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4.12. - 4.14. SR 06-30-1997~ity of River Items # 4.12., 4.13., & 4.14. MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Mayor & City Council Lori Johnson, Asst. City Administrator/ Finance Director DATE: SUBJECT: June 27, 1997 General Obligation Bonds There are three bond resolutions on the agenda for Council action. These resolutions were prepared by Jim O'Meara, bond counsel. Springsted has also assisted in the preparation of documents for these bond issues. The following is a brief outline of each of the bond issues. Details on the improvement and water revenue bonds can be found in the Recommendations prepared by Springsted. RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE CITY'S $1,245,000 LIQUOR STORE REVENUE BONDS OF 1997 As the Council is aware, the Liquor Revenue Bond is a negotiated issue being purchased by equally by First National Bank of Elk River and The Bank of Elk River. The interest rate is £Lxed at 6.35 percent for the ten year term of the bond. The resolution does allow the City to prepay the bond, but only for the purpose of constructing a second store. Approval of this resolution awards the sale with funds to be disbursed to the City on July 1. RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE SALE OF THE CITY'S $1,165,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES 1997A This resolution simply provides for the sale of improvement bonds with bids being received until Monday, July 28, after which the Council will consider award of the bonds. These improvement bonds are to finance several projects including Joplin Street, Orono Lake Third, Lowell Street, Riverview and Macon, and Joplin and 185th Intersection and Frontage Road. Additional information on the exact amount included for each project is attached. The 13065 Orono Parkway ° P.O. Box 490 ° Elk River, MN 55330 · (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 project listing also shows the assessment revenue levied or to be levied for each of these projects. RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE SALE OF THE CITY'S $335,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION WATER REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1997B The water utility has approved watermain improvements to Highland Road which will be paid through water revenues. Water Revenue bonds are being issued by the City for the Municipal Utilities to fund the construction portion of this project. Bryan Adams has reviewed and approved the information included in the attached Recommendations as it relates to the Water Revenue issue. Bids on this issue will also be opened on July 28 and presented to the Council for approval at its meeting later that day. ACTION REQUESTED The Council is asked to approve the above stated resolutions: the resolution providing for the issuance and sale of the Liquor Revenue bonds, the resolution providing for the sale of the City's 1997 Improvement Bonds, and the resolution providing for the sale of the City's 1997 Water Revenue bonds. EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER, MINNESOTA Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular or special meeting of the City Council of the City of Elk River, Minnesota, was duly held in the Elk River City Hall on June 30, 1997, commencing at P.M., C.T., in part for the purpose of consideration of awarding the sale of the City's Liquor Store Revenue Bonds of 1997. The following Councilmembers were present: and the following were absent: During said meeting, introduced the following Resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE CITY'S $1,245,000 LIQUOR STORE REVENUE BONDS OF 1997 BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council (the "Council,,) of the City of Elk River, Minnesota (the "City"), as follows: 1. Recital~s. It is hereby determined: (a) The City has determined to acquire, construct, equip, furnish, operate, and maintain a new municipal liquor store (the "Liquor Store"), and the costs of completing and financing the Liquor Store are currently estimated to be $1,393,535. The City currently owns and operates a municipal liquor store, 3554?0.1 which will be closed upon completion of the new Liquor Store, estimated to occur in October 1997. Excess funds currently on hand in the City's Liquor Store Fund and estimated to be generated in the coming months from operation of the existing liquor store will be used to reduce the necessary bonding amount to $1,245,000 and to help make initial debt service payments on the Bonds hereinafter described. (b) The City is authorized to acquire and complete the Liquor Store and to finance the same through the issuance of the City's liquor store revenue bonds pursuant to applicable law, including without limitation Minnesota Statutes, Section 426.19, and the Council hereby finds that it is necessary and expedient to the sound financial management of the City that the City do so. (c) The City has retained Springsted Incorporated, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, as its independent financial advisor for the Bonds and is therefore authorized and hereby determines to sell the Bonds by private negotiation, as authorized by Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.60, Subdivision 2(9). 2. Acceptance of Offer. First National Bank Elk River and The Bank of Elk River (collectively, the "Purchaser") have offered to purchase the City's $1,245,000 Liquor Store Revenue Bonds of 1997 (the "Bonds',) at a price of $1,245,000 par, the Bonds to be subject to the terms and conditions herein provided. The Purchaser has in that connection submitted to the Council for its consideration a certain Bond Purchase Agreement, and the Council hereby approves and accepts said Agreement and authorizes the Mayor and City Administrator to execute the same at such time and with such amendments thereto as they may deem desirable, as evidenced by their execution and delivery thereof. 3. Authorization for Issuance. The City shall forthwith issue the Bonds. The Bonds shall provide funds to finance the Liquor Store, the total cost of which is estimated to be at least equal to the amount of the Bonds. Work on the Liquor Store shall proceed with due diligence to completion. The Bonds shall be dated as of the date of delivery thereof to the Purchaser, which shall be July 1, 1997, or as soon thereafter as settlement can be arranged with the Purchaser, shall be a fully registered bond without interest coupons and shall mature and bear interest and be payable as provided in the form of the Bonds set out in paragraph 5 of this Resolution. 3554?0.1 2 4. ~ond Reqistrar. Both principal of and interest on the Bonds shall be payable by the City Finance Director, who shall also act as registrar and transfer agent (the "Bond Registrar") for the Bonds. 5. ~orm of Bond. The Bonds shall be two in number (numbered R-1 and R-2, respectively), each in the denomination of $622,500, and shall be identical except for the name of the registered owners thereof, bein~ the two purchasin~ banks, respectively, mentioned in paragraph 2 hereof. Each of the Bonds shall be substantially the followin~ form: 355470.1 3 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SHERBURNE CITY OF ELK RIVER $622,500 LIQUOR STORE REVENUE BOND OF 1997 KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that the City of Elk River, Sherburne County, Minnesota (the "City"), for value received, hereby promises to pay, but only from the sources and as hereinafter provided, to or assigns duly registered on the Bond Register (the ,,Owner") maintained by the City Finance Director, the principal sum of SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED ($622,500) on February in the years and principal amounts, respectively, as follows: Year Principal Amount 1998 $ 45,000 1999 37,500 2000 40,000 2001 40,000 2002 70,000 2003 72,500 2004 77,500 2005 82,500 2006 87,500 2007 70,000 $622,500 or on any earlier date on which the principal amounts of this Bond may be and shall have been duly called for prepayment, and to pay interest to the Owner from the date hereof on the principal amounts hereof until the same are paid at the rate of six and thirty-five hundredths percent (6.35%) per annum, interest to maturity payable on February 1, 1998, and on each August 1 and February 1 thereafter. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of 12 months of 30 days each. Both principal of and interest on this Bond are payable in any coin or currency of the United States of America which on the date of payment is legal tender for public and private debts. At the time of final payment of all~.principal of and interest on this Bond, the Owner shall surrender this Bond to the City Finance Director. 355470.1 4 Manner of Payment. The principal of and interest on this Bond are payable when due by check or draft mailed, transferred by wire or otherwise delivered by or on behalf of the City Finance Director to the person that was the Owner hereof as of the end of the day, whether or not a business day, immediately preceding the applicable payment due date; provided that if the City shall be in default in payment of interest due on said date, whenever money becomes available for payment of such defaulted interest, the City Finance Director shall establish a special record date with respect to the payment thereof and shall mail written notice of the special record date not less than fifteen (15) days prior to such date to the Owner of the Bond as of the close of business of the City on the fifth (5th) business day of the City preceding such mailing, and the Owner as of the special record date shall be entitled to receive the payment of such defaulted interest. Issuance; Purpose; Special Revenue ObliGation. This Bond is one of an issue of two Bonds having an aggregate principal amount of $1,245,000, both Bonds being of like date, tenor, principal amount, interest rate, and principal payment schedule. The Bonds are issued under and 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, the 9overning body of the City, on June 30, 1997 (the "Resolution"), for the purpose of providing money to finance the acquisition and completion of a municipal liquor store to be owned and operated by the City (the "Project"). The principal of and interest on the Bonds are payable solely and exclusively from the Net Revenues of the Project (as said Net Revenues are defined in the Resolution) and from such other funds, if any, as may become available to pay debt service on the Bonds pursuant to the Resolution. This Bond is not a 9eneral obligation of the City. Reference is made to the Resolution for a fuller statement of the sources of revenue which are or may become available to pay the principal of and interest on the Bonds, of the additional provisions respectin9 the security of the Bonds, and of the conditions upon which the City may issue other bonds or obligations on a parity with the Bonds. Optional Redemption. The principal amounts of this Bond are subject to prepayment, at par plus accrued interest, without penalty at the option of the City, in whole but not in part, on July 1, 2002, and on any date thereafter upon 15 days' prior written notice to the Owner, but only in~.the event that the City Council shall have reasonably determined Ghat such redemption is necessary in order to allow the City to construct or finance a second municipal liquor store. 355470.1 5 Transfer. This Bond is transferable, as provided in the Resolution, upon the Bond Register kept by the City Finance Director at City Hall upon surrender of this Bond, together with a written instrument of transfer duly executed by the Owner or the Owner's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon a new, fully registered Bond in the same aggregate principal amount shall be issued to the transferee in exchange therefor (or the transfer shall be duly recorded on the Bond Register and the Certificate of Registration section hereof), upon the payment of charges and satisfaction of applicable conditions, if any, as therein prescribed; provided that such transfer may occur only with respect to the entire Bond and all of the remaining principal amount hereof. The City may treat and consider the person in whose name this Bond is registered as the absolute Owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal of and interest on this Bond (except for the payment of interest to the Owner as of a special record date) and for all other purposes whatsoever. Qualified Tax-Exempt Obliqation. The Bonds have been designated by the City as a ,'qualified tax-exempt obligations" within the meaning of and pursuant to Section 265(b) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, RECITED AND DECLARED that all acts, conditions and things required to exist, to have happened and to be performed precedent to and in the execution and delivery of this Bond do exist, have happened and have been performed in due form, time and manner, as required by law, and that the issuance of the Bonds, together with all other indebtedness of the City, does not exceed or violate any constitutional or statutory limitation of indebtedness. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Elk River, Sherburne County, Minnesota, by the City Council, its governing body, has caused this Bond to be executed in its name and on its behalf by the manual signatures of its Mayor and its City Administrator and has caused the official seal of the City to be impressed hereon, all as of , 1997. CITY OF ELK RIVER, MINNESOTA B~ Mayor By. City Administrator 355470.1 6 CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION It is hereby certified that the foregoing Bond was as of the latest date specified below registered in the name of the last registered Owner noted below and that, at the request of said registered Owner of this Bond, the undersigned City Finance- · Director has as of said applicable date registered the Bond as to principal and interest in the name of such registered Owner, as indicated in the registration blank below, on the books kept by the undersigned for such purposes. NAME OF REGISTERED OWNER DATE OF REGISTRATION SIGNATURE OF CITY FINANCE DIRECTOR , 1997 (End of Form of Bond) 355470.1 7 6. Legal Opinion. The City Finance Director shall obtain a copy of the proposed approving legal opinion of bond counsel for the Bonds, Briggs and Morgan, St. Paul, Minnesota, and shall cause such opinion to be filed in the offices of the City. 7. Execution. The Bonds shall be executed on behalf of the City by the manual signatures of Mayor and City Administrator and shall be duly registered by the manual signature of the City Finance Director as Bond Registrar. The official seal of the City shall be impressed on the Bonds. The Bonds, when fully executed, shall be delivered by the City Finance Director to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall not be obligated to see to the proper application of the proceeds thereof. 8. Fund and Accounts. In order to provide for the proper administration of all funds which are derived from the operation of the City's existing liquor store and the Liquor Store, the City Finance Director has heretofore established and shall continue to maintain a Liquor Store Fund (the "Fund") which shall remain a separate fund of the City subject to the following separate accounting: (a) Project Account. To the Project Account within the Liquor Store Fund there shall be deposited the proceeds from the sale of the Bonds. From the Project Account shall be paid all costs of the Project including legal, engineering, financing and other such expenses incidental thereto. The City hereby covenants to complete the Liquor Store and hereby appropriates such other funds of the City as may be necessary to do so, if the proceeds of the Bonds should prove insufficient for that purpose. Any balance remaining in the Project Account after the payment of such costs shall be transferred to the Operation and Maintenance Account described below. (b) Operation and Maintenance Account. To the Operation and Maintenance Account within the Liquor Store Fund shall be paid all revenues and receipts from the operation of the Liquor Store, including all revenues derived from the interim operation and subsequent lease, sale or other disposition of the existing liquor store (collectively, the "Gross Revenues"). From this account there shall be paid all, but only, current expenses of the Liquo~ Store. Current expenses shall include the reasonable and n~cessary costs of administering, operating, maintaining and insuring the Liquor Store, the cost of salaries, wages, merchandise sold and other similar items, costs of materials and supplies, necessary legal, engineering and auditing 355470.1 8 services, and all other items which, by sound accounting practices constitute normal, reasonable and current costs of operation and maintenance, but excluding any allowance for depreciation, extraordinary repairs and payments into the Debt Service Account. All money remaining in the Operation and Maintenance Account, after paying or providing for the foregoing items, shall constitute and are referred to in this resolution as "Net Revenues." (c) Debt Service Account. To the Debt Service Account within the Liquor Store Fund there shall be credited such amounts of Net Revenues as shall be necessary from time to time to make full and timely payment of the debt service on the Bonds, and said funds, when deposited into the Debt Service Account, are irrevocably pledged for such purposes. (d) Excess Net Revenues. Net Revenues in excess of those required for the foregoing purposes may be used for any proper purpose of the City, including without limitation capital and other costs of the City's liquor store operations. Any proceeds of the Bonds and any sums from time to time held in the Debt Service Account 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 Liquor Store Fund 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 or any other bonds payable from the Debt Service Account to be "federally guaranteed" within the meaning of Section 149(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). 9. Covenants as to Maintenance, Rates and Charges, Sale, Insurance, Etc. The City hereby certifies and represents to, and covenants and agrees with, the Owners from time to time of the Bonds as follows: (a) The City will complete and continue its ownership and operation.of the Liquor Store as a revenue producing facility and~convenience, in the manner authorized and subject to the restrictions imposed by Minnesota Statutes, the laws of the State of Minnesota, including Minnesota Statutes, Section 340A.601, relating to elections on the licensing of intoxicating liquors. The City will maintain 355470.1 9 the Liquor Store, its furnishings, equipment and merchandise in good condition, and free from all liens, provided that purchase money liens may be created on merchandise acquired for resale, or such merchandise may be acquired subject to liens existing at the time of acquisition. It should be no~ed that Minnesota Statutes, Section 426.20, would require the City Council to hold a public hearing as a condition to appropriating City funds, other than the Liquor Store revenues themselves, to cover any shortfall of revenues necessary for operation costs, but this provision shall not apply to appropriations which may need to be made by the City in order to complete the Liquor Store and any other expenses expressly excepted by the foregoing Section of the Minnesota Statutes. It should also be noted that Minnesota Statues, Section 340A.602, requires that if the Liquor Store operates at a loss for any two out of any three consecutive years, the City Council is required to conduct a public hearing on the question of whether or not the City should submit to voter referendum the question of the City's continued operation of the Liquor Store; alternatively, a 5% voter petition may also call a referendum on that question in those circumstances. (b) If any properties constituting capital assets of the Liquor Store shall be sold and disposed of, it shall be only at their fair market value, and the proceeds of such sale or disposition shall be used either to produce other capital assets for the Liquor Store or deposited into the Operation and Maintenance Account. No such sale or sales shall be made at times or prices such as to imperil the prompt and full payment of the Bonds. (c) The City will procure and keep in force insurance on the Liquor Store and the equipment and furnishings thereof and all stocks of merchandise, protecting against loss or damage by fire, tornado, windstorm, flood, theft and all other causes customarily insured against for like properties. In the event of loss covered by said insurance policies or bonds, the proceeds shall be used to repair or restore the damage or to retire Bonds payable from the revenues of the Liquor Store. (d) The City will further keep in force a liability insurance policy (covering~its operation of the Liquor Store). Said policy shall~.specifically provide for the payment by the insurance company on behalf of the insured of all sums which the City shall be obligated to pay by reason of liability imposed upon it by law for injuries or damage to persons, other than employees, including liability imposed by reason of Minnesota Statutes, Section 340A.801. 355470.1 1 0 The City shall annually provide to each bondholder certificates or other suitable documentary proofs showing that the insurance coverages specified in (c) and (d) of this paragraph 9 are being maintained. (e) The City will cause proper and adequate books and records of account to be kept separate from all other records of the City, reflecting all receipts and disbursements relating to the Liquor Store and its operation. All of said books and records shall be open to inspection and copying at all reasonable times by the Owners of the Bonds, and the City will, without cost, furnish copies of any portions thereof reasonably requested by any bondholder. The City will cause annual operating statements to be prepared and an independent audit of the books of the Liquor Store to be made by a competent public accountant, and will furnish a copy thereof without cost to each bondholder. (f) The Gross and Net Revenues of the Liquor Store will be used and applied only as prescribed in this Resolution. The City will at all times maintain operating policies concerning the purchase and sale of merchandise and do and perform all other acts and things necessary to assure that the Net Revenues will be at least sufficient to pay the principal and interest on the Bonds. (g) Each and all of the foregoing provisions of this Resolution which in any way tend to secure or assure prompt and full payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds will be promptly and faithfully performed and carried out by the City and its officers and agents. 10. Additional Bonds. The City reserves the right to issue additional bonds payable from the Debt Service Account and secured by the covenants set forth in this Resolution on the terms and conditions specified in this paragraph. (a) Purpose of Bonds; Net Revenues. Additional bonds may be issued only to finance the acquisition and betterment of improvements or additions to the Liquor Store, including necessary maintenance equipment, or to refund bonds issued for such purposes. All revenues derived from any such improvements or additions shall be Net Revenues of the Liquor Store and subject to the provisions of paragraph 8. (b) Parity Lien Bonds. Such additional bonds may be made payable from the Debt Service Account and the Net Revenues pledged thereto on a parity as to both 355470.1 1 1 principal and interest with all other bonds payable therefrom only if: (1) in the last complete fiscal year of the City immediately preceding the issuance of the bonds, the amount of Net Revenues was: (A) equal to not less than 125% of the total amount of principal and interest to become due in any future fiscal year on all outstanding bonds payable from the Debt Service Account and all additional bonds to be issued, but excluding any bonds to be refunded by such additional bonds; and (B) sufficient to pay when due all costs and expenses payable from the Operation and Maintenance Account in such last complete fiscal year; provided that for purposes of this paragraph the Net Revenues for any fiscal year may be increased to reflect any increase in the rates and charges which have been put into effect prior to the issuance of any additional bonds but were not in effect for all of such last complete fiscal year; and (2) the bonds are not made subject to redemption on a date prior to any outstanding bonds payable from the Debt Service Account or, if the bonds are refunding bonds, on a date prior to the one which the refunded bonds were subject to redemption; (3) in the case of refunding bonds, if an escrow fund is to be established, the City obtains a report of an independent certified public accountant that the moneys and securities on hand in the escrow account are sufficient to pay the applicable debt service obligations of the refunded bonds on their stated maturity dates and/or any date on which such obligations have been or are to be called for prior redemption and prepayment; and the City obtains an opinion of nationally recognized bond counsel stating that the issuance of the additional bonds will not cause the interest on any bonds payable from the Debt Service Account to be includible in gross income for federal tax purposes; and (4) the City is not in default under this Resolution or any other resolution authorizing ~he issuance of any outstanding bonds payable from the Debt Service Account. 355470.1 12 11. Subordinate Lien Bonds. Except as provided in paragraph 10, all additional bonds shall be payable from the Net Revenues after the requirements of paragraph 8 are met, and such additional bonds described in this paragraph shall be wholly junior and subordinate to the pledge and appropriation of such Net Revenues to the Bonds. 12. Debt Service Coveraqe. It is hereby determined and reasonably anticipated that the estimated collections of the revenues available to the Debt Service Account will produce at least 5% in excess of the amount needed to meet, when due, the principal of and interest on the Bonds. 13. 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. 14. Tax-Exempt Bond Covenants. The City covenants and agrees with the Owners from time to time of the Bonds that the City will not use the proceeds of the Bonds or the Project, or cause or permit the same to be used, in such a manner, and will not take or permit to be taken by any of its officers, employees, or agents any action, which would (a) cause the interest on the Bonds to become subject to taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), or (b) cause the Bonds to be "private activity bonds" within the meaning of Sections 103 and 141 through 150 of the Code, and regulations issued thereunder, as now existing or as hereafter amended or proposed and in effect at the time of such action, and that the City will take, or it will cause to be taken, all affirmative actions within its power which may be necessary to insure that such interest will not become subject to income taxation and that the Bonds will not be private activity bonds under the Code. In particular, but without limitation, the City covenants to forebear the implementation, effectuation or enforcement and all contracts or other agreements respecting the Project, or any property benefitted thereby or assessed with respect thereto, which the City may now or in the future have with users, managers, developers, contractors, owners or any other person or 355470.1 13 parties to the extent that such implementation, effectuation or enforcement would (individually or in the aggregate) cause the Bonds to become such a "private activity bonds," and to said limited extent the City would and hereby does (solely for the benefit of the Owners of the Bonds) disavow any and all such provisions, entitlements and enforcements which would or could become so offending. Without limitation of the foregoing, the City shall not enter into any lease, use agreement, management or operation contract or other agreement respecting the Project which would adversely affect the exemption from federal income tax of the interest on the Bonds, taking into account and observing the requirements of Revenue Procedure 97-13 of the Internal Revenue Service and any similar or other applicable revenue procedures or guidelines relating to leases, management contracts and service contracts involving facilities financed with tax-exempt obligations. 15. Tax Exempt Status of the Bonds; Rebate. 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 small issuer exception to the federal arbitrage rebate requirements, the City hereby finds, determines and declares that the aggregate face amount of all tax-exempt bonds (other than private activity bonds) issued by the City (and all subordinate entities of 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. 16. Designation of Qualified Tax-Exempt Obliqations. The City hereby designates the Bonds as a "qualified tax-exempt obligations" within the meaning of Section 265(b) (3) of the Code, the City hereby represents that: (a) 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 subordinate to, or treated as one issuer with, the City) during calendar year 1997 will not exceed $10,000,000; and 355470.1 14 (b) not more than $10,000,000 of obligations issued or to be issued by the City during calendar year 1997 have been designated for purposes of Section 265(b) (3) of the Code. 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. 17. Defeasance. When any obligation of the Bonds have been discharged as provided in this paragraph, all pledges, covenants and other rights granted by this Resolution to the registered owner of the Bonds (with respect to the obligation thereof so defeased) shall, to the extent permitted by law, cease. The City may at any time discharge any or all of such obligation(s) with respect to the Bonds, subject to the provisions of law now or hereafter authorizing or regulating such action, by depositing irrevocably in escrow, with a suitable institution qualified by law as an escrow agent for this purpose, cash or securities which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America, bearing interest payable at such times and at such rates and maturing on such dates and in such amounts as shall be required and sufficient, subject to sale and/or reinvestment in like securities, to pay said obligation(s), which may include any interest payment on such Bonds and/or principal amount due thereon at a stated maturity (or if irrevocable provision shall have been made for permitted prior redemption of such principal amount, at such earlier redemption date). 18. Compliance With Reimbursement Bonds Requlations. With respect to the Liquor Store, the City has complied and will continue to comply with the "Reimbursement Regulations,, provided in United States Treasury Regulations Section 1.150-2. In particular, except where the following may not be required by said Regulations (e.g., with respect to certain "preliminary expenditures"), to the extent that any of the proceeds of the Bonds will be used to reimburse the City for a cost of the Liquor Store theretofore paid and temporarily financed by the City out of other City funds, prior to the initial payment thereof (or within applicable time limits thereafter) the City has made or will have made a duly qualifying statement of its official intent to bond for such costs, and will thereafter comply with the requirements of the Reimbursement Regulations (e.g., the requirements applicable to the reimbursement allocation ~hereunder); otherwise, the proceeds of the Bonds are to be used ~or initial payment, and not for such reimbursement, of costs of the Liquor Store. 19. No Continuinq Disclosure Undertaking. Based upon the representations made by the Purchaser in the Bond Purchase 355470.1 15 Agreement and upon the fact that the authorized denomination of each of the Bonds exceeds $100,000, Rule 15c2-12(b) (5) of the Securities and Exchange Commission, respectin9 continuin~ disclosure, does not apply to the Bonds. 20. 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. 21. Headings. Headings in this Resolution are included for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or define the meanin~ of any provision hereof. Adopted by the Elk River City Council on June 30, 1997. 355470.1 16 CERTIFICATION I, the undersigned City Clerk of the City of Elk River, Minnesota, do hereby certify the following: The fore~oin~ is true and correct copy of a Resolution on file and of record in the offices of the City, which Resolution relates to the issuance by the City of its $1,245,000 Liquor Store Revenue Bonds of 1997. Said Resolution was duly adopted by the Elk River City Council at a regular or special meeting of the Council held on June 30, 1997. Said meeting was duly called and regularly held and was open to the public and was held at the place at which meetings of the Council are regularly held, a quorum of the Council bein~ present and actin~ throughout. Councilmember moved the adoption of the Resolution, which motion was seconded by Councilmember A vote being taken on the motion, the followin~ members of the Council voted in favor of the Resolution: and the following voted against the same: Whereupon said Resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. The Resolution is in full force and effect and no action has been taken by the Council which would in any way alter or amend the Resolution. WITNESS MY HAND officially as the City Clerk of the City of Elk River, Minnesota, this day of , 1997. (SEAL) City Clerk City of Elk River, Minnesota 355470.1 EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER, MINNESOTA Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular or special meeting of the City Council of the City of Elk River, Minnesota, was duly held at the City Hall in said City on June 30, 1997, at o'clock P.M. for the purpose in part of authorizing the sale of the City's $1,165,000 General Obligation Improvement Bonds, Series 1997A. The following Councilmembers were present: and the following were absent: introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE SALE OF THE CITY'S $1,165,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES 1997A A. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Elk River, Minnesota, determines that it is necessary and expedient to issue the City's $1,165,000 General Obligation Improvement Bonds, Series 1997A (the "Bonds"), to finance the assessable public improvement projects described in the attached schedule, all of which have been duly ordered by the Council pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 429; and B. WHEREAS, the City has retained Springsted Incorporated, in Saint Paul, Minnesota ("Springsted"), as its independent financial advisor and is therefore authorized to sell these obligations by a competitive negotiated sale in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.60, Subdivision 2(9); and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Elk River, Minnesota, as follows: 1. Authorization; Findinqs. The Council hereby authorizes Springsted to solicit bids for the Competitive negotiated sale of the Bonds. ~56~29.1 2. Meetinq; Bid Opening. The Council shall meet at the time and place specified in the Terms of Proposal attached hereto and made a part hereof for the purpose of considering sealed bids for and awarding the sale of the Bonds. 3. Terms of Proposal. The terms and conditions of the Bonds are set forth in the "Terms of Proposal" attached hereto. 4. Official Statement. The City officials are hereby authorized to cooperate with Springsted in the preparation of an official statement for the Bonds and to execute and deliver it on behalf of the City upon its completion. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Councilmember and, after full discussion thereof and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: and the following voted against the same: Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. 356329.1 2 City of Ell< River, Minnesota General Obligation Improvement Bonds, Series 1997A Project Listing Less: Revenues Assessments For Debt Service Bond Assessments Project Internal Prepaid Proceeds Project by Interest First Project Costs* Funds Assessments Required Assessments Term Term Rate Filed Collection (l) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (6) (9) (~0) (~) Joplin Street South 202,376 (101,188) 101,188 101,188 101,188 3 Years 6.50% 12-1-97 1998 Orono Lake Third 361,243 361,243 361,243 (a) 116,400 10 Years 6.50% 12-1-97 1999 (b) 244,843 15 Years 6.50% 12-1-97 1998 Lowell Street Improvements 80,009 (47,434) (13,188) 19,387 19,387 (a) 15,180 10 Years 6.50% 12-1-97 1998 (b) 4,207 5 Years 6.50% 12-1-97 1998 Riverview & Macon 490,300 (24,000) 466,300 466,300 (a) 233,000 3 Years 6.50% 12-1-97 1998 (b) 233,300 10 Years 6.50% 12-1-97 1998 Joplin 185th Int. & Frontage 405,000 (162,907) (23,866' 218,227 242,093 242,093 10 Years 8.00% 3-1-97 1997 Total 1,538,928 (335,529) (37,054) 1,166,345 1,190,211 1,190,211 Less: Rounding (1.345) Total Series 1997A Bonds $1,165,000 * Includes costs of Issuance and discount. Prepared by: Springsted Incorporated (6/24/97) ELKRIVER.XLS THE CITY HAS AUTHORIZED SPRINGSTED INCORPORATED TO NEGOTIATE THIS ISSUE ON ITS BEHALF. PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED ON THE FOLLOWING BASIS: TERMS OF PROPOSAL $1,165,000 CITY OF ELK RIVER, MINNESOTA GENERAL OBLIGATION IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES 1997A (BOOK ENTRY ONLY) Proposals for the Bonds will be received on Monday, July 28, 1997, until 10:30 A.M., Central Time, at the offices of SpringSted Incorporated, 85 East Seventh Place, Suite 100, Saint Paul, Minnesota, after which time they will be opened and tabulated. Consideration for award of the Bonds will be by the City Council at 6.00 P.M., Central Time, of the same day. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS Proposals may be submitted in a sealed envelope or by fax (612) 223-3002 to Springsted. Signed Proposals, without final price or coupons, may be submitted to Springsted prior to the time of sale. The bidder shall be responsible for submitting to Springsted the final Proposal price and coupons, by telephone (612) 223-3000 or fax (612) 223-3002 for inclusion in the submitted Proposal. Springsted will assume no liability for the inability of the bidder to reach Spdngsted prior to the time of sale specified above. Proposals may also. be filed electronically via PARITY, in accordance with PARITY Rules of Participation and the Terms of Proposal, within a one-hour period prior to the time of sale established above, but no Proposals will be received after that time. If provisions in the Terms of Proposal conflict with the PARITY Rules of Participation, the Terms of Proposal shall control. The normal fee for use of PARITY may be obtained from PARITY and such fee shall be the responsibility of the bidder. For further information about PARITY, potential bidders may contact PARITY at 500 Main Street, Suite 1010, Fort Worth, TX 76102, telephone (817) 885-8900. Neither the City nor Springsted Incorporated assumes any liability if there is a malfunction of PARITY. All bidders are advised that each Proposal shall be deemed to constitute a contract between the bidder and the City to purchase the Bonds regardless of the manner of the Proposal submitted. DETAILS OF THE BONDS The Bonds will be dated August 1, 1997, as the date of original issue, and will bear interest payable on February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing August 1, 1998. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The Bonds will mature February 1 in the years and amounts as follows: 1999 $180,000 2003 $80,000 2007 $75,000 2011 $15,000 2000 $200,000 2004 $75,000 2008 $50,000 2012 $15,000 2001 $190,000 2005 $75,000 2009 $25,000 2013 $15,000 2002 $ 80,000 2006 $75,000 2010 $15,000 Proposals for the Bonds may contain a maturity schedule providing for a combination of serial bonds and term bonds, provided that no serial bond may mature on or after the first mandatory sinking fund redemption date of any 'term bond. All term bonds shall be subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption and must conform to the maturity schedule set forth above at a price of -i- par plus accrued interest to the date of redemption. In order to designate term bonds, the proposal must specify "Last Year of Serial Maturities" and "Years of Term Maturities" in the spaces provided on the Proposal Form. BOOK ENTRY SYSTEM The Bonds will be issued by means of a book entry system with no physical distribution of Bonds made to the public. The Bonds will be issued in fully registered form and one Bond, representing the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds matudng in each year, will be registered in the name of Cede & Co. as nominee of The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), New York, New York, which will act as securities depository of the Bonds. Individual purchases of the Bonds may be made in the principal amount of $5,000 or any multiple thereof of a single maturity through book entries made on the books and records of DTC and its participants. Principal and interest are payable by the registrar to DTC or its nominee as registered owner of the Bonds. Transfer of principal and interest payments to participants of DTC will be the responsibility of DTC; transfer of principal and interest payments to beneficial owners by participants will be the responsibility of such participants and other nominees of beneficial owners. The purchaser, as a condition of delivery of the Bonds, will be required to deposit the Bonds with DTC. REGISTRAR The City will name the registrar which shall be subject to applicable SEC regulations. The City will pay for the services of the registrar. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION The City may elect on February 1, 2005, and on any day thereafter, to prepay Bonds due on or after February 1, 2006. Redemption may be in whole or in part and if in part at the option of the City and in such manner as the City shall determine. If less than all Bonds of a maturity are called for redemption, the City will notify DTC of the particular amount of such maturity to be prepaid. DTC will determine by lot the amount of each participant's interest in such maturity to be redeemed and each participant will then select by lot the beneficial ownership interests in such maturity to be redeemed. All prepayments shall be at a price of par plus accrued interest. SECURITY AND PURPOSE The Bonds will be general obligations of the City for which the City will pledge its full faith and credit and power to levy direct general ad valorem taxes. In addition the City will pledge special assessments against benefited property. The proceeds will be used to finance various improvements within the City. TYPE OF PROPOSALS Proposals shall be for not less than $1,153,350 and accrued interest on the total principal amount of the Bonds. Propos. als shall be accompanied by a Good Faith D, eposit ("Deposit") in the form of a certified or cashier's check or a Financial Surety Bond in the:'.~mount of $11,650, payable to the order of the City. If a check is used, it must accompany each proposal. If a Financial Surety Bond is used, it must be from an insurance company licensed to issue such a bond in the State of Minnesota, and preapproved by the City. Such bond must be submitted to Springsted Incorporated prior to the opening of the proposals. The Financial Surety Bond must identify each underwriter whose Deposit is guaranteed by such Financial Surety Bond. If the Bonds are awarded to an underwriter using a Financial Surety Bond, then that purchaser is required to submit its Deposit to Springsted Incorporated in the form of a certified or cashier's check or wire transfer as instructed by Springsted Incorporated not later than 3:30 P.M., Central Time, on the next business day following the award. If such Deposit is not received by that -ii- time, the Financial Surety Bond may be drawn by the City to satisfy the Deposit requirement. The Issuer will deposit the check of the purchaser, the amount of which will be deducted at settlement and no interest will accrue to the purchaser. In the event the purchaser fails to comply with the accepted proposal, said amount will be retained by the Issuer. No proposal can be withdrawn or amended after the time set for receiving proposals unless the meeting of the Issuer scheduled for award of the Obligations is adjourned, recessed, or continued to another date without award of the Obligations having been made. Rates shall be in integral multiples of 5/100 or 1/8 of 1%. Rates must be in ascending order. Bonds of the same maturity shall bear a single rate from the date of the Bonds to the date of maturity. No conditional proposals will be accepted. AWARD The Bonds will be awarded on the basis of the lowest interest rate to be determined on a true interest cost (TIC) basis. The City's computation of the interest rate of each proposal, in accordance with customary practice, will be controlling. The City will reserve the right to: (i) waive non-substantive informalities of any proposal or of matters relating to the receipt of proposals and award of the Bonds, (ii) reject all proposals without cause, and, (iii) reject any proposal which the City determines to have failed to comply with the terms herein. BOND INSURANCE AT PURCHASER'S OPTION If the Bonds qualify for issuance of any policy of municipal bond insurance or commitment therefor at the option of the underwriter, the purchase of any such insurance policy or the issuance of any such commitment shall be at the sole option and expense of the purchaser of the Bonds. Any increased costs of issuance of the Bonds resulting from such purchase of insurance shall be paid by the purchaser, except that, if the City has requested and received a rating on the Bonds from a rating agency, the City will pay that rating fee. Any other rating agency fees shall be the responsibility of the purchaser. Failure of the municipal bond insurer to issue the policy after Bonds have been awarded to the purchaser shall not constitute cause for failure or refusal by the purchaser to accept delivery on the Bonds. CUSIP NUMBERS If the Bonds qualify for assignment of CUSIP numbers such numbers will be printed on the Bonds, but neither the failure to print such numbers on any Bond nor any error with respect thereto will constitute cause for failure or refusal by the purchaser to accept delivery of the Bonds. The CUSIP Service Bureau charge for the assignment of CUSIP identification numbers shall be paid by the purchaser. SETTLEMENT V~thin 40 days following the date of their award, the Bonds will be delivered without cost to the pOrchaser at a place mutually satisfactory to the City and the purchaser. Delivery will be subject to receipt by the purchaser of an approving legal opinion of Briggs and Morgan, Professional Association, of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, and of customary closing papers, including a no-litigation certificate. On the date of settlement payment for the Bonds shall be made in federal, or equivalent, funds which shall be received at the offices of the City or its designee not later than 12:00 Noon, Central Time. Except as compliance with the terms of payment for the Bonds shall have been made impossible by action of the City, or its agents, the purchaser shall be liable to the City for any loss suffered by the City by reason of the purchaser's non-compliance with said terms for payment. CONTINUING DISCLOSURE On the date of the actual issuance and delivery of the Bonds, the City will execute and deliver a Continuing Disclosure Undertaking whereunder the City will covenant to provide, or cause to be provided, annual financial information, including audited financial statements of the City, and notices of certain material events, as specified in and required by SEC Rule 15c2-12(b)(5). OFFICIAL STATEMENT The City has authorized the preparation of an Official Statement containing pertinent information relative to the Bonds, and said Official Statement will serve as a nearly-final Official Statement within the meaning of Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. For copies of the Official Statement or for any additional information prior to sale, any prospective purchaser is referred to the Financial Advisor to the City, Springsted Incorporated, 85 East Seventh Place, Suite 100, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101, telephone (612) 223-3000. The Official Statement, when further supplemented by an addendum or addenda specifying the maturity dates, principal amounts and interest rates of the Bonds, together with any other information required by law, shall constitute a "Final Official Statement" of the City with respect to the Bonds, as that term is defined in Rule 15c2-12. By awarding the Bonds to any underwriter or underwriting syndicate submitting a proposal therefor, the City agrees that, no more than seven business days after the date of such award, it shall provide without cost to the senior managing underwriter of the syndicate to which the Bonds are awarded up to 50 copies of the Official Statement and the addendum or addenda described above. The City designates the senior managing underwriter of the syndicate to which the Bonds are awarded as its agent for purposes of distributing copies of the Final Official Statement to each Participating Underwriter. Any underwriter delivering a proposal with respect to the Bonds agrees thereby that if its proposal is accepted by the City (i) it shall accept such designation and (ii) it shall enter into a contractual relationship with all Participating Underwriters of the Bonds for purposes of assuring the receipt by each such Participating Underwriter of the Final Official Statement. Dated June 30, 1997 BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL /si Sandra Thackeray Clerk -iv- STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SHERBURNE CITY OF ELK RIVER I, the undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting City Clerk of the City of Elk River, Minnesota, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that I have compared the attached and foregoing extract of minutes with the original thereof on file in my office, and that the same is a full, true and complete transcript of the minutes of a meeting of the City Council of said City, duly called and held on the date therein indicated, insofar as such minutes relate to the City's $1,165,000 General Obligation Improvement Bonds, Series 1997A. WITNESS my hand this day of , 1997. City Clerk ~56329.1 EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER, MINNESOTA Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular or special meeting of the City Council of the City of Elk River, Minnesota, was duly held at the City Hall in said City on June 30, 1997, at o'clock P.M. for the purpose in part of authorizing the sale of the City's $335,000 General Obligation Water Revenue Bonds, Series 1997B. The following Councilmembers were present: and the following were absent: introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE SALE OF THE CITY'S $335,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION WATER REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1997B A. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Elk River, Minnesota, determines that it is necessary and expedient to issue the City's $335,000 General Obligation Water Revenue Bonds, Series 1997B (the "Bonds"), to finance water main improvements on Highland Avenue; and B. WHEREAS, the City has retained Springsted Incorporated, in Saint Paul, Minnesota ("Springsted"), as its independent financial advisor and is therefore authorized to sell these obligations by a competitive negotiated sale in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.60, Subdivision 2(9); and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Elk River, Minnesota, as follows: 356300.1 1. Authorization; Findinqs. The Council hereby authorizes Springsted to solicit bids for the competitive negotiated sale of the Bonds. 2. Meetinq; Bid OpeninG. The Council shall meet at the time and place specified in the Terms of Proposal attached hereto and made a part hereof for the purpose of considering sealed bids for and awarding the sale of the Bonds. 3. Terms of Proposal. The terms and conditions of the Bonds are set forth in the "Terms of Proposal" attached hereto. 4. Official Statement. The City officials are hereby authorized to cooperate with Springsted in the preparation of an official statement for the Bonds and to execute and deliver it on behalf of the City upon its completion. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Councilmember and, after full discussion thereof and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: and the following voted against the same: Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. 356300.1 2 THE CITY HAS AUTHORIZED SPRINGSTED INCORPORATED TO NEGOTIATE THIS ISSUE ON ITS BEHALF, PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED ON THE FOLLOWING BASIS: TERMS OF PROPOSAL $335,000 CITY OF ELK RIVER, MINNESOTA GENERAL OBLIGATION WATER REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1997B (BOOK ENTRY ONLY) Proposals for the Bonds will be received on Monday, July 28, 1997, until 10:30 A.M., Central Time, at the offices of Springsted Incorporated, 85 East Seventh Place, Suite 100, Saint Paul, Minnesota, after which time they will be opened and tabulated. Consideration for award of the Bonds will be by the City Council at 6:00 P.M., Central Time, of the same day. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS Proposals may be submitted in a sealed envelope or by fax (612) 223-3002 to Springsted. Signed Proposals, without final price or coupons, may be submitted to Springsted prior to the time of sale. The bidder shall be responsible for submitting to Springsted the final Proposal price and coupons, by telephone (612) 223-3000 or fax (612) 223-3002 for inclusion in the submitted Proposal. Springsted will assume no liability for the inability of the bidder to reach Springsted prior to the time of sale specified above. Proposals may also be filed electronically via PARITY, in accordance with PARITY Rules of Participation and the Terms of Proposal, within a one-hour period prior to the time of sale established above, but no Proposals will be received after that time. If provisions in the Terms of Proposal conflict with the PARITY Rules of Participation, the Terms of Proposal shall control. The normal fee for use of PARITY may be obtained from PARITY and such fee shall be the responsibility of the bidder. For further information about PARITY, potential bidders may contact PARITY at 500 Main Street, Suite 1010, Fort Worth, TX 76102, telephone (817) 885-8900. Neither the City nor Springsted Incorporated assumes any liability if there is a malfunction of PARITY. All bidders are advised that each Proposal shall be deemed to constitute a contract between the bidder and the City to purchase the Bonds regardless of the manner of the Proposal submitted. DETAILS OF THE BONDS The Bonds will be dated August 1, 1997, as the date of original issue, and will bear interest payable on February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing February 1, 1998. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The Bonds will mature February 1 in the years and amounts as follows: 1998 $35,000 2002 $30,0~b 2005 $35,000 1999 $25,000 2003 $35,000 2006 $40,000 2000 $30,000 2004 $35,000 2007 $40,000 2001 $30,000 BOOK ENTRY SYSTEM The Bonds will be issued by means of a book entry system with no physical distribution of Bonds made to the public. The Bonds will be issued in fully registered form and one Bond, representing the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds maturing in each year, will be -i- registered in the name of Cede & Co. as nominee of The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), New York, New York, which will act as securities depository of the Bonds. Individual purchases of the Bonds may be made in the principal amount of $5,000 or any multiple thereof of a single maturity through book entries made on the books and records of DTC and its participants. Principal and interest are payable by the registrar to DTC or its nominee as registered owner of the Bonds. Transfer of principal and interest payments to participants of DTC will be the responsibility of DTC; transfer of principal and interest payments to beneficial owners by participants will be the responsibility of such participants and other nominees of beneficial owners. The purchaser, as a condition of delivery of the Bonds, will be required to deposit the Bonds with DTC. REGISTRAR The City will name the registrar which shall be subject to applicable SEC regulations. The City will pay for the services of the registrar. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION The City may elect on February 1, 2005, and on any day thereafter, to prepay Bonds due on or after February 1, 2006. Redemption may be in whole or in part and if in part at the option of the City and in such manner as the City shall determine. If less than all Bonds of a maturity are called for redemption, the City will notify DTC of the particular amount of such maturity to be prepaid. DTC will determine by lot the amount of each participant's interest in such maturity to be redeemed and each participant will then select by lot the beneficial ownership interests in such maturity to be redeemed. All prepayments shall be at a price of par plus accrued interest. SECURITY AND PURPOSE The Bonds will be general obligations of the City for which the City will pledge its full faith and credit and power to levy direct general ad valorem taxes. In addition the City will pledge net revenues of the City's water utility. The proceeds will be used to finance improvements to the City's water utility. TYPE OF PROPOSALS Proposals shall be for not less than $331,650 and accrued interest on the total principal amount of the Bonds. Proposals shall be accompanied by a Good Faith Deposit ("Deposit") in the form of a certified or cashier's check or a Financial Surety Bond in the amount of $3,350, payable to the order of the City. If a check is used, it must accompany each proposal. If a Financial Surety Bond is used, it must be from an insurance company licensed to issue such a bond in the State of Minnesota, and preapproved by the City. Such bond must be submitted to Springsted Incorporated prior to the opening of the proposals. The Financial Surety Bond must identify each underwriter whose Deposit is guaranteed by such Financial Surety Bond. If the Bonds are awarded to an underwriter using a Financial Surety Bond, then that purchaser is required to submit its Deposit to Springsted Incorporated in the form of a certified or cashier's check or wire transfer as instructed by Springsted Incorporated not later than 3:30 P.M., Central Time, on the next business day following the award. If such Deposit is not received by that time, the Financial Surety Bond may be drawn by the City to satisfy the Deposit requirb'ment. The City will deposit the check of the purchaser, the amount of which will be deducted at settlement and no interest will accrue to the purchaser. In the event the purchaser fails to comply with the accepted proposal, said amount will be retained by the City. No proposal can be withdrawn or amended after the time set for receiving proposals unless the meeting of the City scheduled for award of the Bonds is adjourned, recessed, or continued to another date without award of the Bonds having been made. Rates shall be in integral multiples of 5/100 or 1/8 of 1%. Rates must be in ascending order. Bonds of the same maturity shall bear a single rate from the date of the Bonds to the date of maturity. No conditional proposals will be accepted. -ii- AWARD The Bonds will be awarded on the basis of the lowest interest rate to be determined on a true interest cost (TIC) basis. The City's computation of the interest rate of each proposal, in accordance with customary practice, will be controlling. The City will reserve the right to: (i) waive non-substantive informalities of any proposal or of matters relating to the receipt of proposals and award of the Bonds, (ii) reject all proposals without cause, and, (iii) reject any proposal which the City determines to have failed to comply with the terms herein. CUSIP NUMBERS If the Bonds qualify for assignment of CUSIP numbers such numbers will be printed on the Bonds, but neither the failure to print such numbers on any Bond nor any error with respect thereto will constitute cause for failure or refusal by the purchaser to accept delivery of the Bonds. The CUSIP Service Bureau charge for the assignment of CUSIP identification numbers shall be paid by the purchaser. SETTLEMENT Within 40 days following the date of their award, the Bonds will be delivered without cost to the purchaser at a place mutually satisfactory to the City and the purchaser. Delivery will be subject to receipt by the purchaser of an approving legal opinion of Briggs and Morgan, Professional Association, of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, and of customary closing papers, including a no-litigation certificate. On the date of settlement payment for the Bonds shall be made in federal, or equivalent, funds which shall be received at the offices of the City or its designee not later than 12:00 Noon, Central Time. Except as compliance with the terms of payment for the Bonds shall have been made impossible by action of the City, or its agents, the purchaser shall be liable to the City for any loss suffered by the City by reason of the purchaser's non-compliance with said terms for payment. CONTINUING DISCLOSURE On the date of the actual issuance and delivery of the Bonds, the City will execute and deliver a Continuing Disclosure Ul~dert~king whereunder the City will covenant to provide, or cause to be provided, annual finar~cial information, including audited financial statements of the City, and notices of certain material events, as specified in and required by SEC Rule 15c2-12(b)(5). OFFICIAL STATEMENT The City has authorized the preparation of an Official Statement containing pertinent information relative to the Bonds, and said Official Statement will serve as a nearly-final Official Statement within the meaning of Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. For copies of the Official Statement or for any additional information prior to sale, any prospective purchaser is referred to the Financial Advisor to the City, .Springsted Incorporated, 85 East Seventh Place, Suite 100, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101, teleph?ne (612) 223-3000. The Official Statement, when further supplemented by an addendum or addenda specifying the maturity dates, principal amounts and interest rates of the Bonds, together with any other information required by law, shall constitute a "Final Official Statement" of the City with respect to the Bonds, as that term is defined in Rule 15c2-12. By awarding the Bonds to any underwriter or underwriting syndicate submitting a proposal therefor, the City agrees that, no more than seven business days after the date of such award, it shall provide without cost to the senior managing underwriter of the syndicate to which the Bonds are awarded up to 25 copies of the Official Statement and the addendum or addenda described above. The City designates the senior managing underwriter of the syndicate to which the Bonds are awarded as its agent for purposes of distributing copies of the Final Official Statement to each Participating Underwriter. Any underwriter delivering a proposal with respect to the Bonds agrees thereby that if its proposal is accepted by the City (i) it shall accept such designation and (ii) it shall enter into a contractual relationship with all Participating Underwriters of the Bonds for purposes of assuring the receipt by each such Participating Underwriter of the Final Official Statement. Dated June 30, 1997 BY ORDER Of THE CITY COUNCIL Is~ Sandra Thackeray Clerk - iv - STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF SHERBURNE CITY OF ELK RIVER I, the undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting City Clerk of the City of Elk River, Minnesota, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that I have compared the attached and foregoing extract of minutes with the original thereof on file in my office, and that the same is a full, true and complete transcript of the minutes of a meeting of the City Council of said City, duly called and held on the date therein indicated, insofar as such minutes relate to the City's $335,000 General Obligation Water Revenue Bonds, Series 1997B. WITNESS my hand this day of , 1997. City Clerk 356300.1 Recommendations For City of Elk River, Minnesota $1,165,000 General Obligation Improvement Bonds, Series 1997A $335,000 General Obligation Water Revenue Bonds, Series 1997B Presented to: Mayor Hank Duitsman Members, City Council Mr. Patrick Klaers, City Administrator Ms. Lori Johnson, Finance Director Elk River City Hall 13065 Orono Parkway Elk River, MN 55330-0490 Study No.: E0894.A3R2 SPRINGSTED Incorporated June 25, 1997 SPRINGSTED Public Finance Advisors RECOMMENDATIONS Re: Recommendations for the Issuance of: $1,165,000 General Obligation Improvement Bonds, Series 1997A ("the Series 1997A Bonds") $ 335,000 General Obligation Water Revenue Bonds, Series 1997B ("the Series 1997B Bonds") We respectfully request your consideration issues. We recommend the following for the bonds: 1. Action Requested 2. Sale Date and Time Authority and Purpose for the Bond Issues 4. Principal Amount of Offerings 5. Repayment Terms 6. Term Bond Provision of our recommendations for the above-named To establish the date and time of receiving bids and establish the terms and conditions of the offering. Monday, July 28, 1997, at 10:30 A.M. with award by the City Council at 6:00 P.M. of that same day. The Series 1997A Bonds are being issued pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapters 429 and 475. Proceeds of this issue are being used to finance various improvement projects within the City. The Series 1997B Bonds are being issued pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapters 444 and 475. Proceeds of this issue are being used to finance the installation of a watermain addition to the Highland Road area. Series 1997A Bonds - $1,165,000 Series 1997B Bonds - $335,000 The Series 1997A Bonds will mature annually each February 1, 1999 through 2013. Interest on the Series 1997A Bonds will be payable semi-annually each February 1 and August 1, commencing August 1, 1998. The Series 1997B Bonds will mature annually each February 1, 1998 through 2007. Interest on the Series 1997B Bonds is due semi-annually each February 1 and August 1, commencing February 1, 1998. For the Series 1997A Bonds, we have included a provision which permits the underwriters to combine multiple maturity years into a term bond, subject to mandatory redemption on the same maturity schedule provided in the Terms of Proposal. The City of Elk River, Minnesota June 25, 1997 7. Sources of Payment and Payment Cycles 8. Prepayment Provisions 9. Credit Rating Status 10. Bank Qualification 11. Rebate Requirements 12. Bona Fide Debt Service Fund provision because the length of the issue is too short to benefit from the term bond provision. The advantage to the underwriter is that term bonds provide a large block of bonds which is more attractive to bond funds and certain pension funds which deal only with large blocks of bonds. This in turn is a benefit to the City since selling larger blocks of bonds reduces the risk to the underwriter, allowing them to lower their costs and the interest coupons. Since the Series 1997A Bonds are being offered on a competitive bid basis and awarded on the lowest true interest cost, the City will award the Series 1997A Bonds to the best bid regardless of whether term bonds are chosen or not. The sources of payment and payment cycles for the issues are discussed in the Discussion section of these recommendations. The Series 1997A and the Series 1997B Bonds maturing on or after February 1, 2006 will be callable on February 1, 2005, and on any day thereafter, at a price of par plus accrued interest. The City is currently rated "Baal" by Moody's Investors Service. These issues require a rating application to assure continuation of the rating. The City does not expect to issue over $10,000,000 in tax-exempt obligations in 1997; therefore these issues are eligible for bank-qualification. Issues which are bank-qualified receive slightly lower interest rates than issues which are not bank- qualified. Proceeds of the obligations are subject to the federal arbitrage rebate requirements. However, the City does not expect to issue over $5,000,000 in tax-exempt financing in 1997 and is therefore exempt from rebating arbitrage earnings to the federal government if all proceeds from the Issues are expended within three years. The City must maintain a bona fide debt service fund for each of the issues or be subject to yield restriction. A bona fide debt service fund is a fund for which there is an Page 2 City of Elk River, Minnesota June 25, 1997 13. Economic Life 14. Federal Reimbursements Regulations 15, Continuing Disclosure 16. Attachments service fund is a fund for which there is an equal matching of revenue to debt service expense, with a carry-over permitted equal to the greater of the investment earnings in the fund during that year or 1/12 of the debt service of that year. The average life of the obligations cannot exceed 120% of the economic life of the projects to be financed. These issues are within the economic life requirements. Federal reimbursement regulations require the City make a declaration, within 60 days of actual payment, of its intent to reimburse itself from expenses paid prior to the receipt of bond proceeds. It is our understanding the City has taken whatever actions are necessary to comply with the federal reimbursement regulations. The new SEC rules require the City to undertake an annual update of its Official Statement information and report any material events to the national repositories. Springsted currently provides continuing disclosure services for the City's Series 1996A and Series 1996B issues. We have forwarded to City staff an amendment to the agreement for continuing disclosure monitoring services, if the City desires Springsted to provide these services for these new issues. Project Listing - Series 1997A Bonds Assessment Schedule - Series 1997A Bonds Debt Service Schedule - Series 1997A Bonds Debt Service Schedule - Series 1997B Bonds Terms of Proposal DISCUSSION The Series 1997A Bonds The Series 1997A Bonds are being issued pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapters 429 and 475. Proceeds of the Series 1997A Bonds are being used to finance various improvement projects within the City. A listing of these projects is shown on page 5. The City expects to file assessments totaling $948,118 of principal in the fall of 1997 for first collection in 1998. The City has already filed assessments totaling $218,227 of principal for first collection in 1997. The assessments have been filed in terms ranging from three to ten years with interest on the Page 3 City of Elk River, Minnesota June 25, 1997 unpaid balance of assessments charged at a rate of 6.50% for all projects except the Joplin 185th Int. and Frontage Road, where interest on the unpaid balance of assessments is being charged at a rate of 8.0%. Pages 6 through 8 show the assessment schedules for these projects. First-half collections of special assessments will be used to make the August 1 interest payment in the year of collection, and second-half collections of special assessments will be used to make the subsequent February 1 principal and interest payment. Page 9 shows the estimated debt service for this issue. The Series 1997B Bonds The Series 1997B Bonds are being issued pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapters 444 and 475. Proceeds of the Series 1997B Bonds are being used to finance the installation of a watermain addition to the Highland Road area. The Bonds have been amortized over ten years to provide even annual debt service on this issue. In addition to its general obligation pledge, the City also pledges net revenues from its Water Utility for payment on this issue. The February 1, 1998 principal and interest payment will be made from net revenues of the Water Utility collected in 1997. Thereafter, net revenues from the Water Utility will be used to make each August 1 interest payment in the year of collection and the subsequent February 1 principal and interest payment. Page 10 shows the estimated debt service on this issue. Respectfully submitted, SPRINGSTED Incorporated tmw Provided to Staff: a) Summary of Continuing Disclosure Requirements b) Rebate and Continuing Disclosure Contracts Page 4 City of Elk River, Minnesota General Obligation Improvement Bonds, Sedes 1997A Project Listing ~::~::~¥~ ~...~ :::~ ~::~...~::~:: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~ Joplin Strut South 202,376 (101,188) 101,188 101,188 101,188 3 Years 6.50% 12-1-97 1998 Orono Lake Third ~1,243 361,243 ~1,243 (a) 116,400 10 Years 6.50% 12-1-97 1999 (b) 244,~3 15 Years 6.50% 12-1-97 1998 Lowell Street Improvements 80,00~ (47,4~) (13,188) 19,387 19,387 (a) 15,180 10 Years 6.50% 12-1-97 1998 (b) 4,207 5 Years 6.50% 12-1-97 1998 ~ive~i~ ~ Macon 4~0,300 (24,000) 4~6,300 46S,300 (a) 233,000 3 Years 6.50% 12-1-97 1998 (b) 233,300 10 Years 6.50% 12-1-97 1998 Joplin 185th Int. J Frontag~ 405,000 (162,907) (23,866) 218,227 242,093 242,093 10 Yearn 8.00% 3-1-97 1997 Total 1,538,928 (335,529) (37,0~) 1,166,345 1,1~0,211 1,190,211 Less: Rounding (1,345) Total S~ri~s lS~A Bo~ds I1,16S,000 * Includes costs of issuance and discount. Prepared by: Springsted Incorporated (6/25/97) ELKRIVER.XLS City of Elk River, Minnesota General Obligation Inproveaent Bonds, Series 1997A Prepared June 23, 1~97 By SPRINGSTED Incorporated PROJECTED ASSESSMENT INCOME Joplin Street South Filing Date: 12/ 1/1997 Filing Collect Interest Year Year Principal @ 6.500% Total 1996 1997 1997 1998 1998 1999 1999 2000 2000 2001 2001 2002 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2010 2010 2011 2011 2012 TOTALS 33~729 7~136a 40~865 33~729 4~385 38~114 33~730 2~192 35,922 101~188 13,713 114,901 Orono Lake Third (a) Filing Date: 12/ 1/1997 Interest Principal @ 6.500% Total 11~640 15,775c 27~415 11~640 6,809 18~449 11,640 6~053 17,693 11,640 5~296 16~936 11~640 4,540 16,180 11,640 3,783 15~423 11,640 3,026 14~666 11,640 2~270 13~910 11,640 1~513 13,153 11,640 757 12,397 116,400 49,822 166~222 Orono Lake Third (b) FlIlng Date: 12/ 1/1997 Interest Principal @ 6.500% Total 16,323 17,266b 33,589 16,323 14,854 31~177 16,323 13,793 30,116 16~323 12,732 29,055 16,323 11~671 27,994~ 16,323 10,610 26~933 16,323 9~549 25,872 16,323 8,488 24,811 16~323 7,427 23~750 16,323 6~366 22~689 16,323 5,305 21~628 16,323 4~244 20,567 16~323 3~183 19~506 16~323 2~122 18,445 16,321 1~061 17~382 244~843 128~671 373~514 a) Includes interest from fliing date to 12/31/1998. c) Includes interest from filing date to 12/31/1999. b) Includes interest from filing date to 12/31/1998. City of ElK River, Minnesota General Obligation Inproveaent Bonds, Series 1997A Prepared June 23, lu97 By SPRINGSTED Incorporated PROJECTED ASSESSMENT [NCOME Lowell Street Improvements (a) Filing Date: 12/ 1/1997 Filing Collect Interest Year Year Principal @ 6.500% Total 1996 1997 1997 1998 1998 1999 1999 2000 2000 2001 2001 2002 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2010 2010 2011 2011 2012 TOTALS 1~518 I ~071a 1 ~518 888 1 ~518 789 1 ~518 691 1 ~518 592 1 ~518 493 1 ~518 395 1 ~518 296 1 ~518 197 1 ~518 99 2 ~ 589 2 ~ 406 2 ~ 307 2 209 2 110 2 011 I 913 I 814 I 715 I 617 15~180 5,511 20,691 Lowell Street [mprovements (b) Filing Date: 12/ 1/1997 Interest Principal @ 6.500% Total 841 297b 1~138 841 219 1~060 841 164 1~005 841 109 95O 843 55 898 4,207 844 5~051 Riverview & Macon (a) Filing Date: 12/ 1/1997 Interest Principal @ 6.500% Total 77,667 16,431c 94,098 77,667 10,097 87,764 77,666 5,048 82,714 233~000 31,576 264,576 a) Includes interest from date to 12/31/1998. b) Includes interest from filing date to 12/31/1998. c) Includes interest from filing date to 12/31/1998. Clty of Elk River, General Obligation Minnesota Inprovement Bonds, Series 1997A Prepared June 23, lU97 By SPRINGSTED Incorporated PROJECTED ASSESSMENT INCOME Filing Collect Year Year 1996 1997 1997 1998 1998 1999 1999 2000 2000 2001 2001 2002 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2010 2010 2011 2011 2012 TOTALS Rlverview & Macon (b) Filing Date: 12/ 1/1997 Interest Principal @ 6.500% Total 23,330 16,452b 39,782 23,330 13j648 36~978 23,330 12j132 35,462 23,330 10~615 33,945 23,330 9,099 32,429 23,330 7~582 30,912 23,330 6~066 29,396 23~330 4j549 27,879 23~330 3~033 26,363 23~330 1,516 24,846 233,300 84,692 317,992 Joplin/185th Int. & Filing Date: 3/ Interest Principal @ 8.000% 21,823 14~636a 21,823 15~712 21,823 13~966 21,823 12~221 21,823 10~475 21,823 8~729 21,823 6~983 21,823 5~237 21,823 3~491 21~820 1~746 Frontage 1/1997 Total 36 459 37 535 35 789 34 044 32 298 30 552 28 806 27,060 25~314 23j566 218~227 93,196 311,423 - TOTAL - - PrincipaI Interest 21~823 14~636 175,231 74,365 186,871 73,832 186~871 53j148 75~475 40~675 75~477 35~442 74,634 30j208 74,634 25~030 74,634 19~850 74,631 14,673 52,811 9,494 27,963 6~062 16~323 4,244 16~323 3~183 16j323 2~122 16,321 1,061 1~166,345 408,025 Total 36~459 249~596 260,703 240 019 116 150 110 919 104 842 99 664 94 484 89 304 62.305 34 025 20 567 19 506 18,445 17j382 1~574~370 b) Includes interest from filing date to 12/31/1998. a) [ncludes interest from filing date to 12/31/1997. City of Elk River, Minnesota General Obligation Improvement Bonds, Series 1997A Dated: 8- 1 - 1997 Mature: 2- 1 First Interest: 2- 1-1996 Year of Year of Year of Levy Collection Mat. Principal (1) (2) (3) (4) 1996 1997 1998 1997 1998 1999 1998 1999 2(X)0 1999 2000 2001 2000 2001 2002 2001 2002 2003 2002 2003 2004 2003 2004 2005 2004 2005 2006 2005 2006 2007 2006 2007 2008 2007 2008 2009 2008 2009 2010 2009 2010 2011 2010 2011 2012 2011 2012 2013 0 180,000 200,000 190,000 80 000 80 000 75 000 75 000 75 000 75 000 50 000 25 000 15000 15000 15000 15000 Rates Interest (5) (6) 0.00% 27,630 4.40% 55,260 4.50% 47,340 4.60% 38,340 4.70% 29,600 4.80% 25,840 4.85% 22,000 4.95% 18,363 5.00% 14,650 5.05% 10,900 5.15% 7,113 5.25% 4,538 5.30% 3,225 5.35% 2,430 5.40% 1,628 5.45% 818 TOTALS: 1,165,000 309,673 Prepared June 18, 1997 By SPRINGSTED Incorporated Annual Total Surplus Principal 105% Assessment (Net & Interest of To{al Income Requirement) (7) (8) (9) (10) 27 630 235 260 247 340 228 340 109600 105 840 97 000 93 363 89 650 85 900 57,113 29,538 18,225 17,430 16,628 15,818 1,474,673 29,012 247,023 259,707 239,757 115,080 111,132 101,850 98,031 94 133 90 195 59 968 31 014 19136 18 302 17 459 16608 36,459 249,596 260,703 240,019 116,150 110,919 104,842 99,664 94,484 89,304 62,305 34,025 19,506 18,445 17,382 1,574,370 7,448 2,573 996 262 1,070 (213) 2,992 1,633 352 (891) 2,337 3,011 1,431 1,2O5 986 774 * Costs of issuance and the underwriter's discount are included in the project costs. Interest rates are estimates; changes may cause significant alterations of this schedule. The actual underwriter's discount bid may also vary. City of Elk River, Minnesota General Obligation Water Revenue Bonds, 1997B Prepared June 17, 1997 By SPRINGSTED Incorporated Dated: 8- 1 -1997 Mature: 2- 1 First Interest: 2- 1 - 1998 Year of Year of Revenue Mat. Principal (1) (2) (3) 1997 1998 35,000 1998 1999 25,000 1999 2000 30,000 2000 2001 30,000 2001 2002 30,000 2002 2003 35,000 2003 2004 35,000 2004 2005 35,000 2005 2006 40,000 2006 2007 40,000 TOTALS: 335,000 Rates (4) Total Principal 105% Interest & Interest of Total (5) (6) (7) 4.30o/o 7,938 42,938 45,084 4.40o/0 14,370 39,370 41,339 4.50O/O 13,270 43,270 45,434 4.60O/O 11,920 41,920 44,016 4.70O/O 10,540 40,540 42,567 4.80% 9,130 44,130 46,337 4.85% 7,450 42,450 44,573 4.95% 5,753 40,753 42,790 5.00o/o 4,020 44,020 46,221 5.05% 2,020 42,020 44,121 86,410 421,41 0 442,481 Issue Statistics: Bond Years: 1,772.50 Annual Interest: 86,410 PlUs DisCounb: ' · 3,350 Net Interest: 8g,767 T.I.C. Rate: 5.091% N.I.C. Rate: 5;064% Issue 'CompOSition~ PrOject' COsts 346,000 (30,000) 15,650 Underwriter's DiScount 3,.350 Total Series 1997B Bonds 335,000 Interest rates are estimates; changes may cause significant alterations of this schedule. The actual underwriter's discount bid may also vary. Page 10 THE CITY HAS AUTHORIZED SPRINGSTED INCORPORATED TO NEGOTIATE THIS ISSUE ON ITS BEHALF. PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED ON THE FOLLOWING BASIS: TERMS OFPROPOSAL $1 ,'165,000 CITY OF ELK RIVER, MINNESOTA GENERAL OBLIGATION IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES 1997A (BOOK ENTRY ONLY) Proposals for the Bonds will be received on Monday, July 28, 1997, until 10:30 A.M., Central Time, at the offices of Springsted Incorporated, 85 East Seventh Place, Suite 100, Saint Paul, Minnesota, after which time they will be opened and tabulated. Consideration for award of the Bonds will be by the City Council at 6.00 P.M., Central Time, of the same day. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS Proposals may be submitted in a sealed envelope or by fax (612) 223-3002 to Springsted. Signed Proposals, without final price or coupons, may be submitted to Springsted prior to the time of sale. The bidder shall be responsible for submitting to Springsted the final Proposal price and coupons, by telephone (612) 223-3000 or fax (612) 223-3002 for inclusion in the submitted Proposal. Springsted will assume no liability for the inability of the bidder to reach Springsted prior to the time of sale specified above. Proposals may also be filed electronically via PARITY, in accordance with PARITY Rules of Participation and the Terms of Proposal, within a one-hour period prior to the time of sale established above, but no Proposals will be received after that time. If provisions in the Terms of Proposal conflict with the PARITY Rules of Participation, the Terms of Proposal shall control. The normal fee for use of PARITY may be obtained from PARITY and such fee shall be the responsibility of the bidder. For further information about PARITY, potential bidders may contact PARITY at 500 Main Street, Suite 1010, Fort Worth, TX 76102, telephone (817) 885-8900. Neither the City nor Springsted Incorporated assumes any liability if there is a malfunction of PARITY. All bidders are advised that each Proposal shall be deemed to constitute a contract between the bidder and the City to purchase the Bonds regardless of the manner of the Proposal submitted. DETAILS OF THE BONDS The Bonds will be dated August 1, 1997, as the date of original issue, and will bear interest payable on February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing August 1, 1998. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The Bonds will mature February 1 in the years and amounts as follows: 1999 $180,000 2003 $80,000 2007 $75,000 2011 $15,000 2000 $200,000 2004 $75,000 2008 $50,000 2012 $15,000 2001 $190,000 2005 $75,000 2009 $25,000 2013 $15,000 2002 $ 80,000 2006 $75,000 2010 $15,000 Proposals for the Bonds may contain a maturity schedule providing for a combination of serial bonds and term bonds, provided that no serial bond may mature on or after the first mandatory sinking fund redemption date of any term bond. All term bonds shall be subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption and must conform to the maturity schedule set forth above at a price of Page 11 par plus accrued interest to the date of redemption. In order to designate term bonds, the proposal must specify "Last Year of Serial Maturities" and "Years of Term Maturities" in the spaces provided on the Proposal Form. BOOK ENTRY SYSTEM The Bonds will be issued by means of a book entry system with no physical distribution of Bonds made to the public. The Bonds will be issued in fully registered form and one Bond, representing the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds maturing in each year, will be registered in the name of Cede & Co. as nominee of The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), New York, New York, which will act as securities depository of the Bonds. Individual purchases of the Bonds may be made in the principal amount of $5,000 or any multiple thereof of a single maturity through book entries made on the books and records of DTC and its participants. Principal and interest are payable by the registrar to DTC or its nominee as registered owner of the Bonds. Transfer of principal and interest payments to participants of DTC will be the responsibility of DTC; transfer of principal and interest payments to beneficial owners by participants will be the responsibility of such participants and other nominees of beneficial owners. The purchaser, as a condition of delivery of the Bonds, will be required to deposit the Bonds with DTC. REGISTRAR The City will name the registrar which shall be subject to applicable SEC regulations. The City will pay for the services of the registrar. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION The City may elect on February 1, 2005, and on any day thereafter, to prepay Bonds due on or after February 1, 2006. Redemption may be in whole or in part and if in part at the option of the City and in such manner as the City shall determine. If less than all Bonds of a maturity are called for redemption, the City will notify DTC of the particular amount of such maturity to be prepaid. DTC will determine by lot the amount of each participant's interest in such maturity to be redeemed and each participant will then select by lot the beneficial ownership interests in such maturity to be redeemed. All prepayments shall be at a price of par plus accrued interest. SECURITY AND PURPOSE The Bonds will be general obligations of the City for which the City will pledge its full faith and credit and power to levy direct general ad valorem taxes. In addition the City will pledge special assessments against benefited property. The proceeds will be used to finance various improvements within the City. TYPE OF PROPOSALS Proposals shall be for not less than $1,153,350 and accrued interest on the total principal amount of the Bonds. Proposals shall be accompanied by a Good Faith Deposit ("Deposit") in the form of a certified or cashier's check or a Financial Surety Bond in the amount of $11,650, payable to the order of the City. If a check is used, it must accompany each proposal. If a Financial Surety Bond is used, it must be from an insurance company licensed to issue such a bond in the State of Minnesota, and preapproved by the City. Such bond must be submitted to Springsted Incorporated prior to the opening of the proposals. The Financial Surety Bond must identify each underwriter whose Deposit is guaranteed by such Financial Surety Bond. If the Bonds are awarded to an underwriter using a Financial Surety Bond, then that purchaser is required to submit its Deposit to Springsted Incorporated in the form of a certified or cashier's check or wire transfer as instructed by Springsted Incorporated not later than 3:30 P.M., Central Time, on the next business day following the award. If such Deposit is not received by that Page 12 time, the Financial Surety Bond may be drawn by the City to satisfy the Deposit requirement. The Issuer will deposit the check of the purchaser, the amount of which will be deducted at settlement and no interest will accrue to the purchaser. In the event the purchaser fails to comply with the accepted proposal, said amount will be retained by the Issuer. No proposal can be withdrawn or amended after the time set for receiving proposals unless the meeting of the Issuer scheduled for award of the Obligations is adjourned, recessed, or continued to another date without award of the Obligations having been made. Rates shall be in integral multiples of 5/100 or 1/8 of 1%. Rates must be in ascending order. Bonds of the same maturity shall bear a single rate from the date of the Bonds to the date of maturity. No conditional proposals will be accepted. AWARD The Bonds will be awarded on the basis of the lowest interest rate to be determined on a true interest cost (TIC) basis. The City's computation of the interest rate of each proposal, in accordance with customary practice, will be controlling. The City will reserve the right to: (i) waive non-substantive informalities of any proposal or of matters relating to the receipt of proposals and award of the Bonds, (ii) reject all proposals without cause, and, (iii) reject any proposal which the City determines to have failed to comply with the terms herein. BOND INSURANCE AT PURCHASER'S OPTION If the Bonds qualify for issuance of any policy of municipal bond insurance or commitment therefor at the option of the underwriter, the purchase of any such insurance policy or the issuance of any such commitment shall be at the sole option and expense of the purchaser of the Bonds. Any increased costs of issuance of the Bonds resulting from such purchase of insurance shall be paid by the purchaser, except that, if the City has requested and received a rating on the Bonds from a rating agency, the City will pay that rating fee. Any other rating agency fees shall be the responsibility of the purchaser. Failure of the municipal bond insurer to issue the policy after Bonds have been awarded to the purchaser shall not constitute cause for failure or refusal by the purchaser to accept delivery on the Bonds. CUSIP NUMBERS If the Bonds qualify for assignment of CUSIP numbers such numbers will be printed on the Bonds, but neither the failure to print such numbers on any Bond nor any error with respect thereto will constitute cause for failure or refusal by the purchaser to accept delivery of the Bonds. The CUSIP Service Bureau charge for the assignment of CUSIP identification numbers shall be paid by the purchaser. SETTLEMENT Within 40 days following the date of their award, the Bonds will be delivered without cost to the purchaser at a place mutually satisfactory to the City and the purchaser. Delivery will be subject to receipt by the purchaser of an approving legal opinion of Briggs and Morgan, Professional Association, of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, and of customary closing papers, including a no-litigation certificate. On the date of settlement payment for the Bonds shall be made in federal, or equivalent, funds which shall be received at the offices of the City or its designee not later than 12:00 Noon, Central Time. Except as compliance with the terms of payment for the Bonds shall have been made impossible by action of the City, or its agents, the purchaser shall be liable to the City for any loss suffered by the City by reason of the purchaser's non-compliance with said terms for payment. Page 13 CONTINUING DISCLOSURE On the date of the actual issuance and delivery of the Bonds, the City will execute and deliver a Continuing Disclosure Undertaking whereunder the City will covenant to provide, or cause to be provided, annual financial information, including audited financial statements of the City, and notices of certain material events, as specified in and required by SEC Rule 15c2-12(b)(5). OFFICIAL STATEMENT The City has authorized the preparation of an Official Statement containing pertinent information relative to the Bonds, and said Official Statement will serve as a nearly-final Official Statement within the meaning of Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. For copies of the Official Statement or for any additional information prior to sale, any prospective purchaser is referred to the Financial Advisor to the City, Springsted Incorporated, 85 East Seventh Place, Suite 100, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101, telephone (612) 223-3000. The Official Statement, when further supplemented by an addendum or addenda specifying the maturity dates, principal amounts and interest rates of the Bonds, together with any other information required by law, shall constitute a "Final Official Statement" of the City with respect to the Bonds, as that term is defined in Rule 15c2-12. By awarding the Bonds to any underwriter or underwriting syndicate submitting a proposal therefor, the City agrees that, no more than seven business days after the date of such award, it shall provide without cost to the senior managing underwriter of the syndicate to which the Bonds are awarded up to 50 copies of the Official Statement and the addendum or addenda described above. The City designates the senior managing underwriter of the syndicate to which the Bonds are awarded as its agent for purposes of distributing copies of the Final Official Statement to each Participating Underwriter. Any underwriter delivering a proposal with respect to the Bonds agrees thereby that if its proposal is accepted by the City (i)it shall accept such designation and (ii)it shall enter into a contractual relationship with all Participating Underwriters of the Bonds for purposes of assuring the receipt by each such Participating Underwriter of the Final Official Statement. Dated June 30, 1997 BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL ~si Sandra Thackeray Clerk Page 14 THE CITY HAS AUTHORIZED SPRINGSTED INCORPORATED TO NEGOTIATE THIS ISSUE ON ITS BEHALF. PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED ON THE FOLLOWING BASIS: TERMS OF PROPOSAL $335,000 CITY OF ELK RIVER, MINNESOTA GENERAL OBLIGATION WATER REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1997B (BOOK ENTRY ONLY) Proposals for the Bonds will be received on Monday, July 28, 1997, until 10:30 A.M., Central Time, at the offices of Springsted Incorporated, 85 East Seventh Place, Suite 100, Saint Paul, Minnesota, after which time they will be opened and tabulated. Consideration for award of the Bonds will be by the City Council at 6:00 P.M., Central Time, of the same day. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS Proposals may be submitted in a sealed envelope or by fax (612) 223-3002 to Springsted. Signed Proposals, without final price or coupons, may be submitted to Springsted prior to the time of sale. The bidder shall be responsible for submitting to Springsted the final Proposal price and coupons, by telephone (612) 223-3000 or fax (612) 223-3002 for inclusion in the submitted Proposal. Springsted will assume no liability for the inability of the bidder to reach Springsted prior to the time of sale specified above. Proposals may also be filed electronically via PARITY, in accordance with PARITY Rules of Participation and the Terms of Proposal, within a one-hour period prior to the time of sale established above, but no Proposals will be received after that time. If provisions in the Terms of Proposal conflict with the PARITY Rules of Participation, the Terms of Proposal shall control. The normal fee for use of PARITY may be obtained from PARITY and such fee shall be the responsibility of the bidder. For further information about PARITY, potential bidders may contact PARITY at 500 Main Street, Suite 1010, Fort Worth, TX 76102, telephone (817) 885-8900. Neither the City nor Springsted Incorporated assumes any liability if there is a malfunction of PARITY. All bidders are advised that each Proposal shall be deemed to constitute a contract between the bidder and the City to purchase the Bonds regardless of the manner of the Proposal submitted. DETAILS OF THE BONDS The Bonds will be dated August 1, 1997, as the date of original issue, and will bear interest payable on February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing February 1, 1998. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The Bonds will mature February 1 in the years and amounts as follows: 1998 $35,000 2002 $30,000 2005 $35,000 1999 $25,000 2003 $35,000 2006 $40,000 2000 $30,000 2004 $35,000 2007 $40,000 2001 $30,000 BOOK ENTRY SYSTEM The Bonds will be issued by means of a book entry system with no physical distribution of Bonds made to the public. The Bonds will be issued in fully registered form and one Bond, representing the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds maturing in each year, will be Page 15 registered in the name of Cede & Co. as nominee of The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), New York, New York, which will act as securities depository of the Bonds. Individual purchases of the Bonds may be made in the principal amount of $5,000 or any multiple thereof of a single maturity through book entries made on the books and records of DTC and its participants. Principal and interest are payable by the registrar to DTC or its nominee as registered owner of the Bonds. Transfer of principal and interest payments to participants of DTC will be the responsibility of DTC; transfer of principal and interest payments to beneficial owners by participants will be the responsibility of such participants and other nominees of beneficial owners. The purchaser, as a condition of delivery of the Bonds, will be required to deposit the Bonds with DTC. REGISTRAR The City will name the registrar which shall be subject to applicable SEC regulations. The City will pay for the services of the registrar. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION The City may elect on February 1, 2005, and on any day thereafter, to prepay Bonds due on or after February 1, 2006. Redemption may be in whole or in part and if in part at the option of the City and in such manner as the City shall determine. If less than all Bonds of a maturity are called for redemption, the City will notify DTC of the particular amount of such maturity to be prepaid. DTC will determine by lot the amount of each participant's interest in such maturity to be redeemed and each participant will then select by lot the beneficial ownership interests in such maturity to be redeemed. All prepayments shall be at a price of par plus accrued interest. SECURITY AND PURPOSE The Bonds will be general obligations of the City for which the City will pledge its full faith and credit and power to levy direct general ad valorem taxes. In addition the City will pledge net revenues of the City's water utility. The proceeds will be used to finance improvements to the City's water utility. TYPE OF PROPOSALS Proposals shall be for not less than $331,650 and accrued interest on the total principal amount of the Bonds. Proposals shall be accompanied by a Good Faith Deposit ("Deposit") in the form of a certified or cashier's check or a Financial Surety Bond in the amount of $3,350, payable to the order of the City. If a check is used, it must accompany each proposal. If a Financial Surety Bond is used, it must be from an insurance company licensed to issue such a bond in the State of Minnesota, and preapproved by the City. Such bond must be submitted to Springsted Incorporated prior to the opening of the proposals. The Financial Surety Bond must identify each underwriter whose Deposit is guaranteed by such Financial Surety Bond. If the Bonds are awarded to an underwriter using a Financial Surety Bond, then that purchaser is required to submit its Deposit to Springsted Incorporated in the form of a certified or cashier's check or wire transfer as instructed by Springsted Incorporated not later than 3:30 P.M., Central Time, on the next business day following the award. If such Deposit is not received by that time, the Financial Surety Bond may be drawn by the City to satisfy the Deposit requirement. The City will deposit the check of the purchaser, the amount of which will be deducted at settlement and no interest will accrue to the purchaser. In the event the purchaser fails to comply with the accepted proposal, said amount will be retained by the City. No proposal can be withdrawn or amended after the time set for receiving proposals unless the meeting of the City scheduled for award of the Bonds is adjourned, recessed, or continued to another date without award of the Bonds having been made. Rates shall be in integral multiples of 5/100 or 1/8 of 1%. Rates must be in ascending order. Bonds of the same maturity shall bear a single rate from the date of the Bonds to the date of maturity. No conditional proposals will be accepted. Page 16 AWARD The Bonds will be awarded on the basis of the lowest interest rate to be determined on a true interest cost (TIC) basis. The City's computation of the interest rate of each proposal, in accordance with customary practice, will be controlling. The City will reserve the right to: (i) waive non-substantive informalities of any proposal or of matters relating to the receipt of proposals and award of the Bonds, (ii) reject all proposals without cause, and, (iii) reject any proposal which the City determines to have failed to comply with the terms herein. CUSIP NUMBERS If the Bonds qualify for assignment of CUSIP numbers such numbers will be printed on the Bonds, but neither the failure to print such numbers on any Bond nor any error with respect thereto will constitute cause for failure or refusal by the purchaser to accept delivery of the Bonds. The CUSIP Service Bureau charge for the assignment of CUSIP identification numbers shall be paid by the purchaser. SETTLEMENT Within 40 days following the date of their award, the Bonds will be delivered without cost to the' purchaser at a place mutually satisfactory to the City and the purchaser. Delivery will be subject to receipt by the purchaser of an approving legal opinion of Briggs and Morgan, Professional Association, of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, and of customary closing papers, including a no-litigation certificate. On the date of settlement payment for the Bonds shall be made in federal, or equivalent, funds which shall be received at the offices of the City or its designee not later than 12:00 Noon, Central Time. Except as compliance with the terms of payment for the Bonds shall have been made impossible by action of the City, or its agents, the purchaser shall be liable to the City for any loss suffered by the City by reason of the purchaser's non-compliance with said terms for payment. CONTINUING DISCLOSURE On the date of the actual issuance and delivery of the Bonds, the City will execute and deliver a Continuing Disclosure Undertaking whereunder the City will covenant to provide, or cause to be provided, annual financial information, including audited financial statements of the City, and notices of certain material events, as specified in and required by SEC Rule 15c2-12(b)(5). OFFICIAL STATEMENT The City has authorized the preparation of an Official Statement containing pertinent information relative to the Bonds, and said Official Statement will serve as a nearly-final Official Statement within the meaning of Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. For copies of the Official Statement or for any additional information prior to sale, any prospective purchaser is referred to the Financial Advisor to the City, Springsted Incorporated, 85 East Seventh Place, Suite 100, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101, telephone (612) 223-3000. The Official Statement, when further supplemented by an addendum or addenda specifying the maturity dates, principal amounts and interest rates of the Bonds, together with any other information required by law, shall constitute a "Final Official Statement" of the City with respect to the Bonds, as that term is defined in Rule 15c2-12. By awarding the Bonds to any underwriter or underwriting syndicate submitting a proposal therefor, the City agrees that, no more than seven business days after the date of such award, it shall provide without cost to the senior managing underwriter of the syndicate to which the Bonds are awarded up to 25 copies of the Official Statement and the addendum or addenda described above. The City designates Page 17 the senior managing underwriter of the syndicate to which the Bonds are awarded as its agent for purposes of distributing copies of the Final Official Statement to each Participating Underwriter. Any underwriter delivering a proposal with respect to the Bonds agrees thereby that if its proposal is accepted by the City (i) it shall accept such designation and (ii) it shall enter into a contractual relationship with all Participating Underwriters of the Bonds for purposes of assuring the receipt by each such Participating Underwriter of the Final Official Statement. Dated June 30, 1997 BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL /si Sandra Thackeray Clerk Pac' 18