O-2016-3621 Authorizing and Ordering the Issuance, Sale and Delivery of City of La Porte, Texas, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2016

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Section 3.4.: Sale and Delivery of Bonds. As authorized by Section 1207.007 of the Act, the Authorized Representatives are hereby authorized to act on behalf of the City in selling and delivering the Bonds and carrying out the other procedures specified in this Ordinance including, without limitation, determining the date on and price at which the Bonds will be sold, the Issuance Date and dated date, the dates on which the Bonds will mature, the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds, the principal amount to mature on each maturity date, the rate of interest to be borne by each such maturity, any optional and mandatory sinking fund redemption provisions, the aggregate principal amount of Refunded Obligations and the particular Refunding Candidates to be Refunded Bonds, and all other matters not expressly provided in this Ordinance relating to the issuance, sale and delivery of the Bonds, including the refunding of the Refunded Obligations, all of which shall be specified in the Officers' Pricing Certificate, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A; provided that: (a) the net effective interest rate on the Bonds shall not exceed 4.00%; (b) the sum of the principal amounts of the Bonds, which may not exceed the maximum principal amount authorized in Section 3.1 hereof, plus any net premium from the sale of the Bonds, must be sufficient to provide amounts necessary to fund the costs and expenses of refunding the Refunded Obligations and the estimated costs of issuance of the Bonds, including underwriters' discount; (c) the net present value savings to the City in debt service resulting from the issuance of the Bonds shall be at least 7.00% of the principal amount of the Refunded Obligations, as shown by a table of calculations prepared by the City's financial advisor and attached to the Officers' Pricing Certificate; (d) the maximum maturity of the Bonds shall not exceed March 15, 2029; and (e) any finding by the Authorized Representatives relating to the sale and delivery of the Bonds and the designation of Refunded Obligations shall have the same force and effect as a finding or determination made by the Board. The authority conferred by this Section shall expire at 5:00 p.m. on July 25, 2016. Section 3.5.: Redemption Prior to Maturity. (a) The Bonds shall be subject to optional redemption prior to maturity as provided in the Officers' Pricing Certificate. (b) The Bonds shall be subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption as provided in the Officers' Pricing Certificate. (c) Bonds may be redeemed in part only in integral multiples of $5,000. If a Bond subject to redemption is in a denomination larger than $5,000, a portion of such Bond may be redeemed, but only in integral multiples of $5,000. In selecting portions of Bonds for redemption, each Bond shall be treated as representing that number of Bonds of $5,000 denomination which is obtained by dividing the principal amount of such Bond by $5,000. Upon HOU:3622910.1