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05. 2024 Road Project Bond Sale - Resolution 05-01-24-01 Staff Report Date of Meeting: May 1, 2024 For: Honorable Mayor and Council From: Kyle Morell, City Administrator Subject: Bond Sale for 2024 Road Project – Resolution 05-01-24-01 Providing for the Issuance and Sale of $3,975,000 General Obligation Bonds Background: Jason Aarsvold from Ehlers will be at the meeting to discuss the sale and issuance of a $3,975,000 bond for the 2024 Road Construction Project. The project consists of $3,385,000 for the Street Reconstruction Project, $455,000 for Crack Sealing and Seal Coating, and $135,000 for covering issuance fees and our first payment due before our 2025 tax levy is collected. We reduced the overall size of the bond due to the favorable bids we received on the street project and the seal coating and crack filling project, which came in at $165,000 under the previously approved estimate. The attached resolution is a draft version of the complete Resolution that will be presented on Wednesday after the bond is sold and the financial details are known. Financial Impact: Based on the projections from Ehlers and the City’s confirmed AA+ bond rating, the City can expect an annual payment of around $370,000. This is below the estimated $385,000 annual payment projected in the 2024 budget when approved in December. We will not know the final amount until the bond sale is concluded. Options: 1) Approve Resolution 05-01-24-01 Recommendation: Option 1 Attachments: Resolution Providing for the Issuance and Sale of $3,975,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2024A 132560483v1 EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF A MEETING CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCANDIA, MINNESOTA HELD: MAY 1, 2024 Pursuant to due call, a regular or special meeting of the City Council of the City of Scandia, Washington County, Minnesota, was duly held at the Scandia Community Center on May 1, 2024, at 6:30 P.M., for the purpose, in part of authorizing the issuance and awarding the sale of $3,975,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2024A. The following members were present: and the following were absent: Member __________ introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 05-01-24-01 RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF $3,975,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 2024A, PLEDGING FOR THE SECURITY THEREOF TAX ABATEMENTS AND LEVYING A TAX FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF A. WHEREAS, the City Council has heretofore determined and declared that it is necessary and expedient to issue $3,975,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2024A (the "Bonds" or individually a "Bond"), pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapters 475, and Section 475.58, Subdivision 3b, to finance the 2024 Street Improvement Project under the City's Five-Year Street Reconstruction and Overlay Plan (the "Street Reconstruction Project"), and Sections 469.1812 through 469.1815, particularly Section 469.1814, to finance the 2024 Crack Fill & Seal Coat Project (the "Tax Abatement Project"); and B. WHEREAS, on March 19, 2024, following duly published notice thereof, the Council held a public hearing on the issuance of approximately $3,480,000 principal amount of bonds to finance the Street Reconstruction Project and all persons who wished to speak or provide written information relative to the public hearing were afforded an opportunity to do so; and C. WHEREAS, no petition signed by voters equal to 5 percent of the votes cast in the City in the last municipal general election requesting a vote on the issuance of the street reconstruction bonds was filed with the City Clerk within 30 days after the public hearing on March 19, 2024; and D. WHEREAS, the Bonds, together with any outstanding bonds of the City that are subject to the City's net debt limit, do not exceed the City's net debt limit; and E. WHEREAS, on March 19, 2024, following duly published notice thereof, the Council held a public hearing on the proposed abatement to finance the Tax Abatement Project and all persons who wished to speak or provide written information relative to the public hearing were afforded an opportunity to do so; and 132560483v1 2 F. WHEREAS, the City has heretofore established a tax abatement program (the "Program"), pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.1812 through 469.1815, with respect to providing for the abatement of property taxes for a period of fifteen (15) years on properties in the City, as described in the Resolution adopted by the City Council on March 19, 2024, approving the Program (the "Tax Abatement Resolution"); and G. WHEREAS, the amount of the property taxes abated are estimated to be at least equal to the principal on the Tax Abatement Portion (as defined herein) of the Bonds and pursuant to the provisions of the Tax Abatement Resolution, Bond proceeds are to be expended to provide money to pay for the Tax Abatement Project; and H. WHEREAS, the City has retained Ehlers and Associates, Inc., in Roseville, Minnesota ("Ehlers"), as its independent municipal advisor for the sale of the Bonds and was therefore authorized to sell the Bonds by private negotiation in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.60, Subdivision 2(9) and proposals to purchase the Bonds have been solicited by Ehlers; and I. WHEREAS, the proposals set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto were received by the City Clerk, or designee, at the offices of Ehlers at 10:30 A.M. this same day pursuant to the Preliminary Official Statement for the Bonds, dated April 22, 2024; and J. WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City that the Bonds be issued in book- entry form as hereinafter provided; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Scandia, Minnesota, as follows: 1. Acceptance of Proposal. The proposal of _____________________________ (the "Purchaser"), to purchase the Bonds in accordance with the Preliminary Official Statement, at the rates of interest hereinafter set forth, and to pay therefor the sum of $_____________, plus interest accrued to settlement, is hereby found, determined and declared to be the most favorable proposal received and is hereby accepted and the Bonds are hereby awarded to the Purchaser. The City Administrator is directed to retain the deposit of the Purchaser. 2. Bond Terms. (a) Original Issue Date; Denominations; Maturities; Term Bond Option. The Bonds shall be dated May 22, 2024, as the date of original issue and shall be issued forthwith on or after such date in fully registered form, shall be numbered from R-1 upward in the denomination of $5,000 each or in any integral multiple thereof of a single maturity (the "Authorized Denominations") and shall mature on February 1 in the years and amounts as follows: Year Amount Year Amount 2026 2034 2027 2035 2028 2036 2029 2037 132560483v1 3 2030 2038 2031 2039 2032 2040 2033 As may be requested by the Purchaser, one or more term Bonds may be issued having mandatory sinking fund redemption and final maturity amounts conforming to the foregoing principal repayment schedule, and corresponding additions may be made to the provisions of the applicable Bond(s). (b) Allocation. The aggregate principal amount of $_____________ maturing in each of the years and amounts hereinafter set forth are issued to finance the Street Reconstruction Project (the "Street Reconstruction Portion"). The aggregate principal amount of $_____________ maturing in each of the years and amounts hereinafter set forth are issued to finance the Tax Abatement Project (the "Tax Abatement Portion"). Year Street Reconstruction Portion Tax Abatement Portion Total 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 If Bonds are prepaid, the prepayments shall be allocated to the portions of debt service (and hence allocated to the payment of Bonds treated as relating to a particular portion of debt service) as provided in this paragraph. If the source of prepayment moneys is the general fund of the City, or other generally available source, including the levy of taxes, the prepayment may be allocated to any portions of debt service in such amounts as the City shall determine. If the source of a prepayment is taxes abated for the Tax Abatement Project, the prepayment shall be allocated to the Tax Abatement Portion of debt service. (c) Book Entry Only System. The Depository Trust Company, a limited purpose trust company organized under the laws of the State of New York or any of its successors or its successors to its functions hereunder (the "Depository") will act as securities depository for the Bonds, and to this end: 132560483v1 4 (i) The Bonds shall be initially issued and, so long as they remain in book entry form only (the "Book Entry Only Period"), shall at all times be in the form of a separate single fully registered Bond for each maturity of the Bonds; and for purposes of complying with this requirement under paragraphs 5 and 10, Authorized Denominations for any Bond shall be deemed to be limited during the Book Entry Only Period to the outstanding principal amount of that Bond. (ii) Upon initial issuance, ownership of the Bonds shall be registered in a bond register maintained by the Bond Registrar (as hereinafter defined) in the name of CEDE & CO., as the nominee (it or any nominee of the existing or a successor Depository, the "Nominee"). (iii) With respect to the Bonds neither the City nor the Bond Registrar shall have any responsibility or obligation to any broker, dealer, bank, or any other financial institution for which the Depository holds Bonds as securities depository (the "Participant") or the person for which a Participant holds an interest in the Bonds shown on the books and records of the Participant (the "Beneficial Owner"). Without limiting the immediately preceding sentence, neither the City, nor the Bond Registrar, shall have any such responsibility or obligation with respect to (A) the accuracy of the records of the Depository, the Nominee or any Participant with respect to any ownership interest in the Bonds, or (B) the delivery to any Participant, any Owner or any other person, other than the Depository, of any notice with respect to the Bonds, including any notice of redemption, or (C) the payment to any Participant, any Beneficial Owner or any other person, other than the Depository, of any amount with respect to the principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Bonds, or (D) the consent given or other action taken by the Depository as the Registered Holder of any Bonds (the "Holder"). For purposes of securing the vote or consent of any Holder under this Resolution, the City may, however, rely upon an omnibus proxy under which the Depository assigns its consenting or voting rights to certain Participants to whose accounts the Bonds are credited on the record date identified in a listing attached to the omnibus proxy. (iv) The City and the Bond Registrar may treat as and deem the Depository to be the absolute owner of the Bonds for the purpose of payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds, for the purpose of giving notices of redemption and other matters with respect to the Bonds, for the purpose of obtaining any consent or other action to be taken by Holders for the purpose of registering transfers with respect to such Bonds, and for all purpose whatsoever. The Bond Registrar, as paying agent hereunder, shall pay all principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds only to the Holder or the Holders of the Bonds as shown on the bond register, and all such payments shall be valid and effective to fully satisfy and discharge the City's obligations with respect to the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds to the extent of the sum or sums so paid. (v) Upon delivery by the Depository to the Bond Registrar of written notice to the effect that the Depository has determined to substitute a new Nominee in place of the existing Nominee, and subject to the transfer provisions in paragraph 10 hereof, references to the Nominee hereunder shall refer to such new Nominee. 132560483v1 5 (vi) So long as any Bond is registered in the name of a Nominee, all payments with respect to the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on such Bond and all notices with respect to such Bond shall be made and given, respectively, by the Bond Registrar or City, as the case may be, to the Depository as provided in the Letter of Representations to the Depository required by the Depository as a condition to its acting as book-entry Depository for the Bonds (said Letter of Representations, together with any replacement thereof or amendment or substitute thereto, including any standard procedures or policies referenced therein or applicable thereto respecting the procedures and other matters relating to the Depository's role as book-entry Depository for the Bonds, collectively hereinafter referred to as the "Letter of Representations"). (vii) All transfers of beneficial ownership interests in each Bond issued in book- entry form shall be limited in principal amount to Authorized Denominations and shall be effected by procedures by the Depository with the Participants for recording and transferring the ownership of beneficial interests in such Bonds. (viii) In connection with any notice or other communication to be provided to the Holders pursuant to this Resolution by the City or Bond Registrar with respect to any consent or other action to be taken by Holders, the Depository shall consider the date of receipt of notice requesting such consent or other action as the record date for such consent or other action; provided, that the City or the Bond Registrar may establish a special record date for such consent or other action. The City or the Bond Registrar shall, to the extent possible, give the Depository notice of such special record date not less than fifteen calendar days in advance of such special record date to the extent possible. (ix) Any successor Bond Registrar in its written acceptance of its duties under this Resolution and any paying agency/bond registrar agreement, shall agree to take any actions necessary from time to time to comply with the requirements of the Letter of Representations. (d) Termination of Book-Entry Only System. Discontinuance of a particular Depository's services and termination of the book-entry only system may be effected as follows: (i) The Depository may determine to discontinue providing its services with respect to the Bonds at any time by giving written notice to the City and discharging its responsibilities with respect thereto under applicable law. The City may terminate the services of the Depository with respect to the Bond if it determines that the Depository is no longer able to carry out its functions as securities depository or the continuation of the system of book-entry transfers through the Depository is not in the best interests of the City or the Beneficial Owners. (ii) Upon termination of the services of the Depository as provided in the preceding paragraph, and if no substitute securities depository is willing to undertake the functions of the Depository hereunder can be found which, in the opinion of the City, is willing and able to assume such functions upon reasonable or customary terms, or if the City determines that it is in the best interests of the City or the Beneficial Owners of the Bond that the Beneficial Owners be able to obtain certificates for the Bonds, the Bonds 132560483v1 6 shall no longer be registered as being registered in the bond register in the name of the Nominee, but may be registered in whatever name or names the Holder of the Bonds shall designate at that time, in accordance with paragraph 10. To the extent that the Beneficial Owners are designated as the transferee by the Holders, in accordance with paragraph 10, the Bonds will be delivered to the Beneficial Owners. (iii) Nothing in this subparagraph (d) shall limit or restrict the provisions of paragraph 10. (e) Letter of Representations. The provisions in the Letter of Representations are incorporated herein by reference and made a part of the resolution, and if and to the extent any such provisions are inconsistent with the other provisions of this resolution, the provisions in the Letter of Representations shall control. 3. Purposes. The Street Reconstruction Portion of the Bonds shall provide funds to finance the Street Reconstruction Project. The Tax Abatement Portion of the Bonds shall provide funds to finance construction of the Tax Abatement Project. Pursuant to the Tax Abatement Resolution, the City's share of real estate taxes generated on the property identified in the Program (the "Tax Abatements") have been pledged to the payment of the Tax Abatement Portion of the Bonds. The principal amount of the Tax Abatement Portion of the Bonds does not exceed the estimated amount of Tax Abatements, which is $655,000. The Street Reconstruction Project and Tax Abatement Project are herein referred to together as the Project. Proceeds of the Tax Abatement Portion of the Bonds shall be expended on costs or uses permitted by Minnesota Statutes, Sections 469.1812 through 469.1815, and shall not be expended on any costs or devoted to any other uses. The total cost of the Project, which shall include all costs enumerated in Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.65, is estimated to be at least equal to the amount of the Bonds. The City covenants that it shall do all things and perform all acts required of it to assure that work on the Project proceeds with due diligence to completion and that any and all permits and studies required under law for the Project are obtained. 4. Interest. The Bonds shall bear interest payable semiannually on February 1 and August 1 of each year (each, an "Interest Payment Date"), commencing February 1, 2025, calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, at the respective rates per annum set forth opposite the maturity years as follows: Maturity Year Interest Rate Maturity Year Interest Rate 2026 2034 2027 2035 2028 2036 2029 2037 2030 2038 2031 2039 2032 2040 2033 132560483v1 7 5. Redemption. All Bonds maturing on February 1, 2035 and thereafter, shall be subject to redemption and prepayment at the option of the City on February 1, 2034, and on any date thereafter at a price of par plus accrued interest. Redemption may be in whole or in part of the Bonds subject to prepayment. If redemption is in part, the maturities and the principal amounts within each maturity to be redeemed shall be determined by the City; and if only part of the Bonds having a common maturity date are called for prepayment, the specific Bonds to be prepaid shall be chosen by lot by the Bond Registrar. Bonds or portions thereof called for redemption shall be due and payable on the redemption date, and interest thereon shall cease to accrue from and after the redemption date. Mailed notice of redemption shall be given to the paying agent and to each affected registered holder of the Bonds thirty (30) days prior to the date fixed for redemption. To effect a partial redemption of Bonds having a common maturity date, the Bond Registrar prior to giving notice of redemption shall assign to each Bond having a common maturity date a distinctive number for each $5,000 of the principal amount of such Bond. The Bond Registrar shall then select by lot, using such method of selection as it shall deem proper in its discretion, from the numbers so assigned to such Bonds, as many numbers as, at $5,000 for each number, shall equal the principal amount of such Bonds to be redeemed. The Bonds to be redeemed shall be the Bonds to which were assigned numbers so selected; provided, however, that only so much of the principal amount of each such Bond of a denomination of more than $5,000 shall be redeemed as shall equal $5,000 for each number assigned to it and so selected. If a Bond is to be redeemed only in part, it shall be surrendered to the Bond Registrar (with, if the City or Bond Registrar so requires, a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the City and Bond Registrar duly executed by the Holder thereof or the Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing) and the City shall execute (if necessary) and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of the Bond, without service charge, a new Bond or Bonds having the same stated maturity and interest rate and of any Authorized Denomination or Denominations, as requested by the Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Bond so surrendered. 6. Bond Registrar. Bond Trust Services Corporation, in Roseville, Minnesota, is appointed to act as bond registrar and transfer agent with respect to the Bonds (the "Bond Registrar"), and shall do so unless and until a successor Bond Registrar is duly appointed, all pursuant to any contract the City and Bond Registrar shall execute which is consistent herewith. The Bond Registrar shall also serve as paying agent unless and until a successor-paying agent is duly appointed. Principal and interest on the Bonds shall be paid to the registered holders (or record holders) of the Bonds in the manner set forth in the form of Bond and paragraph 12. 7. Form of Bond. The Bonds, together with the Bond Registrar's Certificate of Authentication, the form of Assignment and the registration information thereon, shall be in substantially the following form: 132560483v1 8 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF MINNESOTA WASHINGTON COUNTY CITY OF SCANDIA R-_______ $_________ GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND, SERIES 2024A Interest Rate Maturity Date Date of Original Issue CUSIP ________% February 1, May 22, 2024 REGISTERED OWNER: CEDE & CO. PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: The City of Scandia, Washington County, Minnesota (the "Issuer"), certifies that it is indebted and for value received promises to pay to the registered owner specified above, or registered assigns, unless called for earlier redemption, in the manner hereinafter set forth, the principal amount specified above, on the maturity date specified above, and to pay interest thereon semiannually on February 1 and August 1 of each year (each, an "Interest Payment Date"), commencing February 1, 2025, at the rate per annum specified above (calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) until the principal sum is paid or has been provided for. This Bond will bear interest from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of original issue hereof. The principal of and premium, if any, on this Bond are payable upon presentation and surrender hereof at the principal office of Bond Trust Services Corporation, in Roseville, Minnesota (the "Bond Registrar"), acting as paying agent, or any successor paying agent duly appointed by the Issuer. Interest on this Bond will be paid on each Interest Payment Date by check or draft mailed to the person in whose name this Bond is registered (the "Holder" or "Bondholder") on the registration books of the Issuer maintained by the Bond Registrar and at the address appearing thereon at the close of business on the fifteenth day of the calendar month next preceding such Interest Payment Date (the "Regular Record Date"). Any interest not so timely paid shall cease to be payable to the person who is the Holder hereof as of the Regular Record Date, and shall be payable to the person who is the Holder hereof at the close of business on a date (the "Special Record Date") fixed by the Bond Registrar whenever money becomes available for payment of the defaulted interest. Notice of the Special Record Date shall be given to Bondholders not less than ten days prior to the Special Record Date. The principal of and premium, if any, and interest on this Bond are payable in lawful money of the United States of America. So long as this Bond is registered in the name of the Depository or its Nominee as provided in the Resolution hereinafter described, and as those terms are defined therein, payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Bond and notice with respect thereto shall be made as provided in the Letter of Representations, as defined in the Resolution, and surrender of this Bond shall not be required for payment of the redemption price upon a partial redemption of this Bond. Until termination of the book-entry only system pursuant to the Resolution, Bonds may only be registered in the name of the Depository or its Nominee. 132560483v1 9 Optional Redemption. All Bonds of this issue (the "Bonds") maturing on February 1, 2035, and thereafter, are subject to redemption and prepayment at the option of the Issuer on February 1, 2034, and on any date thereafter at a price of par plus accrued interest. Redemption may be in whole or in part of the Bonds subject to prepayment. If redemption is in part, the maturities and the principal amounts within each maturity to be redeemed shall be determined by the Issuer; and if only part of the Bonds having a common maturity date are called for prepayment, the specific Bonds to be prepaid shall be chosen by lot by the Bond Registrar. Bonds or portions thereof called for redemption shall be due and payable on the redemption date, and interest thereon shall cease to accrue from and after the redemption date. Mailed notice of redemption shall be given to the paying agent and to each affected registered holder of the Bonds thirty (30) days prior to the date fixed for redemption. Prior to the date on which any Bond or Bonds are directed by the Issuer to be redeemed in advance of maturity, the Issuer will cause notice of the call thereof for redemption identifying the Bonds to be redeemed to be mailed to the Bond Registrar and all Bondholders, at the addresses shown on the Bond Register. All Bonds so called for redemption will cease to bear interest on the specified redemption date, provided funds for their redemption have been duly deposited. Selection of Bonds for Redemption; Partial Redemption. To effect a partial redemption of Bonds having a common maturity date, the Bond Registrar shall assign to each Bond having a common maturity date a distinctive number for each $5,000 of the principal amount of such Bond. The Bond Registrar shall then select by lot, using such method of selection as it shall deem proper in its discretion, from the numbers assigned to the Bonds, as many numbers as, at $5,000 for each number, shall equal the principal amount of such Bonds to be redeemed. The Bonds to be redeemed shall be the Bonds to which were assigned numbers so selected; provided, however, that only so much of the principal amount of such Bond of a denomination of more than $5,000 shall be redeemed as shall equal $5,000 for each number assigned to it and so selected. If a Bond is to be redeemed only in part, it shall be surrendered to the Bond Registrar (with, if the Issuer or Bond Registrar so requires, a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer and Bond Registrar duly executed by the Holder thereof or the Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing) and the Issuer shall execute (if necessary) and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of the Bond, without service charge, a new Bond or Bonds having the same stated maturity and interest rate and of any Authorized Denomination or Denominations, as requested by the Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Bond so surrendered. Issuance; Purpose; General Obligation. This Bond is one of an issue in the total principal amount of $3,975,000, all of like date of original issue and tenor, except as to number, maturity, interest rate, denomination and redemption privilege, issued pursuant to and in full conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota and pursuant to a resolution adopted by the City Council on May 1, 2024 (the "Resolution"), for the purpose of providing money to finance the City's designated (i) 2024 Street Improvement Project, and (ii) 2024 Crack Fill & Seal Coat Project, both within the jurisdiction of the Issuer and as further described in the Resolution. This Bond is payable out of the General Obligation Bonds, Series 2024A Fund of the Issuer. This Bond constitutes a general obligation of the Issuer, and to provide moneys for the prompt and full payment of its principal, premium, if any, and interest when the same become due, the full faith and credit and taxing powers of the Issuer have been and are hereby irrevocably pledged. 132560483v1 10 Denominations; Exchange; Resolution. The Bonds are issuable solely in fully registered form in Authorized Denominations (as defined in the Resolution) and are exchangeable for fully registered Bonds of other Authorized Denominations in equal aggregate principal amounts at the office of the Bond Registrar, but only in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Resolution. Reference is hereby made to the Resolution for a description of the rights and duties of the Bond Registrar. Copies of the Resolution are on file in the office of the Bond Registrar. Transfer. This Bond is transferable by the Holder in person or the Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing at the office of the Bond Registrar upon presentation and surrender hereof to the Bond Registrar, all subject to the terms and conditions provided in the Resolution and to reasonable regulations of the Issuer contained in any agreement with the Bond Registrar. Thereupon the Issuer shall execute and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for this Bond, one or more new fully registered Bonds in the name of the transferee (but not registered in blank or to "bearer" or similar designation), of an Authorized Denomination or Denominations, in aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of this Bond, of the same maturity and bearing interest at the same rate. Fees upon Transfer or Loss. The Bond Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection with the transfer or exchange of this Bond and any legal or unusual costs regarding transfers and lost Bonds. Treatment of Registered Owners. The Issuer and Bond Registrar may treat the person in whose name this Bond is registered as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment as herein provided (except as otherwise provided herein with respect to the Record Date) and for all other purposes, whether or not this Bond shall be overdue, and neither the Issuer nor the Bond Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary. Authentication. This Bond shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any security unless the Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been executed by the Bond Registrar. Qualified Tax-Exempt Obligation. This Bond has been designated by the Issuer as a "qualified tax-exempt obligation" for purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED AND RECITED that all acts, conditions and things required by the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota to be done, to happen and to be performed, precedent to and in the issuance of this Bond, have been done, have happened and have been performed, in regular and due form, time and manner as required by law; and that this Bond, together with all other debts of the Issuer outstanding on the date of original issue hereof and the date of its issuance and delivery to the original purchaser, does not exceed any constitutional or statutory limitation of indebtedness. 132560483v1 11 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Scandia, Washington County, Minnesota, by its City Council has caused this Bond to be executed on its behalf by the facsimile signatures of its Mayor and its City Clerk, the corporate seal of the Issuer having been intentionally omitted as permitted by law. Date of Registration: BOND REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This Bond is one of the Bonds described in the Resolution mentioned within. BOND TRUST SERVICES CORPORATION Roseville, Minnesota, Bond Registrar By: Authorized Signature Registrable by: BOND TRUST SERVICES CORPORATION Payable at: BOND TRUST SERVICES CORPORATION CITY OF SCANDIA, WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA /s/ Facsimile Mayor /s/ Facsimile City Clerk 132560483v1 12 ABBREVIATIONS The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Bond, shall be construed as though 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 UTMA - ___________ as custodian for ______________ (Cust) (Minor) under the _____________________ Uniform (State) Transfers to Minors Act Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. ___________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENT For value received, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto ________________________________________________________________ the within Bond and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint _________________ attorney to transfer the Bond on the books kept for the registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises. Dated:_____________________ ______________________________ Notice: The assignor's signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Bond in every particular, without alteration or any change whatever. Signature Guaranteed: ___________________________ Signature(s) must be guaranteed by a national bank or trust company or by a brokerage firm having a membership in one of the major stock exchanges or any other "Eligible Guarantor Institution" as defined in 17 CFR 240.17 Ad-15(a)(2). The Bond Registrar will not affect transfer of this Bond unless the information concerning the transferee requested below is provided. Name and Address: ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ (Include information for all joint owners if the Bond is held by joint account.) 132560483v1 13 8. Execution. The Bonds shall be in typewritten form, shall be executed on behalf of the City by the signatures of its Mayor and City Clerk and be sealed with the seal of the City; provided, as permitted by law, both signatures may be photocopied facsimiles and the corporate seal has been omitted. In the event of disability or resignation or other absence of either officer, the Bonds may be signed by the manual or facsimile signature of the officer who may act on behalf of the absent or disabled officer. In case either officer whose signature or facsimile of whose signature shall appear on the Bonds shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of the Bonds, the signature or facsimile shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if the officer had remained in office until delivery. 9. Authentication. No Bond shall be valid or obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any security or benefit under this resolution unless a Certificate of Authentication on such Bond, substantially in the form hereinabove set forth, shall have been duly executed by an authorized representative of the Bond Registrar. Certificates of Authentication on different Bonds need not be signed by the same person. The Bond Registrar shall authenticate the signatures of officers of the City on each Bond by execution of the Certificate of Authentication on the Bond and by inserting as the date of registration in the space provided the date on which the Bond is authenticated, except that for purposes of delivering the original Bonds to the Purchaser, the Bond Registrar shall insert as a date of registration the date of original issue of May 22, 2024. The Certificate of Authentication so executed on each Bond shall be conclusive evidence that it has been authenticated and delivered under this resolution. 10. Registration; Transfer; Exchange. The City will cause to be kept at the principal office of the Bond Registrar a bond register in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as the Bond Registrar may prescribe, the Bond Registrar shall provide for the registration of Bonds and the registration of transfers of Bonds entitled to be registered or transferred as herein provided. Upon surrender for transfer of any Bond at the principal office of the Bond Registrar, the City shall execute (if necessary), and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate, insert the date of registration (as provided in paragraph 9) of, and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Bonds of any Authorized Denomination or Denominations of a like aggregate principal amount, having the same stated maturity and interest rate, as requested by the transferor; provided, however, that no Bond may be registered in blank or in the name of "bearer" or similar designation. At the option of the Holder, Bonds may be exchanged for Bonds of any Authorized Denomination or Denominations of a like aggregate principal amount and stated maturity, upon surrender of the Bonds to be exchanged at the principal office of the Bond Registrar. Whenever any Bonds are so surrendered for exchange, the City shall execute (if necessary), and the Bond Registrar shall authenticate, insert the date of registration of, and deliver the Bonds which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive. All Bonds surrendered upon any exchange or transfer provided for in this resolution shall be promptly canceled by the Bond Registrar and thereafter disposed of as directed by the City. 132560483v1 14 All Bonds delivered in exchange for or upon transfer of Bonds shall be valid general obligations of the City evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this resolution, as the Bonds surrendered for such exchange or transfer. Every Bond presented or surrendered for transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Bond Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing. The Bond Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection with the transfer or exchange of any Bond and any legal or unusual costs regarding transfers and lost Bonds. Transfers shall also be subject to reasonable regulations of the City contained in any agreement with the Bond Registrar, including regulations which permit the Bond Registrar to close its transfer books between record dates and payment dates. The City Administrator is hereby authorized to negotiate and execute the terms of said agreement. 11. Rights Upon Transfer or Exchange. Each Bond delivered upon transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Bond shall carry all the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Bond. 12. Interest Payment; Record Date. Interest on any Bond shall be paid on each Interest Payment Date by check or draft mailed to the person in whose name the Bond is registered (the "Holder") on the registration books of the City maintained by the Bond Registrar and at the address appearing thereon at the close of business on the fifteenth day of the calendar month next preceding such Interest Payment Date (the "Regular Record Date"). Any such interest not so timely paid shall cease to be payable to the person who is the Holder thereof as of the Regular Record Date, and shall be payable to the person who is the Holder thereof at the close of business on a date (the "Special Record Date") fixed by the Bond Registrar whenever money becomes available for payment of the defaulted interest. Notice of the Special Record Date shall be given by the Bond Registrar to the Holders not less than ten days prior to the Special Record Date. 13. Treatment of Registered Owner. The City and Bond Registrar may treat the person in whose name any Bond is registered as the owner of such Bond for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and premium, if any, and interest (subject to the payment provisions in paragraph 12) on, such Bond and for all other purposes whatsoever whether or not such Bond shall be overdue, and neither the City nor the Bond Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary. 14. Delivery; Application of Proceeds. The Bonds when so prepared and executed shall be delivered by the City Administrator to the Purchaser upon receipt of the purchase price, and the Purchaser shall not be obliged to see to the proper application thereof. 15. Fund and Accounts. There is hereby established a special fund to be designated "General Obligation Bonds, Series 2024A Fund" (the "Fund") to be administered and maintained by the City Administrator as a bookkeeping account separate and apart from all other funds maintained in the official financial records of the City. The Fund shall be maintained in the manner herein specified until the Bonds and the interest thereon have been fully paid and the City has been fully reimbursed from the pledge of Tax Abatements for payment of the principal on the Tax 132560483v1 15 Abatement Portion of the Bonds paid by the City from taxes levied on property in the City other than the Tax Abatement Project. There shall be maintained in the Fund two (2) separate accounts to be designated the "Construction Account" and the "Debt Service Account." (a) Construction Account. To the Construction Account there shall be credited the proceeds of the sale of the Bonds, less capitalized interest. From the Construction Account there shall be paid all costs and expenses of the Project, including the cost of any construction or other contracts heretofore let and all other costs incurred and to be incurred of the kind authorized in Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.65. Moneys in the Construction Account shall be used for no other purpose except as otherwise provided by law; provided that the proceeds of the Bonds may also be used to the extent necessary to pay interest on the Bonds due prior to the anticipated date of commencement of the collection of Tax Abatements and taxes herein levied or covenanted to be levied and if upon completion of the Project there shall remain any unexpended balance in the Construction Account, the balance shall be transferred to the Debt Service Account. (b) Debt Service Account. There shall be maintained separate subaccounts in the Debt Service Account to be designated the "Street Reconstruction Project Debt Service Subaccount" and the "Tax Abatement Project Debt Service Subaccount." There are hereby irrevocably appropriated and pledged to, and there shall be credited to the separate subaccounts of the Debt Service Account: (i) Street Reconstruction Project Debt Service Subaccount. To the Street Reconstruction Project Debt Service Subaccount there shall be credited: (A) capitalized interest in the amount of $_____________ to provide sufficient funds to pay interest due on the Street Reconstruction Portion of the Bonds on or before February 1, 2025; (B) any collections of all taxes herein or hereinafter levied for the payment of the Street Reconstruction Portion of the Bonds and interest thereon; (C) a pro rata share of all funds remaining in the Construction Account after completion of the Street Reconstruction Project and payment of the costs thereof; (D) all investment earnings on funds held in the Street Reconstruction Project Debt Service Subaccount; and (E) any and all other moneys which are properly available and are appropriated by the governing body of the City to the Street Reconstruction Project Debt Service Subaccount. The amount of any surplus remaining in the Street Reconstruction Project Debt Service Subaccount when the Street Reconstruction Portion of the Bonds and interest thereon are paid shall be used consistent with Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.61, Subdivision 4. The Street Reconstruction Project Debt Service Subaccount shall be used solely to pay the principal and interest and any premium for redemption of the Street Reconstruction Portion of the Bonds. (ii) Tax Abatement Project Debt Service Subaccount. To the Tax Abatement Debt Service Subaccount there shall be credited: (A) capitalized interest in the amount of $_____________ to provide sufficient funds to pay interest due on the Tax Abatement Portion of the Bonds on or before February 1, 2025; (B) Tax Abatements; (C) all collections of taxes herein and hereafter levied (the "Taxes") for the payment of the Tax Abatement Portion of the Bonds; (D) a pro rata share of all funds remaining in the Construction Account after completion of the Project and payment of the costs thereof; (E) all investment earnings on funds held in the Tax Abatement Debt Service Subaccount; and (F) any and all other moneys which are properly available and are appropriated by the governing body 132560483v1 16 of the City to the Tax Abatement Debt Service Subaccount. The amount of any surplus remaining in the Tax Abatement Debt Service Account when the Tax Abatement Portion of the Bonds and interest thereon are paid shall be used consistent with Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.61, Subdivision 4. The Tax Abatement Debt Service Subaccount shall be used solely to pay the principal and interest on the Tax Abatement Portion of the Bonds. No portion of the proceeds of the Bonds shall be used directly or indirectly to acquire higher yielding investments or to replace funds which were used directly or indirectly to acquire higher yielding investments, except (1) for a reasonable temporary period until such proceeds are needed for the purpose for which the Bonds were issued and (2) in addition to the above in an amount not greater than the lesser of five percent of the proceeds of the Bonds or $100,000. To this effect, any proceeds of the Bonds and any sums from time to time held in the Construction Account or Debt Service Account (or any other City account which will be used to pay principal or interest to become due on the bonds payable therefrom) in excess of amounts which under then applicable federal arbitrage regulations may be invested without regard to yield shall not be invested at a yield in excess of the applicable yield restrictions imposed by said arbitrage regulations on such investments after taking into account any applicable "temporary periods" or "minor portion" made available under the federal arbitrage regulations. Money in the Fund shall not be invested in obligations or deposits issued by, guaranteed by or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof if and to the extent that such investment would cause the Bonds to be "federally guaranteed" within the meaning of Section 149(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). 16. Covenants Relating to the Street Reconstruction Portion of the Bonds. (a) Tax Levy. To provide moneys for payment of the principal and interest on the Street Reconstruction Portion of the Bonds there is hereby levied upon all of the taxable property in the City a direct annual ad valorem tax which shall be spread upon the tax rolls and collected with and as part of other general property taxes in the City for the years and in the amounts as follows: Levy Years Collection Years Amount See attached schedule in Exhibit B (b) Coverage Test. The tax levies are such that if collected in full they, together with other revenues herein pledged for the payment of the Street Reconstruction Portion of the Bonds, will produce at least five percent in excess of the amount needed to meet when due the principal and interest payments on the Street Reconstruction Portion of the Bonds. The tax levies shall be irrepealable so long as any of the Bonds are outstanding and unpaid, provided that the City reserves the right and power to reduce the levies in the manner and to the extent permitted by Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.61, Subdivision 3. 17. Covenants Relating to the Tax Abatement Portion of the Bonds (a) Tax Abatements; Use of Tax Abatements. The Council has adopted the Tax Abatement Resolution and has thereby approved the Tax Abatements, including the pledge thereof 132560483v1 17 to the payment of principal of the Tax Abatement Portion of the Bonds. The Council hereby confirms the Tax Abatement Resolution, which is hereby incorporated as though set forth herein. (b) Tax Levy. To provide moneys for payment of the principal and interest on the Tax Abatement Portion of the Bonds, there is hereby levied upon all of the taxable property in the City a direct annual ad valorem tax which shall be spread upon the tax rolls and collected with and as part of other general property taxes in the City for the years and in the amounts as follows: Levy Years Collection Years Amount See attached schedule in Exhibit B (c) Coverage Test. The Taxes are such that if collected in full they, together with estimated collections of Tax Abatements, will produce at least five percent in excess of the amount needed to meet when due the principal and interest payments on the Tax Abatement Portion of the Bonds. The Taxes shall be irrepealable so long as any of the Tax Abatement Portion of the Bonds are outstanding and unpaid, provided that the City reserves the right and power to reduce the levies in the manner and to the extent permitted by Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.61, Subdivision 3. 18. Continuing Disclosure. The City is the sole obligated person with respect to the Bonds. The City hereby agrees, in accordance with the provisions of Rule 15c2-12 (the "Rule"), promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and a Continuing Disclosure Undertaking (the "Undertaking") hereinafter described: (a) to provide or cause to be provided to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, by filing at www.emma.msrb.org, (i) at least annually, its audited financial statements for the most recent fiscal year, and (ii) notice of the occurrence of certain events with respect to the Bonds in not more than ten (10) business days after the occurrence of such event, in accordance with the Undertaking; and (b) its covenants pursuant to the Rule set forth in this paragraph and in the Undertaking is intended to be for the benefit of the Holders of the Bonds and shall be enforceable on behalf of such Holders; provided that the right to enforce the provisions of these covenants shall be limited to a right to obtain specific enforcement of the City's obligations under the covenants. The Mayor and City Clerk of the City, or any other officer of the City authorized to act in their place (the "Officers") are hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the City the Undertaking in substantially the form presented to the City Council subject to such modifications thereof or additions thereto as are (i) consistent with the requirements under the Rule, (ii) required by the Purchaser of the Bonds, and (iii) acceptable to the Officers. 19. Defeasance. When all Bonds have been discharged as provided in this paragraph, all pledges, covenants and other rights granted by this resolution to the registered holders of the Bonds shall, to the extent permitted by law, cease. The City may discharge its obligations with respect to any Bonds which are due on any date by irrevocably depositing with the Bond Registrar on or before that date a sum sufficient for the payment thereof in full; or if any Bond should not be paid when due, it may nevertheless be discharged by depositing with the Bond Registrar a sum 132560483v1 18 sufficient for the payment thereof in full with interest accrued to the date of such deposit. The City may also discharge its obligations with respect to any prepayable Bonds called for redemption on any date when they are prepayable according to their terms, by depositing with the Bond Registrar on or before that date a sum sufficient for the payment thereof in full, provided that notice of redemption thereof has been duly given. The City may also at any time discharge its obligations with respect to any Bonds, subject to the provisions of law now or hereafter authorizing and regulating such action, by depositing irrevocably in escrow, with a suitable banking institution qualified by law as an escrow agent for this purpose, cash or securities described in Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.67, Subdivision 8, bearing interest payable at such times and at such rates and maturing on such dates as shall be required, without regard to sale and/or reinvestment, to pay all amounts to become due thereon to maturity or, if notice of redemption as herein required has been duly provided for, to such earlier redemption date. 20. Compliance With Reimbursement Bond Regulations. The provisions of this paragraph are intended to establish and provide for the City's compliance with United States Treasury Regulations Section 1.150-2 (the "Reimbursement Regulations") applicable to the "reimbursement proceeds" of the Bonds, being those portions thereof which will be used by the City to reimburse itself for any expenditure which the City paid or will have paid prior to the Closing Date (a "Reimbursement Expenditure"). The City hereby certifies and/or covenants as follows: (a) Not later than sixty days after the date of payment of a Reimbursement Expenditure, the City (or person designated to do so on behalf of the City) has made or will have made a written declaration of the City's official intent (a "Declaration") which effectively (i) states the City's reasonable expectation to reimburse itself for the payment of the Reimbursement Expenditure out of the proceeds of a subsequent borrowing; (ii) gives a general and functional description of the property, project or program to which the Declaration relates and for which the Reimbursement Expenditure is paid, or identifies a specific fund or account of the City and the general functional purpose thereof from which the Reimbursement Expenditure was to be paid (collectively the "Project"); and (iii) states the maximum principal amount of debt expected to be issued by the City for the purpose of financing the Project; provided, however, that no such Declaration shall necessarily have been made with respect to: (i) "preliminary expenditures" for the Project, defined in the Reimbursement Regulations to include engineering or architectural, surveying and soil testing expenses and similar prefatory costs, which in the aggregate do not exceed twenty percent of the "issue price" of the Bonds, and (ii) a de minimis amount of Reimbursement Expenditures not in excess of the lesser of $100,000 or five percent of the proceeds of the Bonds. (b) Each Reimbursement Expenditure is a capital expenditure or a cost of issuance of the Bonds or any of the other types of expenditures described in Section 1.150-2(d)(3) of the Reimbursement Regulations. (c) The "reimbursement allocation" described in the Reimbursement Regulations for each Reimbursement Expenditure shall and will be made forthwith following (but not prior to) the issuance of the Bonds, and not later than three years after the later of (i) the date of the payment of the Reimbursement Expenditure, or (ii) the date on which the Project to which the Reimbursement Expenditure relates is first placed in service. 132560483v1 19 (d) Each such reimbursement allocation will be made in a writing that evidences the City's use of Bond proceeds to reimburse the Reimbursement Expenditure and, if made within 30 days after the Bonds are issued, shall be treated as made on the day the Bonds are issued. Provided, however, that the City may take action contrary to any of the foregoing covenants in this paragraph upon receipt of an opinion of its Bond Counsel for the Bonds stating in effect that such action will not impair the tax-exempt status of the Bonds. 21. General Obligation Pledge. For the prompt and full payment of the principal and interest on the Bonds, as the same respectively become due, the full faith, credit and taxing powers of the City shall be and are hereby irrevocably pledged. If the balance in the Debt Service Account is ever insufficient to pay all principal and interest then due on the Bonds and any other bonds payable therefrom, the deficiency shall be promptly paid out of any other funds of the City which are available for such purpose, and such other funds may be reimbursed with or without interest from the Debt Service Account when a sufficient balance is available therein. 22. Certificate of Registration and Tax Levy. A certified copy of this resolution is hereby directed to be filed with the County Auditor of Washington County, together with such other information as the County Auditor shall require, and there shall be obtained from the County Auditor a certificate that the Bonds have been entered in the County Auditor's Bond Register, and that the tax levy required by law has been made. 23. Records and Certificates. The officers of the City are hereby authorized and directed to prepare and furnish to the Purchaser, and to the attorneys approving the legality of the issuance of the Bonds, certified copies of all proceedings and records of the City relating to the Bonds and to the financial condition and affairs of the City, and such other affidavits, certificates and information as are required to show the facts relating to the legality and marketability of the Bonds as the same appear from the books and records under their custody and control or as otherwise known to them, and all such certified copies, certificates and affidavits, including any heretofore furnished, shall be deemed representations of the City as to the facts recited therein. 24. Negative Covenant as to Use of Bond Proceeds and Project. The City hereby covenants not to use the proceeds of the Bonds or to use the Project, or to cause or permit them to be used, or to enter into any deferred payment arrangements for the cost of the Project, in such a manner as to cause the Bonds to be "private activity bonds" within the meaning of Sections 103 and 141 through 150 of the Code. 25. Tax-Exempt Status of the Bonds; Rebate. The City shall comply with requirements necessary under the Code to establish and maintain the exclusion from gross income under Section 103 of the Code of the interest on the Bonds, including without limitation (i) requirements relating to temporary periods for investments, (ii) limitations on amounts invested at a yield greater than the yield on the Bonds, and (iii) the rebate of excess investment earnings to the United States if the Bonds (together with other obligations reasonably expected to be issued and outstanding at one time in this calendar year) exceed the small-issuer exception amount of $5,000,000. For purposes of qualifying for the small issuer exception to the federal arbitrage rebate requirements for governmental units issuing $5,000,000 or less of bonds, the City hereby finds, 132560483v1 20 determines and declares that (i) the Bonds are issued by a governmental unit with general taxing powers; (ii) no Bonds are a private activity bond; (iii) 95% or more of the net proceeds of the Bonds are to be used for local governmental activities of the City (or of a governmental unit the jurisdiction of which is entirely within the jurisdiction of the City); and (iv) the aggregate face amount of all tax-exempt bonds (other than private activity bonds) issued by the City (and all entities subordinate to, or treated as one issuer with the City) during the calendar year in which the Bonds are issued and outstanding at one time is not reasonably expected to exceed $5,000,000, all within the meaning of Section 148(f)(4)(D) of the Code. 26. Designation of Qualified Tax-Exempt Obligations. In order to qualify the Bonds as "qualified tax-exempt obligations" within the meaning of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code, the City hereby makes the following factual statements and representations: (a) the Bonds are issued after August 7, 1986; (b) the Bonds are not "private activity bonds" as defined in Section 141 of the Code; (c) the City hereby designates the Bonds as "qualified tax-exempt obligations" for purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code; (d) the reasonably anticipated amount of tax-exempt obligations (other than private activity bonds, treating qualified 501(c)(3) bonds as not being private activity bonds) which will be issued by the City (and all entities treated as one issuer with the City, and all subordinate entities whose obligations are treated as issued by the City) during this calendar year 2024 will not exceed $10,000,000; (e) not more than $10,000,000 of obligations issued by the City during this calendar year 2024 have been designated for purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code; and (f) the aggregate face amount of the Bonds does not exceed $10,000,000. The City shall use its best efforts to comply with any federal procedural requirements which may apply in order to effectuate the designation made by this paragraph. 27. Official Statement. The Official Statement relating to the Bonds prepared and distributed by Ehlers is hereby approved and the officers of the City are authorized in connection with the delivery of the Bonds to sign such certificates as may be necessary with respect to the completeness and accuracy of the Official Statement. 28. Payment of Issuance Expenses. The City authorizes the Purchaser to forward the amount of bond proceeds allocable to the payment of issuance expenses to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, San Francisco, California, on the closing date for further distribution as directed by Ehlers. 29. Severability. If any section, paragraph or provision of this resolution 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 resolution 132560483v1 21 30. Headings. Headings in this resolution are included for convenience of reference only and are not a part hereof, and shall not limit or define the meaning of any provision hereof. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member _____________ and, after a full discussion thereof and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: and the following voted against the same: Whereupon the resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. 132560483v1 22 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF WASHINGTON CITY OF SCANDIA I, the undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting City Clerk of the City of Scandia, Minnesota, do hereby certify that I have compared the attached and foregoing extract of minutes with the original thereof on file in my office, and that the same is a full, true and complete transcript of the minutes of a meeting of the City Council, duly called and held on the date therein indicated, insofar as such minutes relate to authorizing the issuance and awarding the sale of $3,975,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2024A. WITNESS my hand on May 1, 2024. _______________________________________ City Clerk 132560483v1 A-1 EXHIBIT A PROPOSALS [To be supplied by Ehlers and Associates, Inc.] 132560483v1 B-1 EXHIBIT B SCHEDULES [To be supplied by Ehlers and Associates, Inc.]