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HomeMy WebLinkAboutA08 InstallSaleAgtQuint & Thimmig LLP INSTALLMENT SALE AGREEMENT Dated as of February 1, 2024 by and between TUSTIN PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY, as Seller and the CITY OF TUSTIN, as Purchaser $4,125,000 Tustin Public Financing Authority Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2024 (Subordinate Lien) 12/18/23 O1/03/24 O1/10/24 O1/22/24 O1/26/24 20027.04 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS Section1.1. Definitions....................................................................................................................................................................2 ARTICLE II COVENANTS AND REPRESENTATIONS Section 2.1. Covenants and Representations of the City............................................................................................................3 Section 2.2. Covenants and Representations of the Authority..................................................................................................5 ARTICLE III ISSUANCE OF BONDS; ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE 2024 PROJECT Section3.1. The Bonds.....................................................................................................................................................................6 Section 3.2. Acquisition and Construction of the 2024 Project..................................................................................................6 Section3.3. Grant of Easements.....................................................................................................................................................6 Section 3.4. Appointment of City as Agent of Authority...........................................................................................................6 ARTICLE IV SALE OF ENTERPRISE; INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS Section4.1. Sale..............................................................................................................................................................................7 Section 4.2. Term 7 Section4.3. Title..............................................................................................................................................................................7 Section4.4. Installment Payments.................................................................................................................................................7 Section 4.5. Application of Gross Revenues; Pledge and Application of Pledged Net Revenues.......................................7 Section 4.6. Special Obligation of the City; Obligations Absolute............................................................................................8 Section4.7. Rate Covenant..............................................................................................................................................................9 Section 4.8. Limitations on Future Obligations Secured by Net Revenues...........................................................................10 Section4.9. Additional Payments................................................................................................................................................11 Section 4.10. Payment of Rebatable Amounts............................................................................................................................11 Section 4.11. Rate Stabilization Fund..........................................................................................................................................12 ARTICLE V MAINTENANCE, TAXES, INSURANCE AND OTHER MATTERS Section 5.1. Maintenance, Utilities, Taxes and Assessments...................................................................................................13 Section5.2.Operation of Enterprise............................................................................................................................................13 Section5.3. Insurance....................................................................................................................................................................13 Section5.6. Eminent Domain.......................................................................................................................................................14 Section5.5. Records and Accounts..............................................................................................................................................14 Section 5.6. Against Encumbrances.............................................................................................................................................14 Section 5.7. Against Competitive Facilities................................................................................................................................14 Section5.8. Tax Covenants...........................................................................................................................................................14 Section5.9.Other Covenants........................................................................................................................................................15 ARTICLE VI DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES; ACCESS Section 6.1. Disclaimer of Warranties..........................................................................................................................................17 Section6.2. Access to the Enterprise...........................................................................................................................................17 Section 6.3. Release and Indemnification Covenants................................................................................................................17 Section 6.4. Non -Liability of Authority for Enterprise Obligations........................................................................................17 ARTICLE VII ASSIGNMENT, SALE AND AMENDMENT Section7.1. Assignment by the City............................................................................................................................................18 -i- Section 7.2. Sale or Other Disposition of Enterprise.................................................................................................................18 Section 7.3. Amendment of Installment Sale Agreement.........................................................................................................18 ARTICLE VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT Section 8.1. Events of Default Defined........................................................................................................................................19 Section8.2. Remedies on Default.................................................................................................................................................19 Section8.3. No Remedy Exclusive...............................................................................................................................................20 Section 8.4. Agreement to Pay Attorneys' Fees and Expenses................................................................................................20 Section 8.5. No Additional Waiver Implied by One Waiver...................................................................................................20 Section 8.6. Trustee and Bond Owners to Exercise Rights.......................................................................................................20 Section 8.7. Rights of the Owners of Parity Obligations..........................................................................................................21 ARTICLE IX PREPAYMENT OF INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS Section9.1. Security Deposit........................................................................................................................................................22 Section9.2.Optional Prepayment...............................................................................................................................................22 Section 9.3. Credit for Amounts on Deposit...............................................................................................................................22 ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS Section10.1. Further Assurances.................................................................................................................................................23 Section10.2. Notices......................................................................................................................................................................23 Section 10.3. Third Party Beneficiaries........................................................................................................................................23 Section10.4. Governing Law........................................................................................................................................................23 Section10.5. Binding Effect...........................................................................................................................................................23 Section 10.6. Severability of Invalid Provisions.........................................................................................................................23 Section 10.7. Article and Section Headings and References....................................................................................................24 Section10.8. Execution of Counterparts.....................................................................................................................................24 Section 10.9. Waiver of Personal Liability..................................................................................................................................24 Section 10.10. Limitation of Rights to Parties and Bond Owners............................................................................................24 Section10.11. Captions..................................................................................................................................................................24 EXHIBIT A SCHEDULE OF INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION OF THE 2024 PROJECT Quint & Thimmig LLP INSTALLMENT SALE AGREEMENT 12/18/23 01/03/24 01/10/24 01/22/24 01/26/24 THIS INSTALLMENT SALE AGREEMENT, dated as of February 1, 2024, is by and between the TUSTIN PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY, a joint powers authority duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of California (the "Authority"), and the CITY OF TUSTIN, a general law city and municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of California (the "City"), WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the City has, together with the former Tustin Community Redevelopment Agency, duly established the Authority and prescribed its purposes and powers; WHEREAS, the City has determined that, due to prevailing financial market conditions, it is in the best interests of the City to finance the acquisition and construction of certain improvements and facilities (the "2024 Project") which constitute part of the City's municipal water enterprise (the "Enterprise"); WHEREAS, for the purpose of raising funds necessary to provide such financial assistance to the City, the Authority proposes to authorize the issuance of its revenue bonds under the provisions of Article 4 (commencing with section 6584) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the California Government Code (the "Act"), designated as the Tustin Public Financing Authority Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2024 (Subordinate Lien) (the "Bonds"), all pursuant to and secured by that certain Indenture of Trust, dated as of February 1, 2024, by and between the Authority and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee; WHEREAS, in order to provide for the repayment of the Bonds, the Authority will sell the 2024 Project to the City pursuant to an installment sale agreement, under which the City will agree to make installment payments to the Authority (the "Installment Payments") which will be calculated to be sufficient to enable the Authority to pay the principal of and interest on the Bonds when due and payable; WHEREAS, the City's obligation to make Installment Payments will be payable from a pledge of the net revenues of the Enterprise, in all respects, junior, subordinate and inferior to the City's obligations with respect to the payment of debt service on its City of Tustin (Orange County, California) 2016 Water Refunding Revenue Bonds and its City of Tustin (Orange County, California) Taxable Water Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2020; WHEREAS, the Authority and the City have duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Installment Sale Agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the material covenants hereinafter contained, the parties hereto hereby formally covenant, agree and bind themselves as follows: ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS Section 1.1. Definitions. Unless the context clearly otherwise requires or unless otherwise defined herein, the capitalized terms in this Installment Sale Agreement shall have the respective meanings specified in the Indenture. -2- ARTICLE II COVENANTS AND REPRESENTATIONS Section 2.1. Covenants and Representations of the City. The City makes the following covenants and representations to the Authority that as of the Closing Date: (a) The City is a general law city and municipal corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State, has full legal right, power and authority to enter into this Installment Sale Agreement and to carry out and consummate all transactions contemplated hereby, and by proper action has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Installment Sale Agreement. (b) The representatives of the City executing this Installment Sale Agreement are fully authorized to execute the same. (c) This Installment Sale Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the City, and constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of the City, enforceable against the City in accordance with its terms. (d) The execution and delivery of this Installment Sale Agreement, the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated and the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions hereof, will not conflict with or constitute a violation or breach of or default (with due notice or the passage of time or both) under any applicable law or administrative rule or regulation, or any applicable court or administrative decree or order, or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease, contract or other agreement or instrument to which the City is a party or by which the Enterprise or the 2024 Project are otherwise subject or bound, or result in the creation or imposition of any prohibited lien, charge or encumbrance of any nature whatsoever upon any of the property or assets of the City, which conflict, violation, breach, default, lien, charge or encumbrance would have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Installment Sale Agreement, or the financial condition, assets, improvements or operations of the Enterprise. (e) No consent or approval of any trustee or holder of any indebtedness of the City or of the voters of the City, and no consent, permission, authorization, order or license of, or filing or registration with, any governmental authority, is necessary in connection with the execution and delivery of this Installment Sale Agreement or the consummation of any transaction herein contemplated, except as have been obtained or made and as are in full force and effect. (f) There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court or federal, state, municipal or other governmental authority pending or threatened against or affecting the City or the Enterprise which, if determined adversely to the City or its interests, would have a material and adverse effect upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by or the validity of this Installment Sale Agreement or upon the financial condition or operation of the Enterprise, and the City is not in default with respect to any order or decree of any court or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state, municipal or other governmental authority, which default might have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Installment Sale Agreement, or the financial conditions or operations of the Enterprise. -3- (g) The City has heretofore established the Water Fund into which the City deposits and will continue to deposit all Gross Revenues, and which the City will maintain throughout the Term of this Installment Sale Agreement. (h) The City reasonably believes that sufficient funds can be obtained to make all Installment Payments and all other amounts required to be paid pursuant to this Installment Sale Agreement, provided that to the extent Pledged Net Revenues is insufficient to make each Installment Payment when due, the City agrees to make such payment from any available moneys. (i) The City has never non -appropriated or defaulted under any of its payment or performance obligations or covenants, either under any of its bonds, notes, or other debt obligations. (j) During the term of this Installment Sale Agreement, the 2024 Project will be used by the City only for the purpose of performing one or more governmental or proprietary functions of the City consistent with the permissible scope of the City's authority. (k) The City has experienced no material change in its financial condition since June 30, 2023. (1) Except to the extent disclosed to the Original Purchaser, the Enterprise is free of all Hazardous Substances, and the City is in full compliance with all Applicable Environmental Laws. (m) As of the Closing Date, there are no outstanding bonds, notes, loans, leases, water installment sale agreements or other obligations which have any security interest in or claim upon the Pledged Net Revenues, which security interest or claim is superior to or on a parity with the Installment Payments. (n) The City's audited financial statements for the period ended June 30, 2023, present fairly the financial condition of the City as of the date thereof and the results of operation for the period covered thereby. Except as has been disclosed to the Original Purchaser, there has been no change in the financial condition of the City since June 30, 2023, that will in the reasonable opinion of the City materially impair its ability to perform its obligations under this Installment Purchase Agreement. (o) All information, reports and other papers and data furnished by the City to the Original Purchaser were, at the time the same were so furnished, complete and accurate in all material respects and insofar as necessary to give the Original Purchaser a true and accurate knowledge of the subject matter and were provided in expectation of the Original Purchaser's reliance thereon in entering into the transactions contemplated by this Installment Purchase Agreement. No fact is known to the City which has had or, so far as the City can now reasonably foresee, may in the future have a Material Adverse Effect, which has not been set forth in the financial statements previously furnished to the Original Purchaser or in other such information, reports, papers and data or otherwise disclosed in writing to the Original Purchaser prior to the Closing Date. Any financial, budget and other projections furnished to the Original Purchaser by the City or its or their agents were prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated therein, which assumptions were fair and reasonable in light of the conditions existing at the time of delivery of such financial, budget or other projections, and represented, and as of the date of this representation, represent the City's best estimate of its future financial performance. No document furnished nor any representation, warranty or other written statement made to the Original Purchaser in connection with the negotiation, -4- preparation or execution of this Installment Purchase Agreement contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits or will omit to state (as of the date made or furnished) any material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were or will be made, not misleading. (p) In connection with the City's compliance with any continuing disclosure undertakings (each, a "Continuing Disclosure Agreement") entered into by the City pursuant to SEC Rule 15c2-12 promulgated pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Rule"), the City believes it may be required to file with the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's Electronic Municipal Market Access system or its successor ("EMMA") notice of its incurrence of its obligations with respect to this Installment Sale Agreement and related documents and notice of any accommodation, waiver, amendment, modification of terms or other similar events reflecting financial difficulties in connection with this Installment Sale Agreement and related documents, in each case including a full copy thereof or a description of the material terms thereof (each such posting, an "EMMA Posting"). The City agrees that it shall not file or submit or permit the filing or submission of any EMMA Posting that includes information relating to Capital One Public Funding, LLC ("COPF"), including the following: unredacted sensitive or confidential information about COPF or its affiliates in any portion of an EMMA Posting, address and account information of COPF or any affiliates, e-mail addresses, telephone numbers, fax numbers, names and signatures of officers, employees and signatories of COPF or its affiliates. The City acknowledges and agrees that COPF and its affiliates are not responsible for the City's or any other entity's (including, but not limited to, any broker -dealer's) compliance or noncompliance (or any claims, losses or liabilities arising therefrom) with the Rule, any Continuing Disclosure Agreement or any applicable securities or other laws, including but not limited to those relating to the Rule. Section 2.2. Covenants and Representations of the Authority. The Authority makes the following covenants and representations to the City that as of the Closing Date: (a) The Authority is a joint powers entity, duly organized and existing under the laws of the State. The Authority has the power to enter into the transactions contemplated by this Installment Sale Agreement and to carry out its obligations hereunder. By proper action of its governing body, the Authority has been duly authorized to execute, deliver and duly perform this Installment Sale Agreement and the Indenture. (b) To finance the 2024 Project and to pay the Costs of Issuance, the Authority will issue the Bonds, which will mature, bear interest and be subject to redemption as set forth in the Indenture. (c) The Bonds will be issued under and secured by the Indenture, and pursuant thereto, certain of the Authority's interests in this Installment Sale Agreement have been assigned to the Trustee as security for payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds. (d) The Authority is not in default under any of the provisions of the laws of the State, which default would affect its existence or its powers referred to in subsection (a) of this Section 2.2. -5- ARTICLE III ISSUANCE OF BONDS; ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE 2024 PROJECT Section 3.1. The Bonds. The Authority has authorized the issuance of the Bonds pursuant to the Indenture in the aggregate principal amount of four million one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($4,125,000). The Authority agrees that the proceeds of sale of the Bonds shall be paid to the Trustee on the Closing Date for deposit pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Indenture. The City hereby approves the Indenture, the assignment to the Trustee of the rights of the Authority assigned under and pursuant to the Indenture, and the issuance of the Bonds by the Authority under and pursuant to the Indenture. Section 3.2. Acquisition and Construction of the 2024 Project. The City hereby agrees with due diligence to supervise and provide for, or cause to be supervised and provided, for the Acquisition and Construction of the 2024 Project in accordance with Plans and Specifications, purchase orders, construction contracts and other documents relating thereto pursuant to all applicable requirements of law. Direct payment of the costs of the 2024 Project shall be made from amounts on deposit in the 2024 Project Fund, pursuant to Section 3.04 of the Indenture. All contracts for, and all work relating to, the Acquisition and Construction of the 2024 Project shall be subject to all applicable provisions of law relating to the acquisition and construction of public works by the City. The City shall have the right from time to time in its sole discretion to amend the description of the 2024 Project to be financed and sold by the Authority hereunder. In order to exercise such right, the City shall file with the Authority and the Trustee an amended Exhibit B hereto. Section 3.3. Grant of Easements. The City hereby grants to the Authority all necessary easements, rights of way and rights of access in and to all real property or interests therein now or hereafter acquired and owned by the City, as may be necessary or convenient to enable the Authority to acquire, construct and install the 2024 Project thereon or thereabouts. The City covenants that it will execute, deliver and record any and all additional documents as may be required to be executed, delivered and recorded to establish such easements, rights of way and rights of access. Section 3.4. Appointment of City as Agent of Authority. The Authority hereby appoints the City as its agent to carry out all phases of the Acquisition and Construction of the 2024 Project pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions hereof. The City hereby accepts such appointment and assumes all rights, liabilities, duties and responsibilities of the Authority regarding the Acquisition and Construction of the 2024 Project. The Authority, or the City as agent of the Authority hereunder, shall enter into, administer and enforce all purchase orders or other contracts relating to the Acquisition and Construction of the 2024 Project. The City shall submit Written Requisitions of the City to the Trustee from time to time pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.04 of the Indenture for payment, or for reimbursement to the City for payment, of all 2024 Project Costs. All contracts for, and all work relating to, the Acquisition and Construction of the 2024 Project shall be subject to all applicable provisions of law relating to the acquisition, construction, improvement, and equipping of like projects and property by joint powers authorities and by municipal corporations. ARTICLE IV SALE OF ENTERPRISE; INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS Section 4.1. Sale. The Authority hereby agrees to sell the 2024 Project to the City, and the City hereby agrees to purchase the 2024 Project from the Authority, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Installment Sale Agreement. Section 4.2. Term. The Term of this Installment Sale Agreement shall commence on the Closing Date, and shall end on the date on which the City shall have paid all of the Installment Payments and all other amounts due and payable hereunder. The provisions of this Section 4.2 are subject in all respects to any other provisions of this Installment Sale Agreement relating to the termination hereof with respect to the 2024 Project or any portion thereof. Section 4.3. Title. Upon the Completion Date of each component of the 2024 Project, title to such component shall be deemed conveyed to and vested in the City. The Authority and the City shall execute, deliver and cause to be recorded any and all documents necessary to convey such title to the City. Section 4.4. Installment Payments. (a) Obligation to Pay. The City agrees to pay to the Authority, its successors and assigns, but solely from the Pledged Net Revenues, as the purchase price of the 2024 Project the aggregate principal amount of four million one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($4,125,000), together with interest on the unpaid principal balance, payable in Installment Payments coming due and payable in the respective amounts and on each Installment Payment Date specified in Exhibit A. The Installment Payments shall be paid by the City to the Trustee, as assignee of the Authority pursuant to the Indenture, in the amounts and at the times as set forth in Section 4.5(b). (b) Rate on Overdue Payments. In the event the City should fail to make any of the payments required in this Section 4.4 and Section 4.10, the payment in default shall continue as an obligation of the City until the amount in default shall have been fully paid, and the City agrees to pay the same with interest thereon, from the date of default to the date of payment, at the Default Rate. (c) Assignment. The City understands and agrees that all Installment Payments have been assigned by the Authority to the Trustee in trust, pursuant to the Indenture, for the benefit of the Owners of the Bonds, and the City hereby assents to such assignment. The Authority hereby directs the City, and the City hereby agrees, to pay to the Trustee at its Trust Office, all amounts payable by the City pursuant to this Section 4.4 and all amounts payable by the City pursuant to Article IX. Section 4.5. Application of Gross Revenues; Pledge and Application of Pledged Net Revenues. (a) Deposits Into Water Fund, Transfers to Make Installment Payments. All of the Gross Revenues shall be deposited by the City immediately upon receipt in the Water Fund. Upon receipt of Gross Revenues, the City shall segregate such amounts as shall be estimated to be required (a) to pay all Maintenance and Operation Costs and (b) to make payments due and payable on the Senior Obligations for the period beginning on such date and -7- ending on the next anticipated date of receipt of Gross Revenues. Amounts remaining on deposit in the Water Fund after payment of such Maintenance and Operation Costs and Senior Obligations and shall be the Pledged Net Revenues. The City covenants and agrees that all Pledged Net Revenues will be held by the City in the Water Fund in trust for the benefit of the Trustee (as assignee of the rights of the Authority hereunder) and the Bond Owners, and for the benefit of the owners of any Parity Obligations. (b) Pledge of Pledged Net Revenues, Transfers. All of the Pledged Net Revenues are hereby irrevocably pledged, charged and assigned to the punctual payment of the Installment Payments and all Parity Obligations and, except as otherwise provided herein, the Pledged Net Revenues shall not be used for any other purpose so long as any of the Installment Payments or payments with respect to any Parity Obligations remain unpaid. Such pledge, charge and assignment shall constitute a first lien on the Pledged Net Revenues for the payment of the Installment Payments and all Parity Obligations in accordance with the terms hereof. On or before the fifth Business Day preceding each Interest Payment Date, commencing September 25, 2024, the City shall withdraw from the Water Fund (together with similar withdrawals from the Water Fund with respect to all Parity Obligations): (i) and transfer to the Trustee for deposit in the Bond Fund, an amount (other than amounts required for payment of principal of or interest on any Bonds which have matured but which have not been presented for payment), equal to the interest component of the Installment Payment and the interest component of any outstanding Parity Obligations coming due and payable on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, and the principal component of the Installment Payment and the principal component of any outstanding Parity Obligations coming due and payable on the next succeeding principal payment date, if any, provided that any amounts on deposit in the Bond Fund shall be credited against the City's obligation to make such deposits or transfers therein, (ii) and transfer to funds or accounts established as reserve funds with respect to Parity Obligations such amounts as are required for the replenishment thereof, the amount, if any, required to increase the amount on deposit in reserve funds with respect to Parity Obligations, the amount, if any, required to increase the amount on deposit therein to the reserve requirement of such funds or account, (iii) and pay all other amounts, including Additional Payments, when and as due and payable under this Installment Sale Agreement and under any agreements relating to Parity Obligations, and (iv) and pay all amounts when and as due and payable with respect to any Subordinate Debt. (c) Release from Lien. Following the transfers described in paragraph (b) of this Section 4.5, excess Pledged Net Revenues shall be released from the lien of this Installment Sale Agreement and shall be available for any lawful purpose of the City. Section 4.6. Special Obligation of the City; Obligations Absolute. The City's obligation to pay the Installment Payments, the Additional Payments, any other amounts coming due and payable hereunder and payments with respect to Parity Obligations shall be a special obligation of the City limited solely to the Pledged Net Revenues. Under no circumstances shall the City be required to advance moneys derived from any source of income other than the Pledged Net so Revenues and other sources specifically identified herein for the payment of the Installment Payments, the Additional Payments or payments with respect to Parity Obligations, nor shall any other funds or property of the City be liable for the payment of the Installment Payments, the Additional Payments or payments with respect to Parity Obligations and any other amounts coming due and payable hereunder. The obligations of the City to make the Installment Payments, the Additional Payments and payments with respect to Parity Obligations from the Pledged Net Revenues and to perform and observe the other agreements contained herein and under agreements with respect to Parity Obligations shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be subject to any defense or any right of setoff, counterclaim or recoupment arising out of any breach of the City, the Authority or the Trustee of any obligation to the City or otherwise with respect to the Enterprise, whether hereunder or otherwise, or out of indebtedness or liability at any time owing to the City by the Authority or the Trustee. Until such time as all of the Installment Payments, all of the Additional Payments and all other amounts coming due and payable hereunder shall have been fully paid or prepaid, the City (a) will not suspend or discontinue payment of any Installment Payments, Additional Payments, payments with respect to Parity Obligations or such other amounts, (b) will perform and observe all other agreements contained in this Installment Sale Agreement, and (c) will not terminate the Term of this Installment Sale Agreement for any cause, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the occurrence of any acts or circumstances that may constitute failure of consideration, eviction or constructive eviction, destruction of or damage to the Enterprise, sale of the Enterprise, the taking by eminent domain of title to or temporary use of any component of the Enterprise, commercial frustration of purpose, any change in the tax law or other laws of the United States of America or the State or any political subdivision of either thereof or any failure of the Authority or the Trustee to perform and observe any agreement, whether express or implied, or any duty, liability or obligation arising out of or connected with the Indenture or this Installment Sale Agreement. Nothing contained in this Section 4.6 shall be construed to release the Authority or the Trustee from the performance of any of the agreements on its part contained herein or in the Indenture, and in the event the Authority or the Trustee shall fail to perform any such agreements, the City may institute such action against the Authority or the Trustee as the City may deem necessary to compel performance so long as such action does not abrogate the obligations of the City contained in the preceding paragraph. The City may, however, at the City's own cost and expense and in the City's own name or in the name of the Authority prosecute or defend any action or proceeding or take any other action involving third persons which the City deems reasonably necessary in order to secure or protect the City's rights hereunder, and in such event the Authority hereby agrees to cooperate fully with the City and to take such action necessary to effect the substitution of the City for the Authority in such action or proceeding if the City shall so request. Section 4.7. Rate Covenant. The City covenants to fix, prescribe, revise and collect rates, fees and charges for the Enterprise as a whole for the services and improvements furnished by the Enterprise during each Fiscal Year which are at least sufficient, after making allowances for contingencies and error in the estimates, to yield Gross Revenues that are sufficient to pay the following amounts in the following order of priority: (a) all Maintenance and Operation Costs estimated by the City to become due and payable in such Fiscal Year; (b) all payments required with respect to Senior Obligations; (c) the Installment Payments and all payments required with respect to Parity Obligations; (d) all other payments required for compliance with this Installment Sale Agreement and the instruments pursuant to which any Parity Obligations shall have been issued; and (e) all payments required to meet any other obligations of the City which are charges, liens, encumbrances upon or payable from the Gross Revenues,, including transfers to the Rate Stabilization Fund pursuant to Section 4.11, the Net Revenues or the Pledged Net Revenues. In addition, the City shall fix, prescribe, revise and collect rates, fees and charges for the services and facilities furnished by the Enterprise during each Fiscal Year which are sufficient to yield Net Revenues, including other funds accumulated in the City's Water Fund and which are lawfully available to the City for payment, of at least one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the amounts payable under the preceding paragraphs (b) and (c) in such Fiscal Year. When calculated for purposes of this Section 4.7, Net Revenues do not include amounts which are transferred from the Rate Stabilization Fund pursuant to Section 4.11 that are in excess of twenty percent (20%) of the amounts payable under the preceding paragraphs (b) and (c) in such Fiscal Year. Section 4.8. Limitations on Future Obligations Secured by Net Revenues. (a) No Obligations Superior to Installment Payments. In order to protect further the availability of the Pledged Net Revenues and the security for the Installment Payments and any Parity Obligations, the City hereby agrees that the City shall not, so long as the Installment Payments are not fully paid or any Parity Obligations are outstanding, issue or incur any obligations superior to the Installment Payments or such Parity Obligations. (b) Parity Obligations. The City further covenants that it will not issue or incur any Parity Obligations unless Net Revenues, calculated on sound accounting principles, as shown by the books of the City for the latest Fiscal Year or any more recent twelve (12) month period selected by the City ending not more than sixty (60) days prior to the adoption of the resolution pursuant to which instrument such Parity Obligations are issued or incurred, as shown by the books of the City, plus, at the option of the City, the additional allowance described below, shall have amounted to at least 1.20 times Maximum Aggregate Annual Debt Service immediately subsequent to the incurring of such Parity Obligations; provided, however, that the City may at any time incur Parity Obligations without compliance with the foregoing conditions if the Maximum Aggregate Annual Debt Service for each Fiscal Year during which such Parity Obligations are Outstanding will not be increased by reason of the incurrence of such Parity Obligations. When calculated for purposes of this Section 4.8(b), Net Revenues do not include amounts which are transferred from the Rate Stabilization Fund pursuant to Section 4.11 that are in excess of twenty percent (20%) of the amounts payable under paragraphs (b) and (c) of Section 4.7 in such Fiscal Year. Either or both of the following items may be added to such Net Revenues for the purpose of applying the restriction contained herein: (i) An allowance for revenues from any additions to or improvements or extensions of the Enterprise to be constructed with the proceeds of such Parity Obligations, and also for Net Revenues from any such additions, improvements or extensions which have been constructed from any source of funds but which, during all or any part of such Fiscal Year, were not in service, all in an amount equal to 70% of the estimated additional average annual Net Revenues to be derived from such additions, -10- improvements and extensions to be constructed during the first 36-month period following issuance of the proposed Parity Obligations, all as shown by the certificate or opinion of a qualified independent consultant employed by the City, may be added to such Net Revenues for the purpose of applying the restriction contained in this subsection (b)(i) and/or (ii) An allowance for earnings arising from any increase in the charges made for service from the Enterprise which has become effective prior to the incurring of such Parity Obligations but which, during all or any part of such Fiscal Year or any more recent twelve (12) month period selected by the City ending not more than sixty (60) days prior to the adoption of the resolution pursuant to which instrument such Parity Obligations are issued or incurred, as shown by the books of the City, plus, at the option of the City, the additional allowance, was not in effect, in an amount equal to 100% of the amount by which the Net Revenues would have been increased if such increase in charges had been in effect during the whole of such Fiscal Year and any period prior to the incurring of such additional obligations, as shown by the certificate or opinion of a qualified independent consultant employed by the City. (c) Subordinate Debt. The City further covenants that the City shall not issue or incur any Subordinate Obligations unless Pledged Net Revenues, calculated on sound accounting principles, as shown by the books of the City for the latest Fiscal Year or any more recent twelve (12) month period selected by the City ending not more than sixty (60) days prior to the adoption of the resolution pursuant to which instrument such Subordinate Obligations are issued or incurred, as shown by the books of the City shall, after deducting all amounts required for the payment of the Bonds and any Parity Obligations, have amounted to at least 1.0 times the sum of the maximum annual debt service on all Subordinate Obligations outstanding immediately subsequent to the incurring of such additional obligations. An allowance for earnings arising from any increase in the charges made for service from the Enterprise which has become effective prior to the incurring of such additional obligations but which, during all or any part of such Fiscal Year, was not in effect, may be added in an amount equal to 100% of the amount by which the Pledged Net Revenues would have been increased if such increase in charges had been in effect during the whole of such Fiscal Year and any period prior to the incurring of such additional obligations, as shown by the certificate or opinion of a qualified independent consultant employed by the City. Section 4.9. Additional Payments. In addition to the Installment Payments, the City shall pay when due all costs and expenses incurred by the Authority to comply with the provisions of the Indenture, including without limitation all Costs of Issuance (to the extent not paid from amounts on deposit in the Costs of Issuance Fund), and shall pay to the Trustee upon request therefor all compensation for fees due to the Trustee and all of its costs and expenses payable as a result of the performance of and compliance with its duties hereunder or under the Indenture or any related documents, together with all amounts required to indemnify the Trustee pursuant to Section 6.3 hereof or Section 8.12 of the Indenture, and all costs and expenses of attorneys, auditors, engineers and accountants. The rights of the Trustee and the obligations of the City under this Section 4.9 shall survive the termination of this Installment Sale Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Trustee. Section 4.10. Payment of Rebatable Amounts. The City agrees to furnish all information to, and cooperate fully with, the Authority and its officers, employees, agents and attorneys, in order to assure compliance with the provisions of Section 6.07(b) of the Indenture. In the event that the Authority shall determine, pursuant to Section 6.07(b) of the Indenture, that any amounts are due and payable to the United States of America thereunder and that neither the Authority nor the Trustee has on deposit an amount of available moneys (excluding moneys on -11- deposit in the funds and accounts established for the payment of the principal of or interest on the Bonds) to make such payment, the Authority shall promptly notify the City of such fact. Upon receipt of any such notice, the City shall promptly pay to the Trustee from any source of legally available funds, the amounts determined by the Authority to be due and payable to the United States of America under such Section 6.07(b). Section 4.11. Rate Stabilization Fund. (a) There is hereby created a separate fund to be known as the "Rate Stabilization Fund," to be held and maintained by the City. (b) From time to time, the City may deposit in the Rate Stabilization Fund from Gross Revenues such amounts as the City may determine, as set forth in Section 4.7. (c) The City may withdraw amounts from the Rate Stabilization Fund (i) for transfer to the Bond Fund for inclusion in Gross Revenues for any Fiscal Year, for calculating the rate covenant in Section 4.7, or (ii) for any other lawful purpose of the City. (d) All interest or other earnings on deposits in the Rate Stabilization Fund shall be withdrawn therefrom and accounted for as Gross Revenues. -12- ARTICLE V MAINTENANCE, TAXES, INSURANCE AND OTHER MATTERS Section 5.1. Maintenance, Utilities, Taxes and Assessments. Throughout the Term of this Installment Sale Agreement, all improvement, repair and maintenance of the Enterprise shall be the responsibility of the City, and the City shall pay for or otherwise arrange for the payment of all utility services supplied to the Enterprise, which may include, without limitation, janitor service, security, power, gas, telephone, light, heating, water and all other utility services, and shall pay for or otherwise arrange for the payment of the cost of the repair and replacement of the Enterprise resulting from ordinary wear and tear. The City shall also pay or cause to be paid all taxes and assessments of any type or nature, if any, charged to the Authority or the City affecting any Enterprise or the respective interests or estates therein; provided, however, that with respect to special assessments or other governmental charges that may lawfully be paid in installments over a period of years, the City shall be obligated to pay only such installments as are required to be paid during the Term of this Installment Sale Agreement as and when the same become due. The City may, at the City's expense and in its name, in good faith contest any such taxes, assessments, utility and other charges and, in the event of any such contest, may permit the taxes, assessments or other charges so contested to remain unpaid during the period of such contest and any appeal therefrom unless the Authority shall notify the City that, in its opinion, by nonpayment of any such items, the interest of the Authority hereunder or under the Indenture will be materially adversely affected, in which event the City shall promptly pay such taxes, assessments or charges or provide the Authority with full security against any loss which may result from nonpayment, in form satisfactory to the Authority. Section 5.2. Operation of Enterprise. The City covenants and agrees to operate or cause to be operated the Enterprise in an efficient and economical manner and to operate, maintain and preserve or caused to be operated, maintained and preserved the Enterprise in good repair and working order. The City covenants that, in order to fully preserve and protect the priority and security of the Bonds, the City shall pay from the Gross Revenues and discharge all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies furnished for or in connection with the Enterprise which, if unpaid, may become a lien or charge upon the Pledged Net Revenues prior or superior to the lien granted hereunder, or which may otherwise impair the ability of the City to pay the Installment Payments in accordance herewith. Section 5.3. Insurance. The City shall maintain or cause to be maintained, throughout the Term of this Installment Sale Agreement, but only if and to the extent available at reasonable cost from reputable insurers, liability and casualty insurance in such amounts and against such risks as shall be appropriate for water systems of like size and with similar facilities as the Enterprise. Such insurance may be maintained as part of or in conjunction with any other insurance carried by the City and may be maintained in whole or in part in the form of self- insurance by the City or in the form of the participation by the City in a joint powers agency or other program providing pooled insurance. All amounts collected from insurance against accident to or destruction of any portion of the Enterprise shall be used to repair, rebuild or replace such damaged or destroyed portion of the Enterprise. The proceeds of liability insurance shall be applied toward the extinguishment or satisfaction of the liability with respect to which such proceeds shall have been paid. -13- Section 5.4. Eminent Domain. Any amounts received as awards as a result of the taking of all or any part of the Enterprise by the lawful exercise of eminent domain, at the election of the City (evidenced by a Written Certificate of the City filed with the Trustee and the Authority) shall either (a) be used for the acquisition or construction of improvements and extension of the Enterprise in replacement of the condemned portions thereof, or (b) with the prior written consent of the Owner, applied as a credit against the City's obligation to make the Installment Payments and payments with respect to any Parity Obligations in accordance with written instructions of the City filed with the Trustee. Section 5.5. Records and Accounts. The City shall keep proper books of record and accounts of the Enterprise, separate from all other records and accounts, in which complete and correct entries shall be made of all transactions relating to the Enterprise. Said books shall, upon prior request, be subject to the reasonable inspection by the Owners of not less than ten percent (10%) in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Bonds, or their representatives authorized in writing. The City shall cause the books and accounts of the Enterprise to be audited annually by an Independent Accountant, not more than one hundred eighty (180) days after the close of each Fiscal Year, and shall make a copy of such report available for inspection by the Bond Owners at the office of the City. Section 5.6. Against Encumbrances. The City will not make any pledge of or place any lien on moneys in the Water Fund except as provided herein. The City may at any time, or from time to time, execute Parity Obligations or Subordinate Obligations as permitted herein or incur evidences of indebtedness or incur other obligations for any lawful purpose which are payable from and secured by a pledge of lien on Pledged Net Revenues as may from time to time be deposited therein, provided that such pledge and lien shall be subordinate in all respects to the pledge of and lien thereon provided herein. Section 5.7. Against Competitive Facilities. To the extent permitted by law, the City covenants that it will not acquire, construct, maintain or operate and will not, to the extent permitted by law and within the scope of its powers, permit any other public or private agency, corporation, city or political subdivision or any person whomsoever to acquire, construct, maintain or operate within the City any water system competitive with the Enterprise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the City may permit competitive systems where it determines that provision of water service is either geographically, technically or economically prohibitive or where provision of such services is more readily obtained from another provider of such services. Section 5.8. Tax Covenants. (a) Private Activity Bond Limitation. The City shall assure that proceeds of the Bonds are not so used as to cause the Bonds to satisfy the private business tests of section 141(b) of the Code or the private loan financing test of section 141(c) of the Code. (b) Federal Guarantee Prohibition. The City 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 Bonds to be "federally guaranteed" within the meaning of section 149(b) of the Code. (c) Rebate Requirement. The City 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 Bonds. (d) No Arbitrage. The City shall not take, or permit or suffer to be taken by the Trustee or otherwise, any action with respect to the proceeds of the Bonds which, if such action had been -14- reasonably expected to have been taken, or had been deliberately and intentionally taken, on the Closing Date would have caused the Bonds to be "arbitrage bonds" within the meaning of section 148 of the Code. (e) Maintenance of Tax -Exemption. The City shall take all actions necessary to assure the exclusion of interest with respect to the Bonds from the gross income of the Owners of the Bonds to the same extent as such interest is permitted to be excluded from gross income under the Code as in effect on the Closing Date. Section 5.9.Other Covenants. (a) Reporting Requirements. The City hereby covenants and agrees that it will provide to the Owner: (i) the audited financial statements of the City within nine months after the end of each fiscal year, which shall include audited financial statements of the City, with a standard opinion provided by the auditor in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles including required supplemental information; (ii) will cause to be prepared annually, not more than two hundred ten (210) days after the close of each Fiscal Year an internally prepared balance sheet, and income statement showing: the assets, liabilities, reserves, revenues and expenditures of the Enterprise, together with the following additional reports: (A) Gross Revenues and the amount of all other funds collected which are required to be pledged or otherwise made available as security for payment of principal and interest with respect to this Installment Sale Agreement, the disbursements from the Gross Revenues and other funds in reasonable detail, (B) customer utilization and collection metrics, (C) independent rate analysis reports (when and if prepared and 30 days after City review), (D) capital projects underway and proposed, and (E) general narrative of the physical condition of the Enterprise; (iii) annually, within 30 days of City approval, an annual financial plan for the Enterprise with a narrative (when available) for the following year; (iv) a certification of the City (A) demonstrating the ratio of Net Revenues to scheduled debt service with respect to the Senior Obligations, this Installment Sale Agreement, any outstanding Parity Obligations and any subordinate obligations for the prior fiscal year; and (B) such additional information with respect to the City or Net Revenues as the Owner may from time to time reasonably request. Said Report to be provided by October 31 of each year; (v) immediately upon the City's knowledge thereof, notices of (A) any default on any debt obligation, (B) Material Litigation, (C) material governmental proceedings, or (D) Material Adverse Effect; and (vi) such other information regarding the operations of the Enterprise and the City's financial condition as the Owner may reasonably request, including without limitation, information regarding water rates and charges, copies of any rate studies commissioned by the City, and reports regarding the compliance of Enterprise with Applicable Environmental Laws. (b) Event of Default. The City shall immediately notify the Trustee and the Owner by telephone, promptly confirmed in writing, of any event, action or failure to take any action -15- which constitutes an event of default under any obligation or this Installment Sale Agreement, together with a detailed statement by a City Representative of the steps being taken by the City to cure the effect of such event of default. (c) Action, Suit or Proceeding. The City shall promptly notify the Owner in writing (i) of any action, suit or proceeding or any investigation, inquiry or similar proceeding by or before any court or other governmental authority, domestic or foreign, against the City which involve claims equal to or in excess of $1,000,000 or that seeks injunctive relief, any Material Litigation and the occurrence of any Material Adverse Change. (d) Costs and Expenses. The City agrees to pay the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and disbursements of the Original Purchaser and the necessary and reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel to the Original Purchaser in connection with (A) obtaining any waiver or consent under this Installment Sale Agreement (whether or not the transactions contemplated thereby shall be consummated) or any Event of Default hereunder, (B) the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, defense and enforcement or preservation of rights in connection with a workout, restructuring or waiver with respect to this Installment Sale Agreement, and (C) the occurrence of an Event of Default and collection and other enforcement proceedings resulting therefrom. (e) Indemnification. The City covenants and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the extent permitted by law, the Owner and its incorporators, members, commissioners, directors, officers, agents and employees (collectively, the "Owner Indemnified Persons') against all liability, losses, damages, all reasonable costs and charges (including reasonable fees and disbursements of attorneys, accountants, consultants and other experts), taxes, causes of action, suits, claims, demands and judgments of every conceivable kind, character and nature whatsoever, by or on behalf of any person arising in any manner from the transaction of which this Installment Sale Agreement is a part, including, but not limited to, losses, claims, damages, liabilities or reasonable expenses arising out of, resulting from or in any way connected with (i) the operation of the Enterprise; (ii) any violation of contract, agreement (including this Installment Sale Agreement) or restriction relating to the Enterprise; or (iii) the carrying out of any of the transactions contemplated by this Installment Sale Agreement -16- ARTICLE VI DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES; ACCESS Section 6.1. Disclaimer of Warranties. The Authority and the Trustee make no warranty or representation, either express or implied, as to the value, design, condition, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose or fitness for the use contemplated by the City of the 2024 Project, or any other representation or warranty with respect to the 2024 Project. In no event shall the Authority or the Trustee be liable for incidental, indirect, special or consequential damages in connection with or arising out of this Installment Sale Agreement or the Indenture for the existence, furnishing, functioning or City's use of the 2024 Project. Section 6.2. Access to the Enterprise. The City agrees that the Authority and the Trustee, and any duly authorized representative thereof, shall have the right at all reasonable times to enter upon and to examine and inspect the Enterprise. The City further agrees that the Authority and the Trustee, and any duly authorized representative thereof, shall have such rights of access to the Enterprise as may be reasonably necessary to cause the proper maintenance of the Enterprise in the event of failure by the City to perform its obligations hereunder. Section 6.3. Release and Indemnification Covenants. The City shall and hereby agrees to indemnify and save the Authority and the Trustee and their respective officers, agents, successors and assigns harmless from and against all claims, losses and damages, including legal fees and expenses, arising out of (a) the use, maintenance, condition or management of, or from any work or thing done on the Enterprise by the City, (b) any breach or default on the part of the City in the performance of any of its obligations under this Installment Sale Agreement, (c) any negligence or willful misconduct of the City or of any of its agents, contractors, servants, employees or licensees with respect to the Enterprise, (d) any act or negligence of any sublessee of the City with respect to the Enterprise , (e) the Acquisition and Construction of the 2024 Project or the authorization of payment of the 2024 Project Costs, (f) the performance by the Trustee of its duties and obligations under the Indenture, including any duties referred to in Section 8.12 of the Indenture, (g) the presence on, under or about, or release from, the Enterprise of any substance, material or waste which is, or which becomes, regulated or classified as hazardous or toxic under State, federal or local law, or (h) the offer, sale and issuance of the Bonds. No indemnification is made under this Section 6.3 or elsewhere in this Installment Sale Agreement for adjudicated willful misconduct or negligence by the Authority or the Trustee, or their respective officers, employees, successors or assigns. The rights of the Trustee and the obligations of the City under this Section 6.3 shall survive the termination of this Installment Sale Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Trustee. Section 6.4. Non -Liability of Authority for Enterprise Obligations. The Authority and its successor and assigns shall have no obligation and shall incur no liabilities or debts whatsoever for the obligations, liabilities and debts of the City incurred in connection with the Enterprise. -17- ARTICLE VII ASSIGNMENT, SALE AND AMENDMENT Section 7.1. Assignment by the City. The obligations of the City under this Installment Sale Agreement may not be assigned by the City. Section 7.2. Sale or Other Disposition of Enterprise. The City covenants that the Enterprise shall not be encumbered, sold, leased, pledged, any charge placed thereon, or otherwise disposed of, as a whole or substantially as a whole, without the prior consent of the Owner. Neither the Pledged Net Revenues nor any other funds pledged or otherwise made available to secure payment of the Installment Payments shall be mortgaged, encumbered, sold, leased, pledged, any charge placed thereon, or disposed or used except as authorized by the terms of this Installment Sale Agreement. The City shall not enter into any agreement which impairs the operation of the Enterprise or any part of it necessary to secure adequate Pledged Net Revenues to pay the Installment Payments, or which otherwise would impair the rights of the Bond Owners and the owners of any Parity Obligations with respect to the Pledged Net Revenues. If any substantial part of the Enterprise shall be sold, the payment therefor shall either (a) be used for the acquisition or construction of improvements, extensions or replacements to the Enterprise, or (b) to the extent not so used, with the prior written consent of the Owner, be applied to prepay Installment Payments or payments with respect to any Parity Obligations, in accordance with written instructions of the City filed with the Trustee. Section 7.3. Amendment of Installment Sale Agreement. The City and the Authority shall have the right to modify or amend this Installment Sale Agreement without the consent of any of the Bond Owners or any of the owners of Parity Obligations, but only if such amendment or modification does not cause interest represented by the Bonds to be includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes in the opinion of Bond Counsel, and only if such amendment or modification does not materially adversely affect the interests of the Owners of the Bonds in the opinion of Bond Counsel, and only if such amendment or modification is for any one or more of the following purposes: (a) to provide for the issuance of Parity Obligations pursuant to Section 4.8(b); (b) to add to the covenants and agreements of the City contained in this Installment Sale Agreement, other covenants and agreements thereafter to be observed, or to limit or surrender any rights or power herein reserved to or conferred upon the City; or (c) to amend any provision thereof for the purpose of complying with the applicable requirements of the Code. -18- ARTICLE VIII EVENTS OF DEFAULT Section 8.1. Events of Default Defined. The following events shall be Events of Default hereunder: (a) Failure by the City to pay any installments of principal or interest with respect to the Senior Obligations when and as the same become due and payable. (b) Failure by the City to pay any Installment Payment when and as the same become due and payable hereunder. (c) Failure by the City to pay any Additional Payment when due and payable hereunder, and the continuation of such failure for a period of ten (10) days. (d) Failure by the City to observe and perform any covenant, condition or agreement on its part to be observed or performed, other than as referred to in the preceding clauses (a) or (b), for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice specifying such failure and requesting that it be remedied has been given to the City by the Authority or the Trustee; provided, however, that if the City shall notify the Authority and the Trustee that in its reasonable opinion the failure stated in the notice can be corrected, but not within such thirty (30) day period, such failure shall not constitute an Event of Default hereunder if the City shall commence to cure such failure within such thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently and in good faith cure such failure in a reasonable period of time; provided that such additional cure period may not exceed 30 days without the written consent of the Owner. (e) The filing by the City of a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, or failure by the City promptly to lift any execution, garnishment or attachment, or adjudication of the City as a bankrupt, or assignment by the City for the benefit of creditors, or the entry by the City into an agreement of composition with creditors, or the approval by a court of competent jurisdiction of a petition applicable to the City in any proceedings instituted under the provisions of the Federal Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or under any similar acts which may hereafter be enacted. (f) The occurrence and continuation of any payment event of default under and as defined in the instruments authorizing the issuance of any Parity Obligations or any event that allows the acceleration of Parity Obligations. Section 8.2. Remedies on Default. Whenever any Event of Default shall have happened and be continuing, the Trustee as assignee of the Authority shall have the right, at its option and without any further demand or notice, but subject in all respects to the provisions of Article VII of the Indenture, to: (a) declare all principal components of the unpaid Installment Payments, together with accrued interest thereon at the net effective rate of interest per annum then borne by the Outstanding Bonds from the immediately preceding Interest Payment Date on which payment was made, to be immediately due and payable, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable; (b) take whatever action at law or in equity may appear necessary or desirable to collect the Installment Payments then due or thereafter to become due during the Term of this -19- Installment Sale Agreement, or enforce performance and observance of any obligation, agreement or covenant of the City under this Installment Sale Agreement; and (c) as a matter of right, in connection with the filing of a suit or other commencement of judicial proceedings to enforce the rights of the Trustee and the Bond Owners hereunder, cause the appointment of a receiver or receivers of the Gross Revenues and all amounts pledged hereunder, with such powers as the court making such appointment shall confer. The provisions of the preceding clause (a), however, are subject to the condition that if, at any time after the principal components of the unpaid Installment Payments shall have been so declared due and payable pursuant to the preceding clause (a), and before any judgment or decree for the payment of the moneys due shall have been obtained or entered, the City shall deposit with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay all principal components of the Installment Payments coming due prior to such declaration and all matured interest components (if any) of the Installment Payments, with interest on such overdue principal and interest components calculated at the net effective rate of interest per annum then borne by the Outstanding Bonds, and the reasonable expenses of the Trustee (including any fees and expenses of its attorneys), and any and all other defaults known to the Trustee (other than in the payment of the principal and interest components of the Installment Payments due and payable solely by reason of such declaration) shall have been made good, then, and in every such case, with the written consent of the Trustee, shall rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences. However, no such rescission and annulment shall extend to or shall affect any subsequent default, or shall impair or exhaust any right or power consequent thereon. As provided in Section 8.6, the Trustee shall be required to exercise the remedies provided herein in accordance with the Indenture. Section 8.3. No Remedy Exclusive. No remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Authority is intended to be exclusive and every such remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given under this Installment Sale Agreement or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity. No delay or omission to exercise any right or power accruing upon any default shall impair any such right or power or shall be construed to be a waiver thereof, but any such right and power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. In order to entitle the Authority to exercise any remedy reserved to it in this Article VIII it shall not be necessary to give any notice, other than such notice as may be required in this Article VIII or by law. Section 8.4. Agreement to Pay Attorneys' Fees and Expenses. In the event either party to this Installment Sale Agreement shall default under any of the provisions hereof and the nondefaulting party, the Trustee or the Owner of any Bonds should employ attorneys or incur other expenses for the collection of moneys or the enforcement or performance or observance of any obligation or agreement on the part of the defaulting party herein contained, the defaulting party agrees that it will on demand therefor pay to the nondefaulting party, the Trustee or such Owner, as the case may be, the reasonable fees of such attorneys and such other expenses so incurred. Section 8.5. No Additional Waiver Implied by One Waiver. In the event any agreement contained in this Installment Sale Agreement shall be breached by either party and thereafter waived by the other party, such waiver shall be limited to the particular breach so waived and shall not be deemed to waive any other breach hereunder. Section 8.6. Trustee and Bond Owners to Exercise Rights. Such rights and remedies as are given to the Authority under this Article VIII have been assigned by the Authority to the Trustee under the Indenture, to which assignment the City hereby consents. Such rights and -20- remedies shall be exercised by Trustee and the Owners of the Bonds as provided in the Indenture. Section 8.7. Rights of the Owners of Parity Obligations. Notwithstanding anything in this Article VIII to the contrary, it is hereby acknowledged and agreed that the rights of the Trustee and the Bond Owners hereunder in and to the Pledged Net Revenues and the Enterprise shall be exercised on a parity and proportionate basis with the rights of the owners of any Parity Obligations and any fiduciary acting for the benefit of such owners. The provisions of this Article VIII, and the provisions of any instruments authorizing the issuance of any Parity Obligations, shall be construed in accordance with the foregoing sentence. -21- ARTICLE IX PREPAYMENT OF INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS Section 9.1. Security Deposit. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Installment Sale Agreement, the City may on any date secure the payment of Installment Payments in whole or in part by irrevocably depositing with the Trustee or any other fiduciary an amount of cash which, together with amounts on deposit in the Bond Fund and the accounts therein, is either (a) sufficient to pay all such Installment Payments, including the principal and interest components thereof, in accordance with the Installment Payment schedule set forth in Exhibit A, or (b) invested in whole or in part in Federal Securities in such amount as will, in the written opinion of an Independent Accountant, together with interest to accrue thereon and together with any cash which is so deposited, be fully sufficient to pay all such Installment Payments when due pursuant to Section 4.4(a) , as the City shall instruct at the time of said deposit. In the event of a security deposit pursuant to this Section 9.1 with respect to all of the Installment Payments, all obligations of the City under this Installment Sale Agreement, and all security provided by this Installment Sale Agreement for said obligations, shall cease and terminate, excepting only the obligation of the City to make, or cause to be made, all of such Installment Payments from such security deposit, and the obligation of the City to compensate and indemnify the Trustee pursuant to Sections 4.9 and 6.3. Said security deposit shall be deemed to be and shall constitute a special fund for the payment of Installment Payments in accordance with the provisions of this Installment Sale Agreement. Section 9.2. Optional Prepay. The City may exercise its option to prepay the principal components of the Installment Payments on or after March 15, 2034, in whole on any date, or in part on any Installment Payment Date, in integral multiples of $5,000, by paying a prepayment price equal to the aggregate principal components of the Installment Payments to be prepaid, together with the interest component of the Installment Payment required to be paid on or accrued to such date. Such prepayment price shall be deposited by the Trustee in the Redemption Fund or in another trustee -held fund to be applied to the redemption of Bonds pursuant to Section 4.01(b) of the Indenture. The City shall give the Trustee written notice of its intention to exercise its option not less than forty-five (45) days in advance of the date of exercise. Prepayments of Installment Payments in part shall be applied to the principal component of remaining Installment Payments in inverse order of maturity. Section 9.3. Credit for Amounts on Deposit. Upon payment in full of all Additional Payments and other amounts then due and payable hereunder, all available amounts then on deposit in the funds and accounts established under the Indenture shall be credited towards the amounts then required to be so prepaid. -22- ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS Section 10.1. Further Assurances. The City agrees that it will execute and deliver any and all such further agreements, instruments, financing statements or other assurances as may be reasonably necessary or requested by the Authority or the Trustee to carry out the intention or to facilitate the performance of this Installment Sale Agreement, including, without limitation, to perfect and continue the security interests herein intended to be created. Section 10.2. Notices. Any notice, request, complaint, demand or other communication under this Installment Sale Agreement shall be given by first class mail or personal delivery to the party entitled thereto at its address set forth below, or by telecopy, telex or other form of telecommunication, at its number set forth below. Notice shall be effective either (a) upon transmission by telecopy, telex or other form of telecommunication, (b) 48 hours after deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, or (c) in the case of personal delivery to any person, upon actual receipt. If to the Authority: Tustin Public Financing Authority c / o City of Tustin 300 Centennial Way Tustin, CA 92780 Attention: City Manager Phone: (714) 573-3000 If to the City: City of Tustin 300 Centennial Way Tustin, CA 92780 Attention: City Manager Phone: (714) 573-3000 If to the Trustee: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. 333 South Hope Street, Suite 2525 Los Angeles, CA 90071 Attention: Corporate Trust Department Phone: (213) 630-6260 The Authority, the City or the Trustee may, by written notice to the other parties, from time to time modify the address or number to which communications are to be given hereunder. Section 10.3. Third Party Beneficiaries. The Trustee and the Owner shall each be and is hereby made a third party beneficiary hereunder. Section 10.4. Governing Law. This Installment Sale Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State. Section 10.5. BindingEffect. ffect. This Installment Sale Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Authority and the City, and their respective successors and assigns, subject, however, to the limitations contained herein. Section 10.6. Severability of Invalid Provisions. If any one or more of the provisions contained in this Installment Sale Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, then such provision or provisions shall be deemed severable from -23- the remaining provisions contained in this Installment Sale Agreement and such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Installment Sale Agreement, and this Installment Sale Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein. The Authority and the City each hereby declares that it would have entered into this Installment Sale Agreement and each and every other Section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase hereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more Sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases of this Installment Sale Agreement may be held illegal, invalid or unenforceable. Section 10.7. Article and Section Headings and References. The headings or titles of the several Articles and Sections hereof, and any table of contents appended to copies hereof, shall be solely for convenience of reference and shall not affect the meaning, construction or effect of this Installment Sale Agreement. All references herein to "Articles," "Sections' and other subdivisions are to the corresponding Articles, Sections or subdivisions of this Installment Sale Agreement; the words "herein," "hereof," "hereby," "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Installment Sale Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or subdivision hereof; and words of the masculine gender shall mean and include words of the feminine and neuter genders. Section 10.8. Execution of Counterparts. This Installment Sale Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original and all of which shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Section 10.9. Waiver of Personal Liability. No member of the City Council, officer, agent or employee of the City shall be individually or personally liable for the payment of Installment Payments or Additional Payments or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of this Installment Sale Agreement; but nothing herein contained shall relieve any such member of the City Council, officer, agent or employee from the performance of any official duty provided by law or by this Installment Sale Agreement. Section 10.10. Limitation of Rights to Parties and Bond Owners. Nothing in this Installment Sale Agreement expressed or implied is intended or shall be construed to give to any person other than the Authority, the Trustee, the City and the Owners of the Bonds, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Installment Sale Agreement or any covenant, condition or provision therein or herein contained; and all such covenants, conditions and provisions are and shall be held to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Authority, the Trustee, the City and the Owners of the Bonds. Section 10.11. Captions. The captions or headings in this Installment Sale Agreement are for convenience only and in no way define, limit or describe the scope or intent of any provisions or Section of this Installment Sale Agreement. -24- IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Authority and the City have caused this Installment Sale Agreement to be executed in their respective names by their duly authorized officers, all as of the date first above written. TUSTIN PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY, as seller By Executive Director CITY OF TUSTIN, as Purchaser By Vb cs?� City Manager [Signature page to Installment Sale Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2024, by and between the Tustin Public Financing Authority and City of Tustin} -25- EXHIBIT A SCHEDULE OF INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS Installment Payment Date 9/25/24 3/25/25 9/25/25 3/25/26 9/25/26 3/25/27 9/25/27 3/25/28 9/25/28 3/25/29 9/25/29 3/25/30 9/25/30 3/25/31 9/25/31 3/25/32 9/25/32 3/25/33 9/25/33 3/25/34 9/25/34 3/25/35 9/25/35 3/25/36 9/25/36 3/25/37 9/25/37 3/25/38 9/25/38 3/25/39 9/25/39 3/25/40 9/25/40 3/25/41 9/25/41 3/25/42 9/25/42 3/25/43 9/25/43 3/25/44 TOTALS Principal Component $105,000.00 135,000.00 140,000.00 145,000.00 155,000.00 160,000.00 170,000.00 180,000.00 185,000.00 195,000.00 205,000.00 215,000.00 225,000.00 235,000.00 245,000.00 260,000.00 270,000.00 285,000.00 300,000.00 315,000.00 $4,125,000.00 Interest Component(1) $ 125,370.21 99,412.50 96,882.00 96,882.00 93,628.50 93,628.50 90,254.50 90,254.50 86,760.00 86,760.00 83,024.50 83,024.50 79,168.50 79,168.50 75,071.50 75,071.50 70,733.50 70,733.50 66,275.00 66,275.00 61,575.50 61,575.50 56,635.00 56,635.00 51,453.50 51,453.50 46,031.00 46,031.00 40,367.50 40,367.50 34,463.00 34,463.00 28,197.00 28,197.00 21,690.00 21,690.00 14,821.50 14,821.50 7,591.50 7,591.50 $2,434,029.71 Total Installment Payment $ 125,370.21 204,412.50 96,882.00 231,882.00 93,628.50 233,628.50 90,254.50 235,254.50 86,760.00 241,760.00 83,024.50 243,024.50 79,168.50 249,168.50 75,071.50 255,071.50 70,733.50 255,733.50 66,275.00 261,275.00 61,575.50 266,575.50 56,635.00 271,635.00 51,453.50 276,453.50 46,031.00 281,031.00 40,367.50 285,367.50 34,463.00 294,463.00 28,197.00 298,197.00 21,690.00 306,690.00 14,821.50 314,821.50 7,591.50 322,591.50 $6,559,029.71 (1) The applicable interest rate is the Tax -Exempt Rate (4.820%). If the Default Rate (7.820%) or the Taxable Rate (6.350%) is in effect, interest will be computed by applying such alternate rate. Exhibit A Page 1 EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION OF THE 2024 PROJECT Beneta Well: The Beneta Well project involves the design and construction of an additional well at the existing Beneta Well site, with a groundwater production capacity of 1,000 gallons per minute.. Well Rehab Program: Routine rehabilitation of well facilities. The following wells have been identified for rehabilitation over the next three fiscal years: FY 23-24 Vandenberg Well, FY 24-25 Main Street #3, and FY 25-26 Pasadena Well. Lyttle Reservoir: The Lyttle Reservoir project includes the evaluation of the tank's condition, implementation of safety improvements, as well as interior and exterior recoating. Tank to be inspected by a qualified contractor to determine appropriate repairs, maintenance, or improvements. Exhibit B Page 1