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Ord. 1174 2004-08-09 In ProcessThis Document is being Processed ORDINANCE NO. 1174 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, SERIES 2004; PRESCRIBING THE TERMS AND FORM THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL THEREOF AND INTEREST THEREON; AWARDING THE SALE THEREOF; AUTHORIZING THE PREPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT TO BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE OF THE CERTIFICATES; [AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF BOND INSURANCE;] MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS REGARDING SUCH CERTIFICATES, INCLUDING USE OF THE PROCEEDS THEREOF, AND MATTERS INCIDENT THERETO; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND: ARTICLE I FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS Section 1.1: Findings and Determinations. The City Council hereby officially finds and determines that: (a) The City of Pearland, Texas (the "City"), acting through its City Council, is authorized pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 271, Subchapter C, as amended (the "Act"), to issue certificates of obligation to provide all or part of the funds to pay contractual obligations to be incurred for the construction of public works and the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, machinery, buildings, land and rights of -way for authorized needs and purposes and for the payment of contractual obligations for professional services, to wit (i) the following street, right-of-way and street related projects located in the City: construction and improvements to the Magnolia Road Overpass (from State Highway 35 to Veterans Drive); construction and improvements to Dixie Farm Road (from Beamer Road to State Highway 35); construction and improvements to Pearland Parkway (from FM 518 to Beltway 8); construction and improvements to McHard Road (from State Highway 35 to Pearland Parkway); construction and improvements to Mykawa Road (from Beltway 8 to the McHard Road Overpass); acquisition of right -of -way along FM 518 (west of State Highway 288); construction of a secondary collector connection (between proposed McHard Road and Alice Street); construction and improvements to Kirby Drive (from Beltway 8 to Shadow Creek Parkway); and miscellaneous alignment and feasibility studies for future roadways in the City, (ii) City-wide water meter replacement, (iii) the following drainage and drainage related projects: construction and improvements to Town Ditch (between State Highway 35 and Old Alvin Road); studies and site work for a regional storm detention facility (to be located on Beltway 8 at Mykawa); studies and site work for a regional stormwater detention facility (to be located near Beltway 8 and State Highway 288); and certain detention pond improvements at the City's Southwest Environmental Center (located on Harkey Road) and DLS (located on Pearland Parkway), (iv) construction of a recycling center at the City's Southwest Environmental Center (located on Harkey Road), (v) various improvements to the City's Fire Department training facility (located at the City's Police Station site), (vi) acquisition and refurbishment of a property HOU:2332211.1 (located adjacent to the Orange Street Service Center) to be used for parks maintenance and storage purposes, and (vii) professional services rendered in connection with the above listed projects. (b) The City Council authorized the publication of a notice of intention to issue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2004 (the "Certificates") to the effect that the City Council was tentatively scheduled to meet at 7:30 p.m. on August 9, 2004 at its regular meeting place to adopt an ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Certificates to be payable from (i) an ad valorem tax levied, within the limits prescribed by law, on the taxable property located within the City, and (ii) the revenues to be derived from the City's water and sewer system (the "System") after the payment of all operation and maintenance expenses thereof (the "Net Revenues") in an amount not to exceed $10,000,, to the extent that ad valorem taxes are ever insufficient or unavailable for such purposes, provided that the pledge of Net Revenues is and shall be junior and subordinate in all respects to the pledge of Net Revenues to the payment of any obligation of the City, whether authorized heretofore or hereafter, which the City designates as having a pledge senior to the pledge of the Net Revenues to the payment of the Certificates. (c) Such notice was published at the times and in the manner required by the Act. (d) No petition signed by at least five percent (5%) of the qualified voters of the City has been filed with or presented to any official of the City protesting the issuance of such Certificates on or before August 9, 2004, or the date of passage of this Ordinance. (e) The City has determined that it is in the best interests of the City and that it is otherwise desirable to issue the Certificates to provide all or part of the funds to pay contractual obligations to be incurred for the purposes authorized by the Act. ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS Section 2.1: Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings specified, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Act" shall mean Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 271, Subchapter C, as amended. "Attorney General" shall mean the Attorney General of the State of Texas. "Certificate" or "Certificates" shall mean any or all of the City of Pearland, Texas Certificates of Obligation, Series 2004, authorized by this Ordinance. "City" shall mean the City of Pearland, Texas and, where appropriate, its City Council. "City Council" shall mean the governing body of the City. "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 2 HOU:2332211.1 "Comptroller" shall mean the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas. "Fiscal Year" shall mean the City's then designated fiscal year, which currently is the twelve-month period beginning on the first day of October of a calendar year and ending on the last day of September of the next succeeding calendar year and each such period may be designated with the number of the calendar year in which such period ends. "Interest Payment Date," when used in connection with any Certificate, shall mean March 1, 2005, and each March 1 and September 1 thereafter until maturity or earlier redemption of such Certificate. "Issuance Date" shall mean the date on which the Certificates are delivered to and paid for by the Purchaser. hereto. "Ordinance" shall mean this Ordinance and all amendments hereof and supplements "Outstanding", when used with reference to the Certificates, shall mean, as of a particular date, all Certificates theretofore and thereupon delivered pursuant to this Ordinance except: (a) any Certificates canceled by or on behalf of the City at or before such date; (b) any Certificates defeased pursuant to the defeasance provisions of this Ordinance or otherwise defeased as permitted by applicable law; and (c) any Certificates in lieu of or in substitution for which a replacement Certificate shall have been delivered pursuant to this Ordinance. "Paying Agent/Registrar" shall mean Wells Fargo Bank Texas, N.A., Houston, Texas, and its successors in that capacity. "Purchaser" shall mean the entity or entities specified in Section 6.1 hereof. "Record Date" shall mean the close of business on the fifteenth day of the calendar month immediately preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date. "Register" shall mean the registration books for the Certificates kept by the Paying Agent/Registrar in which are maintained the names and addresses of, and the principal amounts registered to, each Registered Owner of Certificates. "Registered Owner" shall mean the person or entity in whose name any Certificate is registered in the Register. Section 2.2: Interpretations. All terms defined herein and all pronouns used in this Ordinance shall be deemed to apply equally to singular and plural and to all genders. The titles and headings of the articles and sections of this Ordinance have been inserted for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered a part hereof and shall not in any way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof. This Ordinance and all the terms and provisions hereof shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes set forth herein and to sustain the validity of the Certificates and the validity of the levy of ad valorem taxes to pay the principal of and interest on the Certificates. 3 HOU:2332211.1 ARTICLE III TERMS OF THE CERTIFICATES Section 3.1: Amount, Purpose and Authorization. (a) The Certificates shall be issued in fully registered form, without coupons, under and pursuant to the authority of the Act in the total authorized aggregate principal amount of TWENTY ONE MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($21,000,000) for the purpose of providing all or part of the funds to pay contractual obligations to be incurred for the purposes described in paragraph 1.1(a) hereof. Section 3.2: Designation, Date and Interest Payment Dates. The Certificates shall be designated as the "City of Pearland, Texas Certificates of Obligation, Series 2004," and shall be dated September 1, 2004. The Certificates shall bear interest at the rates set forth in Section 3.3 below, from the later of September 1, 2004 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, payable on March 1, 2005, and each March 1 and September 1 thereafter until maturity or earlier redemption. If interest on any Certificate is not paid on any Interest Payment Date and continues unpaid for thirty (30) days thereafter, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall establish a new record date for the payment of such interest, to be known as a Special Record Date. The Paying Agent/Registrar shall establish a Special Record Date when funds to make such interest payment are received from or on behalf of the City. Such Special Record Date shall be fifteen (15) days prior to the date fixed for 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 (5) days prior to the Special Record Date, to each affected Registered Owner as of the close of business on the day prior to mailing of such notice. Section 3.3: Numbers, Denomination, Interest Rates and Maturities. The Certificates shall be initially 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 Ordinance. The Certificates shall mature on March 1 in each of the years and in the amounts set out in such schedule. Certificates delivered in transfer of or in exchange for other Certificates shall be numbered in order of their authentication by the Paying Agent/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 Certificate or Certificates in lieu of which they are delivered. Certificate Year of Principal Interest Number Maturity Amount Rate I-1 2006 $ 100,000 I-2 2007 100,000 I-3 2008 100,000 I-4 2009 290,000 I-5 2010 340,000 I-6 2011 365,000 I-7 2012 380,000 I-8 2013 385,000 4 HOU:2332211.1 I-9 2014 710,000 I-10 2015 710,000 I-11 2016 730,000 I-12 2017 1,030,000 I-13 2018 1,070,000 I-14 2019 1,160,000 I-15 2020 1,175,000 I-16 2021 1,195,000 I-17 2022 1,210,000 I-18 2023 1,510,000 I-19 2024 1,580,000 I-20 2025 1,625,000 I-21 2026 1,675,000 I-22 2027 1,730,000 I-23 2028 1,830,000 Section 3.4: Redemption Prior to Maturity. (a) Optional Redemption. The Certificates maturing on and after March 1, 2015 are subject to redemption prior to maturity, at the option of the City, in whole or in part, on March 1, 2014, or any date thereafter, at par plus accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption. (b) Certificates may be redeemed in part only in integral multiples of $5,000. If a Certificate subject to redemption is in a denomination larger than $5,000, a portion of such Certificate may be redeemed, but only in integral multiples of $5,000. In selecting portions of Certificates for redemption, each Certificate shall be treated as representing that number of Certificates of $5,000 denomination which is obtained by dividing the principal amount of such Certificate by $5,000. Upon presentation and surrender of any Certificate for redemption in part, the Paying Agent/Registrar, in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a Certificate or Certificates of like maturity and interest rate in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Certificate so surrendered. (c) Notice of any redemption, identifying the Certificates or portions thereof to be redeemed, shall be sent by United States mail, first class, postage prepaid, to the Registered Owners thereof at their addresses as shown on the Register, not less than thirty (30) days before the date fixed for such redemption. By the date fixed for redemption, due provision shall be made with the Paying Agent/Registrar for the payment of the redemption price of the Certificates called for redemption. If such notice of redemption is given, and if due provision for such payment is made, all as provided above, the Certificates which are to be so redeemed thereby automatically shall be redeemed prior to their scheduled maturities, they shall not bear interest after the date fixed for redemption, and they shall not be regarded as being Outstanding except for the purpose of being paid with the funds so provided for such payment. Section 3.5: Manner of Payment, Characteristics, Execution and Authentication. The Paying Agent/Registrar is hereby appointed the paying agent for the Certificates. The Certificates shall be payable, shall have the characteristics and shall be executed, sealed, registered and authenticated, all as provided and in the manner indicated in the FORM OF 5 HOU:2332211.1 CERTIFICATES set forth in Article IV of this Ordinance. If any officer of the City whose manual or facsimile signature shall appear on the Certificates shall cease to be such officer before the authentication of the Certificates or before the delivery of the Certificates, such manual or facsimile signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes as if such officer had remained in such office. The approving legal opinion of Andrews Kurth LLP, Houston, Texas, Bond Counsel, may be printed on the back of the Certificates over the certification of the City Secretary, which may be executed in facsimile. CUSIP numbers also may be printed on the Certificates, but errors or omissions in the printing of either the opinion or the numbers shall have no effect on the validity of the Certificates. Section 3.6: Authentication. Except for the Certificates to be initially issued, which need not be authenticated by the Registrar, only such Certificates as shall bear thereon a certificate of authentication, substantially in the form provided in Article IV of this Ordinance, manually executed by an authorized representative of the Paying Agent/Registrar, shall be entitled to the benefits of this Ordinance or shall be valid or obligatory for any purpose. Such duly executed certificate of authentication shall be conclusive evidence that the Certificate so authenticated was delivered by the Paying Agent/Registrar hereunder. Section 3.7: Ownership. The City, the Paying Agent/Registrar and any other person may treat the person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the absolute owner of such Certificate for the purpose of making and receiving payment of the principal thereof and interest thereon and for all other purposes, whether or not such Certificate is overdue, and neither the City nor the Paying Agent/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 Certificate in accordance with this Section shall be valid and effective and shall discharge the liability of the City and the Paying Agent/Registrar upon such Certificate to the extent of the sums paid. Section 3.8: Registration, Transfer and Exchange. The Paying Agent/Registrar is hereby appointed the registrar for the Certificates. So long as any Certificate remains Outstanding, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall keep the Register at the City Administrator's office in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall provide for the registration and .transfer of the Certificates in accordance with the terms of this Ordinance. Each Certificate shall be transferable only upon the presentation and surrender thereof at the principal corporate trust office of the Paying Agent/Registrar, accompanied by an assignment duly executed by the Registered Owner or his authorized representative in form satisfactory to the Paying Agent/Registrar. Upon due presentation of any Certificate for transfer, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor, within seventy-two (72) hours after such presentation, a new Certificate or Certificates, 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 Certificate or Certificates so presented and surrendered. 6 HOU:2332211.1 All Certificates shall be exchangeable upon the presentation and surrender thereof at the principal corporate trust office of the Paying Agent/Registrar for a Certificate or Certificates, maturity and interest rate and in any authorized denomination, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of the Certificate or Certificates presented for exchange. The Paying Agent/Registrar shall be and is hereby authorized to authenticate and deliver exchange Certificates in accordance with the provisions of this Section. Each Certificate delivered by the Paying Agent/Registrar in accordance with this Section shall be entitled to the benefits and security of this Ordinance to the same extent as the Certificate or Certificates in lieu of which such Certificate is delivered. All Certificates issued in transfer or exchange shall be delivered to the Registered Owners thereof at the principal corporate trust office of the Paying Agent/Registrar or sent by United States mail, first class, postage prepaid. The City or the Paying Agent/Registrar may require the Registered Owner of any Certificate 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 Certificate. Any fee or charge of the Paying Agent/Registrar for such transfer or exchange shall be paid by the City. The Paying Agent/Registrar shall not be required to transfer or exchange any Certificate called for redemption in whole or in part during the forty-five (45) day period immediately prior to the date fixed for redemption; provided, however, that this restriction shall not apply to the transfer or exchange by the Registered Owner of the unredeemed portion of a Certificate called for redemption in part. Section 3.9: Replacement Certificates. Upon the presentation and surrender to the Paying Agent/Registrar of a damaged or mutilated Certificate, the Paying Agent/Registrar shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a replacement Certificate, of the same maturity, interest rate and principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding. The City or the Paying Agent/Registrar may require the Registered Owner of such Certificate 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 expenses of the Paying Agent/Registrar and the City. If any Certificate is lost, apparently destroyed or wrongfully taken, the City, pursuant to the applicable laws of the State of Texas and ordinances of the City, and in the absence of notice or knowledge that such Certificate has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, shall execute, and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall authenticate and deliver, a replacement Certificate of the same maturity, interest rate and principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding, provided that the Registered Owner thereof shall have: (a) furnished to the City and the Paying Agent/Registrar satisfactory evidence of the ownership of and the circumstances of the loss, destruction or theft of such Certificate; (b) furnished such security or indemnity as may be required by the Paying Agent/Registrar and the City to save and hold them harmless; 7 HOU:2332211.1 (c) paid all expenses and charges in connection therewith, including, but not limited to, printing costs, legal fees, fees of the Paying Agent/Registrar and any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed; and (d) met any other reasonable requirements of the City and the Paying Agent/Registrar. If, after the delivery of such replacement Certificate, a bona fide purchaser of the original Certificate in lieu of which such replacement Certificate was issued presents for payment such original Certificate, the City and the Paying Agent/Registrar shall be entitled to recover such replacement Certificate 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 City or the Paying Agent/Registrar in connection therewith. If any such mutilated, lost, apparently destroyed or wrongfully taken Certificate has become or is about to become due and payable, the City in its discretion may, instead of issuing a replacement Certificate, authorize the Paying Agent/Registrar to pay such Certificate. Each replacement Certificate delivered in accordance with this Section shall be entitled to the benefits and security of this Ordinance to the same extent as the Certificate or Certificates in lieu of which such replacement Certificate is delivered. Section 3.10: Cancellation. All Certificates paid or redeemed in accordance with this Ordinance, and all Certificates in lieu of which exchange Certificates or replacement Certificates are authenticated and delivered in accordance herewith, shall be canceled and destroyed upon the making of proper records regarding such payment or redemption. The Paying Agent/Registrar shall periodically furnish the City with certificates of destruction of such Certificates. ARTICLE IV FORM OF CERTIFICATES The Certificates, including the Form of Comptroller's Registration Certificate, Form of Paying Agent/Registrar Authentication Certificate [, Statement of Insurance] and Form of Assignment, shall be in substantially the following forms, with such omissions, insertions and variations as may be necessary or desirable, and not prohibited by this Ordinance: 8 HOU:2332211.1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF TEXAS CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS NUMBER DENOMINATION R- REGISTERED CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION REGISTERED SERIES 2004 INTEREST RATE: DATED DATE: MATURITY DATE: CUSIP: September 1, 2004 March 1, REGISTERED OWNER: PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: DOLLARS THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, a municipal corporation of the State of Texas (the "City"), for value received, hereby promises to pay to the Registered Owner identified above or its registered assigns, on the maturity date specified above (or on earlier redemption as herein provided), upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the principal corporate trust office of Wells Fargo Bank Texas, N.A., Houston, Texas, or its successor (the "Paying Agent/Registrar"), the principal amount identified above (or so much thereof as shall not have been paid or deemed to have been paid upon prior redemption) payable in any coin or currency of the United States of America which on the date of payment of such principal is legal tender for the payment of debts due to the United States of America, and to pay interest thereon at the rate shown above, calculated on a basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months, from the later of the Dated Date identified above or the most recent interest payment date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for. Interest on this Certificate is payable on March 1, 2005, and each March 1 and September 1 thereafter until maturity or earlier redemption, of this Certificate, by check sent by United States mail, first class, postage prepaid, by the Paying Agent/Registrar to the Registered Owner of record as of the close of business on the fifteenth day of the calendar month immediately preceding the applicable interest payment date, as shown on the registration books kept by the Paying Agent/Registrar. Any accrued interest payable at maturity or earlier redemption shall be paid upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the principal corporate trust office of the Paying Agent/Registrar. THIS CERTIFICATE IS ONE OF A DULY AUTHORIZED SERIES OF CERTIFICATES (the "Certificates") in the aggregate principal amount of $21,000,000 issued pursuant to an ordinance adopted by the City Council of the City on August 9, 2004 (the "Ordinance") for the purpose of providing all or part of the funds to pay contractual obligations to be incurred for the construction of public works and the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, machinery, buildings, land and rights -of -way for authorized needs and purposes and for the payment of contractual obligations for professional services, to wit (i) the following street, right-of-way and street related projects located in the City: construction and improvements to the Magnolia Road Overpass (from State Highway 35 to Veterans Drive); HOU:2332211.1 construction and improvements to Dixie Farm Road (from Beamer Road to State Highway 35); construction and improvements to Pearland Parkway (from FM 518 to Beltway 8); construction and improvements to McHard Road (from State Highway 35 to Pearland Parkway); construction and improvements to Mykawa Road (from Beltway 8 to the McHard Road Overpass); acquisition of right-of-way along FM 518 (west of State Highway 288); construction of a secondary collector connection (between proposed McHard Road and Alice Street); construction and improvements to Kirby Drive (from Beltway 8 to Shadow Creek Parkway); and miscellaneous alignment and feasibility studies for future roadways in the City, (ii) City-wide water meter replacement, (iii) the following drainage and drainage related projects: construction and improvements to Town Ditch (between State Highway 35 and Old Alvin Road); studies and site work for a regional storm detention facility (to be located on Beltway 8 at Mykawa); studies and site work for a regional stormwater detention facility (to be located near Beltway 8 and State Highway 288); and certain detention pond improvements at the City's Southwest Environmental Center (located on Harkey Road) and DLS (located on Pearland Parkway), (iv) construction of a recycling center at the City's Southwest Environmental Center (located on Harkey Road), (v) various improvements to the City's Fire Department training facility (located at the City's Police Station site), (vi) acquisition and refurbishment of a property (located adjacent to the Orange Street Service Center) to be used for parks maintenance and storage purposes, and (vii) professional services rendered in connection with the above listed projects. REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE FURTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS CERTIFICATE SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF, WHICH PROVISIONS SHALL HAVE THE SAME FORCE AND EFFECT AS IF SET FORTH AT THIS PLACE. THIS CERTIFICATE shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any benefit under the Ordinance unless this Certificate either (i) is registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas by due execution of the registration certificate endorsed hereon or (ii) is authenticated by the Paying Agent/Registrar by due execution of the authentication certificate endorsed hereon. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City has caused its corporate seal to be impressed or placed in facsimile hereon and this Certificate to be signed by the Mayor, countersigned by the City Secretary by their manual, lithographed or printed facsimile signatures. (AUTHENTICATION OR REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE) CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS Mayor (SEAL) COUNTERSIGNED: City Secretary 10 HOU:2332211.1 [REVERSE OF CERTIFICATE] THE CITY RESERVES THE RIGHT, at its option, to redeem, prior to their maturity, Certificates maturing on and after March 1, 2015, in whole or in part, on March 1, 2014, or any date thereafter, at par plus accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption. CERTIFICATES MAY BE REDEEMED IN PART only in integral multiples of $5,000. If a Certificate subject to redemption is in a denomination larger than $5,000, a portion of such Certificate may be redeemed, but only in integral multiples of $5,000. In selecting portions of Certificates for redemption, each Certificate shall be treated as representing that number of Certificates of $5,000 denomination which is obtained by dividing the principal amount of such Certificate by $5,000. Upon surrender of any Certificate for redemption in part, the Paying Agent/Registrar, in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance, shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a Certificate or Certificates of like maturity and interest rate in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the Certificate so surrendered. NOTICE OF ANY SUCH REDEMPTION, identifying the Certificates or portions thereof to be redeemed, shall be sent by United States mail, first class, postage prepaid, to the Registered Owners thereof at their addresses as shown on the books of registration kept by the Paying Agent/Registrar, not less than thirty (30) days before the date fixed for such redemption. By the date fixed for redemption, due provision shall be made with the Paying Agent/Registrar for the payment of the redemption price of the Certificates called for redemption. If such notice of redemption is given, and if due provision for such payment is made, all as provided above, the Certificates which are to be so redeemed thereby automatically shall be redeemed prior to their scheduled maturities, they shall not bear interest after the date fixed for redemption, and they shall not be regarded as being outstanding except for the purpose of being paid with the funds so provided for such payment. THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE only upon presentation and surrender at the principal corporate trust office of the Paying Agent/Registrar, accompanied by an assignment duly executed by the Registered Owner or its authorized representative, subject to the terms and conditions of the Ordinance. THIS CERTIFICATE IS EXCHANGEABLE at the principal corporate trust office of the Paying Agent/Registrar for a Certificate or Certificates of the same maturity and interest rate and in the principal amount of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof, subject to the terms and conditions of the Ordinance. THE PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR is not required to accept for transfer or exchange any Certificate called for redemption, in whole or in part, during the forty-five (45) day period immediately prior to the date fixed for redemption; provided, however, that such limitation shall not apply to the transfer or exchange by the Registered Owner of an unredeemed portion of a Certificate called for redemption in part. THE CITY OR PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR may require the Registered Owner of any Certificate to pay a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be 11 HOU:2332211.1 imposed in connection with the transfer or exchange of a Certificate. Any fee or charge of the Paying Agent/Registrar for a transfer or exchange shall be paid by the City. THE REGISTERED OWNER of this Certificate by acceptance hereof, acknowledges and agrees to be bound by all the terms and conditions of the Ordinance. IT IS HEREBY DECLARED AND REPRESENTED that this Certificate has been duly and validly issued and delivered; that all acts, conditions and things required or proper to be performed, exist and to be done precedent to or in the issuance and delivery of this Certificate have been performed, exist and have been done in accordance with law; that the Certificates do not exceed any constitutional or statutory limitation; and that annual ad valorem taxes sufficient to provide for the payment of the interest on and principal of this Certificate, as such interest comes due and such principal matures, have been levied and ordered to be levied, within the limits prescribed by law, against all taxable property in the City and have been irrevocably pledged for such payment. IT IS FURTHER DECLARED AND REPRESENTED that the revenues to be derived from the City's water and sewer system, after the payment of all operation and maintenance expenses thereof (the "Net Revenues"), in an amount not to exceed $10,000, are pledged to the payment of the principal of and interest on the Certificates, provided that the pledge of Net Revenues is and shall be junior and subordinate in all respects to the pledge of Net Revenues to the payment of any obligation of the City, whether authorized heretofore or hereafter, which the City designates as having a pledge senior to the pledge of the Net Revenues to the payment of the Certificates. The City also reserves the right to issue, for any lawful purpose at any time, in one or more installments, bonds, certificates of obligation and other obligations of any kind, secured in whole or in part by a pledge of Net Revenues, that may be prior and superior in right to, on a parity with, or junior and subordinate to the pledge of Net Revenues securing the Certificates. REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE ORDINANCE, a copy of which is filed with the Paying Agent/Registrar, for the full provisions thereof, to all of which the Registered Owners of the Certificates assent by acceptance of the Certificates. 12 HOU:2332211.1 FORM OF COMPTROLLER'S REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE The following form of Comptroller's Registration Certificate shall be attached or affixed to each of the Certificates initially delivered: THE STATE OF TEXAS OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS REGISTER NO. I hereby certify that this certificate has been examined, certified as to validity and approved by the Attorney General of the State of Texas, and that this certificate has been registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas. WITNESS MY SIGNATURE AND SEAL OF OFFICE this [SEAL] Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas * * * FORM OF PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR'S AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE The following form of authentication certificate shall be printed on the face of each of the Certificates other than those initially delivered: II AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE This Certificate is one of the Certificates described in and delivered pursuant to the within -mentioned Ordinance; and, except for the Certificates initially delivered, this Certificate has been issued in exchange for or replacement of a Certificate, Certificates, or a portion of a Certificate or Certificates of an issue which originally was approved by the Attorney General of the State of Texas and registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas. WELLS FARGO BANK TEXAS, N.A. By Authorized Signature Date of Authentication: * * * 13 HOU:2332211.1 [STATEMENT OF INSURANCE] [To Come] 14 HOU:2332211.1 FORM OF ASSIGNMENT The following form of assignment shall be printed on the back of each- of the Certificates: 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 certificate and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints attorney to transfer such certificate on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises. DATED: Signature Guaranteed: NOTICE: Signature must be guaranteed by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange or a commercial bank or trust company. Registered Owner NOTICE: The signature above must correspond to the name of the registered owner as shown on the face of this certificate in every particular, without any alteration, enlargement or change whatsoever. ARTICLE V SECURITY FOR THE CERTIFICATES Section 5.1: Pledge and Levy of Taxes and Revenues. (a) To provide for the payment of principal of and interest on the Certificates, there is hereby levied, within the limits prescribed by law, for the current year and each succeeding year thereafter, while the Certificates or any part of the principal thereof and the interest thereon remain outstanding and unpaid, an ad valorem tax upon all taxable property within the City sufficient to pay the interest on the Certificates and to create and provide a sinking fund of not less than 2% of the principal amount of the Certificates or not less than the principal payable out of such tax, whichever is greater, with full allowance being made for tax delinquencies and the costs of tax collection, and such taxes, when collected, shall be applied to the payment of principal of and interest on the 15 HOU:2332211.1 Certificates by deposit to the Certificates of Obligation, Series 2004 Debt Service Fund and to no other purpose. (b) The City hereby declares its purpose and intent to provide and levy a tax legally sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the Certificates, it having been determined that the existing and available taxing authority of the City for such purpose is adequate to permit a legally sufficient tax. As long as any Certificates remain outstanding, all moneys on deposit in, or credited to, the Certificates of Obligation, Series 2004 Debt Service Fund shall be secured by a pledge of security, as provided by law for cities in the State of Texas. (c) In addition, pursuant to the authority of Chapter 1502, Texas Government Code, as amended, the City also hereby pledges the revenues to be derived from the City's water and sewer system, after the payment of all operation and maintenance expenses thereof (the "Net Revenues"), in an amount not to exceed $10,000, to the payment of the principal of and interest on the Certificates, provided that the pledge of Net Revenues is and shall be junior and subordinate in all respects to the pledge of Net Revenues to the payment of any obligation of the City, whether authorized heretofore or hereafter, which the City designates as having a pledge senior to the pledge of the Net Revenues to the payment of the Certificates. The City also reserves the right to issue, for any lawful purpose at any time,in one or more installments, bonds, certificates of obligation and other obligations of any kind, secured in whole or in part by a pledge of Net Revenues, that may be prior and superior in right to, on a parity with, or junior and subordinate to the pledge of Net Revenues securing the Certificates. (d) Reserved. Section 5.2: Debt Service Fund. The Certificates of Obligation, Series 2004 Debt Service Fund is hereby created as a special fund solely for the benefit of the Certificates. The City shall establish and maintain such fund at an official City depository and shall keep such fund separate and apart from all other funds and accounts of the City. Any amount on deposit in the Certificates of Obligation, Series 2004 Debt Service Fund shall be maintained by the City in trust for the Registered Owners of the Certificates. Such amount, plus any other amounts deposited by the City into such fund and any and all investment earnings on amounts on deposit in such fund, shall be used only to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Certificates. Section 5.3: Further Proceedings. After the Certificates to be initially issued have been executed, it shall be the duty of the Mayor to deliver the Certificates to be initially issued and all pertinent records and proceedings to the Attorney General for examination and approval. After the Certificates to be initially issued shall have been approved by the Attorney General, they shall be delivered to the Comptroller for registration. Upon registration of the Certificates to be initially issued, the Comptroller (or a deputy lawfully designated in writing to act for the Comptroller) shall manually sign the Comptroller's registration certificate prescribed herein to, be affixed or attached to the Certificates to be initially issued, and the seal of said Comptroller shall be impressed, or placed in facsimile, thereon. 16 HOU:2332211.1 ARTICLE VI CONCERNING THE PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR Section 6.1: Acceptance. Wells Fargo Bank Texas, N.A., Houston, Texas, is hereby appointed as the initial Paying Agent/Registrar for the Certificates pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Paying Agent/Registrar Agreement by and between the City and the Paying Agent/Registrar. The Paying Agent/Registrar Agreement shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, the terms and provisions of which are hereby approved, and the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute and deliver such Paying Agent/Registrar Agreement on behalf of the City in multiple counterparts and the City Secretary is hereby authorized to attest thereto and affix the City's seal. Such initial Paying Agent/Registrar and any successor Paying Agent/Registrar, by undertaking the performance of the duties of the Paying Agent/Registrar hereunder, and in consideration of the payment of any fees pursuant to the terms of any contract between the Paying Agent/Registrar and the City and/or the deposits of money pursuant to this Ordinance, shall be deemed to accept and agree to abide by the terms of this Ordinance. Section 6.2: - Trust Funds. All money transferred to the Paying Agent/Registrar in its capacity as Paying Agent/Registrar for the Certificates under this Ordinance (except any sums representing Paying Agent/Registrar's fees) shall be held in trust for the benefit of the City, shall be the property of the City and shall be disbursed in accordance with this Ordinance. Section 6.3: Certificates Presented. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.4, all matured Certificates presented to the Paying Agent/Registrar for payment shall be paid without the necessity of further instructions from the City. Such Certificates shall be canceled as provided herein. Section 6.4: Unclaimed Funds Held by the Paying Agent/Registrar. Funds held by the Paying Agent/Registrar that represent principal of and interest on the Certificates remaining, unclaimed by the Registered Owner thereof after the expiration of three years from the date such funds have become due and payable (a) shall be reported and disposed of by the Paying' Agent/Registrar in accordance with the provisions of Title 6 of the Texas Property Code, as amended, to the extent such provisions are applicable to such funds, or (b) to the extent such provisions do not apply to the funds, such funds shall be paid by the Paying Agent/Registrar to, the City upon receipt by the Paying Agent/Registrar of a written request therefor from the City. The Paying Agent/Registrar shall have no liability to the Registered Owners of the Certificates by virtue of actions taken in compliance with this Section. Section 6.5: Paying Agent/Registrar May Own Certificates. The Paying Agent/Registrar in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates with the same rights it would have if it were not the Paying Agent/Registrar. Section 6.6: Successor Paying Agents/Registrars. The City covenants that at all times while any Certificates are Outstanding it will 'provide a legally qualified bank, trust company, financial institution or other agency to act as Paying Agent/Registrar for the Certificates. The City reserves the right to change the Paying Agent/Registrar for the Certificates on not less than 17 HOU:2332211.I sixty (60) days' written notice to the Paying Agent/Registrar, as long as any such notice is effective not less than 60 days prior to the next succeeding principal or interest payment date on the Certificates. Promptly upon the appointment of any successor Paying Agent/Registrar, the previous Paying Agent/Registrar shall deliver the Register or a copy thereof to the new Paying Agent/Registrar, and the new Paying Agent/Registrar shall notify each Registered Owner, by United States mail, first class, postage prepaid, of such change and of the address of the new Paying Agent/Registrar. Each Paying Agent/Registrar hereunder, by acting in that capacity, shall be deemed to have agreed to the provisions of this Ordinance. ARTICLE VII PROVISIONS CONCERNING SALE AND APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS OF CERTIFICATES Section 7.1: Sale of Certificates; Insurance. The sale of the Certificates to (the "Purchaser") at a price of the par value thereof plus a cash premium of $ , plus accrued interest on the Certificates, is hereby approved, and delivery of the Certificates to the Purchaser shall be made upon payment therefor in accordance with the terms of sale and the terms and conditions of the Purchaser's bid. It is hereby officially found; determined and declared that the Purchaser is the highest bidder for the Certificates as a result of invitations for competitive bids. It is further officially found, determined and declared that the Certificates have been sold at public sale to the bidder offering the lowest interest cost, which is hereby determined to be a net effective interest rate of %, after receiving sealed bids pursuant to an Official Notice of Sale and Preliminary Official Statement prepared and distributed in connection with the sale of the Certificates. The City hereby acknowledges that the Purchaser's bid is contingent upon the issuance of a policy of municipal bond guaranty insurance from (" ") insuring the timely payment of principal of and interest on the Certificates. Such insurance is to be obtained at the Purchaser's expense. The appropriate officials and representatives of the City are hereby authorized and directed to execute such documents and certificates and to do any and: all things necessary or desirable to obtain such insurance, and the printing on the Certificates of an appropriate legend or statement regarding such insurance, as provided by , is hereby approved. Section 7.2: Approval, Registration and Delivery. The Mayor is hereby authorized to have control and custody of the Certificates and all necessary records and proceedings pertaining thereto pending their delivery, and the Mayor and other officers and employees of the City are hereby authorized and directed to make such certifications and to execute such instruments as may be necessary to accomplish the delivery of the Certificates and to assure the investigation, examination and approval thereof by the Attorney General and the registration of the initial Certificates by the Comptroller. Upon registration of the Certificates, the Comptroller (or the Comptroller's certificates clerk or an assistant certificates clerk lawfully designated in writing to act for the Comptroller) shall manually sign the Comptroller's Registration Certificates prescribed herein to be attached or affixed to each Certificates initially delivered and the seal of the Comptroller shall be impressed or printed or lithographed thereon. 18 HOU:2332211.1 Section 7.3: Offering Documents; Ratings. The City hereby approves the form and contents of the Official Notice of Sale, Preliminary Official Statement and the final Official Statement, dated as of the date hereof, relating to the Certificates, and any addenda, supplement or amendment thereto, and ratifies and approves the distribution of such Preliminary Official Statement and Official Statement in the offer and sale of the Certificates and in the reoffering of the Certificates by the Purchaser, with such changes therein or additions thereto as the officials executing same may deem advisable, such determination to be conclusively evidenced by their execution thereof. The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute, and the City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to attest, the final Official Statement. It is further hereby officially found, determined and declared that the statements and representations contained in the Official Notice of Sale, Preliminary Official Statement and final Official Statement are true and correct in all material respects, to the best knowledge and belief of the City Council, and that, as of the date thereof, the Preliminary Official Statement was an official statement of the City with respect to the Certificates that was deemed "final" by an authorized official of the City except for the omission of no more than the information permitted by subsection (b)(1) of Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of the Official Notice of Sale, the Preliminary Official Statement and the Official Statement are attached hereto as Exhibits B, C and D, respectively. Further, the City Council hereby ratifies, authorizes and approves the actions of the Mayor, the City's financial advisor and other consultants in seeking a rating on the Certificates from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and Standard & Poor's Ratings Services and such actions are hereby ratified and confirmed. Section 7.4: Application of Proceeds of Certificates; Appropriation. Proceeds from the sale of the Certificates shall, promptly upon receipt by the City, be applied as follows: (1) Accrued interest shall be deposited into the Certificates of Obligation, Series 2004 Debt Service Fund created in Section 5.2 of this Ordinance; (2) A portion of the proceeds shall be applied to pay expenses arising in connection with the issuance of the Certificates; (3) The remaining proceeds shall be applied, together with other funds of the City, to provide funds to pay contractual obligations to be incurred for the purposes set forth in Section 3.1 of this Ordinance. Section 7.5: Tax Exemption. The City intends that the interest on the Certificates shall be excludable from gross income of the owners thereof 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 all applicable temporary, proposed and final regulations (the "Regulations") and procedures promulgated thereunder and applicable to the Certificates. For this purpose, the City covenants that it will monitor and control the receipt, investment, expenditure and use of all gross proceeds of the Certificates (including all property the acquisition, construction or improvement of which is to be financed directly or indirectly with the proceeds of the Certificates) and take or omit to take such other and further actions as may be required by Sections 103 and 141 through 150 of the Code and the Regulations to cause interest on the 19 HOU:2332211.1 Certificates to be and remain excludable from the gross income, as defined in Section 61 of the Code, of the owners of the Certificates for federal income tax purposes. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the City shall comply with each of the following covenants: (a) The City will use all of the proceeds of the Certificates to (i) provide funds for provide funds to pay contractual obligations to be incurred for the purposes set forth in Section 3.1 hereof and (ii) to pay the costs of issuing the Certificates. The City will not use any portion of the proceeds of the Certificates to pay the principal of or interest or redemption premium on, any other obligation of the City or a related person. (b) The City will not directly or indirectly take any action, or omit to take any action; which action or omission would cause the Certificates to constitute "private activity bonds" within the meaning of Section 141(a) of the Code. (c) Principal of and interest on the Certificates will be paid solely from ad valorem taxes and pledged revenues collected by the City, investment earnings on such collections, and as available, proceeds of the Certificates. (d) Based upon all facts and estimates now known or reasonably expected to be in existence on the date the Certificates are delivered, the City reasonably expects that the proceeds of the Certificates will not be used in a manner that would cause the Certificates or any portion thereof to be an "arbitrage bond" within the meaning of Section 148 of the Code. (e) At all times while the Certificates are outstanding, the City will identify and properly account for all amounts constituting gross proceeds of the Certificates in accordance with the Regulations. The City will monitor the yield on the investments of the proceeds of the Certificates and, to the extent required by the Code and the Regulations, will restrict the yield on such investments to a yield which is not materially higher than the yield on the Certificates. To the extent necessary to prevent the Certificates from constituting "arbitrage bonds," the City will make such payments as are necessary to cause the yield on all yield restricted nonpurpose investments allocable to the Certificates to be less than the yield that is materially higher than the yield on the Certificates. (f) The City will not take any action or knowingly omit to take any action, if taken or omitted, would cause the Certificates to be treated as "federally guaranteed" obligations for purposes of Section 149(b) of the Code. (g) The City represents that not more than fifty percent (50%) of the proceeds of the Certificates will be invested in nonpurpose investments (as defined in Section 148(f)(6)(A) of the Code) having a substantially guaranteed yield for four years or more within the meaning of Section 149(g)(3)(A)(ii) of the Code, and the City reasonably expects that at least eighty-five percent (85%) of the spendable proceeds of the Certificates will be used to carry out the governmental purpose of the Certificates within the three-year period beginning on the date of issue of the Certificates. (h) The City will take all necessary steps to comply with the requirement that certain amounts earned by the City on the investment of the gross proceeds of the Certificates, if any, be rebated to the federal government. Specifically, the City will (i) maintain records regarding the 20 HOU:2332211.1 receipt, investment, and expenditure of the gross proceeds of the Certificates as may be required to calculate such excess arbitrage profits separately from records of amounts on deposit in the funds and accounts of the City allocable to other obligations of the City or moneys which do not represent gross proceeds of any obligations of the City and retain such records for at least six years after the day on which the last outstanding Certificate is discharged, (ii) account for all gross proceeds under a reasonable, consistently applied method of accounting, not employed as an artifice or device to avoid in whole or in part, the requirements of Section 148 of the Code, including any specified method of accounting required by applicable Regulations to be used for all or a portion of any gross proceeds, (iii) calculate, at such times as are required by applicable Regulations, the amount of excess arbitrage profits, if any, earned from the investment of the gross proceeds of the Certificates and (iv) timely pay, as required by applicable Regulations, all amounts required to be rebated to the federal government. In addition, the City will exercise reasonable diligence to assure that no errors are made in the calculations required by the preceding sentence and, if such an error is made, to discover and promptly correct such error within a reasonable amount of time thereafter, including payment to the federal government of any delinquent amounts owed to it, interest thereon and any penalty. (i) The City will not directly or 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 Certificates 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 such arrangement had been at arm's length and had the yield on the Certificates not been relevant to either party. (j) The City will timely file or cause to be filed with the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States the information required by Section 149(e) of the Code with respect to the Certificates on such form and in such place as the Secretary may prescribe. (k) The City will not issue or use the Certificates as part of an "abusive arbitrage device" (as defined in Section 1.14810(a) of the Regulations). Without limiting the foregoing, the Certificates are not and will not be a part of a transaction or series of transactions that attempts to circumvent the provisions of Section 148 of the Code and the Regulations, by (i) enabling the City to exploit the difference between tax-exempt and taxable interest rates to gain a material financial advantage, or (ii) increasing the burden on the market for tax-exempt obligations. (1) Proper officers of the City charged with the responsibility for issuing the Certificates are hereby directed to make, execute and deliver certifications as to facts, estimates or circumstances in existence as of the date of issuance of the Certificates and stating whether there are facts, estimates or circumstances that would materially change the City's expectations. On or after the date of issuance of the Certificates, the City will take such actions as are necessary and appropriate to assure the continuous accuracy of the representations contained in such certificates. (m)The covenants and representations made or required by this Section are for the benefit of the Certificate holders and any subsequent Certificate holder, and may be relied upon by the Certificate holders and any subsequent Certificate holder and bond counsel to the City. 21 HOU:2332211.1 In complying with the foregoing covenants, the City may rely upon an unqualified opinion issued to the City by nationally recognized bond counsel that any action by the City or reliance upon any interpretation of the Code or Regulations contained in such opinion will not cause interest on the Certificates to be includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes under existing law. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Ordinance, the City's representations and obligations under the covenants and provisions of this Section 7.5 shall survive the defeasance and discharge of the Certificates for as long as such matters are relevant to the exclusion of interest on the Certificates from the gross income of the owners for federal income tax purposes. Section 7.6: Related Matters. In order that the City shall satisfy in a timely manner all of its obligations under this Ordinance, the Mayor, the Mayor, City Secretary and all other appropriate officers, agents, representatives and employees of the City are hereby authorized and directed to take all other actions that are reasonably necessary to provide for the issuance and delivery of the Certificates, including, without limitation, executing and delivering on behalf of the City all certificates, consents, receipts, requests, notices, and other documents as may be reasonably necessary to satisfy the City's obligations under this Ordinance and to direct the transfer and application of funds of the City consistent with the provisions of this Ordinance. ARTICLE VIII CONTINUING DISCLOSURE UNDERTAKING Section 8.1: Annual Reports. The City shall provide annually to each NRMSIR and any SID, within six months after the end of each fiscal year ending in or after 2004, financial information and operating data with respect to the City of the general type included in the final Official Statement authorized by Section 7.3 of this Ordinance, being the financial information and operating data described in the Official Statement under the captions "INVESTMENT AUTHORITY AND INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES OF THE DISTRICT — Current Investments," "CITY TAX DEBT," "TAX DATA (except under the subheading "Estimated Overlapping Taxes")," "SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA" and in Appendix B to the Official Statement. Any financial statements so to be provided shall be (1) prepared in accordance with the accounting principles described in Appendix B to the Official Statement and (2) audited, if the City commissions an audit of such statements and the audit is completed within the period during which they must be provided. If audited financial statements are not so provided, then the City shall provide audited fmancial statements for the applicable fiscal year to each NRMSIR and any SID, when and if audited financial statements become available. If the City changes its fiscal year, it will notify each NRMSIR and any SID of the change (and of the date of the new fiscal year end) prior to the next date by which the City otherwise would be required to provide financial information and operating data pursuant to this Section. The financial information and operating data to be provided pursuant to this Section may be set forth in full in one or more documents or may be included by specific reference to any document (including an official statement or other offering document, if it is available from the MSRB) that theretofore has been provided to each NRMSIR and any SID or filed with the SEC. 22 HOU:2332211.1 Section 8.2: Material Event Notices. The City shall notify any SID and either each NRMSIR or the MSRB, in a timely manner, of any of the following events with respect to the Certificates, 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; (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 Certificates; (g) Modifications to rights of holders of the Certificates; (h) Certificate calls; (i) Defeasances; (j) Release, substitution, or sale of property securing repayment of the Certificates; and (k) Rating changes. The City shall notify any SID and either each NRMSIR or the MSRB, in a timely manner, of any failure by the City to provide financial information or operating data in accordance with Section 8.1 of this Ordinance by the time required by such Section. Section 8.3: Limitations, Disclaimers and Amendments. The City shall be obligated to observe and perform the covenants specified in this Article for so long as, but only for so long as, the City remains an "obligated person" with respect to the Certificates within the meaning of the Rule, except that the City in any event will give the notice required by Section 8.2 of any Certificate calls and defeasance that cause the City to be no longer such an "obligated person." The provisions of this Article are for the sole benefit of the holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates, and nothing in this Article, express or implied, shall give any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy, or claim hereunder to any other person. The City undertakes to provide only the financial information, operating data, financial statements, and notices which it has expressly agreed to provide pursuant to this Article and does not hereby undertake to provide any other information that may be relevant or material to a complete presentation of the City's financial results, condition, or prospects or hereby undertake to update any information provided in accordance with this Article or otherwise, except as expressly provided herein. The City does not make any representation or warranty concerning such information or its usefulness to a decision to invest in or sell Certificates at any future date. 23 HOU:2332211.1 UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE CITY BE LIABLE TO THE HOLDER OR BENEFICIAL OWNER OF ANY CERTIFICATE OR ANY OTHER PERSON, IN CONTRACT OR TORT, FOR DAMAGES RESULTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM ANY BREACH BY THE CITY, WHETHER NEGLIGENT OR WITHOUT FAULT ON ITS PART, OF ANY COVENANT SPECIFIED IN THIS ARTICLE, BUT EVERY RIGHT AND REMEDY OF ANY SUCH PERSON, IN CONTRACT OR TORT, FOR OR ON ACCOUNT OF ANY SUCH BREACH SHALL BE LIMITED TO AN ACTION FOR MANDAMUS OR SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. No default by the City in observing or performing its obligations under this Article shall constitute a breach of or default under the Ordinance for purposes of any other provision of this Ordinance. Nothing in this Article is intended or shall act to disclaim, waive, or otherwise limit the duties of the City under federal and state securities laws. The provisions of this Article may be amended by the City from time to time to adapt the changed circumstances that arise from a change in legal requirements, a change in law, or a change in the identity, nature, status, or type of operations of the City, but only if (1) the provisions of this Article, as so amended, would have permitted an underwriter to purchase or sell the Certificates in the primary offering of the Certificates in compliance with the Rule, taking into account any amendments or interpretations of the Rule to the date of such amendment, as well as such changed circumstances, and (2) either (a) the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount (or any greater amount required by any other provision of this Ordinance that authorizes such an amendment) of the outstanding Certificates consent to such amendment or (b) a person that is unaffiliated with the City (such as nationally recognized bond counsel) determines that such amendment will not materially impair the interests of the holder and beneficial owners of the Certificates. If the City so amends the provisions of this Article, it shall include with any amended financial information or operating data next provided in accordance with Section 8.1 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 operating data so provided. The City may also amend or repeal the provisions of this Article if the SEC amends or repeals the applicable provisions of the Rule or a court of final jurisdiction enters judgment that such provisions of the Rule are invalid, and the City also may amend the provisions of this Article in its discretion in any other manner or circumstance, but in either case only if and to the extent that the provisions of this sentence would not have prevented an underwriter from lawfully purchasing or selling Certificates in the primary offering of the Certificates, giving effect to (a) such provisions as so amended and (b) any amendments or interpretations of the Rule. Section 8.4: Definitions. As used in this Article, the following terms have the meanings ascribed to such terms below: "MSRB" means the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. 24 HOU:2332211.1 "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. "Rule" means SEC Rule 15c2-12, as amended from time to time. "SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. "SID" means any person designated by the State of Texas or an authorized department, officer, or agency thereof as, and determined by the SEC or its staff to be, a state information depository within the meaning of the Rule from time to time. ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS Section 9.1: Defeasance. The City may defease the provisions of this Ordinance and discharge its obligations to the Registered Owners of any or all of the Certificates to pay the principal of and interest thereon in any manner permitted by law, including by depositing with the Paying Agent/Registrar or with the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas either: (a) cash in an amount equal to the principal amount of such Certificates plus interest thereon to the date of maturity or redemption; or (b) pursuant to an escrow or trust agreement, cash and/or (i) direct noncallable obligations of United States of America, including obligations that are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America; (ii) noncallable obligations of an agency or instrumentality of the United States, including obligations that are unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the agency or instrumentality and that, on the date the governing body of the issuer adopts or approves the proceedings authorizing the issuance of refunding bonds, are rated as to investment quality by a nationally recognized investment rating firm not less than AAA or its equivalent; or (iii) noncallable obligations of a state or an agency or a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of a state that have been refunded and that, on the date the governing body of the issuer adopts or approves the proceedings authorizing the issuance of refunding bonds, are rated as to investment quality by a nationally recognized investment rating firm not less than AAA or its equivalent, which, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii), may be in book -entry form, and the principal of and interest on which will, when due or redeemable at the option of the holder, without further investment or reinvestment of either the principal amount thereof or the interest earnings thereon, provide money in an amount which, together with other moneys, if any, held in such escrow at the same time and available for such purpose, shall be sufficient to provide for the timely payment of the principal of and interest thereon to the date of maturity or earlier redemption; provided, however, that if any of the Certificates are to be redeemed prior to their respective dates of maturity, provision shall have been made for giving notice of redemption as provided in this Ordinance. Upon such deposit, such Certificates shall no longer be regarded to be 25 HOU.2332211.I Outstanding or unpaid. Any surplus amounts not required to accomplish such defeasance shall be returned to the City. Section 9.2: Ordinance a Contract - Amendments. This Ordinance shall constitute a contract with the Registered Owners from time to time, be binding on the City, and shall not be amended or repealed by the City so long as any Certificate remains Outstanding except as permitted in this Section. The City may, without the consent -of or notice to any Registered Owners, from time to time and at any time, amend this Ordinance in any manner not detrimental to the interests of the Registered Owners, including the curing of any ambiguity, inconsistency, or formal defect or omission herein. In addition, the City may, with the consent of Registered Owners who own in the aggregate 51% of the principal amount of the Certificates then Outstanding, amend, add to, or rescind any of the provisions of this Ordinance; provided that, without the consent of all Registered Owners of Outstanding Certificates, no such amendment, addition, or rescission shall (i) extend the time or times of payment of the principal of and interest on the Certificates, reduce the principal amount thereof, the redemption price, or the rate of interest thereon, or in any other way modify the terms of payment of the principal of or interest on the Certificates, (ii) give any preference to any Certificate over any other Certificate, or (iii) reduce the aggregate principal amount of Certificates required to be held by Registered Owners for consent to any such amendment, addition, or rescission. Section 9.3: Legal Holidays. In any case where the date interest accrues and becomes payable on the Certificates or principal of the Certificates matures or the date fixed for redemption of any Certificates or a Record Date shall be in the City a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions are authorized by law to close, then payment of interest or principal need not be made on such date, or the Record Date shall not occur on such date, but payment may be made or the Record Date shall occur on the next succeeding day which is not in the City a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions are authorized by law to close with the same force and effect as if (i) made on the date of maturity or the date fixed for redemption and no interest shall accrue for the period from the date of maturity or redemption to the date of actual payment or (ii) the Record Date had occurred on the fifteenth day of that calendar month. Section 9.4: No Recourse Against City Officials. No recourse shall be had for the payment of principal of or interest on any Certificates or for any claim based thereon or on this Ordinance against any official of the City or any person executing any Certificates. Section 9.5: Further Proceedings. The Mayor, Mayor Pro-Tem, City Secretary and other appropriate officials of the City are hereby authorized and directed to do any and all things necessary and/or convenient to carry out the terms of this Ordinance. Section 9.6: Severability. If any Section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Ordinance shall for any reason be held to be invalid or unenforceable, . the invalidity or unenforceability of such Section, paragraph, clause or provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this Ordinance. 26 HOU:2332211.1 Section 9.7: Open Meeting. It is hereby found, determined and declared that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of the meeting of the City Council at which this Ordinance was adopted was posted at a place convenient and readily accessible at all, times to the general public at City Hall for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, and that this meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times during which this Ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof. Section 9.8: Repealer. All orders, resolutions and ordinances, or parts thereof, inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. Section 9.9: Emergency. It is hereby officially found and determined that this Ordinance relates to an immediate public emergency affecting life, health, property and the. public peace, and that such emergency exists, the specific emergency being that the proceeds from the sale of the Certificates are required as soon as possible for necessary and urgently needed improvements, and that this Ordinance be passed and approved on the date of its introduction. Section 9.10: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after. its passage on the date shown below. 27 HOU:2332211.1 EXHIBIT A PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR AGREEMENT See Tab No. HOU:2332211.1 EXHIBIT B OFFICIAL NOTICE OF SALE See Tab No. HOU:2332211.1 EXHIBIT C PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT See Tab No. HOU:2332211.1 EXHIBIT D OFFICIAL STATEMENT See Tab No. HOU:2332211.I CERTIFICATE FOR ORDINANCE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTIES OF BRAZORIA AND HARRIS CITY OF PEARLAND We, the undersigned officers of the City of Pearland, Texas (the "City"), hereby certify as follows: 1. The City Council of the City convened in a regular meeting on August 9, 2004, at the regular meeting place thereof, within the City, and the roll was called of the duly constituted officers and members of the City Council, to wit: Tom Reid Mayor Richard F. Tetens Mayor Pro Tem Woodrow "Woody" Owens Council Member Kevin Cole Council Member Charles Viktorin Council Member Larry R. Marcott Council Member Young Lorfing City Secretary and all of such persons were present except , thus constituting a quorum. Whereupon, among other business, the following was transacted at said meeting: a written AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, SERIES 2004; PRESCRIBING THE TERMS AND FORM THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL THEREOF AND INTEREST THEREON; AWARDING THE SALE THEREOF; AUTHORIZING THE PREPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT TO BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE OF THE CERTIFICATES; [AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF BOND INSURANCE;] MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS REGARDING SUCH CERTIFICATES, INCLUDING USE OF THE PROCEEDS THEREOF, AND MATTERS INCIDENT THERETO; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY (the "Ordinance") was duly introduced for the consideration of the City Council and read in full. It was then duly moved and seconded that the Ordinance be adopted on first reading; and, after due discussion, such motion, carrying with it the adoption of the Ordinance, prevailed and carried by the following vote: AYES: NAYS: ABSTENTIONS: 2. That a true, full and correct copy of the Ordinance adopted at the meeting described in the above and foregoing paragraph is attached to and follows this certificate; that the Ordinance has been duly recorded in the City Council's minutes of such meeting; that the above HOU:2332211.1 and foregoing paragraph is a true, full and correct excerpt from the City Council's minutes of such meeting pertaining to the adoption of the Ordinance; that the persons named in the above and foregoing paragraph are the duly chosen, qualified and acting officers and members of the City Council as indicated therein; that each of the officers and members of the City Council was duly and sufficiently notified officially and personally, in advance, of the date, hour, place and subject of the aforesaid meeting, and that the Ordinance would be introduced and considered for adoption at such meeting, and each of such officers and members consented, in advance, to the holding of such meeting for such purpose; that such meeting was open to the public as required by law; and that public notice of the date, hour, place and subject of such meeting was given as required by the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code. SIGNED AND SEALED this , 2004. City Secretary Mayor CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS (SEAL) S-1 HOU:2332211.1 PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading pursuant to Section 3.10 of the City Charter this August 9th , 2004. CITY OF PEARL D, TEXAS 7 G??1/ Mayor ATTEST (SEAL) Exhibit A - Paying Agent/Registrar Agreement Exhibit B - Official Notice of Sale Exhibit C - Preliminary Official Statement Exhibit D - Official Statement S-1 HOU:2332211.1 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION The Pearla.nd Reporter. News 2404 South Park Pearland, Texas 77581 State of Texas Brazoria and Harris Counties I, Randy Emmons, hereby certify that the notice hereby appended was published in Brazoria and Harris Counties in THE REPORTER NEWS, a newspaper of general circulation in Brazoria, Harris &.-Galveston Counties, for / issues, asfollows: No. . % Date No. Date No. Date No. Date No. Date Subscribe and sworn to before me this %5 LAURA ANN EMMONS Notary Public, State of Texas Commission Expires 09-09-2006 20 eV 20 20 20 20 President Laura Ann Emmons, Publisher Notary Public, State of Texas Published July 14 & July 21, 2004 NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that'the City Council of the City of Pearland, , Texas (the "City") will meet at its regular meeting place at City Hall, Pearland, Texas at 7:30 p.m. on the ' 9th day of August, 2004, which is the time and place , tentatively set for the pas- , , sage of an ordinance and : ' such other action as may be deemed necessary to authorize the issuance of the City's certificates of obligation, payable from ad valorem taxation and a limit- ed (in an amount not to exceed $10,000) subordi- nate pledge of certain rev- ' enues' of the. water and i sewer system of the City, in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $21,000,000, bearing inter- est at any rate or rates, not to exceed the maximum interest rate now or here- . after authorized by law, as shall be determined within the discreticn of the City Council at the time of issuance and maturing over a period of years not to exceed forty (40) years from the date thereof, for the pur- pose of evidencing the indebtedness of the City to pay all or any part of the contractual obligations to be incurred for the construction of public works and the pur- chase of materials, sup- ; plies,1equipment, machin- ery, buildings, land and rights -of -way for authorized needs and purposes and for the payment of contractual obligations for professional services, to wit (i) the follow- ing street, right-of-way and street related projects locat- ed in the City: construction and improvements to the Magnolia Road Overpass (from State Highway 35 to Veterans Drive); construc- tion and improvements to Dixie Farm Road (from Beamer Road to State Highway 35); construction and improvements to Pearland Parkway (from FM 518 to Beltway 8); construc- tion and improvements to McHard Road (from State Highway 35 to Pearland Parkway); construction and ; improvements to Mykawa Road (from. Beltway 8 to the McHard Road Overpass); • acquisition of right-of-way along FM 518 (west of State Highway 288); construction • of a secondary collector connection (between pro- posed McHard Road and Alice Street); construction and improvements to Kirby Drive (from Beltway 8 to • Shadow Creek Parkway); • and miscellaneous align - merit and feasibility studies for future roadways in'the City, (ii) City-wide water meter replacement, (iii)Ithe following drainage and drainage related projects: construction and improve- ments to Town Ditch (between State Highway 35 and Old Alvin Road); stud- ' ies and site work for a regional storm detention facility (to belocated on , Beltway 8 at Mykawa); stud- ies and site work for a regional stormwater deten- 1 • tion facility (to be located near Beltway 8 and State Highway 288); and certain detention pond improve- ments at the City's Southwest Environmental Center (located on Harkey Road) and DLS (located on Pearland Parkway), (iv) ' construction of a recycling center at the City's Southwest Environmental Center (located on Harkey Road),. (v). various improve- i ments to the City's Fire Department training facility' (located at the City's Polices Station site), (vi) acquisition and refurbishment of a -property (located adjacent to the Orange Street r Service Center) to be used, for parks maintenance and storage purposes, and (vii)li professional services ren-j ! dered in connection with then above listed projects. ' WITNESS MY HAND AND, ' THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF; THE CITY, this 28th day of June,,2004. Isl Young Lorfing, TRMC City Secretary City of Pearland, Texas AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION The Pearland Reporter. News 2404 South Park Pearland, Texas 77581 State of Texas Brazoria and Harris Counties I, Randy Emmons, hereby certify that the notice hereby appended was published in Brazoria and Harris Counties in THE REPORTER NEWS, a newspaper of general circulation in Brazoria, Harris &..Galveston Counties, for ! issues, as follows: Rr. No. / Date 7 7/ 20 No. Date 20 No. Date 20 No. Date 20 No. • Date 20 ,,Subscribe and sworn to before me this LAURA ANN EMMONS Notary Public, State of Texas Commission Expires 09-09-2006 day of �� Laura Ann Emmons, Publisher Notary Public, State of Texas le 1\)b Cis Published ed July 14 &July 21, 2004 NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES NOTICE IS. HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas (the "City") will meet at its regular meeting place at City Hall, Pearland, Texas at 7:30 p.m. on the 9th day of August, 2004, which is the time and place tentatively set for the pas- sage of an ordinance and such other action as may be jdeemed necessary to ' authorize the issuance of the City's certificates of obligation, payable from ad valorem taxation and a limit- ed,(in an amount not to exceed $10,000) subordi- nate pledge of certain rev- enues of the water and sewer system of the City, in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $21,000,000, bearing inter- est at any rate or rates, not to exceed the maximum interest rate now or here- , after authorized by law, as shall be determined within the discretion of the City Council at the • time of issuance and maturing over a period of years not to '. exceed fory (40) years from the date thereof, for-the'pur- pose of evidencing the indebtedness of the City to pay, all or any part of the ' contractual obligations to be incurred for the construction of public works and the pur- 1 chase of materials, sup- plies, equipment, machin- ery, buildings, land and rights -of -way for authorized needs and purposes and for the payment of contractual obligations for professional , services, to wit (i) the follow- ing street; right-of-way and street related projects locat- edin mpovements tothe t ion and impr Magnolia Road Overpass to (from State Highway 35 Veterans Drive); construc- tion and improvements to Dixie Farm Road (from -Beamer Road to. State Highway 35); construction and improvements .to Pearland Parkway (from FM 518 to Beltway 8); construc- tion -and improvements isStto McHard Road (from e Highway 35 to. Pearland Parkway); construction and ' improvements to Mykawa Road (from Beltway 8 to'the McHard Road Overpass); acquisition of right-of-way along FM 518 (west of State 1. Highway 288); construction of a secondary collector connection (between ,pro- posed McHard Road. and Alice Sfreetyconstruction - and improvements to Kirby Drive (from-Beltway.8 to , Shadow Creek Parkway); and miscellaneous align- ment and feasibility studies 1 for future roadways in the 1 City, (ii) City-wide water ; meter replacement, (iii) the following drainage and drainage related projects: construction and improve- , ments to Town Ditch f (between State Highway 35 and Old Alvin Road);stud- ies and site work for a i regional storm detention' facility (to be located on'I " Beltway 8 at Mykawa); stud-' ies and site work for a+ regional stormwater deten-, tion facility (to be located near Beltway 8 and State Highway 288); and certain detention pond improvei ments at the City's Southwest Environmental) Center (located on Harkey\ Road) and DLS (located on+ ` Pearland Parkway?, (iv)i • const-dtion-of-a recycling center at the' 'City's Southwest Environmentali Center (Iodated -on Harkey Road), (v) various improve- ments to the City's Fire' Department training facility) (located at the City's Police 'f Station site),_(vi) acquisition and refurbishment of a property (located adjacent 1 to the Orange Street Service Center) to be used for parks maintenance and 1 storage purposes, and (vii) professional services ren- dered in connectionwith',the above listed projects. • I WITNESS MY HAND AND THE 'OFFICIAL SEAL OF' THE CITY, this 28th day of June, 2004. Isl Young Lorfing, TRMC ' City Secretary . City of Pearland, Texas August The Attorney General of Texas Public Finance Section William P. Clements Building, 9th Floor 300 West 15th Street Austin, Texas 78701 20 Comptroller of Public Accounts Public Finance Division 111 East 17th Street Austin, Texas 78701 Re:. $21,000,000 City of Pearland, Texas, Certificates of Obligation, Series 2004 (the "Certificates") Ladies and Gentlemen: The captioned Certificates are being sent to the Office of the Attorney General, and it is requested that such office examine and approve the Certificates in accordance with law. After such approval, it is requested that the Attorney General deliver the Certificates to the Comptroller of Public Accounts for registration. Enclosed with the Certificates is a signed but undated copy of the SIGNATURE IDENTIFICATION AND NO -LITIGATION CERTIFICATE (the "Certificate") relating to the Certificates. The Attorney General is hereby authorized and directed to date the Certificate concurrently with the date of approval of the Certificates. If any litigation or contest should develop pertaining to the Certificates or any other matters covered by said Certificate, the undersigned will notify the Attorney General thereof immediately by telephone. With this assurance the Attorney General can rely on the absence of any such litigation or contest, and on the veracity and currency of said Certificate, at the time the Attorney General approves the Certificates unless the Attorney General is notified otherwise as aforesaid. The Comptroller is hereby requested to register the Certificates as required by law and the proceedings authorizing the Certificates. After such registration, the Comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to deliver the Certificates, together with three copies of each of the Attorney General's Approving Opinion and Comptroller's Certificate for the Certificates, to Marto M. White, Andrews Kurth LLP, 600 Travis, Suite 4200, Houston, Texas 77002. CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS By: Mayor, City of Pearland, Texas HOU:2338501.1 Note: CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS PLEASE USE BLACK INK. PLEASE DO NOT LET YOUR SIGNATURE TOUCH THE PRINT ON THIS PAGE. DO NOT PUT THE SEAL OVER ANY PRINT ON THIS PAGE. SIGNATURES: Mayor-* City Secretary—> SEAL 4, HOU:2338505.1 GENERAL CERTIFICATE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTIES OF BRAZORIA AND HARRIS CITY OF PEARLAND We, the undersigned officers of the City of Pearland, Texas (the "City"), do hereby make and execute this certificate for the benefit of the Attorney General of the State of Texas and all other persons interested in the City's $21,000,000 CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, SERIES 2004, dated September 1, 2004 (the "Certificates"), now in the process of issuance, as follows: (1) The City is a duly incorporated Home Rule City, having more than 5,000 inhabitants, operating and existing under the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas and the duly adopted Home Rule Charter of the City, which Charter has not been changed since the approval by the Attorney General of the State of Texas of the City of Pearland, Texas Certificates of Obligation, Series 2003, dated May 1, 2003, which were the last obligations issued by or on behalf of the City. (2) The Certificates are being issued to provide funds to pay contractual obligations to be incurred for the construction of public works and the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, machinery, buildings, land and rights -of -way for authorized needs and purposes and for the payment of contractual obligations for professional services, to wit (i) the following street, right-of-way and street related projects located in the City: construction and improvements to the Magnolia Road Overpass (from State Highway 35 to Veterans Drive); construction and improvements to Dixie Farm Road (from Beamer Road to State Highway 35); construction and improvements to Pearland Parkway (from FM 518 to Beltway 8); construction and improvements to McHard Road (from State Highway 35 to Pearland Parkway); construction and improvements to Mykawa Road (from Beltway 8 to the McHard Road Overpass); acquisition of right-of-way along FM 518 (west of State Highway 288); construction of a secondary collector connection (between proposed McHard Road and Alice Street); construction and improvements to Kirby Drive (from Beltway 8 to Shadow Creek Parkway); and miscellaneous alignment and feasibility studies for future roadways in the City, (ii) City-wide water meter replacement, (iii) the following drainage and drainage related projects: construction and improvements to Town Ditch (between State Highway 35 and Old Alvin Road); studies and site work for a regional storm detention facility (to be located on Beltway 8 at Mykawa); studies and site work for a regional stormwater detention facility (to be located near Beltway 8 and State - Highway 288); and certain detention pond improvements at the City's Southwest Environmental Center (located on Harkey Road) and DLS (located on Pearland Parkway), (iv) construction of a recycling center at the City's Southwest Environmental Center (located on Harkey Road), (v) various improvements to the City's Fire Department training facility (located at the City's Police Station site), (vi) acquisition and refurbishment of a property (located adjacent to the Orange Street Service Center) to be used for parks maintenance and storage purposes, and (vii) professional services rendered in connection with the above listed projects. HOU:2338468.1 (3) The currently effective ad valorem tax appraisal roll of the City (the "Tax Roll") is the Tax Roll prepared and approved during the calendar year 2004, being the most recently approved Tax Roll of the City; the taxable property in the City has been appraised, assessed and valued as required and provided by the Texas Constitution and Property Tax Code (collectively, "Texas law"); the Tax Roll for the year has been submitted to the City Council of the City as required by Texas law, and has been approved and recorded by the City Council; and according to the Tax Roll for the year, the net aggregate taxable value of taxable property in the City (after deducting the amount of all applicable exemptions required or authorized under Texas law), upon which the annual ad valorem tax of the City has been or will be imposed or levied, is $3,036,137,274. (4) From June 28, 2004, to the date hereof, the following individuals were the duly elected and qualified Mayor, and City Council of the City holding the offices opposite their names: (5) Tom Reid Mayor Richard F. Tetens Mayor Pro Tem Woodrow "Woody" Owens Council Member Kevin Cole Council Member Charles Viktorin Council Member Larry R. Marcott Council Member From June 28, 2004, to the date hereof, Young Lorfmg has been the duly appointed and qualified City Secretary of the City. (6) The Certificates were sold at a price equal to $ (representing the par amount of the Certificates plus a cash premium of $ ) plus accrued interest to the date of delivery by means of a competitive sale to . A copy of the Winning Bid is attached as Exhibit A. (7) Except as described in the Official Statement, neither the revenues nor the properties of the City's water and sewer system (the "System") are in any way pledged or hypothecated other than the pledge of the Net Revenues of the System to the Certificates now in the process of issuance, the City's Certificates of Obligation, Series 2003, the City's Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2003, the City's Certificates of Obligation, Series 2001, the City's Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2001, the City's Water and Sewer System Adjustable Rate Revenue Bonds, Series 1999, the City's Certificates of Obligation, Series 1998A, the City's Certificates of Obligation, Series 1997A, the City's Certificates of Obligation, Series 1997, the City's Water and Sewer System Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1996A, the City's Water and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 1996B and the City's Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 1995. (8) Attached to this certificate as Exhibit B is a true, full and correct debt service schedule for the Certificates. Attached as Exhibit C is a true, full and correct debt service schedule for all of the City's outstanding tax supported debt. The principal amount of the City's total outstanding tax supported debt, including the Certificates, is $132,265,000. 2 HOU:2338468.1 (9) The following is a true, full and current schedule of System revenues, remaining after the payment of all operation and maintenance expenses thereof ("Net Revenues"), for the previous three fiscal years: Fiscal Year Ended September 30 2003 2002 2001 $ $3,793,510 $3,780,598 (10) Attached to this certificate as Exhibit D is a true, full and current resolution establishing the utility rates of the System that are currently in effect. (11) The City is not in default as to any covenant, condition or obligation on any prior bonds or other obligations payable from the Net Revenues of the System. [Signature Page Follows] 3 HOU:2338468.1 SIGNED AND SEALED this , 2004. (CITY SEAL) CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS S-1 HOU:2338468.1 Exhibit A Winning Bid See Tab HOU:2338468.1 Exhibit B Debt Service Schedule for the Certificates HOU:2338468.1 Exhibit C Debt Service Schedule for All of the City's Outstanding Tax Supported Debt HOU:2338468.1 Exhibit D Resolution Establishing Utility Rates of the System HOU:2338468.1 PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR AGREEMENT THIS PAYING AGENT/REGISTRAR AGREEMENT dated as of August 9, 2004 (together with any amendments or supplements hereto, the "Agreement") is entered into by and between the CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS .(the "Issuer"), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, HOUSTON, TEXAS, as paying agent/registrar (together with any successor in such capacity, the "Bank"). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the Issuer has duly authorized and provided for the issuance of its City of Pearland, Texas Certificates of Obligation, Series 2004 (the "Certificates") in the aggregate principal amount of $21,000,000 to be issued as fully registered certificates; WHEREAS, all things necessary to make the Certificates the valid obligations .of the Issuer, in accordance with their terms, will be done upon the issuance and delivery thereof; WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Bank wish to provide the terms under which the Bank will act as Paying Agent to pay the principal of, redemption premium, if any, and interest on the Certificates, in accordance with the terms thereof, and under which the Bank will act as Registrar for the Certificates; and WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Bank have duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement; and all things necessary to make this Agreement the valid agreement of the parties, in accordance with its terms, have been done. NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed as follows: ARTICLE ONE APPOINTMENT OF BANK AS PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR Section 1.01. Appointment. The Issuer hereby appoints' the Bank to act as Paying Agent with respect to the Certificates, to pay to the Registered Owners of the Certificates, in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Certificates (the "Ordinance"), the principal of, redemption premium, if any, and interest on all or any of the Certificates. The Issuer hereby appoints the Bank as Registrar with respect to the Certificates. The Bank hereby accepts its appointment, and agrees to act as Paying Agent and Registrar with respect to the Certificates. HOU:2338453.1 Section 1.02. Compensation. In consideration of the deposits of funds required to be made with the Bank by the Issuer pursuant to the provisions of the Ordinance, the Bank shall be- paid the fees set forth in the Bank's fee schedule attached as Exhibit A hereto and agrees to abide by and accept the terms hereof and of the Ordinance relating to the duties of the Paying Agent/Registrar. ARTICLE TWO DEFINITIONS Section 2.01. Definitions. For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires: "Bank" means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Houston, Texas, a commercial bank which is a national bank duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America. "Certificate" or "Certificates" means any one or all of the "City of Pearland, Texas Certificates of Obligation, Series 2004" authorized by the Ordinance. "Issuer" means the City of Pearland, Texas. "Ordinance" means the ordinance of the Issuer approved by its City Council on August 9, 2004, pursuant to which the Certificates are issued. "Paying Agent" means the Bank when it is performing the function of paying agent. "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, associations, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision of a government or any entity whatsoever. "Registrar" means the Bank when it is performing the function of registrar. "Registered Owner" means the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered in the books of registration maintained by the Bank under this Agreement. All other capitalized terms shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Ordinance. 2 HOU:2338453.1 ARTICLE THREE DUTIES OF THE BANK Section 3.01. Initial Delivery of the Certificates. The Certificates will be initially registered and delivered by the Bank to the purchaser designated by the Issuer as set forth in the . Ordinance. If such purchaser delivers a written request to the Bank not later than five business days prior to the date of initial delivery, the Bank will, on the date of initial delivery, exchange the Certificates initially delivered for Certificates of authorized denominations, registered in accordance with the instructions in such request and the Ordinance. Section 3.02. Duties of Paying Agent. As Paying Agent, the Bank shall, provided adequate funds have been provided to it for such purpose by or on behalf of the Issuer, timely pay on behalf of the Issuer the principal of and interest on each Certificate in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance. If the issue is to be Depository Trust Company (DTC) eligible, the Paying Agent will comply with all eligibility requirements as outlined and agreed upon in the eligibility questionnaire. Section 3.03. Duties of Registrar. The Bank shall provide for the proper registration of the Certificates and the timely exchange, replacement and registration of transfer of the Certificates in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance. Any changes to Registered Owners for such exchange, replacement and registration shall be made by the Bank only in accordance with the Ordinance. The Bank will maintain the books of registration in accordance with the Bank's general practices and procedures in effect from time to time; provided, however, that the Bank agrees to maintain books of registration for the Certificates at the City Secretary's office in City of Pearland, Texas, which books of registration may be a copy of the register which shall be kept current by the Bank. Section 3.04. Unauthenticated Certificates. The Issuer shall provide an adequate inventory of unauthenticated Certificates to facilitate transfers. The Bank covenants that it will maintain such unauthenticated Certificates in safekeeping and will use reasonable care in maintaining such Certificates in safekeeping, which shall be not less than the care it maintains for debt securities of other government entities or corporations for which it serves as registrar, or which it maintains for its own bonds. 3 HOU:2338453.1 Section 3.05. Reports. Upon request of the Issuer, the Bank will provide the Issuer reports which will describe in reasonable detail all transactions pertaining to the Certificates and the books of registration for the period of time specified by the Issuer. The Issuer may also inspect and make copies of the information in the books of registration and such other documents related to the Certificates and in the Bank's possession at any time the Bank is customarily open for business, provided that reasonable time is allowed the Bank to provide an up-to-date listing or to convert the information into written form. The Bank will not release or disclose the content of the books of registration to any person other than to, or at the written request of, an authorized officer or employee of the Issuer, except upon receipt of a subpoena, court order or as otherwise required by law. Upon receipt of a subpoena, court order or other lawful request, the Bank will notify the Issuer immediately so that the Issuer may contest the subpoena, court order or other request if it so chooses. Section 3.06. Canceled Certificates. All Certificates surrendered for payment, redemption, transfer, exchange or replacement, if surrendered to the Bank, shall be promptly canceled by it and, if surrendered to the Issuer, shall be delivered to the Bank and, if not already canceled, shall be promptly canceled by the Bank. The Issuer may at any time deliver to the Bank for cancellation any Certificates previously authenticated and delivered which the Issuer may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Certificates so delivered shall be promptly canceled by the Bank. All canceled Certificates held by the Bank shall be destroyed and evidence of such destruction shall be furnished to the Issuer. Section 3.07. Reliance on Documents, Etc. (a) The Bank may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and correctness of the opinions expressed therein, on certificates or opinions furnished to the Bank by the Issuer. (b) The Bank shall not be liable to the Issuer for actions taken under this Agreement as long as it acts in good faith and exercises due diligence, reasonableness and care, as prescribed by law, with regard to its duties hereunder. (c) This Agreement is not intended to require the Bank to expend its own funds for performance of any of its duties hereunder. (d) The Bank may exercise any of the powers hereunder and perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys. Section 3.08. Money Held by Bank. Money held by the Bank hereunder shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Registered Owners of the Certificates. 4 HOU:2338453.1 The Bank shall be under no obligation to pay interest on any money received by it hereunder. All money deposited with the Bank hereunder shall be secured in the manner and to the fullest extent required by law for the security of funds of the Issuer. Any money deposited with the Bank for the payment of the principal of or interest on any Certificates and remaining unclaimed by the Registered Owner after the expiration of three years from the date such funds have become due and payable shall be reported and disposed of by the Bank in accordance with the provisions of Texas law including, to the extent applicable, Title 6 of the Texas Property Code, as amended. To the extent such provisions of the Property Code do not apply to the funds, such funds shall be paid by the Bank to the Issuer upon receipt of a written request therefor from the Issuer. The Bank shall have no liability to the Registered Owners of the Certificates by virtue of actions taken in compliance with the foregoing provision. ARTICLE FOUR MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Section 4.01. May Own Certificates. The Bank, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of . Certificates with the same rights it would have if it were not the Paying Agent and Registrar for the Certificates. Section 4.02. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended only by an agreement in writing signed by both of the parties hereof. Section 4.03. Assignment. This Agreement may not be assigned by either party without the prior written consent of the other. Section 4.04. Notices. Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other document provided or permitted hereby to be given or furnished to the Issuer or the Bank shall be mailed or delivered to the Issuer or the Bank, respectively, at the addresses shown herein, or such other address as may have been given by one party to the other by 15 days' written notice. 5 HOU:2338453.1 Section 4.05. Effect of Headings. The Article and Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. Section 4.06. Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements herein by the Issuer and the Bank shall bind their successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not. This Agreement shall not be assigned by the Bank without the prior written consent of the Issuer. Section 4.07. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired. Section 4.08. Benefits of Agreement. Nothing herein, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, . remedy or claim hereunder. Section 4.09. Ordinance Governs Conflicts. This Agreement and the Ordinance constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto relative to the Bank acting as Paying Agent and Registrar and if any conflict exists between this Agreement and the Ordinance, the Ordinance shall govern. The Bank agrees to be bound by the terms of the Ordinance with respect to the Certificates. Section 4.10. Term and Termination. This Agreement shall be effective from and after its date and may be terminated for any reason by the Issuer or the Bank at any time upon 60 days' written notice; provided, however, that no such termination shall be effective until a successor has been appointed and has accepted the duties of the Bank hereunder. In the event of early termination, regardless of circumstances, the Bank shall deliver to the Issuer or its designee all funds, Certificates and all books and records pertaining to the Bank's role as Paying Agent and Registrar with respect to the Certificates, including, but not limited to, the books of registration. Section 4.11. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas. 6 HOU:2338453.1 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS By: Tom Reid, Mayor ADDRESS: 3519 Liberty Drive Pearland, Texas 77581 ATTEST: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATION:? L 4-- SEA. ASSOCIATION By: Title: ADDRESS: 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 640 MAC T5001-061 Houston, Texas 77002 ATTEST: By: Title: (SEAL) ATTN: Corporate Trust Department S-1 HOU:2338453.1 EXHIBIT A City of Pearland, Texas ' Certificates of Obligation, Series 2004 Fee Schedule HOU:2338453.1 SIGNATURE IDENTIFICATION AND NO -LITIGATION CERTIFICATE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTIES OF BRAZORIA AND HARRIS CITY OF PEARLAND We, the undersigned officers of the City of Pearland, Texas (the "City"), certify that we officially signed, by our manual or facsimile signatures, on behalf of the City, the following described certificates of obligation, to wit: CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, SERIES 2004, dated September 1, 2004, and aggregating $21,000,000 (the "Certificates"). That the Certificates have been duly and officially executed by the undersigned with their manual or facsimile signatures in the same manner appearing hereon, and the undersigned hereby adopt and ratify their respective signatures in the manner appearing on each of the Certificates, whether in manual or facsimile form, as the case may be, as their own signatures. That on the date of such signing and on the date hereof, we were and are the duly chosen, qualified and acting officers authorized to execute the Certificates, and holding the official titles set forth below opposite such signatures. We further certify that no litigation is pending or, to our knowledge, threatened in any court in any way affecting the existence or boundaries of the City or the titles of its officers to their respective positions or their authority to act on the City's behalf or to restrain or enjoin the issuance or delivery of the Certificates, or the levy, collection or application of the ad valorem taxes or revenues pledged or to be pledged to pay the principal of and interest on the Certificates, or the pledge thereof, or in any way contesting or affecting the validity of the Certificates, the ordinance dated August 9, 2004, authorizing the issuance, sale and delivery of the Certificates (the "Ordinance"), or contesting the powers of the City or the authorization of the Certificates or the Ordinance, or contesting in any way the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the Official Statement. We further certify that the seal that has been impressed, or placed in facsimile, upon each of the Certificates is the legally adopted, proper and only official seal of the City, such official seal being impressed upon this certificate. We further certify that no petition or other request has been filed with or presented to any official of the City requesting that any of the proceedings authorizing the Certificates be submitted to a referendum or other election. We further certify that Bill Eisen is the City Manager of the City and his signature set forth below is genuine. HOU:2338478.1 We further certify that the information and data contained in the General Certificate dated , 2004 remain true and correct as of this date. WITNESS OUR HANDS AND THE SEAL OF THE CITY this , 2004. SIGNATURES c=:1271/ (CITY SEAL) TITLE OF OFFICE Mayor, City of Pearland, Texas City Secretary, City of Pearland, Texas City Manager, City of Pearland, Texas Before me, on this day personally appeared the foregoing individuals, known to me to be the persons whose names were subscribed in my presence to the foregoing instrument. �d , 2004. Given under my hand and seal of office this PERLA N. LEHMAN Noti y Public, State of Texas My Commission Expires: gi APRIL 2, 2005 fe d° .sue. 4,7 "' 40tA44.4:47,-40: 41g (Notary Seal) A Notary Public Typed or Printed Name: en2v� My Commission Expires: g'/ c OOP 11, HOU:2338478. ] OFFICIAL BID FORM Mayor and City Council City of Pearland 3519 Liberty Drive Pearland, Texas 77581 Gentlemen: August 9, 2004 Subject to the terms of your Official Notice of Sale and Official Statement, dated July 28, 2004, which are incorporated herein by reference, we hereby submit the following bid for the $21,000,000 CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, SERIES 2004, dated September 1, 2004. This offer is being made for all said Certificates and for not less than all. For said legally issued Certificates of Obligation, we will pay you the par value thereof, plus accrued interest from their date to the date of delivery to us, phis a cash premium of $ 8 D for the Certificates maturing and bearing interest per annum as follows: Maturity Principal Interest Maturity Principal Interest Date Amount Rate Date Amount Rate March 1, 2006(a) $ 100,000 3.45 . % March 1, 2018(a)(b) $1,070,000 4.10 0A March 1, 2007(a) 100,000 4.00 March 1, 2019(a)(b) 1,160,000 (1.20 March 1, 2008(a) 100,000 4.90 March 1, 2020(a)(b) 1,175,000 S. Do March 1, 2009(a) 290,000 Li.0 0 March 1, 2021(a)(b) 1,195,000 5.1.5 March 1, 2010(a) 340,000 L(. oc, March 1, 2022(a)(b) 1,210,000 S. 25 March 1, 2011(a) 365,000 K.oc. March 1, 2023(a)(b) 1,510,000 5. 25 March 1, 2012(a) 380,000 K.00 March 1, 2024(a)(b) 1,580,000 5.25 March 1, 2013(a) 385,000 `f. oo March 1, 2025(a)(b) 1,625,000 Lt.So March 1, 2014(a) 710,000 `f. oo March 1, 2026(a)(b) 1,675,000 K. 61.5 March 1, 2015(a)(b) 710,000 K.00 March 1, 2027(a)(b) 1,730,000 Lt. 61S. March 1, 2016(a)(b) 730,000 K. vo March 1, 2028(a)(b) 1,830,000 y. $5 March 1, 2017(a)(b) 1,030,000 'd . o 0 (a) At the option of the Initial Purchaser, any or all of such serial maturities may be designated as term bonds subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption as follows; provided that the mandatory sinking fund amount in each year shall equal the amounts shown above as maturing in such year. (b) . Term Bonds Years of First Maturity Date Mandatory Principal Amount Interest (March 1) Redemption of Term Certificates Rate $ o� Subject to optional redemption and payment, at the option of the City, in whole or, from time to time, in part, on March 1, 2014, or on any date thereafter at a price equal to the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption. "rF Interest cost, in accordance with the above bid, is: Total Interest Cost from September 1, 2004 $ 1 6� 3 6 3,1 , 3. ( 7 Less: Premium $ 7.80 NET INTEREST COST $ ib, 3 6 3, (SS. 33 NET EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE g. 6985 Kfo The Initial Certificates shall be registered in the name of Cede & Co. ger). We will advise Wells Fargo Bank Texas, N.A., in Houston, Texas the Paying Agent/Registrar(on forms syndicate to be provided by the Paying Agent/Registrar and on registration instructions at least five business days prior to the date set for initial delivery. Cashier's Check of the Frost National Rank, Austin, , Texas, in the amount of $400,000 which represents our Good Faith Deposit (is-attashed-iterefej.or (has been made available to you prior to the opening of this Bid), and is submitted in accordance with the terms as set forth in the "Official Notice of Sale" and "Official Statement." We agree to accept delivery of and make payment for the Initial Certificates in immediately available find% at the Corporate Trust Office, Wells Fargo Bank Texas, N.A., in Houston, Texas not later than 10:00 A.M., on September 8, 2004, or thereafter on the date the Certificates are tendered for delivery, pursuant to the terms set forth in the Official Notice of Sale. The undersigned agrees to complete, execute and deliver to the City, by the date of delivery of the Certificates, a certificate relating to the "issue price" of the Certificates in the form and to the effect attached to or accompanying the Official Notice of Sale, with such changes thereto as may be acceptable to the City and its Bond Counsel. Respectfully submitted, JTRS Financial Services Inc. Lewis W By Po11ok,III V'ce President Re r sen Authorized R p tative ACCEPTED this 9th day of August, 2004, the City Council, City of Pearland, Texas. Mayor ATTEST: or your information you will find attached a list of the group of purchasers associated with us in this proposal) CLOSING CERTIFICATE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTIES OF BRAZORIA AND HARRIS CITY OF PEARLAND We, the undersigned, Mayor and City Secretary of the City of Pearland, Texas (the "City"), acting solely in our respective official capacities, hereby certify with respect to the $21,000,000 City of Pearland, Texas Certificates of Obligation, Series 2004 (the "Certificates"), that, to the best of our knowledge: 1. the descriptions and statements of or pertaining to the City contained in the Official Statement relating to the Certificates, as of its date and as of the date hereof, were and are true and correct in all material respects; 2. insofar as the City and its affairs, including its financial affairs, are concerned, the Official Statement did not and does not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and 3. insofar as the descriptions and statements, including financial data contained in the Official Statement, of or pertaining to entities other than the City and their activities are concerned, such statements and data have been obtained from sources which the City believes to be reliable and the City has no reason to believe that they are untrue in any material respect. EXECUTED ON BEHALF OF THE CITY as of this day of September, 2004. CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS Tom Reid, Mayor HOU:2338481.1