10-094 - O ORD. 10-094
ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF
"DOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS
TAX NOTES, SERIES 2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1. Preambles and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Section 2. Amount and Purpose of the Notes; Designation, Date, Denominations, Numbers
and Maturities of Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 4
Section 3. Characteristics of the Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ 5
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Section 4. Form of Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Section 5. Tax Levy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Section 6. Method of Amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . , . . 10
Section 7. Defeasance of Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . „ . . . . , . . . . , . . . . „ . 1 I
Section 8. Damaged, Mutilated, Lost, Stolen, or Destroyed Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Section 9. Custody, Approval, and Registration of Notes; Bond Counsel's Opinion and
Engagement of Bond Counsel; Use of Cusip Numbers and Contingent Insurance
Provision, if Obtained; Attorney General Filing Fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ 13
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Section 10. Covenants Regarding Tax Exemption of Interest on the Notes . , . . . .. . , . , . _ 14
Section 11. Sale of Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , , . . , , . 16
Section 12. Approval of Official Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Section 13. Further Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . „ , , . . . 17
Section 14. Compliance with Rule 15c2-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Section 15. Interest Earnings on Note Proceeds;Use of Accrued Interest Received from Sale
ofNotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 19
Section 16, Disposition of Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Section 17, Governing Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . „ . . . . 20
Section 18, Severability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Section 19. Designation as Qualified Tax-Exempt Obligations 20
Section 20, Continued Perfection of Security Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Section 2l, Events of Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Section 22. Remedies for Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Section 23, Remedies Not Exclusive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS,
PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS TAX NOTES,
SERIES 2010; PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF THE NOTES; LEVYING AD VALOREM
TAXES TO SECURE THE NOTES; AND ORDAINING OTHER MATTERS IN
CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE TAX NOTES
THE STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTIES OF COLLIN AND DENTON §
TOWN OF PROSPER §
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 1431, Texas Government Code (hereinafter called the
"Act"),the governing body(the"Town Council")of the Town of Prosper(the"Issuer")is authorized
and empowered to issue tax notes to pay contractual obligations incurred or to be incurred(i)for the
construction of any public work, (ii) for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, machinery,
buildings,lands and rights-of-way for the Issuer's authorized needs and purposes and(iii)to pay costs
of professional services, including a service by a tax appraisal engineer, engineer, architect, attorney,
mapmaker, auditor, financial advisor, or fiscal agent; and
WHEREAS,in accordance with the provisions ofthe Act,the Town Council hereby finds and
determines that tax notes should be issued and sold at this time to finance the costs incurred by the
Town in connection with the acquisition and implementation of a radio dispatch center for the Issuer,
including radio relay equipment and other improvements associated with a radio communication
network for municipal purposes, to purchase ambulances and to pay the costs associated with the
issuance of the notes (the "Project"); and
WHEREAS, the governing body of the Issuer deems it appropriate to adopt this Ordinance
(the "Note Ordinance") and issue the Town of Prosper, Texas Tax Notes, Series 2010(the "Notes")
herein authorized as permitted by the Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
OF PROSPER:
Section 1. PREAMBLES AND DEFINITIONS. The Town Council of the Issuer hereby
incorporates the recitals set forth in the preamble hereto as if set forth in full at this place and further
finds and determines that said recitals are true and correct. Unless the context shall indicate a
contrary meaning or intent, the terms below defined, for all purposes of this Ordinance, or any
Ordinance amendatory or supplemental hereto, shall be construed, are used, and are intended to have
meanings as follows:
"Act" —Chapter 1431, Texas Government Code, as amended.
"Bond Counsel" — McCall, Parkhurst & Horton L.L.P., or such other firm of attorneys of
nationally recognized standing in the field of law relating to municipal bonds selected by the Issuer.
"Business Day" — Any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or a day on which
banking institutions in the State or in the city where the Paying Agent/Registrar is located are
authorized by law or executive order to close.
"Code" — The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and any amendments thereto.
"Issuer"—The Town of Prosper, Texas, a political subdivision and home rule municipality of
the State.
"Note" and "Notes" —Individually, each note of that series known as the "Town of Prosper,
Texas Tax Note, Series 2010", dated October 1, 2010, authorized by this Ordinance. Collectively,
"Notes" shall mean and include collectively the Note initially issued and delivered pursuant to this
Ordinance and all substitute Notes exchanged therefor, as well as all other substitute Notes and
replacement Notes issued pursuant hereto, and the term "Notes" shall mean any of such Notes.
"Paying Agent/Registrar" —The bank, trust company, financial institution or other entity so
named in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of this Ordinance.
"Project"—Collectively,those projects to be funded with proceeds of the Notes, as described
in the preambles hereto.
"Registered Owner" —The registered owner of each Note from time to time as shown in the
books kept by the Paying Agent/Registrar as note registrar and transfer agent.
"Ordinance" —This ordinance and all amendments hereof and supplements hereto.
"State" —The State of Texas.
"Town Council" — The Town Council of the Issuer.
Section 2. AMOUNT AND PURPOSE OF THE NOTES; DESIGNATION, DATE,
DENOMINATIONS, NUMBERS AND MATURITIES OF NOTES. The Notes are hereby
authorized to be issued and delivered in the aggregate principal amount of$2,045,000 for the purpose
of paying the costs of the Project. Each Note issued pursuant to this Ordinance shall be designated:
TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS TAX NOTE, SERIES 2010," and initially there shall be issued, sold
and delivered hereunder fully registered Notes,without interest coupons,with the Notes being dated
October 1, 2010, in the respective denominations and principal amounts hereinafter stated, with the
initial Note numbered T-1 and with notes issued in replacement thereof being in the denominations
and principal amounts hereinafter stated and numbered consecutively from R-1 upward, payable to
the initial registered owner thereof(as designated in Section 11 hereof), or to the registered assignee
or assignees of said Notes or any portion or portions thereof(the "Registered Owner"), and said
Notes shall mature and be payable serially on February 15 in each of the years and in the principal
amounts, respectively, and shall bear interest calculated on the basis of a 360-day year composed of
twelve 30-day months from the dates specified in the FORM OF NOTE set forth in this Ordinance
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to their respective dates of maturity or redemption prior to maturity at the following rates per annum,
as set forth in the following schedule:
Principal Interest
Year Amount Fate
2012 $280,000 1.15%
2013 340,000 1.25
2014 345,000 1.35
2015 3553000 1.50
2016 360,000 1.60
2017 365,000 1.85
Section 3. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NOTES,
(a) Regi tratiop, Tran;fear, Conversion and Exchange, Authentication. The Issuer shall
keep or cause to be kept at the corporate trust office of U.S. Bank National Association in Dallas,
Texas(the"Paying Agent/Registrar"),books or records for the registration ofthe transfer,conversion
and exchange of the Notes (the "Registration Books"), and the Issuer hereby appoints the Paying
Agent/Registrar as its registrar and transfer agent to keep such books or records and make such
registrations of transfers, conversions and exchanges under such reasonable regulations as the Issuer
and Paying Agent/Registrar may prescribe; and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall make such
registrations, transfers, conversions and exchanges as herein provided. The Paying Agent/Registrar
shall at all times maintain an office in the State or shall keep a copy of the Registration Books in the
State. The Paying Agent/Registrar shall obtain and record in the Registration Books the address of
the registered owner of each Note to which payments with respect to the Notes shall be mailed, as
herein provided;but it shall be the duty of each registered owner to notify the Paying Agent/Registrar
in writing of the address to which payments shall be mailed, and such interest payments shall not be
mailed unless such notice has been given. To the extent possible and under reasonable circumstances,
all transfers of Notes shall be made within three business days after request and presentation thereof.
The Issuer shall have the right to inspect the Registration Books during regular business hours of the
Paying Agent/Registrar,but otherwise the Paying Agent/Registrar shall keep the Registration Books
confidential and, unless otherwise required by law, shall not permit their inspection by any other
entity. The Paying Agent/Registrar's standard or customary fees and charges for making such
registration, transfer, conversion, exchange and delivery of a substitute Note or Notes shall be paid
as provided in the FORM OF NOTE set forth in this Ordinance. Registration of assignments,
transfers, conversions and exchanges of Notes shall be made in the manner provided and with the
effect stated in the FORM OF NOTE set forth in this Ordinance. Each substitute Note shall bear a
letter and/or number to distinguish it from each other Note.
An authorized representative of the Paying Agent/Registrar shall, before the delivery of any
such Note, date and manually sign the Paying Agent/Registrar's Authentication Certificate, and no
such Note shall be deemed to be issued or outstanding unless such Certificate is so executed. The
Paying Agent/Registrar promptly shall cancel all paid Notes and Notes surrendered for conversion
and exchange. No additional ordinances, orders, or resolutions need be passed or adopted by the
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governing body of the Issuer or any other body or person so as to accomplish the foregoing
conversion and exchange of any Note or portion thereof, and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall
provide for the printing, execution, and delivery of the substitute Notes in the manner prescribed
herein. Pursuant to Chapter 1201, Subchapter D, Texas Government Code, the duty of conversion
and exchange of Notes as aforesaid is hereby imposed upon the Paying Agent/Registrar, and, upon
the execution of said Certificate,the converted and exchanged Note shall be valid, incontestable and
enforceable in the same manner and with the same effect as the Notes that initially were issued and
delivered pursuant to this Ordinance, approved by the Attorney General, and registered by the
Comptroller of Public Accounts.
(b) Pa inent of Notes and Interest. The Issuer hereby further appoints the Paying
Agent/Registrar to act as the paying agent for paying the principal of and interest on the Notes, all
as provided in this Ordinance. The Paying Agent/Registrar shall keep proper records of all payments
made by the Issuer and the Paying Agent/Registrar with respect to the Notes, and of all conversions
and exchanges of Notes, and all replacements of Notes, as provided in this Ordinance. However, in
the event of a nonpayment of interest on a scheduled payment date, and for thirty(3 0)days thereafter,
a new record date for such interest payment (a "Special Record Date") will be established by the
Paying Agent/Registrar, if and when funds for the payment of such interest have been received from
the Issuer. Notice of the Special Record Date and of the scheduled payment date of the past due
interest (which shall be 15 days after the Special Record Date) shall be sent at least five(5)business
days prior to the Special Record Date by United States mail, first-class postage prepaid, to the
address of each registered owner appearing on the Registration Books at the close of business on the
last business day next preceding the date of mailing of such notice.
(c) In General. The Notes (i) shall be issued in fully registered form, without interest
coupons,with the principal of and interest on such Notes to be payable only to the registered owners
thereof, (ii) may or shall be redeemed prior to their scheduled maturities; (iii) may be transferred and
assigned; (iv)may be converted and exchanged for other Notes;(v)shall have the characteristics;(vi)
shall be signed, sealed, executed and authenticated; (vii) the principal of and interest on the Notes
shall be payable; and (viii) shall be administered and the Paying Agent/Registrar and the Issuer shall
have certain duties and responsibilities with respect to the Notes, all as provided, and in the manner
and to the effect as required or indicated, in the FORM OF NOTE set forth in this Ordinance. The
Note initially issued and delivered pursuant to this Ordinance is not required to be, and shall not be,
authenticated by the Paying Agent/Registrar,but on each substitute Note issued in conversion of and
exchange for any Note or Notes issued under this Ordinance the Paying Agent/Registrar shall execute
the PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR'S AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE,in the form set forth
in the FORM OF NOTE.
(d) Substitute Paying exit/Re istrar. The Issuer covenants with the registered owners
of the Notes that at all times while the Notes are outstanding the Issuer will provide a competent and
legally qualified bank, trust company, financial institution, or other agency to act as and perform the
services of Paying Agent/Registrar for the Notes under this Ordinance, and that the Paying
Agent/Registrar will be one such entity. The Issuer reserves the right to, and may, at its option,
change the Paying Agent/Registrar upon not less than 60 days written notice to the Paying
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Agent/Registrar, to be effective not later than 45 days prior to the next principal or interest payment
date after such notice. In the event that the entity at any time acting as Paying Agent/Registrar (or
its successor by merger,acquisition,or other method)should resign or otherwise cease to act as such,
the Issuer covenants that promptly it will appoint a competent and legally qualified bank, trust
company,financial institution,or other agency to act as Paying Agent/Registrar under this Ordinance.
Upon any change in the Paying Agent/Registrar,the previous Paying Agent/Registrar promptly shall
transfer and deliver the Registration Books (or a copy thereof), along with all other pertinent books
and records relating to the Notes, to the new Paying Agent/Registrar designated and appointed by
the Issuer. Upon any change in the Paying Agent/Registrar, the Issuer promptly will cause a written
notice thereof to be sent by the new Paying Agent/Registrar to each registered owner of the Notes,
by United States mail, first-class postage prepaid,which notice also shall give the address of the new
Paying Agent/Registrar. By accepting the position and performing as such, each Paying
Agent/Registrar shall be deemed to have agreed to the provisions of this Ordinance, and a certified
copy of this Ordinance shall be delivered to each Paying Agent/Registrar.
(e) Book-Entry Only System. The Notes issued in exchange for the Note initially issued
to the purchaser specified herein shall be initially issued in the form of a separate single fully-
registered Note for each of the maturities thereof. Upon initial issuance, the ownership of each such
Note shall be registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of The Depository Trust Company
of New York("DTC"), and except as provided in subsection(f)hereof, all of the outstanding Notes
shall be registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC.
With respect to Notes registered in the name of Cede&Co., as nominee of DTC, the Issuer
and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall have no responsibility or obligation to any securities brokers and
dealers,banks,trust companies,clearing corporations and certain other organizations on whose behalf
DTC was created("DTC Participant")to hold securities to facilitate the clearance and settlement of
securities transactions among DTC Participants or to any person on behalf of whom such a DTC
Participant holds an interest in the Notes. Without limiting the immediately preceding sentence, the
Issuer and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall have no responsibility or obligation with respect to(i)the
accuracy of the records of DTC, Cede& Co. or any DTC Participant with respect to any ownership
interest in the Notes, (ii) the delivery to any DTC Participant or any other person, other than a
registered owner of Notes, as shown on the Registration Books, of any notice with respect to the
Notes, or(iii)the payment to any DTC Participant or any other person, other than a registered owner
of Notes, as shown in the Registration Books of any amount with respect to principal of or interest
on the Notes. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Ordinance to the contrary,the Issuer and
the Paying Agent/Registrar shall be entitled to treat and consider the person in whose name each Note
is registered in the Registration Books as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of payment
of principal and interest with respect to such Note, for the purpose of registering transfers with
respect to such Note, and for all other purposes whatsoever. The Paying Agent/Registrar shall pay
all principal of and interest on the Notes only to or upon the order of the registered owners, as shown
in the Registration Books as provided in this Ordinance, or their respective attorneys duly authorized
in writing, and all such payments shall be valid and effective to fully satisfy and discharge the Issuer's
obligations with respect to payment of principal of and interest on the Notes to the extent of the sum
or sums so paid. No person other than a registered owner, as shown in the Registration Books, shall
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receive a Note certificate evidencing the obligation of the Issuer to make payments of principal and
interest pursuant to this Ordinance. Upon delivery by DTC to the Paying Agent/Registrar of written
notice to the effect that DTC has determined to substitute a new nominee in place of Cede & Co.,
and subject to the provisions in this Ordinance with respect to interest checks being mailed to the
registered owner at the close of business on the Record date, the words "Cede & Co." in this
Ordinance shall refer to such new nominee of DTC.
(i) Successor Securities Depository-,Transfers Outside Book-Ent! nlSystem. In the
event that the Issuer determines that DTC is incapable of discharging its responsibilities described
herein and in the representation letter of the Issuer to DTC or that it is in the best interest of the
beneficial owners of the Notes that they be able to obtain certificated Notes, the Issuer shall
(i) appoint a successor securities depository, qualified to act as such under Section 17A of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, notify DTC and DTC Participants of the
appointment of such successor securities depository and transfer one or more separate Notes to such
successor securities depository or (ii) notify DTC and DTC Participants of the availability through
DTC of Notes and transfer one or more separate Notes to DTC Participants having Notes credited
to their DTC accounts. In such event, the Notes shall no longer be restricted to being registered in
the Registration Books in the name of Cede& Co., as nominee of DTC, but may be registered in the
name of the successor securities depository, or its nominee, or in whatever name or names registered
owners transferring or exchanging Notes shall designate, in accordance with the provisions of this
Ordinance.
(g) Payments to Cede& Co. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Ordinance to
the contrary, so long as any Note is registered in the name of Cede& Co., as nominee of DTC, all
payments with respect to principal of and interest on such Note and all notices with respect to such
Note shall be made and given, respectively, in the manner provided in the representation letter of the
Issuer to DTC.
(h) Cancellation of lnitial Note. On the closing date, one initial Note representing the
entire principal amount of the Notes,payable in stated installments to the order ofthe initial purchaser
of the Notes or its designee, executed by manual or facsimile signature of the Mayor and the Town
Secretary of the Issuer, approved by the Attorney General of Texas, and registered and manually
signed by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State, will be delivered to such purchaser or its
designee. Upon payment for the initial Note,the Paying Agent/Registrar shall cancel the initial Note
and deliver to the Depository Trust Company on behalf of such purchaser one registered definitive
Note for each year of maturity of the Notes, in the aggregate principal amount of all of the Notes for
such maturity.
Section 4. FORM OF NOTE.
(a) generally. The form of the Notes, including the form of the initial Note, the form of
Paying Agent/Registrar's Authentication Certificate, the form of Assignment and the form of
Registration Certificate ofthe Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State to be attached to the Note
initially issued and delivered pursuant to this Ordinance, shall be, respectively, substantially as
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provided in Exhibit A hereto, with such appropriate variations, omissions, or insertions as are
permitted or required by this Ordinance.
(b) Insertions for the initial Note. The initial Note shall be in the form provided by
paragraph (a) of this Section, except that:
A. immediately under the name of the Note, the headings "INTEREST RATE" and
"MATURITY DATE" shall both be completed with the words "As shown below" and
"CUSIP NO. " shall be deleted.
B. the first paragraph shall be deleted and the following will be inserted;
"THE TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS (the "Issuer"),being a political subdivision and home
rule municipality of the State of Texas, located in Collin and Denton Counties, hereby promises to
pay to the Registered Owner specified above,or registered assigns(hereinafter called the"Registered
Owner"), on February 15 in each of the years, in the principal installments and bearing interest at the
per annum rates set forth in the following schedule:
Years Principal Installments Interest Rates
(Information for the Notes from Section 2 to be inserted)
The Issuer promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof(calculated on the basis
of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months)from October 1, 2010 at the respective Interest Rate per
annum specified above. Interest is payable on February 15, 2012 and semiannually on each August
15 and February 15 thereafter to the date of payment of the principal installment specified above, or
the date of redemption prior to maturity; except, that if this Note is required to be authenticated and
the date of its authentication is later than the first Record Date (hereinafter defined), such principal
amount shall bear interest from the interest payment date next preceding the date of authentication,
unless such date of authentication is after any Record Date but on or before the next following
interest payment date, in which case such principal amount shall bear interest from such next
following interest payment date; provided, however, that if on the date of authentication hereof the
interest on the Note or Notes, if any, for which this Note is being exchanged is due but has not been
paid, then this Note shall bear interest from the date to which such interest has been paid in full."
C. The initial Note shall be numbered "T-1."
Section 5. TAX LEVY. A special Interest and Sinking Fund (the "Interest and Sinking
Fund") is hereby created solely for the benefit of the Notes, and the Interest and Sinking Fund shall
be established and maintained by the Issuer at an official depository bank of the Issuer. The Interest
and Sinking Fund shall be kept separate and apart from all other funds and accounts of the Issuer, and
shall be used only for paying the interest on and principal of the Notes. All ad valorem taxes levied
and collected for and on account of the Notes shall be deposited, as collected, to the credit of the
Interest and Sinking Fund. During each year while any of the Notes or interest thereon are
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outstanding and unpaid, the governing body of the Issuer shall compute and ascertain a rate and
amount of ad valorem tax which will be sufficient to raise and produce the money required to pay the
interest on the Notes (but never less than 2% of the original amount of the Notes as a sinking fund
each year) as such interest comes due, and to provide and maintain a sinking fund adequate to pay
the principal of its Notes as such principal matures; and said tax shall be based on the latest approved
tax rolls of the Issuer, with full allowance being made for tax delinquencies and the cost of tax
collection. Said rate and amount of ad valorem tax is hereby levied, and is hereby ordered to be
levied, against all taxable property in the Issuer for each year while any of the Notes or interest
thereon are outstanding and unpaid; and said tax shall be assessed and collected each such year and
deposited to the credit of the aforesaid Interest and Sinking Fund. Said ad valorem taxes sufficient
to provide for the payment of the interest on and principal of the Notes as such interest comes due
and such principal matures are hereby pledged for such payment, within the limit prescribed by law.
Section 6.METHOD OF AMENDMENT. The Issuer hereby reserves the right to amend this
Ordinance subject to the following terms and conditions:
(a) The Issuer may from time to time, without the consent of any holder, except as
otherwise required by paragraph(b)below, amend or supplement this Ordinance in order to (i) cure
any ambiguity, defect or omission in this Ordinance that does not materially adversely affect the
interests of the holders, (ii) grant additional rights or security for the benefit of the holders, (iii) add
events of default as shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance and that shall not
materially adversely affect the interests of the holders, (iv) qualify this Ordinance under the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, or corresponding provisions of federal laws from time to time
in effect, or (v) make such other provisions in regard to matters or questions arising under this
Ordinance as shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance and that shall not in the
opinion of Bond Counsel materially adversely affect the interests of the holders.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (a) above, the holders of Notes aggregating in
principal amount 51% of the original principal amount of then outstanding Notes that are the subject
of a proposed amendment shall have the right from time to time to approve any amendment hereto
that may be deemed necessary or desirable by the Issuer;provided,however,that without the consent
of 100% of the holders in original principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, nothing herein
contained shall permit or be construed to permit amendment of the terms and conditions of this
Ordinance or in any of the Notes so as to:
(1) Make any change in the maturity of any of the outstanding Notes;
(2) Reduce the rate of interest borne by any of the outstanding Notes;
(3) Reduce the amount ofthe principal of, or redemption premium,if any,payable
on any outstanding Notes;
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(4) Modify the terms of payment of principal or of interest or redemption premium
on outstanding Notes or any of them or impose any condition with respect to such payment,
or
(5) Change the minimum percentage of the principal amount of the Notes
necessary for consent to such amendment.
(c) If at any time the Issuer shall desire to amend this Ordinance under this Section, the
Issuer shall send by U.S. mail to each registered owner of the affected Notes a copy of the proposed
amendment and cause notice of the proposed amendment to be published at least once in a financial
publication published in New York,New York or in the State. Such published notice shall briefly set
forth the nature of the proposed amendment and shall state that a copy thereof is on file at the office
of the Issuer for inspection by all holders of such Notes.
(d) Whenever at any time within one year from the date of publication of such notice the
Issuer shall receive an instrument or instruments executed by the holders of at least 51% in original
principal amount of all of the Notes then outstanding that are required for the amendment, which
instrument or instruments shall refer to the proposed amendment and shall specifically consent to and
approve such amendment, the Issuer may adopt the amendment in substantially the same form.
(e) Upon the adoption of any amendatory Ordinance pursuant to the provisions of this
Section, this Ordinance shall be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance with such
amendatory Ordinance, and the respective rights, duties, and obligations of the Issuer and all holders
of such affected Notes shall thereafter be determined, exercised, and enforced, subject in all respects
to such amendment.
(f) Any consent given by the holder of a Note pursuant to the provisions of this Section
shall be irrevocable for a period of six months from the date of the publication of the notice provided
for in this Section, and shall be conclusive and binding upon all future holders of the same note during
such period. Such consent may be revoked at any time after six months from the date of the
publication of said notice by the holder who gave such consent, or by a successor in title, by filing
notice with the Issuer, but such revocation shall not be effective if the holders of 51% in original
principal amount of the affected Notes then outstanding, have, prior to the attempted revocation,
consented to and approved the amendment.
For the purposes of establishing ownership of the Notes, the Issuer shall rely solely upon the
registration of the ownership of such Notes on the registration books kept by the Paying
Agent/Registrar.
Section 7. DEFEASANCE OF NOTES.
(a) Any Note and the interest thereon shall be deemed to be paid, retired and no longer
outstanding(a"Defeased Note")within the meaning of this Ordinance,except to the extent provided
in subsection (d) of this Section, when payment of the principal of such Note, plus interest thereon
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to the due date (whether such due date be by reason of maturity or otherwise) either (i) shall have
been made or caused to be made in accordance with the terms thereof, or(ii)shall have been provided
for on or before such due date by irrevocably depositing with or making available to the Paying
Agent/Registrar in accordance with an escrow agreement or other instrument (the "Future Escrow
Agreement") for such payment (1)lawful money of the United States of America sufficient to make
such payment or (2) Defeasance Securities that mature as to principal and interest in such amounts
and at such times as will insure the availability of sufficient money to provide for such payment, and
when proper arrangements have been made by the Issuer with the Paying Agent/Registrar for the
payment of its services until all Defeased Notes shall have become due and payable. At such time as
a Note shall be deemed to be a Defeased Note hereunder, as aforesaid, such Note and the interest
thereon shall no longer be secured by, payable from, or entitled to the benefits of, the ad valorem
taxes or revenues herein levied and pledged as provided in this Ordinance, and such principal and
interest shall be payable solely from such money or Defeasance Securities.
(b) Any moneys so deposited with the Paying Agent/Registrar may at the written direction
of the Issuer be invested in Defeasance Securities, maturing in the amounts and times as hereinbefore
set forth,and all income from such Defeasance Securities received by the Paying Agent/Registrar that
is not required for the payment of the Notes and interest thereon, with respect to which such money
has been so deposited, shall be turned over to the Issuer, or deposited as directed in writing by the
Issuer. Any Future Escrow Agreement pursuant to which the money and/or Defeasance Securities
are held for the payment of Defeased Notes may contain provisions permitting the investment or
reinvestment of such moneys in Defeasance Securities or the substitution of other Defeasance
Securities upon the satisfaction of the requirements specified in(i)or(ii)of paragraph(a)above. All
income from such Defeasance Securities received by the Paying Agent/Registrar that is not required
for the payment of the Defeased Notes, with respect to which such money has been so deposited,
shall be remitted to the Issuer or deposited as directed in writing by the Issuer.
(c) The term "Defeasance Securities" means any securities and obligations now or
hereafter authorized by State law that are eligible to refund, retire or otherwise discharge obligations
such as the Notes.
(d) Until all Defeased Notes shall have become due and payable, the Paying
Agent/Registrar shall perform the services of Paying Agent/Registrar for such Defeased Notes the
same as if they had not been defeased, and the Issuer shall make proper arrangements to provide and
pay for such services as required by this Ordinance.
(e) In the event that the Issuer elects to defease less than all of the principal amount of
Notes of a maturity, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall select, or cause to be selected, such amount of
Notes by such random method as it deems fair and appropriate.
Section 8. DAMAGED, MUTILATED, LOST, STOLEN, OR DESTROYED NOTES.
(a) Replacement Notes. In the event any outstanding Note is damaged, mutilated, lost,
stolen, or destroyed, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall cause to be printed, executed, and delivered
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a new note of the same principal amount, maturity, and interest rate, as the damaged, mutilated, lost,
stolen, or destroyed Note in replacement for such Note in the manner hereinafter provided.
(b) Application for Replacement Notes. Application for replacement of damaged,
mutilated,lost, stolen, or destroyed Notes shall be made by the registered owner thereof to the Paying
Agent/Registrar. In every case of loss, theft, or destruction of a Note, the registered owner applying
for a replacement note shall furnish to the Issuer and to the Paying Agent/Registrar such security or
indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless from any loss or damage with
respect thereto. Also, in every case of loss,theft, or destruction of a Note, the registered owner shall
furnish to the Issuer and to the Paying Agent/Registrar evidence to their satisfaction of the loss,theft,
or destruction of such Note. In every case of damage or mutilation of a Note, the registered owner
shall surrender to the Paying Agent/Registrar for cancellation the Note so damaged or mutilated.
(c) No Default Occurred.Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions ofthis Section,in the
event any such Note shall have matured, and no default has occurred that is then continuing in the
payment of the principal of or interest on the Note,the Issuer may authorize the payment of the same
(without surrender thereof except in the case of a damaged or mutilated Note) instead of issuing a
replacement Note, provided security or indemnity is furnished as above provided in this Section.
(d) Charge for Issuing Replacement Notes.Prior to the issuance of any replacement note,
the Paying Agent/Registrar shall charge the registered owner of such Note with all legal,printing,and
other expenses in connection therewith. Every replacement note issued pursuant to the provisions of
this Section by virtue of the fact that any Note is lost, stolen, or destroyed shall constitute a
contractual obligation of the Issuer whether or not the lost, stolen, or destroyed Note shall be found
at any time, or be enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Ordinance
equally and proportionately with any and all other Notes duly issued under this Ordinance.
(e) Authority for 'Issuing Replacement Notes. In accordance with Chapter 1201,
Subchapter D, Texas Government Code, this Section of this Ordinance shall constitute authority for
the issuance of any such replacement note without necessity of further action by the governing body
of the Issuer or any other body or person, and the duty of the replacement of such notes is hereby
authorized and imposed upon the Paying Agent/Registrar, and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall
authenticate and deliver such Notes in the form and manner and with the effect, as provided in
Section 3(a) of this Ordinance for Notes issued in conversion and exchange for other Notes.
Section 9. CUSTODY, APPROVAL, AND REGISTRATION OF NOTES; BOND
COUNSEL'S OPINION AND ENGAGEMENT OF BOND COUNSEL; USE OF CUSIP
NUMBERS AND CONTINGENT INSURANCE PROVISION, IF OBTAINED; ATTORNEY
GENERAL FILING FEE.
(a) The Mayor is hereby authorized to have control of the Notes initially issued and
delivered hereunder and all necessary records and proceedings pertaining to the Notes pending their
delivery and their investigation, examination, and approval by the Attorney General of the State, and
their registration by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State. Upon registration of the Notes
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said Comptroller of Public Accounts (or a deputy designated in writing to act for said Comptroller)
shall manually sign the Comptroller's Registration Certificate attached to such Notes, and the seal of
said Comptroller shall be impressed, or placed in facsimile, on such Certificate. The approving legal
opinion of the Issuer's Bond Counsel and the assigned CUSIP numbers may, at the option of the
Issuer, be printed on the Notes issued and delivered under this Ordinance, but neither shall have any
legal effect, and shall be solely for the convenience and information of the registered owners of the
Notes. In addition, if bond insurance is obtained, the Notes may bear an appropriate legend as
provided by the insurer.
(b) The obligation of the initial purchaser to accept delivery of the Notes is subject to the
initial purchaser being furnished with the final, approving opinion of McCall, Parkhurst & Horton
L.L.P., bond counsel to the Issuer, which opinion shall be dated as of and delivered on the date of
initial delivery of the Notes to the initial purchaser. The engagement of such firm as bond counsel
to the Issuer in connection with issuance, sale and delivery of the Notes is hereby approved and
confirmed. The execution and delivery of an engagement letter between the Issuer and such firm,with
respect to such services as bond counsel, is hereby authorized in such form as may be approved by
the Mayor, and the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute such engagement letter.
(c) In accordance with the provisions of Section 1202.004, Tex. Gov't Code Ann., in
connection with the submission of the Bond by the Attorney General of Texas for review and
approval, a statutory fee (an amount equal to 0.1% principal amount of the Bond, subject to a
minimum of$750 and a maximum of$9,500)is required to be paid to the Attorney General upon the
submission of the transcript of proceedings for the Bond. The Issuer hereby authorizes and directs
that a check in the amount of the Attorney General filing fee for the Bond, made payable to the
"Texas Attorney General," be promptly furnished to the Issuer's Bond Counsel, for payment to the
Attorney General in connection with his review of the Bond.
Section 10. COVENANTS REGARDING TAX EXEMPTION OF INTEREST ON THE
NOTES. The Issuer covenants to take any action necessary to assure, or refrain from any action that
would adversely affect, the treatment of the Notes as obligations described in section 103 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code), the interest on which is not includable in
the "gross income" of the holder for purposes of federal income taxation. In furtherance thereof, the
Issuer covenants as follows:
(a) to take any action to assure that no more than 10 percent of the proceeds of
the Notes or the projects refinanced therewith (less amounts deposited to a reserve fund, if
any) are used for any "private business use," as defined in section 141(b)(6) of the Code or,
if more than 10 percent of the proceeds or the projects financed therewith are so used, such
amounts, whether received by the Issuer, with respect to such private business use, do not,
under the terms of this Ordinance or any underlying arrangement,directly or indirectly,secure
or provide for the payment of more than 10 percent of the debt service on the Notes, in
contravention of section 141(b)(2) of the Code;
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(b) to take any action to assure that in the event that the "private business use"
described in subsection (a) hereof exceeds 5 percent of the proceeds of the Notes or the
projects refinanced therewith (less amounts deposited into a reserve fund, if any) then the
amount in excess of 5 percent is used for a "private business use" that is "related" and not
"disproportionate,"within the meaning of section 141(b)(3)of the Code,to the governmental
use;
(c) to take any action to assure that no amount that is greater than the lesser of
$5,000,000 or 5 percent of the proceeds of the Notes(less amounts deposited into a reserve
fund, if any)is directly or indirectly used to finance loans to persons, other than state or local
governmental units, in contravention of section 141(c) of the Code;
(d) to refrain from taking any action that would otherwise result in the Notes
being treated as "private activity notes" within the meaning of section 141(b) of the Code;
(e) to refrain from taking any action that would result in the Notes being"federally
guaranteed" within the meaning of section 149(b) of the Code;
(f) to refrain from using any portion of the proceeds of the Notes, directly or
indirectly, to acquire or to replace funds that were used, directly or indirectly, to acquire
investment property(as defined in section 148(b)(2)of the Code)that produces a materially
higher yield over the term of the Notes, other than investment property acquired with—
(1) proceeds of the Notes invested for a reasonable temporary period of
three (3) years or less until such proceeds are needed for the purpose for which the
notes are issued,
(2) amounts invested in a bona fide debt service fund,within the meaning
of section 1.148-1(b) of the Treasury Regulations, and
(3) amounts deposited in any reasonably required reserve or replacement
fund to the extent such amounts do not exceed 10 percent of the proceeds of the
Notes;
(g) to otherwise restrict the use of the proceeds of the Notes or amounts treated
as proceeds of the Notes, as may be necessary, so that the Notes do not otherwise contravene
the requirements of section 148 of the Code (relating to arbitrage) and, to the extent
applicable, section 149(d) of the Code (relating to advance refundings);
(h) to pay to the United States of America at least once during each five-year
period (beginning on the date of delivery of the Notes) an amount that is at least equal to 90
percent ofthe"Excess Earnings,"within the meaning of section 148(f)of the Code and to pay
to the United States of America, not later than 60 days after the Notes have been paid in full,
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100 percent of the amount then required to be paid as a result of Excess Earnings under
section 148(f) of the Code; and
(i) to assure that the proceeds of the Notes will be used solely for new money
projects.
In order to facilitate compliance with the above covenant (h), a "Rebate Fund" is hereby
established by the Issuer for the sole benefit of the United States of America, and such fund shall not
be subject to the claim of any other person,including without limitation the bondholders. The Rebate
Fund is established for the additional purpose of compliance with section 148 of the Code.
For purposes of the foregoing (a) and (b), the Issuer understands that the term "proceeds"
includes "disposition proceeds" as defined in the Treasury Regulations and, in the case of refunding
bonds, transferred proceeds (if any) and proceeds of the refunded notes expended prior to the date
of issuance of the Notes. It is the understanding of the Issuer that the covenants contained herein are
intended to assure compliance with the Code and any regulations or rulings promulgated by the U.S.
Department of the Treasury pursuant thereto. In the event that regulations or rulings are hereafter
promulgated that modify or expand provisions of the Code,as applicable to the Notes,the Issuer will
not be required to comply with any covenant contained herein to the extent that such failure to
comply, in the opinion of nationally recognized bond counsel,will not adversely affect the exemption
from federal income taxation of interest on the Notes under section 103 of the Code. In the event that
regulations or rulings are hereafter promulgated that impose additional requirements that are
applicable to the Notes, the Issuer agrees to comply with the additional requirements to the extent
necessary, in the opinion of nationally recognized bond counsel, to preserve the exemption from
federal income taxation of interest on the Notes under section 103 of the Code. In furtherance of such
intention, the Issuer hereby authorizes and directs the Mayor to execute any documents, certificates
or reports required by the Code and to make such elections, on behalf of the Issuer, that may be
permitted by the Code, as are consistent with the purpose for the issuance of the Notes.
Section 11. SALE OF NOTES. The Notes are hereby sold and shall be delivered to UMB
Bank N.A. (the "Purchaser"), at a price of par, plus accrued interest on the Notes. The Notes shall
initially be registered in the name of the Purchaser. It is hereby officially found, determined and
declared that the Notes have been sold at public sale to the bidder offering the lowest interest cost,
after receiving sealed bids pursuant to an Official Notice of such and Bidding Instructions.
Section 12. APPROVAL OF OFFICIAL STATEMENT. It is further officially found,
determined and declared that the Notes have been offered pursuant to a Preliminary Official
Statement dated September 28, 2010, prepared and distributed in connection with the sale of the
Notes. Said Preliminary Official Statement,the Official Statement dated October 12, 2010, and any
addenda, supplement or amendment thereto, have been and are hereby approved by the governing
body of the Issuer, and its use in the offer and sale of the Notes is hereby approved.
Section 13. FURTHER PROCEDURES. The Mayor and Town Secretary of the Issuer and
all other officers, employees and agents of the Issuer, and each of them, shall be and are hereby
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expressly authorized, empowered and directed from time to time and at any time to do and perform
all such acts and things and to execute, acknowledge and deliver in the name and under the corporate
seal and on behalf of the Issuer the Letter of Representation with DTC regarding the Book-Entry-
Only System, the Paying Agent/Registrar Agreement with the Paying Agent/Registrar, and all other
instruments, whether herein mentioned, as may be necessary or desirable in order to carry out the
terms and provisions of this Ordinance,the Letter of Representation,the Notes,the sale of the Notes
and the Official Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, while the
Notes are subject to DTC's Book-Entry-Only System and to the extent permitted by law,the Letter
of Representation is hereby incorporated herein and its provisions shall prevail over any other
provisions of this Ordinance in the event of conflict. In case any officer whose signature shall appear
on any Note shall cease to be such officer 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 such delivery.
Section 14. COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 15c2-12.
(a) .Annual Reports, (i) The Issuer shall provide annually to the MSRB, within six months
after the end of each fiscal year ending in or after 2010, financial information and operating data with
respect to the Issuer of the general type included in the final Official Statement authorized by this
Ordinance, being the information described in Exhibit B hereto. Any financial statements so to be
provided shall be (1) prepared in accordance with the accounting principles described in :Exhibit B
hereto, or such other accounting principles as the Issuer may be required to employ from time to time
pursuant to state law or regulation, and (2) audited, if the Issuer commissions an audit of such
statements and the audit is completed within the period during which they must be provided. If the
audit of such financial statements is not complete within such period, then the Issuer shall provide
unaudited financial statements by the required time and will provide audited financial statements for
the applicable fiscal year to the MSRB, when and if the audit report on such statements become
available. Such information shall be transmitted electronically to the MSRB, in such format and
accompanied by such identifying information as prescribed by the MSRB.
(ii) If the Issuer changes its fiscal year, it will notify the MSRB of the change(and of the date
of the new fiscal year end) prior to the next date by which the Issuer otherwise would be required to
provide financial information and operating data pursuant to this Section. The financial information
and operating data to be provided pursuant to this Section may be set forth in full in one or more
documents or may be included by specific reference to any document(including an official statement
or other offering document, if it is available from the MSRB)that theretofore has been provided to
the MSRB or filed with the SEC.
(b) Material Event Notices. The Issuer shall notify the MSRB, in a timely manner, of any of
the following events with respect to the Notes, if such event is material within the meaning of the
federal securities laws:
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I. Principal and interest payment delinquencies;
2. Non-payment related defaults;
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 or events affecting the tax-exempt status of the Notes;
7. Modifications to rights of holders of the Notes;
8. Note calls;
9. Defeasances;
10. Release, substitution, or sale of property securing repayment of the Notes; and
11. Rating changes.
The Issuer shall notify the MSRB, in a timely manner, of any failure by the Issuer to provide financial
information or operating data in accordance with subsection(a) of this Section by the time required
by such subsection.
(c) l,imita ions Disclaimers and Amendments. (i) The Issuer shall be obligated to observe
and perform the covenants specified in this Section for so long as, but only for so long as, the Issuer
remains an "obligated person" with respect to the Notes within the meaning of the Rule, except that
the Issuer in any event will give the notice required by Subsection (b) hereof of any Note calls and
defeasance that cause the Issuer to no longer be such an "obligated person".
(ii) The provisions of this Section are for the sole benefit of the registered owners and
beneficial owners of the Notes, and nothing in this Section, express or implied, shall give any benefit
or any legal or equitable right, remedy, or claim hereunder to any other person. The Issuer
undertakes to provide only the financial information, operating data,financial statements,and notices
which it has expressly agreed to provide pursuant to this Section and does not hereby undertake to
provide any other information that may be relevant or material to a complete presentation of the
Issuer's financial results, condition, or prospects or hereby undertake to update any information
provided in accordance with this Section or otherwise, except as expressly provided herein. The
Issuer does not make any representation or warranty concerning such information or its usefulness
to a decision to invest in or sell Notes at any future date.
(iii) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE ISSUER BE LIABLE TO THE
REGISTERED OWNER OR BENEFICIAL OWNER OF ANY NOTE OR ANY OTHER PERSON,
IN CONTRACT OR TORT, FOR DAMAGES RESULTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM
ANY BREACH BY THE ISSUER, WHETHER NEGLIGENT OR WITHOUT FAULT ON ITS
PART, OF ANY COVENANT SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION, BUT EVERY RIGHT AND
REMEDY OF ANY SUCH PERSON, IN CONTRACT OR TORT, FOR OR ON ACCOUNT OF
ANY SUCH BREACH SHALL BE LIMITED TO AN ACTION FOR MANDAMUS OR SPECIFIC
PERFORMANCE.
(iv) No default by the Issuer in observing or performing its obligations under this Section
shall comprise a breach of or default under the Ordinance for purposes of any other provision of this
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Ordinance. Nothing in this Section is intended or shall act to disclaim, waive, or otherwise limit the
duties of the Issuer under federal and state securities laws.
(v) The provisions of this Section may be amended by the Issuer from time to time to adapt
to changed circumstances that arise from a change in legal requirements, a change in law, or a change
in the identity, nature, status, or type of operations of the Issuer, but only if(1)the provisions of this
Section,as so amended,would have permitted an underwriter to purchase or sell Notes in the primary
offering of the Notes in compliance with the Rule, taking into account any amendments or
interpretations of the Rule since such offering as well as such changed circumstances and (2) either
(a)the registered owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount(or any greater amount required
by any other provision of this Ordinance that authorizes such an amendment) of the outstanding
Notes consent to such amendment or (b) a person that is unaffiliated with the Issuer (such as
nationally recognized bond counsel) determined that such amendment will not materially impair the
interest of the registered owners and beneficial owners of the Notes. If the Issuer so amends the
provisions of this Section, it shall include with any amended financial information or operating data
next provided in accordance with subsection(a)of this Section an explanation, in narrative form, of
the reason for the amendment and of the impact of any change in the type of financial information or
operating data so provided. The Issuer may also amend or repeal the provisions of this continuing
disclosure agreement if the SEC amends or repeals the applicable provision of the Rule or a court of
final jurisdiction enters judgment that such provisions of the Rule are invalid, but only if and to the
extent that the provisions of this sentence would not prevent an underwriter from lawfully purchasing
or selling Notes in the primary offering of the Notes.
(d) Definitions. As used in this Section, the following terms have the meanings ascribed to
such terms below:
"MSRB" means the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board or any successor to its
functions under the Rule.
"Rule" means SEC Rule 15c2-12, as amended from time to time.
"SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission,
Section 15. INTEREST EARNINGS ON NOTE PROCEEDS; USE OF ACCRUED
INTEREST RECEIVED FROM SALE OF NOTES. Interest earnings derived from the investment
of proceeds from the sale of the Notes shall be used for the purposes for which the Notes are issued
or deposited in the Interest and Sinking Fund. It is further provided, however, that any interest
earnings on note proceeds that are required to be rebated to the United States of America pursuant
to Section 10 hereof in order to prevent the Notes from being arbitrage notes shall be so rebated and
not considered as interest earnings for the purposes of this Section. The accrued interest received
from the sale of the Notes shall be deposited to the Interest and Sinking Fund.
Section 16. DISPOSITION OF PROJECT. The Issuer covenants that the property
constituting the Project will not be sold or otherwise disposed in a transaction resulting in the receipt
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by the Issuer of cash or other compensation, unless the Issuer obtains an opinion of nationally-
recognized bond counsel that such sale or other disposition will not adversely affect the tax-exempt
status of the Notes. For purposes of the foregoing, the portion of the property comprising personal
property and disposed in the ordinary course shall not be treated as a transaction resulting in the
receipt of cash or other compensation. For purposes hereof, the Issuer shall not be obligated to
comply with this covenant if it obtains an opinion that such failure to comply will not adversely affect
the excludability for federal income tax purposes from gross income of the interest.
Section 17. GOVERNING LAW. This Ordinance shall be construed and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State and the United States of America.
Section 18. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof
to any circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Ordinance and the application
thereof to other circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and this governing body hereby declares
that this Ordinance would have been enacted without such invalid provision.
Section 19.DESIGNATION AS QUALIFIED TAX-EXEMPT OBLIGATIONS. The Issuer
hereby designates the Notes as "qualified tax-exempt obligations" as defined in section 265(b)(3)of
the Code. In furtherance of such designation, the Issuer represents, covenants and warrants the
following: (a) that during the calendar year in which the Notes are issued, the Issuer(including any
subordinate entities) has not designated nor will designate obligations,which when aggregated with
the Notes, will result in more than $10,000,000 ($30,000,000 for taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2008 and ending prior to January 1, 2011)of"qualified tax-exempt obligations"being
issued; (b) that the Issuer reasonably anticipates that the amount of tax-exempt obligations issued,
during the calendar year in which the Notes are issued,by the Issuer(or any subordinate entities)will
not exceed $10,000,000 ($30,000,000 for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008 and
ending prior to January 1, 2011); and, (c) that the Issuer will take such action or refrain from such
action as necessary, and as more particularly set forth in this Section, in order that the Notes will not
be considered "private activity notes" within the meaning of section 141 of the Code.
Section 20. CONTINUED PERFECTION OF SECURITY INTEREST. Chapter 1208,
Government Code, applies to the issuance of the Notes and the pledge of the ad valorem taxes
granted by the Issuer under Section 5 of this Ordinance, and such pledge is therefore valid, effective,
and perfected. If Texas law is amended at any time while the Notes are outstanding and unpaid such
that the pledge of the taxes granted by the Issuer under Section 5 of this Ordinance is to be subject
to the filing requirements of Chapter 9,Business&Commerce Code,then in order to preserve to the
registered owners of the Notes the perfection of the security interest in said pledge,the Issuer agrees
to take such measures as it determines are reasonable and necessary under Texas law to comply with
the applicable provisions of Chapter 9,Business&Commerce Code and enable a filing to perfect the
security interest in said pledge to occur.
Section 21. EVENTS OF DEFAULT. Each of the following occurrences or events for the
purpose of this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an event of default (an 'Event of Default"):
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(i) the failure to make payment of the principal of or interest on any of the Notes when the
same becomes due and payable; or
(ii) default in the performance or observance of any other covenant, agreement or obligation
of the Issuer, the failure to perform which materially, adversely affects the rights of the
Registered Owners, including, but not limited to, their prospect or ability to be repaid in
accordance with this Ordinance, and the continuation thereof for a period of 60 days after
notice of such default is given by any Registered Owner to the Issuer.
Section 22. REMEDIES FOR DEFAULT. (a) Upon the happening of any Event of Default,
then and in every case, any registered owner or an authorized representative thereof, including, but
not limited to, a trustee or trustees therefor, may proceed against the may proceed against the Issuer
or the Town Council of the Issuer, as appropriate for the purpose of protecting and enforcing the
rights of the registered owner under this Ordinance, by mandamus or other suit, action or special
proceeding in equity or at law, in any court of competent jurisdiction,for any relief permitted by law,
including the specific performance of any covenant or agreement contained herein, or thereby to
enjoin any act or thing that may be unlawful or in violation of any right of the registered owner
hereunder or any combination of such remedies.
(b) It is provided that all such proceedings shall be instituted and maintained for the equal
benefit of registered owners of the Note then outstanding.
Section 23. REMEDIES NOT EXCLUSIVE. (a) No remedy herein conferred or reserved
is intended to be exclusive of any other available remedy or remedies,but each and every such remedy
shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given hereunder or under the Note
or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity; provided, however, that notwithstanding any other
provision of this Ordinance, the right to accelerate the debt evidenced by the Note shall not be
available as a remedy under this Ordinance.
(b) The exercise of any remedy herein conferred or reserved shall not be deemed a waiver of
any other available remedy.
(c) By accepting the delivery of a Note authorized under this Ordinance, such registered
owner agrees that the certifications required to effectuate any covenants or representations contained
in this Ordinance do not and shall never constitute or give rise to a personal or pecuniary liability or
charge against the officers, employees or trustees of the Issuer or the Town Council of the Issuer.
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Exhibit A
FORM OF NOTE
NO. R- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PRINCIPAL
STATE OF TEXAS AMOUNT
TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS $
TAX NOTE, SERIES 2010
INTEREST RATE DATED DATE OF NOTE MATURITY DATE CUSIP NO.
—% October 1, 2010 February 15,
REGISTERED OWNER:
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: DOLLARS
ON THE MATURITY DATE specified above, Town of Prosper, Texas(the "Issuer"),being
a political subdivision and home rule municipality of the State of Texas, located in Collin and Denton
Counties, hereby promises to pay to the Registered Owner specified above, or registered assigns
(hereinafter called the "Registered Owner"), on the Maturity Date specified above, the Principal
Amount specified above. The Issuer promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof
(calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) from October 1, 2010 at the
Interest Rate per annum specified above. Interest is payable on February 15, 2012, and semiannually
on each August 15 and February 15 thereafter to the Maturity Date specified above; except, if this
Note is required to be authenticated and the date of its authentication is later than the first Record
Date(hereinafter defined), such Principal Amount shall bear interest from the interest payment date
next preceding the date of authentication,unless such date of authentication is after any Record Date
but on or before the next following interest payment date, in which case such principal amount shall
bear interest from such next following interest payment date; provided, however, that if on the date
of authentication hereof the interest on the Note or Notes, if any, for which this Note is being
exchanged is due but has not been paid,then this Note shall bear interest from the date to which such
interest has been paid in full.
THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON this Note are payable in lawful money of the
United States of America, without exchange or collection charges. The principal of this Note shall
be paid to the Registered Owner hereof upon presentation and surrender of this Note at maturity, at
the corporate trust office of U.S. Bank National Association in Dallas, Texas, which is the "Paying
Agent/Registrar" for this Note. The payment of interest on this Note shall be made by the Paying
Agent/Registrar to the Registered Owner hereof on each interest payment date by check, dated as of
such interest payment date, drawn by the Paying Agent/Registrar on, and payable solely from, funds
of the Issuer required by the Ordinance authorizing the issuance of this Note(the "Note Ordinance")
to be on deposit with the Paying Agent/Registrar for such purpose as hereinafter provided; and such
check shall be sent by the Paying Agent/Registrar by United States mail, first-class postage prepaid,
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on each such interest payment date, to the Registered Owner hereof, at its address as it appeared on
the last business day of the month next preceding each such date (the "Record Date") on the
Registration Books kept by the Paying Agent/Registrar, as hereinafter described. In the event of a
non-payment of interest on a scheduled payment date, and for 30 days thereafter, a new record date
for such interest payment(a"Special Record Date")will be established by the Paying Agent/Registrar
if and when funds for the payment of such interest have been received from the Issuer. Notice of the
Special Record Date and of the scheduled payment date ofthe past due interest(the"Special Payment
Date," which shall be 15 days after the Special Record Date) shall be sent at least five business days
prior to the Special Record Date by United States mail, first class, postage prepaid, to the address
of each Registered Owner appearing on the Registration Books of the Paying Agent/Registrar at the
close of business on the last business day next preceding the date of mailing of such notice. The
Issuer covenants with the Registered Owner of this Note that on or before each principal payment
date, interest payment date, and accrued interest payment date for this Note it will make available to
the Paying Agent/Registrar,from the"Interest and Sinking Fund" created by the Note Ordinance,the
amounts required to provide for the payment, in immediately available funds, of all principal of and
interest on the Notes, when due.
IF THE DATE for the payment of the principal of or interest on this Note shall be a Saturday,
Sunday,legal holiday, or day on which banking institutions in the city where the corporate trust office
of the Paying Agent/Registrar that is designated for payment of the Notes is located are authorized
by law or executive order to close, or the United States Postal Service is not open for business, then
the date for such payment shall be the next succeeding day that is not such a Saturday, Sunday, legal
holiday, or day on which banking institutions are authorized to close, or the United States Postal
Service is not open for business; and payment on such date shall have the same force and effect as
if made on the original date payment was due.
THIS NOTE is authorized and issued pursuant to and in compliance with Chapter 1431,
Texas Government Code, as amended(the"Act"),and pursuant to the Note Ordinance in the original
aggregate principal amount of$2,045,000, dated as of October 1, 2010 for the purpose of paying
costs of the Project as provided in the Note Ordinance. The Note Ordinance has been passed and
adopted by the Town Council of the Issuer and duly recorded in the minutes of the Town Council,
as authorized by the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, including the Act.
THE NOTES OF THIS SERIES are not subject to redemption prior to maturity.
ALL NOTES OF THIS SERIES are issuable solely as fully-registered Notes,without interest
coupons, in the denomination of any integral multiple of$5,000. As provided in the Note Ordinance,
this Note, or any unredeemed portion hereof, may, at the request of the Registered Owner or the
assignee or assignees hereof, be assigned, transferred and exchanged for a like aggregate principal
amount of fully-registered Notes, without interest coupons, payable to the appropriate Registered
Owner, assignee or assignees, as the case may be, having the same denomination or denominations
in any integral multiple of $5,000 as requested in writing by the appropriate Registered Owner,
assignee or assignees, as the case may be,upon surrender of this Note to the Paying Agent/Registrar
for cancellation, all in accordance with the form and procedures set forth in the Note Ordinance.
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Among other requirements for such assignment and transfer, this Note must be presented and
surrendered to the Paying Agent/Registrar, together with proper instruments of assignment, in form
and with guarantee of signatures satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar, evidencing assignment
of this Note or any portion or portions hereof in any integral multiple of$5,000 to the assignee or
assignees in whose name or names this Note or any such portion or portions hereof is or are to be
registered. The form of Assignment printed or endorsed on this Note may be executed by the
Registered Owner to evidence the assignment hereof, but such method is not exclusive, and other
instruments of assignment satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar may be used to evidence the
assignment of this Note or any portion or portions hereof from time to time by the Registered Owner.
The Paying Agent/Registrar's reasonable standard or customary fees and charges for transferring and
exchanging any Note or portion thereof shall be paid by the Issuer, but any taxes or governmental
charges required to be paid with respect thereto shall be paid by the one requesting such assignment,
transfer or exchange as a condition precedent to the exercise of such privilege. The Paying
Agent/Registrar shall not be required to make any such transfer or exchange during the period
commencing with the close of business on any Record Date and ending with the opening of business
on the next following principal or interest payment date.
IN THE EVENT any Paying Agent/Registrar for the Notes is changed by the Issuer, resigns,
or otherwise ceases to act as such, the Issuer has covenanted in the Note Ordinance that it promptly
will appoint a competent and legally qualified substitute therefor, and cause written notice thereof to
be mailed to the Registered Owners of the Notes.
IT IS HEREBY certified, recited, and covenanted that this Note has been duly and validly
authorized, issued, and delivered; that all acts, conditions, and things required or proper to be
performed, exist, and be done precedent to or in the authorization, issuance and delivery of this Note
have been performed, existed, and been done in accordance with law; that this Note is a general
obligation of the Issuer, issued on the full faith and credit thereof,and that ad valorem taxes sufficient
to provide for the payment of the interest on and principal of this Note, as such interest comes due,
and as such principal matures, have been levied and ordered to be levied against all taxable property
in the Issuer, and have been pledged for such payment, within the limit prescribed by law.
THE ISSUER ALSO HAS RESERVED THE RIGHT to amend the Note Ordinance as
provided therein, and under some(but not all)circumstances amendments thereto must be approved
by the Registered Owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes.
BY BECOMING the Registered Owner of this Note, the Registered Owner thereby
acknowledges all of the terms and provisions of the Note Ordinance, agrees to be bound by such
terms and provisions, acknowledges that the Note Ordinance is duly recorded and available for
inspection in the official minutes and records of the governing body of the Issuer, and agrees that the
terms and provisions of this Note and the Note Ordinance constitute a contract between each
Registered Owner hereof and the Issuer.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Note to be signed with the manual or
facsimile signature of the Mayor of the Issuer and countersigned with the manual or facsimile
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signature of the Town Secretary of the Issuer, and has caused the official seal of the Issuer to be duly
impressed, or placed in facsimile, on this Note.
fsinature (signature)
Mayor Town Secretary
(SEAL)
[Form of Paying Agent/Registrar's Authentication Certificate]
PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR'S AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE
(To be executed if this Note is not accompanied by an
executed Registration Certificate of the Comptroller
of Public Accounts of the State of Texas)
It is hereby certified that this Note has been issued under the provisions of the Note Ordinance
described in the text of this Note; and that this Note has been issued in conversion or replacement of,
or in exchange for, a note, notes, or a portion of a note or notes of a Series which originally was
approved by the Attorney General of the State of Texas and registered by the Comptroller of Public
Accounts of the State of Texas.
Dated: U.S. Bank National Association,
Dallas, Texas
Paying Agent/Registrar
By _. _..
Authorized Representative
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[Form of Assignment]
ASSIGNMENT
For value received, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
Please insert Social Security or Taxpayer
Identification Number of Transferee
........ ........ ..___......
(Please print or typewrite name and address,
including zip code of Transferee)
the within Note and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints
attorney,to register
the transfer of the within Note on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of
substitution in the premises.
Dated:.
Signature Guaranteed:
_. ............... ................
NOTICE: Signature(s) must be guaranteed NOTICE: The signature above must
by a member firm of the New York Stock correspond with the name of the Registered
Exchange or a commercial bank or trust Owner as it appears upon the front of this
company. Note in every particular, without alteration
or enlargement or any change whatsoever.
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[Form of Registration Certificate Of the Comptroller of Public Accounts]
COMPTROLLER'S REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE: REGISTER NO.
I hereby certify that this Note has been examined, certified as to validity, and approved by the
Attorney General of the State of Texas, and that this Note has been registered by the Comptroller of
Public Accounts of the State of Texas.
Witness my signature and seal this
Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas
(COMPTROLLER'S SEAL)
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Exhibit B
CONTINUING DISCLOSURE INFORMATION
,The following information is referred to in Section 14(a) of this Ordinance:
Annual Financial Statements and Operating Data
The financial information and operating data with respect to the Issuer to be provided annually in
accordance with such Section are as specified (and included in the Appendices of the Official
Statement referred to) below:
The quantitative financial information and operating data pertaining to the Issuer of the general type
included Tables numbered 1 through 5 and 7 through 14 and in Appendix B of the Official Statement.
The financial statements of the Issuer that will be provided will be unaudited, unless an audit is
performed, in which event the audited financial statements will be made available.
Accounting Principles
The accounting principles referred to in such Section are the accounting principles described in the
notes to the financial statements that are attached to the Official Statement as Exhibit B, or such other
accounting principles as the Issuer may be required to employ from time to time pursuant to state law
or regulation.
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