Ordinance 2663-02 - Laserfiche WebLink

Government Obligations means direct, noncallable (a) United States Treasury Obligations, (b) United States Treasury Obligations - State and Local Government Series, (c) non-prepayable obligations which are unconditionally guaranteed as to full and timely payment of principal and interest by the United States of America or (d) REFCORP debt obligations unconditionally guaranteed by the United States. Paying Agent means the fiscal agency of the State of Washington, as the paying agent for the Refunded Bonds. Section 1.2. Other Definitions. The terms "Agreement," "City," "Escrow Agent," "Bond Ordinance," "Verification Report," "Refunded Bonds," and "Refunding Bonds" when they are used in this Agreement, shall have the meanings assigned to them in the preamble to this Agreement. Section 1.3. Interpretations. The titles and headings of the articles and sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience and reference only and are not to be considered a part hereof and shall not in any way modify or restrict the terms hereof. This Agreement and all of the terms and provisions hereof shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes set forth herein and to achieve the intended purpose of providing for the refunding of the Refunded Bonds in accordance with applicable law. Article 2. Deposit of Funds and Escrowed Securities Section 2.1. Deposits in the Escrow Fund. Concurrently with the sale and delivery of the Refunding Bonds the City shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Escrow Agent, for deposit in the Escrow Fund, the funds (from the proceeds of the Refunding Bonds and a cash contribution by the City) sufficient to purchase the Escrowed Securities and pay costs of issuance described in Exhibit D attached hereto, and the Escrow Agent shall, upon the receipt thereof, acknowledge such receipt to the City in writing. Article 3. Creation and Operation of Escrow Fund Section 3.1. Escrow Fund. The Escrow Agent has created on its books a special trust fund and irrevocable escrow to be known as the Refunding Account (the "Escrow Fund"). The Escrow Agent hereby agrees that upon receipt thereof it will deposit to the credit of the Escrow Fund the funds and the Escrowed Securities described in Exhibit D attached hereto and pay Costs of Issuance as described in Exhibit D. Such deposit, all proceeds therefrom, and all cash balances from time to time on deposit therein (a) shall be the property of the Escrow Fund, (b) shall be applied only in strict conformity with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and (c) are hereby irrevocably pledged to the payment of the principal of and interest on the Refunded Bonds, which payment A-3 P.\CMW\CMW5IL 12/06/02