37-26 Authorizing the City to Fund Its Taxable Economic Development Revenue Note, Series 2026 (Beacon Heights Project) and Approving and Authorizing Other Actions in Respect Thereto

Home Browse Search

shall be unconditionally and absolutely obligated without right of set-off or abatement, to perform fully all of its obligations, agreements and covenants under this Agreement for the benefit of the City. (d) Subject at all times to Section 4.3 hereof,the obligations of the Borrower to make the required payments and to perform and observe the other agreements on its part shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any defense or any rights of set-off, recoupment or counterclaim it might otherwise have against the City,and the Borrower shall pay absolutely during the term of this Agreement the payments to be made on account of the Loan and all other payments required thereunder free of any deductions and without abatement, diminution or set-off; and the Borrower: (i)will not suspend or discontinue any payments of the Loan; (ii)will perform and observe all of its other agreements contained in this Agreement; and (iii) will not terminate this Agreement for any cause,including,without limiting the generality of the foregoing,failure of the Borrower to complete the Project,the occurrence of any acts or circumstances that may constitute failure of consideration, eviction or constructive eviction, destruction of or damage to the Project, commercial frustration of purpose, any change in the tax laws of the United States of America or of the State of Indiana or any political subdivision of either thereof, or any failure of the City to perform and observe any agreement,whether express or implied,or any duty,liability or obligation arising out of or connected with this Agreement. (e) It is understood and agreed that Borrower shall be obligated to continue to pay the amounts specified herein and in the Note whether or not any portion of the Project is damaged, destroyed or taken in condemnation and that there shall be no abatement of any such payments and other charges by reason thereof. Section 4.3. Forgiveness. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, but subject to the Unavoidable Delay provisions of Section 7.12 of this Agreement, the principal of each outstanding Draw on the Loan may be forgiven, in the sole discretion of the City, following the expiration of the [Qualified Project Period] (as defined in the Land Use Restriction Agreement); provided that, as a condition of any such forgiveness, the Borrower shall be in compliance with all of its obligations under the Land Use Restriction Agreement, the Bond Regulatory Agreement and the Development Agreement. In the event the Loan is forgiven by the City, in its sole discretion, pursuant to this Section 4.3, it is hereby acknowledged that the consideration for the Loan is the completion of the construction, reconstruction and/or rehabilitation of the Project by the Borrower and the resulting economic benefits to the City. In the event that the Borrower abandons the Project or otherwise fails to proceed to substantially complete the Project as required by this Agreement and the Development Agreement, the repayment of any outstanding amount of the Loan (the "Outstanding Amount") will be on a date not later than thirty (30) days from the date when the Department,on behalf of the City,provides written notice to the Borrower that, in its sole discretion, it has determined that the Borrower has abandoned or failed to proceed with the Project as required by this Agreement and the Development Agreement (the date of such written notice being the "Trigger Date"). Interest will begin to accrue on the Outstanding Amount beginning on the Trigger Date at the Prime Rate plus three percent(3.0%)(where the"Prime Rate"shall mean the Prime Rate as published in The Wall Street Journal, and which is described as the base rate on corporate loans at large U.S. money center commercial banks, as such rate may vary from time to time, to be determined as of the Trigger Date) until the Outstanding Amount is fully paid by the Borrower. In 9