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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExpress Freight Lines Inc Economic Development Mortgage Revenue BondsORDINANCE No 6755 -80 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana_ v Attest: March 10 — 80 City Clerk K. GAMMON Of Common Council Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Ind'ana March 11 z9 80 City Clerk IRENE K. GAMMON Approved and signed by me 11-� n/. cj�- l Bill No. ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND (EXPRESS FREIGHT LINES, INC. PROJECT) COMMON COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. (o7 5-°S— 1980 A SPECIAL ORDINANCE authorizing the City of South Bend to issue its "Economic Development Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 1980 (Express Freight Lines, Inc., Project)" in the principal amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) and approving and authorizing other actions in respect thereto. WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, Indiana, is authorized by IC 18 -6 -4.5 to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of financing the acquisition, installation and construction of economic development facilities; WHEREAS, the City of South Bend has issued $1,000,000 of its Economic Development Mortgage Revenue Bonds (Express Freight Lines, Inc., Project) to finance a portion of the cost of certain economic development facilities to be located in St. Joseph County, Indiana; WHEREAS, Express Freight Lines, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation, now expects to incur increased costs "in-, connection with the acquisition, installation and con- struction of the economic development facilities; WHEREAS, Express Freight Lines, Inc., has proposed that the City of South Bend issue its revenue bonds under IC 18 -6 -4.5 to finance the increased costs of the acquisition, installation and construction of the economic development facilities, and the Common Council has passed a resolution in which it has undertaken to authorize and issue revenue bonds of the City of South Bend pursuant to IC 18 -6 -4.5 in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) to finance the increased costs of the economic development facilities; WHEREAS, the South Bend Economic Development Commission has rendered a Report of the South Bend Economic Development Commission concerning the proposed financing of the increased costs of the economic development facili- ties for Express Freight Lines, Inc., and the Director of the South Bend Area Plan Commission has been given an opportunity to comment thereon; WHEREAS, the St. Joseph County Council has con- sented to the South Bend Economic Development Commission and the City of South Bend to the financing of the increased costs of the economic development facilities for Express Freight Lines, Inc., by the issuance of City of South Bend, Indiana economic development revenue bonds; WHEREAS, the South Bend Economic Development Commission after a public hearing adopted a resolution, which resolution has been previously transmitted hereto, finding that the financing of the increased costs of the economic development facilities of Express Freight Lines, Inc., complies with the purposes and provisions of IC 18 -6 -4.5 and that such financing will be of benefit to the health, prosperity, economic stability and general welfare of the City of South Bend and St. Joseph County and their citizens; and WHEREAS, the South Bend Economic Development Commission has approved the final forms of the First Supplemental Loan Agreement, including the Series 1980 Note attached thereto, the First Supplemental Mortgage and Trust Indenture and the Bond Purchase Agreement by resolution, which resolution has been transmitted hereto; now therefore: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND: SECTION 1. It is hereby found that the financing of the increased costs of the economic development facilities -2- referred to in the First Supplemental Loan Agreement, pre- viously approved by the South Bend Economic Development Commission and presented to this Common Council, the issuance and sale of mortgage revenue bonds, the loan of the net proceeds thereof to Express Freight Lines, Inc., for the acquisition and construction of said facilities and the repayment of said loan by Express Freight Lines, Inc., to be evidenced and secured by a promissory note of Express Freight Lines, Inc., will be of benefit to the health, prosperity, economic stability and general welfare of the City of South Bend and St. Joseph County and their citizens and complies with the purposes and provisions of IC 18- 6 -4.5. SECTION 2. The forms of the First Supplemental Loan Agreement, including the Series 1980 Note attached thereto, the First Supplemental Mortgage and Trust Indenture and the Bond Purchase Agreement approved by the South Bend Economic Development Commission are hereby approved and all such documents shall be incorporated herein by reference and shall be inserted in the minutes of the Common Council and kept on file by the Clerk of the Council. SECTION 3. The City of South Bend shall issue its Economic Development Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 1980 (Express Freight Lines, Inc., Project) in the total principal amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) for the purpose of procuring funds to loan to Express Freight Lines, Inc., in order to pay the increased costs of the acquisition, construction, installation and equipping of the economic development facilities, as more particularly set out in the First Supplemental Loan Agreement and First Supplemental Mortgage and Trust Indenture incorporated herein by reference, which Bonds will be payable as to principal, premium, if -3- any, and interest solely from the payments made by Express Freight Lines, Inc., on its promissory note which will be executed and delivered by Express Freight Lines, Inc., to evidence and secure said loan and from other sources under the First Supplemental Loan Agreement, or as otherwise provided in the above - described First Supplemental Mortgage and Trust Indenture, the original Loan Agreement or the original Mortgage and Trust Indenture. The Bonds shall never constitute a general obligation of, an indebtedness of, or a charge against the general credit of the City of South Bend. SECTION 4. The Mayor, Clerk and Controller are authorized and directed to sell such Bonds to the purchaser set forth in the Bond Purchase Agreement at rates of interest on the Bonds not to exceed 9.00% per annum and at a price of 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest. SECTION 5. The Mayor and Clerk are authorized and directed to execute the First Supplemental Loan Agreement, the First Supplemental Mortgage and Trust Indenture, the Bond Purchase Agreement and the Bonds approved herein on behalf of the City of South Bend. The Mayor, Clerk and Controller are authorized to execute any coupons on the Bonds and any other documents which may be necessary or desirable to consummate the transaction. The signatures of the Mayor, Clerk and Controller on the Bonds and coupons may be facsimile signatures. The Clerk and the Controller are authorized to arrange for the delivery of such Bonds to the purchasers thereof, payment for which will be made to the Trustee named in the First Supplemental Mortgage and Trust Indenture. SECTION 6. The provisions of this Ordinance and the First Supplemental Mortgage and Trust Indenture and the -4- original Mortgage and Trust Indenture securing the Bonds shall constitute a contract binding between the City of South Bend and the holders of the City of South Bend, Indiana Economic Development Mortgage Revenue Bonds, Series 1980 (Express Freight Lines, Inc., Project), and after the issuance of said Bonds, this Ordinance shall not be repealed or amended in any respect which would adversely affect the rights of such holders so long as any of said Bonds or the interest thereon remains unpaid. SECTION 7. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after compliance with the procedures required by law. 1st READING PUBLIC HEARING J—/ 0, 2nd READING �— ✓® 8c'� NOT APPROVED REFERRED PASSED er of Common Council 1tEd 1' -5- CLE w"1'S OFFICE FEB 2 0 1980 Irene Gammon CITY CORK, MM BEND, IND. Economic Development Commission Jerry Hammes, President Frank Horvath, Vice- President Walter A. Mucha, Secretary Kenneth P. Fedder, Counsel CITY of SOUTH BEND PETER J. NEMETH, Mayor SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601 Members of the South Bend Common Council County -City Building South Bend, Indiana 46601 RE: Supplemental Revenue Bond Application EXPRESS FREIGHT LINES, INC. Dear Councilmen: 230 West Jefferson Boulevard ( 219) 234 -0051 Application of a Supplemental Revenue Bond Issue for Five Hundred Thousand ($500,000.00) Dollars for and on behalf of EXPRESS FREIGHT LINES, INC., for the completion of the acquisition and construction of a truck terminal located at the intersection of U. S. Highway 20 and Olive Road, German Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana. The facility will initially employ approximately ten people with a beginning payroll of approximately $250,000.00. It is properly zoned and it will be a further expansion of business herein our South Bend area. KPF /Mb pectfully, ATTORNEY FOR THE SOUTH BEND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION