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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-206 RESOLUTION NO. 08-206 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE REFUNDING OF THE COUNTY'S IMPROVEMENT REVENUE NOTE, SERIES 2003 AND IMPROVEMENT REVENUE NOTE, SERIES 2004B; PROVIDING FOR BORROWING THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $15,000,000 ON A TERM LOAN BASIS FROM SUNTRUST EQUIPMENT FINANCE & LEASING CORP., TO PAY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH REFUNDING; PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT REFUNDING REVENUE NOTE, SERIES 2008 TO EVIDENCE THE COUNTY'S OBLIGATION TO REPAY SUCH TERM LOAN; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE NOTE AND THE EXECUTION AND DELNERY OF A LOAN AGREEMENT IN CONNECTION THEREWITH; COVENANTING TO BUDGET AND APPROPRIATE FROM LEGALLY AVAILABLE NON-AD VALOREM REVENUES IN AMOUNTS NECESSARY TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON SUCH NOTE AND ALL OBLIGATIONS DUE THEREUNDER; AUTHORIZING FURTHER OFFICIAL ACTION IN CONNECTION WITH THE DELIVERY OF THE NOTE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA: SECTION 1. AUTHORITY FOR THIS RESOLUTION. This resolution is adopted pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 125, Part I, Florida Statutes, Ordinance No. 87-77 of the Board of County Commissioners (the "Board") of St. Lucie County, Florida (the "County"), as amended, and other applicable provisions of law. SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. The following terms shall have the following meanings when used in this resolution unless the context clearly requires otherwise. Words importing singular numbers shall include the plural number in each case and vice versa, and words importing persons shall include firms and corporations. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning set forth in the Loan Agreement. "Act" means Chapter 125, Part I, Florida Statutes, Ordinance No. 87-77 of the Board of the County, as amended, and other applicable provisions of law. "Board" means the Board of County Commissioners, as the governing body of the County. "Bond Counsel" means Bryant Miller Olive P.A. "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board, or in the Chairman's absence, the Vice Chairman. 1 "Clerk" means the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the County or, in the Clerk's absence,any Deputy Clerk. "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. "County" means St. Lucie County, Florida, a political subdivision of the State of Florida. "County Administrator" means the County Administrator of the County, as the chief administrative officer or the County Administrator's designee. "Covenant" means the covenant to budget and appropriate moneys to pay the Note contained in Section 10 of the Loan Agreement. "Director" means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget of the County. "Financial Advisor" means Public Financial Management, Inc., Orlando, Florida. "Loan" means the advance of moneys from the Purchaser to the County pursuant to the Loan Agreement. "Loan Agreement" means the agreement between the Purchaser and the County setting forth the terms and details of the Loan, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A with such modifications or changes thereto as may be necessary or desirable, in the opinion of the County Administrator, upon the adviee and recommendation of the Financial Advisor, the County Attorney, and Bond Counsel, to conform the terms thereof to the terms of the Proposal or to secure for the County any additional rights or privileges not inconsistent with the terms of the Proposal, such approval to be presumed by the execution and delivery thereof by the County to the Purchaser. "Non-Ad Valorem Revenues" means all (a) revenues received by the County from sources other than the levy of ad valorem taxes upon property and (b) legally available for payment of the principal of and interest on the Note. "Note" means the St. Lucie County, Florida, Capital Improvement Refunding Revenue Note, Series 2008, authorized herein, in substantially the form attached to the Loan Agreement as Exhibit A, with such modifications or changes thereto as may be necessary or desirable, in the opinion of the County Administrator, upon the advice and recommendation of the Financial Advisor, the County Attorney, and Bond Counsel, to conform the terms thereof to the terms of the Proposal or to secure for the County any additional rights or privileges not inconsistent with the terms of the Proposal, such approval to be presumed by the execution and delivery thereof by the County to the Purchaser. "Pledged Revenues" means the Non-Ad Valorem Revenues budgeted, appropriated and deposited into the sinking fund established under the Loan Agreement pursuant to the Covenant. 2 "Proposal" means the Proposal dated May 27, 2008, for purchase of the Note and the provision of a term loan financing, submitted to the County by the Purchaser and accepted by the County, and attached to the Loan Agreement as Exhibit B. "Purchaser" means SunTrust Equipment Finance & Leasing Corp., 300 East Joppa Road, 7th Floor, Towson, Maryland 21286, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia and authorized to do business in the State of Florida and its successors and/or assigns. "Refunded Notes" means the Series 2003 Note and the Series 2004B Note. "Resolution" means, collectively, this resolution and all resolutions amendatory hereof and supplemental hereto. "Series 2003 Note" means the St. Lucie County, Florida Capital Improvement Revenue Note, Series 2003 currently outstanding in the principal amount of $7,500,000.00. "Series 2004B Note" means the St. Lucie County Florida, 'Capital Improvement Revenue Note, Series 2004B currently outstanding in the principal amount of $4,743,423.00. SECTION 3. Board. FINDINGS. It is hereby found, declared, and determined by the (A) The Board deems it necessary and desirable and in the best interests of the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the County that the County refund the Refunded Notes. The County is authorized pursuant to the provisions of the Act to refund the Refunded Notes. (B) The County is without adequate, currently available funds to retire the Refunded Notes and it is necessary and desirable and in the best interests of the County and its residents that the County borrow the moneys necessary to refund the Refunded Notes. The County is authorized pursuant to the provisions of the Act to borrow moneys to refund the Refunded Notes. (C) The County has solicited proposals from lending institutions for the Loan, the results of which have been tabulated by the Financial Advisor. Pursuant to the Financial Advisor's advice, the Director determined that the Purchaser's Proposal contained terms most favorable to the County. (D) Because of the complex nature of the Loan, the Note and the Loan Agreement, the nature of the security for the Loan, and the fact that the Note is not expected to be rated or insured, it is in the best interests of the County to sell the Note to and obtain the Loan from the Purchaser pursuant to a negotiated placement and in accordance with the terms of the Proposal. 3 (E) It is necessary and desirable and in the best interests of the health, safety and welfare of the County and its residents to provide for the securing of the County's obligation to repay the Loan by making and entering into the Covenant, executing and delivering the Loan Agreement, and issuing the Note in connection therewith. The County is authorized pursuant to the provisions of the Act to secure the Note with the Pledged Revenues. (F) The obligation of the County to repay the Note in accordance with its terms and to make the payments required under the Loan Agreement is. hereby declared to be and shall be a special, limited obligation of the County, secured solely by the Pledged Revenues. The obligation of the County to repay the Note in accordance with its terms and to make any other payments, if any, required under .the Note or the Loan Agreement shall not be or constitute a general obligation or indebtedness of the County and neither the Note nor the Loan Agreement shall be or constitute a "bond" of the County within the meaning of Article VII, Section 12, Florida Constitution (1968). Neither the Purchaser nor any successor owner of the Note shall be entitled to compel the payment of the principal of or interest on the Note or the making of any payments required under the Note or the Loan Agreement from any moneys of the County other than the Pledged Revenues. In particular, neither the Purchaser nor any successor owner of the Note shall be entitled to compel the levy of ad valorem taxes by the County to pay the principal of and interest on the Note or to make any payments required under the terms of the Loan Agreement or in order to maintain services or activities that generate Non-Ad Valorem Revenues. Furthermore, the obligation of the County to repay the Note in accordance with its terms and to make the payments, if any, required under the Loan Agreement shall not constitute a lien upon or pledge of an interest in the projects financed by the Refunded Notes or any other property of or in the County, but shall constitute a lien only upon the Pledged Revenues. SECTION 4. APPROVAL OF PROPOSAL. The County hereby accepts the Purchaser's Proposal. The County Attorney and Bond Counsel, are hereby authorized and directed to proceed to prepare the necessary documents to consummate the Loan. SECTION 5. AUTHORIZATION OF NOTE. Subject and pursuant to the provisions hereof and in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Agreement and the Proposal, the issuance by the County of its Capital Improvement Refunding Revenue Note, Series 2008, in a principal amount not to exceed fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000), to be dated, to bear interest, to be payable, to mature, to be subject to redemption and to have such other characteristics as provided in the Loan Agreement and the Proposal, and to be secured solely by the Pledged Revenues, is hereby authorized. SECTION 6. APPROVAL OF FORM OF AND DELIVERY OF LOAN AGREEMENT AND NOTE. The Loan Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A, and the Note attached thereto and incorporated herein by this reference, in substantially the forms provided, are hereby approved, arid the Chairman and Clerk are hereby authorized to execute and deliver such documents and to make such changes and take such other actions as shall be necessary to consummate the Loan. 4 SECTION 7. DELIVERY OF NOTE. The delivery of the Note to the Purchaser is hereby authorized. The Chairman, the Clerk, the County Administrator, the Director, and the County Attorney are each designated agehts of the County in connection with the execution and delivery of the Note and are authorized and empowered, collectively or individually, to take all action and steps to execute and deliver any and all instruments, documents or contracts on behalf of the County which are necessary or desirable in connection with the execution and delivery of the Note to the Purchaser, including, but not limited to, modifications to the Loan Agreement and the Note to conform to or supplement the Proposal. SECTION 8. APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS OF NOTE. Immediately upon receipt from the Purchaser, the County shall apply the proceeds of the Note as follows: (a) a sufficient amount of the proceeds shall be used by the County to pay for the costs and expenses associated with issuing the Note and borrowing the Loan; (b) $7,628,886.30 of the proceeds shall be transferred to SunTrust Bank as the holder of the Series 2003 Note to pay all outstanding payments due thereunder; and (c) $4,824,235.06 of the proceeds shall be transferred to SunTrust Bank as the holder of the Series 2004B Note to pay all outstanding amounts due thereunder. SECTION 9. AUTHORIZATION OF OTHER ACTION. The Chairman, the Clerk, the County Administrator, and the Director are each hereby designated agents of the County in connection with the execution and delivery of the Loan Agreement and the Note and th~ refunding of the Refunded Notes and are hereby authorized and empowered, collectively or individually, to take all action and steps to execute and deliver any and all instruments, documents or contracts on behalf of the County which are necessary or desirable in connection with the execution and delivery of the Loan Agreement and the Note to the Purchaser, including, but not limited to, the making of modifications to the Loan Agreement and the Note to conform the provisions thereof to the provisions of the Proposal. SECTION 10. REPEAL OF INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS. All resolutions or parts thereof in conflict with this resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. SECTION 11. SEVERABILITY. If anyone or more of the covenants, agreements, or provisions of this resolution should be held contrary to any express provision of law or contrary to the policy of express law, though not expressly prohibited, or against public policy, or shall for any reason whatsoever be held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, or provisions shall be null and void and shall be deemed separate from the remaining covenants, agreements or provisions, and in no way affect the validity of all other provisions of this resolution or of the Note or Loan Agreement delivered hereunder. SECTION 12. AMENDMENT. After the issuance of the Note, the resolution may not be amended or repealed except with the prior written consent of the Purchaser. 5 SECTION 13. upon its adoption. EFFECTIVE DATE. This resolution shall take effect immediately PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of June, 2008, at a regular meeting duly called and held. ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA (SEAL) airman, Board of County Commissioners ATTEST: x-officio By: CORRECTNESS: {25048/003/00250493. DOCv2} 6 EXHIBIT A FORM OF LOAN AGREEMENT A-l LOAN AGREEMENT by and between ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA and SUNTRUST EQUIPMENT FINANCE & LEASING CORP. Dated June 25, 2008 relating to $ ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT REFUNDING REVENUE NOTE, SERIES 2008 SECTION 1. SECTION 2. SECTION 3. SECTION 4. SECTION 5. SECTION 6. SECTION 7, SECTION 8. SECTION 9. SECTION 10. SECTION II. SECTION 12, SECTION 13. SECTION 14, SECTION 15, SECTION 16. SECTION 17. SECTION 18. SECTION 19, SECTION 20, SECTION 21. SECTION 22, TABLE OF CONTENTS Page DEFINITIONS. ..,."..,." "...,.,. ,......",.,...,.........."..'", ,'. ,...,. ,.., ." ".,. ".,.."..,.....,.', '" .."." ".".,.."" ",..,2 INTERPRETATION, .... ".. ,.".., ..,. .,."" ..,.,.." ,. ..... ",. ....... ,.,.. ,... ".', '..,... "." "..',.. ,,'.. ".. ,'. ,'.'" ,.. "., "..4 THE LOAN, ...,.."...""..,.."""",..,."...""...""""...""",.,..""".",.",.."..."..",..,..,.,..",..,.....'.'..",..".,5 DESCRIPTION OF NOTE, ".,.."."..',..,'.....",'..,..',...""..",.."."".."..."..,..".."...,.....,.."....,."",...,5 EXECUTION OF NOTE. ...,...."..".,'..........,..",..,.,.',,'...,.,'.,'....',..,.,.""..""",."""..",..",.",..",...,,5 REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER OF NOTE. ................................................................,..,..5 NOTE MUTILATED, DESTROYED, STOLEN OR LOST, .....................................................6 FORM OF NOTE, '..,.,..,.."....",.,..'"""""."......"",......."""",."".."..."..".."".....,.,.,.."....,..."....,..,7 SECURITY FOR NOTE; NOTE NOT DEBT OF THE COUNTY; SINKING FUND, ..........7 COVENANTS OF THE COUNTY.........................,........................,...............,......,...................7 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, ........................................................................,,9 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT, ,..,..',.,....... ,'....'"..",.... ,."", "." ".." "'" ".,.. ..., ".".".,.,...,.,."", .,.. ..10 NOTICES.....,..., ,'.',.".." "... ,....."",...,.".....".. .,....... ,. ,,' .,....,...,., ..... ,..., ,......'. ..,...."...." "."." '...,." ,.11 EVENTS OF DEFAULT DEFINED...............................,........,...............,.................................11 REMEDIES, ",...'.. .....,."..,..,;.,...,.." ,..... "..".,..., "..,.".,.".,.......,."", ,..,.." ...".,.,.., '" '..... ".".. "" ,.,.' ,.12 NO PERSONAL LIABILITY, ,..,.,.. ""..,.."., ".....,...... ,.;.,. ,'.',.."", ....' "..,.... ,.".. "'..,.".,, "..",..,.., .,12 PAYMENTS DUE ON SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS,...............................13 AMENDMENTS, CHANGES AND MODIFICATIONS, .....................................................13 BINDING EFFECT. ,..,.",.,..".,'..'", ". "..".".,.,..,...,., .......,.....,.. ,'." ,...,.'..,.,.., '" "." ,., ,..,.."., ",.., ." .,13 SEVERABILITY, ,..,.,..,.."...........,. ...,..,..,..., .....', .."....,....'..""" ,,'.' ,'.',.,.." "."" ",.,.., ".. ,.".., ,...., ....13 EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS. ......................................................................................13 APPLICABLE LAW.,..,...... ........... ...., ....................... .................... ..... ..... ...... .................. ........ ...13 This LOAN AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of June 25, 2008 by and between ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA (the "County"), and SUNTRUST EQUIPMENT FINANCE & LEASING CORP., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia and authorized to do business in the State of Florida (the "Purchaser"). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the County has previously determined that it is necessary, desirable and in the best interests of the County and its inhabitants that the County refund the Refunded Notes (as hereinafter defined), and that said refunding will serve essential public purposes of the County; and WHEREAS, the County has determined that it is without adequate currently available funds to retire the Refunded Notes and that it will be necessary that funds be made available to the County in order to refund the Refunded Notes; and WHEREAS, the County requested proposals from various lending institutions to provide the County with a term loan to finance the refunding of the Refunded Notes; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Proposal, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B, the Purchaser has agreed to lend the County an aggregate principal amount of $ to refund the Refunded Notes; and WHEREAS, the Proposal was determined to be the lowest cost and most responsive proposal submitted; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Resolution, the County has determined that it is in the best interest of the health, safety and welfare of the County and the inhabitants thereof that the County enter into the Covenant contained in Section 10 herein to secure the obligations of the County to repay the principal of and interest on the Note when due; and WHEREAS, the obligation of the County to repay principal of and interest on the Note will not constitute a general obligation or indebtedness of the County as a "bond" within the meaning of any provision of the Constitution or laws of the State, but shall be and is hereby declared to be a special, limited obligation of the County, secured solely by the Non-Ad Valorem Revenues budgeted and appropriated and deposited to the credit of the Sinking Fund in the manner provided herein (the "Pledged Revenues"); and WHEREAS, the County is not authorized to. levy taxes on any property of or in the County to pay the principal of or interest on the Note or to make any other payments provided for herein; and 1 WHEREAS, neither the. Note nor any interest granted'to the Purchaser herein shall be or constitute a lien upon the projects financed by the Refunded Notes or upon any other property of or in the County; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein set forth and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties do hereby agree as follows: SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. Capitalized terms used in this Loan Agreement and not defined in this Section 1 shall have the meaning assigned in the Resolution. The following terms shall have the following meanings herein, unless the text otherwise expressly requires: "Act" means Chapter 125, Part I, Florida Statutes, as amended, Ordinance No. 87-77 of the Board, as amended, and other applicable provisions of law. "Authorized County Representative" means the Chairman, the County Administrator or their designees. "Authorized Investments" means any investment, obligation, agreement or other financial instrument to the extent not inconsistent with the terms of the investment policy ofthe County and applicable law. "Board" means the Board of County Commissioners of the County, as the governing body of the County. "Bond Counsel" means Bryant Miller Olive P.A. "Business Day" means any day ofthe year other than a day on which the Purchaser or the County are lawfully closed for business. "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board, or, in the Chairman's absence, the Vice- Chairman of the Board, or such other person as may be duly authorized to act on the Chairman's behalf. "Clerk" means the Clerk of the Circuit Court for St. Lucie, County, or, in the Clerk's absence, any Deputy Clerk duly authorized to execute documents or take other. action, as the case may be, on the Clerk's behalf. "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. "County" means St. Lucie County, Florida. "County Administrator" means the County Administrator, as the chief operating officer of the County. 2 "Covenant" means the County's covenant to budget and appropriate Non-Ad Valorem Revenues to pay the Note and the interest thereon, as setforth in Section 10 hereof. "Date of Delivery" means June 25, 2008. "Default" means an Event of Default as defined and described in Section 15 hereof. "Director" means the County's Director of the Office of Budget and Management. "Fiscal Year" means the period from each October 1 to the succeeding September 30. "Interest Payment Date" means each April 1 and October 1, commencing October 1, 2008, through and including October 1, 2022. "Interest Rate" means the rate of interest payable on the Note authorized by the Resolution and described in the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A. "Loan" means the advance of moneys from the Purchaser to the County pursuant to this Loan Agreement. "Loan Agreement" means this agreement between the Purchaser and the County setting forth the terms and details of the Loan. "Maturity Date" means October 1, 2022. "Note" means the Capital Improvement Refunding Revenue Note, Series 2008, of the County, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. "Non Ad Valorem Revenues" means all revenues (a) received by the County from sources other than the levy of ad valorem taxes upon property and (b) legally available for payment of the principal of and interest on theNote. "Paying Agent" means the Clerk. "Payment Date" means both the Interest Payment Dates and the Principal Payment Dates. "Person" or words importing persons, means firms, associations, partnerships (including without limitation, general and limited partnerships), joint ventures, societies, estates, trusts, corporations, public or governmental bodies, other legal entities, and natural persons. "Pledged Revenues" means, the Non-Ad Valorem Revenues budgeted, appropriated and deposited into the Sinking Fund pursuant to the Covenant. "Principal Amount" means million dollars ($ ). 3 "Principal Payment Date" means each October 1, commencing October 1, 2008 and continuing through October 1, 2022. "Proposal" means the Proposal dated May 27, 2008, for purchase of the Note and the provision ofa term loan financing, submitted to the County by the Purchaser and accepted by the County, and attached to the Loan Agreement as Exhibit B. "Purchaser" means SunTrust Equipment Finance & Leasing Corp., 300 East Joppa Road, 7th Floor, Towson, Maryland 21286, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia and authorized to do business in the State of Florida and its successors and/or assigns. "Refunded Notes" means the Series 2003 Note and the Series 2004B Note. "Register" means the books maintained by the Registrar in which are recorded the name and address of the Registered Owner of the Note. "Registered Owner" means the person in whose name the ownership of the Note is registered on the books maintained by the Registrar. The initial Registered Owner shall be the Purchaser. "Registrar" means the Person maintaining the Register. The Registrar shall initially be the Clerk. "Regulations" means the Income Tax Regulations promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service under Sections 103 and 141 through 150 of the Code. "Resolution" means Resolution No. 08-206, adopted by the County on June 17, 2008, as may be amended and supplemented from time to time "Series 2003 Note" means the St. Lucie County, Florida Capital Improvement Revenue Note, Series 2003 currently outstanding in the principal amount of $7,500,000.00. "Series 2004B Note" means the St. Lucie County Florida, Capital Improvement Revenue Note, Series 2004B currently outstanding in the principal amount of $4,743,423.00. "Sinking Fund" means the fund created pursuant to Section 9 hereof. "State" means the State of Florida. SECTION 2. INTERPRET A TION. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, words of masculine gender shall be construed to include correlative words of the feminine and neuter genders and vice versa, and words of the singular number shall be construed to include correlative words of the plural number and vice versa. This Loan Agreement and all the terms and provisions hereof (a) have been negotiated between the County and the Purchaser; (b) shall 4 not be construed strictly in favor of or against either party hereto; and (c) shall be construed to effectuate the purpose set forth herein and to sustain the validity hereof. SECTION 3. THE LOAN. A. Loan. The Purchaser hereby makes and the County hereby accepts the Loan, upon the terms and conditions set forth herein. B. Disbursement of Proceeds. Proceeds of the Loan shall be delivered by the Purchaser to the County on the Date of Delivery by 2:00 p.m. in immediately available funds. SECTION 4. DESCRIPTION OF NOTE. The obligation of the County to repay the Loan shall be evidenced by the Note. The Note shall be dated as of the Date of Delivery; shall mature on the Maturity Date; and shall be in registered form. The Interest Rate on the Note shall be a fixed rate of interest equal to 4.23%. Interest on the Note shall be calculated using a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Interest on the Note shall be paid semiannually on each Interest Payment Date, commencing October I, 2008. On each Principal Payment Date, the County shall pay an annual installment of the outstanding principal due on the Note in an amount that would result in approximately level annual debt service payments for each remaining year prior to the Maturity Date. The County may prepay the Note, in whole or in part, at anytime without penalty after giving the Purchaser at least twenty-one (21) days advance notice. SECTION 5. EXECUTION OF NOTE. The Note shall be executed in the name of the County by the Chairman and attested by the Clerk, and its corporate seal or a facsimile thereof shall be affixed thereto or reproduced thereon. The Note may be signed and sealed on behalf of the County by any person who at the actual time of the execution of the Note shall hold the appropriate office in the County, although at the date thereof the person may not have been so authorized. The Note may be executed by the facsimile signatures of the Chairman and/or Clerk, provided that at least one of the foregoing signatures must be a manual signature. SECTION 6. REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER OF NOTE. The Note shall be and shall have all the qualities and incidents of a negotiable instrument under the Uniform Commercial Code-Investment Securities Laws of the State of Florida, and each Registered Owner, in accepting the Note, shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed that such Note shall be and have all of the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments thereunder. There shall be a Registrar who shall be responsible for maintaining the Register. The person in whose name ownership of a Note is shown on the Register shall be deemed the Registered Owner thereof by the County and the Registrar, who may treat the Registered 5 Owner as the absolute owner of the Note for all purposes, whether or not the Note shall be overdue, and any notice to the contrary shall not be binding upon the County or the Registrar. Ownership of the Note may be transferred only upon the Register, Upon surrender to the Registrar for transfer or exchange of the Note accompanied by an assignment or written authorization for exchange, whichever is applicable, duly executed by the Registered Owner or its attorney duly authorized in writing, the Registrar shall deliver in the name of the Registered Owner or the transferee or transferees, as the case may be, a new fully registered Note of the same amount, maturity and interest rate as the Note surrendered. The Note presented for transfer, exchange, redemption or payment (if so required by the County or the Registrar) shall be accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer or authorization for exchange, in form and with guaranty of signature satisfactory to the County or the Registrar, duly executed by the Registered Owner or by his duly authorized attorney. The County and the Registrar may charge the Registered Owner a sum sufficient to reimburse them for any expenses incurred in making any exchange or transfer after the first such exchange or transfer following the delivery of such Note. The Registrar or the County may also require payment from the Registered Owner or his transferee, as the case may be, of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, fee or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto. Such charges and expenses shall be paid before any such new Note shall be delivered. The new Note delivered upon any transfer or exchange shall be a valid obligation of the County, evidencing the same debt as the Note surrendered, shall be secured under this Loan Agreement, and shall be entitled to all of the security and benefits hereof to the same extent as the Note surrendered. Whenever a Note shall be delivered to the Registrar for cancellation, upon payment of the principal amount thereof, or for replacement, transfer or exchange, such Note shall be cancelled and destroyed by the Registrar, and counterparts of a certificate of destruction evidencing such destruction shall be furnished to the County. SECTION 7. NOTE MUTILATED. DESTROYED, STOLEN OR LOST. In case the Note shall be mutilated, or be destroyed, stolen or lost, upon the Registered Owner furnishing the Registrar satisfactory indemnity and complying with such other reasonable regulations and conditions as the County may prescribe and paying such expenses as the County may incur, the Registrar shall issue and deliver a new Note of like tenor as the Note so mutilated, destroyed, stolen or lost, in lieu of or substitution for the Note, if any, destroyed, stolen or lost, or in exchange and substitution for such mutilated Note, upon surrender of such mutilated Note, if any, to the Registrar and the cancellation thereof; provided however, if the Note shall have matured or be about to mature, instead of issuing a substitute Note, the County may pay the same, upon being indemnified as aforesaid, and if such Note be lost, stolen or 6 destroyed, without surrender thereof. Any Note surrendered under the terms of this Section 7 shall be cancelled by the Registrar. Any such new Note issued pursuant to this section shall constitute an original, additional contractual obligation on the part of the County whether or not, as to the new Note, the lost, stolen Or destroyed Note be at any time found by anyone, and such new Note shall be entitled to equal and proportionate benefits and rights as to security for payment to the same extent as the Note originally issued hereunder. SECTION 8. FORM OF NOTE. The Note shall be in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, with such variations, omissions and insertions as may be necessary, desirable and authorized or permitted by this Loan Agreement. SECTION 9. SECURITY FOR NOTE; NOTE NOT DEBT OF THE COUNTY; SINKING FUND. The payment of the principal of and interest on the Note shall be secured forthwith solely by a lien upon and pledge of the Pledged Revenues. The principal of and interest on the Note shall not constitute a general obligation or indebtedness of the County, but shall be a limited obligation of the County payable solely from the Pledged Revenues as provided herein. The Registered Owner shall never have the right to compel the levy of taxes upon any property of or in the County for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Note or in order to maintain services or activities that generate Non-Ad Valorem Revenues, The Note shall not be secured by, nor constitute, a lien upon the projects financed by the Refunded Notes or upon any property of or in the County, but shall be secured solely by the Pledged Revenues in the manner provided herein. There is hereby created and established a "Capital Improvement Refunding Revenue Note, Series 2008 Sinking Fund," which shall be maintained on the books of the County as a separate account (but need not be maintained as a separate bank or deposit account). On or before each Payment Date, the County will deposit into the Sinking Fund from the Non-Ad Valorem Revenues budgeted and appropriated for such purpose pursuant to the Covenant an amount required to pay the principal and interest due on the Note on such Payment Date. Moneys in the Sinking Fund shall be used only to pay principal of and interest on the Note and for no other purpose. SÓ long as the Note is outstanding, there shall be a lien in favor of the Registered Owner of the Note on all moneys on deposit in the Sinking Fund. SECTION 10. COVENANTS OF THE COUNTY. Until the principal of and interest on the Note shall have been paid in full or until (a) there shall have been set apart in the Sinking Fund a sum sufficient to pay when due the entire principal of and interest accrued and to accrue on the Note to the Maturity Date, or (b) provision for payment of the Note shall have been made in accordance with the provisions of this Loan Agreement, the County covenants with the Registered Owner of the Note as follows: A. Covenant to Budget and Appropriate. The County covenants to budget and appropriate in its annual budget for each Fiscal Year, by amendment if necessary, Non-Ad 7 Valorem Revenues in amounts sufficient to provide for the timely payment of the principal of and interest on the Note. Such covenant to budget and appropriate Non-Ad Valorem Revenues shall be cumulative and shall continue until Non-Ad Valorem Revenues in amounts sufficient to make all required payments hereunder when due, shall be budgeted and appropriated and actually deposited into the Sinking Fund. Notwithstanding the foregoing the County does not covenant to maintain any services or programs now provided or maintained by the County which generate Non-Ad Valorem Revenues. The foregoing covenant to budget and appropriate does not create any lien upon or pledge of Non-Ad Valorem Revenues until such revenues are budgeted, appropriated, and deposited into the Sinking Fund, nor does it preclude the County from pledging in the future any specific portionof its Non-Ad Valorem Revenues, nor does it require the County to levy and collect any particular Non-Ad Valorem Revenues, nor does it give the Pwchaser a prior claim on the Non-Ad Valorem Revenues as opposed to claims of general creditors of the County. This covenant to budget and appropriate Non-Ad Valorem Revenues is subject in all respects to the payment of obligations of the County secured by a pledge of all or any specified portion of Non-Ad Valorem Revenues heretofore or hereafter issued (including the payment of debt service on bonds and other debt instruments); provided, however, this covenant to budget and appropriate for the purposes and in the manner stated herein shall have the effect of making available for the payment of debt service on the Note, in the manner described herein, sufficient amounts of Non-Ad V aloremRevenues and of placing on the Board a positive duty to budget and appropriate, by amendment if necessary, amounts sufficient to meet its obligations hereunder; subject, however, in all respects to the restrictions of Section 129.03, Florida Statutes, which requires a béllancedbudget, and Section 125,07, Florida Statutes, which prohibits a board.ofcountycomn:Üssioners from expending or contracting for the expenditure in any Fiscal Year more than the am~untbudgeted in each fund's budget; and subject, further, to the payment of the cost of maintaining. services and programs which are for essential public purposes affecting. the health, welfare and safety of the inhabitants of the County or which are legally mandated by applicable law. B. Payments. The County will punctually pay all principal of and interest on the Note when due by wire transfer or other medium acceptable to the County and the Purchaser. C. Financial Statements. Not later than 210 days following the end ofthe County's Fiscal Year, the County will provide the Purchaser a copy of the audited financial statements of the County, and if prepared, the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. D. Annual Budget and Other Information. The County will prepare its annual budget in accordance with the Act, and will provide to the Purchaser (i) a copy of its tentative annual budget for each Fiscal Year within 30 days of presentation thereof to the Board by the County budget officer as provided in Section 129.03, Florida Statutes, (ii) a copy of its final annual budget for each Fiscal Year within 30 days of adoption thereof by the Board, (iii) a copy of each continuing disclosure filing made by the County in compliance with Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c2-12(b)(5) within 30 days of filing with the dissemination agent for the County and (iv) such other financial or public information as the Purchaser may reasonably request. 8 E. Tax Compliance. Neither the County, nor any third party over whom the County has control, will make any use of, or permit an omission of use, of the proceeds of the Note or of the projects financed by the Refunded Notes at any time during the term of the Note which would cause the Note tö be (a) a "private activity bond" within the meaning of Section l03(b)(1) of the Code or (b) an "arbitrage.bond" within the meaning of Section 103(b)(2) of the Code. The County covenants throughout the term of the Note to comply with the requirements of the Code and the Regulations, as amended from time to time, and to take all actions, and to not permit the omission of any actions, necessary to maintain the exclusion from gross income for purposes of the Code of interest on the Note. The County makes each of the representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Tax Certificate delivered with respect to the Note. By this reference, all terms, conditions, and covenants in said Tax Certificate are incorporated in and made a part of this Loan Agreement. F. Additional Indebtedness. The County may issue additional indebtedness secured by and payable from Non-Ad Valorem Revenues provided that the average of the Non- Ad Valorem Revenues for the preceding two (2) fiscal years is at least two times (2x) the total ofthe maximum annual debt service on all debt of the County secured by Non-Ad Valorem Revenues or by a covenant to budget and appropriate Non-Ad Valorem Revenues for the payment thereof and the proposed additional debt to be issued. SECTION 11. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The County represents and warrants to the Purchaser that: A. Organization. The County is a political subdivision, duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida. B. Authorization of Loan Agreement and Related Documents. The County has the power and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution and delivery of and the performance by the County of its obligations under, this Loan Agreement and the Note in accordance with their respective terms. This Loan Agreement and the Note have been duly executed and delivered by the County and are valid and binding obligations of the County, enforceable against the County in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that such enforcement may be limited by laws regarding bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or moratorium applicable to the County or by general principles of equity regarding the availability of specific performance. C. Non-Ad Valorem Revenues. The County currently receives the Non-Ad Valorem Revenues and is legally entitled to covenant to budget and appropriate from such Non-Ad Valorem Revenues amounts necessary to pay the principal of and interest on the Note when due as provided herein. The County estimates that the Non-Ad Valorem Revenues will be available in amounts sufficient to budget and appropriate amounts necessary to pay the principal of and interest on the Note as the same becomes due prior to the Maturity Date and, to 9 pay all principal of and interest on the Note on the Maturity Date. The County shall take all lawful action necessary to enable the County to continue to receive the Non-Ad Valorem Revenues in at least the amounts necessary to pay principal and interest on the Note to the extent not paid from some other source. D. Financial Statements. The financial statements of the County for the Fiscal Year ended September 30, 2007 (the "Financial Statements"), previously provided to the Purchaser were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, are correct and present fairly the financial condition of the County as of such date and the results of its operations for the period then ended. SECTION 12. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. The obligation of the Purchaser to make the Loan is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent on or before the Initial Disbursement Date: A. Action. The Purchaser shall have received a copy of the Resolution certified as complete and correct as of the closing date, together with an executed Loan Agreement, the executed Note, and the customary closing certificates. B. Incumbency of Officers. The Purchaser shall have received an incumbency certificate of the County in respect of each of the officers who is authorized to sign this Loan Agreement and the related financing documents on behalf of the County. C. Opinion of County Attorney. The Purchaser shall have received a written opinion of the County Attorney as to (1) the valid existence of the County as a political subdivision of the State under the Act and Section 103 of the Code; (2) the due adoption of the Resolution; (3) the due authorization and execution of this Loan Agreement and the Note and the transaction contemplated hereby and thereby; (4) the Loan Agreement and the Note constituting valid and binding obligations of the County, enforceable against the County, in accordance with their respective terms; and (5) the absence of litigation against the County relating to (a) its existence or powers, (b) its authority to issue the Note, pledged the Pledged Revenues or refund the Refunded Notes, and (c) the proceedings for the authorization and issuance of the Note, in a form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser. D. Opinion of Bond Counsel. The Purchaser shall have received a letter from Bond Counsel authorizing the Purchaser to rely on the approving opinion of Bond Counsel delivered to the County with respect to the Note to the same extent as if such opinion were addressed to the Purchaser. The opinion, in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser, shall, at a minimum, address the status of interest on the Note under the provisions of Section 103 of the Code. E. Certificate of Director. The Purchaser shall have received a certification from the Director that: (1) since the date of the Financial Statements, there has been no material adverse change in the financial condition, revenues, properties or operations of the County; (2) there are no liabilities (of the type required to be reflected on balance sheets prepared in accordance with 10 generally accepted accounting principles), direct or indirect, fixed or contingent, of the County as of the date of such financial information which are not reflected therein; (3) there has been no material adverse change in the financial condition or operations of the County since the date of Financial Statements (and to the Director's knowledge no such )11atérial adverse change is pending or threatened); and (4) the County has not guaranteed the obligations of, or made any investment in or loans to, any person except as disclosed in such information. F. Represéntations and Warranties; No Default. The representations and warranties made by the County herein shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Date of Delivery, as if made on and as of such date; no Default shall have occurred and be continuing as of the Date of Delivery or will result from the consummation of the Loan; and the Purchaser shall have received a certificate from the County to the foregoing effect. G. Other Documents. The Purchaser shall have received such other documents, certificates and opinions as the Purchaser or its counsel shall have reasonably requested. SECTION 13. NOTICES. All notices, certificates or other communications hereunder shall be sufficiently given and shall be deemed given when hand delivered, delivered by telecopier, mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or delivered by courier service to the parties at the following addresses: County: St..Lucie County, Florida 2300 Virginia Avenue Fort Pierce, Florida 34982-5652 Attention: County Administrator, with a req1.Úred copy to the County Attorney at the same address, and a req1.Úred copy to the Clerk at the same address. Purchaser: SunTrust Equipment Finance & Leasing Corp. 300 East J oppa Road, 7th Floor Towson, Maryland 21286 Attention: Public Finance - Legal Counsel Any of the above parties may, by notice in writing given to the others, designate any further or different addresses to which subsequent notices, certificates or other communications shall be sent. Communication via telecopier shall be confirmed by delivery by hand, mail, or courier, as specified above, of an original promptly after such communication by telecopier. SECTION 14. EVENTS OF DEFAULT DEFINED. The following shall be "Events of Default" under this Loan Agreement, and the terms "Default" and "Events of Default" shall mean (except where the context clearly indicates otherwise), anyone or more of the following events: A. Failure by the County to make any payment of principal of or interest on the Note within three (3) days of the applicable Payment Date or the Maturity Date. 11 B. Failure by the County to observe and perform any other covenant, condition or agreement on its part to be observed or performed under this Loan Agreement for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice of such failure shall have been delivered to the County by the Purchaser, unless the Purchaser shall agree in writing to an extension of such time prior to its expiration; C. The making of any warranty, representation or other statement by the County or by an officer or agent of the County in this Loan Agreement or in any instrument furnished in compliance with or in reference to this Loan Agreement which is false or misleading in any material adverse respect; D. The filing of a petition against the County under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law of any jurisdiction, whether now or hereafter in effect, if an order for relief is entered under such petition or such petition is not dismissed within sixty (60) days of such filing; E. The filing by the County of a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or seeking relief under any provision of any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law of any jurisdiction, whether now or hereafter in effect, or the consent by the County to the filing of any petition against it under such law; or F. The admission by the County of its insolvency or bankruptcy or its inability to pay its debts as they become due or that it is generally not paying its debts as such debts become due, or the County's becoming insolvent or bankrupt or making an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the appointment by court order of a custodian (including without limitation a receiver, liquidator or trustee) of the County or any of its property taking possession thereof and such order remaining in effect or such possession continuing for more than sixty (60) days. G. A Determination of Taxability, as defined in the Note. SECTION 15. REMEDIES. The Purchaser may sue to protect and enforce any and all rights, including the right to specific performance, existing under the laws of the State of Florida, of the United States of America, or granted and contained in this Loan Agreement, and to enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this LoanAgreement or by any applicable laws to be performed by the County, the Board or by any officer thereof, and may take all steps to enforce this Loan Agreement to the full extent permitted or authorized by the laws of the State of Florida or the United States of America, including (i) the acceleration of all amounts outstanding under this Loan Agreement or the Note or (ii) enforcing its lien on moneys on deposit in the Sinking Fund. The County and the Purchaser each waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right to trial by jury in respect of any litigation based upon the Note or arising out of, under or in conjunction with the Note or this Loan Agreement. SECTION 16. NO PERSONAL LIABILITY. No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Note or for any claim based on the Note or on 12 this Loan Agreement, against any present or former member or officer of the Board or any person executing the Note. SECTION 17. PAYMENTS DUE ON SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS. In any case where the date for making any payment or the last date for performance of any act or the exercise of any right, as provided in this Loan Agreement, shall be other than a Business Day, then such payment or performance shall be made on the succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if done on the nominal date provided in this Loan Agreement, provided that interest on any monetary obligation hereunder shall accrue at the applicable rate to and induding the date of such payment. SECTION 18. AMENDMENTS. CHANGES AND MODIFICATIONS. This Loan Agreement may be amended only by a writing signed by both parties hereto. SECTION 19. BINDING EFFECT. To the extent provided herein, this Loan Agreement shall be binding upon the County and the Purchaser and shall inure to the benefit of the County and the Purchaser and their respective successors and assigns. This Loan Agreement shall be discharged and neither the County nOr the Purchaser shall have any further obligations hereunder under the Note when the County shall have paid the principal of and interest on the Note in full and shall have paid in full all other amounts, if any, due under the Note or this Loan Agreement. SECTION 20. SEVERABILITY. In the event any court of competent jurisdiction shall hold any provision of this LOan Agreement invalid or unenforceable such holding shall not invalidate or render unenfor~eable, any other provision hereof. SECTION 21. EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS. This Loan Agreement may be simultaneously executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument. SECTION 22. APPLICABLE LAW. This Loan Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State. 13 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Loan Agreement as of the date first above written. (SEAL) ATTEST: By: Clerk of the Circuit Court, ex-officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners SUNTRUST EQUIPMENT FINANCE & LEASING CORPORA nON By: G. Victor Bryson, Vice President, Public Finance Group - Florida { 25048/003/00250842.DOCv3} ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Chair, Board of County Commissioners APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: County Attorney 14 EXHIBIT A FORM OF NOTE No, R-l $ ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT REFUNDING REVENUE NOTE, SERIES 2008 RATE OF INTEREST MATURITY DATE DATE OF ISSUE 4.23% October I, 2022 June 25, 2008 REGISTERED OWNER: SUNTRUST EQUIPMENT FINANCE & LEASING CORP. PRINCIP AL AMOUNT: MILLION DOLLARS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that St. Lucie County, Florida (the "County"), for value received, hereby promises to pay to the Registered Owner designated above, or registered assigns, solely from the special funds hereinafter mentioned, on the Payment Dates indicated in Schedule 3 attached hereto and on the Maturity Date, or sooner as provided herein, the Principal Amount shown above and the interest on the outstanding Principal Amount hereof from the date of this Note or from the most recent date to wmch interest has been paid, whichever is applicable, until payment of such Principal Amount, at the Rate of Interest described above, and determined as provided in, Schedule 1 hereto, and subject to adjustment as set forth in Schedule 2 attached hereto, with all unpaid interest being due on the Maturity Date or upon the earlier payment of principal hereunder upon presentation and surrender hereof at the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for St. Lucie County, as Registrar and Paying Agent. The principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Note are payable in lawful money of the United States of America. Interest due hereon shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The County may prepay this Note in whole or in part, at any time, after giving the Registered Owner at least twenty-one (21) days advance notice. This Note is being issued in the aggregate principal amount $ to finance the costs of refunding the County's Improvement Revenue Note, Series 2003 and the Improvement Revenue Note, Series 2004B (collectively, the "Refunded Notes"), under the authority of and in full compliance with the Constitution and Statutes of the State of Florida, including particularly Chapter 125, Part I, Florida Statutes, as amended, Ordinance 87-77 of the County, as amended, and other applicable provisions of law, and Resolution No. 08-206, duly adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on June 17, 2008 (the "Resolution"), and pursuant to a Loan Agreement between the County and the Registered Owner, dated June 25, 2008 (the "Loan Agreement"), to which reference should be made to ascertain those terms and conditions. The terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement and the Resolution are hereby incorporated as a A-I part af this Nate. The principal af this Nate shall be disbursed by the Registered Owner hereaf to. the Caunty in immediately available funds an the Date af Delivery in accardance with the Laan Agreement. This Nate is payable fram and secured salely by the Pledged Revenues, as defined in and in the manner pravided in, and subject to. the terms and canditians af, the Resalution and the Laan Agreement. The Pledged Revenues cansist af Nan-Ad Valorem Revenues af the Caunty budgeted and apprapriated far the payment af the principal af and interest an this Nate and depasited into. the Sinking Fund created pursuant to. the Laan Agreement. Pursuant to. the Laan Agreement and the Resalutian, the Caunty has cavenanted to. budget and apprapriate in its annual budget far each Fiscal Year, by amendment if necessary, Nan-Ad Valarem Revenues in amaunts sufficient to. pravide far the timely payment af the principal af and interest an this Nate. Such cavenant shall be cumulative and shall cantinue until Nan~Ad Valorem Revenues in amaunts sufficient to. make all required payments hereunder when due, shall be budgeted and apprapriated and actually depasited into. the Sinking Fund. Natwithstandingthe faregaing the Caunty daes nat cavenant to. maintain any services ar· pragrams naw pravided ar maintained by the Caunty which generate Nan-Ad Valarem Revenues. Such cavenant to. budget and apprapriate daes nat create any lien up an ar pledge af Nan-Ad Valarem Revenues until budgeted, apprapriated, and depasitedinta the Sinking Fund, nar daes it preclude the Cauntyfram pledging in the future any specific partian af its Nan-Ad Valarem Revenues, nar daes it require the Caunty to. levy and callect any particular Nan-Ad Valarem Revenues, nar daes it give the Registered Owner a prior claim an the Nan-Ad Valarem Revenues as appased to. claims af general creditars af the Caunty. Such cavenant to. budget and apprapriate Nan-Ad Valorem Revenues is subject in all respects to. the payment af abligatians af the Caunty secured by a pledge af all ar any specified partian af Nan-Ad Valarem Revenues heretafare ar hereafter issued (including the payment af debt service an bands and ather debt instruments); pravided, hawever, this cavenant to. budget and apprapriate far the purpases and in the manner stated herein and in the Lòan Agreement shall have the effect af making available far the payment af debt service an this Nate, in the manner described herein and in the Laan Agreement, sufficient amaunts af Nan-Ad Valarem Revenues and af placing an the Baard a pasitive duty to. budget and appropriate, by amendment if necessary, amaunts sufficient to. meet its abligatians hereunder; subject, hawever, in all respects to. the restrictians af Sectian 129.03, Florida Statutes, which requires a balanced budget, and Sectian 125.07, Flarida Statutes, which prahibits a baard af caunty cammissianers from expending or cantracting far the expenditure in any Fiscal Year mare than the amaunt budgeted in each fund's budget; and subject, further, to. the payment af the cast af maintaining services and pragrams which are far essential public purpases affecting the health, welfare and safety af the inhabitants af the Caunty ar which are legally mandated by applicable law. This Nate shall nat canstitute a general abligatian ar indebtedness af the Caunty, but shall be a limited abligatian af the Caunty payable salely fram the Pledged Revenues as pravided in the Laan Agreement. The Registered Owner hereaf shall never have the right to. campel the levy af taxes upan any praperty af ar in the Caunty far the payment af the principal A-2 of and interest on this Note or in order to maintain services or activities that generate Non-Ad Valorem Revenues. The principal of and interest on this Note are not secured by a lien upon the projects financed by the Refunded Notes, or upon any property of or in the County, but are secured solely by the Pledged Revenues in the manner provided herein and in the Loan Agreement. Reference is made to the Loan Agreement for the provisions relating to the security for payment of this Note and the duties and obligations of the County hereunder. The Registered Owner may sue to protect and enforce any and all rights, including the right to specific performance, existing under the laws of the State of Florida, of the United States of America, or granted and contained in the Loan Agreement, and to enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by the Loan Agreement or by any applicable laws to be performed by the County, the Board or by any officer thereof, and may take all steps to enforce the Loan Agreement to the full extent permitted or authorized by the laws of the State of Florida or the United States of America, including acceleration of all amounts of principal outstanding hereunder together wìth all accrued but unpaid interest due thereon. The County waives its right to trial by jury in the event of any proceedings in state or federal courts to enforce the terms of this Note or of the Loan Agreement, and the Registered Owner, by its acceptance of this Note, waives its right to trial by jury in any such proceedings. The Interest Rate on this Note shall be a fixed rate of interest equal to 4.23%. Interest on the Note shall be calculated using a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, Interest on the Note shall be paid semiannually on each Interest Payment Date, commencing October 1, 2008. On October 1, 2008 and each Principal Payment Date thereafter, the County shall pay an annual installment of the outstanding principal due on the Note in an . amount that would result in approximately level annual debt service payments for each remaining year prior to the Maturity Date. The County may prepay the Note, in whole or in part, at any time prior to the Maturity Date without p~nalty, after giving the Registered Owner twenty-one (21) days advance notice. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, as defined in the Loan Agreement, the County shall also be obligated to pay all CO¡¡ts of collection and enforcement hereof, including attorneys' fees (including fees incurred on appeal). It is hereby certified and recited that all acts, conditions and things required by the Constitution and laws of the State of Florida to be performed, to exist and to happen precedent to and in the issuance of this Note, have been performed, exist and have happened in regular and due form and time as so required. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, St. Lucie County, Florida, has caused this Note to be executed by the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of its Board of County Commissioners, and attested by the Clerk or Deputy Clerk of the Circuit Court, ex officio Clerk of the Board of A-3 County Commissioners, either manually or with their facsimile signatures, and its seal or a facsimile thereof to be affixed, impressed, imprinted, lithographed or reproduced hereon, all as of the Date of Issue above. (SEAL) ATTEST: By: Clerk of the Circuit Court, ex-officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners A-4 ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: Chair, Board of County Commissioners SCHEDULES TO ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT REFUNDING REVENUE NOTE, SERIES 2008 A-5 SCHEDULE 1 TERMS OF NOTE DEFINITIONS: For purposes of the Note to which this Schedule 1 is attached, the following definitions shall apply. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Loan Agreement. "Date of Delivery" means June 25, 2008. "Interest Payment Date" means each April 1 and October 1, commencing October 1, 2008, thrQugh and including October 1, 2022. "Interest Rate" or "Rate of Interest" means: A fixed rate of interest equal to 4.23%. Interest on the Note shall be calculated using a 360- day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. "Maturity Date" means October 1, 2022. "Payment Date" means both the Interest Payment Dates and Principal Payment Dates. "Prime Rate" shall mean a rate of interest equal to the announced prime commercial lending rate per annum of the Purchaser, The Prime Rate is a reference rate for the information and use of the Purchaser in establishing the actual rate to be charged to the County. The Prime Rate is purely discretionary and is not necessarily the lowest or best rate charged any customer, The Prime Rate shall be adjusted from time to time without notice or demand as of the effective date of any announced change thereof. "Principal Payment Date" means each October I, commencing October 1, 2008 and continuing through October I, 2022. "Taxable Rate" means a rate equal to the Prime Rate times that percentage which after the Determination of Taxability will result in the same after-tax yield to the Registered Owner of the Note as before said Determination of Taxability, but in no event exceeding the maximum interest rate permitted by applicable law. OTHER PROVISIONS: See Schedule 2 hereto. A-6 SCHEDULE 2 ADJUSTMENTS TO INTEREST RATE IN CERTAIN EVENTS (i) Adjustment of Interest Rate for Full Taxability. In the event a Determination of Taxability shall have occurred, the rate of interest on the Note shall be increased to the Taxable Rate, effective retroactively to the date on which the interest payable on the Note is includable for federal income tax purposes in the gross income of the Registered Owner thereof. In addition, the Registered Owner of the Note or any former Registered Owners of the Note, as appropriate, shall be paid an amount equal to any additions to tax, interest and penalties, and any arrears in interest that are required to be paid to the United States of America by the Registered Owner or former Registered Owners of the Note as a result of such Determination of Taxability. All such additional interest, additions to tax, penalties and interest shall be paid by the County within sixty (60) days following the Determination of Taxability and demand by the Registered Owner. A "Determination of Taxability" shall mean (i) the issuance by the Internal Revenue Service of a statutory notice of deficiency or other written notification which holds in effect that the interest payable on the Note is. includable for federal income tax purposes in the gross income of the Registered Owner thereof, which notice or notification is not contested by either the County or any Registered Owner of the Note, or (ii) a determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that the interest payable on the Note is includable for federal income tax purposes in the gross income of the Registered. Owner thereof, which determination either is final and non-appealable or is not appealed within the requisite time period for appeal, or (iii) the admission in writing by the County to the effect that interest on the Note is includable for federal income tax purposes in the gross income of the Registered Owner thereof. (ii) Adjustment of Interest Rate for Partial Taxability. In the event that interest on the Note during any period becomes partially taxable as a result of a Determination of Taxability applicable to less than all of the Note, then the interest rate on the Note shall be increased during such period by an amount equal to: (A-B) x C where: (A) A equals the Taxable Rate (expressed as a percentage); (B) B equals the interest rate on the Note (expressed as a percentage); and (C) C equals the portion of the Note the interest on which has become taxable as the result of such tax change (expressed as a decimal). In addition, the Registered Owner of the Note or any former Registered Owner of the Note, as appropriate, shall be paid an amount equal to any additions to tax, interest and penalties, and any arrears in interest that are required to be paid to the United States by the Registered Owner or former Registered Owners of the Note as a result of such Determination of Taxability. All such additional interest, additions to tax, penalties and interest shall be paid by the County within sixty (60) days following the Determination of Taxability and demand by the Registered Owner. A-7 (iii) Adjustment of Interest Rate for Change in Maximum Corporate Tax Rate. In the event that the maximum effective federal corporate tax rate (the "Maximum Corporate Tax Rate") during any period with respect to which interest shall be accruing on the Note on a tax- exempt basis, changes from the Maximum Corporate Tax Rate then in effect, the interest rate on the Note that is bearing interest on a tax-exempt basis shall be adjusted to the product obtained by multiplying the interest rate then in effect on the Note by a fraction equal to (I-A divided by I-B), where A equals the Maximum Corporate Tax Rate in effect as of the date of adjustment and B equals the Maximum Corporate Tax Rate in effect immediately prior to the date of adjustment. (iv) Adjustment of Interest Rate for Other Changes Affecting After-Tax Yield. So long as any portion of the principal amount of the Note or interest thereon remains unpaid (a) if any law, rule, regulation or executive order is enacted or promulgated by any public body or governmental agency which changes the basis of taxation of interest on the Note or causes a reduction in yield on the Note (other than by reason of a change described above) to the Registered Owner or any former Registered Owners of the Note, including without limitation the imposition of any excise tax or surcharge thereon, or (b) if, as result of action by any pubic body or governmental agency, any payment is required to be made by, or any federal, state or local income tax deduction is denied to, the Registered Owner or any former Registered Owners of the Note (other than by reason of a change described above or by reason of any action or failure to act on the part of any Owner or any formers Registered Owner of the Note) by reason of the ownership of the Note, the County shall reimburse any such Owner within five (5) days after receipt by the County of written demand for such payment, and the County agrees to indemnify each such Owner against any loss, cost, charge or expense with respect to any such change. The determination of the after-tax yield calculation shall be verified by a firm of certified public accountants regularly employed by the Purchaser (or the current Owners of the Note) and acceptable to the County, and such calculation, in the absence of manifest error, shall be binding on the County and the Registered Owner. The foregoing notwithstanding, in no event shall the Note bear interest at a rate in excess of the maximum rate permitted by applicable law. A-8 Payment Date October 1, 2008 April 1, 2009 October I, 2009 April 1, 2010 October 1, 2010 April 1, 2011 October 1, 2011 April 1, 2012 October 1, 2012 April 1, 2013 October 1, 2013 April 1, 2014 October 1, 2014 April 1, 2015 October 1, 2015 SCHEDULE 3 DEBT SERVICE FOR THE SERIES 2008 NOTE Principal Interest $ $ Payment Total Date Principal Interest Total April 1, $ 2016 $ $ $ October I, 2016 April 1, 2017 October I, 2017 April 1, 2018 October I, 2018 April 1, 2019 October I, 2019 April 1, 2020 October I, 2020 April 1, 2021 October I, 2021 April 1, 2022 October 1, 2022 Total: A-9 EXHIBIT B PURCHASER'S PROPOSAL B-1 SunTrust Leasing Corporation 200 5, Orange Ave, / MC-1089 Orlando, FL 32801 Tel (407) 237-6843 Fax (407) 237-6704 victor, bryson@suntrust,com G. Victor Bryson Vice President Public Finance Group-Florida May 27, 2008 Jay Glover Senior managing Consultant Public Financial Management, Inc. 407-648-2208 glover@pfm.com Marie Gouin Budget Director St. Lucie County,FI marieg@stlucieco.gov RE: REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR NBQ TERM LOAN. SunTrust Equipment Finance & Leasing Corporation ("SLC"), in coordination with SunTrust Bank, is pleased to present to St. Lucie County, its proposal for a Term Loan agreement between the County and SLC. SLC is providing this bid as a prindpal in this transaction and not as a broker, and is not looking to this as a syndication opportunity. The terms and conditions of our proposal are outlined below: BORROWER: Sf. Lucie County, Florida. Borrower is a state or political subdivision within the meaning of Section 103(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of1986, as amended (the "Code"). LENDER: SunTrust Equipment Finance & Leasing Corporation. LOAN PUROSE: Term Loan LINE AMOUNT: $15,000,000 SECURITY: This loan will be secured by a covenant of the County to Budget and Appropriate an amount from Non-Ad Valorem Funds to pay the principal and interest on the loan. A V AILABILITY: This proposal will be valid for 60 days from today's date. TERM: Term Loan - Fourteen years (approx). RATE: The rate for the Term Loan will be as follows: RA TES/ INDEXING: RATE LOCK OPTION: PAYMENT STRUCTURE: PREPAYMENT: 1) 4.230%; 2) 4.111 %, as oftoday's date. The Rate on the Term Loan would beset as follows: The proposed rate is based upon the yield for the most recent seven (7) year AA SWAP Rate as published in the Federal Reserve Statistical Release H-15. The actual fixed rate for the loan will be set three days prior to closing on a point for point change based on the above mentioned AA SWAP Rate index and will be fixed for the term of the loan. Lessor also reserves the right to further adjust the Lease Rate in the event that the spread between the then-current. 1 year SWAP rate and the market liquidity premium increases. In order to hold the interest rate through a closing date no later than July 30, 2008, the Borrower must notify the Lender, in writing, that the Lender is the apparent winner of the bid. by 3:30 P.M., May 29,2008. If notification occurs by this date, the Lender will honor the Rate indicated above for a closing on, or before, July 30, 2008. There will not be a penalty to the Borrower if notice is made by the indicated date, but the transaction is not formally awarded to the Lender. Payments of interest will be made semi-annually, with payments of principal annually. Payment Option #1: Borrower may prepay, in whole or in part, without premium, by giving the Lender at least twenty-one (21) days advanèe notice. Payment Option #2: (Make Whole): The Borrower may prepay the Loan at anytime upon twenty-one Business Days' prior written notice to SLC. Such prepayment notice shall specify the amount of the prepayment which is to be applied. In the event of prepayment of the Note, the Borrower may be required to pay SLC an additional fee (a prepayment charge) determined in the manner provided below, to compensate SLC for all losses, costs and expenses incurred in connection with such prepayment (standard one-way make whole language). The fee shall be equal to the present value of the difference bctwccn (1) the amount that would have becn realized by SLC on the prepaid amount for the remaining term of the loan at the Federal Reserve H.15 Statistical Releasc rate for tìxed-rate payers in interest rate swaps for a term corresponding to the term of the Note, interpolated to the nearest month, if ncccssary, that was in effcct three Business Days prior to thc origination date of the Note and (2) the amount that would be realized by SLC by reinvesting such prepaid funds for the remaining term of the loan at the Federal Reserve H.15 Statistical Release rate for fixed-rate payers in interest rate swaps, interpolated to the nearest month, that was in effect three Business Days prior to the loan repayment date; both discounted at the same interest rate utilized in determining the applicable amount in (2). Should the present value have no value or a negative value, the Borrower may repay with no additional fee. Should the Federal Reserve no longer release rates for fixed-rate payers in interest rate swaps, SLC may substitute the Federal ReserveH.15 Statistical Release with another similar index. AUTHORIZED SIGNORS: The Borrower's governing board shall provide SLC with its resolution or ordinance authorizing this Agreement and shall designate the individual(s) to execute all necessary documents used therein. LEGAL OPINION: The Borrower's counsel shall furnish SLC with an opll1JOn covering this transaction and the documents used herein. This opinion shall be in a form and substance satisfactory to SLC. DOCUMENTATION: Borrower's Counsel will prepare the documents for this transaction. Lender will charge a document review fee of $3,000. proposed all or a revenues 1) Debt Service Coverage/Additional Bonds Test: The County shall not issue additional debt secured by a covenant to budget and appropriate unless the average of the two most recent audited fiscal years non-ad valorem revenues are at least 2.00x the maximum annual debt service on . and existing debt secured by or payable from portion of pledgeable non-ad valorem ADDITIONAL: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: Borrower shall provide to Lender such other financial information relating to the ability of Borrower to continue this Agreement as may be reasonably requested by Lender. This letter is not meant to be all-inclusive of the terms and conditions that may apply in this transaction. This financing is subject to final approval of the documents in SunTrust Leasing Corporation's sole discretion. It is a pleasure to offer this proposal to the County and we look forward to your favorable acknowledgment. Very truly yours, ~II~ G. Victor Bryson Vice President-Public Finance Group SunTrust Equipment Finance & Leasing Corp. AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED BY: (Name) (Title) (Date)