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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 4484 RESOLUTION NO. ~Lf>1~ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT BONDS, 1996 SERIES N, AND EXECUTION OF AN SRF LOAN AGREEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF THE STATE OF OREGON IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT MORE THAN $5,000,000. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, OREGON (THE "CITY") FINDS AS FOLLOWS: A. The City previously issued its Santa Clara Bond Anticipation Notes, 1995 Series N (the "N otes"), and entered into an SRF Loan Agreement with the State of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (the "Loan Agreement") to provide funds for the interim financing of the River Road Sewer Improvement Project (Basins N, P and R) (the "Project"). B. The Notes mature on October 1, 1996~ The Loan Agreement matures on April 1, 1997, but may be prepaid on any business day upon 24 hours prior written notice. C. Resolution No. 4451 adopted by the Council on June 14, 1995, authorized the issuance of the Notes and execution of the SRF Loan Agreement and provided that the Loan Agreement could be substituted for a bond or other obligation provided that the terms related to the bond receive subsequent approval of the City Council. D. It is now appropriate to authorize the issuance of bonds or obligations to be issued to provide funds with which to refund the Notes and the Loan Agreement through the issuance of special assessment bonds or such other obligations as may be satisfactory to DEQ (the "DEQ Obligations") NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL YED by the City Council of the City of Eugene, a municipal corporation of the State of Oregon, as follows: Section 1. Definitions. As used in this Resolution, the following words shall have the following meanings: 1.1. "1996 Series N Bonds" means the Bonds of that name which are authorized to be issued pursuant to Section 11 of this Resolution. 1.2. "Administrative Increment" means the portion of the interest rate on Assessments which is designed to defray the City's administrative costs, and which is identified in writing as the Administrative Increment prior to issuance of a series of Bonds. 1.3. "Assessments" means all payments received by the City in connection with assessments, charges in lieu of assessments and connection charges (including property owner installment payments, property owner prepayments, and amounts received from collection or Page 1 - Resolution J :\HWR \CITIES\EUGENE\SAB96\SAB96RESDOC foreclosure of delinquent property owner payments) which are levied or imposed for the Project, and for which Bonds are issued. 1.4. "Available Sewer Revenues" means the revenues of the City's sewer system which are deposited in the Local Operations Subfund and the Capital Operating Subfund of the City's Sewage Operations Fund and which remain after the payment of all operation, maintenance and debt service (other than Debt Service on the Bonds) expenses of the sewer system. 1.5. "Bonds" means the 1996 Series N Bonds and the DEQ Obligations, which are authorized by Section 11 of this Resolution. 1.6. "City" means the City of Eugene, Oregon, a municipal corporation of the State of Oregon. 1.7. "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 1.8. "Council" means the governing body of the City. 1.9. "Debt Service" means any principal, interest or premium payable on Bonds. 1. 10. "Default" means any event specified in Section of this Resolution. 1.11. "Fund" means the Special Assessment Bond Fund established pursuant to Section 2 hereof Bond. 1.12. "Owner" or "Bondowner" means a registered owner of an outstanding 1. 13. "Reserve Account" means the Reserve Account established pursuant to Section 3 hereof 1. 14. "Reserve Requirement" means ten percent of the principal amount of all outstanding Bonds~ however, if the Code in effect upon delivery of a series of Bonds will not permit sufficient proceeds to be added to the Reserve Account to make the balance in the Reserve Account equal to ten percent of the principal amount of all outstanding Bonds, then the Reserve Requirement in effect on issuance of the series of Bonds shall be the Reserve Requirement in effect immediately prior to their issuance, plus the lesser of: (a) 10 percent of the proceeds of the series of Bonds (as "proceeds" is defined in Section 148 of the Code)~ (b) maximum Annual Debt Service on the series ofBonds~ or, (c) 125 percent of the average Annual Debt Service on the series of Bonds. 1. 15. "Resolution" means this Resolution. Page 2 - Resolution J :\HWR \ClTIES\EUGENE\SAB96\SAB96RES.DOC Section 2. Fund. 2.1. The Special Assessment Bond Fund (the "Fund"), is hereby created. It shall contain a General Account and a Reserve Account. After deduction of the Administrative Increment, and except as provided in Section 3 and Section 5, the City shall deposit all Assessments into the General Account. As long as any Bonds remain issued and outstanding, money in the General Account shall be used solely for the purposes listed below, in the following order of priority: 2.1.1. To pay any Debt Service on Bonds which was not paid when due~ 2.1.2. To pay scheduled Debt Service on Bonds~ 2.1.3. To restore the balance in the Reserve Account to an amount equal to the Reserve Requirement~ 2.1.4. To redeem Bond principal (and pay any associated interest and premiums) prior to maturity. Amounts in excess of the requirements described in Sections 2.1.1 through 2.1.3 (to the greatest integral multiple of $5,000) shall be used to redeem Bonds in accordance with Bond redemption provisions. 2.2. Earnings on amounts in the General Account shall be credited to the General Account. Any amounts remaining in the Fund after all Bonds have been paid shall be the property of the City. Section 3. Reserve Account. 3.1. Upon issuance of the Bonds, the City shall deposit into the Reserve Account an amount of Bond proceeds such that the balance in the Reserve Account is at least equal to the Reserve Requirement for the Bonds. The City shall maintain the balance in the Reserve Account from transfers under Section 5 of this Resolution. 3.2. Moneys required to be maintained in the Reserve Account shall be used only to pay principal of and interest on the Bonds, and only in the event that the balance in the General Account is insufficient. However, amounts in the Reserve Account which exceed the Reserve Requirement may be transferred to the General Account. 3.3. Earnings on the Reserve Account shall be credited to the General Account. Section 4. Pledge of Available Sewer Revenues 4. 1. The City hereby pledges the Available Sewer Revenues and the proceeds of revenue obligations described in Section 4.3 to pay the Bonds. Available Sewer Revenues shall be used to pay Bonds only if amounts in the Fund are insufficient. The pledge of the Available Sewer Revenues shall be on a parity with all present and future obligations which are issued to finance the River Road/Santa Clara Sewer Project and for which Available Sewer Revenues are pledged. The pledge of the Available Sewer Revenues shall be subordinate to all other Page 3 - Resolution J :\HWR \CITIES\EUGENE\SAB96\SAB96RES.DOC outstanding and future revenue bonds, notes and other obligations of the City which are secured by its sewer revenues. 4.2. If the City pays Debt Service on the Bonds from Available Sewer Revenues under Section 4. 1, the City may reimburse itself for that payment, without interest, from Assessments received by the City after the deposit, but only if the balance in the Reserve Account at the time of the reimbursement is at least equal to the Reserve Requirement. 4.3. The City hereby covenants with the Owners that it shall charge rates and fees in connection with its sewage treatment and collection facilities which generate Available Sewer Revenues sufficient to enable it to pay, when due, all costs of operation, maintenance, Debt Service, other contractual obligations, and any and all reasonable predictable payments which may be required under Section 4. 1. In addition, the City covenants that it will use its best efforts to issue revenue obligations, payable solely from its. net sewer revenues, in amounts sufficient to permit it to make, when due (or as soon thereafter as possible), any payments which are required by Section 4. 1, for which the Available Sewer Revenues are not then sufficient. Section 5. Delinquent Assessments; Payments in Lieu of Foreclosure. 5.1. The City covenants with the owners of the Bonds to pursue property foreclosures to collect delinquent Assessments as rapidly as the law reasonably permits, and in accordance with the foreclosure policies on the date this Resolution is adopted. However, the City may elect not to foreclose or to pursue foreclosures less rapidly than required by this Section, if the City: 5. 1. 1. identifies the Assessments to which the election applies~ and 5.1.2. deposits into the Fund any payments associated with the Assessments to which the election applies and which are delinquent at the time the election is made, and continues to deposit into the Fund in a timely manner the amounts which would have been deposited into the Fund if such Assessments were not delinquent. 5. 1.3. Amounts received by the City from the settlement or foreclosure of delinquent Assessments shall be applied in the following order of priority: 5.1.3.1. If the City has made deposits under Section 5.1.2 in connection with a delinquent Assessment, amounts received by the City from the settlement or foreclosure of that Assessment shall be applied first to reimburse the City for such deposits without interest, but only if the foreclosure or settlement is made on commercially reasonable terms and in a manner consistent with the City's practice of foreclosing and settling assessments which secure the City's outstanding bancroft and limited tax improvement bonds. 5.1.3.2. The City shall deposit into the General Account an amount equal to the unpaid principal and accrued interest on the delinquent Assessment, reduced by the Administrative Increment in proportion to the amount received on settlement or foreclosure and any reimbursement to the City under this section; and Page 4 - Resolution J :\HWR \ClTIES\EUGENE\SAB96\SAB96RES.DOC 5. 1.3.3. The balance shall be paid to the City to reimburse it for its administrative costs in carrying, settling and foreclosing the Assessments. Section 6. Pledge. The City hereby pledges the Assessments and amounts in the Fund to the payment of principal and interest on all Bonds. All Assessments shall be deposited in the Fund promptly, and shall be used only as provided by this Resolution. Section 7. Covenants. follows: The City hereby covenants, represents and agrees with the Owners of the Bonds as 7. 1. That, to the extent the Assessments, the other amounts required by this Resolution to be deposited into the Fund, and the Available Sewer Revenues are sufficient, it will promptly cause the principal and interest on the Bonds to be paid as they become due. 7.2. That it will maintain complete books and records relating to the Assessments, the Fund and the Available Sewer Revenues, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and will cause such books and records to be audited annually at the end of each fiscal year, and an audit report prepared and made part of the City's public records. 7.3. That it will not issue bonds or other obligations having a claim superior to or subordinate to the claim of the Bonds upon the Assessments or amounts deposited in the Fund or the Reserve Account under this Resolution. 7.4. That it will promptly deposit into the Fund all sums required to be so deposited by this Resolution. Section 8. Amendment. 8. 1. The City may amend this Resolution without the consent of the Owners, but only to provide additional security for Owners, to cure ambiguities, to correct defects, or to make any other change which, in the judgment of the City, does not materially and adversely affect the interests of the Owners. 8.2. The City I?ay amend this Resolution for any other purpose, but only if: 8.2.1. the amendment is approved by Owners representing a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Bonds~ and, 8.2.2. the amendment does not extend the date for payment to an Owner, or reduce the amount payable to an Owner under the terms of any Bond, without the written consent of the Owner of the affected Bond. Page 5 - Resolution J :\HWR \CITIES\EUGENE\SAB96\SAB96RES.DOC Section 9. Default and Remedies. 9. 1. The occurrence of anyone or more of the following shall constitute an event of default under this Resolution: 9.1.1. Failure by the City to pay Debt Service on Bonds when due~ or, 9.1.2. Failure by the City to observe and perform any covenant, condition or agreement on its part to be observed or performed under this Resolution or the Bonds for a period of 60 days after written notice to the City by the Owners of not less than twenty-five percent of the principal amount of outstanding Bonds specifying such failure and requesting that it be remedied~ provided, however, that if the failure stated in the notice cannot be corrected within the sixty day period, it shall not constitute an event of default if corrective action is instituted by the City within the sixty day period and diligently pursued until the failure is corrected. 9.2. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the Bondowners may exercise any remedy available at law or in equity; however, no Bond may be accelerated unless all outstanding Bonds are declared immediately due and payable, and all outstanding Bonds may be declared immediately due and payable only upon demand of the Owners of not less than twenty-five percent of the principal amount of the Bonds which are then outstanding. 9.3. No remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to Bondowners is intended to be exclusive, and every such remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every and any other remedy available under this Resolution or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity. No delay or omission in the exercise of any right or power occurring upon any default shall be construed to be a waiver thereof, but any such right and power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. To entitle Bondowners to exercise any remedy under this Resolution, it shall not be necessary to give any other notice than such notice as may be required in this Section 9.1.2. or by law. 9.4. Any moneys collected by or on behalf of Bondowners after an event of default has occurred shall be deposited in the General Account and applied as provided in this Resolution. Section 10. Defeasance. The lien of any Bonds upon the Assessments; the Available Sewer Revenues and any amounts in the Fund may be defeased, and those Bonds shall be deemed paid, if the City places in irrevocable escrow noncallable, direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, the United States which are calculated to be sufficient, without reinvestment, to pay principal, interest and any premium on those Bonds as they become due, either at maturity or on prior redemption. Section 11. Bonds. The City is hereby authorized to issue, sell and deliver its Special Assessment Bonds, 1996 Series N and a DEQ Obligation. The total principal amount of the Bonds shall not Page 6 - Resolution J :\HWR \CITIES\EUGENE\SAB96\SAB96RES.DOC exceed Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000). The Bonds shall bear interest at a true interest cost of not more than eight percent per annum, and shall mature over a period of approximately ten years. The City Manager, the Finance Director, or the person designated in writing by the City Manager to act under this Resolution (the "City Official") may, on behalf of the City and without further action by the City Council: 11. 1. Authorize the preparation of, deem final, and distribute a preliminary official statement for the 1996 Series N Bonds, and approve and deliver a final official statement for the 1996 Series N Bonds; 11.2. Determine whether the 1996 Series N Bonds will be sold on competitive bid or by negotiated sale, and publish a notice of sale and award the sale of the 1996 Series N Bonds to the most favorable bidder or select an underwriter, negotiate the terms of the sale of the 1996 Series N Bonds to the underwriter, and enter into and agreement to sell the 1996 Series N Bonds to the underwriter; 11.3. Enter into an agreement to provide continuing financial disclosure for the benefit of the owners of the 1996 Series N Bonds in accordance with the applicable rules of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission; 11.4. Establish tpe final principal amount, maturity schedule, interest rates, redemption provisions and other terms of the Bonds, consistent with the limitations established by this Resolution; 11.5. Establish the price and other terms under which the DEQ Obligations will be sold to the DEQ, enter into an Agreement with the DEQ and issue and deliver the DEQ Obligations; 11.6. report the results of the sale of the 1996 Series N Bonds to the Council~ and, 11.7. execute and deliver any certificates or other documents, and take any other action, including the appointment of a paying agent, which is desirable in order to issue, sell and deliver the 1996 Series N Bonds and the DEQ Obligations in accordance with this Resolution. Section 12. Tax Exemption. The City covenants for the benefit of the Owners of the Bonds to comply with all provisions of the Code which are required for Interest on the Bonds to be excludable from gross income under the Code. The City makes the following specific covenants: 12. 1. The City will not take any action or omit any action if it would cause the Bonds to become "arbitrage bonds" under Section 148 of the Code, and shall pay all penalties and rebates to the United States which are required by Section 148(f) of the Code. 12.2. The City shall operate the facilities financed with the Bonds, and use the proceeds of the Bonds, so that the Bonds are not "private activity bonds" within the meaning of Section 141 of the Code. Page 7 - Resolution J :\HWR \ClTIES\EUGENE\SAB96\SAB96RES. DOC Section 13. Authentication, Registration and Transfer. (No Depository). Registration and transfer of the 1996 Series N Bonds while they are in book-entry form shall be in accordance with the City's Blanket Letter of Representations to The Depository Trust Company. The provisions of this Section 13 apply only if the 1996 Series N Bonds cease to be book-entry-only. 13. 1. No 1996 Series N Bond shall be entitled to any right or benefit under this Resolution unless it shall have been authenticated by an authorized Officer of the City's paying agent and registrar (the "Paying Agent"). The Paying Agent shall authenticate all 1996 Series N Bonds to be delivered at the closing of the Series N Bonds, and shall additionally authenticate all 1996 Series N Bonds properly surrendered for exchange or transfer pursuant to this Resolution. 13.2. All 1996 Series N Bonds shall be in registered form. The City Official will appoint a bank doing business in Oregon to serve as Paying Agent for the 1996 Series N Bonds. The Paying Agent shall provide notice to the 1996 Series N Bondowners of any change in the Paying Agent not later than the 1996 Series N Bond payment date following the change in Paying Agent. 13.3. The ownership of all 1996 Series N Bonds shall be entered in the 1996 Series N Bond register maintained by the Paying Agent, and the City and the Paying Agent may treat the person listed as owner in the 1996 Series N Bond register as the owner of the 1996 Series N Bond for all purposes. 13.4. The Paying Agent shall mail each interest payment on the interest payment date (or the next business day if the interest payment date is not a business day) to the name and address of the 1996 Series N Bondowner as they appear on the 1996 Series N Bond register as of the fifteenth day of the month preceding an interest payment date (the "Record Date"). If payment is so mailed, neither the City nor the Paying Agent shall have any further liability to any party for such payment. 13.5. 1996 Series N Bonds may be exchanged for an equal principal amount of 1996 Series N Bonds of the same maturity which are in different denominations, and 1996 Series N Bonds may be transferred to other owners if the 1996 Series N Bondowner submits the following to the Paying Agent: 13.5. 1. written instructions for exchange or transfer satisfactory to the Paying Agent, signed by the 1996 Series N Bondowner or the bondowner's attorney in fact and guaranteed or witnessed in a manner satisfactory to the Paying Agent; and 13.5.2. the 1996 Series N Bonds to be exchanged or transferred. 13.6. The Paying Agent shall not be required to exchange or transfer any 1996 Series N Bonds submitted to it during any period beginning with a Record Date and ending on the next following payment date; however, such 1996 Series N Bonds shall be exchanged or transferred promptly following that payment date. Page 8 - Resolution J :\HWR \CITIES\EUGENE\SAB96\SAB96RES.DOC 13.7. The. Paying Agent shall note the date of authentication on each 1996 Series N Bond. The date of authentication shall be the date on which the 1996 Series N Bondowner's name is listed on the 1996 Series N Bond register. 13.8. For purposes of this section, 1996 Series N Bonds shall be considered submitted to the Paying Agent on the date the Paying Agent actually receives the materials described in Section 13.5. 13.9. The City may alter these provisions regarding registration and transfer by mailing notification of the altered provisions to all 1996 Series N Bondowners. The altered provisions shall take effect on the date stated in the notice, which shall not be earlier than 45 days after notice is mailed. The covenants contained in this Section 13 and any covenants in the closing documents for the 1996 Series N Bonds shall constitute contracts with the owners of the 1996 Series N Bonds, and shall be enforceable by them. Section 14. 1996 Series N Bonds Book-Entry-Only System. 14. 1. The 1996 Series N Bonds shall be initially issued as a book -entry-only security issue with no 1996 Series N Bonds being made available to the Bondowners, in accordance with the Blanket Letter of Representations between The Depository Trust Company and the City. Ownership of the 1996 Series N Bonds shall be recorded through entries on the books of banks and broker-dealer participants and correspondents that are related to entries on The Depository Trust Company book-entry-only system. The 1996 Series N Bonds shall be initially issued in the form of a separate single fully registered typewritten Bond for each maturity of the 1996 Series N Bonds (the "Global Bonds"). Each Global Bond shall be registered in the name of CEDE & CO. as nominee (the "Nominee") of The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") (DTC and any other qualified securities depository designated by the City as a successor to DTC, collectively the "Depository") as the "Registered Owner," and such Global Bonds shall be lodged with the Depository until early redemption or maturity of the 1996 Series N Bond issue. The Paying Agent shall remit payment for the maturing principal and interest on the 1996 Series N Bonds to the Registered Owner for distribution by the Nominee for the benefit of the owners (the "Beneficial Owner" or "Record Owner") by recorded entry on the books of the Depository participants and correspondents. While the 1996 Series N Bonds are in book-entry-only form, the 1996 Series N Bonds will be available in denominations of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof 14.2. In the event the Depository determines not to continue to act as securities depository for the 1996 Series N Bonds, or the City determines that the Depository shall no longer so act, then the City will discontinue the book-entry-only system with the Depository. If the City fails to designate another qualified securities depository to replace the Depository or elects to discontinue use of a book-entry-only system, the 1996 Series N Bonds shall no longer be a book-entry-only issue but shall be registered in the registration books maintained by the Paying Agent in the name of the Owner as appearing on the 1996 Series N Bond Register and thereafter in the name or names of the Bondowners of the 1996 Series N Bonds transferring or exchanging Bonds. Page 9 - Resolution J :\HWR \CITIES\EUGENE\SAB96\SAB96RES.DOC 14.3. With respect to 1996 Series N Bonds registered in the registration books maintained by the Paying Agent in the name of the Nominee of the Depository, the City and the Paying Agent shall have no responsibility or obligation to any participant or correspondent of the Depository or to any Registered Owner on behalf of which such participants or correspondents act as agent for the Owner with respect to: 14.3.1. the accuracy of the records of the Depository, the Nominee or any participant or correspondent with respect to any ownership interest in the 1996 Series N Bonds; 14.3.2. the delivery to any participant or correspondent or any other person, other than an Owner as shown in the registration books maintained by the Paying Agent, of any notice with respect to the 1996 Series N Bonds, including any notice of prepayment; 14.3.3. the selection by the Depository of the beneficial interest in 1996 Series N Bonds to be redeemed prior to maturity~ or 14.3.4. the payment to any participant, correspondent, or any other person other than the Owner of the 1996 Series N Bonds as shown in the registration books maintained by the Paying Agent, of any amount with respect to principal or interest on the 1996 Series N Bonds. 14.4. Notwithstanding the book-entry-only system, the City may treat and consider the Registered Owner in whose name each 1996 Series N Bond is registered in the registration books maintained by the Paying Agent as the Owner and absolute owner of such 1996 Series N Bond for the purpose of payment of principal and interest with respect to such 1996 Series N Bond, or for the purpose of giving notices of redemption and other matters with respect to such 1996 Series N Bond, or for the purpose of registering transfers with respect to such 1996 Series N Bond, or for all other purposes whatsoever. The City shall payor cause to be paid all principal and interest on the 1996 Series N Bonds only to or upon the order of the Registered Owner, as shown in the registration books maintained by the Paying Agent, or their respective attorneys duly authorized in writing, and all such payments shall be valid and effective to fully satisfy and discharge the City's obligation with respect to payment thereof to the extent of the sum or sums so paid. 14.5. Upon delivery by the Depository to the City and to the Owner of written notice to the effect that the Depository has determined to substitute a new nominee in place of the Nominee, then the word "Nominee" in this Resolution shall refer to such new nominee of the Depository, and upon receipt of such notice, the City shall promptly deliver a copy thereof to the Paying Agent. The Depository shall tender the 1996 Series N Bonds it holds to the Paying Agent for reregistration. Page 10 - Resolution J :\HWR \CITIES\EUGENE\SAB96\SAB96RES.DOC Section 15. Pro-rata Redemption of 1996 Series Nand DEQ Obligations. If the City redeems 1996 Series N Bonds prior to their stated maturity, then the City shall redeem a proportionate amount ofDEQ Obligations principal concurrently. The proportionate amount ofDEQ Obligations principal to be redeemed shall be determined by dividing the amount of 1996 Series N Bond principal to be redeemed by the amount of 1996 Series N Bond principal which is outstanding immediately prior to the redemption, and multiplying the resulting fraction by the principal amount of the DEQ Obligations which is outstanding immediately prior to their redemption. ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Eugene, Lane County, Oregon on the zq"'l'~day of Ar;>OA-( ~ 1996. City of Eugene Lane County, Oregon ~Y:co~:!7 Page 11 - Resolution J :\HWR \ClTIES\EUGENE\SAB96\SAB96RES.DOC No. R- Exhibit A (Form of Bond) United States of America State of Oregon County of Lane City of Eugene Special Assessment Bond 1996 Series N $ Dated Date: Interest Rate: Maturity Date: Registered Owner: Principal Amount: % -'- Dollars----- THE CITY OF Eugene, in the County of Lane, State of Oregon (the "City"), for value received, acknowledges itself indebted and hereby promises to pay to the registered owner hereof, or registered assigns, but solely from the Assessments and Available Sewer Revenues as provided in the Bond Resolution, the principal amount indicated above on the above maturity date together with interest thereon from the date hereof at the rate per annum indicated above, computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. Interest is payable semiannually on the first day of and the first day of in each year until maturity or prior redemption, commencing , -' Interest upon this Bond is payable by check or draft through the principal corporate trust office of the City's paying agent and registrar, which is currently [REGISTRAR], in _, Oregon (the "Paying Agent"). A check or draft will be mailed on the interest payment date (or the next business day if the interest payment date is not a business day) to the registered owner at the address appearing on the Bond Register as of the fifteenth day of the month preceding the interest payment date. Bond principal is payable at maturity or prior redemption upon presentation and surrender of this Bond to the Paying Agent. Capitalized terms used in this Bond and not defined herein have the meanings defined for such terms in the City Resolution which authorized issuance of the Bonds (the "Bond Resolution"). THIS BOND IS NOT A GENERAL OBLIGATION OF THE CITY OF EUGENE. THIS BOND IS A SPECIAL OBLIGATION OF THE CITY, PAYABLE SOLELY FROM THE ASSESSMENTS AND THE AVAILABLE SEWER REVENUES, AS PROVIDED IN THE BOND RESOLUTION. This Bond represents an authorized series of Special Assessment Bonds, 1996 Series N in the aggregate principal amount of $ (the "Bonds"), issued by the City to finance local improvements pursuant to the Bond Resolution and ORS 223.235, in full and strict accordance and compliance with all of the provisions of the Constitution and Statutes of the State of Oregon and the Charter of the City. [insert appropriate redemption language when established by the City Official pursuant to Section 11 of the Resolution] Notice of any call for redemption, unless waived by the registered owners of the Bond or Bonds to be redeemed, shall be mailed not less than thirty days and not more than sixty days prior to such call to the registered owners of the Bonds, and otherwise given as required by the Bond Resolution and by law; however, any failure to give notice shall not invalidate the redemption of the Bonds. All Bonds called for redemption shall cease to bear interest from the date designated in the notice. The Bonds are issuable in the form of registered Bonds without coupons in the denominations of$5,000 or any integral multiple thereof Bonds may be exchanged for Bonds of the same aggregate principal amount, but different authorized denominations, pursuant to the Bond Resolution. Any transfer of this Bond must be registered, as provided in the Bond Resolution of the City authorizing the issuance of the Bonds, upon the Bond Register kept for that purpose at the principal corporate trust office of the Paying Agent. The City and the Paying Agent may treat the person in whose name this Bond is registered as its absolute owner for all purposes, as provided in the Bond Resolution. The Bondowner may exchange or transfer any Bond only by surrendering it, together with a written instrument of exchange or transfer which is satisfactory to the Paying Agent and duly executed by the registered owner or his duly authorized attorney, at the principal corporate trust office of the Paying Agent in the manner and subject to the conditions set forth in the Bond Resolution. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, RECITED, AND DECLARED that all conditions, acts, and things required to exist, to happen, and to be performed precedent to and in the issuance ofthis Bond have existed, have happened, and have been performed in due time, form, and manner as required by the Constitution and Statutes of the State of Oregon and the Charter of the City; that the issue of which this Bond is a part, and all other obligations of such City, are within every debt limitation and other limit prescribed by such Constitution, Statutes and Charter. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City Council of the City of Eugene, in Lane County, Oregon, has caused this Bond to be signed by its City Official. City of Eugene, Lane County, Oregon City Official This Bond shall not be valid unless properly authenticated by the Paying Agent in the space indicated below. Dated: herein. [REGISTRAR], as Paying Agent Certificate of Authentication This bond represents the City's Special Assessment Bonds, 1996 Series N, issued pursuant to the Bond Resolution described Authorized Officer Page 1 Exhibit A (Form of Note) J :\HWR \CITIES\EUGENE\SAB96\SAB96RES.DOC Assignment FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned sells, assigns and transfers unto (Please insert social security or other identifYing number of assignee: No. __) this bond and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint as attorney to transfer this bond on the books kept for registration thereof with the full power of substitution in the premises. Dated: (Signature of registered owner) NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name of the registered owner as it appears upon the face of this bond in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever. Signature Guaranteed: (Bank, Trust Company or Brokerage Firm) Authorized Officer 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 -- tenants in common TEN ENT -- as tenants by the entireties IT TEN -- as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common OREGON CUSTODIANS use the following: CUST UL OREG MIN as custodians for (name of minor) OR UNIF TRANS MIN ACT -- under the Oregon Uniform Transfer to Minors Act Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the list above. Page 2 -- Exhibit A J :\HWR \CITIES\EUGENE\SAB96\SAB96RES.DOC 4/11/96