Bidding Instructions and Official Statement, and any addenda, supplement, or amendment thereto have been and are hereby approved by the Issuer, and their use in the offer and sale of the Bonds is hereby approved It is further officially found, determined, and declared that the statements and representations contained in said Official Notice of Sale and Official Statement are true and correct in all material respects Section 36 DTC REGISTRATION The Bonds initially shall be issued and delivered in such manner that no physical distribution of the Bonds will be made to the public, and The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), New York, New York, initially will act as depository for the Bonds DTC has represented that it is a limited purpose trust company incorporated under the laws of the State of New York, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a "clearing corporation" within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a 'blearing agency" registered under Section 17A of the federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Issuer accepts, but in no way venfies, such representations The Initial Bond authorized by this Ordinance shall be delivered to and registered in the name of the Purchaser However, it is a condition of delivery and sale that the Purchaser, immediately after such delivery, shall cause the Paying Agent/Registrar, as provided for in this Ordinance, to cancel said Initial Bond and deliver in exchange therefor a substitute Bond for each maturity of such Initial Bond, with each such substitute Bond to be registered in the name of CEDE & CO , the nominee of DTC, and it shall be the duty of the Paying Agent/Registrar to take such action It is expected that DTC will hold the Bonds on behalf of the Purchaser and/or the DTC Participants, as defined and described in the Official Statement referred to and approved in Section 33 hereof (the 'DTC Participants") So long as each Bond is registered in the name of CEDE & CO, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall treat and deal with DTC in all respects the same as if it were the actual and beneficial owner thereof It is expected that DTC will maintain a book entry system which will identify beneficial ownership of the Bonds by DTC Participants in integral amounts of $5,000, with transfers of ownership being effected on the records of DTC and the DTC Participants pursuant to rules and regulations established by them, and that the substitute Bonds initially deposited with DTC shall be immobilized and not be further exchanged for substitute Bonds except as hereinafter provided The Issuer is not responsible or liable for any functions of DTC, will not be responsible for paying any fees or charges with respect to its services, will not be responsible or liable for maintaining, supervising, or reviewing the records of DTC or the DTC Participants, or protecting any interests or rights of the beneficial owners of the Bonds It shall be the duty of the Purchaser and the DTC Participants to make all arrangements with DTC to establish this book -entry system, the beneficial ownership of the Bonds, and the method of paying the fees and charges of DTC The Issuer does not represent, nor does it in any way covenant that the initial book -entry system 35 established with DTC will be maintained in the future The Issuer reserves the right and option at any time in the future, in its sole discretion, to terminate the DTC (CEDE & CO ) book -entry only regis- tration requirement described above, and to permit the Bonds to be registered in the name of any owner If the Issuer exercises its tight and option to terminate such requirement, it shall give written notice of such ternunation to the Paying Agent/Registrar and to DTC, and thereafter the Paying Agent/Registrar shall, upon presentation and proper request, register any Bond in any name as provided for in this Ordinance Notwithstanding the initial establishment of the foregoing book -entry system with DTC, if for any reason any of the originally delivered substitute Bonds is duly filed with the Paying Agent/Registrar with proper request for transfer and substitution, as provided for in this Ordinance, substitute Bonds will be duly delivered as provided in tlus Ordinance, and there will be no assurance or representation that any book -entry system will be maintained for such Bonds Section 37 COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 15c2-12 (a) Annual Reports (i) The Issuer shall provide annually to each NRMSIR and any SID, within six months after the end of each fiscal year ending in or after 1996, financial information and operating data with respect to the Issuer of the general type included in the final Official Statement authorized by Section 35 of this Ordinance, being the information described in Exhibit A hereto, which Exhibit is attached to and incorporated in this Ordinance as if written word for word herem Any financial statements so to be provided shall be (1) prepared in accordance with the accounting principles described in Exhibit A hereto, or such other accounting principles as the Issuer may be required to employ from time to time pursuant to state law or regulation, and (2) audited, if the Issuer comnussions an audit of such statements and the audit is completed within the period during which they must be provided If the audit of such financial statements is not complete within such period, then the Issuer shall provide unaudited financial statements by the required time and will provide audited financial statements for the applicable fiscal year to each NRMSIR and any SID, when and if the audit report on such statements become available (ii) If the Issuer changes its fiscal year, it will notify each NRMSIR and any SID of the change (and of the date of the new fiscal year end) prior to the next date by which the Issuer otherwise would be required to provide financial information and operating data pursuant to this Section The financial information and operating data to be provided pursuant to this Section may be set forth in full in one or more documents or may be included by specific reference to any document (including an official statement or other offering document, if it is available from the MSRB) that theretofore has been provided to each NRMSIR and any SID or filed with the SEC (b) Material Event Notices The Issuer shall notify any SID and either each NRMSIR or the MSRB, in a timely manner, of any of the following events with respect to the Bonds, if such event is material within the meaning of the federal securities laws Principal and interest payment delinquencies, Non-payment related defaults, Unscheduled draws on debt service reserves reflecting financial difficulties, Unscheduled draws on credit enhancements reflecting financial difficulties, 36 Substitution of credit or liquidity providers, or their failure to perform, 6 Adverse tax opinions or events affecting the tax-exempt status of the Bonds, 7 Modifications to rights of holders of the Bonds, Bond calls, Defeasances, 10 Release, substitution, or sale of property securing repayment of the Bonds, and 11 Rating changes The Issuer shall notify any SID and either each NRMSIR or the MSRB, in a timely manner, of any failure by the Issuer to provide financial information or operating data in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section by the time required by such subsection (c) Limitations. Disclaimers. and Amendments (i) The Issuer shall be obligated to observe and perform the covenants specified in this Section for so long as, but only for so long as, the Issuer remains an "obligated person" with respect to the Bonds within the meaning of the Rule, except that the Issuer in any event will give the notice required by Subsection (b) hereof of any Bond calls and defeasance that cause the Issuer to no longer be such an "obligated person" (u) The provisions of this Section are for the sole benefit of the registered owners and beneficial owners of the Bonds, and nothing in this Section, express or implied, shall give any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy, or claim hereunder to any other person The Issuer undertakes to provide only the financial information, operating data, financial statements, and notices which it has expressly agreed to provide pursuant to this Section and does not hereby undertake to provide any other information that may be relevant or material to a complete presentation of the Issuer's financial results, condition, or prospects or hereby undertake to update any information provided in accordance with this Section or otherwise, except as expressly provided herein The Issuer does not make any representation or warranty concerning such information or its usefulness to a decision to invest in or sell Bonds at any future date (ni) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE ISSUER BE LIABLE TO THE REGISTERED OWNER OR BENEFICIAL OWNER OF ANY BOND OR ANY OTHER PERSON, IN CONTRACT OR TORT, FOR DAMAGES RESULTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM ANY BREACH BY THE ISSUER, WHETHER NEGLIGENT OR WITHOUT FAULT ON ITS PART, OF ANY COVENANT SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION, BUT EVERY RIGHT AND REMEDY OF ANY SUCH PERSON, IN CONTRACT OR TORT, FOR OR ON ACCOUNT OF ANY SUCH BREACH SHALL BE LIMITED TO AN ACTION FOR MANDAMUS OR SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE 37 (iv) No default by the Issuer in observing or performing its obligations under this Section shall comprise a breach of or default under the Ordinance for purposes of any other provision of this Ordinance Nothing in tlus Section is intended or shall act to disclaim, waive, or otherwise lurut the duties of the Issuer under federal and state securities laws (v) The provisions of this Section may be amended by the Issuer from time to time to adapt to changed circumstances that anse from a change in legal requirements, a change in law, or a change in the identity, nature, status, or type of operations of the Issuer, but only if (1) the provisions of this Section, as so amended, would have permitted an underwriter to purchase or sell Bonds in the primary ofrenng of the Bonds in compliance with the Rule, taking into account any amendments or interpretations of the Rule since such offering as well as such changed circumstances and (2) either (a) the registered owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount (or any greater amount required by any other provision of this Ordinance that authorizes such an amendment) of the outstanding Bonds consent to such amendment or (b) a person that is unaffiliated with the Issuer (such as nationally recognized bond counsel) determined that such amendment will not materially impair the interest of the registered owners and beneficial owners of the Bonds If the Issuer so amends the provisions) of this Section, it shall include with any amended financial information or operating data next provided in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section an explanation, in narrative form, of the reasonifor the amendment and of the impact of any change in the type of financial information or operating ,data so provided The Issuer may also amend or repeal the provisions of this continuing disclosure agreement if the SEC amends or repeals the applicable provision of the Rule or a court of final jurisdiction enters judgment that such provisions of the Rule are invalid, but only if and to the extent that the provisions of this sentence would not prevent an underwriter from lawfully purchasing or selling Bonds in the primary offering of the Bonds (d) Definitions. As used in this Section, the following terms have the meanings ascribed to such terms below "MSRB" means the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board "NRMSIR" means each person whom the SEC or its staff has determined to be a nationally recognized municipal securities information repository within the meaning of the Rule from time to time "Rule" means SEC Rule 15c2-12, as amended from time to time "SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission "SID" means any person designated by the State of Texas or an authorized department, officer, or agency thereof as, and determined by the SEC or its staff to be, a state information depository within the meaning of the Rule from time to time Section 38 FURTHER PROCEDURES The Mayor of the Issuer, the City Secretary of the Issuer, and all other officers, employees, and agents of the Issuer, and each of them, shall be and they are hereby expressly authorized, empowered, and directed from time to time and at any time to do and perform all such acts and things and to execute, acknowledge, and deliver in the name and under 38 the corporate seal and on behalf of the Issuer all such instruments, whether or not herein mentioned, as may be necessary or desirable in order to carry out the terms and provisions of this Bond Ordi- nance, the Bonds, the sale of the Bonds, and the Notice of Sale and Official Statement, and the Assistant City Manager/Finance of the City shall cause the expenses of issuance of the Bonds to be paid from the proceeds of sale of the Initial Bond or from other lawfully available funds of the Issuer In case any officer whose signature shall appear on any Bond shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of such Bond, such signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if such officer had remained in office until such delivery Section 39 OPEN MEETINGS The City Council has found and determined that the meeting at which this Ordinance is considered is open to the public and that notice thereof was given in accordance with the provisions of the Texas Open Meetings, Law, Tex Gov't Code, Chapter 551, as amended Section 40 EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval PASSED AND APPROVED this the 24th day of March, 1998 ATTEST fer VIPters, City Secretary APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM Her`-- r „- ^--- ------- 0 � Ja Iler, Mayor 39 EXHIBIT A DESCRIPTION OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION The following information is referred to in Section 37 of tlus Ordinance Annual Financial Statements and Operating Data The financial information and operating data with respect to the Issuer to be provided annually in accordance with such Section are as specified (and included in the Appendix or under the tables of the Official Statement referred to) below Tables numbered 1 through 14, inclusive, under the captions "The Utility System", 'Debt Service Requirements" and "Financial Information" in the Official Statement Appendix B in the Official Statement Accounting Principles The accounting principles referred to in such Section are the accounting principles described in the notes to the financial statements referred to in the paragraph above LAW OFFICES M4CALL PARKHURST a HORTON L. L P 600 CONGRESS AVENUE 1250 ONE AMERICAN CENTER AUSTIN TEXAS 757013248 TELEPHONE 5124783805 FACSIm1LE 5124720871 Honorable Mayor and Council of the City of Denton Denton, Texas Ladies and Gentlemen 717 NORTH HARWOOD NINTH FLOOR DALLAS TEXAS 752016587 TEL ..N [ 21475.9200 FAC61M1LE 21475. 9250 March 24, 1998 City of Denton Utility System Revenue Bonds Series 1998. $7.175,000 70O N ST MARY S STREET 1225 ONE RIVERWALII PLACE SAN ANTONIO TEXAS 78205 3503 T[LEV...n 2102252800 FA.s1m1LE 2102252984 In compliance with Section 9 02 and Section 9 04 of the City Charter of the City of Denton, you are advised that the bids for the captioned issue received by the City pursuant to its Official Statement and Nonce of Sale and Bidding Instructions dated March 24, 1998, have been tabulated, and that we find, based on calculations performed by First Southwest Company, as financial advisor, that the bid of a syndicate managed or headed by the following DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS with the bonds to bear interest at the rates therein specified, with such bidder to pay par and accrued interest to date of delivery for said bonds, plus a premmm of $-0-, is the lowest and best bid received, and we recommend that it be accepted We further certify that we have examined the ordinance presently placed before the Mayor and Council for the purpose of authorizing the issuance of said bonds, and, in our opinion, the said proposed bond ordinance is legal, and the bonds to be issued thereunder will be special obligations of the City payable from, and secured by a first hen on and pledge of, the "Pledged Revenues", winch include initially the "Net Revenues of the System" as such terms are defined in the Bond Ordinance, with the System consisting of the City's entire combined waterworks, sewer, and electric light and power system Respectfully, LAW OFFICES MCCALL, PARKHURST a HORTON L L P 600 CONGRESS AVENUE 1250 ONE AMERICAN CENTER AUSTIN TEXAS 787013248 TELEa..rvC 5IR4783805 FACSIMILE 512472A871 Honorable Mayor and Council of the City of Denton Denton, Texas Ladies and Gentlemen 717 NORTH HARWOOD NINTH FLOOR DALLAS TEXAS 752016587 TELEPHONE 2147549200 FACSIMILE 2147549250 March 24, 1998 City of Denton Utility System Revenue Bonds Series 1998 $7,175,000 700 N ST MARY S STREET 1225 ONE RIVERWALK PLACE SAN ANTONIO TEXAS 78205 3503 TELEPHONE 2102252800 F.C51n1Le 2102252984 In compliance with Section 9 02 and Section 9 04 of the City Charter of the City of Denton, you are advised that the bids for the captioned issue received by the City pursuant to its Official Statement and Notice of Sale and Bidding Instructions dated March 24, 1998, have been tabulated, and that we find, based on calculations performed by First Southwest Company, as financial advisor, that the bid of a syndicate managed or headed by the following DEAN WITTERREYNOLDS with the bonds to bear interest at the rates therein specified, with such bidder to pay par and accrued interest to date of delivery for said bonds, plus a premium of $-0-, is the lowest and best bid received, and we recommend that it be accepted We fiuther certify that we have examined the ordinance presently placed before the Mayor and Council for the purpose of authorizing the issuance of said bonds, and, in our opinion, the said proposed bond ordinance is legal, and the bonds to be issued thereunder will be special obligations of the City payable from, and secured by a fast lien on and pledge of, the "Pledged Revenues", which include initially the "Net Revenues of the System" as such terms are defined in the Bond Ordinance, with the System consisting of the City's entire combined waterworks, sewer, and electric light and power system Respectfully, i cue i Q �_ � S f%� L c /�