HomeMy WebLinkAboutD-2550-20_Waterworks Revenue BondsSPONSOR: Councilors Campbell
and Finkam
ORDINANCE D-2550-20
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL,
INDIANA, CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONS AND
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE WATERWORKS OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA;
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS FOR SUCH PURPOSES;
ADDRESSING OTHER MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH, AND REPEALING
ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HEREWITH
Synopsis:
Bond Ordinance permitting the issuance of water works revenue bonds and bond anticipation
notes to finance certain water works improvement projects in the City.
WHEREAS, the City of Carmel, Indiana (the "City") has heretofore established,
constructed and financed a municipal waterworks and now owns and operates said waterworks
pursuant to I.C. 8-.1.5, as amended, and other applicable laws (the “Act”); and
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City (the “Council”) now finds that certain
improvements to said waterworks are necessary, including the acquisition and installation of
replacement waterworks meters throughout the City (collectively, the “Project”), and that the costs
of constructing the Project to be financed hereunder, including financing costs, shall not exceed
Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000); and
WHEREAS, the Council finds that there are not available sufficient funds of the
waterworks to expend on the Project, and that revenue bonds shall be issued to pay for costs of the
Project, including incidental expenses and to refund any BANs (as hereinafter defined) which may
be issued pursuant to this Ordinance and any other interim borrowing related to the Project; and
WHEREAS, the Council finds that there are now outstanding bonds of the City’s
waterworks payable out of the revenues therefrom, designated “City of Carmel, Indiana Junior
Waterworks Revenue Bonds of 2008,” dated September 22, 2008, and maturing annually over a
period ending May 1, 2034 (the “2008 Bonds”), which were authorized and issued pursuant to
Ordinance No. D-1-1887-08 as Amended, adopted by the Council on July 7, 2008, and as further
amended by Ordinance No. D-2305-16, adopted by the Council on August 1, 2016 (the “2008
Bond Ordinance”); and
WHEREAS, the 2008 Bonds constitute a first lien charge upon the Net Revenues; and
WHEREAS, the 2008 Bond Ordinance provides that the City may authorize and issue
additional bonds payable out of the Net Revenues ranking on a junior and subordinate basis to the
2008 Bonds for the purpose of financing the cost of future additions, extensions and improvements
to the works, or to refund obligations; and
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
2
WHEREAS, the Council finds that there are now outstanding bonds issued on account of
the construction of the City’s Waterworks and payable out of the revenues therefrom designated
“Junior Waterworks Revenue Bonds of 2012,” dated February 9, 2012, originally issued in the
amount of $21,625,000 (the “2012 Bonds”), authorized by Ordinance No. D-2070-11 adopted by
the Council of the Issuer on December 19, 2011, as amended by Ordinance No. D-2080-12,
adopted by the Council of the Issuer on January 23, 2012 (collectively, the “2012 Bond
Ordinance”); and
WHEREAS, the Council finds that there are now outstanding bonds payable out of the
revenues therefrom designated “Junior Waterworks Refunding Revenue Bonds of 2017,” dated
August 30, 2017, originally issued in the amount of $13,000,000 (the “2017 Bonds”), authorized
by Ordinance No. D-2364-17 adopted by the Council of the Issuer on May 15, 2017 (the “2017
Bond Ordinance”); and
WHEREAS, the Council finds that there are now outstanding bond anticipation notes
designated the “Waterworks Revenue Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2019” in the aggregate
principal amount of Seventeen Million Seven Hundred Forty-Five Thousand Dollars
($17,745,000) (the “2019 BANs”), payable from the issuance of bonds payable out of the revenues
of the Waterworks authorized in the maximum principal amount Eighteen Million Dollars
($18,000,000) (the “2019 Bonds”), both authorized by Ordinance No. D-2486-19 (the “2019
Ordinance”); and
WHEREAS, the Council finds it advisable to to issue revenue bonds in an amount not to
exceed Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000) (the “2020 Bonds”), and to use the proceeds (i) to pay all
or a portion of the costs of the Project, (ii) to fund a debt service reserve account for the Bonds,
and (iii) to pay all costs related to the issuance of the bonds hereunder, which bonds shall be junior
and subordinate to the 2008 Bonds and on parity with the 2012 Bonds, the 2017 Bonds and when
issued, the 2019 Bonds; and
WHEREAS, the Council now finds that it may be necessary to obtain interim financing in
respect of the Project by the issuance and sale of bond anticipation notes ("BANs") and it desires
to authorize the issuance of such notes hereunder if necessary; and
WHEREAS, Section 1.150-2 of the Treasury Regulations on Income Tax (the
"Reimbursement Regulations") specifies conditions under which a reimbursement allocation may
be treated as an expenditure of bond proceeds, and the City intends by this ordinance to qualify
amounts advanced by the City to the Project for reimbursement from proceeds of the BANs or the
hereafter defined 2020 Bonds in accordance with the requirements of the Reimbursement
Regulations; and
WHEREAS, the conditions precedent to the issuance of additional revenue bonds set forth
in the 2008 Bond Ordinance, the 2012 Bond Ordinance, the 2017 Bond Ordinance, and the 2019
Ordinance as described above, will be satisfied under this Ordinance for the issuance of such
additional revenue bonds on a junior and subordinate basis to the 2008 Bonds and on parity with
the 2012 Bonds, the 2017 Bonds and when issued, the 2019 Bonds; and
WHEREAS, the City may enter into a Financial Assistance Agreement with the Indiana
Finance Authority together with any subsequent amendments thereto (the “Financial Assistance
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
3
Agreement”), which would pertain to the Project and the financing thereof, if the Bonds are sold
to the Indiana Finance Authority pursuant to its Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund Program
(the “SRF Program”); and
WHEREAS, the City may accept other forms of financial assistance, as and if available,
from the SRF Program; and
WHEREAS, the Council now finds that all conditions precedent to the adoption of an
ordinance authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds and bond anticipation notes have been
complied with in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Act; and
WHEREAS, the City is considering for approval the issuance of waterworks refunding
revenue bonds of the City in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed Nineteen Million Six
Hundred Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($19,635,000) (the “2020 Refunding Bonds”) in order to
advance refund the outstanding 2012 Bonds, which 2020 Refunding Bonds, upon approval and
issuance, shall be payable on a junior and subordinate basis to the 2008 Bonds and on parity with
the 2017 Bonds, the 2020 Bonds and when issued, the 2019 Bonds.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of Carmel,
Indiana, as follows:
SECTION 1. The Project. The City shall proceed with the Project for the construction
and acquisitions of said improvements and extensions. The Project shall be constructed pursu ant
to and in accordance with the Act. The Project shall not be affected by the refunding of any BANs
which may be issued pursuant to this Ordinance and any other interim borrowing related to the
Project, and the bonds herein authorized shall be issued pursuant to and in accordance with the
provisions of the Act. The terms "works," "utility" and “system” and other like terms where used
in this Ordinance shall be construed to mean and include all structures and property of the City's
waterworks utility (and its Drinking Water System as defined in the Financial Assistance
Agreement).
SECTION 2. Authorization of Obligations.
(a) The City shall issue its "City of Carmel, Indiana Junior Waterworks Revenue Bonds of
20__" (with the year of issuance included along with any series designation) (the "2020 Bonds"),
in one or more series, in an original principal amount not to exceed Six Million Dollars
($6,000,000) as negotiable, fully registered bonds, for the purpose of procuring funds to be applied
to the costs of the Project, including without limitation reimbursement of preliminary expenses
related to the Project and all incidental expenses incurred in connection therewith (all of which are
deemed to be a part of the Project), the funding of a reserve account and the costs of selling and
issuing the 2020 Bonds. The 2020 Bonds shall rank junior and subordinate to the 2008 Bonds for
all purposes and on parity with the 2012 Bonds, the 2017 Bonds and the 2019 Bonds when issued.
(b) The 2020 Bonds shall be issued in denominations of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000)
or any integral multiple thereof (or such higher denominations as may be determined by the Mayor
of the City (the “Executive”) at the time of the sale of the 2020 Bonds with the advice of the City’s
municipal advisor) (or if purchased by the Indiana Finance Authority, in $1.00 denominations),
numbered consecutively from 1 upward, and dated as of the first day of the month in which they
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
4
are sold or the date of delivery, as evidenced by the execution thereof. The 2020 Bonds shall bear
interest at a rate or rates not exceeding five percent (5.00%) per annum (the exact rate or rates to
be determined by bidding or, if applicable, negotiations), and interest shall be payable
semiannually on May 1 and November 1 in each year, beginning on the first May 1 or November
1 following the date of issuance of the 2020 Bonds, provided such date of issuance is not after the
15th day of the month preceding such May 1 or November 1. Interest on the 2020 Bonds shall be
calculated according to a 360-day calendar year containing twelve 30-day months. The 2020
Bonds shall mature annually on May 1 of each year thereafter over a period ending not later than
May 1, 2055, and in such amounts which will achieve annual debt service that is consistent with
Net Revenue estimated to be available for debt service after meeting the needs of the waterworks
including allowance for prudent coverage from Net Revenues in excess of known and determinable
costs and uses thereof, all as finally estimated, determined and fixed by the Executive or the fiscal
officer of the City (the "Fiscal Officer") with the advice of the City's municipal advisor, as
evidenced by delivery of the executed initial issue of the 2020 Bonds to the Registrar for
authentication; provided that if the 2020 Bonds are sold to the Indiana Finance Authority pursuant
to the SRF Program, then in such amounts that will produce annual debt service that is as level as
practicable, except as otherwise provided in the Financial Assistance Agreement.
(c) All or a portion of the 2020 Bonds may be aggregated into and issued as one or more
term bonds. The term bonds will be subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption with sinking
fund payments and final maturities corresponding to the serial maturities described above. Sinking
fund payments shall be applied to retire a portion of the term bonds as though it were a redemption
of serial bonds, and, if more than one term bond of any maturity is outstanding, redemption of such
maturity shall be made by lot. Sinking fund redemption payments shall be made in a principal
amount equal to such serial maturities, plus accrued interest to the redemption date, but without
premium or penalty. For all purposes of this Ordinance, such mandatory sinking fund redemption
payments shall be deemed to be required payments of principal which mature on t he date of such
sinking fund payments. Appropriate changes shall be made in the definitive form of the 2020
Bonds, relative to the form of the 2020 Bonds contained in this Ordinance, to reflect any mandatory
sinking fund redemption and optional redemption terms.
(d) The City has the authority to elect to issue its bond anticipation note or notes ("BANs")
to (i) the Indiana Bond Bank (the "Indiana Bond Bank") or The City of Carmel Local Public
Improvement Bond Bank (the “City Bond Bank”) pursuant to a Purchase Agreement ("Purchase
Agreement"); (ii) the Indiana Finance Authority pursuant to the Financial Assistance Agreement;
or (iii) a purchaser pursuant to Indiana Code 5-1-11 or as otherwise permitted by law and approved
by the Executive or Fiscal Officer. The Council hereby authorizes the issuance and execution of
the BAN or BANs, if necessary, in lieu of initially issuing 2020 Bonds to provide interim
construction financing for the Project until permanent financing becomes available. If so
determined by the Executive or Fiscal Officer, the City shall issue its BANs for the purpose of
procuring interim financing to apply to the cost of the Project.
(e) The BAN or BANs shall be issued in an aggregate amount not exceeding Six Million
Dollars ($6,000,000) and shall be designated "City of Carmel, Indiana Waterworks Bond
Anticipation Note of 20__" (with the year of issuance included along with any series designation).
Any such BAN or BANS shall mature on or before five years from their date of issuance, and shall
be dated the first day of the month in which issued or sold or the date of delivery as determined by
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
5
the Executive or Fiscal Officer with the advice of the City's municipal advisor. Any such BAN or
BANS may be refunded with a later series of BAN or BANs provided that such refunding BAN
or BANS shall have a final maturity not later than five years after the original date of issuance,
and shall be dated the first day of the month in which issued or sold or the date of delivery as
determined by the Executive or Fiscal Officer with the advice of the City's municipal advisor. Any
such BAN or BANs shall pay interest semiannually on May 1 and November 1 in each year,
beginning no later than either the next May 1 or November 1 following their issuance until
maturity. BAN interest may be paid as capitalized interest and, after provision for payment of the
2008 Bonds, from the Net Revenues of the utility on a subordinate basis and on parity with the
2012 Bond, the 2017 Bonds, and when issued the 2019 Bonds. BAN interest shall be calculated
according to a 360-day calendar year containing twelve 30-day months, or based on an actual days
basis using a 365-day year, as determined by the Executive or Fiscal Officer with the advice of the
City's municipal advisor. Any such BAN or BANs shall bear interest at a rate or rates not exceeding
five percent (5.00%) per annum, or bear interest at a variable rate determined by reference to any
available published index as selected by the Executive or Fiscal Officer prior to their issuance, and
may be sold at a discount not to exceed one percent (1%). The BANs herein authorized are payable
from the proceeds of the 2020 Bonds and other legally available funds of the utility. Any such
BAN or BANs shall be subject to early redemption on or after any date selected by the Executive
or Fiscal Officer prior to their issuance, upon thirty (30) days’ notice to the owner of such BAN,
at a redemption price determined by the Executive or the Fiscal Officer. The BANs may be issued
in one or more series of BANs, or the City may receive payment on the BANs in installments, as
determined by the Executive or Fiscal Officer with the advice of the City's municipal advisor prior
to advertising or negotiating a sale of the BANs. The BANs shall be in a customary form as
approved by the Executive or Fiscal Officer.
(f) It shall not be necessary for the City to repeat the procedures for the issuance of its 2020
Bonds; the procedures followed before the issuance of the BAN or BANs are for all purposes
sufficient to authorize the issuance of the 2020 Bonds and the use of the proceeds to repay the
BAN or BANs. The City shall issue the 2020 Bonds described and authorized in this Ordinance to
discharge its obligations under the BAN and BANs at or before the m aturity date of the BAN or
BANs.
(g) The Council hereby approves the refunding of any BANs as provided in this Ordinance.
The Executive or Fiscal Officer are hereby authorized to enter into an escrow deposit agreement,
if determined to be necessary and appropriate for the refunding, defeasance or retirement of any
BANs. The Executive and Fiscal Officer are hereby authorized to take such actions as are
necessary and appropriate for the purpose of providing for the refunding, defeasance and/or
retirement of any BANs including, if determined to be necessary by the Executive or Fiscal
Officer, entering into an escrow deposit agreement and selecting an escrow agent.
(h) Notwithstanding anything contained herein, the City may accept any other forms
of financial assistance, as and if available, from the SRF Program (including without limitation
any forgivable loans, grants or other assistance whether available as an alternative to any 2020
Bond related provision otherwise provided for herein or as a supplement or addition thereto). If
required by the SRF Program to be eligible for such financial assistance, one or more of the series
of the 2020 Bonds issued hereunder may be issued on a basis such that the payment of the principal
of or interest on (or both) such series of 2020 Bonds is junior and subordinate to the payment of
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
6
the principal of and interest on other series of Bonds issued hereunder (and/or any other revenue
bonds secured by a pledge of Net Revenues, whether now outstanding or hereafter issued), all as
provided by the terms of such series of 2020 Bonds as modified pursuant to this authorization.
Such financial assistance, if any, shall be as provided in the Financial Assistance Agreement and
the 2020 Bonds of each series of 2020 Bonds issued hereunder (including any modification made
pursuant to the authorization in this paragraph to the form of 2020 Bond otherwise contained
herein).
SECTION 3. Pledge of Net Revenues; Payment of Principal and Interest. The 2020
Bonds, and any hereafter issued bonds ranking on a parity therewith, as to principal, premium, if
any, and interest, shall be payable solely from and are hereby secured by an irrevocable pledge of
and shall constitute a charge upon all the net revenues (defined as gross revenues of the works
after deduction only for the payment of the reasonable expenses of operation, repair and
maintenance) of the works (the "Net Revenues"), junior and subordinate to the 2008 Bonds for all
purposes and on parity with the 2012 Bonds, the 2017 Bonds and when issued, the 2019 Bonds.
The City shall not be obligated to pay the 2020 Bonds, any BANs or the interest thereon, except
from the Net Revenues, and the 2020 Bonds and any BANs shall not constitute an indebtedness of
the City within the meaning of the provisions and limitations of the constitution of the State of
Indiana.
All payments of interest on the 2020 Bonds shall be paid by check mailed one business day
prior to the interest payment date to the registered owners thereof as of the fifteenth (15th) day of
the month preceding the interest payment date (the "Record Date") at the addresses as they appear
on the registration and transfer books of the City kept for that purpose by the Registrar (the
"Registration Record") or at such other address as is provided to the Paying Agent in writing by
such registered owner. Each registered owner of $1,000,000 or more in principal amount of the
2020 Bonds shall be entitled to receive interest payments by wire transfer by providing written
wire instructions to the Paying Agent before the Record Date for any payment. All principal
payments and premium payments, if any, on the 2020 Bonds shall be made upon surrender thereof
at the principal office of the Paying Agent, in any U.S. coin or currency which on the date of such
payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts, or in the case of a
registered owner of $1,000,000 or more in principal amount of the 2020 Bonds, by wire transfer
on the due date upon written direction of such owner provided at least fifteen (15) days prior to
the maturity date or redemption date.
Interest on 2020 Bonds shall be payable from the interest payment date to which interest
has been paid next preceding the authentication date thereof unless such 2020 Bonds are
authenticated after the Record Date for an interest payment date and on or before such interest
payment date in which case they shall bear interest from such interest payment date, or unless
authenticated on or before the Record Date for the first interest payment date, in which case they
shall bear interest from the original date, until the principal shall be fully paid; provided, that
interest on the 2020 Bonds sold to the Indiana Finance Authority shall begin to accrue commencing
from the dates of payment for the 2020 Bonds.
If the BANs or the 2020 Bonds are sold to the Indiana Finance Authority as part of its SRF
Program, the principal of and interest thereon shall be paid by wire transfer to such financial
institution if and as directed by the Indiana Finance Authority on the due date of such payment or,
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
7
if such due date is a day when financial institutions are not open for business, on the business day
immediately after such due date. So long as the Indiana Finance Authority as part of its SRF
Program is the owner of the BANs or the 2020 Bonds, such BANs or 2020 Bonds shall be
presented for payment as directed by the Indiana Finance Authority.
SECTION 4. Transfer and Exchange of Bonds and BANs. Each 2020 Bond or BAN
shall be transferable or exchangeable only upon the Registration Record, by the registered owner
thereof in writing, or by the registered owner's attorney duly authorized in writing, upon surrender
of such 2020 Bond or BAN, together with a written instrument of transfer or exchange satisfactory
to the Registrar duly executed by the registered owner or such attorney, and thereupon a new fully
registered 2020 Bond or Bonds, or BAN or BANs, in the same aggregate principal amount, and of
the same maturity, shall be executed and delivered in the names of the transferee or transferees or
the registered owner, as the case may be, in exchange therefor. The costs of such transfer or
exchange shall be borne by the City except for any tax or governmental charge required to be paid
with respect to the transfer or exchange, which taxes or governmental charges are payable by the
person requesting such transfer or exchange. The City, the Registrar and the Paying Agent may
treat and consider the persons in whose names such 2020 Bonds or BANs are registered as the
absolute owners thereof for all purposes including for the purpose of receiving payment of, or on
account of, the principal thereof and interest and premium, if any, due thereon.
In the event any 2020 Bond or BAN is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the City may
execute and the Registrar may authenticate a new bond of like date, maturity and denomination as
that mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, which new bond shall be marked in a manner to distinguish
it from the 2020 Bond or BAN for which it was issued, provided that, in the case of any mutilated
2020 Bond or BAN, such mutilated bond shall first be surrendered to the Registrar, and in the case
of any lost, stolen or destroyed bond there shall be first furnished to the Registrar evidence of such
loss, theft or destruction satisfactory to the Fiscal Officer and the Registrar, together with
indemnity satisfactory to them. In the event any such 2020 Bond or BAN shall have matured,
instead of issuing a duplicate bond, the City and the Registrar may, upon receiving indemnity
satisfactory to them, pay the same without surrender thereof. The City and the Registrar may
charge the owner of such 2020 Bond or BAN with their reasonable fees and expenses in this
connection. Any 2020 Bond or BAN issued pursuant to this paragraph shall be deemed an original,
substitute contractual obligation of the City, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed 2020 Bond
or BAN shall be found at any time, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Ordinance,
equally and proportionately with any and all other 2020 Bond or BAN issued hereunder.
SECTION 5. Registrar and Paving Agent. The Fiscal Officer is hereby authorized to
serve as, or to appoint a qualified financial institution to serve as, Registrar and Paying Agent for
the 2020 Bonds and any BANs (together with any successor, the "Registrar" or "Paying Agent").
The Registrar is hereby charged with the responsibility of authenticating the 2020 Bonds and any
BANs, and shall keep and maintain the Registration Record at its office. The Fiscal Officer is
hereby authorized to enter into such agreements or understandings with any such institution as will
enable the institution to perform the services required of a Registrar and Paying Agent. The Fiscal
Officer is further authorized to pay such fees and the institution may charge for the services it
provides as Registrar and Paying Agent and such fees may be paid from the Sinking Fund
established to pay the principal of and interest on the 2020 Bonds and any BANs as fiscal agency
charges.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
8
The Registrar and Paying Agent may at any time resign as Registrar and Paying Agent by
giving thirty (30) days’ written notice to the City and by first-class mail to each registered owner
of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs then outstanding, and such resignation will take effect at the end
of such thirty (30) days’ or upon the earlier appointment of a successor Registrar and Paying Agent
by the City. Such notice to the City may be served personally or sent by first -class or registered
mail. The Registrar and Paying Agent may be removed at any time as Registrar and Paying Agent
by the City, in which event the City may appoint a successor Registrar and Paying Agent. The City
shall notify each registered owner of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs then outstanding of the
removal of the Registrar and Paying Agent. Notices to the registered owners of the 2020 Bonds
and any BANs shall be deemed to be given when mailed by first -class mail to the addresses of
such registered owners as they appear on the Registration Record. Any predecessor Registrar and
Paying Agent shall deliver all the 2020 Bonds and any BANs, cash and investments related thereto
in its possession and the Registration Record to the successor Registrar and Paying Agent.
SECTION 6. Terms of Redemption. The 2020 Bonds may be made redeemable at
the option of the City on thirty (30) days' notice, in whole or in part, in any order of maturities
selected by the City (or in the case of any 2020 Bonds sold to the Indiana Finance Authority, in
inverse order of maturity and on sixty (60) days’ notice) and by lot within a maturity, on dates and
with premiums, if any, and other terms as finally determined by the Executive or the Fiscal Officer
with the advice of the City’s municipal advisor, as evidenced by delivery of the executed initial
issue of the 2020 Bonds to the Registrar for authentication; provided, however, if the 2020 Bonds
are sold to the Indiana Finance Authority pursuant to the SRF Program and registered in the name
of the Indiana Finance Authority, the 2020 Bonds shall not be redeemable at the option of the City
unless and until consented by the Indiana Finance Authority.
Official notice of such redemption shall be mailed by the Registrar and Paying Agent by
certified or registered mail at least thirty (30) days (or sixty (60) days, in the case of any 2020
Bonds sold to the Indiana Finance Authority) prior to the date fixed for redemption except to the
extent such redemption notice is waived by owners of the 2020 Bonds redeemed, provided,
however, that failure to give such notice by mailing, or any defect therein, with respect to any 2020
Bond shall not affect the validity of any proceedings for the redemption of any other 2020 Bonds.
Such notice shall be mailed to the address of the registered owner as shown on the Registration
Record as of the date which is forty-five (45) days (or seventy-five (75) days, in the case of any
2020 Bonds sold to the Indiana Finance Authority) prior to such redemption date for such 2020
Bonds. The notice shall specify the date and place of redemption, the redemption price and the
CUSIP numbers of the 2020 Bonds called for redemption. The place of redemption may be
determined by the City. Interest on the 2020 Bonds so called for redemption shall cease on the
redemption date fixed in such notice if sufficient funds are available at the place of redemption to
pay the redemption price on the date so named, and thereafter, such 2020 Bonds shall no longer
be protected by this Ordinance and shall not be deemed to be outstanding hereunder, and the
holders thereof shall have the right only to receive the redemption price.
All 2020 Bonds which have been redeemed shall be canceled and shall not be reissued;
provided, however, that one or more new registered bonds shall be issued for the unredeemed
portion of any 2020 Bond without charge to the holder thereof.
No later than the date fixed for redemption, funds shall be deposited with the Paying Agent
or another paying agent to pay, and such agent is hereby authorized and directed to apply such
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
9
funds to the payment of, the 2020 Bonds or portions thereof called for redemption, including
accrued interest thereon to the redemption date. No payment shall be made upon any 2020 Bond
or portion thereof called for redemption until such 2020 Bond shall have been delivered for
payment or cancellation or the Registrar shall have received the items required by this Ordinance
with respect to any mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed bond.
SECTION 7. Execution and Negotiability. The 2020 Bonds and any BANs shall be
signed in the name of the City by the manual or facsimile signature of the Executive, and attested
by the manual or facsimile signature of the Fiscal Officer, who also shall affix the seal of the City
manually or shall have the seal imprinted or impressed thereon by facsimile or other means. In
case any officer whose signature or facsimile signature appears thereon shall cease to be such
officer before the delivery of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs, such signature shall nevertheless be
valid and sufficient for all purposes as if such officer had remained in office until such delivery.
The 2020 Bonds and any BANs shall also be authenticated by the manual signature of the
Registrar, and no 2020 Bond or BAN shall be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the
certificate of authentication thereon has been so executed.
The 2020 Bonds and any BANs shall have all of the qualities and incidents of negotiable
instruments under the laws of the State of Indiana, subject to the provisions for registration herein.
SECTION 8. Authorization for Book-Entry System. The 2020 Bonds and any
BANs may, in compliance with all applicable laws, initially be issued and held in book-entry form
on the books of the central depository system, The Depository Trust Company, its successors, or
any successor central depository system appointed by the City from time to time (the "Clearing
Agency"), without physical distribution of bonds to the purchasers. The following provisions of
this Section apply in such event.
One definitive 2020 Bond or BAN of each maturity shall be delivered to the Clearing
Agency (or its agent) and held in its custody. The City and Registrar may, in connection herewith,
do or perform or cause to be done or performed any acts or things not adverse to the rights of the
holders of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs as are necessary or appropriate to accomplish or
recognize such book-entry form 2020 Bonds and any BANs.
During any time that the 2020 Bonds and any BANs are held in book-entry form on the
books of a Clearing Agency, (1) any such 2020 Bond or BAN may be registered upon the
Registration Record in the name of such Clearing Agency, or any nominee thereof, including Cede
& Co.; (2) the Clearing Agency in whose name such 2020 Bond or BAN is so registered shall be,
and the City and the Registrar and Paying Agent may deem and treat such Clearing Agency as, the
absolute owner and holder of such 2020 Bond or BAN for all purposes of this Ordinance,
including, without limitation, the receiving of payment of the principal of and interest and
premium, if any, on such 2020 Bond or BAN, the receiving of notice and the giving of consent;
(3) neither the City nor the Registrar or Paying Agent shall have any responsibility or obligation
hereunder to any direct or indirect participant, within the meaning of Section 17A of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, of such Clearing Agency, or any person on behalf of which,
or otherwise in respect of which, any such participant holds any interest in any 2020 Bond or BAN,
including, without limitation, any responsibility or obligation hereunder to maintain accurate
records of any interest in any 2020 Bond or BAN or any responsibility or obligation hereunder
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
10
with respect to the receiving of payment of principal of or interest or premium, if any, on any 2020
Bond or BAN, the receiving of notice or the giving of consent; and (4) the Clearing Agency is not
required to present any 2020 Bond or BAN called for partial redemption, if any, prior to receiving
payment so long as the Registrar and Paying Agent and the Clearing Agency have agreed to the
method for noting such partial redemption.
If either the City receives notice from the Clearing Agency which is currently the registered
owner of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs to the effect that such Clearing Agency is unable or
unwilling to discharge its responsibility as a Clearing Agency for the 2020 Bonds and any BANs,
or the City elects to discontinue its use of such Clearing Agency as a Clearing Agency for the 2020
Bonds and any BANs, then the City and the Registrar and Paying Agent each shall do or perform
or cause to be done or performed all acts or things, not adverse to the rights of the holders of the
2020 Bonds and any BANs, as are necessary or appropriate to discontinue use of such Clearing
Agency as a Clearing Agency for the 2020 Bonds and any BANs and to transfer the ownership of
each of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs to such person or persons, including any other Clearing
Agency, as the holder of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs may direct in accordance with this
Ordinance. Any expenses of such discontinuance and transfer, including expenses of printing new
certificates to evidence the 2020 Bonds and any BANs, shall be paid by the City.
During any time that the 2020 Bonds and any BANs are held in book-entry form on the
books of a Clearing Agency, the Registrar shall be entitled to request and rely upon a certificate or
other written representation from the Clearing Agency or any participant or indirect participant
with respect to the identity of any beneficial owner of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs as of a record
date selected by the Registrar. For purposes of determining whether the consent, advice, direction
or demand of a registered owner of a 2020 Bond or BAN has been obtained, the Registrar shall be
entitled to treat the beneficial owners of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs as the bondholders and
any consent, request, direction, approval, objection or other instrument of such beneficial owner
may be obtained in the fashion described in this Ordinance.
During any time that the 2020 Bonds and any BANs are held in book-entry form on the
books of a Clearing Agency, the Executive, the Fiscal Officer and/or the Registrar are authorized
to execute and deliver a Letter of Representations agreement with the Clearing Agency, or a
Blanket Issuer Letter of Representations, and the provisions of any such Letter of Representations
or any successor agreement shall control on the matters set forth therein. The Registrar, by
accepting the duties of Registrar under this Ordinance, agrees that it will (i) undertake the duties
of agent required thereby and that those duties to be undertaken by either the agent or the City
shall be the responsibility of the Registrar, and (ii) comply with all requirements of the Clearing
Agency, including without limitation same day funds settlement payment procedures. Further,
during any time that the 2020 Bonds and any BANs are held in book-entry form, the provisions of
Section 8 of this Ordinance shall control over conflicting provisions in any other section of this
Ordinance.
SECTION 9. Form of the 2020 Bonds. The form and tenor of the 2020 Bonds shall
be substantially as follows (with such additions, deletions and modification as the Executive or
Fiscal Officer may authorize, as conclusively evidenced by their signatures thereon), with all
blanks to be filled in properly prior to delivery thereof:
R-___
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF HAMILTON
CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA
JUNIOR WATERWORKS REVENUE BOND OF 2020
Interest
Rate
Maturity
Date
Original
Date
Authentication
Date
CUSIP
[See Exhibit A] [See Exhibit A]
REGISTERED OWNER:
PRINCIPAL SUM:
The City of Carmel, in Hamilton, County, State of Indiana (the "City"), for value received, hereby promises
to pay to the Registered Owner set forth above or registered assigns, solely out of the special revenue fund hereinafter
referred to, the Principal Sum set forth above on the Maturity Date set forth above (unless this bond be subject to and
be called for redemption prior to maturity as hereafter provided), and to pay interest hereon until the Principal Sum
shall be fully paid at the Interest Rate per annum set forth above from [the dates of payment made on this bond][the
interest payment date to which interest has been paid next preceding the Authentication Date of this bond unless this
bond is authenticated after the fifteenth day of the month preceding the interest payment date (the "Record Date") and
on or before such interest payment date in which case it shall bear interest from such interest payment date, or unless
this bond is authenticated on or before _____ 15, 20__, in which case it shall bear interest from the Original Date,]
which interest is payable semiannually on May 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on ______ 1, 202_. Interest
shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.
The principal of and premium, if any, on this bond are payable at the principal office of the [Controller] of
the City of Carmel [or the principal office of the financial institution so appointed] (the "Registrar" or "Paying Agent"),
in Carmel, Indiana. All payments of interest on this bond shall be paid by [check mailed one business day prior to the
interest payment date][wire transfer for deposit to a financial institution as directed by the Indiana Finance Authority
on the due date or, if such due date is a day when financi al institutions are not open for business, on the business day
immediately after such due date] to the Registered Owner as of the Record Date at the address as it appears on the
registration books kept by the Registrar or at such other address as is provid ed to the Paying Agent in writing by the
Registered Owner. Each Registered Owner of $1,000,000 or more in principal amount of bonds shall be entitled to
receive interest payments by wire transfer by providing written wire instructions to the Paying Agent b efore the Record
Date for any payment. All payments of principal of, and premium, if any, on this bond shall be made [upon surrender
thereof at the principal office of the Paying Agent, in any U.S. coin or currency which on the date of such payment
shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts, or in the case of a Registered Owner of $1,000,000
or more in principal amount of the 2020 Bonds, by wire transfer on the due date upon written direction of such owner
provided at least fifteen (15) days prior to the maturity date or redemption date ] [by wire transfer for deposit to a
financial institution as directed by the Indiana Finance Authority on the due date or, if such due date is a day when
financial institutions are not open for business, on the business day immediately after such due date.]
THE CITY SHALL NOT BE OBLIGATED TO PAY THIS BOND OR THE INTEREST HEREON
EXCEPT FROM THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED SPECIAL FUND, AND NEITHER THIS BOND NOR THE
ISSUE OF WHICH IT IS A PART SHALL IN ANY RESPECT CONSTITUTE A CORPORATE INDEBTEDNESS
OF THE CITY WITHIN THE PROVISIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
INDIANA.
This bond is one of an authorized series of bonds of the City of Carmel, of Hamilton County, Indiana, of like
date, tenor and effect except as to denomination, numbering, rates of interest, redemption terms and dates of maturity,
aggregating _____________________________ Dollars ($_________), nu mbered consecutively from 1 upward (the
"Bonds"), issued for the purpose of providing funds to be applied for construction and acquisition of certain
improvements to the waterworks (the "Project"), to fund a debt service reserve account, and to pay incidental expenses
and costs of issuance of the Bonds. This bond is issued pursuant to an ordinance adopted by the Common Council of
said City on the ____ day of ________, 2020, entitled "An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of Carmel,
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
12
Indiana Concerning the Construction of Additions and Improvements to the Waterworks of the City of Carmel,
Indiana; Authorizing the Issuance of Revenue Bonds for Such Purposes; Addressing Other Matters Connected
Therewith, and Repealing Ordinances Inconsistent Herewith" (the "Ordinance"), and in accordance with the
provisions of Indiana law, including without limitation Indiana Code 8-1.5, and other applicable laws, as amended
(the "Act"), all as more particularly described in the Ordinance. The owner of this bond, by the acceptance hereof,
agrees to all the terms and provisions contained in the Ordinance and the Act.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Act and the Ordinance, the principal of and interest on this bond and all
other bonds of said issue and any prior or hereafter issued bonds ranking on a parity therewith are payable solely from
the Sinking Fund (the "Sinking Fund") maintained under the Ordinance to be provided from the Net Revenues (defined
as the gross revenues of the works remaining after the payment of the r easonable expenses of [operation, repair and
maintenance][Operation and Maintenance (as defined in the Financial Assistance Agreement)]) of the works,
including all additions and improvements thereto and replacements thereof subsequently constructed or acq uired, on
a basis that is junior and subordinate to the 2008 Bonds (as hereinafter defined) for all purposes.
The City irrevocably pledges the entire Net Revenues of the works to the prompt payment of the principal of
and interest on the Bonds on parity with the pledge thereof to the City’s Junior Waterworks Revenue Bonds of 2012
(the “2012 Bonds”) and its Junior Waterworks Refunding Revenue Bonds of 2017 (the “2017 Bonds”), [the City’s
Junior Waterworks Revenue Bonds of 20___, when issued (the “2019 Bonds”)] and any hereafter issued bonds ranking
on a parity therewith, subject to the prior payment of the principal of and interest on the City of Carmel, Indiana
Waterworks Revenue Bonds of 2008 (the "2008 Bonds"), to which the Bonds, the 2012 Bonds, the 2017 Bonds, the
2019 Bonds, when issued, and any hereafter issued bonds ranking on a parity therewith are junior and subordinate for
all purposes, and covenants that it will establish proper rates and charges for services rendered by the utility as are
sufficient in each year for the payment of the proper and reasonable expenses of [operation, repair and maintenance
of the works][Operation and Maintenance (as defined in the Financial Assistance Agreement) of the works and for the
payment of the sums required to be paid into the Sinking Fund under the provisions of the Act and the Ordinance. If
the City or the proper officers thereof shall fail or refuse to so fix and collect such rates or charges, or if there be a
default in the payment of the interest on or principal of this bond, the owner of this bond shall have all of the rights
and remedies provided for in the Act.
The City covenants that for so long as the Bonds, the 2012 Bonds, the 2017 Bonds, the 2019 Bonds, when
issued, and any hereafter issued bonds ranking on a parity therewith, or the 2008 Bonds, remain outstanding it will set
aside and pay into the Sinking Fund a sufficient amount of the Net Revenues for the payment of (a) the principal of
and interest on all bonds which by their terms are payable from the Net Revenues, as such principal and interest shall
fall due, (b) the necessary fiscal agency charges for paying bonds and (c) an additional amount as a margin of safety
to accumulate and maintain the reserve required by the Ordinance. Such required payments of the Bonds, the 2012
Bonds, the 2017 Bonds, the 2019 Bonds, when issued, and any hereafter issued bonds ranking on a parity therewith,
shall constitute a second charge upon all the Net Revenues subject to the prior and first charge in respect of s uch
required payments of the 2008 Bonds. Reference is made to the Ordinance for a more complete statement of the
revenues from which and conditions under which this bond is payable, a statement of the conditions on which
obligations may hereafter be issued on parity with this bond, the manner in which the Ordinance may be amended and
the general covenants and provisions pursuant to which this bond has been issued.
The bonds of this issue maturing on and after May 1, 20__ are redeemable at the option of the City on
__________, 20__ or any date thereafter, on [thirty (30)][sixty (60)] days' notice, in whole or in part, in [any][inverse]
order of maturities selected by the City and by lot within a maturity, at 100% of face value, and without premium,
plus accrued interest to the date fixed for redemption; provided, however, that if the bonds are sold to the SRF Program
and registered in the name of the Indiana Finance Authority, the bonds shall not be redeemable at the option of the
City unless and until consented to by the Indiana Finance Authority. Each minimum authorized denomination in
principal amount shall be considered a separate bond for purposes of partial redemption.
[The bonds maturing on May 1, 20____ are subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption prior to maturity,
at a redemption price equal to the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest, on May 1 in the years and in the
amounts set forth below:
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
13
Year Amount
*
* Final Maturity]
Notice of such redemption shall be mailed by certified or registered mail not less than [thirty (30)][sixty (60)]
days prior to the date fixed for redemption to the address of the registered owner of each bond to be redeemed as
shown on the registration record of the City except to the extent such re demption notice is waived by owners of the
bond or bonds redeemed, provided, however, that failure to give such notice by mailing, or any defect therein, with
respect to any bond shall not affect the validity of any proceedings for the redemption of any ot her bonds. The notice
shall specify the date and place of redemption, the redemption price and the CUSIP numbers of the bonds called for
redemption. The place of redemption may be determined by the City. Interest on the bonds so called for redemption
shall cease on the redemption date fixed in such notice if sufficient funds are available at the place of redemption to
pay the redemption price on the date so named, and thereafter, such bonds shall no longer be protected by the
Ordinance and shall not be deemed to be outstanding thereunder.
This bond is subject to defeasance prior to payment or redemption as provided in the Ordinance.
If this bond shall not be presented for payment or redemption on the date fixed therefor, the City may deposit
in trust with the Paying Agent or another paying agent, an amount sufficient to pay such bond or the redemption price,
as the case may be, and thereafter the Registered Owner shall look only to the funds so deposited in trust for payment
and the City shall have no further obligation or liability in respect thereto.
This bond is transferable or exchangeable only upon the registration record kept for that purpose at the office
of the Registrar by the Registered Owner in person, or by his attorney duly authorized in writing, upon surrender of
this bond together with a written instrument of transfer or exchange satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by the
Registered Owner or such attorney, and thereupon a new fully registered bond or bonds in the same aggregate principal
amount, and of the same maturity, shall be executed and delivered in the name of the transferee or transferees or the
Registered Owner, as the case may be, in exchange therefor. This bond may be transferred or exchanged without cost
to the Registered Owner except for any tax or governmental charge required to be paid with respect to the transfer or
exchange. The City, the Registrar, the Paying Agent and any other registrar or paying agent for this bond may treat
and consider the person in whose name this bond is registered as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes including
for the purpose of receiving payment of, or on account of, the principal hereof and interest and premium, if any, due
hereon.
The bonds maturing on any maturity date are issuable only in the denomination of [$5,000][One Dollar ($1)]
or any integral multiple thereof.
[Reference is hereby made to the Financial Assistance Agreement (“Financial Assistance Agreement”)
between the City and the Indiana Finance Authority concerning certain terms and covenants pertaining to the
Waterworks project and the purchase of this bond as part of the drinking water loan program established and existing
pursuant to IC 5-1.2-1 through IC 5-1.2-4 and IC 5-1.2-10.]
[A Continuing Disclosure Contract from the City to each registered owner or holder of any bond, dated as of
the date of initial issuance of the Bonds (the "Contract"), has been executed by the City, a copy of which is available
from the City and the terms of which are incorporated herein by this reference. The Contract contains certain promises
of the City to each registered owner or holder of any bond, including a promise to provide certain continuing
disclosure. By its payment for and acceptance of this bond, the registered owner or holder of this bond assents to the
Contract and to the exchange of such payment and acceptance for such promises.]
It is hereby certified and recited that all acts, conditions and things required to be done precedent to and in
the execution, issuance and delivery of this bond have been done and performed in regular and due form as provided
by law.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
14
This bond shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication
hereon shall have been executed by an authorized representative of the Registrar.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Carmel, in Hamilton County, Indiana, has caused this bond to be
executed in its corporate name by the manual or facsimile signature of its Mayor, its corporate seal to be hereunto
affixed, imprinted or impressed by any means and attested manually or by facsimile by its Controller.
CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA
By:
Mayor
(SEAL)
ATTEST:
[Controller]
REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
It is hereby certified that this bond is one of the bonds described in the within-mentioned Ordinance duly
authenticated by the Registrar.
as Registrar
By:
Authorized Representative
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription of the face of this bond, shall be construed as
through they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN. COM. as tenants in common
TEN. ENT. as tenants by the entireties
JT. TEN. as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common
UNIF. TRAN.
MIN. ACT ________ Custodian __________
(Cust.) (Minor)
under Uniform Transfer to Minors Act of
(State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used although not in the above list.
ASSIGNMENT
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
15
FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto (Please Print or Typewrite
Name and Address and Social Security or Other Identifying Number) $___________ principal amount (must be a
multiple of [$5,000][$1.00]) of the within bond and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and
appoints ___________, attorney to transfer the within bond on the books kept for the registration thereof with full
power of substitution in the premises.
Dated: ______________________
NOTICE: The Signature to this assignment must
correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the
within bond in every particular, without alteration or
enlargement or any change whatsoever.
Signature Guaranteed:
NOTICE: Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an eligible
guarantor institution participating in a Securities
Transfer Association recognized signature guarantee
program.
[Exhibit A]
[Date Principal Amount]
[End of form of bonds]
SECTION 10. Authorization for Preparation and Sale of Bonds.
(a) The 2020 Bonds shall be sold in a competitive sale or by negotiation with a
purchaser(s) selected by the Executive and Fiscal Officer on the advice of the City’s municipal
advisor, or pursuant to I.C. 5-1.4 or I.C. 5-1.5 as determined by the Executive or Fiscal Officer. If
sold in a competitive sale, the Fiscal Officer shall cause to be published either (i) a notice of sale
once each week for two consecutive weeks in accordance with I.C. §5-3-1-2, in which case the
date fixed for the sale shall not be earlier than fifteen (15) days after the first of such publications
and not earlier than three (3) days after the second of such publications, or (ii) a notice of intent to
sell bonds once each week for two weeks in accordance with I.C. §5-1-11-2 and I.C. §5-3-1-4 and
in a newspaper of general circulation published in the State capital, in which case bids may not be
received more than ninety (90) days after the first of such publications. Said sale notice shall state
the time and place of sale, the purpose for which the 2020 Bonds are being issued, the total amount
thereof, the amount and date of each maturity, the maximum rate or rates of interest thereon, their
denominations, the time and place of payment, th e terms and conditions upon which bids will be
received and the sale made and such other information as is required by law or as the Fiscal Officer
shall deem necessary.
If sold by a competitive sale, bids for the 2020 Bonds shall be sealed and shall be presented
to the Fiscal Officer in accord with the terms set forth in the sale notice. Bidders for the 2020
Bonds shall be required to name the rate or rates of interest which the 2020 Bonds are to bear,
which shall be the same for all 2020 Bonds maturing on the same date and the interest rate bid on
any maturity of the 2020 Bonds must be no less than the interest rate bid on any and all prior
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
16
maturities, not exceeding five percent (5.00%) per annum, and such interest rate or rates shall be
in multiples of one hundredth of one percent. The Fiscal Officer shall award the 2020 Bonds to the
bidder who offers the lowest interest cost, to be determined by computing the total interest on all
the 2020 Bonds to their maturities and deducting therefrom the premium bid, if any, or adding
thereto the amount of the discount, if any. No bid for less than ninety-nine percent (99.00%) of the
par value of the 2020 Bonds, plus accrued interest, shall be considered. The Fiscal Officer may
require that all bids be accompanied by certified or cashier's checks payable to the order of the
City, or a surety bond, in an amount not to exceed one percent of the aggregate principal amount
of the 2020 Bonds as a guaranty of the performance of said bid, should it be accepted. In the event
no satisfactory bids are received on the day named in the sale notice, the sale may be continued
from day to day thereafter for a period of thirty (30) days without readvertisement; provided,
however, that if said sale is continued, no bid shall be accepted which offers an interest cost which
is equal to or higher than the best bid received at the time fixed for sale in the bond sale notice.
The Fiscal Officer shall have full right to reject any and all bids.
If the 2020 Bonds are sold by negotiated sale, the Executive is authorized to negotiate and
execute a bond purchase agreement with one or more selected purchaser(s) on terms recommended
by the City’s municipal advisor, consistent with the parameters set forth in this Ordinance.
After the 2020 Bonds have been properly sold and executed, the Fiscal Officer shall receive
from the purchasers payment for the 2020 Bonds and shall provide for delivery of the 2020 Bonds
to the purchasers.
(b) The 2020 Bonds, when fully paid for and delivered to the purchaser shall be the
binding special revenue obligations of the City, payable out of the Net Revenues. The proper
officers of the City are hereby directed to sell the 2020 Bonds to the purchaser, to draw all proper
and necessary warrants, and to do whatever acts and things which may be necessary to carry out
the provisions of this Ordinance.
(c) If necessary, the Executive and the Fiscal Officer each are hereby authorized to
deem final an official statement with respect to the 2020 Bonds, as of its date, in accordance with
the provisions of Rule 15c2-12 of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as amended (the
"SEC Rule"), subject to completion as permitted by the SEC Rule, and the City further authorizes
the distribution of the deemed final official statement, and the execution, delivery and distribution
of such document as further modified and amended with the approval of the Executive or the Fiscal
Officer in the form of a final official statement.
(d) In order to assist any underwriter of the 2020 Bonds in complying with paragraph
(b)(5) of the SEC Rule by undertaking to make available appropriate disclosure about the City and
the 2020 Bonds to participants in the municipal securities market, the City hereby covenants,
agrees and undertakes, in accordance with the SEC Rule, unless excluded from the applicability
of the SEC Rule or otherwise exempted from the provisions of paragraph (b)(5) of the SEC Rule,
that it will comply with and carry out all of the provisions of the continuing disclosure contract.
"Continuing disclosure contract" shall mean that certain continuing disclosure contract executed
by the City and dated the date of issuance of the 2020 Bonds, as originally executed and as it may
be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. The execution and delivery
by the City of the continuing disclosure contract, and the performance by the City of its obligations
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
17
thereunder by or through any employee or agent of the City, are hereby approved, and the City
shall comply with and carry out the terms thereof.
(e) The Fiscal Officer is hereby authorized and directed to obtain a legal opinion as to
the validity of the 2020 Bonds from Barnes & Thornburg LLP, and to furnish such opinion to the
purchasers of the 2020 Bonds or to cause a copy of said legal opinion to be printed on each 2020
Bond. The cost of such opinion shall be paid out of the proceeds of the 2020 Bonds.
(f) In connection with the sale of the 2020 Bonds, the Executive and the Fiscal Officer
each are authorized to take such actions and to execute and deliver such agreements and
instruments as they deem advisable to obtain a rating and/or to obtain bond insurance for the 2020
Bonds, and the taking of such actions and the execution and delivery of such agreements and
instruments are hereby approved.
(g) In connection with the sale of the 2020 Bonds, the Executive and the Fiscal Officer
each are authorized to take such actions and to execute and deliver such agreements and
instruments as they deem advisable, including but not limited to a continuing disclosure agreement,
a bond purchase agreement and any offering document for the 2020 Bonds, and the taking of such
actions and the execution and delivery of such agreements and instruments are hereby approved.
(h) In connection with the sale of the BANs, the Executive and the Fiscal Officer each
are authorized to take all or a part of the same authorized actions, and to execute and deliver the
agreements and instruments, as they deem advisable with respect to the BANs to the same extent
as if the foregoing provisions of this Section applicable to the 2020 Bonds were applied to the sale
of the BANs, provided they shall not be required to take each and every such act as would relate
to the 2020 Bonds unless by law it is required with respect to the BANs.
(i) Notwithstanding anything in this Ordinance and in lieu of a public sale of the 2020
Bonds pursuant to this Section, the 2020 Bonds may, in the discretion of the Executive, based upon
the advice of the City's municipal advisor, be sold to the Indiana Bond Bank or the City Bond
Bank. In the event of such determination, Bonds shall be sold in such denomination or
denominations as the purchaser may request, and pursuant to a qualified entity purchase agreement
(the "Purchase Agreement") between the City and either the Indiana Bond Bank or the City Bond
Bank, hereby authorized to be entered into and executed by the Executive on behalf of the City,
subsequent to the date of the adoption of this Ordinance. Such Purchase Agreement may set forth
the definitive terms and conditions for such sale, but all of such terms and conditions must be
consistent with the terms and conditions of this Ordinance, including without limitation, the
interest rate or rates on the 2020 Bonds which shall not exceed the maximum rate of interest for
the 2020 Bonds authorized pursuant to this Ordinance. Bonds sold to the Indiana Bond Bank or
the City Bond Bank shall be accompanied by all documentation required by the purchaser pursuant
to the provisions of Indiana Code 5-1.4 or Indiana Code 5-1.5, as applicable, and the Purchase
Agreement, including, without limitation, an approving opinion of nationally recognized bond
counsel, certification and guarantee of signatures and certification as to no litigation pending, as
of the date of delivery of the 2020 Bonds, challenging the validity or issuance of the 2020 Bonds.
In the event the Executive determines to sell the 2020 Bonds to the Indiana Bond Bank or the City
Bond Bank, the entry by the City into the Purchase Agreement, and the execution and delivery of
the Purchase Agreement on behalf of the City by the Executive in accordance with this Ordinance
are hereby authorized, approved and ratified.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
18
(j) As an alternative to public sale or a sale to the Indiana Bond Bank or the City Bond
Bank, the Fiscal Officer may negotiate the sale of the 2020 Bonds to the Indiana Finance Authority
as part of its SRF Program. The Executive and the Fiscal Officer are hereby authorized to (i) submit
an application to the Indiana Finance Authority as part of its SRF Program, (ii) execute a Financial
Assistance Agreement with the Indiana Finance Authority with terms conforming to this
Ordinance, and (iii) sell such 2020 Bonds upon such terms as are acceptable to the Executive and
the Fiscal Officer consistent with the terms of this Ordinance. The Executive and the Fiscal Officer
are hereby authorized to execute and deliver the a Financial Assistance Agreement in form and
substance acceptable to such officers, and to approve any changes in form or substance to the
Financial Assistance Agreement which are consistent with the terms of this Ordinance, such
changes to be conclusively evidenced by such execution.
(k) Notwithstanding anything in this Ordinance to the contrary, upon the advice of the
City’s municipal advisor, the 2020 Bonds may be sold in conjunction with the 2020 Refunding
Bonds pursuant to a single sale process in accordance with any of the procedures described above.
A single bond sale notice and/or single purchase agreement, and a single official statement and
continuing disclosure contract may be prepared covering both the 2020 Bonds and the 2020
Refunding Bonds upon such occurrence
SECTION 11. Use of Proceeds.
(a) Any accrued interest received at the time of delivery of the 2020 Bonds or BANs
(and, if deemed by the Executive or the Fiscal Officer to be in excess of Project needs, any
premium), shall be deposited in the Junior Principal and Interest Account of the Sinking Fund (as
hereafter defined) and applied to payments on the 2020 Bonds and any BANs on the first interest
payment date.
(b) The remaining proceeds from the sale of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs shall be
deposited in a fund of the utility hereby created and designated as "City of Carmel, Indiana Water
Bond Project Fund" (the "Project Fund"). The Fiscal Officer shall establish separate accounts
within the Project Fund for each separate issuance of BANs or 2020 Bonds, provided that such
proceeds may be expended for any part of the Project. The proceeds deposited in the Project Fund,
together with all investment earnings thereon, shall be expended only for the purpose of paying
the costs of the Project, refunding the BANs if issued and the costs of selling and issuing the 2020
Bonds and any BANs, including the premium for any bond insurance obtained for the 2020 Bonds.
(c) The City hereby declares that it reasonably expects to reimburse the City's advances
to the Project from proceeds of any BANs or the 2020 Bonds, as anticipated by this Ordinance,
and such declaration shall be deemed one within the meaning of the Reimbursement Regulations.
(d) Any balance remaining in the Project Fund after the completion of the Project
which is not required to meet unpaid obligations incurred in connection therewith and on account
of the sale and issuance of the 2020 Bonds shall be paid into the Junior Principal and Interest
Account of the Sinking Fund and used solely for the purposes of such Account or used for the
same purpose or type of project for which the 2020 Bonds were originally issued, all in accordance
with I.C. 5-1-13, as amended or as otherwise permitted by law.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
19
(e) With respect to any 2020 Bonds sold to the Indiana Finance Authority as part of its
SRF Program, to the extent that (a) the total principal amount of the 2020 Bonds is not paid by the
purchaser or drawn down by the City, or (b) proceeds remain in the Project Fund and are not
applied to the Project (or any modifications or additions thereto approved by the Indiana Finance
Authority), the City shall reduce the principal amount of the remaining 2020 Bond maturities to
effect such reduction in amounts which will still achieve the semiannual debt service as described
in Section 2 subject to and upon the terms set forth in the Financial Assistance Agreement.
SECTION 12. Revenue Fund. There is hereby continued a fund of the utility
designated as the Revenue Fund (the "Revenue Fund"), into which there shall be deposited upon
receipt all revenues of the works for application as set forth below.
SECTION 13. Operation and Maintenance Fund. There is hereby continued an
operating fund of the utility designated as the Operation and Maintenance Fund (the "Operation
and Maintenance Fund”). There shall be transferred from the Revenue Fund and credited to the
Operation and Maintenance Fund, on the last day of each calendar month, a sufficient amount to
meet the expenses of operation, repair and maintenance for the then next succeeding two calendar
months. The moneys credited to this Fund shall be used for the payment of the reasonable and
proper operation, repair and maintenance expenses of the works on a day -to-day basis, but none
of the moneys in the Operation and Maintenance Fund shall be used for depreciation,
replacements, improvements, extensions or additions. Any balance in Operation and Maintenance
Fund in excess of the expected expenses of operation, repair and maintenance for the next
succeeding month may be transferred to the Sinking Fund if necessary to prevent a default in the
payment of principal of or interest on the outstanding bonds of the works.
SECTION 14. Sinking Fund. There is hereby continued a fund of the utility designated
as the Sinking Fund (the "Sinking Fund"), to be used for the payment of the principal of and interest
on the 2020 Bonds, the 2012 Bonds, the 2017 Bonds, the 2019 Bonds when issued, and any
hereafter issued bonds ranking on a parity therewith which by their terms are payable from the Net
Revenues, and the payment of any fiscal agency charges in connection with such payment,
provided however, the Net Revenues shall first be used and withdrawn solely for the purpose of
making payments of the principal of and interest on the 2008 Bonds, to which the 2020 Bonds, the
2012 Bonds, the 2017 Bonds, the 2019 Bonds when issued and any hereafter issued bonds ranking
on a parity therewith are for all purposes junior and subordinate. The Sinking Fund is further and
additionally divided into two additional accounts designated as the Junior Principal and Interest
Account and the Junior Debt Service Reserve Account, which are pledged for the purposes set
forth below.
(a) Junior Principal and Interest Account. After meeting monthly deposits to the
Sinking Fund required by the 2008 Bond Ordinance, there shall be transferred, on the last day of
each calendar month, from the Revenue Fund and credited to the Junior Principal and Interest
Account an amount equal to the sum of at least one-twelfth (1/12) of the principal and at least one-
sixth (1/6) of the interest on all then outstanding 2020 Bonds, the 2012 Bonds, the 2017 Bonds and
the 2019 Bonds when issued and any hereafter issued bonds ranking on a parity therewith payable
from Net Revenues on the next succeeding principal and interest payment dates (except in the
instance of the first principal and interest payment dates next succeeding the issuance of the 2020
Bonds, an appropriately greater percentage as would result in such equal monthly transfers
equaling the required payments), until the amount available therein shall equal the principal
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
20
payable during the next succeeding twelve (12) calendar months and the interest payable during
the next succeeding six (6) calendar months. There shall similarly be credited to the account any
amount necessary to pay when due the bank fiscal agency charges for paying principal of and
interest on the 2020 Bonds, the 2012 Bonds, the 2017 Bonds and the 2019 Bonds when issued and
any hereafter issued bonds ranking on a parity therewith as the same become payable. The City
shall, from the sums deposited in the Sinking Fund and credited to the Junior Principal and Interest
Account, remit promptly to the registered owner or to the bank fiscal agency sufficient moneys to
pay the principal and interest on 2020 Bonds, the 2012 Bonds, the 2017 Bonds and the 2019 Bonds
when issued and any hereafter issued bonds ranking on a parity therewith the due dates thereof
together with the amount of bank fiscal agency charges. Amounts held in the Junior Principal and
Interest Account are neither pledged to, nor available for, payments of the principal of and interest
on the 2008 Bonds.
(b) Junior Debt Service Reserve Account. After meeting monthly deposits to the
Sinking Fund required by the 2008 Ordinance, the 2012 Bond Ordinance, the 2017 Ordinance and
the 2019 Ordinance upon the issuance of the 2019 Bonds, there shall be transferred, on the last day
of each calendar month following the issuance of the 2020 Bonds, after making any required
transfer to the Junior Principal and Interest Account, from the Revenue Fund and credited to the
Junior Debt Service Reserve Account an amount to constitute an appropriate reserve to facilitate
the marketing of the 2020 Bonds, which monthly deposits shall be in an amount sufficient to build
the balance in the Junior Debt Service Reserve Account (after consideration of any transfers made
pursuant to the next following sentence) to an amount equal to the Reserve Requirement as defined
below within no more than five (5) years on a level monthly basis (after accounting for earnings
thereon). The Fiscal Officer, with the advice of the City's municipal advisor, may transfer an
amount of the funds of the utility now on hand, or apply proceeds of the 2020 Bonds, in full or
partial satisfaction of the Reserve Requirement at or after the issuance of the 2020 Bonds. After
the issuance of the 2020 Bonds, the City shall maintain the balance in the Junior Debt Service
Reserve Account in an amount equal to the Reserve Requirement, subject to the provisions of this
Ordinance, the 2012 Bond Ordinance, the 2017 Bond Ordinance, the 2019 Bond Ordinance upon
the issuance of the 2019 Bonds or any ordinance authorizing and any hereafter issued bonds
ranking on a parity therewith, which allows the Reserve Requirement to be accumulated over time,
and first subject to meeting the requirement of the Sinking Fund pursuant to the 2008 Bond
Ordinance. For these purposes, "Reserve Requirement" means the least of (i) ten percent (10%) of
the proceeds of the 2020 Bonds, the 2012 Bonds, the 2017 Bonds, the 2019 Bonds when issued
and any hereafter issued bonds ranking on a parity therewith, (ii) the maximum annual debt service
on the 2020 Bonds, the 2012 Bonds, the 2017 Bonds, the 2019 Bonds when issued and any
hereafter issued bonds ranking on a parity therewith, or (iii) 125% of the average annual debt
service on the 2020 Bonds, the 2012 Bonds, the 2017 Bonds, the 2019 Bonds when issued and
any hereafter issued bonds ranking on a parity therewith; provided, however, if the 2020 Bonds or
any of the outstanding bonds payable from Net Revenues on a parity with the 2020 Bonds are held
by the Indiana Finance Authority pursuant to its SRF Program, then the reserve amount shall equal
the maximum annual debt service on the 2020 Bonds, the 2012 Bonds, the 2017 Bonds, the 2019
Bonds when issued and any hereafter issued bonds ranking on a parity therewith if so required by
the Indiana Finance Authority.
All money in the Junior Debt Service Reserve Account shall be used and withdrawn solely
for the purpose of making deposits into the Junior Principal and Interest Account, in the event of
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
21
and to the extent of any deficiency in the Junior Principal and Interest Account with respect to the
payments then due on the 2020 Bonds, the 2012 Bonds, the 2017 Bonds and the 2019 Bonds when
issued and any hereafter issued bonds ranking on a parity therewith, or to make the final payments
on such bonds when the Junior Debt Service Reserve Account, together with other funds available
for such purpose, is sufficient to make all remaining payments thereon to final maturity. Any
amount in the Junior Debt Service Reserve Account in excess of the Reserve Requirement shall
be withdrawn from time to time, and at least as frequently as annually, and deposited in the Junior
Principal and Interest Account. Any deficiency in the balance required to be held in the Junior
Debt Service Reserve Account shall be promptly made up from the next available Net Revenues
after credits to the Junior Principal and Interest Account and subject to first meeting the
requirement of the Sinking Fund pursuant to the 2008 Bond Ordinance. Amounts held in the Junior
Debt Service Reserve Account are neither pledged to, nor available for, payments of the principal
of and interest on the 2008 Bonds.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, after obtaining the necessary approval, if any, of the
municipal bond insurers of the 2008 Bonds, the Fiscal Officer, with the advice of the City's
municipal advisor and bond counsel, may enable the City to satisfy all or any part of its obligation
to maintain an amount in the Junior Debt Service Reserve Account equal to the Reserve
Requirement by depositing a Reserve Fund Credit Facility in the Junior Debt Service Reserve
Account at or after the issuance of the 2020 Bonds, provided that such deposit does not adversely
affect any then existing rating on the 2020 Bonds and any hereafter issued bonds ranking on a
parity therewith; provided, however, if any of the 2020 Bonds are sold to the Indiana Finance
Authority pursuant to the SRF Program, then the Indiana Finance Authority shall consent to any
such use of a Reserve Fund Credit Facility. A "Reserve Fund Credit Facility" is hereby defined as
a letter of credit, liquidity facility, insurance policy or comparable instrument furnished by a bank,
insurance company, financial institution or other entity pursuant to a reimbursement agreement or
similar instrument between such entity and the City, for the purpose of satisfying in whole or in
part the City's obligation to maintain the Reserve Requirement.
If any 2020 Bonds are sold to the Indiana Finance Authority as part of the SRF Program,
the Sinking Fund and the Project Fund may be held by a financial institution acceptable to the
Indiana Finance Authority as a part of its SRF Program, pursuant to terms acceptable to the Indiana
Finance Authority. If the Sinking Fund and the accounts therein are held in trust, the City shall
transfer the monthly required amounts of Net Revenue in accordance with Section 14, and the
financial institution holding such funds in trust shall be instructed to pay the required payments in
accordance with the payment schedules for the City’s outstanding bonds. The financial institution
selected to serve in this role may also serve as the Registrar and the Paying Agent for such Bonds.
If the Project Fund is so held in trust, the City shall deposit the proceeds of such Bonds therein
until such proceeds are applied consistent with this ordinance and the Financial Assistance
Agreement. The Council hereby authorizes the Executive and Fiscal Officer to execute and deliver
an agreement with a financial institution to reflect this trust arrangement for all or a part of the
Sinking Fund and the Project Fund in the form of trust agreement as approved by the Executive
and the Fiscal Officer, consistent with the terms and provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 15. Improvement Fund. After meeting the requirements of the Operation
and Maintenance Fund and the Sinking Fund, any excess revenues may be transferred from the
Revenue Fund and credited to the special utility fund, to be expended in making good depreciation
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
22
in the works and new construction, hereby continued and designated as the "Improvement Fund"
(the "Improvement Fund"). Said Fund shall be used for replacements, improvements, extensions
and additions to the works. Moneys in the Improvement Fund shall be transferred to the Sinking
Fund if necessary to prevent a default in the payment of principal of and interest on the then
outstanding bonds of the works, or may be transferred to the Operation and Maintenance Fund to
meet unforeseen contingencies in the operation, repair and maintenance of the works.
SECTION 16. Investment of Funds. The funds and accounts described herein shall be
accounted for separate and apart from each other and from all other funds and accounts of the City.
All moneys deposited in the funds and accounts shall be deposited, held and secured as public
funds in accordance with the public depository laws of the State of Indiana; provided that moneys
therein may be invested in obligations in accordance with the applicable laws, inclu ding
particularly Indiana Code 5-13 and 5-1.2, each as amended or supplemented, and in the event of
such investment the income therefrom shall become a part of the funds invested and shall be used
only as provided in this Ordinance.
The Fiscal Officer is hereby authorized pursuant to Indiana Code 5-1-14-3 to invest moneys
pursuant to the provisions of this Ordinance (subject to applicable requirements of federal law to
ensure such yield is then current market rate) to the extent necessary or advisable to preserve the
exclusion from gross income of interest on the 2020 Bonds under federal law.
The Fiscal Officer shall keep full and accurate records of investment earnings and income
from moneys held in the funds and accounts created or referenced herein. In order to comply with
the provisions of this Ordinance, the Fiscal Officer is hereby authorized and directed to employ
consultants or attorneys from time to time to advise the City as to requirements of federal law to
preserve the tax exclusion. The Fiscal Officer may pay any fees as operation expenses of the utility.
SECTION 17. Financial Records and Accounts. The City shall keep proper records
and books of account, separate from all of its other records and accounts, in which complete and
correct entries shall be made showing all revenues received on account of the operation of the
utility and all disbursements made therefrom and all transactions relating to the utility. The City
shall maintain on file the audited financial statements of the utility prepared by the State Board of
Accounts. There shall be furnished, upon written request, to any owner of the 2020 Bonds and any
BANs, the most recent copy of the audited financial statements of the utility prepared by the State
Board of Accounts. Copies of all such statements and reports shall be kept on file in the office of
the Fiscal Officer. If the 2020 Bonds are sold to the Indiana Finance Authority, the City shall
establish and maintain the books and other financial records of the Project (including the
establishment of a separate account or subaccount for the Project) and the waterworks in
accordance with (i) generally accepted governmental accounting standards for utilities, on an
accrued basis, as promulgated by the Government Accounting Standards Board and (ii) the rules,
regulations and guidance of the State Board of Accounts.
SECTION 18. Rate Covenant. The City covenants and agrees that, by ordinance of the
Council, it will establish and maintain just and equitable rates and charges for the use of and the
service rendered by the works, to be paid by the owner of each and every lot, parcel of real estate
or building that is connected with and uses said works by or through any part of the utility, or that
in any way uses or is served by such works; that such rates and charges shall produce revenues at
least sufficient (when determined including user and other charges, fees, income or revenues
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
23
available to the City), in each year to (a) pay all the legal and other necessary expenses of (i)
Operation and Maintenance (as defined in the Financial Assistance Agreement) if the 2020 Bonds
are sold to the Indiana Finance Authority as part of the SRF Program or (ii) operation, repair,
replacements and maintenance of the works if sold to any other purchaser; (b) provide a sinking
fund for the liquidation of bonds or other obligations, including leases; (c) provide a debt service
reserve on bonds or other obligations, including leases, as required by the terms of such
obligations; (d) provide adequate money for working capital; (e) provide adequate money for
making extensions and replacements; (f) provide money for the payment of any taxes that may be
assessed against the works; and (g) to comply with and satisfy all covenants contained in this
Ordinance and any Financial Assistance Agreement. Such rates or charges shall, if necessary, be
changed and readjusted from time to time so that the revenues therefrom shall always be sufficient
to meet the expenses of operation, repair and maintenance of the works and the requirements of
the Sinking Fund. The rates or charges so established shall apply to any and all use of such works
by and service rendered to the City and all departments thereof, and shall be paid by the City or
the various departments thereof as the charges accrue.
SECTION 19. Defeasance. If, when the 2020 Bonds and any BANs or a portion thereof
shall have become due and payable in accordance with their terms or shall have been duly called
for redemption or irrevocable instructions to call the 2020 Bonds and any BANs or a portion
thereof for redemption shall have been given, and the whole amount of the principal, premium, if
any, and the interest so due and payable upon such 2020 Bonds and any BANs or any portion
thereof then outstanding shall be paid, or (i) sufficient moneys or (ii) direct obligations of, or
obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by the United
States of America, the principal of and the interest on which when due will provide sufficient
moneys for such purpose, shall be held in trust for such purpose, and provision shall also be made
for paying all fees and expenses for the redemption, then and in that case the 2020 Bonds and any
BANs issued hereunder or any designated portion thereof shall no longer be deemed outstanding
or entitled to the pledge of the Net Revenues of the works.
SECTION 20. Additional Obligations. The City reserves the right to authorize and
issue additional BANs at any time ranking on a parity with the BANs. The City reserves the right
to authorize and issue additional bonds payable out of the Net Revenues ranking on a parity with
the 2020 Bonds, the 2012 Bonds, the 2017 Bonds and the 2019 Bonds when issued for the purpose
of financing the cost of future additions, extensions and improvements to the works, or to provide
for a complete or partial refunding of obligations, subject to the following conditions precedent:
(a) The interest on and principal of all bonds payable from the Net
Revenues shall have been paid to date in accordance with the terms thereof,
provided, this condition shall be satisfied if any required amount is to be provided
from the proceeds of such additional bonds or other funds.
(b) The balance in the Junior Debt Service Reserve Account shall be
equal to the amount required herein, provided, this condition shall be satisfied if
any required amount is to be provided from the proceeds of such additional bonds
or other funds.
(c) The Net Revenues in the fiscal year immediately preceding the
issuance of any such bonds ranking on a parity with the 2020 Bonds, the 2012
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
24
Bonds, the 2017 Bonds and the 2019 Bonds when issued shall be not less than one
hundred twenty five percent (125%) of the average annual principal and interest
requirements of the then outstanding 2020 Bonds, 2012 Bonds, 2017 Bonds, the
2019 Bonds when issued and any hereafter issued bonds ranking on a parity with
the 2020 Bonds, the 2012 Bonds, the 2017 Bonds and the 2019 Bonds when issued,
including the proposed additional bonds to be issued ("Proposed Parity Bonds") for
each respective year during the period commencing as of the issuance of the
Proposed Parity Bonds and ending as the final maturity of the then outstanding
revenue bonds; or, prior to the issuance of the additional Proposed Parity Bonds,
the rates and charges shall be increased sufficiently so that said increased rates and
charges applied to the previous fiscal year's operations would have produced Net
Revenues for said year equal to not less than one hundred twenty five percent
(125%) of the average annual principal and interest requirements for each
respective year during the period commencing as of the issuance of the Proposed
Parity Bonds and ending as the final maturity of the then outstanding revenue
bonds. For purposes of this subsection, the records of the works shall be analyzed
and all showings shall be prepared by a certified public accountant employed by
the City for that purpose.
(d) The principal of the Proposed Parity Bonds shall be payable on May
1 and the interest shall be payable on May 1 and November 1 during the periods
such principal and interest are payable.
(e) If the 2020 Bonds are sold to the Indiana Finance Authority as part
of its SRF Program, (i) the City obtains the consent of the Indiana Finance
Authority, and (ii) the City has faithfully performed and is in compliance with each
of its obligations, agreements and covenants contained in the Financial Assistance
Agreement and this Ordinance; and the City is in compliance with its waterworks
permits, except for non-compliance for which purpose the Parity Bonds are issued,
including refunding bonds issued prior to, but part of the overall plan to eliminate
such non-compliance.
SECTION 21. Further Covenants of the City. For the purpose of further safeguarding
the interests of the owners of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs, it is hereby specifically provided as
follows:
(a) The City shall at all times maintain the works in good condition, and
operate the same in an efficient manner and at a reasonable cost.
(b) So long as any of the 2020 Bonds or BANs are outstanding, the City
shall maintain insurance on the insurable parts of the works, of a kind and in an
amount such as would normally be carried by private entities engaged in a similar
type of business. All insurance shall be placed with responsible insurance
companies qualified to do business under the laws of the State of Indiana. Insurance
proceeds shall be used in replacing or repairing the property destroyed or damaged,
or if not used for that purpose, shall be treated and applied as Revenues of the
Sinking Fund.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
25
(c) So long as any of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs are outstanding,
the City shall not mortgage, pledge or otherwise encumber the works, or a ny part
thereof, and shall not sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any part of the same, and if
the BANs or 2020 Bonds are sold to the Indiana Finance Authority, the City shall
not do so without the prior written consent of the Indiana Finance Authority. The
City shall not sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any part of the works, excepting
only such machinery, equipment or other property as may be replaced, or shall no
longer be necessary for use in connection with said utility, provided that if the 2020
Bonds or BANs are sold to the Indiana Finance Authority, the City shall not do so
without the prior written consent of the Indiana Finance Authority.
(d) Except as otherwise specifically provided in Section 20 of this
Ordinance, so long as any of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs are outstanding, no
additional bonds or other obligations pledging any portion of the revenues of the
works shall be issued by the City, except such as shall be made junior and
subordinate in all respects to the 2020 Bonds, unless all of the 2020 Bonds are
defeased, redeemed or retired coincidentally with the delivery of such additional
bonds or other obligations.
(e) The provisions of this Ordinance shall constitute a contract by and
between the City and the owners of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs, all the terms of
which shall be enforceable by any such owner by any and all appropriate
proceedings in law or in equity. After the issuance of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs
and so long as any of the principal thereof or interest or premium, if any, thereon
remains unpaid, except as expressly provided herein, this Ordinance shall not be
repealed or amended in any respect which will adversely affect the rights of such
owners, nor shall the Council or any other body of the City adopt any law, ordinance
or resolution which in any way adversely affects the rights of such owners. Except
in the case of changes described in Section 22(a) through (f) hereof, this Ordinance
may be amended, however, without the consent of bond owners, if the Council
determines, in its sole discretion, that such amendment would not adversely affect
the owners of the 2020 Bonds; provided, however, that if the BANs or 2020 Bonds
are sold to the Indiana Finance Authority, the City shall obtain the prior written
consent of the Indiana Finance Authority.
(f) The provisions of this Ordinance shall be construed to create a trust
in the proceeds of the sale of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs for the uses and
purposes herein set forth, and the owners of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs shall
retain a lien on such proceeds until the same are applied in accordance with the
provisions of this Ordinance and the Act. The provisions of this Ordinance shall
also be construed to create a trust in the Net Revenues herein directed to be set apart
and paid into the Sinking Fund for the uses and purposes of that Fund as set forth
in this Ordinance. The owners of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs shall have all the
rights, remedies and privileges set forth in the Act, including the right to have a
receiver appointed to administer the utility in the event the City shall fail or refuse
to fix and collect sufficient rates and charges for those purposes, or shall fail or
refuse to operate and maintain said utility and to apply properly the revenues
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
26
derived from the operation thereof, or if there be a default in the payment of the
interest on or principal of the 2020 Bonds or any BANs.
(g) None of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be construed as
requiring the expenditure of any funds of the City derived from any sources other
than the proceeds of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs and the operation of the utility.
(h) If any 2020 Bonds are sold to the Indiana Finance Authority as part
of its SRF Program, and, except as otherwise specifically provided in Section 20
hereof, the City shall not without the prior written consent of the Indiana Finance
Authority (i) enter into any lease, contract or agreement or incur any other liabilities
in connection with the works other than for normal operating expenditures or (ii)
borrow any money (including without limitation any loan from other utilities
operated by the City) in connection with the works.
(i) For purpose of this Section 21, the term “lease” shall include any
lease, contract, or other instrument conferring a right upon the City to use property
in exchange for a periodic payments made from the revenues of the works, whether
the City desires to cause such to be, or by its terms (or its intended effects) is to be,
(i) payable as rent, (ii) booked as an expense or an expenditure, or (iii) classified
for accounting or other purposes as a capital lease, financing lease, operating lease,
non-appropriation leases, installment purchase agreement or lease, or otherwise
(including any combination thereof).
SECTION 22. Amendments With Consent of Bondholders. Subject to the terms and
provisions contained in this section and Sections 21 and 23, the owners of not less than sixty-six
and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) in aggregate principal amount of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs
and then outstanding shall have the right, from time to time, to consent to and approve the adoption
by the Council of such ordinance or ordinances supplemental hereto, as shall be deemed necessary
or desirable by the City for the purpose of amending in any particular any of the terms or provisions
contained in this Ordinance, or in any supplemental ordinance; provided, however, that if the
BANs or 2020 Bonds are sold to the Indiana Finance Authority pursuant to the SRF Program, the
City shall obtain the prior written consent of the Indiana Finance Authority and provided, further,
that nothing herein contained shall permit or be construed as permitting:
(a) An extension of the maturity of the principal of or interest or
premium, if any, on, or any mandatory sinking fund redemption date for, or an
advancement of the earliest redemption date on, any 2020 Bond or BAN, without
the consent of the holder of each 2020 Bond or BAN so affected; or
(b) A reduction in the principal amount of any 2020 Bond or BAN or
the redemption premium or the rate of interest thereon, or a change in the monetary
medium in which such amounts are payable, without the consent of the holder of
each 2020 Bond or BAN so affected; or
(c) The creation of a lien upon or a pledge of the Net Revenues ranking
prior to the pledge thereof created by this Ordinance, without the consent of the
holders of all 2020 Bonds then outstanding; or
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
27
(d) A preference or priority of any 2020 Bond or BAN over any other
2020 Bond or BAN, without the consent of the holders of all 2020 Bonds and any
BANs then outstanding; or
(e) A reduction in the aggregate principal amount of the 2020 Bonds
and any BANs required for consent to such supplemental ordinance, without the
consent of the holders of all 2020 Bonds and any BANs then outstanding; or
(f) A reduction in the Reserve Requirement.
If the City shall desire to obtain any such consent, it shall cause the Registrar to mail a
notice, postage prepaid, to the addresses appearing on the Registration Record. Such notice shall
briefly set forth the nature of the proposed supplemental ordinance and shall state that a copy
thereof is on file at the office of the Registrar for inspection by all owners of the 2020 Bonds and
any BANs. The Registrar shall not, however, be subject to any liability to any owners of the 2020
Bonds and any BANs by reason of its failure to mail such notice, and any such failure shall not
affect the validity of such supplemental ordinance when consented to and approved as herein
provided.
Whenever at any time within one year after the date of the mailing of such notice, the City
shall receive any instrument or instruments purporting to be executed by the owners of the 2020
Bonds and any BANs of not less than sixty-six and two-thirds per cent (66-2/3%) in aggregate
principal amount of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs then outstanding, which instrument or
instruments shall refer to the proposed supplemental ordinance described in such notice, and shall
specifically consent to and approve the adoption thereof in substantially the form of the copy
thereof referred to in such notice as on file with the Registrar, thereupon, but not otherwise, the
City may adopt such supplemental ordinance in substantially such form, without liability or
responsibility to any owners of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs, whether or not such owners shall
have consented thereto.
No owner of any 2020 Bond or BAN shall have any right to object to the adoption of such
supplemental ordinance or to object to any of the terms and provisions contained therein or the
operation thereof, or in any manner to question the propriety of the adoption thereof, or to enjoin
or restrain the Council from adopting the same, or from taking any action pursuant to the provisions
thereof. Upon the adoption of any supplemental ordinance pursuant to the provisions of this
section, this Ordinance shall be, and shall be deemed, modified and amended in accordance
therewith, and the respective rights, duties and obligations under this Ordinance of the City and all
owners of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs then outstanding shall thereafter be determined,
exercised and enforced in accordance with this Ordinance, subject in all respects to such
modifications and amendments.
Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this Ordinance, the
rights and obligations of the City and of the owners of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs, and the
terms and provisions of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs and this Ordinance, or any supplemental
ordinance, may be modified or amended in any respect with the consent of the City and the consent
of the owners of all the 2020 Bonds and any BANs then outstanding.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
28
SECTION 23. Amendments Without Consent of Bondholders. The Council may,
from time to time and at any time, and without notice to or consent of the owners of the 2020
Bonds and any BANs, adopt such ordinances supplemental hereto as shall not be inconsistent with
the terms and provisions hereof (which supplemental ordinances shall thereafter form a part
hereof):
(a) To cure any ambiguity or formal defect or omission in this
Ordinance or in any supplemental ordinance;
(b) To grant to or confer upon the owners of the 2020 Bonds and any
BANs any additional rights, remedies, powers, authority or security that may
lawfully be granted to or conferred upon the owners of the 2020 Bonds and any
BANs;
(c) To procure a rating on the 2020 Bonds and any BANs from a nationally
recognized securities rating agency designated in such supplemental ordinance, if
such supplemental ordinance will not adversely affect the owners of the 2020
Bonds and any BANs;
(d) To obtain or maintain bond insurance with respect to the 2020
Bonds;
(e) To provide for the refunding or advance refunding of the 2020
Bonds;
(f) To provide for the issuance of additional bonds or BANs as provided
in Section 20 hereof; or
(g) To make any other change which, in the determination of the
Council in its sole discretion, does not in any way adversely affect the rights of such
owners of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs.
SECTION 24. Tax Matters. In order to preserve the exclusion of interest on the 2020
Bonds and any BANs from gross income for federal income tax purposes and as an inducement to
purchasers of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs, the City represents, covenants and agrees that:
(a) No person or entity, other than the City or another state or local
governmental unit, will use proceeds of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs or property
financed by the 2020 Bond or BAN proceeds other than as a member of the general
public. No person or entity other than the City or another state or local
governmental unit will own property financed by 2020 Bond or BAN proceeds or
will have actual or beneficial use of such property pursuant to a lease, a
management or incentive payment contract, an arrangement such as take-or-pay or
output contract, or any other type of arrangement that differentiates that person's or
entity's use of such property from the use by the public at large.
(b) No portion of the principal of or interest on the 2020 Bonds and any
BANs is (under the terms of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs, this Ordinance or any
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
29
underlying arrangement), directly or indirectly, secured by an interest in property
used or to be used for any private business use or payments in respect of any private
business use or payments in respect of such property or to be derived from
payments (whether or not to the City) in respect of such property or borrowed
money used or to be used for a private business use.
(c) No 2020 Bond or BAN proceeds will be loaned to any entity or
person other than a state or local governmental unit. No 2020 Bond or BAN
proceeds will be transferred, directly or indirectly, or deemed transferred to a non-
governmental person in any manner that would in substance constitute a loan of the
2020 Bond or BAN proceeds.
(d) The City will not take any action or fail to take any action with
respect to the 2020 Bonds and any BANs that would result in the loss of the
exclusion from gross income for federal income tax purposes of interest on the 2020
Bonds and any BANs pursuant to Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"), and the regulations thereunder as applicable to the
2020 Bonds and any BANs, including, without limitation, the taking of such action
as is necessary to rebate or cause to be rebated arbitrage profits on 2020 Bond or
BAN proceeds or other monies treated as 2020 Bond or BAN proceeds to the
federal government as provided in Section 148 of the Code, and will set aside such
monies, which may be paid from investment income on funds and accounts
notwithstanding anything else to the contrary herein, in trust for such purposes.
(e) The City will file an information report on Form 8038-G with the
Internal Revenue Service as required by Section 149 of the Code.
(f) The City will not make any investment or do any other act or thing
during the period that any 2020 Bond or BAN is outstanding hereunder which
would cause any 2020 Bond or BAN to be an "arbitrage bond" within the meaning
of Section 148 of the Code and the regulations thereunder as applicable to the 2020
Bonds and any BANs.
(g) It shall not be an event of default under this Ordinance if the interest
on any 2020 Bonds or BANs is not excludable from gross income for federal tax
purposes or otherwise pursuant to any provision of the Code which is not currently
in effect and in existence on the date of issuance of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs,
respectively. These covenants are based solely on current law in effect and in
existence on the date of delivery of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs, respectively.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Ordinance, the foregoing covenants and
authorizations (the "Tax Sections") which are designed to preserve the exclusion of interest on the
2020 Bonds and any BANs from gross income under federal law (the "Tax Exemption") need not
be complied with to the extent the City receives an opinion of nationally recognized bond counsel
that compliance with such Tax Section is unnecessary to preserve the Tax Exemption.
SECTION 25. Additional Authority. (a) The Executive or Fiscal Officer, and either of
them, is hereby authorized and directed to do and perform all acts and execute in the name of the
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
30
City all such instruments, documents, papers or certificates which are necessary, desirable or
appropriate to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Ordinance in such forms as the
Executive or Fiscal Officer executing the same shall deem proper, to be conclusively evidenced
by the execution thereof. Any provision of this Ordinance authorizing the Executive or Fiscal
Officer to act shall mean either of them, individually rather than collectively, is so authorized and
any action taken and agreement or undertaking executed in the name of the City by them in further
of the same shall be deemed a proper use of such authority and will be conclusively evidenced by
their execution of any agreement or undertaking, or by their taking of any such authorized action.
(b) In the event the Executive or Fiscal Officer with the advice of the municipal advisor
to the City certifies to the City that it would be economically advantageous for the City to obtain
a municipal bond insurance policy for any of the 2020 Bonds issued hereunder, the City hereby
authorizes the purchase of such an insurance policy. The acquisition of a municipal bond insurance
policy is hereby deemed economically advantageous in the event the difference between the
present value cost of (a) the total debt service on the 2020 Bonds if issued without municipal bond
insurance and (b) the total debt service on the 2020 Bonds if issued with municipal bond insurance,
is greater than the cost of the premium on the municipal bond insurance policy. The City also
authorizes the purchase of a debt service reserve surety bond based upon the advice of the City's
municipal advisor for the 2020 Bonds or the 2008 Bonds, or both. If such an insurance policy or
surety bond is purchased, the Executive or Fiscal Officer are hereby authorized to execute and
deliver all agreements with the provider of the policy or surety bond, as the case may be, to the
extent necessary to comply with the terms of such insurance policy, surety bond and the
commitments to issue such policy or surety bond, as the case may be.
SECTION 26. Non-Business Days. If the date of making any payment or the last date
for performance of any act or the exercising of any right, as provided in this Ordinance, shall be a
legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the City or the jurisdiction in which the
Registrar or Paying Agent is located are typically closed, such payment may be made or act
performed or right exercised on the next succeeding day not a legal holiday or a day on which such
banking institutions are typically closed, with the same force and effect as if done on the nominal
date provided in this Ordinance, and no interest shall accrue for the period after such nominal date.
SECTION 27. No Conflict. The Council hereby finds and determines that the adoption
of this Ordinance and the issuance of the 2020 Bonds and any BANs is in compliance with the
2008 Bond Ordinance, the 2012 Bond Ordinance and the 2017 Bond Ordinance, and such
ordinances shall remain in full force and effect. None of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be
construed to adversely affect the rights of the owners of the 2008 Bonds, the 2012 Bonds or the
2017 Bonds.
SECTION 28. 2020 Refunding Bonds. Upon issuance by the City of the 2020
Refunding Bonds, any reference to the “2012 Bond(s)” herein shall be replaced with “2020
Refunding Bond(s)” and any reference herein to the “2012 Bond Ordinance” shall be replaced with
“2020 Bond Ordinance”).
SECTION 29. Severabilitv. If any section, paragraph or provision of this Ordinance
shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the invalidity or unenforceability of
such section, paragraph or provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this
Ordinance.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
31
SECTION 30. Headings. The headings or titles of the several sections shall be solely
for convenience of reference and shall not affect the meaning, construction or effect of this
Ordinance.
SECTION 31. Interpretation. Unless the context or laws clearly require otherwise,
references herein to statutes or other laws include the same as modified, supplemented or
superseded from time to time. The headings or titles of the several sections shall be solely for
convenience of reference and shall not affect the meaning, construction or effect of this Ordinance.
SECTION 32. Estimates of Rates and Charges. The rates and charges of the utility
are set forth in Ordinance D-2268-16 (the “Rate Ordinance”) adopted by the Council on January
4, 2016, which Rate Ordinance is incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 33. Effectiveness. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage and signing by the Executive.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
32
PASSED by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana this ___ day of
______________, 2020, by a vote of ______ ayes and ______ nays.
COMMON COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA
___________________________________
Laura D. Campbell, President Sue Finkam, Vice-President
___________________________________ ____________________________________
H. Bruce Kimball Kevin D. Rider
___________________________________ ____________________________________
Anthony Green Jeff Worrell
___________________________________ ___________________________________
Tim Hannon Miles Nelson
___________________________________
Adam Aasen
ATTEST:
__________________________________
Sue Wolfgang, Clerk
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana this ____ day of
_________________________ 2020, at _______ __.M.
____________________________________
Sue Wolfgang, Clerk
Approved by me, Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana, this _____ day of
________________________ 2020, at _______ __.M.
____________________________________
James Brainard, Mayor
ATTEST:
___________________________________
Sue Wolfgang, Clerk
Prepared by: Bruce D. Donaldson
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
11 South Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
DMS 18273379.2
DocuSign Envelope ID: 9CC0D672-817B-4AE8-B640-E6185AE221C4
11:00
November
5th
5th
5th
8
10:00 A
0
Not Present
November A
November