66-87 Sewer System Improvement BAN $2,140,000

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officer of the City having responsibility for the issuance of the Notes shall give an appropriate certificate of the City, for inclusion in the transcript of proceedings for the Notes, setting forth the reasonable expectations of the City regarding the amount and use of all the pro- ceeds of the Notes, the facts, circumstances, and estimates on which they are based, and other facts and circumstances relevant to the tax treatment of interest on the Notes. The City covenants that it (a) will take or cause to be taken such actions which may be required of it for the interest on the Notes to be and remain excluded from gross income for federal income tax purposes, and (b) will not take or permit to be taken any actions which would adversely affect that exclusion, and that it, or persons acting for it, will, among other acts of compliance, (i) apply the proceeds of the Notes to the governmental purpose of the borrowing, (ii) restrict the yield on investment property acquired with those proceeds, (iii)' make timely rebate payments to the federal government, (iv) maintain books and records and make calculations and reports, and (v) refrain from certain uses of proceeds, all in such manner and to the extent necessary to assure such exclusion of that interest under the Code. The Director of Finance and other appropriate officers are hereby authorized and directed to take any and all actions, make calculations and rebate payments, and make or give reports and certifications as may be appropriate to assure such exclusion of that interest. Section 6. The Notes are hereby designated as "qualified tax-exempt obligations" for purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code. In that connection, the City hereby covenants that the City, it having no "subordinate entities" with authority to issue obligations within the meaning of that Section of the Code, in or during the calendar year in which the Notes are issued, (i) will not designate as "qualified tax- exempt obligations" for purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code tax- exempt obligations, including the Notes, in an aggregate principal amount in excess of $10,000,000, and (ii) will not issue tax-exempt obligations within the meaning of Section 265(b)(4) of the Code, includ- ing the Notes and any qualified 501(c)(3) bonds as defined in Sec- tion 145 of the Code (but excluding obligations, other than qualified 501(c)(3) bonds, that are private activity bonds as defined in Sec- tion 141 of the Code), in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $10,000,000, unless the City receives an opinion of nationally recog- nized bond counsel that such designation or issuance, as applicable, will not cause the Notes to cease to be "qualified tax-exempt obliga- tions.'' Section 7. The Notes shall be the full general obligations of the City of Lakewood and the full faith, credit and revenue of said City are hereby pledged for the prompt payment of the same. The par value to be received from the sale of the bonds anticipated by the Notes and any excess funds resulting from the issuance of the Notes shall, to the extent necessary, be used only for the retirement of the Notes at matur- ity, together with the interest thereon~ and is hereby pledged for such purpose. Section 8. In the event bonds are not issued to provide a fund for the payment of the'Notes at maturity, during the year or years while the Notes run, there shall be levied on all the taxable property in the City of Lakewood, in addition to all other taxes, a direct tax -3-