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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNo. 1054 regarding issuance of tax increment revenue refunding bonds'.- - .:A RESOLUTION NO. 1054. RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGARDING ISSUANCE OF TAX INCREMENT REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS ADOPTED MAY 1, 1992 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1. The Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section 2. Form of Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section 3. Legal Notices and Other Authorizations . . . Section 4. Flow of Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section 5. Sale of Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section 6. Execution of Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . Section 7. Additional Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section 8. Tax Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section 9. Defeasance of Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . Section 10. Holidays, Weekends, Etc. . . . . . . . . . Section 11. Supplemental Resolutions . . . . . . . . . Section 12. Temporary Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section 13. Appropriation of Bond Proceeds . . . . . . . Section 14. Appointment of Registrar, Paying Agent and Escrow Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section 15. Severability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section 16. No Conflicts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section 17. Limitation on Amendments . . . . . . . . . EXHIBIT A Legal Description of the Area . . . . . . . EXHIBIT B Description of Refunded Bonds . . . . . . . EXHIBIT C Bond Maturity Schedule . . . . . . . . . . (i) Page 3 5 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 24 25 25 26 26 27 RESOLUTION NO. 1054 RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGARDING ISSUANCE OF TAX INCREMENT REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS WHEREAS, this Commission has adopted various resolutions declaring certain real estate in the South Bend Redevelopment District, known as the "South Bend Central Allocation Area (South Bend Allocation Area No. 1A)" as more particularly described on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein (the "Area ") to be an allocation area within the meaning of IC 36 -7 -14 (the "Act "); and WHEREAS, this Commission deems it advisable to issue bonds of the Redevelopment District, in accord with the provisions of the Act and IC 5 -1 -5, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($6,500,000.00), for the purpose of procuring funds to refinance certain maturities of the bonds heretofore issued and designated as "City of South Bend Redevelopment District Tax Increment Revenue Bonds of 1985" (the 111985 Bonds ") and "City of South Bend Redevelopment District Tax Increment Revenue Bonds of 1986" (the 111986 Bonds ") all as more fully described on Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated herein (the 1985 Bonds and 1986 Bonds are together referred to as the "Refunded Bonds "), together with all expenses necessarily incurred in connection with the foregoing; and WHEREAS, IC 5 -1 -5 authorizes the advance refunding of the Refunded Bonds prior to the time such Refunded Bonds are subject to redemption, in order to effect a savings or modify such restrictive covenants as may impede additional financing, by providing for payment of and defeasing the Refunded Bonds from proceeds of other bonds; and WHEREAS, such refunding is not prohibited by Resolution No. 747, as amended or Resolution No. 775, as amended (the "Prior Resolutions ") which authorized the Refunded Bonds or by the agreements executed in connection therewith, nor will the refunding adversely effect owners of the Refunded Bonds; and WHEREAS, the Commission deems it advisable to issue the advance refunding bonds authorized by this Resolution as "City of South Bend Redevelopment District Tax Increment Revenue Refunding Bonds of 1992" in original principal amount not to exceed Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($6,500,000) (the "Bonds ") for the purpose of providing, to the extent necessary to accomplish the advance refunding of the Refunded Bonds, together with certain funds relating to the Refunded Bonds, for the payment of (i) the principal amount the Refunded Bonds outstanding and redemption premiums thereon, if any, (ii) the interest payable on the Refunded Bonds, (iii) the costs of the refunding, and (iv) the costs of issuance of the Bonds and the funding of a reserve therefor; and WHEREAS, the Commission deems it advisable to escrow certain proceeds of and investment income of the Bonds pursuant to the terms of a customary advance refunding escrow agreement (the "Escrow Agreement ") to be entered into with Bank One, Indianapolis, National Association, as escrow agent (the "Escrow Agent "). -2- i0 ,4 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the South Bend Redevelopment Commission, governing body of the City of South Bend, Department of Redevelopment, as follows: Section 1. The Bonds. For the purpose of providing funds to be used as provided above, the City of South Bend (the "City "), acting for and on behalf of the South Bend Redevelopment District, shall borrow money in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($6,500,000.00). In order to procure said loan, the City Controller is hereby authorized and directed to have prepared and to issue and sell the negotiable Bonds of the City payable solely from incremental taxes on real property located in the Area allocated and deposited in the Allocation Fund (hereinafter described), proceeds from the sale or leasing of property in the Area pursuant to IC §36- 7 -14 -22 deposited in the Allocation Fund pursuant to IC §36- 7 -14 -26 (together, the "Tax Increment ") and earnings thereon, which Bonds shall be issued in denominations of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or any integral multiple thereof, shall be numbered consecutively beginning with the number 1, shall be dated the first day of the month in which the Bonds are to be delivered, the date of delivery, or any other date as the City Controller deems advisable, and shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding ten per cent (10 %) per annum, the exact rate or rates to be determined by bidding, shall be issued in registered form, and shall be redeemable and transferable as set forth in the form of Bond herein. The Bonds shall rank on a parity with the 1985 Bonds -3- • .! and 1986 Bonds which are not advance refunded with proceeds from the sale of the Bonds. The principal of and premium on Bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America at the office of the Paying Agent serving under Section 14 of this Resolution, or of any alternate paying agent named in any Bond or subsequently appointed. The Bonds shall mature as set forth on Exhibit C attached hereto and incorporated herein. The Bonds are not general obligations of the City or the Redevelopment District but are limited and special obligations payable solely as set forth therein. The Bonds shall be authenticated with the manual signature of an authorized representative of the Registrar serving under Section 14 of this Resolution, and no Bond shall be valid or obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any benefit under this Resolution until the certificate of authentication on such Bond shall have been so executed. The Commission hereby directs that there be transferred to the Escrow Agreement and to the funds and accounts referred to herein such moneys held in accordance with the Prior Resolutions as is directed by the Department with the advice of bond counsel. Funds deposited under the Escrow Agreement to carry out the refunding of the Refunded Bonds shall be and hereby are irrevocably set aside for and pledged to the payment of the Refunded Bonds. The Refunded Bonds shall be called for redemption on the date which will generate the greatest savings, unless another date is required -4- by law or funds deposited under the Escrow Agreement are used to pay the Refunded Bonds at their stated maturity dates, all determined with the advice of bond counsel and the financial advisor retained by the Commission in connection with the issuance of the Bonds. Section 2. Form of Bonds. The form and tenor of the Bonds shall be substantially as follows, all blanks to be filled in properly prior to delivery thereof: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA State of Indiana County of St. Joseph Reaistered No. R $ CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TAX INCREMENT REVENUE REFUNDING BOND OF 1992 Interest Maturity Original Authentication Rate Date Date Date CUSIP REGISTERED OWNER: PRINCIPAL SUM: The City of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, State of Indiana, acting for and on behalf of the South Bend Redevelopment District (which District includes all of the territory within the corporation boundaries of the City of South Bend, Indiana) (the "Issuer ") for value received, hereby promises to pay to the Registered Owner hereof, upon surrender hereof, solely from allocated incremental taxes on real property and proceeds from the sale or leasing of property located in the South Bend Central Allocation Area of the District (the "Area ") and earnings thereon, the -5- Principal Sum set forth above on the Maturity Date shown above, unless earlier redeemed, and to pay interest thereon, solely from such sources, until the principal is paid, at the per annum rate shown above (calculated on the basis of a 360 -day year of twelve 30 -day months) from the interest payment date to which interest has been paid next preceding the authentication date of this bond, unless this bond is authenticated after the fifteenth day of the month preceding an interest payment date and on or before such interest payment date in which case it shall bear interest from such interest payment date, or unless this bond is authenticated on or before , in which case it shall bear interest from the Original Date, which interest is payable on the first day of each February and August, commencing until payment in full of this bond. Principal and premium, if any, of this bond are payable in lawful money of the United States of America at the principal office of Bank One, Indianapolis, National Association (the "Paying Agent "). Interest is payable by check or draft mailed one business day prior to the interest payment date to the registered owner hereof at his address as it appears on the registration books maintained for the Issuer by Bank One, Indianapolis, National Association (the "Registrar ") as of the 15th day of the month immediately preceding the interest payment date (the "Record Date ") , or at such other address as is furnished in writing by the registered owner to the Registrar prior to the Record Date for any interest payment. This bond ranks on a parity with the bonds issued under the hereinafter described Resolution, issued in original principal amount of $ and designated as "City of South Bend, Indiana Redevelopment District Tax Increment Revenue Refunding Bonds of 199211, and with the bonds designated "City of South Bend, Indiana Redevelopment District Tax Increment Revenue Bonds of 1985" which mature between February 1, and February 1, in principal amount of $ , and with the bonds designated as "City of South Bend Redevelopment District Tax Increment Revenue Bonds of 1986" which mature between February 1, and February 1, in principal amount of $ , and with the bonds designated as "City of South Bend Redevelopment District Tax Increment Revenue Bonds of 1988" outstanding in principal amount of This bond does not constitute a general obligation or indebtedness of the City of South Bend but the same is a limited and special obligation of the South Bend Redevelopment District and is payable only out of allocated incremental taxes on real property and proceeds from the sale or leasing of property located in the Area and deposited in the Allocation Fund established by said District for the Area, and earnings thereon. It is hereby certified and recited that all acts, conditions and things required by law and the constitution of the State of Indiana to be done precedent to and in the issuance, sale and delivery of this bond have been properly done, happened and performed in regular and due form as prescribed by law, and that the total indebtedness of the South Bend Redevelopment District, including the bonds of this issue, does not exceed any constitutional or statutory limitation of indebtedness. This bond shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any benefit under the Resolution until the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been duly endorsed. This bond is negotiable pursuant to the laws of the State of Indiana. Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Bond set forth below or on the reverse side hereof and such further provisions shall be all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place. Cl IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Redevelopment Commission of the City of South Bend, State of Indiana, has caused this bond to be executed in the name of the City of South Bend, for and on behalf of the Redevelopment District of said City, by the facsimile signature of the Mayor of said City, and attested by facsimile signature by the City Controller of said City, and the seal of said City or a facsimile thereof to be affixed, engraved, imprinted or otherwise reproduced hereon. CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA By: Mayor (SEAL OF CITY) ATTEST: IL City Controller (Form of Certificate of Authentication) -7- This bond is one of the bonds described in the within - mentioned Resolution. BANK ONE, INDIANAPOLIS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Registrar By Authorized Representative (To Be Printed on Reverse Side) This bond is one of an authorized issue of bonds of like original date and tenor, except as to authentication date, numbering, denomination, date of maturity, interest rate, and redemption terms, in the aggregate principal amount of Dollars ($ ). Said bonds are issued by the South Bend Redevelopment District pursuant to a resolution entitled "Resolution of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regarding Issuance of Tax Increment Revenue Refunding Bonds" (Resolution No. ) (the "Resolution ") adopted by the South Bend Redevelopment Commission (the "Commission ") on May 1, 1992, as amended on , 1992, in strict compliance with I.C. 36 -7 -14. The certain Bonds were issued to advance refund certain prior bonds issued in 1985 and 1986, all as more particularly described in the Resolution. The Bonds maturing on or after February 1, , shall be redeemable at the option of the Commission, in whole or in part (only in authorized denominations), on February 1, , or at any time thereafter. Redemption shall occur at a redemption price expressed as a percentage of the principal amount of each bond to be redeemed in accordance with the following schedule, plus accrued interest to the redemption date: Redemption Period (Both Dates Inclusive) Redemption Price February 1, through January 31, 10_% February 1, and thereafter prior to maturity 10_% In the case of redemption of any bonds, written notice of the call for any such redemption identifying the bonds to be redeemed shall be given by mailing a copy of the redemption notice by registered or certified mail not less than thirty (30) days nor more than sixty (60) days prior -8- to the date fixed for redemption to the registered owner of each bond to be redeemed at the address shown on the registration books, provided, however, that failure to give such notice by mailing, or any defect therein, with respect to any such registered bond shall not affect the validity of any proceedings for the redemption of other bonds. On and after the redemption date specified in the aforesaid notice, such bonds, or portions thereof, thus called (provided funds for their redemption are on deposit at the place of payment) shall not bear interest, shall no longer be protected by the Resolution and shall not be deemed to be outstanding under the provisions of the Resolution, and the holders thereof shall have the right only to receive the redemption price thereof. All bonds which have been redeemed shall be cancelled and shall not be reissued; provided, however, that one or more new registered bonds shall be issued for the unredeemed portion of any bond without charge to the holder thereof. Prior to the date fixed for redemption, funds shall be deposited with the Paying Agent to pay, and the Paying Agent is hereby authorized and directed to apply such funds to the payment of, the bonds or portions thereof called, including accrued interest thereon to the redemption date and any required premium. No payment shall be made by the Paying Agent upon any bond or portion thereof called for redemption until such bond shall have been delivered for payment or cancellation or the Registrar shall have received the items required by the Resolution with respect to any mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed bond. In the Resolution, the Issuer reserves the right to authorize and issue additional bonds payable solely from incremental taxes on real property and proceeds from the sale or leasing of property locating in the Area and earnings thereon, which bonds may rank on a parity with the bonds of this issue, all subject to the conditions set forth in the Resolution. Each bond shall be transferable or exchangeable only upon the bond register maintained by the Registrar by the registered owner thereof in person, or by his attorney duly authorized in writing, upon surrender of such bond at the principal office of the Registrar, accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer or exchange in form satisfactory to the Registrar and duly executed by the registered owner or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon a new fully registered bond or bonds in the same aggregate principal amount and of the same MM maturity shall be executed and delivered in the name of the transferee or transferees or the registered owner, as the case may be, in exchange therefor. Bonds may be transferred or exchanged without cost to the registered owner, except for any tax or governmental charge required to be paid with respect to the exchange. The Registrar shall not be required to transfer or exchange any bond called for redemption or during the period from the fifteenth day of any calendar month immediately preceding an interest payment date to such interest payment date. The City, the Commission, the Registrar and the Paying Agent may treat and consider the person in whose name any such bond is registered as the absolute owner thereof for all purposes including for the purpose of receiving payment of, or on account of, the principal thereof and interest due thereon, and the premium, if any. All such payments shall be valid and effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability upon such bonds to the extent of the sums so paid. In the event any bond is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the City may execute and the Registrar may authenticate a new bond of like date, maturity and denomination as that mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, which new bond shall be marked in a manner to distinguish it from the bond for which it was issued, provided that, in the case of any mutilated bond, such mutilated bond shall first be surrendered to the Registrar, and in the case of any lost, stolen or destroyed bond there shall be f irst furnished to the Registrar evidence of such loss, theft or destruction satisfactory to the City and the Registrar, together with indemnity satisfactory to them. In the event any such bond shall have matured, instead of issuing a duplicate bond, the City and the Registrar may, upon receiving indemnity satisfactory to them, pay the same without surrender thereof. The City and the Registrar may charge the owner of such bond with their reasonable fees and expenses in this connection. Any bond issued pursuant to this paragraph shall be deemed an original, substitute contractual obligation of the City, acting for and on behalf of the Redevelopment District, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed bond shall be found at any time, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of the Resolution, equally and proportionately with any and all other bonds duly issued thereunder. The bonds of this issue are issuable only in fully registered form in the denomination of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof. This bond may be defeased as set forth in the Resolution. -10- ASSIGNMENT FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto (Please Print or Typewrite Name and Address) $ (must be a multiple of $5,000) in principal amount of the within bond and all rights and title thereto, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints attorney to transfer the within bond on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises. Dated: NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the within bond in every particular. Signature Guaranteed: NOTICE: Signature(s) must be guaranteed by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange or a commercial bank or trust company. Section 3. Legal Notices and Other Authorizations. As soon as may be done after the adoption of this resolution, the appropriate officer of the Department of Redevelopment shall certify a copy of this resolution to the City Controller. The appropriate officers shall also publish such notices and do such other acts and things as are required by law to issue and sell the Bonds. The appropriate officers of the Department and the City are further authorized to take such action, including the execution of documents, to carry out the refunding of the Refunded Bonds, and the underwriter for the bonds is hereby authorized to make -11- A � subscription as may be necessary to acquire appropriate securities to be held under the Escrow Agreement. Section 4. Flow of Funds. There shall be continued, and the City Controller, the Commission and the Department covenant and agree to cause to be kept and maintained, those accounts in the Allocation Fund contained in the Prior Resolution which authorized the 1985 Bonds, those accounts being the Tax Increment Revenue Account, the Bond Principal and Interest Account, the Reserve Account and the General Account. On each January 15, all monies in the Tax Increment Revenue Account shall be set aside in the respective special accounts within the Allocation Fund, in the following order of priority: First, Bond Principal and Interest Account, and second, Reserve Account. All money available in each of the accounts in the Allocation Fund shall be held in trust for the benefit of the holders of the Bonds and any Parity Bonds (as defined in Section 7) (together, the "Tax Increment Bonds "), and shall be applied, used and withdrawn only for the purposes authorized in this Section 4 and in the following order of priority. The proceeds of the Allocation Fund shall be deposited with a legally qualified depository or depositories for funds of the City as now provided by law and shall be segregated and kept separate and apart from all other funds of the City and may be invested in accordance with applicable provisions of Indiana law and the Prior Resolutions. (a) Bond Principal and Interest Account. There shall be deposited in the Bond Principal and Interest Account from the Tax Increment Revenue Account an amount of money which, together with any money contained in the Bond -12- Principal and Interest Account, is equal to the aggregate amount of the interest becoming due that calendar year payable on all outstanding Tax Increment Bonds and the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Tax Increment Bonds becoming due and payable on the next principal payment date. No deposit need be made into the Bond Principal and Interest Account if the amount contained therein is at least equal to the aggregate amount of interest becoming due and payable on all outstanding Tax Increment Bonds during that calendar year and the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Tax Increment Bonds maturing by their terms on the next succeeding principal payment date. All money in the Bond Principal and Interest Account shall be used and withdrawn solely for the purpose of paying the interest on and the principal of the Tax Increment Bonds as it shall become due and payable to the extent it is required therefor, including accrued interest on any such obligations purchased or redeemed prior to maturity. (b) Reserve Account. There shall be set aside on the date the Bonds are sold, from the proceeds of the sale of the Bonds, and deposited in the Reserve Account, an amount of money equal to the lesser of (i) ten percent (10 %) of the proceeds of the Bonds, (ii) the maximum annual debt service on the Bonds, and (iii) 125% of the average annual debt service on the Bonds, subject to reduction for amounts deposited in the Reserve Account on such date from other sources; provided, the amount of such deposit shall be reduced to the extent that the balance in the Reserve Account would after such deposit exceed the Reserve Requirement described below. On each January 15, there shall be set aside from the Allocation Fund in the Reserve Account from the Tax Increment Revenue Account an amount of money that shall be required to maintain the Reserve Account in the full amount of the Debt Service Reserve Requirement (as defined below) . No deposit need be made in the Reserve Account so long as there shall be on deposit therein a sum equal to the lesser of fifteen percent (15 %) of the original issuance price of the Tax Increment Bonds or the average annual principal and interest payments (which shall be calculated as payments due on August 1 and the following February 1) on the outstanding Tax Increment Bonds (the "Debt Service Reserve Requirement ") . All money in the Reserve Account shall be used and withdrawn solely for the purpose of making deposits into the Bond Principal and Interest Account, in the event of any deficiency at any time in such account, or for the purpose of paying the interest on or principal of or redemption premiums, if any, on the Tax Increment Bonds in the event that no other money is lawfully available therefor, except that so long as there is no default hereunder any amount in the Reserve -13- 1 Account in excess of the Debt Service Reserve Requirement shall be withdrawn from the Reserve Account and deposited in the General Account. Money in the Reserve Account shall also be available to make the final payments of interest and principal on the Tax Increment Bonds. The Redevelopment Commission determines that the reserves hereunder are reasonably required. (c) The remaining amounts in the Tax Increment Revenue Account shall be deposited into the General Account of the Allocation Fund and be available for the purposes authorized by Section 39(b)(2) of the Act as of the date of original issuance of the Bonds or by any amendments thereof. (d) Subject to the requirements of the Act, when the money in the Allocation Fund is sufficient to pay when due all principal and interest on Tax Increment Bonds as permitted in subsection (c) , and is not needed for the other purposes as permitted in subsection (c) , money in the Allocation Fund in excess of that amount (the "Excess Funds") shall be deposited into the funds of the respective taxing units entitled thereto, or during the time a part of the Allocation Area is located in an enterprise zone created under IC 4- 4 -6.1, such Excess Funds shall be deposited in a special fund created for the enterprise zone in accord with IC 36- 7- 14- 39(g). The Tax Increment and earnings thereon, other than the Excess Funds, shall be and hereby is irrevocably pledged for the purposes set forth in this Section 4. Proceeds received from the sale of the Bonds shall be deposited as follows: (w) All accrued interest to the date of issuance of the Bonds, unused discount and any premium shall be deposited in the Bond Principal and Interest Account. (x) From the proceeds of the Bonds, the amount required to fund the Escrow Agreement, less the amount provided for such purposes from other sources, shall be irrevocably deposited with the Escrow Agent to be held and used in accord with the terms of the Escrow Agreement. (y) The amounts described in subsection (b) above shall be deposited in the Reserve Account. -14- A (z) The remaining proceeds from the sale of the Bonds shall be deposited in the special fund hereby created and established and designated as the "South Bend Redevelopment District 1992 Bond Cost of Issuance Fund ", which Fund shall be expended only for the purpose of paying costs of issuance of the Bonds. Section 5. Sale of Bonds. The Bonds shall be sold in a competitive sale. All bids for the Bonds shall be sealed and shall be presented to the Controller in accord with the terms set forth in the bond sale notice. Bidders for said Bonds shall be required to name the rate or rates of interest which Bonds are to bear, which shall be the same for all Bonds maturing on the same date and the interest rate bid on any maturity of bonds shall be no less than the interest rate bid on any and all prior maturities of Bonds, not exceeding ten percent (10 %) per annum, and such interest rate or rates shall be in multiples of one - eighth (1/8) or one - twentieth (1/20) of one percent (1 %) . The Controller shall award the Bonds to the bidder who offers the lowest interest cost, to be determined by computing the total interest on all the Bonds to their maturities and deducting therefrom the premium bid, if any, or adding thereto the amount of the discount, if any. No bid for less than ninety -nine percent (99 %) of the par value of the Bonds and accrued interest shall be considered. The Controller may require that all bids shall be accompanied by certified or cashier's checks payable to the order of the Department of Redevelopment in the amount of not to exceed one percent of the principal amount of the Bonds as a guaranty of the performance of said bid, should it be accepted. In the event no satisfactory bids are received on the day named in the sale notice, the sale may be -15- VWlltinued from day to day thereafter for a period of thirty (30) days without readvertisement; provided, however, that if said sale be continued, no bid shall be accepted which offers an interest cost which is equal to or higher than the best bid received at the time fixed for sale in the bond sale notice. The Controller shall have full right to reject any and all bids. The City Controller is hereby authorized and directed to obtain a legal opinion as to the validity of said Bonds from Barnes & Thornburg, and to furnish such opinion to the purchasers of the Bonds. The Controller is further authorized to cause a copy of said legal opinion to be printed on each Bond. The cost of such opinion shall be considered a part of the cost of the purpose for which the Bonds are issued and shall be paid out of the proceeds of the Bonds. Section 6. Execution of Bonds. The Bonds shall be executed in the name of the City of South Bend, acting for and on behalf of the South Bend Redevelopment District, by the facsimile or manual signature of the Mayor of the City and attested by the Controller by facsimile or manual signature, who shall affix the seal of said City to each of said Bonds or cause the same to be reproduced thereon. The Controller is hereby authorized and directed to have the Bonds prepared. After said Bonds shall have been properly executed and upon the consummation of the sale of said Bonds, the City shall be authorized to receive from the purchaser payment for the Bonds and to provide for delivery of the Bonds to the purchaser in the manner required by law. In any case -16- any officer whose signature appears on the Bonds shall cease to hold that office before delivery of the Bonds, the signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes as if such officer had remained in office until delivery of the Bonds. Section 7. Additional Bonds. The Redevelopment District reserves the right to authorize and issue additional bonds ( "Parity Bonds ") , payable out of the Tax Increment, ranking on a parity with the Bonds for the purpose of raising money for future property acquisition or redevelopment in the Area. The authorization and issuance of Parity Bonds shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (a) All interest and principal payments with respect to all Tax Increment Bonds shall be current to date in accordance with the terms thereof with no payment in arrears. (b) The balance in the Reserve Account shall equal the Debt Service Reserve Requirement. (c) The Commission shall have received a certificate prepared by an independent certified public accountant or an independent financial consultant (the "Certifier ") certifying that the Tax Increment estimated to be received in each succeeding year, adjusted as provided below, is at least equal to % of the principal and interest requirements for each respective year during the term of the bonds with respect to the Bonds and the Parity Bonds. In estimating the Tax Increment to be received in any future year, the Certifier shall base his calculation on assessed valuation actually assessed or to be assessed as of the assessment date immediately preceding the issuance of the Parity Bonds, provided, however, the Certifier shall adjust such assessed values for the current and future reductions of real property tax abatements granted to property owners in the Area. No increase in the Tax Increment to be received in any future year shall be assumed which results from projected inflation in property values. -17- s + a The Commission shall approve and confirm the findings and estimates set forth in the above - described certificate in any resolution authorizing the issuance of the Parity Bonds. Section 8. Tax Matters. In order to preserve the exclusion of interest on the Bonds from gross income for federal income tax purposes and as an inducement to purchasers of the Bonds, the Commission represents, covenants and agrees that, unless the Commission receives an opinion of nationally recognized bond counsel that compliance with any one or more of the following (as specified in such opinion) is not needed to preserve the exclusion from gross income for federal income tax purposes of the interest on the Bonds: (a) The Commission will make no use of the proceeds of the Bonds at any time during the term thereof which would cause the Bonds to be federally guaranteed within the meaning of Section 149(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of Refunded, as amended (the "Code "), and applicable regulations thereunder. (b) No action shall be taken which would cause the Bonds to be "private activity bonds" within the meaning of the Code. (c) No Bond proceeds will be loaned to any entity or person. No Bond proceeds will be transferred, directly or indirectly, or deemed transferred to a nongovernmental person in any manner that would in substance constitute a loan of the Bond proceeds. (d) The Commission will, to the extent necessary to preserve the exclusion of interest on the Bonds from gross income for federal income tax purposes, rebate or cause to be rebated all required arbitrage profits on Bond proceeds or other monies to the federal government as provided in Section 148 of the Code, or will pay applicable penalties in lieu of rebate as provided in Section 148 of the Code, and will set aside such monies in trust for such purpose. CIM 4 1. % (e) The Commission will file an information report Form 8038 -G with the Internal Revenue Service as required by Section 149 of the Code. } ( f ) The Commission 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 applicable thereto as in effect on the date of delivery of the Bonds. The Commission will not take any action or fail to take any action with respect to, the Bonds 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 Code, and the Commission will not act in any manner which would adversely affect such exclusion. Section 9. Defeasance of Bonds. If the whole amount of the principal, redemption premium, if any, and interest due and payable upon the Bonds then outstanding or a portion thereof shall be paid, or (i) sufficient moneys, or (ii) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America, the principal of and the interest on which when due or when called for redemption by the holder thereof at the option of the holder will provide sufficient moneys for such purpose, and such obligations are not subject to call or redemption by the issuer thereof prior to maturity or for which irrevocable instructions to redeem have been given and the principal of and the interest on which when due will provide sufficient moneys for such purpose, or (iii) time certificates of deposit fully secured as to both principal and interest by obligations of the type described in (ii) above of a -19- C 11, 4 bank or banks the principal of and interest on which when due will provide sufficient moneys for such purpose, or (iv) a combination of such moneys and obligations, shall be held irrevocably in trust for such purpose, and such Bonds or portion thereof shall have become due and payable in accordance with their terms or shall have been duly called for redemption or irrevocable instructions to call such Bonds or portion thereof for redemption shall have been given, and provision shall also have been made for paying all fees and expenses in connection therewith, then and in that case the Bonds, or such portion thereof, issued hereunder shall be discharged and shall no longer be deemed outstanding or an indebtedness of the District. Section 10. Holidays, Weekends, Etc. If the date for making any payment or the last date for performance of any act or the exercising of any right, as provided in this Resolution, shall be a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the City or in the city in which the Paying Agent is located are typically closed, such payment may be made or act performed or right exercised on the next succeeding day not a legal holiday or a day on which such banking institutions are typically closed, with the same force and effect as if done on the nominal date provided in this Resolution, and no interest shall accrue for the period after such nominal date. Section 11. Supplemental Resolutions. Without notice to or consent of the owners of the Bonds, the Commission may, from time to time and at any time, adopt such resolutions supplemental -20- hereto as shall not be inconsistent with the terms and provisions hereof (which supplemental resolutions shall thereafter form a part hereof) , (a) to cure any ambiguity or formal defect or omission in this Resolution or in any supplemental resolution; (b) to grant to or confer upon the owners of the Bonds any additional rights, remedies, powers, authority or security that may lawfully be granted to or conferred upon the owners of the Bonds; (c) to make any other change which is not in the judgment of the Commission to the prejudice of the owners of the Bonds; (d) to modify, amend or supplement this Resolution to permit the qualification of the Bonds for sale under the securities laws of the United States of America or of any of the states of the United States of America or to obtain or maintain bond insurance with respect to payments of principal of and interest on the Bonds; (e) to provide for the refunding or advance refunding of the Bonds; (f) to procure a rating on the Bonds from a nationally recognized securities rating agency designated in such supplemental resolution, if such supplemental resolution will not adversely affect the owners of the Bonds; and -21- (g) any other purpose which in the judgment of the Commission does not adversely impact the interests of the owners of the Bonds. This Resolution, and the rights and obligations of the Commission and the owners of the Bonds may be modified or amended at any time by supplemental resolutions adopted by the Commission with the consent of the owners of the Bonds holding sixty percent (60 %) in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Bonds (exclusive of Bonds, if any, owned by the Commission or the City); provided, however, that no such modification or amendment shall, without the express consent of the owners of all Bonds affected, reduce the principal amount of the Bond, reduce the interest rate payable thereon, advance the earliest redemption date, extend its maturity or the times for paying interest thereon, permit a privilege or priority of any Bond or Bonds over any other Bond or Bonds, create a lien securing any Bonds other than a lien ratably securing all of the Bonds outstanding, or change the monetary medium in which principal, premium and interest is payable, nor shall any such modification or amendment reduce the percentage of consent required for amendment or modification. Any act done pursuant to a modification or amendment so consented to shall be binding upon all the owners of the Bonds and shall not be deemed an infringement of any of the provisions of this Resolution or of the Act, and may be done and performed as fully and freely as if expressly permitted by the terms of this Resolution, and after such consent relating to such specified -22- ,t matters has been given, no owner shall have any right or interest to object to any action or in any manner to question the propriety thereof or to enjoin or restrain the Commission or any officer thereof from taking any action pursuant thereto. If the Commission shall desire to obtain any such consent, it shall cause the Registrar to mail a notice, postage prepaid, to the addresses appearing on the registration books held by the Registrar. Such notice shall briefly set forth the nature of the proposed supplemental resolution and shall state that a copy thereof is on file at the office of the Registrar for inspection by all owners of the Bonds. The Registrar shall not, however, be subject to any liability to any owners of the Bonds by reason of its failure to mail such notice, and any such failure shall not affect the validity of such supplemental resolution when consented to and approved as herein provided. Whenever at any time within one year after the date of the mailing of such notice, the Commission shall receive any instrument or instruments purporting to be executed by the owners of the Bonds of not less than sixty per cent (60 %) in aggregate principal amount of the Bonds then outstanding (exclusive of Bonds, if any, owned by the Commission or the City), which instrument or instruments shall refer to the proposed supplemental resolution described in such notice, and shall specifically consent to and approve the adoption thereof in substantially the form of the copy thereof referred to in such notice as on file with the Registrar, thereupon, but not otherwise, the Commission may adopt such supplemental resolution in -23- substantially such form, without liability or responsibility to any owners of the Bonds, whether or not such owners shall have consented thereto. r Upon the adoption of any such supplemental resolution, this Resolution shall be, and be deemed to be, modified and amended in accordance therewith, and the respective rights, duties and obligations under this Resolution shall thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced hereunder, subject in all respects to such modifications and amendments. The Commission may at any time prior to the issuance of any Bonds hereunder modify or amend this Resolution without the consent of any other party. Section 12. Temporary Bonds. Any Bonds issued under this Resolution may be initially issued in temporary form exchangeable for definitive Bonds. The temporary Bonds may be printed, lithographed or typewritten, shall be of such denominations as may be determined by the Commission, shall be in fully registered form and may contain such reference to any of the provisions of this Resolution as may be appropriate. Every temporary Bond shall be executed, sealed and attested by the Mayor and Controller in substantially the same manner as provided herein. If temporary Bonds are issued, definitive Bonds will be executed and furnished without delay and thereupon the temporary Bonds may be surrendered for cancellation at the principal office of the rw Registrar and the Registrar shall deliver in exchange for such temporary Bonds an equal aggregate principal amount of definitive -24- r � • ,; Bonds of the same interest rates and maturities. Until so exchanged, the temporary Bonds shall be entitled to the same benefits under this Resolution as definitive Bonds issued hereunder. Section 13. Appropriation of Bond Proceeds. An appropriation in the amount of not to exceed Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($6,500,000) shall be made to pay for the purposes described herein. The funds to meet said appropriation shall be provided out of the proceeds of the Bonds in the original principal amount of not to exceed $6,500,000 herein authorized. Said appropriation shall be in addition to all other appropriations provided for in the existing budget and tax levy. Section 14. Appointment of Registrar, Paying Agent and Escrow Agent. Bank One, Indianapolis, National Association is hereby appointed as Registrar and Paying Agent for the Bonds and is hereby charged with the duties and responsibilities of the Registrar and Paying Agent, including maintaining books for the registration and transfer of Bonds. Bank One, Indianapolis, National Association is also hereby appointed to serve as the Escrow Agent. The appropriate officers of the Department of Redevelopment and the City are hereby authorized to enter into such agreements or understandings with the Registrar, Paying Agent and Escrow Agent as will enable it to perform the services required for a Registrar, Paying Agent and Escrow Agent, and are authorized and directed to pay said Registrar, Paying Agent and Escrow Agent for its services out of available funds. -25- t (% 4 The Registrar and Paying Agent may at any time resign as Registrar and Paying Agent by giving thirty (30) days' written notice to the Commission and by first -class mail to each registered owner of Bonds then outstanding, and such resignation will take effect at the end of such thirty (30) days or upon the earlier appointment of a successor Registrar and Paying Agent, as the case may be, by the Commission. Such notice to the Commission may be served personally or be sent by registered mail. The Registrar and Paying Agent may be removed at any time as Registrar and Paying Agent by the Commission, in which event the Commission may appoint a successor Registrar and Paying Agent. The Commission shall notify each registered owner of Bonds then outstanding by first - class mail of the removal of the Registrar and Paying Agent. Notices to registered owners of Bonds shall be deemed to be given when mailed by first -class mail to the addresses of such registered owners as they appear on the bond register maintained by the Registrar. Any predecessor Registrar and Paying Agent shall deliver all the Bonds in its possession, the bond register and all the cash in its possession to the successor Registrar and Paying Agent. Section 15. Severability. If any provision of this Resolution shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this Resolution. Section 16. No Conflicts. All resolutions and orders, or parts thereof, in conflict with the provisions of this -26- lk `', k Resolution, are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed, and this Resolution shall be in immediate effect from and after its adoption, provided, that no provision hereof shall amend or repeal any provisions of the Prior Resolutions. Upon payment in full of the principal, interest and premium respecting the Bonds or upon defeasance thereof in accord with the terms hereof, all pledges, covenants and other rights granted by this Resolution shall cease. Section 17. Limitation on Amendments. After the issuance of the Bonds authorized by this Resolution and so long as any of said Bonds or interest thereon remains unpaid, except as expressly provided herein, this Resolution shall not be repealed or amended in any respect which will adversely affect the rights of the holders of said Bonds, nor shall the Commission or other body of the City adopt any law, ordinance or resolution which in any way adversely affects the rights of such holders. Adopted at a regular meeting of the Commission held on the 1st day of May, 1992. SOUTH B ND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION B Y: President T ST: Secretary EXHIBIT LIST: A - Legal Description of the Area B - Description of Refunded Bonds C - Bond Maturity Schedule MCK01486 -27-