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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1999.07.15 - 25748Miscellaneous Resolution # 99152 July 15, 1999 BY; FINANCE COMMITTEE, SUE ANN DOUGLAS. CHAIRPERSON IN RE: COUNTY TREASURER — RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE OAKLAND COUNTY REFUNDING BONDS (EVERGREEN-FARMINGTON AMY RELIEF SEWERS) TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Act No. 342, Public Acts of Michigan, 1939, as amended ("Act 342"), the County of Oakland (the "County") has issued its Evergreen-Farmington Sewage Disposal System Bonds (Amy Relief Sewers), dated December 1, 1990 (the "Prior Bonds"), in the original principal amount of $3.425,000 to defray part of the cost of acquiring and constructing certain improvements to the Evergreen and Farmington Sewage Disposal System pursuant to certain contracts (the "Contracts") among the City of Bloomfield Hills and the Charter Township of Bloomfield (the "Municipalities"), the City of Auburn Hills, and the County; and WHEREAS, the Prior Bonds remain outstanding in the aggregate principal amount of $2,400,000 mature in various principal amounts on May 1 in the years 2000 through 2009 and bear interest at rates per annum that vary from 6.00 % to 6.60%; and WHEREAS, Chapter VI of Act No. 202, Public Acts of Michigan, 1943, as amended ("Act 202") authorizes the County to refund all or any part of its funded indebtedness; and WHEREAS, the County has received requests from the Municipalities to refund all or part of the outstanding Prior Bonds; and Finance Committee Vote: Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote. WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the County and the Municipalities that the Prior Bonds maturing in the years 2000 through 2009 be refunded. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: 1 AT IT'HORIZATION OF BONDS —PURPOSE. Bonds of the County (the "Refunding Bonds") aggregating the principal sum of not to exceed Two Million Eight Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($2,840,000) shall be issued and sold pursuant to the provisions of Act 202, and other applicable statutory provisions, for the purpose of refunding all or part of the outstanding Prior Bonds maturing in the years 2000 through 2009. 2. BOND DETAILS. The Refunding Bonds shall be designated Oakland County Refunding Bonds (Evergreen-Farmington Amy Relief Sewers); shall be in the principal amount and shall be dated as of such date as shall be determined by County Drain Commissioner as County Agency at the time of sale; shall be numbered from 1 upwards; shall be fully registered; shall be in the denomination of $5,000 each or any integral multiple thereof not exceeding the aggregate principal amount for each maturity at the option of the purchaser thereof; shall bear interest at a rate or rates not exceeding 6% per annum to be determined upon the sale thereof payable on such dates as shall be determined at the time of sale: and shall mature on such dates and in such amounts as shall be determined at the time of sale. 3. __PAYMENTQE_PRIAL AND INTEREST. The principal of and interest on the Refunding Bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States. Principal shall be payable upon presentation and surrender of the bonds to the bond registrar and paying agent as they severally mature. Interest shall be paid to the registered owner of each bond as shown on the registration books at the close of business on the fifteenth day of the calendar month preceding the month in which the interest payment is due. Interest shall be paid when due by check or draft drawn upon and mailed by the bond registrar and paying agent to the registered owner at the registered address. -2- 4. _BOOK-ENTRY SYSTEM. Initially, one fully-registered bond for each maturity, in the aggregate amount of such maturity, shall be issued in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") for the benefit of other parties (the "Participants") in the book-entry-only transfer system of DTC. In the event the County determines that it is in the best interest of the County not to continue the book-entry system of transfer or that the interests of the holders of the bonds might be adversely affected if the book-entry system of transfer is continued, the County may notify DTC and the bond registrar and paying agent, whereupon DTC will notify the Participants of the availability through DTC of bond certificates. In such event, the bond registrar and paying agent shall deliver, transfer and exchange bond certificates as requested by DTC and any Participant or "beneficial owner" in appropriate amounts in accordance with this Resolution. DTC may determine to discontinue providing its services with respect to the bonds at any time by giving notice to the County and the bond registrar and paying agent and discharging its responsibilities with respect thereto under applicable law or the County may determine that DTC is incapable of discharging its duties and may so advise DTC. In either such event, the County shall use reasonable efforts to locate another securities depository. Under such circumstances (if there is no successor securities depository), the County and the bond registrar and paying agent shall be obligated to deliver bond certificates in accordance with the procedures established by this Resolution. In the event bond certificates are issued, the provisions of this Resolution shall apply to, among other things, the transfer and exchange of such certificates and the method of payment of principal of and interest on such certificates. Whenever DTC requests the County and the bond registrar and paying agent to do so, the County and the bond registrar and paying agent shall cooperate with DTC in taking appropriate action after reasonable notice to make available one or more separate certificates evidencing the bonds to any Participant having bonds certified to its DTC account or to arrange for another securities depository to maintain custody of certificates evidencing the bonds. -3- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF MICHIGAN COUNTY OF OAKLAND OAKLAND COUNTY REFUNDING BOND (EVERGREEN-FARMINGTON AMY RELIEF SEWERS) INTFRPST R ATF MATE TRITY DATE DATE OF ORIGINAL ISSUE CUSIP Registered Owner: Principal Amount: The County of Oakland, State of Michigan (the "County"), acknowledges itself indebted to, and for value received, hereby promises to pay to the Registered Owner identified above, or registered assigns, the Principal Amount set forth above on the Maturity Date specified above, unless redeemed prior thereto as hereinafter provided, upon presentation and surrender of this bond at the bond registrar and paying agent, or at such successor bond registrar and paying agent as may be designated pursuant to the Resolution, and to pay to the Registered Owner as shown on the registration books at the close of business on the 15 111 day of the calendar month preceding the month in which an interest payment is due, by check or draft drawn upon and mailed by the bond registrar and paying agent by first class mail postage prepaid to the Registered Owner at the registered address, interest on such Principal Amount from , or such later date through which interest has been paid until the County's obligation with respect to the payment of such Principal Amount is discharged, at the rate per annum specified above. Interest is payable on the first days of May and November in each year, commencing on 1, . Principal and interest are payable in lawful money of the United States of America. This bond is one of a series of bonds aggregating the principal sum of Thousand Dollars ($ ) issued by the County under and pursuant to and in full conformity with the Constitution and Statutes of Michigan (especially Act No. 202, Public Acts of 1943, as amended) and a resolution adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the County (the "Resolution") and an order of the Drain Commissioner of the County as County Agency for the purpose of refunding the outstanding Evergreen-Farmington Sewage Disposal System Bonds (Amy Relief Sewers), dated December 1, 1990, maturing in the years 2000 through -7- 2009. The bonds of this series are issued in anticipation of, and the principal of and interest on the bonds are payable from, moneys to be received by the County from the City of Bloomfield Hills and the Charter Township of Bloomfield (collectively, the "Municipalities") in payment of their respective obligations to the County under certain contracts (the "Contracts") among the Municipalities, another municipality in the County, and the County. The full faith and credit of each Municipality have been pledged for the making of its share of such payments. As additional security for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds of this series, the full faith and credit of the County have been pledged. Taxes imposed by the County are subject to constitutional tax rate limitations. This bond is transferable, as provided in the Resolution, only upon the books of the County kept for that purpose by the bond registrar and paying agent, upon the surrender of this bond together with a written instrument of transfer satisfactory to the bond registrar and paying agent duly executed by the registered owner or his attorney duly authorized in writing. Upon the exchange or transfer of this bond a new bond or bonds of any authorized denomination, in the same aggregate principal amount and of the same interest rate and maturity, shall be authenticated and delivered to the transferee in exchange therefor as provided in the Resolution, and upon payment of the charges, if any, therein provided. Bonds so authenticated and delivered shall be in the denomination of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof not exceeding the aggregate principal amount for each maturity. The bond registrar and paying agent shall not be required to transfer or exchange bonds or portions of bonds that have been selected for redemption. Bonds maturing prior to , are not subject to redemption prior to maturity. Bonds maturing on and after , are subject to redemption prior to maturity at the option of the County, in such order as shall be determined by the County, on any one or more interest payment dates on and after . Bonds of a denomination greater than $5,000 may be partially redeemed in the amount of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof. If less than all of the bonds maturing in any year are to be redeemed, the bonds or portions of bonds to be redeemed shall be selected by lot. The redemption price shall be the par value of the bond or portion of the bond called to be redeemed plus interest to the date fixed for redemption and a premium as follows: % of the par value if called for redemption on or after 1, , but prior to 1, % of the par value if called for redemption on or after 1, , but prior to 1, % of the par value if called for redemption on or after 1, , but prior to 1, Not less than thirty days' notice of redemption shall be given to the registered owners of bonds called to be redeemed by mail to each registered owner at the registered address. Bonds or portions of bonds called for redemption shall not bear interest on and after the date fixed for redemption, provided funds are on hand with the bond registrar and paying agent to redeem the same. -8- It is hereby certified, recited and declared that all acts, conditions and things required to exist, happen and be performed precedent to and in the issuance of the bonds of this series, existed, have happened and have been performed in due time, form and manner as required by law, and that the total indebtedness of the County, including the series of bonds of which this bond is one, does not exceed any constitutional or statutory limitation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the County of Oakland. State of Michigan, by its Board of Commissioners, has caused this bond to be executed in its name by facsimile signatures of the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners and the County Clerk and its corporate seal (or a facsimile thereof) to be impressed or imprinted hereon. This bond shall not be valid unless the Certificate of Authentication has been manually executed by an authorized representative of the bond registrar and paying agent. COUNTY OF OAKLAND By: Chairman, Board of Commissioners [SEAL] And: County Clerk CER IF1CATE OF AUTHENTICATION This bond is one of the bonds described in the within mentioned Resolution. Bond Registrar and Paying Agent By: Authorized Representative AUTHENTICATION DATE: ASSIGNMENT For value received, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto (please print or type name, address and taxpayer identification number of transferee) the within bond and all rights thereunder and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints attorney to transfer the within bond on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises. Dated: Signature Guaranteed: Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution participating in a Securities Transfer Association recognized signature guarantee program. [END OF BOND FORM] 10. SECURITY The Refunding Bonds shall be issued in anticipation of the payments to be made by the Municipalities pursuant to the Contracts. As additional security the full faith and credit of the County of Oakland are hereby pledged for the prompt payment of the principal of and interest on the Refunding Bonds as the same shall become due. If a Municipality shall fail to make payments to the County that are sufficient to pay its share of the principal of and interest on the Refunding Bonds as the same shall become due, then an amount sufficient to pay the deficiency shall be advanced from the general fund of the County. 11. DEFEASANCE. In the event cash or direct obligations of the United States or obligations the principal of and interest on which are guaranteed by the United States, or a combination thereof, the principal of and interest on which, without reinvestment, come due at times and in amounts sufficient to pay, at maturity or irrevocable call for earlier optional redemption, the principal of premium if any, and interest on the Refunding Bonds or any portion of the Refunding Bonds, shall have been deposited in trust, this Bond Resolution shall be defeased with respect to such Refunding Bonds and the owners of the Refunding Bonds shall have no further rights under this Bond Resolution except to receive payment of the principal of, premium if any, and interest on the Refunding Bonds from the cash or securities deposited in trust and the interest and gains thereon and to transfer and exchange Refunding Bonds as provided herein. I PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST FUND. There shall be established for the Refunding Bonds a Principal and Interest Fund that shall be kept in a separate bank account. From the proceeds of the sale of the Refunding Bonds there shall be set aside in the Principal and Interest Fund any premium and accrued interest received from the Purchaser of the Refunding Bonds at the time of delivery of the same. All payments received from the Municipalities pursuant to the Contracts are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Prior Bonds that are not refunded and the Refunding Bonds and expenses incidental thereto and as received shall be placed in the Principal and Interest Fund or the principal and interest fund for the Prior Bonds as appropriate. The County -12- Agency shall transfer moneys in the Principal and Interest Fund to the bond registrar and paying agent for the Prior Bonds that are not refunded and the bond registrar and payment agent for the Refunding Bonds as necessary for the payment of the principal of and interest on such Prior Bonds and the Refunding Bonds. 1 PAYMENT OF ISSUANCE EXPENSES - ESCROW FUND. The remainder of the proceeds of the Refunding Bonds shall be used to pay the issuance expenses of the Refunding Bonds and to establish an escrow fund for the Prior Bonds that are refunded. After the issuance expenses have been paid or provided for the remaining proceeds shall be used to establish an escrow fund (the "Escrow Fund") consisting of cash and investments in direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America or other obligations the principal of and interest on which are fully secured by the foregoing and used to pay the principal of, interest on and redemption premiums on the Prior Bonds that are refunded. The Escrow Fund shall be held by a trustee (the "Trustee") in trust pursuant to an escrow agreement (the "Escrow Agreement") that irrevocably shall direct the Trustee to take all necessary steps to pay the interest on the Prior Bonds that are refunded when due and to call such Prior Bonds for redemption at such time as shall be determined in the Escrow Agreement. The County Treasurer shall select the Trustee and enter into the Escrow Agreement with the Trustee on behalf of the County. The amounts held in the Escrow Fund shall be such that the cash and the investments and the income received thereon will be sufficient without reinvestment to pay the principal of, interest on and redemption premiums on the Prior Bonds that are refunded when due at maturity or call for redemption as required by the Escrow Agreement. 14 APPROVAL OF DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY. The issuance and sale of the Refunding Bonds shall be subject to permission being granted therefor by the Department of Treasury of the State of Michigan and the County Agency, the County Treasurer, or a representative of Municipal Financial Consultants Incorporated, the financial consultant for the County, shall make -13- application to the Department of Treasury for permission to issue and sell the Refunding Bonds as provided by the terms of this resolution. P TcCITANCF DPI TVERY TRAIN R AND HANGE OF BOND The County Agency shall determine the principal amount of the Refunding Bonds to be sold and shall determine the other bond details as described in Section 2 hereof and the terms and conditions for prior redemption as described in Section 5 hereof. The County Agency shall prescribe the form of Notice of Sale for the Refunding Bonds and shall publish the notice in accordance with law in a publication to be selected by the County Agency. The County Agency and the County Treasurer and other County officials are authorized to do all things necessary to effectuate the sale, issuance, delivery, transfer and exchange of the Refunding Bonds in accordance with the provisions of this resolution. 6 REPLACEMENT OF BONDS. Upon receipt by the County Treasurer of proof of ownership of an unmatured Refunding Bond, of satisfactory evidence that the Refunding Bond has been lost, apparently destroyed or wrongfully taken and of security or indemnity that complies with applicable law and is satisfactory to the Treasurer, the Treasurer may authorize the bond registrar and paying agent to deliver a new executed Refunding Bond to replace the bond lost, apparently destroyed or wrongfully taken in compliance with applicable law. In the event an outstanding matured Refunding Bond is lost, apparently destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Treasurer may authorize the bond registrar and paying agent to pay the Refunding Bond without presentation upon the receipt of the same documentation required for the delivery of a replacement Refunding Bond. The bond registrar and paying agent, for each new Refunding Bond delivered or paid without presentation as provided above. shall require the payment of expenses, including counsel fees, that may be incurred by the bond registrar and paying agent and the County in the premises. Any Refunding Bond delivered pursuant the provisions of this Section 16 in lieu of any Refunding Bond lost, apparently destroyed or wrongfully taken shall be of the same form and tenor and be secured -14- in the same manner as the Refunding Bond in substitution for which such Refunding Bond was delivered. 17_ TAX COVENANT. The County covenants to comply with all requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, necessary to assure that the interest on the Refunding Bonds will be and will remain excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes. The County Agency is authorized to do all things necessary to assure that the interest on the Refunding Bonds will be and will remain excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes. 18. OFFICIAL STATEMENT. The County shall cause the preparation of an official statement for the Refunding Bonds for the purpose of enabling compliance with Rule 15c2-12 issued under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Rule") and shall do all other things necessary to enable compliance with the Rule. After the award of the Refunding Bonds, the County will provide copies of a "final official statement" (as defined in paragraph (e)(3) of the Rule) on a timely basis and in reasonable quantity as requested by the successful bidder or bidders to enable such bidder or bidders to comply with paragraph (b)(4) of the Rule and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, CONTINUING DISCLOSURE. The County Treasurer is hereby authorized to execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of the County (i) a certificate of the County to comply with the requirements for a continuing disclosure undertaking of the County pursuant to subsection (b)(5) of the Rule and (ii) amendments to such certificate from time to time in accordance with the terms of such certificate (the certificate and any amendments thereto are collectively referred to herein as the "Continuing Disclosure Certificate"). The County hereby covenants and agrees that it will comply with and carry out all of the provisions of the Continuing Disclosure Certificate. The remedies for any failure of the County to comply with and carry out the provisions of the Continuing Disclosure Certificate shall be as set forth therein. -15- 20. CONFLICTING RESOLUTIONS. All resolutions and parts of resolutions insofar as they may be in conflict herewith are hereby rescinded. Mr. Chairperson, on behalf of the Finance Committee, I move adoption of the foregoing resolution. FINANCE COMMITTEE HERESY RovE rHE FOREGOING RESOLUTION Brooke Patt County Executive (21 A Date Resolution #99152 July 15, 1999 Moved by Millard supported by Taub the resolution be adopted. AYES: Causey-Mitchell, Colasanti, Devine, Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield, Gregory, Jensen, Law, McCulloch, McPherson, Melton, Millard, Moffitt, Obrecht, Palmer, Patterson, Schmid, Sever, Suarez, Taub, Amos. (22) NAYS: None. (0) A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted. toer•n•n••nn•nI STATE OF MICHIGAN) COUNTY OF OAKLAND) I, G. William Caddell, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on July 15, 1999 with the original record thereof now remaining in my office. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at Pontiac, Michigan this 15,hh daVS,f July, 1999. G. William Caddell, County Clerk