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A RESOLUTION,SOP THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY 03P
1trult FLORIDA AUTHORIZING TER SUBSTITUTION OF A
128ERV2 ACCOUNT SURETY BOND FOR CASH ON DEPOSIT IN =
RESERVE ACCOUNT 82CVRING THE CITY IS OUTSTANDING SPECIAL
REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 1907, AND DIRECTING THE
TRUSTEE FOR THE BONDS TO ACCEPT SUCH SURETY BOND$
APPROVING THE PORK, EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A SUPPLE-
MENTAL TRUST INDENTURE; APPROVING THE FORM, EXECUTION
AND DELIVERY OF A FINANCIAL GUARANTY AGREEMENT; DIRECT-
ING THE APPLICATION OF THE CASH RELEASED AS A RESULT
OF SUCH SUBSTITUTION; AUTHORISING FURTHER OFFICIAL
ACTIONS TO EFFECT SUCH SUBSTITUTION; AUTHORISING THE
APPOINTMENT AND PAYMENT OF SPECIAL COUNSEL TO THE CITY;
PROVIDING SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, The City of Miami, Florida (the "City"), pursuant
to the Constitution and other laws of the State of Florida,
including Chapter 166, Florida Statutes, the Charter of the City
(Chapter 10847, Special Laws of Florida, 1925, as amended), and
Ordinance No. 10258 enacted by the'Commission of the City (the
"City Commission") on April 30, 1987, has heretofore issued its
Special Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1987, in the aggregate
original principal amount of $65,271,325.05 (the "Series 1987
Bonds") secured under a Trust Indenture dated as of February 1,
1988 (the "Original Indenture") from the City to Florida National
Bank, as trustee, and accompanied by an approving legal opinion
from Greenberg, Traurig, Hoffman, Lipoff, Rosen & Quentel, P.A.,
as bond counsel to the City; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 508(c) of the Indenture, the
City intends to deposit to the credit of the Reserve Account (the
"Reserve Account") established under the Original Indenture a
reserve account surety bond meeting the requirements of said
Section 508(c) in an amount equal to the Debt Service Reserve
Requirement (as defined in the Original Indenture) for the Series
1987 Bonds in substitution for the cash on deposit therein, which
cash, to the extent not otherwise required to satisfy the funding
requirements of the Indenture (as hereinafter defined), will be
deposited to the credit of the General Fund of the City to be
applied to any lawful purpose of the City; and
WHEREAS, Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corporation
("MBIA") has agreed to issue said reserve account surety bond (the
"Surety Bond") in an amount equal to the Debt Service Reserve
Requirement for the Series 1987 Bonds, subject to certain condi-
tions set forth in MBIA's Revised Commitment to Issue a Debt Ser-
vice Reserve Surety Bond dated July 19 , 1990 (the "Commitment");
and
WHEREAS, the City desires to enter into a supplemental trust
indenture with First Union National Bank of Florida (successor to
Florida National Bank), as trustee (the "Trustee"), supplementing
and amending the Original Indenture for the purpose of complying
with said conditions of MBIA and to take certain other actions to
facilitate the issuance of the Surety Bond;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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by authorises the substitution of the surety Bond for dash on
deposit in the Reserve Account in an amount equal to the Debt Ser-
vice Reserve Requirement for the Series 1987 Bonds, and the Trustee
is hereby directed to accept the surety Bond and to deposit the
Surety bond to the credit of the Reserve Account.
Section 2. Supplemental Trust Indenture Agproval. The City
Commission hereby approves the First Supplemental Trust Indenture
(the "Supplemental Indenture") supplementing and amending the
Original Indenture to be entered into by and between the City and
the Trustee, in substantially the form thereof attached hereto as
Exhibit A. The Mayor or Vice Mayor, and the city Attorney as to
the form of the Supplemental Indenture, are hereby authorized,
empowered and directed, in the name and on behalf of the City, to
execute and deliver the Supplemental Indenture, with such changes,
additions and deletions as may be approved by the Mayor or Vice
Mayor, the execution of the Supplemental Indenture by the Mayor or
Vice Mayor and as to form by the City Attorney to be conclusive
evidence of the approval of any such changes, additions and
deletions. The Original Indenture, as amended and supplemented by
the Supplemental Indenture, is referred to hereinafter as the
"Indenture".
Section 3. Financial Guaranty Agreement Approved. The City
Commission hereby approves the Financial Guaranty Agreement (the
"Financial Guaranty Agreement") to be entered into by and between
the City and MBIA in connection with the issuance of the Surety
Bond, in substantially the form thereof attached hereto as Exhibit
B. The Mayor or Vice Mayor is hereby authorized, empowered and
directed, in the name and on behalf of the City, to execute and
deliver the Agreement, with such changes, additions and deletions
as may be approved by the Mayor or Vice Mayor, the execution of the
Financial Guaranty Agreement by the Mayor or Vice Mayor and as to
form by the City Attorney to be conclusive evidence of the appro-
val of any such changes, additions and deletions.
Section 4. Application of Cash Released from R s2rye
Account. Subject in all events to the terms and requirements of
the Indenture, the City Commission hereby directs the Trustee, upon
the deposit of the Surety Bond to the credit of the Reserve
Account, to transfer any cash credited to the Surplus Fund
established under the Indenture as a result of the deposit of the
Surety Bond to the credit of the Reserve Account to the City for
deposit in the General Fund of the City to be applied to any lawful
purpose of the City.
Section 5. Further Official Action. The Mayor, the Vice
Mayor, the City Manager, the Assistant City Managers, the Director
of Finance, the City Attorney, the City Clerk and other officials
and officers of the City are hereby authorized, empowered and
directed to execute and deliver such other documents and take such
other actions as shall be necessary and appropriate to accomplish
the performance of the obligations of the City under the
Commitment, the Indenture and the Financial Guaranty Agreement and
the transactions contemplated thereby.
Section 6. Appoip ntment of special Counsel. The City
Commission hereby approves the appointment of Greenberg, Traurig,
Hoffman, Lipoff, Rosen & Quentel, P.A., as special counsel to the
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City with respect to the issuance of the Surety Bond and approve*
the payment of the legal fees Of such firm in an amount not- to
**4644 $10t0000 plus costs and expenses.
Section 7. inegagistant, -Resolutions. All resolutions and
parts thereof Uhich are inconsistent vith any of the provisions at
this resolution are hereby declared to be inapplicable to the profm
vision& of this resolution,,
Section a. Effect -of PartialInvalidity. In case any one
or more of the provisions of this resolution shall for any reason
be hold to be illegal or invalid, such illegality or invalidity
shall not affect any other provision of this resolution, but this
resolution shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or
invalid provision had not been contained herein.
Section 9. Resolution Effective. This resolution shall take
effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 26th day q uly, lsco--)
(Official Seal)
XAVIER 14,DUAREZ, Mayor
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HIRAI; City Cle
PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
Ass:rStAnt City Ate6rney
RAFAEL 0. DIAZ
APPROVED AS TO FORK AND CORRECTNESS
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THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL TRUST INDENTURE (this "First Supple-
mental Indenture"), dated as of 1, 1990, between THE
CITY OF NIANI, FLORIDA (the "City"), a municipal corporation in
bade County, Florida, and FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK OF FLORIDA, a
national banking association duly organized and existing under the
laws of the United States of America and successor to Florida
National Bank, which is authorized under such laws to exercise
corporate trust powers, as Trustee (said national banking associa-
tion and any banking association or bank or trust company becoming
a successor trustee under this First Supplemental Indenture being
herein called the "Trustee"),
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WHEREAS, the City has heretofore entered into a Trust
Indenture dated as of February 1, 1988 (the "Original Indenture")
with the Trustee; and
WHEREAS, the Original Indenture, by its terms, may be amended
with the consent of Bondholders and, if applicable, the issuer of
any credit facility or liquidity facility; and
WHEREAS, the Original Indenture provides further that LABIA
Corp. (the "Bond Insurer") shall be deemed to be the owner of all
Bonds (as defined in the Original Indenture) insured by a Bond
Insurance Policy (as defined in the Original Indenture) that it has
issued for the purpose of such consent of Bondholders; and
WHEREAS, the Bond Insurer has consented to this First Supple-
mental Indenture; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to enter into this First Supple-
mental Indenture in order to induce the Bond Insurer to issue and
deliver to the Trustee its Surety Bond (the "Surety Bond") in
satisfaction of the Debt Service Reserve Requirement established
under the Original Indenture; and
WHEREAS, the City, the Bond Insurer and the Trustee are
entering into a Financial Guaranty Agreement dated ,
1990 (the "Financial Guaranty Agreement") pursuant to which the
Bond Insurer will issue the Surety Bond, the City will make certain
payments in respect of the Surety Bond and the Trustee will under-
take certain obligations to ensure that, if necessary, the Surety
Bond is drawn upon in a timely manner; and
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WHEREAS, under the Constitution and laws of the state and
Resolution Ito. 90- adopted by the City Ccm�misaion of the
City on . ;. 990 (the "Surety bond Resolution"), the
City is authorised to enter into this First Supplemental Indenture
and the Financial Guaranty Agreement and to do or cause to be done
all the act& and things herein provided or rewired to be dome as
hereinafter covenantedi and
WHEREAS, all acts, conditions and things required by the
Constitution and laws of the State, the Surety Bond Resolution and
the Original Indenture to happen, exist and be performed precedent
to and in the execution and delivery of this First Supplemental
Indenture have happened, exist and have been performed as so
required in order to make this First Supplemental Indenture valid
and binding for the security of the Bonds in accordance with their
respective terms; and
WHEREAS, the Trustee has accepted the trusts created by this
First Supplemental Indenture and in evidence thereof has joined in
the execution hereof;
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETHs
That the City, organized and existing under the Constitution
and the laws of the State, in consideration of the premises and of
the acceptance by the Trustee of the trusts hereby created, and
also for and in consideration of the sum of Ten Dollars ($10.00)
in lawful money of the United States of America to it duly paid by
the Trustee at or before the execution and delivery of this Trust
Indenture and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt
of which is hereby acknowledged, and for the purpose of fixing and
declaring certain of the terms and conditions upon which the Bonds
are to be secured and accepted by all persons who shall from time
to time be or become owners thereof, and in order to secure the
payment of all the Bonds at any time issued and Outstanding (as
defined in the Original Indenture) under the Original Indenture,
as amended and supplemented by this First Supplemental Indenture,
and the redemption premium, if any, and interest thereon according
to their tenor, purport and effect, and in order to secure the
performance and observance of all the covenants, agreements and
conditions, express or implied, therein and herein contained, the
City has executed and delivered this First Supplemental Trust
Indenture and by this First Supplemental Trust Indenture confirms
that it has given, granted, released, assigned, pledged and set
over unto the Trustee in trust, a lien on and pledge of the Trust
Estate (as defined in the original Indenture).
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD all the same with
appurtenances hereby conveyed and assigned, or
so to be, to the Trustee and its successor or
and to them and their assigns forever.
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IN TRUST NMTIiS MSS , upon the terms in the Original
Indenture and herein sot forth, for the equal and proportionate
benefit, security and protection of all and singular the present
and future owners of the Bonds issued or to be issued under and
secured the original Indenture, as amended and supplemented by this
First Supplemental Indenture, without preference, priority or
distinction as to lien or otherwise, except as may otherwise be
provided in the original Indenture, as amended and supplemented by
this First Supplemental indenture, of any one Bond over any other
Bond by reason of priority in their issue, sale or otherwise, all
as in the Original Indenture, as amended and supplemented by this
First Supplemental Indenture, provided;
Provided,. however, that if the City, its successors or
assigns, shall well and truly pay, or cause to be paid, or provide
for the payment of, pursuant to the provisions of the Original
Indenture, as amended and supplemented by this First Supplemental
Indenture, the principal of the Bonds and the interest and any
redemption premium due or to become due thereon, at the times and
in the manner mentioned in the Bonds and in the Original Indenture,
as amended and supplemented by this First Supplemental Indenture,
according to the true intent and meaning thereof, and shall cause
the payments to be made into the Sinking Fund (hereinafter
mentioned) as required under the Original Indenture, as amended and
supplemented by this First Supplemental Indenture, and shall well
and truly keep, perform and observe all the covenants and
agreements as provided in and pursuant to the terms of the Original
Indenture, as amended and supplemented by this First Supplemental
Indenture, to be kept, performed and observed by it, and shall pay
or cause to be paid to the Trustee all sums of money due or to
become due to it in accordance with the terms and provisions of the
Original Indenture, as amended and supplemented by this First
Supplemental Indenture, then, except as otherwise set forth in the
Original Indenture, as amended and supplemented by this First
Supplemental Indenture, including, inter alia, with respect to the
obligations of the City to rebate certain moneys to the United
States of America, upon such performance and payments the Original
Indenture, as amended and supplemented by this First Supplemental
Indenture, and the rights hereby granted shall cease, determine and
to be void; otherwise the Original Indenture, as amended and
supplemented by this First Supplemental Indenture, to be and remain
in full force and effect.
THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE FURTHER WITNESSETH and it
is expressly declared that all Bonds issued and secured under the
Original Indenture, as amended and supplemented by this First
_= Supplemental Indenture, are to be issued, authenticated and
delivered and all said property hereby given, granted, released,
assigned, pledged and set over is to be dealt with and disposed of
under, upon and subject to the terms, conditions, stipulations,
covenants, agreements, trusts, uses and purposes as in the Original
Indenture and as hereinafter expressed, and the City has agreed and
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covenanted, and does hereby agree and covenant, with the Trustee
and with the respective owners, from time to time, of the Bonds as
follows,. -
Section One. RALLAL11M. All terms used herein that are
defined in the recitals hereto are used with the same meaning
herein unless the context clearly requires otherwise. All terms
used herein that are defined in the original indenture are used
with the sane meaning herein (including the use of such terms in
the recitals hereto and the granting clauses hereof) unless
(i) expressly given a different meaning herein or (ii) the context -
clearly requires otherwise.
Section Two. Meaning of Words and Terms. Section 101 of
Article I of the Original Indenture is hereby amended by adding the
following defined term:
"Non -Ad Valorem Revenues" means all revenues and taxes of the
City derived from any source whatever other than ad valorem
taxation on real or personal property, which are legally available
for deposit to the Supplemental Reserve Fund pursuant to Section
513.
Section Three. Mimi Pledged public Service Taz Fund. The
last paragraph of Section 504 of the Original Indenture is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"The City covenants that if in any month the Trustee
determines that the amount of money held for the credit of the Bond
Service Account, the Redemption Account, the Reserve Account, the
Renewal and Replacement Fund and the Supplemental Reserve Fund is
less than the amount required to satisfy the requirements of
clauses (d) (1) , (d) (2) , (d) (3) , (d) (4) and (d) (5) of this Section
504, then the Trustee shall notify the Director of Finance of such
deficiency and the Director of Finance shall withdraw or cause to
be withdrawn from the Miami Pledged Public Service Tax Fund and
deposit or cause to be deposited on or before the 26th day of such
month, to the Bond Service Account, the Redemption Account, the
Reserve Account, the Renewal and Replacement Fund and the
Supplemental Reserve Fund, such amount of Pledged Portion of Public
Service Tax Revenues as shall be sufficient, with the amounts then
held for the credit of such accounts and funds, to satisfy the
requirements of the provisions of clauses (d)(1). (d) (2) , (d) (3) ,
(d)(4) and (d)(5) of this Section 504. So long as there shall be
no deficiency in the funds required to be credited pursuant to the
requirements of clauses (d) (1) , (d) (2) , (d) (3) , (d) (4) and (d) (5)
of this Section 504, the balance of Pledged Portion of Public
Service Tax Revenues, if any, remaining to the credit of the Miami
Pledged Public Service Tax Fund in each month after making the
deposits described in the preceding sentence may be used by the
City first to pay Current Expenses of the Convention Center -Garage
and then for any other lawful purpose."
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section four. Bu lW=t&1__lesetu- s#. Section S13 of the
Original Indenture is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 513. 9 1IMental_Reserye Fund. Money held for the
credit of the Supplemental Reserve Fund shall be applied for the
following purposes and in the following order of priority: (i) if
at any time money held for the credit of the Bond Service Account
shall not be sufficient to pay the interest on all of the Outstand-
ing Bonds and the principal of all serial Bonds, which shall then
be due and payable, or the total money held for the credit of the
Redemption Account shall be less than the amount required to pay
the principal of all term Bonds (including retirement thereof in
accordance with Amortization Installments), which shall then be due
and payable, the Trustee shall then transfer from money held for
the credit of the Supplemental Reserve Fund to the credit of such
Accounts an amount sufficient to make up any such deficiencyt
(ii) if at any time money and/or a reserve account credit facility
held for the credit of the Debt Service Reserve Account shall not
be sufficient to satisfy the Debt Service Reserve Requirement, the
Trustee shall then transfer from money held for the credit of the
Supplemental Reserve Fund to the credit of such Account to make up
any such deficiency; (iii) if at any time money held for the credit
of the Revenue Fund shall not be sufficient to pay Current Expenses
of the Convention Center -Garage then due and payable, the Trustee
shall then transfer from money held for the credit of the Supple-
mental Reserve Fund to the credit of the Revenue Fund an amount
sufficient to make up any such deficiency; and (iv) if at any time
money held for the credit of the Renewal and Replacement Fund shall
be less than the requirement for the Renewal and Replacement Fund
(including such additional amount therefor, if any, recommended by
the Consultant retained for such purpose) under the provisions of
Section 504, the Trustee shall then transfer from money held for
the credit of the Supplemental Reserve Fund to the credit of the
Renewal and Replacement Fund an amount sufficient to make up any
such deficiency; provided, however, that money held for the credit
of the Surplus Fund shall be applied to make up any deficiencies
described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) before any money in
the Supplemental Reserve Fund shall be disbursed for such purpose.
To the extent that amounts transferred to the Supplemental Reserve
Fund pursuant to Section 504 shall be insufficient to maintain the
balance in the Supplemental Reserve Fund at the level at which such
balance is required to be maintained pursuant to Section 504, the
City shall deposit to the credit of the Supplemental Reserve Fund
Non -Ad Valorem Revenues of the City that at the time of such
deposit are not pledged to secure any obligation of the City and
are otherwise legally available to be so deposited, in an amount
so that the balance in the Supplemental Reserve Fund after such
deposit shall equal the balance required to be maintained in the
Supplemental Reserve Fund pursuant to Section 504.
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plemented by this First Supplemental indenture, the original Inden-
ture is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and this First
Supplemental Indenture shall be read, taken and construed as part
of the original Indenture so that all of the rights, remedies,
terms, conditions, covenants and agreements of the original Inden-
ture, as modified herein, shall apply and remain in full force and
effect with respect to this First Supplemental Indenture and to the
Bonds.
IN WITNX88 RZZUOV, The City of Miami, Florida has caused this
First Supplemental Trust Indenture to be signed and delivered in
its official name by the Mayor or Vice Mayor of the City and its
official seal to be hereunto affixed and to be attested by its City
Clark or a Deputy City Clerk, and in evidence of its acceptance of
this trust, First Union National Bank of Florida, as Trustee, has
caused this First Supplemental Trust Indenture to be signed in its
corporate name by its authorized officer indicated below and its
corporate seal to be impressed hereon and attested by its
authorized officer indicated below.
THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
By:
(Vice) Mayor
(OFFICIAL SEAL)
Attest: APPROVED AS TO FORM
(Deputy) City Clerk AND CORRECTNESS
By.
City Attorney
FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK
OF FLORIDA, as Trustee
(CORPORATE SEAL) By:
Vice President
Attest:
Authorized Officer
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I hereby certify that on this day before me, an officer duly
authorised in the state aforesaid and in the county aforesaid to
take acknowledgments, personally appeared Xavier L. Suaress and
Natty Hirai, to no known to be the persons described in and who
executed the foregoing instrument as Mayor and City Clarks
respectively, of THE CITY OF 1KIAMI, FLORIDA, and severally
acknowledged before me that they executed the same an such officers
in the name and on behalf of The City of Miami, Florida.
Witness my hand and official seal in the county and state last
aforesaid this day of , 1990.
Notary Public,
My Commission Expires: State of Florida at Large
[NOTARIAL SEAL]
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STATE OF FLORIDA �
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COUNTY OF BROWAI
I hereby certify that on this day before me, an officer duly
authorized in the state aforesaid and in the county aforesaid to
take acknowledgments, personally appeared Trevor A. Coore and
, to me known to be the persons deacribedAn
and who executed the foregoing instrument as authorized office"
of first Union National Bank of Florida, and severally acknowledged`
before as that they executed the same as such officers in the name
and on behalf of said bankinq institution.
Witness my hand and official seal in the county and state last
aforesaid this day of t 1990.
My Commission Expires:
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Notary Public,
State of Florida at Large
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This FINANCIAL GUARANTY ACIMEMENT (the "Agreement") is dated
as of ,�,�, 1990 and is among THE CITY OF M1AMI, FLORIDA
(the "Issuer"), FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK OF FLORIDA, as Trustee
(in such capacity, the "Trustee") under the Indenture (as;herein-
after defined) and MUNICIPAL BOND INVESTORS ASSURANCE COMRATION
(the "Insurer").
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WHEREAS, the Issuer issued on March 1, 1988 its Special
Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1987, in the aggregate principal
amount of $65#271,325.05 (together with any bonds issued under the
Indenture hereinafter described on a parity therewith, the
"Obligations") pursuant to the Trust Indenture dated as of February
11 1988, as amended and supplemented (the "Indenture") between the
Issuer and First Union National Bank of Florida, successor to
Florida National Bank, as trustee (the "Trustee"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, the Issuer
has agreed to make certain payments on the Obligations; and
WHEREAS, the Insurer is issuing its Surety Bond, substantially
in the form set forth in Annex A to this Agreement (the "Surety
Bond"),.guaranteeing certain payments by the Issuer subject. to the
terms and limitations of the Surety Bond; and
WHEREAS, to induce the Insurer to issue the Surety Bond, the
Issuer has agreed to pay the premium for the Surety Bond, and to
reimburse the Insurer for all payments made by the Insurer.under
the Surety Bond, all as more fully set forth in this Agreement, and
the -Trustee has agreed to undertake certain limited obligations
described hereinafter; and
WHEREAS, the Insurer expressly requires the delivery of this
Agreement as part of the consideration for the issuance by the
Insurer of the Surety Bond; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the
agreements herein contained and of the execution of .the Surety
Bond, and intending. to be legally bound hereby, the Issuer, the
Trustee and the Insurer agree as follows:
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ARTICIM I
DMICTIOU I sun" BOND
. section 1.01. Definitions. The terms which are capitalized
herein shall have the meanings specified in the recitals hereto Or
in Annex h hereto.
Section 1.02. Surety -Bond.
(a) The Insurer will issue on the date of this
Agreement the Surety Bond in accordance with and subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement.
(b) The maximum liability of the Insurer under the
Surety Bond and the coverage and term thereof shall be subject to
and limited by the terms and conditions of the Surety Bond.
Section 1.03. premium. In consideration of the Insurer
agreeing to issue the Surety Bond hereunder, the Issuer hereby
agrees to pay or cause to be paid the Premium. The Premium is not
refundable for any reason.
ARTICLE II
REIMBURBENENT AND INDZXNIFICATION
OBLIGATIONS OF IBBUER AND SECURITY THEREFOR
Section 2.01. Reimbursement for Payments Under the Surety
Bond and Expenses: Indemnification.
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(a) The Issuer will reimburse the Insurer, withi
Reimbursement Period, without demand or notice by the Insur
the Issuer, the Trustee or any other person, to the extent o
Surety Bond Payment with interest on each Surety Bond Paymen
and including the date made to the date of the reimbursement
lesser of the Reimbursement Rate or the maximum rate of in
permitted by then applicable law. At the written direction
City, the Trustee shall apply amounts credited to the R
Account established under the Resolution pursuant to So
504(d)(3) to the satisfaction of the Issuer's obligations undo
immediately preceding sentence. The Issuer shall give
direction to the Trustee whenever an amount is so credited
Reserve Account at a time when the Issuer has an unsat
reimbursement obligation pursuant to this Section 2.01(a). s
as any amount is owing to the Insurer under this Agreement
Issuer shall not cancel, discharge or otherwise terminat
Indenture. An itemized statement of Surety Bond Payments
the Insurer, certified by an officer of the Insurer, or the v
or vouchers for such payments, shall be prima facie evidence
liability of the Issuer to reimburse the Insurer as provi
this Section 2.01.
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(b) The issuer also agrees to reimburse the Trustee and
the insurer immediately and unconditionally upon demand, to the
extent permitted by law, for all reasonable expenses incurred by
the Truste* or the insurer in connection with the surety Bond and
the enforcement by the Insurer of the issuer's or the Trustee's
obligations under this Agreement, the indenture, and any other
document executed in connection with the issuance of the Obliga-
tions, together with interest on all such expenses from and
including the date incurred to the date of payment at the lesser
of the Reimbursement Rate or the maximum rate of interest permitted
by then applicable law.
(c) The Issuer agrees to indemnify the Insurer and the
Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, against any and all
liability, claims, loss, costs, damages, fees of attorneys and
other expenses which either may sustain or incur by reason of or
in consequence of (i) the failure of the Issuer to perform or com-
ply with the covenants or conditions of this Agreement or
(ii) reliance by the Insurer upon representations made by the
Issuer or (iii) a default by the Issuer under the terms of the
Indenture or any other documents executed in connection with the
issuance of the Obligations.
(d) All amounts owing to the Insurer pursuant to this
Section 2.01 must be paid in full prior to any optional redemption
or refunding of the Obligations.
(e) All payments made to the Insurer under this Agree-
ment shall be paid in lawful currency of the United States in
immediately available funds at the Insurer's office at 113 King
Street, Armonk, New York 10504, Attention: Accounting and
Surveillance Departments, or at such other place as shall be
designated by the Insurer.
Section 2.02. Allocation of Payments. Each payment received
by the Insurer from or on behalf of the Issuer as a reimbursement
to the Insurer as required by Section 2.01 hereof shall be applied
by the Insurer first, toward repayment of the aggregate Surety Bond
Payments made by the Insurer and not yet repaid, payment of which
will reinstate the Surety Bond Coverage to the extent of such
repayment (but not to exceed the Surety Bond Limit); and second,
upon full reinstatement of the Surety Bond Coverage to the Surety
Bond Limit, toward other amounts, including, without limitation,
any interest payable with respect to any Surety Bond Payments then
due to the Insurer.
Section 2.03. Security for Payments; Instruments of Further
Assurance. To the extent, but only to the extent, that the
Indenture, pledges to the Owners or grants a security interest or
lien in or on any collateral, property, revenue or other payments
("Collateral and Revenues") in order to secure the Obligations or
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provide a source of payment for the obligations, the Issuer hereby
grants to the Insurer a security interest in or lien on, as the
case may be, and pledges to the Insurer all such Collateral and
Revenues as security for payment of all amounts due hereunder,
which security interest, lien and/or pledge created or granted
under this Section 2,03 shall be subordinate only to the interests
of the owners in such collateral and Revenues. From time to time,
the Issuer shall execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause to be
executed, acknowledged and delivered, any and all instruments as
may be required by law or as shall reasonably be requested by the
Insurer for the perfection of the security interest granted under
this Section 2.03 and for the preservation and protection of all
rights of the Insurer under this section 2.03.
Section 2.04. Unconditional Obligation. The obligations
hereunder are absolute and unconditional and will be paid or
performed strictly in accordance with this Agreement, subject to
the limitations of the Indenture, irrespective of:
(a) any lack of validity or enforceability of, or any
amendment or other modification of, or waiver with respect to the
Obligations, the Indenture or any other document executed in
connection with the issuance of the Obligations; or
(b) any exchange, release or nonperfection of any
security interest in property securing the Obligations or this
Agreement or any obligations hereunder; or
(c) any circumstances that might otherwise constitute
a defense available to, or discharge of, the Issuer with respect
to the Obligations, the Indenture or any other document executed
in connection with the issuance of the Obligations; or
(d) whether or not such obligations are contingent or
matured, disputed or undisputed, liquidated or unliquidated.
Section 2.05. Subrogation Rights. To the extent of payments
made and expenses incurred by the Insurer in connection with the
Obligations and this Agreement, the Insurer shall be fully sub-
rogated to the rights of the Owners against the Issuer, which
rights shall be subordinate to the rights of the Owners to receive
regularly scheduled principal and interest on the Obligations.
- (a) Records. Reports and Audits. The Issuer shall pro-
vide to the Insurer all records, reports and audits distributed to
other parties pursuant to Section 719 of the Indenture, at the same
time such records, reports and audits are distributed to such
- parties. The Issuer will grant the Insurer reasonable access to
any project financed or refinanced by the Obligations and will make
available to the Insurer, at reasonable times and upon reasonable
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notice# all books and records relative to any project financed or
refinanced by the obligations.
(b) CoMbl-{anee__cart{fete. on an annual basis the
Issuer will provide to the Insurer a certificate confirming
compliance with all covenants and obligations hereunder,
ARTICts III
Al l D1L8�iT9 TO IDDBUT
So long as this Agreement is in effect, the Issuer agrees that
it will not amend the Indenture without the prior written consent
of the Insurer.
ARTICLE IV
ZT1W8 OF DEFAULT; RMMD288
Section 4.01. Kyents of Default. The following events shall
constitute Events of Default hereunder:
(a) The Issuer shall fail to pay to the Insurer any
amount payable under Section 2.01 hereof and such failure shall
have continued for a period in excess of the Reimbursement Period;
or
(b) Any material representation or warranty made by the
Issuer under the Indenture or hereunder or any statement in the
application for the Surety Bond or any report, certificate,
financial statement, document or other instrument provided in
connection with the Commitment, the Surety Bond, the Obligations,
or this Agreement shall have been materially false at the time when
made; or
(c) The Issuer shall fail to perform any of its other
obligations under the Indenture or hereunder, provided that such
failure continues for more than 30 days after receipt by the Issuer
of written notice from the Insurer of such failure to perform; or
(d) The Issuer shall (i) voluntarily commence any pro-
ceeding or file any petition seeking relief under the United States
Bankruptcy Code or any other Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar law, (ii) consent to the institution of, or
fail to controvert in a timely and appropriate manner, any such
proceeding or the filing of any such petition, (iii) apply for or
consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian,
sequestrator or similar official for such party or for a sub-
stantial part of its property, (iv) file an answer admitting the
material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such
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proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of
oreditorej (vi) become unable, admit in writing its inability or
fail generally to pay its debts as they become due or (vii) take
action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoingt or
(a) An involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an
involuntary petition shall be filed in a court of competent
jurisdiction seeking (i) relief in respect of the Issuers or of a
substantial part of its property, under the United States
Bankruptcy Code or any other Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar law or (ii) the appointment of a receiver,
trustee, custodian, sequestrator or similar official for the Issuer
or for a substantial part of its property; and such proceeding or
petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or
decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall continue
unstayed and in effect for 30 days.
Section 4.02. Remedies. If an Event of Default shall occur
and be continuing, then the Insurer may take whatever action at law
or in equity may appear necessary or desirable to collect the
amounts then due and thereafter to become due under this Agreement
and any obligation, agreement or covenant of the Issuer under this
Agreement. All rights and remedies of the Insurer under this
Section 4.02 are cumulative and the exercise of any one remedy does
not preclude the exercise of one of the other available remedies.
ARTICLE V
PAYMENTS UNDER TEE POLICY
Section 5.01. Notices to Insurer. In the event that, on the
third day (or if such day is not a business day, then on the next
preceding business day) preceding any date on which principal of
or interest on the Obligations shall be due and payable, there are
not credited to or on deposit in the Bond Service Account, the
Redemption Account, the Surplus Fund, the Supplemental Reserve
Fund, the Renewal and Replacement Fund or the Miami Pledged Public
Service Tax Fund (each as defined in the Indenture) sufficient
moneys to pay all principal of and interest on the Obligations due
on such date, the Trustee shall immediately notify the Insurer or
its designee on the same business day by telephone or telegraph,
confirmed in writing by delivery of a document for payment in the
form set forth as Attachment 1 to the Surety Bond in the manner set
forth in the Surety Bond, of the amount of the deficiency. In the
event that, at the time of giving any such notice, there shall be
an additional reserve account credit facility credited to the
Reserve Account established under the Indenture, the Trustee shall,
as part of such notice, inform the Insurer of the pro rata portion
of such deficiency allocable to the Surety Bond and shall take such
steps as and when required under the terms of such other Reserve
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Account Credit Facility in order to cause payment under ouch other
Reserve Account credit Facility of the pro rata portion of such
deficiency allocable to it not later than the time when the
corresponding surety Bond payment is made under the Surety Bond.
If the deficiency is made up in whole or in part prior to or on the
scheduled payment date for the obligations, the Trustee shall
notify the Insurer or its designee in the same manner as is set
forth in the immediately preceding sentence. In addition, if the
Trustee has received actual notice from any Owner that it has been
required to disgorge payments of principal of or interest on the
Obligations to a trustee in bankruptcy or creditors or others
pursuant to a final judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction
that such payment constitutes a voidable preference to such owner
within the meaning of any applicable bankruptcy laws, then the
Trustee shall notify the Insurer or its designee of such fact by
telephone or telegraph confirmed in writing by registered or
certified mail.
Section 5.02. Paayymentg under the Surety Bond. The Trustee
is hereby irrevocably designated, appointed, directed and authoriz-
ed to act as attorney -in -fact for the Owners as follows. If and
to the extent that the Insurer makes a Surety Bond Payment, the
Trustee shall (i) execute and deliver to Citibank, N.A., as agent
under the Surety Bond, or its successors in such capacity (the
"Insurance Paying Agent") in form satisfactory to the Insurance
Paying Agent an instrument appointing the Insurer as agent for such
Owners in any legal proceeding relating to the payment of principal
of or any interest on the Obligations paid with the proceeds of
such Surety Bond Payment and an assignment to the Insurer of the
claims of the Trustee for such interest upon the making of such
Surety Bond Payment, (ii) receive as designee of the respective
Owners (and not as Trustee) in accordance with the tenor of the
Surety Bond payment therefor from the Insurance Paying Agent and
(iii) disburse the same to such Owners. Surety Bond Payments
disbursed by the Trustee shall not be considered to discharge the
obligation of the Issuer with respect to such Obligations, and the
Insurer shall become the owner of such unpaid Obligations and
claims for the interest in accordance with the tenor of the
assignment made to it pursuant to this Section.
ARTICLB VI
SPECIAL COVEMMS
Section 6.01. Notice to Rating Agen^ ties. The Issuer shall
provide Standard &, Poor's Corporation with prompt written notice
following the effective date of such event of (i) any successor or
trustee under the Indenture, (ii) any alternate credit facility or
alternate liquidity facility servicing any of the Obligations,
(iii) any material amendments to the Indenture, (iv) the expiration
or termination of any credit facility or liquidity facility, or (v)
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the redemption or defeasance in whole of the Obligations. Any such
notice shall be sent by first clans mail` postage prepaid, tot
Standard & Foor's Corporation, 25 Broadway, Nov York, Now York
100040 Attention: Municipal Finance Department.
Section 6,02. Additional Bonds_Test. So long as this Agree -
sent shall remain in effect, without the prior written consent of
the insurer, the Issuer shall not issue any additional Obligations
pursuant to Section 203 of the Indenture unless it shall have
complied first with the requirements of the Indenture applicable
to any such issuance, including, without limitation Section
202(a)(xxiii) of the Indenture. For purposes of determining
whether the Issuer has complied with its obligations under this
Section as they relate to Section 202(a)(xxiii) of the Indenture,
clause (i) of said Section 202(a)(xxiii) shall be deemed to read
as follows: "140% of the Amount of the maximum annual Aggregate
Debt Service occurring in the then current or any future Fiscal
Year;".
Section 6.03. Negative Pledge. So long as this Agreement
shall remain in effect, without the prior written consent of the
Insurer, if there is a deficiency in the Supplemental Reserve Fund
established under the Indenture that is not remedied in the manner
and within the time limits set forth in the Indenture, the Issuer
shall not pledge Non -Ad Valorem Revenues (as defined in the Inden-
ture) to secure any indebtedness (including additional under exist-
ing resolutions, ordinances or indentures) until (i) such defi-
ciency is cured and (ii) the Consultant (as defined in the Inden-
ture) has projected that moneys then comprising part of or antici-
pated to be received or to accrue as part of the Trust Estate (as
defined in the Indenture), including any additional revenue sources
that may be pledged as part of the Trust Estate, while any Bonds
then Outstanding (as defined in the Indenture) remain Outstanding
will be sufficient to satisfy all requirements of the Indenture.
So long as this Agreement shall remain in effect, without the prior
written consent of the Insurer, if any payment out of the Bond
Service Account or the Redemption Account (each as defined in the
Indenture) is not made when due, the Issuer shall not pledge Non -
Ad valorem Revenues to secure any indebtedness (including addi-
tional indebtedness under existing resolutions, ordinances or
indenture) until (i) such payments are made (ii) moneys then
credited to the Bond Service Account and the Redemption Account are
sufficient to make all payments out of such Accounts to be made on
the next date on which interest payments are to be made, and (iii)
the Consultant has projected that moneys then comprising part of
or anticipated to be received or to accrue as part of the Trust
Estate, including any additional revenue source that may be pledged
as part of the Trust Estate, while any bonds then Outstanding
remain Outstanding will be sufficient to satisfy all requirements
of the Indenture.
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Section 6.04. Hihajledge ;c _ Se _ice.-1AX- l��±d� The
Issuer agroas that the balance of the pledged Portion of folic
Service Tax Revenues (as defined in the Indenture), it any,
remaining to the credit of the Miami Pledged public Servioe Tax
Fund established under the Indenture in each month after making the
deposits described in the last paragraph of Section 504 of tho
Indenture maybe used by the issuer first to pay Current Expenses
of the Convention Center darage (as defined in the Indenture) and
then for any other lawful purpose.
ARTICL2 VII
MISCaLLUROUB
Section 7.01. Interest Qomflutations. All computations of
interest due hereunder shall be made on the basis of the actual
number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days.
Section 7.02. Exercise of Rights. No failure or delay on the
part of the Insurer to exercise any right, power or privilege under
this Agreement and no course of dealing between the Insurer and the
Issuer or any other party shall operate as a waiver of any such
right, power or privilege, nor shall any single or partial exercise
of any such right, power or privilege preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or
privilege. The rights and remedies herein expressly provided are
cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which the
Insurer would otherwise have pursuant to law or equity. No notice
to or demand on any party in any case shall entitle such party to
any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circum-
stances, or constitute a waiver of the right of the other party to
any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or
demand.
Section 7.03. Amendment and Waiver. Any provision of this
Agreement or the Surety Bond may be amended, waived, supplemented,
discharged or terminated only by the written agreement of the
parties hereto.
Section 7.04. Sugcessors and Assigns; Descriptive Headings.
(a) This Agreement shall bind, and the benefits hereof
shall inure to, the Issuer, the Trustee and the Insurer and their
respective successors and assigns; provided, that the Issuer may
not transfer or assign any or all of its rights and obligations
hereunder without the prior written consent of the Insurer.
(b) The descriptive headings of the various provisions
of this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only
and shall not be deemed to affect the meaning or construction of
any of the provisions hereof.
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Section 7.05. r,.Suretiee. if the insurer shell procure
any other surety to reinsure the Surety Bond, this Agreement shall
inure to the benefit of such other surety, its successors and
aspigns, so an to give to it a direct right of action against the
Issuer to enforce this Agreement, and "the Insurer," wherever used
herein, shall be deemed to include such reinsuring surety, as its
respective interests may appear.
Section 7.06. SIgMature _on Bond. The Issuer's liability shall
not be affected by its failure to sign the Surety Bond nor by any
claim that other indemnity or security was to have been obtained
nor by the release of any indemnity, nor the return or exchange of
any collateral that may have been obtained.
Section 7.07. Waiver. The Issuer waives any defense that
this Agreement was executed subsequent to the date of the Surety
Bond, admitting and covenanting that such Surety Bond was executed
pursuant to the Issuer's request and in reliance on the Issuer's
promise to execute this Agreement.
Section 7.08. Notices. Requests. Demands. Except as other-
wise expressly provided herein, all written notices, requests,
demands or other communications to or upon the respect parties
hereto shall be deemed to have been given or made when actually
received, or in the case of telex or telecopier notice sent over
a telex or a telecopier machine owned or operated by a party
hereto, when sent, addressed as specified below or at such other
address as any of the parties may hereafter specify in writing to
the others:
If to the Issuer: Director of Finance
City of Miami
3006 Aviation Avenue, 3rd Floor
Miami, Florida 33313
If to the Trustee: First Union National Bank of Florida
100 N. E. Third Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-1155
If to the Insurer: Municipal Bond Investors
Assurance Corporation
113 King Street
Armonk, New York 10504
Attn: Surveillance Department
Section 7.09. Survival of Representation
All representations, warranties and obligations
shall survive the execution and delivery of this
Surety Bond.
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Section 7.10. doverning_-Loay. This Agreement and the rights
and obligations of the parties under this Agreement shall be
governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the
laws of the State.
Section 7.11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed
in any number of copies and by the different parties hereto on the
same or separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be
an original instrument. Complete counterparts of this Agreement
shall be lodged with the Issuer, the Trustee and the Insurer.
Section 7.12. Severability. in the event any provision of
this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable by any court
of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not invalidate or
render unenforceable any other provision hereof.
Section 7.13. Survival of obligations. Notwithstanding any-
thing to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the obligation
of the Issuer to pay all amounts due hereunder and the rights of
the Insurer to pursue all remedies shall survive the expiration,
termination or substitution of the Surety Bond and this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused a
counterpart of this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as
of the date first above written.
THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
BY:
Mayor
MUNICIPAL BOND INVESTORS ASSURANCE
CORPORATION
BY:
Title:
BY:
Title:
FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK
OF FLORIDA
BY:
Title:
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Municipal Nona Investors Assurance Corporation
Armonk, New York 10504
Surety Bond No. XXXXXX
Municipal Bond investors Assurance Corporation (the
"Insurer"), in consideration of the payment of the premium and
subject to the terms of this Surety Bond, hereby unconditionally
and irrevocably guarantees the full and complete payments that are
to be applied to payment of principal of and interest on the
Obligations (as hereinafter defined) and that are required to be
made by or on behalf of [ISSUER] (the "Issuer") under the [DOCU-
MENT] (the "Document") to [PAYING AGENT] (the "Paying Agent"), as
such payments are due but shall not be so paid, in connection with
the issuance by the Issuer of [LEGAL TITLE OF BONDS] [IF PARITY:
together with any bonds issued on a parity therewith] (the
"Obligations"), provided, that the amount available hereunder for
payment pursuant to any one Demand for Payment (as hereinafter
defined) shall not exceed [AMOUNT] (the "Surety Bond Limit");
provided, further, that the amount available at any particular time
to be paid, to the Paying Agent under the terms hereof (the "Surety
Bond Coverage") shall be reduced and may be reinstated from time
to time as set forth herein.
1. As used herein, the term "Owner" shall mean the
registered owner of any Obligation as indicated in the books
maintained by the applicable paying agent, the Issuer or any
designee of the Issuer for such purpose. The term "Owner" shall
not include the Issuer or any person or entity whose obligation or
obligations by agreement constitute the underlying security or
source of payment for the Obligations.
2. Upon the later of: (i) three (3) days after receipt by
the Insurer of a demand for payment in the form attached hereto as
Attachment 1 (the "Demand for Payment"), duly executed by the
Paying Agent; or (ii) the payment date of the Obligations as
specified in the Demand for Payment presented by the Paying Agent
to the Insurer, the Insurer will make a deposit of funds in an
account with Citibank, N.A., in New York, New York, or its
successor, sufficient for the payment to the Paying Agent, of
amounts that are then due to the Paying Agent (as specified in the
Demand for Payment) subject to the Surety Bond Coverage.
3. Demand for Payment hereunder may be made by prepaid
telecopy, telex, TWX or telegram of the executed Demand for Payment
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in any instance, conform to the terms and conditions of this Surety
Bond, the Insurer shall give notice to the Paying Agent, as
promptly as reasonably practicable, that such Demand for Payment
was not effected in accordance with the terms and conditions of
this Surety Bond and briefly state the reason(a) therefor. Upon
being notified that such Demand for Payment was not effected in
accordance with this Surety Bond, the Paying Agent may attempt to
correct any such nonconforming Demand for Payment if, and to the
extent that, the Paying Agent is entitled and able to do so.
4. The amount payable by the Insurer under this Surety Bond
pursuant to a particular Demand for Payment shall be limited to the
Surety Bond Coverage. The Surety Bond Coverage shall be reduced
automatically to the extent of each payment made by the Insurer
hereunder and will be reinstated to the extent of each reimburse-
ment of the Insurer pursuant to the provisions of Article II of the
Financial Guaranty Agreement dated the date hereof between the
Insurer and the [ISSUER OR OBLIGOR] (the "Financial Guaranty
Agreement"); provided that in no event shall such reinstatement
exceed the Surety Bond Limit. The Insurer will notify the Paying
Agent, in writing within five (5) days of such reimbursement, that
the Surety Bond Coverage has been reinstated to the extent of such
reimbursement pursuant to the Financial Guaranty Agreement and such
reinstatement shall be effective as of the date the Insurer gives
such notice. The notice to the Paying Agent will be substantially
in the form attached hereto as Attachment 2.
5. Any service of process on the Insurer or notice to the
Insurer may be made to the Insurer at its offices located at 113
King Street, Armonk, New York 10504 and such service of process
shall be valid and binding.
6. The term of this Surety Bond shall expire on the earlier
of (i) [MATURITY DATE OF ISSUE] (the maturity date of the obliga-
tions being currently issued) , or (ii) the date on which the Issuer
has made all payments required to be made on the Obligations
pursuant to the Document.
7. The premium payable on this Surety Bond is not
refundable for any reason, including the payment prior to maturity
of the Obligations.
S. This Surety Bond shall be governed by and interpreted
under the laws of the State of [APPLICABLE STATE, USUALLY NY]. Any
suit hereunder in connection with any payment may be brought only
by the Paying Agent within [ONE YEAR OR THREE YEARS, WHICHEVER IS
APPLICABLE] after (i) a Demand for Payment, with respect to such
payment, is made pursuant to the terms of this Surety Bond and the
Insurer has failed to make such payment, or (ii) payment would
otherwise have been due hereunder but for the failure on the part
of the Paying Agent to deliver to the Insurer a Demand for Payment
pursuant to the terms of this Surety Bond, whichever is earlier.
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acceleration payment due under this Policy unless such acceleration
is at the sole option of the insurer. —
10. This policy is not covered by the Property/casualty
Insurance security Puund specified in Article 76 of the NOW York
Insurance Lawb
in witness whereof, the Insurer has caused this Surety Bond
= to be executed in facsimile on its behalf by its duly authorised
officerst this [DAY; MONTH, YEAR].
MUNICIPAL BOND INVESTORS ABSURME
CORPORATION
[TITLE] --
[TITLE]
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Municipal Bond Investors Assurance corporation
113 Xing Street
Armonk, Rea York 10504
Attention: President
Reference is made to the Surety Bond No. [POLICY No (the
11$urety Bond") issued by the Municipal Bond investors Assurance
Corporation (the "Insurer"). The terms which are capitalized
herein and not otherwise defined have the meanings specified in the
Surety Bond unless the context otherwise requires.
The Paying Agent hereby certifies that:
(a) In accordance with the provisions of the Document
(attached hereto as Exhibit A), payment is due to the
Owners of the Obligations on (the "Due
Date") in an amount equal to $ (the
"Amount Due").
(b) The amounts legally available to the Paying Agent
on the Due Date will be $ less than the
Amount Due (the "Deficiency").
(a) The Paying Agent has not heretofore made demand
under the Surety Bond for the Amount Due or any portion
thereof.
The Paying Agent hereby requests that payment. of the
Deficiency (subject to the Surety Bond Coverage) be :made by the
Insurer under the Surety Bond and directs that payment under the
Surety Bond be made to the following account by bank wire transfer
of federal or other immediately available funds in accordance with
the terms of the Surety Bond:
(Paying Agent's Account).
(PAYING AGENT)
BY:
Its:
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Reference in made to the Surety Bond No. [ POLICY _ NO A (the
"Surety Bond") issued by the Municipal Bond investors Assurance
Corporation (the "Insurer"). The terms which are capitalized
herein and not otherwise defined have the meanings specified in the
Surety Bond unless the context otherwise requires.
The Insurer hereby delivers notice that it is in receipt of
payment from the Obligor pursuant to Article II of the Financial
Guaranty Agreement and as of the date hereof the Surety Bond
Coverage is $ .
MUNICIPAL BOND INVESTORS ASSURANCE
CORPORATION
President
Assistant Secretary
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ror all purposes of this Agreement and the Surety Bond, except
as otherwise expressly provided herein or unless the contest
otherwise requires, all capitalised terms shall have the meaning
as set out below, which shall be equally applicable to both the
singular and plural forms of such terms.
"Closing Date" means —, 1990.
"Commitment" means the commitment to issue Municipal Bond
Guaranty Insurance in the form attached hereto as Annex C.
"Debt Service Payments" means those payments required to be
made by or on behalf of the Issuer which will be applied to payment
of principal of and interest on the Obligations.
"Demand for Payment" means the certificate submitted to the
Insurer for payment under the Surety Bond substantially in the form
attached to the Surety Bond as Attachment 1.
"Event of Default" shall mean those events of default set
forth in Section 4.01 of the Agreement.
"Owners" means the registered owner of any Obligation as
indicated in the books maintained by the Issuer or any registrar
designated the Issuer for such purpose.
"Paying Agent" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the
Resolution.
"Premium" means $ payable to the Insurer on or prior to
the Closing Date.
"Reimbursement Period" means, with respect to a particular
Surety Bond Payment, the period commencing on the date of such
Surety Bond Payment and ending on the earlier of the date of
cancellation of the Surety Bond due to nonpayment of Premium when
due or on the expiration of twelve months following such Surety
z Bond Payment.
"Reimbursement Rate" means Citibank's prime rate plus three
(3) percent per annum, as of the date of such Surety Bond Payment,
said "prime rate" being the rate of interest announced from time
to time by Citibank, N.A., New York, New York, as its prime rate.
The rate of interest shall be calculated on the basis of the actual
number of days elapsed over a 360-day year.
"State" means the State of New York.
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"Surety Bond" means that surety bond attached hereto as
Annex A and issued by the InsUrar guaranteeing, subs®ct to the
terms and limitations thereof, Debt Service Payments required to:
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"Surety Bond Coverage" means the amount available at any }=
particular time to be paid under the terms of the surety Bond,
which amount shall never exceed the Surety Bond Limit.
"Surety Bond Limit" means $
"Surety Bond Payment" means an amount equal to the Debt
service Payment required to be made by the Issuer pursuant to the
Resolution less (i) that portion of the Debt Service Payment paid
by or on behalf of the Issuer, and (ii) other funds legally
available for payment to the owners, all as certified in a Demand
for Payment.
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CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
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Honorable Mayor and Members DATE : (� FIB ;}
of the City Commission JUL 18 1990
SUBJECT
City Commission
Agenda Item
Cesar H. odio REFERENCES
City Manager ENCLOSURES:
RECOMMENDATIONS
It is respectfully recommended that the attached resolution
authorizing the substitution of a reserve account surety bond for
cash on deposit in the reserve account securing the City's
outstanding Special Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1987, and
directing the Trustee for the bonds to accept such surety bond;
approving the form, execution and delivery of a supplemental.
trust indenture; approving the form, execution and delivery of=.a
financial guaranty agreement; directing the application of the-
cash released as a result of such substitution; authorizing
further official actions to effect such substitution; authorizing
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the appointment and payment of special counsel to the City;,
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providing severability; and providing for an effective date, be
approved.
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The City issued $65,271,325.05 Special Revenue Refunding Solids,
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Series 1987, on March 1, 1988. The bonds were insured by,
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Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corporation (14BIA), making the
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The trust indenture for the bonds required a debt service reserve
account equivalent to the highest annual debt service° Vhich
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approximates $6,1000000.
At this time. MBIA has agreed to issue a reserve account ouare y
bond in substitution for the cash on deposit in the debt sezvoe
reserve account, at a premium of 4% of the surety bond Amount, to
be paid from the funds released by the placement of the' surety.f
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bond. The released cash will be used to fund approximately. $,2,3
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million in expenses of the Miami Convention Center and the re¢t-`
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will be transferred to the +general fund.
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