HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 3829 " OR R ` C0RD ' S f SLP 29 AIS 9 y0 ORDINANCE NO- 3829 ` " , is I `l G i g ti CO AR A . KOL " Yt: R AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS , SERIES 19947 IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $55500,0005 OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT IN CONNECTION THEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY . WHEREAS, the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas (the "City ") , a city of the first class, owns and operates a public water and sewer utility system (which system, together with all capital improvements thereto, is herein collectively called the "System"); and WHEREAS, the City is authorized under the constitution and la of the State, particularly Arkansas Code Annotated §§ 14-234-201 gl =. ; Arkansas Code A notated §§ 14- 235-201 , eel 5N. ; Arkansas Code Annotated §§ 14- 164-401 egj s-QQ. ; and Arkansas Code Annotated §§ 19-9-601 e9 e=. (collectively the "Authorizing Legislation"), to acquire, construct, equip, improve, maintain, operate and repair the System and to issue its revenue bonds to finance capital improvements to the System; and WHEREAS, the City Council ("Council ") believes that it is in the best interest of the City that the City authorize and issue its Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 1994, dated October 1 , 1994, in a principal amount not to exceed $5,500,000 and as further described in Section 3 of this Ordinance (the " Bonds"), to provide funds, with any other available funds, to finance the cost of making such capital improvements, to establish a related debt service reserve and to pay certain expenses incidental thereto; and WHEREAS, the City has made arrangements for the sale of the Bonds to Llama Company of Fayetteville, Arkansas (the "Purchaser") and in connection therewith has prepared and distributed a Preliminary Official Statement, dated September 12, 1994 (the "Preliminary Official Statement"); and WHEREAS, there has been submitted to the City a Bond Purchase Agreement, dated September 20, 1994 (the "Bond Purchase Agreement"), providing for the purchase of the Bonds by the Purchaser; and WHEREAS, a final Official Statement, dated September 20, 1994 (the "Official Statement"), has been prepared and will be distributed in connection with the offer and sale of the Bonds; and WHEREAS, copies of the Preliminary Official Statement, Official Statement and Bond Purchase Agreement have been presented to and are before the Council; 94058930 r Ordinance No . 3829 September 20 , 1994 Page 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS, AS FOLLOWS : Section 1 . Definitions. In addition to the terms defined in the preamble to this Ordinance the following terms shall have the following meanings: "Accountant" means a firm of independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing selected from time to time by the City, which may be the firm of accountants that regularly audits the books of the City . "Amortization Requirements " means the amounts required to be deposited in the Series 1994 Bond Fund for the purpose of redeeming prior to their maturity and paying at their maturity the Term Bonds, the specific amounts and times of such deposits being set forth in Schedule A attached hereto. "Budget" means the annual budget of the System adopted in accordance with this Ordinance. "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now or hereafter amended, and applicable regulations issued or proposed thereunder. "Government Obligations" means (i) direct obligations of, or obligations for the payment of the principal of and interest on which is fully guaranteed by, the United States of America; (ii) obligations issued or guaranteed by any instrumentality or agency of the United States of America, whether now existing or hereafter organized, including but not limited to those of the Federal Financing Bank, the members of the Farm Credit System whether individually or consolidated, Federal Home Loan Banks, the Export-Import Bank, Government National Mortgage Association and the Tennessee Valley Authority; (iii) evidences of ownership of proportionate interests in future interest or principal payments on obligations specified in clause (i) of this definition held by a bank or trust company as custodian, under which the owner of the investment is the real party in interest and has the right to proceed directly and individually against the obligor on the underlying obligations described in clause (i) of this definition, and which underlying obligations are not available to satisfy any claim of the custodian or any person claiming through the custodian or to whom the custodian may be obligated; (iv) municipal obligations, the payment of the principal of, interest on and redemption premium, if any, on which are irrevocably secured by obligations described in clause (i) of this definition and which obligations have been deposited in an escrow account, which is irrevocably pledged to the payment of the principal of, interest on and redemption premium, if any, on such municipal obligations; (v) obligations issued by any state of the United States; and (vi) 94058931 Ordinance No , 3829 September 20 , 1994 Page 3 municipal obligations the payment of the principal of and interest on which are insured; provided, however, the obligations described in clauses (v) and (vi) of this definition shall also be rated in one of the top two highest rating categories (without regard to any gradation within such category) by both Moody's and S&P or, upon the discontinuance of either or both of such services, any other nationally recognized rating service or services. "Gross Revenues" means all fees, tolls, rates, rentals and charges levied and collected in connection with and all other income and receipts of whatever kind or character derived by the City from the operation of the System. Gross Revenues shall specifically include, but not be limited to, revenues from water sales, sewer service charges, fire protection charges and interest income on Revenue Fund balances. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Gross Revenues shall not include acreage, front-footage, tap-on, assessment and similar fees, charges, contributions or grants derived by the City in connection with the provision of or payment for capital improvements constituting a part of the System. "Guaranteed Investment Contract" means investment agreements with any bank or trust company which has long-term obligations rated in one of the two highest rating categories by Moody's and S&P or, upon the discontinuance of either or both of such services, any other nationally recognized rating service or services. "Improvements" means the capital improvements to be made to the System described in Section 2 of this Ordinance, the cost of which is to be financed in part by the issuance of the Bonds and is more fully described in Section 5 of this Ordinance. "Interest Payment Date" means February 15 and August 15 of each year beginning February 15 , 1995 . "Investment Obligations" means any of the following, to the extent that the same are legal investments for the investment of public funds under State law : (a) Government Obligations; (b) bankers acceptances, certificates of deposit or time deposits of any bank, trust company or savings and loan association (including any investment in pools of such bankers acceptances, certificates of deposit or time deposits), which, to the extent that such obligations are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, are collateralized at all times in amounts and by obligations as shall be permitted by State law; 94058932 Ordinance No . 3829 September 20 , 1994 Page 4 (c) any repurchase, reverse repurchase or investment agreement with any bank or trust company organized under the laws of any state of the United States or any national banking association, insurance company, or government bond dealer reporting to, trading with, and recognized as a primary dealer by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and a member of the Security Investors Protection Corporation, which agreement is secured by any one or more of the securities described in clauses (i) , (ii) or (iii) of the definition of Government Obligations provided that the City has a perfected first security interest in the collateral and that the City or its agent has possession of the collateral, and that such collateral is held free and clear of claims by third parties; (d) Guaranteed Investment Contracts; and (e) any mutual f ind(s) rated AAA by Moody's or S&P consisting entirely of Government Obligations. "Maximum Principal and Interest Requirements" means the maximum amount of Principal and Interest Requirements for any fiscal year of the System. " Moody's" means Moody's Investors Service, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, its successors and their assigns, and, if such corporation shall be dissolved or liquidated or shall no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, "Moody's" shall be deemed to refer to any other nationally recognized securities rating agency designated by the City. "Net Revenues" means, for any period, Gross Revenues less Operating Expenses for such period. "Operating Expenses" means, for any period, all ordinary and necessary expenses of operation, repair, maintenance and insuring of the System under generally accepted accounting principles except that they shall not include any allowance for depreciation, any deposits or transfers to the credit of the Bond Fund and the Series 1994 Bond Fund or any other fund or account created for the payment of debt service on Parity Indebtedness or subordinated indebtedness secured by a pledge of Net Revenues as permitted hereunder, the Debt Service Reserve Fund and the Series 1994 Debt Service Reserve Fund or any other debt service reserve fund or account created in connection with the issuance of Parity Indebtedness or such subordinated indebtedness or the Renewal and Replacement Fund, or any payments with respect to obligations not payable in whole or in part under any circumstances from Gross Revenues. 94058933 Ordinance No . 3829 September 20 , 1994 Page 5 "Parity Indebtedness" means the 1992 Bond and indebtedness of the City issued on a parity of security with the Bonds in accordance with Section 14 of this Ordinance. "Principal and Interest Requirements" for any calendar year of the System, as applied to the Bonds, means the sum of: (a) the amount required to pay the interest on the Bonds then outstanding which is payable on February 15 and on August 15 of such calendar year, (b) the amount required to pay the principal of the Serial Bonds then outstanding which is payable on August 15 of such calendar year and (c) the Amortization Requirement for the Term Bonds then outstanding for the twelve ( 12)-month period ending on August 14 of such calendar year. In calculating Principal and Interest Requirements there may be excluded any principal and interest amount of the Bonds which the City covenants to pay or satisfy with moneys in the Series 1994 Debt Service Reserve Fund which may be used for such purpose. "Principal and Interest Requirements" for any fiscal year of the System, as applied to any Parity Indebtedness, means the sum of the amounts required by the ordinance providing for the issuance of such Parity Indebtedness to pay or to provide for the payment of the interest on and principal of such Parity Indebtedness then outstanding with respect to such fiscal year. "Reserve Fund Requirement" means the lesser of an amount equal to (a) ten percent (10%) of the proceeds of the Bonds determined on the basis of the stated principal amount of the Bonds, (b) the maximum annual Principal and Interest Requirements on the Bonds, or (c) 125 percent (125 %) of the average annual Principal and Interest Requirements on the Bonds. "S&P" means Standard & Poor's Rating Group, a division of McGraw-Hill, Inc. its successors and their assigns, and, if "S&P" shall be dissolved or liquidated or shall no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, "S&P" shall be deemed to refer to any other nationally recognized securities rating agency designated by the City . "Serial Bonds" means the Bonds which shall be stated to mature in annual installments and are so designated in Schedule A attached hereto. "State" means the State of Arkansas. "Term Bonds" means the Bonds so designated in Schedule A attached hereto. 94058934 1 1 } Ordinance No , 3829 September 20 , 1994 Page 6 "Trustee" means the Trustee serving as such under this Ordinance, whether original or successor. Section 2. Financing and Construction of the Improvements. 1 . The City has constructed a 42-inch water transmission line from the Beaver Water Treatment Plant at Lowell, Arkansas, to the northern part of the City in accordance with the recommendations in the Water Master Planning Study and the Overall Design Report prepared for the City by McGoodwin, Williams and Yates in 1989 and 1991 , respectively, and as specified in plans and specifications for the work prepared by McGoodwin, Williams and Yates and McClelland Engineers. This project was commonly known as Phase I of the Water Transmission Line project ("Phase V) . 2. Now the Council hereby determines that it is necessary to construct or otherwise make additional capital improvements to the System, the cost of which is to be financed in part by the issuance of the Bonds. The improvements to be made are a continuance of the work completed under Phase I and will be commonly known as Section I , II, and III of the Water Transmission Line and Tank Project ("Section 1, Section II, & Section III" or collectively the "Improvements"). (a) Section I will include the construction of a water connection from two new water storage tanks to an existing 24-inch water main, in the southwest portion of the City. Work involved shall include approximately 3 ,470 feet of 36-inch water main, 7,367 feet of 30-inch water main, 526 feet of 24" water main, and related work. (b) Section II will include construction of two (2) six-million gallon ground storage reservoirs, related yard piping, access road and related work. (c) Section III will include construction of a 36-inch water transmission main and 12-inch distribution main on the west side of Fayetteville. Work involved shall include approximately 37,995 feet of 36-inch water main, 5 ,620 feet of 12-inch water main, and related work. 3 . After the proceeds of the Bonds are applied to the funding of the Series 1994 Debt Service Reserve Fund and the Series 1994 Bond Fund in accordance with the provisions of Section 22 of this Ordinance, the remaining proceeds of the Bonds will be deposited to the credit of the Series 1994 Construction Fund created by this Ordinance and applied to pay a portion of the cost of making the Improvements inclusive of the Bonds' cost of issuance. 94058935 Ordinance No . 3829 September 20 , 1994 Page 7 Section 3 . Authorization and Terms of Bonds. 1 . Under the authority of the constitution and laws of the State, including particularly the Authorizing Legislation, there is hereby authorized the issuance of revenue bonds of the City to be designated "City of Fayetteville Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 1994" in a principal amount not to exceed Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,500,000) . The Bonds shall be special obligations of the City and the principal of and the interest and any redemption premium on the Bonds shall be secured by a statutory mortgage lien upon the water transmission and distribution portion of the System and a pledge of and payable solely from the Net Revenues as provided in this Ordinance. The Bonds shall rank on a parity of security with the $10,000,000 City of Fayetteville, Arkansas Water and Sewer System Refunding and Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 1992 (the " 1992 Bonds") . The principal of, the interest and any redemption premium on the Bonds may also be paid as herein provided from other moneys in the Series 1994 Debt Service Reserve Fund and certain other funds created hereby, including any income received from the investment of moneys deposited in such funds. 2. The Bonds shall be dated October 1 , 1994, and interest thereon shall be payable semiannually on February 15 and August 15 of each year, commencing February 15 , 1995 . The Bonds shall be issued as fully-registered bonds, numbered consecutively from R- 1 upwards, and shall be in the denomination of $5 ,000 or any integral multiple thereof. Each Bond shall bear interest from the interest payment date next preceding the date of authentication thereof unless it is authenticated as of an interest payment date, in which event it shall bear interest from such date, or unless it is authenticated prior to the first interest payment date, in which event it shall bear interest from its date, or unless at the time of authentication interest on the Bonds shall be in default, in which event it shall bear interest from the date to which interest has been paid in full. 3 . The Bonds shall be issued in the principal amounts, shall mature, unless sooner redeemed in the manner set forth in this Ordinance, shall consist of Serial Bonds and Term Bonds, with the Term Bonds having such Amortization Requirements as set forth herein, and shall bear interest as set forth in Schedule A attached hereto (which Schedule is incorporated herein by this reference) . 4. The Bonds shall be subject to redemption prior to maturity in accordance with the provisions pertaining thereto appearing in the form of Bond hereinafter set forth in this Ordinance. Bonds shall be redeemed only from and to the extent funds on deposit in the Series 1994 Bond Fund are available and sufficient for such purpose. 5 . The Bonds shall be payable, with respect to principal, premium, if any, and interest, in any coin or currency of the United States of America that at the time of payment 9405 ®936 Ordinance No , 3829 September 20 , 1994 Page 8 is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts. The principal of and any redemption premium on each Bond shall be payable to the registered owner thereof or his registered assigns or legal representative at the corporate trust office of the Trustee upon the presentation and surrender thereof as the same shall become due and payable. Payment of the interest on each Bond shall be made by the Trustee on each interest payment date to the person appearing on the registration books of the City as maintained by the Trustee hereinafter provided for as the registered owner of such Bond (or the previous Bond or Bonds evidencing the same debt as that evidenced by such Bond) at the close of business on the record date for such interest, which shall be the first (1st) day (whether or not a business day) of the calendar month of such interest payment date, by check mailed to such person at his address as it appears on such registration books. Payment of the interest on the Bonds shall also be made by wire transfer to the registered owner of $ 1 ,000,000 or more in principal amount of the Bonds upon the request of such owner. 6. The Bonds shall bear the facsimile signatures of the Mayor and City Clerk of the City and a facsimile of the official seal of the City shall be imprinted thereon. In case any officer a facsimile of whose signature shall appear on any of the Bonds shall cease to be such officer before the Bonds shall have been delivered, such Bonds may, nevertheless, be delivered as herein provided and may be issued as if the person whose facsimile signature appears on such Bonds had not ceased to hold such office. Any Bonds may bear the facsimile signatures of such persons who at the time of the execution of such Bonds shall be duly authorized or hold the proper office in the City although at the date of the Bonds such persons may not have been so authorized or have held such office. 7 . The Bonds may be exchanged and registered and transfers of the Bonds may be registered in accordance with the provisions pertaining thereto appearing in the form of Bond hereinafter set forth in this Ordinance. 8. No Bond shall be valid or become obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any benefit or security under this Ordinance until it shall have been authenticated by the execution by the Trustee of the certificate of authentication endorsed thereon. Section 4. Bond Form. The Bonds and the endorsements thereon shall be in substantially the following form and the Mayor and City Clerk of the City are hereby authorized and directed to make all recitals contained therein: 94058937 Ordinance No , 3829 September 20 , 1994 Page 9 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE OF ARKANSAS COUNTY OF WASHINGTON No. R- $ CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM REVENUE BOND, SERIES 1994 Rate of Maturity Dated Interest: Date: Date: October 1 , 1994 CUSIP: Registered Owner: Principal Amount: Dollars THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS (the "City "), a city of the first class, duly created under the laws of the State of Arkansas, for value received, promises to pay to the Registered Owner shown above, or registered assigns or legal representative, upon presentation and surrender of this bond at the corporate trust office of Bank of Oklahoma, N .A. (the "Trustee") , in the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Principal Amount shown above on the Maturity Date shown above (unless this bond shall have been called for prior redemption, in which case on the redemption date), in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts, and to pay interest on said Principal Amount from the Dated Date shown above or from the February 15 or August 15 next preceding the date of authentication to which interest shall have been paid, unless such date of authentication is a February 15 or an August 15 to which interest shall have been paid, in which case from such date, such interest to the maturity hereof being payable on February 15 and August 15 in each year, at the Interest Rate per annum specified above, until payment of said Principal Amount. The interest so payable on any such interest payment date will be paid to the person in whose name this bond (or the previous bond or bonds evidencing the same debt as that evidenced by this bond) is registered at the close of business on the record date for such interest, which shall be the first ( 1st) day (whether or not a business day) of the calendar month of the interest payment date, by check mailed to such person at his address as it appears on the bond registration books of the City maintained by the Trustee. Payment of the interest on this bond shall also be made by wire transfer to the registered owner of this bond upon the request of such owner if such owner is the registered owner of $1 ,000,000 or more in principal amount of the bonds of the series of which this bond is one. 94058938 Ordinance No . 3829 September 20 , 1994 Page 10 This bond is one of a series of bonds, designated "City of Fayetteville Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 1994" and aggregating in a principal amount not to exceed Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,500,000). The Bonds have been issued for the purpose of financing a portion of the cost of making certain capital improvements to the System of the City, funding a debt service reserve and paying certain expenses incidental thereto. The Bonds have been issued pursuant to and in full compliance with the constitution and laws of the State of Arkansas, including particularly Arkansas Code Annotated §§ 14-234-201 , eel s. ; Arkansas Code Annotated §§ 14-235-201 , gi gQ. ; Arkansas Code Annotated §§ 14- 164-401 , gl Sgq. ; and Arkansas Code Annotated §§ 19-9-601 , e-1 an. and pursuant to Ordinance No. 3829 of the City adopted by the City Council of the City on September 20, 1994 (the "Ordinance") . The Ordinance permits the City to issue, under certain circumstances, Parity Indebtedness (as defined in the Ordinance) that may be on a parity of security with the Bonds and subordinated indebtedness payable from Net Revenues subordinate to the Bonds and Parity Indebtedness. Reference is hereby made to the Ordinance and to all ordinances supplemental thereto for the provisions, among others, with respect to the nature and extent of the security, the rights, duties and obligations of the City, the Trustee appointed under the Ordinance and the registered owners of the Bonds, and the terms upon which Bonds are issued and secured. A copy of the Ordinance is on file at the corporate trust office of the Trustee and, by the acceptance of this bond, the registered owner hereof assents to all of the provisions of the Ordinance. The Bonds are special obligations of the City and the principal of, interest on and any redemption premium on the Bonds are secured by a statutory mortgage lien upon the water transmission and distribution portion of the System and a pledge of and payable solely from the Net Revenues (as defined in the Ordinance) of the City's water and sewer system, as more particularly described in the Ordinance. In no event shall the Bonds constitute an indebtedness of the City within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory debt limitation or restriction. THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS BOND ARE CONTINUED ON THE REVERSE HEREOF AND SUCH CONTINUED TERMS AND PROVISIONS SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS IF SET FORTH AT THIS PLACE. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, RECITED AND DECLARED that all acts, conditions and things required to exist, happen and be performed precedent to and in the issuance of this bond do exist, have happened and have been performed in due time, form and manner as required by law and that the indebtedness represented by the Bonds, together with all other obligations of the City, does not exceed any constitutional or statutory limitation. 94058939 Ordinance No . 3829 September 20 , 1994 Page 11 This bond shall not be valid until the Certificate of Authentication endorsed hereon shall have been signed by the Trustee. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, has caused this bond to bear the facsimile signatures of its Mayor and its City Clerk, thereunto duly authorized, and its official seal to be imprinted hereon, all as of the Dated Date. CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS Mayor City Clerk [SEAL) CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This bond is one of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 1994 described herein. Bank of Oklahoma, N .A . , Trustee By: Authorized Signatory Date of authentication: 94058940 Ordinance No , 3829 September 20 , 1994 Page 12 [REVERSE OF BOND] The Bonds are special obligations of the City payable solely from the revenues of the City's water and sewer system (the "System") , which are transferred to the Series 1994 Bond Fund established by the Ordinance (the "Series 1994 Bond Fund") in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of, interest on and any redemption premium on the Bonds after providing for the payment of operation and maintenance expenses of the System from such revenues. The Bonds rank on a parity of security with the $ 10,000,000 City of Fayetteville, Arkansas Water and Sewer System Refunding and Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 1992. In the Ordinance, the City covenants to maintain rates for System services sufficient to produce annually revenues of at least one hundred ten percent ( 110%) of the amount required for such fiscal year to (i) pay Operating Expenses, (ii) pay Principal and Interest Requirements on all Bonds and all Parity Indebtedness then outstanding, (iii) pay any Trustee fees, (iv) make required deposits into any debt service reserve funds associated with the 1992 Bonds and the Bonds and all Parity Indebtedness outstanding, and (v) make required deposits into the Renewal and Replacement Fund. The City shall increase System Rates from time to time, as and when necessary, to produce Gross Revenues in the amount specified above. The Bonds are further secured by amounts maintained in the Series 1994 Debt Service Reserve Fund established by the Ordinance (the "Series 1994 Debt Service Reserve Fund") . Moneys in the Series 1994 Debt Service Reserve Fund may be used only for the payment of principal of and interest on the Bonds in the event moneys in the Series 1994 Bond Fund are insufficient for such purposes or to pay the final maturity of and the respective interest on the Bonds. Under certain circumstances moneys in the Renewal and Replacement Fund established by Ordinance Number 3638 and adopted by the City on August 18, 1992, may also be used to pay principal of and interest on the Bonds if moneys in the Series 1994 Bond Fund and Series 1994 Debt Service Reserve Fund are insufficient for such purposes. The Bonds may be redeemed from surplus funds remaining in the Series 1994 Construction Fund after completion of the Improvements, in inverse order of maturity, on the first interest payment date for which the required notice can be given at a price of par plus accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption. The Bonds maturing on or after August 15 , 2005, are subject to redemption prior to maturity, at the option of the City, on and after August 15, 2004, from funds from any source, in whole or in part at any time, at par plus accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption. 94058941