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Res 1998-18 00026 RESOLUTION NO. 18 - 1998 RESOLUTION INITIATING THE PROCESS FOR THE SALE OF THE CITY'S GENERAL OBLIGATION WATER REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 1998A BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council (the "Council") of the City of Fridley, Minnesota (the "City") , as follows: 1. The Council hereby finds and determines the following: (a) The Council believes it to be in the City's best interest to consider a crossover advance refunding of the City's General Obligation Water Revenue Bonds, Series 1991A, dated January 1, 1991, issued in the original principal amount of $1, 615, 000 (the "Prior Bonds") . (b) The Prior Bonds are subject to prepayment on February 1, 2000, at the option of the City at the redemption price of par plus accrued interest. (c) The refunding of the Prior Bonds is consistent with covenants made with the holders thereof and is necessary and desirable for and will result in the reduction of debt service cost to the City. (d) It is necessary and expedient to issue the City's General Obligation Water Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1998A (the "Bonds") , to provide moneys for a refunding of the Prior Bonds. (e) The City has retained Springsted Incorporated, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, as its independent financial advisor for the Bonds and is therefore authorized to sell the Bonds by a competitive negotiated sale in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 475. 60, Subdivision 2 (9) . (f) It is necessary and desirable to the sound financial management of the affairs of the City that the City issue the Bonds pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 475 . 67, in order to provide financing for the refunding described above, and the Council hereby states its intention to authorize and issue the Bonds accordingly. 2 . The terms and conditions of the Bonds and the sale thereof are set forth in the "Terms of Proposal" attached hereto, and the Council shall meet at the time and place specified therein for the purposes of opening and considering sealed bids for the purchase of the Bonds and considering the award of sale of the Bonds. 00027 Page 2 -- Resolution No. 18 - 1998 PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 16TH DAY OF MARCH, 1998. CY J,// R NS - MAYOR ATTEST: �/ A.M. a , 41,ff WILLIAM A. CHAMPA - CI Y CLERK