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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance - 2008-O0040 - General Oblgation Bonds Series 2008 In An Amount Not To Exceed $3,000,000. - 04/24/2008l 388734v. l LUB200/ 1 Ordinance No. 2008-00040 ORDINANCE relating to CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS SERIES 2008 Adopted: April 24, 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Parties ...... ,,,, ...... , .................................................................. , ........................ , ......... , ....................... 1 ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PRELIMINARY MA TIERS Section 1.01. Definitions ............................................................................. , ................................. 2 Section 1.02. Findings. ................................................ , ........ ,,,., ..... ,, .......... , .............................. , ... 4 Section 1.03. Table of Contents, Titles and Headinl!ll ................................................................. .4 Section l.04. Interpretation ........................................................................................................... 4 ARTICLEll SECURITY FOR THE BONDS; INTEREST AND SINKING FUND Section 2.01. Tax Levy ................................................................................................................. 4 Section 2.02. Interest and Sinking Fund ................. , ............................................ ,, ....... ,., ............. 5 ARTICLE Ill AUTHORJZA TION; GENERAL TERMS AND PROVISIONS REGARDING THE BONDS Section 3.01. Authorization ........................................................................................................... 5 Section 3.02. Date, Denomination, Maturities and Interest. .................... , .................................... 5 Section 3.03. Medium, Method and Place of Payment. ................................................................ 6 Section 3.04. Execution and Registration of Bonds. ..................................................................... 7 Section 3.05. Ownership., ...... , ........... ,, ............ ,,, ......... ,, ........................................................... ,, .. 7 Section 3.06. Registration, Transfer and Exchange ...................................................................... 8 Section 3.07. Cancellation. ............................................................................................................ 8 Section 3.08. Teo:tporary Bonds ............................ , ................ , ....... ,., ........ , ................................... 9 Section 3.09. Replacement Bonds ................................................................................................. 9 Section 3.10. Book Entry Only System ....................................................................................... 10 Section 3.11. Successor Securities Depository; Transfer Outside Book Entry Only System ..... 11 Section 3.12. Payments to Cede & Co ........................................................................................ 11 ARTICLE IV REDEMPTION OF BONDS BEFORE MATURITY Section 4.01. Limitation on Redemption .................................................................................... 12 Section 4.02. ()ptional Redemption, ...................................................... ,, ................................... 12 Section 4.03. Mandatory Sinking Fund Redemption .................................................................. 12 Section 4.04. Partial Redernption .... , ....... ,.,, ........ ,.,, .................................... , ....... ,, ....... , .............. 13 Section 4.05. Notice ofRedemption to Owners .......................................................................... 13 (i) 1388734v. l LUB.20011 Section 4.06. Payment Upon Redemption .................................................................................. 13 Section 4.07. Effect of Redemption ............................................................................................ 14 Section 4.08. Lapse of Payment .................................................................................................. 14 ARTICLEV PA YING AGENT/REGISTRAR Section 5.01. Appointment of Initial Paying Agent/Registrar .................................................... 14 Section 5.02. Qualifications .... , ...................... ,, .. ,, ........................ , .............................................. 14 Section 5.03. Maintaining Paying Agent/Registrar ..................................................................... 14 Section 5.04. Termination. .......................................................................................................... 15 Section 5.05. Noti<e of Change to Owner.;. ................................................................................ 15 Section 5.06. Agreement to Perfurm Duties arul Fwictions. ....................................................... 15 Section 5.07. Delivery of Records to Successor ......................................................................... 15 ARTICLE VI FORM OF THE BONDS Section 6.01. Fonn Generally ..................................................................................................... 15 Section 6.02. Form of the Bonds ................................................................................................. 16 Section 6.03. CUSIP Registration, ....................... ,.,, .......... , ...................... ,,, ...... ,,, ...................... 21 Section 6.04. Legal Opinion ........................................................................................................ 22 Section 6.05. Statement of Insurance. ......................................................................................... 22 ARTICLE VII SALE AND DELIVERY OF BONDS; DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS Section 7.0I. Sale of Bonds; Official Statement. ........................................................................ 22 Section 7.02. Control and Delivery of Bonds ............................................................................. 23 Section 7.03. Deposit of Proceeds ............................................................................................... 24 ARTICLE VIII INVESTMENTS Section 8.01. Investments ........ ,,,, .................... , ........ ., ... , ...... ,,,,,, ....... ,,, ................................... , ... 24 Section 8.02. Investment Income ..................... ,, ..... ,, .. , ............................................................... 24 ARTICLE IX PARTICULAR REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS Section 9.01. Payment of the Bonds. .................................................... , ......... ,, .......................... 24 Section 9.02. Other Representations and Covenants ................................................................... 25 Section 9.03. Provisions Concerning Federal Income Tax Exclusion. ....................................... 25 (ii) l3SB734v,J LUBl-00/1 Section 9.04. No Private Use or Payment and No Private Loan Financing. ............................... 25 Section 9.05. No Federal Guaranty ............................................................................................. 26 Section 9.06. Bonds are not Hedge Bonds. ................................................................................. 26 Section 9.07. No Arbitrage Covenant., ........ ,, ..... " ..... , ........ ,,,,, ..... ,,,., ....... ,.,, .................... , ......... 26 Section 9.08. Arbitrage Rebate., .............................................................. ,, ................................. 26 Section 9.09. Infonnation Reponing. .......................................................................................... 27 Section 9.10. Continuing Obligation. .......................................................................................... 27 ARTICLEX DEFAULT AND REMEDIES Section 10.01. Events ofl)efault. ............... ,, ........... , ................... ,.,., ........ ,., ...... , ........................ , .. 27 Section 10.02. Remedies for Default. ........................................................................................... 27 Section 10.03. Remedies Not Exclusive ....................................................................................... 28 ARTICLE XI DISCHARGE Sectlon 11.01. Discharge ............................................................................................................... 28 ARTICLE XII CONTINUING DISCLOSURE UNDERTAKING Section 12.0 I. Annual Reports ................................ , ................................ ,, ......................... , ...... , .. 28 Section 12.02. Material Event Notices .......................................................................................... 29 Section 12.03. Limitations, Disclaimers and Amendments .......................................................... 29 ARTICLE XIII AMENDMENTS; ATTORNEY GENERAL MODIFICATION Section 13.01. Amendments .... , .............................. ,., ..... ,,,., .................. ,, ...... , ............... ,, .............. 31 Section 13.02. Attorney General Modification ............................................................................. 31 ARTICLE XIV EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY Section 14.01. Effective Immediately ........................................................................................... 31 Signatures ...................................................................................................................................... 32 (iii} 1388734v.l LUB200/I Exhibit A• Description of Annual Disclosure of Financial Infonnation .................................... A-I Exhibit B • Sale Parameters ........................................................................................................ B-1 (iv) l3S8734v.l LUB2(IOIJ AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 2008 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $3,000,000; LEVYING A TAX IN PAYMENT THEREOF; APPROVING THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT; APPROVING EXECUTION OF A PURCHASE CONTRACT; AND ENACTING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING THERETO \ll'HEREAS, the bonds hereinafter authorized were duly and favorably voted, as required by the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, at an election held in the City of Lubbock, Texas (the "City"), on May 15, 2004; WHEREAS, at said election the following are among the purposes and amounts of the bonds which were authorized, reflecting any amount previously issued pursuant to each voted authorization, the amount therefrom being authorized pursuant to this Ordinance, and the balance that remains wussued after the issuance of the bonds herein authorized, to wit: (amounts in thousandsl Amount Amount Election Amount Previously Being Unissued Purnose ~ Y2l!/i!I issued Issued Balance Parl:s 05/15/04 $ 6,395 $6,395 $ .(). $ .(). Slreels 05/15/04 9,210 5,269 . 2,100 1,841 Libraries 05/15/04 2,145 --0-.(). 2,145 Animal Shelter 05/15104 1,045 160 .(). 885 Fire 05115/04 1,405 1,405 --0-.(). Police/Municipal Court 05/15/04 3,350 ·IJ. .(). 3,350 Civic Center/ Auditorium 05/15/04 6,450 .(). .(). 6,450 Total ilO.ooo SU.2'2 ~,.1cw SH,!!ZI WHEREAS, pursuant to a resolution heretofore passed by the City Council, nctice of intention to issue the bonds was published in a newspaper of general circulation in !he City in accordance with the City's Home-Rule Charter; \VHERBAS, the City Council has found and determined that it is necessary and in the best interest of the City and its citizens that it authorize by this Ordinance the issuance and delivery of an amount of bonds at this time, the proceeds of which will be sufficient to (i) pay costs of issuance of such bonds and (ii} fund the amounts listed in the table above under "Amount Being Issued" fur the related projects; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to delegate, pursuant to Chapter I 371, Texas Government Code, as amended, and the parameters of this Ordinance, to the Authorized Officer, the authority to approve the amount, the interest rate, the price and terms of the Bonds authorized hereby and to otherwise talce such actions as are necessary and appropriate to effect the sale of the Bonds; 1388734v.l LUB200/1 WHEREAS, the meeting at which this Ordinance is considered is open to the public as required by law, and public notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended; therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY 1HE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PRELIMINARY MATTERS Section 1.01. Definitions. Unless otherwise expressly provided or unless the context clearly requires otherwise in this Ordinance, the following terms shall have the meanings specified below: "Authorized Officer" means e&:h of the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer and, ifboth are absent, the Director of Fiscal Policy and Strategic Planning. "BondM means any of the Bonds. "Bond Date" means the date designated as the initial date of the Bonds by Seetion 3.0Z(a) of this Ordinance. "Bond Purchase Contract" means the bond purchase contract approved in Seetion 7.0l(b) of this Ordinance. "Bonds" means the City's bonds authorized to be issued by Section 3.01 of this Ordinance and designated as "City of Lubbock, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2008." "City'' means the City of Lubbock, Texas. "Closing Date" means the date of the initial delivery of and payment for the Bonds. "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including applicable regulations, published rulings and court decisions. "Designated Paymenttrransfer Office" means (i) with respect to the initial Paying Agent/Registrar named in this Ordinance, the Designated Paymenttrransl\:r Office as designated in the Paying Agent/Registrar Agreement, or at such other location designated by the Paying Agent/Registrar and (ii) with respect to any su,;ces,or Paying Agent/Registrar, the office of such successor designated and located as may he agreed upon by the City and such successcr. "DTC" means The Depository Trust Company of New York, New York, or any successor securities depository. "DTC Participant" means brokers and dealers, baoks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations on whose behalfDTC was created to hold securities to facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions among DTC Participants. - 2 - 1388734v.1 WB200/1 "Event of Default" means any event of default as defined in Section IO.OJ of this Ordinance. "Initial Bond" means the initial bond authorized by Section 3.04 of this Ordinance. "Interest and Sinking Fund" means 1he interest and sinking fund established by Section 2.02 of this Ordinance. "Interest Payment Date" means the date or dates on which interest on the Bonds is scheduled to be paid until their respective dates of maturity or prior redemption, such dates being February 15 and August 15 of each year, commencing on the date set furth in the Pricing Certificate. "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. "Owner .. means the person who is the registered owner of a Bond or Bonds, as shown in the Register. "Paying Agent/Registrar" means initially The Bank of New York Trust Company, National Association. or any successor thereto as provided in this Ontinance. "Pricing Certificate" means a certificate or certificates to be signed by the Authorized Officer. "Recoro Date" means the last business day of the month next preceding an Interest Payment Date. "Register'' means the Register specified in Section 3.06(a) of this Ordinance. "Representation Letter'' means the Blanket Letter of Representations between the City andDTC. "Representative" means the repnesentative fur the Underwriters named in the Bond Purchase Contract. "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, office, or agency 1hereof as, and determined by the SEC or its staff to be, a state information depository within the meaning of !be Rule from time to time. "Term Bonds" has the meaning set furth in Section 4,03 hereof. -3 - l388734Y.1 LUB200/1 "Unclaimed Payments" means money deposited with the Paying Agent/Registrar for the payment of principal of or interest on the Bonds as the same come due and payable and remaining unclaimed by the OWners of such Bonds after the applicable payment or redemption date. "'Underwriters" means the Underwriters named in the Bond Purchase Contract. Section 1.02. Fjndjng1. The declarations. determinations and findings declared, made and found in the preamble to this Ordinance are hereby adopted, restated and made a part of the operative provisions hereof. Section 1.03. Table ofCOlllents. Titles and Headjng!!. The table of contents, titles and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Ordinance have been inserted for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered a part hereof and shall not in any way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof and shall never be considered or given any effect in construing this Ordinance or any provision heroof or in ascertaining inten~ if any question of intent should arise. Section 1.04. lnterpreWjon. ( a) Unless the context requires otherwise, words of the masculine gender shall be construed to include correlative words of the feminine and neuter genders and vice versa, and words of the singular number shall be construed to include oor:rolative words of the plural nwnber and vice versa. (b) This Ordinance and all the terms and provisions hereof shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes set furth herein. ARTICLE 11 SECURITY FOR THE BONDS; INTEREST AND SINKING FUND Section 2.01. Tax !&n:- (a) Pursuant to the authority granted by the Texas Constitution and the laws of the State of Texas, there shall be levied and there is hereby levied for the current ye,r and for each succeeding year hereafter while any of the Bonds or any interest thereon is outstanding and unpaid, an ad valorem tax on eaeh one hundred dollars valuation of taxable property within the City, at • rate sufficien~ within the limit prescribed by law, to pay the debt service requirements of the Bonds, being (i) the interest on the Bonds, and (ii) a sinking fund for their redemption at maturity or a sinking fund of two percent (2%) per annum (whichever amount is greater), when due and payable, full allowance being made for delinquencies and costs of colleelion. (b) The ad valorem tax thus levied shall be assessed and collected each year against all property appearing on the tax rolls of the City most recently approved in accordance with law and the money thus collected shall be deposited as collected to the Interest and Sinking Fund. -4. 1388734v. I LUB200/l (c) Said ad valorem tax, the ccllections therefrom, and all amounts on deposit in or required hereby to be deposited to the Interest and Sinking Fund are hereby pledged and ccmmitted irrevocably to the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds when and as due and payable in acccrdance with their terms and this Ordinance. (d) If the lien and provisions of !his Oroinance shall be released in a manner permitted by Article XI hereof, then the collection of such ad valorem tax may be suspended or appropriately reduced, as !he facts may permit, and further deposits to the Interest and Sinking Fund may be suspended or appropriately reduced, as the facts may permit. In determining the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Bonds, there shall be subtracted the amount of any Bonds that have been duly called for redemption and fur which money has been deposited with the Paying Agent/Registrar for such redemption. Section 2.02. Intmst and Sinking Fund. (a) The City hereby establishes a special fund or account II> be designated the "City of Lubbock, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2008, Interest and Sinking Fund," said fund II> be maintained at an official depository bank of the City separate and apart from all other funds and accounts of the City. (b) Money on deposit in or required by this Ordinance to be deposited to the Interest and Sinking Fund shall be used solely fi>r the purpose of paying the interest on and principal of the Bonds when and as due and payable in accordance with their terms and this Ordinance. ARTICLE Ill AUTHORIZATION; GENERAL TERMS AND PROVISIONS REGARDING THE BONDS Section 3.01. Authorization. The City's bonds, to be designated "City of Lubbock, Teocas, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2008," are hereby authorized II> be issued and delivered in acccrdance with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, including specifically Chapters 1331 and 1371, Government Code, as amended, and Article VIII of the Charter of the City. The Bonds shall be issued in the aggregate principal amount designated in the Pricing Certificate, such amount not to exceed $3,000,000, for the purpose of providing funds fur payment of the ccsts of issuing the Bonds and for permanent public improvements, to wit: $2,100,000 for street improvements including drainage, curbs, gutters, landscaping, sidewalks, curb ramps, utility line relocation and traffic signalization and the acquisition of land and rights-of-way therefor. Section 3.02. Date, Denomination. Maturities and Interest (a) The Bonds shall be dated the date set forth in the Pricing Certificate. The Bonds shall be in fully registered fonn, without coupons, in the denomination of$5,000 or any integral multiple thereof, and shall be numbered separately from one upward, except the Initial Bond, which shall be numbered T l. -5. 1388734v,I LUB200/1 (b) The Bonds shall mature on February 15 in the yeani and in the principal amounts set forth in the Pricing Certificate provided that the maximum maturity for the Bonds shall not exceed furty y,,ars. (c) Interest shall accrue and be paid on each Bond respectively until its maturity or prior redemption, Jrom the later of the Bond Date or the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or provided fur at the rates per annum for each respective maturity specified in the Pricing Certificate. Such interest shall be payable on each Interest Payment Date until maturity or prior redemption. Interest on the Bonds shall be calculated on the basis of a three hundred sixty (360) day year composed of twelve (12) months ofthirty(30) days each. Section 3.03. Medium. Method and Place of Payment ( a) The principal of and interest on the Bonds shall be paid in lawful money of the United States of America. (b) Interest on the Bonds shall be payable to each Owner as shown in the Register at the close of business on the Record Date. (c) Interest shall be paid by check, dated as of the Interest Payment Date, and sent by the Paying Agent/Registrar to each Owner by United States mail, first cl11SS postage prepaid, to the address of each Owner as it appears in the Register, or by such other customary banking arrangement acceptable to the Paying Agent/Registrar and the Owner; provided. however, the Owner shall bear all risk and expense of such other banking arrangement. At the option of an Owner of at least $1,000,000 principal amount of the Bonds, interest may be paid by wire transfer to the bank account of such Owner on file with the Paying Agent/Registrar. ( d) The principal of each Bond shall be paid to the Owner thereof on the due date (whether at the maturity date or the date of prior redemption thereof) upon presentation and surrender of such Bond at the Designated Payment/Transfer Office of the Paying Agent/Registrar. ( e) If the date for the payment of the principal of or interest on the Bonds shall be a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or day on which baoking institutions in the c:ity where the Designated Payment/I'ransrer Office of the Paying Agent/Registrar is localed are required or authorized by law or executive order to close, then the date fur such payment shall be the next succeeding day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or day on which banking institutions are required or 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 and no additional interest shall be due by reason of nonpayment on the date on which such payment is otherwise stated to be due and payable. (l) Unclaimed Payments shall be segregated in a special escrow account and held in trust. uninvested by the Paying Agent'llegistrar, fur the accow,ts of the Owners of the Bonds to which the Unclaimed Payments pertain. Subject lo Title 6 of the Texas Property Code, Unclaimed Payments remaining unclaimed by the Owners entitled thereto for three y,,ars after the applicable payment or redemption date shall be applied to the next payment or payments on the Bonds thereafter coming due and, to the extent any such money remains three years after the -6- 13S8734v.l LUB200/l retirement of all outstanding Bonds, shall be paid to the City to be used for any lawful purpose. Thereafter, neither the City, the Paying Agent,Registrar nnr any other person shall be liable or respons,l,le to any holders of such Bonds for any further payment of such unclaimed monies or on account of any such Bonds, subject to Title 6 of the Texas Property Code. Section 3.04. Execution lll1!! Registration ofBonds. (a) The Bonds shall be executed on behalf of the City by the Mayor and the City Secretary, by their manual or fucsirnile signatures, and the official seal of the City shall be impressed or placed in facsimile thereon. Such facsimile signatures on the Bonds shall have the same effect as if each of the Bonds had been signed manually and in person by each of said officers, and such facsimile seal on the Bonds shall have the same effect as if the official seal of the City had been manually impressed upon each of the Bonds. (b) In the event that any officer of the City whose manual or facsimile signature appears on the Bonds ceases to be such officer before the authentication of such Bonds or before the delivery thereof, such manual or facsimile signature nevertheless shall be valid and sufficient for all purposes as if such officer had remained in such office. (c) Except as provided below, no Bond shall be valid or obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any security or benefit of this Ordinance unless and until there appear.; thereon the Certificate of Paying Agent!Regismsr substantially in the form provided herein, duly authenticated bY manual execution by an officer or duly authorized signatory of the Paying Agent!Registrar. It shall not be required that the same officer or authorized signatory of the Paying Agent!Registrar sign the Certificate of Paying Agent!Registrar on all of the Bonds. In lieu of the executed Certificate of Paying Agen~Registrar described above, the Initial Bond delivered at the Closing Date shall have attached thereto the Comptroller's Registration Certificate substantially in the furm provided herein, manually executed by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, or by his duly authorized agent, which Certificate shall be evidence that the Bond 1w been duly approved by the Attorney General of the State of Texas, that it is a valid and binding obligation of the City and that it has been registered by the Comptroller of Public Acmunts of the State of Texas. (d) On the Closing Date, one Initial Bond representing the entire principal amount of all Bonds and the terms set forth in the Pricing Certificate, payable in stated installments to the Representative, or its designee, executed by the Mayor and City Secretary of the City by their manual or facsimile signatures, approved by the Attorney General, and registered and manually signed by the Comptroller of Public Accounlll, will be delivered to the Representative or its designee. Upon payment for the Initial Bond, the Payjng Agent!Registrar shall canoe! the Initial Bond and deliver a single registered, definitive Bond for each maturity, in ·the aggregate principal amount thereof, to DTC on behalf of the Underwriters, Section 3.05. QwnerslJip. (a) The City, the Paying Agent!Registrar and any other person may treat the person in whose name any Bond is registered as the absolute owner of such Bond for the purpose of malcing and receiving payment as provided herein (except interest shall be paid to the person in -7- !38S734v.l LUB:200/1 whose name such Bond is registered on the Record Date), and for all other purposes, whether or not such Bond is overdue, and neither the City nor the Paying Agent/Registrar shall be bound by any notice or knowledge to the contrary. (b) All payments made to the Owner of a Bond shall be valid and effectual and shall discharge the liability of the City and the Paying Agent/Registrar upon such Bond to the extent of the sums paid. Section 3 .06. Registration. Transfer and Exctu,ng,.. (a) So long as any Bonds remain outstanding, the City shall cause the Paying Agent/Registrar to keep at the Designated PaymenVfransfer Office a register in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall provide for the registration and transfer of Bonds in accordance with this Ordinance. (b) The ownership of a Bond may be lnlnsferred only upon the presentation and surrender of the Bond at the Designated PaymenVfransfer Office of the Paying Agent/Registrar with such endorsement or other evidence of transfer as is acceptable to the Paying Agent/Registrar. No lnulsfer of any Bond shall be effective until entered in the Register. (c) The Bonds shall be exchangeable upon the presentation and surrender thereof at the Designated PaymenVfransfer Office of the Paying Agent/Registrar for a Bond or Bonds of the same maturity and interest rate and in any denomination or denominations of any integral multiple ofS5,000 and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of the Bonds presented fur exchange. The Paying Agent/Registrar is hereby authorized to authenticate and deliver Bonds exchanged for other Bonds in accordance with this Section. (d) Each exchange Bond delivered by the Paying Agent/ Registrar in accordance with this Section shall constitute an original contractual obligation of the City and shall be entitled to the benefits and security of this Ordinance to the same extent as the Bond or Bonds in lieu of which such exchange Bond is delivered. (e) No service charge shall be made to the Owner for the initial registration, subsequent lnlnsfer, or exchange for any different denomination of any of the Bonds. The Paying Agent/Registrar, however, may require the Owner to pay a swn sufficient to cover any taX or other governmental charge that is authorized to be imposed in connection with the registration, transfer or exchange of a Bond. (I) Neither the City nor the Paying Agenl/Registrar shall be required to issue, transfer, or exchange any Bond called for redemption, in whole or in part, where such redemption is scheduled to occur within forty five (45) calendar days after the transfer or exchange date; provided, however, such limitation shall not be applicable to an exchange by the Owner of the UD"'llled priooipal balance of a Bond. Section 3.07. CanceUarion. All Bonds paid or redeemed before scheduled maturity in accordance with this Ordinance, and all Bonds in lieu of which exchange Bonds or replacement Bonds are . 8. l388734v,I WB200/I authenticated and delivered in accordance with this Ordinance, shall be cancelled and proper records shall be made regarding sueh payment, redemption, exchange or replacement The Paying Agent/Registrar shall then return such cancelled Bonds to the City or may in accordance with law destroy such cancelled Bonds and periodieally furnish the City with certificates of destruetion of such Bonds. Section3.08. TompomyBonds. (a) Following the delivery and registration of the Initial Bond and pending the preparation of definitive Bonds, the proper officers of the City may execute and, upon the City's request, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall authenticate and deliver, one or more temporary Bonds that are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Bonds in lieu of which they are delivered, without coupons, and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitunons and other variations os the offioers of the City executing such temporary Bonds may determine, as evidenced by their signing of such temporary Bonds. (b) Until exchanged fur Bonds in definitive furn,, such Bonds in temporary form shall be entitled to the benefit and security of this Ordinance. (c) The City, without w,reasonahle delay, shall prepare, execute and deliver to the Paying Agent/Registrar the Bonds in definitive form; thereupon, upon the presentation and surrender of the Bonds in temporary form ro the Paying Agent/Registrar, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall cancel the Bonds in temporary form and shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor Bonds of the same maturity and series, in definitive form, in the authorized denomination, and in the same aggregate principal amount, as the Bonds in temporary form surrendered, Such e><change shall be made without the making of any charge therefor to any Owner. Section 3.09. Re;,lacement Bond;;. (a) Upon the presentation and surrender to the Paying Agent/Registrar of a mutilated Bond, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a replacement Bond of like tenor and principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding, The City or the Paying Agent/Registrar may roquire the Owner of such Bond to pay a swn sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that is authorized to be imposed in connection therewith and any other expenses connected therewith. (b) In the event that any Bond is lost, apparently destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Paying Agent/Registrar, pursuant to the applicable laws of the Stale of Texas and in the absence of notice or knowledge that such Bond has been acquired by a bona fide pW'chaser, shall authenticate and deliver a replacement Bond of like tenor and principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding, provided that the Owner first: (i) furnishes to the Paying Agent/Registrar satisfactory evidence of his or her ownership of and the circumstances of the loss, destruction or theft of such Bond; -9- l388734v.l WB200/l (ii) furnishes such sewrity or indemnity as may be required by the Paying Agent/Registrar to save it and the City hannless; (iii) pays all expenses and charges in connection therewith, including, but not limited to, printing costs, legal fees, fees of the Paying Agent/Registrar and any tax or other governmental charge that is authorized to be imposed; and (iv) satisfies any other reasonable requirements imposed by the City and the Paying Agent/Registrar. (c) If, after the delivery of such replacement Bond, a bona fide purchaser of the original Bond in lieu of which such repl"""'Dent Bond was issued presents for payment such original Bond, the City and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall be entitled to recover such replacement Bond from the person to whom it was delivered or any penon taking therefrom, except a bona fide purchaser, and shall be entitled to recover upon the security or indemnity provided therefor to the extent of any loss, damage, cost or expense incurred by the City or the Paying Agent'Registrar in connection therewith. (d) In the event that any such mutilated, lost, apparently destroyed or wrongfully taken Bond has become or is about to become due and payable, the Paying Agent/Registrar, in its discretion, instead of issuing a replacement Bond, may pay such Bond if it has become due and payable or may pay such Bond when it becomes due and payable. (e) Each replacement Bond delivered in accordance with this Section shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the City and shall be entitled to the benefits and security of this Ordinance to the same extent as the Bond or Bonds in lieu of which such replacement Bond is delivered. Section 3.10. Book Entry Only System. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, upon initial issuance of the Bonds, the ownership of the Bonds shall be registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC. The definitive Bonds shall be initially issued in the fonn of a single separate fully registered certificate for each of the maturities thereof. With respect to Bonds registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, the City and the Paying Agent'Registrar shall have no responsibility or obligation to any DTC Participant or to any person on behalf of whom such a DTC Participant holds an interest in the Bonds, Without limiting the immediately preceding sentence, the City and the Paying Agent'Registtar shall have no responsibility or obligation with respect to (i) the accuracy of the records of DTC, Cede & Co. or any DTC Participant with respect to any ownership interest in the Bonds, (ii) the delivery to any DTC Participant or any other person, other than an Owner, as shown on the Register, of any notice with respect to the Bonds, including any notice of redemption, or (iii) the payment to any DTC Participant or any other person, other than a Bondholder, as shown in the Register of any amount with respect to principal of or interest on the Bonds. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Ordinance to the contrary, the City and the Paying Agent'Registrar shall be entitled to treat and consider the person in whose name each Bond is registered in the Register as the absolute owner of such Bond for the purpose of payment -10 - 1388734v. I LUB200/l of principal of and interest on such Bonds, fur the purpose of giving notices of redemption and other matters with respect to such Bond, fur the purpose of registering transfer with respect to such Bond, and fur all other purposes whatsoever. The Paying Agent/Registrar shall pay all principal of and interest on the Bonds only to or upon the order of the respective owners, as shown in the Register as provided in this Ordinance, or their respective attorneys duly authorized in writing, and all such payments shall be valid and effi:ctive to fully satisfy and discharge the City's obligationa with respect to payment of principal of and interest on the Bonds to the e0<tent of the sum or sums "" paid No person other than an Owner, as shown in the Register, shall receive a certificate evidencing the obligation of the City to make payments of antounts due pur.ruant to this Ordinance. Upon delivery by DTC to the Paying Agent/Registrar of written notice to the effect that DTC has determined to substitute a new nominee in place of Cede & Co., the wotd "Cede & Co." in this Ordinance shall refer to such new nominee ofDTC. The Representation Letter previously executed and delivered by the City, and applicable oo the City's obligations delivered in book-entry-only form to DTC as securities depository is hereby ratified and approved for the Bonds. Section 3.11. Syccessor Securities De.posjtory; Transfer Outside Book Enl(y Only System. In the event that the City or the Paying Agent/Registrar determines that DTC is incapable of discharging its responsibilities described herein and in the Representations Letter of the City to DTC, or in the event DTC discontinues the services described herein, the City or the Paying Agent/Registrar shall (i) appoint a success<lr securities depository, qualified to act as such under Section 17(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. notify DTC and DTC Participants of the appointment of such successor securities depository and transfer one or more separate Bonds to such successor securities depository or (ii) notify DTC and DTC Participants of the availability through DTC of Bonds and tranarer one or more separate Bonds to DTC Participants having Bonds credited to their DTC accounts. In such event, the Bonds shall no longer be restricted to being registered in the Register in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of OTC, but may be registered in the name of the successor securities depository, or it.s nominee, or in whatever name or names Bondholders transferring or exchanging Bonds shall designate, in a,:;cotdance with the provisions of this Ordinance. Section 3.12. Payments lo Cede & Co. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Ordinance to the contrary, so long as any Bonds are registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, all payments with respect oo principal of and interest on such Bonds, and all notices with respect to such Bonds, shall be made and given, respectively, in the manner provided in the Representation Letter. -11 • I3S8734v.l LUB200II ARTICLE IV REDEMPTION OF BONDS BEFORE MA TIJRITY Section 4.01. !,imitation on Redemption. The Bonds shall be subject to redemption before scheduled maturity only as provided in this Article IV. Section 4.02. Optional Redemption. (a) The City reserves the option to redeem Bonds in the manner provided in the Form of Bond set forth in Section 6.02 of this Ordinance with such changes as are required by the Pricing Certificate. (b) If less than all of the Bonds are to be redeemed pursuant to an optional redemption, the City shall determine the maturity or maturities and the amounts thereof to be redeemed and shall direct the Paying Agent/Registrar to call by lot the Bonds, or portions thereof, within such maturity or marurities and in such principal amounts for redemption. (c) The City, at least 45 days before the redemption date, unless a shorter period shall be satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar, shall notify the Paying Agent/Registrar of such redemption date and of the principal amount of Bonds to be redeemed. Section 4.03. Mandatory Sinking Fund Redemption. (a) Bonds designated as "Term Bonds," if any, in the Pricing Certificate are subject to scheduled mandatory redemption and will be redeemed by the City, in part at a price equal to the principal amount thereof, without premium, plus accrued interest to the redemption date, out of moneys avaJlable for such pu,pose in the lntereat and Sinking Fund, on the dates and in the respective principal amounts as set forth in the Pricing Certificate. (b) At least forty-five (45) days prior to each scheduled mandatory redemption date, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall select for redemption by lot, or by any other customary method that results in a random selection, a principal amount of Term Bonds equal to the aggregate principal amount of such Term Bonds to be redeemed, shall call such Term Bonds fur redemption on such scheduled mandatory redemption date, and shsll give notice of such redemption, as provided in Section 4.05. The principal amount of the Term Bonds requited to be redeemed on any redemption date pursuant to subparagraph (a) of this Section 4.03 shall be reduced, at the option of the City, by the principal amount of any Term Bonds which, at least 45 days prior to the mandatory sinking fund redemption date (i) shall have been acquired by the City at a price not exceeding the principal amount of such Term Bonds plus accrued inten,st to the date of purchase thereof, and delivered to the Paying Agent/Registrar for cancellation, or (ii) shall have been redeemed pursuant to the optional redemption provisions hereof and not previously credited to a mandatory sinking fund redemption. • 12 - 1388734v.l LUB200il ... -------------------. ----------------- Section 4.04. Partial Redemption. (a) A portion of a single Bond of a denomination greater than $5,000 may be redeemed, but only in a principal amount equal to $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof. If such a Bond is to be partially redeemed, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall treat each $5,000 portion of the Bond u though it were a single Bond for purposes of selection for redemption. (h) Upon surrender of any Bond for redemption in part, the Paying Agent'Registrar, in accordance with Section 3.06 of this Ordinance, shall authenticate and deliver an exchange Bond or Bonds in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Bond so surrendered, such exchange being without charge. (c) The Paying Agent/Registrar shall promptly notify the City in writing of the principal amount to be redeemed of any Bond as to which only a portion thereof is to be redeemed. Section 4.05. Notice of Redemption to Owners. (a) The Paying Agent'RegislrBI' shall give notice of any rederoption of Bonds by sending notice by United States mail, first class postage prepaid, not less than thirty (30) days before the date fixed for redemption, to the Owner of each Bond ( or part thereat) to be redeemed., at the address shown on the Register at the close of business on the business day next preceding the date of mailing such notice. (h) The notice shall state the redemption date, the rederoption price, the place at which the Bonds are to be surrendered for payment, and, if less than all the Bonds outstanding are to be redeemed, an identification of the Bonds or portions thereof to be redeemed. (c) Auy notice given as provided in this Section shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Owner receives such notice. Section 4.06. C;umont UllOJl Redemption. (a) Before or on each redemption date, the City shall deposit with the Paying Agent/Registrar money sufficient to pay all amounts due on the redemption date and the Paying Agent'Registrar shall make provision for the payment of the Bonds to be redeeroed on such date by setting aside and holding in trust such amounts as are received by the Paying Agent'Registrar from the City and shall use such funds solely for the purpose of paying the principal of and accrued interest on the Bonds being redeemed. (h) Upon presentation and surrender of any Bond called for redemption at the Designated Payment/Transfer Office on or after the date fixed for rederoption, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall pay the principal of and accrued interest on such Bond to the date of rederoption from the money set aside for such purpose . • 13. 1388734v.1 LUB200/I Section 4.07. Effect ofRedem;>tion. (a) Notice of redemption having been given as provided in Section 4.05 of this Ordinance, the Bonds or portions thereof called for redemption shall become due and payable on the date fixed for redemption and, unless the City defaults in its obligation to make provision for the payment of the principal thereof, or accrued interest thereon, such Bonds or portions thereof shall cease to bear interest from and after the date fixed for redemption, whether or not such Bonds are presented and surrendered for payment on such date. (b) If the City shall fail to make provision for payment of all sums due on a redemption date, then any Bond or portion thereof called for redemption shall continue to bear interest at the rate stated on the Bond until due provision is made for the payment of same by the City. Section 4.08. lApse of Payment. Money set aside for the redemption of Bonds and remaining unclaimed by the Owners of such Bonds shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3.03(f) hereof. ARTICLEV PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR Section S.01. ;\Pll9intment of Initial Paying Agent/Registrar, The Bank ofNew York Trust Company, National Association, is hereby appointed as the initial Paying Agent/Registrar for the Bends. Section 5.02. Qualitl£1!1jop.s. Each Paying AgentJRegistrar shall be a commercial bank, a trust company organized under the laws of the State of Texas, or any other entity duly qualified and legally authorized to serve as and perform the duties and services of paying agent and registrar for the Bonds. Section 5.03. Mll,int@ining Paying Agent/Registrar. (a) At all times while any Bonds are outstanding, the City will maintain a Paying Agent/Registrar that is qualified under Section 5.02 of this Ordinance. The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute an agreement with the Paying Agent/Registrar specifying the duties and responsibilities of the City and the Paying Agent/Registrar, The signature of the Mayor shall be attested by the City Secretary of the City, The form of the Paying AgenVRegistrar Agreement presented at this meeting is hereby approved with such changes as may be approved by bond counsel to the City. (b) If the Paying Agent/Registrar resigns or otherwise ceases to serve as such, the City will promptly appoint a replacement. -14 • 13S8734v,1 LUlU00/1 Section 5.04. Termination. The City, upon not less than sixty (60) days notice, reserves the right to terminate the appointment of any Paying Agent/ Registrllr by delivering to the entity whose appoin1ment is to be terminated written notice of such termination. Section 5.05. Notice of Change to Ownen;. Promptly upon each change in the entity serving as Paying Agent/Registrar, the City will cause notice of the change to be sent to each Owner by United States mail, first class postage prepaid, at the address in the Register thereof, stating the effective date of the change and the name and mailing address of the replacement Paying Agent/Registrar. Section 5.06. Agreement to Perform Duties and Functions. By accepting the appointment as Paying Agent/Registrar and executing the Paying Agent/Registrllr Agreement, the Paying Agent/Registrar is deemed to have agreed to the provisions of this Ordinance and that it will perform the duties and functions of Paying Agent/Registrar prescribed thereby. Section 5.07. Delivery of Recwds to Successor. If a Paying Agent/Registrar is replaced, such Paying Agent/Registrar, promptly upon the appointment of the successor, wiU deliver the Register (or a oopy thereof) and all other pertinent boob and records relating to the Bonds to the successor Paying Agent/Registrar. ARTICLE VI FOR.'vl OF THE BONDS Section 6.01. Fonn Generally. (a) The Bonds, including the Registration Certificate of the Comptroller of Public Accounm of the State of Texas, the Certificate of the Paying Agent/Registrar, and the Assignment funn to appear on each of the Bonds, (i) shall be substantially in the form set forth in this Article, with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions, and other variations as are permitted or required by this Ordinance and the Pricing Certificate, and (ii) may have such letters, numbers, or other marks of identification (including identifying numbers and lettera of the Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedun:s of the American Bankers Association) and such legends and endorsemenm (including any reproduction of an opinion of counsel) thereon as, consistently herewith, may be determined by the City or by the officers executing such Bonds, as evidenced by their execution thereof. (b) Any portion of the text of any Bonds may be set forth on the reverse side thereof, with an appropriate reference thereto on the fare of the Bonds. (c) The definitive Bonds shall be typewritten, photocopied, printed, lithographed, or engraved, and may be produced by any combination of these methods or produced in any other - l 5 - !388734v.l LUB200il ------------------------------ similar manner, all as determined by the officers executing such Bonds, as evidenced by their execution thereof. (d) The lnitial Bond submitted to the Attorney General of the State of Texas may be typewritten and photocopied or otherwise reproduced. Section 6.02. Form of the Bonds. The rorm of the Bond, including the fonn of the Registration Certificate of the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, the form of Certificate of the Paying Agent' Registrar and the form of Assignment appearing on the Bonda, shall be substantially as follows: (a) f<mn of Bond. REGISTERED No. __ United States of America State of Texas County of Lubbock CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND SERIES2008 INTERESTRATE: MATURITYDATE: BOND DATE: __ % REGISTERED $~-- CUSIP NUMBER: The City of Lubbock (the "City"), in the County of Lubbock, State of Texas, for value received, hereby promises to pay to or registered assigns, on the Maturity Date specified above, the sum of ________ DOLLARS unless this Bond shall have been sooner called for redemption and the payment of the principal hereof shall have been paid or provided for, and to pay interest on such principal amount from the later of the Bond Date specified above or the most recent interest payment date to which interest has been paid or provided for until payment of such principal amount has been paid or provided for, at the per annum rate of interest specified above, computed on the basis of a three hundred sixty (360) day year of twelve (12) thirty (30) day months, such interest to be paid semiannually on Februa,y 15 and August 15 of each year, commencing ____ , . All 1 Information to be inserted from Pricing Certificate. 2 Information. to be inserted from Pricing Certificate, 1388734v.J LUB200/1 • 16- capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Ordinance (defined below). The principal of this Bond shall be payable without exchange or collection charges in lawful money of the United States of America upon presentation and surrender of this Bond at the corporate trust office in Dallas, Texas (the "Designated Payment/fransfer Office") of The Bank of New York Trust Company, National Association, as Paying Agent/Registrar or, with respect to a successor Paying Agent/Registrar, at the Designated Payment/fransfer Office thereof. Interest on this Bond is payable by check dated as of the interest payment date, and will be malled by the Paying Agent/Registrar to the registered owner at the address shown on the registration books kept by the Paying Agent/Registrar or by such other customary banking arrangement acceptable to the Paying Agent/Registrar and the registered owner; provided, however, such registered owner shall bear all risk and expense of such other banking arrangement. At the option of an Owner of at least $1,000,000 principal amount of the Bonds, interest may be paid by wire transfer to the bank account of such Owner on file with the Paying Agent/Registrar. For the purpose of the payment of interest on this Bond, the registered owner shall be the person in whose name this Bond is registered at the close of business on the «Record Date," which shall be the last business day of the month next preceding such interest payment date. If the <Ulte for the payment of the principal of or interest on this Bond shall be a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or day on which banking institutions in the city where the Designated Payment/fransfer Office of the Paying Agent/Registrar is located are required or authorized by law or executive order to close, the date for such payment shall be the ne,t succeeding day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or day on which banking institutions are required or authorized to close, and payment on such date shall have the same force and effect as if made on the original <Utte payment was due and no additional interest shall be due by reason of nonpayment on the date on which such payment is otherwise stated to be due and payable. This Bond is one of a series of fully registered bonds specified in the title hereof issued in the aggregate principal amount of$ ' (herein referred to as the "Bonds"), issued pursuant to a certain ordinance of the City (the "Ordinance'') for the purpose of providing funds with which to make various permanent public improvements for the City and to pay the costs of issuing the Bonds. [The City has reserved the option to redeem the Bonds maturing on or after February 15, ___ before their respective scheduled maturities in whole or in part in integral multiples of $5,000 on February 15, ~ or on any date theieafter, at a redemption price of par, plus accrued interest to the date fixed fur redemption. If less thao all of the Bonds are to be redeemed, the City shall determine the maturity or maturities and the amounts thereof to be redeemed and shall direct the Paying Agent/Registrar to coll by lot or other customary method that results in a random selection the Bonds, or portions thereof, within such maturity and in such principal amounts, for redemption.] 4 3 Information to be inserted from Pricing Certificate. 4 Insert optional redemption provisions. if any, and revise as necessary to conform to the Pru;ing Certificate. -17 - 1388734v.l UJB200/I (Bonds maturing on February 15 in each of the years_ through~ inclusive (the "Tenn Bonds"), are subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption prior to their scheduled maturity, and will be redeemed by the City, in part at a redemption price equal to the principal amount thereof, without premium, plus interest accrued to the redemption date, on the datos and in the principal amounts shown in the following schedule: Rodernptjon Date PrinciPal Amount The Paying Agent/Registrar will select by lot or by any other customary method that results in a random selection the specific Term Bonds (or with respect to Term Bonds having a denomination in excess of $5,000, ea<:h $5,000 portion thereof) to be redeemed by mandatory redemption. The principal amount of Term Bonds required to be redeemed on any redemption date pursuant to the foregoing mandatory sinking fund redemption provisions hereof shall be reduced, at the option of the City, by the principal amount of any Bonds which, at least 45 days prior to the mandatory sinking fund redemption date (i) shall have been acquired by the City at a price not exceeding the principal amount of such Bonds plus accrued interest to the date of purchase thereof, and delivered to the Paying Agent/Registrar for cancellation, or (ii) shall have been redeemed pursuant to the optional redemption provisioos hereof and not previously credited to a mandatory sinking fund redemption.]' Notice of such redemption or redemptions shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, not less than thirty (30) days befure the date fixed for redemption., to the regiatered owner of each of the Bonds to be redeemed in whole or in part. Notice having been so given, the Bonds or portions thereof designated for redemption shall become due and payable on the redemption date specified in such notice; from and after such date, notwithstanding that any of the Bonds or portions thereof so called for redemptioo shall nor have been surrendered for payment, interest on such Bonds or portions thereof shall cease to accrue. As provided in the Ordinance, and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this Bond is transferable upon summder of this Bond for transfer at the Designated Payment/Transfer Office of the Paying Agent/Regiatrar with such endorsement or other evidence of transfer as is acceptable to the Paying Agent/Registrar; thereupon., one or more new fully registered Bonds of the same stated maturity, of authorized denominations, bearing the same rate of interest, and for the same aggregate principal amount will be issued to the designated transfcree or transferees. Neither the City nor the Paying Agent/Regiatrar shall be required to issue, transfer or exchange any Bond called for redemption where such redemption is scheduled to occur within forty five (45) calendar days of the transfer or exchange date; provided, however, such limitation shall not be applicable to an exchange by the registered owner of the uncalled principal balance of a Bond. The City, the Paying Agent/Registrar, and any other person may treat the person in whose name this Bond is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment as herein 5 Insert mandatory sin.Icing fund redemption provisions, if any, and oonform as necessary to the Pricing Certificate, -18 • 1388734vJ LU9200fl provided ( except interest shall be paid to the person in whose name this Bond is registered on the Record Date) and for all other purposes, whether or not this Bond be overdue, and neither the City nor the Paying Agent/Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED AND RECITED that the issuance of this Bond and the series of which it is a part is duly authorized by law, and has been authorized by a vote of the properly qualified electors of the City; that all acts, conditions and things required to be done precedent to and in the issuance of the Bonds have been properly done and perfurmed and have happened in regular and due time, form and manner, as required by law; and that ad valorem taxes upon all taxable property in the City have been le,,;ed for and pledged to the payment of the debt service requirements of the Bonds, within the limit prescribed by law. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City has caused this Bond to be executed by the manual or facsimile signature of the Mayor of the City and countersigned by the manual or facsimile signature of the City Secretary, and the official seal of the City has been duly impressed or placed in facsimile on this Bond. Mayor, City of Lubbock, Texas City Secretary, City of Lubbock, Texas [SEAL] -19- 1388734vJ LU8200/I (b) Eonn ofColtlJ)lt'Qll~'s Registratioo Certificate. The following Comptroller's Registration Certificate may be deleted fiom the definitive Bonds if such certificate on the Initial Bond is fully executed. OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS § § § REGISTER NO. ___ _ I hereby certify that there is on file and of record in my office a certificate of the Attorney General of the State of Texas to the effect that this Bond has been examined by him as required by law, that he finds that it has been issued in confonnity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and that it is a valid and binding obligation of the City of Lubbock, Texas, and that this Bond has this day been registered by me. Witttess my hand and seal of office at Austin, Texas, _______ . [SEAL] Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas (c) l'<ITTn of Certificate of Paying Agent/Registrar. The following Certificate of Paying Agent/Registrar may be deleted from the Initial Certificate if the Comptroller's Registration Certificate appears thereon. CERTIFICATE OF PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR The records of the Paying Agent/Registrar show that the Initial Bond of this series of bonds was approved by the Attorney General of the State of Texas and registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of 1he State of Texas, and that this is one of 1he Bonds referred to in the within mentioned Ordinance. Dated: -20- 1388734v.l LUB:200/l The Bank of New York Trust Company, National Association as Paying AgenURegistrar By: Authorized Signatory (d) Form of Assignment. ASSIGNMENT FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assign,, and transfers unto (print or typewrite name, address and Zip Code of transferee): (Social Security or other identifying number: _______ __,, the within Bond and all rights hereunder and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints _______ _ attorney to transfer the within Bond on the books kept for registration hereof, with full power of substitution in the premises. Dated: __________ _ Signature Guaranteed By: Authorized Signatory NOTICE: The signature on this Assignment must ccnrespond \\<ith the name of the registered owner as it appears on the race of the within Bond in every particular and must be guaranteed in a manner acceptable to the Paying Agent/Registrar. (e) The Initial Bond shall be in the form set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (d) of this Section. except for the following alterations: (i) immediately under the name of the Bond, the headings "INTEREST RA TE" and "MATURITY DATE" shall both be completed with the words "As shown below"; and (ii) in the first paragraph of the Bond, the words "on the Maturity Date specified above" shall be deleted and the following will be inserted: "on February IS in each of the years, in the principal installments and bearing interest at the per annum rates in accordance with the following schedule: Principal Installments Interest Rate (Information to be inserted from the Pricing Certificate pursuant to Section 3.02 of this Ordinance) Section 6.03. CIJSIP Regjstmtion. The City may secure identification nwnbers through the CUSIP Service Bureau Division of Standard & Poor's, A Division of the McGraw-Hill Compallies, New York, New York, and may authorize the printing of such nwnbers on the face of the Bonds. It is expn,ssly provided, however, that the presence or absence of CUSIP numbers on the Bonds shall be of no significance or effect as regards the legality thereof and neither the City nor the attorneys approving said Bonds as to legality are to be held responsible for CUSIP nwnbers incorrectly printed on the Bonds. -21 - J388734v.l LUB200/l Section 6.04. Legal Qpinion. The approving legal opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P ., Bond Counsel, may be attached to or printed on the r,,verse side of each Bond over the certification of the City Seaetary of the City, which may be executed in fucsimile. Section 6.05. Statement of !n,suraru;e. A statement relating to a municipal bond insurance policy, if any, to be issued for the Bonds may be printed on or attached to each Bond. ARTICLE VII SALE AND DELIVERY OF BONDS; DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS Section 7.01. Sale of Bonds; Official Statement. ( a) Th<: Bonds shall be sold at negotiated sale to the Underwriters in accordance with the terms of this Ordinance, including this Section 7.0l(a) and Exhibit B hereto, provided that all of the conditions set forth in Exhibit B can be satisfied. As authorized by Chapter 1371, Texas Government Code, as amended, the Authorized Officer is authorized to act on behalf of the City upon determining that the conditions set forth in Exhibit B can be satisfied, in selling and delivering the Bonds and carrying out the other procedures specified in this Ordinance, including determining whether to acquire bond insurance for the Bonds, the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds and price at which each of the Bonds will be sold, the number and designation of series of Bonds to be issued, the form in which the Bonds shall be issued, the year:s in which the Bonds will mature, the principal amount to mature in each of such years, the rate of interest to be borne by each such maturity, the first interest payment date, the dates, prices and terms upon and at which the Bonds shall be subject to redemption prior to maturity at the option of the City and shall be subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption, and all other matters relating to the issuance, sale and delivery of the Bonds, all of which shall be specified in the Pricing Certificate. The authority granted to the Authorized Officer under this Section 7.0!(a) shall expire at 5:00 p.m., October 24, 2008, unless otherwise extended by the City Council by separate action. Any finding or determination made by the Authorized Officer relating to the issuance and sale of the Bonds and the execution of the Bond Purchase Contract in connection therewith shall have the same force and effect as a finding or determination made by the City Council. (b) The Authorized Officer is hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver, and the City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to att .. t, a bond purchase contract (the "Bond Purchase Contract") which Bond Purchase Contract is hereby accepted, approved and authorized in substantially the form submitted to the City and upon completion of the terms of the Bond Purchase Contract in accordance with the terms of the Pricing Certificate and this Ordinance, the Authorized Officer is authorized and directed to execute such Bond Purchase Contract on behalf of the City and the Authorized Officer and all other officers, agents and representatives of the City are hereby authorized to do any and all things necessary or desirable -22- 1388734v,I LUB200!1 to satisfy the conditions set out therein and to provide for the issuance and delivery of the Bonds. The Bonds shall initially be registered in the name of the Representative. (c) The form and substance of the Preliminary Official Statement and any addenda, supplement or amendment thereto, are hereby in all respeclll approved and adopted and is, hereby deemed final as of its date within the meaning and for the pwposes of paragraph (b)(l) of Rule 15c2-12 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Authorized Officer and City Secretary are hereby authorized and directed to cause to be prepared a final Official Statement (the "Official Statement") incorporating applicable pricing information pertaining to the Bonds, and to execute the same by manual or facsimile signature and deliver appropriate numbers of executed copies ther<of to the Underwriters. The Official Statement as thus approved, executed and delivered, with such appropriate variations as shall be approved by the Authorized Officer and the Underwriters, may be used by the Underwriters in the public offering and sale thereof. The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to include and maintain a copy of the Official Statement and any addenda, supplement or amendment thereto thus approved among the permanent records of this meeting. The use and distribution of the Preliminary Official Statement, and the preliminary public offering of the Bonds by the Underwriters, is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed. ( d) All officers of the City are authorized to execute such documents, certificates and receipts as they may deem appropriate in order to conaummate the delivery of the Bonds in accordance with the terms of sale therefor including, without limitation, the Purchase Contract. (e) The obligation of the Uoderwritern identified in subsection (a) of this Section to accept delivery of the Bonds is subject to the Underwriters being furnished with the final, approving opinion of Vinson & Elkins L,L.P., bond counsel for the City, which opinion shall be dated and delivered the Closing Date. Section 7.02, Control and Delivery of Bond,. (a) The Authorized Officer of the City is hereby authorized to have control of the Initial Bond and all necessary records and proceedings pertaining thereto peniling investigation, examination, aod approval of the Attorney General of the State of Texas, registration by the Comptroller of Pub tic Accounts of the State of Texas and registration with, and initial exchange or transfer by, the Paying Agent/Registrar. (b) After registration by the Comptroller of Public Accounts, delivery of the Bonds shall be made to the Underwriters thereof under and subject to the general supervision and direction of the Authorized Officer, against receipt by the City of all amounts due to the City under the terms of sale, (c) In the event the Mayor or City Secretary is absent or otherwise unable to execute any document or take any action authorized herein, the Mayor Pro Tern and the Assistant City Secretary, respectively, shall be authorized to execute such documents and take such actions, and the performance of such duties by the Mayor Pro Tern and the Assistant City Secretary shall for the purposes of this Ordinance have the same force and effect as if such duties were performed by the Mayor and City Secretary, respectively. -23 - I 3S8734v.1 LUB20CVI Section 7.03. D£11.QSit of Proceeds, {a) fiml: All amowits received on the Closing Date as accrued interest on the Bonds from the Bond Date to the Closing Date shall be deposited to the lnt"""'1 and Sinking Fund. (b) Se<;ond: The remaining balance received on the Closing Date shall be deposited to a special accowit of the City, such moneys to be dedicated and used solely for the purposes for which the Bonds are being issued as herein provided, ARTICLE VIII INVESTMENTS Section 8.01. !nvesmients. (a) Money in the Interest and Sinking Fund created hy this Ordinance, at the City's option, may be invested in such securities or obligations as permitted under applicable law. (b) Any securities or obligations in which such money is so invested shall be kept and held in trust for the benefit of the Owners and shall be sold and the proceeds of sale shall be timely applied to the making of all payments required to he made from the fund from which the investment was made. Section 8.02. lnves1ment Iooom~. (a) Interest and inoome derived from investment of the Interest and Sinking Fund shall be credited to such fund. (b) Interest and inoome derived from the investment of the funds deposited pursuant to Section 7.03(b) hereof shall be credited to the fund or account where deposited until the construction of the projects for which the Bonds are issued is completed or shall be traruiferTed to the Interest and Sinking Fund as shall be determined by the City Council. Upon completion of the projects, to the extent such interest and income are present, such interest and income shall be deposited to the Interest and Sinking Fund. ARTICLE IX PARTICULAR REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS Section 9.01. Payment of the Bonds. On or before each Interest Payment Date and while any of the Bonds are outstanding and W!paid, there shall be made available to the Paying Agent/Registrar, out of the Interest and Sinking Fund, money sufficient to pay such interest on and principal of the Bonds as will accrue or mature on the applicable Interest Payment Date or date of prior redemption. -24- l388734v.1 LUB200/l Section 9.02. Other Representations and Covenants. (a) The City will faithfully perform at all times any and all covenants, undertakings, stipulations, and provisions contained in this Ordinance; the City will promptly pay or cause to be paid the principal of and interest on each Bond on the dates and at the places and manner prescribed in such Bond; and the City will, at the times and in the manner prescribed by this Ordinance, deposit or cause to be deposited the amounts of money specified by this Ordinance. (b) The City is duly authorized under the laws of the State of Texas to issue the Bonds; all action on its part for the creation and issuance of the Bonds has been duly and effectively taken; and the Bonds in the hands of the Owners thereof are and will be valid and enforceable obligations of the City in accordance with their tenns. Section 9.03. Provisions Concerning Federal Income Tax Exclusion. The City intends that the interest on the Bonds shall be excludable from gross income for pwposes of federal income taxation pwsuant to sections 103 and 141 through 150 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and the applicable regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Regulations"). The City covenants and agrees not to take any action, or knowingly omit to take any action within its control, that if taken or omitted, respectively, would cause the interest on the Bonds to be includable in the gross income, as defined in section 61 of the Code, of the holders thereof for purposes of federal income taxation. In particular, the City covenants and agrees to comply with each requirement of Sections 9.03 through 9.09 of this Article IX; provided, however, that the City shall not be required to comply with any particular requirement of Sections 9.03 through 9.09 of this Article IX if the City has received an opinion of nationally recognized bond counsel ("CoWISel's Opinion") that such noncompliance will not adversely affect the exclusion from gross income for federal income tax purposes of interest on the Bonds or if the City has received a Counsel's Opinion to the effect that compliance with some other requirement set forth in this Article IX will satisfy the applicable requirements of the Code, in which case compliance with such other requirement specified in such Counsel's Opinion shall constitute compliance with the corresponding requirement specified in Sections 9.03 through 9.09 of this Article IX. Section 9.04. No Private Use or Payment and No Private Loan Financing. The City shall certify, through an authorized officer, employee or agent, that, based upon all facts and estimates known or reasonably expected to be in existence on the date the Bonds are delivered, the proceeds of the Bonds will not be used in a manner that would cause the Bonds to be "private activity bonds" within the meaning of section 141 of the Code and the Regulations. The City covenants and agrees that it will make such use of the proceeds of the Bonds, including interest or other investment income derived from Bond proceeds, regulate the use of property financed, directly or indirectly, with such proceeds, and take such other and further action as may be required so that the bonds will not be .. private activity bonds" within the meaning of section 141 of the Code and the Regulations. -25 - 1388734v.1 LUB200/J Section 9.05. No Federal Guaranty. The City covenants and agrees not to take any action, or knowingly omit to take any action within its control, that, if taken or omitted, respectively, would cause the Bonds to be "federally guaranteed" within the meaning of section 149(b) of the Code and the Regulations, except as permitted by section 149(b)(3) of the Code and the Regulations. Section 9 .06. Bonds are not Hedge Bonds. The City covenants and agrees not to take any action, or knowingly omit to take any action, and has not knowingly omitted and will not knowingly omit to take any action, within its control, that, if taken or omitted, respectively, would cause the Bonds to be "hedge bonds" within the meaning of section l 49(g) of the Code and the Regulations. Section 9.07. No Arbitrage Covenant. The City shall certify, through an authorized officer, employee or agent, that, baaed upon all facts and estimates known or reasonably expected to be in existence on the date the Bonds are delivered, the City will reaaonably expect that the proceeds of the Bonds will not be used in a manner that would cause the Bonds to be "arbitrage bonds" within the meaning of section 148(a) of the Code and the Regulations. Moreover, the City covenants and agrees that it will make such use of the proceeds of the Bonds including interest or other investment income derived from Bond proceeds, regulate investments of proceeds of the Bonds, and take such other and further action as may be required so that the Bonds will not be "arbitrage bonds" within the meaning of section 148(a) of the Code and the Regulations. Section 9.08. Arbitrage Rebate. If the City does not qualify for an exception to the requirements of Section 148(1) of the Code, the City will take all necessary steps to comply with the requirement that certain amounts earned by the City on the investment of the "gross proceeds" of the Bonds (within the meaning of section 148(f)(6)(B) of the Code), be rebated to the federal govermnent. Specifically, the City will (i) maintain records regarding the investment of the gross proceeds of the Bonds as may be required to calculate the amount earned on the investment of the gross proceeds of the Bonds separately from records of amounts on deposit in the funds and accounts of the City allocable to other bond issues of the City or moneys which do not represent gross proceeds of any bonds of the City, (ii) calculate at such times aa are required by the Regulations, the amount earned from the inveattnent of the gross proceeds of the Bonds which is required to be rebated to the federal govermnent, and (iii) pay, not less often than every fifth annivm1ary date of the delivery of the Bonds or on such other dates as may be pennitted under the Regulations, all amounts required to be rebated to the federal government. Further, the City will not indirectly pay any amount otherwise payable to the federal government pursuant to the foregoing requirements to any person other than the federal government by entering into any investment arrangement with respect to the gross proceeds of the Bonds that might result in a reduction in the amount required to be paid to the federal government because such arrangement results in a smaller profit or a larger loss than would have resulted if the arrangement had been at arm's length and had the yield on the issue not been relevant to either party. -26 - 1388734v.l LUB200/I Section 9.09. Information Reporting. The City covenants and agrees to file or cause to be filed with the Secretary of the Treasury, not later than the 15th day of the second calendar month after the close of the calendar quarter in which the Bonds are issued, an information statement concerning the Bonds, all under and in accordance with section 149( e) of the Code and the Regulations. Section 9.10. Continuing Obligation. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Ordinance, the City's obligations under the covenants and provisions of Sections 9.03 through 9.09 of this Article IX shall survive the defea.sance and discharge of the Bonds. ARTICLEX DEFAULT AND REMEDIES Section I0.01. Events ofDefuull. Each of the following occurrences or events for the purpose of this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an Event of Default: (i) the failure to make payment of the principal of or interest on any of the Bonds when the same becomes due and payable; or (ii) default in the perfonnance or observance of any other covenant, agreement or obligation of the City, whicb default materially and adversely affects the rights of the Owners, including but not limited to, their prospect or ability to be repaid in accordance with this Ordinance, and the continuation thereof for a period of sixty (60) days after notice of such default is given by any Owner to the City. Section 10.02. Remedies for Default. (a) Upon the happening of any Event of Default, then any Owner or an authorized representative therect; including but not limited to, a trustee or trusu:es therefor, may proceed against the City for the purpose of protecting and enforcing the rights of the Owners under this Ordinance~ by mandamus or other suit, action or special proceeding in equity or at law, in any court of competent jurisdiction, for any relief permitted by law, including the specific perfonnance of any covenant or agreement contained herein, or thereby to eajoin any act or thing that may be unlawful or in violation of any right of the Owners hereunder or any combination of such remedies. (b) It is provided that all sucb proceedings shall be instituted and maintained for the equal benefit of all Owners of Bonds then outstanding. -21- U88734v. I LUB200/I Section 10.03. Remedies Not Exc)wive. (a) No remedy herein conferred or reserved is intended to be exclusive of any other available remedy or remedies, but each and every such remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given hereunder or under the Bonds or now or hereafter existing at law or in "'luity; provided, however, that notwithstanding any other provision of this Ordinance, the right to accelerate the debt evidenced by the Bonds shall not be available as a remedy under this Ordinance. (b) The exercise of any remedy herein conferred or reserved shall not be deemed a waiver of any other available remedy. ARTlCLEXI DISCHARGE Section 11.01. lJischilaie. The Bonds may be defeased, discharged or refunded in any manner permitted by applicable law. ARTICLE XU CONTINUING DISCLOSURE \Th'DERT AK.ING Section 12.01. Annual R<ll)Orts. (a) The City shall provide annually to each NRMSIR and to any SID, within six (6) months after the end of each fiscal year, financial information and operating data with respect to the City of the general type included in the final Official Statement, being the information described in Exhibit A hereto. Any financial statements so to be provided shall be (i) prepared in accordance with the accounting principles described in Exhibit A hereto, and (ii) audited, if the City commissions 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 City shall provide notice that audited financial statements are not available and shall provide unaudited financial statements for the applicable fiscal year to each NRMSIR and any SID. The City shall provide audited financial statements for the applicable fiscal year to each NRMSIR and to any SID, when and if audited financial statements become available. (b) If the City 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 City otherwise would be f"'IUired to prcvlde financial information and operating data pursuant to this Section. ( c) 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 referenced to any document (including an official statement or other offering document, if it is -28 - l38$?34v. I LUB200/I available from the MSRB) that theretofore has been provided to each NR.YSIR and any SID or filed with the SEC. Section 12.02. Material Event Notices. (a) The City shall notify any SID and either each NRMSIR or the MSRB, in a timely manner, of any of the fullowing events with respect to the Bonds, if such event is material within the meaning of the federal securities laws: (i) principal and interest payment delinquencies; (ii) nonpayment related defaults; (iii) unscheduled draws on debt service reserves reflecting financial difficulties; (iv) wischeduled draws on credit enhancements reflecting financial difficulties; Bonds; and (v) substitution of credit or liquidity providers, or their failure to perform; ( vi) adverse tax opinions or events affucting the tax exempt status of the (vii) modifications to rights of Owners; (viii) bond calls; (ix) defeasances; (x) release, substitution, or sale of property securing repayment of the Bonds; (xi) rating changes. (b) The City shall notify any SID and either each NRMSIR or the MSRB, in a timely manner, of any failure by the City to provide financial infurmation or operating data in accordance with Section 12.01 of this Ordinance by the time required by such Section. Section 12.03. Limitations, Disclaimers and Ameodmenl§. (a) The City shall be obligated to observe and perform the covenants specified in this Article for so long as, but only for so long as, the City remains an "obligated person" with respect to the Bonds within the meaning of the Rule, except that the City in any event will give notice of any Bond calls and any defeasances that cause the City to be no longer an "obligated person.fl (b) The provisions of this Article are for the sole benefit of the Owners and beneficial owners of the Bonds, and nothing in this Article, express or implied, shall give any benefit or any -29- 138:8734v.1 LUB200/l legal or equitable right, remedy, or claim herewider to any other person. The City widertakes to provide only the financial information, operating data, financial statements, and notices which it has expressly agreed to provide pursuant to this Article and does not hereby undertake to provide any other information that may be relevant or material to a complete presentation of the City's financial results, condition, or prospects or hereby widertake to update any information provided in accordance with this Article or otherwise, except as expressly provided herein. The City 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. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE CITY BE LIABLE TO THE 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 CITY, WHETHER NEGLIGENT OR WITHOUT FAULT ON ITS PART, OF ANY COVENANT SPECIFIED IN THIS ARTICLE, 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. (c) No default by the City in observing or performing its obligations under this Article shall constitute a breach of or default wider the Ordinance for purposes of any other provisions of this Ordinance. (d) Nothing in this Article is intended or shall act to disclaim, waive, or otherwise limit the duties of the City under federal and state securities laws. (e) The provisions of this Article may be amended by the City from time to time to adapt to changed circumstances that arise from a change in legal requirements, a change in law, or a change in the identity, nature, status, or type of operations of the City, but only if (i) the provisions of this Article, as so amended, would have permitted an widerwriter to purchase or sell Bonds in the primary offering of the Bonds in compliance with the Rule, taking into account any amendments or interpretations of the Rule to the date of such amendment, as well as such changed circumstances, and (ii) either (A) the Owners of a majority in aggregate principal amowit ( or any greater amowit required by any other provisions of this Ordinance that authorizes such an amendment) of the outstanding Bonds consent to such amendment or (B) an entity or individual person that is unaffiliated with the City (such as nationally recognized bond counsel) determines that such amendment will not materially impair the interests of the Owners and beneficial owners of the Bonds. If the City so amends the provisions of this Article, it shall include with any amended financial information or operating data next provided in accordance with Section 12.01 an explanation, in narrative form, of the reasons for the amendment and of the impact of any change in type of financial information or operating data so provided. (f) Any filing required to be made pursuant to this Article XII may be made through the facilities of DisclosureUSA or such other central post office as may be approved in writing by the SEC for such purpose. Any such filing made through such central post office will be deemed to have been filed with each NRMSIR and SID or MSRB as if such filing had been made directly to such entity. -30- 1388734v.l LUB200/I ARTICLEXlll AMENDMENTS; ATTORNEY GENERAL MODIFICATION Section 13.01. Amendments. This Ordinance shall constitute a contract with the OWners, be binding on the City, and shall not be amended or repealed by the City so long as any Bond remains outstanding except as permitted in this Section. The City may, without consent of or notice to any OWnern, from time to time and at any time, amend this Ordinance in any manner not detrimental to the interests of the OWners, including the curing of any ambiguity, inconsistency, or formal defect or omission herein. In addition, the City may, with the written consent of the OWners of the Boods holding a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Bonds then outstanding, amend, add to, or rescind any of the provisions of this Ordinance; provided that, without the consent of all Owners of outstanding Bonds, no such amendment. addition, or rescission shall (i) extend the time or times of payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds, reduce the principal amount thereof, the redemption price, or the rate of interest thereon, or in any other way modify the terms of payment of the principal of, or interest on the Bonds, (ii) give any preference to any Bond over any other Bond, or (iii) reduce the aggregate principal amount of Bonds required to be held by Owners for consent to any such amendment, addition, or rescission. Section 13.02. Attorney Genm,l Modification. In order to obtain the approval of the Bonds by the Attorney General of the State of Texas, any provision of this Ordinance may be modified, altered or amended after the date of its adoption if required by the Attorney General in connection with the Attorney General's examination as to the legality of the Bonds and approval thereof in accordance with the applicable law. Such changes, if any, shall be provided to the City Secretary and the City Secretary shall insert such changes into this Ordinance as if approved on the dale hereof. ARTICLEXN EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY Section 14.01. !lffi;,:tive Immediately. Notwithstanding the provisions of the City Charter, this Ordinance shall become effective immedia!ely upon its adoption at this meeting pursuant to Section 120!,028, Texas Government Code. -31 - 138&734v,1 LUB200,'l EXHIBIT A DESCRIPTION OF ANNUAL DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION The following information is referred to in Article XII of this Ordinance. Annual Financial Statements and Operating Data The financial infonnation and operating data with respect to the City to be provided annually in accordance with such Section are as specified (and included in the Appendix or other headings of the Official Statement referred to) below: I. The portions of the financial statements of the City appended to the Official Statement as Appendix B, but for the most recently concluded fiscal year. 2. Statistical and financial data set forth in Tables 1-6 and 8A-15 of 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 Paragraph I above. Exhibit A-1 1388734v.l LUB200/l EXHIBITB SALE PARAMETERS In accordance with Section 7.0l(a) of the Ordinance, the following conditions with respect to the Bonds must be satisfied in order for the Authorized Officer to act on behalf of the City in selling and delivering the Bonds to the Underwriters: (a) the price to be paid for the Bonds shall be not less than 95% of the aggregate principal amowit of the Bonds; (b) the Bonds shall not bear interest at a rate greater than the maximum rate allowed by Chapter 1204, Texas Government Code, as amended; (c) the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds shall produce proceeds in an amount sufficient to fund the purposes described in Section 3 .0 I and such aggregate principal amount shall not exceed the maximum amount authorized in Section 3.01; ( d) the maximum maturity for the Bonds shall not exceed forty years; and (e) the Bonds to be issued, prior to delivery, must have been rated by a nationally recognized rating agency for municipal securities in one of the four highest rating categories for long term obligations. Exhibit B-1 1388734v. l LUB200/l PRESENTED, FINALLY PASSED AND APPROVED, AND EFFECTIVE on the 24th day of April, 2008, at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas . ._:7~,4(- DAVID~ LL;R, Mayor ATTEST: [SEAL] APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: By: APPROVED AS TO FORM: By: Signature Page for Ordinance I 388734v. I LUB200/l