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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20071001 - VI-03 VI-3 MEMO TO: FROM: RE: Honorable Mayor and City Council members Charlene A. Stark, Finance Director Resolutions and Recommendations for the Issuance of $2,425,000 General Obligation Improvement Bonds, 2007B and $360,000 Certificate of Equipment Bonds, 2007C DATE: September 24, 2007 ...ii ~1I1l -~ Attached (included in your packet) you will find the Recommendations for the issuance of $2,425,000 GO Improvement Bonds, Series 2007B and Certificate of Equipment Bonds, 2007C as prepared by the City's financial advisors, Springsted, Inc. The improvement bonds will finance the 2007 road construction projects and the equipment bonds will finance the equipment that was authorized in the 2007 budget. Attached for Council approval are the Recommendations providing for the sale of these bonds, as prepared by the City's financial advisors, Brenda Krueger of Springsted Inc. and Resolutions for the set sale date by the City's bond council, Mary Dryseth of Briggs and Morgan. If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Recommended Council Action Approve the attached Resolutions providing for the sale of $2,425,000 GO Improvement Bonds, Series 2007B and $360,000 Certificate of Equipment Bonds 2007C and set the sale date of November 5111. EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HASTINGS, MINNESOTA HELD: October 1, 2007 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hastings, Dakota and Washington Counties, Minnesota, was duly held at the City Hall, in said City on the 1st day of October, 2007, at 7:00 o'clock P.M. for the purpose in part of authorizing the competitive negotiated sale of $360,000 General Obligation Equipment Certificates of Indebtedness, Series 2007C of said City. The following members were present: and the following were absent: Member introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATED SALE OF $360,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION EQUIPMENT CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS, SERIES 2007C SECTION.A WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Hastings, Minnesota, has heretofore determined that it is necessary and expedient to issue its $360,000 General Obligation Equipment Certificates of Indebtedness, Series 2007C (the "Certificates") to finance the acquisition of equipment for City purposes; and SECTION.B WHEREAS, the City has retained Springsted Incorporated, in Saint Paul, Minnesota ("Springsted"), as its independent fmancial advisor and is therefore authorized to sell these obligations by a competitive negotiated sale in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.60, Subdivision 2(9); and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hastings, Minnesota, as follows: 1. Authorization; Findings. The City Council hereby authorizes Springsted to solicit bids for the competitive negotiated sale of the Certificates. 2. Meeting~ Bid Opening. This City Council shall meet at the time and place specified in the Terms of Proposal attached hereto as Exhibit A for the purpose of considering sealed bids for, and awarding the sale of, the Certificates. The Administrator or his designee, shall open bids at the time and place specified in such Terms of Proposal. 2085751vl 3. Terms ofProvosal. The terms and conditions of the Certificates and the negotiation thereof are fully set forth in the "Terms of Proposal" attached hereto as Exhibit A and hereby approved and made a part hereof. 4. Official Statement. In connection with said competitive negotiated sale, the Administrator, Finance Director and other officers or employees of the City are hereby authorized to cooperate with Springsted and participate in the preparation of an official statement for the Certificates, and to execute and deliver it on behalf of the City upon its completion. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member and, after a full discussion thereof and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: and the following against the same: Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. 208575lvl 2 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTIES OF DAKOTA AND WASHINGTON CITY OF HASTINGS I, the undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting Clerk of the City of Hastings, Minnesota, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that I have compared the attached and foregoing extract of minutes with the original thereof on file in my office, and that the same is a full, true and complete transcript of the minutes of a meeting of the City Council of said City, duly called and held on the date therein indicated, insofar as such minutes relate to the City's $360,000 General Obligation Equipment Certificates of Indebtedness, Series 2007C. WITNESS my hand this _ day of , 2007. Clerk 2085751vl 3 EXIllBIT A TERMS OF PROPOSAL $360,000 CITY OF HASTINGS, MINNESOTA GENERAL OBLIGATION EQUIPMENT CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS, SERIES 2007C (BOOK ENTRY ONLY) Proposals for the Certificates will be received on Monday, November 5,2007, until 11:00 A.M., Central Time, at the offices of Springsted Incorporated, 380 Jackson Street, Suite 300, Saint Paul, Minnesota, after which time they will be opened and tabulated. Consideration for award of the Certificates will be by the City Council at 7:00 P.M., Central Time, ofthe same day. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS Proposals may be submitted in a sealed envelope or by fax (651) 223-3046 to Springsted. Signed Proposals, without final price or coupons, may be submitted to Springsted prior to the time of sale. The bidder shall be responsible for submitting to Springsted the final Proposal price and coupons, by telephone (651) 223-3000 or fax (651) 223-3046 for inclusion in the submitted Proposal. Springsted will assume no liability for the inability of the bidder to reach Springsted prior to the time of sale specified above. All bidders are advised that each Proposal shall be deemed to constitute a contract between the bidder and the City to purchase the Certificates regardless of the manner in which the Proposal is submitted. DETAILS OF THE CERTIFICATES The Certificates will be dated November 15, 2007, as the date of original issue, and will bear interest payable on February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing August 1,2008. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The Certificates will mature February 1 in the years and amounts as follows: 2009 2010 $65,000 $70,000 2011 2012 $70,000 $75,000 2013 $80,000 Proposals for the Certificates may contain a maturity schedule providing for a combination of serial bonds and term bonds. All term bonds shall be subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption at a price of par plus accrued interest to the date of redemption and must conform to the maturity schedule set forth above. In order to designate term bonds, the proposal must specify "Years of Term Maturities" in the spaces provided on the Proposal Form. 2085751 vI A-I BOOK ENTRY SYSTEM The Certificates will be issued by means of a book entry system with no physical distribution of Certificates made to the public. The Certificates will be issued in fully registered form and one Certificate, representing the aggregate principal amount of the Certificates maturing in each year, will be registered in the name of Cede & Co. as nominee of The Depository Trust Company (nDTC"), New York, New York, which will act as securities depository of the Certificates. Individual purchases of the Certificates may be made in the principal amount of $5,000 or any multiple thereof of a single maturity through book entries made on the books and records of DTC and its participants. Principal and interest are payable by the registrar to DTC or its nominee as registered owner of the Certificates. Transfer of principal and interest payments to participants of DTC will be the responsibility of DTC; transfer of principal and interest payments to beneficial owners by participants will be the responsibility of such participants and other nominees of beneficial owners. The purchaser, as a condition of delivery of the Certificates, will be required to deposit the Certificates with DTC. REGISTRAR The City will name the registrar, which shall be subject to applicable SEC regulations. The City will pay for the services of the registrar. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION The Certificates will not be subject to payment in advance of their respective stated maturity dates. SECURITY AND PURPOSE The Certificates will be general obligations of the City for which the City will pledge its full faith and credit and power to levy direct general ad valorem taxes. The proceeds will be used to fmance the acquisition of equipment for City purposes. TYPE OF PROPOSALS Proposals shall be for not less than $353,340 and accrued interest on the total principal amount of the Certificates. Proposals shall be accompanied by a Good Faith Deposit C'Deposittl) in the form of a certified or cashier's check or a Financial Surety Certificate in the amount of $3,600, payable to the order of the City. If a check is used, it must accompany the proposal. If a Financial Surety Certificate is used, it must be from an insurance company licensed to issue such a bond in the State of MinnesoU4 and preapproved by the City. Such bond must be submitted to Springsted Incorporated prior to the opening of the proposals. The Financial Surety Certificate must identify each underwriter whose Deposit is guaranteed by such Financial Surety Certificate. If the Certificates are awarded to an underwriter using a Financial Surety Certificate, then that purchaser is required to submit its Deposit to Springsted Incorporated in the form of a certified or cashier's check or wire transfer as instructed by Springsted Incorporated not later than 3:30 P.M., Central Time, on the next business day following the award. If such Deposit is not received by that time, the Financial Surety Certificate may be drawn by the City to satisfy the Deposit requirement. The Deposit received from the purchaser, the amount of which will be deducted at 2085751vI A-2 settlement, will be deposited by the City and no interest will accrue to the purchaser. In the event the purchaser fails to comply with the accepted proposal, said amount will be retained by the City. No proposal can be withdrawn or amended after the time set for receiving proposals unless the meeting of the City scheduled for award of the Certificates is adjourned, recessed, or continued to another date without award of the Certificates having been made. Rates shall be in integral multiples of 5/1 00 or 118 of 1 %. Rates must be in level or ascending order. Certificates of the same maturity shall bear a single rate from the date of the Certificates to the date of maturity. No conditional proposals will be accepted. AWARD The Certificates will be awarded on the basis of the lowest interest rate to be determined on a true interest cost (TIC) basis. The City's computation of the interest rate of each proposal, in accordance with customary practice, will be controlling. The City will reserve the right to: (i) waive non-substantive informalities of any proposal or of matters relating to the receipt of proposals and award of the Certificates, (ii) reject all proposals without cause, and (iii) reject any proposal that the City determines to have failed to comply with the terms herein. CUSIP NUMBERS If the Certificates qualify for assignment of CUSIP numbers such numbers will be printed on the Certificates, but neither the failure to print such numbers on any Certificate nor any error with respect thereto will constitute cause for failure or refusal by the purchaser to accept delivery of the Certificates. The CUSIP Service Bureau charge for the assignment of CUSIP identification numbers shall be paid by the purchaser. SEITLEMENT Within 40 days following the date of their award, the Certificates will be delivered without cost to the purchaser through DTC in New York, New York. Delivery will be subject to receipt by the purchaser of an approving legal opinion of Briggs and Morgan, Professional Association, of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, and of customary closing papers, including a no- litigation certificate. On the date of settlement, payment for the Certificates shall be made in federal, or equivalent, funds that shall be received at the offices of the City or its designee not later than 12:00 Noon, Central Time. Unless compliance with the terms of payment for the Certificates has been made impossible by action of the City, or its agents, the purchaser shall be liable to the City for any loss suffered by the City by reason of the purchaser's non-compliance with said terms for payment. CONTINUING DISCLOSURE On the date of actual issuance and delivery of the Certificates, the City will execute and deliver a Continuing Disclosure Undertaking (the "Undertaking") whereunder the City will covenant for the benefit of the owners of the Certificates to provide certain [mancial and other information about the City and notices of certain occurrences to information repositories as specified in and required by SEC Rule 15c2-12(b)(5). 208575lvl A-3 OFFICIAL STATEMENT The City has authorized the preparation of an Official Statement containing pertinent information relative to the Certificates, and said Official Statement will serve as a nearly final Official Statement within the meaning of Rule ISc2-12 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. For copies of the Official Statement or for any additional information prior to sale, any prospective purchaser is referred to the Financial Advisor to the City, Springsted Incorporated, 380 Jackson Street, Suite 300, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101, telephone (651) 223-3000. The Official Statement, when further supplemented by an addendum or addenda specifying the maturity dates, principal amounts and interest rates of the Certificates, together with any other information required by law, shall constitute a "Final Official Statement" of the City with respect to the Certificates, as that term is defined in Rule 15c2-12. By awarding the Certificates to any underwriter or underwriting syndicate submitting a proposal therefor, the City agrees that, no more than seven business days after the date of such award, it shall provide without cost to the senior managing underwriter of the syndicate to which the Certificates are awarded 50 copies of the Official Statement and the addendum or addenda described above. The City designates the senior managing underwriter of the syndicate to which the Certificates are awarded as its agent for purposes of distributing copies of the Final Official Statement to each Participating Underwriter. Any underwriter delivering a proposal with respect to the Certificates agrees thereby that if its proposal is accepted by the City (i) it shall accept such designation and (ii) it shall enter into a contractual relationship with all Participating Underwriters of the Certificates for purposes of assuring the receipt by each such Participating Underwriter of the Final Official Statement. Dated October 1, 2007 BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL /s/ Melanie Mesko Lee City Clerk 208575lvl A-4 EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HASTINGS, MINNESOTA HELD: October 1, 2007 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hastings, Dakota and Washington Counties, Minnesota, was duly held at the City Hall in said City on the I st day of October, 2007 at 7:00 o'clock P.M. for the purpose in part of authorizing the competitive negotiated sale of the $2,425,000 General Obligation Improvement Bonds, Series 2007B of said City. The following members were present: and the following were absent: Member introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATED SALE OF $2,425,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES 2007B A. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Hastings, Minnesota, has heretofore determined that it is necessary and expedient to issue its $2,425,000 General Obligation Improvement Bonds, Series 2007B (the "Bonds") to finance various improvement projects in the City; and B. WHEREAS, the City has retained Springsted Incorporated, in Saint Paul, Minnesota ("Springsted"), as its independent financial advisor and is therefore authorized to sell these obligations by a competitive negotiated sale in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.60, Subdivision 2(9); and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hastings, Minnesota, as follows: 1. Authorization; Findings. The City Council hereby authorizes Springsted to solicit bids for the competitive negotiated sale of the Bonds. 2. Meeting; Bid Opening. This City Council shall meet at the time and place specified in the Tenns of Proposal attached hereto as Exhibit A for the purpose of considering sealed bids for, and awarding the sale of, the Bonds. The Administrator, or his designee, shall open bids at the time and place specified in such Terms of Proposal. 2085700vl 3. Terms of Proposal. The terms and conditions of the Bonds and the negotiation thereof are fully set forth in the "Terms of Proposal" attached hereto as Exhibit A and hereby approved and made a part hereof. 4. Official Statement. In connection with said competitive negotiated sale, the Administrator and other officers or employees of the City are hereby authorized to cooperate with Springsted and participate in the preparation of an official statement for the Bonds, and to execute and deliver it on behalf of the City upon its completion. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member and, after full discussion thereof and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: and the following voted against the same: Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. 2085700vl 2 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTIES OF DAKOTA AND WASHINGTON CITY OF HASTINGS I, the undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting Clerk of the City of Hastings, Minnesota, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that I have compared the attached and foregoing extract of minutes with the original thereof on file in my office, and that the same is a full, true and complete transcript of the minutes of a meeting of the City Council of said City, duly called and held on the date therein indicated, insofar as such minutes relate to the City's $2,425,000 General Obligation Improvement Bonds, Series 2007B. WITNESS my hand this _ day of , 2007. Clerk 2085700v I 3 EXHIBIT A TERMS OF PROPOSAL $2,425,000(a) CITY OF HASTINGS, MINNESOTA GENERAL OBLIGATION IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES 20078 (BOOK ENTRY ONLY)p Proposals for the Bonds will be received on Monday, November 5, 2007, Wltilll :00 A.M., Central Time, at the offices of Springsted Incorporated, 380 Jackson Street, Suite 300, Saint Paul, Minnesota, after which time they will be opened and tabulated. Consideration for award of the Bonds will be by the City COWlcil at 7:00 P.M., Central Time, of the same day. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS Proposals may be submitted in a sealed envelope or by fax (651) 223-3046 to Springsted. Signed Proposals, without final price or coupons, may be submitted to Springsted prior to the time of sale. The bidder shall be responsible for submitting to Springsted the final Proposal price and coupons, by telephone (651) 223-3000 or fax (651) 223-3046 for inclusion in the submitted Proposal. Springsted will assume no liability for the inability of the bidder to reach Springsted prior to the time of sale specified above. All bidders are advised that each Proposal shall be deemed to constitute a contract between the bidder and the City to purchase the Bonds regardless of the manner in which the Proposal is submitted. DETAILS OF THE BONDS The Bonds will be dated November 15, 2007, as the date of original issue, and will bear interest payable on February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing August 1,2008. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The Bonds will mature February 1 in the years and amoWlts(b) as follows: 2010 2011 2012 2013 $235,000 $230,000 $230,000 $235,000 2014 2015 2016 $240,000 $245,000 $245,000 2017 2018 2019 $250,000 $255,000 $260,000 (a) Preliminary; subject to change. (b) The City reserves the right, after proposals are opened and prior to award, to increase or reduce the principal amount of the Bonds offered for sale. Any such increase or reduction will be made in multiples of$5,000 in any of the maturities. In the event the principal amount of the Bonds is increased or reduced, any premium offered or any discount taken by the successful bidder will be increased or reduced by a percentage equal to the percentage by which the principal amount of the Bonds is increased or reduced. 2085700vl A-I Proposals for the Bonds may contain a maturity schedule providing for a combination of serial bonds and term bonds. All term bonds shall be subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption at a price of par plus accrued interest to the date of redemption and must conform to the maturity schedule set forth above. In order to designate term bonds, the proposal must specify "Years of Term Maturities" in the spaces provided on the Proposal Form. BOOK ENTRY SYSTEM The Bonds will be issued by means of a book entry system with no physical distribution of Bonds made to the public. The Bonds will be issued in fully registered form and one Bond, representing the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds maturing in each year, will be registered in the name of Cede & Co. as nominee of The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), New York, New York, which will act as securities depository of the Bonds. Individual purchases ofthe Bonds may be made in the principal amount of $5,000 or any multiple thereof of a single maturity through book entries made on the books and records of DTC and its participants. Principal and interest are payable by the registrar to DTC or its nominee as registered owner of the Bonds. Transfer of principal and interest payments to participants of DTC will be the responsibility of DTC; transfer of principal and interest payments to beneficial owners by participants will be the responsibility of such participants and other nominees of beneficial owners. The purchaser, as a condition of delivery of the Bonds, will be required to deposit the Bonds with DTC. REGISTRAR The City will name the registrar, which shall be subject to applicable SEC regulations. The City will pay for the services of the registrar. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION The City may elect on February 1,2017, and on any day thereafter, to prepay Bonds due on or after February I, 2018. Redemption may be in whole or in part and if in part at the option of the City and in such manner as the City shall determine. If less than all Bonds of a maturity are called for redemption, the City will notify DTC of the particular amount of such maturity to be prepaid. DTC will determine by lot the amount of each participant's interest in such maturity to be redeemed and each participant will then select by lot the beneficial ownership interests in such maturity to be redeemed. All prepayments shall be at a price of par plus accrued interest. SECURITY AND PURPOSE The Bonds will be general obligations of the City for which the City will pledge its full faith and credit and power to levy direct general ad valorem taxes. In addition, the City will pledge special assessments against benefited properties. The proceeds will be used to finance various improvements within the City. TYPE OF PROPOSALS Proposals shall be for not less than $2,400,750 and accrued interest on the total principal amount of the Bonds. Proposals shall be accompanied by a Good Faith Deposit ("Deposit") in the form A-2 2085700vl of a certified or cashier's check or a Financial Surety Bond in the amount of $24,250, payable to the order of the City. If a check is used, it must accompany the proposal. If a Financial Surety Bond is used, it must be from an insurance company licensed to issue such a bond in the State of Minnesota, and preapproved by the City. Such bond must be submitted to Springsted Incorporated prior to the opening of the proposals. The Financial Surety Bond must identify each underwriter whose Deposit is guaranteed by such Financial Surety Bond. If the Bonds are awarded to an underwriter using a Financial Surety Bond, then that purchaser is required to submit its Deposit to Springsted Incorporated in the form of a certified or cashier's check or wire transfer as instructed by Springsted Incorporated not later than 3:30 P.M., Central Time, on the next business day following the award. If such Deposit is not received by that time, the Financial Surety Bond may be drawn by the City to satisfy the Deposit requirement. The Deposit received from the purchaser, the amount of which will be deducted at settlement, will be deposited by the City and no interest will accrue to the purchaser. In the event the purchaser fails to comply with the accepted proposal, said amount will be retained by the City. No proposal can be withdrawn or amended after the time set for receiving proposals unless the meeting of the City scheduled for award of the Bonds is adjourned, recessed, or continued to another date without award of the Bonds having been made. Rates shall be in integral multiples of 5/1 00 or 1/8 of 1 %. Rates must be in level or ascending order. Bonds of the same maturity shall bear a single rate from the date of the Bonds to the date of maturity. No conditional proposals will be accepted. AWARD The Bonds will be awarded on the basis of the lowest interest rate to be determined on a true interest cost (TIC) basis. The City's computation of the interest rate of each proposal, in accordance with customary practice, will be controlling. The City will reserve the right to: (i) waive non-substantive informalities of any proposal or of matters relating to the receipt of proposals and award of the Bonds, (ii) reject all proposals without cause, and (iii) reject any proposal that the City determines to have failed to comply with the terms herein. BOND INSURANCE AT PURCHASER'S OPTION If the Bonds qualify for issuance of any policy of municipal bond insurance or commitment therefor at the option of the underwriter, the purchase of any such insurance policy or the issuance of any such commitment shall be at the sole option and expense of the purchaser of the Bonds. Any increased costs of issuance of the Bonds resulting from such purchase of insurance shall be paid by the purchaser, except that, if the City has requested and received a rating on the Bonds from a rating agency, the City will pay that rating fee. Any other rating agency fees shall be the responsibility of the purchaser. Failure of the municipal bond insurer to issue the policy after Bonds have been awarded to the purchaser shall not constitute cause for failure or refusal by the purchaser to accept delivery on the Bonds. A-3 2085700vl CUSIP NUMBERS If the Bonds qualify for assignment ofCUSIP numbers such numbers will be printed on the Bonds, but neither the failure to print such numbers on any Bond nor any error with respect thereto will constitute cause for failure or refusal by the purchaser to accept delivery of the Bonds. The CUSIP Service Bureau charge for the assignment of CUSIP identification numbers shall be paid by the purchaser. SETTLEMENT Within 40 days following the date of their award, the Bonds will be delivered without cost to the purchaser through DTC in New York, New York. Delivery will be subject to receipt by the purchaser of an approving legal opinion of Briggs and Morgan, Professional Association, of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, and of customary closing papers, including a no- litigation certificate. On the date of settlement, payment for the Bonds shall be made in federal, or equivalent, funds that shall be received at the offices of the City or its designee not later than 12:00 Noon, Central Time. Unless compliance with the terms of payment for the Bonds has been made impossible by action of the City, or its agents, the purchaser shall be liable to the City for any loss suffered by the City by reason of the purchaser's non-compliance with said terms for payment. CONTINUING DISCLOSURE On the date of actual issuance and delivery of the Bonds, the City will execute and deliver a Continuing Disclosure Undertaking (the "Undertaking") whereunder the City will covenant for the benefit of the owners of the Bonds to provide certain financial and other information about the City and notices of certain occurrences to information repositories as specified in and required by SEC Rule 15c2-12(b)(5). OFFICIAL STATEMENT The City has authorized the preparation of an Official Statement containing pertinent information relative to the Bonds, and said Official Statement will serve as a nearly final Official Statement within the meaning of Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. For copies of the Official Statement or for any additional information prior to sale, any prospective purchaser is referred to the Financial Advisor to the City, Springsted Incorporated, 380 Jackson Street, Suite 300, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101, telephone (651) 223-3000. The Official Statement, when further supplemented by an addendum or addenda specifying the maturity dates, principal amounts and interest rates of the Bonds, together with any other information required by law, shall constitute a "Final Official Statement" of the City with respect to the Bonds, as that term is defined in Rule 15c2-12. By awarding the Bonds to any underwriter or underwriting syndicate submitting a proposal therefor, the City agrees that, no more than seven business days after the date of such award, it shall provide without cost to the senior managing underwriter of the syndicate to which the Bonds are awarded 100 copies of the Official Statement and the addendum or addenda described above. The City designates the senior managing underwriter of the syndicate to which the Bonds are awarded as its agent for purposes of distributing copies of the Final Official Statement to each Participating Underwriter. A-4 2085700vl Any underwriter delivering a proposal with respect to the Bonds agrees thereby that if its proposal is accepted by the City (i) it shall accept such designation and (ii) it shall enter into a contractual relationship with all Participating Underwriters of the Bonds for purposes of assuring the receipt by each such Participating Underwriter of the Final Official Statement. Dated October 1, 2007 BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL /s/ Melanie Mesko Lee City Clerk A-5 2085700vl