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Memorandum
June 24, 2015
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
South Bend Redevelopment Autho~~Yx.f ...
David Relos, Economic Resources 4f"'v
Resolution No. 195 -Eddy Street Commons Refunding Bonds
This Resolution is to approve an addendum to the Original Lease with the Redevelopment
Commission for the 2008 Eddy Street Commons Project Bonds, which financed the City's local
public improvements for the Eddy Street Commons project, including the parking garage,
reconstruction of certain streets and alleys, utility upgrades, etc.
The anticipated refunding of the 2008 Bonds is being pursued now because at current rates,
it could save approximately $3,000,000 over the 18 year life of the bonds.
The bond refunding will only occur if we can save $1,000,000, which means rates would have
to increase 70 basis points between now and the expected closing the end of August. The
current rate for bonds of this nature is 3.34%.
Staff requests approval of Resolution No. 195, approving the issuance, sale, and delivery of
the Refunding Bonds, to enter in to a Supplemental Trust Agreement with US Bank, and other
necessary documents upon advice of legal counsel that will be necessary for the bond
refunding.
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ITEM: 3.C.
RESOLUTION NO. 195
RESOLUTION OF THE
SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF THE SOUTH BEND
REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY LEASE RENTAL REVENUE REFUNDING
BONDS OF 2015 (EDDY STREET COMMONS PROJECT)
AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS
WHEREAS, the South Bend Redevelopment Authority (the "Authority") has been
created pursuant to Indiana Code 36-7-14.5 (the "Act") as a separate body, corporate and politic,
and as an instrumentality of the City of South Bend, Indiana (the "City"), to finance local public
improvements for lease to the South Bend Redevelopment Commission (the "Commission"); and
WHEREAS, the Authority has previously issued its Lease Rental Revenue Bonds
of 2008 (Eddy Street Commons Project) in the aggregate principal amount of Thirty-six Million
and 00/l 00 Dollars ($36,000,000.00) which bonds are presently outstanding in an aggregate
principal amount of Thirty-two Million Four Hundred Ninety Thousand and 00/100 Dollars
($32,490,000.00) (the "Prior Bonds"), for the purpose of financing the costs of certain local public
improvements now located in the River East Development Area (formerly known as the Northeast
Neighborhood Development Area), including, without limitation, a parking garage structure; the
reconstruction and/or the extension of Eddy, Bums, Georgiana, Duey, and Napoleon Streets; the
upgrading and replacement of water mains, sanitary and storm sewers and site preparation; the
extension and upgrading of electrical, telephone and high speed internet services; other related
services including, without limitation, engineering , and geotechnical testing; and related
improvements (collectively, the "Project") and the costs of issuance of the Prior Bonds; and
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WHEREAS, the Authority has previously approved and entered into a Lease with
the Cominission for the Project dated as of October 15, 2007, and an Addendum to Lease with
the Commission dated as of March 17, 2008 (collectively, the "Original Lease"); and
WHEREAS, the Authority has previously approved and executed a Trust
Agreement with U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), dated as of March 1,
2008 (the "Original Trust Agreement"), for the purpose of securing the principal of and
premium, if any, and interest on all of the Prior Bonds and the performance of the covenants
contained therein; and
WHEREAS, the Authority desires to issue its lease rental revenue refunding.
bonds pursuant to Section 19 of the Act and Indiana Code 5-1-5 to be known as the "South Bend
Redevelopment Authority Lease Rental Revenue Refunding Bonds of 2015 (Eddy . Street
Commons Project)" (the "Bonds") in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed Thirty-seven
Million Three Hundred Fifty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($37,350,000.00); and
WHEREAS, the proceeds of the Bonds will be used to advance refund all or a
portion of the Prior Bonds (the "Refunding") which will permit the Authority and the
Commission to reduce the rental payments paid by the Commission under the Original Lease,
resulting in a savings to the Commission;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the South Bend Redevelopment
Authority as follows:
1. In order to pay and finance the costs of the Refunding and to pay the costs
of issuance of the Bonds, the Authority, pursuant to the Section 19 of the Act and Indiana Code
5-1-5, hereby authorizes and approves the issuance, sale and delivery by the Authority of the
Bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed Thirty-seven Million Three Hundred Fifty
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Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($37,350,000.00), provided that the Bonds shall be issued only in
the event that the refunding results in a net present value savings of at least One Million and
00/100 Dollars ($1,000,000.00). The final principal amount of the Bonds shall be determined by
the officers executing the Bond Purchase Agreement (as defined herein) based upon the advice
of Crowe Horwath LLP, financial advisor to the Authority (the "Financial Advisor"), being that
amount necessary to effect the Refunding and pay the costs related to the issuance of the Bonds.
2. The Bonds are hereby authorized to be issued under, pursuant to and in
accordance with the Original Trust Agreement as supplemented by a , supplemental trust
agreement to be entered into by the Authority with the Trustee (the "Supplemental Trust
Agreement" and collectively with the Original Trust Agreement, the "Trust Agreement") with a
final maturity date of not later than February 15, 2033. The Bonds shall bear interest at a rate or
rates not exceeding five percent (5.0%) per annum (the exact rate or rates to be determined by
negotiation as set forth herein) and shall mature semiannually on Feb~ary 15 and August 15 in
the years and in the amounts beginning not earlier than August 15, 2015, or such later date as
may be set forth in the Supplemental Trust Agreement, and having a final maturity of not later
than February 15, 2033, or such earlier final maturity date as set forth in the Supplemental Trust
Agreement.
3. The Bonds may be redeemed prior to maturity, at the option of the
Authority in whole or in part in whole multiples of$5,000, in order of maturity determined by
the Authority and by lot within maturities pursuant to, and in accordance with the Supplemental
Trust Agreement.
4. At the option of the Underwriter (as defined herein), all or portion of the
Bonds may be aggregated into one ( 1) or more term bonds payable from mandatory sinking fund
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redemption payments (the "Term Bonds") as set forth in the Supplemental Trust Agreement. The
Term Bonds shall have a stated maturity or maturities on February 15 and August 15 of the years
beginning not earlier than August 15, 2015, and ending not later than February 15, 2033.
5. The Authority authorizes the President or the Vice President and the
Secretary-Treasurer to approve, execute and attest, respectively, the Second Addendum, in a
form as each of such officers executing the same shall deem proper upon the advice of counsel to
the Authority and consistent with the provisions hereof, said officers' execution and attestation
thereof to be evidence of their approval of such Second Addendum.
6. The Bonds are hereby authorized to be issued in accordance with and shall
be secured by the Trust Agreement as supplemented by the Supplemental Trust Agreement. The
President or Vice President and the Secretary-Treasurer are hereby authorized to approve,
execute and attest the Supplemental Trust Agreement, in a form as each of such officers
executing the same shall deem proper upon the advice of counsel to the Authority and consistent
with the provisions hereof, said officers' execution and attestation thereof to be evidence of their
approval of such Supplemental Trust Agreement.
7. Upon the execution of the Supplemental Trust Agreement, the Secretary-
Treasurer is authorized and directed to place a copy of the executed Supplemental Trust
Agreement in the minute book immediately following the minutes of this meeting and said
Supplemental Trust Agreement is made a part of this Resolution as if the same were fully set
forth herein.
8. The Authority hereby 'authorizes the President or Vice-President and
Secretary-Treasurer of the Authority to approve, execute and attest, respectively, an escrow
agreement (the "Escrow Agreement") for and on behalf of the Authority with the Trustee as
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escrow trustee to provide for the advance refunding of the Refunding Bonds, in a form as each of
such officers executing the same shall deem proper upon the advice of counsel to the Authority
and consistent with the provisions hereof, such approval to be evidenced by such authorized
execution and attestation of the Escrow Agreement.
9. The Bonds shall be sold pursuant to Section 19 of the Act and Indiana
Code 5-1-5, to Piper Jaffray & Co. (the "Underwriter") at a price of not less than the par amount
thereof less an underwriter's discount of one-half percent (.50%), plus any original issue
premium and less any original issue discount, all as set forth in a Bond Purchase Agreement to
be entered into with respect thereto (the "Bond Purchase Agreement"). The Authority hereby
authorizes the President or Vice-President and the Secretary-Treasurer of the Authority to
approve, execute and attest, respectively, the Bond Purchase Agreement, for and on behalf of the
Authority, in a form as each of such officers executing the same shall deem proper upon the
advice of counsel to the Authority and consistent with the provisions hereof, such approval to be
evidenced by such authorized execution and attestation of the Bond Purchase Agreement.
10. The Authority hereby approves of the preparation of an Official Statement
in conjunction with the sale of the Bonds. Each of the President, Vice-President or Secretary-
Treasurer of the Authority is hereby authorized to approve the Official Statement upon the
advice of counsel and the Financial Advisor, and each is further authorized to deem such Official
Statement "nearly final" for purposes of the provisions of Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Rule"), subject to completion as permitted by the Rule. A copy of
such deemed final Official Statement shall be placed with the minutes of this meeting. The
Authority hereby authorizes the Financial Advisor to place into final form and distribute and
deliver the final Official Statement in accordance with the Rule and further authorizes the
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President or Vice President or Secretary-Treasurer to execute the final Official Statement. The
President or the Vice President and the Secretary-Treasurer are, and each of them is, further
authorized to execute and attest, respectively, an agreement in connection with the offering of the
Bonds in accordance with the Rule by which the Authority agrees to undertake such continuing
disclosure obligations as may be required under the Rule.
11. Prior to the delivery of the Bonds the Secretary-Treasurer shall be
authorized to obtain a legal opinion as to the validity of the Bonds from Faegre Baker Daniels
LLP, bond counsel for the Authority, and to furnish such opinion to the purchaser or purchasers
of the Boµds. The cost of such opinion shall be considered as part of the costs incidental to the
issuance of the Bonds and shall be paid out of proceeds of said Bonds.
12. If the President, Vice-President and/or the Secretary-Treasurer determine
that market conditions at the time of the sale of the Bonds are such that the Authority is able to
finance the refunding of the Prior Bonds by issuing Bonds in an aggregate principal amount
which is less than $37,350,000, then the Authority shall issue such lesser principal amount of
Bonds.
13. The Authority authorizes the President, Vice-President and Secretary-·
Treasurer of this Authority to approve, execute and attest, respectively, an agreement in order to
secure a reserve fund insurance policy to satisfy the reserve requirement set forth in the Trust
Agreement for and on behalf of the Authority, in such form as the President, Vice-President and
Secretary-Treasurer executing the same shall deem proper upon the advice of counsel, such
approval to be evidenced by such execution and attestation of such agreement.
14. The President, Vice-President and Secretary-Treasurer of this Authority
and each of them is hereby authorized to take all such actions and to execute all such instruments
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as are desirable to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Resolution, in such forms as
the President, Vice-President and Secretary-Treasurer executing the same shall deem proper
upon the advice of counsel, such approval to be evidenced by the execution thereof.
15. The Authority hereby authorizes the filing of an approving resolution with
the Common Council of the City (the "Common Council") to secure approval of the Common
Council to proceed with the Refunding. The issuance of the Bonds authorized herein is subject
to the Common Council approving of the Refunding as evidenced by the adoption of such
approving resolution.
16. The provisions of this Resolution shall constitute a contract between the
Authority and the holders of the Bonds, and, after the issuance of the Bonds, this Resolution
shall not be repealed or amended in any respect which would adversely affect the rights of such
holders so long as the Bonds or the interest thereon remains unpaid.
DULY ADOPTED by the South Bend Redevelopment Authority this 24th day of
June, 2015.
ATTEST:
Erin Hanig, Secretary-Treasurer
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SOUTH BEND
REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
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Richard Klee, President
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