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with Section 265(b)(3) of the Code (the Designated Amount), is hereby designated as "qualified tax
<br /> exempt obligations" for purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code. In that connection, the City
<br /> hereby represents and covenants that the City, together with all of its subordinate entities or entities
<br /> that issue obligations on behalf of the City, or on behalf of which the City issues obligations, in or
<br /> during the calendar year in which the Bonds are issued, (i) have not issued and will not issue tax
<br /> exempt obligations designated as "qualified tax exempt obligations" for purposes of Section
<br /> 265(b)(3) of the Code (including the Designated Amount of the Bonds), in an aggregate amount in
<br /> excess of$10,000,000, and (ii) has not issued, does not reasonably anticipate issuing, and will not
<br /> issue, tax exempt obligations (including the Designated Amount of the Bonds, but excluding
<br /> obligations, other than qualified 501(c)(3) bonds as defined in Section 145 of the Code, that are
<br /> private activity bonds as defined in Section 141 of the Code and excluding refunding obligations
<br /> that are not advance refunding obligations as defined in Section 149(d)(5) of the Code) in an
<br /> aggregate amount exceeding $10,000,000, unless the City first obtains a written opinion of
<br /> nationally recognized bond counsel that such designation or issuance, as applicable, will not
<br /> adversely affect the status of the Bonds as "qualified tax exempt obligations". Further, the City
<br /> represents and covenants that, during any time or in any manner as might affect the status of the
<br /> Bonds as "qualified tax exempt obligations", the City has not formed or participated in the
<br /> formation of, or benefited from or availed itself of, any entity in order to avoid the purposes of
<br /> subparagraph (C) or (D) of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code, and will not form, participate in the
<br /> formation of, or benefit from or avail itself of, any such entity. The City further represents that the
<br /> Bonds are not being issued as part of a direct or indirect composite issue that combines issues or lots
<br /> of tax exempt obligations of different issuers.
<br /> The Director of Finance, as the fiscal officer, or any other officer of the City having
<br /> responsibility for issuance of the Bonds is hereby authorized (a) to make or effect any election,
<br /> selection, designation, choice, consent, approval, or waiver on behalf of the City with respect to the
<br /> Bonds as the City is permitted or required to make or give under the federal income tax laws,
<br /> including, without limitation, any of the elections provided for or available under Section 148 of the
<br /> Code, for the purpose of assuring, enhancing or protecting favorable tax treatment or status of the
<br /> Bonds or interest thereon or assisting compliance with requirements for that purpose, reducing the
<br /> burden or expense of such compliance, reducing the rebate amount or payments or penalties, or
<br /> making payments of special amounts in lieu of making computations to determine, or paying,
<br /> excess earnings as rebate, or obviating those amounts or payments, as determined by that officer,
<br /> which action shall be in writing and signed by the officer, (b)to take any and all other actions,make
<br /> or obtain calculations, make payments, and make or give reports,covenants and certifications of and
<br /> on behalf of the City, as may be appropriate to assure the exclusion of interest from gross income
<br /> and the intended tax status of the Bonds, and (c) to give one or more appropriate certificates of the
<br /> City, for inclusion in the transcript of proceedings for the Bonds, setting forth the reasonable
<br /> expectations of the City regarding the amount and use of all the proceeds of the Bonds, the facts,
<br /> circumstances and estimates on which they are based, and other facts and circumstances relevant to
<br /> the tax treatment of the interest on the Bonds or the tax status of the Bonds.
<br /> Each covenant made in this Section with respect to the Bonds is also made with respect
<br /> to all issues any portion of the debt service on which is paid from proceeds of the Bonds (and, if
<br /> different, the original issue and any refunding issues in a series of refundings), to the extent such
<br /> compliance is necessary to assure exclusion of interest on the Bonds from gross income for federal
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