HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 22716-05-2017 THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTIES OF TARRANT, DENTON, PARKER, WISE AND JOHNSON
CITY OF FORT WORTH
On the 9th day of May, 2017, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, met in
regular, open, public meeting in the City Council Chamber in the City Hall, and roll was called
of the duly constituted members of the City Council, to-wit:
Betsy Price, Mayor
Salvador Espino,
W.B. "Zim" Zimmerman
Cary Moon,
Gyna Bivens,
Jungus Jordan, Councilmembers,
Dennis Shingleton,
Kelly Allen Gray,
Ann Zadeh,
David Cooke, City Manager,
Sarah J. Fullenwider, City Attorney,
Mary J. Kayser City Secretary,
Aaron Bovos, Chief Financial Officer
thus constituting a quorum present; and after the City Council had transacted certain bu�iness,
the following business was transacted, to-wit:
Councilmember l 1, - • -'k introduced an ordinance and moved its passage. The
motion was seconded by Councilmember � The ordinance was read by the City
Secretary. The motion, carrying with it the passage of the ordinance prevailed by a vote of
qYEAS,OQAYS. The ordinance as passed is as follows:
ORDINANCE NO.q�05-2017
THIRTIETH SUPPLEMENTAL ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
ISSUANCE AND SALE OF CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM REVENUE REFUNDING AND IMPROVEMENT BONDS,
SERIES 2017A, IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$120,000,000; ESTABLISHING PARAMETERS WITH RESPECT TO THE SALE OF THE
BONDS; DELEGATING TO THE DESIGNATED CITY OFFICIALS
THE AUTHORITY TO EFFECT THE SALE OF THE BONDS; ENACTING OTHER
PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT;
AND DECLARING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTIES OF TARRANT, DENTON, WISE, PARKER AND JOHNSON
CITY OF FORT WORTH
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth, Texas (the "City" or the "Issuer"), a "home-rule"
city operating under a home-rule charter adopted pursuant to Section 5 of Article XI of the Texas
Constitution, with a population according to the latest federal decennial census of in excess of
50,000, has established and currently owns and operates a combined waterworks and sanitary
sewer system (the "System"); and
WHEREAS, the City heretofore has established the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and
Sewer System Revenue Financing Program for the purpose of providing a financing structure for
revenue supported indebtedness of the System; and
WHEREAS, said Program was established pursuant to the terms of a "Master Ordinance
Establishing the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Financing
Program" (the "Master Ordinance"); and
WHEREAS, unless otherwise defined herein, terms used herein shall have the meaning
given in the Master Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Master Ordinance authorizes revenue supported indebtedness to be
issued, incurred or assumed pursuant to the terms of supplemental ordinances (any such
ordinance being a "Supplement"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Master Ordinance, the City has adopted twenty-
nine Supplements (designated as the "First Supplement", "Second Supplement", "Third
Supplement", "Fourth Supplement", "Fifth Supplement", "Sixth Supplement", "Seventh
Supplement", "Eighth Supplement", "Ninth Supplement", "Tenth Supplement", "Eleventh
Supplement", "Twelfth Supplement", "Thirteenth Supplement", "Fourteenth Supplement",
"Fifteenth Supplement", "Sixteenth Supplement", "Seventeenth Supplement", 'Eighteenth
Supplement", "Nineteenth Supplement", "Twentieth Supplement", "Twenty-First Supplement",
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"Twenty-Second Supplement", "Twenty-Third Supplement", "Twenty-Fourth Supplement",
"Twenty-Fifth Supplement", "Twenty-Sixth Supplement", "Twenty-Seventh Supplement",
"Twenty-Eighth Supplement" and "Twenty-Ninth Supplement", respectively, and the "Prior
Supplements", collectively)pursuant to which (i) the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer
System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1991A and Series 1991B, the City of Fort Worth,
Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1993, the City of Fort Worth,
Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 1996, the
City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Refunding and Improvement
Bonds, Series 1997, the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Refunding
and Improvement Bonds, Series 1998, the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System
Revenue Bonds, Series 2000, the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue
Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2000B, the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and
Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2001, the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer
System Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2003, the City of Fort Worth, Texas
Water and Sewer System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2003A, the City of Fort Worth,
Texas Water and Sewer System Auction Rate Revenue Bonds, Series 2004, the City of Fort
Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series
2005, the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series
2005A, the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2007, the
City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2008, the
City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2009, the City of
Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2010, the City of
Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2010A, the City of Fort
Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2010B, the City of Fort Worth,
Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2010C, the City of Fort Worth, Texas
Water and Sewer System Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2011, the City of
Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2012, the City of
Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series
2014, the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2015, the
City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Refunding and Improvement
Bonds, Series 2015A, the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds,
Series 2015B and the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Refunding
and Improvement Bonds, Series 2016 were issued, (ii) the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and
Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2017 were authorized to be issued, and are expected to be
delivered on May 11, 2017, and (iii) the City entered into two respective ISDA Master
Agreements (referred to herein as the "Swap Agreements"), one with Lehman Brothers Special
Financing Inc., and the other with GBDP, L.P.; and
WHEREAS, the aforesaid Series 1991A Bonds, Series 1991B Bonds, Series 1993 Bonds,
Series 1996 Bonds, Series 1997 Bonds, Series 1998 Bonds, Series 2000 Bonds, Series 2000B
Bonds, Series 2001 Bonds, Series 2003 Bonds, Series 2003A Bonds, Series 2004 Bonds, Series
2005 Bonds, Series 2005A Bonds and Series 2007 Bonds are no longer outstanding, and the
aforesaid Series 2008 Bonds, Series 2009 Bonds, Series 2010 Bonds, Series 2010A Bonds,
Series 2010B Bonds, Series 2010C Bonds, Series 2011 Bonds, Series 2012 Bonds, Series 2014
Bonds Series 2015 Bonds, Series 2015A Bonds, Series 2015B Bonds, Series 2016 Bonds and
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(upon their issuance) Series 2017 Bonds are hereinafter referred to as the "Previously Issued
Parity Bonds"; and
WHEREAS, the Swap Agreements entered into pursuant to the terms of the Fourth
Supplement by their respective terms have expired, and the City has no further obligations
thereunder; and
WHEREAS, the Previously Issued Parity Bonds are secured by a first lien on and pledge
of the Pledged Revenues of the System; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the outstanding obligations described in
Schedule I attached to this Thirtieth Supplement are eligible to be refunded to achieve a debt
service savings; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the issuance of the bonds authorized by this
Thirtieth Supplement for the purpose of refunding all or a portion of the outstanding obligations
described in Schedule I attached to this Thirtieth Supplement to realize a debt service savings is a
public purpose; and
WHEREAS, the bonds authorized by this Thirtieth Supplement are to be issued in part
for the purpose of extending and improving the City's combined water and sewer system, as
further described in this Thirtieth Supplement; and
WHEREAS, because of fluctuating conditions in the municipal bond market, the City
Council delegates to the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer of the City, individually,
but not collectively (each, an "Authorized Representative") the authority to effect the sale of the
bonds authorized by this Thirtieth Supplement, subject to the parameters described in this
Thirtieth Supplement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
Section 1. DEFINITIONS. That in addition to the definitions set forth in the preamble of
this Thirtieth Supplement, the terms used in this Thirtieth Supplement (except in the FORM OF
BOND) and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given in the Master Ordinance, the
Prior Supplements or in Exhibit A to this Thirtieth Supplement. Any references in this Thirtieth
Supplement to the "FORM OF BOND" shall be to the form of the Bonds as set forth in Exhibit B
to this Thirtieth Supplement.
Section 2. BONDS AUTHORIZED. That there shall be authorized to be issued, sold,
and delivered hereunder the Bonds, payable to the respective initial registered owners thereof, or
to the registered assignee or assignees of the Bonds or any portion or portions thereof, in an
Authorized Denomination. The Bonds are hereby authorized to be issued in an aggregate
principal amount not to exceed $120,000,000 for the purpose of(i) extending and improving the
System, (ii) refunding the Refunded Obligations and (iii) paying the costs of issuance of the
Bonds. The Bonds shall be designated as the "City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer
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System Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2017A". The Bonds are
authorized pursuant to Chapter 1207, Chapter 1371,, Chapter 1502 and other applicable laws of
the State of Texas. The City Council hereby finds that it is in the best interests of the City for the
Bonds to be sold through a competitive sale, in the manner provided in this Thirtieth
Supplement.
Section 3. DELEGATION OF SALE OF BONDS; PARAMETERS. (a) Maximum
Maturity of Bonds. That the Bonds shall be sold as fully registered bonds, without interest
coupons, numbered consecutively from R-1 upward, payable to the respective initial registered
owners of the Bonds, or to the registered assignee or assignees of the Bonds, in any Authorized
Denomination, maturing not later than February 15, 2047, payable serially or otherwise on the
dates, in the years and in the principal amounts, and dated, all as set forth in the bidding
instructions prepared in connection with the sale of the Bonds (the 'Bidding Instructions") and
the bid form to be submitted by bidders seeking to purchase the Bonds (the "Official Bid Form").
The City Council hereby affirmatively waives the provision in its "Financial Management Policy
Statements — Chapter V - Debt" specifying that the average life of revenue bonds issued by the
City will be no greater than approximately twelve years. The City Council finds that permitting
the Bonds to have a maturity of not later than February 15, 2047, is consistent with the useful
lives of the facilities authorized to be financed in clause (i) of Section 2 hereof and the revenue-
generating capability of such facilities.
(b) Delegation of Authority. Each Authorized Representative, acting for and on behalf of
the City, is hereby authorized to seek competitive bids for the sale of the Bonds authorized to be
sold by this Thirtieth Supplement, and is hereby authorized to prepare and distribute the Bidding
Instructions and the Official Bid Form with respect to seeking competitive bids for the sale of the
Bonds. The Bidding Instructions shall contain the terms and conditions relating to the sale of the
Bonds, including the date bids for the purchase of the Bonds are to be received, the date of the
Bonds, any additional designation or title by which the Bonds shall be known, the aggregate
principal amount of the Bonds to be sold, the price at which the Bonds will be sold, the years in
which the Bonds will mature, the principal amount to mature in each of such years, the principal
amount of the Bonds, if any, to be sold for the purpose of funding the construction of the
improvements described in clause (i) of Section 2 of this Thirtieth Supplement (in no event,
however, shall the principal amount of the Bonds sold for this purpose exceed the principal
limitation set forth in subsection(e) of this Section),the principal amount of the Bonds, if any,to
be sold for the purpose of refunding the Refunded Obligations, the rate or rates of interest to be
borne by each such maturity, the interest payment periods,the dates,price, and terms upon and at
which the Bonds shall be subject to redemption prior to maturity at the option of the City, as well
as any mandatory sinking fund redemption provisions, and all other matters relating to the
issuance, sale and delivery of the Bonds so sold including, without limitation, the use of
municipal bond insurance for the Bonds. The Bonds shall bear interest at the rates per annum set
forth in the Official Bid Form accepted as the best bid. The interest on the Bonds shall be
payable to the registered owner of any such Bond on the dates and in the manner provided in the
FORM OF BOND set forth in Exhibit B to this Ordinance. Interest shall be calculated on the
basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Interest on the Bonds shall be
payable on the dates set forth in the Official Bid Form, until maturity or prior redemption of the
Bonds. Each Authorized Representative, acting for and on behalf of the City, is hereby
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authorized to receive and accept bids for the sale of Bonds in accordance with the Bidding
Instructions on such date as determined by an Authorized Representative. The Bonds so sold
shall be sold at such price as an Authorized Representative of the City shall determine to be the
most advantageous to the Issuer, which determination shall be evidenced by the execution
thereby of the Official Bid Form submitted by the best and winning bidder. As a condition to
executing the Official Bid Form, the Bonds must bear a rating at a level such that the Bonds
satisfy the requirements of Chapter 1371 to constitute "obligations", as such term is defined in
Chapter 1371. One Bond in the principal amount maturing on each maturity date as set forth in
the Official Bid Form shall be delivered to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers shall have the right
to exchange such bonds as provided in Section 5 hereof without cost. The FORM OF BOND
shall be revised to reflect the terms of the sale of the Bonds as reflected in the Official Bid Form
accepted as the best bid for the Bonds. The Bonds shall initially be registered in the name as set
forth in the Official Bid Form. In case any officer whose signature shall appear on the Bonds
shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of the Bonds, such signature shall nevertheless
be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if such officer had remained in office until
such delivery. An Authorized Representative shall not execute the Official Bid Form unless the
best bidder has confirmed to an Authorized Representative that it has made disclosure filings to
the Texas Ethics Commission in accordance with Section 2252.908, Texas Government Code.
Within thirty (30) days of receipt of the disclosure filings from the best bidder for the Bonds, the
City will submit a copy of the disclosure filings to the Texas Ethics Commission. The authority
of an Authorized Representative to execute the Official Bid Form accepting the best and winning
bid for the Bonds shall expire at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 29, 2017. Any finding or
determination made by an Authorized Representative relating to the issuance and sale of the
Bonds shall have the same force and effect as a finding or determination made by the City
Council.
(c) Requirement of Savings. The Bonds shall not be sold for the purpose of refunding
the Refunded Obligations unless the refunding of the Refunded Obligations exceeds the
minimum net present value savings set forth in subsection(d) of this Section. The amount of the
savings to be realized from the refunding of the Refunded Obligations, on both a gross and a
present value basis, shall be set forth in a certificate (further described in subsection (d) of this
Section)to be executed by the Chief Financial Officer of the City.
(d) Savings Threshold. As a condition to the issuance of the Bonds for the purpose of
refunding the Refunded Obligations, the refunding of the aggregate principal amount of the
Refunded Obligations must produce a net present value savings of at least 3.00%. The principal
amount of Bonds issued to refund Refunded Obligations, and the Refunded Obligations to be
refunded, shall be specifically identified in the certificate described below. An Authorized
Representative may elect not to refund any or all of the obligations listed in Schedule I, but in no
event shall the Bonds be issued for the purpose of refunding the Refunded Obligations if the
refunding of the aggregate principal amount of the obligations selected for refunding does not
meet or exceed the minimum net present value savings established above. The Chief Financial
Officer of the City shall execute and deliver to the City Council prior to the delivery of the
Bonds a certificate identifying the Refunded Obligations to be refunded from proceeds of the
Bonds and stating that the net present value savings resulting from the refunding of the Refunded
Obligations is no less than the minimum savings threshold established above. The certificate
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shall specifically state the net present value savings realized by the City as a result of refunding
the Refunded Obligations. The determination of an Authorized Representative relating to the
issuance and sale of Bonds to refund all or any of the Refunded Obligations shall have the same
force and effect as a determination made by the City Council.
(e) Bonds Issued to Finance Improvements. Notwithstanding anything in this Thirtieth
Supplement to the contrary, the principal amount of Bonds that may be issued for the purpose
described in clause (i)of Section 2 hereof shall not exceed $100,000,000.
(f) General. The City Council authorizes the City Manager, any Assistant City Manager
and the Chief Financial Officer of the City to provide for and oversee the preparation of a
preliminary official statement and the final official statement (the "Official Statement") in
connection with the issuance of the Bonds, and to approve the preliminary official statement and
the Official Statement and deem the preliminary official statement final, and to provide the
Official Statement to the Purchasers, in compliance with the Rule. The Official Statement in the
form and content approved by an Authorized Representative shall be deemed approved by the
City Council and constitute the Official Statement authorized for distribution to and use by the
initial purchasers of the Bonds.
Section 4. REDEMPTION. (a) Optional Redemption. That the Bonds may be subject to
redemption prior to their scheduled maturities at the option of the City, on the dates and in the
manner provided in the Bidding Instructions. Should the Bonds be subject to redemption prior to
their scheduled maturities, if less than all of the Bonds are to be redeemed by the City, the City
shall determine the maturity or maturities and the amounts to be redeemed and shall direct the
Paying Agent/Registrar to call by lot Bonds, or portions of Bonds, within a maturity and in the
principal amounts for redemption; provided, that during any period in which ownership of the
Bonds is determined only by a book entry at a securities depository for the Bonds, if fewer than
all of the Bonds of the same maturity and bearing the same interest rate are to be redeemed, the
particular Bonds shall be selected in accordance with the arrangements between the City and the
securities depository. The FORM OF BOND shall be revised to reflect any optional redemption
of the Bonds, to the extent provided in the Bidding Instructions and incorporated by reference
into the Official Bid Form accepted by an Authorized Representative as the best bid on the
Bonds. The optional redemption of Bonds at the option of the City may be made conditional
upon the occurrence of certain events, as may be provided for in the FORM OF BOND.
(b) Mandatory Redemption. Should the Official Bid Form provide for the mandatory
sinking fund redemption of the Bonds, the terms and conditions governing any mandatory
sinking fund redemption and the payment of mandatory sinking fund payments shall be set forth
therein, and the FORM OF BOND shall be revised to reflect any mandatory sinking fund
redemption of the Bonds, to the extent provided in the Official Bid Form accepted by an
Authorized Representative as the best bid for the Bonds.
(c) General Notice. Notice of any redemption of Bonds shall be given in the following
manner, to-wit, a written notice of such redemption shall be given to the registered owner of each
Bond or a portion thereof being called for redemption at least thirty (30) days prior to the date
fixed for such redemption by depositing such notice in the United States mail, first-class postage
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prepaid, addressed to each such registered owner at the address shown on the Registration Books
of the Paying Agent/Registrar. By the date fixed for any such redemption due provision shall be
made by the City with the Paying Agent/Registrar for the payment of the required redemption
price for the Bonds or the portions thereof which are to be so redeemed. If such notice of
redemption is given, and if due provision for such payment is made, all as provided above, the
Bonds, or the portions thereof which are to be so redeemed, thereby automatically shall be
redeemed prior to their scheduled maturities, and shall not be regarded as being outstanding
except for the right of the owner to receive the redemption price from the Paying Agent/Registrar
out of the funds provided for such payment. The Paying Agent/Registrar shall record in the
Registration Books all such redemptions of principal of the Bonds or any portion thereof. If a
portion of any Bond shall.be redeemed, a substitute Bond or Bonds having the same maturity
date, bearing interest at the same rate, in any Authorized Denomination at the written request of
the owner, and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof, will be
issued to the owner upon the surrender thereof for cancellation, at the expense of the City, all as
provided in this Thirtieth Supplement. The maturities of Bonds to be called for redemption shall
be determined by the City. The Bonds or portions to be redeemed within each such maturity
shall be selected by lot or other customary random method selected by the Paying
Agent/Registrar (provided that a portion of a Bond may be redeemed only in an Authorized
Denomination). The City shall give written notice to the Paying Agent/Registrar of any such
redemption of Bonds at least sixty (60) calendar days (or such shorter period as is acceptable to
the Paying Agent/Registrar) prior to such redemption.
(d) Additional Notice. (i) In addition to the manner of providing notice of redemption of
Bonds as set forth above, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall give notice of redemption of Bonds
by United States mail, first-class postage prepaid, at least thirty (30) days prior to a redemption
date to the MSRB and to any national information service that disseminates redemption notices.
In addition, in the event of a redemption caused by an advance refunding of the Bonds, the
Paying Agent/Registrar shall send a second notice of redemption to the persons specified in the
immediately preceding sentence at least thirty (30) days but not more than ninety (90) days prior
to the actual redemption date. Any notice sent to the MSRB or such national information
services shall be sent so that they are received at least two (2) days prior to the general mailing or
publication date of such notice. The Paying Agent/Registrar shall also send a notice of
prepayment or redemption to the owner of any Bond who has not sent the Bonds in for
redemption sixty(60)days after the redemption date.
(ii) Each redemption notice, whether required in the FORM OF BOND or otherwise by
this Thirtieth Supplement, shall contain a description of the Bonds to be redeemed including the
complete name of the Bonds, the series, the date of issue, the interest rate, the maturity date, the
CUSIP number, if any, the amounts called for redemption, the publication and mailing date for
the notice, the date of redemption, the redemption price, the name of the Paying Agent/Registrar
and the address at which the Bond may be redeemed including a contact person and telephone
number.
(iii) All redemption payments made by the Paying Agent/Registrar to the registered
owners of the Bonds shall include a CUSIP number relating to each amount paid to such
registered owner.
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Section 5. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BONDS. (a) Registration, Transfer,
Conversion and Exchange; Authentication. That the City shall keep or cause to be kept at the
designated corporate trust office of BOKF, NA (the "Paying Agent/Registrar"), books or records
for the registration of the transfer, conversion and exchange of the Bonds (the "Registration
Books"), and the City hereby appoints the Paying Agent/Registrar as its registrar and transfer
agent to keep such books or records and make such registrations of transfers, conversions and
exchanges under such reasonable regulations as the City and the Paying Agent/Registrar may
prescribe; and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall make such registrations, transfers, conversions
and exchanges as herein provided. The Paying Agent/Registrar shall obtain and record in the
Registration Books the address of the owner of each Bond to which payments with respect to the
Bonds shall be mailed, as herein provided; but it shall be the duty of each owner to notify the
Paying Agent/Registrar in writing of the address to which payments shall be mailed, and such
interest payments shall not be mailed unless such notice has been given. The City shall have the
right to inspect, at the Designated Trust Office of the Paying Agent/Registrar, the Registration
Books during regular business hours of the Paying Agent/Registrar, but otherwise the Paying
Agent/Registrar shall keep the Registration Books confidential and, unless otherwise required by
law, shall not permit their inspection by any other entity. Except as otherwise provided in the
FORM OF BOND, the owner of each Bond requesting a conversion, transfer, exchange and
delivery of such Bond shall pay the Paying Agent/Registrar's standard or customary fees and
charges for making such registration, transfer, conversion, exchange and delivery of a substitute
Bond or Bonds. Registration of assignments, transfers, conversions and exchanges of Bonds
shall be made in the manner provided and with the effect stated in the FORM OF BOND. Each
substitute Bond shall bear a letter and/or number to distinguish it from each other Bond. An
authorized representative of the Paying Agent/Registrar shall, before the delivery of any such
Bond, date and manually sign the "Paying Agent/Registrar's Authentication Certificate" in the
form set forth in the FORM OF BOND (the "Authentication Certificate"), and, except as
provided below, no such Bond shall be deemed to be issued or Outstanding unless the
Authentication Certificate is so executed; however, the foregoing notwithstanding, the
Authentication Certificate need not be executed if any such Bond is accompanied by an executed
"Comptroller's Registration Certificate" in the form set forth in the FORM OF BOND. The
Paying Agent/Registrar promptly shall cancel all paid Bonds and Bonds surrendered for
conversion and exchange. No additional ordinances, orders, or resolutions need be passed or
adopted by the governing body of the City or any other body or person so as to accomplish the
foregoing conversion and exchange of any Bond or portion thereof, and the Paying
Agent/Registrar shall provide for the printing, execution, and delivery of the substitute Bonds in
the manner prescribed herein. Pursuant to Chapter 1206, the duty of conversion and exchange of
Bonds as aforesaid is hereby imposed upon the Paying Agent/Registrar, and, upon the execution
of the Authentication Certificate, the converted and exchanged Bond shall be valid,
incontestable, and enforceable in the same manner and with the same effect as the Bonds which
initially were issued and delivered pursuant to this Thirtieth Supplement, approved by the
Attorney General, and registered by the Comptroller. As of the date this Thirtieth Supplement is
approved by the City, the Designated Trust Office of the Paying Agent/Registrar is its Austin,
Texas corporate trust office.
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(b) Payment of Bonds and Interest. The City hereby further appoints the Paying
Agent/Registrar to act as the paying agent for paying the principal of, premium, if any, and
interest on the Bonds, all as provided in this Thirtieth Supplement. The Paying Agent/Registrar
shall keep proper records of all payments made by the City and the Paying Agent/Registrar with
respect to the Bonds.
(c) In General. The Bonds (i) shall be issued in fully registered form, without interest
coupons, with the principal of and interest on such Bonds to be payable only to the registered
owners thereof, (ii) may be redeemed prior to their scheduled maturities, (iii) may be transferred
and assigned, (iv) may be converted and exchanged for other Bonds, (v) shall have the
characteristics, (vi) shall be signed, sealed, executed and authenticated, (vii) shall be payable as
to principal and interest, and (viii) shall be administered and the Paying Agent/Registrar and the
City shall have certain duties and responsibilities with respect to the Bonds, all as provided, and
in the manner and to the effect as required or indicated, in the FORM OF BOND. The Bonds
initially issued and delivered pursuant to this Thirtieth Supplement are not required to be, and
shall not be, authenticated by the Paying Agent/Registrar, but on each substitute Bond issued in
conversion of and exchange for any Bond or Bonds issued under this Thirtieth Supplement the
Paying Agent/Registrar shall execute the Authentication Certificate.
(d) Substitute Pang A eg nt/Re isg tray. The City covenants with the owners of the Bonds
that at all times while the Bonds are Outstanding a competent and legally qualified entity shall
act as and perform the services of Paying Agent/Registrar for the Bonds under this Thirtieth
Supplement, and that the Paying Agent/Registrar will be one entity. Such entity may be the City,
to the extent permitted by law, or a bank, trust company, financial institution, or other agency, as
selected by the City. The City reserves the right to, and may, at its option, change the Paying
Agent/Registrar upon not less than one hundred and twenty (120) days written notice to the
Paying Agent/Registrar, to be effective not later than sixty (60) days prior to the next principal or
interest payment date after such notice. In the event that the entity at any time acting as Paying
Agent/Registrar (or its successor by merger, acquisition, or other method) should resign or
otherwise cease to act as such, the City covenants that promptly it will appoint a competent and
legally qualified entity to act as Paying Agent/Registrar under this Thirtieth Supplement. Upon
any change in the Paying Agent/Registrar, the previous Paying Agent/Registrar promptly shall
transfer and deliver the Registration Books (or a copy thereof), along with all other pertinent
books and records relating to the Bonds, to the new Paying Agent/Registrar designated and
appointed by the City. Upon any change in the Paying Agent/Registrar, the City promptly will
cause a written notice thereof to be sent by the new Paying Agent/Registrar to each owner of the
Bonds, by United States mail, first-class postage prepaid, which notice also shall give the address
of the new Paying Agent/Registrar. By accepting the position and performing as such, each
Paying Agent/Registrar shall be deemed to have agreed to the provisions of this Thirtieth
Supplement, and a certified copy of this Thirtieth Supplement shall be delivered to each Paying
Agent/Registrar.
Section 6. FORM OF BONDS. (a) Form of Bonds. That the form of all Bonds,
including the form of the Authentication Certificate, the form of Assignment, and the form of the
Comptroller's Registration Certificate to be attached only to the Bonds initially issued and
delivered pursuant to this Thirtieth Supplement, shall be, respectively, substantially as set forth
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in Exhibit B, with such appropriate variations, omissions, or insertions as are permitted or
required by this Thirtieth Supplement.
(b) Printing Bond Counsel Opinion and Statement of Insurance. The printer of the Bonds
is hereby authorized to print on the Bonds the form of bond counsel's opinion relating to the
Bonds, and is hereby authorized to print on the Bonds an appropriate statement of insurance
furnished by a municipal bond insurance company providing municipal bond insurance, if any,
covering all or any part of the Bonds.
Section 7. ESTABLISHMENT OF FINANCING PROGRAM AND ISSUANCE OF
PARITY OBLIGATIONS. That by adoption of the Master Ordinance the City has established
the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Financing Program for the
purpose of providing a financing structure for revenue supported indebtedness of the System.
The Master Ordinance is intended to establish a master plan under which revenue supported debt
of the System can be incurred. This Thirtieth Supplement provides for the authorization,
issuance, sale, delivery, form, characteristics, provisions of payment and redemption, and
security of the Bonds, which are a series of Parity Obligations. The Master Ordinance is
incorporated herein by reference and as such made a part hereof for all purposes, except to the
extent modified and supplemented hereby, and the Bonds are hereby declared to be Parity
Obligations under the Master Ordinance. The City hereby determines that it will have sufficient
funds to meet the financial obligations of the System, including sufficient Pledged Revenues to
satisfy the Annual Debt Service Requirements of the System and to meet all financial obligations
of the City relating to the System.
Section 8. PLEDGE. (a) Pledge of Pledged Revenues. That the Bonds are and shall be
secured by and payable from a first lien on and pledge of the Pledged Revenues; and the Pledged
Revenues are further pledged to the establishment and maintenance of the Debt Service Fund,
and to the Reserve Fund to the extent hereinafter provided. The Bonds are and will be secured
by and payable only from the Pledged Revenues, and are not secured by or payable from a
mortgage or deed of trust on any properties, whether real, personal, or mixed, constituting the
System.
(b) Perfection of Lien. Chapter 1208 applies to the issuance of the Bonds and the pledge
of the Pledged Revenues granted by the City under subsection (a) of this Section, and such
pledge is therefore valid, effective, and perfected. If Texas law is amended at any time while the
Bonds are outstanding and unpaid such that the pledge of the Pledged Revenues granted by the
City is to be subject to the filing requirements of Chapter 9, then in order to preserve to the
registered owners of the Bonds the perfection of the security interest in said pledge, the City
agrees to take such measures as it determines are reasonable and necessary under Texas law to
comply with the applicable provisions of Chapter 9 and enable a filing to perfect the security
interest in said pledge to occur.
Section 9. DEBT SERVICE FUND ACCOUNTS. That with respect to the Bonds no
special account need be established to facilitate the payment of debt service on the Bonds.
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Section 10. RESERVE FUND. That no deposits shall be made to the credit of the
Reserve Fund, as provided in Section 12(b) of this Thirtieth Supplement.
Section 11. INVESTMENTS. That to the extent a reserve fund for the Bonds is created
after their delivery, money in the Reserve Fund created under this Thirtieth Supplement shall not
be invested in securities with an average aggregate weighted maturity of greater than seven
years. The value of the Reserve Fund, in addition to the annual determination described in the
Master Ordinance, shall be established at the time or times withdrawals are made therefrom.
Investments shall be sold promptly when necessary to prevent any default in connection with the
Bonds. Earnings derived from the investment of moneys on deposit in the various Funds and
Accounts shall be credited to the Fund or Account from which moneys used to acquire such
investment shall have come.
Section 12. FLOW OF FUNDS. That all monies in the System Fund not required for
paying Operating Expenses during each month shall be applied by the City, on or before the 10th
day of the following month, commencing during the months and in the order of priority with
respect to the Funds and Accounts that such applications are hereinafter set forth in this Section.
(a) Debt Service Fund - To the credit of the Debt Service Fund, in the following order of
priority,to-wit:
(1) such amounts, deposited in approximately equal monthly installments,
commencing during the month in which the Bonds are delivered, or the month thereafter
if delivery is made after the 10th day thereof, as will be sufficient, together with other
amounts, if any, in the Debt Service Fund available for such purpose, to pay the interest
scheduled to come due on the Bonds on the next succeeding interest payment date; and
(2) such amounts, deposited in approximately equal monthly installments,
commencing during the month which shall be the later to occur of, (i) the twelfth month
before the first maturity date of the Bonds, or (ii) the month in which the Bonds are
delivered, or the month thereafter if delivery is made after the 10th day thereof, as will be
sufficient, together with other amounts, if any, in the Debt Service Fund available for
such purpose, to pay the principal (including mandatory sinking fund redemption
payments, if any) scheduled to mature or come due on the Bonds on the next succeeding
principal payment date or mandatory sinking fund redemption date,as the case may be.
(b) Reserve Fund. Acting in accordance with the provisions of the Master Ordinance,
specifically, without limitation, Section 7 thereof, it is not necessary for the Bonds to be secured
by the Reserve Fund established for the benefit of the owners of Parity Obligations, and therefore
the City may, but shall not be required to, make deposits to the credit of the Reserve Fund with
respect to the Bonds.
Section 13. PAYMENT OF BONDS. That on or before the first scheduled interest
payment date, and on or before each interest payment date and principal payment date thereafter
while any Bond is Outstanding and unpaid, the City shall make available to the Paying
Agent/Registrar, out of the Debt Service Fund (and the Reserve Fund, if necessary) monies
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sufficient to pay such interest on and such principal amount of the Bonds, as shall become due on
such dates, respectively, at maturity or by redemption prior to maturity. The Paying
Agent/Registrar shall destroy all paid Bonds and furnish the City with an appropriate certificate
of cancellation or destruction.
Section 14. COVENANTS REGARDING TAX-EXEMPTION. That the Issuer
covenants to refrain from any action which would adversely affect, or to take such action as to
ensure, the treatment of the Bonds as obligations described in section 103 of the Code, the
interest on which is not includable in the "gross income" of the holder for purposes of federal
income taxation. In furtherance thereof, the Issuer covenants as follows:
(a) to take any action to assure that no more than ten percent (10%) of the
proceeds of the Bonds or the projects financed or refinanced therewith (less amounts
deposited to a reserve fund, if any) are used for any "private business use", as defined in
section 141(b)(6) of the Code or, if more than ten percent (10%) of the proceeds are so
used, that amounts, whether or not received by the Issuer, with respect to such private
business use, do not, under the terms of this Thirtieth Supplement or any underlying
arrangement, directly or indirectly, secure or provide for the payment of more than ten
percent (10%) of the debt service on the Bonds, in contravention of section 141(b)(2) of
the Code;
(b) to take any action to assure that in the event that the "private business use"
described in subsection (a) hereof exceeds five percent(5%) of the proceeds of the Bonds
or the projects financed therewith (less amounts deposited into a reserve fund, if any)
then the amount in excess of five percent (5%) is used for a "private business use" which
is "related" and not "disproportionate", within the meaning of section 141(b)(3) of the
Code, to the governmental use;
(c) to take any action to assure that no amount which is greater than the lesser of
$5,000,000, or five percent (5%) of the proceeds of the Bonds (less amounts deposited
into a reserve fund, if any) is directly or indirectly used to finance loans to persons, other
than state or local governmental units, in contravention of section 141(c) of the Code;
(d) to refrain from taking any action which would otherwise result in the Bonds
being treated as "specified private activity bonds" within the meaning of section 141(b)
of the Code;
(e) to refrain from taking any action that would result in the Bonds being
"federally guaranteed" within the meaning of section 149(b) of the Code;
(f) to refrain from using any portion of the proceeds of the Bonds, directly or
indirectly, to acquire or to replace funds which were used, directly or indirectly, to
acquire investment property (as defined in section 148(b)(2) of the Code) which produces
a materially higher yield over the term of the Bonds, other than investment property
acquired with--
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(1) proceeds of the Bonds invested for a reasonable temporary period
until such proceeds are needed for the purpose for which the Bonds are issued,
(2) amounts invested in a bona fide debt service fund, within the meaning
of section 1.148-1(b) of the Treasury Regulations, and
(3) amounts deposited in any reasonably required reserve or replacement
fund to the extent such amounts do not exceed ten percent of the proceeds of the
Bonds;
(g) to otherwise restrict the use of the proceeds of the Bonds or amounts treated
as proceeds of the Bonds, as may be necessary, so that the Bonds do not otherwise
contravene the requirements of section 148 of the Code (relating to arbitrage) and, to the
extent applicable, section 149(d) of the Code (relating to advance refundings); and
(h) to pay to the United States of America at least once during each five-year
period (beginning on the date of delivery of the Bonds) an amount that is at least equal to
ninety percent (90%) of the "Excess Earnings", within the meaning of section 148(f) of
the Code and to pay to the United States of America, not later than sixty (60) days after
the Bonds have been paid in full, one hundred percent (100%) of the amount then
required to be paid as a result of Excess Earnings under section 148(f) of the Code.
For purposes of the foregoing clauses (a) and (b) above, the Issuer understands that the
term "proceeds" includes "disposition proceeds" as defined in the Treasury Regulations and, in
the case of a refunding bond, transferred proceeds (if any) and proceeds of the refunded bonds
expended prior to the date of the issuance of the Bonds. It is the understanding of the Issuer that
the covenants contained herein are intended to assure compliance with the Code and any
regulations or rulings promulgated by the U.S. Department of the Treasury pursuant thereto. In
the event that regulations or rulings are hereafter promulgated which modify or expand
provisions of the Code, as applicable to the Bonds, the Issuer will not be required to comply with
any covenant contained herein to the extent that such failure to comply, in the opinion of
nationally-recognized bond counsel, will not adversely affect the exemption from federal income
taxation of interest on the Bonds under section 103 of the Code. In the event that regulations or
rulings are hereafter promulgated which impose additional requirements which are applicable to
the Bonds, the Issuer agrees to comply with the additional requirements to the extent necessary,
in the opinion of nationally-recognized bond counsel, to preserve the exemption from federal
income taxation of interest on the Bonds under section 103 of the Code. In furtherance of the
foregoing, the Mayor, the City Manager, any Assistant City Manager and the Chief Financial
Officer of the City are authorized to execute any certificates or other reports required by the
Code and to make such elections, on behalf of the City, which may be permitted by the Code as
are consistent with the purpose for the issuance of the Bonds. In order to facilitate compliance
with the above clause (h), a "Rebate Fund" is hereby established by the City for the sole benefit
of the United States of America, and the Rebate Fund shall not be subject to the claim of any
other person, including without limitation the registered owners of the Bonds. The Rebate Fund
is established for the additional purpose of compliance with section 148 of the Code.
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Section 15. ADDITIONAL FEDERAL INCOME TAX COVENANTS; WRITTEN
PROCEDURES. (a) Allocation of, and Limitation on, Expenditures for the Project. That the
City covenants to account for on its books and records the expenditure of proceeds from the sale
of the Bonds and any investment earnings thereon to be used for the improvement and extension
of the System (referred to herein as a "Project") by allocating proceeds to expenditures within
eighteen (18) months of the later of the date that (a) the expenditure on a Project is made or (b)
each such Project is completed. The foregoing notwithstanding, the City shall not expend such
proceeds or investment earnings more than sixty (60) days after the later of (a) the fifth
anniversary of the date of delivery of the Bonds or (b) the date the Bonds are retired, unless the
City obtains an opinion of nationally-recognized bond counsel substantially to the effect that
such expenditure will not adversely affect the tax-exempt status of the Bonds. For purposes of
this Section, the City shall not be obligated to comply with this covenant if it obtains an opinion
of nationally-recognized bond counsel to the effect that such failure to comply will not adversely
affect the excludability for federal income tax purposes from gross income of the interest.
(b) Disposition of Project. The City covenants that the property financed or refinanced
with the proceeds of the Bonds will not be sold or otherwise disposed in a transaction resulting in
the receipt by the City of cash or other compensation, unless the City obtains an opinion of
nationally-recognized bond counsel substantially to the effect that such sale or other disposition
will not adversely affect the tax-exempt status of the Bonds. For purposes of this Section, the
portion of the property comprising personal property and disposed of in the ordinary course of
business shall not be treated as a transaction resulting in the receipt of cash or other
compensation. For purposes of this Section, the City shall not be obligated to comply with this
covenant if it obtains an opinion of nationally-recognized bond counsel to the effect that such
failure to comply will not adversely affect the excludability for federal income tax purposes from
gross income of the interest.
(c) Written Procedures. Until superseded by another action of the City, the written
procedures to ensure compliance with the covenants contained herein regarding private business
use, remedial actions, arbitrage and rebate approved by the City on December 13, 2016, apply to
the issuance of the Bonds, and are incorporated by reference into this Thirtieth Supplement.
Section 16. AMENDMENT OF THIRTIETH SUPPLEMENT. (a) Approval of
Bondholders Required. That the owners of a majority in Outstanding Principal Amount of the
Bonds shall have the right from time to time to approve any amendment to this Thirtieth
Supplement which may be deemed necessary or desirable by the City, provided, however, that
nothing herein contained shall permit or be construed to permit the amendment of the terms and
conditions in this Thirtieth Supplement or in the Bonds so as to:
(1) Make any change in the maturity of any of the Outstanding Bonds;
(2) Reduce the rate of interest borne by any of the Outstanding Bonds;
(3) Reduce the amount of the principal payable on the Outstanding Bonds;
(4) Modify the terms of payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the
Outstanding Bonds or impose any conditions with respect to such payment;
(5) Affect the rights of the owners of less than all of the Bonds then Outstanding;
(6) Amend this clause (a) of this Section; or
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(7) Change the minimum percentage of the principal amount of Bonds necessary for
consent to any amendment;
unless such amendment or amendments shall be approved by the owners of all of the Bonds then
Outstanding.
(b) Notice of Amendment. That if at any time the City shall desire to amend the
Thirtieth Supplement under this Section, the City shall cause notice of the proposed amendment
to be published in a financial newspaper or journal published in the City of New York, New
York, and a newspaper of general circulation in the City, once during each calendar week for at
least two (2) successive calendar weeks. Such notice shall briefly set forth the nature of the
proposed amendment and shall state that a copy thereof is on file at the principal office of the
Paying Agent/Registrar for inspection by all owners of the Bonds. Such publication is not
required, however, if notice in writing is given to each owner of the Bonds.
(c) Effectiveness of Consent and Approval. That whenever at any time not less than
thirty (30) days, and within one (1) year, from the date of the first publication of said notice or
other service of written notice the City shall receive an instrument or instruments executed by the
owners of at least a majority in Outstanding Principal Amount of the Bonds then Outstanding,
which instrument or instruments shall refer to the proposed amendment described in said notice
and which specifically consent to and approve such amendment in substantially the form of the
copy thereof on file with the Paying Agent/Registrar, the City Council of the City may pass such
amendment in substantially the same form.
(d) Amendment Effective. That upon the passage of any such amendment pursuant to
the provisions of this Section, this Thirtieth Supplement shall be deemed to be amended in
accordance with such amendment, and the respective rights, duties and obligations under this
Thirtieth Supplement of the City and all the owners of then Outstanding Bonds shall thereafter
be determined, exercised and enforced hereunder, subject in all respects to such amendment.
(e) Revocation of Consent. That any consent given by the owners of a Bond pursuant to
the provisions of this Section shall be irrevocable for a period of six (6) months from the date of
the first publication of the notice provided for in this Section, and shall be conclusive and
binding upon all future owners of the same Bond during such period. Such consent may be
revoked at any time after six (6) months from the date of the first publication of such notice by
the owner who gave such consent, or by a successor in title, by filing written notice thereof with
the Paying Agent/Registrar and the City, but such revocation shall not be effective if the owners
of at least a majority in Outstanding Principal Amount of the Bonds have, prior to the attempted
revocation, consented to and approved the amendment.
(f) Amendments Not Requiring Bondholder Consent. The foregoing provisions of this
Section notwithstanding, the City by action of the City Council may amend this Thirtieth
Supplement without the consent of any owner of the Bonds or any other Parity Obligations,
solely for any one or more of the following purposes:
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(1) To add to the covenants and agreements of the City in this Thirtieth
Supplement contained, other covenants and agreements thereafter to be observed, grant
additional rights or remedies to the owners of the Bonds or to surrender, restrict or limit
any right or power herein reserved to or conferred upon the City;
(2) To make such provisions for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, or curing,
correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained in this Thirtieth
Supplement, or in regard to clarifying matters or questions arising under this Thirtieth
Supplement, as are necessary or desirable and not contrary to or inconsistent with this
Thirtieth Supplement and which shall not adversely affect the interests of the owners of
the Bonds then Outstanding;
(3) To modify any of the provisions of this Thirtieth Supplement in any other
respect whatsoever, provided that such modification shall be, and be expressed to be,
effective only after the Bonds Outstanding at the date of the adoption of such
modification shall cease to be Outstanding;
(4) To make such amendments to this Thirtieth Supplement as may be required,
in the opinion of Bond Counsel, to ensure compliance with sections 103 and 141 through
150 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder and applicable thereto;
(5) To make such changes, modifications or amendments as may be necessary or
desirable in order to allow the owners of the Bonds to thereafter avail themselves of a
book-entry system for payments, transfers and other matters relating to the Bonds, which
changes, modifications or amendments are not contrary to or inconsistent with other
provisions of this Thirtieth Supplement and which shall not adversely affect the interests
of the owners of the Bonds;
(6) To make such changes, modifications or amendments as are permitted by
Section 18(c)(vi) of this Thirtieth Supplement;
(7) To make such changes, modifications or amendments as may be necessary or
desirable in order to obtain or maintain the granting of a rating on the Bonds by a Rating
Agency or to obtain or maintain a Credit Agreement or a Credit Facility issued in support
of the Bonds; and
(8) To make such changes, modifications or amendments as may be necessary or
desirable, which shall not adversely affect the interests of the owners of the Bonds, in
order,to the extent permitted by law,to facilitate the economic and practical utilization of
interest rate swap agreements, foreign currency exchange agreements, or similar type of
agreements with respect to the Bonds.
Notice of any such amendment may be published by the City in the manner described in clause
(b) of this Section; provided, however, that the publication of such notice shall not constitute a
condition precedent to the adoption of such amendatory ordinance and the failure to publish such
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notice shall not adversely affect the implementation of such amendment as adopted pursuant to
such amendatory ordinance.
(g) Eligibility to Approve Amendment. Ownership of the Bonds shall be established
by the Registration Books maintained by the Paying Agent/Registrar, in its capacity as registrar
and transfer agent for the Bonds.
Section 17. DAMAGED, MUTILATED, LOST, STOLEN, OR DESTROYED BONDS.
(a) Delivery of Substitute Bonds. That in the event any Outstanding Bond is damaged,
mutilated, lost, stolen, or destroyed, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall cause to be printed,
executed, and delivered, a new Bond of the same principal amount, maturity, and interest rate, as
the damaged, mutilated, lost, stolen, or destroyed Bond, in replacement for such Bond in the
manner hereinafter provided.
(b) Application. Application for replacement of damaged, mutilated, lost, stolen, or
destroyed Bonds shall be made to the Paying Agent/Registrar. In every case of loss, theft, or
destruction of a Bond, the applicant for a replacement bond shall furnish to the City and to the
Paying Agent/Registrar such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of
them harmless from any loss or damage with respect thereto. Also, in every case of loss, theft, or
destruction of a Bond, the applicant shall furnish to the City and to the Paying Agent/Registrar
evidence to their satisfaction of the loss, theft, or destruction of such Bond, as the case may be.
In every case of damage or mutilation of a Bond, the applicant shall surrender to the Paying
Agent/Registrar for cancellation the Bond so damaged or mutilated.
(c) Payment without Replacement Bond. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of
this Section, in the event any such Bond shall have matured, and no default has occurred which
is then continuing in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Bond,
the City may authorize the payment of the same (without surrender thereof except in the case of
a damaged or mutilated Bond) instead of issuing a replacement Bond, provided security or
indemnity is furnished as above provided in this Section.
(d) Costs of Replacement Bond. Prior to the issuance of any replacement bond, the
Paying Agent/Registrar shall charge the owner of such Bond with all legal, printing, and other
expenses in connection therewith. Every replacement bond issued pursuant to the provisions of
this Section by virtue of the fact that any Bond is lost, stolen, or destroyed shall constitute a
contractual obligation of the City whether the lost, stolen, or destroyed Bond shall be found at
any time, or be enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Thirtieth
Supplement equally and proportionately with any and all other Bonds duly issued under this
Thirtieth Supplement.
(e) Statutory Authority. In accordance with Chapter 1206, this Section of this Thirtieth
Supplement shall constitute authority for the issuance of any such replacement bond without
necessity of further action by the City Council of the City or any other body or person, and the
duty of the replacement of such bonds is hereby authorized and imposed upon the Paying
Agent/Registrar, and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall authenticate and deliver such bonds in the
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form and manner and with the effect, as provided in Section 5(a) of this Thirtieth Supplement for
Bonds issued in exchange for other Bonds.
Section 18. CONTINUING DISCLOSURE UNDERTAKING. (a) Annual Reports. (i)
That the City shall provide annually to the MSRB (1) within six months after the end of each
fiscal year ending in or after 2017, financial information and operating data with respect to the
City of the general type described in Exhibit C hereto, and (2) if not provided as part of the
financial information and operating data, annual financial statements of the City, when and if
available. Any financial statements so to be provided shall be (1) prepared in accordance with
the accounting principles described in Exhibit C hereto, or such other accounting principles as
the City may be required to employ from time to time pursuant to state law or regulation, and
(2) audited, if the City commissions an audit of such statements and the audit is completed
within twelve (12) months after the end of each fiscal year ending in or after 2017. If audited
financial statements are not available by the end of the twelve (12) month period, then the City
shall provide notice that the audited financial statements are not available, shall provide
unaudited financial information containing the information described in the tables referenced in
Exhibit C hereto under the heading "Annual Financial Statements and Operating Data' by the
required time, and shall provide audited financial statements for the applicable fiscal year to the
MSRB, when and if the audited financial statements become available.
(ii) If the City changes its Fiscal Year, it will notify the MSRB of the change (and of the
date of the new Fiscal Year end) prior to the next date by which the City otherwise would be
required to provide financial information and operating data pursuant to this Section. The
financial information and operating data to be provided pursuant to this Section may be set forth
in full in one or more documents or may be included by specific reference to any document
(including an official statement or other offering document, if it is available from the MSRB)
that theretofore has been provided to the MSRB or filed with the SEC. Filings shall be made
electronically, in such format as is prescribed by the MSRB.
(b) Disclosure Event Notices. The City shall notify the MSRB of any of the following
events with respect to the Bonds, in a timely manner not in excess of ten Business Days after the
occurrence of the event:
1. Principal and interest payment delinquencies;
2. Non-payment related defaults, if material;
3. Unscheduled draws on debt service reserves reflecting financial
difficulties;
4. Unscheduled draws on credit enhancements reflecting financial
difficulties;
5. Substitution of credit or liquidity providers, or their failure to perform;
6. Adverse tax opinions, the issuance by the Internal Revenue Service of
proposed or final determinations of taxability, Notices of Proposed Issue
(IRS Form 5701-TEB) or other material notices or determinations with
respect to the tax status of the Bonds, or other material events affecting the
tax status of the Bonds;
7. Modifications to rights of holders of the Bonds, if material;
8. Bond calls, if material, and tender offers;
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9. Defeasances,-
10.
efeasances;10. Release, substitution, or sale of property securing repayment of the Bonds,
if material;
11. Rating changes;
12. Bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar event of the City;
13. The consummation of a merger, consolidation, or acquisition involving the
City or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the City, other
than in the ordinary course of business, the entry into a definitive
agreement to undertake such an action or the termination of a definitive
agreement relating to any such actions, other than pursuant to its terms, if
material; and
14. Appointment of a successor Paying Agent/Registrar or change in the name
of the Paying Agent/Registrar, if material.
The City shall notify the MSRB, in a timely manner, of any failure by the City to provide
financial information or operating data in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section by the
time required by subsection (a). As used in clause 12 above, the phrase "bankruptcy, insolvency,
receivership or similar event" means the appointment of a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer
for the City in a proceeding under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or in any other proceeding under
state or federal law in which a court or governmental authority has assumed jurisdiction over
substantially all of the assets or business of the City, or if jurisdiction has been assumed by
leaving the City Council and official or officers of the City in possession but subject to the
supervision and orders of a court or governmental authority, or the entry of an order confirming a
plan of reorganization, arrangement or liquidation by a court or governmental authority having
supervision or jurisdiction over substantially all of the assets or business of the City.
(c) Limitations, Disclaimers, and Amendments. (i) The City shall be obligated to
observe and perform the covenants specified in this Section for so long as, but only for so long
as, the City remains an "obligated person" with respect to the Bonds within the meaning of the
Rule, except that the City in any event will give notice of any deposit made in accordance with
this Thirtieth Supplement or applicable law that causes Bonds no longer to be outstanding.
(ii) The provisions of this Section are for the sole benefit of the Holders and beneficial
owners of the Bonds, and nothing in this Section, express or implied, shall give any benefit or
any legal or equitable right, remedy, or claim hereunder to any other person. The City
undertakes to provide only the financial information, operating data, financial statements, and
notices which it has expressly agreed to provide pursuant to this Section and does not hereby
undertake to provide any other information that may be relevant or material to a complete
presentation of the City's financial results, condition, or prospects or to update any information
provided in accordance with this Section or otherwise, except as expressly provided herein. The
City does not make any representation or warranty concerning such information or its usefulness
to a decision to invest in or sell Bonds at any future date.
(iii) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE CITY BE LIABLE TO THE
HOLDER OR BENEFICIAL OWNER OF ANY BOND OR ANY OTHER PERSON, IN
CONTRACT OR TORT, FOR DAMAGES RESULTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM
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ANY BREACH BY THE CITY, WHETHER NEGLIGENT OR WITHOUT FAULT ON ITS
PART, OF ANY COVENANT SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION, BUT EVERY RIGHT AND
REMEDY OF ANY SUCH PERSON, IN CONTRACT OR TORT, FOR OR ON ACCOUNT
OF ANY SUCH BREACH SHALL BE LIMITED TO AN ACTION FOR MANDAMUS OR
SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE.
(iv) No default by the City in observing or performing its obligations under this Section
shall comprise a breach of or default under this Thirtieth Supplement for purposes of any other
provision of this Thirtieth Supplement. Nothing in this Section is intended or shall act to
disclaim, waive, or otherwise limit the duties of the City under federal and state securities laws.
(v) Should the Rule be amended to obligate the City to make filings with or provide
notices to entities other than the MSRB, the City agrees to undertake such obligation in
accordance with the Rule as amended.
(vi) The provisions of this Section may be amended by the City from time to time to
adapt to changed circumstances that arise from a change in legal requirements, a change in law,
or a change in the identity, nature, status, or type of operations of the City, but only if(1) the
provisions of this Section, as so amended, would have permitted an underwriter to purchase or
sell Bonds in the primary offering of the Bonds in compliance with the Rule, taking into account
any amendments or interpretations of the Rule since such offering as well as such changed
circumstances and (2) either (a) the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount (or any
greater amount required by any other provision of this Thirtieth Supplement that authorizes such
an amendment) of the outstanding Bonds consent to such amendment or (b) a person that is
unaffiliated with the City (such as nationally recognized bond counsel) determines that such
amendment will not materially impair the interest of the holders and beneficial owners of the
Bonds. If the City so amends the provisions of this Section, it shall include with any amended
financial information or operating data next provided in accordance with subsection (a) of this
Section an explanation, in narrative form, of the reason for the amendment and of the impact of
any change in the type of financial information or operating data so provided.
Section 19. THIRTIETH SUPPLEMENT TO CONSTITUTE A CONTRACT; EQUAL
SECURITY. That in consideration of the acceptance of the Bonds, the issuance of which is
authorized hereunder, by those who shall hold the same from time to time, this Thirtieth
Supplement shall be deemed to be and shall constitute a contract between the City and the
Holders from time to time of the Bonds and the pledge made in this Thirtieth Supplement by the
City and the covenants and agreements set forth in this Thirtieth Supplement to be performed by
the City shall be for the equal and proportionate benefit, security, and protection of all Holders,
without preference, priority, or distinction as to security or otherwise of any of the Bonds
authorized hereunder over any of the others by reason of time of issuance, sale, or maturity
thereof or otherwise for any cause whatsoever, except as expressly provided in or permitted by
this Thirtieth Supplement.
Section 20. SEVERABILITY OF INVALID PROVISIONS. That if any one or more of
the covenants, agreements, or provisions herein contained shall be held contrary to any express
provisions of law or contrary to the policy of express law, though not expressly prohibited, or
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against public policy, or shall for any reason whatsoever be held invalid, then such covenants,
agreements, or provisions shall be null and void and shall be deemed separable from the
remaining covenants, agreements, or provisions and shall in no way affect the validity of any of
the other provisions hereof or of the Bonds issued hereunder.
Section 21. PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE ON BUSINESS DAYS. That, except
as provided to the contrary in the FORM OF BOND, whenever under the terms of this Thirtieth
Supplement or the Bonds, the performance date of any provision hereof or thereof, including the
payment of principal of or interest on the Bonds, shall occur on a day other than a Business Day,
then the performance thereof, including the payment of principal of and interest on the Bonds,
need not be made on such day but may be performed or paid, as the case may be, on the next
succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the date of performance or
payment.
Section 22. LIMITATION OF BENEFITS WITH RESPECT TO THE THIRTIETH
SUPPLEMENT. That with the exception of the rights or benefits herein expressly conferred,
nothing expressed or contained herein or implied from the provisions of this Thirtieth
Supplement or the Bonds is intended or should be construed to confer upon or give to any person
other than the City, the Holders, and the Paying Agent/Registrar, any legal or equitable right,
remedy, or claim under or by reason of or in respect to this Thirtieth Supplement or any
covenant, condition, stipulation, promise, agreement, or provision herein contained. This
Thirtieth Supplement and all of the covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises, agreements,
and provisions hereof are intended to be and shall be for and inure to the sole and exclusive
benefit of the City,the Holders, and the Paying Agent/Registrar as herein and therein provided.
Section 23. ESCROW AGREEMENT. That if Bonds are issued to refund Refunded
Obligations in the manner provided for in this Thirtieth Supplement, concurrently with the
delivery of the Bonds the City shall cause to be deposited with the Escrow Agent, from the
proceeds from the sale of the Bonds and other available moneys of the City, all as described in
the letter of instructions referred to in Section 29 of this Thirtieth Supplement, an amount
sufficient to provide for the refunding of the Refunded Obligations in accordance with Chapter
1207. For this purpose, the City Council authorizes the City Manager or any Assistant City
Manager and the City Secretary to execute the Escrow Agreement, in substantially the form and
substance attached to this Thirtieth Supplement. If required by law, the City shall not execute
the Escrow Agreement unless the Escrow Agent has confirmed to the Chief Financial Officer of
the City that it has made disclosure filings to the Texas Ethics Commission in accordance with
Section 2252.908, Texas Government Code. Within thirty (30) days of receipt of the disclosure
filings from the Escrow Agent, the City will submit a copy of the disclosure filings to the Texas
Ethics Commission.
Section 24. REDEMPTION OF REFUNDED OBLIGATIONS. That the City Council
determines that, subject to the delivery of Bonds for the purpose of refunding Refunded
Obligations, the Refunded Obligations to be refunded shall be called for redemption at the
redemption price of par plus accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption, on the redemption
date set forth in the Official Statement, all in accordance with the applicable provisions of the
proceedings authorizing the issuance of the Refunded Obligations. The City Manager or his
designee shall take such actions necessary to cause the required notice of redemption to be given
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in accordance with the terms of the proceedings for the Refunded Obligations called for
redemption.
Section 25. FURTHER PROCEDURES. That the Mayor, the City Manager, any
Assistant City Manager, the Chief Financial Officer of the City, the City Secretary or any
Assistant City Secretary, and all other officers, employees, and agents of the City, and each of
them, shall be and they are hereby expressly authorized, empowered and directed from time to
time and at any time to do and perform all such acts and things and to execute, acknowledge and
deliver in the name and under the corporate seal and on behalf of the City all such instruments,
whether herein mentioned, as may be necessary or desirable in order to carry out the terms and
provisions of this Thirtieth Supplement and the Bonds, including, but not limited to, conforming
documents to receive the approval of the Attorney General and to receive ratings from municipal
bond rating agencies. The City Council authorizes the payment of the fee of the Office of the
Attorney General of the State of Texas for the examination of the proceedings relating to the
issuance of the Bonds, in the amount determined in accordance with the provisions of Section
1202.004, Texas Government Code.
Section 26. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS. That the City Manager
of the City is hereby authorized to have control of the Bonds and all necessary records and
proceedings pertaining to the Bonds pending their delivery and their investigation, examination
and approval by the Attorney General, and their registration by the Comptroller. Upon
registration of the Bonds, the Comptroller (or a deputy designated in writing to act for the
Comptroller) shall manually sign the Comptroller's Registration Certificate accompanying the
Bonds, and the seal of the Comptroller shall be impressed, or placed in facsimile, on each such
certificate.
Section 27. DTC REGISTRATION. That the Bonds initially shall be issued and
delivered in such manner that no physical distribution of the Bonds will be made to the public,
and The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), New York, New York, initially will act as
depository for the Bonds. DTC has represented that it is a limited purpose trust company
incorporated under the laws of the State of New York, a member of the Federal Reserve System,
a "clearing corporation" within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a
"clearing agency" registered under Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the City accepts, but in no way verifies, such representations. The Bonds initially
authorized by this Thirtieth Supplement shall be delivered to and registered in the name of
CEDE & CO., the nominee of DTC. So long as each Bond is registered in the name of CEDE &
CO., the Paying Agent/Registrar shall treat and deal with DTC the same in all respects as if it
were the actual and beneficial owner thereof. It is expected that DTC will maintain a book-entry
system which will identify ownership of the Bonds in integral amounts of$5,000, with transfers
of ownership being effected on the records of DTC and its participants pursuant to rules and
regulations established by them, and that the Bonds initially deposited with DTC shall be
immobilized and not be further exchanged for substitute Bonds except as hereinafter provided.
The City is not responsible or liable for any functions of DTC, will not be responsible for paying
any fees or charges with respect to its services, will not be responsible or liable for maintaining,
supervising, or reviewing the records of DTC or its participants, or protecting any interests or
rights of the beneficial owners of the Bonds. It shall be the duty of the DTC Participants, as
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defined in the Official Statement herein approved, to make all arrangements with DTC to
establish this book-entry system, the beneficial ownership of the Bonds, and the method of
paying the fees and charges of DTC. The City does not represent nor covenant that the initial
book-entry system established with DTC will be maintained in the future. Notwithstanding the
initial establishment of the foregoing book-entry system with DTC, if for any reason any of the
originally delivered Bonds is duly filed with the Paying Agent/Registrar with proper request for
transfer and substitution, as provided for in this Thirtieth Supplement, substitute Bonds will be
duly delivered as provided in this Thirtieth Supplement, and there will be no assurance or
representation that any book-entry system will be maintained for such Bonds. To effect the
establishment of the foregoing book-entry system, the City has executed and filed with DTC the
"Blanket DTC Letter of Representations" in the form provided by DTC to evidence the City's
intent to establish said book-entry system.
Section 28. DEFAULT AND REMEDIES. (a) Events of Default. That each of the
following occurrences or events for the purpose of this Thirtieth Supplement is hereby declared
to be an Event of Default:
(i) the failure to make payment of the principal of any Bond when the same
becomes due and payable; or
(ii) except as provided in Section 18(c)(iv) of this Thirtieth Supplement, default
in the performance or observance of any other covenant, agreement or obligation of the
City, the failure to perform which materially, adversely affects the rights of the registered
owners of the Bonds, including, but not limited to, their prospect or ability to be repaid in
accordance with this Thirtieth Supplement, and the continuation thereof for a period of
sixty (60) days after notice of such default is given by any registered owner to the City.
(b) Remedies for Default.
(i) Upon the happening of any Event of Default, then and in every case, any
registered owner or an authorized representative thereof, including, but not limited to, a
trustee or trustees therefor, may proceed against the City, or any official, officer or
employee of the City in their official capacity, for the purpose of protecting and enforcing
the rights of the registered owners under this Thirtieth Supplement, by mandamus or
other suit, action or special proceeding in equity or at law, in any court of competent
jurisdiction, for any relief permitted by law, including the specific performance of any
covenant or agreement contained herein, or thereby to enjoin any act or thing that may be
unlawful or in violation of any right of the registered owners hereunder or any
combination of such remedies.
(ii) It is provided that all such proceedings shall be instituted and maintained for
the equal benefit of all registered owners of Bonds then Outstanding.
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(c) Remedies Not Exclusive.
(i) No remedy herein conferred or reserved is intended to be exclusive of any
other available remedy or remedies, but each and every such remedy shall be cumulative
and shall be in addition to every other remedy given hereunder or under the Bonds or
now or hereafter existing at law or in equity; provided, however, that notwithstanding any
other provision of this Thirtieth Supplement, the right to accelerate the debt evidenced by
the Bonds shall not be available as a remedy under this Thirtieth Supplement.
(ii) The exercise of any remedy herein conferred or reserved shall not be deemed
a waiver of any other available remedy.
(iii) By accepting the delivery of a Bond authorized under this Thirtieth
Supplement, such registered owner agrees that the certifications required to effectuate
any covenants or representations contained in this Thirtieth Supplement do not and shall
never constitute or give rise to a personal or pecuniary liability or charge against the
officers, employees or members of the City or the City Council.
(iv) None of the members of the City Council, nor any other official or officer,
agent, or employee of the City, shall be charged personally by the registered owners with
any liability, or be held personally liable to the registered owners under any term or
provision of this Thirtieth Supplement, or because of any Event of Default or alleged
Event of Default under this Thirtieth Supplement.
Section 29. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS. That the proceeds from the sale of the Bonds
shall be used in the manner described in a letter of instructions executed by or on behalf of the
City,provided, that proceeds representing accrued interest on the Bonds shall be deposited to the
credit of the Debt Service Fund and proceeds representing premium on the Bonds shall be used
in a manner consistent with the provisions of Section 1201.042(d), Texas Government Code.
Section 30. PREAMBLE. That the preamble to this Thirtieth Supplement is hereby
incorporated by reference, and is to be considered a part of the operative text of this Thirtieth
Supplement.
Section 31. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. That for all purposes of this Thirtieth
Supplement, unless the context requires otherwise, all references to designated Sections and
other subdivisions are to the Sections and other subdivisions of this Thirtieth Supplement. The
words "herein", "hereof' and "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Thirtieth
Supplement as a whole and not to any particular Section or other subdivision. Except where the
context otherwise requires, terms defined in this Thirtieth Supplement to impart the singular
number shall be considered to include the plural number and vice versa. References to any
named person means that party and its successors and assigns. References to any constitutional,
statutory or regulatory provision means such provision as it exists on the date this Thirtieth
Supplement is adopted by the City and any future amendments thereto or successor provisions
thereof. All ordinances and resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
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Section 32. IMMEDIATE EFFECT. That this Thirtieth Supplement shall be effective
immediately from and after its passage in accordance with the provisions of Section 1201.028,
Texas Government Code, and it is accordingly so ordained.
ADOPTED AND EFFECTIVE May 9, 2017.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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Signature Page—Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Series 2017A
Water and Sewer System Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds
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SCHEDULE I
CITY OF FORT WORTH,TEXAS WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS,
SERIES 2008,the sinking fund redemption payments scheduled to be paid on February 15 in each of the years 2019
through 2024, with respect to the bonds maturing on February 15, 2024, currently outstanding in the aggregate
principal amount of $19,800,000. Redemption Price: par plus accrued interest to the date of redemption;
Redemption Date: February 15,2018.
SCHEDULEI
EXHIBIT A
That, as used in this Thirtieth Supplement, the following terms shall have the meanings
set forth below, unless the text hereof specifically indicates otherwise:
"Attorney General" means the Attorney General of the State of Texas.
"Authentication Certificate" shall have the meaning given said term in Section 5(a) of the
Thirtieth Supplement.
"Authorized Denomination" means Bonds in a denomination of $5,000 or any integral
multiple thereof.
"Authorized Representative" means the City Manager and the Chief Financial Officer of
the City, acting individually but not collectively.
"Bidding Instructions" shall have the meaning given said term in Section 3(a) of the
Thirtieth Supplement.
"Bonds" means the Series 2017A Bonds.
"Business Day" means a day other than a Sunday, Saturday, a legal holiday, or a day on
which banking institutions in the city where the Designated Trust Office of the Paying
Agent/Registrar is located are authorized by law or executive order to close.
"Chapter 9" means Chapter 9, Texas Business& Commerce Code.
"Chapter 1206" means Chapter 1206, Texas Government Code.
"Chapter 1207" means Chapter 1207, Texas Government Code.
"Chapter 1208" means Chapter 1208, Texas Government Code.
"Chapter 1371" means Chapter 1371, Texas Government Code.
"Chapter 1502" means Chapter 1502, Texas Government Code.
"Comptroller" means the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas.
"Designated Trust Office of the Paying Agent/Registrar" means the city so designated in
Section 5(a) of the Thirtieth Supplement.
"DTC" shall have the meaning given said term in Section 27 of the Thirtieth Supplement.
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"Eighteenth Supplement" means the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Series
2010 Bonds.
"Escrow Agent" means the financial institution acting as the depository of funds under
the terms of the Escrow Agreement.
"Escrow Agreement" means the escrow agreement between the City and the Escrow
Agent, in respect to the refunding of the Refunded Obligations.
"Master Ordinance" means the "Master Ordinance establishing the City of Fort Worth
Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Financing Program", passed by the City on December
10, 1991.
"MSRB" means the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board.
"Nineteenth Supplement" means the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Series
2010A Bonds.
"Official Bid Form" shall have the meaning given said term in Section 3(a) of the
Thirtieth Supplement.
"Official Statement" shall have the meaning given said term in Section 3(f) of the
Thirtieth Supplement.
"Paying Agent/Registrar" means the financial institution specified in Section 5(a) of the
Thirtieth Supplement.
"Previously Issued Parity Bonds" means the Series 2008 Bonds, the Series 2009 Bonds,
the Series 2010 Bonds, the Series 2010A Bonds, the Series 2010B Bonds, the Series 2010C
Bonds, the Series 2011 Bonds, the Series 2012 Bonds, the Series 2014 Bonds, the Series 2015
Bonds, the Series 2015A Bonds, the Series 2015B Bonds, the Series 2016 Bonds and(upon their
issuance)the Series 2017 Bonds.
"Purchasers" means the entity or entities listed in the Official Bid Form accepted by the
City as the best bid for the Bonds.
"Refunded Obligations" means those obligations listed in Schedule I to the Thirtieth
Supplement to be refunded with the proceeds of the Bonds in accordance with the provisions of
the Bidding Instructions.
"Registration Books" shall have the meaning given said term in Section 5(a) of the
Thirtieth Supplement.
"Rule" means SEC Rule 15c2-12, as amended from time to time.
"SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Series 2008 Bonds" means the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System
Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2008, authorized by the Sixteenth Supplement.
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"Series 2009 Bonds" means the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System
Revenue Bonds, Series 2009, authorized by the Seventeenth Supplement.
"Series 2010 Bonds" means the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System
Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2010, authorized by the Eighteenth Supplement.
"Series 2010A Bonds" means the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System
Revenue Bonds, Series 2010A, authorized by the Nineteenth Supplement.
"Series 2010B Bonds" means the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System
Revenue Bonds, Series 2010B, authorized by the Twentieth Supplement.
"Series 2010C Bonds" means the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System
Revenue Bonds, Series 2010C, authorized by the Twenty-First Supplement.
"Series 2011 Bonds" means the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System
Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2011, authorized by the Twenty-Second
Supplement.
"Series 2012 Bonds" means the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System
Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2012, authorized by the Twenty-Third Supplement.
"Series 2014 Bonds" means the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System
Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2014, authorized by the Twenty-Fourth
Supplement.
"Series 2015 Bonds" means the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System
Revenue Bonds, Series 2015, authorized by the Twenty-Fifth Supplement.
"Series 2015A Bonds" means the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System
Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2015A, authorized by the Twenty-Sixth
Supplement.
"Series 2015B Bonds" means the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System
Revenue Bonds, Series 2015B, authorized by the Twenty-Seventh Supplement.
"Series 2016 Bonds" means the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System
Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2016, authorized by the Twenty-Eighth
Supplement.
"Series 2017 Bonds" means the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System
Revenue Bonds, Series 2017, authorized by the Twenty-Ninth Supplement.
"Series 2017A Bonds" means the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System
Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2017A, authorized by the Thirtieth
Supplement.
"Seventeenth Supplement" means the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Series
2009 Bonds.
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"Sixteenth Supplement" means the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Series 2008
Bonds.
"Term Bonds" means those Bonds, if any, identified in the Official Bid Form as "term
bonds".
"Thirtieth Supplement" means the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Bonds.
"Treasury Regulations" means all applicable temporary, proposed and final regulations
and procedures promulgated under the Code or promulgated under the Internal Revenue Code of
1954,to the extent applicable to the Code.
"Twentieth Supplement" means the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Series
2010B Bonds.
"Twenty-First Supplement" means the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Series
2010C Bonds.
"Twenty-Second Supplement" means the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Series
2011 Bonds.
"Twenty-Third Supplement" means the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Series
2012 Bonds.
"Twenty-Fourth Supplement" means the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Series
2014 Bonds.
"Twenty-Fifth Supplement" means the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Series
2015 Bonds.
"Twenty-Sixth Supplement" means the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Series
2015A Bonds.
"Twenty-Seventh Supplement" means the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the
Series 2015B Bonds.
"Twenty-Eighth Supplement" means the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Series
2016 Bonds.
"Twenty-Ninth Supplement" means the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Series
2017 Bonds.
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF BOND:
NO. R- $
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTIES OF TARRANT, DENTON, PARKER, WISE AND JOHNSON
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM REVENUE
REFUNDING AND IMPROVEMENT BOND, SERIES 2017A
MATURITY DATE INTEREST RATE DELIVERY DATE CUSIP
% 52017
ON THE MATURITY DATE SPECIFIED ABOVE, THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, IN
TARRANT, DENTON, PARKER, WISE AND JOHNSON COUNTIES, TEXAS (the "Issuer"),
hereby promises to pay to , or to the registered assignee hereof(either being
hereinafter called the "registered owner")the principal amount of
DOLLARS
and to pay interest thereon from the delivery date specified above, on August 15, 2017 and
semiannually on each February 15 and August 15 thereafter to the maturity date specified above,
or to the date of redemption prior to maturity, at the interest rate per annum specified above;
except that if the Paying Agent/Registrar's Authentication Certificate appearing on the face of
this Bond is dated later than August 15, 2017, such interest is payable semiannually on each
February 15 and August 15 following such date.
THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON this Bond are payable in lawful money of
the United States of America, without exchange or collection charges. The principal of this
Bond shall be paid to the registered owner hereof upon presentation and surrender of this Bond at
maturity, or at redemption prior to maturity, at the designated corporate trust office in Austin,
Texas (the "Designated Trust Office"), of BOKF, NA, which is the "Paying Agent/Registrar" for
this Bond. The payment of interest on this Bond shall be made by the Paying Agent/Registrar to
the registered owner hereof on each interest payment date by check or draft, dated as of such
interest payment date, drawn by the Paying Agent/Registrar on, and payable solely from, funds
of the Issuer required by the ordinance authorizing the issuance of this Bond (the "Bond
Ordinance") to be on deposit with the Paying Agent/Registrar for such purpose as hereinafter
provided; and such check or draft shall be sent by the Paying Agent/Registrar by United States
mail, first-class postage prepaid, on each such interest payment date, to the registered owner
hereof, at its address as it appeared on the last Business Day of the month next preceding each
such date (the "Record Date") on the Registration Books kept by the Paying Agent/Registrar, as
hereinafter described. Any accrued interest due at maturity or upon the redemption of this Bond
prior to maturity as provided herein shall be paid to the registered owner upon presentation and
surrender of this Bond for redemption and payment at the Designated Trust Office of the Paying
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Agent/Registrar. The Issuer has covenanted in the Bond Ordinance that on or before each
principal payment date, interest payment date, and accrued interest payment date for this Bond it
will make available to the Paying Agent/Registrar, from the "Debt Service Fund" created by the
ordinance establishing the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue
Financing Program (the "Master Ordinance"), the amounts required to provide for the payment,
in immediately available funds, of all principal of and interest on the Bonds, when due.
IN THE EVENT of a non-payment of interest on a scheduled payment date, and for 30
days thereafter, a new record date for such interest payment (a "Special Record Date") will be
established by the Paying Agent/Registrar, if and when funds for the payment of such interest
have been received from the Issuer. Notice of the Special Record Date and of the scheduled
payment date of the past due interest ("Special Payment Date", which shall be 15 days after the
Special Record Date) shall be sent at least five business days prior to the Special Record Date by
United States mail, first class postage prepaid, to the address of each registered owner appearing
on the registration books of the Paying Agent/Registrar at the close of business on the last
business day next preceding the date of mailing of such notice.
IF THE DATE for the payment of the principal of or interest on this Bond shall be a
Saturday, Sunday, a legal holiday, or a day on which banking institutions in the city where the
Designated Trust Office of the Paying Agent/Registrar is located are authorized by law or
executive order to close, then the date for such payment shall be the next succeeding day which
is not such a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or day on which banking institutions are
authorized to close; and payment on such date shall have the same force and effect as if made on
the original date payment was due. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during any period in which
ownership of the Bonds is determined only by a book entry at a securities depository for the
Bonds, any payment to the securities depository, or its nominee or registered assigns, shall be
made in accordance with existing arrangements between the Board and the securities depository.
THIS BOND is one of a series of bonds of like tenor and effect except as to number,
principal amount, interest rate, maturity, and right of prior redemption, dated , 2017,
aggregating $ (herein sometimes called the "Bonds"), issued for the purpose of (i)
extending and improving the System (as defined in the Bond Ordinance), (ii) refunding the
Refunded Obligations (as defined in the Bond Ordinance), and (iii) paying the costs of issuance
associated with the Bonds. The Bonds shall be issued in any denomination or denominations in
any integral multiple of $5,000 (an "Authorized Denomination"). All capitalized terms not
defined herein shall have the same meaning as given said terms in the Master Ordinance or the
Bond Ordinance.
THE OUTSTANDING BONDS maturing on and after February 15, 2028 may be
redeemed prior to their scheduled maturities, at the option of the Issuer, in whole, or in part, on
February 15, 2027, or on any date thereafter, at the redemption price of the principal amount of
the Bonds called for redemption, and without premium; provided, that during any period in
which ownership of the Bonds is determined only by a book entry at a securities depository for
the Bonds, if fewer than all of the Bonds of the same maturity and bearing the same interest rate
are to be redeemed, the particular Bonds of such maturity and bearing such interest rate shall be
selected in accordance with the arrangements between the Issuer and the securities depository.
THE BONDS are also subject to mandatory redemption in part by lot pursuant to the
terms of the Ordinance, on February 15 in each of the years 20_through 20_, with respect to
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Bonds maturing February 15, 20_, in the following years and in the following amounts, at a
price equal to the principal amount thereof and accrued and unpaid interest to the date of
redemption,without premium:
Year Principal Amount
* Final Maturity
To the extent, however, that Bonds subject to sinking fund redemption have been previously
purchased or called for redemption in part and otherwise than from a sinking fund redemption
payment, each annual sinking fund payment for such Bond shall be reduced by the amount
obtained by multiplying the principal amount of Bonds so purchased or redeemed by the ratio
which each remaining annual sinking fund redemption payment for such Bonds bears to the total
remaining sinking fund payments, and by rounding each such payment to the nearest $5,000
integral;provided, that during any period in which ownership of the Bonds is determined only by
a book entry at a securities depository for the Bonds, the particular Bonds to be called for
mandatory redemption shall be selected in accordance with the arrangements between the City
and the securities depository.
NOTICE OF any such redemption of Bonds shall be given in the following manner, to-
wit, a written notice of such redemption shall be given to the registered owner of each Bond or a
portion thereof being called for redemption not less than 30 days prior to the date fixed for such
redemption by depositing such notice in the United States mail, first-class postage prepaid,
addressed to each such registered owner at his address shown on the Registration Books of the
Paying Agent/Registrar. Any notice so mailed shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly
given notwithstanding whether one or more registered owners may have failed to have received
such notice. By the date fixed for any such redemption due provision shall be made by the Issuer
with the Paying Agent/Registrar for the payment of the required redemption price for this Bond
or the portion hereof which is to be so redeemed. If such notice of redemption is given, and if
due provision for such payment is made, all as provided above, this Bond or the portion hereof
which is to be so redeemed, thereby automatically shall be redeemed prior to its scheduled
maturity, and shall not be regarded as being outstanding except for the right of the registered
owner to receive the redemption price from the Paying Agent/Registrar out of the funds provided
for such payment. The Paying Agent/Registrar shall record in the Registration Books all such
redemptions of principal amount of this Bond or any portion hereof. If a portion of any Bond
shall be redeemed a substitute Bond or Bonds having the same maturity date, bearing interest at
the same rate, in any denomination or denominations in any Authorized Denomination at the
written request of the registered owner, and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the
unredeemed portion thereof, will be issued to the registered owner upon the surrender thereof for
cancellation, at the expense of the Issuer, all as provided in the Bond Ordinance. The years of
maturity of the Bonds called for such redemption shall be selected by the Issuer. The Bonds or
portions thereof redeemed within a maturity shall be selected by lot or other customary random
method selected by the Paying Agent/Registrar (provided that a portion of a Bond may be
redeemed only in an Authorized Denomination).
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THE FOREGOING PARAGRAPH NOTWITHSTANDING, with respect to any optional
redemption of the Bonds, unless certain prerequisites to such optional redemption required by the
Bond Ordinance have been met and money sufficient to pay the principal of, premium, if any,
and interest on the Bonds to be redeemed will have been received by the Paying Agent/Registrar
prior to giving such notice, such notice may state that the optional redemption will, at the option
of the City, be conditional upon the satisfaction of such prerequisites and receipt of such money
by the Paying Agent/Registrar on or prior to the date fixed for such redemption or upon any
prerequisite set forth in the notice of redemption. If a conditional notice of redemption is given
and such prerequisites to the redemption are not satisfied, such notice will be of no force and
effect, the City will not redeem such Bonds and the Paying Agent/Registrar will give notice in
the manner in which the notice of redemption was given, to the effect that such Bonds will not be
redeemed.
ALL BONDS OF THIS SERIES are issuable solely as fully registered bonds, without
interest coupons, in the denomination of any Authorized Denomination. As provided in the Bond
Ordinance, this Bond may, at the request of the registered owner or the assignee or assignees
hereof, be assigned, transferred, converted into and exchanged for a like aggregate amount of
fully registered Bonds, without interest coupons, payable to the appropriate registered owner,
assignee or assignees, as the case may be, having any authorized denomination or denominations
as requested in writing by the appropriate registered owner, assignee or assignees, as the case
may be, upon surrender of this Bond to the Paying Agent/Registrar for cancellation, all in
accordance with the form and procedures set forth in the Bond Ordinance. Among other
requirements for such assignment and transfer, this Bond must be presented and surrendered to
the Paying Agent/Registrar at the Designated Trust Office, together with proper instruments of
assignment, in form and with guarantee of signatures satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar,
evidencing assignment of this Bond or any portion or portions hereof in any authorized
denomination to the assignee or assignees in whose name or names this Bond or any such portion
or portions hereof is or are to be registered. The form of Assignment printed or endorsed on this
Bond may be executed by the registered owner to evidence the assignment hereof, but such
method is not exclusive, and other instruments of assignment satisfactory to the Paying
Agent/Registrar may be used to evidence the assignment of this Bond or any portion or portions
hereof from time to time by the registered owner. The one requesting such conversion and
exchange shall pay the Paying Agent/Registrar's reasonable standard or customary fees and
charges for converting and exchanging any Bond or portion thereof. In any circumstance, any
taxes or governmental charges required to be paid with respect thereto shall be paid by the one
requesting such assignment, transfer, conversion or exchange, as a condition precedent to the
exercise of such privilege. The foregoing notwithstanding, in the case of the conversion and
exchange of an assigned and transferred Bond or Bonds or any portion or portions thereof, such
fees and charges of the Paying Agent/Registrar will be paid by the Issuer. The Paying
Agent/Registrar shall not be required (i) to make any such transfer, conversion or exchange
during the period beginning at the opening of business 30 days before the day of the first mailing
of a notice of redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or(ii)to
transfer, convert or exchange any Bonds so selected for redemption when such redemption is
scheduled to occur within 30 calendar days; provided, however, such limitation of transfer shall
not be applicable to an exchange by the registered owner of an unredeemed balance of a Bond
called for redemption in part.
IN THE EVENT any Paying Agent/Registrar for the Bonds is changed by the Issuer,
resigns, or otherwise ceases to act as such, the Issuer has covenanted in the Bond Ordinance that
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it promptly will appoint a competent and legally qualified substitute therefor, whose
qualifications are substantially similar to the previous Paying Agent/Registrar it is replacing, and
promptly will cause written notice thereof to be mailed to the registered owners of the Bonds.
WHENEVER the beneficial ownership of this Bond is determined by a book entry at a
securities depository for the Bonds, the foregoing requirements of holding, delivering or
transferring this Bond shall be modified to require the appropriate person or entity to meet the
requirements of the securities depository as to registering or transferring the book entry to
produce the same effect.
BY BECOMING the registered owner of this Bond, the registered owner thereby
acknowledges all of the terms and provisions of the Master Ordinance and the Bond Ordinance,
agrees to be bound by such terms and provisions, acknowledges that the Master Ordinance and
the Bond Ordinance are duly recorded and available for inspection in the official minutes and
records of the Issuer, and agrees that the terms and provisions of this Bond, the Master
Ordinance and the Bond Ordinance constitute a contract between each registered owner hereof
and the Issuer.
THE BONDS are special obligations of the Issuer payable solely from and equally
secured by a first lien on and pledge of the Pledged Revenues of the System. The Issuer has
reserved the right, subject to the restrictions stated, and adopted by reference, in the Master
Ordinance, to issue additional parity revenue obligations which also may be made payable from,
and secured by a first lien on and pledge of, the Pledged Revenues. For a more complete
description and identification of the revenues and funds pledged to the payment of the Bonds,
and other obligations of the Issuer secured by and payable from the same source or sources as the
Bonds, reference is hereby made to the Master Ordinance and the Bond Ordinance.
THE ISSUER has reserved the right, subject to the restrictions stated, and adopted by
reference, in the Bond Ordinance, to amend the Bond Ordinance; and under some (but not all)
circumstances amendments must be approved by the owners of a majority in Outstanding
Principal Amount of the Bonds.
THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF shall never have the right to demand payment of
this obligation out of any funds raised or to be raised by taxation.
IT IS HEREBY certified and covenanted that this Bond has been duly and validly
authorized, issued and delivered; and that all acts, conditions and things required or proper to be
performed, exist and be done precedent to or in the authorization, issuance and delivery of this
Bond have been performed, existed and been done in accordance with law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Bond has been signed with the imprinted or lithographed
manual or facsimile signature of the Mayor, attested by the imprinted or lithographed facsimile
signature of the City Secretary, and approved as to form and legality by the imprinted or
lithographed facsimile signature of the City Attorney, and the official seal of the Issuer has been
duly affixed to,printed, lithographed or impressed on this Bond.
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CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
By
Mayor, City of Fort Worth, Texas
ATTEST:
City Secretary,
City of Fort Worth, Texas
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: (SEAL)
City Attorney, City of Fort Worth, Texas
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OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER
REGISTER NO.
STATE OF TEXAS
I hereby certify that this Bond has been examined, certified as to validity, and approved
by the Attorney General of the State of Texas and that this Bond has been registered by the
Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas.
Witness my signature and seal this
Comptroller of Public Accounts of the
State of Texas
(SEAL)
PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR'S AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE
(To be executed if this Bond is not accompanied by an executed
Registration Certificate of the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas)
It is hereby certified that this Bond has been issued under the provisions of the
proceedings adopted by the Issuer as described in the text of this Bond; and that this Bond has
been issued in exchange for or replacement of a bond, bonds, or a portion of a bond or bonds of
an issue which originally was approved by the Attorney General of the State of Texas and
registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas.
Dated BOKF,NA,
Paying Agent/Registrar
By
Authorized Signatory
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ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
Please insert Social Security or Taxpayer Identification Number of Transferee
(Please print or typewrite name and address, including zip code of Transferee)
the within Bond and all rights thereunder, and hereby
irrevocably constitutes and appoints
attorney to register the transfer of the within Bond on the books kept for registration thereof,
with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated:
Signature Guaranteed:
NOTICE: Signature(s) must be guaranteed by NOTICE: The signature(s) above must
a member firm of the New York Stock correspond with the name of the Registered
Exchange or a commercial bank or trust Owner as it appears upon the front of this Bond
company. in every particular, without alteration or
enlargement or any change whatsoever.
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Exhibit C
to Thirtieth
Supplemental Ordinance
DESCRIPTION OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The following information is referred to in Section 18 of this Thirtieth Supplement.
Annual Financial Statements and Operating Data
The financial information and operating data with respect to the City to be provided
annually in accordance with such Section are as specified (and included in the Appendix or
under the headings of the Official Statement referred to)below:
Tables 1 through 15 contained in the Official Statement; and
"Excerpts from the Annual Financial Report", as set forth in Appendix B to the
Official Statement
Accounting Principles
The accounting principles referred to in such Section are the accounting principles
described in the notes to the financial statements referred to above.
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THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTIES OF TARRANT, DENTON, WISE, PARKER AND JOHNSON
CITY OF FORT WORTH
I, Ronald P. Gonzales, Assistant City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, in the State of
Texas, do hereby certify that I have compared the attached and foregoing excerpt from the
minutes of the regular, open,public meeting of the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas
held on May 9, 2017, and of the ordinance authorizing the issuance of Water and Sewer System
Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2017A, which was duly passed at said
meeting, and that said copy is a true and correct copy of said excerpt and the whole of said
ordinance. Said meeting was open to the public, and public notice of the time, place, and
purpose of said meeting was given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as
amended.
In testimony whereof, I have set my hand and have hereunto affixed the seal of said City
of Fort Worth, this 9h day of May, 2017.
�QF..Fr ssistant City Secretary of
;.' •..Q City of Fort Worth, Texas
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 5/9/2017 - Ordinance No. 22716-05-2017, 22717-05-2017 &
22718-05-2017
DATE: Tuesday, May 9, 2017 REFERENCE NO.: G-19002
LOG NAME: 132017 WATER REVENUE SALE
SUBJECT:
Adopt Thirtieth Supplemental Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance of City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and
Sewer Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2017A, In An Aggregate Principal Amount Not
to Exceed $120,000,000; Establishing Parameters With Respect to the Sale of the Bonds; Delegating to
the Designated City Officials the Authority to Effect the Sale of Bonds; Approving Escrow Agreement; and
Enacting Other Provisions Relating to the Subject; and Adopt Appropriation Ordinances (ALL COUNCIL
DISTRICTS)
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Adopt the attached supplemental ordinance (i) authorizing the issuance of City of Fort Worth, Texas
Water and Sewer System Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2017A, in an aggregate
principal amount not to exceed $120,000,000; (ii) approving the sale of the bonds subject to certain
parameters being met; (iii) approving execution of an Agreement for the retirement of the refunded
obligations, if any, and other instruments related to the issuance of the bonds; (iv) providing for the
establishment of rates and collection of revenues sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said bonds;
and (v) waiving the provision in the Financial Management Policy Statements that states the revenue debt
of the City shall generally have an average life of approximately 12 years;
2. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the
Water & Sewer Bond 2017A Fund in the amount of$101,109,265.00, subject to the sale of the bonds and
receipt of proceeds, for the purpose of funding capital improvements and paying the costs of issuance;
3. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the
Water and Sewer Fund in the amount of$700,000.00 from available net position for FY 2017 interest
payments on the 2017A Revenue Bonds; and
4. Adopt the attached ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the Water & Sewer
Debt Service Fund in the amount of$19,590.735.00, subject to the sale of the bonds and receipt of
proceeds, with $18,890,735.00 for the purpose of funding the required escrow to refund existing debt and
$700,000.00 for the August 2017 Interest Payment on the 2017A Bonds.
DISCUSSION:
The purpose of this Mayor and Council Communication (M&C) is to approve the issuance and sale of
refunding and improvement bonds that will allow refinancing of existing Water and Sewer debt obligations
to achieve a net savings and will provide additional funding for system improvements.
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It is the City of Fort Worth's practice to achieve positive debt service savings through refinancing when the
opportunity presents itself. Staff and the City's Co-Financial Advisors, First Southwest, a division of Hilltop
Securities, and Estrada Hinojosa, are recommending the callable portion of the 2008 Water and Sewer
System Revenue Bonds be refunded, with a par amount outstanding of$19,800,000.00.
This refunding will offer an estimated present value savings of approximately $879,981.28, or 4.444
percent of the refunded principal amount. The actual savings amount will not be determined until the time
bids are received. However, in accordance with the City's Financial Management Policy Statements, the
ordinance provides that the refunding debt shall not be sold unless the sale will result in net present value
savings of at least 3.5 percent of the par amount being refunded.
The proposed debt transactions also include the issuance of$100,000,000.00 in new funds for capital
projects in alignment with the Water & Sewer System's Capital Improvement Plan. Proceeds for the new
money portion of the issue will be primarily used to fund expenses related to major water transmission
mains and wastewater collectors. In addition, capital projects include water storage capacity.
Staff is recommending that these bonds be sold through a competitive bid sale with the City Manager or
the Chief Financial Officer being authorized to approve the terms of the sale so long as it comes within the
parameters set forth in the Council-adopted ordinance. Rating agency presentations for Moody's, Fitch,
and Standard & Poor's were conducted the week of April 24, 2017. Ratings are anticipated to be received
in early May. Bids for the sale of the bonds are scheduled to be submitted on May 23, 2017. Subsequent
to accepting the best bid and awarding the sale of the bonds, the City will seek approval of the debt
transactions from the Texas Attorney General with an estimated closing date of June 27, 2017.
This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity.
FISCAL INFORMATION / CERTIFICATION:
The Director of Finance certifies that upon adoption of the attached ordinances, the sale of the 2017A
Water and Sewer System Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds will occur as required under the
parameters set forth therein and that funds will be available in the Water and Sewer Debt Service Fund
and in the Water and Sewer Bond 2017A Fund to record the appropriate and necessary transactions.
FUND IDENTIFIERS (FIDs):
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CERTIFICATIONS:
Submitted for City Manager's Office by: Jay Chapa (5804)
Originating Department Head: Aaron Bovos (8517)
Additional Information Contact: John Samford (2318)
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