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VII.1. Award the Sale of $6,645,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2018 A; BishopMay 1, 2018 City Council Report 2018-053 AWARD THE SALE OF $6,645,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 2018A Proposed Action Staff recommends approval of the following motion: Adopt Resolution No. 2018-037 awarding the sale of General Obligation Bonds, Series 2018A, in the original aggregate principal amount of $6,645,000; fixing their form and specifications; directing their execution and delivery; and providing for their payment. With this motion the sale of the bonds will be awarded based on the recommendation of Ehlers and Associates, Inc., financial advisor for this project. Overview The City of Hopkins has the authority to issue GO bonds to pay for street improvements and capital equipment. The last bond issue was done in 2017 and were for street improvements on Burnes Park, Utilites and street reconstruction. We have started the Blake Road Reconstruction project budgeted at $7.99 million in 2018 which will be financed by these bond proceeds, and funds from Hennepin County. The 2018 Street Improvement Project is budgeted at $4.33 million and will include funds for the PIR, water, sewer and storm sewer components of the project. The bond issue also includes equipment with an estimated purchase price of $592,000. The street improvement portion of bonds are being issued with a 15 year term with payments to come from a tax levy, special assessments, and the water, sewer and storm sewer utility funds. The special assessments will be levied at 2% over the True Interest Cost or TIC. The equipment portion of the bonds are being issued with a 10 year term with payments to come from tax levy. On April 16, 2018 Standard & Poor’s reaffirmed our AA+ bond rating with a stable outlook. The rating report is attached for your review. At the March 20, 2018 Council Meeting, the Council authorized the sale of $6,645,000 G.O. Improvement Bonds for the Blake Road Reconstruction, 2018 street improvements and equipment. The bids will be accepted until 9:30 am on May 1, 2018 at which time they will be reviewed and the recommendation incorporated into Resolution 2018-037. Primary Issues to Consider At this time, there do not appear to be any primary issues relating to the award of the bond sales. Any significant issues affecting the sale will not be known until after the closing of the bids on May 1, 2018. Supporting Information • Resolution No. 2018-037 • Standard and Poor’s Rating Summary ______________________________ Nicholas Bishop, CPA Finance Director Financial Impact: $ 6,645,000 bond issue Budgeted: Y/N Yes Source: Bond Funds Related Documents: None 521661v1 JAE HP110-98 EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOPKINS, MINNESOTA HELD: May 1, 2018 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hopkins, Minnesota was called and held at the City Hall in Hopkins, Minnesota on Tuesday, the 1st day of May, 2018, at 7:00 p.m., for the purpose, in part, of awarding the sale of the City’s General Obligation Bonds, Series 2018A, and directing their execution and delivery. The following members were present: and the following were absent: * * * * * * * * * The Mayor announced that the next order of business was consideration of the proposals which had been received for the purchase of the City’s General Obligation Bonds, Series 2018A, to be issued in the original aggregate principal amount of $6,645,000. The City Manager presented a tabulation of the proposals that had been received in the manner specified in the Terms of Proposal for the Bonds. The proposals are attached hereto as EXHIBIT A. After due consideration of the proposals, Member _____________ then introduced the following written resolution, the reading of which was dispensed with by unanimous consent, and moved its adoption: 521661v1 JAE HP110-98 2 RESOLUTION NO. 2018-037 A RESOLUTION AWARDING THE SALE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 2018A, IN THE ORIGINAL AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $6,645,000; FIXING THEIR FORM AND SPECIFICATIONS; DIRECTING THEIR EXECUTION AND DELIVERY; AND PROVIDING FOR THEIR PAYMENT BE IT RESOLVED By the City Council of the City of Hopkins, Hennepin County, Minnesota (the “City”) as follows: Section 1. Sale of Bonds. 1.01. Street Reconstruction Bonds. (a) Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 475, as amended, specifically Section 475.58, subdivision 3b (the “Street Reconstruction Act”), the City is authorized to finance all or a portion of the cost of street reconstruction projects by the issuance of general bonds of the City payable from ad valorem taxes. (b) On May 16, 2017, following a duly noticed public hearing, the City Council of the City adopted a five-year street reconstruction overlay plan (the “Plan”) describing the streets to be reconstructed, estimated costs, and any planned reconstruction of other streets in the City and approved the issuance of obligations by vote of all of the members thereof, all pursuant to the Street Reconstruction Act. (c) Expenditures described in the Plan for 2018 include roadway reconstruction for Blake Road (the “Street Reconstruction”). The City estimates that the total cost of the Street Reconstruction for 2018 is $1,725,000, including capitalized interest, costs of issuance, and bond discount. (d) The City Council has determined that, within thirty (30) days after the hearing, no petition for a referendum on the issuance of bonds to pay costs of the Street Reconstruction was received by the City in accordance with the Street Reconstruction Act. (e) It is necessary and expedient to the sound financial management of the affairs of the City to issue general obligations in the aggregate principal amount of $1,725,000 (the “Street Reconstruction Bonds”), pursuant to the Street Reconstruction Act, to provide financing for the Street Reconstruction. 1.02. Improvement Bonds. (a) Certain assessable public improvements within the City designated as the 2018 Street and Utility Improvement Project (the “Assessable Improvements”) have been made, duly ordered or contracts let for the construction thereof pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Chapters 429 and 475, as amended (collectively, the “Improvement Act”). 521661v1 JAE HP110-98 3 (b) It is necessary and expedient to the sound financial management of the affairs of the City to issue general obligations in the aggregate principal amount of $4,305,000 (the “Improvement Bonds”), pursuant to the Improvement Act, to provide financing for the Assessable Improvements. 1.03. Equipment Certificates. (a) The City is authorized by Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 475, as amended, and Minnesota Statutes, Sections 410.32 and 412.301, as amended (collectively, the “Capital Equipment Act”), to issue its general obligation equipment certificates of indebtedness on such terms and in such manner as the City determines to finance the purchase of items of capital equipment (the “Equipment”), subject to certain limitations contained in the Capital Equipment Act. (b) The City has purchased and acquired or will purchase and acquire the Equipment described in EXHIBIT B attached hereto, or other items of capital equipment authorized under the Capital Equipment Act, pursuant to the Capital Equipment Act. (c) It is necessary and expedient to the sound financial management of the affairs of the City to issue general obligations in the aggregate principal amount of $615,000 (the “Equipment Certificates”), pursuant to the Capital Equipment Act, to provide financing for the acquisition of the Equipment. (d) As required by the Capital Equipment Act: (i) The expected useful life of the Equipment is or will be at least as long as the term of the Equipment Certificates. (ii) The principal amount of the Equipment Certificates to be issued in the year 2018 does not exceed one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the estimated market value of taxable property in the City for the year 2018. 1.04. Issuance of General Obligation Bonds. (a) The City Council finds it necessary and expedient to the sound financial management of the affairs of the City to issue its General Obligation Bonds, Series 2018A (the “Bonds”), in the original aggregate principal amount of $6,645,000, pursuant to the Street Reconstruction Act, the Improvement Act, and the Capital Equipment Act (collectively, the “Act”), to provide financing for the Street Reconstruction, the Assessable Improvements, and the Equipment. (b) The City is authorized by Section 475.60, subdivision 2(9) of the Act to negotiate the sale of the Bonds, it being determined that the City has retained an independent municipal advisor in connection with such sale. The actions of the City staff and municipal advisor in negotiating the sale of the Bonds are ratified and confirmed in all aspects. 1.05. Award to the Purchaser and Interest Rates. The proposal of ___________________ (the “Purchaser”) to purchase the Bonds is hereby found and determined to be a reasonable offer and is hereby accepted, the proposal being to purchase the Bonds at a price of $___________ (par amount of $6,645,000, [plus original issue premium of $___________,] [less original issue discount $__________,] less an 521661v1 JAE HP110-98 4 underwriter’s discount of $_____________), plus accrued interest to date of delivery, if any, for Bonds bearing interest as follows: Year Interest Rate Year Interest Rate 2020 % 2028 % 2021 2029 2022 2030 2023 2031 2024 2032 2025 2033 2026 2034 2027 True interest cost: ____________% 1.06. Purchase Contract. The sum of $____________, being the amount proposed by the Purchaser in excess of $6,578,550, shall be credited to the accounts in the Debt Service Fund hereinafter created or deposited in the accounts of the Project Fund hereinafter created, as determined by the Finance Director of the City in consultation with the City’s municipal advisor. The Finance Director is directed to retain the good faith check of the Purchaser, pending completion of the sale of the Bonds, and to return the good faith checks of the unsuccessful proposers. The Mayor and City Manager are directed to execute a contract with the Purchaser on behalf of the City. 1.07. Term s and Principal Amounts of the Bonds. The City will forthwith issue and sell the Bonds pursuant to the Act, in the total principal amount of $6,645,000, originally dated May 24, 2018, in the denomination of $5,000 each or any integral multiple thereof, numbered No. R-1, upward, bearing interest as above set forth, and maturing serially on February 1 in the years and amounts as follows: Year Amount Year Amount 2020 $ 2028 $ 2021 2029 2022 2030 2023 2031 2024 2032 2025 2033 2026 2034 2027 (a) $1,725,000 of the Bonds, constituting the Street Reconstruction Bonds, maturing on February 1 of the years and in the amounts set forth below, will be used to finance the construction of the Street Reconstruction: 521661v1 JAE HP110-98 5 Year Amount Year Amount 2020 $ 2028 $ 2021 2029 2022 2030 2023 2031 2024 2032 2025 2033 2026 2034 2027 (b) $4,305,000 of the Bonds, constituting the Improvement Bonds, maturing on February 1 of the years and in the amounts set forth below, will be used to finance the construction of the Assessable Improvements: Year Amount Year Amount 2020 $ 2028 $ 2021 2029 2022 2030 2023 2031 2024 2032 2025 2033 2026 2034 2027 (c) The remainder of the Bonds in the principal amount of $615,000, constituting the Equipment Certificates, maturing on February 1 of the years and in the amounts set forth below, will be used to finance the acquisition of the Equipment: Year Amount Year Amount 2020 $ 2025 $ 2021 2026 2022 2027 2023 2028 2024 1.08. Optional Redemption. The City may elect on February 1, 2026, and on any day thereafter to prepay Bonds due on or after February 1, 2027. Redemption may be in whole or in part and if in part, at the option of the City and in such manner as the City will determine. If less than all Bonds of a maturity are called for redemption, the City will notify DTC (as defined in Section 7 hereof) of the particular amount of such maturity to be prepaid. DTC will determine by lot the amount of each participant’s interest in such maturity to be redeemed and each participant will then select by lot the beneficial ownership interests in such maturity to be redeemed. Prepayments will be at a price of par plus accrued interest. [TO BE COMPLETED IF TERM BONDS ARE REQUESTED: 1.09. Mandatory Redemption; Term Bonds. The Bonds maturing on February 1, 20___ and February 1, 20___ shall hereinafter be referred to collectively as the “Term Bonds.” The principal amount of the Term Bonds subject to mandatory sinking 521661v1 JAE HP110-98 6 fund redemption on any date may be reduced through earlier optional redemptions, with any partial redemptions of the Term Bonds credited against future mandatory sinking fund redemptions of such Term Bonds in such order as the City shall determine. The Term Bonds are subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption and shall be redeemed in part at par plus accrued interest on February 1 of the following years and in the principal amounts as follows:] Sinking Fund Installment Date February 1, 20__ Term Bond Principal Amount ____________________ * Maturity February 1, 20__ Term Bond Principal Amount ____________________ * Maturity Section 2. Registration and Payment. 2.01. Registered Form. The Bonds will be issued only in fully registered form. The interest thereon and, upon surrender of each Bond, the principal amount thereof, is payable by check or draft issued by the Registrar described herein. 2.02. Dates; Interest Payment Dates. Each Bond will be dated as of the last interest payment date preceding the date of authentication to which interest on the Bond has been paid or made available for payment, unless (i) the date of authentication is an interest payment date to which interest has been paid or made available for payment, in which case the Bond will be dated as of the date of authentication, or (ii) the date of authentication is prior to the first interest payment date, in which case the Bond will be dated as of the date of original issue. The interest on the Bonds is payable on February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing February 1, 2019, to the registered owners of record thereof as of the close of business on the fifteenth day of the immediately preceding month, whether or not such day is a business day. 2.03. Registration. The City will appoint a bond registrar, transfer agent, authenticating agent and paying agent (the “Registrar”). The effect of registration and the rights and duties of the City and the Registrar with respect thereto are as follows: (a) Register. The Registrar must keep at its principal corporate trust office a bond register in which the Registrar provides for the registration of ownership of Bonds and the registration of transfers and exchanges of Bonds entitled to be registered, transferred or exchanged. (b) Transfer of Bonds. Upon surrender for transfer of a Bond duly endorsed by the registered owner thereof or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Registrar, duly executed by the registered owner thereof or by an attorney duly authorized by the registered owner in writing, the Registrar will authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Bonds of a like aggregate principal amount and maturity, as requested by the transferor. The Registrar may, however, close the books for 521661v1 JAE HP110-98 7 registration of any transfer after the fifteenth day of the month preceding each interest payment date and until that interest payment date. (c) Exchange of Bonds. When Bonds are surrendered by the registered owner for exchange the Registrar will authenticate and deliver one or more new Bonds of a like aggregate principal amount and maturity as requested by the registered owner or the owner’s attorney in writing. (d) Cancellation. Bonds surrendered upon transfer or exchange will be promptly cancelled by the Registrar and thereafter disposed of as directed by the City. (e) Improper or Unauthorized Transfer. When a Bond is presented to the Registrar for transfer, the Registrar may refuse to transfer the Bond until the Registrar is satisfied that the endorsement on the Bond or separate instrument of transfer is valid and genuine and that the requested transfer is legally authorized. The Registrar will incur no liability for the refusal, in good faith, to make transfers which it, in its judgment, deems improper or unauthorized. (f) Persons Deemed Owners. The City and the Registrar may treat the person in whose name a Bond is registered in the bond register as the absolute owner of the Bond, whether the Bond is overdue or not, for the purpose of receiving payment of, or on account of, the principal of and interest on the Bond and for all other purposes, and payments so made to a registered owner or upon the owner’s order will be valid and effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability upon the Bond to the extent of the sum or sums so paid. (g) Taxes, Fees and Charges. The Registrar may impose a charge upon the owner thereof for a transfer or exchange of Bonds sufficient to reimburse the Registrar for any tax, fee or other governmental charge required to be paid with respect to the transfer or exchange. (h) Mutilated, Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Bonds. If a Bond becomes mutilated or is destroyed, stolen or lost, the Registrar will deliver a new Bond of like amount, number, maturity date and tenor in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of the mutilated Bond or in lieu of and in substitution for any Bond destroyed, stolen or lost, upon the payment of the reasonable expenses and charges of the Registrar in connection therewith; and, in the case of a Bond destroyed, stolen or lost, upon filing with the Registrar of evidence satisfactory to it that the Bond was destroyed, stolen or lost, and of the ownership thereof, and upon furnishing to the Registrar an appropriate bond or indemnity in form, substance and amount satisfactory to it and as provided by law, in which both the City and the Registrar must be named as obligees. Bonds so surrendered to the Registrar will be cancelled by the Registrar and evidence of such cancellation must be given to the City. If the mutilated, destroyed, stolen or lost Bond has already matured or been called for redemption in accordance with its terms it is not necessary to issue a new Bond prior to payment. (i) Redemption. In the event any of the Bonds are called for redemption, notice thereof identifying the Bonds to be redeemed will be given by the Registrar by mailing a copy of the redemption notice by first class mail (postage prepaid) to the registered owner of each Bond to be redeemed at the address shown on the registration books kept by the Registrar and by publishing the notice if required by law. Failure to give notice by publication or by mail to any registered owner, or any defect therein, will not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of Bonds. Bonds so called for redemption will cease to bear interest after the specified redemption date, provided that the funds for the redemption are on deposit with the place of payment at that time. 521661v1 JAE HP110-98 8 2.04. Appointment of Initial Registrar. The City appoints Bond Trust Services Corporation, Roseville, Minnesota, as the initial Registrar. The Mayor and the City Manager are authorized to execute and deliver, on behalf of the City, a contract with the Registrar. Upon merger or consolidation of the Registrar with another corporation, if the resulting corporation is a bank or trust company authorized by law to conduct such business, the resulting corporation is authorized to act as successor Registrar. The City agrees to pay the reasonable and customary charges of the Registrar for the services performed. The City reserves the right to remove the Registrar upon thirty (30) days’ notice and upon the appointment of a successor Registrar, in which event the predecessor Registrar must deliver all cash and Bonds in its possession to the successor Registrar and must deliver the bond register to the successor Registrar. On or before each principal or interest due date, without further order of the City Council, the Finance Director must transmit to the Registrar moneys sufficient for the payment of all principal and interest then due. 2.05. Execution, Authentication and Delivery. The Bonds will be prepared under the direction of the City Manager and executed on behalf of the City by the signatures of the Mayor and the City Manager, provided that those signatures may be printed, engraved or lithographed facsimiles of the originals. If an officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature appears on the Bonds ceases to be such officer before the delivery of a Bond, that signature or facsimile will nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if the officer had remained in office until delivery. Notwithstanding such execution, a Bond will not be valid or obligatory for any purpose or entitled to any security or benefit under this resolution unless and until a certificate of authentication on the Bond has been duly executed by the manual signature of an authorized representative of the Registrar. Certificates of authentication on different Bonds need not be signed by the same representative. The executed certificate of authentication on a Bond is conclusive evidence that it has been authenticated and delivered under this resolution. When the Bonds have been so prepared, executed and authenticated, the City Manager will deliver the same to the Purchaser upon payment of the purchase price in accordance with the contract of sale heretofore made and executed, and the Purchaser is not obligated to see to the application of the purchase price. 2.06. Temporary Bonds. The City may elect to deliver in lieu of printed definitive Bonds one or more typewritten temporary Bonds in substantially the form set forth in EXHIBIT C attached hereto with such changes as may be necessary to reflect more than one maturity in a single temporary bond. Upon the execution and delivery of definitive Bonds the temporary Bonds will be exchanged therefor and cancelled. Section 3. Form of Bond. 3.01. Execution of the Bonds. The Bonds will be printed or typewritten in substantially the form set forth in EXHIBIT C. 3.02. Approving Legal Opinion. The City Manager is authorized and directed to obtain a copy of the proposed approving legal opinion of Kennedy & Graven, Chartered, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and cause the opinion to be printed on or accompany each Bond. Section 4. Payment; Security; Pledges and Covenants. 4.01. Debt Service Fund. The Bonds will be payable from the General Obligation Bonds, Series 2018A Debt Service Fund (the “Debt Service Fund”) hereby created. The Debt Service Fund shall be administered and maintained by the Finance Director as a bookkeeping account separate and apart from all other funds maintained in the official financial records of the City. The City will maintain the following accounts in the Debt Service Fund: the “Street Reconstruction Account,” the “Assessable Improvements Account,” and the “Equipment Account.” Amounts in the Street Reconstruction Account are irrevocably 521661v1 JAE HP110-98 9 pledged to the Street Reconstruction Bonds, amounts in the Assessable Improvements Account are irrevocably pledged to the Improvement Bonds, and amounts in the Equipment Account are irrevocably pledged to the Equipment Certificates. (a) Street Reconstruction Account. The Finance Director shall timely deposit in the Street Reconstruction Account of the Debt Service Fund the ad valorem taxes levied herein for the Street Reconstruction, which ad valorem taxes are pledged to the Street Reconstruction Account. There is also appropriated to the Street Reconstruction Account a pro rata portion of (i) capitalized interest financed from the proceeds of the Bonds, if any; and (ii) amounts over the minimum purchase price paid by the Purchaser, to the extent designated for deposit in the Debt Service Fund in accordance with Section 1.06 hereof. (b) Assessable Improvements Account. Ad valorem taxes hereinafter levied for the Assessable Improvement and special assessments levied against property specially benefited by the Assessable Improvements (the “Assessments”) are hereby pledged to the Assessable Improvements Account of the Debt Service Fund. There is also appropriated to the Assessable Improvements Account a pro rata portion of (i) capitalized interest financed from Bond proceeds; and (ii) amounts over the minimum purchase price of the Bonds paid by the Purchaser, to the extent designated for deposit in the Debt Service Fund in accordance with Section 1.06 hereof. (c) Equipment Account. The Finance Director shall timely deposit in the Equipment Account of the Debt Service Fund the ad valorem taxes levied herein for the acquisition of the Equipment, which taxes are pledged to the Equipment Account. There is also appropriated to the Equipment Account a pro rata portion of amounts over the minimum purchase price paid by the Purchaser, to the extent designated for deposit in the Debt Service Fund in accordance with Section 1.06 hereof. 4.02. Project Fund. The City hereby creates the General Obligation Bonds, Series 2018A Project Fund (the “Project Fund”). The City will maintain the following accounts in the Project Fund: the “Street Reconstruction Account,” the “Assessable Improvements Account,” and the “Equipment Account.” Amounts in the Street Reconstruction Account are irrevocably pledged to the Street Reconstruction Bonds, amounts in the Assessable Improvements Account are irrevocably pledged to the Improvement Bonds, and amounts in the Equipment Account are irrevocably pledged to the Equipment Certificates. (a) Street Reconstruction Account. Proceeds of the Street Reconstruction Bonds, less the appropriations made in Section 4.01(a) hereof, together with ad valorem taxes and any other funds appropriated for the Street Reconstruction collected during the Street Reconstruction, will be deposited in the Street Reconstruction Account of the Project Fund to be used solely to defray expenses of the Street Reconstruction and the payment of principal and interest on the Street Reconstruction Bonds prior to the completion and payment of all costs of the Street Reconstruction. When the Street Reconstruction is completed and the cost thereof paid, the Street Reconstruction Account of the Project Fund is to be closed and any funds remaining may be deposited in the Street Reconstruction Account of the Debt Service Fund. (b) Assessable Improvements Account. Proceeds of the Improvement Bonds, less the appropriations made in Section 4.01(b) hereof, together with ad valorem taxes and Assessments and any other funds appropriated for the Assessable Improvements collected during the construction of the Assessable Improvements, will be deposited in the Assessable Improvements Account of the Project Fund to be used solely to defray expenses of the Assessable Improvements and the payment of principal of and interest on the Improvement Bonds prior to the completion and payment of all 521661v1 JAE HP110-98 10 costs of the Assessable Improvements. Any balance remaining in the Assessable Improvements Account after completion of the Assessable Improvements may be used to pay the cost in whole or in part of any other improvement instituted under the Improvement Act, under the direction of the City Council. When the Assessable Improvements are completed and the cost thereof paid, the Assessable Improvements Account of the Project Fund is to be closed and any subsequent collections of Assessments and ad valorem taxes for the Assessable Improvements are to be deposited in the Assessable Improvements Account of the Debt Service Fund. (c) Equipment Account. The proceeds of the Equipment Certificates, less the appropriations made in Section 4.01(c) hereof, together with any other funds appropriated for the purchase of Equipment, will be deposited in the Equipment Account of the Project Fund to be used solely to defray expenses of the Equipment. When the Equipment is purchased and the cost thereof paid, the Equipment Account of the Project Fund is to be closed and any moneys remaining therein shall be transferred to the Equipment Account of the Debt Service Fund. 4.03. City Covenants with Respect to the Improvement Bonds. It is hereby determined that the Assessable Improvements will directly and indirectly benefit abutting property, and the City hereby covenants with the holders from time to time of the Bonds as follows: (a) The City will cause the Assessments for the Assessable Improvements to be promptly levied so that the first installment of the Assessable Improvements will be collectible not later than 2019 and will take all steps necessary to assure prompt collection, and the levy of the Assessments is hereby authorized. The City Council will cause to be taken with due diligence all further actions that are required for the construction of each Assessable Improvement financed wholly or partly from the proceeds of the Bonds, and will take all further actions necessary for the final and valid levy of the Assessments and the appropriation of any other funds needed to pay the Improvement Bonds and interest thereon when due. (b) In the event of any current or anticipated deficiency in Assessments and ad valorem taxes, the City Council will levy additional ad valorem taxes in the amount of the current or anticipated deficiency. (c) The City will keep complete and accurate books and records showing receipts and disbursements in connection with the Assessable Improvements, Assessments, and ad valorem taxes levied therefor and other funds appropriated for their payment, collections thereof and disbursements therefrom, monies on hand, and the balance of unpaid Assessments. (d) The City will cause its books and records to be audited at least annually and will furnish copies of such audit reports to any interested person upon request. (e) At least twenty percent (20%) of the cost to the City of the Assessable Improvements described herein will be specially assessed against benefited properties. 4.04. General Obligation Pledge. For the prompt and full payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds, as the same respectively become due, the full faith, credit and taxing powers of the City will be and are hereby irrevocably pledged. If the balance in the Debt Service Fund is ever insufficient to pay all principal and interest then due on the Bonds and any other bonds payable therefrom, the deficiency will be promptly paid out of monies in the general fund of the City which are available for such purpose, and such general fund may be reimbursed with or without interest from the Debt Service Fund when a sufficient balance is available therein. 521661v1 JAE HP110-98 11 4.05. Pledge of Tax Levy. For the purpose of paying a portion of the principal of and interest on the Bonds, there is levied a direct annual irrepealable ad valorem tax (the “Taxes”) upon all of the taxable property in the City, which will be spread upon the tax rolls and collected with and as part of other general taxes of the City. The Taxes will be credited to the Assessable Improvements Account of the Debt Service Fund, the Street Reconstruction Account of the Debt Service Fund, and the Equipment Account of the Debt Service Fund above provided and will be in the years and amounts as attached hereto as EXHIBIT D. 4.06. Certification to Taxpayer Services Division Manager as to Debt Service Fund Amount. It is hereby determined that the estimated collections of Taxes and Assessments will produce at least five percent (5%) in excess of the amount needed to meet when due the principal and interest payments on the Bonds. The tax levy herein provided is irrepealable until all of the Bonds are paid, provided that at the time the City makes its annual tax levies the Finance Director may certify to the Taxpayer Services Division Manager of Hennepin County, Minnesota (the “Taxpayer Services Division Manager”) the amount available in the Debt Service Fund to pay principal and interest due during the ensuing year, and the Taxpayer Services Division Manager will thereupon reduce the levy collectible during such year by the amount so certified. 4.07. Registration of Resolution. The City Manager is authorized and directed to file a certified copy of this resolution with the Taxpayer Services Division Manager and to obtain the certificate required by Section 475.63 of the Act. Section 5. Authentication of Transcript. 5.01. City Proceedings and Records. The officers of the City are authorized and directed to prepare and furnish to the Purchaser and to the attorneys approving the Bonds certified copies of proceedings and records of the City relating to the Bonds and to the financial condition and affairs of the City, and such other certificates, affidavits and transcripts as may be required to show the facts within their knowledge or as shown by the books and records in their custody and under their control, relating to the validity and marketability of the Bonds, and such instruments, including any heretofore furnished, will be deemed representations of the City as to the facts stated therein. 5.02. Certification as to Official Statement. The Mayor, the City Manager, and the Finance Director are authorized and directed to certify that they have examined the Official Statement prepared and circulated in connection with the issuance and sale of the Bonds and that to the best of their knowledge and belief the Official Statement is a complete and accurate representation of the facts and representations made therein as of the date of the Official Statement. 5.03. Other Certificates. The Mayor, the City Manager, and the Finance Director are hereby authorized and directed to furnish to the Purchaser at the closing such certificates as are required as a condition of sale. Unless litigation shall have been commenced and be pending questioning the Bonds or the organization of the City or incumbency of its officers, at the closing the Mayor, the City Manager, and the Finance Director shall also execute and deliver to the Purchaser a suitable certificate as to absence of material litigation, and the Finance Director shall also execute and deliver a certificate as to payment for and delivery of the Bonds. 5.04. Payment of Costs of Issuance. The City authorizes the Purchaser to forward the amount of Bond proceeds allocable to the payment of issuance expenses to KleinBank, Chaska, Minnesota on the closing date for further distribution as directed by the City’s financial advisor, Ehlers & Associates, Inc. 521661v1 JAE HP110-98 12 Section 6. Tax Covenant. 6.01. Tax -Exempt Bonds. The City covenants and agrees with the holders from time to time of the Bonds that it will not take or permit to be taken by any of its officers, employees or agents any action which would cause the interest on the Bonds to become subject to taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, in effect at the time of such actions, and that it will take or cause its officers, employees or agents to take, all affirmative action within its power that may be necessary to ensure that such interest will not become subject to taxation under the Code and applicable Treasury Regulations, as presently existing or as hereafter amended and made applicable to the Bonds. 6.02. Rebate. The City will comply with requirements necessary under the Code to establish and maintain the exclusion from gross income of the interest on the Bonds under Section 103 of the Code, including without limitation requirements relating to temporary periods for investments, limitations on amounts invested at a yield greater than the yield on the Bonds, and the rebate of excess investment earnings to the United States. 6.03. Not Private Activity Bonds. The City further covenants not to use the proceeds of the Bonds or to cause or permit them or any of them to be used, in such a manner as to cause the Bonds to be “private activity bonds” within the meaning of Sections 103 and 141 through 150 of the Code. 6.04. Qualified Tax-Exempt Obligations. In order to qualify the Bonds as “qualified tax-exempt obligations” within the meaning of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code, the City makes the following factual statements and representations: (a) the Bonds are not “private activity bonds” as defined in Section 141 of the Code; (b) the City designates the Bonds as “qualified tax-exempt obligations” for purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code; (c) the reasonably anticipated amount of tax-exempt obligations (other than private activity bonds that are not qualified 501(c)(3) bonds) which will be issued by the City (and all subordinate entities of the City) during calendar year 2018 will not exceed $10,000,000; and (d) not more than $10,000,000 of obligations issued by the City during calendar year 2018 have been designated for purposes of Section 265(b)(3) of the Code. 6.05. Procedural Requirements. The City will use its best efforts to comply with any federal procedural requirements which may apply in order to effectuate the designations made by this section. Section 7. Book-Entry System; Limited Obligation of City. 7.01. DTC. The Bonds will be initially issued in the form of a separate single typewritten or printed fully registered Bond for each of the maturities set forth in Section 1.07 hereof. Upon initial issuance, the ownership of each Bond will be registered in the registration books kept by the Registrar in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee for The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, and its successors and assigns (“DTC”). Except as provided in this section, all of the outstanding Bonds will be registered in the registration books kept by the Registrar in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC. 521661v1 JAE HP110-98 13 7.02. Participants. With respect to Bonds registered in the registration books kept by the Registrar in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, the City, the Registrar and the Paying Agent will have no responsibility or obligation to any broker dealers, banks and other financial institutions from time to time for which DTC holds Bonds as securities depository (the “Participants”) or to any other person on behalf of which a Participant holds an interest in the Bonds, including but not limited to any responsibility or obligation with respect to (i) the accuracy of the records of DTC, Cede & Co. or any Participant with respect to any ownership interest in the Bonds, (ii) the delivery to any Participant or any other person (other than a registered owner of Bonds, as shown by the registration books kept by the Registrar), of any notice with respect to the Bonds, including any notice of redemption, or (iii) the payment to any Participant or any other person, other than a registered owner of Bonds, of any amount with respect to principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Bonds. The City, the Registrar and the Paying Agent may treat and consider the person in whose name each Bond is registered in the registration books kept by the Registrar as the holder and absolute owner of such Bond for the purpose of payment of principal, premium and interest with respect to such Bond, for the purpose of registering transfers with respect to such Bonds, and for all other purposes. The Paying Agent will pay all principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds only to or on the order of the respective registered owners, as shown in the registration books kept by the Registrar, and all such payments will be valid and effectual to fully satisfy and discharge the City’s obligations with respect to payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Bonds to the extent of the sum or sums so paid. No person other than a registered owner of Bonds, as shown in the registration books kept by the Registrar, will receive a certificated Bond evidencing the obligation of this resolution. Upon delivery by DTC to the City Manager of a written notice to the effect that DTC has determined to substitute a new nominee in place of Cede & Co., the words “Cede & Co.” will refer to such new nominee of DTC; and upon receipt of such a notice, the City Manager will promptly deliver a copy of the same to the Registrar and Paying Agent. 7.03. Representation Letter. The City has heretofore executed and delivered to DTC a Blanket Issuer Letter of Representations (the “Representation Letter”) which will govern payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds and notices with respect to the Bonds. Any Paying Agent or Registrar subsequently appointed by the City with respect to the Bonds will agree to take all action necessary for all representations of the City in the Representation Letter with respect to the Registrar and Paying Agent, respectively, to be complied with at all times. 7.04. Transfers Outside Book-Entry System. In the event the City, by resolution of the City Council, determines that it is in the best interests of the persons having beneficial interests in the Bonds that they be able to obtain Bond certificates, the City will notify DTC, whereupon DTC will notify the Participants, of the availability through DTC of Bond certificates. In such event the City will issue, transfer and exchange Bond certificates as requested by DTC and any other registered owners in accordance with the provisions of this resolution. DTC may determine to discontinue providing its services with respect to the Bonds at any time by giving notice to the City and discharging its responsibilities with respect thereto under applicable law. In such event, if no successor securities depository is appointed, the City will issue and the Registrar will authenticate Bond certificates in accordance with this resolution and the provisions hereof will apply to the transfer, exchange and method of payment thereof. 7.05. Payments to Cede & Co. Notwithstanding any other provision of this resolution to the contrary, so long as a Bond is registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, payments with respect to principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bond and all notices with respect to the Bond will be made and given, respectively in the manner provided in DTC’s Operational Arrangements, as set forth in the Representation Letter. 521661v1 JAE HP110-98 14 Section 8. Continuing Disclosure. 8.01. Execution of Continuing Disclosure Certificate. “Continuing Disclosure Certificate” means that certain Continuing Disclosure Certificate executed by the Mayor and City Manager and dated the date of issuance and delivery of the Bonds, as originally executed and as it may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. 8.02. City Compliance with Provisions of Continuing Disclosure Certificate. The City hereby covenants and agrees that it will comply with and carry out all of the provisions of the Continuing Disclosure Certificate. Notwithstanding any other provision of this resolution, failure of the City to comply with the Continuing Disclosure Certificate is not to be considered an event of default with respect to the Bonds; however, any Bondholder may take such actions as may be necessary and appropriate, including seeking mandate or specific performance by court order, to cause the City to comply with its obligations under this section. Section 9. Defeasance. When all Bonds and all interest thereon have been discharged as provided in this section, all pledges, covenants and other rights granted by this resolution to the holders of the Bonds will cease, except that the pledge of the full faith and credit of the City for the prompt and full payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds will remain in full force and effect. The City may discharge all Bonds which are due on any date by depositing with the Registrar on or before that date a sum sufficient for the payment thereof in full. If any Bond should not be paid when due, it may nevertheless be discharged by depositing with the Registrar a sum sufficient for the payment thereof in full with interest accrued to the date of such deposit. (The remainder of this page is intentionally left blank.) 521661v1 JAE HP110-98 15 The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Member ______________, and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: and the following voted against the same: whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. 521661v1 JAE HP110-98 16 Passed and adopted this 1st day of May, 2018. Molly Cummings, Mayor Attest: Amy Domeier, City Clerk 521661v1 JAE HP110-98 A-1 EXHIBIT A PROPOSALS 521661v1 JAE HP110-98 B-1 EXHIBIT B LIST OF EQUIPMENT Equipment Cost Expected Life (in Years) 4x2 One-Ton Dump Truck $ 54,600 12 Tandem Dump Truck 235,000 17 Toolcat 63,300 10 4x4 Half-Ton Truck 31,300 10 Swap Loader (25%) 23,750 20 Extraction Tool 27,400 10 Sweeper 156,400 20 Total: $591,750 521661v1 JAE HP110-98 C-1 EXHIBIT C FORM OF BOND No. R-_____ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA $_________ STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF HENNEPIN CITY OF HOPKINS GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND SERIES 2018A Rate Maturity Date of Original Issue CUSIP February 1, 20__ May 24, 2018 Registered Owner: Cede & Co. The City of Hopkins, Minnesota, a duly organized and existing municipal corporation in Hennepin County, Minnesota (the “City”), acknowledges itself to be indebted and for value received hereby promises to pay to the Registered Owner specified above or registered assigns, the principal sum of $__________ on the maturity date specified above, with interest thereon from the date hereof at the annual rate specified above (calculated on the basis of a 360 day year of twelve 30 day months), payable February 1 and August 1 in each year, commencing February 1, 2019, to the person in whose name this Bond is registered at the close of business on the fifteenth day (whether or not a business day) of the immediately preceding month. The interest hereon and, upon presentation and surrender hereof, the principal hereof are payable in lawful money of the United States of America by check or draft by Bond Trust Services Corporation, Roseville, Minnesota, as Bond Registrar, Paying Agent, Transfer Agent and Authenticating Agent, or its designated successor under the Resolution described herein. For the prompt and full payment of such principal and interest as the same respectively become due, the full faith and credit and taxing powers of the City have been and are hereby irrevocably pledged. The City may elect on February 1, 2026, and on any day thereafter to prepay Bonds due on or after February 1, 2027. Redemption may be in whole or in part and if in part, at the option of the City and in such manner as the City will determine. If less than all Bonds of a maturity are called for redemption, the City will notify The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) of the particular amount of such maturity to be prepaid. DTC will determine by lot the amount of each participant’s interest in such maturity to be redeemed and each participant will then select by lot the beneficial ownership interests in such maturity to be redeemed. Prepayments will be at a price of par plus accrued interest. This Bond is one of an issue in the aggregate principal amount of $6,645,000 all of like original issue date and tenor, except as to number, maturity date, redemption privilege, and interest rate, all issued pursuant to a resolution adopted by the City Council on May 1, 2018 (the “Resolution”), for the purpose of providing money to defray the expenses incurred and to be incurred in making certain street reconstruction improvements and certain assessable local improvements and acquiring items of capital equipment, pursuant to and in full conformity with the home rule charter of the City and the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota, including Minnesota Statutes, Chapters 429 and 475, as amended, 521661v1 JAE HP110-98 C-2 and Minnesota Statutes, Sections 475.58, subdivision 3b, 412.301, and 410.32, all as amended. The principal hereof and interest hereon are payable in part from ad valorem taxes and special assessments levied against property specially benefited by local improvements, as set forth in the Resolution to which reference is made for a full statement of rights and powers thereby conferred. The full faith and credit of the City are irrevocably pledged for payment of this Bond and the City Council has obligated itself to levy additional ad valorem taxes on all taxable property in the City in the event of any deficiency in taxes and special assessments pledged, which taxes may be levied without limitation as to rate or amount. The Bonds of this series are issued only as fully registered Bonds in denominations of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof of single maturities. The City Council has designated the issue of Bonds of which this Bond forms a part as “qualified tax-exempt obligations” within the meaning of Section 265(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) relating to disallowance of interest expense for financial institutions and within the $10 million limit allowed by the Code for the calendar year of issue. As provided in the Resolution and subject to certain limitations set forth therein, this Bond is transferable upon the books of the City at the principal office of the Bond Registrar, by the registered owner hereof in person or by the owner’s attorney duly authorized in writing upon surrender hereof together with a written instrument of transfer satisfactory to the Bond Registrar, duly executed by the registered owner or the owner’s attorney; and may also be surrendered in exchange for Bonds of other authorized denominations. Upon such transfer or exchange the City will cause a new Bond or Bonds to be issued in the name of the transferee or registered owner, of the same aggregate principal amount, bearing interest at the same rate and maturing on the same date, subject to reimbursement for any tax, fee or governmental charge required to be paid with respect to such transfer or exchange. The City and the Bond Registrar may deem and treat the person in whose name this Bond is registered as the absolute owner hereof, whether this Bond is overdue or not, for the purpose of receiving payment and for all other purposes, and neither the City nor the Bond Registrar will be affected by any notice to the contrary. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, RECITED, COVENANTED AND AGREED that all acts, conditions and things required by the home rule charter of the City and the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota to be done, to exist, to happen and to be performed preliminary to and in the issuance of this Bond in order to make it a valid and binding general obligation of the City in accordance with its terms, have been done, do exist, have happened and have been performed as so required, and that the issuance of this Bond does not cause the indebtedness of the City to exceed any constitutional, charter, or statutory limitation of indebtedness. This Bond is not valid or obligatory for any purpose or entitled to any security or benefit under the Resolution until the Certificate of Authentication hereon has been executed by the Bond Registrar by manual signature of one of its authorized representatives. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Hopkins, Hennepin County, Minnesota, by its City Council, has caused this Bond to be executed on its behalf by the facsimile or manual signatures of the Mayor and City Manager and has caused this Bond to be dated as of the date set forth below. 521661v1 JAE HP110-98 C-3 Dated: May 24, 2018 CITY OF HOPKINS, MINNESOTA (Facsimile) (Facsimile) Mayor City Manager ______________________________________ CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This is one of the Bonds delivered pursuant to the Resolution mentioned within. BOND TRUST SERVICES CORPORATION By Authorized Representative ______________________________________ ABBREVIATIONS The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Bond, will be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations: TEN COM -- as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT _________ Custodian _________ (Cust) (Minor) TEN ENT -- as tenants by entireties under Uniform Gifts or Transfers to Minors Act, State of _______________ JT TEN -- as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. ________________________________________ ASSIGNMENT For value received, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto ________________________________________ the within Bond and all rights thereunder, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint _________________________ attorney to transfer the said Bond on the books kept for registration of the within Bond, with full power of substitution in the premises. Dated: 521661v1 JAE HP110-98 C-4 Notice: The assignor’s signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Bond in every particular, without alteration or any change whatever. Signature Guaranteed: NOTICE: Signature(s) must be guaranteed by a financial institution that is a member of the Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”), the Stock Exchange Medallion Program (“SEMP”), the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Medallion Signatures Program (“MSP”) or other such “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STEMP, SEMP or MSP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Registrar will not effect transfer of this Bond unless the information concerning the assignee requested below is provided. Name and Address: (Include information for all joint owners if this Bond is held by joint account.) Please insert social security or other identifying number of assignee ________________________________________ PROVISIONS AS TO REGISTRATION The ownership of the principal of and interest on the within Bond has been registered on the books of the Registrar in the name of the person last noted below. Date of Registration Registered Owner Signature of Officer of Registrar Cede & Co. Federal ID #13-2555119 521661v1 JAE HP110-98 D-1 EXHIBIT D TAX LEVY SCHEDULES Tax Levy Schedule for Street Reconstruction Bonds YEAR * TAX LEVY 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 __________________________________ * Year tax levy collected. Tax Levy Schedule for Improvement Bonds YEAR * TAX LEVY 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 __________________________________ * Year tax levy collected. 521661v1 JAE HP110-98 D-2 Tax Levy Schedule for Equipment Certificates YEAR * TAX LEVY 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 __________________________________ * Year tax levy collected. 521661v1 JAE HP110-98 STATE OF MINNESOTA ) ) COUNTY OF HENNEPIN ) SS. ) CITY OF HOPKINS ) I, being the duly qualified and acting City Clerk of the City of Hopkins, Hennepin County, Minnesota (the “City”), do hereby certify that I have carefully compared the attached and foregoing extract of minutes of a regular meeting of the City Council of the City held on May 1, 2018 with the original minutes on file in my office and the extract is a full, true and correct copy of the minutes insofar as they relate to the issuance and sale of the City’s General Obligation Bonds, Series 2018A, in the original aggregate principal amount of $6,645,000. WITNESS My hand officially as such City Clerk and the corporate seal of the City this ______ day of May, 2018. Amy Domeier, City Clerk City of Hopkins, Minnesota (SEAL) Summary: Hopkins, Minnesota; General Obligation Primary Credit Analyst: Helen Samuelson, Chicago (1) 312-233-7011; helen.samuelson@spglobal.com Secondary Contact: Angel A Bacio, Centennial + (303) 721-4671; angel.bacio@spglobal.com Table Of Contents Rationale Outlook Related Research WWW.STANDARDANDPOORS.COM/RATINGSDIRECT APRIL 16, 2018 1 Summary: Hopkins, Minnesota; General Obligation Credit Profile US$6.645 mil GO bnds ser 2018A dtd 05/15/2018 due 02/01/2034 Long Term Rating AA+/Stable New US$3.355 mil GO tax abatement bnds ser 2018B dtd 05/15/2018 due 02/01/2034 Long Term Rating AA+/Stable New Hopkins GO Long Term Rating AA+/Stable Affirmed Rationale S&P Global Ratings assigned its 'AA+' rating to Hopkins, Minn.'s series 2018A general obligation (GO) bonds and series 2018B GO tax abatement bonds. At the same time, S&P Global Ratings affirmed its 'AA+' rating on the city's existing GO debt. The outlook is stable. The series 2018A bonds are secured by the city's unlimited-tax GO pledge. Officials will use bond proceeds to fund various street improvement projects and capital equipment. The 2018B bonds are secured by the city's unlimited-tax GO pledge and by tax abatement revenues from benefitting properties. Officials will use bond proceeds to finance improvements at its ice arena. As part of the current rating action, we also affirmed our 'AA+' ratings on several GO bonds secured by city's unlimited-tax GO pledge and various other revenues such as tax increment, tax abatement, special assessment revenues, and various enterprise fund revenues, though in each case we rate to the city's GO pledge as we do not have enough information to rate the various pledged revenues. The 'AA+' rating reflects our view of the city's: • Very strong economy, with access to a broad and diverse metropolitan statistical area (MSA); • Very strong management, with strong financial policies and practices under our financial management assessment (FMA) methodology; • Adequate budgetary performance, with balanced operating results in the general fund and an operating deficit at the total governmental fund level in fiscal 2016; • Very strong budgetary flexibility, with an available fund balance in fiscal 2016 of 26% of operating expenditures; • Very strong liquidity, with total government available cash at 103.6% of total governmental fund expenditures and 6.4x governmental debt service, and access to external liquidity we consider strong; • Weak debt and contingent liability position, with debt service carrying charges at 16.1% of expenditures and net direct debt that is 273.6% of total governmental fund revenue, but rapid amortization, with 69.7% of debt scheduled to be retired in 10 years; and WWW.STANDARDANDPOORS.COM/RATINGSDIRECT APRIL 16, 2018 2 • Strong institutional framework score. Very strong economy We consider Hopkins' economy very strong. The city, with an estimated population of 18,660, is located in Hennepin County in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA, which we consider to be broad and diverse. The city has a projected per capita effective buying income (EBI) of 121% of the national level and per capita market value of $103,795. Overall, the city's market value grew by 7.8% over the past year to $1.9 billion in 2017. The county's unemployment rate was 3.4% in 2016. The city is located roughly eight miles southwest of Minneapolis and encompasses an area of roughly four square miles. Development, such as a recently completed 200-unit apartment building and a planned 600-unit mixed residential/commercial project, is driving growth in both taxable and economic market values. We expect the city's local economy will continue to grow, given its proximity to the Minneapolis/St. Paul economic base. The city's tax base is primarily residential (58%) though also has a sizable commercial/industrial (40%) tax base. The top 10 taxpayers account for 23% of total net tax capacity, including tax increment fund (TIF) values. Very strong management We view the city's management as very strong, with "strong" financial policies and practices under our FMA methodology, indicating financial practices are strong, well embedded, and likely sustainable. Highlights of the city's various financial practices and policies include: • Use of at least three years of historical information in the formulation of the upcoming year's revenue and expenditure assumptions with the help of outside sources and a line-by-line approach to budgeting; • Quarterly reporting of budget-to-actual performance to the council with the ability to make amendments to the budget as needed; • Five year, long-term financial plan that projects revenues and expenditures and is updated on an annual basis; • A rolling five year, long-term capital plan that addresses capital needs of the city with sources and uses of funds identified; • Formalized investment management policy with quarterly reporting of investments and holdings; • Formalized debt management policy that sets guidelines for short-term borrowing, maturity lengths, and minimum allowable coverage on revenue debt; and • Formalized fund balance policy to maintain 42% of expenditures for cash-flow needs. Adequate budgetary performance Hopkins' budgetary performance is strong in our opinion. The city had balanced operating results in the general fund of negative 0.1% of expenditures, but a deficit result across all governmental funds of negative 2.6% in fiscal 2016. We adjusted general fund and total governmental fund results for items such as recurring transfers and bond proceed spending. The city relies primarily on property tax revenue (78%) and intergovernmental revenues (9%) to fund its general fund WWW.STANDARDANDPOORS.COM/RATINGSDIRECT APRIL 16, 2018 3 Summary: Hopkins, Minnesota; General Obligation operations. For fiscal 2016, the city had originally budgeted for breakeven operations though ended with a slightly negative net result of $16,000 (after adjustment for one-time transfer for capital project). Management attributes these results mainly to the one-time capital projects that were internally funded coupled with changes in personnel that cause a negative variance on the expenditure side of the budget. Fiscal 2017 actual results suggest a $94,421 deficit after $15,000 of transfers. The city expects to report a total governmental fund deficit in 2017, but mainly due to the impact of a bond refunding. The 2018 general fund budget is breakeven, and the city has contingencies built in with respect to its employee contracts not currently settled. The city is managing its personnel and personnel-related expenses to maintain structural balance but also remain competitive. We note that total governmental fund performance largely reflects capital spending in the permanent improvement fund and other similar capital-related funds; some of this spending also involves various utility enterprise funds. The Arts Center fund has a $997,040 negative fund balance, and a $1 million loan from the general fund. However, the city realizes economic benefits from the Arts Center, and thus management plans to continue providing financial support from the general fund and a direct levy; its forecasts indicate that the fund will not be capable of erasing its negative balance until 2024. Additionally, the general fund shows loans to the housing authority fund, water fund, and TIF fund in 2016, all of which amount to $2.6 million, up from $1.5 million in fiscal 2015. We expect the city will continue to manage its personnel and related expenses, as well as its capital expenses, to maintain consistent budgetary performance and general fund reserves in line with its fund balance policy. Additionally, we expect the city will also manage its overall operating budget to alleviate any potential pressure on the general fund, and ease its reliance on interfund loans. Should interfund loans and negative operations in the other funds continue to rise in such a way that we believe the city's budgetary performance is compromised, it could lead to a weakening in our view of the city's overall credit quality. Very strong budgetary flexibility Hopkins' budgetary flexibility is very strong, in our view, with an available fund balance in fiscal 2016 of 26% of operating expenditures, or $3.2 million. We adjusted available fund balance to account for interfund loans to the city's Arts Center, TIF fund, water fund and housing authority fund, which amounted to nearly $2.6 million in 2016.Based on the city's expected general fund outcome for fiscal 2017 and its breakeven budget for the fiscal 2018, we believe the city's available fund balance as a percentage of expenditures will remain very strong, but we note the interfund loans have increased year over year and if they continue to increase, they could put downward pressure on what we consider the available fund balance. Very strong liquidity In our opinion, Hopkins' liquidity is very strong, with total government available cash at 103.6% of total governmental fund expenditures and 6.4x governmental debt service in 2016. In our view, the city has strong access to external liquidity if necessary. We deducted TIF fund cash assets from the city's fiscal 2016 total government available cash, which the city views as WWW.STANDARDANDPOORS.COM/RATINGSDIRECT APRIL 16, 2018 4 Summary: Hopkins, Minnesota; General Obligation restricted. We believe the city's strong access to external liquidity reflects its regular GO bond issuance during the past 20 years. The majority of its investments are in money market securities and certificates of deposit, therefore, we do not view its use of investments as aggressive. We do not expect the city's cash position to change much over the next two years, with respect to its total governmental expenditures and debt service. Weak debt and contingent liability profile In our view, Hopkins' debt and contingent liability profile is weak. Total governmental fund debt service is 16.1% of total governmental fund expenditures, and net direct debt is 273.6% of total governmental fund revenue. Approximately 69.7% of the direct debt is scheduled to be repaid within 10 years, which is in our view a positive credit factor. Net direct debt was partially adjusted to reflect self-support from some of its enterprise funds. Management has confirmed that it does not have any privately placed or direct purchase debt. We understand that the city plans to issue roughly $5.5 million to $6.0 million per year for the next three years to fund street projects. Hopkins' combined required pension and actual other postemployment benefits (OPEB) contributions totaled 4.4% of total governmental fund expenditures in 2016. Of that amount, 3.5% represented required contributions to pension obligations, and 0.9% represented OPEB payments. The city made its full annual required pension contribution in 2016. The city participates in a defined-benefit plan administered by the Public Employees Retirement Association of Minnesota (PERA). PERA administers the General Employees retirement Fund (GERF) and Public Employees Police and Fire Fund (PEPFF), which are cost-sharing, multiemployer retirement plans. According to Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 68, employers with benefits administered through cost-sharing, multiemployer pension plans such as GERF and PEPFF must report their proportionate share of the net pension liability. In addition, the city contributes to Hopkins fire relief association single employer plan. Currently, there is proposed pension legislation that could lead to increases in employer contribution rates for PERA plans. However, because Hopkins' pension costs are currently 5% of its adjusted total governmental fund expenditures, we believe the city would likely be able to absorb these increases in the near term. The GERF plan was 76% funded in 2017. According to the city's 2016 audit, which provides the most recently available information about its net pension liabilities, the city's net pension liability as of 2016 was $6.8 million for the GERF and $11.2 million for the PEPFF. The Hopkins Fire Relief Association plan was funded at 119.8%. The largest plan, the PEPFF, maintained a funded level of 63.8%, using the plan's fiduciary net position as a percentage of the total pension liability. The city closed its OPEB plan in 1993, and pays about $470,000 per year to the plan; their actuarial projections indicate these payments will likely end in 2028, leaving only an implicit liability thereafter. WWW.STANDARDANDPOORS.COM/RATINGSDIRECT APRIL 16, 2018 5 Summary: Hopkins, Minnesota; General Obligation Strong institutional framework The institutional framework score for Minnesota cities with a population greater than 2,500 is strong. Outlook The stable outlook reflects our view that Hopkins will maintain reserves at or above its reserve policy amount, at least adequate budgetary performance, and very strong liquidity. We do not expect a rating change within the two-year outlook period. Downside scenario We could lower the rating if the city's pension and debt burden materially worsens, or its budget falls out of balance, compromising its budgetary performance and budgetary flexibility. Additionally, if budget pressures outside the general fund, such as utility funds and arts center, continue to be a drain on the general fund and debt continues to grow, it could lead to downward rating pressure. Upside scenario A higher rating is possible if the city's balance sheet improves and economic measures, such as its income levels and per capita market values, were to improve to levels commensurate with those of higher-rated peers, all other credit factors remaining equal. Related Research • S&P Public Finance Local GO Criteria: How We Adjust Data For Analytic Consistency, Sept. 12, 2013 • Incorporating GASB 67 And 68: Evaluating Pension/OPEB Obligations Under Standard & Poor's U.S. Local Government GO Criteria, Sept. 2, 2015 • 2017 Update Of Institutional Framework For U.S. Local Governments Ratings Detail (As Of April 16, 2018) Hopkins GO bnds Long Term Rating AA+/Stable Affirmed Hopkins GO bnds ser 2017B dtd 07/13/2017 due 02/01/2033 Long Term Rating AA+/Stable Affirmed Hopkins GO imp bnds Long Term Rating AA+/Stable Affirmed Hopkins GO tax abatement bnds Long Term Rating AA+/Stable Affirmed Hopkins GO tax increment rev rfdg bnds Long Term Rating AA+/Stable Affirmed Hopkins GO Long Term Rating AA+/Stable Affirmed WWW.STANDARDANDPOORS.COM/RATINGSDIRECT APRIL 16, 2018 6 Summary: Hopkins, Minnesota; General Obligation Ratings Detail (As Of April 16, 2018) (cont.) 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