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Attachment 8
Attachment 8
HESPERIA JOINT PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY
2023 Refunding Lease Revenue Bonds
BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT
June __, 2023
Hesperia Joint Public Finance Authority
9700 7th Avenue
Hesperia, California 92345
Attention: City Manager
City of Hesperia
9700 7th Avenue
Hesperia, California 92345
Attention: City Manager
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated (the “Underwriter”), acting not as a fiduciary or agent for you, but on behalf of itself, offers to enter into this Bond Purchase Agreement (which, together with the exhibits hereto, is referred to as the “Purchase Agreement”) with the Hesperia Joint Public Finance Authority (the “Authority”) and the City of Hesperia, California (the “City”), which, upon the acceptance of the Authority and the City, will be binding upon the Authority, the City and the Underwriter. This offer is made subject to acceptance by the Authority and by the City by the execution of this Purchase Agreement and delivery of the same to the Underwriter prior to 11:59 P.M., California time, on the date hereof, and, if not so accepted, will be subject to withdrawal by the Underwriter upon notice delivered to the Authority and the City at any time prior to the acceptance hereof by the Authority and the City. Capitalized terms that are used herein and not otherwise defined have the meanings that are set forth in the Indenture, dated as of July 1, 2023 (the “Indenture”), by and between the Authority and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).
Purchase and Sale. Upon the terms and conditions and upon the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements herein set forth, the Underwriter hereby agrees to purchase from the Authority, and the Authority hereby agrees to issue, sell and deliver to the Underwriter all (but not less than all) of the Hesperia Joint Public Finance Authority 2023 Refunding Lease Revenue Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $________ (the “Bonds”). The Bonds will be dated as of their date of delivery. Interest on the Bonds shall be payable semiannually on November 1, 2023 and each May 1 and November 1 thereafter, and will mature, bear interest and be subject to redemption prior to maturity as set forth in Exhibit A. The purchase price of the Bonds shall be equal to $________ (being the aggregate principal amount thereof plus a [net] original issue [premium] [discount] of $________, less an underwriter’s discount of $________).
The Bonds. The Bonds shall be secured by a pledge of revenues consisting primarily of rental payments (“Rental Payments”) to be paid by the City to the Authority pursuant to the Property Lease, dated as of July 1, 2023 (the “Property Lease”), by and between the City and the Authority, under which the Authority will sublease certain real property to the City in consideration for the City’s payment of the Rental Payments. The Authority’s right to receive the Rental Payments due under the Property Lease and to exercise remedies upon default under such Property Lease shall be assigned to the Trustee for the benefit of the owners of the Bonds pursuant to the Indenture.
The Bonds shall be as described in, and shall be secured under and pursuant to the Indenture substantially in the form previously submitted to the Underwriter with only such changes therein as shall be mutually agreed upon by the Authority, the City and the Underwriter.
The proceeds of the Bonds shall be used for the purpose of refinancing the 2013 Lease Revenue Bonds (Refinancing of 2005 Civic Plaza Financing) (the “2013 Bonds”), issued under an Indenture dated as of October 1, 2013, by and between the Authority and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as successor trustee (the “2013 Trustee”); the 2013 Bonds are payable from lease payments made by the City under a Property Lease dated as of October 1, 2013 (the “2013 Lease Agreement”), between the Authority as lessor and the City as lessee.
The leased assets (the “Leased Property”) under the Property Lease and the Site Lease (defined below) will initially consist of the Hesperia City Hall and the Civic Plaza Park. However, the City intends to substitute the Hesperia Branch Library for the City Hall when the City has received from the County of San Bernardino (the “County”) a written subordination (the “Subordination Agreement”) of its interests under an unrecorded lease agreement (“County Library Lease Agreement”) to the Property Lease and the Site Lease. The City intends the Subordination Agreement to be executed by the City and the County, but the Authority will also be a party to the Subordination Agreement if required by the County.
The Finance Authority previously issued its 2012 Lease Revenue Bonds (Water Rights Acquisition) in the aggregate principal amount of $26,735,000 (the “2012 Bonds”), under an Indenture dated as of December 1, 2012; the 2012 Bonds are payable from lease payments made by the City under a Property Lease dated as of December 1, 2012 (the “2012 Property Lease”), between the Finance Authority as lessor and the City as lessee. The property leased by the City from the Finance Authority under the 2012 Property Lease includes the real property and improvements constituting the Hesperia Branch Library, the Civic Plaza Park and the Hesperia Police Station. In order to lease the Civic Plaza Park and the Hesperia Branch Library under the Property Lease, the City intends to enter into amendments of the 2012 Property Lease and a Site and Facilities Lease, dated as of December 1, 2012 (the “2012 Amendments”) providing for the release of the Civic Plaza Park and the Hesperia Branch Library as leased assets.
The Bonds, this Purchase Agreement, the Indenture, the Escrow Deposit and Trust Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2023 (the “Escrow Agreement”), by and among the City, the Authority, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”) and 2013 Trustee, the Property Lease, the Site and Facilities Lease, dated as of July 1, 2023 (the “Site Lease”), by and between the Authority and the City, the 2012 Amendments, and the resolution of the Authority authorizing the issuance of the Bonds (the “Authority Resolution”) are collectively referred to herein as the “Authority Documents.” This Purchase Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Continuing Disclosure Certificate of the City, dated the date of issuance of the Bonds (the “Continuing Disclosure Certificate”), relating to the Bonds, the Property Lease, the Site Lease, the 2012 Amendments, and the resolution of the City relating to the Bonds (the “City Resolution”) are collectively referred to herein as the “City Documents.” Public Offering and Establishment of Issue Price.
The Underwriter agrees to make an initial public offering of all of the Bonds at the public offering prices (or yields) set forth in Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference. Subsequent to the initial public offering, the Underwriter reserves the right to change the public offering prices (or yields) as the Underwriter deems necessary in connection with the marketing of the Bonds, provided that the Underwriter shall not change the interest rates set forth on Exhibit A. The Bonds may be offered and sold to certain dealers at prices lower than such initial public offering prices. The City and the Authority acknowledge and agree that: (i) the purchase and sale of the Bonds pursuant to this Purchase Agreement is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the City and the Authority, on one hand, and the Underwriter, on the other; (ii) in connection therewith and with the discussions, undertakings and procedures leading up to the consummation of such transaction, the Underwriter is and has been acting solely as principal and is not acting as a Municipal Advisor (as defined in Section 15B of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended); (iii) the Underwriter has not assumed an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the City or the Authority with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the discussions, undertakings and procedures leading thereto (irrespective of whether the Underwriter has provided other services or is currently providing other services to the City or Authority on other matters); (iv) the Underwriter has financial and other interests that differ from those of the City and the Authority; and (v) the City and Authority have consulted their own legal, financial and other advisors to the extent that they have deemed appropriate.
The Underwriter agrees to assist the Authority in establishing the issue price of the Bonds and shall execute and deliver to the Authority at Closing (as defined below) an “issue price” or similar certificate, together with the supporting pricing wires or equivalent communications, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B, with such modifications as may be appropriate or necessary, in the reasonable judgment of the Underwriter, the Authority and Bond Counsel (as such term is defined below), to accurately reflect, as applicable, the sales price or prices or the initial offering price or prices to the public of the Bonds. All actions to be taken by the Authority under this section to establish the issue price of the Bonds may be taken on behalf of the Authority by the Authority’s municipal advisor, Fieldman, Rolapp & Associates (the “Municipal Advisor”) and any notice or report to be provided to the Authority may be provided to the Authority’s Municipal Advisor.
Except as otherwise set forth in Exhibit A, the Authority will treat the first price at which 10% of each maturity of the Bonds (the “10% test”), identified under the column “10% Test Used” in Exhibit A, is sold to the public as the issue price of that maturity. At or promptly after the execution of this Purchase Agreement, the Underwriter shall report to the Authority the price or prices at which it has sold to the public each maturity of Bonds. If at that time the 10% test has not been satisfied as to any maturity of the Bonds, the Underwriter agrees to promptly report to the Authority the prices at which it sells the unsold Bonds of that maturity to the public. That reporting obligation shall continue, whether or not the Closing Date (as defined below) has occurred, until either: (i) the Underwriter has sold all of the Bonds of that maturity; or (ii), the 10% test has been satisfied as to the Bonds of that maturity, provided that, the Underwriter’s reporting obligation after the Closing Date may be at reasonable periodic intervals or otherwise upon the request of the Authority or Bond Counsel. For purposes of this Section, if Bonds mature on the same date but have different interest rates, each separate CUSIP number within that maturity will be treated as a separate maturity of the Bonds.
The Underwriter confirms that it has offered the Bonds to the public on or before the date of this Purchase Agreement at the offering price or prices (the “initial offering price”), or at the corresponding yield or yields, set forth in Exhibit A, except as otherwise set forth therein. Exhibit A also sets forth, identified under the column “Hold the Offering Price Rule Used,” as of the date of this Purchase Agreement, the maturities, if any, of the Bonds for which the 10% test has not been satisfied and for which the Authority and the Underwriter agree that the restrictions set forth in the next sentence shall apply, which will allow the Authority to treat the initial offering price to the public of each such maturity as of the sale date as the issue price of that maturity (the “hold-the-offering-price rule”). So long as the hold-the-offering-price rule remains applicable to any maturity of the Bonds, the Underwriter will neither offer nor sell unsold Bonds of that maturity to any person at a price that is higher than the initial offering price to the public during the period starting on the sale date and ending on the earlier of the following:
the close of the fifth (5th) business day after the sale date; or the date on which the Underwriter has sold at least 10% of that maturity of the Bonds to the public at a price that is no higher than the initial offering price to the public.
The Underwriter will advise the Authority promptly after the close of the fifth (5th) business day after the sale date whether it has sold 10% of that maturity of the Bonds to the public at a price that is no higher than the initial offering price to the public.
The Underwriter confirms that:
any selling group agreement and any third-party distribution agreement relating to the initial sale of the Bonds to the public, together with the related pricing wires, contains or will contain language obligating each dealer who is a member of the selling group, and each broker-dealer that is a party to such third-party distribution agreement, as applicable, (A) (i) to report the prices at which it sells to the public the unsold Bonds of each maturity allocated to it, whether or not the Closing Date has occurred, until either all Bonds of that maturity allocated to it have been sold or it is notified by the Underwriter that the 10% test has been satisfied as to the Bonds of that maturity, provided that, the reporting obligation after the Closing Date may be at reasonable periodic intervals or otherwise upon request of the Underwriter, and (ii) to comply with the hold-the-offering-price rule, if applicable, if and for so long as directed by the Underwriter; (B) to promptly notify the Underwriter of any sales of Bonds that, to its knowledge, are made to a purchaser who is a related party to an underwriter participating in the initial sale of the Bonds to the public (each such term being used as defined below), and (C) to acknowledge that, unless otherwise advised by the dealer or broker-dealer, the Underwriter shall assume that each order submitted by the dealer or broker-dealer is a sale to the public; and any selling group agreement relating to the initial sale of the Bonds to the public, together with the related pricing wires, contains or will contain language obligating each dealer that is a party to a third-party distribution agreement to be employed in connection with the initial sale of the Bonds to the public to require each broker-dealer that is a party to such third-party distribution agreement to (A) report the prices at which it sells to the public the unsold Bonds of each maturity allocated to it, whether or not the Closing Date has occurred, until either all Bonds of that maturity allocated to it have been sold or it is notified by the Underwriter or the dealer that the 10% test has been satisfied as to the Bonds of that maturity, provided that, the reporting obligation after the Closing Date may be at reasonable periodic intervals or otherwise upon request of the Underwriter or the dealer and (B) comply with the hold-the-offering-price rule, if applicable, if and for so long as directed by the Underwriter or the dealer and as set forth in the related pricing wires.
The Authority acknowledges that, in making the representations set forth in this Section, the Underwriter will rely on (i) in the event a selling group has been created in connection with the initial sale of the Bonds to the public, the agreement of each dealer who is a member of the selling group to comply with the requirements for establishing issue price of the Bonds, including, but not limited to, its agreement to comply with the hold-the-offering-price rule, if applicable to the Bonds, as set forth in a selling group agreement and the related pricing wires, and (ii) in the event that a third-party distribution agreement was employed in connection with the initial sale of the Bonds to the public, the agreement of each broker-dealer that is a party to such agreement to comply with the requirements for establishing issue price of the Bonds, including, but not limited to, its agreement to comply with the hold-the-offering-price rule, if applicable to the Bonds, as set forth in the third-party distribution agreement and the related pricing wires. The Authority further acknowledges that the Underwriter shall not be liable for the failure of any dealer who is a member of a selling group, or of any broker-dealer that is a party to a third-party distribution agreement, to comply with its corresponding agreement to comply with the requirements for establishing issue price of the Bonds, including, but not limited to, its agreement to comply with the hold-the-offering-price rule, if applicable to the Bonds.
The Underwriter acknowledges that sales of any Bonds to any person that is a related party to an underwriter participating in the initial sale of the Bonds to the public (each such term being used as defined below) shall not constitute sales to the public for purposes of this section. Further, for purposes of this section:
“public” means any person other than an underwriter or a related party; “underwriter” means (A) any person that agrees pursuant to a written contract with the Authority (or with the lead underwriter to form an underwriting syndicate) to participate in the initial sale of the Bonds to the public and (B) any person that agrees pursuant to a written contract directly or indirectly with a person described in clause (A) to participate in the initial sale of the Bonds to the public (including a member of a selling group or a party to a third party distribution agreement participating in the initial sale of the Bonds to the public); a purchaser of any of the Bonds is a “related party” to an underwriter if the underwriter and the purchaser are subject, directly or indirectly, to (A) more than 50% common ownership of the voting power or the total value of their stock, if both entities are corporations (including direct ownership by one corporation of another), (B) more than 50% common ownership of their capital interests or profits interests, if both entities are partnerships (including direct ownership by one partnership of another), or (C) more than 50% common ownership of the value of the outstanding stock of the corporation or the capital interests or profit interests of the partnership, as applicable, if one entity is a corporation and the other entity is a partnership (including direct ownership of the applicable stock or interests by one entity of the other); and “sale date” means the date of execution of this Purchase Agreement by all parties.
The Official Statement. By their acceptance of this proposal, the Authority and the City ratify, confirm and approve of the use and distribution by the Underwriter prior to the date hereof of the Preliminary Official Statement relating to the Bonds dated June __, 2023 (including the cover page, all appendices and all information incorporated therein and any supplements or amendments thereto and as disseminated in its printed physical form or in electronic form in all respects materially consistent with such physical form, the “Preliminary Official Statement”) that an authorized officers of the City and the Authority deemed “final” as of its date, for purposes of Rule 15c2-12 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Rule 15c2-12”), except for certain information that is permitted to be omitted therefrom by Rule 15c2-12. The Authority and the City agree to deliver or cause to be delivered to the Underwriter, within seven business days of the date hereof, copies of the final official statement, dated the date hereof, relating to the Bonds (including all information that was previously permitted to have been omitted by Rule 15c2-12), including the cover page, all appendices, all information incorporated therein and any amendments or supplements as have been approved by the Authority, the City and the Underwriter (the “Official Statement”) in such quantity as the Underwriter shall reasonably request to comply with Section (b)(4) of Rule 15c2-12 and the rules of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (the “MSRB”).
The Underwriter hereby agrees that it will not request that payment be made by any purchaser of the Bonds prior to delivery by the Underwriter to the purchaser of a copy of the Official Statement. The Underwriter agrees: (i) to provide the Authority and the City with final pricing information on the Bonds on a timely basis; and (ii) to file a copy of the Official Statement, including any supplements prepared by the Authority or the City in accordance with MSRB rules with the MSRB at http://emma.msrb.org. The Authority and the City hereby approve of the use and distribution by the Underwriter of the Preliminary Official Statement in connection with the offer and sale of the Bonds. The Authority and the City will cooperate with the Underwriter in the filing by the Underwriter of the Official Statement with the MSRB.
Closing. At 8:30 a.m., Pacific Standard Time, on July __, 2023, or at such other time or date as the Authority and the Underwriter agree upon (the “Closing Date”), the Authority shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee, the Bonds, in definitive form, registered in the name of Cede & Co., as the nominee of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), so that the Bonds may be authenticated by the Trustee and credited to the account specified by the Underwriter under DTC’s FAST procedures. Concurrently with the delivery of the Bonds, the Authority and the City will deliver the documents hereinafter mentioned at the offices of Jones Hall, A Professional Law Corporation, San Francisco, California (“Bond Counsel”), or another place to be mutually agreed upon by the Authority, the City and the Underwriter. The Underwriter will accept such delivery and pay the purchase price of the Bonds as set forth in Section 1 hereof by wire transfer in immediately available funds. This payment for and delivery of the Bonds, together with the delivery of the aforementioned documents, is herein called the “Closing.” The Bonds shall be registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC in denominations of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or any integral multiple thereof. The Authority and the City acknowledge that the services of DTC will be used initially by the Underwriter in order to permit the issuance of the Bonds in book-entry form, and agree to cooperate fully with the Underwriter in employing such services.
Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Authority. The Authority represents, warrants and covenants to the Underwriter and the City that:
The Authority is a public body that is duly organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the State of California (the “State”), including Articles 1, 2, and 4 of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code of the State of California and the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement, dated as of October 2, 2012 (the “JPA Agreement”), by and between the City and the Hesperia Water District.
The Authority has full legal right, power and authority to adopt or enter into, as the case may be, and to carry out and consummate the transactions on its part contemplated by the Authority Documents.
By all necessary official action at a regular meeting of the Authority’s Board of Directors that was duly noticed and held, the Authority has adopted the Authority Resolution, has duly authorized and approved the issuance of the Bonds and the execution of the Authority Documents, has duly authorized and approved the Preliminary Official Statement, will, by execution thereof, duly authorize and approve the Official Statement, and has duly authorized and approved the execution and delivery of, and the performance by the Authority of the obligations on its part contained in, the Authority Documents and the consummation by it of all other transactions contemplated by the Authority Documents in connection with the issuance of the Bonds. As of the date hereof, such authorizations and approvals are in full force and effect and have not been amended, modified or rescinded. When executed and delivered, and assuming due execution and delivery by the other parties thereto, if applicable, the Authority Documents will constitute the legally valid and binding obligations of the Authority enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws or equitable principles relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, or by the exercise of judicial discretion and the limitations on legal remedies against joint powers authorities in the State. The Authority has complied, and will at the Closing be in compliance in all material respects, with the terms of the Authority Documents.
The Authority is not in any material respect in breach of or default under any applicable constitutional provision, law or administrative regulation of any state or of the United States, or any agency or instrumentality of either, or any applicable judgment or decree, or any loan agreement, indenture, bond, note, resolution, agreement or other instrument to which the Authority is a party which breach or default has or may have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Authority to perform its obligations under the Authority Documents, and no event has occurred and is continuing which with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute such a default or event of default under any such instrument; and the adoption, execution and delivery of the Authority Documents, if applicable, and compliance with the provisions on the Authority’s part contained therein, will not conflict in any material way with or constitute a material breach of or a material default under any constitutional provision, law, administrative regulation, judgment, decree, loan agreement, indenture, bond, note, resolution, agreement or other instrument to which the Authority is a party, nor will any such execution, delivery, adoption or compliance result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or other security interest or encumbrance of any nature whatsoever upon any of the property or assets of the Authority or under the terms of any such law, regulation or instrument, except as may be provided by the Authority Documents.
All material authorizations, approvals, licenses, permits, consents and orders of any governmental authority, legislative body, board, agency or commission having jurisdiction of the matter which are required for the due authorization by, or which would constitute a condition precedent to or the absence of which would materially adversely affect the due performance by the Authority of its obligations in connection with the Authority Documents have been duly obtained or, when required for future performance, are expected to be obtained, other than such approvals, consents and orders as may be required under the Blue Sky or securities laws of any state in connection with the offering and sale of the Bonds; except as described in or contemplated by the Preliminary Official Statement and the Official Statement, all authorizations, approvals, licenses, permits, consents and orders of any governmental authority, board, agency or commission having jurisdiction of the matter which are required for the due authorization by, or which would constitute a condition precedent to or the absence of which would materially adversely affect the due performance by, the Authority of its obligations under the Authority Documents have been duly obtained.
The Authority hereby agrees that it will notify the other parties hereto if, within the period from the date of this Purchase Agreement to and including the date that is twentyfive (25) days following the end of the underwriting period (as such term is defined below), the Authority discovers any pre-existing or subsequent fact or becomes aware of the occurrence of any event, in any such case, which might cause the Official Statement (as the same may have then been supplemented or amended) to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
As of the time of acceptance hereof and the Closing, except as disclosed in the Official Statement, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any court, governmental authority, public board or body, pending, with service of process upon the Authority having been accomplished, or threatened in writing to the Authority: (i) in any way questioning the corporate existence of the Authority or the titles of the officers of the Authority to their respective offices; (ii) affecting, contesting or seeking to prohibit, restrain or enjoin the issuance or delivery of any of the Bonds, or the payment or collection of Rental Payments with respect to the Property Lease or any amounts pledged or to be pledged to pay the principal of and interest on the Bonds, or in any way contesting or affecting the validity of the Bonds or the other Authority Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby or hereby, or contesting the exclusion of the interest on the Bonds from taxation or contesting the powers of the Authority or its authority to issue the Bonds; (iii) which would be likely to result in any material adverse change relating to the business, operations or financial condition of the Authority; or (iv) contesting the completeness or accuracy of the Preliminary Official Statement or the Official Statement or any supplement or amendment thereto or asserting that the Preliminary Official Statement or the Official Statement contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
To the Authority’s knowledge, there is no basis for any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation of the nature described in clauses (i) through (iv) of paragraph 6(g).
The information set forth under the caption “THE AUTHORITY” in the Preliminary Official Statement as of its date does not and in the Official Statement as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date does not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
The Authority will refrain from taking any action, or permitting any action to be taken, with regard to which the Authority may exercise control, that results in the loss of the taxexempt status of the interest on the Bonds.
The Authority will refrain from taking any action, or permitting any action to be taken, to reduce the amount of the Rental Payments while the Bonds are Outstanding, and the Authority will collect the Rental Payments in accordance with the Property Lease.
Any certificate signed by any officer of the Authority authorized to execute such certificate in connection with the execution, sale and delivery of the Bonds and delivered to the Underwriter shall be deemed a representation and warranty of the Authority to the Underwriter and the City as to the statements made therein but not of the person signing such certificate.
Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the City. The City represents, warrants and covenants to the Underwriter and the Authority that:
The City is a political subdivision of the State that is duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the general laws of the State.
The City has full legal right, power and authority to adopt or enter into, as the case may be, and to carry out and consummate the transactions on its part contemplated by the City Documents.
By all necessary official action, the City has adopted the City Resolution, has duly authorized and approved the City Documents, has duly authorized and approved the Preliminary Official Statement and the Official Statement and has duly authorized and approved the execution and delivery of, and the performance by the City of the obligations on its part contained in, the City Documents and the consummation by it of all other transactions contemplated by the City Documents in connection with the issuance of the Bonds. As of the date hereof, such authorizations and approvals are in full force and effect and have not been amended, modified or rescinded. When executed and delivered, and assuming due execution and delivery by the other parties thereto, if applicable, the City Documents will constitute the legally valid and binding obligations of the City enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws or equitable principles relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, or by the exercise of judicial discretion and the limitations on legal remedies against municipal corporations in the State. The City has complied, and will at the Closing be in compliance in all material respects, with the terms of the City Documents.
The City is not in any material respect in breach of or default under any applicable constitutional provision, law or administrative regulation of any state or of the United States, or any agency or instrumentality of either, or any applicable judgment or decree, or any loan agreement, indenture, bond, note, resolution, agreement or other instrument to which the City is a party which breach or default has or may have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the City to perform its obligations under the City Documents, and no event has occurred and is continuing which with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute such a default or event of default under any such instrument; and the adoption, execution and delivery of the City Documents, if applicable, and compliance with the provisions on the City’s part contained therein, will not conflict in any material way with or constitute a material breach of or a material default under any constitutional provision, law, administrative regulation, judgment, decree, loan agreement, indenture, bond, note, resolution, agreement or other instrument to which the City is a party, nor will any such execution, delivery, adoption or compliance result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or other security interest or encumbrance of any nature whatsoever upon any of the property or assets of the City or under the terms of any such law, regulation or instrument, except as may be provided by the City Documents.
All material authorizations, approvals, licenses, permits, consents and orders of any governmental authority, legislative body, board, agency or commission having jurisdiction of the matter which are required for the due authorization by, or which would constitute a condition precedent to or the absence of which would materially adversely affect the due performance by the City of its obligations in connection with the City Documents have been duly obtained or, when required for future performance, are expected to be obtained, other than such approvals, consents and orders as may be required under the Blue Sky or securities laws of any state in connection with the offering and sale of the Bonds; except as described in or contemplated by the Preliminary Official Statement, all authorizations, approvals, licenses, permits, consents and orders of any governmental authority, board, agency or commission having jurisdiction of the matter which are required for the due authorization by, or which would constitute a condition precedent to or the absence of which would materially adversely affect the due performance by, the City of its obligations under the City Documents have been duly obtained.
The Preliminary Official Statement was as of its date, and the Official Statement is, and at all times subsequent to the date of the Official Statement up to and including the Closing will be, true and correct in all material respects, and the Preliminary Official Statement did not as of its date and the Official Statement does not and will not up to and including the Closing Date contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact that is necessary to make the statements contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (except that this representation does not include statements in the Official Statement under the captions “THE AUTHORITY” and “UNDERWRITING” and information regarding DTC and its bookentry only system, as to which no view is expressed).
The City will advise the Underwriter promptly of any proposal to amend or supplement the Official Statement. The City will advise the Underwriter promptly of the institution of any proceedings known to it by any governmental authority prohibiting or otherwise affecting the use of the Official Statement in connection with the offering, sale or distribution of the Bonds.
As of the time of acceptance hereof and the Closing, except as disclosed in the Official Statement, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any court, governmental authority, public board or body, pending, with service of process upon the City having been accomplished, or threatened in writing to the City: (i) in any way questioning the corporate existence of the City or the titles of the officers of the City to their respective offices; (ii) affecting, contesting or seeking to prohibit, restrain or enjoin the issuance or delivery of any of the Bonds, or the payment or collection of Rental Payments with respect to the Property Lease or of any amounts pledged or to be pledged to pay the principal of and interest on the Bonds, or in any way contesting or affecting the validity of the Bonds or the City Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby or hereby, or contesting the exclusion of the interest on the Bonds from taxation, or contesting the powers of the Authority to issue the Bonds; (iii) which would be likely to result in any material adverse change relating to the business, operations or financial condition of the City; or (iv) contesting the completeness or accuracy of the Preliminary Official Statement or the Official Statement or any supplement or amendment thereto or asserting that the Preliminary Official Statement or the Official Statement contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact that is necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
To the City’s knowledge, there is no basis for any action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation of the nature described in clauses (i) through (iv) of paragraph 7(h).
Until the date which is twenty-five (25) days after the end of the underwriting period, if any event shall occur of which the City is aware that would cause the Official Statement to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact that is necessary in order to make the statements in the Official Statement, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (except that this representation does not include information regarding DTC and its book entry only system, as to which no view is expressed), the City shall forthwith notify the Underwriter of any such event of which it has knowledge and shall cooperate fully in furnishing any information available to it for any supplement to the Official Statement necessary, in the Underwriter’s reasonable opinion, so that the statements therein as so supplemented will not be misleading in light of the circumstances existing at such time and the City shall promptly furnish to the Underwriter a reasonable number of copies of such supplement. As used herein, the term “end of the underwriting period” means the later of such time as: (i) the Authority delivers the Bonds to the Underwriter; or (ii) the Underwriter does not retain, directly or as a member of an underwriting syndicate, an unsold balance of the Bonds for sale to the public. Unless the Underwriter gives notice to the contrary, the end of the underwriting period shall be deemed to be the Closing Date. Any notice delivered pursuant to this provision shall be written notice delivered to the Underwriter at or prior to the Closing Date of the Bonds and shall specify a date (other than the Closing Date) to be deemed the end of the underwriting period.
Except as disclosed in the Preliminary Official Statement and the Official Statement, the City has not within the last five years failed to comply in any material respect with any continuing disclosure undertakings with regard to Rule 15c212 to provide annual reports or notices of material events specified in such rule.
The City will refrain from taking any action, or permitting any action to be taken, with regard to which the City may exercise control, that results in the loss of the taxexempt status of the interest on the Bonds.
The financial statements relating to the receipts, expenditures and cash balances of the City as of June 30, 2022 attached as Appendix C to the Official Statement fairly represent the receipts, expenditures and cash balances of the City. Except as disclosed in the Official Statement or otherwise disclosed in writing to the Underwriter, there has not been any materially adverse change in the financial condition of the City or in its operations since June 30, 2022 and there has been no occurrence, circumstance or combination thereof which is reasonably expected to result in any such materially adverse change.
To the extent required by law, the City will undertake, pursuant to the Continuing Disclosure Certificate and the other City Documents, to provide annual reports and notices of certain events. A form of the Continuing Disclosure Certificate is set forth in Appendix D to the Preliminary Official Statement and will also be set forth in the Official Statement.
Except in connection with the issuance of refunding bonds pursuant to the terms of the Indenture or as permitted under the Property Lease due to damage, destruction, eminent domain, or substantial interference with the use and occupancy by the City of the property that is subject to the Property Lease or any portion thereof, the City will refrain from taking any action, or permitting any action to be taken, to reduce the amount of the Rental Payments while the Bonds are Outstanding, and the City will pay the Rental Payments in accordance with the Property Lease.
Any certificate signed by any officer of the City authorized to execute such certificate in connection with the execution, sale and delivery of the Bonds and delivered to the Underwriter shall be deemed a representation and warranty of the City to the Underwriter and the Authority as to the statements made therein but not of the person signing such certificate.
Conditions to the Obligations of the Underwriter. The Underwriter has entered into this Purchase Agreement in reliance upon the representations and warranties of the Authority and the City contained herein. The obligations of the Underwriter to accept delivery of and pay for the Bonds on the Closing Date shall be subject, at the option of the Underwriter, to the accuracy in all material respects of the statements of the officers and other officials of the Authority and of the City, as well as authorized representatives of Bond Counsel and the Trustee, made in any certificates or other documents furnished pursuant to the provisions hereof; to the performance by the Authority and the City of their obligations to be performed under the Authority Documents and the City Documents, respectively, at or prior to the Closing Date; and to the following additional conditions:
The representations, warranties and covenants of the City and the Authority contained herein shall be true and correct at the date hereof and at the time of the Closing, as if made on the Closing Date.
At the time of Closing, the City Documents and the Authority Documents shall be in full force and effect as valid and binding agreements between or among the various parties thereto, and the City Documents, the Authority Documents and the Official Statement shall not have been amended, modified or supplemented except as may have been agreed to in writing by the Underwriter.
At the time of the Closing, no material default shall have occurred or be existing under the City Documents, the Authority Documents or any other agreement or document pursuant to which any of the City’s financial obligations were executed and delivered, and the City and the Authority shall not be in default in the payment of principal or interest with respect to any of their respective financial obligations, which default would materially adversely impact the ability of the City to pay the Rental Payments or the Authority to pay the Bonds.
In recognition of the desire of the Authority, the City and the Underwriter to effect a successful public offering of the Bonds, and in view of the potential adverse impact of any of the following events on such a public offering, this Purchase Agreement shall be subject to termination in the discretion of the Underwriter by notification, in writing, to the Authority and the City prior to delivery of and payment for the Bonds, if at any time prior to such time, regardless of whether any of the following statements of fact were in existence or known of on the date of this Purchase Agreement:
any event shall occur which makes untrue any material statement or results in an omission to state a material fact that is necessary to make the statements in the Official Statement, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, which event, in the reasonable opinion of the Underwriter would materially or adversely affect the ability of the Underwriter to market the Bonds; or the marketability of the Bonds or the market price thereof, in the opinion of the Underwriter, has been materially adversely affected by an amendment to the Constitution of the United States or by any legislation in or by the Congress of the United States or by the State, or the amendment of legislation pending as of the date of this Purchase Agreement in the Congress of the United States, or the recommendation to Congress or endorsement for passage (by press release, other form of notice or otherwise) of legislation by the President of the United States, the Treasury Department of the United States, the Internal Revenue Service or the Chairman or ranking minority member of the Committee on Finance of the United States Senate or the Committee on Ways and Means of the United States House of Representatives, or the proposal for consideration of legislation by either such Committee or by any member thereof, or the presentment of legislation for consideration as an option by either such Committee, or by the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation of the Congress of the United States, or the favorable reporting for passage of legislation to either House of the Congress of the United States by a Committee of such House to which such legislation has been referred for consideration, or any decision of any federal or state court or any ruling or regulation (final, temporary or proposed) or official statement on behalf of the United States Treasury Department, the Internal Revenue Service or other federal or state authority affecting the federal or state tax status of the Authority or the City, or the interest on or with respect to bonds or notes (including the Bonds); or any legislation, ordinance, rule or regulation shall be enacted by any governmental body, department or authority of the State, or a decision by any court of competent jurisdiction within the State shall be rendered which materially adversely affects the market price of the Bonds; or an order, decree or injunction issued by any court of competent jurisdiction, or order, ruling, regulation (final, temporary or proposed), official statement or other form of notice or communication issued or made by or on behalf of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other governmental authority having jurisdiction of the subject matter, to the effect that: (i) obligations of the general character of the Bonds, or the Bonds, including any or all underlying arrangements, are not exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or that the Indenture is not exempt from qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended; or (ii) the issuance, offering or sale of obligations of the general character of the Bonds, or the issuance, offering or sale of the Bonds, including any or all underlying obligations, as contemplated hereby or by the Official Statement, is or would be in violation of the federal securities laws as amended and then in effect; or legislation shall be enacted by the Congress of the United States, or a decision by a court of the United States shall be rendered, to the effect that obligations of the general character of the Bonds, or the Bonds are not exempt from registration under or other requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and as then in effect, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and as then in effect, or that the Indenture is not exempt from qualification under or other requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended and as then in effect; or additional material restrictions not in force as of the date hereof shall have been imposed upon trading in securities generally by any domestic governmental authority or by any domestic national securities exchange, which are material to the marketability of the Bonds; or a general banking moratorium shall have been declared by federal, State or New York authorities, or the general suspension of trading on any national securities exchange; or the declaration of war or the escalation of, or engagement in, military hostilities by the United States or the occurrence of any other national or international emergency or calamity or crisis relating to the effective operation of the government of, or the financial community or financial markets in, the United States or elsewhere, or the escalation of such calamity or crisis, which, in the judgment of the Underwriter, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or the delivery of the Bonds on the terms and in the manner that are contemplated in the Preliminary Official Statement or the Official Statement; or any rating of the Bonds or the rating of any obligations of the City secured by the City’s general fund shall have been downgraded or withdrawn by a national rating service, which, in the opinion of the Underwriter, materially adversely affects the market price of the Bonds; or the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding described in Section 6(g) or Section 7(h). at or prior to the Closing, the Underwriter shall receive the following documents, in each case to the reasonable satisfaction in form and substance of the Underwriter:
The executed Authority Resolution;
The executed City Resolution;
The City Documents and the Authority Documents, each duly executed and delivered by the respective parties thereto, with only such amendments, modifications or supplements as may have been agreed to in writing by the Underwriter; Specimen Bonds;
Evidence that the Property Lease, the Site Lease and the 2012 Amendments, or memoranda thereof, have been recorded in the Office of the County Recorder of the County of San Bernardino; Evidence that the insurance required to be in effect on the Closing Date under the Property Lease is in fact in effect as of such date; The approving opinion of Bond Counsel dated the Closing Date and addressed to the City, in substantially the form attached as Appendix E to the Official Statement, and a reliance letter or letters thereon addressed to the Underwriter and the Trustee; A supplemental opinion of Bond Counsel dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriter, to the effect that:
the statements on the cover of the Official Statement and in the Official Statement under the captions “INTRODUCTION,” “REFUNDING PLAN,” “the 2023 BONDS,” “SECURITY FOR THE 2023 BONDS” and “TAX MATTERS,” and in Appendices B and E, excluding any material that may be treated as included under such captions and appendices by any cross-reference, insofar as such statements purport to describe certain provisions of the City Documents or the Authority Documents or to state legal conclusions and the opinion of Bond Counsel regarding the tax-exempt nature of the Bonds, present a fair and accurate summary of the provisions thereof, provided that Bond Counsel need not express any opinion with respect to any financial or statistical data contained therein or with respect to the book-entry system in which the Bonds are initially issued; The Purchase Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the City and the Authority and constitutes the valid, legal and binding agreement of the City and the Authority, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except that the rights and obligations under the Purchase Agreement are subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights, to the application of equitable principles if equitable remedies are sought, to the exercise of judicial discretion in appropriate cases and to limitations on legal remedies against public agencies in the State; and The Bonds are exempt from registration requirements pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Indenture is exempt from qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended; The Official Statement, executed on behalf of the City and the Authority, and the Preliminary Official Statement; Evidence that the ratings on the Bonds are as described in the Official Statement; A certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by a duly authorized officer of the Authority, satisfactory in form and substance to the Underwriter, to the effect that: (i) the Authority Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the Authority held on [June 6], 2023, at which a quorum was present and acting throughout, is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and has not been amended, modified or supplemented, except as agreed to by the Underwriter; (ii) the representations, warranties and covenants of the Authority contained in this Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as if made on the Closing Date by the Authority, and the Authority has complied with, in all material respects, all of the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement required to be complied with by the Authority at or prior to the Closing Date; (iii) no event affecting the Authority has occurred since the date of the Official Statement which should be disclosed in the Official Statement for the purposes for which it is to be used or which is necessary to disclose therein in order to make the statements and information therein not misleading in any material respect; (iv) the information and statements contained in the Official Statement under the caption “THE AUTHORITY” did not as of its date and do not as of the Closing contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact that is necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading in any material respect; and (v) the Authority is not, in any material respect, in breach of or default under any applicable law or administrative regulation of the State or the United States or any applicable judgment or decree or any loan agreement, indenture, bond, note, resolution, agreement (including but not limited to the Property Lease) or other instrument to which the Authority is a party or is otherwise subject, which would have a material adverse impact on the Authority’s ability to perform its obligations under the Authority Documents, and no event has occurred and is continuing which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute such a default or event of default under any such instrument; A certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by a duly authorized officer of the City, satisfactory in form and substance to the Underwriter, to the effect that: (i) the City Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City held on [June 6], 2023, at which a quorum was present and acting throughout, is in full force and effect as of the date hereof and has not been amended, modified or supplemented, except as agreed to by the Underwriter; (ii) the representations, warranties and covenants of the City contained in this Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as if made on the Closing Date by the City, and the City has complied with, in all material respects, all of the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement required to be complied with by the City at or prior to the Closing Date; (iii) no event affecting the City has occurred since the date of the Official Statement which should be disclosed in the Official Statement for the purposes for which it is to be used or which is necessary to disclose therein in order to make the statements and information therein not misleading in any material respect; (iv) the information and statements contained in the Official Statement (other than information in the Official Statement under the caption “UNDERWRITING” and information regarding DTC and its book-entry only system) did not as of its date and do not as of the Closing contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact that is necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading in any material respect; and (v) the City is not, in any material respect, in breach of or default under any applicable law or administrative regulation of the State or the United States or any applicable judgment or decree or any loan agreement, indenture, bond, note, resolution, agreement (including but not limited to the Property Lease) or other instrument to which the City is a party or is otherwise subject, which would have a material adverse impact on the City’s ability to perform its obligations under the City Documents, and no event has occurred and is continuing which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute such a default or event of default under any such instrument; An opinion dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriter and Bond Counsel, of counsel to the Authority, to the effect that:
the Authority is duly organized and validly existing as a joint exercise of powers agency under the laws of the State of California and is possessed of full power to own and hold real and personal property and to lease and sell the same; the Authority Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the governing body of the Authority which was called and held pursuant to law, with all public notice required by law and at which a quorum was present and acting throughout; the Authority has full right and lawful authority to execute and deliver the Authority Documents and such documents have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by and on behalf of the Authority, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties thereto, the Authority Documents are valid and binding obligations of the Authority enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, or similar laws, or by legal or equitable principles relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally; to the best of our knowledge, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry, or investigation before or by any court or public board or body pending or threatened wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling, or finding would adversely affect the transactions contemplated by the Bonds, the Authority Documents or any other agreement, document, or certificate related to such transaction; insofar as it will have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Authority to enter into, carry out or perform its obligations under the foregoing agreements or to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, to the best of our knowledge, the Authority is not in material breach of or default under any applicable judgment or decree or any loan agreement, indenture, bond, note, resolution, agreement or other instrument to which the Authority is a party or to which the Authority or any of its property or assets is otherwise subject, and, to the best of our knowledge no event has occurred and is continuing which with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default or an event of default under any such instrument; and no authorization, approval, consent, or order of any governmental agency or, to the best of our knowledge, any other person or corporation is required for the valid authorization, execution and delivery of the Authority Documents on behalf of the Authority that has not been obtained.
An opinion dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriter and Bond Counsel, of the City Attorney, to the effect that:
The City is a political subdivision of the State of California that is duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the general laws of the State of California; The City Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City at which a quorum was present and acting throughout, is in full force and effect and has not been modified, amended, rescinded or repealed since its date of adoption; The City Documents have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the City and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties thereto, as applicable, constitute the valid and binding obligations of the City, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, or similar laws, or by legal or equitable principles relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally; No consent, authorization or approval of, or filing or registration with, any governmental or regulatory officer or body which has not already been obtained is required to be obtained by the City for the execution and performance of the City Documents or the actions on the part of the City contemplated thereby, including causing the issuance of the Bonds; Except as otherwise disclosed in the Official Statement and to the best knowledge of such counsel, there is no litigation, proceeding, action, suit or investigation at law or in equity before or by any court, governmental authority or body, pending, with service of process upon the City having been accomplished, or threatened in writing against the City, challenging the creation, organization or existence of the City, or the validity of the City Documents or seeking to restrain or enjoin the payment of the Rental Payments or the repayment of the Bonds or in any way contesting or affecting the validity of the City Documents or contesting the authority of the City to enter into or perform its obligations under any of the City Documents, or which, in any manner, questions the right of the City to pay the Rental Payments under the Property Lease; and The execution and delivery of the City Documents and compliance with the provisions thereof do not and will not in any material respect conflict with or constitute on the part of the City a breach of or default under any agreement or other instrument to which the City is a party or by which it is bound or any existing law, regulation, court order or consent decree to which the City is subject, which breach or default has or may have a material adverse effect on the ability of the City to perform its obligations under the City Documents; A letter of Jones Hall, A Professional Law Corporation, San Francisco, California, in its capacity as Disclosure Counsel, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the City, the Authority and the Underwriter, substantially to the effect that they are not passing upon and do not assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the Preliminary Official Statement and in the Official Statement and make no representation that they have independently verified the accuracy, completeness or fairness of any such statements; however, in connection with the Preliminary Official Statement and the Official Statement, they have reviewed certain documents and have participated in conferences in which the contents of the Preliminary Official Statement and the Official Statement and related matters were discussed. During the course of their work on this matter, no facts have come to their attention that have caused them to believe that the Preliminary Official Statement as of its date and the Official Statement as of its date or the Closing Date (except for the following items, which are expressly excluded from the scope of this sentence: any financial, statistical and demographic data, forecasts, numbers, charts, estimates, assumptions, expressions of opinion, and information concerning The Depository Trust Company and the book-entry system for the Bonds, that is contained or incorporated by reference in the Preliminary Official Statement and the Official Statement, and the appendices to the Preliminary Official Statement and the Official Statement) contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; An opinion of Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, a Professional Corporation, counsel to the Underwriter, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriter; An opinion of counsel to the Trustee and the Escrow Agent, addressed to the Underwriter and dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriter and to Bond Counsel; A certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by a duly authorized official of the Trustee and Escrow Agent, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriter, and an incumbency certificate of the Trustee and Escrow Agent; For each of the Bonds and the Property Lease, the preliminary and final Statement of Sale required to be delivered to the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission pursuant to Section 53583 of the Government Code and Section 8855(g) of the Government Code; A copy of the executed Blanket Issuer Letter of Representations by and between the Authority and DTC relating to the book-entry system; Certificates regarding tax, arbitrage and use of proceeds of the City and the Authority relating to the Bonds in form and substance to the reasonable satisfaction of Bond Counsel and the Underwriter; A certificate, dated the date of the Preliminary Official Statement, of the City and the Authority, as required under Rule 15c2-12; Evidence that a Debt Management Policy which complies with Section 8855 of the Government Code has been adopted by the City and the Authority; Certified copies of the JPA Agreement and all amendments thereto and related certificates issued by the Secretary of State of the State (or, alternatively, a certificate of the Authority confirming that notice of the JPA Agreement and all amendments thereto have been filed with the Secretary of State prior to the Closing Date); a copy of an ALTA or CLTA title insurance policy in an amount equal to the original aggregate principal amount of the Bonds, insuring the City’s leasehold interest in the Leased Property, subject only to permitted encumbrances or such other encumbrances approved in writing by the Underwriter; and Such additional legal opinions, certificates, proceedings, instruments or other documents as Bond Counsel or the Underwriter may reasonably request.
Changes in Official Statement. After the Closing, neither the Authority nor the City will adopt any amendment of or supplement to the Official Statement to which the Underwriter shall reasonably object in writing. Within 90 days after the Closing or within 25 days following the “end of the underwriting period” (as defined in Rule 15c2-12), whichever occurs first, if any event relating to or affecting the Bonds, the Trustee, the City or the Authority shall occur as a result of which it is necessary, in the opinion of the Underwriter, to amend or supplement the Official Statement in order to make the Official Statement not misleading in any material respect in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to a purchaser, the Authority will forthwith prepare and furnish to the Underwriter an amendment or supplement that will amend or supplement the Official Statement so that it will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at the time the Official Statement is delivered to purchaser, not misleading. The City and the Authority shall cooperate with the Underwriter in the filing by the Underwriter of such amendment or supplement to the Official Statement with the MSRB. The Underwriter acknowledges that the “end of the underwriting period” will be the Closing Date unless the Underwriter notifies the City and the Authority otherwise.
Expenses. Whether or not the Bonds are delivered to the Underwriter as set forth herein:
The Underwriter shall be under no obligation to pay, and the City and the Authority shall pay or cause to be paid (out of any legally available funds) all expenses that are incident to the performance of the City’s and the Authority’s obligations hereunder, including, but not limited to, the cost of printing and delivering the Bonds to the Underwriter, the cost of preparation, printing, distribution and delivery of the City Documents, the Authority Documents, the Preliminary Official Statement, the Official Statement and all other agreements and documents that are contemplated hereby (and drafts of any thereof) in such reasonable quantities as requested by the Underwriter (excluding the fees and disbursements of the Underwriter’s counsel), the fees and disbursements of the Trustee, Bond Counsel and Disclosure Counsel and any accountants, engineers or any other experts or consultants that the City or the Authority has retained in connection with the issuance of the Bonds and any other expenses that are agreed to by the parties; and The City and the Authority shall be under no obligation to pay, and the Underwriter shall pay, any fees of the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission, the cost of preparation of any “blue sky” or legal investment memoranda and this Purchase Agreement; expenses to qualify the Bonds for sale under any “blue sky” or other state securities laws; expenses in connection with obtaining CUSIP numbers for the Bonds; and all other expenses that are incurred by the Underwriter in connection with the public offering and distribution of the Bonds (except those which are specifically enumerated in paragraph (a) of this section), including the fees and disbursements of its counsel and any advertising expenses.
Notices. Any notice or other communication to be given to the Underwriter under this Purchase Agreement may be given by delivering the same in writing to Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, 2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2150, Los Angeles, California 90067, Attention: Sara Brown. All notices or communications hereunder by any party shall be given and served upon each other party. Any notice or communication to be given to the City or the Authority under this Purchase Agreement may be given by delivering the same in writing to the applicable address set forth on the first page of this Purchase Agreement.
Parties in Interest. This Purchase Agreement is made solely for the benefit of the City, the Authority and the Underwriter (including the successors or assigns thereof) and no other person shall acquire or have any right hereunder or by virtue hereof.
Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained herein shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision hereof.
Counterparts. This Purchase Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
Survival of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the City and the Authority in or made pursuant to this Purchase Agreement shall not be deemed to have been discharged, satisfied or otherwise rendered void by reason of the Closing or termination of this Purchase Agreement and regardless of any investigations made by or on behalf of the Underwriter (or statements as to the results of such investigations) concerning such representations and statements of the City and the Authority and regardless of delivery of and payment for the Bonds.
Effectiveness. This Purchase Agreement shall become effective and binding upon the respective parties hereto upon the execution of the acceptance hereof by the City and the Authority and shall be valid and enforceable as of the time of such acceptance.
Governing Law. This Purchase Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State.
STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED
By:
Title: Authorized Officer
Accepted as of the date first stated above:
CITY OF HESPERIA
By:
Its:
Printed Name:
Time of Execution: _____ a.m./p.m. Pacific Time
HESPERIA JOINT PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY
By:
Its:
Printed Name:
Time of Execution: _____ a.m./p.m. Pacific Time
Exhibit A
$[Principal Amount]
HESPERIA JOINT PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY
2023 Refunding Lease Revenue Bonds
MATURITY SCHEDULE
Maturity Date
(November 1)
Principal Amount
Interest Rate
Yield
Initial Offering Price
10% Test Used
Hold-the- Offering-Price Rule Used
$
%
%
______________
C Priced to optional redemption date of November 1, 20__ at par.
T Term Bond.
REDEMPTION PROVISIONS
Optional Redemption. The Bonds maturing on or before November 1, 20__, are not subject to redemption prior to maturity. The Bonds maturing on or after November 1, 20__, are subject to optional redemption prior to maturity on or after November 1, 20__ at the option of the Authority, as a whole or in part on any date, from such maturities as are selected by the Authority, from amounts deposited with the Trustee by the Authority from any funds available other than those described below under the caption “Mandatory Redemption from Insurance or Condemnation Proceeds,” at a redemption price equal to the principal amount of the Bonds to be redeemed, plus accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption date, without premium.
Mandatory Redemption from Insurance or Condemnation Proceeds. The Bonds are subject to mandatory redemption as a whole, or in part by lot within any maturity if less than all of the Bonds of a particular maturity are to be redeemed, from proceeds of insurance or proceeds of eminent domain proceedings, upon the terms and conditions of, and as provided for in the Indenture, at the principal amount thereof and accrued interest thereon to the date fixed for mandatory redemption, without premium.
Mandatory Sinking Fund Redemption. The Term Bonds maturing on November 1, 20__ (the “20__ Term Bonds”) are shall be subject to mandatory redemption from mandatory Sinking Account Payments, in part, by lot, on November 1, 20__, and on each November 1 thereafter to and including November 1, 20__, from money on hand in the Principal Fund at a redemption price equal to the principal amount of the Bonds to be redeemed, plus accrued interest on the Bonds to be redeemed to the redemption date, without premium. The principal amount of the 20__ Term Bonds to be redeemed and the redemption dates are set forth in the following table:
Mandatory Sinking Fund Redemption of
Term Bonds Maturing November 1, 20__
Sinking Fund
Redemption Date
(November1)
Principal Amount
To Be Redeemed
$
*Maturity
The 20__Term Bonds maturing on November 1, 20__ shall be subject to mandatory redemption from mandatory Sinking Account Payments, in part, by lot, on November 1, 20__, and on each November 1 thereafter to and including November 1, 20__, from money on hand in the Principal Fund at a redemption price equal to the principal amount of the Bonds to be redeemed, plus accrued interest on the Bonds to be redeemed to the redemption date, without premium. The principal amount of the 20__Term Bonds to be redeemed and the redemption dates are set forth in the following table:
Mandatory Sinking Fund Redemption of
Term Bonds Maturing November 1, 20__
Sinking Fund
Redemption Date
(November 1)
Principal Amount
To Be Redeemed
$
*Maturity
Mandatory Sinking Account Payments shall be adjusted as directed by the Authority in the event of a partial redemption pursuant to the Indenture.
Exhibit B
$[Principal Amount]
HESPERIA JOINT PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY
2023 Refunding Lease Revenue Bonds
FORM OF ISSUE PRICE CERTIFICATE
The undersigned, on behalf of Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated (“Stifel”) hereby certifies as set forth below with respect to the sale and delivery of the above-captioned obligations (the “Bonds”).
1. Sale of the General Rule Maturities. As of the date of this certificate, for each Maturity of the General Rule Maturities, the first price at which at least 10% of such Maturity was sold to the Public is the respective price listed in Schedule A.
2. Initial Offering Price of the Hold-the-Offering-Price Maturities. (a) Stifel offered the Hold-the-Offering-Price Maturities to the Public for purchase at the respective initial offering prices listed in Schedule A (the “Initial Offering Prices”) on or before the Sale Date. A copy of the pricing wire or equivalent communication for the Bonds is attached to this certificate as Schedule B. (b) As set forth in the Bond Purchase Agreement, dated June __, 2023, by and among Stifel, as the Underwriter (as defined below), the City of Hesperia and the Issuer (as defined below), Stifel has agreed in writing that: (i) for each Maturity of the Hold-the-Offering-Price Maturities, it would neither offer nor sell any of the Bonds of such Maturity to any person at a price that is higher than the Initial Offering Price for such Maturity during the Holding Period for such Maturity (the “hold-the-offering-price rule”); and (ii) any selling group agreement shall contain the agreement of each dealer who is a member of the selling group, and any third-party distribution agreement shall contain the agreement of each broker-dealer who is a party to the third-party distribution agreement, to comply with the hold-the-offering-price rule. Pursuant to such agreement, no Underwriter has offered or sold any Maturity of the Hold-the-Offering-Price Maturities at a price that is higher than the respective Initial Offering Price for that Maturity of the Bonds during the Holding Period.
3. Defined Terms.
(a) General Rule Maturities means those Maturities of the Bonds listed in Schedule A hereto as the “General Rule Maturities.” (b) Hold-the-Offering-Price Maturities means those Maturities of the Bonds listed in Schedule A hereto as the “Hold-the-Offering-Price Maturities.” (c) Holding Period means, with respect to a Hold-the-Offering-Price Maturity, the period starting on the Sale Date and ending on the earlier of (i) the close of the fifth business day after the Sale Date (which Sale Date is June __, 2023), or (ii) the date on which Stifel has sold at least 10% of such Hold-the-Offering-Price Maturity to the Public at prices that are no higher than the Initial Offering Price for such Hold-the-Offering-Price Maturity. (d) Issuer means the Hesperia Joint Public Finance Authority. (e) Maturity means Bonds with the same credit and payment terms. Bonds with different maturity dates, or Bonds with the same maturity date but different stated interest rates, are treated as separate maturities. (f) Public means any person (including an individual, trust, estate, partnership, association, company, or corporation) other than an Underwriter or a related party to an Underwriter. The term “related party” for purposes of this certificate generally means any two or more persons who have greater than 50 percent common ownership, directly or indirectly. (g) Sale Date means the first day on which there is a binding contract in writing for the sale of a Maturity of the Bonds. The Sale Date of the Bonds is June __, 2023. (h) Underwriter means: (i) any person that agrees pursuant to a written contract with the Issuer and the City of Hesperia (or with the lead underwriter to form an underwriting syndicate) to participate in the initial sale of the Bonds to the Public; and (ii) any person that agrees pursuant to a written contract directly or indirectly with a person described in clause (i) of this paragraph to participate in the initial sale of the Bonds to the Public (including a member of a selling group or a party to a third-party distribution agreement participating in the initial sale of the Bonds to the Public).
The representations set forth in this certificate are limited to factual matters only. Nothing in this certificate represents Stifel’s interpretation of any laws, including specifically Sections 103 and 148 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Treasury Regulations thereunder. The undersigned understands that the foregoing information will be relied upon by the Issuer and the City of Hesperia with respect to certain of the representations set forth in the Tax Certificate and with respect to compliance with the federal income tax rules affecting the Bonds, and by Jones Hall, A Professional Law Corporation, in connection with rendering its opinion that the interest on the Bonds is excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes, the preparation of the Internal Revenue Service Form 8038-G, and other federal income tax advice that it may give to the Issuer or the City of Hesperia from time to time relating to the Bonds. The certifications contained herein are not necessarily based on personal knowledge, but may instead be based on either inquiry deemed adequate by the undersigned or institutional knowledge (or both) regarding the matters set forth herein.
STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED
By:
Name:
By:
Name:
Dated: ______, 2023
SCHEDULE A
SALE PRICES OF THE GENERAL RULE MATURITIES AND INITIAL OFFERING PRICES OF THE HOLD-THE-OFFERING-PRICE MATURITIES (Attached)
SCHEDULE B
PRICING WIRE OR EQUIVALENT COMMUNICATION
(Attached)
20 4895-1074-7737/200356-0526
B-1
4895-1074-7737/200356-0526
1 4895-1074-7737/200356-0526
A-2
4895-1074-7737/200356-0526
A-1
4895-1074-7737/200356-0526
B-2
4895-1074-7737/200356-0526
B-1
4895-1074-7737/200356-0526
B-3
4895-1074-7737/200356-0526
D-2
4895-1074-7737/200356-0526
Stradling Draft of 5/10/23