HomeMy WebLinkAboutApproving Industrial Development Revenue Bonds MMOB LTDPassed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
June 12, rq 7 8
IRENE K. GAMMON
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Ind*ana
June 13, z9-L8—
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Clerk
of Common Council
IRENE K. GAMMON
Clerk
ORDINANCE NO. ?
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE FORM AND TERMS OF LEASE AND TRUST
INDENTURE AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS, AND
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION THEREOF PERTAINING TO MMOB, LTD.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE OF INTENT:
The City of South Bend, Indiana, (.hereinafter called the "City ")
by virtue of Indiana Code 18- 6 -4.5, as amended (the "Act "), is
authorized and empowered to make direct loans to "developers" or
"users" for the acquisition and construction of "economic development
facilities" as those words are defined in the Act to overcome
insufficient employment opportunities and insufficient diversification
of business, commerce and industry in and.near the City and to promote
the general economic welfare of the area in and near the City and to
issue its economic development revenue bonds to obtain funds to make
such loan for payment of costs of acquisition or construction of such
economic development facilities, including engineering, legal fees and
all other expenses related thereto during construction, including
the costs of issuing the bonds and to secure said bonds pursuant to a
trust indenture by the pledge of one or more notes of the developer or
user; and
MMOB, LTD. (the "Partnership ") is a limited partnership organized
pursuant to the Indiana Uniform Limited Partnership Act having as its
general partners Ray H. Riddle of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Robert R.
Nelson, M.D. of South Bend, Indiana, and Traub & Company Equities, Inc.
an Indiana Corporation; and
the Partnership has agreed to acquire and construct a medical
office building on a parcel of land in the City adjacent to and leased
from Memorial Hospital of South Bend and thereby create new employment
opportunities and provide diversification of business commerce and
industry in and near the City, and make payments on the note or notes
evidencing its loan obligations in an amount or amounts sufficient to
pay the principal of and interest and premium, if any, on the economic
development revenue bonds hereinafter authorized; and
the South Bend Economic Development Commission (the "Commission ").,
functioning and operating under the Act, has found by written resolution
that because of insufficient employment opportunities and insufficient
diversification of business, commerce and industry, the economic welfare
of the City would be benefited by financing the acquisition and construction
of economic development facilities for the Partnership; and
the Commission has by such resolution approved a report estimating
the public services which would be made necessary or desirable, the
expense thereof, the number of jobs, the estimated payroll on account of
the acquisition and construction of the economic development facilities
and the cost of the economic development facilities and has submitted
such report to the plan commission having jurisdiction over such
facilities; and
after giving notice in accordance with the Act, the Commission
held a public hearing on the proposed financing and adopted a
resolution finding the proposed financing benefits the economic
welfare of the City and complies with the purposes and provisions
of the Act and approving the financing and the proposed form and
terms of the economic development revenue bonds, loan agreement and
indenture of trust, which resolution and other instruments and
information pertaining to the proposed financing have been transmitted
to the Common Council of the City by the Commission;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDIANED by the Common Council of the City
of South Bend, Indiana, that:
Section 1. Public Benefits. The Common Council of the City hereby
finds and determines that the medical office building (the "Project ")
as described in Exhibit A to the Loan Agreement dated as of June 1,
1978 (the "Loan Agreement ") between the City and the Company to be acquired
and constructed with the proceeds of $2,500,000.00 principal amount
Economic Development Revenue Bonds, Series A (MMOB, LTD. PROJECT) (the
"Series A Bonds ") herein authorized are "economic development facilities"
as defined in the Act and that acquisition and construction of the
Project will increase employment opportunities and increase diversification
of business, commerce and industry in the City, will improve and promote
the economic stability, development, health and welfare of the area in the
City and will encourage and promote the expansion of industry, trade and
commerce in the City and the location of other new commercial and
business facilities in such area.
Section 2. Findings. The Common Council hereby finds that this
ordinance (the "Bond Ordinance ") complies with the purposes and provisions
of the Act and is public benefit to the health and welfare of the City
by tending to overcome the deficiencies previously found to exist,
to -wit: insufficient employment opportunities and insufficient
diversification of business, commerce and industry, and that such
benefit is greater than the cost of public facilities (as that phrase
is defined in the Act) which will be required by the Project.
Section 3. Authorization of $2,500,000.00 Series A Bonds. In
order to obtain funds to loan to the Partnership to finance costs of
acquiring and constructing the Project, including interest on the
Series A Bonds during the anticipated construction period, there are
hereby authorized to be issued, sold and delivered $2,500,000.00
aggregate principal amount of Series A Bonds. It is hereby recognized
that pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement any balance of the
cost of the Project will be paid for by the Partnership unless paid for
out of the proceeds of additional parity bonds (the "Additional Bonds ")
as identified in the Indenture of Trust dated as of June 1, 1978,
(the "Indenture ")between the City and the National Bank and Trust
Company of South Bend, Indiana, as Trustee (the "Trustee ").
Section 4. Terms for the Series A Bonds. The total principal
amount of Series A Bonds that may be issued is hereby expressly limited
to $2,500,000.00, provided, however, that Additional Bonds may be issued
as hereinafter provided.
The Series A Bonds shall bear interest until paid at the respective
rates per annum set forth below payable on June 1 and December 1 of each
year and shall mature on June 1 of each of the years set forth in and in
the principal amount set opposite each year, as follows:
PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL
YEAR AMOUNT RATE YEAR AMOUNT RATE
1981
$70,000
6%
1989
$115,000
7%
1982
75,000
6
1/8%
1990
120,000
7
1/8%
1983
75,000
6
1/4%
1991
130,000
7
1/4%
1984
80,000
6
3/8%
1992
140,000
7
3/8%
1985
85,000
6
1/2%
1993
150,000
7
1/2%
1986
95,000
6
5/8%
1994
160,000
7
5/8%
1987
100,000
6
3/4%
1999
1,000,000
7
3/4%
1988
105,000
6
7/8%
The Series A Bonds shall be in such form, shall be in such
denominations, shall be payable in such medium of payment and at such
place or places, shall be subject to redemption at the times and under
the conditions, shall be executed in such manner and shall contain such
other terms and provisions as are provided for in the Indenture.
The Series A Bonds are limited obligations of the City payable solely
from payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest made by the
Partnership pursuant to the Loan Agreement and the Series A Note in
the form attached to the Loan Agreement, except to the extent that the
principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Series A Bonds may
be paid out of money attributable to Series A Bond proceeds or from
temporary investments, or from other moneys if any, accruing to the
trustee for the benefit of the bondholders.
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By the Indenture, the City will assign and pledge to the Trustee
the City's rights under the Loan Agreement, including the right of the
City to receive payments under the Series A Note, all as security for
the payment of the Series A Bonds.
The Series A Note and the assignment and pledge to the Trustee will
constitute the sole security for the Series A Bonds. The Series A Bonds
and the interest thereon shall be a valid claim of the respective holders
only against the Bond. Fund created under the Indenture and other moneys
held by the Trustee. The City will have no ownership interest in the
Project, and the Series A Bonds will not be secured by any mortgage
or other security interest in the Project or in any other property of
the Partnership, provided, however, the Loan Agreement and Series A Note
shall be secured by a mortgage on the Project from the Company to the
Trustee as provided in the Loan Agreement.
The Series A Bonds do not and shall never constitute an indebtedness
of, or a charge against the general credit or taxing power of the City.
Section 5. Additional Bonds. The City may authorize the issuance of
Additional Bonds upon the terms and conditions provided in the Indenture
and the Loan Agreement.
Section 6. Sale of the Series A Bonds. The Mayor, City Controller
and City Clerk of the City are hereby authorized and directed to deliver
the Series A Bonds at a price of par plus accrued interest to the date of
delivery and payment therefor to the respective purchasers who have
executed an investment letter directed to the City and Traub & Company,
Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, in the form prepared by said Traub & Company,
Inc. which has prepared at the request of the Partnership a placement
memorandum describing the Series A Bonds. The proceeds of sale shall be
deposited with the Trustee pursuant to the Indenture.
Section 7. Indenture. In order to secure the payment of the
principal of and interest on the Series A Bonds, the Mayor and City
Clerk shall execute, acknowledge and deliver in the name and on behalf
of the City, the Indenture in substantially the form submitted to the
Common Council, which is hereby approved in all respects.
Section 8. Loan Agreement. In order to provide for the loaning
of the proceeds of the Series A Bonds to the Partnership to provide
for acquisition and construction of the Project and the payment by the
Partnership of amounts sufficient to pay the principal of, premium, if
any, and interest on the Series A Bonds, the Mayor and City Clerk shall
execute, acknowledge and deliver in the name and on behalf of the City
the Loan Agreement in substantially the form submitted to this Common
Council, which is hereby approved in all respects.
Section 9. Acceptance of Series A Note. In connection with the
Series A Bonds, the City accepts as security for such Series A Bonds the
Series A Note of the Partnership. The Series A Note shall be in
substantially the form attached to the Loan Agreement and shall be secured
by a mortgage on the project from the Company to the Trustee in
substantially the form also attached to the Loan Agreement, but the
Series A Note shall not constitute an obligation of any partner or
partners of the Partnership.
Section 10. Approval of Leases. The City recognizes that the
Partnership is a developer as defined in the Act and will be leasing
space in the Project to doctors and other.health care users, which
leasing is hereby approved.
Section 11. Election. The City elects to have the provisions of
Section 103(b)(6)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code apply to the Series
A Bonds and the Mayor or City Clerk is authorized and directed to make
such election prior to the issuance and delivery of the Series A Bonds
in accordance with the applicable regulations or procedures of the
Internal Revenue Code.
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Section 12. General. The Mayor, City Controller and City Clerk
be and they are each hereby authorized and directed, in the name of and
on behalf of the City to execute any and all instruments, perform any
and all acts, approve any and all matters, and do any and all things
deemed by them, or any of them, to be necessary or desirable in order
to carry out the purposes of this Bond Ordinance (including the preambles
hereto), the acquisition and construction of the Project by the
Partnership, the issuance, sale and delivery of the Series A Bonds, and the
securing of the Series A Bonds under the Indenture.
Section 13. Effective Date. This Bond Ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after its passage and approval as provided
by law.
This ordinance was adopted by the Common Council of the City of
South Bend, Indiana, on the day of , 1978.
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WILLIAM E.VOOR
GUY H.McMICHAEL
LLOYD M. ALLEN
KENNETH P. FEDDER
GEORGE E.HERENDEEN
MICHAEL P. BARNES
JOHN B. RAMMING
ANTHONY D. KOWALS
BRIAN J. MAY
VOOR, McMICHAEL, ALLEN, FEDDER 8 HERENDEEN
ATTORNEYS 8 COUNSELORS AT LAW
300 FIRST BANK BUILDING
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601
June 7, 1978
Members of the South Bend Common Council
County -City Building
South Bend, Indiana 46601
RE: Revenue Bond Application
MMOB, LTD. PROTECT
Dear Gentlemen:
AREA CODE 219
234 -6061
OF COUNSEL:
WILLIAM O. JACK50N
Application of a Revenue Bond Issue for $2,500,000.00
for and on behalf of MMOB, LTD., has been made for the acquisition
and construction of a medical office building located at 629 North
Michigan Street, South Bend, Indiana.
This expansion will mean an increase in employment. It is
estimated that this new facility will result in the employment of
approximately ten (10) new jobs and bring an annual payroll increase
of $60,000.00 to $310,000.00.
It is properly zoned and it will be a further expansion
in our South Bend area.
KPF /gwo
Verb truly yours,
ETH P—. FED`DE`2 "
RNEY FOR THE ECONOMIC
LOPMENT COMMISSION
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