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FROM: DAVID TWA, County Administrator
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DATE: OCTOBER 28, 2008
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SUBJECT: MT. DIABLO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT County
$40,000,000 FY 2008-2009 TAX AND REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTES
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT Resolution 2008/655 authorizing, on behalf of Mt. Diablo Unified School District, the sale and issuance
of Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes (TRANS) in an amount not to exceed $40,000,000.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to the County.
BACKGROUND
Under state law, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors is required to authorize the sale and issuance
of TRANS for school districts within the County. No financial obligation is assumed with these authorizations.
The County's Treasurer/Tax Collector is the paying agent for these notes.
The School District is issuing these TRANS to meet financial needs of the District for fiscal year 2008-2009.
CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION
Without the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors authorization, the School District would not be able to
issue the TRANS, thereby delaying or prohibiting payment of necessary school expenses.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: C YES SIGNATURE:
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ECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE ❑
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS: I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND
CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND
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SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
AYES: NOES:
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTESTED: OCTOBER 28, 2008
Contact: LISA DRISCOLL (925) 335-1023 DAVID TWA, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
cc: County Administrator's Office SUPERVISO AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
'Treasurer-Tax Collector
Brian Quint(via CAO)
B Deputy
Quint&Thinunig LLP 10/03/08
(Mt.Diablo USD 2008 TRAN)
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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
RESOLUTION NO. 2008/655
RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE BORROWING OF FUNDS IN THE
NAME OF THE MT. DIABLO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2008-2009 AND THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF 2008 TAX
AND REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTES THEREFOR
RESOLVED,by the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, California;as follows:
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 7.6 (commencing with section 53850) of Chapter 4 of
Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the California Government Code (the "Law"), school districts
organized and existing under the laws of the State of California are authorized to borrow .
money by the issuance of temporary notes, the proceeds of which may be used and expended
for any purpose for which the school district is authorized to spend moneys;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Law, such notes may be issued in the name of such school
districts by the board of supervisors of the county, the county superintendent of which has
jurisdiction over such school district, as soon as possible following receipt of a resolution of the
governing board of such school district requesting such borrowing; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Education of the Mt. Diablo Unified School District (the
"District") has heretofore adopted its resolution on October 14, 2008 (the "District Resolution"),
finding and determining that it is desirable that the District borrow funds in an ainount not to
exceed $40,000,000 with respect to the fiscal year 2008-2009 for authorized purposes of the
District, and requesting that the Board of Supervisors (the "Board") of Contra Costa County
(the "County") for that purpose authorize the issuance of and offer for sale tax and revenue
anticipation notes in the name of the District in the principal amount of not to exceed
$40,000,000, under and pursuant to the provisions of the Law;
NOW, THEREFORE, it is herebv DETERMINED and ORDERED as follows:
Section 1. Recitals True and Correct. All of the recitals herein set forth are true and
correct and the Board so finds and determines.
Section 2. Approval of Request of District. The Board hereby approves the request of the
District for the Board to issue notes in its name.
Section 3. Authorization and Terms of Notes. Solely for the payment of current expenses,
capital expenditures and other obligations payable from the general fund of District during or
allocable to Fiscal Year 2008-2009, and not pursuant to any coinrnon plan of financing, the
Board hereby determines to and shall borrow the aggregate principal sum of not to exceed forty
million dollars ($40,000,000) in the name of the District. Such borrowing shall be by the
issuance of temporary notes under the Law, designated "Mt. Diablo Unified School District
(Contra Costa County, California) 2008 Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes" (the "Notes").
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The Notes shall be dated as of their date of delivery, shall mature (without op tion of prior
redemption) on such date as shall be determined by the Superintendent of the District (or the
Superintendent's designee) prior to the date of sale of the Notes, and shall bear interest from
their date, payable at maturity, and computed on a 307day month/360-day year basis. Both the
principal of and interest on the Notes shall be payable in lawful money of the UnJted States of
America, as described below.
Section 4. Form of Notes; Book Entry Only System. The Notes shall be issued in fully
registered form, without coupons, and shall be substantially in the form and substance set forth
in Exhibit,A attached to the District Resolution and by reference incorporated herein, the blanks
in said form to be filled in with appropriate words and figures. The Notes shall Lie numbered
from 1 consecutively upward, shall be in the denomination of $1,000 each or any integral .
multiple thereof.
"CUSIP" identification numbers shall be imprinted on the Notes, but such numbers
shall not constitute a part of the contract evidenced by the Notes and any error or omission
with respect thereto shall not constitute cause for refusal of any purchaser to accept delivery of
and pay for the Notes. In addition, failure on the part of the Board to use such CUSIP numbers
in any notice to registered owners of the Notes shall not constitute an event of default or any
violation of the Board's contract with such registered owners and shall not: impair the
effectiveness of any such notice.
Except as provided below, the owner of all of the Notes shall be The Depository Trust
Company, New York, New York ("DTC"), and the Notes shall be registered in the name of
Cede & Co., as nominee for DTC. The Notes shall be initially executed and delivered in the
form of a single fully registered Note in the full aggregate principal amount of the Notes. The
Board may treat DTC (or its nominee) as the sole and exclusive owner of the Notes registered in
its name for all purposes of this Resolution, and the Board shall not be affected by any notice to
the contrary. The Board shall not have any responsibility or obligation to any participant of
DTC (a "Participant"), any person claiming a beneficial ownership interest in the Notes under
or through DTC or a Participant, or any other person which is not shown on the register of the
Board as being an owner, with respect to the accuracy of any records maintained by DTC or
any Participant or the payment by DTC or any Participant by DTC or any Participant of any
amount in respect of the principal or interest with respect to the Notes. The County Treasurer,
as paying agent, shall pay all principal and interest with respect to the Notes only to DTC, and
all such payments shall be valid and effective to fully satisfy and discharge the Board's
obligations with respect to the principal and interest with respect to the Notes to the extent of
the sum or sums so paid. Except under the conditions noted.below, no person other than DTC
shall receive a Note. Upon delivery by DTC to the Board of written notice to the effect that DTC
has determined to substitute a new nominee in place of Cede & Co., the term "Cede & Co." in
this Resolution shall refer to such new nominee of DTC.
If the Board determines that it is in the best interest of the beneficial owners that they be
able to obtain Notes and delivers a written certificate to DTC to that effect, DTC shall notify the
Participants of the availability through DTC of Notes. In such event, the Board shall issue,
transfer and exchange Notes as requested by DTC and any other owners in appropriate
amounts. DTC may determine todiscontinue providing its services with respect to the Notes at
any time by giving notice to the Board and discharging its responsibilities with respect thereto
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under applicable law. Under such circumstances (if theie is no successor securities depository),
the Board shall be obligated to deliver Notes as described in this Resolution. W1--lenever DTC
requests the Board to do so, the Board will cooperate with DTC in taking appro priate action
after reasonable notice to (a) make available one or more separate Notes evidencing the Notes
to any DTCParticipant having Notes credited to its DTC account or (b) arrange for another
securities depository to maintain custody of Certificates evidencing the Notes.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Resolution to the contrary, so long as any
Note is registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, all payments with respect to
the principal and interest with respect to such Note and all notices with respect to such Note
shall be made and given, respectively, to DTC as provided in the representation letter delivered
on the date of issuance of the Notes.
Section 5, Proceeds Fund. There is hereby created a special fund to be held on behalf of
the District by .the Treasurer-Tax Collector separate and distinct from all other County and
District funds and accounts designated the "Mt. Diablo Unified School District ((--ontra Costa
County, California) 2008 Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes Proceeds Fund" (tL-ie "Proceeds
Fund") and.applied as directed in this Resolution.
Section 6. Deposit and Investment of Proceeds Fund. The proceeds received from the
sale of the Notes shall be deposited in the Proceeds Fund. Moneys held in the Pr aceeds Fund
shall be invested by the County in any one or more investments generally permitted to school
districts under the laws of the State of California, consistent with the investment :policy of the
County and this Resolution (the "Proceeds Fund Permitted Investments"). The Pr oceeds Fund
Permitted Investments shall specifically include: (a) the County Pooled Investment Fund
maintained by the County; (b) at the request of the District, in specific investmerits permitted
under section 53601 of the California Government Code; and (c) in the sole discretion of the
District, (i) the Local Agency Investment Fund maintained by the Treasurer of the State of
California; and (ii) investment agreements with financial institutions with senior unsecured
credit ratings in one of the two highest rating categories (without regard to any refinement or
gradation of such rating category by a plus or iminus or a numeral) from one or mo Xe nationally
recognized statistical rating organization then rating the Notes.
Interest earning derived from the investment of. amounts on deposit in the Proceeds
Fund shall be retained therein and used for the purposes of such fund.
Section 7. Use of Proceeds. The moneys deposited in the Proceeds Fund shall be
withdrawn, used and expended by the District for any purpose for which it is authorized to
expend funds from the general fund of the District, including, but not limited to, current
expenses, capital expenditures and the discharge of any obligation or indebtedness of the
District.
Section S. Securijy. The principal amount of the Notes, together with the interest thereon,
shall be payable from taxes, revenue and other moneys which.are received by the District for
the general fund of the District for the Fiscal Year 2008-2009. As security for the payment of the
principal of and interest on the Notes, the Board, in the name of the District, hereby pledges the
first "unrestricted moneys"; as hereinafter defined, to be received by the County on behalf of
the District in the amounts and in the months as shall be determined by the Superintendent of
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the District, or his designee, not later than the date of sale'of the Notes (such pledged amounts
being hereinafter called the "Pledged Revenues"). The principal of the Notes and the interest
thereon shall constitute a first lien and charge thereon and shall be paid from the Pledged
Revenues. To the extent not so paid from the .Pledged Revenues, the Notes shall be paid from
any other moneys of the District lawfully available therefor. In the event that there are
insufficient unrestricted moneys received by the District to permit the deposit in the
Repayment Fund, as hereinafter defined, of the full amount of the Pledged Revenues to be
deposited in any month on the last business day of such month, then the amount of any
deficiency shall be satisfied and made up from any other moneys of the District lawfully
available for the repayment of the Notes and interest thereon. The term "unrestricted moneys"
shall mean taxes, income, revenue and other moneys intended as receipts for the general fund
of the District and which are generally available for the payment of current expenses and other
obligations of the District.
Section 9. Repayment Fund. There is hereby created a special fund to be held on behalf
of the District by the County Treasurer-Tax Collector separate and distinct from all other
County and' District funds and accounts designated the "Mt. Diablo Unified School District
(Contra Costa County, California) 2008 Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes Repayment Fund"
(the "Repayment Fund") and applied as directed in this Resolution. Any money placed in the
Repayment Fund shall be for the benefit of the registered owners of the Notes, and until the
Notes and all interest thereon are paid or until provision has been made for the payment of the
Notes and the interest thereon through the maturity thereof, the moneys in the Repayment
Fund shall ;be applied solely for the purposes for which the Repayment Fund is created;
provided, However, that any interest earned on amounts deposited in the Repayment Fund
shall periodically be transferred to the general fund of the District.
During the pledge months to be deterimu-ied by the Superintendent of the District, or his
designee, not later than the date of sale of the Notes, all Pledged Revenues shall be deposited
into the Repayment Fund. On the maturity date-of the Notes, the County Treasurer-Tax
Collector shall transfer to DTC the moneys in the Repayment Fund necessary .to pay the
principal of and interest on the Notes then due and, to the extent said moneys are insufficient
therefor, an amount of moneys from the District's general fund which will enable payment of
the full principal of and interest on the Notes at maturity. DTC will thereupon make payments
of principal and interest on the Notes to the DTC Participants who will thereupon make
payments to the beneficial owners of the Notes. Any moneys remaining in the Repayment Fund
after the Notes and the interest thereon have been paid, or provision for such payment has been
made, shall'be transferred to the District's general fund.
Section 10. Deposit and Investilent of Repayment Fund. Moneys held in the Repayment
Fund shall be invested by the County in any one or more investments generally permitted to
school districts under the laws of the State of California, consistent with the investment policy
of the County and this Resolution (the "Repayment Fund- Permitted Investments"). The
Repayment Fund Permitted Investments shall specifically include: (a) the County Pooled
Investment Fund maintained by the County; (b) at the request of the District, in specific
investments permitted under section 53601 of the California Government Code; and (c) in the
sole discretion of the District, (i) the Local Agency Investment Fund maintained by the
Treasurer of the State of California; and (ii) investment agreements with financial institutions
with senior unsecured credit ratings in one of the two highest rating categories (without regard
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to any refinement or gradation of such rating category by a plus or ininus or a numeral) from
one or more';nationally recognized statistical rating organization then rating the Notes.
Amounts on deposit in the Repayment Fund in excess of the amounts required to pay
the principal of and interest on the Notes when due, shall be transferred to the general fund of
the District.
Section 11. Execution of Notes. The Notes shall be executed in the manner set forth in the
District Resolution.
Section 12. Transfer of Notes. Any Note may,in accordance with its terms,but only if the
District determines to no longer maintain the book entry only status of the Notes, DTC
determines to discontinue providing such services and no successor securities depository is
named or DTC requests the Treasurer-Tax Collector to deliver Note certificates to particular
DTC Participants,be transferred, upon the books required to be kept pursuant to the provisions
of Section 12 hereof, by the person in whose name it is registered, in person or by his duly
authorized attorney, upon surrender of such Note for cancellation at the office of the Treasurer-
Tax Collector, accompanied by delivery of a written instrument of transfer in a form approved
by the Treasurer-Tax Collector, duly executed.
Whenever any Note or -Notes shall be surrendered for transfer, the Treasurer-Tax
Collector shall execute and deliver a new Note or Notes,for like aggregate principal amount.
Section 13. Exchange of Notes. Notes may be exchanged at the office of the Treasurer-
Tax.Collector for alike aggregate principal amount of Notes of authorized_denominations and
of the same maturity.
Section 14. Note Register. The Treasurer-Tax Collector shall keep or cause to be kept
sufficient books for the registration and transfer of the Notes if the book entry only system is no
longer in effect and, in such case, the Treasurer-Tax Collector shall register or transfer or cause
to be registered or transferred, on said books, Notes as herein before provided. While the book
entry only system is in effect, such books need not be kept as the Notes will be represented by
one Note registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee for DTC.
Section 15. Temporary Notes. The-Notes may be initially issued in temporary form
exchangeable for definitive Notes when ready for delivery. The temporary Notes may be
printed, lithographed or typewritten, shall be of such denominations as may be determined by
the Treasurer-Tax Collector, and may contain such reference to any of the provisions of this
Resolution 'as may be appropriate. Every temporary Note shall be executed by the Treasurer-
Tax Collector upon the same conditions and in substantially the same mariner as the definitive
Notes. If the Treasurer-Tax Collector issues temporary Notes he will execute and furnish
definitive Notes without delay, and thereupon the temporary Notes may be surrendered for
cancellation, in exchange therefor at the office of the Treasurer-Tax Collector and the Treasurer-
Tax Collector shall deliver in exchange for such temporary Notes an equal aggregate principal
amount of definitive Notes of authorized denominations. Until so exchanged, the temporary
Notes shall be entitled to the same benefits pursuant to this Resolution as definitive Notes
executed and delivered hereunder. Any costs borne by .the County for the exchange of the
Notes will be reimbursed by the District.
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Section 16. Notes Mutilated, Lost, Destroyed or Stolen. If any Note shall become
mutilated the Treasurer-Tax Collector, at the expense of the registered owner of sai<d Note, shall
execute and deliver a new Note of like maturity and principal amount in exchange and
substitution'for the Note so mutilated, but only upon surrender to the Treasurer-')Lax Collector
of the Note so mutilated. Every mutilated Note so surrendered to the Treasurer-'Eax Collector
shall be canceled by it and delivered to, or upon the order of,the Treasurer-Tax Collector. If any
Note shall be lost, destroyed or stolen, evidence of such loss, destruction or t1-ieft may be
submitted to the Treasurer-Tax Collector and, if such evidence be satisfactory to 4Ze Treasurer-
Tax Collector and indemnity satisfactory to it shall be given, the Treasurer-Tax CoLlector, at the
expense of the registered owner, shall execute and deliver a new Note of like maturity and
principal amount in lieu of and in substitution for the Note so lost, destroyed or stolen. The
Treasurer-Tax Collector may require payment of a sure not exceeding the actual cost of
preparing each new Note issued under this Section 14 and of the expenses wL-zich may be
incurred by the Treasurer-Tax Collector in the premises. Any Note issued under t1ve-provisions
of this Section 16 in lieu of any Note alleged to be lost, destroyed or stolen shall constitute an
original additional contractual obligation on the part of the Board whether or not the Note so
alleged to be lost, destroyed or stolen be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be
equally and proportionately entitled to the benefits of this Resolution with all other Notes .
issued pursuant to this Resolution. This Section 16 will not be in effect so long ei_s DTC book
entry is utilized.
Section 17. Covenants and Warranties. Based on the representations and covenants of
the District, it is hereby covenanted and warranted by the Board that all representations and
recitals contained in this Resolution as to the County are true and correct, and that the Board
has reviewed all proceedings heretofore taken relative to the authorization of the Notes and has
found, as a result of such review, and hereby finds and determines that all acts, conditions and
things required by law to exist, happen and be performed precedent to and in the issuance of
the Notes have existed, happened and been performed in due time, form and manner as
required by law, and the Board is duly authorized to issue the Notes in the name of the District
and incur indebtedness in the manner and upon the terms provided in this Resolution. The
Board and its appropriate officials have duly taken all proceedings necessary to be taken by
thein, and will take any additional proceedings necessary to be taken by them, for the prompt
collection and enforcement of the taxes, revenue, cash receipts and other moneys pledged
hereunder in accordance with law and for carrying out the provisions of this Resolution.
Section 18. Sale of Notes. The preparation by the District's financial advisor of an official
statement describing the Notes (the "Official Statement") in connection with the offering and
sale of the Notes is hereby approved. The actions of the District's financial advisor, on behalf of
the District and the Board, in distributing the Official Statement to such municipal bond
brokers-dealers, to such banking institutions and to such other persons as may be interested in
purchasing the Notes therein offered for sale, are hereby approved.
The District's financial advisor, on behalf of the District and the Board, is authorized to
identify a purchaser for the Notes using a competitive bidding process, so long as the true
interest cost to the District does not exceed eight percent (8%). The definitive principal amount
of Notes to be issued shall be determined by the District's financial advisor, on behalf of the
District and the Board, at the time of sale of the Notes to the purchaser identified. The County
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Treasurer-Tax Collector is hereby authorized to execute a Note purchase agreement or other
document in connection with such award.
The District's financial advisor is hereby delegated the responsibility of negotiating,
receiving, opening and analyzing bids submitted for the purchase of the Notes and to report
the results thereof to the County Treasurer-Tax Collector.
Section 19. Preparation of the Notes Execution of Closing Documents. Quint&Thimmig
LLP, as bond counsel to the District, is directed to cause suitable Notes to be prepared showing
on their face that the same bear interest at the rate aforesaid, and to cause the blank spaces
therein to be filled in to comply with the provisions of this Resolution in accordance with the
identified purchaser of the Notes, and to procure their execution by the proper officers, and to
cause the Notes to be delivered when so executed.to DTC on behalf of the identified purchaser
therefor upon the receipt of the purchase price by the County Treasurer-Tax Collec for on behalf
of the District.
The Treasurer-Tax Collector or any other officer of the County are furthe 1 authorized
and directed to make, execute and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers of the Notes (a) a
certificate in the form customarily required by purchasers of bonds of public corporations
generally, certifying to the genuineness and due execution of the Notes, and (b) a receipt in
sindlar form.evidencing the payment of the purchase price of the Notes which receipt shall be
conclusive evidence that said purchase price of the Notes has been paid and has b een received
on behalf of the District. Any purchaser or subsequent -taker or holder of the Notes is hereby
authorized to rely upon and shall be justified in relying upon any such certificate or receipt
with respect to the Notes. Such officers and any other officers of the District or of the County
are hereby authorized to execute any and all other documents required to consummate the sale
and delivery of the Notes.
Section 20, Limited Liabilitv. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, in the Notes or in any other document mentioned herein, none of the County, County
officers and employees and members of the Board shall have any liability hereunder or by
reason hereof or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the Notes shall
be payable :solely from the moneys of the District available therefor as set forth in Section 6
hereof.
Section 21. Indemnification of County. The County acknowledges and relies upon the
fact that the District has represented that it shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the extent
permitted by law, the County and its officers and employees ("Indemnified Parties"), against
any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which such Indeinnified
Parties may become subject because of action or inaction related to the adoption of this
resolution, or related to the proceedings for sale,.award, issuance and delivery of the Notes in
accordance herewith and JATith the District's resolution and that the District shall also reimburse
any such Indemnified Parties for any legal or other expenses incurred in coru-lection with
investigating or defending any such claims or actions.
Section*22. Limited Responsibility for Official Statement. Neither the Board nor any
officer of the County has prepared or reviewed the official statement of the District describing
the .T r fPs (the "Official Statement"), and this Board and the various officers of the County take
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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 Official Statement and in a
preliminary Official Statement, and to'certify in writing prior to or upon the issuance of the
Notes 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.
Section 23. Reimbursement of Countv Costs. The District shall reimburse the County for
all costs and expenses incurred by the County, its officials, officers, agents, and employees in
issuing or otherwise in connection with the Notes.
Section 24. Effective Date. This resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted at a meeting of the
Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County held on the 28th day of October, 2008, by the
following vote:
AYES: GIOIA,UILKEMA, PIEPHO,BONILLA&GLOVER I
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NOES: NONE I
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
By
Chair, Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
By
erk of the Board of Supervisors
Resolution No. 2008/655
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Quint&Thimmig LLP 09/28/08
10/03/08
MT. DIABLO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
RESOLUTION NO. 9-112 1;1
RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE BOARD OF—SUPERVISORS OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY TO ISSUE TAX AND REVENUE
ANTICIPATION NOTES IN THE NAME OF THE MT. DIABLO UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008-2009 IN THE PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $40,000,000 AND AUTHORIZING THE
SALE THEREOF AND AUTHORIZING PREPARATION OF.AN OFFICIAL
STATEMENT IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
RESOLVED, by the Board of Education of the Mt. Diablo Unified School District (the
"District"), as follows:
WHEREAS, school districts organized and existing under the laws of the State of
California are authorized by Article 7.6 (commencing with section 53850) of Chapter 4 of Part 1
of Division 2 of Title 5 of the California.Government Code (the "Law") to borrow money by the
issuance of temporary notes,the proceeds of which may be used and expended for any purpose
for which the school district is authorized to spend moneys; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Law, such notes may be issued in the name of such school
district by the board of supervisors of the county, the county superintendent of which has
jurisdiction over such school district, as soon as possible following receipt of a resolution of the
governing board of such school district requesting such borrowing; and
WHEREAS, the District has determined that it is'desirable that the District borrow funds
in an amount not to exceed $40,000,000 with respect to fiscal year 2008=2009 for authorized
purposes of the District; ,
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby DETERMINED and ORDERED as follows:
Section 1. Re uest. The Board of Supervisors (the "Board".) of Contra Costa County (the
"County") is hereby requested to issue tax and revenue anticipation notes in the name of the
District in the principal amount of not to exceed $40,000,000 (the "Notes".), under and pursuant
to the provisions of the Law.
Section 2. Limitation on Maximum Amount. The principal amount of Notes,when added
to the interest payable thereon, shallnot exceed eighty-five percent (85%) of the estimated
amount of the uncollected taxes, revenue and other moneys of the District for the general fund
of the District attributable to Fiscal Year 2008-2009, and available for the payment of the notes
and the interest thereon.
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Section 3. Pledge. The Notes shall be obligations of the District and shalA be secured by a
pledge of and first hen and charge against the first "unrestricted moneys—" as hereinafter
defined, in the amounts and in the months as shall be determined 1> y. the Assistant
Superintendent, Administrative Services (or his designee), not later than the d. ate of sale of the
Notes (the "Pledged Revenues"). To the -extent not so paid from the Pledget d Revenues, the
Notes shall be paid from any other moneys of the District lawfully availablE_—_ therefor. In the
event that there are insufficient unrestricted moneys received by the Distrt ct to permit the
deposit in the Repayment Fund (as hereinafter defined) of the full amount= of the Pledged
Revenues to be deposited in any month on the last business day of such :month, then the
amount of any deficiency shall be satisfied and made up from any other mon(--ys of the District
lawfully available for the repayment of the Notes and interest thereon. The te:xm "unrestricted
moneys" shall mean taxes, income, revenue and other moneys intended as receipts for the
general fund of the District and which are generally available for the payment of current
expenses and other obligations of the District.
Section 4. Approval of Issuance Resolution.
(a) The resolution► entitled "RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE BORROWING OF
FUNDS IN THE NAME OF THE MT. DIABLO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2008-2009 AND THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF 2008 TAX PEND REVENUE
ANTICIPATION NOTES THEREFOR" (the "Issuance Resolution"), to be adop-ted by the Board,
in substantially the form on file with the Secretary of the Board of Education,together with any
additions to or changes therein deemed necessary or advisable by the Board,
is hereby
approved. The Notes shall be dated as of their date of delivery, shall mature (without option of
prior redemption) on such date as shall be determined by the Assistant + Superintendent,
Administrative Services (or his designee), prior to the date of sale of the Notes, and shall bear
interest from their.date, payable at maturity, and computed on a 30-day mor-tth/360-day year
basis.
(b) The District acknowledges that the Issuance Resolution authorizes t-he investment of
amounts held in the Proceeds Fund and the Repayment Fund (as defined in the Issuance
Resolution) by the County in any one or more investments generally perrnitted to school
districts under the laws of the State of California, consistent with the investn't-ent policy of the
County and the Issuance Resolution (the"'Permitted Investments"). The Permitted Investments
..shall specifically include: (a) the County Pooled Investment Fund maintained by the County
Treasurer; (b) at the request of the District,-in-specific investments permitted under section
53601 of the California Government Code; and (c) in the sole discretion of fte District, (i) the
Local Agency Investment Fund maintained by the Treasurer of the State of California; and (ii)
investment agreements with financial institutions with financial institutions with senior
unsecured credit ratings in one of the two highest rating categories (witho-Lit regard to any
refinement or gradation of such rating category by a'plus or minus or a numeral) from one or
more nationally recognized statistical rating Organization then rating the Notes.
Section 5. Form of Notes;Execution of Notes.
(a) The Notes shall be issued in fully registered form, without coupc)ns, and shall be
substantially in the.form and substance set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and by reference
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incorporated herein,*the blanks in said form to be filled in with appropriate words and figures.
The Notes shall be numbered from 1 consecutively upward, shall be in the -denomination of
$1,000 each or any integral multiple thereof.
(b) The Notes shall be executed in the name of the District, with the ma-nual or facsimile
signature of the County Treasurer-Tax Collector or one or more of his duly authorized deputies
and the manual or' facsimile counter-signature of the Clerk of the Boarct of Supervisors
(although at least one of such signatures shall be manual) with the seal of the -Board impressed
thereon, and said officers are hereby authorized to cause the.blank spaces thereof to,be filled in
as may be appropriate.
Section 6. Official Statement. The Board of Education hereby authorizes the preparation
by the District's financial advisor of an official'statement describing the Notes (the "Official
Statement"). The Board of Education authorizes the distribution by the District's financial
advisor of the Official Statement to prospective purchasers of the Notes, and authorizes and
directs the Assistant Superintendent, Administrative Services (or his designee), on behalf of the
District to deem"final" pursuant to Rule 15c2-12 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
"Rule,") the Official Statement prior to its distribution by the District's financial advisor. The
execution-of the Official Statement, which shall include such changes and additions thereto
deemed advisable by the Assistant Superintendent, Administrative Services, or any other
qualified officer of the District and such information permitted to be excluded from the Official
Statement pursuant to, the Rule, shall be conclusive evidence of the approval of the Official
Statement by the District.
The Assistant Superintendent, Administrative Services (or his designee), is separately
authorized and directed to execute the Official Statement and a staternerit that the facts
contained in the Official Statement, and any supplement or amendment thereto (which shall be
deemed an original part thereof for the purpose of such statement) were, at the time of sale of
the Notes, true and correct in all material respects and that the Official Statement did not, on the
date of sale of the Notes, and does not, as of the date of delivery of the Notes, contain any
untrue statement of a material fact with respect to the District or omit to state material facts
with respect to the District required to be stated where necessary to make any statement made
therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances under which it was made. The Assistant
Superintendent, Administrative Services (or his designee), shall take such further actions prior
to the signing of the Official Statement as are deemed necessary or appropriate to verify the
accuracy thereof.
Section T Sale of the Notes. The Official Statement is approved for distribution in the
offering and sale of the Notes.
The District's financial advisor, on behalf of the,District and the Board, is authorized and
directed to cause the Official Statement to be distributed to such municipal bor-td broker-dealers,
to such banking institutions and to such other persons as may be interested i-n purchasing the
Notes therein offered for sale. The District's financial advisor, on behalf of the District and. the
Board, is authorized to identify a purchaser for the Notes using a competitive bidding process,
so long as the net interest cost to the District does not exceed eight percent (8%). The definitive
principal amount of Notes to be issued shall be determined by the District's financial advisor,
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on behalf of the District and the Board, at the time of sale of the Notes to the purchaser
identified.
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Section 8. Tax Covenants
(a) Private Activity Bond Limitation. The District shall assure that the proceeds of the
Notes are not so used as to cause the Notes to satisfy_the private business tests of section 141(b)
of the Code (as hereinafter, defined) or the private loan financing test of section 141(c) of the
Code.
(b) Federal Guarantee Prohibition. The District shall not take any-action or permit or suffer
any action to be taken if the result of. the same would be to cause any of the Notes to be
"federally guaranteed" within the meaning of section 149(b) of the Code.
(c) Rebate Requirement. The District shall take any and all actions necessary to assure
compliance with section 148(f) of the Code, relating to the rebate of excess investment earnings,
if any, to the federal government, to-the extent that such section is applicable to the Notes.
(d) No Arbitrage. The District shall riot take, or
. permit or suffer to be taken any action
with respect to the proceeds of the Notes which, if such action had been reasonably expected to
have been'
taken, or had been deliberately and intentionally taken, on the date' of issuance of the
Notes would have caused the Notes to be "arbitrage bonds" within the meaning of section 148
of the Code.
(e) Maintenance of Tax-Exemption. The District shall take all actions necessary to assure
the exclusion'of interest on the Notes from the gross income of the registered owners of the
Notes to the same extent as such interest is permitted to be excluded from gross income under
the Code as in effect on the date of issuance of the Notes.
For purposes of this Section 8, the term "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 as in effect on the date of issuance of the Notes or (except as otherwise referenced herein)
as it may be amended to apply to.obligations issued on the date .of issuance of the Notes,
together with applicable proposed, temporary and final regulations promulgated, and
-applicable official public guidance published, under the Code.
Section 9. Continuing Disclosure. The District hereby covenants and agrees that it will
comply with and carry out all of the provisions of the Continuing Disclosure Certificate.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this' resolution, failure of the District to comply with
the Continuing Disclosure Certificate shall not be considered an event of default; however, any
holder or beneficial owner of the Notes may, take such actions as may be necessary and
appropriate to compel-performance, including seeking mandate or specific performance by
court order.
For purposes of this Section 9, the term "Continuing Disclosure Certificate" means that
certain Continuing Disclosure Certificate executed by the District and dated the date of issuance
and delivery of the Notes, as originally executed and as it may be amended from time to time in
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accordance with the terms thereof. For purposes of this Section 9, the terra "Participating
'Underwriter" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Continuing Disclosure Certificate.
Section 10. No Temporary Transfers. It is hereby covenanted and warranted by the
District pursuant to Article XVI, Section 6 of the Constitution of the State of California that it
will not request the County Treasurer-Tax Collector to make temporary transf6:rs of funds in the
custody of the County Treasurer-Tax Collector to meet any obligations of the District during the
2008-2009 fiscal year.
Section 11. Further Authorization. All actions heretofore taken by the officers and agents
of the District with respect to the sale and issuance of the'Notes are hereby approved, and the
Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Administrative Services, the Secretary of the Board
and any and all other officers of the District are hereby authorized and directed for and in the
name and on behalf of the District, to do any and all things and take any and aLl actions relating
to the execution and delivery of any and all certificates, requisitions, agreernents and other
documents, which they, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable in order to
consummate the' lawful issuance and delivery of the Notes in accordance with the Issuance
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Resoluon and this resolution.
The District hereby authorizes the Assistant Superintendent, Administrative Services, or
his designee-, to execute an agreement for bond counsel services by and between the District and
Quint & Thimmig LLP, and an agreement for financial advisory services by and between the
District and Government Financial Strategies inc., which firms are hereby appointed to serve as
bond counsel and financial advisor, respectively, for the Notes. All costs incurred by the Board
or the District in connection with the issuance of the Notes,including but not limited to printing
of any official statement, rating agency costs, bond counsel fees and expenses, underwriting
discount and costs, paying agent fees and expenses, the cost of printing the Notes, and any
compensation owing to any officers or employees of the Board, the County or the District for
their services rendered in connection with the issuance of the Notes, shall be payable by
District.
Section 12, Indemnification..The District shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the extent
permitted by law, the County and its officers and employees ("Indemnified Parties"), against
any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or-several, to which such,Indemnified
Parties may become subject because of action or inaction related to the adoption of a resolution
by the County Board of Supervisors pro.viding for the issuance and sale of the Notes, or related
to the proceedings for sale;award, issuance and delivery of the Notes in accordance therewith
and herewith. The District shall also reimburse any such Indemnified Parties for any'legal or
other expenses incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such claims or
actions.
Section 13. Effective Date. This resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted at a mee-ting of the Board
of Education of the Mt. Diablo Unified School District held on the 14th day of October, 2008, by
the following vote:
AYES, and in favor of, Board Members:
NOES:.
ABSENT:
`B
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Secretary of th Board of Education
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EXHIBIT A
Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County,California
in the Name of the
MT. DIABLO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
(Contra Costa County, California)
2008 TAX AND REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTE
INTEREST RATE: MATURITY DATE: ISSUE DATE: CUSIP:
% 2009 .2008
REGISTERED OWNER:CEDE&CO. .
PRINCIPAL SUM: DOLLARS
The MT. DIABLO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, Contra Costa C=ounty, State of
California (the "'District"), acknowledges itself indebted, and promises to pay, to the Registered
Owner stated above, or registered assigns (the "Owner"), on the Maturity Date stated above,
the Principal Sum stated above, in lawful money of the United States of America, and to pay
interest thereon in like lawful money at the rate per annum stated above, aII payable on the
Maturity Date stated above, calculated on the basis of 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day
months.
It is hereby certified, recited and declared that this Note is one of an authorized issue of
notes in the aggregate principal amount of dollars ($ ), all of like
tenor, issued pursuant to the provisions of a resolution of the Board-of Supervisors (the
"Board") of Contra Costa County (the "County") duly passed and adopted on October 28, 2008
(the "Resolution"), and pursuant to Article 7.6 (commencing with section 53850) of Chapter 4,
Part 1, Division 2, Title 5, of the California Government Code, and that all conditions, things
and acts required to exist, happen and be performed precedent to and in the issuance of this
Note exist,have happened and have been performed in regular and due time, form and manner
as required by law, and that this Note, together with all other indebtedness and obligations of
the District, does not exceed any limit prescribed by the Constitution or statutes of the State of
California.
The principal amount of the Notes, together with the interest thereon, shall be payable
from taxes, revenue and other moneys which are received by the County on behalf of the.
District for Repayment Fund of the District (as defined in the Resolution) for the Fiscal Year
2008-2009."As security for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Notes, the Board,
in the name of the District, has pledged the first "unrestricted moneys", as hereinafter defined
(a) in an amount equal to percent (—%) of the principal amount of the Notes to be
Exhibit A
Pagel
received by the County on behalf of the District in (b) in an amount equal to
percent (_%) of the principal amount of the Notes to be received by the County on
behalf of the District in (c) in an amount equal to — I percent ( - %) of the
principal amount of the Notes to be received by the County on behalf of the District in
—, (d) in an amount equal to—percent (.%) of the principal amount of the Notes to be
received by the County on behalf of the District in - -----� and (e) in an amount equal to
all interest due on the Notes at maturity to be received by the County on behalf of the District in
(such pledged amounts being hereinafter called the "Pledged Revenues'). The
principal of the Notes and the interest thereon shall constitute a first hen and charge thereon
and shall be paid from the Pledged Revenues. To the extent not so paid from the Pledged
Revenues', the Notes shall be paid from any other moneys of the District-lawfully available
therefor. The term "unrestricted moneys" shall mean taxes, income, revenue and other moneys
intended as receipts for the general fund of the District and which are generally available for the
payment of current expenses and other obligations of the District.
The Notes are issuable as fully registered notes,-without coupons, in denominations of
$1,000 each or any integral multiple thereof. Subject to' the limitations and conditions as
provided in the Resolution, Notes may be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of
Notes of other authorized denominations and of the same maturity.
The Notes are not subject to redemption prior to maturity.
This Note is transferable by the Owner hereof, but o I nly under the circumstances, in the
manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Resolution. Upon registration of such
transfer a new Note or Notes, of authorized denomination or denominations, for the same
aggregate principal amount and of the same maturity will be issued. to the transferee in
exchange for this Note.
The Board may treat the Owner hereof as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes and
the Board shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary.
Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository
Trust Company to the issuer or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and
any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or such other name as requested
by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company and any payment is made to
Cede & "Co., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF' FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL since the registered owner hereof,
Cede &Co.,has an interest herein.
INWITNESS WHEREOF, the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, California
has caused this Note to be issued in the name of the District and to be executed by the manual
signature of theCountyTreasurer-Tax Collector and countersigned by the facsimile signature of
the Clerk of the Board, all as of the Issue Date stated above.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA
COSTA COUNTY
Exhibit A
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By
Treasurer-Tax Collector
(S E A L)
Countersigned:
Clerk of the Board
Exhibit A
Page 3
ASSIGNMENT
For value received the undersigned hereby sells,assigns and transfers unto
(Name,Address and Tax Identification or Social Security Number of Assignee)
the within registered Note and hereby irrevocably constitute(s) and appoints(s)
attorney,
to transfer the same on the Note register of the Treasurer-Tax Collector with full power of substitution in .
the premises.
Dated:
Signature:
Note: The signature(s) on this Assignment must
correspond with the name(s) as written on the face of
the within Note in every.particular without alteration
or enlargement or any change whatsoever.
Signature Guaranteed:
Note: Signature(s) must be guaranteed by a qualified
guarantor.
Exhibit A
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