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R2000-057 04-24-00RESOLUTION NO. R2000-57 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, APPROVING A BOND ORDER OF BRAZORIA COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO 4AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $2,780,000 UNLIMITED TAX BONDS, SERIES 2000. WHEREAS, the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 4 (the "District") is located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Pearland, Texas (the "City"); and WHEREAS, by Resolution No. R80-13, dated June 9, 1980, the City consented to the creation of the District, and placed certain conditions on the issuance of bonds by the District, including the approval by the City Council of the District's resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered such a bond resolution in connection with the issuance of the Districts proposed $2,780,000 Unlimited Tax Bonds, Series 2000, and has found it to be acceptable; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS: Section 1. All of the matters and facts set forth in the preamble hereof are true and correct. Section 2. The bond order of the board of directors of Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 4, attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit "A", authorizing the issuance of its $2,780,000 Unlimited Tax Bonds, Series 2000, is hereby approved. 1 RESOLUTION NO. R2000-57 Section 3. The Mayor of the City of Pearland is hereby authorized to execute such letters or other documents required to be provided to the Attorney General of Texas in connection with the issuance of such bonds by the District. Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the City of Pearland and it is accordingly so resolved. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this the 24thday of April , A.D., 2000. ATTEST: Y� �NGLO dn.-- SEC ARY APPROVED AS TO FORM: OL-A-41 te0-114-I DARRIN M COKER CITY ATTORNEY 2 TO NI RE MAYOR ID E RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $2,780,000 BRAZORIA COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO 4 UNLIMITED TAX BONDS, SERIES 2000 THE STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF BRAZORIA § WHEREAS, the bonds hereinafter authorized were duly and favorably voted at an election held in the District on September 26, 1987; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the District does hereby determine that bonds in the amount of $2,780,000 should be issued, as a portion and the fifth installment of the $18,785,000 bonds voted at such election, leaving the remaining $10 075,000 of such bonds, and any other bonds as may hereinafter be authorized by the District voters, to be issued at a later date; Now, Therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF BRAZORIA COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 4, OF BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS, THAT: 1. Definitions. Throughout this resolution the following terms and expressions as used herein shall have the meanings set forth below: "Act" means Chapters 49 and 54, Texas Water Code, as amended. "Annual Financial Information and Operating Data" means the financial information and operating data of the general type included in the final Official Statement authorized by this Resolution under the headings and in 'APPENDIX A" (the Audit). "Audit" means the audited financial statements of the District prepared by an independent auditor in accordance with the rules of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission in effect at such time. "Board" means the Board of Directors of the District. "Bond" or "Bonds" means one or more bonds of the issue of Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 4 Unlimited Tax Bonds, Series 2000, authorized in this Resolution unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. "Business Day' means any day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or a day on which the Registrar is authorized by law or executive order to remain closed. "Capital Projects Fund" means the fund referred to herein in this Resolution. "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. "Debt Service Fund" means the fund referred to herein in this Resolution. "District" means Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 4, of Brazoria County, Texas. ::ODMA\MHODMA\Houston;189344;1 "Interest Payment Date," when used in connection with any Bond, means September 1, 2000, and each March 1 and September 1 thereafter until maturity or prior redemption of such Bond. "MSRB" means the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. "NRMSIR" means each person whom the SEC or its staff has determined to be a nationally recognized municipal securities information repository within the meaning of the Rule from time to time. "Paying Agent" means the Registrar. "Record Date" means, for any Interest Payment Date, the fifteenth calendar day of the month next preceding each Interest Payment Date. "Register" means the books of registration kept by the Registrar, in which are maintained the names and addresses of, and the principal amounts of the Bonds registered to, each Owner "Registered Owner" means any person who shall be the registered owner of any outstanding Bond. "Registrar" means Chase Bank of Texas, National Association, Dallas, Texas, and its successors in that capacity. "Resolution" means this Resolution authorizing the Bonds. "Rule" means SEC Rule 15c2-12, as amended from time to time. "SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. 'SID" means the Municipal Advisory Council of Texas or any successor designated by the State of Texas and determined by the SEC or its staff to be a state information depository within the meaning of the Rule from time to time. 2. Authorization. The Bonds shall be issued in fully registered form, without coupons, in the total aggregate amount of TWO MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,780,000) for the purpose or purposes of purchasing, constructing, acquiring, owning, operating, repairing, improving, or extending a waterworks system, sanitary sewer system, and drainage and storm sewer system, including, but not limited to, all additions to such systems and all works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment appliances, interests in property, and contract rights needed therefor and administrative facilities needed in connection therewith under and in strict conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, particularly Section 59 of Article XVI, Constitution of Texas, and the Act 3. Designation, Date, and Interest Payment Dates. The Bonds shall be designated as the "BRAZORIA COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 4 UNLIMITED TAX BONDS, SERIES 2000," and shall be dated 1, 2000. The Bonds shall bear interest at the rates set forth below from the later of 1, 2000 or the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, interest payable on September 1, 2000, and semiannually thereafter on each March 1 and September 1 until maturity or prior redemption ::ODMA\MHODMA\Houston;189344;1 2 4. Initial Bonds; Interest Rates; Maturities; Principal Amounts and Denominations The Bonds shall be issued bearing the numbers, in the principal amounts, and bearing interest at the rates set forth in the following schedule, and may be transferred and exchanged as set out in this Resolution. The Bonds shall mature on September 1 in each of the years and in the amounts set out in such schedule. Bonds delivered in transfer of or in exchange for other Bonds shall be numbered in order of their authentication by the Registrar, shall be in the denomination of $5 000 or integral multiples thereof, and shall mature on the same date and bear interest at the same rate as the Bond or Bonds in lieu of which they are delivered. Bond Number Principal Amount Year Interest Rate R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 R-5 R-6 R-7 R-8 R-9 R-10 R-11 R-12 R-13 R-14 R-15 $100,000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 5. Optional Redemption. The District reserves the right, at its option to redeem the Bonds prior to maturity on the dates and at the redemption prices set forth in the form of the Bonds in this Resolution. Principal amounts may be redeemed only in integral multiples of $5,000. If a Bond subject to redemption is in a denomination larger than $5,000, a portion of such Bond may be redeemed but only in integral multiples of $5,000. In selecting portions of Bonds for redemption, the Registrar shall treat each Bond as representing that number of Bonds of $5,000 denomination which is obtained by dividing the principal amount of such Bond by $5,000. The Registrar shall select the particular Bonds to be redeemed within any given maturity by lot or other random selection method Upon surrender of any Bond for redemption in part, the Registrar, in accordance with this Resolution, shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a Bond or Bonds of like maturity and interest rate in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Bond so surrendered. 6. Execution of Bonds; Seal. The Bonds shall be signed by the President of the Board and countersigned by the Secretary of the Board, by their manual, lithographed or facsimile signatures, and the official seal of the District shall be impressed or placed in facsimile thereon. Such facsimile signatures on the Bonds shall have the same effect as if each of the Bonds had been signed manually and in person by each of said officers, and such facsimile seal on the Bonds shall have the same effect as if the official seal of the District had been manually impressed upon each of the Bonds. If any officer of the District whose manual or facsimile signature shall appear on the Bonds shall cease to be such officer before the authentication of ::ODMA\MHODMA\Houston;189344;1 such Bonds or before the delivery of such Bonds, such manual or facsimile signature shall never- theless be valid and sufficient for all purposes as if such officer had remained in such office. 7. Approval by Attorney General; Registration by Comptroller. The Bonds to be initially issued shall be delivered to the Attorney General of Texas for approval and shall be registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas. The manually executed registration certificate of the Comptroller of Public Accounts substantially in the form provided in this Resolution shall be attached or affixed to the Bonds to be initially issued. 8. Authentication. Except for the Bonds to be initially issued, which need not be authenticated by the Registrar, only such Bonds which bear thereon a certificate of authentication, substantially in the form provided in this Resolution, manually executed by an authorized representative of the Registrar, shall be entitled to the benefits of this Resolution or shall be valid o r obligatory for any purpose. Such duly executed certificate of authentication shall be conclusive evidence that the Bonds so authenticated were delivered by the Registrar hereunder. 9. Payment of Principal and Interest. The Registrar is hereby appointed as the paying agent for the Bonds. The principal of and interest on the Bonds are payable, without exchange o r collection charges, in any coin or currency of the United States of America which, on the date of payment, is legal tender for the payment of debts due the United States of America. Principal is payable upon presentation and surrender of the Bonds as they respectively become due and payable, whether at maturity or by prior redemption, at the principal payment office of the Registrar in Dallas, Texas. Interest is payable by check or draft dated as of the Interest Payment Date, mailed by the Registrar on each Interest Payment Date to the Registered Owner of record as of the Record Date, first class, postage prepaid, to the address of such Registered Owner as shown in the Register, or by such other customary banking arrangements as may be agreed upon by the Registrar and the Registered Owner, at the risk and expense of the Registered Owner. Any accrued interest payable at maturity on a Bond shall be paid upon presentation and surrender of such Bond at the principal payment office of the Registrar If the date for payment of the principal of or interest on any Bond is not a Business Day, then the date for such payment shall be the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the date such payment was originally due. 10. Successor Registrars. The District covenants that at all times while any Bonds are o utstanding it will provide a national or state banking institution, which shall be organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any State authorized under such laws to exercise trust powers, and which shall be subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, to act as Registrar for the Bonds. The District reserves the right to change the Registrar for the Bonds on not Tess than 30 days written notice to the Registrar, so long as any such notice is effective not less than 60 days prior to the next succeeding principal o r Interest Payment Date on the Bonds. Promptly upon the appointment of any successor Registrar, the previous Registrar shall deliver the Register or copies thereof to the new Registrar, and the new Registrar shall notify each Registered Owner, by United States mail, first class postage prepaid, of such change and of the address of the new Registrar. Each Registrar here- u nder, by acting in that capacity, shall be deemed to have agreed to the provisions of this Section 11. Special Record Date. If interest on any Bond is not paid on any Interest Payment Date and continues unpaid for 30 days thereafter, the Registrar shall establish a new record date for the payment of such interest to be known as a Special Record Date. The Registrar shall e stablish a Special Record Date when funds to make such interest payment are received from o r on behalf of the District. Such Special Record Date shall be 15 days prior to the date fixed for ::ODMA\MHODMA\Houston;189344;1 payment of such past due interest, and notice of the date of payment and the Special Record Date shall be sent by United States mail first class, postage prepaid, not later than five days prior to the Special Record Date, to each affected Registered Owner of record as of the close of business on the day prior to the mailing of such notice. 12. Ownership; Unclaimed Principal and Interest. The District, the Registrar and any other person may treat the person in whose name any Bond is registered as the absolute Registered Owner of such Bond for the purpose of making and receiving payment of principal or interest on such Bond, and for all other purposes whether or not such Bond is overdue, and neither the District nor the Registrar shall be bound by any notice or knowledge to the contrary All payments made to the person deemed to be the Registered Owner of any Bond in accordance with this Section shall be valid and effectual and shall discharge the liability of the District and the Registrar upon such Bond to the extent of the sums paid. Amounts held by the Registrar which represent principal of and interest on the Bonds remaining unclaimed by the Registered Owner after the expiration of three years from the date such amounts have become due and payable shall be reported and disposed of by the Registrar in accordance with the applicable provisions of Texas law including, to the extent applicable Title 6 of the Texas Property Code, as amended. 13. Registration, Transfer, and Exchange. So long as any Bonds remain outstanding, the Registrar shall keep the Register at its principal payment office and, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Registrar shall provide for the registration and transfer of Bonds in accordance with the terms of this Resolution. Each Bond shall be transferable only upon the presentation and surrender thereof at the principal payment office of the Registrar, duly endorsed for transfer, or accompanied by an assignment duly executed by the Registered Owner or his authorized representative in form satisfactory to the Registrar. Upon due presentation of any Bond in proper form for transfer, the Registrar shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor, within three Business Days after such presentation, a new Bond or Bonds, registered in the name of the transferee or transferees, in authorized denominations and of the same maturity and aggregate principal amount and bearing interest at the same rate as the Bond or Bonds so presented. All Bonds shall be exchangeable upon presentation and surrender thereof at the principal payment office of the Registrar for a Bond or Bonds of like maturity and interest rate and in any authorized denomination, in an aggregate amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of the Bond or Bonds presented for exchange. The Registrar shall be and is hereby authorized to authenticate and deliver exchange Bonds in accordance with the provisions of this Section. Each Bond delivered in accordance with this Section shall be entitled to the benefits and security of this Resolution to the same extent as the Bond or Bonds in lieu of which such Bond is delivered. Neither the District nor the Registrar shall be required to transfer or exchange any Bond during the period beginning on a Record Date and ending on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date or to transfer or exchange any Bond called for redemption during the 30 day period prior to the date fixed for redemption of such Bond. The District or the Registrar may require the Registered Owner of any Bond to pay a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with the transfer or exchange of such Bond. Any fee or charge of the Registrar for such transfer or exchange shall be paid by the District. ::ODMA\MHODMA\Houston;189344;1 5- 14. Mutilated, Lost, or Stolen Bonds. Upon the presentation and surrender to the Registrar of a mutilated Bond, the Registrar shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a replacement Bond of like maturity, interest rate, and principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding. If any Bond is lost, apparently destroyed, or wrongfully taken the District, pursuant to the applicable laws of the State of Texas and in the absence of notice or knowledge that such Bond has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser shall execute and the Registrar shall authenticate and deliver a replacement Bond of like maturity, interest rate and principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding. The District or the Registrar may require the Registered Owner of a mutilated Bond to pay a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith and any other expenses connected therewith, including the fees and ex- penses of the Registrar. The District or the Registrar may require the Registered Owner of a lost, apparently destroyed or wrongfully taken Bond, before any replacement Bond is issued, to: (1) furnish to the District and the Registrar satisfactory evidence of the ownership of and the circumstances of the loss, destruction or theft of such Bond; (2) furnish such security or indemnity as may be required by the Registrar and the District to hold them harmless; (3) pay all expenses and charges in connection therewith, including, but not limited to, printing costs, legal fees, fees of the Registrar and any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed; and (4) meet any other reasonable requirements of the District and the Registrar. If, after the delivery of such replacement Bond, a bona fide purchaser of the original Bond in lieu of which such replacement Bond was issued presents for payment such original Bond the District and the Registrar shall be entitled to recover such replacement Bond from the person to whom it was delivered or any person taking therefrom, except a bona fide purchaser, and shall be entitled to recover upon the security or indemnity provided therefor to the extent of any loss, damage, cost or expense incurred by the District or the Registrar in connection therewith. If any such mutilated, lost, apparently destroyed or wrongfully taken Bond has become or is about to become due and payable, the District in its discretion may, instead of issuing a replacement Bond, authorize the Registrar to pay such Bond. Each replacement Bond delivered in accordance with this Section shall be entitled to the benefits and security of this Resolution to the same extent as the Bond or Bonds in lieu of which such replacement Bond is delivered. 15. Cancellation of Bonds. All Bonds paid in accordance with this Resolution and all Bonds in lieu of which exchange Bonds or replacement Bonds are authenticated and delivered in accordance herewith, shall be canceled and destroyed upon the making of proper records regarding such payment. Upon request, the Registrar shall furnish the District with appropriate certificates of destruction of such Bonds. 16. Forms. The form of the Bonds, including the form of the Registrar's Authentication Certificate, the form of Assignment, and the form of Registration Certificate of the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, which shall be attached or affixed to the Bonds initially issued, shall be, respectively, substantially as follows, with such additions, deletions and ::ODMA\MHODMA\Houslon;189344;1 - 6 variations as may be necessary or desirable and not prohibited by this Resolution, including any legend regarding bond insurance if such insurance is obtained by the purchaser: REGISTERED NUMBER (Face of Bond) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA BRAZORIA COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 4 UNLIMITED TAX BOND SERIES 2000 INTEREST RATE: MATURITY DATE REGISTERED OWNER: ISSUE DATE: 1, 2000 REGISTERED CUSIP NO.: P RINCIPAL AMOUNT: DOLLARS BRAZORIA COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 4, OF BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS (the ' District"), promises to pay to the Registered Owner identified above, or registered assigns, on the maturity date specified above, upon presentation and surrender of this Bond at the principal payment office of the registrar (the "Registrar"), initially, Chase Bank of Texas, N ational Association, in Dallas, Texas, the principal amount identified above, and to pay interest thereon at the rate shown above, calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, from the later of 1 2000, or the most recent interest payment date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for Principal of and interest on the Bond are payable in any coin or currency of the United States of America which on the date of payment is legal tender for the payment of debts due the United States of America. Interest on this Bond is payable by check or draft on each March 1 and September 1 until the earlier of maturity or prior redemption, beginning on September 1, 2000, mailed to the Registered Owner as shown on the books of registration kept by the Registrar as of the fifteenth day of the month next preceding each interest payment date (the 'Record Date"), or by such other customary banking arrangements as may be agreed upon by the Registrar and the Registered Owner, at the risk and expense of the Registered Owner. REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE FURTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS BOND S ET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF, WHICH PROVISIONS SHALL HAVE THE SAME FORCE AND EFFECT AS IF SET FORTH AT THIS PLACE. ::ODMA\MHODMA\Houston;189344;1 7 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Bond has been signed with the manual or facsimile signature of the President of the Board of Directors and countersigned with the manual or facsimile signature of the Secretary of the Board of Directors, and the official seal of the District has been duly impressed, or placed in facsimile, on this Bond. (REGISTRATION OR (SEAL) BRAZORIA COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY AUTHENTICATION DISTRICT NO. 4, OF BRAZORIA COUNTY, CERTIFICATE) TEXAS President, Board of Directors Secretary, Board of Directors (Back Panel of Bond) THIS BOND is one of a duly authorized issue of Bonds, aggregating $2,780,000 (the "Bonds"), issued for the purpose or purposes of purchasing, constructing, acquiring, owning, operating, repairing, improving, or extending a waterworks system, sanitary sewer system, and drainage and storm sewer system, including, but not limited to, all additions to such systems and all works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, appliances, interests in property, and contract rights needed therefor and administrative facilities needed in connection therewith, under and in strict conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, particularly Chapters 49 and 54 of the Texas Water Code, by authority of an election held for and within the District on September 26 1987, and pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors on 2000 (the "Resolution"). THIS BOND, and the other Bonds of the series of which it is a part, are payable from the proceeds of an annual ad valorem tax levied without legal limitation as to rate or amount upon all taxable property within the District. Reference is hereby made to the Resolution for a complete description of the terms covenants and provisions pursuant to which this. Bond and said series of Bonds are secured and made payable; the respective rights thereunder of the Registered Owners of the Bonds, the District and the Registrar and the terms upon which the Bonds are and are to be, registered and delivered. THE DISTRICT RESERVES THE RIGHT, at its option, to redeem the Bonds maturing on or after September 1, , prior to their scheduled maturities, in whole or in part, in integral multiples of $5,000, on September 1, , or any date thereafter at par plus accrued interest on the principal amounts called for redemption to the date fixed for redemption. If a Bond subject to redemption is in a denomination larger than $5,000 a portion of such Bond may be redeemed, but only in integral multiples of $5,000. In selecting portions of Bonds for redemption, the Registrar shall treat each Bond as representing that number of Bonds of $5,000 denomination which is obtained by dividing the principal amount of such Bond by $5,000. The Registrar shall select the particular Bonds to be redeemed within any given maturity by lot or other random selection method Upon surrender of any Bond for redemption in part the Registrar, in accordance with the provisions of the Resolution, shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a Bond or Bonds of like maturity and interest rate in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Bond so surrendered. Reference is made to the Resolution for complete details concerning the manner of redeeming the Bonds. ::ODMA\M HODMA\Houston;189344;1 -8 NOTICE OF ANY REDEMPTION shall be given at least 30 days prior to the date fixed for redemption by first class mail, addressed to the Registered Owner of each Bond to be redeemed in whole or in part at the address shown on the books of registration kept by the Registrar. When Bonds or portions thereof have been called for redemption, and due provision has been made to redeem the same the principal amounts so redeemed shall be payable solely from the funds provided for redemption, and interest which would otherwise accrue on the amounts called for redemption shall terminate on the date fixed for redemption. THIS BOND IS TRANSFERABLE only upon presentation and surrender at the principal payment office of the Registrar, duly endorsed for transfer or accompanied by an assignment duly executed by the Registered Owner or his authorized representative, subject to the terms and conditions of the Resolution. THIS BOND IS EXCHANGEABLE at the principal payment office of the Registrar for bonds in the principal amount of $5 000 or any integral multiple thereof, subject to the terms and conditions of the Resolution. NEITHER THE DISTRICT nor the Registrar shall be required to transfer or exchange any Bond during the period beginning on a Record Date and ending on the next succeeding interest payment date or to transfer or exchange any Bond called for redemption during the 30 day period prior to the date fixed for redemption of such Bond. THIS BOND shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any benefit under the Resolution unless this Bond is either (i) registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas by registration certificate attached or affixed hereto or (ii) authen- ticated by the Registrar by due execution of the authentication certificate endorsed hereon. THE REGISTERED OWNER of this Bond, by acceptance hereof, acknowledges and agrees to be bound by all the terms and conditions of the Resolution. THE DISTRICT has covenanted in the Resolution that it will at all times provide a legally qualified registrar for the Bonds and will cause notice of any change of registrar to be mailed first class, postage prepaid to each Registered Owner. IT IS HEREBY certified, recited and covenanted that this Bond has been duly and validly issued and delivered; that all acts, conditions and things required or proper to be performed, to exist and to be done precedent to or in the issuance and delivery of this Bond have been performed, exist and have been done in accordance with law; and that annual ad valorem taxes, without legal limit as to rate, sufficient to provide for the payment of the interest on and principal of this Bond, as such interest comes due and such principal matures, have been levied and ordered to be levied against all taxable property in the District and have been pledged irrevocably for such payment. ::ODMA\MHODMA\Houston;189344;1 9- Form of Registration Certificate of Comptroller of Public Accounts COMPTROLLER'S REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE: REGISTER NO. I hereby certify that this Bond has been examined, certified as to validity, and approved by the Attorney General of Texas, and that this Bond has been registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas. (SEAL) WITNESS MY SIGNATURE AND SEAL this xxxxxxxxxx Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas Form of Registrar's Authentication Certificate AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE It is hereby certified that this Bond has been delivered pursuant to the Resolution described in the text of this Bond, in exchange for or in replacement of a bond, bonds or a portion of a bond or bonds of a series which was originally approved by the Attorney General of Texas and registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas CHASE BANK OF TEXAS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By: Authorized Signature Date of Authentication: Form of Assignment ASSIGNMENT For value received, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto (Please print or type name, address, and zip code of Transferee) (Please insert Social Security or Taxpayer Identification Number of Transferee) the within Bond and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints attorney to transfer said Bond on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises. ::OD MA\MHODMA\Houston;189344;1 -10- DATED S ignature Guaranteed: N OTICE: Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an institution which is a participant in the S ecurities Transfer Agent Medallion Program ("STAMP") or similar program. Registered Owner NOTICE: The signature above must correspond to the name of the Registered Owner as shown on the face of this Bond in every particular, without any alteration, enlargement or change whatsoever. 17. Legal Opinion; CUSIP. The approving opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., Houston, Texas, and CUSIP numbers may be printed on the Bonds, but errors or omissions in the printing of such opinion or such numbers shall have no effect on the validity of the Bonds. If bond insurance is obtained by the purchaser, the Bonds may bear an appropriate legend as provided by the insurer. 18. Debt Service Fund; Tax Levy. The Debt Service Fund is hereby confirmed and the proceeds from all taxes levied, assessed and collected for and on account of the Bonds authorized by this Resolution shall be deposited, as collected, in such Fund. While the Bonds o r any part of the principal thereof or interest thereon remain outstanding and unpaid, there is hereby levied and there shall be annually assessed and collected in due time, form and manner, and at the same time as other District taxes are assessed, levied and collected, in each year, beginning with the current year, a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without legal limit as to rate upon all taxable property in the District sufficient to pay the interest on the Bonds as the same becomes due and to pay each installment of the principal of the Bonds as the same matures, full allowance being made for delinquencies and costs of collection, and said taxes are hereby irrevocably pledged to the payment of the interest on and principal of the Bonds and to n o other purpose To pay the interest coming due on the Bonds on September 1, 2000, there is hereby appropriated from current funds on hand, which are hereby certified to be on hand and available for such purpose, an amount adequate to pay such interest, and such amount shall be used for n o other purpose. 19. Further Proceedings. After the Bonds to be initially issued have been executed, it shall be the duty of the President and Secretary of the Board and other appropriate officials and agents of the District to deliver the Bonds to be initially issued and all pertinent records and proceedings to the Attorney General of Texas, for examination and approval. After the Bonds to be initially issued have been approved by the Attorney General, they shall be delivered to the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas for registration. Upon registration of the Bonds to be initially issued, the Comptroller of Public Accounts (or the Comptroller's bond clerk o r an assistant bond clerk lawfully designated in writing to act for the Comptroller) shall manually sign the Comptroller's Registration Certificate prescribed herein and the seal of said Comptroller shall be impressed, or placed in facsimile thereon. 20. Sale; Proceeds. The sale and delivery of the Bonds to (herein referred to as the "Underwriter") at a price of $ plus accrued interest thereon to date of delivery, is hereby authorized, approved, ratified and confirmed, subject to the approving opinion as to the legality of the Bonds of the Attorney General of Texas, and of Vinson ::ODMA\MHODMA\Houslon;189344;1 -11- & Elkins L.L.P., Houston Texas, bond counsel. It is hereby found and declared that the Underwriter's bid produced the lowest net effective interest rate for the Bonds after advertisement and public sale, and that the net effective interest rate resulting from such bid is which rate is less than the maximum rate permitted by law. Accrued interest on the Bonds and any amount appropriated by the District for capitalized interest shall be deposited into the Debt Service Fund upon receipt. The remaining proceeds of sale of the Bonds, including interest earnings thereon, shall be deposited into the Capital Projects Fund and shall be used for the purposes set forth in this Resolution and for payment of the costs of issuing the Bonds. Any remainder after completion of the projects which have been funded with the proceeds of the Bonds shall be used in accordance with the rules of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission for use of surplus bond proceeds. After the entire system described in this Resolution is constructed, any remainder shall be transferred to the Debt Service Fund, in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations, including those of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission or its successor, in effect at such time. 21. Investments. Moneys deposited into the Debt Service or Capital Projects Funds and any other fund or funds that the District may lawfully create may be invested or reinvested in authorized investments. All investments and any profits realized from or interest accruing on such investments shall belong to the fund from which the moneys for such investments were taken; provided, however, that in the discretion of the Board of Directors the profits realized from and interest accruing on investments made from any fund may be transferred to the Debt Service Fund 22. Defeasance and Refunding. The District reserves the right to defease or refund the Bonds in any mariner provided by law. 23. Remedies in Event of Default. In addition to all of the rights and remedies provided by laws of the State of Texas, the District further covenants and agrees that in the event of default in payment of principal or interest on any of the Bonds when due, or, in the event it fails to make the payments required to be made into the Debt Service Fund or any other fund or defaults in the observance or performance of any other of the covenants, conditions or obligations set forth in this Resolution, the Registered Owners shall be entitled to a writ of mandamus issued by a court of competent jurisdiction compelling and requiring the District and the officials thereof to observe and perform the covenants, obligations or conditions prescribed in this Resolution. Any delay or omission to exercise any right or power occurring upon any default shall not impair any such default or acquiescence therein, and every such right and power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. 24. Federal Income Tax Exclusion. (a) General. The District intends that the interest on the Bonds shall be exclud- able from gross income for federal income tax purposes pursuant to sections 103 and 141 through 150 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended (the "Code') and the applicable Income Tax Regulations (the "Regulations"). The District covenants and agrees not to take any action, or knowingly omit to take any action within its control, that if taken or omitted, respectively, would cause the interest on the Bonds to be includable in gross income, as defined in section 61 of the Code, for federal income tax purposes. In particular, the District covenants and agrees to comply with each requirement of this Section 24; provided, however, that the District shall not be required to comply with any particular requirement of this Section 24 if the District has received an opinion of nationally recognized bond counsel ("Counsel's Opinion") that such noncompliance will not adversely affect the exclusion from gross income for federal income tax purposes of interest on the Bonds or if the District has received a Counsel's Opinion to the effect that ::ODMA\MHODMA\Houslon;189344;1 -12- compliance with some other requirement set forth in this Section 24 will satisfy the applicable requirements of the Code and the Regulations, in which case compliance with such other require- ment specified in such Counsel's Opinion shall constitute compliance with the corresponding requirement specified in this Section 24. (b) No Private Use or Payment and No Private Loan Financing. The District shall certify, through an authorized officer, employee or agent that based upon all facts and estimates known or reasonably expected to be in existence on the date the Bonds are delivered, that the proceeds of the Bonds will not be used in a manner that would cause the Bonds to be ' private activity bonds" within the meaning of section 141 of the Code and the Regulations promulgated thereunder. Moreover, the District covenants and agrees that it will make such use of the proceeds of the Bonds including interest or other investment income derived from Bond proceeds, regulate the use of property financed, directly or indirectly with such proceeds, and take such other and further action as may be required so that the Bonds will not be ' private activity bonds" within the meaning of section 141 of the Code and the Regulations promulgated thereunder. (c) No Federal Guarantee. The District covenants and agrees not to take any action, o r knowingly omit to take any action within its control, that, if taken or omitted respectively, would cause the Bonds to be "federally guaranteed" within the meaning of section 149(b) of the Code and the applicable Regulations thereunder, except as permitted by section 149(b)(3) of the Code and such Regulations. (d) No Hedge Bonds. The District covenants and agrees that it has not and will not to take any acfon, and has not knowingly omitted and will not knowingly omit to take any action within its control, that, if taken or omitted, respectively, would cause the Bonds to be ' hedge bonds" within the meaning of section 149(g) of the Code and the applicable Regulations thereunder. (e) No Arbitrage. The District shall certify, through an authorized officer, employee or agent that based upon all facts and estimates known or reasonably expected to be in existence o n the date the Bonds are delivered, the District will reasonably expect that the proceeds of the Bonds will not be used in a manner that would cause the Bonds to be 'arbitrage bonds" within the meaning of section 148(a) of the Code and the applicable Regulations promulgated thereunder. Moreover, the District covenants and agrees that it will make such use of the proceeds of the Bonds including interest or other investment income derived from Bond proceeds, regulate investments of proceeds of the Bonds, and take such other and further action as may be required so that the Bonds will not be "arbitrage bonds" within the meaning of section 148(a) of the Code and the applicable Regulations promulgated thereunder. (f) Arbitrage Rebate. If the District does not qualify for an exception to the requirements of Section 148(f) of the Code relating to the required rebate to the United States, the District will take all necessary steps to comply with the requirement that certain amounts e arned by the District on the investment of the 'gross proceeds" of the Bonds (within the meaning of section 148(f)(6)(B) of the Code), be rebated to the federal government. Specifically, the District will (i) maintain records regarding the investment of the gross proceeds of the Bonds as may be required to calculate the amount earned on the investment of the gross proceeds of the Bonds separately from records of amounts on deposit in the funds and accounts of the District allocable to other bond issue of the District or moneys which do not represent gross proceeds of any bonds of the District (ii) calculate at such times as are required by applicable Regulations, the amount earned from the investment of the gross proceeds of the Bonds which is required to be rebated to the federal government, and (iii) pay, not less often than every fifth anniversary date of the delivery of the Bonds or on such other dates as may be permitted under applicable ::ODMA\MHODMA\Houston;189344;1 -13- Regulations, all amounts required to be rebated to the federal government. Further, the District will not indirectly pay any amount otherwise payable to the federal government pursuant to the foregoing requirements to any person other than the federal government by entering into any investment arrangement with respect to the gross proceeds of the Bonds that might result in a reduction in the amount required to be paid to the federal government because such arrangement results in a smaller profit or a larger loss than would have resulted if the arrangement had been at arm's length and had the yield on the issue not been relevant to either party. (g) Information Reporting. The District covenants and agrees to file or cause to be filed with the Secretary of the Treasury, not later than the 15th day of the second calendar month after the close of the calendar quarter in which the Bonds are issued, an information statement concerning the Bonds, all under and in accordance with section 149(e) of the Code and the applicable Regulations promulgated thereunder. (h) Continuing Obligation. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Bond Resolution, the District's obligations under the covenants and provisions of this Section 24 shall survive the defeasance and discharge of the Bonds. 25. Use of Proceeds. The District covenants and agrees that its use of the Net Proceeds of the Bonds (as hereinafter defined) will at all times satisfy the following requirements: (a) The District will limit to an amount not exceeding ten percent of the Net Proceeds of the Bonds the amount of principal of, or interest on, the Bonds the payment of which is (under the terms of the Bonds or any underlying arrangement) directly or indirectly (i) secured by an interest in property, or payments in respect of property, used (other than use as a member of the general public) in the trade or business of any person other than a governmental unit ("private business use"), or (ii) to be derived from payments (whether or n ot to the District) in respect of property, or borrowed money, used or to be used for a private business use For purposes of this Section, the term "person" includes any individual, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association, or any other entity capable of carrying o n a trade or business; and the term "trade or business" means, with respect to any natural person, any activity regularly carried on for profit and, with respect to persons other than n atural persons any activity other than an activity carried on by a governmental unit. Any u se of proceeds of the Bonds in any manner contrary to the guidelines set forth in Revenue Procedure 93-19 shall constitute the use of such proceeds in the trade or business of one who is not a governmental unit; (b) The District will limit to an amount not exceeding five percent of the Net Proceeds of the Bonds, the amount of principal of, or interest on, the Bonds which is (i) secured by any interest in property or payments in respect of property used in any private business use or (ii) to be derived from payments in respect of property or borrowed money, u sed or to be used for a private business use, to the extent such use is unrelated to the governmental purpose of the Bonds; and (c) The District will not permit an amount of proceeds of the Bonds exceeding the lesser of (i) $5,000,000 or (ii) five percent of the Net Proceeds of the Bonds to be used directly or indirectly, to finance loans to persons other than governmental units. When used in this Section, the term Net Proceeds of the Bonds shall mean the proceeds from the sale of the Bonds, including investment earnings on such proceeds, less accrued interest. 26. Qualified Tax -Exempt Obligations. The District hereby designates the Bonds as "qualified tax-exempt obligations" for purposes of section 265(b) of the Code. In connection ::ODMA\MHODMA\Houston;189344;1 -14- therewith, the District represents (a) that the aggregate amount of tax-exempt obligations issued by the District during calendar year 2000 including the Bonds which have been designated as 'qualified tax-exempt obligations" under section 265(b)(3) of the Code does not exceed $10,000,000, and (b) that the reasonably anticipated amount of tax-exempt obligations which will be issued by the District during calendar year 2000, including the Bonds, will not exceed $10,000,000. For purposes of this Section, the term "tax-exempt obligation" does not include "private activity bonds' within the meaning of section 141 of the Code, other than ' qualified 501(c)(3) bonds" within the meaning of section 145 of the Code. In addition, for purposes of this S ection, the District includes all governmental units which are aggregated with the District under section 265(b) of the Code. 27. Official Statement. The District ratifies and confirms its prior approval of the form and content of the Preliminary Official Statement prepared in the initial offering of the Bonds and hereby authorizes and approves the amendment of the Preliminary Official Statement to add the terms of the Underwriter's bid and to make any other changes necessary to comply with the provisions of this Resolution and existing law. The use of such final Official Statement in the reoffering of the Bonds by the Underwriter is hereby approved and authorized The proper offi- cials of the District are hereby authorized to execute and deliver a certificate pertaining to such Official Statement as prescribed therein, dated as of the date of payment for and delivery of the Bonds 28. Continuing Disclosure Undertaking (a). Annual Reports. The District shall provide annually to each NRMSIR and any SID, within six months after the end of each fiscal year of the District ending in or after 2000, Annual Financial Information and Operating Data with respect to the District. Any financial statements so provided shall be (1) prepared in accordance with the Accounting Principles described in this Resolution and (2) audited, if the District commissions an audit of such statements and the audit is completed within the period during which they must be provided. If the audit of such financial statements is not complete within such period, then the District shall provide unaudited financial statements for the applicable fiscal year to each NRMSIR and any S ID within such six month period, and audited financial statements, if and when the audit report on such statements becomes available. If the District changes its fiscal year, the District 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 District otherwise would be required to provide financial information and operating data pursuant to this Section. The financial information and operating data to be provided pursuant to this S ection may be set forth in full in one or more documents or may be included by specific reference to any document (including an official statement or other offering document, if it is available from the MSRB) that theretofore has been provided to each NRMSIR and any SID or filed with the SEC. (b). Material Event Notices. The District shall notify any SID and either each N RMSIR or the MSRB, in a timely 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: A. Principal and interest payment delinquencies; B. Non-payment related defaults' C. Unscheduled draws on debt service reserves reflecting financial difficulties; ::O DMA\M H O DMA\Houston:189344;1 -15- D. Unscheduled draws on credit enhancements reflecting financial difficulties; E. Substitution of credit or liquidity providers, or their failure to perform; F. Adverse tax opinions or events affecting the tax-exempt status of the Bonds; G. Modifications to rights of holders of the Bonds; H. Bond calls; I. Defeasances; J. Release, substitution, or sale of property securing repayment of the Bonds; and K. Rating changes. The District shall notify any SID and either each NRMSIR or the MSRB, in a timely manner of any failure by the District to provide financial information or operating data in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section by the time required by such Section. (c). Limitations, Disclaimers, and Amendments. The District shall be obligated to o bserve and perform the covenants specified in this Section for so long as, but only for so long as, the District remains an "obligated person" with respect to the Bonds within the meaning of the Rule, except that the District in any event will give the notice required by paragraph (b) of this S ection of any Bond calls and defeasance that cause the District to be no longer such an "obligated person.' The provisions of this Section are for the sole benefit of the Registered Owners and beneficial owners of the Bonds, and nothing in this Section, express or implied, shall give any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy, or claim hereunder to any other person. The District undertakes to provide only the financial information, operating data, financial statements, and notices which it has expressly agreed to provide pursuant to this Section and does not hereby u ndertake to provide any other information that may be relevant or material to a complete presentation of the District's financial results condition or prospects or hereby undertake to u pdate any information provided in accordance with this Section or otherwise, except as expressly provided herein. The District does not make any representation or warranty concerning such information or its usefulness to a decision to invest in or sell Bonds at any future date. U NDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE DISTRICT BE LIABLE TO THE REGISTERED OWNER 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 DISTRICT, 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 P ERFORMANCE. N o default by the District in observing or performing its obligations under this S ection shall constitute a breach of or default under this Resolution for purposes of any other provision of this Resolution. N othing in this Section is intended or shall act to disclaim, waive, or otherwise limit the duties of the District under federal and state securities laws. The provisions of this Section may be amended by the District from time to time to adapt to changed circumstances that arise from a change in legal requirements, a change in law, or a change in the identity, nature, status, or type of operations of the District, but only if ::ODMA\MHODMA\Houston;189344;1 -16- the provisions of this Section, as so amended, would have permitted an underwriter to purchase o r sell Bonds in the original primary offering of the Bonds in compliance with the Rule taking into account any amendments and interpretations of the Rule to the date of such amendment, as well as such changed circumstances, and either the Registered Owners of a majority in aggregate principal amount (or any greater amount required by any other provision of this Resolution that authorizes such an amendment) of the outstanding Bonds consent to such amendment or a Person that is unaffiliated with the District (such as nationally recognized bond counsel) determines that such amendment will not materially impair the interests of the Registered Owners and beneficial owners of the Bonds. If the District so amends the provisions of this Section, it shall include with any amended financial information or operating data next provided in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section an explanation, in narrative form, of the reasons for the amendment and of the impact of any change in the type of financial information or o perating data so provided. The District may also repeal or amend the provisions of this Section if the SEC amends or repeals the applicable provisions of the Rule or any court of final jurisdiction enters judgment that such provisions of the Rule are invalid, but in either case only if and to the extent that its right to do so would not prevent an underwriter from lawfully purchasing or selling Bonds in the primary offering of the Bonds. 29. Related Matters. To satisfy in a timely manner all of the District's obligations u nder this Resolution, the President and Secretary of the Board of Directors of the District and all other appropriate officers and agents of the District are hereby authorized and directed to do any and all things necessary and/or convenient to carry out the terms and purposes of this Resolution. 30. Registrar. The form of agreement setting forth the duties of the Registrar is hereby approved, and the appropriate officials of the District are hereby authorized to execute such agreement for and on behalf of the District. 31. No Personal Liability. No recourse shall be had for payment of the principal of or interest on any Bonds or for any claim based thereon or on this Resolution, against any official or employee of the District or any person executing any Bonds 32. Districts Successors and Assigns. Whenever in this Resolution the District is n amed and referred to it shall be deemed to include its successors and assigns and all covenants and agreements in this Resolution by or on behalf of the District, except as otherwise provided herein, shall bind and inure to the benefit of its successors and assigns whether or not so expressed. 33. Benefits of Resolution Provisions. Nothing in this Resolution or in the Bonds, expressed or implied, shall give or be construed to give any person, firm or corporation, other than the District, the Registrar and the Registered Owners, any legal or equitable right or claim u nder or in respect of this Resolution, or under any covenant, condition or provision herein contained, all the covenants conditions and provisions contained in this Resolution or in the Bonds being for the sole benefit of the District, the Registrar and the Registered Owners. 34. Severability Clause. If any word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, section o r other part of this Resolution, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall ever be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction the remainder of this Resolution and the application of such word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, section o r other part of this Resolution to any other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. ::ODMA\MHODMA\Houston;189344;1 -17- 35. Open Meeting. It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which this Resolution was adopted was open to the public, and public notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, and Section 49.063, Texas Water Code [Execution Page Follows] ::0 D M A\M H O D M A\H o u s to n;189344;1 -18- PASSED AND APPROVED on this day of , 2000. ATTEST: President, Board of Directors Secretary, Board of Directors (SEAL) ::ODMA\MHODMA\Houslon;189344;1 -19- 04/11/00 10:27 FAX DRI-PUBLIC FIN fJ 002 w A 0 V 8 -i 22 th 600Z/LQ190 alga Aiwalad O a0 n C z g v C ID Z Q 0 "CI 76 D tan r 2c v=� .c 0) las 2 0 Vinson &flkins Writer's Phone: (713) 758-2735 Writer's Fax: (713) 615-5696 Via hand delivery Darrin Coker, City Attorney City of Pearland 3 519 Liberty Pearland, Texas 77581 ATTORNEYS AT LAW VINSON & ELKINS L.L.P. 2300 FIRST CITY TOWER 1001 FANNIN STREET HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002-6760 TELEPHONE (713) 758-2222 FAX (713) 758-2346 April 14, 2000 E-mail: taustin@velaw.com Web: www.velaw.com ! hh r _ • . 711�1 Re: $2,780,000 Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 4 Unlimited Tax Bonds, Series 2000 Dear Darrin: Please find enclosed a draft of the bond resolution for the referenced bonds, currently pending issuance. Please ask the City Secretary to place this item on the city council agenda, preferably on April 24, to allow the District to proceed with its bond sale. Craig Rathmann, the District's financial advisor, will send you a proposed maturity schedule under separate cover. If you have any questions or comments, please call me. Thanks very much. Sincerely, 0 Timothy Austin Attorney for the District Enclosure cc: Craig Rathmann/Dain Rauscher Jim Boone/Firm Houston:186446.1 HOUSTON AUSTIN BEIJING DALLAS LONDON MOSCOW NEW YORK SINGAPORE WASHINGTON, D.C. Writer's Phone: 713-758-2735 Writer's Fax: 713-615-5696 Honorable Tom Reid Mayor, City of Pearland 3519 Liberty Pearland, Texas 77581 Vinson &Elkins ATTORNEYS AT LAW VINSON & ELKINS L.L.P. 2300 FIRST CITY TOWER 1001 FANNIN STREET HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002-6760 TELEPHONE (713) 758-2222 FAX (713) 758-2346 May 9, 2000 Re: Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 4 Dear Mayor Reid: E-mail: taustin@velaw.com Web: www.velaw com Enclosed please find five original letters from the City of Pearland to the Attorney General of Texas. Please execute these letters, as authorized by City of Pearland Resolution 2000-57, and call me when they are ready so that I may arrange for their pickup. Your office has previously provided certified copies of the resolution to us. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at (713) 758-2735. Sincerely, Timothy P. Austin Enclosure HOUSTON AUSTIN BEIJING DALLAS LONDON MOSCOW NEW YORK SINGAPORE WASHINGTON,D.C. CITY OF PEARLAND May 10, 2000 Mr. Jim Thomassen Assistant Attorney General Public Finance Division Office of the Attorney General 209 West 14th Street, 6th Floor Austin, TX 78701 Re: $2,780,000 Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 4 Unlimited Tax Bonds, Series 2000 Dear Mr. Thomassen: Pursuant to Resolution No. R80-13, please be advised that on April 17, 2000, the City Council of the City of Pearland approved the form of the resolution (certified copy enclosed) authorizing the issuance of the captioned bonds and authorized the Mayor to execute the appropriate letter notifying you of such approval. In addition, this letter will also serve as notification to Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No 4, of Brazoria County, that to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is in compliance with the City's Resolution R80-13 regarding the sale of the captioned bonds. Very truly yours, Tom Reid Mayor Enclosure ::ODMA\MI-IODMA\ROUSTON;211712; I