O-2010-3231 Certificates of Obligation Series 2010 and General Obligation Refunding Bonds

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omission of no more than the information permitted by subsection (b)(1) of Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Further, the City Council hereby ratifies, authorizes and approves the actions of the Mayor, the City's financial advisor and other consultants in seeking a rating on the Certificates from Standard & Poor's Ratings Services and such actions are hereby ratified and confirmed. Section 7.4: Application of Proceeds of Certificates; Appropriation. Proceeds from the sale of the Certificates shall, promptly upon receipt by the City, be applied as follows: (1) Accrued interest shall be deposited into the Debt Service Fund created in Section 5.2 of this Ordinance; (2) A portion of the proceeds shall be applied to pay expenses arising in connection with the issuance of the Certificates; and (3) The remaining proceeds shall be applied, together with other funds of the City, to provide funds to pay contractual obligations to be incurred for the purposes set forth in Section 3.1 of this Ordinance. Section 7.5: Tax Exemption. The City intends that the interest on the Certificates shall be excludable from gross income of the owners thereof for federal income tax purposes pursuant to Sections 103 and 141 through 150 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and all applicable temporary, proposed and final regulations (the "Regulations") and procedures promulgated thereunder and applicable to the Certificates. For this purpose, the City covenants that it will monitor and control the receipt, investment, expenditure and use of all gross proceeds of the Certificates (including all property the acquisition, construction or improvement of which is to be financed directly or indirectly with the proceeds of the Certificates) and take or omit to take such other and further actions as may be required by T Sections 103 and 141 through 150 of the Code and the Regulations to cause interest on the Certificates to be and remain excludable from the gross income, as defined in Section 61 of the Code, of the owners of the Certificates for federal income tax purposes. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the City shall comply with each of the following covenants: (a) The City will use all of the proceeds of the Certificates to (i) provide funds to pay contractual obligations to be incurred for the purposes set forth in Section 3.1 hereof (the "Project"), which Project will be owned and operated by the City, and (ii) to pay the costs of issuing the Certificates. The City will not use any portion of the proceeds of the Certificates to pay the principal of or interest or redemption premium on, any other obligation of the City or a related person. . (b) The City will not directly or indirectly take any action, or omit to take any action, which action or omission would cause the Certificates to constitute "private activity bonds" within the meaning of Section 141(a) of the Code. (c) Principal of and interest on the Certificates will be paid solely from ad valorem taxes and Net Revenues collected by the City, investment earnings on such collections, and as p_ available, proceeds of the Certificates. 13 HOU:3009660.5