HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-021INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA
RESOLUTION NO. 2005-021
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA AMENDING AND
SUPPLEMENTING RESOLUTION NO. 93-80, PROVIDING FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF NOT EXCEEDING $30,000,000 WATER AND SEWER
REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 2005, OF THE COUNTY TO BE
APPLIED TO PAY A PORTION OF THE COSTS OF DEFEASING THE
COUNTY'S WATER AND SEWER REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 1996;
PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE BONDS FROM THE NET
REVENUES OF THE COUNTY'S WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM AND
CERTAIN OTHER MONEYS PLEDGED THEREFOR; PROVIDING FOR
THE RIGHTS OF THE HOLDERS OF SUCH BONDS; MAKING CERTAIN
OTHER COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS IN CONNECTION
THEREWITH; AUTHORIZING THE NEGOTIATED SALE OF NOT TO
EXCEED $30,000,000 INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, WATER AND
SEWER REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 2005 TO RBC DAIN
RAUSCHER INC., SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF A
BOND PURCHASE CONTRACT; APPROVING THE FORM OF SUCH
PURCHASE CONTRACT RELATING TO THE NEGOTIATED SALE;
DELEGATING THE AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER THE
BOND PURCHASE CONTRACT TO CERTAIN OFFICERS; AUTHORIZ-
ING THE DISTRIBUTION AND EXECUTION OF A PRELIMINARY
OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT IN CONNEC-
TION WITH THE DELIVERY OF THE SERIES 2005 BONDS; CANCELING
THE REMAINING . AUTHORIZED BUT UNISSUED BONDS;
AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE FORM OF ESCROW DEPOSIT
AGREEMENT; APPOINTING AN ESCROW HOLDER, REGISTRAR AND
PAYING AGENT; AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF MUNICIPAL
BOND INSURANCE; AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF A DEBT
SERVICE RESERVE FUND POLICY; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION
OF A FINANCIAL GUARANTY AGREEMENT WITH FINANCIAL
GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY; AUTHORIZING A
CONTINUING DISCLOSURE UNDERTAKING; PROVIDING CERTAIN
OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH; AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1. AUTHORITY FOR THIS RESOLUTION 3
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. 3
SECTION 3. FINDINGS 3
SECTION 4. AUTHORIZATION TO DEFEASE THE SERIES 1996 BONDS; ESCROW
DEPOSIT AGREEMENT; APPOINTMENT OF ESCROW HOLDER 5
SECTION 5. RESOLUTION TO CONSTITUTE CONTRACT 5
SECTION 6. AUTHORIZATION OF SERIES 2005 BONDS 6
SECTION 7. DESCRIPTION OF SERIES 2005 BONDS 6
SECTION 8. EXECUTION OF SERIES 2005 BONDS 7
SECTION 9. AUTHENTICATION OF SERIES 2005 BONDS. 7
SECTION 10. EXCHANGE OF SERIES 2005 BONDS. 7
SECTION 11. NEGOTIABILITY, REGIS 1RATION AND I RANSFER OF SERIES 2005
BONDS 7
SECTION 12. OWNERSHIP OF SERIES 2005 BONDS 8
SECTION 13. SERIES 2005 BONDS MUTILATED, DESTROYED, STOLEN OR LOST. 8
SECTION 14. PROVISIONS FOR REDEMPTION. 9
SECTION 15. FORM OF SERIES 2005 BONDS 9
SECTION 16. APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS OF ORIGINAL RESOLUTION 9
SECTION 17. APPLICATION OF BOND PROCEEDS 10
SECTION 18. SERIES 2005 FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS 10
SECTION 19. COVENANTS OF THE COUNTY 11
SECTION 20. AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING OF RESOLUTION 11
SECTION 21. DEFEASANCE 11
SECTION 22. TAX COVENANTS. 11
SECTION 23. REBATE 11
SECTION.24. NEGOTIATED SALE OF SERIES 2005 BONDS 12
SECTION 25. BOND INSURANCE. 13
SECTION 26. RESERVE ACCOUNT. 13
SECTION 27. PAYING AGENT AND REGIS 1RAR 13
SECTION 28. PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT 13
SECTION 29. CONTINUING DISCLOSURE UNDERTAKING. 13
SECTION 30. AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE 14
SECTION 31. SEVERABILITY 14
SECTION 32. INCONSISTENT RESOLUTIONS. 14
SECTION 33. EFFECTIVE DATE 15
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN
RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY FOR THIS RESOLUTION. This resolution is adopted
pursuant to Chapter 125, Florida Statutes, Ordinance No. 95-16 and other applicable
provisions of law.
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. Unless otherwise defined herein or the context
otherwise requires, the terms defined in Resolution No. 93-80 adopted by the County on
April 13, 1993, as supplemented (the "Original Resolution") shall have the same meanings
when used herein.
"Revenues" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Original Resolution,
except that with respect to the Series 2005 Bonds, it shall also include the Series 1996 Special
Assessment Revenues.
"Series 1993 Bonds" shall mean, collectively, the County's Water and Sewer
Revenue Bonds, Series 1993A, issued in the original principal amount of $47,190,000.
"Series 1996 Bonds" shall mean the County's Water 'and Sewer Revenue Bonds,
Series 1996, issued in the original principal amount of $38,900,000. .
"Series 1996 Special Assessment Revenues" shall mean the special assessments now
or hereafter levied by the County in connection with a portion of the Series 1996 Projects,
and the interest, prepayment charges and penalties received by the County in connection
therewith.
"Series 2005 Bonds" shall mean the County's Water and Sewer Revenue Refunding
Bonds, Series 2005, issued pursuant to this Resolution as Additional Parity Bonds under the
Original Resolution.
SECTION 3. FINDINGS. It is hereby ascertained, determined and declared that:
(A) The County now owns, operates and maintains the System and will continue to
derive revenue from the rates, fees, rentals and other charges made and collected for the
service of such System, which Revenues and the other revenues pledged pursuant to the
provisions of the Original Resolution are not now pledged or encumbered in any manner,
except for the payment of the Series 1993 Bonds and the Series 1996 Bonds.
(B) The principal of and interest and redemption premium, if any, on the Series
2005 Bonds, the nonrefunded portion of the Series 1996 Bonds, the Series 1993 Bonds and
all reserve and other payments shall be payable solely from the Pledged Funds as provided
herein and in the Original Resolution. The County shall never be required to levy ad
valorem taxes on any real or personal property therein to pay the principal of and interest
on the Series 2005 Bonds or to make any other payments provided for herein. The Series
2005 Bonds shall not constitute a lien upon any properties owned by or located within the
boundaries of the County.
(C) The Original Resolution, in Section 17(P) thereof, provides for the issuance of
Additional Parity Bonds under the terms, limitations and conditions provided therein.
(D) The County has by this Resolution determined to defease the Series 1996
Bonds maturing on and after September 1, 2007 until the first optional redemption date
with the proceeds of the Series 2005 Bonds and other funds of the County.
(E) The County has complied with the terms, conditions and restrictions contained
in the Original Resolution. The County is, therefore, legally entitled to issue the Series 2005
Bonds as Additional Parity Bonds within the authorization contained in the Original
Resolution.
(F) The Series 2005 Bonds herein authorized shall be on a parity and rank
equally, as to lien on and source and security for payment from the Pledged Funds and
in all other respects, with the Series 1993 Bonds and the nonrefunded portion of the
Series 1996 Bonds.
(G) The County intends to negotiate the sale of the Series 2005 Bonds as
hereinafter provided to RBC Dain Rauscher Inc. (the "Underwriter") for the reasons set
forth herein.
(H) The County wishes to approve the form of an agreement for the purchase
of the Series 2005 Bonds authorized to be sold hereby.
(I) The County desires to delegate to the Chairman or Vice Chairman or the
County Administrator or, in the absence of the County Administrator, the Director of
Management and Budget the authority to award the sale of the Series 2005 Bonds to the
Underwriter, as more specifically set forth in this resolution, and desires to delegate to
the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners or the County
Administrator, the authority to execute such Bond Purchase Contract upon the approval
of the terms thereof by the County Administrator or, in the absence of the County
Administrator, the Director of Management and Budget, as more particularly set forth in
this resolution.
(J) The County desires to ratify the distribution of and use by the
Underwriter of a Preliminary Official Statement, to authorize the execution and
distribution of an Official Statement in connection with the issuance of the Series 2005
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Bonds and to take certain other actions in connection with the issuance and sale of the
Series 2005 Bonds.
(K) The County has authorized the purchase of municipal bond insurance
and has received a commitment for such insurance from Financial Guaranty Insurance
Company (the "Bond Insurer").
(L) The County purchased a Debt Service Reserve Fund Policy (the "Reserve
Policy") in conjunction with the issuance of the Series 1996 Bonds from Financial
Guaranty Insurance Company and executed a Financial Guaranty Agreement in
connection therewith, which Reserve Policy will remain in effect following the issuance
of the Series 2005 Bonds and will satisfy the Debt Service Reserve Fund Requirement for
the Series 2005 Bonds.
(M) The County will be provided all applicable disclosure information
required by Section 218.385, Florida Statutes, at the time of execution and delivery of the
Bond Purchase Contract; and
SECTION 4. AUTHORIZATION TO DEFEASE THE SERIES 1996 BONDS;
ESCROW DEPOSIT AGREEMENT; APPOINTMENT OF ESCROW HOLDER. The
defeasance and redemption of the Series 1996 Bonds maturing on and after September 1,
2007 with a redemption date of September 1, 2006 is hereby authorized. The form of
Escrow Deposit Agreement to be used in connection with the defeasance and redemption
of the Refunded Bonds attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by reference
is hereby approved. The Chairman, or in his absence the Vice Chairman, are hereby
authorized to execute such Escrow Deposit Agreement in substantially the form attached
as Exhibit "A" upon the approval of the County Attorney as to form and legal sufficiency,
with such additional changes, insertions and omissions therein as do not change the
substance thereof and as may be approved by the said officers of the County executing the
same, such execution to be conclusive evidence of such approval. The County hereby
selects J.P. Morgan Trust Company, N.A.; Jacksonville, Florida, to serve as Escrow Holder
under the Escrow Deposit Agreement.
SECTION 5. RESOLUTION TO CONSTITUTE CON"1"RACT. In consideration of
the acceptance of the Bonds authorized to be issued hereunder by those who shall hold the
same from time to time, this Resolution shall be deemed to be and shall constitute a
contract between the County and such Holders. The covenants and agreements herein set
forth to be performed by the County shall be for the equal benefit, protection and security
of the legal Holders of any and all of the Bonds, allof which shall be of equal rank and
without preference, priority or distinction of any of the Bonds over any other thereof,
except as expressly provided therein and herein.
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SECTION 6. AUTHORIZATION OF SERIES 2005 BONDS. There is hereby
authorized and directed to be issued the County's Water and Sewer Revenue Refunding
Bonds, Series 2005 (the "2005 Bonds"), in the principal amount not to exceed $30,000,000.
The Series 2005 Bonds shall be issued under and secured by the Original Resolution. The
Series 2005 Bonds shall mature in the amounts and at the times, shall bear interest at the
rates, be redeemable at the redemption prices and upon the terms and shall have all of the
other characteristics, all as to be approved by the Chairman or Vice Chairman or the
County Administrator or in the absence of the County Administrator, the Director of
Management and Budget prior to sale of said Bonds, as provided in this resolution. The
Series 2005 Bonds shall be executed, authenticated and delivered by the officers of the
County authorized below in substantially the form set forth in the Original Resolution in
fully registered form.
SECTION 7. DESCRIPTION OF SERIES 2005 BONDS. The Series 2005 Bonds shall
be issued in fully registered form as current interest bonds; shall be dated; shall be
numbered; shall be in the denomination of $5,000 each, or integral multiples thereof, or
such other denominations as shall be approved by the County in a subsequent resolution
prior to the delivery of the Series 2005 Bonds; shall bear interest at such rate or rates not
exceeding the maximum rate allowed by Florida law, the actual rate or rates to be
determined by the governing body of the County prior to or upon the sale of the respective
Series 2005 Bonds; such interest to be payable semiannually at such times as are fixed by
resolution of the County and shall mature annually on such date in such years and
amounts as will be fixed by resolution of the County prior to or upon the sale of the Series
2005 Bonds; and may be Serial and/or Term Bonds.
Each Series 2005 Bond shall bear interest from the interest payment date next
preceding the date on which it is authenticated, unless authenticated on an interest
payment date, in which case it shall bear interest from such interest payment date, or,
unless authenticated prior to the first interest payment date, in which case it shall bear
interest from its dated date; provided, however, that if at the time of authentication
payment of any interest which is due and payable has not been made, such Series 2005
Bond shall bear interest from the date to which interest shall have been paid.
The principal of and the interest and redemption premium, if any, on the Series
2005 Bonds shall be payable in any coin or currency of the United States of America which
on the respective dates of payment thereof is legal tender for the payment of public and
private debts.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, the County may, at its option,
prior to the date of issuance of the Series 2005 Bonds, elect to use an immobilization system
or pure book -entry system with respect to issuance of the Series 2005 Bonds, provided
adequate records will be kept with respect to the ownership of the Series 2005 Bonds issued
in book -entry form or the beneficial ownership of bonds issued in the name of a nominee.
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As long as any Series 2005 Bonds are outstanding in book -entry form the provisions of this
Resolution inconsistent therewith shall not be applicable to such Bonds. The details of any
alternative system of issuance, as described in this paragraph, shall be set forth in a
resolution of the County duly adopted at or prior to the sale of the Series 2005 Bonds.
SECTION 8. EXECUTION OF SERIES 2005 BONDS. The Series 2005 Bonds shall
be executed as provided in the Original Resolution.
In case any officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature shall appear
on any Series 2005 Bonds shall cease to be such officer before thedelivery of the Series 2005
Bonds, such signature or such facsimile shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all
purposes the same as if he has remained in office until such delivery. Any Series 2005
Bond may bear the facsimile signature of or may be signed by such persons who, at the
actual time of the execution of the Series 2005 Bond, shall be the proper officers to sign such
Series 2005 Bonds although at the date of the Series 2005 Bond such persons may not have
been such officers.
SECTION 9. AUTHENTICATION OF SERIES 2005 BONDS. Only such of the
Series 2005 Bonds as shall have endorsed thereon a certificate of authentication
substantially in the form set forth in the Original Resolution, duly executed by the
Registrar, as authenticating agent, shall be entitled to any benefit or security under the
Original Resolution and this Resolution. No Series 2005 Bond shall be valid or obligatory
for any purpose unless and until such certificate of authentication shall have been duly
executed by the Registrar, and such certificate of the Registrar upon any such Series 1996
Bond shall be conclusive evidence that such Bond has been duly authenticated and
delivered under this Resolution. The Registrar's certificate of authentication on any Bond
shall be deemed to have been duly executed if signed by an authorized officer of the
Registrar, but it shall not be necessary that the same officer sign the certificate of authenti-
cation of all of the Series 2005 Bonds that may be issued hereunder at any one time.
SECTION 10. EXCHANGE OF SERIES 2005 BONDS. Any Series 2005 Bonds, upon
surrender thereof at the principal corporate trust office of the Registrar, together with an
assignment duly executed by the Bondholder or his attorney or legal representative in such
form as shall be satisfactory to the Registrar, may, at the option of the Bondholder, be
exchanged for an aggregate principal amount of Series 2005 Bonds equal to the principal
amount of the Bond or Bonds so surrendered.
The Registrar shall make provision for the exchange of Series 2005 Bonds at the
principal corporate trust office of the Registrar.
SECTION 11. NEGOTIABILITY, REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER OF SERIES
2005 BONDS. The Registrar shall keep books for the registration of and for the registration
of transfers of Series 2005 Bonds as provided in the Original Resolution. The transfer of
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any Series 2005 Bonds may be registered only upon such books and only upon surrender
thereof to the Registrar together with an assignment duly executed by the Bondholder or
his attorney or legal representative in such form as shall be satisfactory to the Registrar.
Upon any such registration of transfer the County shall execute and the Registrar shall
authenticate and deliver in exchange for such Bond, a new Bond or Bonds registered in the
name of the transferee, and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount
of such Bond or Bonds so surrendered.
In all cases in which Series 2005 Bonds shall be exchanged, the County shall execute
and the Registrar shall authenticate and deliver, at the earliest practicable time, a new Bond
or Bonds in accordance with the provisions of the Original Resolution and this Resolution.
All Series 2005 Bonds surrendered in any such exchange or registration of transfer shall
forthwith be canceled by the Registrar. The County or the Registrar may make a charge for
every such exchange or registration of transfer of Series 2005 Bonds sufficient to reimburse
it for arty tax or other governmental charge required to be paid with respect to such
exchange or registration of transfer, but no other charge shall be made to any Bondholder
for the privilege of exchanging or registering the transfer of Series 2005 Bonds under the
provisions of this Resolution.
SECTION 12. OWNERSHIP OF SERIES 2005 BONDS. The person in whose name
any Bond shall be registered shall be deemed and regarded as the absolute owner thereof
for all purposes, and payment of or on account of the principal or redemption price of any
such Bond, and the interest on any such Series 2005 Bonds shall be made only to or upon
the order of the registered owner thereof or his legal representative. All such payments
shall be valid and effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability upon such Bond including
the premium, if any, and interest thereon to the extent of the sum or sums so paid.
SECTION 13. SERIES 2005 BONDS MUTILATED, DESTROYED, STOLEN OR
LOST. In case any Bond shall become mutilated, or be destroyed, stolen or lost, the County
may in its discretion cause to be executed, and the Registrar shall authenticate and deliver,
a new Bond of like date and tenor as the Bond so mutilated, destroyed, stolen or lost, in
exchange and substitution for such mutilated Bond upon surrender and cancellation of
such mutilated Bond or in lieu of and substitution for the Bond destroyed, stolen or lost,
and upon the Holder furnishing the County and the Registrar proof of his ownership
thereof and satisfactory indemnity and complying with such other reasonable regulations
and conditions as the County and the Registrar may prescribe and paying such expenses as
the County and the Registrar may incur. All Series 2005 Bonds so surrendered shall be
canceled by the County. If any of the Series 2005 Bonds shall have matured or be about to
mature, instead of issuing a substitute Bond, the County may pay the same, upon being
indemnified as aforesaid, and if such Bond be lost, stolen or destroyed, without surrender
thereof.
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Any such duplicate Series 2005 Bonds issued pursuant to this Section shall
constitute original, additional contractual obligations on the part of the County whether or
not the lost, stolen or destroyed Series 2005 Bonds be at any time found by anyone, and
such duplicate Series 2005 Bonds shall be entitled to equal and proportionate benefits and
rights as to lien on and source and security for payment from the funds, as hereinafter
pledged, to the same extent as all other Series 2005 Bonds issued hereunder.
SECTION 14. PROVISIONS FOR REDEMPTION. The Series 2005 Bonds shall be
subject to redemption prior to their maturity, at the option of the County, at such times and
in such manner as shall be set forth in the Bond Purchase Contract herein authorized at the
time of sale of the Series 2005 Bonds, provided the first optional redemption date shall be
no later than 2015 at a redemption premium of not more than two percent (2%).
Notice of such redemption shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of
the Original Resolution. When notice of redemption is given, Series 2005 Bonds called for
redemption will become due and payable on the redemption date at the redemption price
stated in such notice. When a notice of redemption is given and funds sufficient for
redemption are deposited with the Registrar, interest on the Series 2005 Bonds to be
redeemed will cease to accrue on the date fixed for redemption, such Series 2005 Bonds
shall cease to be entitled to any lien, benefit or security under this Resolution and the
Holders of such Series 2005 Bonds will have no right in respect thereof except to receive
payment of the redemption price.
SECTION 15. FORM OF SERIES 2005 BONDS. The text of the Series 2005 Bonds,
together with the certificate of authentication, shall be in substantially the form set forth in
the Original Resolution, with such omissions, insertions and variations as may be
necessary, desirable, authorized or permitted by this Resolution or by any subsequent
resolution adopted prior to the issuance thereof, or as may be necessary to comply with
applicable laws, rules and regulations of the United States and of the State in effect upon
the issuance thereof.
SECTION 16. APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS OF ORIGINAL RESOLUTION.
The Series 2005 Bonds, herein authorized, shall for all purposes (except as herein expressly
provided) be considered to be Additional Parity Bonds issued under the authority of the
Original Resolution, and shall be entitled to all the protection and security provided therein
for the Series 1993 Bonds, and shall be in all respects entitled to the same security, rights
and privileges enjoyed by the Series 1993 Bonds.
The covenants and pledges contained in the Original Resolution shall be applicable
to the Series 2005 Bonds herein authorized in like manner as applicable to the Series 1993
Bonds. The principal of and interest on the Series 2005 Bonds shall be payable from the
Sinking Fund established in the Original Resolution on a parity with the Series 1993 Bonds,
and payments shall be made into such Sinking Fund by the County in amounts fully
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sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the Series 1993 Bonds and the Series 2005
Bonds as such principal and interest become due. All funds and accounts created pursuant
to the Original Resolution shall be held by the County in trust for the holders of the Bonds.
The Pledged Funds shall immediately be subject to the lien of this pledge without
any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of this pledge shall be valid and
binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise
against the County.
SECTION 17. APPLICATION OF BOND PROCEEDS. The proceeds, including
accrued interest received from the sale of the Series 2005 Bonds shall be applied by the
County simultaneously with the delivery of such Series 2005 Bonds to the purchaser
thereof, as follows and as further provided in a supplemental resolution of the County.
A. The accrued interest on the Series 2005 Bonds shall be deposited in the Interest
Account in the Sinking Fund created pursuant to the Original Resolution and shall be used
only for the purpose of paying interest becoming due on the Series 2005 Bonds for which it
was so deposited.
B. Unless otherwise provided in a supplemental resolution of the County or unless
provided for through the purchase of Reserve Account Credit Instrument as set forth in
Section 17(B) of the Original Resolution, a sum equal to the Reserve Requirement on such
Series 2005 Bonds shall be deposited in the Series 2005 Reserve Account established for the
Series 2005 Bonds and shall be used only for the purposes provided therefor.
C. To the extent not reimbursed therefor by the original purchaser of such Series
2005 Bonds, the County shall pay all costs and expenses in connection with the issuance
and sale of the Series 2005 Bonds.
D. The balance remaining after making all of the deposits and payments provided
for above shall be deposited with the Escrow Holder under the Escrow Deposit Agreement
and thereafter used, together with other funds of the County deposited with the Escrow
Holder to retire on the earlier of the maturity date or the first optional redemption date, the
Series 1996 Bonds.
SECTION 18. SERIES 2005 FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS. There is hereby created
and established the "Series 2005 Sinking Fund" within the Sinking Fund, the "Series 2005
Bond Amortization. Account" within the Bond Amortization Fund, and the "Series 2005
Reserve Account" within the Reserve Account. The Series 2005 Sinking Fund, the Series
2005 Bond Amortization Account, the Series 2005 Reserve Account, and the Series 2005
Rebate Account shall not in any manner affect the parity of the Series 2005 Bonds and the
Series 1993 Bonds, and are established solely for the accounting convenience of the County.
Revenues and other amounts deposited in the Sinking Fund for the Series 2005 Bonds shall
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be held in the Series 2005 Sinking Fund. Revenues and other amounts deposited in the
Bond Amortization Fund for the Series 2005 Bonds shall be held in the Series 2005 Bond
Amortization Fund. Revenues and other amounts deposited in the Reserve Account for
the Series 2005 Bonds shall be held in the Series 2005 Reserve Account.
SECTION 19. COVENANTS OF THE COUNTY. The provisions of Section 17 of
the Original Resolution shall be deemed applicable to this Resolution and shall apply to the
Series 2005 Bonds issued pursuant to this Resolution as though fully restated herein.
SECTION 20. AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING OF RESOLUTION. The
provisions of Section 25 of the Original Resolution shall be deemed applicable to this
Resolution and shall apply to the Series 2005 Bonds issued pursuant to this Resolution as
though fully restated herein.
SECTION 21. DEFEASANCE. The provisions of Section 24 of the Original
Resolution shall be deemed applicable to this Resolution and shall apply to the Series 2005
Bonds issued pursuant to this Resolution as though fully restated herein.
SECTION 22. TAX COVENANTS. With respect to the Series 2005 Bonds for which
the County intends on the date of issuance thereof for the interest thereon to be excluded
from gross income for purposes of Federal income taxation:
(A) The County shall not use or permit the use of any proceeds of the Series 2005
Bonds or any other funds of the County, directly or indirectly, to acquire any securities or
obligations, and shall not use or permit the use of any amounts received by the County
with respect to the Series 2005 Bonds in any manner, and shall not take or permit to be
taken any other action or actions, which would cause any Series 2005 Bonds to be an
"arbitrage bond" within the meaning of Section 148, or "federally guaranteed" within the
meaning of Section 149(b), of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (in this
Section called the "Code"), or otherwise cause interest on the Series 2005 Bonds to become
subject to Federal income taxation, including the creation of any rebate funds or other
funds and/or accounts required in that regard.
(B) The County shall at all times do and perform all acts and things permitted by
law and this Resolution which are necessary or desirable in order to assure that interest
paid on Series 2005 Bonds will be excluded from gross income for purposes of Federal
income taxes and shall take no action that would result in such interest not being so
excluded.
SECTION 23. REBATE. Anything to the contrary notwithstanding contained
herein or in the Original Resolution, the County shall at least annually transfer into the
"Series 2005 Rebate Account" which is hereby created and established, from funds and
accounts created under this Resolution to which income on investments attributable to the
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Series 2005 Bonds has been deposited, appropriate amounts sufficient to pay to the United
States of America all amounts due with respect to the Series 2005 Bonds under the
provisions of section 148(f) of the Code. The earnings on the Series 2005 Rebate Account
shall be added to and become a part of the Series 2005 Rebate Account. Moneys in the
Series 2005 Rebate Account shall be used by the County to pay any rebate liability under
section 148(0 of the Code as and when due in accordance with instructions delivered to the
County by Bond Counsel from time to time.
SECTION 24. NEGOTIATED SALE OF SERIES 2005 BONDS. It is hereby found
and determined that due to the complexity of the financing and the need to coordinate
matters among the County, the County's Financial Advisor and the Underwriter, it is in the
best interest of the County and the public to negotiate the sale of the Series 2005 Bonds.
The disclosure required by Section 218.385, Florida Statutes, as amended, shall be provided
to the County, as evidenced by a schedule attached to the Bond Purchase Contract wherein
the Underwriter agrees to provide disclosure to the County prior to execution by the
County of the Bond Purchase Contract. The Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board of
County Commissioners or the County Administrator is hereby authorized to award the
sale of the Series 2005 Bonds to the Underwriter upon the County Administrator's
determination that the offer submitted by the Underwriter for the purchase of all of,the
Series 2005 Bonds is within all of the following parameters: (1) the true interest cost (taking
into consideration underwriter's discount and net original issue discount or net original
issue premium) on the Series 2005 Bonds does not exceed 4.75% per annum, (2) the
Underwriter's discount does not exceed $6.00 per $1,000 of principal amount of the Series
2005 Bonds issued, (3) the par amount of the Series 2005 Bonds does not exceed $30,000,000,
(4) the refunding of the refunded Series 1996 Bonds achieves a net present value savings of
not less than 5.00%, and (5) the final maturity date for the Series 2005 Bonds is not later
than the year 2022.
The County Administrator or, in the absence of the County Administrator, the
Director of Management and Budget, is hereby authorized to receive the offer to purchase
the Series 2005 Bonds from the Underwriter upon substantially the terms and conditions
set forth in the Bond Purchase Contract, which is hereby approved in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit "B", upon the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in this
Section 24. The Bond Purchase Contract in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit "B" is hereby approved, with such changes, alterations and corrections as may be
approved by the County Administrator or, in the absence of the County Administrator, the
Director of Management and Budget, and the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board of
County Commissioners or the County Administrator is hereby authorized to execute and
deliver, on behalf of the County, the final Bond Purchase Contract satisfying the
requirements of this Section 24. The approval of such changes, alterations and corrections
shall be conclusively presumed by the execution thereof by the Chairman or Vice
Chairman or the County Administrator. The authorization for any Bonds authorized but
not purchased by the Underwriter under the Bond Purchase Contract shall be canceled.
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SECTION 25. BOND INSURANCE. Insurance to insure the holder of any Bond
the scheduled payment of principal and interest on behalf of the County shall be purchased
from the Bond Insurer and payment for such insurance is hereby authorized from Bond
proceeds in accordance with the Commitment for Municipal Bond Insurance from the
Bond Insurer attached hereto as Exhibit "C." All provisions of the Original Resolution
applicable to the Bond Insurer for the Series 1993 Bonds and the Series 1996 Bonds shall be
equally applicable to the Bond Insurer for the Series 2005 Bonds.
SECTION 26. RESERVE ACCOUNT. The County has previously funded the
Reserve Account in the Debt Service Fund with a debt service reserve fund policy
purchased from Financial Guaranty Insurance Company in conjunction with the issuance
of the Series 1996 Bonds, which reserve fund policy will remain in effect and satisfy the
Debt Service Reserve Fund Requirement for the Series 2005 Bonds.
SECTION 27. PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. J.P. Morgan Trust Company,
N.A., Jacksonville, Florida is hereby appointed Paying Agent and Registrar for the Series
2005 Bonds.
SECTION 28. PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT. The distribution by the
Underwriter of a Preliminary Official Statement, substantially in the form of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit "D" is hereby approved, and the County hereby authorizes and
directs the County Administrator, or his designee, to determine that such Preliminary
Official Statement is, as of its date, in nearly final form within the contemplation of Rule
15c2-12 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The distribution of a final Official
Statement of the County relating to the issuance of the Series 2005 Bonds is hereby
approved, such final Official Statement to be in substantially the form attached as Exhibit
"D" hereto, with such additional changes, insertions and omissions as may be made and
approved by officers of the County executing the same, such execution to be conclusive
evidence of any such approval. The Chairman and the County Administrator are hereby
authorized to execute such Official Statement in substantially the form attached hereto.
The execution of such Official Statement by such officers is hereby approved with such
additional changes, insertions and omissions as may be made and approved by such
officers.
SECTION 29. CONTINUING DISCLOSURE UNDERTAKING. The Chairman or
Vice -Chairman are hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver, and the Clerk is
hereby authorized to attest, on behalf of the County, the Continuing Disclosure Certificate
substantially in the form of Exhibit "E" hereto, with such changes and completions as are
acceptable to the signors thereof, with such execution to be conclusive evidence of the
approval of such changes and completions, in order to evidence the County's agreement to
undertake its continuing disclosure obligations as required by Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
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SECTION 30. AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE. The Chairman (or in the absence
of the Chairman, the Vice -Chairman), the Clerk, the Director of Management and Budget,
the County Administrator, the County Finance Director and the County Attorney or any
other appropriate officers of the County are hereby authorized and directed to execute any
and all certifications or other - instruments or documents required by the Original
Resolution, this 2005 Resolution, the Bond Purchase Contract or any other document
referred to above as a prerequisite or pre -condition to the issuance of the Series 2005 Bonds
and any such representation made therein shall be deemed to be made on behalf of the
County. All action taken to date by the officers of the County in furtherance of the issuance
of the Series 2005 Bonds is hereby approved, confirmed and ratified.
SECTION 31. SEVERABILITY. If any one or more of the covenants, agreements or
provisions of this Resolution should be held contrary to any express provision 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 separate from the remaining
covenants, agreements or provisions of this Resolution or of the Series 2005 Bonds issued
hereunder.
SECTION 32. INCONSISTENT RESOLUTIONS. All prior resolutions of the
County inconsistent with the provisions of this Resolution are hereby modified,
supplemented and amended to conform to the provisions herein contained.
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RESOLUTION 2005-021
SECTION 33. EFFECTIVE DATE. The provisions of this Resolution shall take
effect immediately upon its passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED the i_5 day of Feb , 2005.
(SEAL)
�A I i hST: J.K.Barton, Clerk
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA
Lik s
Chairman
Deputy Clerk •-
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Approved' as, to -form and
legal sufficiency
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