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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNo. 2024 authorizing the redemption of certain SB redevelopment authority lease rental revenue bonds, approving and authorizing the execution of escrow deposit agreements and certain other mattersRESOLUTION NO. 2024 RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE REDEMPTION OF CERTAIN SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY LEASE RENTAL REVENUE BONDS, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ESCROW DEPOSIT AGREEMENTS, AND CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS WHEREAS, the South Bend Redevelopment Commission (the "Commission ") entered into a lease with the South Bend Redevelopment Authority (the "Authority ") dated August 1, 1990 (the "Lease ") which permitted the Authority (i) to issue bonds payable from such lease rentals, the proceeds of which were used for the purpose of financing the acquisition of land and construction of certain public improvements in the Airport Economic Development Area (the Area) (collectively the "Project"), and (ii) to lease the Project to the Commission; and WHEREAS, the Authority has previously issued its Redevelopment Authority Taxable Lease Rental Acquisition and Refunding Revenue Bonds of 1993 dated July 1, 1993, in the original aggregate principal amount of Four Million Nine Hundred and Five Thousand and 00 /100 Dollars ($4,905,000.00) (the "1993 Bonds ") for the purpose of financing certain additional local public improvements and refunding bonds previously issued by the Authority; and WHEREAS, the Authority has previously issued its Lease Rental Revenue Refunding Bonds of 1997 (Airport Economic Development Area Public Improvement Project) dated January 15, 1997, in the original aggregate principal amount of Two Million Five Hundred SBIMAN 1 1680610 1 (400� Forty Thousand and 00 /100 Dollars ($2,540,000.00) (the "1997 Bonds" and with the 1993 Bonds, the 'Prior Bonds ") for the purpose of financing certain additional local public improvements and refunding bonds previously issued by the Authority; and WHEREAS, Section 14 of the Lease grants the Commission the right and option to purchase the Project (the "Option ") at a price equal to the amount required to redeem the outstanding Prior Bonds (the 'Refunding "); and WHEREAS, the Commission desires to exercise its Option and to authorize the expenditures of funds available to the Commission to redeem on February 1, 2004 (the "Redemption Date ") the outstanding Prior Bonds; and WHEREAS, the J.P. Morgan Trust Company, N. A. ("J.P. Morgan ") currently serves as the Trustee of the 1993 Bonds, and Wells Fargo Bank Indiana, N. A. ( "Wells Fargo ") (W currently serves as the Trustee of the 1997 Bonds; and WHEREAS, there has been prepared and submitted to the Commission a form of Escrow Deposit Agreement dated as of December 1, 2003, among the Commission, the Authority, and J.P. Morgan (the "1993 Bonds Escrow Agreement "), which has been approved by the Authority and which provides for J.P. Morgan to serve as escrow agent in connection with the refunding of the 1993 Bonds; and WHEREAS, there has been prepared and submitted to the Commission a form of Escrow Deposit Agreement dated as of December 1, 2003, among the Commission, the Authority, and Wells Fargo (the "1997 Bonds Escrow Agreement "), which has been approved by the Authority and which provides for the Wells Fargo to serve as escrow agent in connection with the refunding of the 1997 Bonds; SBNANI 168061v1 - 2 _ NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the South Bend Redevelopment Commission as follows: 1. The 1993 Bonds Escrow Agreement is hereby approved in the form submitted to this meeting and the President of the Commission (the "President ") and the Secretary of the Commission (the "Secretary ") are authorized to execute and attest the 1993 Bonds Escrow Agreement with such changes as may be necessary or appropriate as determined by such officers, said officers' execution and attestation thereof to be conclusive evidence of their approval of such changes. 2. The 1997 Bonds Escrow Agreement is hereby approved in the form submitted to this meeting and the President and the Secretary are authorized to execute and attest the 1997 Bonds Escrow Agreement with such changes as may be necessary or appropriate as determined by such officers, said officers' execution and attestation thereof to be conclusive evidence of their approval of such changes. 3. The Commission hereby approves of the use of its funds, previously appropriated for such purpose, in a sum sufficient to pay the cost of all expenses reasonably incurred in connection with the Refunding, as provided for in the 1993 Bonds Escrow Agreement and the 1997 Bonds Escrow Agreement. 4. The President and the Secretary are, and each of them is, hereby authorized to take all such actions and to execute all such instruments as are necessary and desirable to carry out the Refunding contemplated by this Resolution, in such forms as the President and the Secretary executing the same shall deem proper, to be evidenced by the execution thereof. SBIMANI 168061v1 -3- 14 ;i ADOPTED at a meeting of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission held on the 19th day of December, 2003, at 1308 County -City Building, 227 West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana. SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION President ATTEST: Secretary SMANI I68061v1 _ 4 _