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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNo. 1260 approving modifications to the lease for the College Football Hall of Fame/Century Center project and approving the execution of an addendum to the leaseRESOLUTION NO. 1260 RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION APPROVING MODIFICATIONS TO THE LEASE FOR THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME/ CENTURY CENTER PROJECT AND APPROVING THE EXECUTION OF AN ADDENDUM TO THE LEASE WHEREAS, the South Bend Redevelopment Commission (the "Commission") previously entered into a Lease between the Commission and the South Bend Redevelopment Authority (the "Authority") dated as of November 1, 1993 (the "Lease"), pursuant to which the Authority will lease certain improvements including the existing Century Center facility and the College Football Hall of Fame to be constructed by the Authority (the "Project") to the Commission; and WHEREAS, the Authority entered into a purchase contract with First Chicago Capital Markets, Inc., acting on behalf of itself and certain other underwriters (collectively, the "Underwriter"), on May 24, 1994, pursuant to which the Authority has agreed to sell and the Underwriter has agreed to purchase the Authority's "South Bend Redevelopment Authority Lease Rental Revenue Bonds of 1994 (Century Center Project)" (the "Bonds"); and WHEREAS, the Authority has agreed to sell the Bonds to the Underwriter at a net interest cost of 6.31% which will permit the annual lease rental to be paid by the Commission to the Authority pursuant to the Lease to be reduced; and WHEREAS, the Commission desires to make certain modifications to the Lease amending certain of the Lease terms including reducing the annual lease rental pursuant to Section 4 of the Lease; and WHEREAS, the Commission desires to approve and execute an addendum to the Lease (the "Addendum "), a copy of which is hereby attached as Exhibit A, reflecting such lower annual Lease payments for the Project and making certain other amendments to the Lease; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, AS FOLLOWS: 1. The Lease shall be amended to reduce the annual rental payments as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto. The Commission hereby approves all other amendments to the Lease set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto. The President and Secretary of the Commission are hereby authorized and directed to execute and attest, respectively, the Addendum substantially in the form attached hereto, together with such changes as may be approved by the President and Secretary, said officers' execution and attestation to be conclusive evidence of their approval of such changes. 2. All remaining terms, covenants and conditions as set forth in the Lease shall remain in full force and effect. 3. This resolution shall be in full force and effect after its adoption by the Commission. 2 ADOPTED at a meeting of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission held on June 3, 1994, at 1308 County -City Building, 227 West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana 46601. ATTEST: Theo T. Sharp, Secreta rrrompola \sthbend\ hallofam \luaddecc.rc;drf;6 -2 -94 SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION By:-/ ��ti• Paula N. Auburn, President 3 EXHIBIT A FORM OF ADDENDUM TO LEASE Addendum to Lease Between the South Bend Redevelopment Authority, as Lessor, and the South Bend Redevelopment Commission, as Lessee (College Football Hall of Fame /Century Center Project) THIS ADDENDUM, made and entered into as of this day of June, 1994, by and between the South Bend Redevelopment Authority, a body corporate and politic organized and existing under Indiana Code 36 -7 -14.5 (hereinafter with its successors and assigns referred to as the "Authority "), and the South Bend Redevelopment Commission, the governing body of the South Bend Department of Redevelopment and the Redevelopment District of South Bend, Indiana (hereinafter called the "Lessee "), WITNESSETH: In consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, it is agreed that the lease previously entered into between said parties as of the first day of November, 1993 (the "Lease "), shall be amended as follows: 1. The following definitions in Section 1 of the Lease are amended to read as follows: "Bonds" means, collectively, the bonds issued to finance the Century Center Portion of the Project and the Hall of Fame Portion of the Project (each as defined J herein). "Century Center Lease Resolution" means Resolution No. 1258 of the Commission passed on May 20, 1994, ! establishing funds for the payment of lease rentals for the Century Center Portion of the Project, as defined herein. "Hall of Fame Lease Resolution" means Resolution No. of the Commission passed on June _, 1994, establishing funds for the payment of lease rentals for the Hall of Fame Portion of the Project, as defined herein. "Redevelopment District Bond Fund" means the Redevelopment District Bond Fund of the Lessee authorized by Indiana Code 36- 7 -14 -27 and the Century Center Portion Lease Resolution and the Hall of Fame Portion Lease Resolution. "Trust Agreements" means the trust agreements between the Authority and the Trustee, securing the Bonds. "Trustee" means Norwest Bank Indiana, N.A., South Bend, Indiana, as trustee pursuant to the Trust Agreements, and any successor trustee. 2. Section 2 of the Lease is amended to read as follows: Section 2. Lease of Project. In consideration of the rentals and other terms and conditions herein specified the Authority does hereby lease, demise and let to the Lessee the Project: TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same with all rights, privileges, easements and appurtenances thereunto belonging, unto the Lessee. The term of this Lease shall not exceed twenty -four (24) years, beginning with respect to the Century Center Portion on the date the Century Center Portion is complete and ready for use, and ending on the day prior to such date at most twenty - four (24) years thereafter, and beginning with respect to the Hall of Fame Portion on the date that the Hall of Fame Portion is complete and ready for use, and ending on the day prior to such date at most twenty -four (24) years thereafter. However, the term of this Lease shall terminate as to either or both of the Hall of Fame Portion or the Century Center Portion of the Project at the earlier of (a) the exercise of the option to purchase by Lessee and payment of the option price, or (b) the payment or defeasance of all obligations of Lessor incurred (i) to finance the cost of the leased property, (ii) to refund such obligations, (iii) to refund such refunding obligations. The dates that each of the Century Center Portion and the Hall of Fame Portion are complete and ready for use shall be endorsed on this Lease at the end hereof by the parties hereto as soon as the same can be done after such completion dates and such endorsements shall be recorded as addenda to this Lease. The Authority hereby represents that it is possessed of, or will acquire, a good and indefeasible estate in fee simple or an insurable right -of -way easement subject only to Permitted Encumbrances, to the above- described real estate, and the Authority warrants and will defend the same against all claims whatsoever not suffered or caused by the acts or omissions of the Lessee. -2- 3. Section 3 of the Lease is amended to read as follows: Section 3. Rental Payments. (a) During the term of this Lease, the Lessee agrees to pay rental for said premises as set forth in Section 4 hereof. Such rental shall be paid from the Century Center Principal and Interest Account (in the case of the Century Center Portion) and from the Hall of Fame Principal and Interest Account (in the case of the Hall of Fame Portion) of the Redevelopment District Bond Fund. All rentals payable under the terms of this Lease shall be paid to the Trustee or to such other bank or trust company as may from time to time succeed the Trustee under the Trust Agreements. All payments so made shall be considered as payments to the Authority of the rentals payable hereunder. The Lessee shall receive credit for any Bond maturing within seven (7) days of the date of the lease rental payment, at the face value thereof, which the Lessee acquires and delivers to the Trustee as a part of its lease rental payment; (b) as additional rental the Lessee agrees to pay all fees, charges and reimbursement of expenses of the Trustee under the Trust Agreements and all prudent charges and expenses of the Authority incurred in the performance of its obligations hereunder. follows: 4. Section 4 of the Lease is amended to read as Section 4. Rental Payment Dates and Amounts. (a) Century Center Portion. The first semiannual rental installment for the Century Center Portion in the amount of Two Hundred Ninety -Seven Thousand and 00 /100 Dollars ($297,000.00) shall be due on the day that the Century Center Portion is completed and ready for use or January 28, 1996, whichever is later. If completion is later than January 28, 1996, the first installment shall be in an amount which provides for rental at the rate specified in Exhibit C for the semiannual period in which the Century Center Portion is completed and ready for use, prorated from the date of completion until the first January 28 or July 28 following such date of completion. Thereafter such rentals for the Century Center Portion shall be payable in advance in semiannual installments on January 28 and July 28 of each year as provided for in the lease payment schedule attached hereto as Exhibit C. (b) Hall of Fame Portion. The first semiannual rental installment for the Hall of Fame Portion in the amount of Five Hundred Ninety -Two Thousand Fifty and 00 /100 Dollars ($592,050.00) shall be due on the day that the Hall of Fame Portion is completed and ready for use -3- or January 28, 1996, whichever is later. If completion is later than January 28, 1996, the first installment shall be in an amount which provides for rental at the rate specified in Exhibit C for the semiannual period in which the Hall of Fame Portion is completed and ready for use, prorated from the date of completion until the first January 28 or July 28 following such date of completion. Thereafter such rentals for the Hall of Fame Portion shall be payable in advance in semiannual installments on January 28 and July 28 of each year as provided for in the lease payment schedule attached hereto as Exhibit C. The rental to be paid in semiannual installments by the Lessee for the Century Center Portion and the Hall of Fame Portion and the combined rental to be paid in semiannual installments for the Project are set forth on Exhibit C attached hereto. The last semiannual rental payments due before the expiration of this Lease shall be adjusted to provide for rental at the amount specified for the Project set forth on Exhibit C for the applicable semiannual period prorated from the date such installment is due to the date of the expiration of this Lease (without taking into account any subsequent early termination of this Lease pursuant to Section 2 hereof). After the sale of the Bonds issued by the Authority to pay the cost of the completion of the Project and other expenses incidental thereto, the first semiannual lease payment and the sum of the second and third semiannual rental installments and the sum of the fourth and fifth semiannual rental installments, and so on, for the Century Center Portion and the Hall of Fame Portion shall each be reduced to an amount equal to the multiple of One Thousand and 00 /100 Dollars ($1,000.00) next highest to the highest sum of principal and interest due in any year ending on a Bond maturity date on such Bonds plus Three Thousand and 00 /100 Dollars ($3,000.00), payable in equal semiannual installments. Such amount of reduced annual rental shall be endorsed on this Lease at the end hereof by the parties hereto as soon as the same can be done after the sale of said Bonds, and such endorsement shall be recorded as an addendum to this Lease. The Lessee will not take any action or fail to take any action that would result in the loss of the exclusion from gross income for federal tax purposes of interest on the Bonds pursuant to Section 103(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code "), as in effect on the date of delivery of the Bonds, nor will the Lessee act in any manner which would adversely affect such exclusion. The Lessee further covenants that -4- it will not make any investment or do any other act or thing during the period that any Bond is outstanding hereunder which would cause any Bond to be an "arbitrage bond" within the meaning of Section 148 of the Code and the regulations thereunder as in effect on the date of delivery of the Bonds. All officers, members, employees and agents of the Lessee are authorized and directed to provide certifications of facts and estimates that are material to the reasonable expectations of the Lessee as of the date the Bonds are issued and to enter into covenants on behalf of the Lessee evidencing the Lessee's commitments made herein. 5. Section 9 of the Lease is amended to read as follows: Section 9. Insurance. The Lessee, at its own expense, will, during the full term of the Lease, keep the Century Center Portion and the Hall of Fame Portion of the Project insured against physical loss or damage, however caused, with such exceptions as are ordinarily required by insurers of properties of a similar type, in good and responsible insurance companies acceptable to the Authority. Such insurance shall be in an amount at least equal to the greater of (i) the option to purchase price or (ii) one hundred percent (100 %) of the full replacement cost of each of the Century Center Portion and the Hall of Fame Portion of such Project as certified by a registered architect, a registered engineer, or professional appraisal engineer, selected by the Authority with the approval of the Trustee, on the effective date of this Lease and on or before the first day of April of each year thereafter; provided that such certification shall not be required so long as the amount of such insurance shall be in an amount at least equal to the option to purchase price. Such appraisal may be based upon a recognized index of conversion factors. In no event shall the insurance be in an amount which causes the Lessee to be a co- insurer for the Project. Such insurance may contain a provision for a deductible in an amount not exceeding $25,000. Lessee agrees to pay the deductible amount of any loss to the Authority. A blanket public institutional property insurance form may be used if: (a) the insurance on the Project is not less than the amount required by this Section, (b) the Lessee subordinates its destruction to other buildings oz for damage or destruction of the claim for damage or improvements to claims Project, and (c) the insurance proceeds related to damage to or destruction of the Project are payable to the Trustee. -5- During the full term of this Lease, the Lessee will also, at its own expense, maintain rental or rental value insurance in an amount at least equal to the full rental specified in Section 4 for the Century Center Portion and the Hall of Fame Portion for a period of two (2) years against physical loss or damage of the type insured against pursuant to the preceding requirements of this Section. Such policies shall be for the benefit of and shall be made payable to the Trustee. 6. Section 10 of the Lease is amended to read as follows: Section 10. Use of Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds. Proceeds of insurance against damage to or destruction of the Project or any portion thereof or proceeds of any condemnation of the Project or any portion thereof shall be paid to and held by the Trustee and used to pay for reconstruction or replacement of the Project in accordance with plans approved by the Authority and the Lessee, unless the Lessee elects to exercise its option to purchase. 7. Section 14 of the Lease is amended to read as follows: Section 14. Option to Purchase. The Authority hereby grants Lessee the right and option, on any rental payment date, upon thirty days' written notice to the Authority, to purchase either or both of the Century Center Portion or the Hall of Fame Portion of the Project in whole or in part at a price equal to the amount required to enable the Authority to provide for the redemption of in whole or in part the outstanding Bonds, all premiums payable on the redemption thereof, and accrued and unpaid interest, and to pay the cost of redeeming the Bonds and liquidating the Authority if it is to be liquidated. Upon request of the Lessee, the Authority agrees to furnish an itemized statement setting forth the amounts required to be paid by the Lessee on the next rental payment date in order to purchase either or both portions of the Project in accordance with the preceding paragraph. If the Lessee exercises its option to purchase, the Lessee shall pay to the Trustee that portion of the purchase price which is required to provide for the payment of a part of or all of the Bonds, including all premiums payable on the redemption thereof, accrued and unpaid interest thereon and the costs of redemption thereof. Such payment shall not be made until the Trustee gives to the Lessee a written statement that such amount will be sufficient to retire all or a part of the Bonds including all premiums payable on the redemption thereof and accrued and unpaid interest. The remainder of such purchase price, if any, shall be paid by the Lessee to the Authority. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to provide that the Lessee shall be under any obligation to purchase the Project or any portion thereof, or under any obligation with respect to any creditors or bondholders of the Authority. If the Lessee has not exercised its option to purchase the Project or any portion thereof at the expiration of the term of the Lease and upon the full discharge and performance by the Lessee of its obligations under this Lease, the Authority shall execute a deed of the Project to the Lessee conveying good and merchantable title thereto, subject only to Permitted Encumbrances. follows: 8. Exhibit C of the Lease is amended to read as EXHIBIT C LEASE PAYMENT SCHEDULE I. Semiannual rental payments due on January 28 and July 28 beginning on July 28, 1996, through and including January 28, 2005, will be as follows: Century Center Portion Hall of Fame Portion Combined Rental $ 297,000 $ 660,000 $ 957,000 II. Semiannual rental payments due on January 28 and July 28 beginning on July 28, 2005, through and including January 28, 2019, will be as follows: Century Center Portion Hall of Fame Portion Combined Rental $ 297,000 $ 1,600,000 $ 1,897,000 9. The parties hereto acknowledge that all remaining terms, covenants and conditions as set forth in the Lease between the parties hereto and executed as of the first day of November, 1993, shall remain in full force and effect. -7- IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Addendum to Lease to be executed for and on their behalf on the day and year first hereinabove written. SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ATTEST: Mary O. Ferlic, Secretary- Treasurer ATTEST: Theo F. Sharp, Secretary By: Joseph W. Wroblewski, President SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION By: Paula N. Auburn, President STATE OF INDIANA ) SS: COUNTY OF ST. JOSEPH ) Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared Joseph W. Wroblewski and Mary O. Ferlic, personally known by me to be the President and Secretary - Treasurer, respectively, of the South Bend Redevelopment Authority, and acknowledged the execution of the foregoing Addendum to Lease for and on behalf of said Authority. WITNESS my hand and Notarial Seal this day of June, 1994. ( SEAL) My commission expires: I am a resident of STATE OF INDIANA ) ) SS: COUNTY OF ST. JOSEPH ) (Written Signature) (Printed Signature) County, Indiana. Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared Paula N. Auburn and Theo F. Sharp, personally known by me to be the President and Secretary, respectively, of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission, and acknowledged the execution of the foregoing Addendum to Lease for and on behalf of said Commission. WITNESS my hand and Notarial Seal this day of June, 1994. ( SEAL) My commission expires: (Written Signature) (Printed Signature) I am a resident of County, Indiana. This instrument prepared by Randolph R. 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