Ordinance 16-005 LTGO Bonds for City Hall CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
SPOKANE COUNTY, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 16-005
LIMITED TAX GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, 2016
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY,
SPOKANE COUNTY, WASHINGTON, AUTHORIZING THE
ISSUANCE OF LIMITED TAX GENERAL OBLIGATION
BONDS OF THE CITY IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $8,100,000, TO FINANCE
COSTS RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPPING
AND FURNISHING OF A NEW CITY HALL FACILITY AND
TO PAY COSTS OF ISSUING THE BONDS; PROVIDING
THE FORM, TERMS AND COVENANTS OF THE BONDS;
PROVIDING FOR THE DISPOSITION OF THE PROCEEDS
OF SALE OF THE BONDS; DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO
APPROVE THE FINAL TERMS OF THE BONDS; AND
PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS RELATING
THERETO.
PASSED MAY 10, 2016
PREPARED BY:
PACIFICA LAW GROUP LLP
Seattle, Washington
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CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
SPOKANE COUNTY,WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 16-005
TABLE OF CONTENTS*
Page
Section 1. Definitions and Interpretation of Terms 2
Section 2. Authorization of the Project 4
Section 3. Authorization of Bonds and Bond Details 5
Section 4. Registration, Exchange and Payments 5
Section 5. Redemption Prior to Maturity and Purchase of Bonds 7
Section 6. Form of Bonds 10
Section 7. Execution of Bonds 12
Section 8. Application of Bond Proceeds 12
Section 9. Tax Covenants 13
Section 10. Debt Service Fund and Provision for Tax Levy Payments 14
Section 11. Defeasance 14
Section 12. Sale of Bonds 15
Section 13. Preliminary and Final Official Statements 16
Section 14. Undertaking to Provide Ongoing Disclosure 16
Section 15. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Bonds 19
Section 16. Severability; Ratification 19
Section 17. Effective Date 20
* This Table of Contents is provided for convenience only and is not a part of this Ordinance.
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CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
SPOKANE COUNTY, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 16-005
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY,
SPOKANE COUNTY, WASHINGTON, AUTHORIZING
THE ISSUANCE OF LIMITED TAX GENERAL
OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE CITY IN THE
AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO
EXCEED $8,100,000, TO FINANCE COSTS RELATED TO
THE CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPPING AND FURNISHING
OF A NEW CITY HALL FACILITY AND TO PAY COSTS
OF ISSUING THE BONDS; PROVIDING THE FORM,
TERMS AND COVENANTS OF THE BONDS;
PROVIDING FOR THE DISPOSITION OF THE
PROCEEDS OF SALE OF THE BONDS; DELEGATING
AUTHORITY TO APPROVE THE FINAL TERMS OF
THE BONDS; AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS
RELATING THERETO.
WHEREAS, the City Council (the "Council") of the City of Spokane Valley, Washington
(the "City"), a noncharter code city governed by the provisions of chapter 35A.13 of the Revised
Code of Washington (the "RCW"), has deemed it in the best interest of the City that the City
construct, equip and furnish a new City Hall facility (the "Project"); and
WHEREAS, the City is authorized by Washington State law to issue limited tax general
obligation bonds to pay costs of the Project; and
WHEREAS, after due consideration the Council has determined that it is in the best
interest of the City to authorize the issuance and sale of limited tax general obligation bonds to
pay a portion of the costs of the Project and to pay costs of issuance for the bonds, as set forth
herein; and
WHEREAS, this Council wishes to delegate authority to the City Manager, or his or her
designee (the "Designated Representative"), for a limited time, to approve the interest rates,
maturity dates, redemption terms and principal maturities for the bonds within the parameters set
by this Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City expects to receive a proposal from D.A. Davidson & Co.
(the "Underwriter") and now desires to issue and sell the bonds to the Underwriter as set forth
herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Spokane Valley ordains as follows:
Section 1. Definitions and Interpretation of Terms.
(a) Definitions. As used in this Ordinance, the following words shall have the
following meanings:
Beneficial Owner means any person that has or shares the power, directly or indirectly,to
make investment decisions concerning ownership of any Bonds (including persons holding
Bonds through nominees, depositories or other intermediaries).
Bond Counsel means Pacifica Law Group LLP or an attorney at law or a firm of
attorneys, selected by the City, of nationally recognized standing in matters pertaining to the tax
exempt nature of interest on bonds issued by states and their political subdivisions.
Bond Purchase Contract means the contract for the purchase of the Bonds between the
Underwriter and the City, executed pursuant to Section 12 of this Ordinance.
Bond Register means the registration books showing the name, address and tax
identification number of each Registered Owner of the Bonds, maintained pursuant to
Section 149(a) of the Code.
Bond Registrar means, initially, the fiscal agent of the State of Washington, for the
purposes of registering and authenticating the Bonds, maintaining the Bond Register, effecting
transfer of ownership of the Bonds and paying interest on and principal of the Bonds.
Bonds mean the City's Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, 2016, authorized to be
issued pursuant to this Ordinance in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $8,100,000.
City means the City of Spokane Valley, a municipal corporation duly organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Washington.
City Clerk means the duly appointed and acting City Clerk of the City or the successor to
the duties of that office.
City Manager means the duly appointed and acting City Manager, including anyone
acting in such capacity for the position, including but not limited to a Deputy City Manager or
Interim City Manager, or the successor to the duties of that office.
Closing means the date of delivery of the Bonds to the Underwriter.
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as in effect on the date of issuance of the
Bonds or (except as otherwise referenced herein) as it may be amended to apply to obligations
issued on the date of issuance of the Bonds, together with applicable proposed, temporary and
final regulations promulgated, and applicable official public guidance published, under the Code.
Commission means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Council or City Council means the Spokane Valley City Council, as the general
legislative body of the City as the same is duly and regularly constituted from time to time.
Debt Service Fund means the City's LTGO Debt Service Fund and the accounts
contained therein, as further provided pursuant to Section 10 of this Ordinance.
Designated Representative means the City Manager, or his or her designee. The
signature of the Designated Representative shall be sufficient to bind the City.
DTC means The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, a limited purpose
trust company organized under the laws of the State of New York, as depository for the Bonds
pursuant to Section 4 of this Ordinance.
Fair Market Value means the price at which a willing buyer would purchase the
investment from a willing seller in a bona fide, arm's length transaction (determined as of the
date the contract to purchase or sell the investment becomes binding) if the investment is traded
on an established securities market (within the meaning of Section 1273 of the Code) and,
otherwise, the term "Fair Market Value" means the acquisition price in a bona fide arm's length
transaction (as referenced above) if(i) the investment is a certificate of deposit that is acquired in
accordance with applicable regulations under the Code, (ii) the investment is an agreement with
specifically negotiated withdrawal or reinvestment provisions and a specifically negotiated
interest rate (for example, a guaranteed investment contract, a forward supply contract or other
investment agreement) that is acquired in accordance with applicable regulations under the Code,
(iii) the investment is a United States Treasury Security--State and Local Government Series that
is acquired in accordance with applicable regulations of the United States Bureau of Public Debt,
or (iv) any commingled investment fund in which the City and related parties do not own more
than a 10% beneficial interest therein if the return paid by the fund is without regard to the source
of the investment. To the extent required by the applicable regulations under the Code, the term
"investment" shall include a hedge.
Federal Tax Certificate means the certificate executed by the Designated Representative
or the Finance Director setting forth the requirements of the Code for maintaining the tax
exemption of interest on the Bonds to be dated as of the date of Closing, and attachments thereto.
Finance Director means the Finance Director of the City or the successor to such officer.
Government Obligations means those obligations now or hereafter defined as such in
chapter 39.53 RCW, as this chapter may be hereafter amended or restated.
Letter of Representations means the Blanket Issuer Letter of Representations given by
the City to DTC, as amended from time to time.
Mayor means the duly appointed and acting Mayor of the City or the successor to the
duties of that office.
MSRB means the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board or any successors to its
functions.
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Official Statement means the disclosure documents prepared and delivered in connection
with the issuance of the Bonds.
Project means constructing, equipping and furnishing a new City Hall facility.
Project Account means the account created pursuant to Section 8 of this Ordinance.
Registered Owner means the person named as the registered owner of a Bond in the Bond
Register. For so long as the Bonds are held in book-entry only form, DTC or its nominee shall
be deemed to be the sole Registered Owner.
Rule means the Commission's Rule 15c2-12 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as the same may be amended from time to time.
Underwriter means D.A. Davidson& Co., or its successors.
(b) Interpretation. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) The terms "hereby," "hereof," "hereto," "herein, "hereunder" and any
similar terms, as used in this Ordinance, refer to this Ordinance as a whole and not to any
particular article, section, subdivision or clause hereof, and the term "hereafter" shall mean after,
and the term"heretofore" shall mean before, the date of this Ordinance;
(2) Words of the masculine gender shall mean and include correlative words
of the feminine and neuter genders and words importing the singular number shall mean and
include the plural number and vice versa;
(3) Words importing persons shall include firms, associations, partnerships
(including limited partnerships), trusts, corporations and other legal entities, including public
bodies, as well as natural persons;
(4) Any headings preceding the text of the several articles and sections of this
Ordinance, and any table of contents or marginal notes appended to copies hereof, shall be solely
for convenience of reference and shall not constitute a part of this Ordinance, nor shall they affect
its meaning, construction or effect; and
(5) All references herein to "articles," "sections" and other subdivisions or
clauses are to the corresponding articles, sections, subdivisions or clauses hereof.
Section 2. Authorization of the Project. The Bonds are being issued to finance costs
related to Project and to pay costs of issuance for the Bonds. The cost of all necessary design,
architectural, engineering, and other consulting services, inspection and testing, administrative
and relocation expenses, on and off-site utilities, related improvements and other costs incurred
in connection with the Project shall be deemed a part of the costs of the Project. The Project
shall be complete with all necessary furniture, equipment and appurtenances. Any remaining
costs of the Project shall be paid from other City funds legally available for such purposes.
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Section 3. Authorization of Bonds and Bond Details. For the purpose of paying the
costs of the Project and paying costs of issuance of the Bonds, the City shall issue and sell its
limited tax general obligation bonds in an aggregate principal amount of not to exceed
$8,100,000 (the "Bonds") as set forth herein.
The Bonds shall be general obligations of the City, shall be designated "City of Spokane
Valley, Washington, Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, 2016" with additional series
designation or other such designation as determined to be necessary by the Designated
Representative. The Bonds shall be dated as of the date of Closing; shall be fully registered as to
both principal and interest; shall be in the denomination of$5,000 each, or any integral multiple
thereof, within a maturity; shall be numbered separately in such manner and with any additional
designation as the Bond Registrar deems necessary for purposes of identification; shall bear
interest from their date payable on the dates and commencing as provided in the Bond Purchase
Contract; and shall mature on the dates and in the principal amounts set forth in the Bond
Purchase Contract, as approved and executed by the Designated Representative pursuant to
Section 12 of this Ordinance.
Section 4. Registration, Exchange and Payments.
(a) Bond Registrar/Bond Register. The City hereby specifies and adopts the system
of registration approved by the Washington State Finance Committee from time to time through
the appointment of state fiscal agencies. The City shall cause a bond register to be maintained by
the Bond Registrar. So long as any Bonds remain outstanding, the Bond Registrar shall make all
necessary provisions to permit the exchange or registration or transfer of Bonds at its designated
office. The Bond Registrar may be removed at any time at the option of the Finance Director
upon prior notice to the Bond Registrar and a successor Bond Registrar appointed by the Finance
Director. No resignation or removal of the Bond Registrar shall be effective until a successor
shall have been appointed and until the successor Bond Registrar shall have accepted the duties
of the Bond Registrar hereunder. The Bond Registrar is authorized, on behalf of the City, to
authenticate and deliver Bonds transferred or exchanged in accordance with the provisions of
such Bonds and this Ordinance and to carry out all of the Bond Registrar's powers and duties
under this Ordinance. The Bond Registrar shall be responsible for its representations contained
in the Certificate of Authentication of the Bonds.
(b) Registered Ownership. The City and the Bond Registrar, each in its discretion,
may deem and treat the Registered Owner of each Bond as the absolute owner thereof for all
purposes (except as provided in Section 14 of this Ordinance), and neither the City nor the Bond
Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. Payment of any such Bond shall be
made only as described in Section 4(g), but such Bond may be transferred as herein provided.
All such payments made as described in Section 4(g) shall be valid and shall satisfy and
discharge the liability of the City upon such Bond to the extent of the amount or amounts so paid.
(c) DTC Acceptance/Letters of Representations. The Bonds initially shall be held by
DTC acting as depository. To induce DTC to accept the Bonds as eligible for deposit at DTC,
the City has executed and delivered to DTC a Blanket Issuer Letter of Representations. Neither
the City nor the Bond Registrar shall have any responsibility or obligation to DTC participants or
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the persons for whom they act as nominees (or any successor depository) with respect to the
Bonds in respect of the accuracy of any records maintained by DTC (or any successor depository)
or any DTC participant, the payment by DTC (or any successor depository) or any DTC
participant of any amount in respect of the principal of or interest on Bonds, any notice which is
permitted or required to be given to Registered Owners under this Ordinance (except such
notices as shall be required to be given by the City to the Bond Registrar or to DTC (or any
successor depository)), or any consent given or other action taken by DTC (or any successor
depository) as the Registered Owner. For so long as any Bonds are held by a depository, DTC or
its successor depository or its nominee shall be deemed to be the Registered Owner for all
purposes hereunder, and all references herein to the Registered Owners shall mean DTC (or any
successor depository) or its nominee and shall not mean the owners of any beneficial interest in
such Bonds.
(d) Use of Depository.
(1) The Bonds shall be registered initially in the name of "Cede & Co.", as
nominee of DTC, with one Bond maturing on each of the maturity dates for the Bonds in a
denomination corresponding to the total principal therein designated to mature on such date.
Registered ownership of such Bonds, or any portions thereof, may not thereafter be transferred
except (A) to any successor of DTC or its nominee, provided that any such successor shall be
qualified under any applicable laws to provide the service proposed to be provided by it; (B)to
any substitute depository appointed by the Finance Director pursuant to subsection (2) below or
such substitute depository's successor; or(C)to any person as provided in subsection (4)below.
(2) Upon the resignation of DTC or its successor (or any substitute depository
or its successor) from its functions as depository or a determination by the Finance Director to
discontinue the system of book entry transfers through DTC or its successor (or any substitute
depository or its successor), the Finance Director may hereafter appoint a substitute depository.
Any such substitute depository shall be qualified under any applicable laws to provide the
services proposed to be provided by it.
(3) In the case of any transfer pursuant to clause (A) or (B) of subsection(1)
above, the Bond Registrar shall, upon receipt of all outstanding Bonds, together with a written
request on behalf of the Finance Director, issue a single new Bond for each maturity then
outstanding, registered in the name of such successor or such substitute depository, or their
nominees, as the case may be, all as specified in such written request of the Finance Director.
(4) In the event that (A) DTC or its successor (or substitute depository or its
successor) resigns from its functions as depository, and no substitute depository can be obtained,
or (B) the Finance Director determines that it is in the best interest of the beneficial owners of the
Bonds that such owners be able to obtain physical Bond certificates, the ownership of such
Bonds may then be transferred to any person or entity as herein provided, and shall no longer be
held by a depository. The Finance Director shall deliver a written request to the Bond Registrar,
together with a supply of physical Bonds, to issue Bonds as herein provided in any authorized
denomination. Upon receipt by the Bond Registrar of all then outstanding Bonds together with a
written request on behalf of the Finance Director to the Bond Registrar, new Bonds shall be
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issued in the appropriate denominations and registered in the names of such persons as are
requested in such written request.
(e) Registration of Transfer of Ownership or Exchange; Change in Denominations.
The transfer of any Bond may be registered and Bonds may be exchanged, but no transfer of any
such Bond shall be valid unless it is surrendered to the Bond Registrar with the assignment form
appearing on such Bond duly executed by the Registered Owner or such Registered Owner's duly
authorized agent in a manner satisfactory to the Bond Registrar. Upon such surrender, the Bond
Registrar shall cancel the surrendered Bond and shall authenticate and deliver, without charge to
the Registered Owner or transferee therefor, a new Bond (or Bonds at the option of the new
Registered Owner) of the same date, maturity, and interest rate and for the same aggregate
principal amount in any authorized denomination, naming as Registered Owner the person or
persons listed as the assignee on the assignment form appearing on the surrendered Bond, in
exchange for such surrendered and cancelled Bond. Any Bond may be surrendered to the Bond
Registrar and exchanged, without charge, for an equal aggregate principal amount of Bonds of
the same date, maturity, and interest rate, in any authorized denomination. The Bond Registrar
shall not be obligated to register the transfer of or to exchange any Bond during the 15 days
preceding any principal payment or redemption date.
(f) Bond Registrar's Ownership of Bonds. The Bond Registrar may become the
Registered Owner of any Bond with the same rights it would have if it were not the Bond
Registrar, and to the extent permitted by law, may act as depository for and permit any of its
officers or directors to act as a member of, or in any other capacity with respect to, any
committee formed to protect the right of the Registered Owners or beneficial owners of Bonds.
(g) Place and Medium of Payment. Both principal of and interest on the Bonds shall
be payable in lawful money of the United States of America. Interest on the Bonds shall be
calculated on the basis of a year of 360 days and twelve 30-day months. For so long as all Bonds
are held by a depository, payments of principal thereof and interest thereon shall be made as
provided in accordance with the operational arrangements of DTC referred to in the Letter of
Representations. In the event that the Bonds are no longer held by a depository, interest on the
Bonds shall be paid by check or draft mailed to the Registered Owners at the addresses for such
Registered Owners appearing on the Bond Register on the fifteenth day of the month preceding
the interest payment date, or upon the written request of a Registered Owner of more than
$1,000,000 of Bonds (received by the Bond Registrar at least 15 days prior to the applicable
payment date), such payment shall be made by the Bond Registrar by wire transfer to the account
within the United States designated by the Registered Owner. Principal of the Bonds shall be
payable upon presentation and surrender of such Bonds by the Registered Owners at the
designated office of the Bond Registrar.
Section 5. Redemption Prior to Maturity and Purchase of Bonds.
(a) Mandatory Redemption of Term Bonds and Optional Redemption. The Bonds
shall be subject to mandatory redemption to the extent, if any, set forth in the Bond Purchase
Contract and as approved by the Designated Representative pursuant to Section 12. The Bonds
shall be subject to optional redemption on the dates, at the prices and under the terms set forth in
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the Bond Purchase Contract approved by the Designated Representative pursuant to Section 12.
(b) Purchase of Bonds. The City reserves the right to purchase any of the Bonds
offered to it at any time at a price deemed reasonable by the Finance Director.
(c) Selection of Bonds for Redemption. For as long as the Bonds are held in
book-entry only form, the selection of particular Bonds within a maturity to be redeemed shall be
made in accordance with the operational arrangements then in effect at DTC. If the Bonds are no
longer held by a depository, the selection of such Bonds to be redeemed and the surrender and
reissuance thereof, as applicable, shall be made as provided in the following provisions of this
subsection (c). If the City redeems at any one time fewer than all of the Bonds having the same
maturity date, the particular Bonds or portions of Bonds of such maturity to be redeemed shall be
selected by lot (or in such manner determined by the Bond Registrar) in increments of$5,000. In
the case of a Bond of a denomination greater than $5,000, the City and the Bond Registrar shall
treat each Bond as representing such number of separate Bonds each of the denomination of
$5,000 as is obtained by dividing the actual principal amount of such Bond by $5,000. In the
event that only a portion of the principal sum of a Bond is redeemed, upon surrender of such
Bond at the designated office of the Bond Registrar there shall be issued to the Registered
Owner, without charge therefor, for the then unredeemed balance of the principal sum thereof, at
the option of the Registered Owner, a Bond or Bonds of like maturity and interest rate in any of
the denominations herein authorized.
(d) Notice of Redemption.
(1) Official Notice. For so long as the Bonds are held by a depository, notice
of redemption shall be given in accordance with the operational arrangements of DTC as then in
effect, and neither the City nor the Bond Registrar shall provide any notice of redemption to any
beneficial owners. The notice of redemption may be conditional. Thereafter (if the Bonds are no
longer held by a depository), notice of redemption shall be given in the manner hereinafter
provided. Unless waived by any owner of Bonds to be redeemed, official notice of any such
redemption (which redemption may be conditioned by the Bond Registrar on the receipt of
sufficient funds for redemption or otherwise) shall be given by the Bond Registrar on behalf of
the City by mailing a copy of an official redemption notice by first class mail at least 20 days and
not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for redemption to the Registered Owner of the Bond
or Bonds to be redeemed at the address shown on the Bond Register or at such other address as is
furnished in writing by such Registered Owner to the Bond Registrar.
All official notices of redemption shall be dated and shall state:
(A) the redemption date,
(B) the redemption price,
(C) if fewer than all outstanding Bonds are to be redeemed, the
identification by maturity (and, in the case of partial redemption, the respective principal
amounts) of the Bonds to be redeemed,
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(D) any conditions to redemption,
(E) that unless conditional notice of redemption has been given and
such conditions have either been satisfied or waived, on the redemption date the redemption
price shall become due and payable upon each such Bond or portion thereof called for
redemption, and that interest thereon shall cease to accrue from and after said date, and
(F) the place where such Bonds are to be surrendered for payment of
the redemption price, which place of payment shall be the designated office of the Bond
Registrar.
On or prior to any redemption date, unless such redemption has been rescinded or
revoked, the City shall deposit with the Bond Registrar an amount of money sufficient to pay the
redemption price of all the Bonds or portions of Bonds which are to be redeemed on that date.
The City retains the right to rescind any redemption notice and the related optional redemption of
Bonds by giving notice of rescission to the affected registered owners at any time on or prior to
the scheduled redemption date. Any notice of optional redemption that is so rescinded shall be of
no effect, and the Bonds for which the notice of optional redemption has been rescinded shall
remain outstanding.
(2) Effect of Notice; Bonds Due. If notice of redemption has been given and
not rescinded or revoked, or if the conditions set forth in a conditional notice of redemption have
been satisfied or waived, the Bonds or portions of Bonds to be redeemed shall, on the redemption
date, become due and payable at the redemption price therein specified, and from and after such
date such Bonds or portions of Bonds shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of such Bonds
for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Bonds shall be paid by the Bond Registrar at
the redemption price. Installments of interest due on or prior to the redemption date shall be
payable as herein provided for payment of interest. All Bonds which have been redeemed shall
be canceled by the Bond Registrar and shall not be reissued.
(3) Additional Notice. In addition to the foregoing notice, further notice shall
be given by the City as set out below, but no defect in said further notice nor any failure to give
all or any portion of such further notice shall in any manner defeat the effectiveness of a call for
redemption if notice thereof is given as above prescribed. Each further notice of redemption
given hereunder shall contain the information required above for an official notice of redemption
plus (A)the CUSIP numbers of all Bonds being redeemed; (B)the date of issue of the Bonds as
originally issued; (C) the rate of interest borne by each Bond being redeemed; (D)the maturity
date of each Bond being redeemed; and (E) any other descriptive information needed to identify
accurately the Bonds being redeemed. Each further notice of redemption may be sent at least
20 days before the redemption date to each party entitled to receive notice pursuant to Section 14
and with such additional information as the City shall deem appropriate, but such mailings shall
not be a condition precedent to the redemption of such Bonds.
(4) Amendment of Notice Provisions. The foregoing notice provisions of this
Section 5, including but not limited to the information to be included in redemption notices and
the persons designated to receive notices, may be amended by additions, deletions and changes in
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order to maintain compliance with duly promulgated regulations and recommendations regarding
notices of redemption of municipal securities.
Section 6. Form of Bonds. The Bonds shall be in substantially the following form:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
NO. $
STATE OF WASHINGTON
CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
LIMITED TAX GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND, 2016
INTEREST RATE: % MATURITY DATE: CUSIP NO.:
REGISTERED OWNER: CEDE & CO.
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT:
The City of Spokane Valley, Washington (the "City"), hereby acknowledges itself to owe
and for value received promises to pay to the Registered Owner identified above, or registered
assigns, on the Maturity Date identified above, the Principal Amount indicated above and to pay
interest thereon from , 20 , or the most recent date to which interest has been
paid or duly provided for until payment of this bond at the Interest Rate set forth above, payable
on , and semiannually thereafter on the first days of each succeeding
and . Both principal of and interest on this bond are payable in lawful
money of the United States of America. The fiscal agent of the State of Washington has been
appointed by the City as the authenticating agent, paying agent and registrar for the bonds of this
issue (the "Bond Registrar"). For so long as the bonds of this issue are held in fully immobilized
form, payments of principal and interest thereon shall be made as provided in accordance with
the operational arrangements of The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") referred to in the
Blanket Issuer Letter of Representations (the "Letter of Representations") from the City to DTC.
The bonds of this issue are issued under and in accordance with the provisions of the
Constitution and applicable statutes of the State of Washington and Ordinance No.
duly passed by the City Council on May 10, 2016 (the "Bond Ordinance"). Capitalized terms
used in this bond have the meanings given such terms in the Bond Ordinance.
This bond shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any
security or benefit under the Bond Ordinance until the Certificate of Authentication hereon shall
have been manually signed by or on behalf of the Bond Registrar or its duly designated agent.
This bond is one of an authorized issue of bonds of like date, tenor, rate of interest and
date of maturity, except as to number and amount in the aggregate principal amount of
$ (the "Bonds") and is issued pursuant to the Bond Ordinance to provide funds to
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pay the cost of constructing, equipping and furnishing a new City Hall facility and paying costs
of issuance for the Bonds.
The Bonds are subject to redemption prior to maturity as provided in the Bond Purchase
Contract and the Bond Ordinance. The Bonds may be transferred and exchanged upon surrender
to the Bond Registrar as provided in the Bond Ordinance.
The Bonds are not "private activity bonds" as such term is defined in the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The City has designated the Bonds as
"qualified tax-exempt obligations" within the meaning of Section 265(b)(3)(B) of the Code.
The City hereby irrevocably covenants and agrees with the owner of this bond that it shall
include in its annual budget and levy taxes annually, within and as a part of the tax levy
permitted to the City without a vote of the electorate, upon all the property subject to taxation in
amounts sufficient, together with other money legally available therefor, to pay the principal of
and interest on this bond as the same shall become due. The full faith, credit and resources of the
City are hereby irrevocably pledged for the annual levy and collection of such taxes and the
prompt payment of such principal and interest.
The pledge of tax levies for payment of principal of and interest on the bonds may be
discharged prior to maturity of the bonds by making provision for the payment thereof on the
terms and conditions set forth in the Bond Ordinance.
It is hereby certified that all acts, conditions and things required by the Constitution and
statutes of the State of Washington to exist, to have happened, been done and performed
precedent to and in the issuance of this bond have happened, been done and performed and that
the issuance of this bond and the bonds of this issue does not violate any constitutional, statutory
or other limitation upon the amount of bonded indebtedness that the City may incur.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Spokane Valley, Washington, has caused this
bond to be signed by the manual or facsimile signature of its Mayor, attested by the manual or
facsimile signature of the City Clerk, and seal of the City to be impressed or reproduced hereon,
all as of , 2016.
CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY,
WASHINGTON
( SEAL)
By [Facsimile Signature]
Mayor
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Attest:
[Facsimile Signature]
City Clerk
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
Date of Authentication:
This is one of the Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, 2016, of the City of Spokane
Valley, Washington, dated , 2016, as described in the within mentioned Bond
Ordinance.
WASHINGTON STATE FISCAL AGENT, as
Registrar
By
Authorized Officer
Section 7. Execution of Bonds. The Bonds shall be executed on behalf of the City by
the facsimile or manual signature of the Mayor or City Manager and shall be attested to by the
facsimile or manual signature of the City Clerk, and shall have the seal of the City impressed or a
facsimile thereof imprinted, or otherwise reproduced thereon.
In the event any officer who shall have signed or whose facsimile signatures appear on
any of the Bonds shall cease to be such officer of the City before said Bonds shall have been
authenticated or delivered by the Bond Registrar or issued by the City, such Bonds may
nevertheless be authenticated, delivered and issued and, upon such authentication, delivery and
issuance, shall be as binding upon the City as though said person had not ceased to be such
officer. Any Bond may be signed and attested on behalf of the City by such persons who, at the
actual date of execution of such Bond shall be the proper officer of the City, although at the
original date of such Bond such persons were not such officers of the City.
Only such Bonds as shall bear thereon a Certificate of Authentication manually executed
by an authorized representative of the Bond Registrar shall be valid or obligatory for any purpose
or entitled to the benefits of this Ordinance. Such Certificate of Authentication shall be
conclusive evidence that the Bonds so authenticated have been duly executed, authenticated and
delivered hereunder and are entitled to the benefits of this Ordinance.
Section 8. Application of Bond Proceeds. The Finance Director is hereby authorized
to create a Project Account, and subaccounts therein as necessary, for the purposes set forth in
this section. A portion of the proceeds of the Bonds shall be deposited in the Project Account in
the amounts specified in the closing memorandum prepared in connection with the issuance of
the Bonds. Such proceeds shall be used to pay or reimburse the City for the costs of the Project
and to pay costs of issuance of the Bonds. The Finance Director shall invest money in the
Project Account and the subaccounts contained therein in such obligations as may now or
hereafter be permitted to cities of the State by law and which will mature prior to the date on
which such money shall be needed, but only to the extent that the same are acquired, valued and
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disposed of at Fair Market Value. Upon completion of the Project, Bond proceeds (including
interest earnings thereon) may be used for other capital projects of the City or shall be transferred
to the Debt Service Fund to pay principal on the Bonds.
Section 9. Tax Covenants. The City shall take all actions necessary to assure the
exclusion of interest on the Bonds from the gross income of the owners of the Bonds to the same
extent as such interest is permitted to be excluded from gross income under the Code as in effect
on the date of issuance of the Bonds, including but not limited to the following:
(a) Private Activity Bond Limitation. The City shall assure that the proceeds of the
Bonds are not so used as to cause the Bonds to satisfy the private business tests of Section 141(b)
of the Code or the private loan financing test of Section 141(c) of the Code.
(b) Limitations on Disposition of Project. The City shall not sell or otherwise transfer
or dispose of (i) any personal property components of the Project other than in the ordinary
course of an established government program under Treasury Regulation 1.141-2(d)(4) or(ii) any
real property components of the Project, unless it has received an opinion of nationally
recognized bond counsel to the effect that such disposition shall not adversely affect the
treatment of interest on the Bonds as excludable from gross income for federal income tax
purposes.
(c) Federal Guarantee Prohibition. The City shall not take any action or permit or
suffer any action to be taken if the result of such action would be to cause any of the Bonds to be
"federally guaranteed" within the meaning of Section 149(b) of the Code.
(d) Rebate Requirement. The City shall take any and all actions necessary to assure
compliance with Section 148(f) of the Code, relating to the rebate of excess investment earnings,
if any, to the federal government,to the extent that such section is applicable to the Bonds.
(e) No Arbitrage. The City shall not take, or permit or suffer to be taken, any action
with respect to the proceeds of the Bonds which, if such action had been reasonably expected to
have been taken, or had been deliberately and intentionally taken, on the date of issuance of the
Bonds would have caused the Bonds to be "arbitrage bonds" within the meaning of Section 148
of the Code.
(f) Registration Covenant. The City shall maintain a system for recording the
ownership of each Bond that complies with the provisions of Section 149 of the Code until all
Bonds have been surrendered and canceled.
(g) Record Retention. The City shall retain its records of all accounting and
monitoring it carries out with respect to the Bonds for at least three years after the Bonds mature
or are redeemed (whichever is earlier); however, if the Bonds are redeemed and refunded, the
City shall retain its records of accounting and monitoring at least three years after the earlier of
the maturity or redemption of the obligations that refunded the Bonds.
(h) Compliance with Federal Tax Certificate. The City shall comply with the
provisions of the Federal Tax Certificate with respect to the Bonds, which are incorporated
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herein as if fully set forth herein. The covenants of this Section shall survive payment in full or
defeasance of the Bonds.
(i) Bank Qualification. The City hereby designates the Bonds for purposes of
paragraph (3) of Section 265(b) of the Code and represents that not more than $10,000,000
aggregate principal amount of obligations the interest on which is excludable (under
Section 103(a) of the Code) from gross income for federal income tax purposes (excluding
(i) private activity bonds, as defined in Section 141 of the Code, except qualified 501(c)(3) bonds
as defined in Section 145 of the Code and (ii) current refunding obligations to the extent the
amount of the refunding obligation does not exceed the outstanding amount of the refunded
obligation), has been or will be issued by the City, including all subordinate entities of the City,
during the calendar year 2016.
Section 10. Debt Service Fund and Provision for Tax Levy Payments. The City has
previously authorized the creation of a fund to be used for the payment of debt service on the
Bonds and other limited tax general obligations of the City, designated as the "LTGO Debt
Service Fund" (the "Debt Service Fund"), and within such fund separate accounts as determined
to be necessary by the Finance Director, for the purpose of paying debt service on the Bonds. No
later than the date each payment of principal of and/or interest on the Bonds matures or becomes
due and payable, the City shall transmit sufficient funds, from the Debt Service Fund or from
other legally available sources to the Bond Registrar for the payment of such principal and/or
interest. Money in the Debt Service Fund not needed to pay the interest or principal next coming
due may temporarily be deposited in legal investments for City funds, but only to the extent that
the same are acquired, valued and disposed of at Fair Market Value.
The City hereby irrevocably covenants and agrees for as long as any of the Bonds are
outstanding and unpaid that each year it shall include in its budget and levy an ad valorem tax
upon all the property within the City subject to taxation in an amount that will be sufficient,
together with all other revenues and money of the City legally available for such purposes, to pay
the principal of and interest on the Bonds as the same shall become due.
The City hereby irrevocably pledges that the annual tax provided for herein to be levied
for the payment of such principal and interest shall be within and as a part of the regular property
tax levy permitted to cities, and that a sufficient portion of each annual levy to be levied and
collected by the City prior to the full payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds will
be and is hereby irrevocably set aside, pledged and appropriated for the payment of the principal
of and interest on the Bonds. The full faith, credit and resources of the City are hereby
irrevocably pledged for the annual levy and collection of said taxes and for the prompt payment
of the principal of and interest on the Bonds as the same shall become due.
Section 11. Defeasance. In the event that the City, in order to effect the payment,
retirement or redemption of any Bond, sets aside in the Debt Service Fund or in another special
account, cash or noncallable Government Obligations, or any combination of cash and/or
noncallable Government Obligations, in amounts and maturities which, together with the known
earned income therefrom, are sufficient to redeem or pay and retire such Bond in accordance
with its terms and to pay when due the interest and redemption premium, if any, thereon, and
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such cash and/or noncallable Government Obligations are irrevocably set aside and pledged for
such purpose, then no further payments need be made into the Debt Service Fund for the payment
of the principal of and interest on such Bond. The owner of a Bond so provided for shall cease to
be entitled to any lien, benefit or security of this Ordinance except the right to receive payment of
principal, premium, if any, and interest from the Debt Service Fund or such special account, and
such Bond shall be deemed to be not outstanding under this Ordinance.
The City shall give written notice of defeasance to the owners of all Bonds so provided
for in accordance with Section 14.
Section 12. Sale of Bonds.
(a) Bond Sale. The Bonds shall be sold at negotiated sale to the Underwriter pursuant
to the terms of the Bond Purchase Contract. The Council has determined that it is in the best
interest of the City to delegate to the Designated Representative, for a limited time, the authority
to approve the final interest rates, aggregate principal amount,principal amounts of each maturity
of the Bonds, and redemption rights for the Bonds.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 12, the Designated
Representative is hereby authorized to approve the final interest rates, aggregate principal
amount, principal maturities, and redemption rights for the Bonds in the manner provided
hereafter so long as:
(1) the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds does not exceed $8,100,000,
(2) the final maturity date for the Bonds is no later than December 1, 2045,
(3) the aggregate purchase price for the Bonds shall not be less than 98% of
the aggregate stated principal amount of the Bonds, excluding any original issue discount, and
(4) the true interest cost for the Bonds (in the aggregate) does not exceed
4.50%.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this section, the Designated
Representative is hereby authorized to execute the Bond Purchase Contract on behalf of the City.
Following the execution of the Bond Purchase Contract, the Designated Representative
shall provide a report to the Council describing the final terms of the Bonds approved pursuant to
the authority delegated in this section. The authority granted to the Designated Representative by
this Section 12 shall expire 120 days after the effective date of this Ordinance. If a Bond
Purchase Contract for the Bonds has not been executed within 120 days after the effective date of
this Ordinance, the authorization for the issuance of the Bonds shall be rescinded, and the Bonds
shall not be issued nor their sale approved unless such Bonds are re-authorized by ordinance of
the Council. The ordinance re-authorizing the issuance and sale of such Bonds may be in the
form of a new ordinance repealing this Ordinance in whole or in part or may be in the form of an
amendatory ordinance approving a bond purchase contract or establishing terms and conditions
for the authority delegated under this Section 12.
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(b) Delivery of Bonds; Documentation. Upon the passage and approval of this
Ordinance, the proper officials of the City, including the Designated Representative, are
authorized and directed to undertake all action necessary for the prompt execution and delivery
of the Bonds to the Underwriter and further to execute all closing certificates and documents
required to effect the closing and delivery of the Bonds in accordance with the terms of the Bond
Purchase Contract. Such documents may include, but are not limited to, documents related to a
municipal bond insurance policy delivered by an insurer to insure the payment when due of the
principal of and interest on the Bonds as provided therein, if such insurance is determined by the
Designated Representative to be in the best interest of the City.
Section 13. Preliminary and Final Official Statements. The Designated Representative
is hereby authorized to deem final the preliminary Official Statement relating to the Bonds for
the purposes of the Rule. The Designated Representative is further authorized to approve for
purposes of the Rule, on behalf of the City, the Official Statement relating to the issuance and
sale of the Bonds and the distribution of the Official Statement pursuant thereto with such
changes, if any, as may be deemed by him or her to be appropriate.
Section 14. Undertaking to Provide Ongoing Disclosure.
(a) Contract/Undertaking. This Section 14 constitutes the City's written undertaking
for the benefit of the owners, including Beneficial Owners, of the Bonds as required by
Section (b)(5) of the Rule.
(b) Financial Statements/Operating Data. The City agrees to provide or cause to be
provided to the MSRB, the following annual financial information and operating data for the
prior fiscal year (commencing in 2016 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015):
1. Annual financial statements, which statements may or may not be audited,
showing ending fund balances for the City's general fund prepared in accordance with the
Budgeting Accounting and Reporting System prescribed by the Washington State Auditor
pursuant to RCW 43.09.200 (or any successor statute) and generally of the type included in the
official statement for the Bonds under the headings (or similar headings) "General Fund
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance" and "General Fund Balance
Sheet";
2. The assessed valuation of taxable property in the City;
3. Ad valorem taxes due and percentage of taxes collected;
4. Property tax levy rate per$1,000 of assessed valuation; and
5. Outstanding general obligation debt of the City.
Items 2-5 shall be required only to the extent that such information is not included in the annual
financial statements.
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The information and data described above shall be provided on or before the end of nine
months after the end of the City's fiscal year. The City's fiscal year currently ends on
December 31. The City may adjust such fiscal year by providing written notice of the change of
fiscal year to the MSRB. In lieu of providing such annual financial information and operating
data, the City may cross-refer to other documents available to the public on the MSRB's interne
website or filed with the Commission.
If not provided as part of the annual financial information discussed above, the City shall
provide the City's audited annual financial statement prepared in accordance with the Budgeting
Accounting and Reporting System prescribed by the Washington State Auditor pursuant to
RCW 43.09.200 (or any successor statute)when and if available to the MSRB.
(c) Listed Events. The City agrees to provide or cause to be provided to the MSRB,
in a timely manner not in excess of 10 business days after the occurrence of the event, notice of
the occurrence of any of the following events with respect to the Bonds:
1. Principal and interest payment delinquencies;
2. Non-payment related defaults, if material;
3. Unscheduled draws on debt service reserves reflecting financial
difficulties;
4. Unscheduled draws on credit enhancements reflecting financial
difficulties;
5. Substitution of credit or liquidity providers, or their failure to perform;
6. Adverse tax opinions, the issuance by the Internal Revenue Service of
proposed or final determinations of taxability, Notices of Proposed Issue
(IRS Form 5701-TEB) or other material notices or determinations with
respect to the tax status of the Bonds, or other material events affecting the
tax status of the Bonds;
7. Modifications to the rights of Bondholders, if material;
8. Optional, contingent or unscheduled Bond calls other than scheduled
sinking fund redemptions for which notice is given pursuant to Exchange
Act Release 34-23856, if material, and tender offers;
9. Defeasances;
10. Release, substitution, or sale of property securing repayment of the Bonds,
if material;
11. Rating changes;
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12. Bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar event of the City;
13. The consummation of a merger, consolidation, or acquisition involving the
City or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the City, other
than in the ordinary course of business, the entry into a definitive
agreement to undertake such an action or the termination of a definitive
agreement relating to any such actions, other than pursuant to its terms, if
material; and
14. Appointment of a successor or additional trustee or the change of name of
a trustee, if material.
(d) Format for Filings with the MSRB. All notices, financial information and
operating data required by this undertaking to be provided to the MSRB shall be in an electronic
format as prescribed by the MSRB. All documents provided to the MSRB pursuant to this
undertaking shall be accompanied by identifying information as prescribed by the MSRB.
(e) Notification Upon Failure to Provide Financial Data. The City agrees to provide,
or cause to be provided, to the MSRB notice of its failure to provide the annual financial
information described in Subsection (b) above on or prior to the date set forth in Subsection(b)
above.
(f) Termination/Modification. The City's obligations to provide annual financial
information and notices of listed events shall terminate upon the legal defeasance, prior
redemption or payment in full of all of the Bonds. Any provision of this section shall be null and
void if the City(1) obtains an opinion of nationally recognized bond counsel to the effect that the
portion of the Rule that requires that provision is invalid, has been repealed retroactively or
otherwise does not apply to the Bonds and (2) notifies the MSRB of such opinion and the
cancellation of this section.
The City may amend this section, without the consent of bondowners, with an opinion of
nationally recognized bond counsel in accordance with the Rule. In the event of any amendment
of this section, the City shall describe such amendment in the next annual report, and shall
include, a narrative explanation of the reason for the amendment and its impact on the type (or in
the case of a change of accounting principles, on the presentation) of financial information or
operating data being presented by the City. In addition, if the amendment relates to the
accounting principles to be followed in preparing financial statements, (1) notice of such change
shall be given in the same manner as for a listed event under subsection(c), and (2) the annual
report for the year in which the change is made shall present a comparison (in narrative form and
also, if feasible, in quantitative form) between the financial statements as prepared on the basis of
the new accounting principles and those prepared on the basis of the former accounting
principles.
(g) Remedies Under This Section. The right of any bondowner or Beneficial Owner
of Bonds to enforce the provisions of this section shall be limited to a right to obtain specific
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enforcement of the City's obligations under this section, and any failure by the City to comply
with the provisions of this undertaking shall not be an event of default with respect to the Bonds.
(h) No Default. Except as otherwise disclosed in the City's official statement relating
to the Bonds, the City is not and has not been in default in the performance of its obligations of
any prior undertaking for ongoing disclosure with respect to its obligations.
Section 15. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Bonds. In case any Bonds are lost, stolen or
destroyed, the Bond Registrar may authenticate and deliver a new Bond or Bonds of like amount,
date and tenor to the Registered Owner thereof if the owner pays the expenses and charges of the
Bond Registrar and the City in connection therewith and files with the Bond Registrar and the
City evidence satisfactory to both that such Bond or Bonds were actually lost, stolen or destroyed
and of his or her ownership thereof, and furnishes the City and the Bond Registrar with
indemnity satisfactory to both.
Section 16. Severability; Ratification. If any one or more of the covenants or
agreements provided in this Ordinance to be performed on the part of the City shall be declared
by any court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, then such covenant or covenants,
agreement or agreements, shall be null and void and shall be deemed separable from the
remaining covenants and agreements of this Ordinance and shall in no way affect the validity of
the other provisions of this Ordinance or of the Bonds. All acts taken pursuant to the authority
granted in this Ordinance but prior to its effective date are hereby ratified and confirmed.
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Section 17. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect five days
after publication of this Ordinance or a summary thereof in the official newspaper of the City as
provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council this 10th day of May, 2016.
CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY,
WASH _GTON
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L' . ggitis, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Christine Bainbridge, City C erk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Pacifica Law Group LL CSit Counsel
Date of Publication: 05-13-2016
Effective Date: 05-18-2016
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CERTIFICATE
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Spokane Valley, Washington (the "City"),
DO HEREBY CERTIFY:
1. That the attached is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 16-005
(the "Ordinance") of the City, duly passed at a regular meeting of the City Council
(the "Council") held on May 10, 2016.
2. That said meeting was duly convened and held in all respects in accordance with
law, and to the extent required by law, due and proper notice of such meeting was given; that a
legal quorum was present throughout the meeting and a legally sufficient number of members of
the Council voted in the proper manner for the passage of said Ordinance; that all other
requirements and proceedings incident to the proper passage of said Ordinance have been fully
fulfilled, carried out and otherwise observed; and that I am authorized to execute this certificate.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this J'7 day of May, 2016.
Zlik
Com'
Christine Bainbridge, MM City Jerk
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