HomeMy WebLinkAboutIssue its Economic Development Revenue Bond (Wechter & Wechter) $400,000.00 ORDINANCE No. 7536-85
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
October 2 8,�9 85
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City Clerk
IRENE K. GAMMON
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President of Common Council
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
October 29, ig 85
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IRENE K. GAMMON
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ORDINANCE NO. 7,5';y64,5-
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
INDIANA (THE "CITY") , TO ISSUE ITS "ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BOND, SERIES 1985
(WECHTER AND WECHTER, AN INDIANA PARTNERSHIP PROJECT) ,
IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($400, 000. 00)
AND APPROVING
AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN ACTIONS WITH RESPECT THERETO.
WHEREAS, the City is a municipal corporation and
political subdivision of the State of Indiana, and by virtue of
Title 36, Article 7, Chapter 12, of the Indiana Code, as
amended (the "Act") , is authorized and empowerd to adopt this
Ordinance and to carry out its provisions; and
WHEREAS, the South Bend Economic Development Commis-
sion (the "Commission") has rendered its report concerning the
proposed financing of economic development facilities for
Wechter and Wechter, an Indiana partnership, and the Area Plan
Commission has commented favorably thereon; and
WHEREAS, the Commission, after a public hearing held
on October 4, 1985, has adopted a Resolution, which has been
transmitted to this Council, (i) finding that the acquisition
and rehabilitation by Wechter and Wechter, an Indiana partner-
ship (the "Company") of the proposed economic development
facilities described in said Report will not have an adverse
competitive effect on any similar facilities already con-
structed or operating in or about the City, (ii) further
finding that the proposed economic development revenue bond
financing of such facilities will be of benefit to the health
and welfare of the City and its citizens, (iii) further finding
that the proposed economic development revenue bond financing
of such facilities complies with the purposes and provisions of
the Act, (iv) approving the economic development revenue bond
financing of such facilities, including the form and terms of
the Loan Agreement, Mortgage and Security Agreement between the
The Trust Indenture between the City and Valley American Bank
and Trust Company (the "Trustee") , and this Ordinance, pre-
sented to the Commission, and (v) recommending that this
Council find that the proposed economic development revenue
bond financing of such facilities will be of benefit to the
health and welfare of the City and its citizens, and complies
with the purposes and proisions of the Act, and that this
Council adopt an ordinance approving such financing,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, THAT:
Section 1. This Council finds that the facilities
described in said report and in the attached Loan Agreement,
Mortgage and Security Agreement are "economic development
facilities" within the meaning of the Act and that such
facilities will not have an adverse competitive effect on any
similar facilities already constructed or operating in or about
the City.
Section 2. This Council further finds that the pro-
posed economic development revenue bond financing of such
facilities will be of benefit to the health and welfare of the
City and its citizens.
Section 3 . This Council further finds that the pro-
posed economic development revenue bond financing of such
facilities complies with the purposes and provisions of the Act.
Section 4. This Council hereby approves the proposed
economic development revenue bond financing of such facilities,
including (i) the form and terms of the aforementioned Loan
Agreement, Mortgage and Security Agreement, Promissory Note,
Economic Development Revenue Bond and Trust Indenture attached
hereto and incorporated herein by reference (two (2) copies of
which are on file in the Office of the Clerk of the City for
public inspection) , (ii) the issuance and sale of said Economic
be evidenced by said Promissory Note, (iv) the repayment of
said loan by the Company pursuant to said Loan Agreement, Mort-
gage and Security Agreement, and said Promissory Note, and (v)
the securing of said Economic Development Revenue Bond by said
Loan Agreement, Mortgage and Security Agreement and said Trust
Indenture.
Section 5. The City shall issue its Economic Develop-
ment Revenue Bond, Series 1985 (Wechter and Wechter, an Indiana
Partnership Project) , in the aggregate principal amount of Four
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400, 000.00) for the purpose of pro-
curing funds to loan to the Company in order to finance the
acquisition and rehabilitation of such facilities, for lease to
Mid West Sales and Service, Inc. , as more particularly set out
in said Loan Agreement, Mortgage and Security Agreement, which
Economic Development Revenue Bond shall be payable as to
principal and interest solely from the payments made by the
Company on its aforesaid Promissory Note in the principal
amount of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400, 000. 00) which
will be executed and delivered by the Company to evidence said
loan, from other sources under said Loan Agreement, Mortgage
and Security Agreement, and as otherwise provided in said Trust
Indenture. Said Economic Development Revenue Bond shall never
constitute a general obligation of, indebtednesses of, or
charge against the general credit of the City. Said Economic
Development Revenue Bond shall be executed by the manual or
facsimile signatures of the Mayor and the Clerk of the City;
shall be executed and delivered on or about October 29, 1985;
shall be dated as of said date of execution and delivery; shall
have a final maturity date on or about October 29, 1997 with
principal reduced monthly, beginning on November 29, 1985;
shall bear interest at a variable rate per annum equal to 75%
of the base rate on corporate loans at large money center
defined in the Loan Agreement, in which case the per annum
interest rate shall be a variable rate, adjusted semiannually,
equal to four percent (4%) in excess of the coupon equivalent
yield on 26 week U.S. Treasury bills; shall be in the denomi-
nations of Five Thousand Dollars ($5, 000.00) or integral
multiples thereof; shall be issued in registered form; shall be
registrable as provided therein; shall be payable in the medium
and at the place or places provided therein; and shall be
subject to optional and mandatory prepayment as provided
therein.
Section 6. The Mayor and/or the Clerk of the City are
authorized and directed to sell said Economic Development
Revenue Bond to Valley American Bank and Trust Company at a
price not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the principal
amount thereof, plus accrued interest.
Section 7. The Mayor and the Clerk of the City are
authorized and directed to execute and deliver the afore-
mentioned documents for and on behalf of the City after making
therein such changes permitted by the Act as they deem
necessary or proper, as evidenced by their execution of such
documents, and are further authorized and directed to execute
and deliver such other documents for and on behalf of the City,
and to take such other actions for and on behalf of the City,
as they deem necessary or proper in connection with the consum-
mation of such financing. The Mayor and the Clerk of the City
are authorized to arrange for the delivery of said Economic
Development Revenue Bond to Valley American Bank and Trust
Company, payment for which will be made to the Trustee for the
account of the City.
Section 8. The provisions of this ordinance and the
aforementioned documents shall constitute a contract binding
between the City and the holders of said Economic Development
Economic Development Revenue Bond or the interest thereon
remains unpaid.
Section 9. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 10. This Ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage by this Council and its
signature by the Mayor of the City.
SOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL
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October 23 , 1985
HAND DELIVERED
Mrs . Irene K. Gammon, Clerk
City of South Bend
4th Floor, County-City Building
South Bend, IN 46601
Re: Application of Monte Wechter and Betty M. Wechter
for the Issuance of City of South Bend Economic
Development Revenue Bonds
Dear Mrs . Gammon:
Enclosed is an ordinance for consideration by the
Common Council at its meeting of October 28 , 1985, approving
the form and terms of the Economic Development Revenue Bonds to
be issued on behalf of Monte Wechter and Betty M. Wechter in
the principal amount of $400, 000 to finance the acquisition and
rehabilitation of a warehouse and distribution facility located
at 917 South Chapin Street, South Bend, Indiana, for lease to
Mid West Sales and Service, Inc . The Council has previously
passed an inducement resolution for this project. The bonds are
anticipated to be issued on October 29 , 1985 . Ken Fedder has
previously provided the Council with the original application
containing the employment and detailed description of the
Mrs. Irene K. Gammon -2- October 23 , 1985
project. Also filed with this letter are two copies of the
basic bond financing documents that are to be kept in your
office for inspection by any interested parties.
Very truly yours,
BARNES & THORNBURG
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Richard W. Morgan dr
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Encls .
cc : Kenneth P. Fedder, Esq.
Frederick C. Boynton, Esq.
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