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ORDINANCE NO . J.3...
SERIES OF 2004
BY AUTHOR ITY
CONTRACT NO. S'f-1ao<{ 11 bi
COUNC IL BILL NO . 20
I 'TRODUCED BY COUNC IL
MEMBER BRADSHAW
AN ORD IN ANCE OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO , APPROVI NG
LOANS TO BE MADE TO THE CITY BY THE COLORADO WATER RESOUR CES
AND POWER DEVELOPMENT AUT HORITY FOR TH E PURPOSE OF
FINANC ING ADVANCED TREATME NT UPGRADES TO , AND THE
CONSTRUCT ION OF IMPROVEMENTS INCREASI 'G THE TREATMENT
CA PA CITY OF, THE CITY 'S JOINT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT ;
AUTHORIZING THE FORM AND EXECUT ION OF LOAN AGREEMENTS AND
BONDS TO DOCUMENT THE LOANS ; PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT OF THE
BONDS FROM REVENUES OF THE CIT Y'S SAN ITARY SEWER SYSTEM ;
PRESCRIB ING DETAILS IN CONNECT ION THEREWiTH ; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGEN CY.
WHEREAS , the Ci ty of Eng lewood, Colorado is a municipal corporation duly
orgs ni zc d and operating as a hom e ru le city under Article XX of th e Co nstitu tion of
the State of Colorado and the Chart er of the Ci ty (un less oth erwise indicated ,
capi talized terms used in this preamb le shall have the meanings se t forth in Section I
of this Ordinance); and
WHEREAS , th e City is the owner and opera tor of a pub lic san itary sewer system
for the co ll ec ti on and treatment of wastewater, which system whi ch has hi stori ca ll y
be en opera ted on a self-s upportin g basis by th e City, is co nsi dered to be a
gove rnment-owned business and is generally known as the "Sewer Utility En1crprisc"
of the Cit y; and
WHEREAS, the City is acting hereunder by and th rough its ·'Sewer Utility
Enterpri se" under the Charter and the provisions of Title 37, Artic le 45 .1, C.R.S.;
and
WHEREAS , pursuan t to out standing airccmcnts with 1hc City or Littleton , th e
Ci ty has establi shed rights to primary , seco nd ary and adva nced treatment capaci ty at
a joint -use trea tm en t facilit y jo intly own ed by the Citi es and commo nly known as th e
"Liulcton /Englcwood Was1cwatcr Trca1m cn1 Pl an t"; an d
WHEREAS, due to growt h in the area se rved by the Littlet on/Eng lewood
W.1 s1cwa1cr Trcm mcnl Planl and th e regu latory requirement to remove nitrate from
th e effluen t of the fa cility , the Ci ty ha s, in an effo rt whic h began on or abo "t 1999,
found it nece ssary to undertak e the Project and to finance th e City's sha re of the
cos ts assoc iat ed with the Proj ect ; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Sc e11 on 105 of the Cha rter th e Ci ty ma y issue revenue
bonds as provid ed for municipali ,irs by State siatu tc and reve nue bonds for sewer
enterp rises arc permitt ed under Title 31 , Article 35, Part 4, C.R.S. and Tit le 37 ,
Article 45 .1, C.R.S.; and
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WHEREAS , to finance a ponion of the Cit y's share of the estimated cos ts of the
Proj ec t, th e Cit y Co un cil ha s dctcnnincd to ent er into Loan Agreement s with th e
Co lorado Water Re sources and Power Dc vclopmcnl Authority, a bo dy corporate and
politi ca l subdi visio n of th e State , pu rs uanl to whi ch 1hc Authority is to loan th e Ci ty
amoun ts not to exceed $23,000 ,00 0 under it s Water Revenue Bond Program and not
to exce ed $33 ,000,000 under its Water Pollution Co nt ro l Re vo lving Fund Prog101n;
and
WHEREAS , th e Ci ty 's repayment obli gat ions under the Loan Agreements will be
evidenced by governm ental agency bonds to be issued by the City to the Authority_
which bonds shall co nsti tut e special revenue obligations of the City which arc
generally paya ble from the income for the services furnished by or th e use of th e
Sy stem le ss re aso nable and nece ssary current expenses of the Ci ty of operating,
maintaining and repairing the System and , after consideration , the City Co uncil has
determin ed th at the execution of the Loan Agreements and th e issuance of the 3onds
to the Authority is io th e be st adva ntage of the City ; and
WHEREAS , vo ter approval in advance is not required under Aniclc X, Section 20
for the execution of the Loan Agreement s or the iss uan ce of the Bonds ; and
WHEREAS, the City has an out standing loan from the Authorit y, dated
Novemb er 15, 1990, payab le in an original amount of S12,750,000 , which loan ha s a
first lien on System net re venues which will be se nior to the lien secu ri ng the pledge
of Net Reve nue s (as defined in the Loan Agreements) to repay th e Loan Agreements
and the Bond s authorized pur suant to thi s Ordinance; and
WHEREAS , the forms of the Loan Agreements and the Bonds have been
presented lo the City made available to the City Council ; and
WHEREAS, as provided in the Acts , which include but arc not limite d to Title 11 ,
Aniclc 57 , Pan 2, C.R.S., by this Ordinance the City authorizes the execution of the
Loan Agreements and the Bonds, and dcl rga tcs to the Mayor, for a period not to
exceed sixt y day s, the authority to appro ve, among other things, the Loan amounts,
the prin ci pal amount of the Bonds maturing ;n any panicular yea r, and th e rate of
intere st on the Bond s; therefore ;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUN CIL OF THE
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS :
Sec tion I. Deji11ilio11s. The following terms shall ha ve th e foll ow ing meanings as
used in this Ordinance :
"Acts" mean s the Ci ty Chart er, Titl e 3 1, Aniclc 37, Pan 45 .1, C.R.S. and
Title 11 , Aniclc 57 , Pan 2, C.R .S., and all oth er laws of th e State es tabli shin g the
power of the City to comple te th e financ ing co ntemplat ed by thi s Ordina nce.
"A uth ority'' mean s the Co lorado Water Re so urces and Pow er Dev el opment
Authority .
"Bonds" mean s the gove rnmenta l age ncy bonds to be issued ':Jy the Ci ty to
th e Auth ority pursuanl to the Loan Agre ement s, th e form of wh ic h i~ sci fo rth in
Exhibit D to the Loan Ag re ements , re spectively .
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"City" mean s the City of Engl ewood , Co lorado , ac tin g by and th ro ugh its
Sewe r Utilit y Enterpri se.
"City Co 1111 cif' means th e Ci ty Counc il of th e City .
"'Charter" me ans the home rul e Chart er of the City .
"C.R.S." me ans th e Co lorad o Revised Statu tes , as amended and suppl emen ted
as of the date here of.
"Fi11a11ci11g Doc um ents" mean s th e Loan Ag re ement s and th e Bond s.
"Loa n Agreements" mean s (i) that cert ai n Loa n Agreement between tb c City
and the Authority pursuant to which the Authority is to loa n a portion of the
pro cee ds of its cl ean water reve nue bon ds to the Cit y and which conce rn s the Wat er
Pollution Control Revolving Fund es tab lis hed by th e Authority and (ii ) th at certain
Loan Agreement betw ee n the City and the Authority pursuant to which the
Authority is to ! ~ln a portion of th e proceed s of its water reso urces revenue bon ds to
the City and which concern s the Water Revenu e Bond Program es tabli shed by the
Authority.
0 Pr oject" mean s advanced tre atment upgrade s to, and th e construction of
improvements to increa se the wastewater treatme nt capacity o f, the
Littleton/Englewood Wastewater Treatment Plant, and such additional ca pit al
improvement s as may be permitted by the terms of th e Loan Agreement.
"Proj ec t Costs" means th e Ci ty 's costs properly attributable to the Project, or
any parts thereof, and permitt ed by the provisi ons of the Act s.
"Sewer Utility Enterprise" mean~ th e gov ernment owned bu sine ss of the City
for sa nitary sewe r se rvi ces which is authorized to iss ue its ow n re ve nue bond s and
which recei ves under I 0% of ann ual revenue in grant s from all Co lorado state and
local gove rnment s combined.
"State" means the State of Colorado.
"System" means all of th e sa nitary sewe r facilities and propertie s of the City,
now owned or hereaft er acquired , whether situat ed within or without the geogra phical
boundariei, of the City , in cluding all present or future improvements, exten sio ns ,
enl argement :;, beuerm ents, repl ace ment s or additi ons thereof or thereto.
~ Approval of loan Agreements and Authorizction of Bonds. Pursua nt
to and in acco rda nce with the State Constituti on and the Ac ts, th e Bond s shall be
iss ued by the City ac tin g by and throu gh it s Sewer Utility Ent crp1·i,c. The form of
the Loan Agreements, res pec tively , se tting for th th e term s, ".on 0,1 ions a'1 d de tails of
the Bonds an d th e procedure s relating thereto , arc inc orporate d 'ht:rcin t y rcfcr cr,ce
and arc hereby approved; all City officials and employee s arc hereby d,rocted to take
such ac ti ons as arc necessary and appropri ate to fulfill the obligalion , ~f ttie City
und er th e Financing Documents . Ti~e City shall enter into the Loa r, Agre ements and
deli ver the Bond s in sub stantiall y the f,111,., p,cscntcd on final readi ng of thi s
Ordinanc e with only such -:hangcs as arc not inconsistent herewith ; provided that
suc h documents may be co mpleted , co rrect ed, or re vised as deemed nec essary by th e
panics thereto in ord er to carry out the purpo ses of th is Ordin ance. 1 he
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accomp lis hmen t of 1hc Projcc1 and the paymen t of Proj ec t Cos1s arc her eby •
au1hori zcd , appr0\1cd . nnd ord ered . II is he reby dctcm1in cd tha t th e da te of fina l
matu ri ty of th e Bo nds doc s no t exceed th e estima ted li fe of th e Project.
~-B0 11d Details. T he Bondi;; repr ese nti ng th e bor rowing under t he Wat er
Re ven ue Bo nd Prog.rnm of th e Auth ori ty shall be in illl aggrcga tr r ri ncipul amount
not to ex cee d S23 ,000 ,000 and Bonds represe nti ng the bo rrowing under the Wa ter
Pollu ti on Contro l Rev ol ving Fund Program of t he Aut hority shall be in nn aggrega te
principa l a m olull 110 1 to exceed $33 ,000,000 . The max imum net e ffe cti ve in tere st
ra te aut horized fo r 1h c Do nds is 6 .00% per annum (o r in th e even t th at a late charge
is imroscd pursuant 10 Se ct ion 3.03 of the Loa n Agre eme nt , a maximum ne t
effccli ve i11 1crcs1 ra te rq ual t o th e grea t er of 12% pe r annwn or 1he pri me ra te plus
0 .5%, not to exceed the maxim wn ra te perm itt ed by law), and th e act ua l net
effect ive int erest ra l c of the Bonds shall no t exceed such ra te. For a period not to
ex ceed sixty day s from the effect ive da t e of this Ordinance , the Counc il hereby
delega tes to th e May o1 the r ight 10 de t erm in e th e amo unt of pri nci pal of the Bonds
ma turin g in any pnitic ul ar year and the ra te of int erest on t he Bo nds , w'h ich
informat io n shall be se t forth in th e loa n repayme nt sc hedule in Ex hibi t C to th e
Loa n Agreeme nt s.
S!;c t ion 4 . Pledge /or Pay m ent oft/,e Bonds. The principa l of and in te rest on t he
Bo nds shall be payable solely from th e P le dge d Pro perty (\\lt ic h term is de fi ne d in th e
Loa n Agr ee ment ). T he Cit y ir revocably pl edges th e Pledged Pro pert y fo r th e
pay ment of th e Bonds an d th e amoun ts due wider the Loa n Agree ment s. T he
Auth orit y may not look t o any ge neral or oth er fun d of th e Cit y fo r the payme nt of
th e prin ci pal of or int erest o n the Bo nds , ex ce pt th e fun ds and accoun ts pledged
t hereto pursua nt to aut hor it y o f this Ordi nance, and th e Bo nds shall no t co nstitut e a
de bt or an indebte dn ess of t he City wi thin th e mea ning of any const itut io nal or
st atutory provis ion o r li mit ation; nor shall they be co nsidere d or held to be a genera l
obliga ti on of th e Cit y.
~-Afai11t c11 a11 ce of £11 /erprise Status. The Cit y Co unci l he reby
dctennine s 1h a1 the Sewe r Utili ty Ent erprise is an en terp ris e wit hin th e mea ning of
Arti cle X, Sec ti on 20 of th e Co lora do Constituti on. The Cit y has and will co ntinu e
to ma in ta in th e Sys tem as an "en terpri se" wi th in th e mea ning Arti cle X, Sec tion 20
of th e Co lorado Co nstitu tion, and the mea nin g of Tit le 37 , Arti cle 45 .1, C.R.S.;
provided , howeve r, aft er the c urr ent ca len dar yea r the Ci ty may dis qu alify th e Sys tem
as an "ent erp ri se" in any yea r in whic h sa id dis qu alifi ca ti on doc s not ma teria ll y,
adverse ly affect the enforcea bility of th e covenan ts made in th e Fi nanci ng
Doc um en ts. In th e event th at the Sys tem is disqua li fied as an en terp ri se and th e
enforc eabilit y of th e covenan ts made by th e Ci ty in th e Fina ncing Doc um ents arc
ma teria ll y, adve rse ly affec ted , th e Cit y co vena nt s to (i) imme di ately take all actions
nec essary to quali fy Sy ste m as an ent erp rise wi thin th e mean ing of Article X. Section
20 of th e Co lora do Co nstitut io n an d (ii) permi t th e enfo rcc mc!1t of the cov enant s
made in th e Fi nanc in g Document s.
Sect io n 6. Apprm ·al of Afis,·cllanco 11s D oc 11m e11ts. The Ma yo r, th e Ci ty Cler k
~nd all oth er offi ~crs, officia ls an d empl oyees of th e Ci ty arc hereby auth orized an d
di rec ted to exec ut e the Loa n Ag reements and all docu men ts and certificates necessa ry
or desi rab le to effectu ate the iss uance of the Bon ds and tht:. fi nanc ings co ntempla ted
by thi s Ord in ance .
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~ 7. A m e udmeut of Ortli11u11 ce. Thi s Ordin ance ma y be :uncndcd only wi th
the pri or writte n consent of th e Auth ori ty.
~. Limitmiou •1( At·thm~·. The Cit y Coun ci l elec ts to appl y all of th e
provisi ons of Titl e 11 , Article 57 , Par t 2, C.R.S. to the exec ut io n of th e Loan
Ag reeme nt s and to th e is s uance of 1hc Bonds . In accorda nce wit h Scc1io n 11-57-212,
C.R.S., no legal or cquit::1blc action can be brought wit h respe ct 10 an y legi s lative acts
or pro cee din gs in con nection with th e auth orizati on or issuance of the Bonds,
respec ti ve ly, more tha!l 30 da ys atl cr th e is s ua nce or a uth ori zati on of suc h securit ie s,
whi chever occ ur s la ter.
~-Rntificatio11 tJJ PritJr Actio11 s. All ac ti ons heretofo re take n (no t
inconsisten t wil h th e provi sio ns of thi s Ordinance) by th e Counci l or by 1h c office rs
and emp loyees of the Cit y dir ec ted towa rd th e issua nce of th e Bon ds for th e purposes
herein se t for th arc hereby ra tified, approve d and co nfir med .
~-Headings . Th e headings to the vario us sec ti ons and paragra ph s tn
thi s Ordin ance have bee n in se rt ed sole ly for th e co nv en ience of th e reader, ar~ not a
part of thi s Ordi nance, and sha ll not be use d in any man ner to int erpret thi s
Ordi nan ce .
Se cti on 11. Ordinance lrrepea/able . Aller any Bond s have bee n iss ued, thi s
Ordin ance sha ll constitute a con trac t between th e Aut horit y and th e City, and shall be
and remai n irrcpca lablc until th e Bond s and th e int eres t acc ruin g th ereon shsll have
been full y paid , sa tisfied, and di sc harged , as herei n pro vided .
~-Severability. It is her eby express ly declared that all pro vi sions hereo f
and their appli ca ti on are int ended to be an d arc se verab le. In orde r to impl ement
s uch inten t, if any provi sion hereof or the appli ca ti on thereo f is de termined by a
court or admini strat ive bod y to be invalid or unenforc ea ble , in wh ole or in part, s uch
de tennin ati on shall not affec t, impair or in va lid ate any oth er provision hereof or th e
application of the provi s ion in que sti on to any ot her s ituation ; and if any provi sion
hereo f or th e appli ca tio n th ereo f is dctem1incd by a co urt or admini stra ti ve bo dy to
be va li d or enforceabl e only if it s ap plica ti on is limit ed , it s app lica ti on sha ll be limit ed
as requi red to mos t full y implement its purpose .
~ Repealer . All ord ers , by laws , ordin ances, and reso lut ions of th e City ,
or parts thereo f, in co nsisten t or in co nn ic t wi th thi s Ord inance, arc hereby repea led
to th e ex tent onl y of s uch incons istency or co nflict.
~-Dec:luratitm of E m ergen cy. The exe cuti on of the Loa n Agre em ent s
an d the issuance of th e Bonds do not require prior vo ter approva l und er Arti cl e X,
Se ctio n 20 of th e State Co nstituti on and Cit y Co un cil has bee n advised th at the
sc hedule fo r the publ ic bidding of ecrtnin Projec t Cos ts and th e nee d to ha ve fund ing
sec ured to aw ard s uch bid s require that th is Ordi nance he effec ti ve irnmediat l'i y;
there fo re, th e Cou ncil hereby finds and dctcm1in cs th nt this Ordina nce is 111.:ces sary
fo r 1h e immediate preserva ti on of pub lic pro perty , hea lth , peace and sa fety and shall
be in fu ll fo rce and effect immediat ely upon fin al passage by the Co un ci l.
Introd uced, read in full , and passc.,'. as an eme rg ency ordina nce on fir st re adin g, on
th e 5'" <l ay of Apri l, 2004 .
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Publi shed as a Bill for an Emergency Ordinance on th e 9th day of April , 2004 .
Read by title as an Emergency Ordinance and passed on final reading on the 19th
day of April , 2004 .
Publ:shed by title as Emergency Ordinanc e No2i_, Sc.ie 23''
day of April, 2004 .
I, Loucrisbia A. Ellis, City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby
certify that the above and foregoing is a true copy of the Emergency Ordir:taJl,CC
passed on final reading and published by title as Emergency Ordin No .ca,j_, Series
of 2004.
Loucrisbia A. Ellis
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Da le
Apri l 5, "004
INITI ATED BY
COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
Age nd a ll e m
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STAFF SOU RCE
Subj ect
Funding for th e L/E wvvrp
Phase 2 Ex Ja nsion Pro· ec t
Lill leton/Englew ood Supervisory Comrn illee S1ewar1 H. Fo nda, U1ili 1ies Direc l o r
Frank G , le\.vicz , Finance Di rec tor
COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACT ION
App rova l of th e Plannin g and Ca paci ty Assess menl St udy and the Pha se 2 Pr e-c es ign Fin al Report .
Approva l of th e Brown and Ca ld well Engineering Co ntract fo r th e des ign of th e Pha se 2 Expans ion Pr ojec t
improvements al th e Litllel on/Englewood Waslewa ter Trea lmen l Plan l and approva l of th e Brown and
Caldwell co nt ra ct amendm en t fo r co nstru cti on manag ement se rvi ces durin g co nstru ct ion.
RECOMM ENDED ACTION
We reco mmend Counci l app rove by Emerg ency Ordinance two (2) lntergovernmen l al Agree m ents w ith
th e Colorado Water Resource s and Power Deve lopmen t Authori ty (CWRPDA) fo r th e issuance of Wal er
Re ve nu e and Wate r Po llulion Con trol Revo lvin g Fun d bonds fo r th e Ph ase 2 Expa nsion Proj ec t
BACKGROUND , ANALYSIS, AND ALTERNATIVES IUENTIFIED
The Lill lel on/Engl ewood WWTP has a curr ent lrealm ent capac ity of 36.3 mi lli on ga ll ons per day (mgd) and
63,000 pounds per day of organic ma tt er. Two primary fac tors have been id entifi ed th al will require
ex pansion o f th e prese nt faci li ly: I ) hi gh er than anti cipated popula ti on growth in th e fac ility's se rvi ce area
and ; 2) the regulatory requirem ent l o remove nilrate fro m th e plant effluent Th ese two fac to rs and lhe
need fo r ex pansi on were prese nt ed l o bo lh Li llleto n and Englewood Ci ty Co un cil s al a stu dy sessio n in
,'lovember 1999.
A plan ning and ca paci ty ass ess menl project was au thc rized as a result of th e study sessio n and Br own and
Caldwell co mpleted th e projecl al lhe end o f 20C Th e res ults o f th e proj ec t we re prese nted l o both
co uncil s al a study ses sio n in February 200 1. Brown and Caldwell recommended in creasi ng pl ant ca paci ty
l o a nomina l 50 mgd and disc usse d th e nee d fo r nitr ate remova l th at may res ult fro m th e ongoing nilral e
To tal M axim um Dai ly Lo ad (TMDL ) study. Res ult s of the TMDL are an ti ci pated l o be fi nali ze d during sp rin g
2004.
A pre-des ign proj ec t was completed l o identi fy spe cific pl an t component s nee ded to ex pand th e fac ility to
th e recommended capacity and incl ude de-nitrifi catio n (nitrale removal) sys l ems. The pre-des ign project
also incl uded th e iden ti fi ca ti on of th e regu latory work req uired to obl ai n approval from the Water Q ual ity
Control Division an d th e D enver Regiona l Council of ~overnment s, .' .. JB plan nin g agency in th e D enve r
area. As part of th e p re-des ign pro jec t, a preli min ary estim ate of project costs was deve loped.
Th e findings and reco mmendati o ns of th e Pre-des ign Prowct have bee n compl el ed along w ith th e
engi nee rin g des ign stage of th e Phas e 2 project. Th e fi na l drawings and specifica ti ons have bee n made
avai lab le to pr equalifi ed ge neral co ntrac tors and subco ntra ctors in order to ob tain bids for th e pr ojec t in
mid-May.
Th e WR,.,DA has prepared two (2) Int ergovern m ent al Agreem ents (Lo an Ag reeHl nts) fo r th e issuance cf
\I/at r Revenu e Boi,~s in th e am oun t of $2 1,000,000 and Water Poll ution Control Revolvir,g Fun d Bon ds in
th e amo unt of $30,000,000. Thi s low -in terest fi nanci ng w ill provide th e m aj ority of funds need ed f ,, th e
Phas e 2 Ex p ansion Pro jec t. Bo nd iss uan ce s ar e an tic ipa ted by th e CWR PD A to b e in late April and ea rly
M ay 2004.
FIN ANCI AL IMPACT
Th cost o' !11e Ph ase 2 Pro jec t is es tim ated to b e $1 10,000,000,;. a cap i tal cos t an J w ill b e sp lit 50/50
w ith th e City of U ul eto n . Fund s to begin th e p ro jec t ar e in cl ud ed in th e 2004 bu dget.
11 ST OF ATTACHMENTS
Prv p os ed Bill for an Em ergency O rd inance
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WATF.R REVENUE llONO PROGRAM
LOAN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
COLORADO WATER RESOURCES AND
POWER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
AND
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO ACTING BY
AND THROUGH ITS SEWER UTl LITY ENTERPRISE
DATED AS OF MAY I, 2004
DRAFT OF
APR IL 9, 2004
THIS LOAN AGREEMENT. made and entered int o as of thi s 1st day of May,
2()().1, hy and hctween COLORADO WATER RESO URCES AND POWER
DEVELOPMENT AUTIIORITY (the "A uth orit y"), a body corpora te and po liti ca l subdiv ision
of th e Stnt c of Co lorado, and the CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, ACT ING BY AND THROUGH
ITS SEWE R ENTERPRISE (the "Go\'emmc n1al Agency'"). a home rul e mun k ipaJ corpora ti on
and pol i1i ca l :rnbdivi sion of the Slate of Co lnrn do;
WITNESSETII TIIA T :
WHEREAS . th e: Auth ori1 y is authorized by Ti tle 37. Article 95, Part ! , Co lorado
Rev ised Stat ut es . as amenl1ed (the "Act"). to issue i1s negot iab le bo nds or no1es in furth eran ce of
its purposes 10 preserve. pro tect. up grade, conserve, de velop. utili ze . an d mana ge the water
reso urces of the Stntc , and to make loans to any govcmmc nt al agency for the plannin g.
de signing, acq uiring. co nstru ctin g. reco nstru cting. impro vi ng, equ ippin g and furni shing of
projects rel ated to its purposes, whi ch loa ns may be sec ured hy loan and sec urity agree ments :
and
WHEREAS , th e Gove rnm enta l Agen cy has th e power under and pu rs uant 10
Tit le J I. Anide 45. Pan I. Colorado Rev ised Statues . as amended to borrow money and to
acquire , co nstruct, operate, co ntro l and use any and all works , faci lit ies and mean s fo r th e
purpo se of providing for th e treatment of wastewater within the geogr-Jphi ca l area of the
Govern ment al Agency: and
WHEREAS, in funhcra nce of its purposes, the Gove rnmental Age ncy has
determined to finance th e cost of acquisition and const ru cti on of vari ous imp rove ments lo it'>
wastewater system ;
WHEREAS . the Authorit y has auth ori zed th e issuan ce of its re ve nue bo nd s,
pu rs uant lo th e Ac t in ord er to loan the proceeds to the Gove rnmental Agen cy to finance such
impro ve ments on the tenns and co nd itions herein set fon h;
WHEREAS , the C.Ovemme nt al Age ncy wi ll iss ue its bond to the Authority to
evidence said loan fro m the Authorit y:
NOW, THEREFORK for and in con siderat ion of the award of !he loan by the
Auth ority and of the mutual cove nan ts herei n. the Auth orit y md the Gove rnmental Age ncy eac h
agree to perform th eir re specti ve ob li gatio ns und er thi s Loan Agrec meni m accordance wit h the
conditio ns, co venan ts and procedu res se t fon h herein and att ached hereto as n pan hereof. as
fo ll ows:
AR T ICLl-.1.
DEHNITIONS
SECTIO N 1.01 Definitions. The following terms as used in thi s Loan
Agrccmc 111 shall. unle ss th e co n1 cxt clear ly require s ot herwise, have th e fo ll ow in g meanings:
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"Act" mea ns 1hc "Colorado Water Reso urces an d Power Dev elopment Au1hori1 y
Act," t-.eing Secti on 37 -'JS-101 cl. s . of th e Co lorado Re vised Stat ul cs, as th e sa me may from
time 10 time he amended 11 nd supplemented .
"Annual lnfom1ation" mean s the informat io n speci fie d in Sec tion 2.03 in th is
Loa n Agree ment.
"Aulhority" mea ns the Co lorado Wu1cr Reso urces and Power De ve lo pment
Auth rni ty, a body corpora·c and poli ti ca l subdi vision of 1hc State of Co lora do wi 1h corpora te
successio n du ly crea ted uno validly ex istin g under and by vinu c of th e Act.
"Authority llonds" mea ns bonds a uthorized by the Bond Resoluti on. together
with uny refundin g bond s authent icated and deli vered pursuant to the Bond Resoluti on. in each
case in order 10 provi de the so urce of funding of the Loan 10 the Govemmental Agen cy pun,uanl
to thi s Loan Agreemen t arc taken .
"Authorized Officer" mean s, in the case of the Governmental Agency, the
person whose name is sc i fo nh in Ex hibit B hereto or such othe r person or persons authorized
pu rs uant to a reso luti on or ordinance of the go ve rning body of the Governmental Agen cy 10 act
us an Authori zed Offi ce r of the Gove rnmental Agency to perform any act or execute any
doc ument relating to the Loa n, the Go vernm ental Agency Bond or thi s Loan Agreement whose
name is furni shed in writing to the Authority .
.. Bond Reso lution" mea ns the Water Reso urces Re ve nue Bond Re solut ion (City
of Englewood. Colorado Project). as adopted by the Authorily on April 23. 2004 . authori zi ng the
issuance of the Authority Bonds. and all further amendmen ts and supplements tl ,ercto adopted in
accordance with !he pro visions thereof.
"Code" means the "Internal Rc:venue Code of 1986," as the sa me may from time
to time be amended and suppleme nted , including any regulati ons pro mulgated th ereunder and
any administrati ve or judicial inlcrprctati ons thereof .
.. Cost" means th ose costs that arc reasonable . nece ss ary and allocable to the
Project and arc permitted by ge nerall y acccplcd acco unting princip les 10 be costs of lhc Project.
Cos t shall al so includ e Cos ts of Iss uance (as defin ed in the Bond Reso luti on).
"Event or Defau lt " mea ns any occ urrence or evc m speci fied in Se cti on 5.0 1
hereo f.
"Fiscal Yea r" me ans the fi sca l year of the Govcmmentnl Agen cy.
"GAAP" mean s generall y accepted acco untin g princi ples a.,; in effect fro m 1ime 10
time in the Uni ted States.
"Governmental Agency" mea ns the pub lic entit y that is a pa ny to and is
de scrihed in the fir s1 p:1rJgra ph of this Loan Agreement. and its success ors and ass igns .
"G o,·crnmcnlu l Agency Kond " mean s 1he bond cxccu lcd and delivered hy 1he
Govern me nt al Agen cy to the Authority to evide nce 1he Loa n. the fo rm of which is anachcd
hereto as Ex hibit I) a nd made a pan hereof.
"Holder" mean s :-ny hold er of Au thority Bonds as defi ned under th e Bond
Resolu tion and , for the pu rpose s of Section 2.03 of thi s Loan Agreeme nt , shall al so mean any
beneficia l ow ner of Au thori ty Bonds within th e meaning of Ruic l).d under th e Securiti es
Exchange Act of 1934 ,
"Loan " means th e loa n made by the Auih orit y 10 the Govern mental Agency to
fin ance or refin ance a ponion of th e Cos t of th e Project purs uant to thi s Loa n Agreement. For all
purposes of thi s Loa n Agree men t. the pri nc ipal amount of the Loa n at any 1ime shall he eq ual to
th e principnl amou nt of th e Authority Bonds. less any pon ion of such principal amount us has
been repaid by the Governmental Agency under thi s Loan Agreement.
"Loan Agreement " means this Loa n Agreement. includin g the Ex hibits attac hed
hereto. as it ma y be supplemen ted. modifi ed or amended from tim e to time in acco rd ance with
the tcnns hereof and of the Bond Resoluti on.
"Loan Closing" mea ns the date upo n whi ch the Authori ty shall iss ue and deliver
the initi al Authorit y Bonds.
"Loan Repayments" means the pay ments payable by the Governmental Agency
pu rs uant to Secti on 3.03 of th is Loan Agree men t. including pay;ne nt s pa yable under th e
Governmental Agency Bond.
"Loan Term" means the defined term of thi s Loa n Agree ment srt fo nh in
paragraph (3) of EK hibit 8 attached heret o and made a pan hereof.
"MSRB" mea ns the Muni cipal Sec uriti es Rul emaking Board estab lished in
accordance with the provisions of Secti on 15B{b)(l ) of the Sec uriti es Exchange Act of 1934.
"Pledged Property" means th e defined term or 1his Lo an Agrcem enl se t fonh in
paragra ph (4 ) of Ex hibit A auac hcd herelo an d made a pan hereof.
··Prtme Rate" means the prevai lin g co mm ercial inlerest rate announced by the
Tru stee fro m time to time as its prim e lendin g mte .
"Project" means th e waste wa 1er projccl of th e Gove mmen 1al Agency desc ribed
in paragraph (I ) of Ex hib it A attached hereto and made a pan he reof. all or a poni on of the Cos t
of which is finan ced or refi nan ced hy th e Authority th ro ugh the making of the Loa n under thi s
Loa n Ab'Tec ment.
"Project Fund" mea ns the Projec t Fund crea ted under th e Bond Reso lu1i on.
"Repository " mea ns an y nati onall y recog ni zed muni cipa l sec uriti es infonnation
reposit ory within th e mea nin g of Rule 15c2 •12 .
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"Rule 15c.2-12" mea ns Ruic 15c2 -12 un de r 1he Sec urities Excha nge Act of 1934.
as amend ed throu gh the du1c of adop ti on of th e Bond Resoluti on. mgc1 hcr wi lh ull int erpre tive
guida m:es or <llhcr officia l int crp rc1ati ons and cx pl unatio ns th ereo f 1h u1 arc pmm ul g:llcd by the
SEC.
"S tale lnronnalion l>t!JK)Slto ry" mean s any publil· or private rcpos il ory
dc sign:ucd by th e Staie of Colorado. and recogni zed as such hy the SEC for th e pu rpo ses of Rule
15c2 -12.
"SEC" mean s the Un i1 cd Sta tes Sec uriti es and Exc hange Co mmi ss ion .
··Sys tem " mean s the wastewa ter 1re.1 1mc 111 sys tem of the Gove mm cnial Agen cy ,
in clud ing th e Projec t. dcscrihcd in paragraph (2) of Ex hibit A allached hereto and made a part
hereof fo r whi ch th e Govcm mcnl al Agency is makin g the !Jorrowi ng und er thi s Loa n Agreeme nt .
as such System muy be mod ified or ex pa nded from time 10 time.
"Trustee" mea ns the Tru s1ec appointed by the Auth orit y pu rsua nt to th e Bond
Reso luti on a nd i1 s successo r or successors and any other corpo rati on which ma y a1 an y lim e he
subs1ituted in its pl ace as Tru s1ee purs uan1 10 th e Bon d Resoluti on.
Terms not otherw ise defined herein shall ha ve the meanin gs ascribed 10 them in
th e Bond Reso lution .
Except where lhe co nte xt otherwise requires. words imponin g th e sin gu lar
number shall include th e plu ral number and vi ce versa. an d words imponin g persons shall
include firm s, us~ocia tion s, corporati ons. agencies and districts. Words imponin ~ vne gender
shall include the other ge nder.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS OF GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY
SECTION 2.01 Repres,ntations or Governmental Agency. The
Governmental Age ncy represe nts for the benefit of the Authorit y and the holders of the
Authority Bo nd s as fo ll ows:
(a) Orga ni zati on and Authority.
(i) The Gove rnment al Agen cy is a govemmenlal agency as defined in the Acl
and as desc ri bed in 1hc fi rs! paragraph of 1his Loan Agree ment.
(ii) The Gove rnmental Agency has full le ga l right :rnd authori ty and all
necessary IK~!lses and permits req uired as of 1he date hereof 10 ow n,
operale and mainiain the Sys tem, to carry on its ac ti vities relatin g th ereto,
to exec ute and deli ve r 1hi s Loa n Agreeme nt . to exec ut e, iss ue and de li ver
the Gove rnm ent al Agem.·y Bond. 10 und cnakc and com plete th e Project
(othe r than lice nses and permits relati ng to the co nst mction an d
ucq ui si1ion of th e Pro~cc1 whic h the Go "em mc ntal Age ncy cxpcc 1s to
receive in the ordi nar:, co urse of business), and 10 carry OtJt and
cons um ma te nil 1nms11c1ions co ntem plat ed by 1his Loan Agrecmc 111. The
Projcc 1 is a proj ec t whi ch the Gove mm en1 11I Agency mny ur 1dertake
pursuant to Co lorado law and fo r whi ch lhe Gove rnm ental ARency is
au1horized by la w to horrow money.
(ii i) The proceedi ngs of the Governme ntal Agency's gove rnin g members and
voters, if n referend um is necessary. approvi ng th is Loan Agreement and
th e Govern mental Agency Bond and au thorizi ng !heir excc ulion. iss uan ce
and delivery on beha lf of th e Gove rnmenta l Agency, and aut horizing lhe
Gove mmcnual Agency to undenakc and co mpl ete the Project have bee n or
will be du ly and lawfully adopted in accorda nce wi th the laws of Colorado
and such proceedings were or will be duly approved an d publi shed, if
necessary, in accordance with applicable Co lorado law , at a meeti ng or
meetings whic h were du ly called pursuant 10 neces sary public noti ce and
held in acco rdance wi th appli ca bl e Colorado law , a nd at which quorums
were prese nt and acting throughout.
(iv) Th is Loan Agreement and the Governmental Agency Bond . when
delivered al the Loan Clos in g, will ha ve been, duly authorized, executed
and delivered by an Au th orized Office r of the Govern mental Agency ; and ,
assu ming th at the Authority has all th e requisite power and auth ori ty to
authori ze, execute and deli ver, and has duly authori 1.ed, executed and
deli vered , thi s Loan Agreement , thi s Loan Agreement. and th e
Gove rnmen tal Agency Bond when delivered to the Authority, will
consti tute, the legal, valid and binding obli gatio ns of the Governmental
Agency in accordance with their r.:spcct ive terms , and th e infonn ati on
contained und er "Description of the Loan" on Exhibit B attached hereto
and made a pan he reof is true and accurate in all respects.
(b) Full Di sc los u~.
There is no fact that the Govem r.:e ntal Agency has not disclosed to the Authority
in writing on the Governmental Agency's ap pli catio n for the Loan or otherwise that materiall y
adversely affects the propenies , acti vi ties. prospects or co ndition (finan cial or 01herwise) of the
Gove rnm ental Agency of the Sys tem, or lhe abilit y of the Govern mental Agency to make all
Loa n Repayments and otherwise observe and perfonn its dut ies, cove nants , obli gat ions an d
agrcemen ls under thi s Loa n Agree ment and the Gove rnmental Agency Bond .
(c) Pending Liti gation.
There are no proceedi ngs pen din g, or, 10 the knowledge of th e Govern me ntal
Age ncy threatened . aga in st or affecting the Governmental Agen cy , in any co un or before any
governmenta l au thori ty or arbitratio n board or tribun al th at. if adverse ly determined , wo uld
materia ll y adverse ly affect the propcnie s, activi1ies. prospects or co nditi on (fi nancial or
oth erwise) of the Gove rnmen tal Agenc y or the Sys lcm, or the abilit y of th e Gove rnmenta l
Age ncy to make all Loa n Repay men ts and otherwi se observe and pcrfonn its duties, covenants .
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uh li g:lli ons and :igrccmen1 s und er thi s Loan Agrec men l and the Gov ernm enta l Age ncy Bond .
th ot have not hcc n disclo~cd in \\Ti ling to the Auth orit y in th e Gove rnmenta l Age ncy's
app lica ti on for th e Loa n or otherwi se 10 th e Authori ty.
(d ) Compl ian ce wi th Ex isli ng Laws und 1\g1ce n:cn 1s.
The :1uthorization. execu ti on and delivery of thi s Loa n Agree ment :md lhc
Govcmme nt :tl Agency Bond hy the Govern mental Agen cy . the ohsc rv:11io n and performa nce hy
the Gove rnm enta l Age ncy of its du tie s, covenants, ob ligati ons and agreement s th ere under and
the co nsummati on of the tra nsac ti ons pro vided for in thi s Loan Agreeme nt and th e
Govcrnmc ntn l Age ncy Bond. th e co mpli an ce hy 1he Go\•cmmen1a l Age ncy with th e provi sion s
of thi s Loan Agreeme nt and 1he Go\'c mme nt al A£e ncy Bond and the un de rt aki ng and
co mpl e1ion of th e Projec1 will not rcsuh in any brcnc h of any of 1hc 1enns, co ndi 1ions or
provi sions of. o r co ns1i1u1e a defa ult under. or res ult in 1he crca1 ion or imposilion of any lie n,
charge or cncumbrnnce upon any propert y or asse ts of 1he Go \'e rnmcntal Age ncy purs uant to any
cxi sling ordin ance or reso luti on. tru sl agreemen t, indenture , mortgage , deed of trust, loa n
agree menl or other instrum enl (01her th an th e li en and charge of (i) thi s Loan Agrecmenl and the
Govcrn men 1al Age ncy Bond and (ii ) any ordinan ce, reso lut io n or ind enture whi ch authorized
outsta ndin g debt o bli ga ti ons of !he Governm ental Age ncy wh ich arc at parity wi th. or superi or
to. th e Govcmmenlul Age ncy Bond as 10 lie n on, and so urce and sec urit y fo r, pay ment th ereo n
from lh e Pledged Propert y) to whic h the Govcmme ntaJ Age ncy is a party or by whi ch th e
Gov ernm ent al Agen cy, 1he Sys te m or any of it s property or assets may be bo und, nor will such
action res ult in any viola tion of th e prov is ions of the charter or oth er doc umen t pursuant to which
1he Gove rnm ental Agenc y was establi shed or any laws. ordinances, reso lut io ns. go\'e mmental
rules. re gul ati o ns or court orde rs 10 which the Go\'emme nt al Age ncy. th e Sys 1cm or its propert ies
or o pernti ons is subject.
(c) No Dc fauhs .
No eve nt has occ urred a nd no condi ti on exists th at , upon nuth ori uuion, exec uti on
and deli ve ry of thi s Loa n Agreem ent and the Governmenta l Agency Bond or receipt of !he
amount of the Loan . would consti tute an Event of Ocfuul1 here under. The Gove rnmental Agency
is not in vi olati on of. and has not recei ved noti ce of nny claimed violati on of, any te rm of any
agree ment or other in strument to which it is a part y or by whi ch it, th e System or it s pro pert y
ma y be bo und , which violat ion wou ld materia ll y ad\·crsc ly affe ct th e prope nics, act ivities.
pros pects or co ndi ti on (finan cial or oth erwise) of the Governm ent.a l Age ncy or the Sys te m or the
ab il ity of the Gove rnm ent al Age ncy to make all Loa n Repaymen ts or otherwise observe and
perfo rm its duti es. cove nants. ob li gat ions and agreement s under 1his Loan Agree ment and !he
Gove rnm ent al Agc ucy Bond .
Cf) Govc mmemul Co nsenl.
The Govemmen lal Agen cy ha s oh!ained all pcnni ts and app rova ls req uired lo
<la te hy any gove rnmental body or officer (a nd rea sonably expects to receive all permit s required
in the fu ture hy an y ~O\crnmc n1 al agency) fo r th e making . ob servan ce and pcrfonn ancc by 1he
Govc mm cn1 al Age ncy of its duti es, cove nan ts, obli ga ti ons m,d ag rc emc ms under thi s Loan
Agreement and th e Govemmen 1ul Agency Bond or for th e und ertaking or co mpleti on of th e
Project and th e fi nancin g or rdi n:1ncing !h ereof: and the Go\'e mmcntal Agenc.·y has com pl ied
with all app licah lc pro vis ions of law requiring an y noti fica 1io n, decl11ra 1ion, filin g or regist rnli on
wit h any go\'e rnm cntal hody or officer in con nec ti on wi1h the makin g, ob!IC r\'an ce und
rcrformance hy the Gove rnmental Agency of its duties. cov enant s, ohli ga tio ns :t.nd agreement s
und er th is Loa n Agreeme nt und 1hc Gu, crnmc ntul Agen cy Bond or \\ it h lh e undcr1aking or
co mpleti on of the Projec t and the fina nci ng or refi nanci ng thereof. Nn co nsr nt , appro \•al or
auth orizati on of. or filin o. regi strali on m qua lifi c:ui on with . an y government:11 body or offi cer
th 1H has not bee n oht aincd (o r th at is not re asonably expec ted 10 be o btained) is required on th e
pan of th e Go\'Crn ment al Age ncy as a cond it io n 10 1he auth ori za ti on, ex ec ution and delive ry of
thi s Loa n Agreeme nt and th e Go\ernmental Age ncy Bond. th e un denaki ng or completi on of !he
Projec 1 or 1hc co nsumma1i on of an y trnn suc ti o n herein co nt emp la1ed .
(g) Co mpli anc.·e wi th Law.
The Governmental Agency (i) is in co mpli ance wi th all bws. ordin ances.
governme nta l rules and regul ati on!i to whi ch it is subject. the failure to co mpl y IAith whi ch wo uld
materiall y adverse ly affect the ab il ity of th e Gove rnm ental Age ncy to conduc1 its activitie s or
und enake or compl ete the Project or the co ndition (finan cia l or oth erwi se) of the Gove rnmen tal
Agen cy or the Sy stem ; and (ii ) has obtained all li ce nses, permits, franchi ses or oth er
go ve rnmental authorizati ons pre se ntly necessary for 1he O"'Jl crs hip of its proper1 y or for the
co nduct of its acti vities whi ch, if not ob tain ed , wou ld maleriall y adverse ly affect th e ab ilit y o f
the Governmenta l Agency 10 condu ct its activ ities or undertake or co mplete the Projecl or the
conditi on (financia l or ot herwise) of the Gove rnmental Agency or the Sys tem (other than
li cen ses. permits. fr anchi ses or other governmental auth ori zations relating 10 the constru cti on and
acq ui siti on of the Project whi ch the Governmental Age ncy expects to receive in the ord inary
course of bu sin ess).
(h) Use of Proceeds
The Go ,·rmm .. 1.tJ.I Agency will ap pl y the proceeds of the Loan fr om the
Authority (i) 10 fin ance or rerinance a poni on of the Cost of the Project: and (ii) where
applicable , to reim burse th e Govcm men ud Agency for a ponion of th e Cos t of the Proj ect. whi ch
ponion was paid or in curred in an ti ci pa tio n of reimbursement by the Authority.
SECl'ION 2.02 Partic11lor Covenants of the Govemmental Agency .
(a) So urc e of Repa yment Pledge .
1l1e Governm ent al Agency irrevocab ly pledges the Pl edged Propeny fo r th e
pun ctu al pa yme nt of the pri ncipal of and lhe i111ere st on the Loan, and all oth er amoun ts due
under thi s L(lan Agrccme nl and the Gov ernm ent al Age ncy Bo nd acco rdin g to th ei r respect ive
terms .
(b) Performance Und,:r Luan Agreement.
Th e Go vernmen tal <\gen cy covenants and agrees (i) to mai ntain the Sys tem in
good repair and o peratin g con ditt r•n : (ii ) 10 cuo pera 1e with the Auth ori ty in th e observa nce and
performance of the re specti ve du1 ies. co,enants. ob li gatio ns and agreements of such
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Govcmmenrnl Asency and the A u1hori1y under 1hi s Loan A b>fecmcn 1: and (iii) 10 co mply wi rh
1hc cove nants de scribed in the Ex hihit s to lh is Loan Agreement .
(c) Completi on o r Projecl and Provision or Mone ys lllcrcfor .
The Gove rnmental Age ncy CO\'c nanls and agrees (i) 10 exercise its be st cffons in
accordance with prudcnl was1cwa1cr tre atm ent utilit y prac tice to com plete th e Project : an d (ii )
subj ec t to appropriation, 10 pro vide fr om its own fi sca l reso urces all moneys, in excess of th e
101a l amoun 1 of loa n proceeds ii receives under the Loan. required to comp lete th e Project.
(d) Di spos iti or. of th e Sysle m.
Exce pt fo r the dispo sal of any po nion of the System whi ch th e Govc mmcni al
Agency determin es arc no longe r necessary for the operati on of the Sys1cm, the Government.a l
Age ncy shall not sell , lease, abandon or oth erwi se di spos e of all or s ubstanti all y all of the
Sys lem, or any other co mponent of the System which pro..,idcs re\lenues to provide fo r the
pa yment of this Loan Agreement or th e Go ve rnmental Agency Bond exce pt on ninety (90) days'
prior written notice to the Authority and, in any eve nt . shall not so se ll , lease. aba ndon or
otherwise di spose of the same unless the followin g co ndit io ns arc met : (i) the Gove rnmental
Agency shall assign thi s Loan Agreement in accordance with Sec tio n 4.02 hereo f and its rights
and interests hereu nder 10 the purch aser or lessee of the System and such purchaser or lessr.c
shall ass ume all duties . covenants, ob li guti ons and agreeme nts of the Governmental Agency
under this Loan Agreement: and (ii ) the Authority shall by appropriate action determine . in its
so le discretion , that such sale , lease, abandonment or other dis posit io n will not adversely affect
the Authority's abili ty to meet its duties . cove nants . obligations and agreements under the Bo nd
Re soluti on, and will not adversely affect the value of thi s Lo an Agreem ent as sec urity for the
pay ment of Authority Bonds and interest thereon, adversely affect the eli gib ilit y of interest on
Authority Bonds then outstanding for exclusion fro m gross income for purposes of Federal
income ta xa ti on .
(e) Excl usio n of Interest from Federal Gross In co me and Compliance with Code .
(i) The Go vernmental Agency covenants and agrees that it shall not lake or
permit any action or fail to tak.e any action which action or omi ss ion
would res ult in the loss of the excl usion of th e intere st on any Auth ority
Bonds (ass uming solel y for thi s purpose that the proceeds of the Authority
Bonds loaned to the Governmenta l Agency represent all of the proceeds of
th e Auth ori ty Bonds) from gross in come for federal income ta x purposes
pursuant 10 Sec 1ion l03(a ) of 1he Code .
(ii ) The Governmenta l Agency covena nts and agrees that ii shall not inkc or
permit any ac tion or fail to tak.e any action, which ac ti on or omi ss ion
wou ld cause the Authority Bonds (ass uming so lel y for thi s purpose that
the proceeds of lhe Authorit y Bonds loa ned 10 the Gove rnm ental Age ncy
represe nt all of the proceeds of the Au th oril y Bo nds) 10 be "p ri va le
acti vity bo nd s .. wilhin the meaning of sec tion 14l(a) of the Code.
Accordi ngly. unless the Go vernmental Age ncy recei ves the pri or wri tten
app rova l of the ;\ulhorit y. and .s ultj ec 1 10 1he cu ndi1iun s of Sec tion
2.0:!(d)(ii ). 1hc Gm·crnmcn1al Agency shall neith er (A) pcrmi1 in exce ss of
10 percent llf cithe 1 (I) the pn K:ccds (as such lerm is used in Secti on I-ti
of 1hc Code ) of the 1\uthori ty Bond s lou r ed 10 th e Go vcmmen1al Age ncy
or (2) the 1•mjec:1 finan ced (or refin anced) with 1hc proceeds of the
Authori ty Bonds loa ned 10 th e Gov cmm en1al Agency, to he used directly
or in direc t!) in an y m11n ncr 1ha1 would co nstitut e "pri vate busin ess use"
wi1hi n the mcan ini; of Secti on 14 l (h)(6) of the Code, nor (13 ) use direc tl y
or indirec tl y an y of lh e proceeds of the Auth orit y Bonds loa ned 10 the
Govern mental Age ncy to m:1 kc or fin ance loa ns 10 perso ns other than
gove rnmenta l uni ts (as such term is used in sec ti on l4l(c) of the Code):
prov ided further . that more th an one half of !he pri\'ate bu sine ss use
pcrmi11ed by clau se (A) shall be neit her (I) di spro poni onate rel ated
husin es s use. nor (2) private bu si ne ss use not related to the government
use of such proceeds of the Authority Bonds. as those terms are use d in
Section 14 l (h)(3) of th e Code .
(iii) Th e Gove rnm en tal Ageucy cove nants and ag rees th at it shall not di ,·ec tl y
or ind irec tl y use or pennit the use of any proceed s of th e Au 1hori1y Bond s
(o r amounL'i treated as re pla ced wi th such proceeds) or any oth er funds, or
take or permit an y ac tio n or fai l to take any action. whic h use. ac ti on or
omi ss ion wo uld cause the Authori ty Bonds (as~um ing so lely fo r th is
purpose th at th e proceeds of the ,\uthori ty Bonds in the har ,ds of the
Gove rnm ent al Agency represent all of th e procecd.s of the Authorily
Bo nds) to be "ar bitrage bo nds" within the meaning ,,f Sec ti on 14 8(a) of
th ~ Code .
(iv) 1 he Go vernmental Agen cy l'l)\'Cn :mL'i :.md ag re es th:i.1 it shall n'lt use or
permit the use of any portio11 of the proceeds of th e Auth ority Bonds to
retire any other ob li ga ti ons of th e Governmenta l Age ncy or any other
entity. unle ss !he Governm ent al Agency obtain s the v.'flllen co nsent of the
Aulhority . wh ic h conse nt may be given or v•ithhc ld in the Au th orit y's so le
di screti on.
(v) The Gove rnm ental Age ncy covenants and agree s to maintain reco rds of its
in ves tments. if any. of proc\. .. ds of the Authority Bond s loa ned to lhe
Govern mental Agency and eam !ngs !hereo n. and will maintain records of
expend itures of such amount s. 11\~ Go vemmen1 al Agen cy will pay 10 th e
Authori ty any earnin gs on proceeds of the Authority Bond s loa ned to 1h e
Gove rnment al Age ncy (in cl udin g earn ings on such earnings) whi ch. in the
opini on of 1he Auth ority. are required 10 be rehatcd 10 th e Unit ed States
Trcllsury Department . The Governm cntJI Agen cy wi ll provi de co pi es of
all recnrd s of it s investmen t of such mo neys and of its expe nditures 10 the
Auth ority on a periodic hasis upo n req ues1 hy th e Auth ority and will
furni sh to lh'-Authorit y, in writin g. inform ati on reg ardin g an y fa ciliti es
fi:1.!nl'ed or refi nance d th erewi th .
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(vi) No1wit hs1andin g an y1hin g 10 !he co ntrary, as long as is necess ary 10
maimain lh c exclu sion of in1crcs1 nn the Au th or it y Bnn ds from gross
in come for Fede ral in co me tax purposes, the coven ant s co nta in ed in th is
subsccli on (c) shall survi ve the pa yment of th e Authorit y Bonds and th e
intcre s1 lhc reo n, includin g un y puymcnl pu r-.;uant to scc1ion 12.01 uf the
Bond Re so lution or prcpa ymcnl pursuant to Sccri on 3.07 of thi s Lon n
Ag reement. respectivel y.
(v ii ) Neit her the Govcrnmc mal Age ncy nor any of it s agen cie s shall. pu rs uant
10 any arrangcmc nl forma l or informal. purchase Au thorit y Bonds in an
amount related to the amo unt of th e Loan.
(v iii ) The Gove rnm ent al Agency hereby certi fi es and rep resen ts that ii has
comp lied with the requirements of Treasury Regulati on Section I . 150-2 in
its auth ori zin g re so luti on or 01her offic ial acti on with regard to proceeds of
1he Authorit y Bonds, if any, 10 be used to reimbu rse th e Go vemmenL1 I
Age ncy for ex pen ses incurred by the Govern mental Agency prio r to th~
iss uance of the Authori ty Bonds. in the event 1ha1 any of 1he proceed s of
th e Au th ority Bonds are to be used to pa y deb t service on any pri or iss ue
of th e Govemmenial Age ncy . and any of the proceed s of such pri or issue
(o r any o bligations refinanced hy such pri or iss ue) we re used to reimburse
the Go vern ment al Agency fo r expe nditu res inc urred pri or 10 1he is suance
of lhe pri or issue (or refinanced obliga ti ons. as th e case may be), the
Govemmental Agency hereby ce rtifies and represents th at the all ocation
of such proceeds to 1hc reimbursed expe nd i1 urc was a va lid expe ndi ture
under the appli cable law on rei mburs eme nt ex penditures on the date of
iss ue of the prior issue (o r the refinanced obligati ons). as required by
Federa l Income Tax Reg ulati on Scc1ion l.15()..2 (g)(2). In the case of
refun ding of a pri or issue iss ued before Jul y I. 1993. th e proceeds of
whi ch we re used 10 rei mtiursc origina l ciq,c ndi tu rcs, th e Govc mmenl al
Agency (A) made an offic ial intent pri or to July I, 1993, whic h satisfied
the ap pli cable pro visions of Treasury Regulati on Section l.103-8(a)(5) as
in effect pri or to Jul y I. 1993. or (8 ) mad e an officia l intent betwee n
Janu ary 27, 1992 . and June 30. 1993. whic h satisfi ed the ap plica ble
pro visions of Treasury Regulati on Section 1.103•18 as in effec t durin g
such period .
(ix) By executing thi s Loa n Agreement , 1he GO\·emmc ntal Agen cy hereby
ce nifi cs. represe nts and a,, .. ees that :
( I) Th e proceeds of the Authori1y Bonds 10 he loaned to the
Govern me nt al Agency pu r.·uant to !hi s Loan Ag1eemen 1 do nol. lak in g
into acco unt ava il ab le earni11 gs th ereon, exceed th e amounl nece ss ary to
pay fo r the co sts of th e Projcc1. inclu ding cos ts of iss uance of the
Au thori 1y Bo nd s all oca ted 10 the Loan .
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(2) Th e Gnvc mm cntal Agen cy has ent ered int o (or will enter inio
withi n six months from th e da le he reof) a hi11Jing co mmitm ent for 1he
:1cqui sit ion, co nstructi on or acco mpl ishm ent of th e Proj ect, and wi ll ,
within six monlh s from th e date of deli very of the Au1h ority Bonds by the
1\uthorit y, ex pend at leas t fi ve percent of th e proceedit of 1hc Auth ority
Bond s loa ned t he Gove rnment al Age ncy.
(3) The Go vernm ental Age ncy rcaso nah ly c>:pccts that all {l f th e
proceeds of th e Loan will be ex pended wit hin three ye ars fr om 1he da le of
thi s Loa n Ag ree ment . Work on the acqu is iti on. cons1ruc1ion or
acco mpli shment of th e Project will proceed wi th du e diligen ce 10
co mp leti on.
(4) The total proceeds of th e sa le of all obli gati ons issued 10 dale fo r
th e Project do not exceed the tota l costs of the Project. takin g in1 0 acco unt
a1 •ailablc earnin gs th ereo n.
(5) The Gove rnmental Age ncy doc s not expec t th at th e Project will he
so ld . leased or oth erwise di spo sed of in whole or in pan during tt..e term of
th e Loa n or of the Au1hori1y Bonds or fo r any po ni on of the term of the
Loan or of 1he Authority Bonds. The Gove rnment al Age ncy shall not sell,
le ase or otherwise di spose of the Project in who le or in pan durin g the
term of the Loan or of the Authority Bonds or for any poni on or the term
of th e Loan or of th e Auth orit y Bond s unless th e c:o ndit ion s of Sec1ion
2.02(d)(ii ) ha ve bee n sati sfied .
(6) Any fund established , u1ili zcd or h1:I.:! by or on beha lf of !he
Governme ntal Agency 10 pay deb! scrvit.e on the Loan will be used 10
ac hi eve a prope r mat chin g of rcvenu.:.s and deb1 service and will be
dep leted al leas t annually except for a re aso nab le carryove r amount no t 10
ex ceed earnings on lh e fund fo r !he immediate ly preced ing ye ar or 1/12 or
th e annual debt se rvice on 1he Loan fo r lhc immediatel y preced in g year.
(7) No po ni on of th e amoun ts received fr om the Loan will bf; used as
a substitule for olher fund s whic h were oth erwise 10 be used as a so urce or
fin ancing for the Proj ect and which have been or will be used lo acq uire,
direc tl y or indirec:1l y, obligati ons prod ucin g a yie ld in txces s of th e yie ld
on the Authrn ity Bonds. The Go vern mental Age nc y docs not ex peel to
receive any amoun ts in the fu1ur e lhat arc in1 cndcd 10 fin ance th e poni on
of the Projec 1 hci ng fin anced with proceed s of lhe Loa n. No po ninn of 1he
amounts received from the Loa n wi ll be used to fina nce workin g capi tal
ex pe ndit ures. The Loan has a weighted average mat urit y that does not
ex ,:ced 120 pcr:.:en t or th e average reasonabl y expected economic life of
th e capi1al projec ts fin anced or refinanced by the Loa n
(8) No pon ion of 1he proceeds of 1hc Loa n will OC in ves ted. direc tly or
indirec tly. in fed era ll y-in sured depo si ts or r.cco un1 s. or fe dera ll y•
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guarn nt ced in ves tment s. oth er than am ounts of un expended Lu :in proceeds
inves1ed in the dchl ser vice fund. in any reaso nably required reserve ur
rcp l:1cement fund. or inves tm ents of un ex pe nded Loan proceeds for any
remaining inilial temporary peri od (e.g .. no lat er than three years after the
date hereof) until the proceeds arc needed for the Project.
(9) No Olher ob ligati ons of 1he Governmental Age ncy (I) arc
reasonably expected 10 be paid out of substantially the same so urce of
fund s (o r will have substanti ally the same claim to be paid ou t of
subs1an1iully the same so urce of fund s) as will be used to pay th e Loan:
a nd (2) arc being so ld at s ubsta ntiall y th e sa me tim e as the Loa n (i.e., less
than 15 days apan): and (3) were sold purs uant 10 the s ume pl a n of
finan cing with th e Loan.
(10) The Governmental Agency has nei th er received notice that its
certifi cati ons as 10 expectati ons ma y not be relied upon with respect to its
ob ligation s nor hru. it been advised th at any adverse action by the
Co mmi ssio ne r of th e lnl emal Re ve nue is co nt emplaled .
(11) To the best of the kn ow led ge and belief of the undersigned officer
of lhe Governmental Agency, the facts and estima1es sc i forth in thi s
subsection of the Loan Agreement on which the Governmental Agency · s
expectation s as to the application of the proceeds of the Authority Bonds
loaned to th e Governmental Age ncy arc based, arc reasonable.
(12) ? 'o ne of the proceP.ds of the Authority Bonds loa ned to !he
Governmental Agency will be ir.vested in investments ha vi ng a
substa ntiall y guaranteed yield of four years or more .
Operation and Mainlenance of the System.
The Govcmn1ental Agency cove nants and agrees that it shall, in accordance with
prudent wastewa1cr treatment utilit y practice, (i) at all lime s operate the propertie s of th e System
and any busines s in co nnection therewith in an effi cie nt manner, (ii) mai ntain the System in good
repair, working order and operat ing co ndition. (ii i) fro m time to time mak e all necessary and
proper repairs , renewal s, replace ments, add iti ons, betterments and improvements with respect to
the System so tha1 al all time s the bu sine ss ca rried on in con ne ction therewi th shall be properly
and adva nta geous ly conducted: provided, howeve r, thi s cove nant shall not be construed as
requiring !he Govcmmenlal Agency 10 expcml any funds which arc deri ved from so urces other
than the operat ion of !he Sysrem or other receipts of 1he System which are Pledged Property an<l
pro vided further that no1hing herei n shall be co nstru ed a,; preve ntin g 1hc Gove rnmental Agency
fr om f' .i ng so.
(g) Records: Acc ounts .
The Go vernmental Ag ency shall kee p acc ura1e records and accounts for the
System {the ··system Record s"), se parate and di stin cl from it s oth er records and accou nt s (the
··Ge ne ra l Reco rd s .. ). Suc h Sys 1em Records shall be mainrnined in accorda nce wi th GAA}' and
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shnll he umli1 cd annuall y hy an independent a('co un1 unt . which audit ma y he pan of the annu al
audit uf th e Gc ncml Records of th e Govcrn mcn1 al Age ncy. Suc h Sys lcm Rccu nJs and Ge nera l
Reco rds shall he made ava il able fo r in spcc1ion hy th e Author it y :u un y rcasonahlc time. and a
copy uf such annu al audil (s) th erefor. includin g all '-''Tillen commen ts :md rcco mm cn d:uions of
!i Ut·h :icco un lanl. shall be furni shed lo the Auth ori ty within 180 da ys nf th e clos e uf the fi scal
ye :1r hein g so audi1 cd. Upon J cli very of ifs an nu ul 1111di1cd financi :,I st:11cmems. the
Gl,vem ment al Agency shall furni sh to \he Auth orit y :i cenifica1c of an Authuri,.ed Offi cer slating
1ha1. 10 the hc st of such ind ivid uill'i: kn owledge fo ll owin g rc a.~onahlc inqu iry . no Eve nt of
Default has OC('U rred. or if an Event of Dc f:iu lt has occurred. specifying the nature 1hc1t.o f :ind . if
lhe Governmental Agen cy has a ri gh1 to cu re pursuant 10 Secti on 5.01 . stating in reasonable
dctu il the ste ps. if any . being rnken hy the Govern menial Agen cy to cure such Eve nt of De fau lt .
(h) ln spec1ions: Info rmati on.
The Gove rnm ental Agency shall pcrmil th e Authorit y, and any party de signaled
h\! ·•1~ Auth ority, to exa mine. visit and inspect. at an y and all rcasom~hle time s. the prupeny , if
• · ~",nstiiuting lhe Proj ec t and 10 inspect and make copies of any accuunt s, books and recur,.';,
•'~-·r,J .ng (without limitati on) its records regard ing rec eipL'i, di shursements, co ntra cts,
nves11nents and any other matt ers relating th ereto and 10 its finan cial standin g. and shall supply
,;uch rcpons and information as the Au 1hori1 y ma y reaso nabl y require in connection th erewith .
The Go vemmen1al Agen cy shall :idvise th e Authority in writing of the iss uan ce of an y debt
payable from Pled ged Propc ny at least 30 da ys pri or 10 th e iss ue of such debt. In addition , the
Governmcnllll Agency shall provide th e Au thori ty with cop ie s of any official slatements or other
forms of offeri ng prospec1us relating 10 an y other bon ds. note s or other indebtedn ess of Che
Governmenta l Agency whi ch are pa yable from th e Pled ged Propeny al leas! 30 da ys after the
d:11e of issuan ce of such dcht.
(i) Insuran ce.
The Governmental Age ncy shall maintain or ca use to he maint ai ned . in force,
in suranc e policies with respo nsible insure rs or self in surance program s providin g agai nst risk of
direct physical los s, damage or de s1ruction of the System, at leas t to the exlen t th al similar
in surance is usually ca rried hy utilities co nstru ctin g. operating and muintaining facilitie s of the
nature of th e Sy stem , including liability co verage , all to the ex 1en1 ava ilable at reaso nab le cost.
No thin g here in shall he deemed 10 preclude th e Govemmcnrnl Agen cy from exe rt ing aga in st any
pan y. oth er 1han th e Au th orit y, a defen se which ma y be a\'a ilahle 10 !h e Gove rnmental Agen cy ,
includ ing, with out lim itation. a defe nse of sove reign immunity.
U) Cos! of Pmject.
Th e Gove rnmenta l Agency ccnifies Iha! the Cosl of th e Proj ec t. as listed in
parJgraph (2) of El'.hihit 8 hereto and made ii pan hereof. is a reaso nahl c and accura te es1imation
and upon direc ti on of the Auth orit y will supp ly the sa me with a ccnificate from its engin eer
swting that such Cos t is a reasonable and al'l'Urnte estimat ion. taking int o account investm ent
in cume lo he rea li zed during. 1hc co urse of th e Projcc l and other mone y th :ll wo uld . ahsent the
L"an. have hccn used to pa} the Cost of 1he Pmjecl.
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(k) Noti ce of Ma1erial Hd\cr1<1c Chan ge .
The Govemm cnl3 1 Agency shall pro mptl y notify the Authorit y of any materia l
ad\'erse change in the activitie s, prospects or co nditi on (financial or otherwise) of the
Governmental Age ncy re lating 10 the Sys tem, or in the abi lity of 1he Go ve rnm ent al Age ncy 10
make all Loa n Re pa yments and otherwi se observ e and pcrfonn its du1ie s. covena nt s. ob ligat ions
and agreem ents und er this Loan A!e,'TCcmcnt and the Go vc rnmcnlal Agen cy Bond fr om the
Pledged Property. The Governmental Agen cy shall provid e su:h finan cial inforrmui on rel at in g
to the Govcmmenlal Agency as the Authority may require in co nnec ti on with the iss uance of
Authority Bonds pursuant 10 the Bond Resolution .
(I) Continuing Re pre sentati ons.
The rcpresc ntmions of the Governmen tal Agency contained herein shall be tru e at
the lime of the exccu1i on of !his Loan Agreement an d at all times during the lerm of th is Loan
Agreement.
(m) Addi ti onal Cove nants and Requiremenls .
The Gove mmcnlal Age ncy agrees 10 observe and co mply wi th each such
addi1ionul cove nant and requirement. if any. included on Ex hi bit F on the date of the Loan
Clos ing .
(a)
SECTION 2.03 Obligation lo Provide Continuing Dlsclosur<,
The Governme ntal Agency shull undertake , fo r the benefit of Holders of lh e
Au th ority Bonds , 10 provide or cause to be provided throu gh the Authorit y:
(i) to each Repository and 10 th e State Information Depository , no huer than
180 day s after the end of each Fi scal Year, commencing with th e end of !he first
Fiscal Year fo ll owing th e date of thi s Lo?i Agreement, the Annual Jnformaiion
relating to such Fi scal Year;
(ii) if not submitlcd as pan of or with the An nual Informati on, to eac h
Repository and to the State Information Depository, if any , audi1ed finan cial
statements of the Govern mental Agency for such Fi sca l Year when and if th ey
become avai lable; provided that if th e Gove rnmental Agency's audited financia l
stat ements are not avai lab le by the chue se t fonh in (i} above, the Annual
In fo rmation shall contain unaudited financial sta1em cnts in a formal similar to th e
Gov cmmcn1al Agenc y's audit ed financial stalcmen ls prepared for its mos t recent
Fisca l Year. and the audited fin ancial statements shall be filed in the sa me mann er
as the Annua l Informati on when and if they become available ; and
(iii) to eac h Reposi 1ory or to !he MSRB and 10 1he Slate lnfonnation
Deposit ory. in a time ly manner. notice of a foi lurc to provirle any Annual
Informati on requi red by subsecti ons (d ). (c) and (0 of Ibi s Scc1ion 2.03.
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(h ) ·111c ohh g:1tinns of the Gcwc mm cntal Age ncy pu rsuanl 10 subsec ti on (a) of thi s
Secti on 2.03 may he termin a1ed as to suc h Govem mcn1 .:i.l Age ncy pursuant 10
subsec llo n (k) of 1his Section 2.03 . Uron any such termin atio n. the Governme nt al
Age ncy shall provide notice of such 1enninati on 10 em:h Reposit ory. th e St:i le
In for matio n Dcposi1 ory a ntl th e MSRB .
(c ) Nm hin g here in shall be dee med 10 pre , cnt the Governme nt al Age ncy from
di ssc min :11in g or req uiring the Governmenta l Agen cy 10 disse min ate any other
infonna 1i un in addi ti on to that required hereby in the manne r set fo rth here in or in
an y other manner. If the Govern ment al Agenc y di sse minat es any such additiona l
in fo rmati o n, 1he Governmc mal Agen cy shall ha ve no obligation to upd ate such
infonna 1ion or include i1 in any fut ure material s di sse mina ted hcreuflder .
(d) Th e required Ann ual lnfonnatio n shall consist of the Govt:mment r.l Age ncy 's
a udited fin anc ial stat eme nts fo r !he most rece nt Fi sca l Year as prov ided in
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(e) All or an y portio n of the Annual lnfonnation may be incorpora ted in the An nual
Informati on by cross refere nce 10 any other doc umen ts whi ch have bee n filed with
(i) the Repositories, the Sta te Informa ti on Dcposit ::>ry and , if the docu ment is an
official statement. th e MSRB or (ii) the SEC.
(0 Annua l ln fo nnation for any Fis ca l Year co ntainin g any modifi ed opera ting data or
fi nancia l informa ti on (as co nt emp lated by subsec tion (j)(v) of thi s Section 2.03)
fo r such Fisca l Year shall explain, in narrative for m. th e reasons for such
modifi ca ti on and th e effect of such modifi cati on on the An nual In fo rmati on being
pro vided for such Fi sc al Year. If a cha nge in acco un ti ng prin ci pl es is incl uded in
any such modificatio n, such Annual In fo rmati on shall prese nt a com pariso n
between !he finan cial stateme nts or info rm ati on prepared on the bas is of the
modi fied accounti ng principles and those prepa red on !h e basis of the former
accoun ti ng principles.
(g) The Gove rnmental Agency's annual financia l stateme nts fo r ea ch Fi sca l Year
shall be prepa red in ncco rdancc wilh GAA P as in effec t fro m time to time. Such
fina ncia l st:11cments shall he audited by an ind cpc ndcnl acco unting finn .
(h) If the Governme nta l Age ncy sha ll fail 10 comp ly with any provisio n of th is
Section 2.03. then the Au thority or any Holder of the Aut hority's BondCi may
enforce. fur 1he equa l hcnefi t and protec ti on of all Holders si milar ly ~i1uu1ed , hy
mandamu s or other suit or proceed in g al law ur in eq uit y, th is Section 2.03 agains t
th e Go vernme nt al Agency and any of th e offi cers, age nt s and empl oyees of the
Governmcn lal Age ncy . and may co mpe l the Governme ntal Agency or any suc h
officers. age nt s or emp loyees to perform and ca rry oul the ir dut ies und er thi s
Sec tion 2.03: provided 1h:11 th e so le and ex clu sive remedy for hreach of this
Sectio n 2.03 shall he an ac tion 10 com pe l spec ifi c perfo rm ance nf the obli ga tions
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of the Govc mmenia l Age ncy hereund er and no perso n or entit y shall be cn 1i1l ed 10
recover monetary dnmage~ here und er und er un y ci rc umstan ces. and, prov ided
furihcr. th at an y c:hallcn gc to the ad equ acy of any info nnmi on prov ided pur.ma nt
to subsecti on (a) of thi s Secti on 2.03 sha ll he brought o nl y by th e Aulhori ty or th e
Molders of 25 % in aggregate pr;nc ipal amount of the Auth ority"s Bond :, n1 th e
time o utstanding whi ch arc affec ted th ereby . Th e fai lure of th e Go ve rnmental
Age ncy lo co mpl y with 1hc pro visio ns of thi s Sccli on 2.03 shall not be deemed an
E\'c nt of Defou lt hereunder a nd the onl y remedie s ava il abl e to th e Holders or th e
Authorit y for such fai lure 10 com pl y arc th e n:medic s co ntain ed in thi s subsection
(h).
TI1e provi sions of this Sec ti on 2.03 are exec uted a nd deli vered solel y fo r the
benefi t of th e Holders . No other person (o ther than th e Authority ) shall ha ve an y
ri ght 10 enforce the pro visio ns of !his Secli on 2.03 or an y oth er ri ghls under 1his
Sec ti on 2.03.
Witho ut the consen t of an y Holders of Au1hori 1y Bonds, the Auth orit y and !he
Gove rnmental Agency al any tim e and from lime 10 lime may enter into any
ame ndments or changes to thi s Sec ti on 2.03 fo r any of the fo ll owing purposes:
(i) to co mpl y wi th or co nform to Rule I 5c2-l 2 or any ame ndm ents thereto
(whether required or optional);
(ii) 10 ad d a di sse min ati on agent for 1he in fo rmat io n required 10 be pro vided
here by and to make any necessary or desira ble provi sio ns with respect thereto :
(iii) 10 evi dence th e succ ess ion of another pers on to the Gmemmental Agency
and th e assumption by an y such successo r of the covenants of the Gl.lvem men1 al
Age ncy unde r thi s Secti on 2.03 ;
(iv) to add to th e cove nants of the Governmenta l Agency fo r the benefit of the
Holde rs, or to surrender any right or power co nferred upon the Governme ntal
Agen cy pursuan1 to thi s Secti on 2.03 ;
(\') to modify the conlent s. prcsenta1io n and fo rm at of the Ann ual In fo rm ati on
fro m tim e 10 time as a re sult of a change in circ um stances th at arises from a
change in legal requirements, change in law. or change in the id entity , nature or
sta t us of the Govcmmenla l Age ncy, or type o f busine ss co nducted : provided 1hat,
(a) th ere is filed wit h the Tru stee an o pin io n of co un sel ha ving experti se wit h
re spect to sec uritie s laws of the United Slate s of Ameri ca or expeni se with respect
to the iss uance of ind ehtedn ess by state s and po li1ica l subdivi sions th ereo f. 1ha1 (i)
thi s Sec ti on 2.03. as amended, wo uld ha ve co mp li ed wi th the requirements of
Rul e 15c2 -l 2 at the lime of the offering of the Au thorit y Bunt.ls, afte r takin g int o
acco unl an y amendment s or autho ri tati ve interp rcrnli ons of the Rul e 15c2-l 2. as
"ell as any chan ge in <:ircumslanccs: and (ii ) the amendment or change does not
mat eri all y im pair th e in tere sts of Hold ers. or (b) s11ch chan ge or amendme nt is
appro ved by th e vote or co nse nl of Holders of a maj l•ri ty in out sta ndin g principa l
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amount of the Authori1y Bo nds ;.1ffcc1ed lherehy al or pri or 10 the time of such
amcndmeni or chan ge .
(k} Thi s secl ion 2.03 shall remain in full force. and effe ct un1il the cu rl ier of (i) th e
Au1hority provides nm ice 10 each Repo sit ory. 1hc St::1 1c In for mat ion Deposil ory
and 1he MSRB Ih a! lh e \,memmcnrnl Agency is no long:r an "ohliga ted person··
within the mea nin g of Rule l5c2-12 or (i i) nll prin cipa l. rede mpti on premiums, if
any, :md interes l on 1he Auth orit y Bonds shall have hec n paid in full or the
Au tho rit y Bonds shall have oth erw ise bee n paid in full or lega ll y dcfcascd
pursuant 10 Sec ti on 12.01 of th e Bond Reso luti on. In th e event of such paymenl
or legal defcasance, th e Au1hori1y sh:1II pro mptl y give wrin cn notice th ereof to the
Gove mm en1a l Agency .
ARTICLE Ill.
LOAN TO GOVE RNMENTAL AGENCY ; AMOUNTS PAYABLE;
GENERAL AGREEMEJlrfS
SECTION 3.01 The Loan. The Au thori ty hereby agrees 10 loan and
di sburse to the Governmental Agency in :iccordancc with Sec1 ion 3.02 hereof, and the
Govern mental Age ncy agrees to borrow and accept from the Au1h ori1y, the Loan; provided,
howe ver, thnt {i) lh c Aulhority shall be under no ob liga1 io n to make the Loan if the
Go vern ment al Age ncy docs no! deliver a Govc mme nlal Agency Bond to the Au1hori1y on th e
Loan Closi ng or an Even t of Ocfaull ha.1o occ urred an d is con tinuin g under th e Bond Reso luti on
or thi s Loan Agreement. and (ii ) the proceeds of Authori ty Bonds shall be available 1·or
dishursement , as cle1ermined solel y by the Autho rity. to finance the Cos t of th e Project. The
Gove rnm ental Agency shall use the proceeds of lhe Loa n stri c1ly in accorda nce wi 1h Sec ti on
2.0 I (h) hereof, 10 fin ance the Cost of the Project
SECTION 3.02 Disbursement of Loan Proceeds. Th e Tru slee, as the
agent of th e Authority, shall di sb urse 1he amount s on de pos it in the Project Fund to the
Gove rnmental Agency upo n rece ipt of a requi siti on executed by an Authori zed Officer th ereo f
and approved by 1he Authori1 y. in the fonn set fo rth in the Bond Re so luti on.
The Authority co ve nant s 10 direc t the Tru stee to provi de all periodic wrillen
repo rt s (as req uired by the prov is ions of 1hc Bond Reso lution) of all moneys on deposit under 1he
Bond Re so luti on and to furni sh such repo rts 10 th e Go vcmmcnl al Agency as soo n as pra cti cable
after receipt by 1he Au thority.
The Auth orit y hereby agrees th at in the eve nt that moneys on depo si t in th e
Project FunJ arc lost due 10 th e negligence or mi sco nduct of th e Tru stee. 1he ;\uth orit y on be half
of the Gove rnment .l Agency . shall , uron th e wri nen rcque sl of the Go vem mc n1 al Agency.
pu rs ue its remedie s again st the Tru stee. in clud;ng, bu t no! limil cd 10, equ itahl e ac ti ons or ac ti ons
for money damage s.
If !he re arc moneys on dcpu sil in the Project Fund U(Xln co mpl cl ion of th e Proj ect,
th e Gove rnment al Agency sha ll :1dvi se th e Auth ority in writin g 1hat nn furth er requi sition s arc to
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be submilt cd to the Au thorit y for disb urs ement of moneys fro m th e Projccl Fund . Upo n receip t
of such wrillc n adv ice. the Authorit y shall file wi th the Trus1cc the Ccnifi ca 1c required by
Secti on 5.03 of th e Bond Reso lution and use such moneys to redeem, purch ase or provide for the
payment of the Auth ority Bonds. The Authorit y shall credit ensu in g Loa n Repaymen ts or
portions th ereof of the Govcmmcn lal Agency chosen by the Auth ori ly as a result of the use of
such to purcha.(c, redeem or pay Authority Bonds.
SECTION 3.03 Amounts Payable.
(a) The Gove rnmenta l Agen cy sha ll repay the principal of and interest on the Loan in
accordance with the sc hedule sci fonh on Exhibit C attached heret o and made a pun
hereof, as th e same may be amended or modified . pu rs uant to Sectio n 6.04 hereo f.
The Govc mmcn111l Agency shall execute the Go~ern menw l Agr ncy Bond to
evidence the Loan and the obli gations of the Gove rnmental Agency under the Gove rnmental
Agenc y Bond shall be deemed to be amou nts payable under subsectio ns (a) of this Section 3.03.
Each ponion of the Loan Re payment payable under thi s subsection (a), whether satis fied entirel y
through a direct payment hy th!! Governmental Agency to the Trustee or through a combi nation
of a direct payment and ~h~ osr of investment income as described in subsec tion (c) of this
Section 3.03 to pay interes t ur. !he Authority Bonds (and to the exte nt moneys are available
therefor, prin ci pal of the Authority Bonds), shall be deemed to be a credit aga inst the
correspondi ng obli gation of the Governmental Agency under this subsecti on (a) and shall fulfill
the Govemmenlal Agency 's obli gation to pay such amou nt hereunder and under th e
Governmental Agency Bond. Each payment made to th e Trustee pursuant to this subsecti on
shall be applied first to interest then due and payable on . the Loan , then to the principal of the
Loan.
In the cve nl the Auth orit y iss ues refunding bonds pursuam 10 the Bond Resoluti on
in order to refinance the Authority Bonds whi ch refundin g results in a decrense in total aggre gate
Loan Re pay ments , the Auth ority sha ll amend Exhibit C to reflect such decrease in low.I
aggregate Loa n Repayments .
(b) Reserved
(c) Th e Gove rnm ental Agency shall receive as a cred it against each of its se mi annual
interest payment obligatio ns set forth on Exh ibit C anachcd hereto and made a pan hereof
(and, as applicable under the Bond Reso luti on, its annual principal obligations to lhc
extent moneys are av ailable th erefor). (i) the amount of capitalized interes t avai lable 10 be
app lied aga inst such oblig,uio ns , as fooln otcd on such Exhibit C. and (i i) the amount of
investment income, if any, on the Debt Service Fund ; provided , howe ver, that the
in vestment in come referred to in clau se (ii) shall be credited by the Au 1hori ty a1 such
time and in such man ner as the Authority deems equitab le.
(d) In addition to the payments required by subsection (a) of thi s Sec ti on 3.03. 1he
Go\'emmental Agency shall pny a la te charge for any payment th at is rece i"ed by the
Tru stee later th an the fi fth (5 1h) day fo ll owin g its due da te, in an amount equal 10 1he
greater or (i) twelve perce nt (12%) per nnnu m or (ii) the Pri me Ral e plu s one hair or one
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pcrcenl per annum, o n such la te pa ymcnl fr um its due date unti l it is :u.:tuall y paid ;
pro vided , however. th :11 1he interes t rnte pa ya bl e on lh e Lo:m includin g sut'h lat e charge
shall not he in exce ss or th e ma xi mum rnte pcrmiucd hy law as or 1hc date hereo f.
(c) The Go\'e mm ent al Age ncy :acknow ledge s 1ha1 pa ymcnl of 1hc Authority Bond s hy
th e Authorit y. induding payment fro m moneys drawn hy rhc Truslce from th e Dehl
Service Reserve Fund. (includin g any surety ho od depo sited th erei n) ot he r than from rhe
inves lm ent in co me th ereo n. doc s nn1 co nstilut e payment of 1he amount s due under 1his
Loan Agreement or the Governmental Agency Bond . If a1 :my time the amounts on
deposit in the Debt Service Re serve Fund shall be le ss than lhc requiremen t th erefo re as
the re sult of any trnn sfer of moneys (includin g an y draws on u surety hond) from th e Deht
Serv ice Rese rve Fund to the Dehl Service Fund as 1he res ult or fai lure by the
Gove rnm en tal Agency 10 make any Loa n Repa yment s required hereund er. th e
Governme nt al Age ncy ab'T~ to (i) repleni sh such mone ys or amounts drawn from a
surety bo nd, (ii) repleni sh any deficiency ari sin g fr om losses in curred in making such
tmn sfcr as the result of the liquidation by the Authority of in \'es tm ent sec uri ties acquired
as an in ves tm en t or money s in th e Debt Service Rese rve Fund by makin g paymenlS 10 1he
Authority in equal monthly in stallments for the lesser of six (6) month s or the remaining
term of the Loan in amounts necessary 10 make up any lo ss ca used by such defi ciency
and (iii ) pay any interes t required to he paid by th e Aut hori 1y nn amounts drnw n on a
surety bond, provided. hov.ever, thal any amounts paid pursuant to thi s said clause (iii)
shall be in lieu of. and not in addi ti on 10, the late paym ents required to paid pursuant to
subsec tion (d) or thi s Secti on 3.03.
SECTION 3.04 Uncondilional Obligations. The obligati on of th e
Governmental Agency to make the Loan Repayments and all other payme nt s required hereu nder
and the obli gatio n 10 perform and obse rve th e oi her duties, covcmmts, o bligations and
agreements on ilS par1 co n1aincd herein is payable so lel y fro m the Plc:.J ~ed Propeny and shall he
abso lute and unco nditi onal and shall not he aba ted, rebated, se t-<lff. redu ced, abrogated,
1ermina1ed, wai\'ed. dimini shed. postponed or otherwise modified in any manner or to any exte nt
whalSoever , while any pa yme nts under thi lri Loan Agreement remain unpuid, regardle ss or any
con tingency . act or God. eve nt or ca use whutsocve r. including (without limit ati on) any acts ur
circumslances that may consti tute failu re of consideration, evic ti on or co nstructi ve ev icti on, th e
taking by emine nt domain or destru ction of or damage to the Project or th e System. commercia l
fru strat ion of the purpose. an y cha nge in th e la ws of the Uniled State s , t Americ a or of 1he Slate
of Colorado ur an y po lit ical suhdivi sion or either or in the ru h:s \1r re gu lat io ns of any
governm r.n l:ll auth ori ly. any failu re of the Authoriry or the Tru ste e 10 perform and o bserve any
agre-.: ... 1,,, wheth er express or implied, or an y ch11 v. liabilil y or oh li gation ari sin g ou t o f or
co nncr:1ed wi th 1he Projec t thi s Loa n A!!rccment u1 11 1e Bond Re soluti on or an y riglllS or se t nff.
recnupmcnt. abalemcnt nr cou nt cr,•laim !hat 1hc Governmenta l AgcnL')' mi ght otherwi se h:1vc
agai nst 1:ic Authorit y, th e Trus tee 0 1 :my oth er pan y or panics; prov ided . however. Iha! pa yments
hereunder shal ' 00 1 cor.sti1u 1e a waiver nr any such ri ghts.
SECTIOt-: 3.0~ Loun Agn-cmcnt to Sun'h'c Hund Reso lulion und
Authority Bonds. The Govemmcn 1al Age ncy ackn ow ledges that its tlutie s. covcnar.ls,
nhligation s and agrec mcnl s hereu nder ~hall sur vi\'c th e discharge uf rh c Dom.I Re solu ti on anti
payment of the prin ci pal or. redcmi ,;iun .pre mium. ir ,my. :mcl intere st on th e Authority Bond s,
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The Aulh ority ack now ledges 1h a1 all <l utie s. covc nams. uh li ga tions and agree ments uf th e
Guvc rnmcn l:11 Age ncy shall (exce pt as an d to th e cx tenl prese rved in sub sectio n (c)(vi) of
Sec ti on 2.02 hcrcoO terminate upu n th e da te of p:1y mcnt of all amounts pay ;1hle 10 the Aut hori ty
hereun de r .
SECT ION 3.06 Disclaimer or Warranlies and Indemnification. TI1c
Go,•crnmc nllll Age ncy ack now ledges and agrees that (i) nci1 hcr th e Authorit y nor th e Tr us1cc
makes a ny warra nty or rep rescn t:tt io n, either express or impl ied. as to th e va lu e. d esig n,
co nditi on, merc hantab il ity or fitn ess for panicu lar purpose or fi tness fo r any use of the Sys tem or
the Project or any poni ons thereo f or any other wa rrant y or represe ntati on with respec t 1hcrc10:
(ii) exce pt as prov ided herein , in no eve nt shall !h e Authorit y or th e Tru s1ec or their respec tive
age nts he li able or res ponsibl e for any direct. inci de nt al. in di rec t. spec ial or co nsequ enti al
damages in co nn ec 1ion wilh or arisi ng out of thi s Loa n Agreeme nt or the Projec t or the ex istence,
furni shin g. fun ctio ning or use of the Syste m or the Projec t or any it em or prod ucts or se rvices
prov ided fo r in thi s Loa n Agree me nt: and (ii i) to th e ex tc nl auth ori zed by la w, th e Gove rnm ental
Agen cy slmll ind emnify. save and hold harml ess lh c Authorit y aga in st any and all cl aim s,
damages , li abilit y and co urt awards incl ud ing coSIS, expe nses and attorn ey fees in curred as a
result of :my ac t or omissio n by lh e Gove rnm ent al Age ncy, or its empl oyees. ngen ts or
subcont ractors pu rs uant to th e 1erms of thi s Loan Agree men t. prov ided howeve r 1ha1 th e
prov isions of thi s clau se (iii} are no1 int ended to and shall not he co nstru ed as a wa ive r of any
defen se or limitati o n on dam ages prov id ed fo r und er and purs uant 10 1hr ":o lorado Gove mm enlal
lmmun ily Act (Sec ti on 24-10-101 , cl seq .. C.R.S.). or und er the laws of th e Unil ed St ales or
other laws of th e State of Colorado .
SECTION 3.07 OJJtlon lo PrcJJay Loan Repayments , Subject in all
instances 10 th e pri or wri tten apprO\•al of th e Authorit y, whi ch approva l will nol be unreaso nab ly
withhe ld, and sa ti sfa cti on of the req uirements. if any. of the Bond Reso luti on relatin g to Loa n
prepaymen ts, th e Govcmmenl al Age ncy may prepay !he po rt io n of th e Loa n Repay me nts se t
fo nh in Ex hibit C, in whole or in part (but if in part , in the amo un l of $100,000 or any inleb'Tal
multipl e of $100.000). upon pri or writ1 en noti ce not less than nin ety (90) da ys in additi on to th e
num be r of days adv ance notice to the Tru stee required for any opti onal or speci al redempti on of
the Au thorit y Bo nds . to th e Au th ority and th e Tru stee and upo n pay ment hy !he Gove rnme nt al
Agency to the Tru s1ee of lhe prin ci pal amounl nf th e Loa n Repay ments to be prepaid . plu s !h e
interes t to accrue on such amount 10 th e date of the next succeedin g option al redempt io n of the
Authorit y Bonds all oca bl e to such Loan Repay me nt 10 be pre paid . In additi on. if at th e tim e of
such prepay ment, the Auth ority Bonds may on ly he redeemed at !h e opt io n of the Aulhority upo n
pay ment of a redempt io n pre mium . the Govc mmen lal Age ncy shall add to its prepay ment an
amount. as determin ed by lh c Auth ori ty, cqu al 10 suc h redemp tio n premium all oca ble 10 such
Authorit y Bond s 10 he redee med as II re sult of the Gove rnm ental Age ncy's prepa yment.
Prepayme nt s shall be appli ed firs l 10 acc ru ed int eres t on th e po ni nn of th e Loa n to he prepaid
and th en 10 principa l pa yments (induding rede mp tion pre mium. if any) on 1hc Lo:111 in inverse
ord er uf Lua n Repaymen ts.
Th e Govern me ntal Age ncy. in lhe so le disc retio n of the Au1hori1 y, and upo n
1crms and co ndilio ns satisfactory 10 th e Aulhori ty. may provide fur 1he prepayme nt in full of th e
Loa n Repay ments by deposi ling wit h the Au1twri 1y an amo unt which. whe n added 10 th e
investme nt inco me to he de ri ved frnm such amnunt lo be deposited wit h the Authoril y, shall
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provide for the fu ll pay men t of all suc h Loa n Repayments in th e mann er pro \'idcd .in th is Sec tion
3.07 . An y amounts so deposited wi 1h th e Au thority shall be inves ted so lely in direct ob li go 1io ns
of the Uni ted States of America.
Th e provisio ns of thi s Sec ti on 3.07 shall nm IX! appli cah le 10 any mandal ory or
extraordinary rede mption or accelerati on req uired by the Bon d Resoluti on .
SECTIO N J.08 So urce of Payment of Go,·emmental Agency's
Obligations. The Authori ty a nd the Gove rnmenta l Agen-.y agree that the amo un ts payable by
the Gove rnm ental Agency under thi s Loa n Agreemem , including, wi th out li mi tatio n, th e
amoun ts payab le hy the Governmental Age ncy pursuant to Sec ti on 3.03. Sec tion 3.06. Sectio n
3.07 and Section 5.04 of thi s Loan Agreeme nt are pa yable solely from th e Pl edged Prope n y and
are not pa ya ble from any other so urce whatsoeve r. No th ing herein shall be dee med to preve nt
the Governmental Agency fro m payi ng the amo un ts pa:•abl e under this Loa n Agreeme nt from
any oth er legally ava il able sou rce . The obliga ti ons of the Govern mental Agency under thi s Loa n
Agreement do not co nst itute a debt or indebted ness of the Governmenta l Agency wi thin th e
meaning of any constiiuti onal, chaner or statut ory provi sion or limitations, and shall not be
co nsidered or held to be a ge ne ra l ob li gatio n of the Governmental Age ncy.
SECTION 3.09 Delivery of Documents. Concurrently with the execu tio n
and deli ve ry of this Loan Agreeme nt. th e Govemmr.ntal Agency will cause tC'I be delivered 10 the
Authority each of th e following items:
(a) opi ni ons of th e Gove mme nl al Agency's coun sel substa nti all y in the fo nn sc i fo nh
in Ex hibit E•l and E-2 hcrelo (s uch op ini on may be give n by one or more co unse l):
prov ided, however, th at th e Authorit y may pcnnit varia nces in such opinio n from the
fo nn or subs tan ce of such Exhibit E if such variances are not to the ma te rial detrime nt of
the interests of the holdc~ of the Aulh ori ly Bonds;
(b) exec ut ed cou nterparts of thi s Loan Agreement and an exec u1 ed Governm ental
Age ncy Bond :
(c) co pies of th e resolu ti ons or ordi nances of the governing body of the
Governmen tal Ag ency auth oriz in g the exec ut io n and delivery of this Loan Agree ment
and Governmental Age ncy Bond. ce nified by an Au thori zed Officer of the Govern ment al
Agency; and
(d) such other ce nifi ca 1es. doc uments. opini ons an d in fo m,alio n us th e Authorit y may
require.
SECTION 4.01
ARTICLE IV.
ASS IG NMENT
Ass ignment and Transfer by Auth ority.
(a) Th e Governmenta l Age ncy express ly ac know ledges that. other tha n th e ri ght. tit le
and intere st of the Auth ority under Sec tions 3.06. 5.04 and 5.07. all right. titl e and
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inlcrcs t of the Auth ori ly in . 10 an und er thi s Loa n Agrccmc ru an d the Gove rnment al
Agency Bond has hccn assi i;ncd 10 the Tru stee as secu rit y for the Au th ority Bonds. as
i1 ppli c:1hlc, as provi ded in th e Bond Resoluti on, and that if any Eve nt of Defa ult shall
occ ur. the Tru slee. pursua nt to the Bond Re so luti on. shall he entitled 10 act here under in
lhc pin ce and stc:1d nf th e Au1hori1 y. Th e Go vernme nta l .\gc ncy hereby ack now ledges
the req uirements of the Bond Resolution upp lica hl c to the Au1hori1 y Bonds and co nse nts
10 such ass ignm ent and appo in tment.
The Authority shall r1.:: .. ;n th e righl to co mpel or olh crwi sc enforce obse rva nce and
perfo rmance by thr. Governme nta l A!,!cn cy of its du ties. covenan ts. obl igati ons and
agreement s under Stc li on 3.06 and Sec ti on 5.04 .
(b) The Governme ntal Agency hereby appro ves and co nsents to an y ass ignme nt or
trnnsfcr of thi s Loa n Agree men t and th e Governmen tal Agen cy Bond th at the Auth orit y
deems to be necessary in co nn ecti on wi th any refundi ng of th e Aut horit y Bond s or th e
iss uance of additio nal bo nds under th e Bond Resol uti on or otherw ise, in con nection with
the wa ler treatm ent poo led loa n progra m of th e Authority.
SECTION 4.02 Assignment by Governmental Agen cy. Ne ither thi s Loa n
Agreemen t nor the Gove rnmental Ag enq Bon d ma y be ass igned by th e Gove rnm ental Age ncy
fo r any reaso n, unl ess the fo ll owing co 11ditions shall be satisfied : (i) the Auth ority and the
Tru stee shall have appro ved said ass ignmen t in wri ting : (i i) the ass ignee sh:o ll be a gove rnment al
uni t wi thin the meaning of Secti on 14 1 (c) of 1he Code an d !h e assignee shall have express ly
as sumed in writin g the full and fai thful ohservance und performan ce of th e Government al
Agency's duties , covena nts, agree ments and obligat io ns und er the Loa n Agreem ent : (ii;)
imm edi ately afte r such assignment , the assignee shall not be in default in th e perfonnance or
observa nce of nny duties, covenants. obl iga ti ons or agreements of the Govern mental Age ncy
under th e Loan Agreemenl: (iv) th e Auth ority shall have received an opini on of bo nd coun se l to
th e Autho rit y to th e effec t that such assign ment will not adversely affect th e exclu sion of interes t
on the Auth orit y Bond s fro m gross in co me for purpo ses of federal inc ome la xati on und er Sedan
l03(a ) of th e Code: and (v) the Amh ori ty sha ll receive an opini on of co un sel to the Authorit y 10
the effect th at such ass ignm ent will not violat e the provi sions of th e Bond Re so luti on. All costs
incurred hy th e Au1hori 1y pursua11t to 1his S :ct ion 4.02 shull be paid hy th e Govern mental
Agency .
No ass ignment shall rcl ie \'c lh e Govcmme nl al Age ncy frnm primary li abi lity for
any of its obli ga ti on s under thi s Loa n Agree ment and in the even t of such ass ignm ent , th e
Go vernm ental Age ncy ,;hall co nt inu e 10 remain prim ar il y liah le for th e perfo rman ce and
observance of its ob li ga ti ons 10 he performed and observed under thi s Loan Agreemen t.
AR ;CLE V.
DEFAULTS AND REMEDI ES
SECTION 5.0 1 Even I or l>daull. If any of 1he fo ll owing e\ cnts occu rs , it
is herehy defined as and declared 10 be an d 10 co ns1itute an "Eve nt of Defau lt ":
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(a) failure hy th e Govc mmcntal Agency 10 pa). or cause lo he p:iid. any Loa n
Rc paymenl. req ui red 10 he paid hereunder when due . whid1 fai lure shall co nli nuc for a
pcri11d of ten ( I 0) da ys;
(h) fai lu re hy lh c Govc rnmen1 al 1-\gcncy lo male. or cau se 10 he made. :111y rct1uired
paymen ts of principa l of. redcm pl io n premi um , if any. und in1 crcs 1 l,O an y hom..l s. m11c s 11r
oth er ohligatinns of 1hc Gove rnm ent al Agem·y fo r borrowed money (olh er tha n 1he Lna n
and 1he Go\cmm enwl Age ncy Bond). afle r gi ·.,i ng cffccl h\ the appli cab le grace period.
the pay ment!-> of whic h arc sccure<l by the Pl edged Pmpcri y.
(c) fail ure hy lhc Gove mm cn1ul Age ncy to phscf\c an ~ \,:rfo rm any dut y, covenan t,
ohligati on or ag ree men t on ils pan 10 be ohse rved or r,.:rfo rmed und er thi s Lo:in
Agree ment olher 1hun as refe rred to in paragraph (;,l uf thi s S,-,:tion 5.0 1 and mher 1han a
failure 10 comp ly wi lh lh e provis ions of Secti on 2.03 h ... rcr ... ·hich failure shall con1inuc
fo r a pe riod of thirt y (30) da ys afler wri lt en noti ce, .. p-•,:rn uch fai lure and reque sting
th nt it he remedied. is give n 10 lhe Govern ment..:• Ag:.,,q by the Tmstee, unl ess the
Tru stee shall agree in writ ing to an ex lensi on !->u,.11 lime prior to i1 s ex pirati on:
prov id ed. however. th at if th e fai lure Slated in suC:1 no1ice is correc table but can nol he
co rre!'' thin th e appli cable pe ri od th e Tru slee ma y not unreaso nab ly wi thhold its
co ns v1 ensio n of such time up 10 sixcy (60) days from 1hc del ivery of 1he wri nen
no1i 1bove if corrcc 1i ve ac1 ion is insti wtc<l by the Gov ernmental Agency
wi th 1 1ble peri od an d diligentl y pu rs ued until 1he Eve nt of Dcfa ulr ic;
correc,
(d) an y rc1 i1cse nta 1io n made by or on beh alf of the Gove rnmental Ager.-~ , :--.1ai ,i.-·
in thi s Loa n Agrcemen l, or in any in strum ent furni shed in compli ance wi1 i. J r \~·iit1
re ference 10 thi s Loan Agreement or th e Loa n or in conn ecti on wi th th e Auth u1,'J 8 uno:,,
is fa lse or misleadin g in any ma1 eria l re spect: and
(c) a petiti on is fil ed by or agai nst th e Govcm mcnt ul Ai,lc ncy und er any federal or
slate bankruptcy or in so lvency law or oth er similar law in effect on lhe date of thi s Loa n
Ag reement or thercaf1 er ena cted. unle ss in th e case of any such petition file d aga in st th e
Governmental Agency such petiti on sha ll be di smi ssed wi thi n th irt y (30) days Jfte r such
filin g und such di smi ssal shall he fiaa l and not subject to appeal; or the Gnemm ent al
Agency shall hccnme in so lve nt or bankr Jpt or mate :in ass ignmenl fo r the ~lC ncfi t of ils
credit ors; or a custodia n (in cl udin g. wi1h ou t limi ta tion. a receive r, liquid :11rr or tru s1ce of
the Gove rnmental Age ncy or any of it,; prope r1 y) shall he appoi nt ed hy co uit order to t:i ~.c
pusscss io n of th e Go,emm t.:nt al Agen cy or its prorcny or asse ts if suc h mder remain s in
effec t or such posses~inn co ntinu es fo r more than thin y (30) da ys .
SECTION 5.02 Notice of lnfault. The Govern men tal Age ncy shall give
the Tru!°tec and the Au 1hori1 y pro mpt telcrhonic noti ce of the occ urren ce of any Eve nt of Defau lt
referred to in Sec ti on 5.0l{c) hereof, and of 1he occurren ce of any other e,cnl or conditi on th at
conslitut es an Eve nt of Dcfou ll al suc h time as any seni or admin is tralive or fi nancial office r of
th e Gove rnmental Age ncy hccomcs awa re of the cxi slcn ce thereof. An y !cl cph onic noti ce
p1.1rsuan1 l'J 1his Sect ion 5.02 shall be confirmed in writ in g hy the end of 1he nex 1 Buo,;ine ss Da y
(as Jefi ned in the Bond Re so luti on).
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SECTIO N 5.03 Rcm .. dics on J>craulL Wh eneve r an Eve nt of Dcfo uit
referred 10 in Sectio n 5.01 hr.rcu f shall have occ urretJ and he co ntinuin g. th e Aulhurit y shall ha ve
th e ri ght to tak e or to direc t the Tru stee 10 iak c :111 y acti on rcrmiucd or required pursuant 10 th e
Loan Agree ment and lo lake wha tever oth er ac tio n at la"' or in equit y may ap pear necessary nr
des irah le lo co ll ect th e amou nt s th en du e and th crc:1f1er 10 hccomc du e here und er or to enforce
th e pcrformuncc and obse rva nce of an y c..h11 y. covcnanl , ohli gati on or ag ree ment of 1he
Govc mm cnl.ll Agc m:y hereund er. includin g. witho ut limit ati o n. to oh 111in ex part c th e
appoin tment of a rece ive r of the Sy stem.
SECTION 5.04 Altomcy's Fct.'S und Other Expenses, The Gov : un c nt:i l
Agency shall on de mand pay 10 th e Au 1hori ty or 1he Tru stee th e reaso nabl e fe es and t"-'f" .. f'ISC.'-of
anomeys and o th er reaso nabl e fees and ex penses (in cl uding wi th out limirn1i on 1hc · .tsou ,.Ny
nll oc at ed cos ts of in -ho use co unse l an d le ga l srnff) in curred by ei 1her of lhem in th 1-rnll cc 1ion of
Loan Repa yments or any other sum du e hereunder or in the enforcem ent of p.:·rf~rmance ur
observati on of any oth er duties, co venants, obligati ons or agreem ent s of the GJ,·emm entnl
Age ncy.
SECTION 5.0S Application or Monl'ys. Any moneys co ll cct..:C: l'J lhe
Auth ority or the Tru stee pu rs uant to Secti on 5.03 hereof sh:.•!I be appli ed (a) first . to pa y an y
au omcy 's fe es or <ll her fee s and ex pen ses ow ed by the Gove rnmenta l Agency pursunn l to
Sec ti on 5.04 hereo f, (b) seco nd. tu pay intere st du e and payahl e on the Loan, (c) third , to pa y
principal due and paya bl e on the Loan , (d) founh , 10 pay any oth er amo unts due and pa yabl e
hereund er thi s Loan Ab'Teement; an d (e) fi fth . 10 pa y interest and p:incipal on the Lnan and other
amounL" paya bl e here und er as such amou nts become due and pu yahle .
SECTION 5.06 No Remedy Exclusive: Waiver; Notice. No rem edy
herein co nferred Ufl0l 1 or reserved to the Aut ho rit y or th e Tru s1ec is inl end cd to be exclu sive and
every such r,:mcdy shall be cumul ati ve and shall be in addili on to every 01her remed y given
under thi s ~:\n Agrr::ment or now or hereaflcr exisling at law or in equi1y . No dela y or
omi ss ion to c.<.crcisc any righl, remedy or power acc ruing upon an y Even! of Dcfoult shall impair
any such ri ght. remedy or power or \hall be co nslrucd to be a waive r th ereof, bu! any such right.
remed y or powe r ma y be exerci sed from ti me to time and 2S often as may be de, ,Tlcd expedient.
In order 10 en1i1l e the Authority or th e Tru stee 10 ex ercise any remedy re se rved to it in thi s
Articl e. it shall not be necess ary to gi ve an y noti ce, other than !l11ch no1ice as ma y be required in
thi s Ani clc V.
SECTION 5.07 Relention of Aulhority's Rights. Notwithstanding ,my
ass ignme nt or transfer of thi s Loan Agreement pursuant to !h e pm,•is ions hereo f or of the Bond
Rcso lu1 ion, or anythin g el se 10 1he con1rary contained herein. the Auth oril y shall ha ve !he right
upon th e occurrence ::,f an Eve nt of Dc fauh 10 take an y ai:ti on. including (w ith out limi ui•i on)
brin gin g an actio n again sl th e Gove mmenlal Agen cy at law or in equit y. as th e Authorit y may. in
its di scret io n, deem necess ary to enfo rce rhe obli ga ti ons of the Gove rnm ental Age ncy to the
Auth ority pu rs uanl 10 Sec tion 3.03 , Sec ti on 3.06 and Sec tion 5.04 hereof.
SECTION 5.08 Dcroull by the Authority. In the eve nt of any defau\1 b)
the Au1h orit y und er any dut y. cove nant . agree ment or obli ga ti on of thi s Loan Agrcc mcnl. the
Gove rnmenta l Agcn cy·s remedy fo r such de fault sha ll he limh::d 10 injuncti<in . special acti on.
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action for specific performa nce o r any other available eq ui table remedy designed 10 enforce th e
performa nce or observance of any dut y, covena nt , obliga1i o n or agreement of the Authority
hereunder as may be necessary or appropriate. The Authority shull on demand pny to the
Governmental Agency 1he reasonable fees and expenses of iutorneys und o ther reJSonablc
expenses in the enforrcmcnt o f s uch performance or obsen•ntion .
ARTICLE VI.
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 6.01 Notices . A ll notices, ce n ificates or other communicati ons
hereunder shall be s ufficientl y given and shall be deemed given when hand-deli vered or mailed
by regi stered or ce nified mail. postage prepaid. 10 the Governmental Agency at the address
spc-dfied o n Ex hibit 8 at!achcd hereto and made a pan hereof and to the Authority and the
Tnmec a t !he following addresses:
(a) Authority: Colorado Water Resourc es a nd
(b) Trustr::
Power Development Authority
1580 Logan Street. Sui1e 620
Denver. Colorado 80203
Attentio n: Executive Director
Wells Fargo Bank. N.A.
1740 Broadway
MAC C730l -024
Denver, Colorado 80274
Attention : Corporate Trusl Services
Any o f the foregoing parties may designate any funher o r different addresses to
which subsequcn1 notices. ccnificates or other communications shall be sent. by notice in writing
given 10 the others.
SECTION 6.02 Binding Ell'ecL This Loan Agreement shall inure to the
benefit o f and shall be binding upon th e A uth o rity a nd the Governmental Agency and th eir
re s pective s uccessors and assigns.
SECTION 6.03 Severablllty. In 1he event any provision of thi s Loan
Agreement shall be held illegal , in va lid or unenforceable by any co un of competent jurisdiction,
such holding shall no t invalif' .. ~. render unenfmceablc o r otherwise affccl any o ther provision
hereof.
SECTION 6.04 Amendments, Supplements Pnd Modtncatiom. This
Loan Agreement may not be amended, supplemen ted o r modified wi1h ou1 the pri or wrillen
co nse nt of the Auth o rity !l nd th e Go,·cmmental Agency.
SECTION 6.05 Execution in Counterparts. Thi s Loan Agreement may
be exec uted in several co untcrpans. each of w hi ch shall be an origin ll and all o f which shall
constitute hut one and the same i nstrument.
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SECTION 6,06 Ap11llcnble La"' und Venue. Thi s Loa n A srec mcnt sha ll
he gU\cmed hy and constru ed in accordan ce wi th th e laws of lh c Stat e uf Colorado. inclu ding lhc
Act. Vc nu r for any al'li on se ekin g to in1 crp rc 1 or enfo rce th e prov ision s of thi s Lo:m Agreem ent
shall ~ in th e Denve r Di s1ri c1 Cou n.
SECTION 6.07 ConscnL,;: and Ap1>r0\1Uls. When eve r th e wr itt en co nsent
or a pp rova l of th e Authori ly shall he req uired under the provi sion s of thi s Loan Agree ment. such
co nsent or appro val ma y onl y be given hy the Authoril y unle ss oth erwi se pro vided by Jaw or hy
rul es. re gulati ons or re so luti ons of th e Auth urit y or unle ss ex pressly de lega ted to the Tru stee .
SECTION 6.08 Captions. The c:1ptions or headings in thi s Lo an
Agree ment arc for co nve ni ence onl y and shall nol in any wa y defi ne , limil or describe th e sco pe
or in tent of any pro vis ions or sections of thi s Loan Agree ment.
SECTION 6.09 Compliance with Bond Resolution. The Gove rn me n1al
Agency cove nants and agrees to take such action as the Authority sh~ll reasn nabl y reque st so as
to enable the Authori ty to observe and comp ly wi th , ull duti es, covena n1 s, obligat ions and
agreem ents co ntain ed in the Bond Re solution insofar as such duties, covena nt s, obl igation s and
agreemen ts relate 10 th e obligati ons of the Governme ntal Agenc y under thi s Loa n Agreement.
SECTION 6.10 Further Assurances. The Governmen tal Age ncy sh all. at
the request of the Authority. authori ze. exec ute. acknowledge and de live r such furth er
re so luti ons, co nveya nces, transfers. ass umn ces. financing srntements and oth er instrum ents as
may be neces sary or desirab le for heuer ass urin g. co nveying. b'Tanting , assig nin g and confirmin g
the rights and agreement s t,'fantcd or int ended 10 be b'Tllnted by thi s Loan Agreement and 1he
Go vernmen tal Agen cy Bern d.
SECTION 6.11 Recital. This Loan Agreemenl is authori zed pursuant to
and in accordance wi1h the Chan er. the Const ilution of !he Stale of Colomd o and all olher laws
of the S1a 1e C'l f Co lorado thereunt o enabl ing . Speci fical ly, hut not by way of limit atio n, thi s Loan
Agreement i ,; auth ori zed by the Governmental Agency pursuan110 Tille 11 . Article 57. Pan 2,
C.R.S. Such reci tal shall concl usi\'e)y impart full comp li ance with all pro visions and limiuni ons
of such laws. and this Loa n Agreement delivered by lhe Govern ment al Agency to the Authori ty
containi ng such rec it al shall be incontestab le for an y c:.use whatsoever after its delivery fo r
value .
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, th e Authorit y and 1he Gove mmenlal Agen cy have
ca used 1his Loa n Agree me nt to be exec uted and de li vered. ns of the firs ! day of May. 2004 .
(SEAL)
(SEAL)
ATTEST:
Cit y Clerk
COLORADO WATER RESOURCES AND
POWER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
By: __________ _
Excc ur ive Directo r
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS
SEWER ENTERPRISE
By: __________ _
Mayor
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• ECU RJ TV Dt:5CRll'TION
I. Jlrscrintion of Projt•d
The Project co nsisls o f advanced 1rc:1tmcn1 upgrades !!!.__and co nstru ctio n
imp roveme nts lo in crease th e ":istcwatcr trca 1ment ca paci1 y of, the cx i-.1in1: Lin lc ton/Englcw nnd
j oint wastewa ter 1rcmmcn1 pl:int from J6.3 mgd 10 50 mi:;d.
2. !!£gtiJ!!l!.•n or s ,•stem
The Sy sl<':n includes all of the Govern menta l Agency's sa ni tary se wer faci lilie s
and pro pcnies now m1i'ned or hereafte r acquired . whether si tuated within or wi thout th e
geograph ic al hound uries of the Gove mmcnlU I Agenc y, including all prese nt or future
improveme nl 'i. ex tensions, en largements. hcncrmcnts, rep lacements ur add iti ons th ereof or
there to including. but no! limit ed to. th e Project and the Govemmcnia l Agency's ri gh ts pu rs uant
to an Agreem ent he1,,ecn th e Ci1i es of Lill lelon and Englewood, Co lorado. fo r Joint -Use
Wastewaler Treatme nt Ft1cilities, da1ed Occcmhcr 6, 19 82. as amended in cl udin g 1he
Govcmmenla l Agency's rights to 50% of 32 milli on ga ll ons pe r du y (mgd) of , .. ,mary .
seco ndary and advan ced treatme nt capaci ty at the Joint -Use Plant.
3. Lien Represe ntation
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The pledge and li£npf th e _Pl~dgcd _Pro[!C_ny _ Ip_!~~ payf!l ~'!ts due u~~<:_r _1t1 i_;o; Loan .
Agreement and th e Governme nt al Age ncy Bond is subject and suhordin ale to the pled ge and lie n
p n_ t~~ _P_l ~dg!!d _P!oecny gra~tcd 10 .t~e Gove m,!ll cnta l _Age_!l cy ·s \o~n da1~d ~_ovc'!l~r I~. 1990 _. _
paya bl e to the Authorit y in an original prin cipal amoun1 of $12.750,000 ("1he 1990 Loan"). The
Pledged Pmpcny will he free and clear of any pled ge, li en. charge or encum bra nce thereo n or
with rcspec l thcrelo pri or to th e obliga ti on of the Go vernme nta l Age ncy to pa y thi s Loan
Agreement und th e Govem menia l Agency Bond cKcc pt for the li en of th e 1990 Lo an . and ull
corpo rate or ot her acti on n tht: part of the Governmen tal Agenc y to th at end has been and will
be du ly a.,,d val idly take n. A'i d the dutc of th is Loa n Agree ment. th ere arc the fo llow in g
ou1 stundi n~ bon ds, notes or c,•idenc cs of ind ehl ed ness or co ntra ctu al ob ligatio ns payable from
the Pl edged Propcny wi th a li en on the Pledged Propen y which is nn a parit y with the lie n of the
Loa n /I 1 :ceme nt and Govcm mcn lal Agc:ncy Bond on the Pledged Propcny\o the Go vernmenta l
Agency's loan dated May I. 2004, p:iyablc 10 the Authority in an ori gina f -aITlolliii -Of
S ____ . Exce pt as permiu ed by Ex hihil F heret o. the Governme ntal Age ncy shall nol
iss ue :iny bo nd s or olher evid ences of indeh tedn css of a sim ilar nalure payab le out of or secured
by a pledge. li en or ass ignm ent on th e Pledged Propcny or create u li en nr d1.irge thereon.
4. Plrdged Prn pert,·
"Plcdg,•1/ Propcny" mcun s 1hc Ncl Re\'e nues (as defin ed in thi s parngrnp h 4 of
Exhibi l A uf thi s Loan Agreeme nt ).
"Ne t Re ,•ct111 es" shall mean the Rc H:nu cs less 0 1lC rati nn Expc n~cs,
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"'Revt1111 .i' means all income from mies, fees, loll s and charges and tap fee s, or
any combinatio n thereof. but not spec ial assessments. for the servi ces furnished by . or lhc direct
or indirect connection wilh, or lh c use of. or an y commodity from 1hc System. including wi1hout
lim iting th e ge nerali ty of the fo regoi ng, minimum chnq;es, charges for th e availability of se rvice,
disconnecti on fees . recon nection fees a nd reaso nab le penalties for any delinqu encies . and all
inco me or ot her rculized ga in , if any. from any inves1 men1 of Revenues and of the proceeds of
sec urit ies payabl e from Net Re venu es (ex ·rt im;o me 01 othe r ga in from any investment of
moneys l!c,d in an escrow fund or account for ,.~ defeasan .:e of securities payable from the Net
Rc\-::1.ui ; :,r any other si milar fund ) 10 the A.te nt 0 0 1 required to be rebated to the federal
govcnwrnt. Re ve nues shall also include urrn.,un lt. en dt pvs it in a rate stabilization fund .
Re vc:no~f. exclude any refund of ru1 e~. :,.• Is and charges due 10 others . Notwith standing anything
co ntained abo ve, amounts deposited in a ra te srnbili za ti on acco unt shall 00 1 be deemed Revenues
in the calrri,11lf year deposi ted und amo unts withdrawn from the rate stabilization account shall
be de:r.1t .1 :<.even ues in the year withdrawn . "Opuating E.lpt nses" mean s such reasonable and
n~ rt rt1rrent C"<penses of lhe ,i·.·:~ ..... ..:ntal Agency, paid or accrued, of operating ,
m11in tni n11 1r and rq1airi ng the Sys ,t-m as moy be dctcnnincd by the Governmental Agency ,
including, :xccpt as lim ilcd by Cv uln:.,;t or otherwi se lim ilcd by law, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing :
(a) Engineering. auditing, legal ond oth er overhead expenses directly related
and reasonably allocable to the ad mini stratio n, operation and mai ntenance
of lhe SySlem;
(b) In surance, surely bond and interest rate cap agreeme nt premiums
appcnai ning 10 the System:
(c) The reaso nabl e charges of any paying agent, re gistrar, transfer agent.
depository or escrow bank appcnaining to any sec urities payable from lhe
Net Revenues;
(d) Annual payments to J)\!nsion, retirement, health and hospitalization funds
appertain ing 10 lh e Sys tem;
(e) Any taxes. assessments, franchise fee s or other charges or pa yments in
lieu of the foregoing ;
(0 Ordinary and current rentals or equipment or 01her proyv..:ny:
(g) Contrac tual services, profess ional se rvices. sa laries, admini strati ve
expense s and cos ts of labor appcnaining to the Sys lcm, th e cost of
mat e:ials and suppli es used for current operation or rou tine mai nten ance
or repair of the System ;
(h) The c..-os ts in cu rred in th e billin g and co ll ec ti on of all or any part of the
Re venues;
(i) Any costs of utility servii.:cs furni shed to the System by the Governmental
Agency or otherwise;
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(j) Any olhcr such expenses cn nsidcrcd hy th e Go\emm c111al Agen cy in
dclcrmini ng lh c amo un t ur wa ter rnt cs. recs, 1oll s and charge s imroscd fo r
o pera ti on a nd mainlcn:m cc:
(k) Expe nses in co nnec1i un "i1h the iss uan ce ur homls nr other scc ur itic ~
evide ncin g an) loa n lo the Govc rnmcnl al Age ncy :rnd pny ub lc from
R C\COUCS.
"Operat ing Expenses" doe) nnt incl ude :
(a) An y allowance for dcprcciuti o n:
(b) Any cos L-; of imp rovemen t, extens ion or be ncnncn t th at qua lify :L"i ca pital
items in accordance wit h generall y acce pted accou nt ing pri nciples:
(c) An y acc umulat io n of re serves for cnpital rep lac ements:
{d) An y re serves for opera ti on, main ten anc e or repa ir of th e Sy stem :
(c) An y all owa nce for the redempt io n of a ny bo nds or oth er securiti es payable
fr om the Ne1 Reven ue s or the pay men t or any intercs 1 thereon:
(f) Any liabi li tie s in curred in the acqu isiti on or any focili li es co nstitu ting part
or th r. Sys 1cm:
(g) Any other b'TOund or lega l liabi lity no l based on contract.
S. Rate Counant
TI•c Govem mcnial Agency shall establish and co llect rates and charges for the use or th e sa le or
th e prod ucls and se rv ices of lhc Sys lem. whi ch toge th..:r wi th ot her moneys ava il ab le th erefor, arc
expec ted to produce Revenues (as defi ned in paragraph (4) of thi s Exhibit A to thi s Loa n
Agrccme n1 ) for each ca le nd ar year which will be at leas t sufficient for suc h cale ndar ye:ir to pay
th e sum o r:
(a) all amoun ts estimat ed to be req ui red 10 pay Operating Expen ses (as defined in
paragrap h (4) of thi s Ex hib it A of thi s Loan Agrecmen l) during sud , calendar year;
(b) a sum equa l to I JO<,t, of the debt ser vice du e on th e ,Gov~i:nmen!l:!1 -~ge_ncy _B_o_n~
a,1d th e !<JOO Loan fo r such calendar year and deb1 service co ming due d uri ng such
calcm.Jur year on any indeb1cdness payab le on a pari ty wi 1h 1he lien or charge of th is Loa n
A~rccmcnt on the Pledged Propc ny. in eac h case co mputed as of th e hegi nnin g of such
calendar year;
(c) th e amount . if any , to be paid during such ca lend ar yea r in1 0 any deht se rvice
rcsl.'.rve accou ni:
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DESCRIPTION OF TIIE LOAN
Address or Governmental Agrncy:
City of Eng lewood, Co lorudo
1000 Englewood Park y,. ,
Eng lewood, Cl.' ~il l JO
Cost or Project: SI I 0,000.UOO
EXHIBIT B
J Maximum p,-.,-..r Jp111J J. :~''', ~i or Loan Commllmenl: $2! ,000,000
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Loan Term : 1.., • fin al Lo1tn Repayment date sci forth in Ex hi bit C.
Description or the Projed: See Exhibit A. l.
Authortud Officer: ~1ewat'J f•o~ Ri~1or of MIULti!OJ •••••••
Frank Qry g(ewicz. Direc tor of Finance
Estlmat,d Completlon Date : Deccmhcr '008 .................... /
Execu tion Date: May 20. 2004
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Princ ipal Porn un
Lonn Repayment of Loa n
Da te Repayment Tou1J Prin ci pal
I Alloc 11tcd IO lnh .. 'l'CS I on Authori ly Bonds
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Interest Pon ion
of Loa n
Repayment'
EXHIBIT C
Tora! Loan
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EXHIBIT D
GOVE RNMENTAL AGENCY BOND
FOR VA LUE RE CE IVED , the und ersig ned, CITY OF ENGLEWOOD,
COLORADO ACTING BY AND TH ROUGH ITS SEWER ENTERPRISE (the
"Gove rnmental Age ncy") here by promi ses to pa y to th e COLORADO WATER RESOUR CES
AND POWER DEVE LOPMENT AUT HORITY (th e "A uth orit y"), or registe red ass igns. the
prin ci pal amou nt of Twenl y One Mill ion Doll ars (S 2 1.000,000). at lh e time s and in th e am oun ts
determin ed as pro vided in the Loa n Agree ment da ted as of Moy I. 2004 , by and betwee n th e
Au th ority and th e Govc rnmenwl Agen cy (the "Loa n Agreem ent "), toge the r wi th interest thereon
in th e amount calc ul ated as prov ided in th e Loa n Agreem ent. pay ab le on the dates and in th e
amount s det erm ined as provid ed in th e Loa n Agreement
Th is Gove rn me nt al Agency Bon d is iss ued pursuant to the Loa n Agreement and is issued
in co nsideration of the loa n made then-•ind er (the "loan") and 10 evide nce the obligati ons of th e
Governmental Agency set fon h in Sec tion 3.03 (a) thercor. The Go vernm enta l Agency Bond has
bee n ass igried to Well s Fargo Bank , N.A., as tru stee (t he "Tru slee") under th e Bond Re solution
(as defin ed in th e Loa n Agree ment ) and pay ments hereunder shall, exce pt as otherwi se pro vided
in lhe Lonn Ag.recmL.nl , be made dirr.clly 10 the Tru stee) fo r th e accoun t or the Authorit y
pursuant to suc h assig nment. Such ass ignment has been made as sec urit y for th e pay ment or th e
Au th ori ty Bonds (as defin ed in th e Bond Resoluti on) is sued to finance or refina nce , and in
co nnect ion with , the Loan and as oth erw ise de scri bed in th e Loa n Agreement. All or th e tenns,
co nditi ons and provi sions or lhc Loa n Agree ment arc, by thi s refcreuce theret o, incorpora ted
herein as a part or thi s Govern mental Agency Bond .
Purs uant lo th e L Jn Agreeme nt , di sbu rse ments shall be made in acco rd ance with written
in structions or the Auth ority by the Tru stee to the Govemmenlal Agency, upon the receipt by th e
Autho: .,y and Trnslec or req ui sili ons from th e Gov ernmental Agency exec uted and deli vered in
accordance wi th the requirement s set fort h in Sec ti on 3.02 or the Loa n Agreement.
Thi s Governmen tal Age ncy Bond is entitled to the benefit s and is subj ec t to th e
conditi ons of th e Loa n Agree ment. The ob li ga ti ons or th e Government al Agl!ncy to make the
pa yments rcquin:d hen:under shall be abso lute and unco ndit ional wi thout any defense or right or
sctoff. co un1 crcl aim or recoupme nl by reaso n of any default by the ,\uthorit y under the Loa n
Ag ree men t or und er any oth er agree meflt between th e Gm·emmenlal Age ncy and the Auihority
or out of any in debted ness or li abil it y al any time owing 10 the Gove rnm en tal Age ncy hy the
Auth ori ty or fo r :my oth er reaso n.
Th is Go\'c mmen1 al Agency Bond is subject 10 op tional prep ay ment u1itl!':r th e ms and
co ndi ti ons. and in th e amounts provi ded in Scc lio n 3.07 of th e Loa n Agree men t.
TI1e obli ga ti on or th e Governmen tal Age ncy to mak e pay ments u;,dc r the Loa n
Agree menl and thi s Gove rnm ental Age ncy Bond is payab le so lely fro m th e repay ment so urce
descri bed in th e Loan Agree ment. TI1i s Gove rnmental Age ncy Bond is a spec ial and limi1cd
obliga ti on or the Governme ntal Agen cy pa ya ble so lely ou t or :ind secured by an irrevocable
pl edge of a li en (but not ncccs :;arily an excl usive lien ) upo n th e Pledged Pro pen y (as defin ed in
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paragraph 4. of Ex hibit A of lh e Loa n Agreemen!) Thi s Govemment a1 Agency Bond docs not
co ns1i1u1e a debt or an indebtedne ss of the Governm ental Agency wi1hin !he meaning of any
cons1i1u1ional, chan er or statutory pro vision or limit ati on. Th is Go vernm enta l Agen cy Bond is
not payable in whole or in part from th e proceeds of gene ral propeny laxes. and the full fait h and
credi t of the Govern men tal Age ncy is no! pled ged for 1hc p11 ymen1 of !h e principal of or interest
on lhi s Govern mental Age ncy Bu nd .
Thi s Go vernme ntal Agc:ncy Bond is iss ued pursuanl to and in accordan ce wi 1h th e
Co nsti tuti on of 1he State of Colorado and all other la ws of the Siate of Co lorado thereunto
enablin g. Specifica ll y, but not by way of lim itati on, thi s Q,1,:1;111mc:n tnl Age ncy Bond is iss ued
purs uant 10 Titl e 11, Anicle 57, Pan 2, C.R.S., and the City Chaner . Such recita l shall
conclu sive ly impan full complia nce wi th all provisions and limitalion s or such laws, and th is
Govern me ntal Age ncy Bond iss ued co ntni ning suc h recita l shall be incon1estab le fo r any cause
whatsoever after its delivery fo r valu e.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Govern men tal Agency has caused this Govcmmcnial
Age ncy Bond to be dul y executed, sca led and deli vered, as of this 1st day of May, 2004 .
(SEAL)
ATfEST:
Ci1y Clerk
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS
SEWER ENTERPRISE
By: __________ _
Mayor
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OPINION OF GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY C OUNSE L
(LETTE RHEAD OF COUNSEL TO GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY)
(D31e of Closin g)
Co lorado Wutcr Reso urces and
Power De\·cl opmc nt Authori ty
Wcll !io Fargo Dunk . N.A.
as Tru sh:c
(Nume of Unde rwriler(
LncJics and Ge ntl eme n:
fin sc n ·•1 am an 1111omcy" or "We arc attorneys"] admitted to practice in the State of
Colorado und ("I" or "We"( hove ocled as L'O unsel lo lhc CITY OF ENGLEWOOD,
COLORADO ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS SEWER ENTERPRISE (the
"Governme nt al Agency"), which · .,. ,;ntcrcd into a Loan Agreement (as '1creinafter defined)
wi lh lhc COLORADO WATI. RESOURCES AND POWER DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY (the "A uthority "), .:In: !-to.vc acted as such in connection with the authorization ,
execution and delivery hy the O· r mmental Age ncy of the Loan Agreement and its
Govern ment al i\.gcncy Bond (as hcrci1o11flcr defin ed).
In so ac tin g (insert "I" or "v,rc"J ha ve examined the Co nstitution and laws of the State of
Colorado a nd by.Jaws of the Governmental Agency. (insert "I" or .. We") have al so examined
origin als, or r."O pics cenified or otherwi se identified IO (inse rt "my" or "our"] satisfa ctio n. of the
fo ll owing:
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3.
4 .
The A uthority's Water Reso urces Reven ue Bond Resolution (Cit y of Englewood,
Colorado Pmjecl), adopted by 1he Au1hori1y o n Apri l 23, 2004 (lhe "Bo nd
Resolu1i o n''):
1he uian Agrecme n1 . dalcd as of May I, 2004 (lh e "uian Agrcemcnl'') by and
between the Authority and th e Govcmmenlal Agency:
proceedings of the go vern ing memhc ~ or th e Oovemmenlal Agency relating to
the a pp roval or the Loa n Agreement a nd the exec uti o n, iss uance and deli ve ry
thereof on behalf of th e Governme nt al Agen c y. ard the a utho n zatio n of the
undenaking and completio n of lhc Proj ec t (as defined in th e Loa n Agree ment):
the Govc mme nial Age ncy BuncJ. da1cd May I. 2004 (the "Governmental Agency
Bond ") iss ued by the Gove rnmc 11 1n l AgcnC)' lo the Au lh urit y to evidcn~c the
Loan:
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5. proceedings of the gove rn ing hody of 1he Gove rnm enta l Age ncy rcl:it in g to the
iss uance of 1hc Gover 11cn1al Agency Bnnd and the exec ut io n, issuan ce and
de li very th ereof to 1hc Aut horily (th e Loa n Agreeme ni and th e Go vcrnmenlll l
Agency Bond are referred 10 herein co ll ective ly a5 the ''Lo.in Doc um ents"): and
6. all outSl.anding in struments rchu ing 10 hands, notes or other im.lchtcdne s. of or
re latin g to the Governme ntal Agency: and
7. the Offi ci al Stateme nt of th e Authority related to th e Bonds of the Au thority da1cd
Apr il 27. 2004 (th e "Official StatcMenf').
!insert "I" or "\Ve"] have also exa mined and reli ed upon ori gi nal s. or cop ies cenificd ur
oth erwise auth enti cated 10 (ii .se n "my" or "o ur") sa ti sfactio n. of su ch other records. documents,
cert ificates and oih er in struments, and made s h investigati on of law as in (inscn "my" or
"o ur"! judgment (in sen "I" or "we") ha ve dee med necessary or appro pri ate: .o enablr; (in sc n
"me" or "1.1s") to render th e op in ions ex pressed UC low.
Based upon 1he foregoi ng. (in se n "I am" or "We are"I of the op ini on that:
I . ·1nc Governmental Agen cy is a "govem mcntol agency" wi thin the mea ni ng of th e
Au1ho ri1 y's enabling legislation with the legal ri ght to carry on the business of th e
System (as defintd in th e Loa n Agreemen t) as c urrentl y bein g condu cted and as
proposed 10 be conducted.
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The Governmental Age ncy has full lega l right and authority 10 exccu lc th e Loa n
Doc urne r.ts and to observe and perform its duties, cove na nls, obl iga tions and
agreements thereunder and to undertake imd complete the Project: subj ect,
however, to the effect of. restri ctions and limi tations im po sed by or res ulting
from. b:rnkruptr.y, inso lve ncy, moratoriu m. reo rganization, de bt adj ustment or
oth er similar la ws affecting credi tors' rights genera ll y (Cred itor's Ri ghts
Limitations) heretofore or hereafle r ena cted.
The proceedi ngs of lhe Govern mental Agency's govern ing members ap proving
th e loan Docume nb and authorizing their exec ut ion, issuance and deli ve ry on
behalf of th e Governme ntal Age ncy, and authori zi ng the Govern mental Age ncy to
undenake and compl ete the Project have been or will be duly and lawfull y
ado pted and a•Uh orized in accordance with applicable Colorado law , (hereinafter
co ll ec ti ve ly r.a ll ed the "A uthorizing Resolu tio:,s "), whi ch Au thorizi ng
Resolutions were or wi ll be du h· approved and pub lished in acco rda nce wi th
ap pli cable Co lorado law . al a meet ing or meeti ngs whic h were or will be du ly
ca ll ed pursua nt to ncces !l ary public noti ce and held in accorda nce with app li cable
Co lorado law. and at -A1hich quorums were present ac tin g throughout.
To the be s1 of (in sen "my" or "o ur "] knowledge. aft.:r such in vest ii,;at ion as (i nsen
"I" or "we") have dee med ap propriate, 1he autho riz.ati on. exec ut ion and deli ve ry
of the Loa n Dor·1mcnts by !he Go\'emmcntal Agenc y. the observati on an d
performa nce hy th e Govemmenl al Agency of its dut ies, cove nants, ob ligat ions
and agreements th ereunde r and the consumm atio n uf 1he tra nsactio ns
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cn nt emplut ed therein and 1he undertak in g and co mpl c1ion of the Project do not
nnd will not con1ravc:ne any exi stin g la w or any existin g order , injuncti on,
j ud gme nt. dec ree. ru le or rcgula1i on of any co urt or gove rnme ntal or
11d mini s1ra1i vc age ncy, auth orit y or person ha vin g jurisdicti on ove r the
Gnvc mmcntal Agenc y 1.lr its propert y or assets or re sult in a breac h or violati on of
uny ,1f the lc nns and pmvisit,ns of, or constitu te a defa ult under . any exi stin g bo nd
rc)u lu1 i11n, tru st agrec mcnl. ind enture , mortgage, deed or tru st or oth er 3b'TCc mc nt
10 wh ic h 1hc Gove rnmental Age ncy is a part y or by whi ch it, 1hc Sys 1em (as
defin ed in th e Lo"n Agreeme nt ) or it~ property or asset~ is bound .
To th e hesl off in se rt "my" or "our"! kno wledge , after such in ves tigatio n as !in se rt
"I" or "we") ha ve dee med approp:-iate, all approvals. conse nts or authori za ti ons
of, or rc~is trations of or filin gs with . an y gove rnm ental or public agency,
uu lh orit y or person req uired 10 date on lhe part of the Governmental Agency in
t·o nn ec tio n wi th the au1horiz.at io n, executi on, delivery an d performan ce of the
Loan Ooc umenl\ and. other th an authori za ti ons, licenses and permits re lating to
1hc siting, co nstru ct ion and acqui siti on of th e Project which [inse rt "I" or "we ")
expect the Governmenta l Agen cy to receive in the ordinary course of bu siness ,
lhc undertaki ng and com pleti on of the Project have been obtained or made .
To 1he hc:st of I in se rt "my" or "our"J kn owled ge, after such in vestigati on as [i nsert
"I" o; "we") ha ve deemed appropria1e , there is no litigation or other proceeding
pending or threatened in any co urt or other tribunal of compe1 en1 jurisdicti on
(e ither State of Federal ) qu es ti oning the creat ion, organization or existence of th e
Gove rnmenl al Agency or the va lid ity, le ga lity or enforceability of the Loan
Docu me nt s or the undertaking or completion of the Projec t or which if adversely
det ermined , co uld (a) ma1criall y adve rse ly affe ct (i) the finan cial position of th e
Governmental Agency , (i i) the abi lity of the Governmenta l Agency to perform its
ohli ga ti ons under the Lo an Documents. (iii ) the sec urity for the Loa n Docume nts ,
or (iv) the trun sactinns con templated by the Loan Documents , or (b) imp air the
uhilit y of 1hc Governmental Agency 10 maintain and operate its sys1em.
There does nm exis1 uny hill . act, law , rule or regulati on pending ur, 10 the bc1-t of
{insc n "my" or .. our") kn owledge , 1hrca1ened whic h, if enacted , co uld (a)
materiall y adverse ly affcc 1 (i, lhc abilit y of the Governmenta l Agen cy to perform
its obli ga tio ns und er !he Loa n Doc um ents, (i i) th e security fo r the Loan
Doc um cnl s, or (iii ) 1ht: tran sa:ti ons co nt emp lated by th e Loa n Doc uments, or (b)
impai r the ab ili ty cf the Go•.1!:m mr.nt.11 Age ncy 10 maintain and opcra1e the
Sys tem.
While I in sert T ' 01 rn not pass in g upo n, and do no! ass ume rcspo nsibili1 y
for, the acc uracy , 1., .;te ness or fa irness of th e sta tements co ntained in
Appendi x B 10 the Offi cial Siatem cnt. no fa cts ha\'C 10 come to I in se rt "my .. or
"our"] a11en 1ion in lh e co urse of ucti\li lics desc ri bed above which lead [in se rt
"me" or "o ur .. ] to hc lieve that Appendi x B 10 the Officia l S1a1 c111ent (olhe r than
the financia l and statist ica i data co nlai ncd there in , as to whi ch (in sert "I " or "we"J
ex press no opini on or helicO as of its dale contained, or as of the date hereof
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co ntains, any untrue statement of a nuueria l fact or as of its dale omitted . or as of
the d:Uc hereo f omi ts , to stale any mate rial fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein , in light of the circ umst.inccs under which they were made, not
mi sleading.
This opin io n is rendered on the basis of Fcclera l law and th e Jaws-of the State of Colorado
us ena cted o.nd construed on lhe date hereo f. (in se rt "I" or "We ") express no opini on as to any
matter nol set fo rth in the numbered paragraph s herein .
(inse rt "I" or "We "] hereby auth orize Fu lbri ght&. Jaworski L.L.P ., Bond Counsel, and
Carls on, Hammond & Paddoc k L.L.C ., General Counsel 10 th e Au1horit y, 10 rely on thi s opinion
~ i f [insert "I" or "we") had addressed thi s opini on to th em in additi on lo you .
Very trul y yo urs.
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[XHIBIT E-2
OPINION or GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY BO ND COUNSEL
(LETl"ERHEAD OF BOND COUNS EL TO GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY(
(Date of Clos in g)
Co lorado Wa1er Re so urces and
Power Development Authorit y
We ll s Fargo Bonk, N.A.
as Tru stee
(Name or Undcrwril crJ
Lad ies a nd Gen tl eme n:
[insen "I"" or "We'"( have acted as bond coun sel to the CITY Or ENGLEWOOD,
COLORADO ACTING BY AND 'THRIJUGH ITS SEWER ENTERPRISE (the
"Governmental Agency "), which has entered '.nlo a Loan Agreem ent (as hercinaf1er d fined)
with th e COLORADO WATF.R RESOURCFS AND POWER DEVEWPMENT
AUTHORITY (the "Auth ority"), and ha ve ac1cd as such in conn ec ti on with the auth oriza tion ,
execution and deli very by the Governmental Age ncy of the Loan Agreement and its
Governmental Agen cy Bond (as hereinafter defin ed).
In so ac ting [in scn "I" or "we") ha ve examined the Co nstitution and laws of the State of
Colorado . fin sc n "I" or "We "] ha ve also examined originals, or copi es cc nificd or otherwise
identified to [in sen ·•my" or "our") sa ti sfa cti on. of the following :
I.
2.
3.
4,
The Au1hori1y·s Wale ,· Resources Re ve nue Bond Reso luti on (City of Englewood.
Colorado Proj ect), adop ted by the Authori ty o n April 23, 2004 (the "Bo nd
Re so luti on");
tht Loan Agreement , dated as of Ma y I. 2004 (th e "Loa n Agreeme nt'') by and
be tween the Auth ority and th e Govcm men1 al Agency:
proceedings of the gove rnin g membe rs of the Go vernm eni al Agen cy re lati ng to
the app roval c,f the Loa n Agree ment a nd the execu ti rJ n, iss uance and del ivery
thereof on bch .. lf of the Go vernmenta l Age ncy;
the Gove rn me nta l Agency Bond. dal ed May I. 2004 (the "Gvvc mmenl al Agen cy
Bond ") iss ued by lh e Gove rnm ent al Age 11cy 10 the Au 1horit y to r.vidc nce th e Lua n
(as defined in the Loan Agrce menl ); and
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5. proceedi ngs of lh c gnvcmin i; hndy of lh e GU\crn mcni al Age ncy relat in g to 1hc
iss uance of th e Governm ent al Agency Bon d and lhc cxcc u1i (1n . issua nce and
deli very lh crcof to th e Auth orit y (the Loan Agrcc mc111 and lhc Govcmmcn wl
Agcn,;y Bnnd arc refe rred 10 herein m ll cc tive ly as th e "Loan Doc uments"): :md
{insc n .. , .. or "We") have il lsu examined and relied uro n originals. or <.'l1pi cs ccni fi ed or
oth erwi se uuthcn1i cut cd 10 [inscn "my " or "o ur"] sat isfa ctio n. of such oth er record s. documents.
(.·cni fi cat cs and other in s1ru mc n1.s. and made such invesligat io n of law as in lin ~cn "my" or
"o ur"J j ud gment [in scn "I'' or "we"] have deemed necessary or appro priate 10 cn:t hl c [i nsert
"me" or "u s") to rend er th e o pinions exp ressed hc low.
Based upo n 1hc for egoing. (in se rt "I am·· or ··w e arc .. ] of 1hc op in ion that
I . Th e Gove mlT'Cnt al Age ncy is a "govc mmcnlal age ncy" wi th in th e mean ing of the
Auth orit y's enablin g leg islati on.
2. The Gove mmc, •1\ Age ncy has full leg al ri ght and authorit y lo execute th e Loan
Doc umcn1 s and 10 observe and perform it s duti es . CD\'Cn ants. o bli ga ti ons and
ngrec mcnlS th ereun de r and to undcnakc and compl ete th e Project: subject
howe ver, to th e effe c1 of, res tricti ons and limita1ions im po sed hy or resultin g
fro m, bankrupt cy , inso lven cy . moratorium . reor ga ni za ti on. debt adju stment or
other si milar la ws affe c1ing creditors ' right,; ge nera ll y (C red i1or·s Ri ghts
Limitati on s) heretofo re or herea ft er ena cted .
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5.
·inc Governme nta l Agency has pl edged th e Pled ged Prope rt y (as defin ed in
para gra ph (4) of Exhibit A lo th e Loan Agreement ) fo r the punctu al payment of
th e princi pal of and int ere st on the Lo an (as defin ed in the Loa n Agree ment ), and
all other amount s due und er th e Loan Docum ent s acco rdin g 10 1heir respec ti ve
te rms and the Auth orit y has a fi rst li en but not necessarily an ex cl usive fir st li en
on such so urce of rc pa ymcn1. No filin gs or rernrdin gs arc requ ired und er the
Co lorad o Uniform Co mmercia l Code in ord er to prm idc a firs t li en on such
sour c.: of repa yment and all acti ons hav, been taken a.~ re q uired und er Co lora do
law lo in sure the pri ori1 y, va lidit y and enfo rce abilit y of such li en.
The Loan Doc ument s have bee n dul y authorized . exec utec! and delive red hy the
auth or ized offi cers of the Governm ent al Agen cy: and , assur mg in th e case of th e
Lo an Agree ment , that lh e Authorit y has all th e req ui site power and auth orit y to
auth ori ze, excc u1 e and del iver. and has dul y auth orized. exec ut ed and deli vered
the Loan Agree ment. th e Loa n Docu ment s consti1ut c th e leg al. v:1l id and hind ing
o bli1m ti ons of th e Govcmmcn1a l Age ncy cnfo rt·ea hlc in acco rd ance wi th th eir
res pecti ve terms: suhj cc ,. howev er . lo the effect of, :md to restri cti ons an d
limit ati ons im posed hy or re sultin g fr om Creditor's Ri ghts Lim itati ons or ollu::r
l:1ws. ju dicia l deci sions and prin cip le .!, uf eq uit y reb ti ng to !h e enfo rce ment of
cont rac tu al ohliga tions gene rall y.
A.!.s umin g co mpl iance wi th th e cove nants corlla incd in the Loan Agreem ent. !he
Gove rn ment al Age ncy is nut. directl y or in dire<.:tl y. (a ) usin g in cx<.·css of ten
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pcrccnl of the pmrecd~ nf 1he Au1h ori 1y Bonds (as dcli ned in the Loan
Agrcc mcnl ) loan ed 10 th e GO\cm mcntal Age ncy or th e Projec 1 in a manne r lhat
wo uld cons1i1 u1 c "priv nlc husincss m,c" wit hin 1hc meaning of Sec tio n 141 (h)(6)
of 1hc Int erna l Rc\'Cnu c Cude of 1986. as amend ed (t he "Code"), :md at le.1s t one-
hal f of suc h pri,•atc husin ess use pcrmi ncd hy clause (a) is nei ther unrel ated 10 th e
govcm ment al use of th e proceeds of th e AuLhorit y Bonds loa ned lo th e
Govemmcnl:tl Age ncy (wi 1hin the mc :min g of Secti on 14 l(h)(3)(A)(ii)(I) or (Ill}
of the Code) nor di spro por1io natc related husiness use (w ithin 1hc mea nin g of
Scc1ion 14 l (h)(3)(A)(ii )(II ) or (I l l) of the Code) nor (B) using. direct ly or
indirec tl y, any of th e proceeds of 1hc Aulh ori ty Bonds loa ned to the
Govc mm c111al Agency to make or finan ce loa ns 10 pe rso ns oth er than
gove rnm ental units (as such terms is used in Sectio n 14l (c) or the Code).
The execu tion an d delivery of lhe Loa n Docume nts are not subj ect to the
limitati ons of Anicl e X. Sect ion 20 of the Co lorado Co nstituti on ('"TABOR")
sin ce th e Sys tem or the Go\•ernmental Agency as of the date hereof cons titut es an
ent erp ri se und er TABOR . The perform ance or the obligati ons of the
Govc::rnment al Agency und er the Loan Docu ment s is not suhj ec l 10 lh e limitaliom,
of TABOR as long as the Sys tem conlinu cs 10 qua lify as an ent erprise under
TABOR . If the Sys tem is not longe r an ent erpri se under TABO R, the Loa n
Doc uments will co ntinu e 10 co ns1i1u1e lega l. va lid and bindin g obligati ons or the
Gove rnm ent al Age ncy enforceab le in accorda nce wi th their re spective terms;
subj ec t, however, to (a) Creditor's Rights Lim itatio ns or oth er laws, judi ci al
decisio ns and prin cipl es of eq uit y relating 10 the enfo rcement of conrroctua l ri ght,;
ge nera lly, and (b) subj ec t 10 the nex t se nt ence, the reve nu e and spendin g
limit at ions or TABOR . Ir lh e Sys lcm al any time fail s to be an enterpri se under
TABOR. (a) th e Governme ntal Agency may co nt inu e 10 im pose any in crease in
fees, rates and charges of th e Syste m wi th out voter approval : (b) all reve nu es of
the Govemm en1 al Agency used 10 pa y Loan Repaymen ts shall be inclu ded in the
Gove rn me ntal Age ncy's fi sca l year spe nding limit und er See l ion 7(d) or TABOR .
exce pt th at debt se rvice ch ... ,ges and red uctio ns arc excepti ons to, and no t part of.
the Gove rnmental Age ncy's reve nu e and spe ndin g basis and limits : and (c) if th e
Govcmmen 1al Age ncy is req uired 10 red uce spe ndi ng in ord er to comp ly wit h its
fisca l year spe ndin g li mit under Sect ion 7(b) or TABOR, the Governmenta l
Agency will firs t he requ ired lo redu ce spendin g fo r purposes for whic h it does
not ha ve an obliga ti on und er law or hy con 1rac 1 prio r 10 redu ci ng spendi ng
requi red to co mpl y with th e nlhcr cove nant s co n1 :1incd in th e Loa n Doc ument s.
Thi s opinion is re nde red on th e has is or Federal law ttnd the la ws of the Sta te or Co lorado
as enacted an d co nstru ed on the date hcrcor. (in sert ·r or "We"] ex press no opi nio n as to any
mail er no t set fon h in the nu mbered paragrn phs herei n.
1in sc r1 ·r or "We··1 hcrehy uuthorize Fulb righ t & Ja worsk i L.L.P ., Bond Co un se l. and
Carbon, Hammo nd & Paddock L.L.C .. Genera l Co un se l to th e Au 1hori 1y. to rely on th is op ini on
as ir I in sert ·•J" 11r "we··1 had addressed thi s np in iC\n to 1hem in add iti on to yti u.
Very trul y yo urs.
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EXIIIBIT F
ADDITIONAL COVENANTS AND REQ UIREMENTS
Addlllonal Senior, Purily and Subordinnte Lien Bonds. T.1c Go vemm cn1 al Agency
<.·ovc mmts lh at ii will nut iss ue any ohli £ati ons payahlc fr om 1hc Pled ged Propert y. whi ch are
superi or to the li en of th is Loa n Ag ree ment on the Pl ctl gcd Propcr1 y. In addi ti on. 1hc
Govern menta l Agency cove nants th at it wi ll not issue any t•hligati ons wi 1h a li en on th e Pl edged
Pro pert y and payab le from th e Pledged Propert y whic h is on a parit y with th e lien of the
Govc mmcnt al Agency Bond unless th e Gove rnment al Age ncy cert ifi es to th e Authori ty th at Ne t
Revenue.,; {as defi ned in para g1.1 ph 4. of Ex hihi t A 10 lh is Loan f\i:i:reemcnt and !=~hj ect to lhc
nex t sent ence} fo r any 12 consecu1 ive month s out of the 18 month s precedi ng th e month in whi ch
such obli gati ons arc 10 he iss ued is al leasl equ al to the sum (a) or I 10% of the m:.ximum annu al
dcbl !'lervicc or (i) th e Gove mmenlal Agency Bond and all obli ga ti ons of 1he Go vcmmcnt:11
Age ncy ou1 s1and ing during such 12 monlh peri od payabl e on a pari ty wi1 h the Gove rnm ental
Agency Bond fro m th e Pl edged Pro pe ny, (ii ) the I 990 Loa n and (iii ) suc h proposed obligati ons
to he issued . and (b) IOO'k of max imum annu al deb t serv ice of all oth er inde bted ness sec ured hy
and payahlc from the Pled ged Propeny in dete rminin g Net Revenu es. Ne t Re ve nu es de1ennined
pu rs uant 10 the precedi ng sentence shall excl ude any withdrawals fr om th e Ra te Stabili za ti on
Fund and shall in cl ude onl y one-half of 1he avera ge of lap fe es for th e three pri or yea1s. Net
Re1 •.~:'!Ues may be adjusted to ren ect any rat e in creases adop ted pri or to 1hc issuance of such
::.ddit ic nal obli gati ons by adding 10 th e ac tu al Net Revenu es fo r th e 12 co nsecu1i ve month period
and e'i :imated sum equal to 100% of the estimat ed in crease in Net Re venues whi ch wo uld ha ve
been reali zed durin g said period had such rat e in crease been in effec t durin g all of sai d precedin g
pe ri od. Notwith standin g the for ego in g, the Governmental Asency ma y iss ue refunding
obli gations. paya ble fro m lhc Pled ged Pro pen y with out complian ce with the req uire ments stated
above, pro vided 1h01 the de bt servic e pay men1 s on such refundin g obli gati ons do not exceed the
debt service pa yments on the refunded oblisatio ns during any calendar year. In additi on, th e
Gove rnment al Age ncy co ven ant s th at it will not issue any obligati ons paya bl e from th e Pled ged
Propc ny whi ch is subordin ate tu th e li en or th is Loan Agree ment on the Pled ged Pro pert y unl ess
the Go vernm ental Agency certifi es to the Authorit y th at fo r any 12 co nsec ut ive mo nth s out of
the 18 month s pre cedin g th e month in whi ch such obl iga 1ions are 10 be iss ued Net Revenu es
we re al le as t IOO 'il of th e ma ximum unnu al debt service on all ind ebtedn ess outslandin g durin g
such period .
Operati ons and Muinlenance Reserve. Th e Governm en 1al Age ncy shall mai ntain an
ope rati ons and main te nance res erve in an amount eq ual to three month s of operation and
ma in tenan ce exp enses excl uding deprecia ti on of th e Sys tem us set fo rth in the :mn ua l bu dge t fo r
th e current fi sca l ye ar hut in no eve n! grea1 er than S 1.25 0.000. Said reserve may he in th e fo nn
of un obli ga tcd fun d ha l:rn ces or fl lh er unob liga tccl cash or securit ies (i .e .. l"apital rese rves) or ma y
Ix. in a separat e seg regat ed fund and shall he mai nt ain ed as a con1in ui ng reserve tor pay menl of
any lawful pu rpo se relatin g to th e System . If the ope rati ons and main tenance reserve s fa ll he low
thi s req uirement. th e shortfall shall he made up in 24 suhslanti all y equ al monthl y in sla ll menlc;
heg inn ini; the seco nd month after 5uch shllr1 fa ll nr th e dat e nf t.l cli vl:rv.
Rule Study. In lh e ev ent th at Revenu es coll ected durin g a fi sc al year :ire not suffi cient 10
meet th e req uirement s !<>Cl fo nh in th e Rate Co venant contai ned in paragra pl'. 5 of Ex hibi t A of
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th is Loa n Agreement , lhc Govern me nt.ii Agenc y shall , wi thin 90 da ys of the end of such fi5eal
year, ca use an inde pe ndent firm of acco unt unts or t-o nsult ing en ginee r,. 10 prepare a ra te study
fo r the pu rpose of rct..-ommending a schedul e of rates , fees and charges fo r th e use of the Sys tem
whi ch in the opini on of the fi rm co nducti ng th e study will be sufficien t to provide Rtvcnu es 10
be co ll cc lcd in the nex t succeedin g fiscal year which will pro vide complia nce wi th the Rate
Covc nanl described in parugraph 5 uf Ex hi bit A of thi s Loa n Agreeme nt. Such a st udy shall be
delivered to the Au thori ty and the Trustee. The Gove rnme ntal Agency shall within six months
of receipt of such stud y, adopt rn tcs, fees and cha rges for the use of th e Sys tem, based upon th e
recom mendat io ns co ntained in such st ud y, whi ch provide co mpli ance wi th said rate cr:·:ennnt.
Sprcial Fund, The Govc mmentnl Age ncy covenants to crea te or mni ntnin n spccinl fund
into which shall be depo sited the Re venu es (as defined in paragra ph 4. of Ex hibit A to this Loan
Ag,,cmen1). The Re venues shall be applied, on or bcfon, the last day of each month, fi rst to the
payment of the Operating Expe nses (as defined in paragraph 4. of Ex hibil A to this Loan
Agree ment) and then npplicd on a pro-rata basis to the payment of the Loan Repay ments and
other amounts pa yable on a parity with the Loan Repayments. Any further ap pli cat ion shall be
as provided by ord inance or resolution of th e C'-,ovemmental Agency.
Rate Stabllb.atJon AccounL The Govern mental Agency covenants to create and
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maintain a .Blitc ~bilizat ion ~aunt. which shall be annual!): re ple nished to maintain a __ • Dll.a.d:,
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WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING FUND
LOAN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
COLORADO WATER RESOURCES AND
POWER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
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CITY or ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO,
DRAFT Or
APRIL 9, 2004
ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS SEWER UTILITY ENTERPRISE
DA TED AS or MAY I , 2004
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THIS LOAN AGREEMENT, made and c111crcd int o as of 1hi s 1st da y of Ma y. 2004 . by
and betwee n COLORADO WATER RESO URCES AND POWE R l"EVELOPMENT
AUTHORlTY {!he "A uthorit y"), a hody corporate and po lili ca l suhd ivi sion of lhe Stale of
Colu,ado, and CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, ACTING BY AND THROUGH
ITS SEWE R UTILITY ENTE RPRISE (l hc "Go\'cmmcnta l A~c ncy"), a home rule mun ici pal
corpcmuio n nnd po li1i ca l suhdi vi sio n of the State of Co lorad o:
WITNESSETH THAT :
WHEREAS. th e United Stales of Ame ri ca. pursuant 10 the federal Water Quuli1y Act of
1987. requires increased s1111e and local pan ici pation in the fin anci ng of the costs of was 1ewa 1er
treatment projects and said Wat er Qualit y Act of 1987 requires each staic, as a condi tio n 10 the
receipt of ccnai n fund s, to cslablish a wat er po lluti on control revolvi ng fund to he cdministered
by an instrumentality of the slat.c before lh c stat e may receive ca pita lh..a:·<'n gnmts !Or such
projects:
WHEREAS, th e Aulh ori ty wa s created to initia te . acqui re, co nstru ct. maintain , rep ai r
and operate or ca use 10 be ope rated waler manage ment projects whic h include was tewa •t r
treatment facilities and to iss ue its bo nds 10 pay the C'1S I of such projects:
WHEREAS, Secti on 37-95-107 .ti of 1he Co lor.•· •o Revi sed Statute s has created a ;..•;He r
JX>ll uti on co ntrol fC \IO lvi ng fund to be admi ni stered Ji ~ the Authority whi ch will cna Me th e Su:tt
of Co lorudo to comp ly wi th th e provision .. ll f sa id federal Wa1er Quality Acl of 1987;
WHEREAS, th e Authorit y has determined IIJ iss ue its bonds and to loan the proceeds of
suet; bo nds to pub lic ent ities in Colorado to finan ce the costs of wastewater treatm ent facilities,
and 10 use money s on c Aposil in the wa ler poll uti on con trol revolving fund to as sist such pu hlic
entiti es in co nnec ti on with the fin ancing of such facilitie s;
WHEREAS. the Authority. in acco rd ance with th e Act and the Bond Reso lut io n (as such
tenns arc herein after defined ). will iss ue its !x>nds fo r lhc purpose of maki ng Jrn1 s fr om the
proceeds thereo f to publi c entities, including 1he Gove rnmental Age ncy. 10 finan ce a ponion of
lh e l:OSI of y•as tewatcr trca1mcnt faci lit ies:
WHEREAS . the Govcmmen lal Agen cy has made timel y applica1io11 to the Authority for
a loa n to finan ce a po ni on of th e cos 1 of a was1cwa ter treatment faci lity;
WHEREAS, the Ge nera l Asse mbly of 1he State of Co lorado has app roved a projec1
eligib ilit y li st whi ch includ es the was te wa ter 1rea1mcnt faci lity pro po sed to be fin anced
here und er:
WHEREAS, !he Auth orit y has ap proved the Governme nt al Age ncy's applica ti on for a
loan from ava ila ble proceeds of 1hc bo nd s of the Au thorit y in an amount nol 10 exceed th e
amoun 1 of th e loan co mmi1mcnt se t fo nh in paragraph (4) of Ex hibi t B he reto 10 finance a
poni on of the cost of a wastewa ter trea tment facili1 y of the Guvl:mm ental Agen cy:
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WHEREAS. 1he Govcmmc nial Agen cy wi ll iss ue ilS honJ 10 the Au1h uri1y 10 evidence
said loan fmrn the Au1h ori1 y;
NO W. TH EkEFORC. fo r and in co nsiderati on of 1he awa rd of th e loan by th e Authori1y
and of the mu 1ual cove nan ts herei n, the Authorily and th e Gove mmcnlul Agen cy eu ch agree 10
perform th eir re spccli.,c obli ga ti on s under 1hi s Loan Agree ment in acco rdan ce wit h the
condi ti ons. cove nant s and proced ures set fnnh herein and attached heret o :1s a ran hereof, as
fo ll ows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01 Dc0nltlons. The following terms as used in th is Loa n
Agreement shall. unle ss the co ntext c!ear ly requires otherwi se, ha ve 1he fo ll owing meanings :
0 Act" meuns th e "Colorado Water Resources and Power Devel opme nt Aut hori ty Ac t,"
being Section 37 -95 -101 et. seq. of the Colorado Revised Statut es. i\S th e sa me may fro m time 10
time be ame nded und supplemented .
''Administrative Fee" mea ns th e fee payab le pursuant to subsec tion (b) of Section 3.03
hereof whi ch is calc ul ated on th e basis of an annu al fee of eigh1 -1cnths of one percent (.8%) of
the initia l prin cipa l amount o f the Loan, or such less er amo unt , if any , as the Authori ty may
app rove fro m time to ti me .
''A ll oca ble Investment In come'' means the interest earnings or acCJ1Jul on th e Projec t
Loan Subaccount whic h are 10 be credited to the Loan Repay :,ients in accordance with
subsec ti on (c) o f Sec 1ion 3.03 .
''Allocable Percentage'• mea ns the pe rcentage alloca ted to lh·. Govern menta l Agen cy
under the dcfi ni1 io n of "A ll ocuble Share" contai ned in Sect ion 1.01 of t'. e Bond Reso luti on.
••A nnu a l Infonnotion., means th e informati on spec ified in Seclion 2.03 in thi s Loan
Agreeme nt.
•'A ulhorlt y'' mea ns the Colorado Wate r Reso urces and Powe r Deve lo pmenl Authorit y. a
body corporate and politi cal subdi vi sion of the State of Col orado with co rporate success ion dul y
crea ted and vulilJl y ex isting und er and hy vin ue of the Act
'"A uthority Bonds" me ans bo nds au1horized hy th e Bo nd Re solut io n. together with any
refundin g bonds authe nti ca ted and delivered pursuant to the Bond Rc:,oluti on. in ea ch case in
order 10 pru \/i lJc the so urce of runding of th e Loan. includ ing 1he pan ic ular Project Lnan
Subaccoun 1 fro m which 1he am ounts loaned to th e G1..,\lemm ental Agenc y pursua nt to thi s Loa n
Agreement arc taken .
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•·A ulhorized Officer'' mean s, in the 1..·as e of the Go\'c mmcntal Agency, the person whose
nam e is set fo rth in Exhihit B heret o or such oth er perso n or perso ns au thorized pursuan1 to a
reso lulion or ordinan ce or the gov erni ng hody of th e Gm•cmm cnrn l A1:cncy to ac1 as an
Authori1.ed Officer of lhc Go ve rnmental Age nc y 10 perform any ac t or exec ute any doc um en t
rcl.u ing to the Loa n, th e Govcmmcnlal Age ncy Bond or thi s Loan Agre eme nt whollc name is
furni shed in writ ing to the Authority.
·•Bond Resolution" mea ns the Water Polluti on Con trol Revo lving Fund 2004 Series A
Reve nu e Bond Reso lution. as adopted by the Au th ority on Apri l 23, 2004, authori zi ng the
iss uance of the Authority Bond s, and ail further amendments and supplement s theret o ad oplcd in
acco rdance with the provi sions therco r.
.. Codr" mcun s the "Int erna l Re ve nue Code uf 1986," as th e same may from time 10 time
be amended and supplemented. including any regul ati ons promulgated thereunder and any
admini strati ve or judicial interpretati ons thereof.
••Commmcement Dale" mean s the dute of commence ment of the term of !hi s Loan
Agreement, as set forth in Exhibit B atrnched hereto and made a part hereof, which date shall be
the dated date of the Auth orit y Bonds au th orized hy the Bon d Reso luti on.
1'Cost'' means th ose costs that arc eligible to be funded from draws under th e Federal
Cap itali 1ution Agreement and aie reasonable, necess ary and all oca ble to the Project and arc
permiued by gene rally accepted accountin g principles 10 be caste; of the Project. Cost shall also
include Costs of Iss uanc..: (a.s defined in the Bond Reso lution).
"Event of Default" mean s any occ urren ce ore, en t specified in Section 5.01 hereof .
'"FWcral Capitall:r.ation Agreement" m~an s the ins trumen t or agree ment established or
entered into by th e United States of America Environmental Protection Age ncy wi th th e
Au thori ty to make capita li zation grant payments pursuant LJ the federal Water Polluti on Co ntrol
Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et. seq.)
"Fiscal Year'' me.ans the fo:c al year of th e Governmenta l Agency.
"GAAi'" mean s gene ,an:, accep ted accoun1ing principles a.s in effec1 fro m time 10 time
in lhc United Slates .
··Governmental Agency" me.ins the pub li c entit y that is a pany to and is descri bed in
th e fir st p.iragrap h of 1h is Loa n Agreeme nt. and its successors and ass igns.
"Governmental Agency Bond" me,ms the hond exec u1 ed and de li ve red by the
Govcmmc nial Agenc y 10 the Authori ty to evidence 1he Loa n. th e form of which is attached
heret o as Exhibit D and made a part hereof .
.. Co,·ernmental Agen ci es" mea ns the Govc mmenla l Age ncy and any other
govemmenlal agencie s penn itteJ hy :he Act that have en tered in1 0 Loa n Agreements with the
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. .'\ut hori ly pu ua nl 10 whic h 1he Auth ority wi ll make Lour s 10 such Govern ment al Agencie s
from mo neys on derosi1 in 1he Project Acco unt fi nanced 1,1,'11h the proceed~ of the Authorit y
Bonds .
.. Hold er" mean s any holder of Authori ty Bonds as dcfincc.l umJcr th e Bond Res olu tio n
and , for the purposes of Sect ion 2.0:\ of 1hi s Loa n Agreement. shall also mean an y benefi cial
owner of Au1 hority Bonds within the mea nin g of Rul e 13-d uro ~er th e Securities Exchange Act of
193 4 .
•'Loan " mean s th e loa n made by th e Auth ori ty 10 the Goverm,,ental Age ncy to financ e or
refinan ce a po rti on of th e :::os t of the Project pu rs uant 10 this Loan Agreeme nt. For all purposes
of thi s Loan Agreem ent, the principa l amo unt of the Loan at an y time shall be equa l to the
amo unt of the loan co mmitment set fort h in para graph (4) of Ex hib it B attac hed hereto and made
a part of thi s Lr :n Agreement (whi ch loan co mmi tmen t amou nt equals th e sum of (i) the amount
actua ll y depos ited in the Project Loan Subaccoun t from th e proceeds of th e Authority Bonds and
moneys of th e Authority, (ii ) the Governmental Agenc y's Allocable Percentage of the Costs of
Iss uance, ori gin al iss ue di sco unt and und erwri ter's di sco unt fo r all Authority Bonds iss ued in
connectio n wi th th e makin g of the Loa n, and (iii) capiia li zcd in terest durin g the Prcject
construction period t(j be pa id .vith the proco:ds of Authori ty Bonds), les:. any portion of such
prin ci pal amount as hus been repaid by the Governmental Agency und ct i.his Loan Agreement.
0 1..oan Agreement" me3ns thi s Loan Agreement. including the Exhib its attac hed hereto,
as it may be supplem ented, modified or amended from tim e to time in accorda nce with the tenns
hereo f and of the Bond Re solution .
''Loan Agreements" mean s this :..Oan Agreement and ::my other loan agreement., entered
in1 0 betwee n the Au1horit y and one or more of the Governm ental Agencies pu rs uant to whi ch the
Authori ty will make Loans to such Gove rnmental Ag,;ncics fr om moneys on deposit in th e
Project Account finance d wi th the proceeds of ce rtai n of the Auth ori ty Bonds .
,;Loan C losl ngn r,lCans lh e date upon which the Auth ority shall iss ue and deli ve r the
ini tia l Authorit y Bond.,.
•'Loan Repaymrnts" mean s 1he payments pa ya ble by the Gove rnmental Age ncy
pursuant to Section 3.03 of thi s Loa n Agrcemen\, incl uding pay ment s payab le under the
Gove rnmental Agen cy Bond .
''Loan Sen·icer'' meu ns the Lon n Servic er for th e Loa ns, dul y appoint ed and designated
:is such pu rs uant to th e Loan Se n icing Agree ment dated as of the dated dme of the Authorit y
Bonds, betwee n th e Au th orit y and the Loan Servicer. and it s successors as Loa n Jervi ce r un der
the Loan s,-rvidng Agre ement.
''Loan s'' mean the Loan an d loans mad e by 1he A~thori ty to other Gove rnm en tal
Age ncies under loa n : .1en1s from money s on de posit in 1he P1 ojr . 1 Acco un t fin anced wi th
the proceeds of th e . ,. · ;.,11 1y Bond s and fund s of lh e Aut horit y .
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·•Loon Term .. mea ns the defined term or this Loan A1:ireemc n1 set forth in para graph (5)
of Ex hib it B att ac hed heret o und made II pan hereo f.
''MSRB'" means th e Mun icipal Sec urit ies Rulemak ing Boa rd cs1ahli shcd in ac.:co rd ancc
wi th th e provi sions of See l io n 15 B(h){ I) of the Sec urities Exc hange Ac t of 1934 .
••Pledged Property" mean s 1hc de fined 1erm of th is Loan Agreement se t fo rth in
puragra ph (4) of Ex hibit A anac hed herclo and made a pan hereof.
''Primt Ratt" me ans the prevailin g commercia l in1erest rate announ ced by the Trustee
from ti me to ti me as its prime lendin g rate .
"Project" means the wastewater treatment sys te m project of th e Go vernmental Age ncy
described in paragraph (1) of Ex hibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof, all or a )Xlrti on
of the Cost o f which is fina nced or refina nced hy the A uthorit y th rou gh the maki ng of th e Loan
under thi s Loan Agree me nt.
"'Project Accounl" means the 2004 Series A Proj ec t Account created un der the Bon d
Resolutio n.
"Projttl Loan Subaccount" means the 2004 Series A Project Lo ,.:count
established o n behalf 'lf th e Governm ental Age ncy in the Project Account in uc J un ce wi th th e
Bond Resoluti on.
"Repository" means a ny nati o nally recogni zed municipal securities in fo rmatio n
reposit ory within the meaning o f Rule 15c2•12 .
"'Rule 1Sc2-12" means Rule 15c2•12 under the Sec uriti e s Exchange Acl of 1934. as
amended th ro ugh the dale of adopti on of the Bond Resoluti on. to ge ther wi th all interpretive
guidances o r o ther official in terpretations and ex pl anatio ns the reof that arc promulgated by the
SEC .
••State Informutio n Dcposilory" means any publ ic or pri va te repository d1..;ignnt ecl by
!he State of Colo rado, and recognized as such hy th e SEC fo r th e purposes o f Ruic 15c2•12 .
"'S EC' means the United Sl ates Sec uri1 ics an d Exchange Comm ission.
'"System" means the sanilary sewer syste m of the Go vernmenta l Agency, includi ng the
Project, described in parngraph (2) o f Ex hibit A a11achcd hereto and made a part hereof for wh ic h
th e Governm ent al Agency is making th e borrowin g under thi s Lonn Agreeme nt , as such System
may be modified or e xpanded fro m time to time .
.. Trustee" means the Trus1ee appuinled hy th e Autho rit y pursuanl to the Bo nd
Resoluti o n and it s successor or succes sors a nd any other corporatio n whi ch may at any lime be
substituted in it s place as Tru stee pu rsua nt 10 the Bo nd Resoluti o n .
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•l2004 Series A Matching Account" means the 2004 Serie.Ii A Mat chin g Acco unt ~Tea1ed
und er the Bond Resoluti on.
Terms not oth erwise defined herein shall have lhe meanings ascribed 10 them in the Bond
Resoluti on.
Excep t where lhe co ntex t othe rwise requires . words imponin g th e singular num ber sha ll
include th e plural num be r and vice versa, and words im pon in g person s shall include firm s,
assoc iations , corpo rati ons, ngc nci es and di stricts. Words imponing one gender shall include the
other ge nder.
ARTICLE II.
REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS OF GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY
SECTION 2.01 Representation.< of Governmental Agency. The
Governmental Agency represents fo r lhe be nefit of the Authority nnd the holders of the
Authority Bonds ns follows:
(a) Qrgnniwti gn and Authority .
(i) The Gove rnmental Agency is a gove rnme nt al agency as defined in lhc Act
and as described in the first paragraph of thi s Loan Agreement.
(ii) The Govemmenta1 Agency has full legal right and aulhority and all
necessary li censes and per mits required as of the date hereof to own,
opera te and maintain the Sy ste m, 10 carry on its acti vities rela ting thereto,
to execute and deli ver thi s Loa n Agreement , to execute, iss ue and deliver
the Governmental Agency Bond, 10 undenake and complete the Project
(o ther than li ~nses and permits re lati ng to the co nstruction and
acquisition of the Project whi ch lhe Governmental Agency expectS to
receive in lhe ordinary co urse of bus iness), and to carry out and
C'onsu mmate a.II transactions -:o ntempla.tcd by lh is Loan Agree ment. The
Project is on the project el igibili1 y lis t approved by the General Asse mbl y
of the State of Co lorJdo pursuant to the Act and is a project whi ch the
Governmen tal Agency may und enake pu rs unnl to Co lorado law and for
whi ch the Gove rnment al Agency is au th ori1.cd by law to borrow money.
(iii) The proceed in gs of the Gove rnmental Agency's govern in g body and
voters, if a referendum is necessa ry, app rovi ng thi s Loa n Agreem ent .1n d
the Govern ment al Agen cy Bond :md .1 uth orizi ng their exec ut ion, iss uance
and delivery on hchalf of th e Governmental Agency , and authorizin g the
Governmental Agency to undcnake and co mpl ete the Project have been
duly and la wfu ll y adopted in accordance wi th the laws of Colorado and
such proceedings were du ly approved ant.I published, if necessary, in
accordance wi th appli cable Colorado law, at~ mee tin g or ~eelings whi ch
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\,ere dul y cu ll ed pu rs uant In ncce.,..;a ry puhli c nolir.:c and held in
:icco rda!'1.·c wi th ap pli cahlc Colorado law, and al whi ch quo ru ms were
p1c,.c n1 and nc ting throughoul.
1"1i s Ll\;m Agreemen t an d !he Govcrn mcn1 al Agency Bo nd , when
delive red ul the Loa n Cloi.ing, will tmvc hccn. dul y :iu1h orized. execu 1ed
and deli ve red hy an Auth or ized Officer of th e Gove mm c111a l Age ncy : und.
assu min g 1hat th e Auth orit y [la,,; all the rcq ui si1c power an d authori ty to
authorize . exec ute und deliver, and has du ly uu th nri zctl , exec ut ed and
de livered, 1hi s Lmm Agreeme nt. thi s Lmm Agree ment cu nsti lut cs. and th e
Govcmmen1 al Age ncy Bo nd whe n de livered 10 th e Aut horit y will
co nstiiutc , !h e lega l, vali d and bindin g ob li ga ti ons of th e Gove rnmental
Age ncy in acco rdance wi th !h eir respective 1crm s. and the in fo rmati on
co ntain ed under "Descript ion of !he Loun" on Ex hibi l B attached hercl o
and mnde a pa rt hereof is 1ru e and acc ura1e in all respects .
(b) Full Di sc los ure.
TI1ere is no fo ct thal th e Govern mental Age ncy has nm 11c Au th ori1y in
writin g on the Gove rnmen tal Agency 's app licat ion fo r otherwi se 1h01
materia ll y adverse ly affec ts the prorenies, ac ti vi1i es . prospc1.. m (fi nancia l or
oth erwi se) of !he Gove rn men tal Agenc y o f !h e Sys tem, or !he ab1. ,c Gove mmen1 .1 I
Agency to make all Lo.m Re payment s and otherwi se obse rve anu pc rfo nn its du1ies.
cove nants, obligati ons and agree men ts und er thi s Loa n Agree ment and th e Govern menta l
Age ncy Bond.
(c) Pending Li tigalion .
There are no proceedi ngs pending . or, tu the know ledge of the Governme nt al Agency
threate ned. agains t or affectin g the Gove rnm ental Agency . in any co urt or befo re any
govern mental au th ority or arbitrati on board or tribunal 1h01. if adverse ly determined .
wo uld materi all y adve rse ly affect the propenies. ac tiviti es, prospec ts or co nditi on
(financial or ot herwise) of th e Gu vcm mcntal Age ncy or the Sys tem, or the ab ilit y of th e
Gove rnmental Age ncy 10 make all Loa n Repa yments and othe rwise obse rve and perfo rm
iLli du ti es, cove nants. obli ga tions and agrccmen 1s un der th is Loa n Agree ment :ind !h e
Gove rn mental Age ncy Bond. th at have no! hce n di sclosed in "Ti tin g to th e Au 1hori 1y in
the Go ve rnmenta l Agr ncy's appli cat ion fur th e Loa n or oth erwi se 10 1he Authorit y.
(d) Cnmp li anl'C with Exi stin g Laws and Ag reemc nls.
The autho ri zatio n. ex ec uti on and de li ve ry of th is Loa n Ag re ement and the Govcmm eni al
Age ncy Bond by the Govern ment al Age ncy. the ohscrva tio n and pcrfonnan ce hy the
Gove rnmental Age ncy of i1s duti es. cove nan ts, ob li ga ti ons and agreeme nts thereu nd er
and th e consummation ol the lrnn sacti ons pm.,.id ed for in thi s Loa n Agreeme nt and the
Govern men tal Agency Bond, th e co mpli anl·e by 1hc Governme nt al Age ncy wi th lh e
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provis ions of thi s Loa n Ag reeme nt and 1he Govcrnme nl al Agen cy Bond :md u . .:
undertaking and co mp letion of th e Project will not resull in any breach of any of 1hc
u:nns, conditio ns or pro visions of, or co nstitut e a defa ult under. or res ult in 1he crea1i on
or im pos iti on of an y li e n. charge or encumhmn cc upon any prope rt y or asse1s of th e
Gove rnmental Age ncy pursuan t 10 any ex istin g ord in ance or re !.oluli on, tru st agree me nt ,
i11dcn1ure . mort gage, deed of tru st. loa n agreement or oth er in stru menl (o th er 1han th e li en
a·nd cha rge of (i) thi s Loan Agreement and the Gove rnm enta l , gency Bo nd and (ii ) ;iny
ordinance, re solut io n or indenture whi ch au th ori zed ou1 s1andi ng debt obliga 1ions of 1he
ovc mm ental Age ncy whi ch are n1 pari1y with . or supe ri or to. the Govc rnm cnuil Agency
B1l nd ac; to lie n on, and so urce and sec uri ty fo r, pa yment 1hereon from the Pledged
Pro pe rt y) to which the Gove .nmc ntal Agen cy is a party or by whic h the Gove rnmen tal
A;genc y, 1he Sys1em or any of its propert y or asse l~ may be bou nd , nor will such action
re suit in any violati on of the prov isions of th e chart er or other doc ume nt pursuant to
which Lh e Gove mmen1 al Agency was establi shed or any laws. ordinan ces. reso lution s,
gc ~ve rnmen1 al rules. rcgu la1 ions or cou rt orde rs to whi ch the Gov ern me ntal Agency . the
S:,·stem or its pro pertie s or opera ti ons is subject.
(e) No Default<.
N~1 eve nt has occ urred and no cond it ion ex ists lh at. upon aulhori zatio n, exec uti on and
de liv ery of thi s Loa n Agree ment an d th e Gove rnm enta l Age ncy Bond or receipt or the
amo unl of the Loa n. woul d co nstilu le an Even t of Defa ult here under. The Govemmcntal
Ai r.ency is not in violati on of, and has not recei ved notice of any cla imed violatio n of, any
1erm of any agreement or oth er instrument 10 whi ch it is a part y or by whi ch it , th e
S)slem or its property may be bou nd , whic h violati on would ma1eriu ll y adverse ly affect
tht: properties, ac ti viti es, prospec ts or cond iti on (financi al or oth erwi se) of lhe
Gcivemmental Agency or th e Sysr.em or th e abi lit y of th e Govemmenlal Agen cy to make
all Loan Rcpaymc;,is or olherwi se observe and perform its duti es, cove nan ts, obli ga tions
and agree ments und er thi s Loan Agree ment and the Governm ental Agency Bond .
(f) Governmental Co nse nt.
Th i: Gove rnm ental Age ncy has obtained all permi ts and app ro vals req uired to da te by any
go •,emmental body or offi ce r (and reaso nabl y expec ts to receive all permits req uired in
the future by any govem menl al agen c)) fo r the makin g, obse rvance and pe rfom1ance by
th e Go ve rnme nt al Age ncy of it s du ties , co vt:nant s, obligation s and agree ment s un de r thi s
Lo:1n Agree ment and lh r! Gove mmcma l Agency Bond or fo r 1he und enakin g or
com pl etio n of th e Project :.nJ the fi nanci ng or refinanci ng thereof; and the Govern ment al
Ag~:nc y has co mplied with all ap pli ca ble provi sion s of law req uirin g any notifi cation,
dedarati on, filing or r~g is11ation with any gove rnmen tal body or offi cer in conn ec 1io n
witlt 1he maki ng , observ an ce and performa nce by 1he Go ve mm en t,tl Agency of its duti es.
co,enants, obliga ti ons and agreem enl s und er thi s Loan Agreement and th e Governm ent al
Ag!:ncy Bond or with the und ertakin~ or co mpl eti on of th e Project and th e finan ci ng or
refina nci ng 1ht reof. No co nse nt, app rova l or au1h ori u ui on of, or filin g, reg istrat io n or
qu alifi cation with. any gr,vern men1a l body or offi cer that has not bee n obta ined (or that is
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Age ncy as o co nduio n m 1hc :mthoriza 1ion, exec uti on :ind delivery of thi s Loa n
Ag ree ment and th " Gmcmmc nt al Age ncy Bond, th e undenak ing or co mpleti on of the
Proj cc1 or lh c consu mm a1 ion of any transacl inn herei n conte mpl ated.
(g) C(l mpli ancc with Ulw.
The Go vcmmcn1al Age ncy (i) is in co mplian ce with all laws. ordin ances. govcrnm cn1 11l
rul es and reg ulati ons to whic h it is subj ec t. 1hc fa ilure to co mpl y with whic h would
malcri all y adverse ly uffcc1 1hc uhil ity of th e Gov ernm ental Age ncy to co nd uc t its
ac ti vities or un dert ake or co mpl ete th e Projec t or the conditi on (fin ancial or oth erwi se) of
the Govcm :·11en1 al Agency or th e Sys tem: and (ii ) has obt.a incd all lic enses, pennils,
fran chi ses or ' ther gove rnmental auth orizati ons prese n1l y necessary fo r th e own ership of
its pro pcny or for th e conduct of it s acti viti es which . if not obia in ed, wo uld mat eria ll y
ad\•erse ly affec t th e abilit y of the Governmental Agen cy to conduct its ac ti vities or
undenake or compl ete the Proj ec t or the co nditi on (finan ci al or otherwi se) of 1he
Gove rnment al Age nc y or the Sys tem (o th er th an li ce nses , permits, fran chi ses or other
go ,·emm cntal authori za ti ons relatin g to the constru cti on and acqui siti on of the Project
wh ic h the Government al Agency ex pects to n.:ceivc in the ordin ary co urse of bu sin ess).
(h) Use of Proceeds.
The Gove rnm ent al Agen cy will appl y the proceed s of the Lo an from lh e Auth orit y (i) to
fin anc e or refin ance a poni on of th e Cos t of th e Proj ec t; and (i i) where applica ble , to
reimburse !he Governmental Agen cy for a po n io n of th e Cos t of th e Projec t, whi ch
po ni on was pil id or incl .-.d in anticipati on of reimbu rse ment by th e Authorit y.
• SECTION 2.02 Particular Covenants or lhe Governmental Agency.
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(a) Source of Repa yment Pl ed ge .
The Governm ental Agency irrevoca bly pled ges the Pl edged Pro pe rt y fo r the pun ctu al
pay ment of th e pri ncip al of and 1he int eres t on the Loa n. and all other am ount~ du e und er
th is Loan Agre ement a nd the Gove rnmental Agency Bo nd accordin g to their re:,i·ec ti ve
term s.
(h~ Perform ance Unde r Loan Ag ree ment .
The Gove rn me nt al Ag ency cov enants and agree s (i) 10 maint ain the Syste m in good
rep air and operatin g co nd itio n: (i i) 10 coo pcmt e with 1he Authorit y in th e observance and
pe rforman ce of th e res pe ctive dutie s, cove nant s. ohli gati ons and agree ments of such
Go vern ment al Age ncy and th e Au lhorit y under th is Loan Agree men t: and (iii) to co mpl y
wit h th e co venant s descr ibed in the Ex hibits lo th is Loa n Agree me nt.
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(c) Com lc tion of r ro ·ec t and Prov b io of Mon · •s · 1 e efor.
The Governm ental Age ncy co vc nan 1s and ugrccs (i) tu cxcrci!lc its he s! effons in
:1<.·cordancc wi!h prud en t was 1ew:11cr trca lm ent ut ility practice to co mplc1 c the Project and
10 so accomp lish such co mpleti on tin or hc fu re lhe cstim ai cd Compl eti on Da te se t fo nh in
Ex h1hi1 B hcrc1 0 and made a pan hereof: and i ii) suhj ccl 10 appropri ati on. to pro vide from
it s own Pl edged Pro rcny all mone ys. in cx<.·css of 1he 101al am nun1 of loan procee ds it
receiv es under th e Loa n. rc,1uircd to co mp let e the Prnj cc l.
1d) Di sposili cm of th e Sys1em .
Ex ce pt for the di sposa l or an y porti on of the Sys tem whic h th e Gove rnmental Agen cy
determines is no longer necessary fo r the operati on of the Sys tem, 1he Govcmm en1al
Age ncy sha ll not sell, lease . abandon or oth erwise di spose of all or sub stantiall y all of the
System , or any oth er compon ent of th e Sys tem whi ch pro\fid cs reve nu es 10 prov ide fo r
th e payment of thi s Loan Agreement or th e Governm enlal Agency Bond except on ninety
(90) days· pri or wrill en no1ice 10 1t.e Authorit y and, in any eve nt , shall not so sell , lca.~c.
abandon or otherwise dispose of the same unl ess the fo ll owin g co nditi ons are met: (i ) the
Gm•emmen1 :1 I Agen cy shall assign thi s Loan Agreement in accordance wilh Sec ti on 4.02
hereof and its rights and int eres ts hereunder to the purchas er or lessee of the System and
such purchaser or lessee shall ass ume all du ries, coven ants, obligations and agreemen ts of
the Govemmental Agen cy under thi s Lo an .'\.grec ment: a nd (i i) the Auth orit y shall by
appropriate ac ti on determine , in ils so le di screti on. 1ha1 such sale . lease. abandonment or
olher di spo siti on will not ad versely affe ct the Auth orit y's abilit y to mee t its duti es ,
covenants. o bligati ons and agreement s under the Bond Resoluti on, and will not adve rsely
affect the val ue of thi s Loa n Agreem ent as sec urity for 1he payment of Authority Bonds
and in1erc s1 thereo n, ad ve rsely affect th e eligihi lit y of inr erest on Au1h ori1 y Bonds !hen
outstanding fo r exclu sion fr om gross income fo r purposes of Fed eral in come tax ation or
ad\•crscl y uffec t any agree ment entered int o by the Authorit y or 1he State wi th . or
co ndi tion of any grant received by th e Authori ty or th e Stat e from, the United State s or
America , whic h is related to the Federa l Capi1 ali z.ati on Agreement t:>r an y ca pitali zatio n
grant rccci,·ed by th e Au th orit y or th e Slat e und er th e fed eral Water Pollut ion Co nt ro l
Ac1. as amondcd (33 ll.S.C. s 125 1 ct seq.)
(c) Exd usio n nfln1 e re st from Fede ra l Gro ss In co me and Co mpli ance wi 1h Cod e.
(i) The Go vernmental Age ncy CO \enant s and agrees 1hat it shall not tak e or
permit an y ac ti on or fa il to take any act ion whi ch act ion or omi ss ion
would re sult in the loss of th e excl usi on of th e in terest on any Auth orit y
Bonds (ass umin g so lely fo r thi s pu rpo se th at th e proceeds of the Au1 hori1 y
Bond s loaned 10 the Gu vcrnm en t:11 Age ncy represent all of th e proceed s of
!h e Authority Bond s) fr om gro ss inco me fo r fcd cr:tl income 1ax pu rposes
pu rs uam 10 Scc1ion 103(a) of th e Code .
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(i i) The Govcni me nlal Agen cy cove nant s and agrees 1ha1 it shall no t rnkc or
permit uny action or fai l 10 take uny ac tion , whi ch action Pr omis sion
wnuld cause 1~1e A111h ori 1y Bnnd!'I (ass uming so lely for th is purpv <! that
the proceeds u f th e Autho rit y Bonds lo:incd to 1he Gove rnme ntal Ag cnc:y
rcprc sc n1 all of the proceeds of 1hc A uth ori ty Bonds) 10 he "pri \•a1e
;u.:tiv it y bo nds" within the meanin g of section 141 (a) of th e Code .
Accordingly, unless 1he Gove rnmental Agcm:y receives th e prior wrillcn
appro val of the Auth ority. und subject to th e co nditi ons of Section
2.02 (d)(ii ), th e Go\'crnm cnta l Agency shull neither (A) permit in excess of
10 percent of either (I) the proceed s (as such term is used in Sectio n 141
of the Code) of the Auth ority Bonds loa ned 10 th e Gov ernmcn1al Agency
or (2) the ProJcct fin anced (o r re finan ced) with th e proceeds of th e
Aut11ority Bon ds loa ned 10 1he Governmenta l Age ncy. 10 be used direct ly
or indirectl y in any manner that would con stitute "p ri va te business u!:c''
wi thin th e meani ng of Section l4l (b)(6) of the Code, nor (B) use directly
or indirec tl y any of 1he proceed~ of th e Authority Bonds loa ned to the
Governmenta l Age ncy 10 make or finan ce loan s to persons other th an
gove rnment al unit s (a s such lerm is used in sec tion 14l (c) of the Code);
pro vided funher, that m"'rC lh an one half of the pri va te business use
pcnnit:ed by clause (A) shall be neither (I) disproporti onat e related
business use. nor (2) pri vate bu sin ess use no 1 related to the government
use of suc h proceed s of the Auth ori ty Bonds, as th ose terms are used in
Seclion 141 (h)(3)of lhe Ccxle .
(iii ) Th e Govcrnmenla l Agen cy covenants and agrees that ii shall not direc 1l y
or indirectl y use or permit 1he use of an y proceeds of th e Auth orit y Bonds
(o r amounts treated as replaced wi th such proceed s) or any other fund s, or
take or permil any action or fail 10 take any ac ti on, whi ch use. action C'r
omis sion wou ld cau se the Aut hori 1y Bonds (assumi ng so lely .ror thi s
purpose th at the proceeds of the Authority Bonds in the hand.; 'lf the
Gove rnm ental Agency rer-resen 1 all of th e proceeds of th e Auth orit y
Bond s) 10 be "arbitrnge bon ds" wi1hin th e mea nin g of Section l ,1R{J) of
1hcCcxle.
(iv) The Go vernmenta l Agency cove nant s and agrees that il shall not use or
pcnnit th e use of any poni on of the proceeds of 1he Aut horit y Bonds to
retire an y other ohli ga ti ons of the Governme ntal Agency or any other
entil y, unles s th e Governmenta l Agency obtains th e wrillen co nsen t of 1he
Authorit y. whi ch con se nt may he given ur withheld in the Authorily's sole
di sc retion .
(v) The Gove rnm ental Age ncy cove nants and agree s lo maintain records of il s
in ve<.;tmcn1 s, ir any. of proceeds of th e AL.th orit y Bonds loan ed to th e
Guvc mm e ntal Agency and earnings thCff' '"· and will ma inlain records of
ex penditures 01· such am oun ts . Th e Guvemmc ntd Agen cy will p:1y to th e
Aut horit y any ea rnin gs on pmcced s of the Au1hor it y Bond s lo;in ed 10 th e
Gove mm en lal Age ncy (indudi ng earnings on such earnings) ,,hi ch, in 1hc
opini on of the Aut huri1y, arc rc4 uircd to he rchmcd 10 the Uni te d S1:ucs
Treas ury Dcpanmcnt. Th e GO\e mm ema l Agency wi ll prov id e co pi es ll f
all record s or i1 s investme n1 of sur h money s and or its ex pendi tu res 10 1hc
Auth nrit y on a periodic hasis upcm req uest by the Au th orit y :111d will
furni sh lo th e Au th orit y, in writi ng . infonn :ui on regardi ng any fa ci liti es
financed or refi nan cl.!d !h erew ith .
No 1with standin g any th ing here in lo th e co nt rary , as long as is necess ary 10
maintain lh e exclu sion of in1 eres1 on th e Auth ority Bonds fro m gross
in co me fo r Federal in co me 1ax purpo ses , th e cove nants co nt ained in thi s
subsecti on (e) shall sur vive th e payme nt of th e Auhorit y Bonds and the
intere st thereon. includin g any pay men t pu rsua nt 10 secti on 12 .0 1 of the
Bond Reso lut io n or pre payment pursuant to Sect ion 3.07 or thi s Loa n
Ag ree ment respective ly.
The: Gove rnm ental Age ncy shall not. purs uant to an y arrangement form al
or infonnal. purchase Auth ority Bonds in an amount rel ated 10 th e amount
of lh e Loa n.
The Governm enta l Age ncy heniby cert ifie s and represe nt s 1ha1 ii has
co mp lied with the requirements of Treasury Reg ulati on Sec ti on 1.150-2 in
i1s authori zin g resoluti on or orher offi cia l ac ti on wit h rega rd to proceed s or
the Authori ty Bonds. if any. to be used to reimbu rse th e Gov ernme nta l
Age ncy fo r ex pen ses in curred by the Gov;,.,;"'1ental Agency prior 10 the
iss uance of 1he Authorit y Bond s. In th e eve nt t 1at any of the proceeds of
1he Authori ty Bonds are 10 be used to pa y debt :ervice on any pri or iss ue
of 1he Go vernmental Age ncy . and any of the pn ceeds of such pri or iss ue
(o r any obli gati ons refinanced hy such pri or is·,u e) were: used to reimhursc
th e Govc mm emal Age ncy for expe nditure s incurred pri or to the iss u:m ce
of 1he pri or iss ue (or refin anced obligati ons. as 1he case may be ), th e
Gove rnm enta l Agency hcrehy ccn ifi es and repre sents th a1 th e all ocati on
of such proc eeds to th r reimbursed expend iture was a va lid expenditure
und er lhe ap pli cable la w on reim bu rsem ent expe nditures on th e dale of
issue oi th e: prior iss ue (or the refinanced obli gati ons). as required hy
Fcdcrn l Inco me Ta>. Reg ul ati on Sec ti on l.1 50-2(g)(2). In th e case of
rt"fund ing of a prio r issue iss ued hefore Jul y I, 1993 . th e proceeds of
whic h we re used 10 rcimhu rse or igi nal cxpcmli1u rc s, th e Gove rnm ent al
Age ncy (A) made an offici al ml en t priu r to Ju ly I. I 99 3, whi ch sa ti sfi ed
the app licab le provis ions or Trea sury Reg ul:uiu n Secti on 1.1 03-S(a)(S) as
in effec t pri or to Ju ly I. 199 3. ur (B) mad e an official illlc nt betwee n
January 27. 1992, and June 30. 1993. whi ch sati sfied the ap plico1bl e
provi sions or Treasury Rcgula1ion Sec ti on I. 103 -18 as in effe ct durin g
such pe ri od.
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(ix) By executing this Loan Agreement, the Governmental Age ncy hertby
certifies, represents and agrees 1ha1:
(I ) The proceeds of the Authorit y Bonds to be loaned lo the
Govcmmcn •.it Age ncy purs uant to thi s Loan Agreement do not.
taki ng into acco ur ,, .Habl e earnin gs the reon. exceed the amo unt
necessary to pa y fo r the costs of the Project. induding costs of
issuance of the Auth ori ty Bonds allocated to the Loa n.
(2) The Governme ntal Agency hos entered into (or will enter into
within six months from the date hereof) a binding commitment for
the acquisition , construction or accomplish ment of the Project, and
will , within six months from the date of delivery of the Authori ty
Bonds by the Authorit y, expend at least fi ve percent of the
proceeds of the Authority Bonds loaned to the Governmental
Agency .
(3) The Governmental Agency reasonably expeclS that •II of the
proceeds of the Loan will be expended within three yean from the
elute of this Loan Agree ment Work on 1hc acquisition,
constructi on or accomplishment of the Proj ect will proceed with
due diligence to co mpleti on.
(4) 1l1e total proceeds of the sa le of all obligati ons issued to Wlte for
the Project do not exceed the total costs of the Project. taking into
acco unt available earn ings the reo n.
(5) The Governmental Agen cy docs not expect that the Project will be
sold. leased or otherwise disposed of in whole or in part during the
tenn of the Loan or of the Authority Bonds or for any portion of
the tcnn of the Loa n or of the Anthority Bonds. The
Governmental Agency shall 11-ot sell, lease or otherwise dispose of
the Project in whole or in p:ll t durin g the tenn of the Loan or of the
Authority Bonds or for any portion of the term of the Loan or of
the Authority Bonds unl ess the conditions of Section 2.02ld)(ii)
have been satisfied .
(6) Any fund eslllblished, stilized or he ld by or on behalf of the
Governmental Agency to pay debt . .-v ice on the Loa n will be used
to achie,·e a proper matching of re, ues and debt service and will
be depleted at leas t annually exec.. for a reasona ble carryov er
amount m t to exceed earn in gs on th: fund for th e immediately
preceding yea r or 1/1 2 of the annual debt service on the Loa n for
the immediately preceding year .
(7) No portion of lh e umoun1s 1 .. ·-:civcd from the Loan will he used as
a subs 1itu1 c for other fund s whi ch were ot herwise to be used mi a
source of finan cing for the Projec t and which h:we been or will be
used 10 acquire . directly or indirectly, obl iga tio ns producing a yield
in excess of the yield on the Au thority Bonds . The Governmenta l
Age ncy docs not expect to receive any amoun ts in the future th at
arc in tended 10 finance the ponion of 1hc Projec t bei ng financed
wi th proceeds of lhe Loa n. No po nio n of th e amo un ts received
fror,, the Loan will be used to finance working ca pital
expendit ures . The Loan has a weighted average mat urit y thal docs
not exceed 120 percent of the average rcasor,·ably expec ted
eco nomi c life of the ca pi tal projects financed or ~financed by the
Loan.
(8) No ponion of the proceeds of the Loa n will be invested , directly or
indirectly, in federally -insured deposits or acco un ts, or federally-
guaranteed investments. other th an amo un ts of unexpended Loa n
proceeds invested in the debt service fund, in 'l ny reasonably
required rese rve or replacement fund , or investments of
unexpended Loan proceeds fo r ·my remaining initial tem porary
period (e.g., no later than three YCI\TS after the date he 1<0f) until the
proceeds are needed for L~c Project.
(9) No other obligations of the Governmental Agency (I) are
reasonably expected to be paid out of substant;ally the same source
of funds (or will have substa nti all y tt,e same clai m to be paid out
of substantially the sa me source of funds) as will be used to pay
the Loans ; and (2) arc being so ld at substantially the same time as
the Loans (i.e., less than 15 days apart); and (3) were sold purs uant
to the sa me plan of fi nanci ng with the Loan.
(10) The Governmental Agency has nei ther received notice th at its
ce nifi ca tio ns as to expectations may not be relied upon wi th
respect to its obli gations nor has it been advised th at any adverse
actiC'l n by the Commissio ner of th e Intern al Reve nu e is
co ntempl ated .
(11 ) To the best of the knowledge and beli ef of the undersigned office r
of the Gove mm1,,,nl al Agency, the facts and estimates set fo nh in
this subsectio n of the Loan Agreement on which the Governmental
Agencv's expectat ions as 10 th e application of the proceeds of the
Authon . '/ Bonds loa ned to the Governm ental Agency arc based,
arc reasonnble .
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(I ~) None of the proceeds of th e Authori ty Bonds loanc<.a to 1he
Govern menta l Age ncy wi ll he invcs 1cd in inve stm ent s having a
subs1un1ially gua ranteed yield of fo ur years or murc .
(f) Opcratjnn and Mmn tenum.:c of the Svs tcfll..,
The Govc mmcr .. nl Agency t.'l'' cnan ts and 3b'TCCS 1hal ii . ;-all . in ac,:o rdanrt with prud ent
ut ilit y practice. (i) a1 all times operat e th e prnrcnies of the System and any bu si ness in
<.·o nnccti on therewi th in an effici ent mann er. (ii) mainl:lin th e Sy:,,te m in good repair,
working order and operating condit ion, ti ii ) from time to tim e make all nece ssary and
proper repai rs , renewal s, replacem ents. adr!iu ons. hcncrments and improvemen ts with
re spect to the Sys tem so that at all time~ 1he busin ess carried on in conn ecti on thercwi lh
shall I e propcr l)' and adva nt ageo u,;;ly co ndu cted: ::,ro "id cd, howcvrr, !' .is covena nt shall
not be co nstrued as requiring th e Go \femmenllll Agen cy to ex.pen d :m)' fund s whic h arc
de rived from so urces other th an the opera tion of the System or olhcr recei pts of the
System which arc not pl edged und er subsec ti on (a) of thi s Sec ti on 2.02, and prov ided
funhcr th at nothin g herein shall be construed as prevent in g 1hc Gove rnm ent al Age ncy
fr om doing so .
(g) Records · Acco unts.
The Go vemmenial Agency shall keep acc urate re co rds and accoun ts fo r th e Sys tem (th e
.. System Records"), separale and di stinct from its other recor ds and accounts (th e
"Gen era l Reco rds"). Su ch Sys tem Records shli ll be muiutained in accordan r e with
GA AP and shall be audited annuall y by an independent acco unt ant . whi ch audi .1y he
part of !he annual audit of the Gem:ml Records of the Gov ernmental Agen cy. Such
System Reco rds and Genem l Records shall be made ava ilable for in spection by the
Auth ori ty at any reasonab le tim e. and a copy of such annu al audit(s) therefor. includi ng
all written co mments and reco mmen da tio ns of such :1ccountant . shall be furni shed to th e
Authori ty within 180 da ys of the cl ose of the: fi sc al ye ar bei ng so audited . Upo n delivery
of its annual audi ted fin an cial sta1 emc·1ts . tnt. Go\'cmm cntal A~!e ncy shall furni sh 10 the
Au th ori ty 3 ce nifi cate of an Auth rJlized O!fi cer statin g th :u , to the be st of such
ind ividu :11's knowledge fo ll ow ing rca!.rma bl c inqu i,'). no E\ent or De fau lt has occ urred.
or if an E\'e nl of Defa ult has ucc urrtd . specifyin g th e nJturc th ere of and . if th e
Gove rnmental Age ncy has a ri £ll1 io cure purs ua111 to Secti on 5.0 1. sia tmg in rea so nab le
detail th e st eps, if any, hcing take n by the Gove rnm enl al Agency to cu re such Eve nt uf
Default .
(h) In spections · ln fonnalinn .
Th e Go \·emm en1 al Agen cy shall rcrmit the Au thorit y. and :my nan y designa1ed by the
Authority. 10 exa min e. visi ~ and inspec t. at any and all reaso nable li mes. th e propc n y, if
any, constitut ing th e Project. and tu in spect and make co pi es of any acco un ts, books and
record s, includi ng (wi th out limit ati on) it s record s rci;a rdin g rece ipts. dishursc mc nts,
co n1racts. in\·es 1mc nt s and any other mall crs rcla1ing 1hcrc10 and to its financia l sianding .
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and sha ll su ppl y such rcp<ms and in fo rm :ui un as the Authori 1y may reasonab ly req uire in
connecti on 1hercwi1h. The Governme ntal Agency shall advi se th e Au lhorit y in ...,.,;1 in g of
the is suance of uny debt payab le from Pledged Propcny a1 least 30 day s pri or to the issue
of such dehl. In addi1io n, the Gwcrnmcnla l Agency sha ll pro vide lh c Auth ori ly wi th
co pie s of any officia l statemc nl s or 01her form s of offering prospec tu s re latin g to any
other bond s. notes or ot her indebtedn~ss of the Gove rn me ntal Age ncy whic~ arc nayab lc
fro m th e Pledged Propc ny al least 30 da ys after the da te of is suance of such debt
(i) Insurance.
Th e Govcmmen la) Age ncy shall maint ain or CL.Jse to he muintained. in force , in sum nce
policies with respo nsible in surers or self insura n~e programs providing agai nst ri sk of
direc t physical loss. damage or destruction of the Sys tem , at least 10 the ex1cnt th at
similar insurance is usuall y carri ed by utilities cons tructi ng, opera ting and maimai nin g
utility sys tem facilities of the muurc of the Sys tem, including liability coverage , all to the
ex tent ava il able at reasonabl e cos t. Nothin g herein shall be dee med to preclu de the
Government al Agen cy from exe ning ;1goi ns1 any pany, other than the Au th ority , a
defen se whic h may be ava ilabl e to the Go\'c rnmcnt.a l Agency. including, without
limitatio n, a defense of sove reign immunity .
O> Cost of Project.
Th e Gove rnmental Agency ccnilies th at the Cost of th e Project, as !i sled in p..rngrap h (3)
of Ex hibi t B hereto and made a pan he reo f, is a reaso nable and acc urate esti mation and
upon direction of the Auth ority will suppl y the sa me wi th a certif.cate from its engineer
staling th a1 such Cost is a reas onable and acc urate estimation. lak in g into acco unt
investme nt inco me 10 be realized during th e co urse of the Project and other money th at
would . absent the Loan. have bee n used to pay the Cos t of the Project.
The Gove rnment al Agency shtll promptl y 11otify th e Authority of an y ma1crial adverse
change in the ac ti vi ties. p:-cispccts or co:idi ti on (fin ancial or othe rwise) of the
Govern mental Agency relati ng to 1he Syste m, or in the ab ilit y of the Gove mmen1al
Agency 10 make all i..oan Re payments and oth erw ise observe and pcrfo nn its duti es.
covena nts. obligati ons and agree ments und er thiS Loan Agree me nt a nd the Governmental
Age ncy Bond from the Pledged Propeny. Th e Gove rnmental Age ncy shall provi de such
financial info nnatio n relating 10 th e Govern mental Age ncy as the Auth orit y ma y req ui re
in co nn ecti on wi th the iss uance of Auth uri1 y Bont.ls pursuant 10 the Bond Resoluti on.
(I) Rcimbu ~cmenl for lne)igihle Costs.
The Governmental Age ncy shall pro mptl y reim burse th e Au thorit y for th e po n ion of 1he
loan whi ch is detennincd to be a Cost of the Project whic h is not eligi' le fo r fu ndin g
from draws und er th e Federal Ca pi ta lization Agreement. Suc h r.:imb urs emcnt sha ll be
promptl y repa id to th e Au th orit y upon writte n req uest of the Auth ori ty wi lh int eres t on
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the amn unt to be rcimhursed at the ru1c borne by th e Au1 hurit ) Bo nds fro m th e dnt e o f 1hc
Loa n. Any such rcimhu rsc mcnt shall be applied hy 1hc AU!hority to redu ce the Loan
Repaymc :us due pursuant 10 Section 3.03(a ). Eligible costs arc cos 1s associ,,tcd wi lh lhe
app roved sco pe of work . the plans and spccificu tiuns and any change uf orders .
(1n) Ad vc njsing .
The Govcmmcnial Agcnc) agrees not to ud vc ni sc the Project fo r constru ction bids unt il
plan s and specifi ca ti ons fo r th e Project have been appro\'ed by the Suit e Department of
Publil-Hea hh and Enviro nment.
(n) Ui,:cr Charges .
The Go\•cmmental Age ncy will establish a sy stem o f user charges to assure that each
reci pient of util ity services from the System will pay such recipient's equitable share of
the costs of operati on and main tenance, incl uding replace me nt of the Sys tem and the
Governmental Agency al so agrees th . t such system of user charges will be maintained.
Prior to advenising for bids fo r construction of th e Project, th e user ch:irge system mu st
rece ive any required prior approvals . Funhcr. the Governmental Age ncy agrees 10
proc.:ced to establish an e nfo rceable sewer use resol ution 10 (i} prohibit future clear water
conn ec ti ons 10 se parate sanitary sewers : (ii } ens ure that new sewers and sewer
conn ec ti ons arc properly des igned and constru cted : and (iii ) require pretreatm ent of
industrial wastes which would be detri menta l 10 1he treatm ent works in its pro per and
e ffi cient o perati on and maintenance or will otherwi se prevent the c nu-y of such waste in to
the treatment works.
(o) No Free Service .
The Govcmmema l Agency wHI not furni sh or supp ly or cause 10 be furni shed or supplied
any use, output, capacity or service of the System free of charge to any person, firm .
corporation (public or pri va te ). public age ncy or instrumentality.
(p) Plan of OncrJtion .
The Governmenta l Agency will suhmit ro th e S1a1e Depanment o f Publi c Health an d
Em•ironmc nt with the construction plans and specifi cat ions a pre li minary pl an of
operati on. "hich shall provide a concise. sequential descri pti on o f an impl ementatio n
schedule fo r !h ose acti vi ti es necessary 10 ass ure effi cient and re liahl e stan •up and
CP'l linual operati on of the Project The Go \'e mmen tal Agency agrees 10 implement th e
a pp roved pl an of o pcr.Hi on.
Th e Govern mental Age ncy sha ll a lso submit a draft o peration and maintenance manu al
pri or to 50 pcrccnl of the Project bei ng cons tru cted. The final manual mu st be submilled
pri or to 90 percen t o f th e Project bei ng constru ct ed.
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In addi tion, one year after co mm cncemc n1 of opern 1i on, 1hc G11v:rnmenta l Age ncy shall
suhmit 10 the Sta te, certificati on of ac hicH~me ni of 1he app licab le Proj ec t pcrfor:mmcc
cc n1fi catio n s1andards.
(q ) Com men ce men t of Cons tru c1ion.
Within tweh·e (12) month s afte r th e Loan C los in g, lhc Gove rn me nt al Agenc y shull
init iate co nstru cti on of the Project.
(r ) Interest in pmject Si1e .
As a ;onditi on of the Loan. the Gove mmen1al Age ncy will demonstrat e to the sa ti sfac ti on
of the Authority before adverti sing bids fo r co nstruc tion th at th e Gove rnm ental Agenc)
has or will have a fee simple or such other es tate or interest in the sit e of the Project,
including necessary ease ments and ri ghts-o f-way. as the Aut hority find s suffici e nt to
ass ure undi slurbcd use and possess ion for the pu rpose of co nstructi on and operalion of
the Project for the eslimatcJ life of !he Projec t.
(s) Arch eo lo gi cal Artifoc1s .
In the event that arc heologi ca l anifacts or historical so urces are unearthed during
constru ction excavation of th e Project. the Gove rnmental Agency shall stop or cause to
be sto pped, constructi on acti vities and will notify the State Hi sloric Co nse rva ti on Offi ce
and the Authority of such unearthin g.
(t) No Lohhv iog .
No portion of the Loan ma y be used for lobl:>y ing or propaga nda us prohibited by J 8
U.S.C. § 19 13 or Secti oo 607 (•) of Publi c Law 96-74.
(u) Federa l Water Pollution Co ntro l Act.
Th e Gove rnment.al Age ncy coven ants to meet th e rcquircmen t'ii of or othcn\'i se be treated
und er 204 (d)(2) of th e fed eral Wat er Po lluti on Co ntrol Act.
(v) Con tinuing Reprtsentati ons.
Th e represc nla tion :; of the Govern me nt al Agency co nt ai ned herein shall be tru e at the
time of the execution of thi s Loan Agreement and ai all times duri ng the term of th is
Loan A1,.rrcc men1.
{w} Addi ti onal Covena nt s and Reg uircmenl ~
If necessary in co nnecti on wit h th e Aut hority 's iss uance of th e Authori1y Bo nds or the
mak ing of the Loa n. additi o nal C0\'C nanl s and requirem ent s will be incl ude d on Ex hihil F
heret o and mad e a pa.rt hereof. The Gove rnm ent al Agency agrees to obse rve and co mpl y
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wi th eac h s uch udditi onal covcmm l :rnd req uire men t. if any. incl uded on Ex hi bi t Fon the
dale of the Loa n Clos in g.
SECTION 2.03 Obligallon lo Provide Conlinulng Olsc losur,.
(al If the Gove rnmental Age ncy is advised in wri ting by lhc Aut ho rit y rh at the
Go\·cmmental Age ncy is req uired 10 co mpl y wi th !he prov isio ns of thi s Section 2.03. th e
Gove rnmenta l Age ncy shall undertake . for th e be nefi t of Holders of the Authori ty Bonds,
10 prov id e or ca use to be prov ided th rou~h 1he Authori1 y:
{i) 10 eac h Repos it ory and 10 the Slate Inform ati on De pos itory. no later th an
180 days after th e end of eac h Fi scal Year , co mmenci ng with the end of
th e fir st Fiscal Year foll owin g recei pt of s uch advicr fro m the Authorit y,
the Annu al In fo rm ation relati ng 10 such Fiscal Year;
(ii ) if not submitted as pan of or with the Annu al ln fo nn ati on, to each
Repos itory and to 1he State In fo rmation De pos itory . if any . aud ited
finan cial statements of the Gove rnm ental Agen cy for such Fiscal Year
when and if they beccme avail able : provi ded that if the Gove rnme ntal
Age ncy's audited fin anci al sttlements arc not availabl e by the Wlte set
fo rth in (i) abov e, the Annu al In fo rmat io n shall co ntain un audited
fin ancial stat ements in a format sim ilar to the Go vernmental Agenc y's
aud ited fi nancial statements pre pared for its mos t rece nt Fi scal Year, and
the aud ited fin ancial sta tem ents shall be filed in the same manner as the
Annu al Information when and if th ey beco me ava il able : and
(iii) 10 each Re pos it ory or to the MSRB and to the State In fo rmati on
De pos itory, in a timely manner. notice of a failure to pro vide any Annual
In fo rm ati on required by subsections (d), (c) and (f) of thi s Secti on 2.03.
(b) The obligations of the Go vernmental Agency pursuant to subsecti on (a) of this
Secti on 2.03 may be termin ated as to such Governmental Agency pu rs uant to subsec ti on
(k) of thi s Secti on 2.03 . Upo n any such terminati on, th e Governmental Agen cy shall
pro vid e notice of such termin atio n to each Repository, the State Inform ati on De pos itory
and lh e MSRB .
(c) No th ing here in shall be dee med to preve nt th e Go vernmental Agen cy fro m
di ssemin ating or require th e Governm ent al Age ncy to dissemi nate any oth er in fo rm atio n
in additi on to that req uired hereby in the mann er set fo rth herei n or in any oth er manner .
If th e Gove rnm ent al Agency di sse min:u es any such add iti onal informatio n. the
Govc mmenuil Age ncy shall hu vc no obli gati on to upd ate such in fo rm ati on or include it
in any fu ture ma1crial s dissemi nated here under .
{d) TI1e required Ann ual In fo rm atio n shall co nsis! of th e Gove rnm ent al Agency's
audited fi nanc ial staic ments for the most rece nt Fisca l Year as provi ded in subsec tio n
(a)(2) of thi s Sc<.·1i on 2.03. and suc h 01hcr informatio n that the f\uthori ty may require in
and to prov ide co mpliam:e with Rui c 15(l·)2-12.
(c) All or an y portio n of th e Annual In formati on may he in corpora ted in th e Annu al
In fo rm ati on hy cross re fere nce to un y oth er dnc um cnL~ whi ch have hcen fil ed with (i) th e
Reposi1oric s, the State In for mat io n Dcpo:,;il ory and . if the dncu menl is an official
sl:u cment. th e MSRB or (ii ) !he SEC .
(f) Annu al Infom1a 1ion for any Fi scal Year co nrninin g any modifi ed opera tin g darn ur
linan cia l informat ion (as con templ ated by subsec 1ion (j)(v) of thi s Sec 1ion 2.03 fo r such
Fi sca l Yea r sha ll explain, in narrative fo rm , 1he reaso ns fo r such modifi ca ti on and in
effec t of such mod ifi cat ion on th e An nua l In fo rmati on hcing pro vid ed fo r such Fi sc al
Year. If a change in acco untin g prin cipl es is included in any such mod ification , such
Annua l Inform ati on shall pre sent a co mpuri so n hetw ee n th e finan cial stat eme nt;; or
informati on prepared on the basis of the modified acc,lunt ing prin cip les and those
prepared on th e basi s of th e form er account ing principles.
(g) Th e Go,•emmcnt al Age ncy's annu al finan ci al siatement s fo r eac h Fi sc al Yea r
shall be prepared in acco rdance with GAAP as in effect fr om time 10 ti me. Such
lin ancial stale menLS shall he audited by an independ ent accountin g finn .
(h) If the Gove rnmental Agency shall fail to co mpl y wilh any prov ision of thi s
Sec1ion 2.03. th en the Au1hori1 y or an y Holder of th e Authorit y's Bonds ma y enforce, fo r
1he equal hcncfi1 and pro1ecti on of all Holders similarly situ ated. by mandamu s or oth er
suit or proceed ing at Jaw or in equit y. 1his Sec ti on 2.03 aga inst th e Gove rnm ental Agen cy
and any of th e offi cers, age nt s and emp loyees of !he Govern men tal Agenc y. and may
co mpel the Govern mental Age ncy or any such officers , agc n1 s or empl oyees to perform
and carry out th eir duti es und er thi s Sc:c ti on 2.03: pro vided th at the sole and ex clu sive
remedy fo r breach of thi s Scc ri on 2.03 shall he an ac ti on 10 rnmpc l specific performance
of the obli ga ti ons of the Govemmen 1al Agency hereunder and no perso n or entity shall be
entitled 10 recove r monetary damages here under under any ci rcumstances, and . provided
further, th at any challenge to th e adeq uacy of any informa1i on pro vided pu rs uant 10
sub sec ti on (a) of thi s Section 2.03 shall be brou£hl onl y by the Authori ty or 1he Ho lders
of 25 '.ft in aggregate principal amount of the Auth orit y"s Bo nds at th e tim e out.~ta ndin g
whic h are affec ted th ereby. The failure of the Governm ent al Age ncy 10 com pl y wilh lh c
provi sions of thi s Sec tio n 2.03 shall not he dee med an Eve nt of Default here und er and !he
onl y remedi es av ail ahlc 10 th e Holders or th e Auth or it y for such failure to co mply are th e
remedie s co nta ined in th is suhsec li on (h}.
(i) The provi sions of thi s Secti on 2.03 arc ex ecut ed and de li ve red so lely fo r 1hc
hcnctit of the Hold ers. No oth er pcrslm (o th er th an the Auth orit y) shall have any ri ght to
enforce 1he pm visio ns of thi s Sec tio n 2.03 ur any oth er righ t!'> und er thi s Sec ti on 2.03.
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(j ) Witho u1 th e cc,nscnt uf any lloldcrs of Authori ly Bo nds. lhe Aulh uril y and the
Govc mm cnt :11 Agency at any time um.I from lime 10 tim e may e nt er inl n any amendments
or chani;c s 10 thi s Sec tio n 2.03 fo r :my of the fo llowi ng purposes :
(i) lo co mp ly with or cn nfo nn to Ru le I 5c2-l 2 or any ame ndm ents 1hcrclo
(w het her req ui red or op tio nal):
(i i) to add a d isseminati o n :age nt fo r th e info mu1tion re quired to be pro vid cJ
hcrchy and to make any necess ary or dcsirahl e pmvisions with res pect
thereto:
(i ii ) 10 evi dence th e success ion of an other pe rso n to the Gove rnmental Age ncy
and the ass umpt io n by uny such successor of th e cove nants of 1he
Gove rnmenta l Age ncy under thi s Sectio n 2.03:
(iv) 10 add to the covenants of the Gov cmmcn tt:t l Agency fo r th e benefit of the
Holde rs . or 10 urrender any ri ghl or power co nferred upon th e
Go vernmental Age ncy pu rs unnl to thi s Secti on 2.03 :
{v) 10 mod ify the co nt ent s, pres entation and format of lhe Annual ln fonnation
from time to time us a rcsull of :, change in circumstances th at ari ses fr om
a change in lega l requirements. change in law. or change in 1hc id entit y,
nature or siatu s of th e Gov ernmental Agency , or 1ype of busin ess
co ndu cted ; prov id ed that , (a) th er<" is filed with lhe Tru stee an opin ion of
co un sel havi ng ex pert ise with respect 10 securit ies laws of th e United
Sl ate s of Ameri ca or expert ise with re spect to the iss uance of ind eb tedn ess
by state s and politi cal suhdi vision s thereof. that (i) thi s Secti on 2.03 , as
amended , would ha ve co mplied with the requirements of Ruic 15c2 -12 at
the time of the offering of the Authorit.v Bond s, after taking into accoun!
any amendments or authorilative interpretati ons of the Rule l5c2-12 , ns
we ll as an y cha nge in circumstan ces; and (ii) the amendment or change
does not materiall y impair lhc inte re sts of Holders, or (b) such change or
amendment is app roved hy th e vo te or co nse nt of Hold ers of a maj ority in
outstand ing prin cipal amount of the Authorit y Bond s affec ted thereb y at or
pri or to the time of such amendmen1 or chan ge.
(k) Thi s secti on 2.03 shall remain in full force and effect until th e earli t>r f (i) the
Authorit y pro vide s noti ce to each Repo sitory, the Stale ln fo nnati un Dcpm, d the
MSRB thut the Go\emmentul Age ncy is no longe r an "o hliga1ed pe rso n I lh e
mea ning of Rul e 15c2-12 or (ii ) all prin cipal. redempti on premium s, if an y, an u ,u le res1
on the Auth orit y Bonds shall ha\'C he en pa id in full or th e Au1hori1 y Bond s shall ha ve
oth erw ise heen pa !d in full or leg all y defem;cd pu rs uant 10 Seclio n 12.01 of 1hc Bond
Rcsolu1i on. In the C\''.!nt of suc h pay ment or le ga l dcfeasa ncc. 1he Authorit y shall
pro mpt ly give wri1t en not ice thereof to the Gm·crnm en tal Age ncy.
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ARTICLE Ill ,
LOAN TO GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY : AMOUNTS PAYABLE:
GENERAL AGREEMENTS
SECTION 3.01 The Loon. The Au1hori1 y hereby agrees 10 loan and di sburse to
the U:wcmmcntal Agency in ac cordan ce with Sec tion 3.02 hereo f. and th e Governme nt al
Agenc y agrees to borrow and acce pt from the Aut hority. th e Loa n in 1hc prin d pal amou n1 eq ua l
to 1hc loan cu mmitmcnt sc i fonh in para grap h (4) of Ex hib it 13 a11:1 chcd heret o and made a pan
hereof: provided. however. that (i) the Authority shall he under no obli ga ti on to make the Loa n if
the Govcmmcn1:1l Agen cy does not deli ve r a Governme ntal Agency Bo nd to th e Authority on th e
Loa n Clos in g or an Event of Defou lt has occ urred und is co n1inuin g und er the Bond Reso lut ion
or th is Loan Agreement, and (ii) the proceeds of Authority Bonds shull be available for
di shu rsc rn ent. as dc1crmincd so lel y by the Au1h ority, 10 fin ance the Cost of th e Project. The
Governm ental Agency sha ll use the proceeds of the Loa n stri ctl y in acco rd ance wi1h Secti on
2.0l(h) hereof, 10 finan ce th e Cost of the Projec t
SECTION 3.02 Disbursement or Loan Proceeds. The Tru stee, as 1hc agent of
the Authority. shall di sburse the amounts on depo sit in th e Proj ec t Loan Suhaccount IO 1he
Governmental Agen cy upon receipt of a requi siti on executed by an Auth orized Officer thereof
and approved by the Authority. and if deemed necessary by the Authority , appro ved by lhe
Co lorndo Water Quality Co ntrol Divi sion, in the form set forth in the Bond Reso luti on.
·111e Authority covena nts 10 direct the Tru stee 10 pro vide nil periodic wri tten reports (as
required by the provi sions of the Bond Re so luti on) of all moneys on deposit under the Bond
Reso luti on and to furni sh such reports 10 the Gove rnm ental Agency as soo n as practicable ofter
receipt hy the Authority .
The Au1hc rity hereby agrees that in the eve nt that moneys on deposit in th e Project Loan
Subaccount are los t due to the ne gligen ce or mi sco nduct of the Tru stee. the Authority on behalf
of the Governmental Agency, shall , upon the written requ est of the Gove rnmental Agency,
pu rsue its remedies again st the Tru stee, including. hut not limited to , equitable action s or action s
fo r mone y damages .
If there arc moneys on deposit in the Project Loan Suba cc ounl U(Xln completi on of the
Project. the Governmental Agen cy shall ad vise lh e Au thority in writing that no funh cr
requi siti ons are 10 be suhmitted 10 th e Au th orit y for di sburse ment of moneys from th e Project
Loa n Subac co unt. Upon receipl of such written advice, the Auth ority shall file wi th the Tru stee
the Cenificate requi red hy Sec ti on 5.03 of th e Bond Re so lution and use such moneys 10 redeem,
purch a.'i c or prov ide for th e pa yment of the Authority Bond s. The Au1hori1 y shall credit ensuing
Lonn Re payme nt s or ponions th ereof of th e Govern mental Agency chose n by the Authority as a
res ult of th e use uf such 10 purch ase, re dee m ur pa y Auth orit y Bond s.
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SECTI ON 3.03 A mounts Poynhlc,
{a) TI1c Governmenta l Age ncy shall repay by clt:clronic mean s (ci lh cr t'iy hank \\ ire
tran sfer or hy Automntcd Cleari ng Hous e "ACM" transfer ) th e princi p:.t l or and i111crc s1 on
the Loan i n j._:cord:mce with the sc hed ul e set forth o n Ex hibit C auac hcd hereto a nd made
a pa rt hercnr. as the sa me ma y he amended ur modified. pursuan1 10 Scc1 it1n 6.04 hereof.
·111c Governmen tal Agen cy shall exec ut e the Governmental Agency Bond 10 ev idence the
Lou n and 1hc obli gati ons of 1hc Gove rnmental Agency under 1he Govc mmentn l Age ncy
Bo nd shall he deemed 10 he amo unts payable under suhsectio ns (a) and (b} of thi s Sec tio n
3.03. Eac h po rti on of the Loon Repa yment payable under thi s subsecti on (a), wheth er
sati sfied entirely throu gh a direct pa yme nt by !h e Governmental Agency to the Loan
Servicer or through a co mbina ti on of a direc t payment and th e use of All ocnb lc
Jn vestm enl In co me as de scribed in subsec tion (c) of this Section 3.0 3 10 pay interest on
the Authorily Bonds (and 10 the extent mone ys are available therefor. principal of the
Authorit y Bonds). shall be deemed 10 be a cred it agai nst th e correspon din g obligation of
th e Gove rnm ental Agency und er 1hi s subsection (a) ar.d shall fulfill the Govern mentnl
Age ncy ·s obligation 10 pay such amount hereunder and under !he Go ve rnmental Agen cy
Bond . Ench pay ment made to lhe Loan Servicer pursuant to thi s subsectio n shall be
applied first to intere st then due and payable on th e Loan. th en to the principal of th e
Loa n.
In the event the Authority iss ues refunding bonds pursuant 10 the Bond Re sol ution in
order to refinance the particular Projec l Account or Project Loan Suba ccc,unt fr om whi ch
amounts loa ned 10 the Governmenial Agency pur suant to thi s Loan Agreement arc taken
which refunding resu lts in a decrease in IOtal aggregate Loan Repay ments. the Authority
shall amend Exhibit C to ren cet such decrease in total aggrega te Loan Repayments .
(b) In additi on to the amounts pay able under subsec ti on (a) of thi s Secti on 3.03 . th e
Gove mmentnl Agency shall pay the Admini strati ve Fee in the amounts and on the date s
se t fo rth in Exhibit C att ac hed hereto and made a part hereo f. Each payment made
pu rsua nt 10 this su bsection (b) shall , fo r purposes of the Loan and the Govern mental
Age ncy Bond, be consi dered as int eres t on 1he princi pal amount th ereof.
(cJ The Gove rnm entnl Agency shall receive as a credit ag:;1inst each of its se mi annual
interc s1 pay ment nb li ~a tion s se t forth cm Exhibit C attached herelo and mnd e a part hereof
(a nd, as appli cable 1Jnder the Bond Re so luti on, iis annual prin cipal obli gat ions 10 the
exte nt mone ys arc uv:i ilablc therefor). (i) 1he amount of ca pitali zed intere st availab le to he
ap pli ed agai nst such ob li sati ons, as foo tnoted on such Ex hibit C, and (ii ) the amo un t of
All ocab le In vestm en t In co me . if any. 10 be credit ed aga inst such obliga ti ons, as se t forth
in eac h hilling s1a 1emen 1 Il l he mai led 'ly th e Loan Se rvicer to the Governme ntal Agency
approximately thirt y (30) days prior to ea ch Lmm Repayment due date .
(d) In addit ion to th e pa yme nt s requ ired hy subsec ti on!\ (a) and (b) of thi s Sec ti on
3.03, the Govcmme nl al Ag..:ncy shall pa) a late charge for any paymenl 1ha1 is received
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by the Loa n ~en icer later 1han the fifth (5th ) da) fo ll ow ing it s due d:11e. in an amuunt
eq ual 10 th e g1ea1 cr tir twcl\·e pe rce nt ( 12'1) per :1nnum or 1hc Prime Rate plu s one h:11 r ,1r
one perce nt per :mnum on such la te payment from its due date it is m:1ua ll y paid :
pro vid ed, ho\\'cvc r. that the inlt!rc st rn1c pa yn hl c on lhe Loa n includin g Mich l:ll c charge
shall nol he in cxl·css or th e maxim um rale pcrmin cd by law as of 1hc date hereof.
(c) ·111c Go vcmme n1:1I Agen cy acknow led ges 1ha1 pa ymen t of th e Au thor it y Bonds hy
the Auth ori1y. inc:ludi ng pnyme nt from moneys drnwn by the Trus1ce from th e 2004
Se rie s A Mat chin g Accoun t. oth er th an from th e inve stm ent in co me th ereon, doc s not
cons titute paymc n1 of th e amount s due und er thi s Loan Agrecmen 1 or the Governmental
Age ncy Bo nd. If at any tim e th e amou nt s on depos it in th e 2004 Se ries A Mat ching
Account shall be less than the req uireme nt of such Accoun t. as the re su ll of any tran sfer
of mone ys fro m the 2004 Series A Mm chin g Accou nt to th e Deb t Se r"icc Fu nd as lh e
resu lt of failure by the Go\!emm ental Age ncy 10 make an y Loan Repayments req ui red
hereunder. the Go vernm ental Agency agrees to (i) rep leni sh such mo neys so tra nsferred .
and (ii) repleni sh any deficie ncy ari sin g from los ses in curred in makin g such tra nsfer as
the res ult of the li qu id ati on by the Auth orit y of investmen t securitie s acquired as an
in ves tment of money s in th e 2004 Series A Mat chin g Account, by makin g pay ments to
th e Auth ori ty in equal monthl y insta llments fo r !he lesser of six (6) monlh s or the
remaining term of the Loa n at an inlcre st rule to be dctcnnincd by the Au th ority
nercssary to ma ke up any loss ca used by such defi ciency.
SECTION 3.04 Unconditlonu l Obliga tions . The ob liga tion of th e
Governme ntal Agency to make th e Loan Repa yments and JII other pa yment s req uired hereunder
:ind the ohli ga ti on to perfo rm and observe !h e olher dutie s, cove nan ts, o bli gat ions and
agreements on its part co ntained herein is payahl :i: solely from the Pled ged Propert y and shall he
ab so lut e and unco nditi onal and shall not he :ha ted, reba ted, set-off. red uced. abroga ted,
1ennin 111cd, waived. dimin ished . pos lpon ed or othe·.-w isc modified in an y mann er or 10 any extent
"hatsocver. while any payments under thi s Loan ,'.greement remain unp aid. regardless of any
co nting ency. act of God . event or cau se whatsoever, includin g (w ithout limit ati on) any acts or
circumsurn ce s lh at may co nstitute failure of co nsiderati on. evic ti on or co nstru cli \!e evicti on. the
taking by eminent domain or de stru cti on of or dam age to the Project or the Sys tem , co mm erci al
fru stru tio n o f th e purpo se. any cha nge in th e laws of the United States of Ameri ca or of the State
of Culo r:id o or nny poli lic:t l subdiv is ion of eith er or in th e rule s or reg ulati ons of any
gove rnme ntal authori ty. any fai lure of th e Auth orit y or th e Tru stee to perform and ohse r\!e an y
agrcemen l, whet her ex pres s or impli ed, or any dut y, li abi lit y or obli gali on aris in g out of or
co nn cc 1cd wi th th e Project. thi s Loan Agree ment or th e Bond Reso luli on or ,my rights of set off ,
recou pm ent. abate men t or co unt ercla im th at the Gove rnmental Agency might oth erwise ha,·e
aga in s1 the Authorit y, th e Trustee , the Loa n Se rvicer or any oth er p:1rt y o r parti es: prov id ed.
hm\evcr, th at pay men ts hereunde r shall nOI cun s1i1ute a waive r of any such ri ght s. The
Go vemmcn lal Agen cy shall not he ohliga ted 10 make an y pa yments required to he made hy an y
11ther Governme nt al Age ncies un der sc parJte Ln :m Agree ments or the Bond Re soluti on.
SECTION 3.05 Loan Agreement 10 Sun'h'c Bond Resolution und Authority
Bonds. TI1 e Govern ment al Agency acknowledge s that its dutie s. covenan ts. oh li ~a li ons and
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agreement .!> hereun der shall survi ve 1hc d b;ch:aq;c of the Bond Rc.!,ulu1i un nnd pay mcnl ol lh e
princip al tif, rcdcmpli on premi um , if uny . and intcrc sl on 1hc Authorit y Bo nds . n,e Au1h o ri 1y
~td.nowlc<lges th at :1 1! d uti es. covcn:1111s. uhligalions and agrccmcnt !i of the Govcm mc nlal
Agency :,;hall (excep t as :md to the ex tent pre served in o;uhscct inn (c }{vi) of Scctmn ::?.02 hereof)
1crmi natc upon th e date of paymen t of all amounts payahk 10 the A t11hori1 y hereunder .
SECTION 3.06 Disclaimer of Warranties and lndcmnlncation. TI1 e
Go vcmmcnial Agen cy admowledgcs and 11grec!I that (i) ne ith er the Au lh ority nor 1he Tru stee
make\ any warranty or rcp rc sc nwti on. either exp re ss or implied, as to !h e value. des ign.
condition. merchant abili ty or fitness for panicu lar purpose or fitness for any use of the Syslcm or
lhe Projec1 or any ponions thereof ur any other warranty or representation with re spect thereto ;
(ii) excepl as prov ided herein , in no event shall the Au1hority or the Trustee or th ei r res pective
age nt s be li able or respo nsitle fo r any direct. :ncidcntal. ind irec t, special or co nseq uential
dam ages in co nnecti on with or aris in g out of thi s Loa n Abrrccment or the Projec t or lhe exis tence,
furni shin g, functioning or use of the System or the Projec t or any item or produ cts or services
pro vided for in thi s Loan Agreeme nt : and (iii ) to th e ex tent authorized by la w. 1he r.ovcrnmc n1al
Agency shall indemnify. save and hold harml ess the Au thority agains t any and all claims,
dum age3, li abili1y and coun awards includi ng costs . expenses and allomcy fee s incu rred as a
re sul! of any act or 'l mi ss ion by the Governmental Agenc y. or its employees, age nts or
subco ntractors pursuant to the term.,; of this Lmm Agreement , provided however th at the
pro visions of thi s cla u~e (i ii) arc not intended to and shall not be construed as a waiver of any
defen se or limital io n on damage s provided for und er and pu rs ua nt 10 the C<l lorndo Govern menta l
Im mu nity Act (Sect ion 24-10-101. et seq .. C.R .S.), or under the la ws of the United States or
other law s of th e State of Colorado.
SECTION J.07 Limited Reco urse. No recourse sha ll be had for the payme nt of
th e principal of or intr.rest on the Governmental Agenc y Bond or for any claim hased th ereon or
upon uny obli ga 1ion. cove nant or agreement con tained in th is Loa n Agree me nt agai nst any past.
prcsen 1 or future offi ce r. employee or age nt of 1he Governme ntal Age ncy. or of any successor
pu blic COf'JX'7Ui on, as such, either directl y or through the Governme nt al Agen cy or any successor
public corporation. under any rule of law or equit y, statute or conslitution or by the enfo rce ment
of any assessment or penalty or 01herwise, and all suc h li nhility of any such offi cers, emplt:,yecs
or age nts as such is hereb y expressly waived and relea sed as a condi ti on of and co nsi derati on for
the Go"ernmental Agency's execution or thi s Loan Agrceml.'nt and the issuance of the
, io•:ernm en tal Agency Bond.
SECTION J .08 Option to Prepll}' Loan Repayments. Subjcc1 in all in stan ces
to th e prior written appro,•al of the Authority and sati sfaction of the requircmen1s, if any, of the
Bo nd Resolut ion relating to Loa n prepaymen ts. th e Guvcm mcntal Agency may prepay 1he
po ni on 01' lhe Loa n Repayment s se t fort h in Ex hibit C, in whole or in pan (but if in pan. in th e
amount of $100.000 or any int egra l multiple of .)100.()00), upon prior written notice not less than
ninc1 y (90) da ys in add iti on 10 1he number of da ys ad\'a ncc not ice to lh l' Tru stee required fo r any
optiona l or specia l rc<lempti on of 1hc Authority Bonds. to the Authority and the Trustee and upnn
pa yment by the Go vernmen tal Agency to the Tru stee of the principa l amount of 1hc Loan
Repa ymen ts 10 he prepaid. plu s tl ,c inte rest to accrue on such amo unt 111 th e d:ue of lh c nc ,1
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succeedin g o pti on al redemption of lh e Authori1 y Bonds all ocahlc 10 suc h Loan Repaymcnl 10 he
prep:tid; provi ded. howeve r, th al (i) if the Governmen lal Agency pro poses 10 prepa y in fu ll 1he
Exhihil C Loan Repay ments, suc h prepa yme nt shall he co nd ilio ned U(llln the si multanc uus
prepayme nt in full of all Admini s1ra1i vc Fees due In and indud ing 1hc date of such redemp tion
plu s one year after th e da1e of suc h redemption or (ii) if lh e Go"em men1al Agen cy propose s to
prep ay a portion of lhc Ex hihit C Loan Repaymc n1s. such prepayment shall he co nd iti oned upon
the si mul1 aneous rrepa yment of such poni on of the Admini s1r:.i1ivc Fees du e to and includin g lh c
date of such red emp1i nn plu s one year afte r the dale of such redemp tion. :L'i !:hall be de termined
by the Authorit y. In additi on, 1f at th e tim e of such prep ay ment . th e Authority Bond s ma y only
he redee med 111 th e optio n of the Autho ri1 y upon pay men t of a redempt io n premium , the
Gove rnmen tal Agenc y shall add 10 its prepayment an amount , as de1cm1incd hy the Auth ority.
eq ual to such rede mpt ion premium all oca bl e to such Authorit y Bonds to be redeemed as a res ult
of 1he Govcmmenrnl Agency's p1.:paymen1. Prepay ments shall be appl ied fi rs t to accrued
interr.st on 1hc porti on of the Loa n 10 be prepa id and 1hen 10 th e paym ent of Ad min is tmti vc Fees
:md !hen to prin ci pal paymenl s (i ncludin g rede mpti on premium, if any) on the Loan in inverse
ord er of Loa n Repayments.
l11 r Gove rnmental Age ncy , in the so le di screti on of the Au th orit y, and upon terms and
condi ti ons sati sfac tory to the Au1h ori1y . may prov i-le fo r the prepay ment in fu ll of the Loa n
Repay ments by dep0siting with th e Authorit y an amli unt whi ch. when ad ded 10 the in ves tment
income 10 he derived from such amount to be depos ited with the Au thorit y, shall prov ide for 1he
full pay ment of all such Loa n Repayments in lhe mann er provided in thi s Sectio n 3.07 . Any
amounts so depos it ed with th e Auth ori. lihall be in ves ted so lely in direc t obligati ons of the
United States of America .
The provisions of thi s Sec ti on 3.07 shall not be applicable to any mnnda1 ory or
extraordinary redemp tion or acce lerati on required by the Bond Reso luti on.
SECTION 3.09 Sourer of Paymrnl of Governmrnlal Agency's ObligaUons.
The Authority and the Govc mmentai Agency agree thal the amou11ts payab le by !h e
Gove rnm en tal Agency under 1his Loa n Agreement, including , wi 1hout limit ati on. the amoun ls
pa yab le hy th e Gove rnm ental Agency pu rs uant 10 Sec ti on 3.03 , Secli on 3.06, Section 3.07 and
Sectio n 5.04 of thi s Loa n Agreement arc paya ble so lel y from the Pled ged Propert y and arc not
paya bl e from any oth er source whatsoever. Nothin g herein shall be dee med to pre ve nt 1he
Governmenta l Agency fr om payi ng th e amo unts payable und er thi s luan Agreemen t from :my
ot her lega ll y ava il ab le so urce.
SECTION 3.IO Dellnry of Documents. Concurre ntl y wit h th e exec ut io n and
de li very of lh is Loan Agree ment , the Governme ntal Agcm:y will cau se 10 he del ive red 10 the
Authorit y each of th e fo ll owing i1cms:
(a) opi nions of the Govemmc n1al Age ncy's co un se l substanti all y in th e form sc i fonh
in fa hihil E-1 :md E-2 here to (s uch opinion ma y he give n by one or more coun sel);
provi ded. howe \'er, that the Auth orit y ma y permit va riam:es in such opi ni on fro m the
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fn nn or sub stan ce or such Ex hibit E ir such \'a rian ccs arc nol to th e ma teria l detrim ent llf
1he in1cres1 s of th e hold ers of the <\uth orit y Brnv ls ;
(h) ex ec ut ed co unt erpart s of thi s Loa n Agreement:
(c) copi es of the re soluti ons or ordinance s of th e gove rn ing l..od y of the
Gm•crn mcn tal Age ncy a u1horiz in g th e exe cut io n a11~ deli very of thi s Loo n Agreement
a nd Gove rnment al Agency Bon d. cc nificd by an Au thorized Offi ce r of th e Gm•crnmc nl al
Agen cy: and
(d ) such oth er ce rtifi cates . doc um ent s. opini ons and ·:,fo rm al ion :1 s the Auth orit y may
require .
Co ncurrentl y wit h th e deli very at the Loa n Clos ing of th is Loan Agree ment , the
Gove rnmental Agency shall also deli ve r its Governme nt al Agency Bond to the Authorit y upon
the rece ipt of a wrilt en ce rtifi ca ti on of the Au th orit y th at the moneys ID be depos it ed in the
Proj ec t Lon n Sub uc1..-o un1 10 fund th e Lo an shall be so depo sited simuhuncously wi th th e deli very
of 1he Government al Age ncy Bo nd .
ARTICLE IV.
ASSIGNMENT
SECTION 4.01 Assignment and Transrer by Authorit y.
(a) The Gove rnmental Age ncy express ly ackno wl edscs 1hat. oth er than
Ad mini stra ti ve Fees payable pursuanl 10 subseciio n (b) of Secti on 3.03 and th e ri ght. title
and interes t of the Authority und er Sec ti ons 3.06, 5.04 and 5.07. all right , title and
iutcre st of 1l1e Authori ty in, to and und er th is Loan Agreement and the Governmental
Age ncy Bond has bee n ass igned to th e Tru stee as secu rit y for th e Authority Bo nd s, as
ap plicab le. as pro vided in 1he Bond Reso luti on, and tha t if :my Eve nt of Defa ult shall
occu r. the Tmstee. pu rs uant 10 th e Bo nd Reso lut ion. shall be e ntitl ed 10 ac t here under in
the pl ace and stead of th e Auth ority . The Gov,:rnmcnt:1 1 Agcnc:y hereb y ackn nwled gcs
th e req uirements of the Bo nd Reso luti on ap pl i,:.;hle hJ the Auth orit y Bo nd s and co nse nt s
to such assign ment and appo intment.
The Authorit y shall re tai n 1he right to co mpel or 01herwise enforce obse r\'a nc e and
performa nce hy the Go vemm cnlal Agency of its duti c!-i. cove nant s. o bli gati ons and
agree me nt s und er subsec tio n (b) of Secti on 3.03 to pay Ad minis trative Fees and und er
Sec ti on 3.06 and Sectio n 5.04.
(h) The Gove rnm ent al Agency hcrchy app roves and co nsents to any assignm ent or
tran sfe r of this Loan Ag-:cc mcnt and the Gove rnm ental Age ncy Bond that th e Allthoril y
dee ms to he necl:!3S ary in co nnecti on wit h any refund ing o f th e Auth orit y Bo nd s or th :
i~suancc of additi onal ho nd s under th e Bond Resolu ti on fl r otherwi se. in co nnecti on with
th e was1ewa 1cr trcauncnt poo led loa n program of th e Au th orit y.
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SECTION 4.02 Ass ignmen t by Governmental Agency . Neither 1h is Lo:t .
Agrccmcn1 nor the Gove mm c111al Agency Bond may he ass igned by the Governmenta l Age ncy
for any reaso n, unl ess th e fo ll owing co nditi ons shall be satis fied : (i) th e Authori 1y and th e
Tru stee shall ha"c approved said ass ignment in wri ting : (i i) the ass ignee shall he a gove mm c11111I
unit wit hin the mea nin g of Sec tion 141 (c) of the Code and th e ass ignee shall have express ly
assumed in wriling th e fu ll um.I foi 1hful observa nce and ['IC rforman cc of th e GO\·emme nl al
Agency's duties. cove nants. agreements and oblig ati ons und er the Loan Agrcemen l; (ii i)
immedi:tte ly ufler such ass ignment the ass ignee shall not be in defa ult in the performance or
observa nce of an y dut ies, cove nants, obligati ons or agreements of th e Go ve rnmental Agency
under the Loa n Agreement; (iv) the Authorit y shall have received an opini on of bo nd counsel to
the effect that such as signmen1 will not advers ely affect the eKcl usion of interest on the Au thority
Bonds fro m gross in co me for purpo ses of fede ra l income taxation under Secti on 103(a) of the
Code; and (v) the Aut hority shall receive an opin ion of coun se l to !he effect that such ass ignm ent
will not vi olate the pro visions of th e Bond Reso lut ion or an y :i grccmenl entered into by the
Au thority wi th, or co ndit ion of any grant receive d by the Auth ority from , the United States of
Ameri ca relating 10 the Federa l Ca pita lization Agreement or an y capitalizati on gra nt received by
the Au th ority or th e Slate und er th e federa l Waler Polluti on Co ntrol Act.
No ass ign ment shall relie\'e the Go vernme ntal Agenc y from pri mary li ability for any of
its obligations under thi s Loa n Agreement and in th e event of such assignm ent the
Governmental Agen cy shall co ntinue 10 remain primarily liabl e for the performan ce and
observa nce of its ob liga ti ons to be performed und observed un C:~r thi s Loa n Agreemen t.
ARTICLEV.
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
SECT IO N 5.0 1 Ennt or De(a ulL If any of th e fo ll owin g eve nts occurs . ii is
hereb y defined ns and dec lared to be an d 10 com,ti lute an "Eve nt of Dcfaull":
(a) failure by the Govc rr-mcntal Agency to pay, or ca use 10 be paid. any Loan
Repayme nt , required 10 be paid here un de r when due, which failure shall co ntinu e for a
period of1cn (10) da ys;
(h) fai lu re by the Gove mmen1al Agency to make , or cau~c to be made. any required
payments of prin d pal of. rede mpti on pre mium , if any , and in1 eres 1 on any bonds, notes or
ot her obligati ons of the Gov emmenlal Agency fo r bo rrowed mone y (o ther th an the Loan
and the Governmen tal Agency Bond). after giving effec t 10 th e app licable grace periocl,
the pay men1s of whi ch arc secured by th e Pledged Property;
(c) failure hy the Go\·cmm cntal Agency to pay, or C"au se to he pai d. th e
Admini stra tive Fee or any porti on 1hereof when du e or to ob serve and perform any dut y,
cm-c nant . obliga ti on or agreeme nt on il s r 1rt 10 be observed or perfor med under thi s
Loan Agreement, other th an as referred to in paragraph (a) ol thi s Sec ti .J n 5.01 and oth er
th an a failu re 10 co mp ly wi1h the provi sions of Sec ti on 2.03 hereof, which fa ilure shall
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rn ntinu c fur a period of th iny (.'\0) da ~ s af1cr "ri ucn notil'c. '\pcci fyin g. such fai lure mul
reque sti ng th al it be remedied . 1s gi,cn 10 the Governme ntal Agent)' hy the Tru stee ,
unle ss th e Tr ustee shull agree m \H11ing 111 an ex tension of suc h time prim to its
expira ti on : provided. however. th :11 if the fa ilu re staled in such noti ce is corrcctnh lc hut
l'anno l he corrected withi n lh e applt cahlc period th e Tru stee may not unreaso nahly
wi thhold its co nsent to an cxtcn ~ion of such time up Ill ),ix ty (60) days fro m the tlcli vcry
of 1he written muicc refe rred 10 above if corrective actio n is in stituted hy th e
Go,·emmenia l Agency wi thin the ap pl icable period and diligen tly pursu ed un1 il th e Eve nt
of Defa ult is cnrrcc tcd;
(d) any reprcseniation made hy or on be hal f of the GO\ cm mental Agen cy cn111a incd
in th is Loan Ab'TCement, ur in uny ins 1rumcn1 furni shed in comp liance wi th or wi th
rt:ference to this Loan Agreement or the I.A,Jn or in con necti on wi lh the Authorit y Bonds.
is fa ls,: or mis leading in any materia l respccl. and
(e) :1 rcti ti on is filed by or aga inst lhe GO\•emme nia l Age ncy under any fede ral or
s1a1e bankruplcy or insohency law or oth er si mil ar law in effecl on th e dale of thi s Loa n
Asrec menl or thercafler enacted, unless in 1he case of any suc h pctili on filed ugains 1 the
Govern men tal Agency such petiti on shall be dis mi ssed wi th in thiny (30) da ys aft er sm·h
filing and such di smi ssal shall be final an d nOI subject to appea l; or the Go\'e mmento.l
Age ncy shall beco me in so lven t or ba nkru pt or mal. ~ an ass ignment for the benefit of its
credi tor.;; or a c ustodian (inclu di ng, without lim itation, a rece iver. li qu id ,11or or tru stee of
the Governmen tal Agency or any of its prope rt y) shall be appo in ted by co un order to take
possession of 1he Governmental Agency or its propcny or assets if such order remai ns in
effect or such possess ion co ntinu es fo r more than th in y (3 0) da ys.
SECTIO N S.02 No li« of Defaull. The Govcm menla l Agency shall give the
Tru stee and lh e Authorit y pro mpt teleph onic notice of th e ocl·urrence of any Even t of Defa ult
referred 10 in Secti on 5.0 l (e) hereof. and of the occ urrence of any other event or condition th at
constit utes an Eve n! of Defa ult at such lime as any se nior adm inis 1rn tive or fi nancia l offi ce r of
the Govemmen1 al Age ncy beco mes awa re of th e exis 1ence thereof. Any leleph oni c notice
pursuant to thi s Sect ion 5 .02 shall be co nfirmed in wri 1ing by the e nd of !he next Bu siness Day
(as defined in the Bo nd Resoluti on).
SECTION !i.03 Remedies on Default Whenever an Eve n! of Defau lt referred
to in Seclion 5.0 1 hereo f shall ha ve occu rred and be co ntinu ing. the Au th orit y shall have the
righ11 0 take or 10 direc l 1he Trus tee to 1ake any ac tion permi w.-d or required pursuan110 th e Loa n
Agreeme nt and to take whatever other acti on al law or in eq uity may appc :1r necessary ur
dcsirahlc to co ll ec t the amoun ls then due and thcrcafl cr to hecome due hereunder or 10 enforce
the performa nce and obse rva nce of any du 1y. co ve nant, obli ga tion or agree n,ent of the
Go ve mmcn 1al Ai;ency hereund er. including. witho ut limitat ion. 10 ohia in ex pane the
appoin1 mcnt of a re ce iver of the Syste m.
SECTION 5.04 Altomcy•s Fees und Other Expenses. The Gove rnm en tal
Agen cy sha ll on demand pay to the Au 1hur it) or the Tru stee th e re asonahlc fee s and expenses of
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au urn c~~ and nlhcr rcasu nah le fees and ex pcn!les (includ ing wit hout li mi 1:11inn the rc asn nahl y
all ocated cos ts of in-hou!le cou nsel and legal s1aff) incurred hy either of th em in the co ll ec ti on nf
Loan Repa yments or an y nlh cr sum du e hereun der or in 1hc cnforcc mcnl nf rc rfo rm:rn cc or
uh"crva ti on nf any other duti es. covenant s. ohli gatio ns or ag ree ments of lh c Go"e rnm cnta l
Agency .
SECTION 5.05 Ap11li culion of Mnn l'ys. Any moneys co ll ected by th e
Au thorit y or th e Tru stee pur~.uant to Scclion 5.03 hereo 1 shall he applied (a) fi r~t. lo pay an y
an orn ey·s fe es or nthcr fe es and C).pcnscs owed hy th e Gcwc rn ment al Age nc y pu rs uanl 10
Sec tiLm 5.04 hereo f. (b) sccu nd, 10 pa y int eres t due un d paya ble on the Loan, Cc) third. 10 pa y
pri nci pa l due and pa yable on th e Loan, (d) fo unh . 10 p:i y any oth er amounts due and pa yab le
und er this Loa n Agreement: and (e) fi fth . to pa y int erest and principal on th e Loan and other
amoun1 " payahl e hereund er as such amount s beco me due and payahle .
SECTION 5.06 No Remedy Exclu sive ; Wah·er; Notice. No remed y here in
co nfe rred urxm or re served 10 th e Auth ori1 v or the Tru s1ee is int ended to be ex cl usive and every
such remedy shall be cu mul ative and shall be in additi on to every 01her remedy given unde r th is
Loan Agreeme nt or now or herea ft er exi!lti ng 111 la w or in equi ty. No de lay or omi ss ion to
exe rcise any ri ghl , re med y ur power accruin g upo n any Eve nt uf Defa ult shall impai r any such
ri ght , remedy or po wer or shall be constru ed 10 be a wa i,·er 1hereof, but any such ri ght , remedy
or powe r may be exerc ised fr om tim e to tim e and as of1 en as may he dee med expedie nt. In orde r
10 enti tl e the Authority or th e Tru stee to cxc rci!lc any remed y reserved 10 it in thi s Anicl e. it shall
not be necess ary to give any ll'"l ti ce. 01 her th an such noti ce as may he required in th is Ani clc V.
SECTION 5.07 Retention or Authority's Ri ghts. No1wit hs1andi ng an y
ass ignm ent or tra nsfe r of thi s Loan Agreement purs ua nl 10 the pro\•isions hereof or of th e Bond
Reso luti on, or anythin g else 10 th e contrary co nt ained he rei n. the Authori ty shall h.i vc the righ1
upon the occ urrence of an Eve nt of Defa ult to lak e an y .ic ti on. includ ing (with ou t li mi ta ti on)
bri ngin g an act ion ag ain st the Govemmcnia l Age ncy at law or in eq uil y, as the Aulh orit) may, in
its discretinn. dee m necessary 10 en fo rce 1he nh:igati on ~ of 1he Go vernmental Age ncy 10 1he
Authorit y purs uant 10 Sec ti on 3.03 . Section 3.06 and Scct iou .5.0 ~ hcr..:uf.
S ECT :ON 5.08 Default by th e Authority, In th e C\'Cnt of an y defau lt by the
Author ity under uny duty , cove nan t, agreeme nt or o bl iga tion of this Lua n Ag ree me nt. th e
Govc m mcnlal Ag c1u:y's re medy fo r SU(:h defau lt shall he li mi1 cd 10 inju ncti on. special actio n.
acti on fu r :-.pcc ;fi L· perfo rma nce ur an y n1hcr availabl e equita ble remedy des igned to enforc e th e
rc1iormanl'c or nh:-.u v:mc e of :my duty. cove nan t.. obl ig:1t ion or .i grcc mc nt uf 1he Aut h,lri ty
hcrc undc• ,is may he 11.:ccss .i ry or :1p pro pri.i 1c. The Au thority "ha ll 110 demand pay to the
Govc rnm ent.11 .'\l!l!n ... y the rc asnna hl e fees and c>,.pc nses nf all nmey~ and ot her rcuson:1hl c
expe nses in 1ht cnfu rce;11cnt o f such pc::rform.1111.:c or uhsc n at1on.
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MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 6.01 Notices. All notices. ce nifi ca tes or other co mmun ica 1i ons
hereunde r shall he suffi cienlly ~ivc n and shall be deemed give n when ha nd -deli vered or mai led
by registered or certified mail. pos tage prepaid, to the Governm ent al Age ncy at th e address
specified on Exhihit B attached hcrc1 0 and made a pan hereo f and 10 lhc Auth orit y, the Tru stee
a nd the Loan Servicer at th e foll ow in £ addres ses:
(a) Authori ty:
(b) Trustee :
(c) Loan Servicer:
Colorado Water Reso urces and
Power Devel opment Authorit y
1580 Loga n Street, Suite 620
Denver, Colorado 80203
Aucnti on: Executive Director
Well s Fargo Bank, N.A.
1740 Broadway
MAC C730 1-024
Denver, Colorado 80274
Altcnti on: Corpora te Tru st Services
We ll s Forgo fla nk. N.A.
1740 Broadway
MAC C'/30 1-024
Den ver, Colorado 80274
Attenti on: Corporate Trust Services
Any of the foreg oing panics ma y des ignate any funher or different addresses to which
subsequent noti ces. ce nificates or other co mmunication s shall Le se nt. by notice in writi ng give n
to olhers.
SECTIO N 6.02 Binding EITecL Thi s Loan Agreement . hall inure to th e benefit
of and shall be binding upo n the Au 1hori 1y and lhc Govem mcnial Agen cy and th eir res pect ive
successors and ass ign s.
SECTION 6.03 Severabllily. ln the C\'ent any provis ion of th is Loan
Agreem ent shall be held illegal , invalid or unenforceable by any coun of co mpetent jurisdi ction ,
such holding i-h.::11 nOI invalidate, render un enforceab le or 01hcrwi se affe ct nny other provi sion
hereof.
SECTION 6.04 Amendments, Supplements end Modlncalions. Thi s Loan
Agreeme nt may not he amend ed, supplemtn led or mod ified without lhe pri or wri tten consent of
the Authorit y and the Governm ental Agen cy .
SECTION 6.0S Exec:utlon In Co unlcrpa rts. Thi s Loan Agree men t may be
executed in se vera l cou nt erparu, eac h of which shall be nn original and all of which shull
cons 1i1u1e hu 1 one and 1he same instru ment.
SECTION 6.06 Applicable Law and Venue. Thi s Loan Agreeme nt shall be
governed hy and co nstru ed in accorda nce with the law s of the Slate of Colorndo. inclu ding th e
Act. Venue for any action sed,ing 10 int erpret or enforce the provisi ons of thi s Loan Agree ment
shall be in the Denver Di strict Co un .
SECTIO N Ct .07 Conse nts and Appronls. Whenever lh e wrillen consent or
approva l of the Aut hority shall be requi red un de r the pro visi ons of thi s Loa n Agreemen t. such
co nse nt or app rova l ma y onl y be give n by the Au thorit y unl ess otherwise provi ded by law or by
rules, reg ul ations or resolut ions of th e Authority or un less ex press ly delegated to the Tru stee .
SECTION 6.08 Captions. The captio ns or headin gs in lh is Loan Agree me nt arc
fo r conve nience on ly and shall not in any way defi ne, lim it or describe the score or intent of any
p1ovisi ons or section s of th is Loa n Agree ment.
SECTION 6.09 Compliance with Bond Rosolutlo~. The Govc rnrncn1 al
Agency covenants and agrees to 1ake such act ion as the Authority shall reaso nably requesl so as
to ena ble the Authority 10 observe and co mpl y with, all duties, co ve nant~. obli gations and
agree ments co ntained in the Bond Re so luti on insofar as such duties. cove nants, obli ga tions and
agree ments relate to the ob liga tions of the Governmental Age ncy under 1his Loan Agreement
SECTION 6.10 Further Assurances. The Governmental Agency shall , at the
requ est of the Aut hori ty, authori ze , exec ute , ack nowledge and de li ver such funh er resolu tions,
conveya nces, tran sfers , assu rances, financing stale men ts and other instruments as may be
necessary or desirable for beli er l.L'isuring, co nvey in g, grantin g, ass ignin g and co nfirmin g the
rig hts and agreements gra nted or intended to he gra nted by this Lo,111 Agreement and the
Govern me ntal Age ncy Bond.
SECTION 6.11 Rttital. Thi s Loa n Agreemen t is auth orized pursuant 10 and in
accordance wi th the Consti tuti on of 1he St.ate of Colorado and JII olher laws of lhe Siate of
Co lorado thereun to enabling. Specifica ll y, bul not by way of limitation , this Loan Agreeme nt is
authori 1.ed by 1hc Govern menta l Agency pur.:uant to Title 11. Anic le 57 . Pan 2. C.R.S. Such
recita l sha ll co nclusivel y impan fu ll compliance with all provi sio ns and limitati ons of such Jaws.
and thi s Loan Agrccmenl delivered by the Gove rnm en tal Agency lo the Auth ori1y co nt ai ni ng
such rec ital sha ll be in co ntestable for any ca use whatsoeve r afte r ils de li very for ,a!ue .
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Loan Agreement to be exec ut ed, and delivered . as of th e Co mmencement Dat e set forth on
Ex hibit B hereto.
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ATTEST :
City Clerk
COLORADO WATER RESOURCES AND
POWER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
By:------------
Exec uti ve Di rec tor
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO,
ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS
SEWER UTILITY ENTERPRI SE
By :---,-,---------
Mayor
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EX HIBIT A
SECU RITY DESCRIJ'rJON
llesrription of Projerl
The Pr\,jCCt c1 msists of advanced trc111mc nt up gra des !!!...:llld cun s1ru c1ion impro ve ments
to increase the wus 1ew:11cr treatment c:a p;.~•ity of1 th e cxi).ti ng Linl cton/Eng lewnod joint
was lcwa tcr trcalmcnt pl ant fr um 36.3 mgd In 50 mgd .
2. Description of s,·s , •m
The Sys tem all of the Govc mmc nial Age ncy's sani 1ary sewer fa ciliti es and
propen ics now ow ned or hereafter acquired , wheth er si1ua 1_J within or witho ut the gcogrnphica l
bo undaries of th e Gove rnm ental Agen cy, including all prescm or fulurc imp rnvemcnl s,
ex tensions . e nl argemen ts, hetlenn ents , rcp}ui.:cmcnts or additions thereof or !h ere to inclu di ng, but
1101 limi ted tu, th e Proj ec t and the Governme nt al Agency's rights purs uant 10 an Agreement
bct\>Jet:n the riti es of Litt leton and Englewood. Colorndo. fo r Joint -Use Was tewater Trea tment
FaC:li .i:-:;, dated Dece mbe r 6. 1982 . a.Ii amended including th e Gove rnmental Age ncy's ri ghts to
50% of J~ m:llio n ga ll ons per da y (mgd} of primary. seco nd ary and ad ,·anccd trea tme nt ca pacit y
at the Jo in1 -Use Plant.
3. Lien Rcpresenlation
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Agree ment and !he Gove rnme nt al Agen cy Bond is subjec t and suhordimu e 10 th e pled ge andJ..!£!l _ ~. '-'°"=-='=:"~::_ ___ .....
on th e Pledged Propcny gran 1cd to the Govem mc nial Agency's loan dat ed Nove mhcr I~. 1990
payable 10 th e Aut hori ty in an ori gina l principal amount of $12.750,000 ("the 1990 Loan"). ·n,e
Pled ged Pmpcny will be free and clear of any pled ge. li e n, charge or enc um brance thereon or
with rcspcct there10 pri or 10 the obligation of the Govcrnmenial Agency to pa y thi s Loa n
Agree ment and th e Go vernm ental Agency Bond exce pt fo r the lien of th e 1990 Loan. and all
corpora te or oth er ac ti on on the pan of th e Govcmmenia l Agency 10 that end has been and will
he duly and validly take n. As of the date of thi s Loa n Agreemen t, there arc the fo ll ow in g
out standing bo nds, note s or evid ences of indchl ed ness or co nt ractua l ohli ga ti ons payable from
the Pl edged Prope ny with a lien on the Pl edl!cd Pru pcny wh ich is on a parity wi1h lhc li en of th e
Loa n Agn:c me nl and Govern menta l Agency Bo nd on the Pled ged Pro pert y: the Governmen t.a l
Age ncy's loan dated May I, 2004. pa ya hl c 10 1hc Auth orit y in an ori gin al amounl of
S ____ . Exce pt as pe rmined hy Ex hih i1 F heret o. the Govern mental Agency shall not
issue any tx>nds or other evi den ces of ind ebledn css of a similar natu re pa y.ab le out of or sec ured
hy :1 pl edge , li en or assign men l on the Pl cd~cd Prnpc ny or crea te a lie n or charge thereo n.
Pledg ed Property
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"Pledg,· I Prop erty " mea ns 1hc Ne t RcvenP " (as defi ned in 1his para grap h 4 of
Ex hih it A of th is Loan Agree ment ).
"Nt!I Re1•c1111 e" shall mean the Reve nues less Orcration Expe nses .
"Re,·c,we.s " means all income from rates. fee s. to ll s and charges a nd iap foes. or
a ny combinalion th ereof, bu t no t special assessme nts . for the services furni shed by. or the dirccl
o r indirec t co nn ectio n wit h. or the use of, or any commodi ly fro m the !;ys1cm, incl ud ing with out
limiting th e genera lity of the forego in g, minimum charges, charges fo r the a\'a il ab il ity of se rvice,
di sco nn ec tio n fees. reco nnect ion fees and reaso nab le pe nalt ies fo r any delinquencies, and all
income or other reali zed gai n, if any, fr om any in ves tment of Reve nu es a nd of the proceed s of
sec uriti es payable fro m Ne t Reve nu es (excep1 income or othe r gai n fro m any mves 1men 1 of
moneys held in an escrow fu nd or act o unt fo r the defeas:mce of sec urities payab le from !he Net
Re ve nues or any oth er similar fund ) 10 the exten t not required 10 be rcb.l!ed to !he federal
gove rnmen t. Reven ue s shall also include amo un !S on deposil in a rate s1abilization fund .
Revenues excl udes any refu nd of rotes. toll s and charges due to others . No 1withs1andin g
anything co nta ined above, amounts de pos ited in a rale stabilization acco unt shall not be deemed
Re ve nu es in the ca lendar year deposil ed and amou nts withdraw n fro m the ra te stabilization
acco unt shall 1-e dee med Revenues in th e year withdra wn.
"Ope ratitig £\penses" mean s such reaso na ble and necessary current expe nses of
the Govern men tal Age ncy. paid or accrued, of o peratin g, maintaining und repairin g the Sys lem
as may be determined by the Governmental Age ncy, including, excepl as limilt:d by contract or
olherwise limil cd by law , without lim itin g the generality of the fo regoi ng:
(a) Enginee rin g, auditin g. lega l and other overhead expenses directly related
and reasonably all ocab le 10 th e admini stra ti on. operatio n and maint enance
of the Syslem ;
(b} In surance , surety bond an d interest rate ca p agree men t premiums
uppcnaining 10 the Syste m:
(c) The reasonab le charges of any paying age nl . regi strar. transfer agen t.
depository or escro w hank 1ppc n.aining 10 any sec 11riLics payab le fro m th e
Net Re ve nues;
(d) Annua l pay menls to pension. retirement. hea lth and hos pi1ali .t,;lion funds
apper · ing to the Sys tem:
(e) Any taxes. a.-.scs smen ts, fra nchise fee s or oth er charge s or payme nts in
li eu of the fo rego in g;
(f) (.,:d inary and current rent als or eq ui pmen1 or ot her propeny;
(g) Co ntracl ual services, profe ss ional se rvices . sa laries , ad min istra 1ive
expe nses and cos1s of labo r appertaining to the Syslem and the cos ! of
nm1eria ls an d su ppl ie s used fo r c urrenl ope rati on or ro utin e main lcnuncc
or repair of lh e System:
(h) 111e co sts in curred in the hilling and co lh:c ti on or all or any pan uf The
Reven ues:
(iJ Any cos ts or utili ly servi ces furni shed to lhe Sy stem hy the Go vernmen tal
Agenc y or 01herwi se:
(j) Any other such expen ses co nside red by the Gove rnmental Age ncy in
determinin g the amount of wa ter ra tes, fees, toll s and charges imrosed fo r
operati on and maintenance:
(k) Ex pen ses in co nn ecti on with the iss uance of bonds or other sec uriti es
evi den cing any loan to 1hc Gove rnmental Age ncy and pa ya ble fro m
Revenu es .
"Opera ting Expe nses" doc!-not include :
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(a) Any all owance fo r depreciati on:
(b) Any costs of improvement, extension or bc11enne n1 that qualify as ca pital
ilems in acco rd ance with ge nerally accepl ed accounting prin ci ple s:
(c) Any acc umulation of reserve s for cap ital replace ments:
(d) Any rese rves for operati on, maint enance or repair of the System;
(e) An y all owance for the redcmp1i on of an y bo nds or other securities payabl e
from the Net Re ve nues or the payment or any intere st thereo n:
(f) Any liabilitie s incurred 1n the acqui siti on of any faci litie s co nstitutin g pan
of th : Syste m:
(g) Any other grou nd of lega l liabili ty not hascd on co ntract.
Rate Cove nant
Th e Governmental Agency shall estab li sh and co ll ect rat es and charges for the use or tl,c sale of
th e products and services or 1he System, whi ch toge th er with ot her mone~·s available therefo r. are
ex pected 10 produ ce Reve nu es (as defined in para gra ph (4) or thi s Exhib it A 10 this Lmm
Agreement ) fo r each ca len da r year whi ch will he at least suffi cie nt fo r such ca lend ar year lo pay
the sum or:
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(a) all amounts cst immed to be required to pay ()penning Expcnscs (ns
defined in para graph (4) or thi s Exhibit A or this Loan Agree ment ) during
such ca lendar ycnr;
(b) a s um equal to 110% of th e debt se rvice due on thc.~v_Cfl!.f!M::'!l~l_~gc;_n_cy _ ~ _ ·I Dal.tad: on dw 1990 1.oantlld
Bond and the 1990 J_oa n fo r such ca lendar year an d debt service co min g
due during such calendar year on any indebtedness payab le on a parity
with the li en or charge of this Loan Agreeme nt on the Pledged Propcny. in
each case computed ns of the beginning of such ca lendar year;
(c) the amo unt, if any, to be pai d during such calendar year into any debt
service reserve acco unt ;
(d) a sum equal to the debt service on any s11bordinatcd debt fo r such ca lendar
year co mput ed llS of the begin nin g of such calendar year; and
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DESCRIPTION OF THE LOAN
I. Commencement Dale:
2. Address or Governmental Agency:
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City of Englewood. Co lorado
1000 Englowood Parkway
Englewood, CO 80 I IO
Cost or Project: s .l.!Q.QQQ.QQQ
May I. 2004
4. Principal Amount or Loan Commitment: S ___ _
EXHIBIT 8
s. Loan Tenn: The fina l Loan Rcpaymenl dntc set fo nh in Ex hibit C.
6. Description or the Project: See Exhib it A. I.
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Authori.zed Offlcer(s):_~S.,te..,w,,a.,rd,_Fuo'"n"da..,,Do,ir-"ec.,10"'r-"o"-f-"Ull1i"'lit.,,ieo1s
Frunk Gryg lewicz, Director of Fi nance .... "
Project Completion Date : Dccemher, 20()8 _________________________ ......
Execution Date : Mny 27. 2004
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Loan Principal Principal i Total
Repayment Portion of Porilofl l'rinclpal
Date Loan Loan
Repayment1 Repayment1
1 Allocat ed 10 Principal or Authority Bonds.
Allocated to Aulhori ty Funds Deposited in Proj oc1 Loan Subaccou nl.
Allocated to lnl L'fC:S I on Authorh y Bonds.
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EXHIBITC
Total Loan
Repayment
EXHIBIT D
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY IIOND
FOR VALUE RECEIV ED, the und ers igned, CIT\ OF ENGLEWOOD,
COLORA DO , ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS SEWE R U", •i TY ENTERPRISE (th e
"Govc mm enrnl Agency .. ) hcrchy pro mi ses 10 pa y to the COLOR/ • .')U \.\. TER RESOU RC ES
AND POWER DEVELOPMENT AUTI IORITY (the "Au th o"•> "\, o r r<fi stc rcd assigns, th e
principal amount of __________ Dollars, u1 !he times and in th e amoun ts
dclcrmin ed as provided in th e Loa n Agree ment da1ed as of Ma~ . 2004 . l·y and between th e
Authorit y and the Gove rnmental Agency (the "Loan Agrcemenr "). ~ ·1~thcr d th int erest th ereo n
in the amou nt calculat ed as prov ided in the Loan Agreement. p:t) ab.r; c,1 'nc dates and in th e
amoun ts dc1 crmincd as provi ded in th e Loan Agreement.
This Gove rnm en tal Age ncy Bond is issued pu rsua nt 10 !h e Loa n Agrec mcnl and is iss ued
in co nsidcrJti on of th e loa n made th ereunder (th e "Loa n") and to ev id ence th e obli ga ti ons of the
Govcmmenrnl Agency sci fo nh in Secti on 3.03(a) and (b) thereof. The Governmental . ,gcncy
Bond has hccn assigned ID Well s Fargo Bank . 1'I' A., as tru stee (th e "Tru stee") under the Bon d
Re so lul io n (as defined in 1he Loan Agreeme nt ) and pa ymen ts hereund er shall , e,cept as
otherwi se prov ided in the Loan Agreement , be made directl y to th e Loan Servicer (as de fin ed in
the Bond Reso lut i n) for the acco unt of the Authority pursuan t to such assignment Such
ass ignmc nl has been made as security for 1he paym ent of 1he Au1horit y Bonds (us defined in the
n und Resolution) iss ued 10 finan ce or refinan ce, and in co nn ecti on wi th, the Loan and as
oth erwi se described in th e Loan Agreeme nt. All of the terms, condi ti ons and prov isi ins of the
Loa n Agreement arc, by th is referen ce thereto, incorporated herein as a pan of thi s
Govemme n1al Agency Bond .
Pu rs uanl to th e Loan Agreement . di sbu rseme nt s shall be mad e in acco rdan ce with written
in struct ions of the Authorit y by the Trustee to the Gove rnmental Age ncy, upon thr.: re ce ipt by the
Auth ority and Tru stee of requi siti ons from th e lJ(l vemmcntal Agency exec u1cd and delivered in
accordaucc with the requircmrrits se t fo nh in Sec ti on 3.02 of the Loa n Agt !.t mcnt.
Thi s Governmenta l Agency Bond is entitled to the henefils and is suhjecl to the
co nditi ons of th e Loan Agree ment. Th e ob li ga1ions of 1hr Gove rnmental Agency 10 make the
pa yment s required here und er shall be absolut e and um.:um.lit1onal wi th out ar y defe nse or right of
se toff, co untercl ai m or reco upment by re aso n of any default by the Auth orit y und er th e Loan
Agree ment or und er :my other 11gree ment he 1wec n th e Gove mm rntal Agency and the Authori ty
or out of any indehtedncss or liab ili1 y :..1 any tim e owi ng 10 the Governmental Age ncy by the
Au th ority or for any other rea.,;o n.
Th is Govemmen1.1.I Age ncy Bond is suhj ec t to np tiona l prep ay men t unde r 1he terms and
co nditio ns. and in the amount s provi ded in Secli , m 3.07 of th e Loa n Agreem ent.
The o bliga1 ion of the Govcr-:mcnta l Age ncy to make raymcnts under the Loa.:
Agreement and 1hi ,; Gove mm e111,1I Ai;e nt·y Bond is pa ynb lc solely fro m 1hc repa yment so urce
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desc ribed in the Loan Agreeme nt. This Govc mmcnial Age ncy Bond is a specia l an d limited
ob li ga ti on of the Gove rnment al Agen cy payab le solely oul of and sec ured by an irrevoca ble
pledge of a li en (b ut not necessari ly an excl usive lien ) UJX>n the Pledged Pmpcny (as defined in
paragra ph 4. of Ex hibit A of the Loa n Agreement). Thi s Govcmmcn1al Agen cy Bond docs not
co nstitute a debt or an ind eb tednes s of the Go vemmcntaJ Agency withi n the mea nin g of any
co nstituti onal, charter or swtutory provis ion or limitation. Th is Governmental Age ncy Bond is
not payab le in whole or in part fro m th e proceeds of general propcny taxes , and the full faith an d
credit of the GovemmcntD.I Agency is not pledged for the pay ment of the prin cipa l of or intere st
on th is Gove rnmenta l Agency Bond .
Th is Governmental Agency Bond is iss ued under the authority of and in full conformity
with the Co nstituti on and laws of the State of Co lorado , includin g wi thout limitatio n, Article X,
Section 20 of the Constituti on, Title 31. Articl e 35 , Part 4, C.R.S.; ccrtnin provisions of Title 11 ,
Article 57, Part 2, C.R.S. (The "Supplement.ol Act"), and pursuant to the Loan Agnement.
Pu rs uant to §11 -57-210 , of the supplcmcn tnl ac t, such recital shall be conclu sive evidence of the
validity and regularity of the iss uonce of the Bond after its de livery fo r value . Pursuont to §3 1-
35 -4 13, C.R .S., such recital shall co nclusively impan full compliance wi th alt the prov isions of
said statues, and this Bond iss ued co ntainin g such recital is inco nt estable for any ca use
whatsoever after its delivery for value.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Governm ental Agency has cau sed thi ~ Gove rnmental
Agency Bond to be duly executed, scaled and delivered, as of th is 1st day of May, 2004.
(SEAL)
ATTEST:
Ci ty Clerk
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CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COWRADO,
A ('TIN G BY AND THROUGH ITS
SEWER UTILITY ENTERPRISE
By: ____________ _
Mayor
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OPINION OF GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY COUNSEL
ILElTERI-IEAD OF COUNSEL TO GOVER"IMEKTAL AG ENCY !
(Da te of Clos in g)
Co lorad o Water Resource s and
Po wer Development Aulh oril y
Well s Fargo Bank. N.A.
as Tru stee
as Represe ntative of th e Und erwriters
Ladies and Gentlemen :
I inse n "I am an attorney" or "We are attomcys "J admitted to practice in the State of
Co lorudo and l"I" or "We"} ha ve ac ted as co un se l 10 the CITY OF ENGLEWOOD,
COLORADO, ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS SEWER UTILITY ENTERPR ISE (th e
"Gove rnmental Agency"), which has entered into a Loan Aw-ceme nt (as here inaft er defined}
with the COLORADO WATER RESOURCES ANlj POWER DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY (t he "Au thority"), and have acted as such in conne(..i1 ,t.1 wit~, 1he auth oriuni on.
execut ion and deli very by the Govern mental Agency nf the I .uun Agreement a nd its
Governme ntal Age ncy Bond (ns herei nafte r defined).
In so acti ng (i nse n "I" or "we"] hnve exa mined the Constituti on and laws of the State of
Co lorado nnd by-laws of th e Gove rnm ental Age ncy . (in sen "l'" or .. Ye"') have also examined
origina ls. or co pie s ccnified or othe rwise iden1ificd 10 ( in sc n "my ·· or "ou r"'! su tisfocti on, of 1he
fo ll owi ng:
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The Aut horit y"s Waler Poll ution Contro l Re vo lvi ng Fund •1i'\1 Se ri es A Reven ue
Bond Re so luti on. adop1cd by the Au1h ority on April 23. 2004 (lh e ··Bond
Resolu ti on");
the Loan Agree ment dated as of May I. 2004 (the "Loan Agrccmen1 ") by and
between the Authority and !he Govcm mentu l Agency :
proceedi ngs of lhe gove rning members of the Governmental Agen cy rclutin g 10
the appro\•a\ of the Loan A1,,rrcc menl and the exccu1io n. iss uance and delivery
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lherco f on hc hal f of th e Go vcmmcn tal Agcn<.·y, and !he authorizat ion of the
undcnakin l:' ,:nd comp let ion uf the Project (as defined in !he Loa n Agrec mcn1):
lh e Go,•cm'tlc nt al Age ncy Bond , dated Ma y I. 2004 (th e "Gove rnment al Age ncy
BonJ"J is~ued hy 1hc Govcmmenlal Age ncy 10 the Au th orit y to C\1idcncc the
Lo; 1:
prtk..-c~ing:; of the governi ng body of the Govern me ntal Age ncy re lati ng to the
is~uance of the Gove rnment al Age ncy Bond and lhc exec uti on, iss u:mcc J nd
delivery thereo f to 1he Au1h ori 1y uhc Loa n Agreement and th e Govemn \-•nia 1
Age ncy Bond are refe rred to here in co ll ec tive ly as the ·'Loa n Doc umc111 s"): .,nd
all oumandin g instrmcnts relat in g to hand s, notes u other incl c.:bt rrJ ncs~ uf or
re lati ng to th e Gove ·-:mc ntal Age ncy.
(in se rt "I" or "We") have also exa min ed and relied upo n ori gin als, or co pi es ccn ifi ed or
otherw ise auth ent icated 10 (inse n "my" or "o ur''! sati sfa cti on, or such oth er records. doc umc nl'i,
cenific11tr.s and oth er inst rum en ts, and made such inves ti gatio n of law as in I insc n "my" or
"our"J j\u.lg mel' 'insen "I" or "wc "J have deemed necessary or app ro pri at e to enabl e (inse n
"me" m ·ut") Ill .-e nde r th e opin ions ex pressed he low .
Bu• , u1 •n the forego ;n g, [insc n "I am" or "We are"J of th e opinio n 1ha1:
I. The Go vernm ent al Age ncy is a "government al age ncy·· wi th in th e mea ni ng or the
Aut ho ri1 y's enablin g le gisln li on wi1h the legal ri ght 10 carry on !he bu siness of the
Sy ste m (as defi ned in th e Loan Agree ment) as c urrent ly bein g co nducted and as
proposed to be co nd ucted .
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111e Gove rnm ental Age ncy has full legal ri ght and auth orit y to excr ut e the Loan
Doc umen ts and to observe and pe rform its du ti es , covenants, ob li ga tio ns and
agree ments thereund er and 10 undenaJ.:e and co mplete the Project; subject,
however , 10 the effec t of, res tri ctions an d li mila ti ons im posed by or rc suhin g
fro m, ba nkrupt cy. inso lve ncy , mora 1orium . reorga ni za ti on. de bt adjuslment or
ot her simil ar laws affectin g cred itors' ri ghts ge nera ll y (Credit or's RighL'i
Limit ati ons) heretofore or herea fter ena cted.
Th e proceed ings or th e Gov emme nlal Age ncy 's gove min ~ members approv in g
th e Lo an Doc umen t., and a uthori zi ng lh eir excc u1i on, iss uan ce :md deli ve ry on
hc ha lf of th e Governm ental Age ncy. and authoriz in g th e Gove mmen1 al Age nc y to
umlenaJ.:e and co mpl ete the Project ha ve bee n dul y and law fu ll y ado pted and
au1h orizcd in acco rdan ce with appli cable Co lorado luw, (hereinafte r co ll ec ti vel y
ca lled the "Auth orizi ng Resolutio ns .. ). whic h Au1hori zi ng Reso lu ti ons were du ly
ap provrd :rnd pub lished in accorda nce wi th ap plicable CulorJdo law . al a meet in g
or mee tin gs which we re rlul y called purs uant 10 neces sary pu hli c notice and held
in acco rd ance with appli cable Colora do la w. and at whi ch quorums \1:cre pre sen t
:icling th roughout.
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4. To lh e hcs t of [in~e rt "my " or .. nu r"J know ledge. :.iflc r such in ves 1igatic II as !inse rt
"I'' or "wc"l lrnvc deemed ap pmpria1c, 1he authnri za 1ion. cxccu1i on and deli very
of th e Loan Doc um ents hy the Govc mmcnrnl Agc nt:y. th e ohsc rva tio n and
performan ce hy th e Gnvcm mcntal Agency of i1 s dutie s. cuvc nanl'i . ob li g:11ions
and agree ments th ere und er a, I the co nsumm at ion of th e trnn s:••·!ions
~u 111emplat cd th erei n ;md the undertak in g and ,;o mpl cti on of the Projec t do not
and will nOI co ntra ve ne any ex isting law or any e.,istin g ord er. inju nc ti on.
judgment . decree. ru le or regulati on of any co,irt or governm enta l or
udmini straii vc age ncy, aulhority or r,crsun h1w i•.~ 1uri sdiction over th e
Govc mmcnla l Age ncy or its propert y or assc':. or rc1;1••1 :n a breac h or vio la1i on of
an y of the terms und prov isions of. or co nstitute a detu ull unde r. an y ex istin g bo nJ
re so luti on, tru st agreement. indent ure , mongage. deed or tru st or other agree ment
10 wl1 k h th e Gov ernmental Agen cy is a pany or by \\11:•:h it, 1he Sys tem (as
defin ed in lh e Loan At,'Tee ment ) or its propcn y or as~c:, ... OO un .
5. To the bes! of lin sen "my" or "ou r") know ledge. after su:r in vcslie:11inn as [in sen
.. I" or "we"] ha ve dee med ap propri ate. all ap prova ls. co nsi·nt.c. ur aulhoriza1i ons
of, or regi strati ons of or filin gs with, an y gove mm ent al or publi c agency ,
au thorit y or person required 10 date on the part of the Governm ental Agency in
co nn ec ti on wi1h the authori 1.ati o11 , cxt-c ut irm, delivery a,1 d performan ce of th e
Loa n Docu ments and . other th a•1 .•Jl horizat inns, li ce ns ...... <( permits relating 10
th e sitin g, co nslru cti on and acqu u l..;11 of the Proj ec t whic h (insert "J" or "we .. )
expect the Governm ent al Age nc; ·o receive in the ordi nary co urse of bu ~i ness.
th e unden:akin g and co mplet io n of the Pmject have been ob tain ed or made .
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To the be ,;t of (in sert "my" or "o ur"] kn owl edge, after such in vesti ga ti on as (in sen
.. , .. or "we") have dee med ap propriate , th ere is no litigation or ot her proceed in g
pending or threatened in an y co urt or oth er trihun al of compcl ent juri sdi cti on
(ei th er Slate of FederJI ) qu es lion ing th e creati on. orga ni zatio n or exi s1ence of the
Gove rnm en tal Agency or the validit y, le ga lity or enforce abilit y of th e Loan
Doc uments or th e und enaki ng or com pleti on of !he Project or whi ch if adve~e ly
dclerm ined, cou ld (a) ma1eria ll y adverse ly affcc1 (i) th e finan cial pos iti on of th e
Govc mm cnial Age ncy. (ii ) th e ability of th e Govern me nt.ti Agency IO perform its
obl iga tions under th e Loa n Doc um ents. (iii ) th e secu rit y for lhe Loa n Doc um enl s.
or (iv) the trnn sacti ons contcmpl:ucd by th e Loan Doc um ents. or (h) impair the
ahility ofth t· Go vemmen lal Agency to main1nin and opc ral e it s sys tem.
There docs no! ex i,;t any hi ll. act, law. rul e or rci;ul ati on pending or. lo the be st of
Jin se ,1 "my" ur "o ur"I knowledge, th,eatcn ed wh ich, if enacted, could (a)
materiall y :tdver,ely affec t fi) the abilit y of th e Govem mcnlal Agency 10 perform
it s ohli gat ion s under the Lo:m Doc ument s, (ii ) th e sec urit y fo r th e Loa n
Doc umcn ls. or (iii ) !he tran sac ti ons co nt emplated hy 1hc Lo an Doc ument s. or (h)
impair th e ah il ily of th e Gove rn ment al Age ncy to mai ntain and operate the
Sys tem .
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Thi s opin io n is rendered on the bas is of Federal law and 1he laws of the St ale of Co lorado
as cnac 1cd and construed on !he date hereof. (inscn "I" or "We") ex press no o pini on as 10 any
matter nol set forth in lhc numbered paragrophs herein .
!insert "I" or "We") hereby a uth orize Fulbright & Jawors ki L.L.P .• Bond Coun se l, and
Carl son, Hammond & Padd oc k L.L.C., General Co un sel 10 the Authori ty, to rel y on thi s opi ni on
as if (insert "I" or "we") had addressed thi s opini on to them in additi on to you.
Ve ry 1ruly yours ,
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EXHIBIT E-2
OPINION OF GOVERNM ENTAL AGEN CY BOND COUNSE L
[LETTERHEAD OF BOND COUNSEL TO GOVERNMENT AL AGENCY I
(Date of C losi ng)
Colorndo Wmcr Re.i;ourccs an d
Power Dcvclopme nl Aulhoril y
Well s Fargo Bank, N.A.
as Tru s1ec
as Reprcsc nl.!tivc of th e Und erwri ters
Ladies and Ge ntl emen:
(in scn "I'" or ·'We"] have acted as bon d coun sel to the CITY OF EN GLEWOOD,
COLORADO, ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS SEWER UTILITY ENTERPRISE (the
"Govcmmcn1 al Age ncy"), whi ch has entered into a Loan Agree me nt (as he re in after defined )
with the COLORADO WATER RESOURCES AND POWER DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY (the "Auth ori ty"), A.nd have acted as such in co nn ec tion with the authorizn ti on,
exec ut io n and del ive ry by the Govern mental Age ncy of the Loan Agree ment and its
Governm ental Age ncy Bond (as herein aft er defi ned).
In so actin g (insen "I" or "we") have exa min ed th e Co nslituti on and laws of the State of
Colorado and by-la ws of the Govemm e n1al Age ncy. [in scn "I" or "We"] have al so exa mined
ori gin als, or cop ies ce nificd or otherwi se identified to [in sert "my" or "o ur ") sat isfaction, of the
fo ll owi ng:
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The Authority's Water Pollu tion Contro l Revo l,•in g Fund 2004 Seri es A Reve nu e
Bond Reso lution, ndopted hy the Authori ty on April 23, 2004 (th e "Bon d
Resol ution"):
th e Loa n Agree ment , da ted as of May I, 2004 (the "Loan Agree ment") by and
be twee n the Authorit y and the Gove rnm ental Age ncy:
proceed in gs of th e gove rnin g members of th e Gove rnm ental Age ncy relatin g to
the approva l of th e Loa n Agreeme nt and the execu tio n. issuan ce and delivery
thereof on behalf of th e Govern ment al Age ncy;
the Gove rn me ntal Age ncy Bond, dated May I. 2004 (th e "Gove rnment al Age ncy
Bond") issued by th e Gove rnm enta l Age ncy to the Au 1hori ty to evide nce the
Loan : and
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5. proceedings of th e go ve rnin g hod y of th e Govc1 n1;11•rita l Agcn l')' rel atin g 10 th e
iss uan ce of 1he Go vern menta l Age ncy Bond and the cx ccu1ion. iss uance an d
delive ry th ereof to the Aulh1 ;ri1y (the Loan Agreeme nt and the Governmen tal
Age ncy Bond arc rcfcrrc J fr. herei n CC\II CA!l\'C I)' us the "Lna n Doc umc111s"): and
I in sc n "I" or "We·· I ha,·e also exa min ed and reli ed upon orig inal s. or co pie s cc nificd or
othe rwi se auth e nti catr.d to (insert "my" or "our") sa ti sfa cti on, of such olhc r records. documents.
cc n ifka1es and oth er instru me nts. and made such in ves ti gati on uf law us in I in !lcrt "my" or
"o ur") j ud gment !insert "I'' or "we"] ha ve deemed necessary or app ro priate 10 cnahle (inse rt
"me " or "us") 10 rend er the opini ons expres sed bel ow.
Ba sed upo n the fo reg oin g. (in se rt "I am" or "We are "} of th e opinion that:
I. The Gove rnmental Agency is a "gove rnmental agency " within the mea nin g of lh c
Aulh orit y's enab ling legis lat ion.
2. Th e Gove rnm ent al Age ncy has full leg al ri ght and authorit y 10 execute th e Loan
Dor.u ments and to obse rve and perform its dutie s. cove nan ts, obli gati ons and
agrcc men1 s !h ere under und to undertake and co mplel e lh e Pmjecl: subj ec t,
howeve r. 10 1hc effecl of, re sui c1 iun s and limitati ons im posed by or res uh ing
fro m, bankrupl cy , insolve nc y. moratorium , reorga ni za tio n, debt adjus tmenl or
oth er simil ar laws affectin g crc{Jitors' rights genera ll y (Credi tor's Ri ghts
Limilat mns) hcre1 ofore or herea ft er cnac 1cd .
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The Governmental Agency has pled ged th e [inse n specifi c so urce of pay ment] for
the pun ctua l payment of the prin cipal of and imere st on the Loa n (as defined in
the Loan Agreement), and all ol her amounts du e under th e Loan Documen1 s
acco rdin g to their respective term s and the Authorily has a first li en bu! not
necessa ril y an excl usive first lien on such so urce of repayment. No filings or
recordi ngs arc required under 1he Colorado Unifonn Co mmercial Ccxle in order 10
provide a first lien on such so urce of repaym ent and all ac1i ons ha ve been take n as
re<1uircd und er Co lorado law 10 in sure the pri ori1 y. va lidit y and enforceabi lity of
such lien .
l11 e Loa n Duc umcnl s ha ve hccn du ly au1horized. execut ed and de live red hy the
auth ori zed officers of the Gov emm enin l Agency ; and. assu ming in the cas e of the
Loa n Agree ment. th at !he Auth orit y has all the requi si te power and aulhorit y 10
auth ori ze. exec ut e and deli ver. an d has dul y auth ori zed. excc u1ed and deli vered
the Loan Agree ment the Loan Docume nts co nstit ute 1he lega l. valid and hind ing
ob ligat ions of the Gove rnmental Agen cy enforcea ble in accordance with their
es pccti ve term s; subj ect, however. lo the !:ffect of, and 10 res tri cti ons and
limitati ons ,i mposed by fir resu lt ing from Credi1 or's Rig.hi s Limitali ons or olhc r
laws. judicial deci sio ns an d principle s of equit y rel at ing to the enforceme nt of
co.1tr:u:1ual ob li gati ons genera ll y.
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Ass umin g co rnrlian cc with th e covcnan 1s con1 ai ne.d in the Loan .-\grccmcnt. the
Gu\•cm mcntal AJ;;en cy is not. direc tl y or inJirectly. (a) u~ing in excess of ten
pcrcc11 1 nf the proceed s of 1hc Auth ority Uund s {as defined in 1hc I .oan
Agreeme nt) loa ned 10 th e Govcmmen1 al Agency or the Projec1 in a mann er lhat
wo ul d cons1i1u1c "pri vate bu sin ess use" wi thin th e mc:min g of Seclion 141 (h)(6)
of 1hc In ternal Revenue Code of 1986. us amende d (lh c "Code"), and 111 leas t one-
half of such pri va te hu sinc slt use rcrmitted by clnuse (a) is neith er unrclntcd to the
go\'c mm en!UI use of the proceeds o f lh e Authorit y Bnm.l s loa ned 1u the
Govcmmentu l Agen cy (within 1he mea ning of Secti on I.J l(h)(3)(AJ(ii)(J) or flll)
of the Code) nor di spropon iona te related business use (w i1hin the mean in g of
Section 14 l (b)(3)(A )(ii)(II) or (JU ) of the Code) nor (B) usin g, directly o r
indirec tl y. any of th e proceeds of the Authori1 y Bonds loan ed 10 the
Governmen tal Agency to make or finance loans to perso ns 01hcr than
gove rnm enta l units (as such terms is used in Section 14 l(c) of the Code).
The executi on and delivery of the Loan Docume11ts arc not subject to th e
limitati ons of Article X. Section 20 of lhc Co lorado Co nslituti o n {"TABOR ")
sin ce the Sys tem o f 1he Governmental Agency as of th e da1e here of co ns1itu1es an
enterprise under TABOR . The pcrfonnan ce of 1he o bli ga ti ons of lhc
Governme ntal Agen cy und er the Loan Documen ts is not subj ect to the limita llons
of TABOR as lung m; the Sys1cm co ntinue s 10 qu alify as an enterprise under
TABOR . If the Sys tem is not longer an ent erp ri se under TABOR , the Loan
Document s will cont inu e to con sti1u1c lega l, valid and binding o bli gation s of the
Gov ernmental Agency enforceable in acco rdance with their re s pcc1ivc term s:
subj ect however, to (a) Credit or's Right s Limitati ons or other laws, judi cia l
decision s and principles of equi ty relatin g to the enforcement of contract ual rights
ge nerall y, and (b) subject to th e next sen ten ce, the re venue and spending
lim irnti ons of TABOR. If the System at any ti me fails to be an enterprise under
TABOR, (a) the Governmental Agency m.iy continue 10 imr~ise any rnc,easc in
fe es. rJtes and charges of 1he Sysle m with out ,•oter approva l: (b) all re ve nues of
the Governmen tal Agency used 10 pay Loa n Repa yments shall he included in the
Governme nt al Agen cy's fi sca l ye ar spe ndin g limit und er Secti on 7(d) of TABOR .
excep t that debt se rvi ce ch,mgc s and reduct io ns arc exl·e ptinn s to. an d not pan of,
the Governmen tal Agency ·s revenue and srending basis and lim its: and (c) if th e
Governmen tal Age ncy is rcq uirt!d to rcd11 cc spe nding in order 10 comp ly wi1h it~
fi sca l year spe ndin g lim it under Sec ti on 7(b) of TABOR, th e Govcmmc ;•al
A~ency will first be requ ired to redu ce s pending fo r purposes for which it doc ·
nut have an ohliga1i on under la w or hy contrac t prior lo redu cing spc ndin i:
req ui red 10 comp ly wi th the other co venan ts co ntain ed in lh c Loa n Documrnt s.
Thi s opinion is rendered on 1he ha sis of Fedl:ral law and th e laws of th e Slate of Co lorado
as enac tell ,rn d l'Onstru ed on th e dat e herl•o f. [in se11 "I" ur "\Ve "J exp re ss no opininn as to any
m:lllcr not set fo r1 h in th e numhcred paragraphs herein.
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!insert "I" o r "We"] hereby au1 horize Fulbrigh1 & Jaworski L.L.P .. Bond Coun sel. and
Carlson. Hammond & Paddock L.L.C .. GencrJI Coun sel 10 lhc Authorit y, to rel y on thi s o pi ni on
as if I in sert "I" or "we"J had addres~ed I his opi ni o n to th em in addi ti on to yo u.
Very tru ly yours .
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EX HllllT F
A DDITIONA L COVENANTS AN D REQU IR E~I ENTS
Audil Rct1 uiremcn ts. For each year in which 1he Grvemmcn1al Agency rcquc ~ts a
<li sbu rsement from th e Proj ec t Loan Suh:u.:count. 1hc Gm•cmmc ntal Age nc y shall co ndu ct it -.
annua l audit in accurdam:c ,,ith the federal Sing le Audit Act. 31 U.S.C. 1 7501 ct seq.
Ad ditionul Se ni or, Pa rit y a nd Subordin ate Lien Bonds . The Governmenta l Agen cy
covenant s that it will nol iss ue any o bliga lion s payable from th e Pledged Pro pcn y, whi ch arc
superior 10 th e lien of thi s Loan Agree ment on the Pledged Propc ny. In addition . th e
Gove rn menta l Age ncy covenan ts th at wi ll not iss ue any ob li gati ons with a lien on th e Pled ged
Property whic h is on a parity with the lie n of the Govern mental Agenc y Bond unl es s lhc
Govcmmcnla l Age ncy certifi es to the Au 1hori1y Iha! Nel Re ve nues (as defi ned in paragraph 4. of
Ex hibit A 10 thi s Loa n Agreeme nt and suhj cc l 10 th e ne xt sen ten ce) fo r any 12 co nsecu ti ve
month s out of 1hc 18 mon1h s precedin g. 1he month in whic h suc h ob liga ti ons are 10 be issued is al
leas1 equal to 1he sum (a) of I !0i;i. of lhe maxi mum annual debt se rvic e of (i) the Govern mental
Age ncy Bo nd and 11II out stu ndin g ob li ga ti ons of 1hc Gover ·mcnull Agc nl.y pa yab le on a parit y
with th e Gove rnmental Age ncy Bond from the Pledged .. ope n y, (ii) th e 1990 !,pan and (iii)
such proposed obli gations 10 be iss ued. and (b) I 00% of ma xim um annu al deb1 sCfViCC of 311
oth er indebtedn es s payab le from lhe Pledged Property. Ne l Revenues de1cnnined purs uant 10 1he
precedi ng se nt ence shall excl ude an y withdrawa ls from 1he Rate S1abiliuition Fund and shall
onl y include one -half of the ave rage of tap fees for the three prior years. Net Reve nu es may be
adjus ted to re0ect any rule in creases adopted pri or to the iss uance of such additi onal obli ga ti ons
by adding 10 !he nc1 ua l Ne t Reve nu es for th e 12 co nsec uti ve mon1h period and estima ted sum
equa l lo 100':li of the estimated increase in Net Reven ues which would have hee n rea li zed during
.!.aid period had such rate increase bee n iu effec t during all of sa id precedi ng period .
No twit hslanding !he fo regoin g, th e Go vemmt nlal Agency may iss ue refund in g oblign1i ons.
payab le from th e Pled ged Propert y wi•~ut co mpli:1.;u.:e wi th the requirement s sta ted abo ve.
provided 1hat !he deb t service pa ymen1 s on such r,;fu ndin g ob li ga tio ns do not exceed the debt
se rvi ce pJy mcnt s on the refund ed obl iga ti ons during any ca le ndar year. In addition. th e
Guve mmental Agem.:y covena nt s that it wi ll not issue any obli gat ions payab le from th e Pledged
Property which is suhordin:11e 10 th e lie n of thi s Loan Agrecmen 1 on 1he Pledged Pro peny unless
the Governmenta l Agency certifi es to lhe Authority lh at for an y 12 con secmi vc mont hs out of
!he 18 moni hs preceding the month in which such oh li!!nt io n~ are to be iss ued Net Revenue s
were at least 100% of the muxun um annu al debt service on all in i.:•b1edn ess out slanding during
such peri od.
Operations and l\lain tcnoncc Rese n ·e Fund . The Go vernmenta l Agenc y shall
maintain an opera tion s an d mai nt enan ce re serve: in an amo uni equa l to three monlh s of opera1ion
and maintenun cc cxpcn ~cs excludi ng Jc prccia1i on uf the Sy stem as set forth in the ann ual budget
for the currenl li :-.cal year but in no even t ~TfC:ller lhan Sl.250.000. Sa id res:crve ma y be in th e
form of unnbli g:.11cd funJ ba lam.:cs tJr ol lwr unohli ga 1cd t::ash or 11ccuritic ~ (i .e .. capi1a l reserves)
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or may be in a separate scgrega 1ed fund and shall be ;naintained as a con tinuin g reser ve for
p.iy ment of any lav.f ul purpo se re la ti ng to the System. tr the ope rati ons and main1en:m cc
res erves fa ll below thi s requiremenl. th e shonfoll shall be made up in 24 substantiall y equa l
monthl y in :aallr.1ent s beginning the seco nd month after such shortfall or the date of delivery,. _
Rate ')tudy. In 1hc event 1ha1 Re,•enu c~ co ll ected during n fi sca l year arc not suffi cie nt to
mee t the requirements se t fo nh in the Rat e Cove nant co ntained in paragraph 5. of Exhibit A of
th is Loan Agreement, th e Govcmmcntnl Agency sha ll . wit · in 90 days of th e end of such fi sca l
year . cJu sc an indep endent finn of acco untants or co nsuhing e ngin eers, 10 prepare a rate study
for the purpose of recommendin g a schedu le or rat es , fee s and cha rge s fo r 1he use of lhe Svc tcm
which in lhe opinion of lhe firm conducting 1h r. study will be suffi cient to provide Revenues to
be co llcc1ed in th e next succeedin g fi sca l year whic h will provide co mplia nce with the Rate
Coven ant described in paragraph 5. of Exhibit A of th i'i Loan Agreement. Such a study shall be
de li vered to the Authority a nd the Tru stee. The Govem mcnlal Agency shall within six months
of receipt of such study, adopt ralcs, fees and cha rges for the use of the Syslem , based upon th e
reco mmendali ons conulined in such study , which provi de c.-o mplia nce wi th sai d rare rovena nt.
Special Fund. The Governmenta l Agency covenants 10 create a spcci:i l fund into which
shall be deposited the Gross Revenue (as defined in raragra ph 4. of Exhibit A to thi s Loan
Agreement}. The Reven ues shall be applied, on or before the las t day of ea.ch month , first to the
payment of the Operating Expen ses (as defined in J)aragraph 4. of Exhibit A to thi s Loan
Agreement } and then applied lo the pnyment of the Loa n Repayments and other amounts pa yable
on a parit y with 1he Loan Re payme nts. Any funhcr application shall be as provided by
ordinance or resolution of the Governmental Agcn .-:y.
Rate Stabilization Account.. The Govem mental Agency covenants 10 create and
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maintain a ~~e_ ~a,!>ili~~i9T_! _61:t_o~!'~ _ ~~i~~ _ ~h_?!I _ t>t: _a_nfl~~l!Y __ rc_P.,l~l!i ~~e~_ !O __ "]~i~~ln_ !1 _::: --·1 D111..':wl: r
minimum balance of $5,000.000 as long as 1he Govern menial Agency is rel yi ng upon 1he R111e ',', ~ · Dtlcad: •
S1abili ,111ion Account 10 meet th e rn 1c covenan t contained in paragraph 5. of Exhibit A of thi s ' ►oei----. ------<
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