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13 The Bonds, the certificate of authentication of the Registrar and the assignment endorsed on such Bonds, shall be in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A, with such changes in format as may be appropriate to conform with customs and practices applicable to comparable securities. (11) The City Manager is hereby authorized to appoint an escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”) for the City in connection with the refunding of the Refunded Bonds. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver an Escrow Deposit Agreement by and between the City and the Escrow Agent in such form as shall be approved by the City Manager upon the advice of counsel (including the City Attorney or Bond Counsel), such approval to be conclusively evidenced by the execution of the Escrow Deposit Agreement by the City Manager. The City Manager and the Director of Finance, or either of them, are hereby authorized to enter into such purchase agreements as may be required in connection with the purchase by the Escrow Agent, from moneys deposited in the Escrow Deposit Fund created and established under any Escrow Deposit Agreement, of Government Securities (as defined in the Escrow Deposit Agreement). Subject to the issuance, sale and delivery of the Bonds pursuant to this resolution and receipt of the proceeds of the Bonds, the City Manager is hereby authorized to designate the Refunded Bonds for redemption on such date or dates as shall be determined by the City Manager and is hereby further authorized to direct the Escrow Agent to cause notices of the redemption of the Refunded Bonds on such date or dates to be given in accordance with the provisions of the proceedings authorizing the issuance of the Refunded Bonds. The Council hereby authorizes the City to make expenditures for the purpose for which the Series 2009A Bonds are to be issued in advance of the issuance and receipt of the proceeds of the Series 2009 Bonds and to reimburse such expenditures from the proceeds of the Series 2009 Bonds. The adoption of this resolution shall be considered as an “official intent” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.150-2 promulgated under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. There is hereby delegated to the Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer the authority to take any action the City Manager is authorized to take under this resolution in the absence or unavailability of the City Manager. The City Attorney of the City is directed to file a copy of this resolution, certified by the Clerk of Council of the City to be a true and correct copy hereof, with the Circuit Court of the City in accordance with Section 15.2-2607 of the Code of Virginia, 1950. All ordinances, resolutions and proceedings in conflict herewith are, to the extent of such conflict, repealed. This resolution shall take effect upon its adoption. PUBLIC HEARING/ORDINANCE : REVISION TO NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FEE SCHEDULE FOR OUTDOOR CAFES AND VENDOR SPACES Mr. Jim Tolbert, Director of Neighborhood Development Services, proposed fee increases for outdoor cafes and vendors on the downtown mall go into effect January 1, 2010. He said cafes currently pay a fee of $125 every two years and $3 a square foot and it is proposed to increased to a fee of $125 every year and $5 a square foot without electricity, and $7 a square foot with electricity. He noted that the fees were waived this year due to the mall renovations. He said large assigned vendor spaces are proposed to increase from $800 to $1200, small assigned vendors spaces are proposed to increase from $600 to $800, unassigned spaces are proposed to increase from $500 to $600, and