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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2006-072 - Borrowing of Funds . . CITY OF REDDING LOCAL AGENCY RESOLUTION NUMBER 2006-72 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE BORROWING OF FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006-2007; THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF A 2006-2007 TAX AND REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTE ANn PARTICIPATION IN THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES CASH FLOW FINANCING PROGRAM WHEREAS, local agencies are authorized by Section 53850 to 53858,. both inclusive, of the Government Code of the State of California (the "Act") (being Article 7.6, Chapter 4, Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code) to borrow money by the issuance of temporary notes; WHEREAS, dhe legislative body (the "Legislative Body") of the local agency specified in Section 25 hereof (the "Local Agency") has determined that a sum (the "Principal Amount"), not to exceed the Maximum Amount of Borrowing specified in Section 25 hereof, which Principal Amount is to. be confirmed and set in the Pricing Confirmation (as defined in Section 4 hereof), is needed for the requirements of the Local Agency, to satisfy obligations of the Local Agency, and that it is necessary that said Principal Amount be borrowed for such purpose at this time by the issuance of a note or notes therefore in anticipation of the receipt of taxes, income, revenue, cash receipts and other moneys to be received by the Local Agency for the general fund of the Local Agency attributable to its fiscal year ending June 30, 2007 ("Fiscal Year 2006-2007"); WHEREAS, the Local Agency hereby determines to borrow, for the purposes set forth above, the Principal Amount by the issuance of the Note (as hereinafter defined); WHEREAS, it appears, and this Legislative Body hereby finds and determines, that the Principal Amount, when added to the interest payable thereon, does not exceed eighty- five percent (85 %) of the estimated amount of the uncollected taxes, income, revenue (including, but not limited to, revenue from the state and federal governments), cash receipts and other moneys of the Local Agency attributable to Fiscal Year 2006-2007 and available for the payment of the principal of the Note and the interest thereon; WHEREAS, no money has heretofore been borrowed by or on behalf of the Local Agency through the issuance of tax anticipation notes or temporary notes in anticipation of the receipt of, or payable from or secured by, taxes, income, revenue, cash receipts or other moneys for Fiscal Year 2006-2007; WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 53856 of the Act, certain moneys which will be received by the Local Agency during and attributable to Fiscal Year 2006-2007 can be pledged for the payment of the principal of the Note and the interest thereon (as hereinafter provided); ~ o . WHEREAS, the Local Agency has determined that it is in the best interests of the Local Agency to participate in the California Communities Cash Row Financing Program z.. o DOCS LA 1 :517863.1 N o 3-. ~ . . (the "Program"), whereby partIcIpating local agencies (collectively, the "Issuers") will simultaneously issue tax and r,evenue anticipation notes; WHEREAS, the Program requires the participating Issuers to sell their tax and revenue anticipation notes to the California Statewide Communities Development Authority (the "Authority") pursuant to note purchase agreements (collectively, "Purchase Agreements"), each between such individual Issuer and the Authority, and dated as of the date of the Pricing Confirmation, a form of which has been submitted to the Legislative Body; WHEREAS, the Authority, in consultation with RBC Capital Markets, as financial advisor for the Program (the "Financial Advisor"), will form one or more pools of notes (the "Pooled Notes") and assign each note to a particular pool (the "Pool") and sell a series (the "Series") of bonds (the "Bonds") secured by each Pool pursuant to an indenture (the "Indenture") between the Authority and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), each Series distinguished by whether or what type(s) of Credit Instrument(s) (as hereinafter defined) secure(s) such Series, by the principal amounts of the notes assigned to the Pool, by whether interest on the Series of Bonds is a fixed rate of interest or a variable rate of interest swapped to a fixed rate by the AuthoJity, by whether interest on the Series of Bonds is includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes, or by other factors, and the Local Agency hereby acknowledges and approves the discretion of the Authority to assign the Note to such Pool and such Indenture as the Authority may determine; WHEREAS, as additional security for the owners of each Series of Bonds, all or a portion of the payments by all of the Issuers of the notes assigned to such Series mayor may not be secured (by virtue or in form of. the Bonds, as indicated in the Pricing Confirmation, being secured in whole or in part) by an irrevocable letter (or letters) of credit or policy (or policies) of insurance or other credit instrument (or instruments) (collectively, the "Credit Instrument") issued by the credit provider or credit providers designated in the Indenture, as finally executed (collectively, the "Credit Provider"), pursuant to a credit agreement or agreements or commitment letter or letters (collectively, the "Credit Agreement") between the Authority and the respective Credit Provider; WHEREAS, the net proceeds of the Note may be invested by the Local Agency in Permitted Investments (as defined in the Indenture) or in any other investment permitted by the laws of the State of California, as now in effect and as hereafter amended, modified or supplemented from time to time; WHEREAS, as part of the Program each participating Issuer approves the Indenture, the alternative fonus of Credit Agreements, if any, in substantially the forms presented to the Legislative Body, with the final form of Indenture, type of Credit Instrument and corresponding Credit Agreement to be determined and approved by delivery of the Pricing Confirmation; wmREAS, pursuant to the Program each partICIpating Issuer will be responsible for its share of (a) the fees of the Trustee and the costs of issuing the applicable Series of Bonds, and (b), if applicable, the fees of the Credit Provider (which shall be payable from, among other sources, moneys in the Costs of Issuance Fund established and held under the DOCSLA 1 :517863.1 2 . . Indenture), the Issuer's allocable share of all Predefault Obligations and the Issuer's Reimbursement Obligations, if any (each as defined in the Indenture); WHEREAS, pursuant to the Program, the underwriter will submit an offer to the Authority to purchase, in the case of each Pool of Notes, the Series of Bonds which will be secured by the Indenture to which such Pool will be assigned; WHEREAS, it is necessary to engage the services of certain professionals to assist the Local Agency in its participation in the Program; NOW, THER1B:FOR1B:, the Legislative Body hereby finds, determines, declares and resolves as follows: Section 1. lRecitals. This Legislative Body hereby finds and determines that all the above recitals are true and con-ect. Section 2. (A) Authorization of Issuance. This Legislative Body hereby determines to borrow solely for the purpose of anticipating taxes, income, revenue, cash receipts and other moneys to be received by lhe Local Agency for the general fund of the Local Agency attributable to Fiscal Year 2006-2007, by the issuance of a note or notes in the aggregate Principal Amount under Sections 53850 et seq. of the Act, designated the Local Agency's "2006 Tax and Revenue Anticipation Note," with an appropriate series designation if more than one note is issued (collectively, the "Note"), to be issued in the form of a fully registered note or notes at the Principal Amount thereof, to be dated the date of its delivery to the initial purchaser thereof, to mature (without option of prior redemption) not more than fifteen months thereafter on a date indicated on the face thereof and determined in the Pricing Confirmation (the "Maturity Date"), and to bear interest, payable at maturity (and if the maturity is more than twelve months from the date of issuance, payable on the interim payment date set forth in the Pricing Confirmation) and computed upon the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, or a 365 or 366-day year, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed, at a rate or rates, if more than one Note is issued, not to exceed twelve percent (12 %) per annum as determined in the Pricing Confirmation and indicated on the face of the Note (the "Note Rate"). If the Series of Bonds issued in connection with the Note is secured in whole or in part by a Credit Instrument or such Credit Instrument secures the Note in whole or in part and all principal of and interest on the Note is not paid in full at maturity or if payment of principal of and/or interest on the Note is paid (in whole or in part) by a draw under, payment by or claim upon a Credit Instrument which draw, payment or claim is not :fully reimbursed on such date, such Note shall become a Defaulted Note (as defined in the Indenture), and the unpaid portion (including the interest component, if applicable) thereof (or the portion (including the interest component, if applicable) thereof with respect to which a Credit Instrument applies for which reimbursement on a draw, payment or claim has not been fully made) shall be deemed outstanding and shall continue to bear interest thereafter until paid at the Default Rate (as defined in the Indenture). If the Note or the Series of Bonds issued in connection with the Note is unsecured in whole or in part and the Note is not fully paid at maturity, the unpaid portion thereof (or the portion thereof to which no Credit Instrument applies which is unpaid) shall be deemed outstanding and shall continue to bear interest thereafter until paid at the Default Rate. In each case, however, the obligation of the Local Agency with respect to such Defaulted Note or unpaid Note shall not be a debt or liability DOCSLA1:517863.1 3 . . of the Local Agency prohibited by Article XVI, Section 18 of the California Constitution and the Local Agency shall not be liable thereon except to the extent of any available revenues attributable to Fiscal Year 2006-2007, as provided in Section 8 hereof. The percentage of the Note to which a Credit Instrument, i.f any, applies (the "Secured Percentage") shall be equal to the amount of the Credit Instrument divided by the aggregate amount of unpaid principal of and interest on th.e unpaid notes (or portions thereof) of all Issuers, expressed as a percentage (but not greater than 100 %) as of the maturity date. Both the principal of ,md interest on the Note shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America. The principal of and interest on the Note at maturity shall be paid upon surrender of the Note at the corporate trust office of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association in Los Angeles, California. The Note shall be issued in conjunction with the note or notes of one or more other Issuers as part of the Program and within the meaning of Section 53853 of the Act. (B) Anything in this Resolution to the contrary notwithstanding, the Pricing Confirmation may specify that a portion of the authorized Principal Amount of the Note shall be issued as a taxable Note the interest on which is includable in the gross income of the holder thereof for federal income tax purposes (a "Taxable Note"). In such event, the Taxable Note shall be issued with an appropriate series designation and other terms reflecting such taxability of interest income, including without limitation, a taxable Note Rate and a taxable Default Rate; the term Note, and other terms as appropriate, shall be deemed to include or refer to such Taxable Note; and the agreements, covenants and provisions set forth in this Resolution to be performed by or on behalf of the Local Agency shall be for the equal and proportionate benefit, securily and protection of the holder of any Note without preference, priority or distinction as to security or otherwise of any Note over and other Note. Section 3. ][form of Note. The Note shall be issued in fully registered form without coupons and shall be substantially in the form and substance set forth in Exhibit A as attached hereto and by reference incorporated herein, the blanks in said forms to be filled in with appropriate words and figures. Section 4. Sale of Note; Delegation. The Note shall be sold to the Authority pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The form of the Purchase Agreement, including the form of the pricing confirmation supplement (the "Pricing Confirmation") set forth as Exhibit A thereto, presented to this meeting are hereby approved. The authorized representatives set forth in Section 25 hereof (the "Authorized Representatives") are each hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver the Purchase Agreement in substantially said form, with such changes thereto as such Authorized Representative shall approve, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by his or her execution and delivery thereof; provided, however, that the Purchase Agreement shall not be effe(:tive and binding on the Local Agency until the execution and delivery of the Pricing Confirmation. The Authorized Representatives are each hereby filrther authorized and directed to execute and deliver the Pricing Confirmation in substantially said form, with such changes thereto as such Authorized Representative shall approve, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by his or her execution and delivery thereof; provided, however, that the interest rate on the Note shall not exceed twelve percent (12 %) per annum, the discount OOCSLA1:517863.1 4 . . on the Note, when added to the Local Agency's share of the costs of issuance of the Bonds, shall not exceed one percent (1.0%), and the Principal Amount shall not exceed the Maximum Amount of Borrowing. Delivery of an executed copy of the Pricing Confirmation by fax or telecopy shall be deemed effective execution and delivery for all purposes. Section 5. lProgram Approval. The Pricing Confirmation shall indicate whether and what type of Credit Instrument will apply. The forms of Indenture, alternative general types and forms of Credit Agreements, if any, presented to this meeting are hereby acknowledged, and it is acknowledged that the Authority will execute and deliver the Indenture, one or more Credit Agreements, if applicable, which shall be identified in the Pricing Confirmation, in substantially one or more of said forms with such changes therein as the Authorized Representative who executes the Pricing Confirmation shall require or approve (substantially final forms of the Indenture and the Credit Agreement are to be delivered to the Authorized Representative concurrent with the Pricing Confirmation), such approval of the Authorized Representative and this Legislative Body to be conclusively evidenced by the execution of the Pricing Confirmation. Anyone of the Authorized Representatives of the Local Agency is hereby authorized and directed to provide the Financial Advisor or the underwriter with such information relating to the Local Agency as the Financial Advisor or the underwriter shall reasonably request for inclusion in the Preliminary Official Statement and Official Statement of the Authority. Upon inclusion of the information relating to the Local Agency therein, the Preliminary Official Statement and Official Statement or such other offering document is, except for certain omissions permitted by Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Rule"), hereby deemed final within the meaning of the Rule with respect to the Local Agency and any Authorized Representative of the Local Agency is authorized to execute a certificate to such effect. If, at any time prior to the end of the underwriting period, as defined in the Rule, any event occurs as a result of which the information contained in the Preliminary Official Statement or other offering document relating to the Local Agency might include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Local Agency shall promptly notify the Financial Advisor and the underwriter. Subject to Section 8 hereof, the Local Agency hereby agrees that if the Note shall become a Defaulted Note, the unpaid portion (including the interest component, if applicable) thereof or the portion (including the interest component, if applicable) to which a Credit Instrument applies for which full reimbursement on a draw, payment or claim has not been made by the Maturity Date shall be deemed outstanding and shall not be deemed to be paid until (i) any Credit Provider providing a Credit Instrument with respect to the Note or the Series of Bonds issued in connection with the Note, has been reimbursed for any drawings, payments or claims made under or from the Credit Instrument with respect to the Note, including interest accrued thereon, as provided therein and in the applicable Credit Agreement, and, (ii) the holders of the Note, or Series of the Bonds issued in connection with the Note, are paid the full principal amount represented by the unsecured portion of the Note plus interest accrued thereon (calculated at the Default Rate) to the date of deposit of such aggregate required amount with the Trustee. For purposes of clause (ii) of the preceding sentence, holders of the Series of Bonds DOCSLA 1 :517863.1 5 . . will be deemed to have received such principal amount upon deposit of such moneys with the Trustee. The Local Agency agrees to payor cause to be paid, in addition to the amounts payable under the Note, any f,ees or expenses of the Trustee and, to the extent permitted by law, if the Local Agency's Note is secured in whole or in part by a Credit Instrument (by virtue of the fact that the Series of Bonds is secured by a Credit Instrument), any Predefault Obligations and Reimbursement Obligations (to the extent not payable under the Note), (i) arising out of an "Event of Default" hereunder (or pursuant to Section 7 hereof) or (ii) arising out of any other event (other than an event arising solely as a result of or otherwise attributable to a default by any other Issuer). In the case described in (ii) above with respect to Predefault Obligations, the Local Agency shall owe only the percentage of such fees, expenses and Predefault Obligations equal to the ratio of the principal amount of its Note over the aggregate principal amounts of all notes, including the Note, of the Series of which the Note is a part, at the time of original issuance of such Series. Such additional amounts will be paid by the Local Agency within twenty-five (25) days of receipt by the Local Agency of a bill therefor from the Trustee. Section 6. No Joint Obligation. The Note will be issued in conjunction with a note or notes of one or more other Issuers, assigned to secure a Series of Bonds. In all cases, the obligation of the Local Agency to make payments on or in respect to its Note is a several and not a joint obligation and is strictly limited to the Local Agency's repayment obligation under this Resolution and the Note. Sectiolll 7. Disposition of Proceeds of Note. A portion of the moneys received from the sale of the Note in an amount equal to the Local Agency's share of the costs of issuance (which shall include any fees and expenses in connection with any Credit Instrument applicable to the Note or Series of Bonds) shall be deposited in the Costs of Issuance Fund held and invested by the Trustee under the Indenture and expended as directed by the Authority on costs of issuance as provided in the Indenture. The balance of the moneys received from the sale of the Note to the Authority shall be deposited in the Local Agency's Proceeds Subaccount hereby authorized to be created pursuant to, and held and invested by the Trustee under, the Indenture for the Local Agency and said moneys may be used and expended by the Local Agency for any purpose for which it is authorized to use and expend moneys, upon requisition from the Proceeds Subaccount as specified in the Indenture. Amounts in the Proceeds Subaccount are hereby pledged to the payment of the Note. The Trustee will not create subaccounts within the Proceeds Fund, but will keep records to account separately for proceeds of the Bonds allocable to the Local Agency's Note on deposit in the Proceeds Fund which shall constitute the Local Agency's Proceeds Subaccount. Section 8. Source of Payment. (A) The principal amount of the Note, together with the interest thereon, shall be payable from taxes, income, revenue (including, but not limited to, revenue from the state and federal governments), cash receipts and other moneys which are received by the Local Agency for the general fund of the Local Agency and are attributable to Fiscal Year 2006-2007 and which are available for payml~nt thereof. As security for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Note, the Local Agency hereby pledges certain unrestricted revenues (as DOCSLAl:517863.1 6 . . hereinafter provided, the "Pledged Revenues") which are received by the Local Agency for the general fund of the Local Agency and are attributable to Fiscal Year 2006-2007, and the principal of the Note and the interest thereon shall constitute a first lien and charge thereon and shall be payable from the fi!rst moneys received by the Local Agency from such Pledged Revenues, and, to the extent not so paid, shall be paid from any other taxes, income, revenue, cash receipts and other moneys of the Local Agency lawfully available therefor (all as provided for in Sections 53856 and 53857 of the Act). The telID "unrestricted revenues" shall mean all taxes, income, revenue (including, but not limited to, revenue from the state and federal governments), cash receipts, and other moneys, intended as receipts for the general fund of the Local Agency attributable to Fiscal Year 2006-2007 and which are generally available for the payment of current expenses and other obligations of the Local Agency. The Noteholders, Bondholders and Credit Provider shall have a first lien and charge on such certain unrestricted revenues as hereinafter provided which are received by the Local Agency and are attributable to Fiscal Year 2006-2007. In order to effect the pledge referenced in the preceding paragraph, the Local Agency hereby agrees and covenants to establish and maintain a special account within the Local Agency's general fund to be designated the "2006 Tax and Revenue Anticipation Note Payment Account" (the "Payment Account") and further agrees and covenants to maintain the Payment Account until the payment of the principal of the Note and the interest thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Local Agency elects to have Note proceeds invested in Permitted Investments to be held by the Trustee pursuant to the Pricing Confirmation, a subaccount of the Payment Account (the "Payment Subaccount") shall be established for the Local Agency under the Indenture and proceeds credited to such account shall be pledged to the payment of the Note. The Trustee need not create a subaccount, but may keep a record to account separately for proceeds of the Note so held and invested by the Trustee which record shall constitute the Local Agency's Proceeds Subaccount. Transfers from the Payment Subaccount shall be made in accordance with the Indenture. Thl~ Local Agency agrees to transfer to and deposit in the Payment Account the first amounts received in the months specified in the Pricing Confirmation as Repayment Months (each individual month a "Repayment Month" and collectively "Repayment Months") (and any amounts received thereafter attributable to Fiscal Year 2006- 2007) until the amount on deposit in :the Payment Account, together with the amount, if any, on deposit in the Payment Subaccount, and taking into consideration anticipated investment earnings thereon to be received by tlle Maturity Date, is equal in the respective Repayment Months identified in the Pricing Confirmation to the percentage of the principal and interest due on the Note specified in the Pricing Confirmation. In making such transfer and deposit:, the Local Agency shall not be required to physically segregate the amounts to be transferred to and deposited in the Payment Account from the Local Agency's other general fund moneys,. but, notwithstanding any commingling of funds for investment or other purposes, the amounts required to be transferred to and deposited in the Payment Account shall nevertheless be subject to the lien and charge created herein. Anyone of the Authorized Representatives of the Local Agency is hereby authorized to approve the determination of the Repayment Months and percentages of the principal and interest due on the Note required to be on deposit in the Payment Account and/or the Payment Subaccount in each Repayment Month, all as specified in the Pricing Confirmation, by executing and delivering the Pricing Confirmation, such execution and delivery to be OOCSLA1:517863.1 7 -- ~ conclusive evidence of approval by this Legislative Body and such Authorized Representative; provided, however, that the maximum number of Repayment Months shall be six and the maximum amount of Pledged Revenues required to be deposited in each Repayment Month shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate principal and interest due on the Note. In the event on the day in each such Repayment Month that a deposit to the Payment Account is required to be made, the Local Agency has not received sufficient unrestricted revenues to permit the deposit into the Payment Account of the full amount of Pledged Revenues to be deposited in the Payment Account from said unrestricted revenues in said month, then the amount of any deficiency shall be satisfied and made up from any other moneys of the Local Agency lawfully available for the payment of the principal of the Note and the interest thereon, as and when such other moneys are received or are otherwise legally available. (B) Any moneys placed in the Payment Account or the Payment Subaccount shall be for the benefit of (i) the holder of the Note and the holders of Bonds issued in connection with the Notes and (ii) (to the extent provided in the Indenture) the Credit Provider, if any. The moneys in the Payment Account and the Payment Subaccount shall be applied only for the purposes for which such Accounts are created until the principal of the Note and all interest thereon are paid or until provision has been made for the payment of the principal of the Note at maturity with interest to maturity (in accordance with the requirements for defeasance of the Bonds as set forth in the Indenture) and, if applicable, (to the extent provided in the Indenture and, if applicable, the Credit Agreement) the payment of all Predefault Obligations and Reimbursement Obligations owing to the Credit Provider. (C) The Local Agency hereby directs the Trustee to transfer on the Note Payment Deposit Date (as defined in the Indenture), any moneys in the Payment Subaccount to the Bond Payment Fund (as defined in the Indenture). In addition, on the Note Payment Deposit Date, the moneys in the Payment Account shall be transferred by the Local Agency to the Trustee, to the extent necessary (after crediting any transfer pursuant to the preceding sentence), to pay the principal of and/or interest on the Note, to make payments to a Swap Provider, if any, as defmed in the Indenture, pursuant to a Swap Agreement, if any, as defmed in the Indenture, or to reimburse the Credit Provider for payments made under or pursuant to the Credit Instrument. In the event that moneys in the Payment Account and/or the Payment Subaccount are insufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the Note in full when due, such moneys shall be applied in the following priority: first to pay interest on the Note; second to pay principal of the Note; third to reimburse the Credit Providler for payment, if any, of interest with respect to the Note; fourth to reimburse the Credit Provider for payment, if any, of principal with respect to the Note; and fifth to pay any Reimbursement Obligations of the Local Agency and any of the Local Agency's pro rata share of Predefault Obligations owing to the Credit Provider. Any moneys remainlng in or accruing to the Payment Account and/or the Payment Subaccount after the principal of the Note and the interest thereon ,md any Predefault Obligations and Reimbursement Obligations, if applicable, have been paid, or provisi.on for such payment has been made, shall be transferred to the general fund of the Local Ag~ncy, subject to any other disposition required by the Indenture, or, if applicable, the Credit Agreement. Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve the Local Agency from its obligation to pay its Note in full on the Maturity Date. (D) Moneys in the Proceeds Subaccount and in the Payment Subaccount shall be invested by the Trustee pursuant to the Indenture as directed by the Local Agency in DOCSLAl:517863.1 8 . ~ Permitted Investments as de:scribed in and under the terms of the Indenture. Any such investment by the Trustee shall be for the account and risk of the Local Agency, and the Local Agency shall not be deemed to be relieved of any of its obligations with respect to the Note, the Predefault Obligations or Reimbursement Obligations, if any, by reason of such investment of the moneys in its Proceeds Subaccount or the Payment Subaccount. (E) At the written request of the Credit Provider, if any, theLocal Agency shall, within ten (10) Business Days following the receipt of such written request, file such report or reports to evidence the transfer to ,md deposit in the Payment Account required by this Section 8 and provide such additional financial information as may be required by the Credit Provider, if any. Section 9. Execution of Note. Anyone of the Authorized Representatives of the Local Agency or any other officer designated by the Legislative Body shall be authorized to execute the Note by manual or facsimile signature and the Secretary or Clerk of the Legislative Body of the Local Agency, or any duly appointed assistant thereto, shall be authorized to countersign the Note by manual or facsimile signature. Said Authorized Representative of the Local Agency, is hereby authorized to cause the blank spaces of the Note to be filled in as may be appropriate pursuant to the: Pricing Confirmation. The Authorized Representative is hereby authorized and directed to cause the Authority to assign the Note to the Trustee, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement, this Resolution and the Indenture. In cas.e any Authorized Representative whose signature shall appear on any Note shall cease to be an Authorized Representative before the delivery of such Note, such signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if such officer had remained in office until delivery. The Note need not bear the seal of the Local Agency, if any. Section 10. Intentionally Left Blank. This section has been included to preserve the sequence of section numbers for cross-referencing purposes. Section Ill. Representations and Covenants of the Local Agency. The Local Agency makes the following representations for the benefit of the holder of the Note, the owners of the Bonds and the Credit Provider, if any: (A) The Loeal Agency is duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Calif,omia and has all necessary power and authority to (i) adopt this Resolution and perform its o1bligations thereunder, (ii) enter into and perform its obligations under the Purchase Agreement, and (iii) issue the Note and perform its obligations thereunder. (B) (i) Upon the issuance of the Note, the Local Agency shall have taken all action required to be taken by it to authorize the issuance and delivery of the Note and the performance of its obligations thereunder, and (ii) the Local Agency has full legal right, power and authority to issue and deliver the Note. (C) The issuance of the Note, the adoption of the Resolution and the execution and delivery of the Purchase Agreement, and compliance with the provisions hereof and thereof do not conflict with, breach or violate any law, administrative regulation, court decree, DOCSLA1:517863.1 9 .t --- resolution, charter, by-laws or other a.greement to which the Local Agency is subject or by which it is bound. (D) Except as may be required under blue sky or other securities laws of any state or Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, there is no consent, approval, authorization or other order of, or ftling with, or certification by, any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Local Agency required for the issuance and sale of the Note or the consummation by the Local Agency of the other transactions contemplated by this Resolution, except those the Local Agency shall obtain or perfoml prior to or upon the issuance of the Note. (E) The Local Agency has (or will have prior to the issuance of the Note) duly, regularly and properly adoptedl a preliminary budget for Fiscal Year 2006-2007 setting forth expected revenues and expenditures and has complied with all statutory and regulatory requirements with respect to the adoption of such budget. The Local Agency hereby covenants that it shall (i) duly, regularly and properly prepare and adopt its final budget for Fiscal Year 2006-2007, (ii) provide to the Trustee, the Credit Provider, if any, the Financial Advisor and the underwriter, promptly upon adoption, copies of such final budget and of any subsequent revisions, modifications or amendments thereto and (iii) comply with all applicable laws pertaining to its budget. (F) The sum of the principal amount of the Local Agency's Note plus the interest payable thereon, on the date of its issuance, shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the estimated amounts of the Local Ageney's uncollected taxes, income, revenue (including, but not limited to, revenue from the state and federal governments), cash receipts, and other moneys to be received by the Local Agency for the general fund of the Local Agency attributable to Fiscal Year 2006-2007, all of which will be legally available to pay principal of and interest on the Note. . (G) The Local Agency (i) has not defaulted within the past twenty (20) years, and is not currently in default, (in any debt obligation and (ii), to the best knowledge of the Local Agency, has never defaulted on any debt obligation. (H) The Local Agency's most recent audited financial statements present fairly the financial condition of the Local Agency as of the date thereof and the results of operation for the period covered thereby. Except as has been disclosed to the Financial Advisor and the underwriter and the Credit Provider, if any, there has been no change in the financial condition of the Local Agency since the date of such audited financial statements that will in the reasonable opinion of the Local Agency materially impair its ability to perform its obligations under this Resolution and the Note. The Local Agency agrees to furnish to the Authority, the Financial Advisor, the underwriter, the Trustee and the Credit Provider, if any, promptly, from time to time, such information regarding the operations, financial condition and property of the Local Agency as such party may reasonably request. (I) There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any court, a.rbitrator, governmental or other board, body or official, pending or, to the best knowledge of the Local Agency, threatened against or affecting the Local Agency questioning the validity of any proceeding taken or to be taken by the Local Agency in DOCSLAl:517863.1 10 .t .. connection with the Note, the Purchase Agreement, the Indenture, the Credit Agreement, if any, or this Resolution, or seeking to prohibit, restrain or enjoin the execution, delivery or performance by the Local Agency of any of the foregoing, or wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or fmding would have a materially adverse effect on the Local Agency's fmancial condition or results of operations or on the ability of the Local Agency to conduct its activities as presently conducted or as proposed or contemplated to be conducted, or would materially adversely affect the validity or enforceability of, or the authority or ability of the Local Agency to perform its obligations under, the Note, the Purchase Agreement, the Indenture, the Credit Agreement, if any, or this Resolution. (1) Upon issuance of the Note and execution of the Purchase Contract, this Resolution, the Purchase Contract and the Note will constitute legal, valid and binding agreements of the Local Agency, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy or other laws affecting creditors' rights generally, the application of equitable principles if equitable remedies are sought, the exercise of judicial discretion in appropJiate cases and the limitations on legal remedies against local agencies, as applicable, in the State of California. (K) The Local Agency and its appropriate officials have duly taken, or will take, all proceedings necessary to be taken by them, if any, for the levy, receipt, collection and enforcement of the Pledged Revenues in accordance with law for carrying out the provisions of this Resolution and the Note. (L) The Local Agency shall not incur any indebtedness secured by a pledge of its Pledged Revenues unless such pledge is subordinate in all respects to the pledge of Pledged Revenues hereunder. (M) So long as the Credit Provider, if any, is not in payment default under the Credit Instrument, the Local Agency hereby agrees to pay its pro rata share of all Predefault Obligations and all Reimbursement Obligations attributable to the Local Agency in accordance with provisions of the Credit Agreement, if any, and/or the Indenture, as applicable. Prior to the Maturity Date, moneys in the Local Agency's Payment Account and/or Payment Subacc:ount shall not be used to make such payments. The Local Agency shall pay such amounts promptly upon receipt of notice from the Credit Provider that such amounts are due to it. (N) So long as any Bonds issued in connection with the Notes are Outstanding, or any Predefault Obligation or Reimbursement Obligation is outstanding, the Local Agency will not create or suffer to be created any pledge of or lien on the Note other than the pledge and lien of the Indenture. Section 12. Tax Covenants. (A) The Local Agency shall not take any action or fail to take any action if such action or failure to take such action would adversely affect the exclusion from gross income of the interest payable on the Note or Bonds under Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code"). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Local Agency shall not make any use of the proceeds of the Note or Bonds or any other funds of the Local Agency which would cause the Note or Bonds to be an "arbitrage bond" within the meaning of Section 148 of the Code, a "private activity bond" within the meaning of DOCSLA1:517863.l 11 -- .. Section 141(a) of the Code, or an obligation the interest on which is subject to federal income taxation because it is "federally guaranteed" as provided in Section 149(b) of the Code.. The Local Agency, with respect to the proceeds of the Note, will comply with all requirements of such sections of the Code and all regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury issued or applicable thereunder to the extent that such requirements are, at the time, applicable and in effect. (B) The Local Agency hereby (i) represents that the aggregate face amount of all tax-exempt obligations (including any tax-exempt leases, but excluding private activity bonds), issued and to be issued by the Local Agency during calendar year 2006, including the Note, is not reasonably expected to exceed $5,000,000; or. in the alternative. (ii) covenants that the Local Agency will take alJllegally permissible steps necessary to ensure that all of the gross proceeds of the Note will be t~xpended no later than the day that is six months after the date of issuance of the Note so as to satisfy the requirements of Section 148(t)(4)(B) of the Code. (C) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Resolution to the contrary, upon the Local Agency's failure to observe, or refusal to comply with, the covenants contained in this Section 12, no one other than the holders or former holders of the Note, the owners of the Bond, the Credit Provider, if any, or the Trustee on their behalf shall be entitled to exercise any right or remedy under this Resolution on the basis of the Local Agency's failure to observe, or refusal to comply with, such covenants. (D) The covenants contained in this Section 12 shall survive the payment of the Note. (E) The provisions of this Section 12 shall not apply to a Taxable Note. Section 13. .Events of Default and Remedies. If any of the foHowing events occurs, it is hereby defined as and declared to be and to constitute an "Event of Default": (A) Failure by the Local Agency to make or cause to be made the transfers and deposits to the Payment Account, or any other payment required to be paid hereunder, including payment of principal and interest on the Note, on or before the date on which such transfer, deposit or other payment is due and payable; (B) Failure by the Local Agency to observe and perform any covenant, condition or agreement on its part to be observed or performed under this Resolution, for a period of fifteen (15) days after written notice, specifying such failure and requesting that it be remedied, is given to the Local Agency by the Trustee or the Credit Provider, if applicable, unless the Trustee and the Credit Provider shall all agree in writing to an extension of such time prior to its expiration; (C) Any warranty, representation or other statement by or on behalf of the Local Agency contained in this Resolution or the Purchase Agreement (including the Pricing Confirmation) or in any requisition or any financial report delivered by the Local Agency or in DOCSLA1:517863.1 12 .t .. any instrument furnished in compliance with or in reference to this Resolution or the Purchase Agreement or in connection with the Note, is false or misleading in any material respect; (D) A petition is filed against the Local Agency under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law of any jurisdiction, whether now or hereafter in effect and is not dismissed within 30 days after such filing, but the Trustee shall have the right to intervene in the proceedings prior to the expiration of such thirty (30) days to protect its and the Bond Owners' (or Noteholders') interests; (E) The Local Agency files a petition in voluntary bankruptcy or seeking relief under any provision of any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law of any jurisdiction, whether now or hereafter in effect, or consents to the filing of any petition against it under such law; or (F) The Loeal Agency admits insolvency or bankruptcy or is generally not paying its debts as such debts become due, or becomes insolvent or bankrupt or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or a custodian (including without limitation a receiver, liquidator or trustee) of the Local Agency or any of its property is appointed by court order or takes possession thereof and such order remains in effect or such possession continues for more than 30 days, but the Trustee shall have the right to intervene in the proceedings prior to the expiration of such thirty (30) days to protect its and the Bond Owners' or Noteholders' interests. Whenever any Event of Default referred to in this Section 13 shall have happened and be continuing, the Trustee, as holder of the Note, shall, in addition to any other remedies provided herein or by law or under the Indenture, if applicable, have the right, at its option without any further demand or notice, to take one or any combination of the following remedial steps: (1) Without declaring the Note to be immediately due and payable, require the Local Agency to pay to the Trustee, as holder of the Note, an amount equal to the principal of the Note and interest thereon to maturity, plus all other amounts due hereunder, and upon notice to the Local Agency the same shall become immediately due and payable by the Local Agency without further notice or demand; and (2) Take whatever other action at law or in equity (except for acceleration of payment on the Note) which may appear necessary or desirable to collect the amounts then due and thereafter to become due hereunder and under the Note or to enforce any other of its rights hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Local Agency's Note is secured in whole or in part by a Credit Instrument or if the Credit Provider is subrogated to rights under the Local Agency's Note, as long as the Credit Provider has not failed to comply with its payment obligations under the Credit Instrument, the Credit Provider shall have the right to direct the remedies upon any Event of Default hereunder, and the Credit Provider's prior consent shall be required to any remedial action proposed to be taken by the Trustee hereunder. DOCSLA1:517863.1 13 .- .. If the Credit Provider is not reimbursed for any drawing, payment or claim, as applicable, used to pay principal of and interest on the Note due to a default in payment on the Note by the Local Agency, or if any principal of or interest on the Note remains unpaid after the Maturity Date, the Note shall be a Defaulted Note, the unpaid portion (including the interest component, if applicable) thereof or the portion (including the interest component, if applicable) to which a Credit Instrument applies for which reimbursement on a draw, payment or claim has not been made shall be deemed outstanding and shall bear interest at the Default Rate until the Local Agency's obligation on the Defaulted Note is paid in full or payment is duly provided for, all subject to Section 8 hereof. Section 14. Trustee. The Local Agency hereby directs and authoriz~:s the payment by the Trustee of the: interest on and principal of the Note when such become due and payable, from amounts received by the Trustee from the Local Agency in the manner set forth herein. The Local Agency hereby covenants to deposit funds in such account or fund, as applicable, at the time and in the amount specified herein to provide sufficient moneys to pay-the principal of and interest on the Note on the Note Payment Deposit Date. Payment of the Note shall be in accordance with the terms of the Note and this Resolution. Section 15. Sale of Note. The Note shall be sold to the Authority, in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, hereinbefore approved, and issued payable to the Trustee, as assignee of the Authority. Section 16. Intentionally Left Blank. This section has been included to preserve the sequence of section numbers for cross-referencing purposes. Section 17. Approval of Actions. The aforementioned Authorized Representatives of the Local Agency are hereby authorized and directed to execute the Note and cause the Trustee to accept delivery of the Note, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement and the Indenture. All actions heretofore taken by the officers and agents of the Local Agency or this Legislative Body with respect to the sale and issuance of the Note and participation in the Program are hereby approved, confirmed and ratified and the Authorized Representatives and agents of the Local Agency are hereby authorized and directed, for and in the name and on behalf of the Local Agency, to do any and all things and take any and all actions and execute any and all certificates, agreements and other documents which they, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable in order to consummate the lawful issuance and delivery of the Note in accordance with, and relatc~d transactions contemplated by, this Resolution. The Authorized Representatives of lhe Local Agency referred to above in Section 4 hereof are hereby designated as "Authorized Local Agency Representatives" under the Indenture: In the event that the Note or a portion thereof is secured by a Credit Instrument, anyone of the Authorized Representatives of the Local Agency is hereby authorized and directed to provide the Credit Provider, with any and all information relating to the Local Agency as such Credit Provider may reasonably request. Section 18. Pmceedings Constitute Contract. The provisions of the Note and of this Resolution shall constitute a contract between the Local Agency and the registered owner of the Note, and such provisions shall be enforceable by mandamus or any other DOCSLA 1 :517863.1 14 .- .. appropriate suit, action or proceeding at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction, and shall be irrepealable. The Credit Provider, if any, is a third party beneficiary of the provisions of this Resolution and the Note. Section 19. JLimited Liability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Note or in any other document mentioned herein or related to the Note or to any Series of Bonds to which tbe Note may be assigned, the Local Agency shall not have any liability hereunder or by reason hereof or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby except to the extent payable from moneys available therefor as set forth in Section 8 hereof. Section 20. Amendments. At any time or from time to time, the Local Agency may adopt one or more Supplemental Resolutions with the written consents of the Authority and the Credit Provider, if any, but without the necessity for consent of the owner of the Note or of the Bonds issued in connection with the Note for anyone or more of the following purposes: (A) to add Ito the covenants and agreements of the Local Agency in this Resolution, other covenants and agreements to be observed by the Local Agency which are not contrary to or inconsistent with this Resolution as theretofore in effect; (B) to add to the limitations and restrictions in this Resolution, other limitations and restrictions to be observed by the Local Agency which are not contrary to or inconsistent with this Resolution as theretofore in effect; (C) to confirm, as further assurance, any pledge under, and the subjection to any lien or pledge created or to be created by, this Resolution, of any monies, securities or funds, or to establish any additional funds or accounts to be held under this Resolution; (D) to cure any ambiguity, supply any omission, or cure or correct any defect or inconsistent provision in this Resolution; or (E) to amend or supplement this Resolution in any other respect; provided, however, that any such Supplemental Resolution does not adversely affect the interests of the owners of the Note or of the Bonds issued in connection with the Notes. Any modifications or amendment of this Resolution and of the rights and obligations of the Local Agency and of the owner of the Note or of the Bonds issued in connection with the Note may be made by a Supplemental Resolution, with the written consents of the Authority and the Credit Provider, if any, and with the written consent of the owners of at least a majority in principal amount of the Note and of the Bonds issued in connection with the Note outstanding at the time such consent is given; provided, however, that if such modification or amendment will, by its terms, not take effect so long as the Note or any Bonds issued in connection with the Note remain outstanding, the consent of the owners of such Note or of such Bonds shall not be required. No such modification or amendment shall permit a change in the maturity of the Note or a reduction of the principal amount thereof or an extension of the time of any payment thereon or a reduction of the rate of interest thereon, or a change in the date or DOCSLA!:517863.! 15 . . amounts of the pledge set forth in this Resolution, without the consent of the owners of such Note or the owners of all the Bonds issued in connection with the Note, or shall reduce the percentage of the Note or Bonds the consent of the owners of which is required to effect any such modification or amendment, or shall change or modify any of the rights or obligations of the Trustee without its written assent thereto. Section 21. Severability. In the event any provision of this Resolution shall be held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other provision hereof. Section 22. Appointment of Bond Counsel. The law firm of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Los Angeles, California is hereby appointed as Bond Counsel for the Program. The Local Agency acknowledges that Bond Counsel regularly performs legal services for many private and public entities in connection with a wide variety of matters, and that Bond Counsel has represented, :is representing or may in the future represent other public entities, underwriters, trustees, rating agencies, insurers, credit enhancement providers, lenders, financial and other consultants who may have a role or interest in the proposed fmancing or that may be involved with or adverse to Local Agency in this or some other matter. Given the special, limited role of Bond Counsel described above the Local Agency acknowledges that no conflict of interest exists or would exist, waives any conflict of interest that might appear to exist, and consents to any and all such relationships. Section 23. Appointment of Financial Advisor and Underwriter. RBC Dain Rauscher, Inc., Los Angeles, California is hereby appointed as financial advisor for the Program. Lehman Brothers, Inc., together with such co-underwriters, if any, identified in the Purchase Contract, is hereby appointed as underwriter for the Program. Section 24. E:ffective Date. This Resolution shall take effect from and after its date of adoption. OOCSLA1:517863.1 16 . . Section 25. Resolution Parameters. (A) Name of Local Agency: City of Redding (B) Maximum Amount of Borrowing: $5,000,000 (C) Authorized Representatives: TITLE I. . Interim City Manager 2. Interim Assistant City Manager 3. Finance Officer [Attach form of Certification of the Secretary or Clerk, as appropriate, with respect to the Resolution.] DOCSLA1 :517863.1 17 . . I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced, read and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 2nd day of May, 2006, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Attest: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Dickerson, Mathena, Pohlmeyer, Stegall, and Murray COUNCIL MEMBERS: None COUNCIL MEMBERS: None COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ~ Connie Strohmayer, City lert---. Form Approved: ~#~.. Richard A. Duvernay, City M"orm~y . . EXHIBIT A CITY OF REDDING 2006 TAX AND REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTE, [SERIES _]~/ Interest Rate Maturity Date Date of Original Issue REGISTERED OWNER: PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: $5,000,000 FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the Local Agency designated above (the "Local Agency"), acknowledges itself indebted to and promises to pay to the registered owner identified above, or registered assigns, on the maturity date set forth above, the principal sum specified above in lawful money of the United States of America, and to pay interest thereon [on , 2006 and] at maturity at the rate of interest specified above (the "Note Rate"). Principal of and interest on this Note are payable in such coin or currency of the United States as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of private and public debts. Principal and interest at maturity shall be paid upon surrender hereof at the principal corporate trust office of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association in Los Angeles, California, or its successor in trust (the "Trustee"). Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year, consisting' of twelve 30- day months. Both the principal of and interest on this Note shall be payable only to the registered owner hereof as the same shall fall due; provided, however, no interest shall be payable for any period after maturity during which the holder hereof fails to properly present this Note for payment. If the Local Agency fails to pay this Note when due or the Credit Provider (as defmed in the Resolution hereinafter described and in that certain Indenture of Trust, dated as of July 1, 2006 (the "Indenture"), by and between the California Statewide Communities Development Authority and Wells Fargo Bank National Association, as trustee), if any, is not reimbursed in full for the amount drawn on or paid pursuant to the Credit Instrument (as defined in the Resolution and the Indenture) to pay all or a portion (including the interest component, if applicable) of this Note on the date of such payment, this Note shall become a Defaulted Note (as defmed in the Resolution and the Indenture and with the consequences set forth in the Resolution and the Indenture, including, witliout limitation, that this Note as a Defaulted Note (and any related reimbursement obligation with respect to a credit instrument) shall bear interest at the Default Rate, as defmed in the Indenture). It is hereby certified, recited and declared that this Note represents the authorized issue of the Note in the aggregate prlncipal amount authorized, executed and delivered pursuant ~I If more than one Series of Bonds is issued under the Program in Fiscal Year 2006-2007 and if the Note is pooled with notes issued by other Issuers (as defined in the Resolution). DOCSLA1:517863.1 A-I . . to and by authority of certain resolutions of the Local Agency duly passed and adopted heretofore, under and by authority of Article 7.6 (commencing with Section 53850) of Chapter 4, Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the California Government Code (collectively, the "Resolution"), to all of the provisions and limitations of which the owner of this Note, by acceptance hereof, assents and agrees. The principal of the Note, together with the interest thereon, shall be payable from taxes, income, revenue, cash receipts and other moneys which are received by the Local Agency for the general fund of the Local Agency and are attributable to Fiscal Year 2006-2007 and which are available for payment thereof. As security for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Note, the Local Agency has pledged the first amounts of unrestricted revenues of the Local Agency received on the last day of the Repayment Months (as defined in the Resolution) identified in the Pricing Confirmation (as defined in the Resolution) (and any amounts received thereafter attributable to Fiscal Year 2006-2007) until the amount on deposit in the Payment Account (as defined in the Resolution) in each such month, is equal to the corresponding percentages of principal of and interest due on the Note as set forth in the Pricing Confirmation (such pledged amounts being hereinafter called the "Pledged Revenues"), and the principal of the Note and the interest thereon shall constitute a first lien and charge thereon and shall be payable from the Pledged Revenues, and to the extent not so paid shall be paid from any other moneys of the Local Agency lawfully available therefor as set forth in the Resolution. The full faith and credit of the Local Agency is not pledged to the payment of the principal of or interest on this Note. The Local Agency and the Trustee may deem and treat the registered owner hereof as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of principal hereof and interest due hereon and for all other purposes, and the Local Agency and the Trustee shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary. DOCSLA1:517863.1 A-2 . . It is hereby certified that all of the conditions, things and acts required to exist, to have happened and to have been performed precedent to and in the issuance of this Note do exist, have happened and have been performed in due time, form and manner as required by the Constitution and statutes of the State of California and that the amount of this Note, together with all other indebtedness of the Local Agency, does not exceed any limit prescribed by the Constitution or statutes of the State of California. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Legislative Body of the Local Agency has caused this Note to be executed by the manual or facsimile signature of a duly Authorized Representative of the Local Agency and countersigned by the manual or facsimile signature of the Secretary or Clerk of the Legislative Body as of the date of authentication set forth below. CITY OF REDDING By: Title: Countersigned By: Title: OOCSLA 1 :517863.1 A-3