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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-01-29 Resolution 32~4 J RESOLUTION NO. 32 RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REDUCING THE ANNUAL RENTALS ON THE LEASE FOR THE AIRPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AREA PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, APPROVING THE EXECUTION OF AN ADDENDUM TO THE LEASE, RATIFYING THE SELECTION OF SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS AND THE TERMS OF THE BONDS, AND REGARDING OTHER RELATED MATTERS WHEREAS, the South Bend Redevelopment Authority (the "Authority") at a meeting on December 17,-1990, adopted Resolution No. 26, authorizing the issuance of the "South Bend Redevelopment Authority Taxable Lease Rental Revenue Bonds (Airport Economic Development Area Public Improvement Project)" (the "Taxable Bonds") in an aggregate amount of Four Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,200,000) pursuant to IC 36-7-14.5-19 to finance certain land and "taxable" public improvements (the "Taxable Project"), and to pay the costs of issuance of the Taxable Bonds; and WHEREAS, a Notice of Intent to Sell Four Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,200,000) of the Taxable Bonds was published on December 21, 1990 and December 28, 1990 in the South Bend Tribune, the Tri-County News, and the Indianapolis Commercial; and WHEREAS, the Authority at a meeting on December 17, 1990, adopted Resolution No. 27, authorizing the issue of the "South Bend Redevelopment Authority Lease Rental Revenue Bonds (Airport Economic Development Area Public Improvement Project)" (the "Tax- Exempt Bonds"), in the aggregate amount of Two Million Three Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars ($2,355,000) pursuant to IC 36- 7-14.5-19 to finance certain land and "tax-exempt" public improvements (the "Tax-Exempt Project"), and to pay the costs of issuance of the Tax-Exempt Bonds; and • WHEREAS, a Notice of Intent to Sell Two Million Three Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars ($2,355,000) of the Tax-Exempt Bonds was published on December 21, 1990 and December 28, 1990 in the South Bend Tribune, the Tri-County News, and the Indianapolis Commercial; and WHEREAS, the South Bend Redevelopment Authority previously entered into a Lease between the Authority and the South Bend Redevelopment Commission (the "Commission") dated as of August 1, 1990, as further amended by an Amended and Restated Lease, dated as of August 1, 1990 (the "Lease"), pursuant to which the Authority will lease certain land and the Tax-Exempt Project and the Taxable Project to the Commission; and WHEREAS, bids were received on January 22, 1991, for the sale of the Taxable Bonds for the construction of the Taxable Project under the terms and conditions provided in the Lease; and WHEREAS, the lowest and best bid for the Taxable Bonds was received from John Nuveen & Co. Incorporated (on behalf of itself and other underwriters) ("Nuveen"), as the bidder offering the lowest net interest cost to the Authority, determined by computing the total interest on all of the Taxable Bonds from the date thereof to their maturities and deducting therefrom the premium bid, if any, or adding thereto the amount of any discount, if any, with a net interest rate of 9.6161%, which bid was accepted; and WHEREAS, the award of the sale of the Taxable Bonds will permit a reduction in the annual rental payments on the Lease for the Taxable Project pursuant to Section 4 of the Lease; and -2- WHEREAS, bids were received on January 22, 1991, for the sale of the Tax-Exempt Bonds for the construction of the Tax- Exempt Project under the terms and conditions provided in the Lease; and WHEREAS, the lowest and best bid for the Tax-Exempt Bonds was received from Merrill Lynch & Company ("Merrill Lynch") as the bidder offering the lowest net interest cost to the Authority, determined by computing the total interest on all of the Tax- Exempt Bonds from the date thereof to their maturities and deducting therefrom the premium bid, if any, or adding thereto the amount of any discount, if any, with a net interest rate of 7.0486, which bid was accepted; and WHEREAS, the award of the sale of the Tax-Exempt Bonds will permit a reduction in the annual rental payments on the Lease for the Tax-Exempt Project pursuant to Section 4 of the Lease; and WHEREAS, the Authority 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 both the Taxable Project and Tax-Exempt Project and making certain other amendments to the Lease; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, AS FOLLOWS: 1. The Authority hereby ratifies and approves the award of the sale of the Taxable Bonds to Nuveen in the amount of Four Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,200,000), at a price equal to Four Million One Hundred Sixteen Thousand Dollars ($4,116,000), such Taxable Bonds to bear a net interest figure of 9.6161%, since -3- • ~ said bid was the highest bid submitted in accordance with the bond sale notice published in connection with the sale of the Taxable Bonds. 2. The Authority hereby ratifies and approves the award of the sale of the Tax-Exempt Bonds to Merrill Lynch in the amount of Two Million Three Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars ($2,355,000), at a price equal to Two Million Three Hundred Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Seven and 25/100 Dollars ($2,307,907.25), such Tax-Exempt Bonds to bear an net interest figure of 7.0486%, since said bid was the highest bid submitted in accordance with the bond sale notice published in connection with the sale of the Tax- Exempt Bonds. 3. 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. 4. All remaining terms, covenants and conditions as set forth in the Lease shall remain in full force and effect. 5. The President and Secretary-Treasurer of the Authority are hereby authorized and directed to execute and attest, respectively, the Addendum. 6. The officers of the Authority are hereby authorized to deliver said Taxable and Tax-Exempt Bonds when executed to Society Bank, Indiana, as Trustee for delivery to the successful bidder. 7. This resolution shall be in full force and effect i after its adoption by the Authority. -4- • ADOPTED at a meeting of the South Bend Redevelopment Authority held on January 29, 1991, at the Office of the Authority, 1200 County-City Building, 227 West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana 46601. SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY By : vl/ l~ ~- ose h W. Wroblewski, President ATTE T: ~~~~~~ Donald K. Fewell, Secretary-Treasurer \restarke\sobend\authreso;l/28/91 • -5- S • ERHIBIT A ADDENDUM TO LEASE ~J SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT AIITHORITY TO SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMI83ION (Airport Economic Development Area Public Improvement Project) THIS ADDENDUM, made and entered into as of this day of January, 1991, 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 (Airport Economic Development Area Public Improvement Project) previously entered into between said parties as of the first day of August, 1990, as further amended by an Amended and Restated Lease, dated as of the first day- of August, 1990 (the "Lease") shall be amended as follows: 1. The following definitions in Section 1 of the Lease are amended to read as follows: "Lease Resolution" means Resolution No. 968 of the Commission passed on December 21, 1990, as amended by Resolution No. 973 of the Commission passed on January 11, 1991, establishing funds for the payment of lease rentals for the Tax-Exempt Project, as defined herein. "Permitted Encumbrances" means those items listed in Exhibit A hereto and any future (a) liens for taxes not then delinquent, (b) this Lease and L the Trust Agreement, leases, subleases and other • agreements permitted pursuant to Section 13 hereof, (c) utility, access and other easements and rights-of-way, restrictions and exceptions that Lessee certifies will not interfere with or impair the Projects, (d) any mechanics', laborers', materialmen's, suppliers' or vendors' lien or right in respect thereof if payment is not yet due and payable and (e) such minor defects, irregularities, encumbrances, easements, rights-of-way and clouds on title as do not, in the opinion of the Trustee, materially impair the Authority's interest in or Lessee's use of the Projects. "Taxable Project" means the real estate (including all right-of-way easements contained therein) in St Joseph County, Indiana, and improvements to be made thereon by the Authority or its agent according to plans and specifications prepared by Cole. Associates, Inc. and Clyde E. Williams and Associates, Inc., project engineers, all as described in Exhibit B hereto. The above mentioned plans and .specifications may be changed and additional construction work may be performed and improvements may be purchased by the Authority, but only with the approval of the Lessee (which • approval shall not be withheld by the Lessee in the event of the inability of the Authority to acquire timely and at a reasonable price all of those real property interests constituting part of the Taxable Project which must be obtained by eminent domain, if any), and only if such changes or modifications or additional construction work or improvements do not alter the character of the Project or reduce the value thereof.. Any such additional construction work or additional improvements shall be part of the property covered by this Lease. The above-mentioned plans and specifications have been filed with and approved by the Lessee. "Taxable Lease Resolution" means Resolution No. 967 of the Commission passed on December 21, 1990, as amended by Resolution No. 972 of the Commission passed on January 11, 1991, establishing funds for the payment of lease rentals for the Taxable Project, as defined herein. "Tax-Exempt Project" means the real estate (including all right-of-way easements contained therein) in St. Joseph County, Indiana, and improvements to be made thereon by the Authority or its agent according to plans and specifications . prepared by Cole Associates, Inc. and Clyde E. Williams and Associates, Inc., project engineers, -2- all as described in Exhibit C hereto. The above . mentioned plans and specifications may be changed and additional construction work may be performed and improvements may be purchased by the Authority, but only with the approval of the Lessee (which approval shall not be withheld by the Lessee in the event of the inability of the Authority to acquire timely and at a reasonable price all of those real property interests constituting part of the Tax- Exempt Project which must be obtained by eminent domain., if any), and only if such changes or modifications or additional construction work or improvements do not alter the character of the Project or reduce the value thereof. Any such additional construction work or additional improvements shall be part of the property covered by this Lease. The above-mentioned plans and specifications have been filed with and approved by the Lessee. 2. Section 4 of the Lease is amended to read follows: Section 4. Rental Payment Dates and Amounts. {a) Tax-Exempt Project. The first semiannual rental installment in the amount of Eighty-Two Thousand Dollars ($82,000) shall be due • on the day that the Tax-Exempt Project is completed and ready for use, or January 28, 1994, whichever is later. If completion is later than January 28, 1994, the first installment shall be in an amount which provides for rental at the rate specified in Exhibit D for the semiannual period in which the Tax-Exempt Project is completed and ready for use, prorated from the date of completion until the first July 28 or January 28 following such date of completion. Thereafter such rentals shall be payable in advance in semiannual installments on July 28 and January 28 of each year as provided for in the lease payment schedule attached hereto as Exhibit D. (b) Taxable Project. The first semiannual rental installment in the amount of One Hundred Ninety-Nine Thousand Dollars ($199,000) shall be due on the day that the Taxable Project is completed and ready for use, or July 28, 1993, whichever is later. If completion is later than July 28, 1993, the first installment shall be in an amount which provides for rental at the rate specified in Exhibit E for the semiannual period in which the Taxable Project 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 shall be payable in advance in semiannual as -3- installments on January 28 and July 28 of each year • as provided .for in the lease. payment schedule attached hereto as Exhibit E. In the case of the Tax-Exempt Project, 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 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 authoriz-ed 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. 3. The last paragraph of Section 14 of the Lease shall be amended to read as follows: If the Lessee has not exercised its option to purchase the Projects 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 Projects to the Lessee conveying all of its interest thereto, subject only to Permitted Encumbrances. 4. Exhibit A of the Lease shall be amended to read as follows: Permitted Encumbrances All encumbrances identified in the Title Commitment originally issued by Chicago Title Insurance Company on November 20, 1990, Commitment No. 85239H-61, in favor of the South Bend Redevelopment Authority, as amended and in effect from time to time during the term of the Lease. -4- r1 U 5. Exhibit D of the Lease shall be amended to read as follows: EBHIBIT D Lease Payment Schedule for Tax-Exempt Project Payment Date Amount Payment Date Amount 1-28-94 $ 82,000 1-28-03 $ 129,500 7-28-94 82,000 7-28-03 129,500 1-28-95 82,000 1-28-04 127,500 7-28-95 82,000 7-28-04 127,500 1-28-96 82,000 1-28-05 130,500 7-28-96 82,000 7-28-05 130,500 1-28-97 107,000 1-28-06 130,000 7-28-97 107,000 7-28-06 130,000 1-28-98 115,500 1-28-07 129,500 7-28-98 115,500 7-28-07 129,500 1-28-99 123,500 1-28-08 131,000 7-28-99 .123,500 7-28-08 131,000 1-28-00 125,500 1-28-09 132,000 7-28-00 125,500 7-28-09 132,000 1-28-01 127,000 1-28-10 130,000 7-28-O1 127,000 7-28-10 130,000 1-28-02 128,500 1-28-11 133,000 7-28-02 128,500 7-28-11 133,000 1-28-12 132,500 7-28-12 132,500 -5- ~ ~ 6. Exhibit E of the Lease shall be amended to read as follows: ER~iIBIT E Lease Payment. Schedule for Taxable Project n LJ Payment Date Amount Payment Date Amount 7-28-93 $199,000 1-28-04 $ 268,500 1-28-94 199,000 7-28-04 268,500 7-28-94 199,000 1-28-05 270,500 1-28-95 199,000 7-28-05 270,500 7-28-95 199,000 1-28-06 271,000 1-28-96 219,000 7-28-06 271,000 7-28-96 219,000 1-28-07 272,500 1-28-97 222,500 7-28-07 272,500 7-28-97 222,500 1-28-08 273,000 1-28-98 240,500 7-28-08 2.73,000 7-28-98 240,500 1-28-09 276,500 1-28-99 254,000 7-28-09 276,500 7-28-99 254,000 1-28-10 278,000 1-28-00 258,500 7-28-10 278,000 7-28-00 258,500 1-28-11 278,000 1-28-01 262,000 7-28-11 278,000 7-28-O1 262,000 1-28-12 281,000 1-28-02 267,000 7-28-12 281,000 7-28-02 267,000 1-28-03 268,500 , 7-28-03 268,500 -6- z 7. 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 August, 1990 shall remain in full force and effect. 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. ATTEST: Donald K. Fewell, Secretary-Treasurer ATTEST: Michael Donoho, Secretary i SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY By: Joseph W. Wroblewski, President SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION By: Paula N. Auburn, President -~- a ~, • 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 Donald K. Fewell, 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 1991. (SEAL) My commission expires: I am a resident of County, Indiana. STATE OF INDIANA ) SS: . COUNTY OF ST. JOSEPH ) Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared Paula N. Auburn and Michael Donoho, 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 1991. (Written Signature) (SEAL) My commission expires: I am a resident of (Printed Signature) County, Indiana. This instrument was prepared by Richard C. Starkey, Baker & Daniels, 300 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204. • \restarke\sobend\addendum.exa;l/24/91 (Written Signature) (Printed Signature) -8-