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upon their redemption by optional redemption on December 1, 2007, as provided in the Escrow Agreement. If U.S. Treasury Securities -- State and Local Government Series are to be purchased for the Escrow Fund, the Escrow Trustee is hereby specifically authorized to file, on behalf of the City, subscriptions for the purchase and issuance of those U.S. Treasury Securities -State and Local Government Series. If, in the judgment of the Director of Finance, anopen-market purchase of obligations described in (b) in the preceding paragraph for the Escrow Fund is in the best interest of and financially advantageous to this City, the Director of Finance or any other officer of the City, on behalf of the City and in her official capacity, may purchase and deliver such obligations, engage the services of a financial advisor, bidding agent or similar entity for the purpose of facilitating the bidding, purchase and delivery of such obligations for, and any related structuring of, the Escrow Fund, execute such instruments as are deemed necessary to engage such services for such purpose, and provide further for the payment of the cost of obtaining such services, except to the extent paid by the Original Purchaser in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, from the proceeds of the Bonds to the extent available and otherwise from any other funds lawfully available and that are appropriated or shall be appropriated for that purpose. Any actions heretofore taken by any of those officers in connection with the foregoing are hereby ratified and approved. If the City determines to fund or refund other outstanding unvoted general obligation securities (collectively, the Other Refunded Obligations) contemporaneously with the refunding of the Refunded Bonds, the proceeds from the sale of bonds and other funds necessary and sufficient for that purpose may be deposited in the Escrow Fund and commingled and invested with the proceeds of the Bonds and other funds necessary and sufficient for the refunding of the Refunded Bonds. In that event, the Escrow Fund shall be held and maintained by the Escrow Trustee in trust for the registered owners of the Refunded Bonds and the Other Refunded Obligations and pledged to the payment of principal of and interest and redemption premium on the Refunded Bonds and the Other Refunded Obligations." Section 4. Sections 1, 3 and 9 of Ordinance No. 2006-20, as passed on February 21, 2006, be and are hereby repealed. Section 5. This Council finds and determines that all formal actions of this Council and of any of its committees concerning and relating to the passage of this ordinance were taken, and that all deliberations of this Council and of any committees that resulted in those formal actions were held, in meetings open to the public in compliance with the law. -8-