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(i) An amount not to exceed $4,854,280 shall be used to finance the 2006 Improvement Program, to pay related costs of issuance and to fund a reserve fund for the payment of Bonds issued to finance the 2006 Improvement Program; and (ii) An amount not to exceed $13,500,000 shall be used to refund and defease the Refunded 1996 Bonds and to pay related costs. Section 3. Delegation of Authority for Terms of Bonds~ Provisions for Issuance. Pursuant to ORS ~288.825(4)(a), ORS ~288.520(4), ORS ~288.540 and ORS ~288.545, EWEB, or any individual designated by EWEB, is hereby authorized and directed to determine, with respect to the Bonds, the form of bond and series designation, the manner of disbursement of proceeds of the bonds, the maturity dates, principal amounts, redemption provisions, interest rates or the method for determining a variable or adjustable interest rate, denominations, form and authorized signatory and other terms and conditions of the Bonds because the same cannot be determined by the Council at this time. Prior to the issuance of any Bonds, EWEB shall: (i) prepare a plan showing that the estimated Electric Utility System revenues are sufficient to pay the estimated debt service on the Bonds; (ii) adopt a bond resolution and provide a copy of such resolution to the City; and (iii) provide to the City a resolution determining that any and all acts, conditions and things required to exist, to happen and to be performed precedent to and in the issuance of the Bonds, exist, have happened and have been performed in due time, form and manner as required by the Constitution and statutes of the State of Oregon, the Charter of the City of Eugene and any other applicable resolutions of the Eugene City Council. Section 4. Declaring Intent To Reimburse. The City reasonably anticipates that the City and EWEB may incur preliminary, cost of issuance and other pr<?ject expenditures that qualify as "Original Expenditures" under Treasury Regulation ~ 1.150-2 prior to the date of issuance of the Bonds, and hereby declares its official intent to reimburse itself, including EWEB, with proceeds of the sale of the Bonds to be issued in an amount not to exceed $18,354,280. Section 5. Statement on Form of Bond. All Bonds shall include a statement on their face to the effect: (a) That they do not in any manner constitute a general obligation of EWEB or of the City, or create a charge upon the tax revenues of the City, or upon any other revenues or property of the City, or property of EWEB, but are charges upon and are payable solely from the revenues of the Electric Utility System operated by EWEB, or any portion thereof, pledged to the payment thereof; and (b) That the holders thereof may look for repayment only to the revenues of the Electric Utility System which are pledged for the payment thereof, and may not directly or indirectly be paid or compensated through the property of the City, or EWEB, or by or through the taxing power of the City. Section 6. Bonds Payable Solely from Revenues. The Bonds shall not be general obligations of the City, nor a charge upon its tax revenues, but shall be payable solely from the revenues and funds of the Electric Utility System which EWEB pledges to the payment thereof Resolution - 4 -4-