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Resolution No. 11-35 CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON TIGARD CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 11- 35- A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENDITURES WITH REIMBURSEMENT OBLIGATION PROCEEDS WHEREAS,the City of Tigard (the"City") has made and expects to make expenditures from its available funds to finance improvements to the City's eater system,including but not limited to, water facilities included in the Water Rate Study adopted by the City Council on November 9,2010 in Resolution No. 10-58 (the"Public Improvements");and WHEREAS, the City reasonably expects to issue bonds,bond anticipation notes,or other obligations as described in Ordinance No. 10-19 adopted by the City Council on December 28,2010 (the"Reimbursement Obligations") and to use the proceeds of the Reimbursement Obligations to reimburse the City for the expenditures it makes from its available funds for the Public Improvement;and WHEREAS,to permit interest on the Reimbursement Obligations to be excludable from gross income, the Internal Revenue Code of the United States requires that the City declare its intent to reimburse itself from Reimbursement Obligation proceeds within 60 days after the expenditures are made;and WHEREAS,the City expects that the principal amount of the Reimbursement Obligations will not exceed one hundred and sixty million dollars ($160,000,000) as authorized by Ordinance No. 10-19 adopted by the City Council on December 28,2010;and WHEREAS, the City understands that the use of proceeds of the Reimbursement Obligations to reimburse an expenditure may occur no later than the later of(a) 18 months after the date of such expenditure or (b) 18 months after completion of the projects to which such expenditure relates, and in any event no later than three years after the date of such expenditure. Furthermore,proceeds of the Reimbursement Obligations generally may not be used to reimburse expenditures paid earlier than sixty (60) days prior to the date of the adoption of this resolution. Preliminary expenditures in an amount not exceeding 20 percent of the Reimbursement Obligation proceeds are not subject to these limitations. Preliminary expenditures include: architectural,engineering, surveying, soil testing and similar costs incurred prior to commencement of acquisition, construction or rehabilitation of the projects,other than land acquisition, site preparation and similar costs incident to commencement of construction. In addition,de minimus expenditures (the smaller of$100,000 or five percent of the Reimbursement Obligation proceeds) of any kind are not subject to the reimbursement rules. NOVI,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Tigard City Council that: RESOLUTION NO. 11- 3 . Page 1 SECTION 1. DECLARATION OF INTENT TO REIMBURSE. The City hereby declares its official intent pursuant to Section 1.150-2 of the Federal Income Tax Regulations to reimburse itself for expenditures it makes for the public improvements with the proceeds of the Reimbursement Obligations. SECTION 2. DELEGATION. The city manager or the financial and information services director is hereby authorized to make future declarations of intent to reimburse under Section 1.150-2 of the Federal Income Tax Regulations,on behalf of the City and without further action by the City Council. All such future declarations shall be in writing and the original or a certified copy of each declaration shall be maintained in the public records of the City. SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This res lution is effective upon its adoption. PASSED: This day 2011. Z�/5r Mayor- City of Tigar ATTEST: City Recorder-City of Tigard RESOLUTION NO. 11- Page 2