Res 2020- 69 Bond SaleEXTRACT OF MINUTES OF A MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA
HELD: OCTOBER 20, 2020
Pursuant to due call, a regular or special meeting of the City Council of the City of
Mendota Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota, was duly held at the City Hall on October 20,
2020, at 6:00 P.M., for the purpose, in part, of authorizing the issuance and awarding the sale of
$3,475,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2020A.
The following members were present: Mayor Garlock, Councilors Duggan, Miller,
Petschel, Paper
and the following were absent: none
Member Duggan introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION 2020 - 69
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING PROPOSAL ON THE SALE OF $3,475,000
GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 2020A, PROVIDING FOR THEIR
ISSUANCE AND PLEDGING FOR THE SECURITY THEREOF TAX
ABATEMENTS, SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AND LEVYING A TAX FOR
THE PAYMENT THEREOF
A. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights, Minnesota (the
"City") has heretofore determined and declared that it is necessary and expedient to issue
$3,475,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2020A (the "Bonds" or individually a "Bond"),
pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 475 and Section 469.1812 through 469.1815, (i) to
finance street improvements in the City (the "Abatement Project"); and to current refund on
February 1, 2021 (the "Call Date") the City's $2,630,000 original principal amount of General
Obligation Improvement Bonds, Series 2012A, dated September 12, 2012 (the "Prior Bonds");
and
B. WHEREAS, on October 7, 2020, following duly published notice thereof, the
Council held a public hearing on the proposed abatement to finance the Abatement Project and
all persons who wished to speak or provide written information relative to the public hearing
were afforded an opportunity to do so; and
C. WHEREAS, the City has heretofore established a tax abatement program (the
"Program"), pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.1812 through
469.1815, with respect to providing for the abatement of property taxes for a period of fifteen
(15) years on various properties in the City, as described in the Resolution adopted by the City
Council on October 7, 2020, approving the Program (the "Abatement Resolution"); and
D. WHEREAS, the amount of the property taxes abated are estimated to be at least
equal to the principal amount of the Abatement Portion of the Bonds and pursuant to the
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provisions of the Abatement Resolution, funds are to be expended to provide money to pay for
the Abatement Project; and
E. WHEREAS, $1,985,000 aggregate principal amount of the Prior Bonds which
matures on or are subject to mandatory redemption and after February 12023 (the "Refunded
Bonds"), is callable on the Call Date, at a price of par plus accrued interest, as provided in a
resolution adopted by the City Council on August 21, 2012, authorizing the issuance of the Prior
Bonds (the "Prior Resolution"); and
F. WHEREAS, the refunding of the Refunded Bonds on the Call Date is consistent
with covenants made with the holders thereof, and is necessary and desirable for the reduction of
debt service cost to the City; and
G. WHEREAS, the City has retained Ehlers & Associates, Inc., in Roseville,
Minnesota ('Ehlers"), as its independent municipal advisor for the sale of the Bonds and was
therefore authorized to sell the Bonds by private negotiation in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, Section 475.60, Subdivision 2(9) and proposals to purchase the Bonds have been
solicited by Ehlers; and
H. WHEREAS, the proposals set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto were received
by the Administrator, or designee, at the offices of Ehlers at 10:30 A.M. this same day pursuant
to the Preliminary Official Statement for the Bonds, dated October 8, 2020; and
I. WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City that the Bonds be issued in book -
entry form as hereinafter provided; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Mendota
Heights, Minnesota, as follows:
1. Acceptance of Proposal. The proposal of
(the "Purchaser"), to purchase the Bonds in accordance with
the Preliminary Official Statement established for the Bonds, at the rates of interest hereinafter
set forth, and to pay therefor the sum of $ , plus interest accrued to settlement, is
hereby found, determined and declared to be the most favorable proposal received and is hereby
accepted, and the Bonds are hereby awarded to the Purchaser. The Finance Director is directed
to retain the deposit of the Purchaser and to forthwith return to the unsuccessful bidders their
good faith checks or drafts.
2. Bond Terms.
(a) Original Issue Date; Denominations; Maturities• Tenn Bond O tp ion. The Bond,,
shall be dated November 10, 2020, as the date of original issue and shall be issued forthwith on
or after such date in fully registered form, shall be numbered from R-1 upward in the
denomination of $5,000 each or in any integral multiple thereof of a single maturity
(the "Authorized Denominations") and shall mature on February 1 in the years and amounts as
follows:
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Year
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
Amount
Year
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
Amount
As may be requested by the Purchaser, one or more term Bonds may be issued having
mandatory sinking fund redemption and final maturity amounts conforming to the foregoing
principal repayment schedule, and corresponding additions may be made to the provisions of the
applicable Bond(s).
(b) Allocation. The aggregate principal amount of $ maturing in each of
the years and amounts hereinafter set forth are issued to finance the Abatement Project (the
"Abatement Portion"); the aggregate principal amount of $ , maturing in each of
the years and amounts hereinafter set forth are issued to finance the rending of the Refunded
Bonds (the "Refunding Portion"):
Abatement
Year Portion Refunding Portion Total
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
If Bonds are prepaid, the prepayments shall be allocated to the portions of debt service
(and hence allocated to the payment of Bonds treated as relating to a particular portion of debt
service) as provided in this paragraph. If the source of a prepayment is taxes abated for the
Abatement Project, the prepayments shall be allocated to the Abatement Portion of debt service.
If the source of prepayment moneys is the general fund of the City, or other generally available
source, including the levy of taxes, the prepayment may be allocated to any of the portions of
debt service in such amounts as the City shall determine.
(c) Book Entry OnlySystem. The Depository Trust Company, a limited purpose
trust company organized under the laws of the State of New York or any of its successors or its
successors to its functions hereunder (the 'Depository") will act as securities depository for the
Bonds, and to this end:
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(i) The Bonds shall be initially issued and, so long as they remain in book entry form
only (the "Book Entry Only Period"), shall at all times be in the form of a separate
single fully registered Bond for each maturity of the Bonds; and for purposes of
complying with this requirement under paragraphs 5 and 10 Authorized
Denominations for any Bond shall be deemed to be limited during the Book Entry
Only Period to the outstanding principal amount of that Bond.
(ii) Upon initial issuance, ownership of the Bonds shall be registered in a bond
register maintained by the Bond Registrar (as hereinafter defined) in the name of
CEDE & CO., as the nominee (it or any nominee of the existing or a successor
Depository, the "Nominee").
(iii) With respect to the Bonds neither the City nor the Bond Registrar shall have any
responsibility or obligation to any broker, dealer, bank, or any other financial
institution for which the Depository holds Bonds as securities depository
("Participant") or the person for which a Participant holds an interest in the Bonds
shown on the books and records of the Participant (the "Beneficial Owner").
Without limiting the immediately preceding sentence, neither the City, nor the
Bond Registrar, shall have any such responsibility or obligation with respect to
(A) the accuracy of the records of the Depository, the Nominee or any Participant
with respect to any ownership interest in the Bonds, or (B) the delivery to any
Participant, any Owner or any other person, other than the Depository, of any
notice with respect to the Bonds, including any notice of redemption, or (C) the
payment to any Participant, any Beneficial Owner or any other person, other than
the Depository, of any amount with respect to the principal of or premium, if any,
or interest on the Bonds, or (D) the consent given or other action taken by the
Depository as the Registered Holder of any Bonds (the "Holder"). For purposes
of securing the vote or consent of any Holder under this Resolution, the City may,
however, rely upon an omnibus proxy under which the Depository assigns its
consenting or voting rights to certain Participants to whose accounts the Bonds
are credited on the record date identified in a listing attached to the omnibus
proxy.
(iv) The City and the Bond Registrar may treat as and deem the Depository to be the
absolute owner of the Bonds for the purpose of payment of the principal of and
premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds, for the purpose of giving notices of
redemption and other matters with respect to the Bonds, for the purpose of
obtaining any consent or other action to be taken by Holders for the purpose of
registering transfers with respect to such Bonds, and for all purpose whatsoever.
The Bond Registrar, as paying agent hereunder, shall pay all principal of and
premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds only to the Holder or the Holders of
the Bonds as shown on the bond register, and all such payments shall be valid and
effective to fully satisfy and discharge the City's obligations with respect to the
principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds to the extent of the
sum or sums so paid.
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(v) Upon delivery by the Depository to the Bond Registrar of written notice to the
effect that the Depository has determined to substitute a new Nominee in place of
the existing Nominee, and subject to the transfer provisions in paragraph 10,
references to the Nominee hereunder shall refer to such new Nominee.
(vi) So long as any Bond is registered in the name of a Nominee, all payments with
respect to the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on such Bond and all
notices with respect to such Bond shall be made and given, respectively, by the
Bond Registrar or City, as the case may be, to the Depository as provided in the
Letter of Representations to the Depository required by the Depository as a
condition to its acting as book -entry Depository for the Bonds (said Letter of
Representations, together with any replacement thereof or amendment or
substitute thereto, including any standard procedures or policies referenced
therein or applicable thereto respecting the procedures and other matters relating
to the Depository's role as book -entry Depository for the Bonds, collectively
hereinafter referred to as the "Letter of Representations").
(vii) All transfers of beneficial ownership interests in each Bond issued in book -entry
form shall be limited in principal amount to Authorized Denominations and shall
be effected by procedures by the Depository with the Participants for recording
and transferring the ownership of beneficial interests in such Bonds.
(viii) In connection with any notice or other communication to be provided to the
Holders pursuant to this Resolution by the City or Bond Registrar with respect to
any consent or other action to be taken by Holders, the Depository shall consider
the date of receipt of notice requesting such consent or other action as the record
date for such consent or other action; provided, that the City or the Bond Registrar
may establish a special record date for such consent or other action. The City or
the Bond Registrar shall, to the extent possible, give the Depository notice of such
special record date not less than fifteen calendar days in advance of such special
record date to the extent possible.
(ix) Any successor Bond Registrar in its written acceptance of its duties under this
Resolution and any paying agency/bond registrar agreement, shall agree to take
any actions necessary from time to time to comply with the requirements of the
Letter of Representations.
(d) Termination of Book -Entry Only System. Discontinuance of a particular
Depository's services and termination of the book -entry only system may be effected as follows:
(i) The Depository may determine to discontinue providing its services with respect
to the Bonds at any time by giving written notice to the City and discharging its
responsibilities with respect thereto under applicable law. The City may
terminate the services of the Depository with respect to the Bond if it determines
that the Depository is no longer able to carry out its functions as securities
depository or the continuation of the system of book -entry transfers through the
Depository is not in the best interests of the City or the Beneficial Owners.
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(ii) Upon termination of the services of the Depository as provided in the preceding
paragraph, and if no substitute securities depository is willing to undertake the
functions of the Depository hereunder can be found which, in the opinion of the
City, is willing and able to assume such functions upon reasonable or customary
terms, or if the City determines that it is in the best interests of the City or the
Beneficial Owners of the Bond that the Beneficial Owners be able to obtain
certificates for the Bonds, the Bonds shall no longer be registered as being
registered in the bond register in the name of the Nominee, but may be registered
in whatever name or names the Holder of the Bonds shall designate at that time,
in accordance with paragraph 10. To the extent that the Beneficial Owners are
designated as the transferee by the Holders, in accordance with paragraph 10, the
Bonds will be delivered to the Beneficial Owners.
(iii) Nothing in this subparagraph (d) shall limit or restrict the provisions of paragraph
10.
(e) Letter of Representations. The provisions in the Letter of Representations are
incorporated herein by reference and made a part of the resolution, and if and to the extent any
such provisions are inconsistent with the other provisions of this resolution, the provisions in the
Letter of Representations shall control.
3. Purpose. The Bonds shall provide funds to (i) finance the Abatement Project (the
"Project"), and (ii) for the current refunding of the Refunded Bonds (the "Refunding"). The total
cost of the Project, which shall include all costs enumerated in Minnesota Statutes, Section
475.65, is estimated to be at least equal to the amount of the Abatement Portion of the Bonds.
The City covenants that it shall do all things and perform all acts required of it to assure that
work on the Project proceeds with due diligence to completion and that any and all permits and
studies required under law for the Project are obtained. It is hereby found, determined and
declared that the Refunding is pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.67, and shall result in
a reduction of debt service cost to the City.
4. Interest. The Bonds shall bear interest payable semiannually on February 1 and
August 1 of each year (each, an "Interest Payment Date"), commencing August 1, 2021,
calculated on the basis of a 360 -day year of twelve 30 -day months, at the respective rates per
annum set forth opposite the maturity years as follows:
Maturity Year
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
Interest Rate
Maturity Year
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
Interest Rate
5. Redem t> n . All Bonds maturing on February 1, 2030 and thereafter, shall be
subject to redemption and prepayment at the option of the City on February 1, 2029, and on any
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date thereafter at a price of par plus accrued interest. Redemption may be in whole or in part of
the Bonds subject to prepayment. If redemption is in part, the maturities and the principal
amounts within each maturity to be redeemed shall be determined by the City; and if only part of
the Bonds having a common maturity date are called for prepayment, the specific Bonds to be
prepaid shall be chosen by lot by the Bond Registrar. Bonds or portions thereof called for
redemption shall be due and payable on the redemption date, and interest thereon shall cease to
accrue from and after the redemption date. Mailed notice of redemption shall be given to the
paying agent and to each affected registered holder of the Bonds not more than sixty (60) days
and not fewer than thirty (30) days prior to the date fixed for redemption.
To effect a partial redemption of Bonds having a common maturity date, the Bond
Registrar prior to giving notice of redemption shall assign to each Bond having a common
maturity date a distinctive number for each $5,000 of the principal amount of such Bond. The
Bond Registrar shall then select by lot, using such method of selection as it shall deem proper in
its discretion, from the numbers so assigned to such Bonds, as many numbers as, at $5,000 for
each number, shall equal the principal amount of such Bonds to be redeemed. The Bonds to be
redeemed shall be the Bonds to which were assigned numbers so selected; provided, however,
that only so much of the principal amount of each such Bond of a denomination of more than
$5,000 shall be redeemed as shall equal $5,000 for each number assigned to it and so selected. If
a Bond is to be redeemed only in part, it shall be surrendered to the Bond Registrar (with, if the
City or Bond Registrar so requires, a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the
City and Bond Registrar duly executed by the Holder thereof or the Holder's attorney duly
authorized in writing) and the City shall execute (if necessary) and the Bond Registrar shall
authenticate and deliver to the Holder of the Bond, without service charge, a new Bond or Bonds
having the same stated maturity and interest rate and of any Authorized Denomination or
Denominations, as requested by the Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in
exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Bond so surrendered.
6. Bond Registrar. Bond Trust Services Corporation, in Roseville, Minnesota, is
appointed to act as bond registrar and transfer agent with respect to the Bonds (the "Bond
Registrar"), and shall do so unless and until a successor Bond Registrar is duly appointed, all
pursuant to any contract the City and Bond Registrar shall execute which is consistent herewith.
The Bond Registrar shall also serve as paying agent unless and until a successor paying agent is
duly appointed. Principal and interest on the Bonds shall be paid to the registered holders (or
record holders) of the Bonds in the manner set forth in the form of Bond and paragraph 12.
7. Form of Bond. The Bonds, together with the Bond Registrar's Certificate of
Authentication, the form of Assignment and the registration information thereon, shall be in
substantially the following form:
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF MINNESOTA
DAKOTA COUNTY
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND, SERIES 2020A
Interest Rate Maturity Date Date of Original Issue CUSIP
% February 1, 20 November 10, 2020
REGISTERED OWNER: CEDE & CO.
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: DOLLARS
The City of Mendota Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota (the "Issuer"), certifies that it is
indebted and for value received promises to pay to the registered owner specified above, or
registered assigns, unless called for earlier redemption, in the manner hereinafter set forth, the
principal amount specified above, on the maturity date specified above, and to pay interest
thereon semiannually on February 1 and August I of each year (each, an "Interest Payment
Date"), commencing August 1, 2021, at the rate per annum specified above (calculated on the
basis of a 360 -day year of twelve 30 -day months) until the principal sum is paid or has been
provided for. This Bond will bear interest from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which
interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of original issue hereof. The
principal of and premium, if any, on this Bond are payable upon presentation and surrender
hereof at the principal office of Bond Trust Services Corporation, in Roseville, Minnesota (the
"Bond Registrar"), acting as paying agent, or any successor paying agent duly appointed by the
Issuer, acting as paying agent, or any successor paying agent duly appointed by the Issuer.
Interest on this Bond will be paid on each Interest Payment Date by check or draft mailed to the
person in whose name this Bond is registered (the "Holder" or "Bondholder") on the registration
books of the Issuer maintained by the Bond Registrar and at the address appearing thereon at the
close of business on the fifteenth day of the calendar month next preceding such Interest
Payment Date (the "Regular Record Date"). Any interest not so timely paid shall cease to be
payable to the person who is the Holder hereof as of the Regular Record Date, and shall be
payable to the person who is the Holder hereof at the close of business on a date (the "Special
Record Date") fixed by the Bond Registrar whenever money becomes available for payment of
the defaulted interest. Notice of the Special Record Date shall be given to Bondholders not less
than ten days prior to the Special Record Date. The principal of and premium, if any, and
interest on this Bond are payable in lawful money of the United States of America. So long as
this Bond is registered in the name of the Depository or its Nominee as provided in the
Resolution hereinafter described, and as those terms are defined therein, payment of principal of,
premium, if any, and interest on this Bond and notice with respect thereto shall be made as
provided in the Letter of Representations, as defined in the Resolution, and surrender of this
Bond shall not be required for payment of the redemption price upon a partial redemption of this
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Bond. Until termination of the book -entry only system pursuant to the Resolution, Bonds may
only be registered in the name of the Depository or its Nominee.
Optional Redemptio . All Bonds of this issue (the "Bonds") maturing on February 1,
2030, and thereafter, are subject to redemption and prepayment at the option of the Issuer on
February 1, 2029, and on any date thereafter at a price of par plus accrued interest. Redemption
may be in whole or in part of the Bonds subject to prepayment. If redemption is in part, the
maturities and the principal amounts within each maturity to be redeemed shall be determined by
the Issuer; and if only part of the Bonds having a common maturity date are called for
prepayment, the specific Bonds to be prepaid shall be chosen by lot by the Bond Registrar.
Bonds or portions thereof called for redemption shall be due and payable on the redemption date,
and interest thereon shall cease to accrue from and after the redemption date. Mailed notice of
redemption shall be given to the paying agent and to each affected registered holder of the Bonds
not more than sixty (60) days and not fewer than thirty (30) days prior to the date fixed for
redemption.
Prior to the date on which any Bond or Bonds are directed by the Issuer to be redeemed
in advance of maturity, the Issuer will cause notice of the call thereof for redemption identifying
the Bonds to be redeemed to be mailed to the Bond Registrar and all Bondholders, at the
addresses shown on the Bond Register. All Bonds so called for redemption will cease to bear
interest on the specified redemption date, provided funds for their redemption have been duly
deposited.
Selection of Bonds for Redemption; Partial Redemption. To effect a partial redemption
of Bonds having a common maturity date, the Bond Registrar shall assign to each Bond having a
common maturity date a distinctive number for each $5,000 of the principal amount of such
Bond. The Bond Registrar shall then select by lot, using such method of selection as it shall
deem proper in its discretion, from the numbers assigned to the Bonds, as many numbers as, at
$5,000 for each number, shall equal the principal amount of such Bonds to be redeemed. The
Bonds to be redeemed shall be the Bonds to which were assigned numbers so selected; provided,
however, that only so much of the principal amount of such Bond of a denomination of more
than $5,000 shall be redeemed as shall equal $5,000 for each number assigned to it and so
selected. If a Bond is to be redeemed only in part, it shall be surrendered to the Bond Registrar
(with, if the Issuer or Bond Registrar so requires, a written instrument of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Issuer and Bond Registrar duly executed by the Holder thereof or the Holder's
attorney duly authorized in writing) and the Issuer shall execute (if necessary) and the Bond
Registrar shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of the Bond, without service charge, a new
Bond or Bonds having the same stated maturity and interest rate and of any Authorized
Denomination or Denominations, as requested by the Holder, in aggregate principal amount
equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Bond so surrendered.
Issuance; Purpose; General Obligation. This Bond is one of an issue in the total principal
amount of $3,475,000, all of like date of original issue and tenor, except as to number, maturity,
interest rate, denomination and redemption privilege, issued pursuant to and in full conformity
with the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota and pursuant to a resolution adopted by
the City Council on October 20, 2020 (the "Resolution"), for the purpose of providing money to
finance street improvements within the jurisdiction of the Issuer and for a current refunding of
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certain outstanding general obligation bonds of the Issuer. This Bond is payable out of the
General Obligation Bonds, Series 2020A Fund of the Issuer. This Bond constitutes a general
obligation of the Issuer, and to provide moneys for the prompt and full payment of its principal,
premium, if any, and interest when the same become due, the full faith and credit and taxing
powers of the Issuer have been and are hereby irrevocably pledged.
Denominations; Exchange; Resolution. The Bonds are issuable solely in fully registered
form in Authorized Denominations (as defined in the Resolution) and are exchangeable for fully
registered Bonds of other Authorized Denominations in equal aggregate principal amounts at the
principal office of the Bond Registrar, but only in the manner and subject to the limitations
provided in the Resolution. Reference is hereby made to the Resolution for a description of the
rights and duties of the Bond Registrar. Copies of the Resolution are on file in the principal
office of the Bond Registrar.
Transfer. This Bond is transferable by the Holder in person or the Holder's attorney duly
authorized in writing at the principal office of the Bond Registrar upon presentation and
surrender hereof to the Bond Registrar, all subject to the terms and conditions provided in the
Resolution and to reasonable regulations of the Issuer contained in any agreement with the Bond
Registrar. Thereupon the Issuer shall execute and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate and
deliver, in exchange for this Bond, one or more new fully registered Bonds in the name of the
transferee (but not registered in blank or to "bearer" or similar designation), of an Authorized
Denomination or Denominations, in aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of
this Bond, of the same maturity and bearing interest at the same rate.
Fees upon Transfer or Loss. The Bond Registrar may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection with the transfer
or exchange of this Bond and any legal or unusual costs regarding transfers and lost Bonds.
Treatment of Registered Owners. The Issuer and Bond Registrar may treat the person in
whose name this Bond is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment as
herein provided (except as otherwise provided herein with respect to the Record Date) and for all
other purposes, whether or not this Bond shall be overdue, and neither the Issuer nor the Bond
Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
Authentication. This Bond shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose or be
entitled to any security unless the Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been executed
by the Bond Registrar.
Qualified Tax -Exempt Obli ag tion. This Bond has been designated by the Issuer as a
"qualified tax-exempt obligation" for purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended.
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED AND RECITED that all acts, conditions and things
required by the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota to be done, to happen and to be
performed, precedent to and in the issuance of this Bond, have been done, have happened and
have been performed, in regular and due form, time and manner as required by law; and that this
Bond, together with all other debts of the Issuer outstanding on the date of original issue hereof
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and the date of its issuance and delivery to the original purchaser, does not exceed any
constitutional or statutory limitation of indebtedness.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Mendota Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota, by
its City Council has caused this Bond to be executed on its behalf by the facsimile signatures of
its Mayor and its Administrator, the corporate seal of the Issuer having been intentionally
omitted as permitted by law.
Date of Registration:
BOND REGISTRAR'S
CERTIFICATE OF
AUTHENTICATION
This Bond is one of the Bonds
described in the Resolution
mentioned within.
BOND TRUST SERVICES
CORPORATION
Roseville, Minnesota,
Bond Registrar
Lo
Authorized Signature
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Registrable by: BOND TRUST SERVICES
CORPORATION
Payable at: BOND TRUST SERVICES
CORPORATION
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS,
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
/s/ Facsimile
Mayor
/s/ Facsimile
Administrator
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ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Bond, shall
be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common
UTMA - as custodian for
(Cust)
under the
(State)
Transfers to Minors Act
(Minor)
Uniform
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
For value received, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
the within Bond
and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
Bond on the books kept for the registration thereof,
premises.
Dated:
attorney to transfer the
with full power of substitution in the
Notice: The assignor's signature to this assignment must correspond with
the name as it appears upon the face of the within Bond in every
particular, without alteration or any change whatever.
Signature Guaranteed:
Signature(s) must be guaranteed by a national bank or trust company or by a brokerage firm
having a membership in one of the major stock exchanges or any other "Eligible Guarantor
Institution" as defined in 17 CFR 240.17 Ad- I5(a)(2).
The Bond Registrar will not effect transfer of this Bond unless the information
concerning the transferee requested below is provided.
Name and Address:
(Include information for all joint owners if the Bond is held by joint account.)
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8. Execution. The Bonds shall be in typewritten form, shall be executed on behalf of
the City by the signatures of its Mayor and Administrator and be sealed with the seal of the City;
provided, as permitted by law, both signatures may be photocopied facsimiles and the corporate
seal has been omitted. In the event of disability or resignation or other absence of either officer,
the Bonds may be signed by the manual or facsimile signature of the officer who may act on
behalf of the absent or disabled officer. In case either officer whose signature or facsimile of
whose signature shall appear on the Bonds shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of
the Bonds, the signature or facsimile shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes,
the same as if the officer had remained in office until delivery.
9. Authentication. No Bond shall be valid or obligatory for any purpose or be
entitled to any security or benefit under this resolution unless a Certificate of Authentication on
the Bond, substantially in the form hereinabove set forth, shall have been duly executed by an
authorized representative of the Bond Registrar. Certificates of Authentication on different
Bonds need not be signed by the same person. The Bond Registrar shall authenticate the
signatures of officers of the City on each Bond by execution of the Certificate of Authentication
on the Bond and by inserting as the date of registration in the space provided the date on which
the Bond is authenticated, except that for purposes of delivering the original Bonds to the
Purchaser, the Bond Registrar shall insert as a date of registration the date of original issue of
November 10, 2020. The Certificate of Authentication so executed on each Bond shall be
conclusive evidence that it has been authenticated and delivered under this resolution.
10. Registration; Transfer; Exchange. The City will cause to be kept at the principal
office of the Bond Registrar a bond register in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as
the Bond Registrar may prescribe, the Bond Registrar shall provide for the registration of Bonds
and the registration of transfers of Bonds entitled to be registered or transferred as herein
provided.
Upon surrender for transfer of any Bond at the principal office of the Bond Registrar, the
City shall execute (if necessary), and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate, insert the date of
registration (as provided in paragraph 9) of, and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee
or transferees, one or more new Bonds of any Authorized Denomination or Denominations of a
like aggregate principal amount, having the same stated maturity and interest rate, as requested
by the transferor; provided, however, that no Bond may be registered in blank or in the name of
"bearer" or similar designation.
At the option of the Holder, Bonds may be exchanged for Bonds of any Authorized
Denomination or Denominations of a like aggregate principal amount and stated maturity, upon
surrender of the Bonds to be exchanged at the principal office of the Bond Registrar. Whenever
any Bonds are so surrendered for exchange, the City shall execute (if necessary), and the Bond
Registrar shall authenticate, insert the date of registration of, and deliver the Bonds which the
Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.
All Bonds surrendered upon any exchange or transfer provided for in this resolution shall
be promptly canceled by the Bond Registrar and thereafter disposed of as directed by the City.
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All Bonds delivered in exchange for or upon transfer of Bonds shall be valid general
obligations of the City evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this
resolution, as the Bonds surrendered for such exchange or transfer.
Every Bond presented or surrendered for transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or
be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Bond Registrar,
duly executed by the Holder thereof or the Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing.
The Bond Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge payable in connection with the transfer or exchange of any Bond and any
legal or unusual costs regarding transfers and lost Bonds.
Transfers shall also be subject to reasonable regulations of the City contained in any
agreement with the Bond Registrar, including regulations which permit the Bond Registrar to
close its transfer books between record dates and payment date's. The Administrator is hereby
authorized to negotiate and execute the terms of said agreement.
11. Rights Upon Transfer or Exchange. Each Bond delivered upon transfer of or in
exchange for or in lieu of any other Bond shall carry all the rights to interest accrued and unpaid,
and to accrue, which were carried by such other Bond.
12. Interest Payment; Record Date. Interest on any Bond shall be paid on each
Interest Payment Date by check or draft mailed to the person in whose name the Bond is
registered (the "Holder") on the registration books of the City maintained by the Bond Registrar
and at the address appearing thereon at the close of business on the fifteenth day of the calendar
month next preceding such Interest Payment Date (the "Regular Record Date"). Any such
interest not so timely paid shall cease to be payable to the person who is the Holder thereof as of
the Regular Record Date, and shall be payable to the person who is the Holder thereof at the
close of business on a date (the "Special Record Date") fixed by the Bond Registrar whenever
money becomes available for payment of the defaulted interest. Notice of the Special Record
Date shall be given by the Bond Registrar to the Holders not less than ten days prior to the
Special Record Date.
13. Treatment of Registered Owner. The City and Bond Registrar may treat the
person in whose name any Bond is registered as the owner of such Bond for the purpose of
receiving payment of principal of and premium, if any, and interest (subject to the payment
provisions in paragraph 12) on, such Bond and for all other purposes whatsoever whether or not
such Bond shall be overdue, and neither the City nor the Bond Registrar shall be affected by
notice to the contrary.
14. Delivery; Application of Proceeds. The Bonds when so prepared and executed
shall be delivered by the Finance Director to the Purchaser upon receipt of the purchase price,
and the Purchaser shall not be obliged to see to the proper application thereof.
15. Fund and Accounts. There is hereby established a special fund to be designated
"General Obligation Bonds, Series 2020A Fund" (the "Fund") to be administered and maintained
by the Finance Director as a bookkeeping account separate and apart from all other funds
maintained in the official financial records of the City. The Fund shall be maintained in the
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manner herein specified until all of the Bonds and the interest thereon have been fully paid.
There shall be maintained in the Fund the following separate accounts.
(a) Construction Account. To the Construction Account there shall be credited the
proceeds of the sale of the Abatement Portion of the Bonds, less any amount paid for the Bonds
in excess of the minimum bid. Any unused discount or premium upon the sale of the Bonds
shall be deposited into the Construction Account. From the Construction Account there shall be
paid all costs of issuance of the Abatement Portion of the Bonds and all costs and expenses of
undertaking the Project, including the cost of any construction contracts heretofore let and all
other costs incurred and to be incurred of the kind authorized in Minnesota Statutes, Section
475.65; and the moneys in the Construction Account shall be used for no other purpose except as
otherwise provided by law; provided that the proceeds of the Bonds may also be used to the
extent necessary to pay interest on the Bonds due prior to the anticipated date of commencement
of the collection of taxes herein levied or covenanted to be levied; and provided further that if
upon completion of the Project there shall remain any unexpended balance in the Construction
Account, the balance shall be transferred by the City Council to the Abatement Debt Service
Subaccount.
(b) Payment Account. To the Payment Account there shall be credited the proceeds
of the sale of the Refunding Portion of the Bonds. The Finance Director shall transfer on or prior
to the Call Date, $ of the proceeds of the Refunding Portion of the Bonds from the
Payment Account to the paying agent for the Prior Bonds, which sums are sufficient, together
with other funds on deposit in debt service funds for the Refunded Bonds, to pay the principal
and interest due on the Refunded Bonds due after the Call Date, including the principal of the
Refunded Bonds called for redemption on the Call Date. The remainder of the monies in the
Payment Account shall be used to pay the costs of issuance of the Refunding Portion of the
Bonds. Any monies remaining in the Payment Account after payment of all costs of issuance
and payment of the Refunded Bonds shall be transferred to the Debt Service Account.
(c) Debt Service Account. There shall be maintained separate subaccounts in the
Debt Service Account to be designated the "Abatement Debt Service Subaccount" and the
"Refunding Debt Service Subaccount". There are hereby irrevocably appropriated and pledged
to, and there shall be credited to the separate subaccounts of the Debt Service Account:
(i) Abatement Debt Service Subaccount. To the Abatement Debt Service
Subaccount there shall be credited: (A) Abatements in an amount sufficient, to
pay the annual principal payments on the Abatement Portion of the Bonds; (B)
collections of all taxes hereinafter levied for the payment of the Abatement
Portion of the Bonds and interest thereon; (C) a pro rata of all funds paid for the
Bonds in excess of the minimum bid; (D) a pro rata share of all funds remaining
in the Construction Account after completion of the Project and payment of the
costs thereof, (E) all investment earnings on funds held in the Abatement Project
Debt Service Subaccount; and (F) any and all other moneys which are properly
available and are appropriated by the governing body of the City to the
Abatement Project Debt Service Subaccount. The Abatement Project Debt
Service Subaccount shall be used solely to pay the principal and interest of the
Abatement Portion of the Bonds and any other general obligation bonds of the
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City hereafter issued by the City and made payable from said Subaccount as
provided by law.
(ii) Refunding Debt Service Subaccount. To the Refunding Debt Service Subaccount
there shall be credited: (A) a pro rata share of all funds paid for the Bonds in
excess of the minimum bid; (B) after the Call Date, all uncollected special
assessments pledged to the payment of the Prior Bonds; (C) any collections of all
taxes heretofore levied for the payment of the Prior Bonds and interest thereon
which are not needed to pay the Prior Bonds as a result of the Refunding; (vi) any
balance remaining after the Call Date in the Prior Bonds Debt Service Account
established by the Prior Resolution (D) any funds remaining in the Payment
Account after the cost of issuing the Refunding Portion of the Bonds; (Ir) all
investment earnings on funds held in the Refunding Debt Service Subaccount of
the Bonds; and (F) any and all other moneys which are properly available and are
appropriated by the governing body of the City to the Refunding Portion of the
Bonds. The Refunding Debt Service Subaccount shall be used solely to pay the
principal and interest on the Refunding Portion of the Bonds and any other
general obligation bonds of the City hereafter issued by the City and made
payable from said subaccount as provided by law.
No portion of the proceeds of the Bonds shall be used directly or indirectly to acquire
higher yielding investments or to replace funds which were used directly or indirectly to acquire
higher yielding investments, except (1) for a reasonable temporary period until such proceeds are
needed for the purpose for which the Bonds were issued and (2) in addition to the above in an
amount not greater than the lesser of five percent of the proceeds of the Bonds or $100,000. To
this effect, any proceeds of the Bonds and any sums from time to time held in the Construction
Account or Debt Service Account (or any other City account which will be used to pay principal
or interest to become due on the bonds payable therefrom) in excess of amounts which under
then applicable federal arbitrage regulations may be invested without regard to yield shall not be
invested at a yield in excess of the applicable yield restrictions imposed by said arbitrage
regulations on such investments after taking into account any applicable "temporary periods" or
"minor portion" made available under the federal arbitrage regulations. Money in the
Construction Account shall not be invested in obligations or deposits issued by, guaranteed by or
insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof if and to the extent that
such investment would cause the Bonds to be "federally guaranteed" within the meaning of
Section 149(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").
16. Covenants Relating to the Abatement Portion of the Bonds.
(a) Abatements; Use of Abatements. The Council has adopted the Abatement
Resolution and has thereby approved the Abatements, including the pledge thereof to the
payment of principal on the Abatement Portion of the Bonds. As provided in the Abatement
Resolution, the estimated total amount of the Abatements, if received as estimated for the full
maximum term thereof, is $1,625,000 and therefore the principal amount of the Abatement
Portion of the Bonds does not exceed the maximum projected amount of the Abatements. The
Council hereby confirms the Abatement Resolution, which is hereby incorporated as though set
forth herein.
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(b) Tax Levy; Coverage Test. To provide funds for payment of the interest on the
Abatement Portion of the Bonds, there is hereby levied upon all of the taxable property in the
City a direct annual ad valorem tax which shall be spread upon the tax rolls and collected with
and as part of other general property taxes in the City for the years and in the amounts as
follows:
Lever Collection Years Amount
See attached schedule in Exhibit B
The tax levies are such that if collected in full they, together with estimated collections of
Abatements, will produce at least five percent in excess of the amount needed to meet when due
the principal and interest payments on the Abatement Portion of the Bonds. The tax levies shall
be irrepealable so long as any of the Abatement Portion of the Bonds are outstanding and unpaid,
provided that the City reserves the right and power to reduce the levies in the manner and to the
extent permitted by Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.61, Subdivision 3.
(c) General Obligation Pledge. For the prompt and full payment of the principal of
and interest on the Abatement Portion of the Bonds as the same respectively become due, the full
faith, credit and taxing powers of the City shall be and are hereby irrevocably pledged. If the
balance in the Abatement Debt Service Subaccount is ever insufficient to pay all principal and
interest then due on the Abatement Portion of the Bonds payable therefrom, the deficiency shall
be promptly paid out of any other accounts of the City which are available for such purpose, and
such other funds may be reimbursed without interest from the Abatement Debt Service
Subaccount when a sufficient balance is available therein
17. Covenants Relating to the Refunding Portion of the Bonds.
(a) Assessments. The City has heretofore levied special assessments, which were
pledged to the payment of the principal and interest on the Prior Bonds. After the Call Date, the
uncollected special assessments for the Prior Bonds are now pledged to the payment of principal
and interest on the Refunding Portion. The special assessments are such that if collected in full
they, together with estimated collections of taxes herein pledged for the payment of the
Refunding Portion, will produce at least five percent in excess of the amount needed to meet
when due the principal and interest payments on the Refunding Portion. The special assessments
were levied as provided below, payable in equal, consecutive, annual installments, with general
taxes for the years shown below and with interest on the declining balance of all such
assessments at the rate shown opposite such years:
Improvement Designations Amounts Interest Rate Collection Years
See attached schedule in Exhibit B.
(b) Tax Levy. To provide moneys for payment of the principal and interest on the
Refunding Portion of the Bonds there is hereby levied upon all of the taxable property in the City
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a direct annual ad valorem tax which shall be spread upon the tax rolls and collected with and as
part of other general property taxes in the City for the years and in the amounts as follows:
Year of Tax Levy Year of Tax Collection Amount
See Attached Schedule in Exhibit B
(c) Coverage Test. The tax levies are such that if collected in full they, together with
estimated collections of special assessments and any other revenues herein pledged for the
payment of the Refunding Portion of the Bonds, will produce at least five percent in excess of
the amount needed to meet when due the principal and interest payments on the Refunding
Portion of the Bonds. The tax levies shall be irrepealable so long as any of the Refunding
Portion of the Bonds are outstanding and unpaid, provided that the City reserves the right and
power to reduce the levies in the manner and to the extent permitted by Minnesota Statutes,
Section 475.61; Subdivision 3.
(d) Cancellation of Certain Tax Levies. Upon payment of the Prior Bonds, the
uncollected taxes levied in the Prior Resolution authorizing the issuance of the Prior Bonds
which are not needed to pay the Prior Bonds as a result of the Refunding shall be canceled.
(e) General Obligation Pledge. For the prompt and full payment of the principal of
and interest on the Refunding Portion of the Bonds as the same respectively become due, the full
faith, credit and taxing powers of the City shall be and are hereby irrevocably pledged. If the
balance in the Refunding Debt Service Subaccount is ever insufficient to pay all principal and
interest then due on the Refunding Portion of the Bonds payable therefrom, the deficiency shall
be promptly paid out of any other accounts of the City which are available for such purpose, and
such other funds may be reimbursed without interest from the Refunding Debt Service
Subaccount when a sufficient balance is available therein.
18. Prior Bonds; Security and Prepayment. Until retirement of the Prior Bonds, all
provisions for the security thereof shall be observed by the City and all of its officers and agents.
The Refunded Bonds shall be redeemed and prepaid on the Call Date in accordance with the
terms and conditions set forth in the Notice of Call for Redemption attached hereto as Exhibit C,
which terms and conditions are hereby approved and incorporated herein by reference.
19. Supplemental Resolution. The Prior Resolution authorizing the issuance of the
Prior Bonds are hereby supplemented to the extent necessary to give effect to the provisions
hereof.
20. Defeasance. When all Bonds have been discharged as provided in this paragraph,
all pledges, covenants and other rights granted by this resolution to the registered holders of the
Bonds shall, to the extent permitted by law, cease. The City may discharge its obligations with
respect to any Bonds which are due on any date by irrevocably depositing with the Bond
Registrar on or before that date a sum sufficient for the payment thereof in full; or if any Bond
should not be paid when due, it may nevertheless be discharged by depositing with the Bond
Registrar a sum sufficient for the payment thereof in full with interest accrued to the date of such
deposit. The City may also discharge its obligations with respect to any prepayable Bonds called
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for redemption on any date when they are prepayable according to their terms, by depositing
with the Bond Registrar on or before that date a sum sufficient for the payment thereof in full,
provided that notice of redemption thereof has been duly given. The City may also at any time
discharge its obligations with respect to any Bonds, subject to the provisions of law now or
hereafter authorizing and regulating such action, by depositing irrevocably in escrow, with a
suitable banking institution qualified by law as an escrow agent for this purpose, cash or
securities described in Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.67, Subdivision 8, bearing interest
payable at such times and at such rates and maturing on such dates as shall be required, without
regard to sale and/or reinvestment, to pay all amounts to become due thereon to maturity or, if
notice of redemption as herein required has been duly provided for, to such earlier redemption
date.
21. Compliance With Reimbursement Bond Regulations. The provisions of this
paragraph are intended to establish and provide for the City's compliance with United States
Treasury Regulations Section 1.150-2 (the "Reimbursement Regulations") applicable to the
"reimbursement proceeds" of the Abatement Portion of the Bonds (in this paragraph 21 referred
to as the "Bonds" or individually, the "Bond"), being those portions thereof which will be used
by the City to reimburse itself for any expenditure which the City paid or will have paid prior to
the Closing Date (a "Reimbursement Expenditure").
The City hereby certifies and/or covenants as follows:
(a) Not later than 60 days after the date of payment of a Reimbursement Expenditure,
the City (or person designated to do so on behalf of the City) has made or will have made a
written declaration of the City's official intent (a "Declaration") which effectively (i) states the
City's reasonable expectation to reimburse itself for the payment of the Reimbursement
Expenditure out of the proceeds of a subsequent borrowing; (ii) gives a general and functional
description of the property, project or program to which the Declaration relates and for which the
Reimbursement Expenditure is paid, or identifies a specific fund or account of the City and the
general functional purpose thereof from which the Reimbursement Expenditure was to be paid
(collectively the "Project"); and (iii) states the maximum principal amount of debt expected to be
issued by the City for the purpose of financing the Project; provided, however, that no such
Declaration shall necessarily have been made with respect to: (i) "preliminary expenditures" for
the Project, defined in the Reimbursement Regulations to include engineering or architectural,
surveying and soil testing expenses and similar prefatory costs, which in the aggregate do not
exceed 20% of the "issue price" of the Bonds, and (ii) a de minimis amount of Reimbursement
Expenditures not in excess of the lesser of $100,000 or 5% of the proceeds of the Bonds.
(b) Each Reimbursement Expenditure is a capital expenditure or a cost of issuance of
the Bonds or any of the other types of expenditures described in Section 1.150-2(d)(3) of the
Reimbursement Regulations.
(c) The "reimbursement allocation" described in the Reimbursement Regulations for
each Reimbursement Expenditure shall and will be made forthwith following (but not prior to)
the issuance of the Bonds and in all events within the period ending on the date which is the later
of three years after payment of the Reimbursement Expenditure or one year after the date on
which the Project to which the Reimbursement Expenditure relates is first placed in service.
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(d) Each such reimbursement allocation will be made in a writing that evidences the
City's use of Bond proceeds to reimburse the Reimbursement Expenditure and, if made within 30
days after the Bonds are issued, shall be treated as made on the day the Bonds are issued.
Provided, however, that the City may take action contrary to any of the foregoing
covenants in this paragraph upon receipt of an opinion of its Bond Counsel for the Bonds stating
in effect that such action will not impair the tax-exempt status of the Bonds.
22. Certificate of Registration. The City Administrator is hereby directed to file a
certified copy of this resolution with the County Auditors of Dakota County, Minnesota, together
with such other information as each of the County Auditors shall require, and to obtain from
each County Auditor their certificate that the Bonds have been entered in their Bond Register,
and that the tax levy required by law has been made.
23. Continuing Disclosure. The City is the sole obligated person with respect to the
Bonds. The City hereby agrees, in accordance with the provisions of Rule 15e2-12 (the "Rule"),
promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and a Continuing Disclosure Undertaking (the
"Undertaking") hereinafter described:
(a) Provide or cause to be provided to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
(the "MSRB") by filing at www.enuna.msrb.org in accordance with the Rule, certain annual
financial information and operating data in accordance with the Undertaking. The City reserves
the right to modify from time to time the terms of the Undertaking as provided therein.
(b) Provide or cause to be provided to the MSRB notice of the occurrence of certain
events with respect to the Bonds in not more than ten (10) business days after the occurrence of
the event, in accordance with the Undertaking.
(c) Provide or cause to be provided to the MSRB notice of a failure by the City to
provide the annual financial information with respect to the City described in the Undertaking, in
not more than ten (10) business days following such occurrence.
(d) The City agrees that its covenants pursuant to the Rule set forth in this paragraph
and in the Undertaking is intended to be for the benefit of the Holders of the Bonds and shall be
enforceable on behalf of such Holders; provided that the right to enforce the provisions of these
covenants shall be limited to a right to obtain specific enforcement of the City's obligations under
the covenants.
The Mayor and Administrator or any other officer of the City authorized to act in their
place (the "Officers") are hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the City the
Undertaking in substantially the form presented to the City Council subject to such modifications
thereof or additions thereto as are (i) consistent with the requirements under the Rule, (ii)
required by the Purchaser of the Bonds, and (iii) acceptable to the Officers.
24. Certificate of Registration. A certified copy of this resolution is hereby directed
to be filed with the County Auditor of Dakota County, Minnesota, together with such other
information as the County Auditor shall require, and there shall be obtained from the County
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Auditor a certificate that the Bonds have been entered in the County Auditor's Bond Register and
the tax levy required by law has been made.
25. Records and Certificates. The officers of the City are hereby authorized and
directed to prepare and furnish to the Purchaser, and to the attorneys approving the legality of the
issuance of the Bonds, certified copies of all proceedings and records of the City relating to the
Bonds and to the financial condition and affairs of the City, and such other affidavits, certificates
and information as are required to show the facts relating to the legality and marketability of the
Bonds as the same appear from the books and records under their custody and control or as
otherwise known to them, and all such certified copies, certificates and affidavits, including any
heretofore furnished, shall be deemed representations of the City as to the facts recited therein.
26. Negative Covenant as to Use of Bond Proceeds and Project. The City hereby
covenants not to use the proceeds of the Bonds or to use the Project, or to cause or permit them
to be used, or to enter into any deferred payment arrangements for the cost of the Project, in such
a manner as to cause the Bonds to be "private activity bonds" within the meaning of Sections 103
and 141 through 150 of the Code.
27. Tax -Exempt Status of the Bonds; Rebate.
(a) The City shall comply with requirements necessary under the Code to establish
and maintain the exclusion from gross income under Section 103 of the Code of the interest on
the Bonds, including without limitation (1) requirements relating to temporary periods for
investments, (2) limitations on amounts invested at a yield greater than the yield on the Bonds,
and (3) the rebate of excess investment earnings to the United States, if the Bonds (together with
other obligations reasonably expected to be issued and outstanding at one time in this calendar
year) exceed the small issuer exception amount of $5,000,000. For purposes of qualifying for
the exception to the federal arbitrage rebate requirements for governmental units issuing
$5,000,000 or less of bonds, the City hereby finds, determines and declares that:
(b) the Bonds are issued by a governmental unit with general taxing powers;
(c) no Bond is a private activity bond;
(d) ninety-five percent or more of the net proceeds of the Bonds are to be used for
local governmental activities of the City (or of a governmental unit the jurisdiction of which is
entirely within the jurisdiction of the City);
(e) the aggregate face amount of all tax exempt bonds (other than private activity
bonds) issued by the City (and all subordinate entities thereof, and all entities treated as one
issuer with the City) during the calendar year in which the Bonds are issued and outstanding at
one time is not reasonably expected to exceed $5,000,000, all within the meaning of Section
148(f)(4)(D) of the Code;
Furthermore:
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(f) there shall not be taken into account for purposes of said $5,000,000 limit any
bond issued to refund (other than to advance refund) any bond to the extent the amount of the
refunding bond does not exceed the outstanding amount of the refunded bond;
(g) the aggregate face amount of the Bonds does not exceed $5,000,000;
(h) each of the Refunded Bonds was issued as part of an issue which was treated as
meeting the rebate requirements by reason of the exception for governmental units issuing
$5,000,000 or less of bonds;
(i) the average maturity of the Bonds does not exceed the remaining average maturity
of the Refunded Bonds; and
0) no part of the Bonds has a maturity date which is later than the date which is
thirty years after the date the Refunded Bonds were issued.
28. Designation of Qualified Tax -Exempt Obligations. In order to qualify the Bonds
as "qualified tax-exempt obligations" within the meaning of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code, the
City hereby makes the following factual statements and representations:
(a) the Bonds are issued after August 7, 1986;
(b) the Bonds are not "private activity bonds" as defined in Section 141 of the Code;
(c) the City hereby designates the Bonds as "qualified tax exempt obligations" for
purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code;
(d) the reasonably anticipated amount of tax exempt obligations (other than private
activity bonds, treating qualified 501(c)(3) bonds as not being private activity bonds) which will
be issued by the City (and all entities treated as one issuer with the City, and all subordinate
entities whose obligations are treated as issued by the City) during this calendar year 2020 will
not exceed $10,000,000;
(e) not more than $10,000,000 of obligations issued by the City during this calendar
year 2020 have been designated for purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code; and
(f) the aggregate face amount of the Bonds does not exceed $10,000,000.
Futhermore:
(g) there shall not be taken into account for purposes of said $5,000,000 limit any
bond issued to refund (other than to advance refund) any bond to the extent the amount of the
refunding bond does not exceed the outstanding amount of the refunded bond;
(h) the aggregate face amount of the Bonds does not exceed $5,000,000;
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(i) each of the Refunded Bonds was issued as part of an issue which was treated as
meeting the rebate requirements by reason of the exception for governmental units issuing
$5,000,000 or less of bonds;
0) the average maturity of the Bonds does not exceed the remaining average maturity
of the Refunded Bonds; and
(k) no part of the Bonds has a maturity date which is later than the date which is
thirty years after the date the Refunded Bonds were issued.
The City shall use its best efforts to comply with any federal procedural requirements
which may apply in order to effectuate the designation made by this paragraph.
29. Official Statement. The Official Statement relating to the Bonds prepared and
distributed by Ehlers is hereby approved and the officers of the City are authorized in connection
with the delivery of the Bonds to sign such certificates as may be necessary with respect to the
completeness and accuracy of the Official Statement.
30. Payment of Issuance Expenses. The City authorizes the Purchaser to forward the
amount of Bond proceeds allocable to the payment of issuance expenses to Old National Bank in
Chaska, Minnesota on the closing date for further distribution as directed by the City's municipal
advisor, Ehlers.
31. Severability. If any section, paragraph or provision of this resolution shall be held
to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the invalidity or unenforceability of such section,
paragraph or provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this resolution.
32. Headings. Headings in this resolution are included for convenience of reference
only and are not a part hereof, and shall not limit or define the meaning of any provision hereof.
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member
Garlock and, after a full discussion thereof and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following
voted in favor thereof: Mayor Garlock, Councilors Duggan, Miller, Petschel, Paper;
and the following voted against the same: None.
Whereupon the resolution was declared duly passed and adopted on October 20, 2020.
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
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ATTE Neil Garlock, Mayor
L rri Smith, City Clerk
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PROPOSALS
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SCHEDULES
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NOTICE OF CALL FOR REDEMPTION
GENERAL OBLIGATION IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES 2012A
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS, DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by order of the City Council of the City of Mendota
Heights, Dakota County, Minnesota, there have been called for redemption and prepayment on
February 1, 2021
those outstanding bonds of the City designated as General Obligation Improvement Bonds,
Series 2012A, dated as of September 12, 2012, having stated maturity dates or subject to
mandatory redemption in the years 2023 through 2032, inclusive, and totaling $1,985,000 in
principal in principal amount and having CUSIP numbers listed below:
Year
Amount
CUSIP
2023
$380,000
586770 7116
2025
330,000
586770 7K9
2027
345,000
586770 7M5
2030
545,000
586770 7Q6
2032
385,000
5867707S2
The bonds are being called at a price of par plus accrued interest to February 1, 2021, on which
date all interest on the bonds will cease to accrue. Holders of the bonds hereby called for
redemption are requested to present their bonds for payment at the office of Bond Trust Services
Corporation, 3060 Centre Pointe Drive, Roseville, Minnesota 55113.
Dated: October 20, 2020 BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL
/s/Mark McNeill, Administrator
*The City shall not be responsible for the selection of or use of the CUSIP numbers, nor is any
representation made as to their correctness indicated in the notice. They are included solely for
the convenience of the holders.
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