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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 16242~~ ORDINANCE NO ~~"~ :~ THIRTEENTH SUPPLEMENTAL ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM REVENUE REFUNDING AND IMPROVEMENT BONDS SERIES 2005 APPROVING THE EXECUTION OF A BOND PURCHASE CONTRACT AND AN ESCROW AGREEMENT AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS RELATED THERETO REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, AND PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE IN FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER THE DATE OF ITS PASSAGE. THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTIES OF TARRANT AND DENTON 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 ofin excess of 50 000 has estabhshed and currently owns and operates a combined waterworks and sanitary sewer system (the System"), and WHEREAS the City heretofore has estabhshed the Crty 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 estabhshed pursuant to the terms of a 'Master Ordinance Estabhshing the Cnty 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 twelve 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" and 'Twelfth Supplement" respectively and the 'Prior Supplements" collectively) pursuant to which (i) the Crty ofFort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1991A and Series 1991B the Crty ofFort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Serves 1993 the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 1996 the Crty 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, Serves 2000 the Crty of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Serves 2000B the Crty of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2001 the Crty of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Serves 2003 the Crty of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2003A and the Crty of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Auction Rate Revenue Bonds, Series 2004 were issued, and (ii) the Crty 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 and the Series 1993 Bonds are no longer are outstanding, and the aforesaid Serves 1996 Bonds, Series 1997 Bonds, Series 1998 Bonds, Serves 2000 Bonds, Serves 2000B Bonds, Series 2001 Bonds, Series 2003 Bonds, Series 2003A Bonds and Series 2004 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 expu-ed, and the Crtyhas no further obligations thereunder and WHEREAS, the Previously Issued Parity Bonds are secured by a first hen on and pledge of the Pledged Revenues of the System; and WHEREAS in addition to the Previously Issued Parity Bonds, the Crty has authorized the issuance of up to $125 000 000 of its Water and Sewer System Commercial Paper Notes, Series A (the 'Commercial Paper Notes") for the purpose of providing a method of mterun financing to unprove and extend the City's Water and Sewer System; and WHEREAS, in connection with the Commercial Paper Notes, the Crty has obtained a line of credit from Bank of America, N.A. (the 'Bank") and WHEREAS the obligations of the Crty under the agreement with the Bank are secured by a hen on and pledge of the Pledged Revenues of the System, subordinate to the hen on and pledge of the Pledged Revenues ofthe System in favor of the owners ofthe Previously Issued Parity Bonds, and WHEREAS the Crty currently does not have any Commercial Paper Notes outstanding, and WHEREAS, rt is deemed advisable and to the best interest of the City and the Crty Council of the Crty has determined, to refund the outstanding obligations of the Crty described in Schedule I attached to this Ordinance (the 'Refunded Bonds") to achieve a debt service savings with respect to the Refunded Bonds, and WHEREAS, in addition to refunding the Refunded Borids, the bonds hereinafter authorized are to be issued and delivered in part for the purpose of inproving and extending the System, and WHEREAS, the Crty Council has adopted this Thirteenth Supplement to the Master Ordinance in accordance with the provisions of the Master Ordinance and the bonds hereinafter authorized shall hereafter constitute Parity Obligations under the Master Ordinance and WHEREAS, the bonds hereinafter authorized are to be issued and delivered pursuant to Chapters 1207 and 1502, Texas Government Code, for the purposes set forth above 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 ofthis Thirteenth Supplement, the terms used in this Thirteenth 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 Thi-teenth Supplement. Any references in this Thirteenth Supplement to the 'FORM OF BOND" shall be to the form of the Bonds as set forth in Exhibit B to this Thirteenth Supplement Section 2. BONDS AUTHORIZED That the Bonds shall be designated 'City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2005 The Bonds are hereby authorized to be issued in the aggregate principal amount of $112,645 000 for the purpose of (i) refunding the Refunded Bonds, (ii) inproving and extending the System, (ii) funding the Reserve Fund, and (iv) paying the costs of issuance associated with the Bonds. Section 3 -DATES AND MATURITIES That the Bonds shallbe dated December 15 2004 shall be in the denomination of $5 000 or any integral multiple thereof (an Authorized Denomination'), shall be numbered consecutively from R 1 upward, and shall mature on the maturity date, in each of the years, and in the amounts, respectively as set forth in the following schedule MATURITY DATE FEBRUARY 15 YEARS AMOUNTS ($) YEARS 2006 1,505 000 2016 2007 1,585 000 2017 2008 5,555 000 2018 2009 5 845 000 2019 2010 1 825 000 2020 2011 1,920 000 2021 2012 3 080 000 2022 2013 11,375 000 2023 2014 11,945 000 2024 2015 12,555 000 2025 AMOUNTS ($) 14 835 000 9 065 000 4 450 000 4 675 000 4,930 000 3 160 000 3,320 000 3 490 000 3 670 000 3 860 000 3- Section 4 RIGHT OF PRIOR REDEMPTION (a) Optional Redemption. That the Crty re serves the right to redeem the Bonds maturing on or after February 15 2015 in whole or in part in principal amounts of $5 000 or any integral multiple thereof, on February 15 2014 or on any date thereafter at the redemption price of par plus accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption. If less than all of the Bonds are to be redeemed by the Crty the Crty shall determine the maturity or maturities and the amounts thereofto be redeemed and shall direct the Paying Agent/Registrar to call by lot Bonds, or portions thereof, within such maturity or maturities and in such principal amounts, for redemption. (b) Mandatory Redemption. The Bonds are not subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption prior to their scheduled maturities. (c) General Notice. Notice of any redemption of Bonds shall be given in the following manner to-wit, (i) 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 more than sixty (60) days nor less than thirty (30) days prior to the date fused for such redemption by depositing such notice in the Umted States mail, first-class postage prepaid, addressed to each such registered owner at lis address shown on the Registration Books ofthe Paying Agent/Registrar and (ii) at least thirty (30) days prior to the date fixed for such redemption, a notice of such redemption shall either be published one tine or posted electromcally on the websrte of a financial journal or publication of general circulation in the Umted States of America or the State of Texas which carries as a regular feature notices of redemption of mumcipal bonds, provided, however that the failure to send, mail, or receive such notice described in clause (i) above, or any defect therein or in the sending or mailing thereof, shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the proceedings for the redemption of any Bond, as publication or posting of notice as described in clause (ii) above shall be the only notice actually required in connection with or as a prerequisite to the redemption of any Bonds. By the date fixed for any such redemption due provision shall be made by the Crty 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, plus accrued interest thereon to the date fixed- for redemption. 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 thereofwluch are to be so redeemed, thereby automatically shall be redeemed prior to their scheduled maturities, and shall not bear interest after the date fixed for their redemption, and shall not be regarded as being outstanding except for the right ofthe owner to receive the redemption price plus accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption 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 ofprincipal ofthe Bonds or any portion thereof. If a portion ofany 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 Crty all as provided in tlis Thi-teenth Supplement. The maturities of Bonds to be called for redemption shall be determined by the Crty 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 integral multiple of $5 000) The City shall give written notice to the -4- 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) Notice to Securities Depositories. (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 Umted States mail, first-class postage prepaid, at least thirty (30) days prior to a redemption date to each registered securities depository and to any national information service that disseminates redemption notices. In addition, m 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 m the munediately preceding sentence at least thu-ty (30) days but not more than ninety (90) days pnor to the actual redemption date Any notice sent to the registered securities depositories 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 requu-ed in the FORM OF BOND or otherwise by this Thirteenth Supplement, shall contain a description of the Bonds to be redeemed mcludmg 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 maybe redeemed mcludmg a contact person and telephone number (ui) All redemption payments made by the Paying Agent/Registrar to the registered owners ofthe Bonds shall include a CUSIP number reiatmg to each amount paid to such registered owner Section 5 CHARACTERISTICS OFTHE BONDS (a) Registration, Transfer, Conversion and Exchange; Authentication. The City shall keep or cause to be kept at the designated corporate trust office of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (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 m 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 rt shall be the duty of each owner to notify the Paying Agent/Registrar m 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 the Registration Books during regular business hours of the Paying Agent/Registrar but otherwise the Paying Agent/Registrarsliall keep the Registration Books confidential and, unless otherwise required by law shall not perrrut their inspection by any other entity Except as otherwise provided m the FORM OF BOND the owner ofeach 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. 5- Registration of assignments, transfers, conversions and exchanges of Bonds shall be made in the manner provided and with the effect stated in the in the FORM OF BOND Each substitute Bond shall bear a letter and/or number to distinguish rt 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, 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 conver sion and exchange No additional ordinances, orders, or resolutions need be passed or adopted by the governing body of the Crty 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 pruning, 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 unposed upon the Paying Agent/Registrar and, upon the execution of the Authentication Cer tificate, the converted and exchanged Bond shall be valid, incontestable, and enforceable in the same manner and with the same effect as the Bonds which uutially were issued and delivered pursuant to this Thu-teenth Supplement, approved by the Attorney General, and registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts. As of the date this Thu-teenth Supplement is approved by the City the Designated Trust Office is the Minneapolis, Minnesota corporate trust office of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. (b) Payment of Bonds and Interest. The Crty hereby further appoints the Paying Agent/Registrar to act as the paying agent for paying the principal of, prernium, if any and interest on the Bonds, all as provided in this Thu-teenth Supplement. The Paying Agent/Registrar shall keep proper records of all payments made by the Crty 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) maybe redeemed prior to their scheduled maturities, (iii) may be transferred and assigned, (iv) maybe converted and exchanged for other Bonds, (v) shall have the characteristics, (vi) shall be signed, sealed, executed and authenticated, (vii) the principal of and interest on the Bonds shall be payable, and (vui) shall be admuustered and the Paying Agent/Registrar and the Crty 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 Thu-teenth 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 Thirteenth Supplement the Paying Agent/Registrar shall execute the Authentication Certificate. (d) Substitute Paying Agent/Re~istrar The City covenants with the owners ofthe Bonds that at all tunes 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 Thu-teenth Supplement, and -6- that the Paying Agent/Registrar will be one entity Such entity may be the City to the extent pernutted 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 pror to the next principal or interest payment date after such notice. In the event that the entity at any tune acting as Paying Agent/Registrar (or its successor by merger acquisition, or other method) should resign or otherwise cease to act as such, the Crty covenants that promptly it will appoint a competent and legally qualified entity to act as Pa}nng Agent/Registrar under this Thirteenth 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 Crty 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 ofthe Bonds, byUmted 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/Regnstrar shall be deemed to have agreed to the provisions of this Thirteenth Supplement, and a certified copy of this Thirteenth 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 ofthe Authentication Certificate, the form ofAssignment, and the form ofthe Comptroller's Registration Certificate to be attached only to the Bonds uutially issued and delivered pursuant to this Thirteenth Supplement, shall be, respectively substantially as set forth in Exhibit B with such appro- priate varatnons, orrussnons, or insertions as are perrrutted or requnred by this Th>teenth Supplement and the Purchase Contract. (b) Printing Bond Counsel Opuuon and Statement of Insurance The printer of the Bonds ns hereby authorized to-print on the Bonds the form ofbond counsel's opuuon relating to the Bonds, and ~s 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 adoptnon of the Master Ordinance the Crty has established the Cnty 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 ~ intended to establish a master plan under which revenue supported debt of the System can be incurred. Thns Thirteenth Supplement provndes for the authorization, nssuance, sale, delivery form, characteristncs, provisions of payment and redemption, and security of the Bonds which are a sexes of Panty 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 Crty relating to the System. Section 8 PLEDGE (a) That the Bonds are and shall be secured by and payable from a first hen 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) Chapter 1208 applies to the issuance of the Bonds and the pledge of the Pledged Revenues granted by the Crty under subsection (a) of this Section, and such pledge is therefore valid, effective, and perfected. If Texas law is amended at any tine 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 Texas Business & Commerce Code, then in order to preserve to the registered owners of the Bonds the perfection of the security interest in said pledge, the Crty agrees to take such measures as rt determines are reasonable and necessary under Texas law to comply with the applicable provisions of Chapter 9 Texas Business & Commerce Code 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. Section 10 RESERVE FUND That deposits to the credit of the Reserve .Fund shall be made in the manner described in Section 12(b) of this Thirteenth Supplement. Section 11 INVESTMENTS That money in the Reserve Fund created under this Thurteenth 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 detennunation described in the Master Ordinance, shall be established at the tune or tunes 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 ui the various Funds and Accounts shall be credited to the Fund or Account from which moneys used to acqui-e such investment shall have come Section 12 FLOW OF FUNDS That all monies in the System Fund not requu-ed for paying Operating Expenses during each month shall be applied by the Crty 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 tlis Section. (a) Debt Service Fund To the credit of the Debt Service Fund, in the following order of pnorrty to-wit: (1) such amounts, deposited in approxunately equal monthly installments, commencing during the month in which the Bonds are delivered, or the month thereafter if -8- 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 of delivery ns 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 maybe (b) Reserve Fund. When and so long as the Reserve Fund Obligations in the Reserve Fund are not less than the Requnred Reserve Amount, no deposrs need be made to the credit of the Reserve Fund. When and if the Reserve Fund at any trine contains less than the Requnred Reserve Amount due to any cause or condition then, subject and subordinate to making the requnred deposits to the credit of the Debt Service Fund, commencing with the month during which such deficiency occurs, such deficiency shall be made up from the next available Pledged Revenues or from any other sources available for such purpose, in monthly installments of not less than 1/12 of the Requi-ed Reserve Amount; in the manner provided m the Master Ordinance Reimbursements to the provider if any of a Credit Facility shall constitute the making up of a deficiency to the extent that such reimbursements result in the reinstatement, in whole or in part, as the case maybe, of the amount of the Credit Facility 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 of the Bonds are Outstanding and unpaid, the City shall make available to the Paying Agent/Regnstrar out of the Debt Service Fund (and the Reserve Fund, if necessary) momes sufficient to pay such interest on and such principal amount ofthe 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 actnon to assure that no more than ten percent ofthe proceeds ofthe Bonds or the projects financed 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 of more than ten percent (10%) of the proceeds are so used, that amounts, whether or not recenved by the Issuer with respect to such private business use, do not, under the terms of 9- this Ordinance or any underlying arrangement, dnrectly or indnrectly 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) hereofexceeds five percent (5%) ofthe proceeds ofthe Bonds or the projects financed therewith (less amounts deposited into a reserve fund, of any) then the amount in excess of five percent (5%) ns used fora 'pnvate business use which ns '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 ns greater than the lesser of $5 000 000 or five percent (5%) of the proceeds ofthe Bonds (less amounts deposited into a reserve fund, if any) ns dnrectly or indnrectly 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 ofsectnon 141(b) ofthe 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, dnrectly or indiectly to acqunn•e or to replace funds whch were used, dnrectly or indnrectly to acqunre investment property (as defined in section 148(b)(2) ofthe Code) whch produces a materially hngher yield over the team of the Bonds, other than investment property acqunred with (1) proceeds of the Bonds invested for a reasonable temporary pernod 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) ofthe Treasury Regulations, and (3) amounts deposited in anyreasonablyrequnred reserve or replacement fund to the extent such amounts do not exceed ten percent of the proceeds of the Bonds, (g) to otherwise restrnct the use of the proceeds of the Bonds or amounts treated as proceeds of the Bonds, as maybe 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 refimdings) and (h) to pay to the United States of America at least once during each five year pernod (beginning on the date of delivery of the Bonds) an amount that is at least equal to ninety percent (90%) of the 'Excess Earrings within the meaning of section 148(f) of the 10- Code and to pay to the United States of Amenca, not later than sixty (60) days after the Bonds have been paid in full, one hundred percent (100%) ofthe 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 included 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 wrth 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 wrth any covenant contained herein to the extent that such failure to comply in the opiion ofnationally-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 inpose additional requirements which are applicable to the Bonds, the Issuer agrees to comply wrth the additional requirements to the extent necessary inthe opiion ofnationally-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 Director of Finance may 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 ofthe 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 such Rebate Fund shall not be subject to the clam of any other person, including without limitation the registered owners ofthe Bonds. The Rebate Fund is established for the additional purpose of compliance wrth section 148 of the Code Section 15 AMENDMENT OF THIRTEENTH SUPPLEMENT (a) That the owners of a ma~orrty in Outstanding Principal Amount of the Bonds shall have the right from tine to tine to approve any amendment to this Thi-teenth Supplement which maybe 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 m this Thirteenth 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 (7) Change the minimum percentage of the principal amount of Bonds necessary for consent to any amendment; 11 unless such amendment or amendments shall be approved by the owners of all of the Bonds then Outstanding. (b) That of at any tune the City shall desnre to amend the Thirteenth 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 Crty of New York, New York, and a newspaper of general cnrculatnon in the Crty 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 ns on file at the principal office of the Paying Agent/Registrar for inspection by all owners of the Bonds. Such publication ns not requnred, however of notice in wrnting ns given to each owner of the Bonds (c) That whenever at any tune not less than thu-ty (30) days, and wnthin one year from the date of the first publication of said notice or other service of written notice the Crty shall receive an instrument or instruments executed by the owners of at least a ma~ornty 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 governing body of the Crty may pass such amendment in substantially the same form. (d) That upon the passage of any such amendment pursuant to the provnsnons of thns Section, thns Thirteenth Supplement shall be deemed to be amended in accordance with such amendment, and the respectnve rnghts, dutnes and obhgatnons under this Thnrteenth Supplement of the Cnty and all the owners ofthen Outstanding Bonds shall thereafter be determined, exercnsed and enforced hereunder subject in all respects to such amendment (e) That any consent given by the owners ofa Bond pursuant to the provnsnons ofthns Section shall be irevocable for a penod of six (6) months from the date of the first publication of the notice provided for in this Sectnon, and shall be conclusnve and binding upon all future owners of the same Bond during such pernod. Such consent maybe revoked at any tine after six 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 notnce thereofwrth the Paying Agent/Regnstrar and the Crty but such revocatnon shall not be effective of the owners of at least a ma~orrty in Outstanding Principal Amount of the Bonds have, prnor to the attempted revocatnon, consented to and approved the amendment. (f) The foregoing provnsnons of tlis Sectnon notwithstanding, the Crty by actnon of the Cnty Council may amend thns Thnrteenth Supplement wnthout the. consent of any owner of the Bonds or any other Parnty Obhgatnons, solely for any one or more of the following purposes. (1) To add to the covenants and agreements of the Crty in thus Thnrteenth Supplement contained, other covenants and agreements thereafter to be observed, grant addntnonal rnghts or remednes to the owners of the Bonds or to surrender restrnct or lunnt any rnght or power herein reserved to or conferred upon the Cty- (2) To make such provnsnons for the purpose of curing any ambngurty or curing; correcting or supplementing any deectnve provnsnon contained in thus Thnrteenth Supplement, °or in regard to clarnfynng matters or questnons arnsing under this Thu-teenth Supplement, as are 12 necessary or desirable and not contrary to or mcons~stent with this Thiteenth 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 Thirteenth Supplement in any other respect whatever 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 Thirteenth Supplement as may be requu~ed, in the opiion ofBond 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 contraryto or inconsistent with other provisions oftlis Thirteenth 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 17(c)(v) of this Thirteenth Supplement; (7) To make such changes, modifications or amendments as may be necessary or des~rabhe 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 econoxruc and practical utilization of interest rate swap agreements, foreign currency exchange agreements, or sinular type of agreements with respect to the Bonds. Notice of any such amendment maybe published by the City m the manner described m clause (b) of tlis 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 notice shall not adversely affect the inplementation ofsuch amendment as adopted pursuant to such amendatory ordinance. (g) Ownership ofthe 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 16 DAMAGED MUTILATED LOST STOLEN OR DESTROYED BONDS (a) That in the event any Outstanding Bond is damaged, mutilated, lost, stolen, or destroyed, the 13- 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 for replacement of damaged, mutilated, lost, stolen, or destroyed Bonds shall be made to the Paying Agent/Regnstrar 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 indemmty as may be requnred 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 them satisfaction of the loss, theft, or destructnon 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/Regnstrar for cancellation the Bond so damaged or mutilated. (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions ofthns Section, in the event any such Bond shall have matured, and no default has occurred whnch-ns then continuing in the payment of the prncnpal of, redemptnon premnum, if any or interest on the Bond, the Cnty may authorize the payment of the same (without sunrender thereof except in the case of a damaged or mutilated Bond) instead of issuing a replacement Bond, provnded security or indemnity is fixrmshed as .above provnded in this Sectnon. (d) Prnor to the nssuance of any replacement bond, the Paynrng Agent/Regnstrar shall charge the owner of such Bond wrath all legal, printing, and other expenses in connection therewnth. Every replacement bond nssued pursuant to the provnsnons ofthns Sectnonbyvnrtue ofthe fact that any Bond its lost, stolen, or destroyed shall constitute a contractual obhgatnon of the Cnty whether or not the lost, stolen, or destroyed Bond shall be found at any tune, or be enforceable by anyone, and shall be entntled to all the benefits of thns Thnrteenth Supplement equally and proportnonately wrath any and all other Bonds duly nssued under this Thirteenth Supplement. (e) In accordance with Chapter 1206 this Sectnon of thns Thnrteenth Supplement shall constitute authornty for the nssuance of any such replacement bond without necessity of further actnon by the governing body of the Cnty or any other body or person, and the duty of the replacement of such bonds its hereby authornzed and nmposed upon the Payng Agent/Regnstrar and. the Paying Agent/Regnstrar shall authentncate and deliver such bonds in the form and manner and wrath the effect, as provnded in Sectnon 5(a) of thns Thiteenth Supplement for Bonds nssued in exchange for other Bonds. Sectnon 17 CONTINUING DISCLOSURE UNDERTAKING (a) Annual Reports. (i) The Cnty shall provnde annually to each NRMSIR and any SID within six months after the end of each Fiscal Year ending in or after 2004 financnal information and operating data with respect to the City of the general type included in the final Officnal Statement authornzed by Sectnon 3(d) of thns Thnrteenth Supplement, being the nnformatnon described in Exhibit C hereto Any financnal statements so to be provnded shall be (1) prepared in accordance with the accounting princnples described in Exhibit C hereto or such other accouniting princnples as the City may be requnred to employ from tame to tune pursuant to state law or regulatnon, and (2) audited, of the City commnssnons an audit of such statements and the audit its completed wrthin the pernod during whnch they must be provnded. If the audit of such financnal statements its not complete within such pernod, then the Cnty shall provnde 14- unaudited financial statements within such period and shall provide audited financial statements for the applicable Fiscal Year to each NRMSIR and any SID when and if the audit report on such statements becomes available. (ii) If the City changes its Fiscal Year rt will notify each NRMSIR and any SID 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 requu-ed to provide financial information and operating data pursuant to this Section. The financial information and operating data to be provided pursuant to this Section maybe set forth in full in one or more documents or maybe 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 each NRMSIR and any SID or filed with the SEC (b) Material Event Notices. The City shall notify any SID and either each NRMSIR or the MSRB, in a finely manner of any of the following events with respect to the Bonds, if such event is material within the meaning of the federal securities laws. 1 Principal and interest payment delinquencies, 2. Non-payment related defaults, 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 or events affecting the tax-exempt status ofthe Bonds, 7 Modifications to rights of holders of the Bonds, 8 Bond calls, 9 Defeasances, 10 Release, substitution, or sale ofproperty securing repayment ofthe Bonds, and 11 Rating changes. The Crty shall notify any SID and either each NRMSIR or the MSRB in a finely manner of any failure by the City to provide financial information or operating data in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section by the tune required by such subsection. Any filing under this Section may be made solely by transrrutting such filing to the MAC as provided at httpJ/www d~sclosureusa.or~, unless the SEC has withdrawn the interpretive advice stated in its letter to the MAC dated September 7 2004 (c) Lunrtations, Disclauners, 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 Crty remains an obligated person with respect to the Bonds within the meanung of the Rule, except that the Crty in any event will give notice of any deposit made in accordance with this Thu-teenth Supplement or applicable law that causes Bonds no longer to be outstanding. (ii) The provisions oftlus Section are for the sole benefit of the Holders and beneficial owners of the Bonds, and nothing in this Section, express or unphed, shall give any benefit or any legal or equitable nght, remedy or claun hereunder to any other person. The City undertakes to provide only the financial unformation, operating data, financial statements, and notices which rt has expressly 15- 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 Crty does not make any representation or warranty concernung 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 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 Thu-teenth Supplement for purposes of any other provision of this Thu-teenth Supplement. Nothing in this Section is intended or shall act to disclaun, waive, or otherwise limit the duties of the City under federal and state securities laws. (v) The provisions oftlus Section maybe amended by the City from tune 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 pernutted an underwriter to purchase or sell Bonds in the prunary 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 ma~orrty in aggregate principal amount (or any greater amount requi-ed by any other provision oftlus Thu-teenth Supplement that authorizes such an amendment) ofthe outstanding Bonds consent to such amendment or (b) a person that is unaffiliated with the Crty (such as nationally recogmzed bond counsel) determines that such amendment will not materially inpau~ the interest of the holders and beneficial owners ofthe Bonds. If the Crty so amends the provisions of this Section, rt 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 unpact of any change in the type of financial information or operating data so provided. Section 18 THIRTEENTH SUPPLEMENT TO CONSTITUTE A CONTRACT EQUAL SECURITY That in consideration of the acceptance of the Bonds, the issuance of wlich is authorized hereunder by those who shall hold the same from tune to tune, this Thirteenth Supplement shall be deemed to be and shall constitute a contract between the.Crty and the Holders from tune to tune of the Bonds and the pledge made in this Thu-teenth Supplement by the City and the covenants and agreements set forth in this Thu-teenth Supplement to be performed by the Crty 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 byreason oftune ofissuance, sale, or maturrtythereofor otherwise for anycause whatsoever except as expressly provided in or perrrutted by this Thu-teenth Supplement. 16- Section 19 SEVERABILITY OF INVALID PROVISIONS That if any one or more ofthe 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 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 ofany of the other provisions hereof or of the Bonds issued hereunder Section 20 PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE ON BUSINESS DAYS That, except as provided to the contrary in the FORM OF BOND whenever under the terms of this Thirteenth Supplement or the Bonds, the performance date of any provision hereof or thereof, including the payment ofprincipal 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 21 LIMITATION OF BENEFITS WITH RESPECT TO THE THIRTEENTH Supplement. That with the exception of the rights or benefits herein expressly conferred, nothing expressed or contained herein or unphed from the provisions of this Thirteenth Supplement or the Bonds is intended or should be construed to confer upon or give to any person other than the Crty the Holders, and the Paying Agent/Registrar any legal or equitable right, remedy or claun under or by reason of or in respect to this Thirteenth Supplement or any covenant, condition, stipulation, prorruse, agreement, or provision herein contained. This Thu-teenth Supplement and all of the covenants, condirions, stipulations, prorruses, 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 AgentlRegistrar as herein and therein provided. Section 22 FURTHER PROCEDURES That the Mayor the City Manager any Assistant City Manager the Director of Finance, the Crty 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 tune to tune and at any tune to do and perform all such acts and things and to execute, acknowledge, and deliver in the name and under the seal and on behalf of the Issuer all such instruments, whether or not herein mentioned, as may be necessary or desirable in order to carry out the terms and provisions of this Thirteenth Supplement, the Purchase Contract, the Bonds, the offering documents prepared in connection with the sale of the Bonds, or the Escrow Agreement described in Section 28 hereof. Should a debt service reserve fund surety policy be obtained to fund the Reserve Fund, the Crty Manager is authorized to execute an agreement in substantially the form attached hereto with such changes as may be necessary in the judgment of the Crty Manager to conform the agreement to the conditions ofany comrrutment to deliver a debt service reserve fund surety policy issued by the provider thereof. In case any officer whose signature appears on any Bond shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of such Bond, such signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purpose the same as ff he or she had remained in office until such delivery 17 Section 23 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 proceeduigs pertaiung to the Bonds pending their delivery and their investigation, examination and approval by the Attorney General of the State of Texas, and then registration by the Comptroller of Public Accounts ofthe State ofTexas. Upon registration ofthe Bonds, said Comptroller ofPubhc Accounts (or a deputy designated in writing to act for said Comptroller) shall manually sign the Comptroller's Registration Certificate accompanying the Bonds, and the seal ofsaid Comptroller shall be impressed, or placed in facsunile, on each such certificate. Section 24 SALE OF BONDS (a) That the sale of the Bonds to the Underwriters is hereby authorized. The Purchase Contract, in substantially the form attached to this Thirteenth Supplement, which shall set forth the terms of the sale of the Bonds to the Underwriters, is hereby accepted, approved and authorized to be delivered in executed form to the Underwriters. (b) That the offering documents prepared in connection with the sale of the Bonds, in substantially the form attached to this Thirteenth Supplement, are hereby accepted, approved and authorized to be delivered in executed form to the Underwriters. The use of the 'Prelininary Official Statement" prepared in connection with the sale of the Bonds is hereby ratified. (c) The sale ofthe Bonds for the purpose ofrefiznding the Refunded Bonds is being effected in order to achueve a net present value savings to the City and to the System of $ and a gross savings of $ The Refunded Bonds are hereby called for redemption prior to their scheduled maturities on the respective dates set forth in Schedule I to this Thirteenth Supplement, at the price of par plus accrued interest to the date of redemption. The Designated Financial Officer is hereby authorized to take such steps as are necessary to cause notice of such redemption to be made in accordance with the terms ofthe ordinances authorizing the issuance ofthe Refunded Bonds. (d) Proceeds representing accrued interest on the Bonds shall be deposited to the credit ofthe Debt Service Fund and proceeds representing prermum on the Bonds shall be used in a manner consistent with the provisions of Section 1201 042(d), Texas Government Code Section 25 DTC REGISTRATION The Bonds iutially 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, iutially will act as depository for the Bonds. DTC has represented that it is a hrrited purpose trust company incorporated under the laws of the State ofNew York, a member ofthe 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 m no way verifies, such representations. The Bonds iutially authorized by this Thirteenth Supplement shall be delivered to and registered in the name of CEDE & CO the nominee of DTC It is expected that DTC will hold the Bonds on behalf of the Underwriters and their respective participants. 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 rt were the actual and beneficial owner thereof. It is expected that DTC will maintain abook-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 18- pursuant to rules and regulations established by them, and that the Bonds iutially 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 fiinctions 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 ofthe beneficial owners ofthe Bonds. It shall be the duty ofthe DTC Participants, as defined m the Official Statement herein approved, to make all arrangements with DTC to establish this book-entry system, the beneficial ownership ofthe Bonds, and the method ofpaymg the fees and charges of DTC The City does not represent, nor does it m any way covenant that the iutial book entry system established with DTC will be mamtamed m 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 thus Thi-teenth Supplement, substitute Bonds will be duly delivered as provided m this Thirteenth Supplement, and there will be no assurance or representation that any book-entry system will be mamtamed 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" mthe form provided by DTC to evidence the City's intent to establish said book entry system. Section 26 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 or the Refunded Bonds and any investment earnings thereon to be used for the improvement and extension of the System (referred to herein and Section 27 hereof as a 'Project") by allocating proceeds to expenditures within eighteen (18) months ofthe later ofthe date that (a) the expenditure on a Project is made or (b) each such Project is completed. The foregoing notwithstanding, the Crty shall not expend such proceeds or investment earrings 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 opion ofnationally-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 ofnationally-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. Section 27 DISPOSITION OF PROJECT That the Crty covenants that the property constituting a Project will not be sold or otherwise disposed m a transaction resulting m the receipt by the Crty of cash or other compensation, unless the Crty obtains an opiionofnationally-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 m the ordinary course of business shall not be treated as a transaction resulting m 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 opiion 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. 19- Section 28 ESCROW AGREEMENT That the City Manager of the Crty is hereby authorized and du-ected to execute, the City Secretary is authorized to attest, and the Crty Attorney is authorized to approve as to form, on behalf of the Crty the Escrow Agreement covering the use ofthe moneys to be deposited in accordance with the terms thereof, for the benefit of the holders of the Refunded Bonds being retired with the proceeds from the sale of the Bonds, the form of which being in substantially the form attached to this Thu~teenth Supplement. Section 29 DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS TO SURETY PROVIDER. That the Director of Finance is hereby directed to send to the Surety Provider copies of the Thirteenth Supplement and the final Official Statement prepared in connection with the sale of the Bonds promptly after the date of adoption of this Thu-teenth Supplement. Section 30 PREAMBLE That the preamble to this Thnteenth Supplement is hereby incorporated by reference, and is to be considered a part of the operative text of this Thirteenth Supplement. Section 31 RULES OF CONSTRUCTION For all purposes oftlus Thirteenth Supplement, unless the context requu-es otherwise, all references to designated Sections and other subdivisions are to the Sections and other subdivisions of this Thirteenth Supplement. The words 'herein" 'hereof' and 'hereunder" and other words of sunilar unport refer to this Thirteenth Supplement as a whole and not to any particular Section or other subdivision. Except where the context otherwise requires, terms defined in this Thirteenth Supplement to unpart 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 rt exists on the date this Thu-teenth Supplement is adopted by the Crty and any future amendments thereto or successor provisions thereof. All ordinances and resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 32 IMMEDIATE EFFECT That this Thirteenth Supplement shall be effective unmediately from and after its passage in accordance with the provisions of Section 1201 028 Texas Government Code, and rt is accordingly so ordained. 20- SIGNED AND SEALED THIS 21ST DAY OF D Mayor U v City of Fort Worth, Texas ~~~r Crty Secretary ~~},.~~. .~ w ~'~- ~ ~ (SEAL) '"~ APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY ~ ~~," ., ~ ~~ ~; .~ .. ~: `~ r, ~~ ~ ~A ;•• ~~ .. ,,~~C..}}rty Attorney /iI~J~J~ 21 SCHEDULE I CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM REVENUE REFUNDING AND IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES 1996 dated January 1 1996 bonds maturing on February 15 m each of the years 2008 and 2009 in the following principal amounts 2008 $3,895 000 2009 $4 105 000 aggregating $8,000 000 in principal amount- REDEMPTION DATE February 15 2006 CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM REVENUE REFUNDING AND IMPROVEMENT BONDS, SERIES 1997 dated November 1 1997 all bonds maturing on February 15 in each of the years 2013 through 2017 inclusive, in the following principal amounts. 2013 $3,925 000 2014 $4 135 000 2015 $4,355 000 2016 $4,590 000 2017 $4,840 000 aggregating $21 845 000 in principal amount; REDEMPTION DATE February 15 2008 CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM REVENUE REFUNDING AND IMPROVEMENT BONDS SERIES 1998 dated November 1 1998, all bonds maturing on February 15 in each of the years 2013 through 2016 inclusive, in the following principal amounts. 2013 $4,225 000 2014 $4 450 000 2015 $4 690 000 2016 $4 945 000 aggregating $18,310 000 in principal amount; REDEMPTION DATE February 15 2008 CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2000 dated July 15 2000 all bonds maturing on February 15 in each of the years 2016 through 2018 inclusive, and on February 15 2020 in the following principal amounts. 22 2016 $1 655 000 2017 $1 760 000 2018 $1 875 000 2020 $4 110 000 aggregating $9 400 000 in principal amount, REDEMPTION DATE February 15 2010 CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM SUBORDINATE LIEN REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1996 dated June 1 1996 bonds maturing on March 1 in each of the years 2012 through 2016 inclusive, m the following principal amounts. 2012 $1 060 000 2013 $1 110 000 2014 $1 160 000 2015 $1,215 000 2016 $1,270 000 aggregating $5 815 000 in principal amount; REDEMPTION DATE March 1 2006 The redemption price for all ofthe obhgations described above is par plus accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption. 23- EXHIBIT A That, as used in this Thirteenth Supplement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below unless the text hereof specifically indicates otherwise Authentication Certificate shall have the meaning given said term ii Section 5(a) of the Thirteenth Supplement. Authorized Denomination shall have the meaning graven said term in Section 3(a) of the Thirteenth Supplement. 'Bonds means the Series 2005 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 1206 means Chapter 1206 Texas Government Code. 'Chapter 1207" means Chapter 1207 Texas Government Code. 'Chapter 1208 means Chapter 1208, Texas Government Code. 'Designated Trust Office means the city so designated in Section 5(a) of the Thirteenth Supplement. Bonds. 'Eighth Supplement" means the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Series 2000B 'Escrow Agreement" shall mean the Escrow Agreement between the City and the escrow agent named therein, executed and delivered in connection with the refunding of the Refunded Bonds 'Fifth Supplement" means the ordinance authorizing the issuance ofthe Series 1997 Bonds. 'GASB means the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. 'MAC" means the Municnpal Advisory Council of Texas. 'Master Ordinance" means the 'Master Ordinance establishing the Cnty ofFort Worth Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Financing Program passed by the City on December 10 1991 'MSRB means the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. 'Ninth Supplement" means the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Series 2001 Bonds. Al 'NRMSIR means each person whom the SEC or vts staff has determined to be a nationally recognized muricvpal securities vnformatvon repository within the meaning of the Rule from tune to tune. 'Payvng Agent/Registrar" means the financval mstvtutvon specified m Section 5(a) of the Thvrteenth Supplement. 'Previously Issued Parvty Bonds" means the Series 1996 Bonds, the Serves 1997 Bonds, the Serves 1998 Bonds, the Serves 2000 Bonds, the Serves 2000B Bonds, the Serves 2001 Bonds, the Series 2003 Bonds, the Serves 2003A Bonds and the Series 2004 Bonds. 'Purchase Contract" means the Bond Purchase Agreement relating to the Bonds, between the City and Underwriters. 'Refunded Bonds" means those bonds vdentvfied u1 Schedule I attached to thus Ordinance. 'Regvstratvon Books" shall have the meanvrvg given said term vn 5ecrion 5(a) ofthe Thvrteenth Supplement. 'Rule means SEC Rule 15c2 12, as amended from tune to tune. SEC" means the United States Securvhes and Exchange Commvssvon. 'Serves 1996 Bonds" means the Cvty ofFort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Refundvng and Improvement Bonds, Serves 1996, authorized by the Thvrd Supplement 'Serves 1997 Bonds" means the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Refundvng and Improvement Bonds, Serves 1997 authorvzed by the Fifth Supplement. 'Serves 1998 Bonds" means the Cvty ofFort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Refivndvng and Improvement Bonds, Serves 1998 authorvzed by the Sixth Supplement. 'Serves 2000 Bonds" means the Cvty ofFort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Serves 2000 authorvzed by the Seventh Supplement. 'Serves 2000B Bonds" means the Cvty of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Refundvng and Improvement Bonds, Serves 2000B authorvzed by the Evghth Supplement. 'Serves 2001 Bonds" means the City ofFort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Serves 2001 authorvzed by the Ninth Supplement. 'Series 2003 Bonds" means the City ofFort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Refundvng and Improvement Bonds, Serves 2003 authorvzed by the Tenth Supplement. 'Serves 2003A Bonds" means the Cvty of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Revenue Refundvng Bonds, Serves 2003A, authorvzed by the Eleventh Supplement. A2 'Series 2004 Bonds means the City of Fort Worth, Texas Water and Sewer System Auction Rate Revenue Bonds, Series 2004 authorized by the Twelfth Supplement. 'Seventh Supplement" means the ordmance authorizing the issuance of the Series 2000 Bonds. 'SID" means any person designated by the State of Texas or an authorized department, officer or agency thereof as, and determined by the SEC or its staff to be, a state information depository within the meaning of the Rule from tune to tune. The MAC currently acts as the SID for the State of Texas. 'Sixth Supplement" means the ordmance authorizing the issuance of the Series 1998 Bonds. 'Surety Provider" means 'Tenth Supplement" means the ordinance authonzulg the issuance of the Bonds 'Term Bonds means those Bonds, ifany identified inthe Purchase Contract as 'termbonds" 'Third Supplement" means the ordmance author~zmg the issuance ofthe Series 1996 Bonds. 'Thu-teenth Supplement" means the ordmance authorizing the issuance of the Bonds. 'Twelfth Supplement" means the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Series 2004 Bonds. 'Underwriters means A.G Edwards & Sons, Inc as senior managing underwriter together with the investment banking firms that contract to purchase the Bonds pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Contract. A3 EXHIBIT B FORM OF BOND NO UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF TEXAS COUNTIES OF TARRANT AND DENTON CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM REVENUE REFUNDING AND IMPROVEMENT BOND SERIES 2005 MATURITY DATE INTEREST RATE DATED DATE CUSIP ON THE MATURITY DATE SPECIFIED ABOVE, THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, IN TARRANT AND DENTON COUNTIES TEXAS (the 'Issuer") hereby promises to pay to or to the registered assignee hereof (either being hereinafter called the 'registered owner") the prmcipal amount of and to pay interest thereon from the dated date specified above, on August 15 2005 and semiannually on each February 15 and August 15 thereafter to the maturity date specified above, or 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 2005 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 m lawful money of the United States of America, without exchange or collection charges. The prmcipal of tlis Bond shall be paid to the registered owner hereof upon presentation and surrender of this Bond at maturity or upon the date fixed for its redemption prior to maturity at the designated corporate trust office m Mmneapohs, Minnesota (the 'Designated Trust Office') of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, which is the 'Paying Agent/Registrar" for this Bond. The payment of mterest on this Bond shall be made by the Paying Agent/Registrar to the registered owner hereof on each mterest payment date by check or draft, dated as of such mterest 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 mterest payment date, to the registered owner hereof, at its address as it appeared on the last 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 mterest due at maturity or upon the redemption of this Bond prior to B-1 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 AgentlRegnstrar 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 rt 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 requnred to provide for the payment, m immediately available funds, of all priicipal of and interest on the Bonds, when due. IN THE EVENT of anon-payment of interest on a scheduled payment date, and for 30 days thereafter anew record date for such interest payment (a Special Record Date') will be estabinshed by the Paying Agent/Regnstrar 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 pnor 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 ofthe principal ofor interest on this Bond shallbe a Saturday Sunday a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutnons in the City where the Designated Trust Office ofthe Paying Agent/Registrar ns 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 of made on the original date payment was due Notwithstanding the foregoing, during any period in which ownership of the Bonds ns 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 ns one ofa series ofbonds oflike tenor and effect except as to number principal amount, interest rate, maturity and right of pnor redemption, dated as of the dated date specified above, aggregating $ (herein sometimes called the 'Bonds") issued for the purpose of (i) refunding the Refunded Bonds (as defined in the Bond Ordinance} (ii) improving and extending the System (as defined m the Master Ordinance), (iii) funding the Reserve Fund (as defined in the Master Ordinance), and (iv) paying the costs of issuance associated with the Bonds. All capntalnzed 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 15 201 S may be redeemed pnor to thee- scheduled maturities, at the option of the Issuer in whole, or ii part on February 15 2014 or on any date thereafter at the redemption price of the principal amount of the Bonds called for redemption, plus accrued interest thereon to the date fixed for redemption, and without preirium, provided, that during any period m which ownership of the Bonds is determined only by a book entry B-2 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 Board and the securities depository THE BONDS are also subject to mandatory redemption in part by lot pursuant to the terms of the Bond Ordinance, on 15 in each of the years 20_ through 20^ inclusive, with respect to Bonds maturing 15 ZO_ 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 prenuum: Year Principal Amount Final Maturity To the extent, however that Bonds subject to sulking fund redemption have been previously purchased or called for redemption in part and otherwise than from a sulking fund redemption payment, each annual sulking 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 remaunung annual sunkung fund redemption payment for such Bonds bears to the total remaunung sulking fund payments, and by rounding each such payment to the nearest $5 000 integral, provided, that during any penod in wlvch 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 Issuer and the securities depository NOTICE OF any such redemption of Bonds shall be given in the following manner to-wit, (i) 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 more than 60 days nor less than 30 days prior to the date fixed for such redemption by depositing such notice in the ihuted States mail, first-class postage prepaid, addressed to each such registered owner at lus address shown on the Registration Books of the Paying Agent/Registrar and (ii) at least 30 days pnor to the date fixed for such redemption, a notice of such redemption shall either be published one tune or posted electromcally on the website of a financial Iournal or publication of general circulation in the Umted States ofAmenca or the State of Texas which carries as a regular feature notices of redemption of mumcipal bonds, provided, however that the failure to send, mail, or receive such notice described in clause (i) above, or any defect therein or in the sending or mailing thereof, shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the proceedings for the redemption ofany Bond, as publication or posting of notice as described in clause (ii) above shall be the only notice actually required in connection with or as a prerequisite to the redemption of any Bonds. 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, plus accrued interest thereon to the date fixed B-3 for redemption. If such nonce 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 auto- matrcallyshall be redeemed prior to rts scheduled maturity and shall not bear or accrue interest after the date fixed for rts redemption, and shall not be regarded as being outstanding except for the right of the registered owner to receive the redemption price plus accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption from the Paying Agent/Registrarout ofthe 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 many denomination or denominations in any integral multiple of $5 000 (an Authorized Denomination') at the written request of the registered owner and m 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) ALL BONDS OF THIS SERIES are issuable solely as fullyregistered bonds, without interest coupons, m 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 maybe, 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 Ofi7ce, together with proper instruments ofassignment, m form and with guarantee ofsignatures satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar evidencing assignment oftlus Bond or any portion or portions hereof m any authox~zed 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 hereoffrom tune to tune 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 convert ing and exchanging any Bond or portion thereof. In any cu'cumstance 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 conditionprecedent to the exercise ofsuchpnvilege. The fore going 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 beguunung at the opening of B-4 business 30 days before the day of the first mailing of a nonce 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 it promptly will appoint a competent and legally qualified substitute therefor whose qualifications are substan- tially 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 ofholding, delivering or transferring this Bond shall be modified to require the appropriate person or entity to meet the requu-ements of the securities depository as to registering or transferring the book entry to produce the same effect. BY BECOMING the registered owner of tins 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 ofthis 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 hen on and pledge of the Pledged Revenues of the System. The Issuer has reserved the nght, 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 hen 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 ISSiTER 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 oftlis 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 B-5 IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Bond has been signed with the unpnnted or Irthographed manual or facsunile signature of the Mayor of said Issuer attested by the unprmted or lithographed facsimile signature of the City Secretary and approved as to form and legality by the unprinted or )lthographed facsmile signature of the City Attorney and the official seal of said Issuer has been duly affixed to pruned, lithographed or unpressed on this Bond. CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS (SEAL) By Mayor ATTEST Crty Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY City Attorney B-6 FORM OF PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR'S AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR'S AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE (To be executed if this Bond is not accompamed 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 WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Paying Agent/Registrar By Authorized Signatory B-7 FORM OF COMPTROLLER'S REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER REGISTER NO STATE OF TEXAS I hereby certify that this Bond has been examined, certified as to vahdrty 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 (SEAL) NOTE TO PRINTER. *¶ not to be pruned on Bonds Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas B-8 FORM OF ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto Please insert Social Security or Taxpayer Identification Number of Transferee I (Please prmt or typewrite name and address, mcludmg zip code of Transferee) the within Bond and all rights thereunder and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appamts attorney to register the transfer of the wrthm Bond on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution irl the prerrirses. Dated. Signature Guaranteed. NOTICE Signature(s) must be guaranteed by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange or a commercial bank or trust company NOTICE The signature(s) above must correspond with the name of the Registered Owner as it appears upon the front of tlns Bond iri every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever B-9 Exhibit C to Thirteenth Supplemental Ordinance DESCRIPTION OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION The following information is referred to in Section 17 of this Thirteenth Supplement Annual Financial Statements and Operating Data The financial information and operating data with respect to the Crty 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 1 b 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 m the notes to the financial statements referred to in paragraph 1 above THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTIES OF TARRANT AND DENTON CITY OF FORT WORTH I, Marty Hendrix, 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 December 21 2004 and of the ordinance authorizing the issuance of Water and Sewer System Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, wlvch was duly passed at said meeting, and that said copy is a true and correct copy of said excerpt and the whole of said ordnance Said meeting was open to the public, and public notice ofthe tune, place, and purpose of said meeting was given, all as required by Chapter 551 Texas Government Code, as amended. In testunony whereof, I have set my hand and have hereunto affixed the seal of said Crty of Fort Worth, this day of December 2004 City Secretary of the Crty of Fort Worth, Texas (SEAL)