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1 TO: ATTENTION: FROM: SUBJECT: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council Jeffrey L. Stewart, City Manager Tae Rhee, Finance Director/City Treasurer Approval of an econnect Direct Agreement and a Non-Corporate Resolution Form with Multi-Bank Securities, Inc. (MBS) for the Review of Potential Purchase and Sale of Permitted Investments (Agreement File No. XXX) DATE: November 9, 2015 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Pursuant to the City s Statement of Investment Policy, the Finance Director/City Treasurer invests the City s surplus funds in permitted investments. Opening an account with MBS will provide the City much greater access to the fixed-income securities market to purchase and sell permitted investments. RECOMMENDATION Approve the econnect Direct Agreement and Non-Corporate Resolution Form with Multi-Bank Securities, Inc. and authorize its execution by the Finance Director/City Treasurer and City Clerk. FISCAL IMPACT None. BACKGROUND The City currently utilizes Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated (underwriter), Piper Jaffray (underwriter), UnionBanc Investment Services (broker/dealer), and First Empire Securities (broker/dealer) for the City s investments. Established in 1988, Multi-Bank Securities, Inc. is an institutional fixed-income securities broker/dealer that offers a unique online trading platform called econnect Direct which allows the users to search thousands of debt securities that are offered for sale by over 200 institutional brokers/dealers nationwide. The econnect Direct also allows the users to upload information on other securities owned by them for the complete portfolio management, liquidity analysis, FDIC coverage validation, and other uses. Page 1 of 2-1 -

2 Staff Report Approval of Agreement with Multi-Bank Securities, Inc. November 9, 2015 Page 2 of 2 In September 2014, the National Association of Counties (NACO) announced its endorsement and partnership with MBS with the following press release: NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 9, 2014 CONTACT: Brian Namey, bnamey@naco.org, NACo Financial Services Center launches new partnership to help counties manage investment needs WASHINGTON, D.C. The National Association of Counties (NACo) announced that the NACo Financial Services Center (FSC) is launching a new, exclusive partnership with Multi Bank Securities, Inc. (MBS) to help its members manage their fixed income investment needs through a robust online platform, econnectdirect. Designed by MBS, econnectdirect is an online investment marketplace to help institutional clients search, compare, transact and manage their fixed income portfolios. It delivers information that allows them to perform transactions across thousands of fixed income assets. Counties strive to find the most effective ways to manage their investments while ensuring transparency, enhanced controls and better pricing, said NACo Executive Director Matthew D. Chase. We are proud to endorse this solution for counties across the country. This new partnership and innovative online platform will provide tangible support to counties, county treasurers and other local government entities. Among the many features of econnectdirect, clients receive the tools to purchase and monitor insurance coverage of federally insured CDs, access to new issue and secondary agency bonds, treasuries, corporates and municipal securities. econnectdirect provides transparency to the marketplace by compiling bond offerings from hundreds of broker dealers as well as access statements and balances online and the ability to target new investment opportunities. econnectdirect is particularly well suited to help counties remain responsive to investment related regulation and the transparency requirements our members face, said Chase. We are confident that this partnership will offer exceptional results and help counties be better stewards of taxpayer resources. ATTACHMENTS: Information on Multi-Bank Securities, Inc econnect Direct Agreement... 5 Non-Corporate Resolution Form Doc

3 IMB$1 MULTI-BANK SECURITIES, INC. Thank you for your interest in Multi-Bank Securities, Inc. We understand you have numerous options for your investment needs and we appreciate you taking the time to learn more about us and how we may be of service to you. As a customer of investment purchases, it's quite beneficial to you that the investment industry is closely monitored and as a broker-dealer, we are regulated. By going to ToolsCalculators/BrokerChecklindex.htm, you can access BrokerCheck, a free tool that allows you to research the professional backgrounds of current and former FINRA-registered brokerage firms with whom you do business. To say we have been in business since 1988 may be commonplace, but since our firm's inception, we notably have maintained a zero customer complaint record.* Institutions that may be somewhat hesitant to do business with a new broker-dealer have offered us the opportunity to do business with them on this fact alone. We invite you to have a look for yourself by navigating to BrokerCheck- our FINRA number is We are proud to say we have helped more than 5,000 institutions like yours and have earned and preserved the respect of our customers by addressing their investment goals with personal service, investment expertise and progressive technologies. In fact, our newest technological offering is econnectoirect, a powerful online tool that allows our customers to easily access, navigate and transact investment options. Our customers have the ability to manage all their investment and funding portfolios in a single user session and gain access to thousands of executable inventory offerings of government agencies, corporate and municipal bonds, and federallyinsured COs. As a privately-held organization providing fixed-income securities, we provide you the broad market visibility you should expect from a trusted service provider. Here are a few additional facts: We place several billion dollars in COs annually. We offer an array of Treasury and agency securities. We provide services to several thousand institutional accounts located in EVERY state in the U.S. We clear through Pershing, LLC to reduce risk and to provide you with smooth execution. We serve institutional investors with investment capital ranging from $1 million to several billion dollars. We offer a variety of brokered and non-brokered solutions, and have placed billions of dollars in deposits in thousands of community banks. The year 2014 was a busy and productive one for us. We started the year off strong by becoming an approved underwriter for Freddie Mac in January We opened several new offices in Texas, Illinois and Minnesota, and look forward to continuing our expansion across the country, which will further enable us to provide the best in customer service. Finally, and most exciting for us, in September we officially embarked on a strategic partnership with the National Association of Counties, which was interested in promoting our online investment tool econnectoirect to its members. ADDRESS PHONES Town Center, Suite Southfield, Michigan FAXES East Commercial Boulevard, Suite 812 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Member of FINRA & SIPC; MSRB Registered. A Veteran-Owned Bu sine ss ti\ "_, VETERAN P.!t:' Due Diligence Packet 3-3 -

4 This year, we are proud to announce the 30th anniversary of Multi-Bank Services, Ltd., our parent company. I hope you will find everything you need in the enclosed document to complete your due diligence on our firm. We have included information both on our firm and our clearing firm, Pershing LLC. For further assistance, please contact your Multi-Bank Securities, Inc. account executive. We look forward to the opportunity to do business with you. Sincerely, David Maccagnone Chairman and Chief Executive Offfcer *Based on information available through our regulators and/or supplied to us by our clearing firm

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11 NON-CORPORATE RESOLUTION FORM NON-CORPORATE RESOLUTION NON-CORPORATE RESOLUTIONFORM FORM I.I. IDENTIFICATION WITHHOLDING ENTITY IDENTIFICATION OF OF QUALIFIED QUALIFIED INTERMEDIARY INTERMEDIARY // WITHHOLDING ENTITY LEGAL NAME OF ORGANIZATION: LEGAL NAME OF ORGANIZATION: City of Bellflower TYPE OF ORGANIZATION: TYPE OF ORGANIZATION: Municipality ACCOUNT NUMBER (IF ASSIGNED): ACCOUNT NUMBER: RMB Be Be it it resolved resolved that that each each of of the the following following has has been been duly duly elected elected or or appointed appointed and and is is now now legally legally holding holding the the title title set set opposite opposite his/her name. his/her name. Finance Director/City Treasurer Tae Rhee (Name of Authorized Person) (Name of Authorized Person) (Title) (Title) Finance Manager Pearl Tsui (Name of Authorized Person) (Name of Authorized Person) (Title) (Title) Accountant Anna Francisco (Name of Authorized Person) (Name of Authorized Person) (Title) (Title) II. II. CERTIFICATION CERTIFICATION Jeffrey L. Stewart, City Manager I, I, of of (Name of Title of Officer or Partner signing this Non-Corporate Resolution) (Name and Title of Officer or Partner signing this Non-Corporate Resolution) hereby certify certify that that said said organization organization is is duly duly and and legally legally hereby City of Bellflower (Name of Organization) (Name of Organization) City Council organized of the the organized and and existing existing and and that that aa quorum quorum of of Organization attended attended aa meeting meeting duly duly held held on on the the of said said Organization (Name of Governing Body of Organization) (Name of Governing Body of Organization) 9th day of of day 20 15,, 20 November at which which the the following following resolutions resolutions were were duly duly adopted, adopted, and and that that such such resolutions resolutions are are in in full full force force and and effect effect on on this this date date and and at do not not conflict conflict with with the the do of said said organization. organization. of Bellflower Municipal Code (Name of Governing Rules) (Name of Governing Rules) II further the authority authority to to execute execute this this Non-Corporate Non-Corporate Resolution Resolution on on behalf behalf of of said said Organization, Organization, and and that that further certify certify that that II have have the the the City Council (Name of Governing Body of Organization) (Name of Governing Body of Organization) of the the Organization Organization which which took took the the action action called called for for by by the the of resolutions such action. resolutions annexed annexed hereto hereto has has the the power power to to take take such action. III. SIGNATURE SIGNATURE III. *SIGNATURE: SIGNATURE: TITLE: TITLE: DATE: DATE: November 9, 2015 City Manager *The signer should be someone other than one of the authorized person(s) named above. However, if signed by an authorized person named above, the Fed Wire Letter of Authorization and/or ACH Authorization Agreement must be signed by an authorized person other than the signer of this document. Pershing LLC, a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. PershingFINRA, LLC, a subsidiary of The Bank of New YorktoMellon Corporation. Member NYSE, SIPC. Trademark(s) belong their respective owners. Member FINRA, NYSE, SIPC. Trademark(s) belong to their respective owners. Multi-Bank Securities, Inc. Member of FINRA & SIPC; MSRB PAGE 1 OF 3 PAGE 1 OF 3 FRM-NONCORP-RES-6-09 FRM-NONCORP-RES

12 III. RESOLUTIONS Certified Copy Of Certain Resolutions by the Governing Body of Said Organization Whereby the Establishment and Maintenance of Accounts Have Been Authorized. RESOLVED FIRST: That the named Authorized Persons of this organization or or be and they hereby are, and each of them is, authorized and empowered, for and on behalf of this organization (herein called the Organization ), to establish and maintain one or more accounts with Multi-Bank Securities, Inc. (herein called the Brokers ) and Pershing LLC, its successors or assigns, and for the purpose of purchasing, investing in, or otherwise acquiring, selling, possessing, transferring, exchanging, pledging, or otherwise disposing of or realizing upon, and generally dealing in and with; (a) THIS PARAGRAPH PERMITS CASH TRANSACTIONS IN SECURITIES any and all forms of securities including, but not by way of limitation, shares, stocks, options, stock options, stock index options, foreign currency options and debt instrument options, bonds, debentures, notes, scrip, participation certificates, rights to subscribe, warrants, certificates of deposit, mortgages, chooses in action, evidence of indebtedness, commercial paper, certificates of indebtedness and certificates of interest of any and every kind and nature whatsoever, secured or unsecured, whether represented by trust, participating and/or other certificates or otherwise; (b) THIS PARAGRAPH PERMITS CASH AND MARGIN TRANSACTIONS IN SECURITIES any and all forms of securities including, but not by way of limitation, shares, stocks, options, stock options, stock index options, foreign currency options and debt instrument options, bonds, debentures, notes, scrip, participation certificates, rights to subscribe, warrants, certificates of deposit, mortgages, chooses in action, evidence of indebtedness, commercial paper, certificates of indebtedness and certificates of interest of any and every kind and nature whatsoever, secured or unsecured, whether represented by trust, participating and/or other certificates or otherwise; and margin transactions, including short sales; The fullest authority at all times with respect to any such commitment or with respect to any transaction deemed by any of the said Authorized Persons and/or agents to be proper in connection therewith is hereby conferred, including authority (without limiting the generality of the foregoing) to give written or oral instructions to the Brokers with respect to said transactions; to bind and obligate the Organization to and for the carrying out of any contract, arrangement, or transaction, which shall be entered into by any such Authorized Persons and/or drafts drawn upon the funds of the Organization such sums as may be necessary in connection with any of the said accounts to deposit funds with the Brokers; to deliver securities and/or contracts to the Brokers; to order the transfer or delivery thereof to any other person whatsoever, and/or to order the transfer record of any securities, or contracts, or titles, to any name selected by any of the said Authorized Persons or agents; to affix the Organization s seal to any documents or agreements, or otherwise; to endorse any securities and/or contracts in order to pass title thereto; to direct the sale or exercise of any rights with respect to any securities; to sign for the Organization all releases, powers of attorney and/or other documents in connection with any such account, and to agree to any terms or conditions to control any such account; to direct the Brokers to surrender any securities to the proper agent or party for the purpose of effecting any exchange or conversion, or for the purpose of deposit with any protective or similar committee, or otherwise; to accept delivery of any securities, to borrow money and securities, if applicable, and to secure repayment thereof with the property of the Organization; to appoint any other person or persons to do any and all things which any and all things which any of the said Authorized Persons and/or agents is hereby empowered to do, and generally to do and take all action necessary in connection with the account, or considered desirable by such Authorized Persons and/or agents with respect thereto. Pershing LLC, a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. Multi-Bank Securities, Inc. PAGE 2 OF 3 Member FINRA, NYSE, SIPC. Trademark(s) belong to their respective owners. Member of FINRA & SIPC; MSRB FRM-NONCORP-RES

13 SECOND: That the Brokers may deal with any and all of the persons directly or indirectly by the foregoing resolution empowered, as though they were dealing with the Organization directly THIRD: That the person signing this Non-corporate Resolution on behalf of the Organization be and hereby is authorized, empowered and directed to certify to the Brokers: (a) a true copy of these resolutions; (b) specimen signatures of each and every person by these resolutions empowered; (c) a certificate (which, if required by brokers, shall be supported by an opinion of the general counsel of the Organization, or other counsel satisfactory to the Brokers) that the Organization is duly organized and existing, that its governing rules empower it to transact the business by these resolutions defined, and that no limitation has been imposed upon such owers by the governing rules of the Organization or otherwise. FOURTH: That the Brokers may rely upon the certified copy of the resolutions, specimen signatures, and certificate, as continuing fully effective unless and until the Brokers shall receive due written notice of change or rescission, and the dispatch or receipt of any other form of notice shall not constitute a waiver of this provision. nor shall the fact that any person hereby empowered ceases to be an Authorized Person of the Organization or becomes an Authorized Person under some title, in any way affect the owers hereby conferred, but the failure to supply any specimen signature shall not invalidate any transaction where the party authorizing the same has been actually empowered thereto by or in conformity with these resolutions. FIFTH: That in the event of any change in the office of powers of persons hereby empowered, an Authorized Person shall certify such changes to the Brokers in writing in the manner herein above provided, which notification, when received, shall be adequate both to terminate the powers of the persons therefore authorized, and to empower the persons thereby substituted. SIXTH: That the Authorized Persons of the Organization be, and hereby is, authorized and empowered to countersign items as aforesaid. SEVENTH: That the foregoing resolutions and the certificates actually furnished to the Brokers by the Authorized Person of pursuant thereto, be and they hereby are made irrevocable until written notice of the revocation thereof shall have been received by the Brokers. Pershing LLC, a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. Multi-Bank Securities, Inc. PAGE 3 OF 3 Member FINRA, NYSE, SIPC. Trademark(s) belong to their respective owners. Member of FINRA & SIPC; MSRB FRM-NONCORP-RES