2016/10/19 Council Agenda Packet

1 license fees, taxes and payments in lieu of taxes payable to the City) of such additions, improvements and extensions shall be deducted from estimated annual net revenue. The words "historical net revenue" or "net revenue" as used in this subsection(d) shall mean the Revenue or any part or parts thereof less the normal expenses of maintenance and operation of the System or any part or parts thereof, but before depreciation. Such "historical net revenue" or "net revenue" shall be adjusted to reflect the rates and charges effective on the date of such certificate if there has been any change in such rates and charges during or after such 12-consecutive-month period. (e) Junior Liens. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the City from issuing revenue bonds or other obligations that are a charge upon the Revenue of the System junior or inferior to the payments required by this ordinance to be made out of such Revenue into the Revenue Bond Fund and accounts therein to pay and secure the payment of any Outstanding Parity Bonds. (f) Refunding to avoid default. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the City from issuing revenue bonds to refund maturing Parity Bonds for the payment of which money is not otherwise available. Section 10. Tax Covenants. The City covenants that it will not take or permit to be taken on its behalf any action that would adversely affect the exemption from federal income taxation of the interest on the Bonds and will take or require to be taken such acts as may reasonably be within its ability and as may from time to time be required under applicable law to continue the exemption from federal income taxation of the interest on the Bonds. (a) Arbitrage Covenant. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the City covenants that it will not take any action or fail to take any action with respect to the proceeds of '`tlT` P.\20287 CM1M20287 BN9 10/11/16