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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01252000 - C60 RESOLUTION NO.2000/31 Dated:January 25. 2000 RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS OF THE ACALANES UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, PRESCRIBING THE TERMS OF SALE OF NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY-FOUR MILLION DOLLARS ($24,000,190.90) OF SAID BONDS, APPROVING FORMS OF AND AUTHORIZING DISTRIBUTION OF OFFICIAL NOTICE OF SALE AND NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SELL BONDS, DELEGATING TO THE COUNTY TREASURER AUTHORIZATION TO AWARD BID FOR SAID BONDS, AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF NECESSARY CERTIFICATES. WHEREAS, an election was duly called and regularly held in the Acalanes Union High School District, County of Contra Costa, California (herein called the "District"), on November 4, 1997, at which the following proposition was submitted to the electors of the District: "Shall the Acalanes Union High School District be authorized to finance the rehabilitation, expansion, and improvementof its schools, including but not limited to wiring and infrastructure for technology, the modernization of school libraries, laboratories and classrooms, and the creation of new classroom space needed for increased enrollment, by incurring bonded indebtedness of up to $48.0 million at interest rates not exceeding the legal maximum?"; and WHEREAS, at least two-thirds of the votes cast on said proposition were in favor of issuing said bonds; and WHEREAS, $23,999,809.10 aggregate principal amount of said bonds, designated "Acalanes Union High School District General Obligation Bonds, Election of 1997, Series 1998"have heretofore been issued and sold; and WHEREAS, the Board of Education of the District has requested this Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa(the"County)to authorize and consummate the sale and issuance of a portion of said bonds in a single series designated the "Acalanes Union High School District General Obligation Bonds, Election of 1997, Series 2000" in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $24,000,190.90, according to the terms and in the manner set forth in a resolution duly adopted by the Board of Education of the District on January 18, 2000, a certified copy of which has been filed with the Clerk of this Board of Supervisors; and DOCSSF1:414799.2 WHEREAS, the Board of Education of the District has further deemed it necessary and desirable that this Board of Supervisors authorize the sale of said bonds by a competitive sale to the responsible bidder who makes the lowest interest cost bid; and WHEREAS, this Board of Supervisors has determined that it is necessary and desirable that bonds of said authorized issue be issued and sold for the purposes for which authorized and on the terms and conditions and in the manner set forth in said resolution of the Board of Education of the District; and WHEREAS, there have been submitted and are on file with the Clerk of this Board of Supervisors proposed forms of an Official Notice of Sale of Bonds and a Notice of Intention to Sell Bonds,with respect to not to exceed$24,000,190.90 aggregate principal amount of Acalanes Union High School District General Obligation Bonds, Election of 1997, Series 2000,proposed to be sold; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Recitals: All of the above recitals are true and correct. Section 2,. District Resolution Incgrgorated: The resolution of the Board of Education of the District adopted on January 18, 2000, is incorporated herein by reference and all of the provisions thereof are made a part hereof and shall be applicable to the bonds herein provided for, except as herein otherwise expressly provided. Ser,tion3,. Authorization and Deligation of Bonds: This Board of Supervisors hereby authorizes, on behalf of the Acalanes Union High School District, the sale of not to exceed $24,000,190.90 aggregate principal amount of bonds of the District by competitive sale to the responsible bidder who makes the lowest interest cost bid, and designates said bonds to be issued and sold as the "Acalanes Union High School District General Obligation Bonds, Election of 1997, Series 2000" (the "Series 2000 Bonds" or the "Bonds"). The Series 2000 Bonds shall be issued as Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds and Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds, as provided in Section 5 hereof. The Series 2000 Bonds shall be issued and sold as provided herein, and any necessary and desirable terms as are not finally determined herein shall be fixed upon the sale of the Bonds by the Treasurer-Tax Collector of the County (the "County Treasurer") as recited in the Certificate of Award described in Section 12(c)hereof(the"Certificate of Award"). Form of Bonds: Education: (a) Book- . The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, is hereby appointed depository for the Series 2000 Bonds. The Series 2000 Bonds shall be issued in book-entry form only, and shall be initially registered in the name of"Cede & Co.," as nominee of The Depository Trust Company, and registered ownership of the Series 2000 Bonds may not thereafter be transferred except as provided in Section 9 hereof: One bond certificate shall be issued for each maturity of the Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds, and one bond certificate shall be issued for each maturity of the Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds. DOCSSF 1:414799.2 2 (b) Form of Cellificatcs. The Series 2000 Bonds shall be issued in fully registered form without coupons. The Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds, the Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds, and the Paying Agent's certificate of authentication and registration and the form of assignment to appear on each of them, shall be in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and Exhibit B, respectively, with necessary or appropriate variations, omissions and insertions as permitted or required by this Resolution; provided, that if a portion of the text of any Series 2000 Bond is printed on the reverse of the Series 2000 Bond, the following legend shall be printed on the face of such Series 2000 Bond: "THE PROVISIONS OF THIS BOND ARE CONTINUED ON THE REVERSE HEREOF AND SUCH CONTINUED PROVISIONS SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH AT THIS PLACE." (c) Execution of B. onds. The Series 2000 Bonds shall be signed by the manual or facsimile signatures of the Chair of this Board of Supervisors and of the County Treasurer, and countersigned by the manual or facsimile signature of the Clerk of this Board of Supervisors or by a deputy of either of said Clerk or of the County Treasurer. The Series 2000 Bonds shall be authenticated by a manual signature of a duly authorized officer of the Paying Agent(as defined in Section 8(a)hereof). (d) Valid Authentic ti n. Only such of the Series 2000 Bonds as shall bear thereon a certificate of authentication and registration as described in subsection (b), executed by the Paying Agent, shall be valid or obligatory for any purpose or entitled to the benefits of this Resolution, and such certificate of the Paying Agent shall be conclusive evidence that the Series 2000 Bonds so authenticated have been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and are entitled to the benefits of this Resolution. (e) Idet`f3drig Number. The Paying Agent shall assign each Series 2000 Bond authenticated and registered by it a distinctive letter, or number, or letter and number, and shall maintain a record thereof at its principal corporate trust office, which record shall be available to the District and the County for inspection. Section 5. Terms of Bonds: (a) Date of Bonds. The Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds shall be dated February 1, 2000, or such other date as shall be specified in the Certificate of Award. The Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds shall be dated the date of their delivery, or such other date as shall be specified in the Certificate of Award. (b) Deno inatians. The Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds shall be issued in denominations of$5,000 principal amount or any integral multiple thereof. The Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds shall be issued in denominations of $5,000 accreted value at maturity ("maturity value") or any integral multiple thereof, except that the first numbered Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bond may be issued in a denomination such that the maturity value of such Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bond shall not be an integral multiple of$5,000. voCssFI:414799.2 3 (c) MwaliX. The Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds shall mature on the date, in each of the years, in the principal amounts and in the aggregate principal amount as shall be specified in the Certificate of Award. No Current Interest Series 2000 Bond shall mature prior to August 1, 2001, and no Current Interest Series 2000 Bond shall mature later than the date which is 25 years from the date of the Bonds, to be determined as provided in subsection(a) of this Section. No Current Interest Series 2000 Bond shall have principal maturing on more than one principal maturity date. The Certificate of Award may provide that no Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds shall be issued. The Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds shall mature on the date, in each of the years, and in such maturity values as shall be specified in the Certificate of Award. No Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bond shall mature prior to August 1, 2001, and no Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bond shall mature later than the date which is 25 years from the date of the Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds, to be determined as provided in subsection (a) of this Section. No Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bond shall have principal maturing on more than one principal maturity date. The Certificate of Award may provide that no Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds shall be issued. (d) jos. As used in this Resolution and in the Bonds, the terms "interest payment date," and "interest date" shall be interchangeable, and shall mean February 1 and August 1 of each year, or such other dates as shall be specified in the Certificate of Award. The Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds shall bear interest at an interest rate not to exceed 12.00% per annum, first payable on February 1, 2001, and thereafter on February 1 and August 1 in each year(or on such other initial and semiannual interest payment dates as shall be specified in the Certificate of Award, computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve (12) 30- day months. Each Current Interest Series 2000 Bond shall bear interest from the interest payment date next preceding the date of authentication thereof, unless it is authenticated as of a day during the period after the Record Date (as defined in Section 6(b) herein) immediately preceding any interest payment date to and including such interest payment date, in which event it shall bear interest from such interest payment date, or unless it is authenticated on or before the Record Date preceding the first interest payment date, in which event it shall bear interest from its date; provided, that if, at the time of authentication of any Current Interest Series 2000 Bond, interest is in default on any outstanding Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds, such Current Interest Series 2000 Bond shall bear interest from the interest payment date to which interest has previously been paid or made available for payment on the outstanding Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds. The Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds shall not bear current interest; each Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bond shall accrete in value daily over the term to its maturity (on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months), from its initial principal (denominational) amount on the date of issuance thereof to its stated maturity value at maturity thereof, on the basis of a constant interest rate compounded semiannually (with straight-line interpolations between interest dates), commencing on August 1, 2000, and thereafter on February 1 and August 1 in each year (or on such other initial and semiannual interest dates as shall be specified in the Certificate of Award. The accreted value per $5,000 maturity value of the Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds on each interest date shall be given for reference in a DOCSSFI:414799.2 4 table of accreted values to appear in the Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds; provided, that the accreted value determined in accordance with this Section shall prevail over any different accreted value given in said table. Interest on the Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds shall be payable only upon maturity or prior redemption thereof. ,Section 6. Pa=en : (a) Principal. The principal of the Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds and the accreted value of the Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America to the person whose name appears on the bond registration books of the Paying Agent (as described in Section 8(c) hereof) as the registered owner thereof (the "Owner'), upon the surrender thereof at the principal corporate trust office of the Paying Agent. (b) Interests Record Date. The interest on the Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America to the Owner thereof as of the close of business on the 15`}' day of the month preceding an interest payment date (the "Record Date"), whether or not such day is a business day, such interest to be paid by check or draft mailed on such interest payment date (if a business day, or on the next business day if the interest payment date does not fall on a business day) to such Owner at such Owner's address as it appears on the bond registration books described in Section 8(c) or at such address as the Owner may have filed with the Paying Agent for that purpose except that the payment shall be made in immediately available funds (e.g.,by wire transfer) to any Owner of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) of outstanding Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds who shall have requested in writing such method of payment of interest prior to the close of business on the Record Date immediately preceding any interest payment date. So long as Cede & Co. or its registered assigns shall be the Owner of the Series 2000 Bonds, payment shall be made in immediately available funds as provided in Section 9(d)hereof. (c) Interest and Sinking Fund: (a) Principal and interest due on the Series 2000 Bonds shall be paid from the interest and sinking fund of the District as provided in Section 15146 of the Education Code. &ction 2. Redemption Provisions: (a) Qptional Redemption. The Series 2000 Bonds shall be subject to redemption at the option of the District on the dates and terms provided herein, or on such other dates and terms as shall be specified in the Certificate of Award. The Certificate of Award may provide that the Series 2000 Bonds shall not be subject to optional redemption, and may provide separate and distinct redemption provisions for the Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds and the Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds. Unless otherwise specified in the Certificate of Award, the Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds shall be subject to optional redemption as follows: Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds maturing on or before August 1, 2007, shall not be subject to redemption prior to their respective stated maturity dates. The Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds maturing in each year beginning August 1, 2008, shall be subject to redemption prior to their respective stated maturity dates, at the option of the District, from any source of available funds, as a whole or in part on any date on or after August 1, 2007. If less than all of the Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds are called for redemption, such bonds shall be redeemed in inverse order of maturities or as otherwise directed by the District, and if less than all of the Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds DOCSSFI:414799.2 5 of any given maturity are called for redemption, the portions of such bonds of a given maturity to be redeemed shall be determined by lot. Unless otherwise specified in the Certificate of Award, the Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds redeemed at the option of the District shall be redeemed at the following prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount of the Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds called for redemption), together with interest accrued thereon to the date of redemption: Optional Reedemntion 12ale Redemption Price August 1, 2007 through July 31,2008 101% August 1,2008 and thereafter 100% Unless otherwise specified in the Certificate of Award, the Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds shall be subject to optional redemption as follows: Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds maturing on or before August 1, 2008, shall not be subject to redemption prior to their respective stated maturity dates. The Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds maturing in each year beginning August 1, 2009, shall be subject to redemption prior to their respective stated maturity dates, at the option of the District, from any source of available funds, as a whole or in part on any date on or after August 1, 2008. If less than all of the Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds are called for redemption, such bonds shall be redeemed in inverse order of maturities or as otherwise directed by the District, and if less than all of the Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds of any given maturity are called for redemption, the portions of such bonds of a given maturity to be redeemed shall be determined by lot. Unless otherwise specified in the Certificate of Award, the Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds redeemed at the option of the District shall be redeemed at the following prices (expressed as a percentage of the accreted value of the Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds called for redemption on the date of redemption): Optional Red=12tion Date Redemption Price August 1,2008 and thereafter 102% (b) Mandatory Sinking Fund Redemption. The Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds, if any, which are designated (at the option of the purchaser thereof) in the Certificate of Award as Current Interest Series 2000 Term Bonds shall also be subject to redemption prior to their stated maturity dates, without a redemption premium, in part by lot, from mandatory sinking fund payments in the amounts and in accordance with the terms to be specified in the Certificate of Award. The principal amount of each mandatory sinking fund payment of any maturity shall be reduced proportionately by the amount of any Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds of that maturity optionally redeemed prior to the mandatory sinking fund payment date. DOCSSF1:414799.2 6 The Certificate of Award may provide that the Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds shall not be subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption. The Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds, if any, which are designated (at the option of the purchaser thereof) in the Certificate of Award as Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Term Bonds shall also be subject to redemption prior to their stated maturity dates, without a redemption premium, in part by lot, from mandatory sinking fund payments in the amounts and in accordance with the terms to be specified in the Certificate of Award. The principal amount of each mandatory sinking fund payment of any maturity shall be reduced proportionately by the amount of any Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds of that maturity optionally redeemed prior to the mandatory sinking fund payment date. The Certificate of Award may provide that the Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds shall not be subject to mandatory redemption. The Auditor-Controller of the County is hereby authorized to create such sinking funds or accounts for the Series 2000 Bonds as shall be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section. (c) Notice Qf Redern io . Notice of optional, unscheduled or contingent bond call redemption of any Series 2000 Bonds shall be given by the Paying Agent upon the written request of the District. Notice of any redemption of Series 2000 Bonds shall be mailed postage prepaid, not less than thirty (30) nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the redemption date (i)by first class mail to the respective Owners thereof at the addresses appearing on the bond registration books described in Section 8(c), (ii)by secured mail to all organizations registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as securities depositories, (iii)to at least two information services of national recognition which disseminate redemption information with respect to municipal securities, and (iv) as may be further required in accordance with the Continuing Disclosure Certificate of the District described in Section 15. Each notice of redemption shall contain all of the following information: (i) the date of such notice; (ii) the name of the Bonds and the date of issue of the Bonds; (iii) the redemption date; (iv) the redemption price; (v) the dates of maturity of the Bonds to be redeemed; (vi) (if less than all of the Bonds of any maturity are to be redeemed) the distinctive numbers of the Bonds of each maturity to be redeemed; (vii) (in the case of Bonds redeemed in part only) the respective portions of the principal amount of the Bonds of each maturity to be redeemed; (viii) the CUSIP number, if any, of each maturity of Bonds to be redeemed; riocssrt:414799.2 7 (ix) a statement that such Bonds must be surrendered by the Owners at the principal corporate trust office of the Paying Agent, or at such other place or places designated by the Paying Agent; and (x) notice that further interest on such Bonds will not accrue after the designated redemption date. (d) Effect of Notice. A certificate of the Paying Agent or the District that notice of call and redemption has been given to Owners and to the appropriate securities depositories and information services as herein provided shall be conclusive as against all parties. The actual receipt by the Owner of any Series 2000 Bond or by any securities depository or information service of notice of redemption shall not be a condition precedent to redemption, and failure to receive such notice, or any defect in the notice given, shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of such Bonds or the cessation of interest on the date fixed for redemption. When notice of redemption has been given substantially as provided for herein, and when the redemption price of the Bonds called for redemption is set aside for the purpose as described in subsection(e) of this Section, the Bonds designated for redemption shall become due and payable on the specified redemption date and interest shall cease to accrue thereon as of the redemption date, and upon presentation and surrender of such Bonds at the place specified in the notice of redemption, such Bonds shall be redeemed and paid at the redemption price thereof out of the money provided therefor. The Owners of such Bonds so called for redemption after such redemption date shall look for the payment of such Bonds and the redemption premium thereon, if any, only to the interest and sinking fund or the escrow fund established for such purpose. All Bonds redeemed shall be cancelled forthwith by the Paying Agent and shall not be reissued. (e) Rcdc tion Fund. Prior to or on the redemption date of any Bonds there shall be available in the interest and sinking fund of the District, or held in trust for such purpose as provided by law, monies for the purpose and sufficient to redeem, at the premiums payable as in this resolution provided, the Bonds designated in said notice of redemption. Such monies so set aside in any such escrow fund shall be applied on or after the redemption date solely for payment of principal of and premium, if any,on the Bonds to be redeemed upon presentation and surrender of such Bonds, provided that all monies in the interest and sinking fund of the District shall be used for the purposes established and permitted by law. Any interest due on or prior to the redemption date shall be paid from the interest and sinking fund of the District, unless otherwise provided for to be paid from such escrow. If, after all of the Bonds have been redeemed and cancelled or paid and cancelled, there are monies remaining in the interest and sinking fund of the District or otherwise held in trust for the payment of redemption price of the Bonds, said monies shall be held in or returned or transferred to the interest and sinking fund of the District for payment of any outstanding bonds of the District payable from said fund; provided, however, that if said monies are part of the proceeds of bonds of the District, said monies shall be transferred to the fiord created for the payment of principal of and interest on such bonds. If no such bonds of the District are at such time outstanding, said monies shall be transferred to the general fund of the District as provided and permitted by law. DocssFi:414799.2 8 (f} Dr,& lance of Bonds. If at any time the District shall pay or cause to be paid or there shall otherwise be paid to the Owners of any or all outstanding Bonds all of the principal,interest and premium,if any,represented by such Bonds at the times and in the manner provided herein and in the Bonds, or as provided in the following paragraph, or as otherwise provided by law consistent herewith,then such Owners shall cease to be entitled to the obligation of the District as provided in Section 11 hereof, and such obligation and all agreements and covenants of the District and of the County to such Owners hereunder and under the Bonds shall thereupon be satisfied and discharged and shall terminate, except only that the District shall remain liable for payment of all principal, interest and premium, if any, represented by the Bonds, but only out of monies on deposit in the interest and sinking fund or otherwise held in trust for such payment, and provided farther, however, that the provisions of subsection (g) hereof shall apply in all events. For purposes of this section, the District may pay and discharge any or all of the Bonds by depositing in trust with the Paying Agent or an escrow agent at or before maturity, money or non-callable direct obligations of the United States of America or other non-callable obligations the payment of the principal of and interest on which is guaranteed by a pledge of the full faith and credit of the United States of America, in an amount which will, together with the interest to accrue thereon and available monies then on deposit in the interest and sinking fund of the District, be fully sufficient to pay and discharge the indebtedness on such Bonds (including all principal, interest and redemption premiums) at or before their respective maturity dates. (g) 7L nclaimed MQnie. Any money held in any fluid created pursuant to this Resolution, or by the Paying Agent in trust, for the payment of the principal of, redemption premium, if any, or interest on the Bonds and remaining unclaimed for two years after the principal of all of the Bonds has become due and payable (whether by maturity or upon prior redemption) shall be transferred to the interest and sinking fund of the District for payment of any outstanding bonds of the District payable from said fund; or, if no such bonds of the District are at such time outstanding, said monies shall be transferred to the general fund of the District as provided and permitted by law. S=tion 8. Baying A&ent: (a) Appointmeat. U.S. Bank Trust National Association, in Los Angeles, California, is hereby appointed the initial Paying Agent for the Series 2000 Bonds (the"Paying Agent"). (b) Prrt,�n ,,ipal C orate Tns1 OMe . Unless otherwise specifically noted, any reference herein to the "principal corporate trust office" of the Paying Agent for purposes of transfer, registration, exchange, payment, and surrender of the Series 2000 Bonds shall mean in care of the corporate trust office of U.S. Bank.Trust National Association, in St. Paul,Minnesota, and for all other purposes shall mean the corporate trust office of the Paying Agent in Los Angeles, California; =vid, (, however, that in any case "principal corporate trust office" shall mean any other office of the Paying Agent designated for a particular purpose, and shall include the principal corporate trust office or other designated office of any successor paying agent. (c) Re;strat}onEook . The Paying Agent will keep or cause to be kept at its principal corporate trust office sufficient books for the registration and transfer of the Series 2000 Bonds,which shall at all times be open to inspection by the District, and,upon presentation Docssr7:414799.2 9 for such purpose, the Paying Agent shall, under such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, register or transfer or cause to be registered or transferred on said boobs, Series 2000 Bonds as provided in Section 9 hereof. (d) Pa=ent of Fees and. Expenses. The fees and expenses of the Paying Agent not paid from the proceeds of sale of the Bonds shall be paid in each year from the interest and sinking fund of the District, insofar as permitted by law, including specifically by Section 15232 of the Education Code of the State of California. ,Sec'ign 9. 3:=sfer 11ader BookowEntry�S, stern,,.,..Discontinuation cif Eooka, FEnJ13� SyS:tem. (a) The Series 2000 Bonds shall be initially issued and registered as provided in Section 4. Registered ownership of such Series 2000 Bonds, or any portion thereof, may not thereafter be transferred except: (i) To any successor of Cede & Co., as nominee of The Repository Trost Company, or its nominee, or to any substitute depository designated pursuant to clause(ii) of this section(a"substitute depository);provided,that any successor of Cede & Co., as nominee of The Depository Trust Company or substitute depository, shall be qualified under any applicable laws to provide the services proposed to be provided by it, (ii) To any substitute depository not objected to by the District or the County, upon (1)the resignation of The Depository Trust Company or its successor (or any substitute depository or its successor) from its functions as depository, or (2) a determination by the County (upon consultation with the District) to substitute another depository for The Depository Trust Company (or its successor) because The Depository Trust Company or its successor(or any substitute depository or its successor)is no longer able to carry out its functions as depository, =vide , that any such substitute depository shall be qualified under any applicable laws to provide the services proposed to be provided by it; or (iii) To any person as provided below, upon (1)the resignation of The Depository Trust Company or its successor (or substitute depository or its successor) from its functions as depository, or(2)a determination by the County (upon consultation with the District) to remove The Depository Trust Company or its successor (or any substitute depository or its successor)from its functions as depository. (b) In the case of any transfer pursuant to clause(i) or clause(ii) of subsection(a) of this section, upon receipt of the outstanding Series 2000 Bonds by the Paying Agent, together with a written request of the District or County to the Paying Agent, a new Series 2000 Bond for each maturity shall be executed and delivered (in the case of Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds, in the aggregate principal amount of the Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds then outstanding, and in the case of Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds, in the aggregate maturity value of the Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds then outstanding), registered in the name of such successor or such substitute depository, or their nominees, as the case may be, all as specified in such written request of the District or County. In the case of any transfer pursuant to clause(iii) of subsection(a) of this section, upon receipt of the outstanding Series 2000 Bonds by the Paying Agent together with a written request of the District or County ,00cssrl:414799.2 10 to the Paying Agent, new Series 2000 Bonds shall be executed and delivered in such denominations, numbered in the manner determined by the Paying Agent, and registered in the names of such persons, as are requested in such written request of the District or County, subject to the limitations of Section 5 and the receipt of such a written request of the District or County, and thereafter, the Series 2000 Bonds shall be transferred pursuant to the provisions set forth in Section 10 of this resolution, provided, that the Paying Agent shall not be required to deliver such new Series 2000 Bonds within a period of less than sixty (60) days after the receipt of any such written request of the District or County. (c) The County,the District and the Paying Agent shall be entitled to treat the person in whose name any Series 2000 Bond is registered as the owner thereof, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary received by the County, the District or the Paying Agent; and the County, the District and the Paying Agent shall have no responsibility for transmitting payments to, communicating with, notifying, or otherwise dealing with any beneficial owners of the Series 2000 Bonds, and neither the County, the District or the Paying Agent shall have any responsibility or obligation, legal or otherwise, to the beneficial owners or to any other party, including The Depository Trust Company or its successor (or substitute depository or its successor), except for the Owner of any Series 2000 Bonds. (d) So long as the outstanding Series 2000 Bonds are registered in the name of Cede & Co. or its registered assigns, the District, the County and the Paying Agent shall cooperate with Cede & Co., as sole Owner, or its registered assigns in effecting payment of the principal of and interest on the Series 2000 Bonds by arranging for payment in such manner that funds for such payments are properly identified and are made immediately available (e.g., by wire transfer)on the date they are due. SZQtjon,1Q. J,=sfer =d Exchange. (a) T=s . Following the termination or removal of the depository pursuant to Section 9 hereof, any Series 2000 Bond may, in accordance with its terms, be transferred, upon the books required to be kept pursuant to the provisions of Section 8(c) hereof, by the towner thereof, in person or by the duly authorized attorney of such Owner, upon surrender of such Series 2000 Bond to the Paying Agent for cancellation,accompanied by delivery of a duly executed written instrument of transfer in a form approved by the Paying Agent. Whenever any Series 2000 Bond or Bonds shall be surrendered for transfer, the designated County officials shall execute and the Paying Agent shall authenticate and deliver, as provided in Section 4, a new Series 2000 Bond or Bonds of the same series, maturity, interest payment mode and interest rate (in the case of Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds, for a like aggregate principal amount, and in the case of Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds, for a like aggregate maturity value). The Paying Agent may require the payment by any towner of Series 2000 Bonds requesting any such transfer of any talc or other governmental charge required to be paid with respect to such transfer. No transfer of any Series 2000 Bond shall be required to be made by the Paying Agent during the period from (1)the close of business on the applicable Record Date to and including the succeeding interest date, or (2) the close of business on the date on which notice is DOCssF1:414794.2 11 given that such Series 2000 Bond has been selected for redemption in whole or in part, to and including the designated redemption date. (b) Exchang . The Series 2000 Bonds may be exchanged for Series 2000 Bonds of other authorized denominations of the same maturity and interest payment mode, by the Owner thereof, in person or by the duly authorized attorney of such Owner, upon surrender of such Series 2000 Bond to the Paying Agent for cancellation, accompanied by delivery of a duly executed request for exchange in a form approved by the Paying Agent. Whenever any Series 2000 Bond or Bonds shall be surrendered for exchange, the designated County officials shall execute and the Paying Agent shall authenticate and deliver, as provided in Section 4, a new Series 2000 Bond or Bonds of the same maturity and interest payment mode and interest rate (in the case of Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds, for a like aggregate principal amount, and in the case of Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds, for a like aggregate maturity value). The Paying Agent may require the payment by the Owner requesting such exchange of any tax or other governmental charge required to be paid with respect to such exchange. No exchange of any Series 2000 Bonds shall be required to be made by the Paying Agent during the period from (1)the close of business on the applicable Record Date to and including the succeeding interest date, or (2)the close of business on the date on which notice is given that such Series 2000 Bond has been selected for redemption in whole or in part, to and including the designated redemption date. ,Section.1 1. Obligation of District: The Series 2000 Bonds represent the statutory obligation of the District. The money for the payment of principal, redemption premium, if any, and interest with respect to the Series 2000 Bonds shall be raised by taxation upon all taxable property in the District and provision shall be made for the levy and collection of such taxes in the manner provided by law and for such payment out of the interest and sinking fund of the District, and the Board of Supervisors of the County hereby covenants to levy ad valorem taxes for the payment of the Series 2000 Bonds on all property in the District subject to taxation by the District without limitation as to rate or amount (except certain personal property which is taxable at limited rates). ,bion,12• Sale of Bonds: (a) Official Notice of Sale; Date of Sale. The Official Notice of Sale inviting bids for the Series 2000 Bonds, in substantially the form on file with the Clerk of this Board of Supervisors, is hereby approved, and the County Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to cause the Official Notice of Sale to be completed, upon consultation with the Superintendent of the District and Kelling, Northcross & Nobriga, Oakland, California, financial advisor to the District with respect to the Series 2000 Bonds (herein called the"Financial Advisor"),by inserting therein the maturity schedules for the Series 2000 Bonds, and making such other corrections, revisions or additions as shall be deemed necessary. The Financial Advisor is hereby authorized and directed to cause to be mailed to prospective bidders for the Bonds copies of said Official Notice of Sale in the form finally approved. UOCSSFI:414999.2 12 Bids for the Series 2000 Bonds shall be received on behalf of this Board of Supervisors on February 8, 2000 (or on such other date as shall be determined by the County Treasurer, so long as such date is not later than March 31, 2000), at the hour and place designated in said Official Notice of Sale. (b) A v r isernot for Bids. The Notice of Intention to Sell Bonds, in substantially the form on file with the Clerk of this Board of Supervisors, is hereby approved, and the Clerk of this Board of Supervisors is hereby authorized and directed to cause the Notice of Intention to Sell Bonds, subject to such corrections, revisions or additions thereto as shall be deemed necessary upon consultation with the Superintendent of the District and the Financial Advisor, to be published once at least fifteen (15) days before the date of sale in a financial publication generally circulated throughout the State of California or which the Financial Advisor advises is expected to be disseminated among prospective bidders for the Bonds, and to publish said notice beginning on a date no later than the date fourteen(14) days prior to the date of sale, once a week, on the same day of each week, for at least two weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in the County, and each such publication is hereby expressly ratified and approved. (c) Award of Bends; Certificate, of_AwThe County Treasurer or his designee, as delegate of this Board of Supervisors, is hereby authorized to entertain bids for the Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds and the Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds, and to accept the lowest true interest cost bid,provided that(i)such true interest cost shall be no greater than 8.00%, calculated as specified in the Official Notice of Sale, (ii)the maximum interest rate on the Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds shall not be in excess of 12.00% per annum; (iii)the Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds shall accrete in value to their maturity values at a compounded interest rate not in excess of 12.00%per annum; and(iv)the price to be paid for the Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds shall not be less than the par value thereof, plus accrued interest, if any,to the date of delivery,plus such premium as is specified in the bid. If such true interest cost and price are acceptable to the County Treasurer, the County Treasurer or his designee is hereby authorized to award the sale of the Bonds by executing a Certificate of Award, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, naming the successful bidder and determining all remaining terms of Series 2000 Bonds, and such execution shall constitute conclusive evidence of the approval of the County Treasurer and of this Board of Supervisors of the terms of the Series 2000 Bonds and the sale thereof, including any change therein from the terms specified in the Official Notice of Sale; provided that the terms of the Series 2000 Bonds and the sale thereof shall conform in all respects with the limitations contained in this Resolution. The Certificate of Award shall recite the aggregate principal amount of the Series 2000 Bonds, and with respect to the Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds, shall recite the date thereof, the maturity dates, principal amounts and annual rates of interest of each maturity thereof, the initial and semiannual interest payment dates thereof, and the terms of optional and mandatory sinking fund redemption thereof; and with respect to the Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds, shall recite the date thereof, the initial principal amounts, maturity dates, and maturity values of each maturity thereof, the initial and semiannual interest dates thereof, and the terms of optional and mandatory sinking fund redemption thereof. DOCSSF1:414799.2 13 (d) Smote Bis and Awards. If the Superintendent of the District and the Financial Advisor to the District determine that it shall be in the best interests of the District, the County Treasurer (or his designee) is hereby authorized and directed to entertain separate bids for the Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds and the Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds, and to separately award the sale of the Series 2000 Bonds to the maker of the best responsive bid for the Current Interest Series 2400 Bonds and the Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds, respectively, upon the terns and subject to the requirements described in subsection(c) of this Section as shall be appropriate in each case. If no bid for either the Current Interest Series 2400 Bonds or the Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds is acceptable, the County Treasurer is requested to reject all bids for the Series 2000 Bonds of either or both lots and to re-bid such Series 2000 Bonds or, if necessary, sell such Series 2000 Bonds by negotiated sale as permitted by law. In the event it is determined that separate bids will be requested, and if the Financial Advisor deems it to be advisable, the Board of Supervisors hereby authorizes the preparation of a separate Official Notice of Sale for each lot of the Series 2400 Bonds offered. (e) Consent to Financial Adyisor IQ,Bid for,Bonds. The District, by its resolution referred to in Section 2 hereof, has expressly authorized Zions First National Bank, parent company of Kelling,Northcross &Nobriga, Financial Advisor to the District with respect to the Series 2000 Bonds, to bid for the Series 2000 Bonds, and to acquire such Series 2000 Bonds as principal either alone or as a participant in a syndicate or other similar account formed for the purpose of purchasing the Series 2000 Bonds,directly or indirectly from the County. Section 13. t.�',C?osit and Investment of Proceeds: (a) The proceeds of sale of the Series 2000 Bonds, exclusive of any premium and accrued interest received, shall be deposited in the County treasury to the credit of the building fund of the District. Any premium and accrued interest shall be deposited upon receipt in the interest and sinking fund of the District within the County treasury. (b) All funds held by the County Treasurer hereunder shall be invested at the County Treasurer's discretion pursuant to law and the investment policy of the County, unless otherwise directed in writing by the District. (i) At the written direction of the District, all or any portion of the building fund of the District may be invested in the Local Agency Investment Fund in the treasury of the State of California. (ii) At the written direction of the District, all or any portion of the building fund of the District may be invested on behalf of the District in investment agreements, including guaranteed investment contracts, which comply with the requirements of each rating agency then rating the Series 2000 Bonds necessary in order to maintain the then- current rating on the Series 2000 Bonds. Section 14. Tax CgvCnant: The County acknowledges and relies upon the fact that the District has represented and covenanted that it shall not take any action, or fail to take any action, if such action or failure to take such action would adversely affect the exclusion from oorssFI:414799.2 14 gross income of the interest payable on the Series 2000 Bonds under Section 103 of the internal Revenue Code of.1986, as amended (the "Code'), and that it will comply with the requirements of the Tax Certificate of the District with respect to the Series 2000 Bonds, to be entered into by the. District as of the date of issuance of the Series 2000 Bonds, and further that such representation and covenant shall survive payment in full or defeasance of the Series 2000 Bonds. Section 15. Cgntinuing Disclosure Cm:5 flr= : The County acknowledges and relies upon the fact that the District has represented and covenanted that it shall execute a Continuing Disclosure Certificate containing such covenants of the District as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements of Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c2-12, and that it will comply with and carry out all of the provisions of such Continuing Disclosure Certificate. ,Sectign 16. Limited RCaggrisibilily for Official Statement: Neither the Board of Supervisors nor any officer of the County has prepared or reviewed the official statement of the District describing the Series 2000 Bonds (the "Official Statement"), and this Board of Supervisors and the various officers of the County take no responsibility for the contents or distribution thereof; provided, however, that solely with respect to a section contained or to be contained therein describing the County's investment policy, current portfolio holdings, and valuation procedures, as they may relate to funds of the District held by the County Treasurer, the County Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to prepare and review such information for inclusion in the District's Official Statement and in a preliminary Official Statement, and to certify to the District prior to or upon the issuance of the Series 2000 Bonds that the information contained in such section does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. y„ectiQn 12. d1212r val cf_Actions: The Chair of this Board of Supervisors, the Clerk of this Board of Supervisors, the County Auditor/Controller, the County Counsel, and the County Treasurer and the deputies and designees of any of them, are hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver any and all certificates and representations, as may be acceptable to County Counsel, including signature certificates, no-litigation certificates, and other certificates proposed to be distributed in connection with the sale of the Series 2000 Bonds, necessary and desirable to accomplish the transactions authorized herein. DWSSFI:4I4799.2 15 S=lion-.L8. Effztiye Date: This resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this day,January 25, 2000,by the following vote: AYES: SUPERVISORS GIOIA, UILKEMA, DE SAULNIER, CANCIAMILLA AND GERBER NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN:None I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the slate shown. ATTESTED: January 25, 2000 FH—IL BATCHEL It, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors an County Adminstrator By: j Deputy LOCSSF1:414799.2 16 CLERK'S CEKIFICATE I, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors (the "Board") of the County of Centra Costa, do hereby certify that the attached is a full, true and correct copy of a resolution and order duly adopted at a regular meeting of the Board duly and regularly and legally held at the regular meeting place thereof on January 25, 2000, and duly entered in the minutes of said meeting, of which meeting all the members of the Board had due notice and at which a quorum thereof was present. Said resolution was adopted by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Gioia, Uilkema, DeSaulnier, Ganciamilla and. Gerber NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None An agenda of said meeting was posted at least 72 hours before said meeting at 651 Pine Street,Martinez, California, a location freely accessible to members of the public, and a brief description of said resolution appeared on said agenda. A copy of said agenda is attached hereto. I further certify that I have carefully compared the attached copy with the original minutes of said meeting on file and of record in my office. Said resolution has not been amended, modified or rescinded since the date of its adoption and the same is now in full force and effect. WITNESS my hand this 25th day of Januar_ ,2000. (-.]A*A 0 Clerk of the Board of Supervisors County of Contra Costa DocssFI:414799.2 EXHIBIT A [Form of Current Interest Series 2000 Bond] Number UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Amount R-_ STATE OF CALIFORNIA $ COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA ACALANES UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS,ELECTION OF 1997,SERIES 2000 CURRENT WTEREST BOND Maturity Date Interest Rate Dated as of CUSIP NO. August 1, % February 1,2000 Registered Owner: CEDE&CO. Principal Sum: DOLLARS Acalanes Union High School District, County of Contra Costa, State of California (herein called the "District"), acknowledges itself indebted to and promises to pay to the registered owner identified above or registered assigns, on the maturity date set forth above, the principal sum specified above in lawful money of the ,.United States of America, and to pay interest thereon in like lawful money from the interest payment date next preceding the date of authentication of this bond (unless this bond is authenticated as of a date during the period from the Record Date (as defined herein)next preceding any interest payment date to such interest payment date, inclusive, in which event it shall bear interest from such interest payment date, or unless this bond is authenticated on or before[me&st R=rd Datc],in which event it shall bear interest from the date hereof)at the interest rate per annum.stated above,payable commencing on February 1, 2001, and thereafter on February I and August I in each year, until payment of said principal sum.. The principal hereof is payable to the registered owner hereof upon the surrender hereof at the principal corporate trust office (as defined in the Resolution) of U.S. Bank Trust National Association (herein called the "Paying Agent"), the paying agent/registrar and transfer agent of the District. The interest hereon is payable to the person whose name appears on the bond registration books of the Paying Agent as the registered owner hereof as of the close of business on the 150'day of the month preceding an interest payment date(the"Record Date"),whether or not such day is a business day,such interest to be paid by check mailed to such registered owner at the owner's address as it appears on such registration books, or at such other address filed with the Paying Agent for that purpose. Upon written request, given no later than the Record Date immediately preceding an interest payment date,of the owner of current interest Bonds(hereinafter defined)aggregating at least $1,000,000 in principal amount, interest will be paid by wire transfer to an account maintained in the United States as specified by the owner in such request. So long as Cede & Co. or its registered assigns shall be the registered owner of this bond,payment shall be made by wire transfer as provided in the Resolution hereinafter described. This bond is one of a duly authorized issue of bonds of like tenor(except for such variations, if any,as may be required to designate varying series,numbers,denominations,interest rates,interest payment modes, maturities and redemption provisions), amounting in the aggregate to $___ and designated as "Acalanes Union High School District General Obligation Bonds, Election of 1997, Series 2000" (the "Bonds"). The Bonds were authorized by a vote of at least two-thirds of the voters voting at an election duly and legally called, held and conducted in the District on November 4, 1997. The Bonds are issued and sold by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa, State of California, pursuant to and in strict conformity with the provisions of the Constitution and laws of said State,and of a resolution(herein called the"Resolution"')adopted by DOCSSFI:414799.2 A-I- said Board of Supervisors on January 25,2000, and subject to the more particular terms specified in the Certificate of Award of the Bonds executed by the Treasurer of the County on February 8,2000. The current interest Bonds are issuable as fully registered bonds without coupons in the denomination of$5,000 principal amount or any integral multiple thereof, provided that no current interest Bond shall have principal maturing on more than one principal maturity date. Subject to the limitations and conditions and upon payment of the charges,if any,as provided in the Resolution,current interest Bonds may be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of current interest Bonds of the same series, interest rate, and maturity of other authorized denominations. This bond is transferable by the registered owner hereof, in person or by attorney duly authorized in writing, at said principal corporate trust office of the Paying Agent, but only in the manner, subject to the limitations and upon payment of the charges provided in the Resolution,and upon surrender and cancellation of this bond. Upon such transfer, a new Bond or Bonds of authorized denomination or denominations of the same series, interest payment mode, interest rate, and same aggregate principal amount will be issued to the transferee in exchange herefor. The County, the District and the Paying Agent may treat the registered owner hereof as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes, and the County, the District and the Paying Agent shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary. The current interest Bonds are subject to optional and mandatory sinking fund redemption on the terms and subject to the conditions specified in the Resolution,and as shown in the attached Redemption Schedule. If this bond is called for redemption and payment is duly provided therefor, interest shall cease to accrue hereon from and after the date fixed for redemption. In reliance upon the representations, certifications and declarations of the District, the Board of Supervisors hereby certifies and declares that the total amount of indebtedness of the District,including the amount of this bond, is within the limit provided by law; that all acts, conditions and things required by law to be done or performed precedent to and in the issuance of this bond have been done and performed in strict conformity with the laws authorizing the issuance of this bond; and that this bond is in substantially the form prescribed by order of the Beard of Supervisors duly made and entered on its minutes. The Bonds represent an obligation of the District payable out of the interest and sinking fund of the District, and the money for the payment of principal of and interest on this bond shall be raised by taxation upon the taxable property of the District. This bond shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Resolution, or become valid or obligatory for any purpose,until the certificate of authentication and registration hereon endorsed shall have been signed by the Paying Agent. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa has caused this bond to be signed by its Chair and by the Treasurer-Tax Collector of the County,to be countersigned by the Clerk of said Board,as of the date set forth above. Chair of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa Treasurer-Tax Collector of the County of Contra Costa Countersigned: txxSSFI:414799.2 A-2 Clerk.of the Board of Supervisors DOCSSFI:414799.2 A-3 PAYING AGEN'T'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION AND REGISTRATION This is one of the Bonds described in the within-mentioned Resolution and authenticated and registered on_ — ,January 25,2000. U.S.BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,Los Angeles,California,as Paying Agent/Registrar and Transfer Agent By Authorized Officer DTC LEGEND Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company,a New York corporation("DTC"),to Issuer or its agent for registration of transfer,exchange,or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC(and any payment is made to Cede&Co.or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC),ANY TRA'NSF'ER,PLEDGE,OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR"VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof,Cede&Co., has an interest herein. [STATEMENT OF INSURANCE] DOCSSF1:414799.2 A-4 ASSIGNMENT For value received the undersigned do(es) hereby sell, assign and transfer unto the within-mentioned Registered Bond and hereby irrevocably constitute(s) and appoint(s) attorney, to transfer the same on the books of the Paying Agent/Registrar and Transfer Agent with full power of substitution in the premises. I.D.Number NOTE: The signature(s)on this Assignment must correspond with the name(s)as written on the face of the within Registered Bond in every particular,without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever. Dated: Signature Guarantee: Notice: Signature must be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution. DOCSSF1:414799.2 A-5 REDEMPTION SCHEDULE [from Certificate of Award] DOCSSFI:414794.2 .A-63 EXHIBIT B [Form of Capital Appreciation Series 2040 Bond] Number UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Maturity Value R_ STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA ACALANES UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS,ELECTION OF 1997,SERIES 2000 CAPITAL APPRECIATION BOND Maturity Date Dated as of CUSIP NO. August 1, t 2000 Registered Owner: CEDE&CO. Initial Principal Amount: DOLLARS Accreted Value at Maturity: DOLLARS Acalanes Union High School District of the County of Contra Costa, State of California (herein called the"District"), acknowledges itself indebted to and promises to pay, on the maturity date specified above or upon prior redemption hereof, in lawful money of the United States of America, to the registered owner identified above or registered assigns,the accreted value hereof on such date,consisting of the initial principal amount hereof plus interest accreted thereon to such date(in accordance with the Resolution hereinafter defined and as reflected in the Table of Accreted Values hereinafter set forth;provided, that any accreted value determined in accordance with the Resolution shall prevail over any accreted values given in the Table of Accreted Values), commencing on the date hereof,compounded on February 1 and August 1 of each year commencing on August 1,2000,assuming in any such semiannual period that such interest accretes in equal daily amounts on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, until the obligation represented hereby shall have been discharged, as provided in the Resolution hereinafter defined,upon the surrender hereof at the principal corporate trust office(as defined in the Resolution)of U.S. Bank Trust National Association (herein called the "Paying Agent"), the paying agent/registrar and transfer agent of the District. This bond is one of a duly authorized issue of bonds of like tenor(except for such variations, if any, as may be required to designate varying series, numbers, denominations, interest rates or yields, interest payment modes, maturities and redemption provisions), amounting in the aggregate to $ principal amount, and designated as "A,calanes Union High School District General Obligation Bonds, Election of 1997, Series 2000"(the`Bonds"). The Bonds were authorized by a vote of at least two-thirds of the voters voting at an election duly and legally called,held and conducted in the District on November 4, 1997. The Bonds are issued and sold by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa, State of California, pursuant to and in strict conformity with the provisions of the Constitution and laws of said State, and of a resolution (herein called the "Resolution") adopted by said Board of Supervisors on January 25, 2000, and subject to the more particular terms specified in the Certificate of Award of the Bonds executed by the Treasurer of the County on February 8,2000. The capital appreciation Bonds are issuable as felly registered bonds without coupons in the denomination of$5,000 accreted value at maturity (the "maturity value") or any integral multiple thereof, except that the first numbered capital appreciation Bond may be issued in a denomination such that the maturity value of DOCSSFt:414749.2 B-1 such capital appreciation Bond shall not be in an integral multiple of $5,040, and provided that no capital appreciation Bond shall have principal maturing on more than one principal maturity date. Subject to the limitations and conditions and upon payment of the charges, if any, as provided in the Resolution, capital appreciation Bonds may be exchanged for a like aggregate maturity value of Bonds of the same series, interest payment mode, and maturity of other authorized denominations. This bond is transferable by the registered owner hereof, in person or by attorney duly authorized in writing,at said office of the Paying Agent,but only in the manner,subject to the limitations and upon payment of the charges provided in the Resolution, and upon surrender and cancellation of this Bond. Upon such transfer, a new Bond or Bonds of authorized denomination or denominations for the same series and interest payment mode and same aggregate maturity value will be issued to the transferee in exchange herefor. The County, the District and the Paying Agent may treat the registered owner hereof as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes, and the County, the District and the Paying Agent shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary. The Bonds are subject to optional and mandatory sinking fund redemption,on the terms and subject to the conditions specified in the Resolution, and as further specified in the Certificate of Award of the Bonds executed by the Treasurer of the County on February g, 2000. If this bond is called for redemption and payment is duly provided therefor,interest shall cease to accrue hereon from and after the date fixed for redemption. In reliance upon the representations, certifications and declarations of the District, the Board of Supervisors hereby certifies and declares that the total amount of indebtedness of the District, including the amount of this bond, is within the limit provided by law, that all acts, conditions and things required by law to be done or performed precedent to and in the issuance of this bond have been done and performed in strict conformity with the laws authorizing the issuance of this bond, and that this bond is in substantially the form prescribed by order of this Board duly made and entered on its minutes. The Bonds represent an obligation of the District payable out of the interest and sinking fund of the District, and the money for the payment of the maturity value of this bond (or redemption price hereof upon redemption prior to maturity), shall be raised by taxation upon the taxable property of said District. This bond shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Resolution, or become valid or obligatory for any purpose,until the certificate of authentication and registration hereon endorsed shall have been signed by the Paying Agent. IN WITNESS WHEREON`the Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa has caused this bond to be signed by its Chair and by the Treasurer-Tax Collector of the County, and to be countersigned by the Clerk of said Board,as of the date set forth above. Chair of the Board of Supervisors County of Contra Costa Treasurer-Tax Collector County of Contra Costa Countersigned: Clerk of the Board of Supervisors DOCSSFI:414799.2 B-2 PAYING AGENTS CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION AND REGISTRATION This is one of the capital appreciation Bonds described in the within-mentioned Resolution and authenticated and registered on .2000. U.S.Bank Trust National Association,Los Angeles, California,as Paying Agent/Registrar and Transfer Agent By Authorized Officer DTC LEGEND Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company,a New York corporation("DTC"),to Issuer or its agent for registration of transfer,exchange,or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC(and any payment is made to Cede&Co.or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC),ANY TRANSFER,PLEDGE,OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof,Cede&Co., has an interest herein. (STATEMENT OF INSURANCE) DOCSSFI:414799.2 A-3 ASSIGNMENT For value received the undersigned do(es) hereby sell, assign and transfer unto the within-mentioned Registered Bond and hereby irrevocably constitute(s) and appoints) attorney, to transfer the same on the books of the Paying Agent/Registrar and Transfer Agent with full power of substitution in the premises. I.D.Number NOTE: The signature(s)on this Assignment must correspond with the name(s)as written on the face of the within Registered Bond in every particular,without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever. Dated: Signature Guarantee: Notice: Signature must be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution. DOCSSFI:414"799.2 B-4 (TABLE OF ACCRETED VALUES] DOCSSF1:4I4799.2 B-5 EXHIBIT C FaRLOF CERTIFICATI F AW,M (Current Interest Bonds) The undersigned, William Pollacek, Treasurers-Tax Collector of the County of Contra Costa, State of California (the "County'), on behalf of the Acalanes Union High School District(the "District"),which is located in the County,pursuant to powers delegated to me by a resolution adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County can January 25, 2000 (the "Resolution'), duly authorizing the issuance and sale of not to exceed $24,000,190.90 aggregate principal amount of Acalanes Union High School District General Obligation Bonds, Election of 1997, Series 2000 (the "Bonds), consisting of Current Interest Bonds and Capital Appreciation Bonds,hereby certify with respect to the award of said Current Interest Bonds as follows: ACCEPTANCE OF BID 1. On February 8, 2000, at 9:30 a.m., the proposals for purchase of the Current Interest Bonds, summarized in Schedule A attached hereto, were received and opened in accordance with the Official Notice of Sale for the purchase of the Bonds, dated January 25, 2000 (the"Official Notice of Sale"). 2. The proposal submitted by [Purchaser] is in compliance with all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Official Notice of Sale. 3. The bid of [Purchaser] is the best responsive bid as determined by the method of calculation for such best responsive bid, set forth in the Official Notice of Sale, as follows: Purchase Price: ([without/including] premium) $ Total Debt Service: (dated date to maturity) $ True Interest Cost: 4. The Current Interest Bonds are hereby awarded to [Purchaser] (the "Purchaser)based on the true interest cost shown above. 5. All proposals set forth in Schedule A other than said accepted bid of the Purchaser are hereby rejected. nocssri:414799.2 B-1 TERMS OF THE BONDS 1. The Current Interest Bonds shall be dated February 1,2000. 2. The aggregate principal amount of the Current Interest Bonds is hereby determined to be $ [adjusted pursuant to the official Notice of Sale, and the adjusted True Interest Cost is rI 3. The maturity dates, principal amounts, and interest rates of each maturity of the Current Interest Bonds shall be as set forth in the summary of the bid of the Purchaser attached hereto as Schedule B. 4. Interest on the Current Interest Bonds shall be payable commencing on February 1,2001, and thereafter on February 1 and August 1 of each year. 5. (a) The Current Interest Bonds shall be subject to optional redemption in accordance with the terms specified in the Resolution;to wit: Bonds maturing on or before August 1, 2007, shall not be subject to redemption prior to their respective stated maturity dates. Current Interest Bonds maturing on and after August 1, 2008, shall be subject to redemption prior to their respective stated maturity dates, at the option of the District, from any source of available funds, as a whole or in part on any date on or after August 1, 2007, at the prices set forth below. If less than all of the Current Interest Bonds are called for redemption, such Bonds shall be redeemed in inverse order of maturities or as otherwise directed by the District, and if less than all of the Current Interest Bonds of any given maturity are called for redemption, the portions of such Bonds of a given maturity to be redeemed shall be determined by lot. Current Interest Bonds shall be redeemed at the option of the District at the following prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount of the Bonds called for redemption),together with interest accrued thereon to the date of redemption: Optional Red ption Date __ed=ption Price August 1, 2007 through July 31, 2008 101% August 1, 2008 and thereafter 100% (b) The Current Interest Bonds shall be subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption prior to their stated maturity date,without a redemption premium,in part by lot, from mandatory sinking fund payments in the amounts and years shown in Schedule B hereto. Dated: .2000. COUNT''OF CONTRA COSTA By William Pollacek Treasurer-Tax Collector r ocssr I:a1479s.z B-2 SCHEDULE A (To Certificate of Award) Acalanes Union High School District General Obligation Bonds Election of 1997,Series 2000 CURRENT INTEREST BONDS LIST OF BIDS True Interest NWme s 1. % 2. 3. 4. 5. E. 7. 8. DOCSSF1:4I4799.2 B-3 SCHEDULE B (To Certificate of Award) Acaianes Union High School District General Obligation Bonds Election of 1997,Series 2000 CURRENT INTEREST BONDS MATURITY SCHEDULE (Summary of Accepted Bid) Maturity Date Principal Interest (August Alin Ratr,� 2001 $ % August 1,2024 $ TERM BOND MATURING AUGUST 1, Sinking Fund Payment Date Sinking Fund. (August 1) $ * Maturity bocssFI:414799.2 B-4 FORM OFA ITFICATE!UE AWARD (Capital Appreciation Bonds) The undersigned, William Pollacek, Treasurer-Tax Collector of the County of Contra Costa, State of California (the "County'), on behalf of the Acalanes Union High School District(the"District"), which is located in the County, pursuant to powers delegated to me by a resolution adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County on January 25, 2000 (the "Resolution"), duly authorizing the issuance and sale of not to exceed $24,000,190.90 aggregate principal amount of Acalanes Union High School District General Obligation Bonds, Election of 1997, Series 2000 (the "Bonds"), consisting of Current Interest Bonds and Capital Appreciation Bonds,hereby certify with respect to the award of said Capital Appreciation Bonds as follows: ACCEPTANCE OF BID 1. On February $, 2000, at 9:30 a.m., the proposals for purchase of the Capital Appreciation Bonds, summarized in Schedule A attached hereto, were received and opened in accordance with the Official Notice of Sale for the purchase of the Bonds, dated January 25,2000(the"Official Notice of Sale"). 2. The proposal submitted by [Purchaser] is in compliance with all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Official Notice of Sale. 3. The bid of [Purchaser] is the best responsive bid as determined by the method of calculation for such best responsive bid, set forth in the Official Notice of Sale, as follows: Purchase Price: ([without/including] premium) $ Total Debt Service: (dated date to maturity) $ True Interest Cost: 4. The Capital Appreciation Bonds are hereby awarded to [Purchaser] (the "Purchaser")based on the true interest cost shown above. 5. All proposals set forth in Schedule A other than said accepted bid of the Purchaser are hereby rejected. DOCssFI:4147t34.2 C-5 TERMS OF THE BONDS 1. The Capital Appreciation Bonds shall be dated February 1, 2000. 2. The aggregate initial principal (denominational) amount of the Capital Appreciation Bonds is hereby determined to be $ [adjusted pursuant to the official Notice of Sale, and the adjusted True Interest Cost is -. 3. The maturity dates, denominational amounts, maturity values and reoffering yields of each maturity of the Capital Appreciation Bonds shall be as set forth in the summary of the bid of the Purchaser attached hereto as Schedule B. 4. Interest on the Capital Appreciation Bonds shall be accrete from the date thereof and shall be compounded commencing on February 1, 2001, and thereafter on February 1 and August 1 of each year. 5. (a) The Capital Appreciation Bonds shall be subject to optional redemption in accordance with the terms specified in the Resolution; to wit: Bonds maturing on or before August 1, 2008, shall not be subject to redemption prior to their respective stated maturity dates. Capital Appreciation Bonds maturing on and after August 1, 2009, shall be subject to redemption prior to their respective stated maturity dates, at the option of the District, from any source of available funds, as a whole or in part on any date on or after August 1, 2008, at the prices set forth below. If less than all of the Capital Appreciation Bands are called for redemption, such Bonds shall be redeemed in inverse order of maturities or as otherwise directed by the District, and if less than all of the Capital Appreciation Bonds of any given maturity are called for redemption, the portions of such Bonds of a given maturity to be redeemed shall be determined by lot. Capital Appreciation Bonds shall be redeemed at the option of the District at the following prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount of the Bonds called for redemption),together with interest accrued thereon to the date of redemption: Optional Rede p iot.I?90 Re ion Eric August 1,2008 and thereafter 102% (b) The Capital Appreciation Bonds shall be subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption prior to their stated maturity date,without a redemption premium, in part by lot, from mandatory sinking fund payments in the amounts and years shown in Schedule B hereto. Dated: . 2000. COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA By William Pollacek Treasurer-Tax Collector DOCSSF 1:414749.2 C-6 SCREDU EA (To Certificate of Award) Acalanes Union High School District General Obligation Bands Election of 1997,Series 2000 CAPITAL APPRECIATION BONDS LIST OF BIDS True Interest Ne Cost 1. % 2. 3. 4. S. 6. 7. 8. DOCssF1:414799.2 C-7 SCHEDULER (To Certificate of Award) Acalanes Union High School District General Obligation Bonds Election of 1997,Series 2400 CAPITAL APPRECIATION BONDS MATURITY SCHEDULE (Summary of Accepted Bid) Maturity Date denominational Maturity Reoffering 2001 $ $ % August 1,2024 $ TERM BOND MATURING AUGUST 1, Sinking Fund Payment Tate Sinking Fund (August 1) PAYM $ * Maturity DOCSSFi:414799.2 C-8 SECRETARY S CERTIFICATE I, James J. Perino, Secretary of the Board of Education of the Acalanes Union High School District, County of Contra Costa, California,do hereby certify as follows: The attached is a full, true and correct copy of a resolution duly adopted at a regular meeting of the.Board of Education of said District dully and regularly held at the regular meeting place thereof on January 18, 2000, and entered in the minutes thereof, of which meeting all of the members of the Board of Education had due notice and at which a quorum thereof was present; and at said meeting said resolution was adopted by the following vote: AYES: Jasper, Tobias, Wanken, W6il NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Wood An agenda of said meeting was posted at least 72 hours before said meeting at 1212 Pleasant Hill Road, Lafayette, California, a location Freely accessible to members of the public, and a brief general description of said resolution appeared on said agenda. A copy of said agenda is attached hereto. I have carefully compared the same with the original minutes of said meeting on file and of record in my office. Said resolution has not been amended, modified or rescinded since the date of its adoption, and the same is now in full force and effect. . Pursuant to Section 18 of said resolution,I have caused a certified copy thereof to be filed with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the County. WITNESS my hand this 25 day of January 2000. S4g&tary of the pard of Education of Acalanes Union High School District DOCSSFI.4147991 BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE ACALANES UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA,STATE OF CALIFORNIA Res. No. 99-00-21 RESOLUTION PRESCRIBING THE TERMS OF SALE OF BONDS OF ACALANES UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA TO ISSUE AND SELL NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY-FOUR MILLION DOLLARS ($24,000,190.90) OF SAID BONDS, APPROVING THE FORM OF AND AUTHORIZING DISTRIBUTION AND PUBLICATION OF AN OFFICIAL NOTICE OF SALE, A NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SELL BONDS, AND AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT, REQUESTING SAID BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO DELEGATE TO THE COUNTY TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR OR HIS DESIGNEE AUTHORIZATION TO AWARD BID FOR SAID BONDS, AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF NECESSARY CERTIFICATES RELATING TO SAID BONDS. WHEREAS, an election was duly called and regularly held in the Acalanes Union High School District, County of Contra Costa, California (herein called the "District"), on November 4, 1997, at which the following proposition was submitted to the electors of the District: "Shall the Acalanes Union High School District be authorized to finance the rehabilitation, expansion, and improvement of its schools, including but not limited to wiring and infrastructure for technology, the modernization of school libraries, laboratories and classrooms, and the creation of new classroom space needed for increased enrollment, by incurring bonded indebtedness of up to $48.0 million at interest rates not exceeding the legal maximum?" and WHEREAS, at least two-thirds of the votes cast on said proposition were in favor of issuing said bonds; and WHEREAS, $23,999,809.10 aggregate principal amount of said bonds, designated "Acalanes Union High School District General Obligation Bonds, Election of 1997, Series 1998"have heretofore been issued and sold; and WHEREAS, this Board of Education of the District deems it necessary and desirable that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa (the "County") shall DOCSSF 1:414'799.2 authorize and consummate the sale and issuance of a portion of said bonds in a single series designated the "Acalanes Union High School District General Obligation Bonds, Election of 1997, Series 2000" in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $24,000,190.90, according to the terms and in the manner hereinafter set forth; and WHEREAS, this Board of Education further deems it necessary and desirable to authorize the sale of said bonds by a competitive sale to the responsible bidder who makes the lowest interest cost bid; and WHEREAS, there have been submitted and are on file with the Clerk of this Board of Education proposed forms of an Official Notice of Sale of Bonds, a Notice of Intention to Sell Bonds, an Official Statement, and a Continuing Disclosure Certificate, all with respect to not to exceed $24,000,190.90 aggregate principal amount of Acalanes Union High School District General Obligation Bonds, Election of 1997, Series 2000,proposed to be sold; WHEREAS, the District desires to execute a contract relating to its engagement of a financial advisor relating to the Bonds; NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF ACALANES UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER,AS FOLLOWS: S ,•tip. R,=itals: All of the above recitals are true and correct. Section2. &qUZst for Sale of Bonds; Counlsr Resolution, Certificate of The Board of Supervisors of the County (the "Board of Supervisors") is hereby requested to sell not later than March 31,2000,by competitive sale to the responsible bidder who makes the lowest interest cost bid, not to exceed $24,000,190.90 aggregate principal amount of bonds of the Acalanes Union High School District, and to designate said bonds as the"Acalanes Union High School District General Obligation Bonds, Election of 1997, Series 2000" (herein called the "Series 2000 Bonds" or the "Bonds"). The Series 2000 Bonds shall be issued as Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds and Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds, as provided in Section 3 hereof. The Board of Supervisors is hereby requested to provide by resolution (the "County Resolution'") for the terms of the sale and issuance of the bonds in accordance with the particular terms and manner set forth herein and, with respect to such necessary and desirable terms as are not specified herein, as the Board of Supervisors shall otherwise see fit to determine. With respect to such necessary and desirable terms as are not finally determined by the County Resolution, the Board of Supervisors is hereby requested to provide for an Official Notice of Sale (as defined in Section 5 hereof) describing such terms to be completed and circulated prior to the sale of the Series 2000 Bonds, and a Certificate of Award (the "Certificate of Award") to be completed upon the sale of the Series 2000 Bonds, in which any such terms of the Series 2000 Bonds shall be finally determined. The Board of Supervisors, or such officer or officers of the County as shall be authorized by the County Resolution to consummate the transactions contemplated herein, including by preparing the Official Notice of Sale and completing and executing the Certificate of Award, is hereby requested to establish said terms of the Series 2000 DOCSSF1:414799.2 2 t Bonds upon consultation with the Superintendent of the District and the Financial Advisor to the District(as defined in Section 5 hereof). ,lection 3. Terms of Bonds: (a) Date of Bonds. The Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds shall be dated February 1, 2000, or such other date as shall be specified in the Certificate of Award. The Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds shall be dated the date of their delivery, or such other date as shall be specified in the Certificate of Award. (b) i 1 ntions. The Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds shall be issued in denominations of$5,000 principal amount or any integral multiple thereof. The Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds shall be issued in denominations of $5,000 accreted value at maturity C maturity value") or any integral multiple thereof, except that the first numbered Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bond may be issued in a denomination such that the maturity value of such Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bond shall not be in an integral multiple of$5,000. (c) MWudl c. The Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds shall mature on the date, in each of the years,in the principal amounts and in the aggregate principal amount as shall be specified in the Certificate of Award. No Current Interest Series 2000 Bond shall mature prior to August 1, 2001, and no Current Interest Series 2000 Bond shall mature later than the date which is 25 years from the date of the Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds,to be determined as provided in subsection (a) of this Section. No Current Interest Series 2000 Bond shall have principal maturing on more than one principal maturity date. The Certificate of Award may provide that no Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds shall be issued. The Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds shall mature on the date, in each of the years, and in the maturity values as shall be specified in the Certificate of Award. No Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bond shall "mature prior to August 1, 2001, and no Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bond shall mature later than the date which is 25 years from the date of the Series 2000 Bonds, to be determined as provided in subsection (a) of this Section. No Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bond shall have principal maturing on more than one principal maturity date. The Certificate of Award may provide that no Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds shall be issued. The Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds may mature in the same year or years as the Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds, without limitation. The aggregate principal amount of the Series 2000 Bonds issued as both Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds and as Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds shall not exceed$24,000,190.90. (d) Interest_pay. The Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds shall bear interest at an interest rate (also known as the coupon interest rate) not to exceed 12.00% per annum, computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve (12) 30-day months, first payable on February 1, 2001, and thereafter on February 1 and August 1 in each year (or on such other initial and semiannual interest payment dates as shall be specified in the Certificate of Award). nocssri:414799.2 3 The Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds shall not bear current interest; each Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bond shall accrete in value from its initial principal (denominational) amount on the date of issuance thereof to its stated maturity value at maturity thereof, at a compounded interest rate(also known as bond yield)which shall not exceed 12.00°1 per annum, and shall be payable only upon maturity or prior redemption thereof. The interest on the Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds shall be compounded commencing on August 1, 2000, and thereafter on February 1 and August 1 in each year (or on such other initial and semiannual interest dates as shall be specified in the Certificate of Award). (e) Qb,iga im. The obligation to pay principal and interest represented by the Bonds is a statutory obligation of the District and the County. The District hereby requests the Board of Supervisors to annually levy a tax upon all taxable property in the District sufficient to redeem the Series 2000 Bonds, and to pay the principal,redemption premium, if any, and interest thereon as and when the same become due. Secdon4. __edemp iQn visions: The Series 2000 Bonds shall be subject to redemption prior to their respective stated maturity dates at the option of the District as shall be specified in the Certificate of Award. The Series 2000 Bonds shall also be subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption, as shall be specified in the Certificate of Award. The Board of Supervisors may provide that the Series 2000 Bonds shall not be subject to optional or mandatory redemption, and may provide separate and distinct redemption provisions for the Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds and the Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds. Seclion 5. Q„fficiat Notice of Sale: The Official Notice of Sale inviting bids for the Bonds, in substantially the form on file with the Clerk of this Board of Education, is hereby approved, and the Board of Supervisors is hereby requested to adopt and use said form as the Official Notice of Sale inviting bids for the Bonds, subject to such corrections, revisions or additions as deemed necessary by the Superintendent of the District and as may be acceptable to the County. Kelling, Northcross & Nobriga, Oakland, California (herein called the "Financial Advisor"), is hereby authorized and directed to cause to be mailed to prospective bidders for the Bonds copies of said Official Notice of Sale in the form finally approved by the Superintendent of the District. rectin 6. Sale of Bonds: (a) Advertisement for Bids. The form of proposed Notice of Intention to Sell Bonds, in substantially the form on file with the Clerk of this Board of Education, is hereby approved, and the Board of Supervisors is hereby requested to adopt said form of proposed Notice of Intention to Sell Bonds, subject to such corrections, revisions or additions as deemed necessary by the Superintendent of the District and as may be acceptable to the County, and to cause said Notice of Intention to Sell Bonds to be published once at least fifteen(15)days before the date of sale in a financial publication generally circulated throughout the State of California or which the Financial Advisor advises is expected to be disseminated among prospective bidders for the Bonds, and to publish said notice beginning on a date no later than the date fourteen (14) days prior to the date of sale, once a week, on the same day of each week, for at least two weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in the County. (b) Award of_Bonds. The Board of Supervisors is hereby requested to authorize and direct the Treasurer-Tax Collector of the County (the "County Treasurer"), on DOCSSF1:414799.2 4 behalf of the District and the County, to accept the lowest true interest cost bid for the Series 2000 Bonds, provided that (i) such true interest cost shall be no greater than 12.00%, calculated as specified in the Official Notice of Sale, (ii) the maximum interest rate (also known as the coupon interest rate) on the Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds shall not be in excess of 12.00% per annum; (iii) the Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds shall accrete in value to their maturity values at a compounded interest rate (also known as the bond yield) not in excess of 12.00% per annum; (iv) the price to be paid for the Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds shall not be less than the par value thereof, plus accrued interest, if any,to the date of delivery, plus such premium as is specified in the bid; and(v)the Series 2000 Bonds shall otherwise conform to the limitations specified herein. If such true interest cost and price are acceptable to the County Treasurer, the County Treasurer or his designee, acting at the direction of the Board of Supervisors, is hereby authorized to award the sale of the Series 2000 Bonds to the maker of the best responsive bid; if no bid is acceptable, the County Treasurer is requested to reject all bids and to re-bid the Series 2000 Bonds or, if necessary, to sell the Series 2000 Bonds by negotiated sale as permitted by law. The Board of Supervisors is hereby authorized to entertain separate bids for the Current Interest Series 2000 Bonds and the Capital Appreciation Series 2000 Bonds, and to accept the lowest true interest cost bid in each case, upon the terms and subject to the requirements described in subsection (b) of this Section as shall be appropriate in each case. In such event, if the Financial Advisor deems it to be advisable, the Board of Supervisors is requested to cause to be prepared a separate Official Notice of Sale for each lot of the Series 2000 Bonds offered. (c) Cona=l to Financial Advisor to Rid for Bonds. This Board of Education hereby authorizes Zions First National Bank(parent company of Kelling,Northcross &Nobriga, the Financial Advisor for the District with respect to the 2000 Bonds) to bid for the Series 2000 Bonds, and to acquire such Series 2000 Bonds as principal either alone or as a participant in a syndicate or other similar account formed for the purpose of purchasing the Series 2000 Bonds, directly or indirectly from the County. S=Jion 7. Official SW The Official Statement relating to the Series 2000 Bonds, in substantially the form on file with the Clerk of this Board of Education, is hereby approved with such changes, additions and corrections as the Superintendent may hereafter . approve, and the Financial Advisor is hereby authorized to prepare and distribute copies of such Official Statement in preliminary form to persons who may be interested in purchasing the Series 2000 Bonds. The Superintendent is hereby authorized to certify to the initial purchaser or purchasers of the Series 2000 Bonds, on behalf of the District, that the preliminary form of the Official Statement was deemed final as of its date, within the meaning of Rule 15c2-12 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934(except for the omission of certain final pricing, rating and related information as permitted by said Rule). The Superintendent is hereby authorized and directed to sign said Official Statement in its final form, including the final pricing information, and the initial purchaser or purchasers are hereby authorized and directed to deliver copies of such Official Statement in final form to subsequent purchasers of the Series 2000 Bonds. Docssrr:414799.2 5 ctic�rt 8. Investment of Proceeds. Proceeds of the Series 2000 Bonds held by the County Treasurer shall be invested at the County Treasurer's discretion pursuant to law and the investment policy of the County, unless otherwise directed in writing by the District. (i) At the written direction of the District, given by the Superintendent of the District, who is hereby expressly authorized to give such direction, all or any portion of the building fund of the District may be invested on behalf of the District in the Local Agency Investment Fund in the treasury of the State of California and as permitted under the County Resolution. (ii) At the written direction of the District, given by the Superintendent of the District, who is hereby expressly authorized to give such direction, all or any portion of the building fund of the District may be invested on behalf of the District, in investment agreements, including guaranteed investment contracts, which comply with the requirements of each rating agency then rating the Series 2000 Bonds necessary in order to maintain the then-current rating on the Series 2000 Bonds. Section io 9. Tax Cgvenant : (a) Genera . The District shall not take any action, or fail to take any action, if such action or failure to take such action would adversely affect the exclusion from gross income of the interest payable on the Series 2000 Bonds under Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the"Code'). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the District hereby covenants that it will comply with the requirements of the Tax Certificate of the District with respect to the Series 2000 Bonds(the"Tax Certificate'), to be entered into by the District on the date of issuance of the Series 2000 Bonds. The provisions of this subsection(a) shall survive payment in full or defeasance of the Series 2000 Bonds. (b) Yield_Roariction. In the event that at any time the District is of the opinion that for purposes of this Section it is necessary or helpful to restrict or limit the yield on the investment of any monies held by the County Treasurer on behalf of the District, in accordance with this Resolution or pursuant to law, the District shall so request of the County Treasurer in writing, and the District shall make its best efforts to ensure that the County Treasurer shall take such action as may be necessary in accordance with such instructions. (c) Reliance on Onigion of Bond Counsel. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section, if the District shall provide to the County Treasurer an opinion of counsel of nationally recognized standing in the field of law relating to municipal bonds (an "Opinion of Bond Counsel)that any specified action required under this Section is no longer required or that some further or different action is required to maintain the exclusion from federal income tax of interest on the Series 2000 Bonds, the County Treasurer may conclusively rely on such Opinion of Bond Counsel in complying with the requirements of this Section and of the Tax Certificate, and the covenants hereunder shall be deemed to be modified to that extent. Section 10. Continuing Disclosure. The Superintendent of the District, or the designee thereof, is hereby authorized on behalf of the District to execute a Continuing Disclosure Certificate in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, with such changes thereto as deemed necessary in order to permit the purchaser of the Bonds to comply with the requirements of Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c2-12. The District hereby DOCSSFi:414799.2 6 covenants and agrees that it will comply with and carry out all of the provisions of such Continuing Disclosure Certificate as finally executed and delivered. Section I 1. Approval of Actions: The President of this Board of Education, the Clerk of this Board of Education, the Superintendent of the District and any delegate of the Superintendent and officers of the District are hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver any and all certificates and representations, including signature certificates, no-litigation certificates, certificates concerning the contents of the Official Statement, representation letters to The Depository Trust Company, the Tax Certificate and any other certificates proposed to be distributed in connection with the sale of the Series 2000 Bonds, which any of them deem necessary and desirable to accomplish the transactions authorized herein. Section 12. Notice to California Debt and Investment Advisory__Co The Clerk of this Board of Education is hereby authorized and directed to cause notices of the proposed sale and final sale of the Series 20001 Bonds to be filed in a timely manner with the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission pursuant to California Government Code Section 8855(g). :Section 13. Fling with Board of Supervisors. The Clerk of this Board of Education is hereby authorized and directed to file a certified copy of this Resolution upon the adoption hereof with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors. Section 14. Appointment of Financial Advisor: The firm of Kelling, Northcross & Nobriga, financial advisor to the District in connection with the Election and the sale and issuance of bonds of the District, is hereby confirmed in such service. The Superintendent of the District is hereby authorized to execute such agreement with Kelling, orthcross & Nobriga as shall be acceptable to the Superintendent, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by such execution. [End of Page] DOCSSF1:414799.2 7 EXHIBIT A FORM OF CONTINUING DISCLOSURE CERTIFICATE This Continuing Disclosure Certificate(the"Disclosure Certificate")is executed and delivered by the Acalanes Union High School District (the "District") in connection with the issuance of $ — aggregate principal amount of Acalanes Union High School District General Obligation Bonds, Election of 1997, Series 2004 (the "Bonds"), consisting of$ principal amount of current interest Bonds and$ initial principal(denominational)amount of capital appreciation Bonds. The Bonds are being issued pursuant to a resolution (the "Resolution") adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa (the "County") on January 25, 2000, at the request of the Board of Education of the District by its resolution adopted on January 18, 2000. The District covenants and agrees as follows: SECTION 1. Pu=se of the Disclosure Cern icate. This Disclosure Certificate is being executed and delivered by the District for the benefit of the Holders and Beneficial Owners of the Bonds and in order to assist the Participating Underwriters in complying with Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c2-12(b)(5). SECTION 2. Definitions. In addition to the definitions set forth in the Resolution,which apply to any capitalized term used in this Disclosure Certificate unless otherwise defined in this Section, the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings: "Annual Report" shall mean any Annual Report provided by the District pursuant to, and as described in, Sections 3 and 4 of this Disclosure Certificate. "Beneficial Owner"shall mean any person which has or shares the power, directly or indirectly, to make investment decisions concerning ownership of any Bonds (including persons holding Bonds through nominees,depositories or other intermediaries). "Dissemination Agent"shall mean the District,or any successor Dissemination Agent designated in writing by the District and which has filed with the District a written acceptance of such designation. "Holder"shall mean the person in whose name any Bond shall be registered. "Listed Events"shall mean any of the events listed in Section 5(a)of this Disclosure Certificate. "National Repository" shall mean any Nationally Recognized Municipal Securities Information Repository for purposes of the Rule. The National Repositories currently approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission are set forth in Exhibit B. "Participating Underwriter"shall mean any of the original underwriters of the Bonds required to comply with the Rule in connection with offering of the Bonds. "Repository"shall mean each National Repository and the State Repository. "Rule" shall mean Rule 15c2-12(b)(5) adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,as the same may be amended from time to time. "State Repository"shall mean any public or private repository or entity designated by the State of California as the state repository for the purpose of the Rule and recognized as such by the Securities and Exchange Commission. As of the date of this Certificate,there is no State Repository. DOCSSF1:414799.2 A-1 SECTION 3. 1'ro iii n of Annual Reports. (a) The District shall, or shall cause the Dissemination Agent to, not later than nine months after the end of the District's fiscal year (currently ending June 30), commencing with the report for the 1998-99 Fiscal Year (which is due not later than April 1, 2000), provide to each Repository an Annual Report which is consistent with the requirements of Section 4 of this Disclosure Certificate. The Annual Report may be submitted as a single document or as separate documents comprising a package, and may cross-reference other information as provided in Section 4 of this Disclosure Certificate, provided, that the audited financial statements of the District may be submitted separately from the balance of the Annual Report and later than the date required above for the filing of the Annual Report if they are not available by that date. If the District's fiscal year changes, it shall give notice of such change in the same manner as for a Listed Event under Section 5(c). (b) Not later than fifteen (15) Business Days prior to said date, the District shall provide the Annual Report to the Dissemination Agent(if other than the District). If the District is unable to provide to the Repositories an Annual Report by the date required in subsection (a), the District shall send a notice to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board and the State Repository, if any, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A. (c) The Dissemination Agent shall: (i) determine each year prior to the date for providing the Annual Report the name and address of each National Repository and the State Repository,if any;and (ii) (if the Dissemination Agent is other than the District), file a report with the District certifying that the Annual Report has been provided pursuant to this Disclosure Certificate, stating the date it was provided and listing all the Repositories to which it was provided. SECTION 4. Content of A=dj Repo s. The District's Annual Report shall contain or include by reference the following: Audited financial statements of the District for the preceding fiscal year,prepared in accordance with the laws of the State of California and including all statements and information prescribed for inclusion therein by the Controller of the State of California. If the District's audited financial statements are not available by the time the Annual Report is required to be filed pursuant to Section 3(a),the Annual Report shall contain unaudited financial statements in a format similar to the financial statements contained in the final Official Statement,and the audited financial statements shall be filed in the same manner as the Annual Report when they become available. To the extent not included in the audited financial statement of the District,the Annual Report shall also include the following: ► Adopted budget of the District for the current fiscal year. District average daily attendance. ► District outstanding debt. UOCSSF1:4I4799.2 A-2 Information regarding total assessed valuation of taxable properties within the District, if and to the extent provided to the District by the County. Information regarding total secured tax charges and delinquencies on taxable properties within the District, if and to the extent provided to the District by the County. Any or all of the items listed above may be included by specific reference to other documents, including official statements of debt issues of the District or related public entities, which have been submitted to each of the Repositories or the Securities and Exchange Commission. If the document included by reference is a final official statement, it must be available from the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. The District shall clearly identify each such other document so included by reference. SEC'T'ION 5. Rpo?f;ng Qf Siiznificant Events. (a) Pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5,the District shall give, or cause to be given,notice of the occurrence of any of the following events with respect to the Bonds,if material: 1. principal and interest payment delinquencies. 2. non-payment related defaults. 3. modifications to rights of Holders. 4. optional.,contingent or unscheduled bond calls. 5. defeasances. 6. rating changes. 7. adverse tax opinions or events affecting the tax-exempt status of the Bonds. 8. unscheduled draws on the debt service reserves reflecting financial difficulties. 9. unscheduled draws on the credit enhancements reflecting financial difficulties. 10. substitution of the credit or liquidity providers or their failure to perform. 11. release,substitution or sale of property securing repayment of the Bonds. (b) Whenever the District obtains knowledge of the occurrence of a Listed Event,the District shall as soon as possible determine if such event would be material under applicable federal securities laws. (c) If the District determines that knowledge of the occurrence of a Listed Event would be material under applicable federal securities laws,the District shall promptly file a notice of such occurrence with each National Repository or with the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, and with the State Repository. Notwithstanding the foregoing, notice of Listed Events described in subsections (a)(4)and(5)need not be given under this subsection any earlier than the notice(if any)of the underlying event is given to Holders of affected Bonds pursuant to the Resolution. SECTION 6. T inati n of Rcparting Ob igadm. The District`s obligations under this Disclosure Certificate shall terminate upon the legal defeasance,prior redemption or payment in full of all DOCSSF1:414799.2 A-3 of the Bonds. If such termination occurs prior to the final maturity of the Bonds, the District shall give notice of such termination in the same manner as for a Listed Event under Section 5(c). SECTION 7. D is amination Agent. The District may, from time to time, appoint or engage a Dissemination Agent to assist it in carrying out its obligations under this Disclosure Certificate, and may discharge any such Agent, with or without appointing a successor Dissemination Agent. The Dissemination Agent shall not be responsible in any manner for the content of any notice or report prepared by the District pursuant to this Disclosure Certificate. The initial Dissemination Agent shall be the District. SECTION 8. Am n meal; Waiver. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Disclosure Certificate, the District may amend this Disclosure Certificate, and any provision of this Disclosure Certificate may be waived,provided that the following conditions are satisfied: (a) If the amendment or waiver relates to the provisions of Sections 3(a),4,or 5(a),it may only be made in connection with a change in circumstances that arises from a change in legal requirements, change in law, or change in the identity, nature or status of an obligated person with respect to the Bonds,or the type of business conducted; (b) The undertaking, as amended or taking into account such waiver, would, in the opinion of nationally recognized bond counsel, have complied with the requirements of the Rule at the time of the original issuance of the Bonds, after taking into account any amendments or interpretations of the Rule,as well as any change in circumstances;and (c) The amendment or waiver either (i) is approved by the Holders of the Bonds in the same manner as provided in the Resolution for amendments to the Resolution with the consent of Holders, or (ii) does not, in the opinion of nationally recognized bond counsel, materially impair the interests of the Holders or Beneficial Owners of the Bonds. In the event of any amendment or waiver of a provision of this Disclosure Certificate, the District shall describe such amendment in the next Annual Report, and shall include, as applicable, a narrative explanation of the reason for the amendment or waiver and its impact on the type (or in the case of a change of accounting principles, on the presentation) of financial information or operating data being presented by the District.In addition,if the amendment relates to the accounting principles to be followed in preparing financial statements, (i) notice of such change shall be given in the same manner as for a Listed Event under Section 5(c), and (ii) the Annual Report for the year in which the change is made should present a comparison (in narrative form and also, if feasible, in quantitative form) between the financial statements as prepared on the basis of the new accounting principles and those prepared on the basis of the former accounting principles. SECTION 9. Additional Information. Nothing in this Disclosure Certificate shall be deemed to prevent the District from disseminating any other information, using the means of dissemination set forth in this Disclosure Certificate or any other means of communication, or including any other information in any Annual Report or notice of occurrence of a Listed Event, in addition to that which is required by this Disclosure Certificate. If the District chooses to include any information in any Annual Report or notice of occurrence of a Listed Event in addition to that which is specifically required by this Disclosure Certificate, the District shall have no obligation under this Certificate to update such information or include it in any future Annual Report or notice of occurrence of a Listed Event. SECTION 10. Deaf llt. In the event of a failure of the District to comply with any provision of this Disclosure Certificate any Holder or Beneficial Owner of the Bonds may take such actions as may be necessary and appropriate,including seeking mandate or specific performance by court order,to cause the DOCSSF1:414799.2 A-4 District to comply with its obligations under this Disclosure Certificate; provided, that any such action may be instituted only in Superior Court of the State of California in and for the County of Contra Costa or in U.S. District Court in or nearest to the County. A default under this Disclosure Certificate shall not be deemed an Event of Default under the Resolution, and the sole remedy under this Disclosure Certificate in the event of any failure of the District to comply with this Disclosure Certificate shall be an action to compel performance. SECTION 11. Duties Immunities nd Liabilities of Disscninatijm _ALcnt. The Dissemination Agent shall have only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Disclosure Certificate, and the District agrees to indemnify and save the Dissemination Agent, its officers, directors, employees and agents, harmless against any loss, expense and liabilities which it may incur arising out of or in the exercise or performance of its powers and duties hereunder, including the costs and expenses (including attorneys fees) of defending against any claim of liability, but excluding liabilities due to the Dissemination Agent's gross negligence or willful misconduct. The obligations of the District under this Section shall survive resignation or removal of the Dissemination Agent and payment of the Bonds. SECTION 12. Beneficiaries. This Disclosure Certificate shall inure solely to the benefit of the District, the Dissemination Agent, the Participating Underwriters and Holders and Beneficial Owners from time to time of the Bonds,and shall create no rights in any other person or entity. Date: ACALANES UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT By James J.Perino Superintendent DOCssFI:414'799.2 A-5 e CONTMUING DISCLOSURE EXHIBIT A NOTICE TO REPOSITORIES OF FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL REPORT Name of District: ACALANES UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Name of Bond Issue: ACALANES UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS,ELECTION OF 1997, SERIES 2000. Date of Issuance: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the District has not provided an Annual Report with respect to the above-named Bonds as required by Section 4 of the Continuing Disclosure Certificate of the District, slated [The District anticipates that the Annual Report will be filed by Dated: ACALANES UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT By DOCSSri:41 a799.2 A-6 CONTINUING DISCLOSURE EXHIBIT B Nationally Recognized Municipal Securities Information Repositories approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission as of the date of the Continuing Disclosure Certificate: Bloomberg Municipal Repository P.O. Box 840 Princeton,NJ 08542.0840 (609)279-3200/(609)279-3204 to order documents (609)279-5962 or(609)279-5963 (FAX) Internet address: MUNIS@bloomberg.com Contact: Lena Panich Denny Information Services,Inc Kenny Repository Service 65 Broadway, 16th Floor New York,NY 10006 (212)770-4595 (212)797-7994(FAX) e-mail address:joarLhorai@mcgrawhill.com Contact: Ms.Joan Horai,Repository Thomson NRMSIR Municipal Disclosure 395 Hudson Street,3rd Floor New York,NY 10014 (212)807-5001 or(800)689-8466 (212)989-2078(FAX) Contact: Carolyn Chin e-mail address: Disclosure@muller.com DPC Data,Inc. One Executive Drive Fort Lee,NJ 07024 (201)346-0701 (201)947-0107(FAX) Contact: NRMSIR Internet address: nrmsir@dpcdata.com ncacssr1:414799.7 A-1 ,5. Effective Dat : This resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this day,January 18, 2000,by the following vote: AYES: Jasper, Tobias, Wanken, Weil NOES: none ABSTAIN: none ABSENT: Wood APPROYEM V"'�) ALj-j fresident ofa Board of Education of the Acalanes Union High School District Attest: a ✓,g Clerk �Boayd of Education of the A a is Urfion High School District nocssFt:414799.2